Sum of our Parts
Battles of Fate Pt. 2
***Still don't own or make any money. ***
"Le gasp!" normal talking
'das fuken?' normal thinking
"set-you-on-fire-no-jutsu" Jutsu and other techniques
"I will murder you!" Tailed beast talking
***SooP***
The battle between Temari and Shikamaru started off with a rush of wind, courtesy of the Kunoichi, forcing the man back and putting her out of range of his shadow techniques.
"So what is the big strategy for this match eh slacker? You were pretty clever during the preliminaries but your opponent allowed herself to be outmaneuvered and lost because of it. I on the other hand am completely aware of what you are capable of."
'Man what a drag, why do I always have to go up against women? Knowing my luck I'll be stuck against Natsuko or her sister next and those two I definitely want to avoid facing off with.'
"How troublesome, now everyone's expecting some big fancy strategy from me and a come from behind win or something."
"Oh don't worry about that, I am just expecting you to lose."
She had been hoping to get a rise out of the boy instead he just looked at her with a bored, almost half asleep, gaze.
Narrowing her eyes to a glare the Suna Ninja unfurled her fan and sent another devastating attack towards the boy, forcing him to dodge behind one of the nearby trees to take cover.
"Wind Scythe Jutsu"
The one flaw that Temari had always been annoyed with was the amount of dust and debris her attack created, essentially her opponent was now completely concealed behind what was a dense cloud of dirt.
A few seconds after the attack the wind user was forced to quickly jump backwards, avoiding the thin shadow that was making its way towards her.
'If he thinks that thing can reach me he has another thing coming.' The Suna Kunoichi noted in irritation as she continued to jump backwards to avoid the technique.
Finally it came to a stop and the girl noted the distance mentally just to be sure of her safe zone.
'Man what a drag, I thought for sure I could reach her while I was concealed, so much for a quick victory.' The boy groaned mentally, before preparing another fifty strategies for the battle.
***SooP***
"Come on Shikamaru! Kick that girl's ass!" Ino shouted for her teammate, while Choji sat nearby shoveling food into his mouth and Shino stood at the railings.
'This will be interesting, Shikamaru has never had to deal with someone as calculating as this Kunoichi before.' Shino mused as he looked on with interest.
***SooP***
After his attempted counter attack Temari noticed that her opponent had taken to hiding behind a tree again, but saw a small puff of smoke. Curious about what he had just done she was brought out of her thoughts as the boy came running straight toward her, and began going through hand signs.
'So he finally decided to attack all out huh? Strange though it's almost like….'
She caught a glimpse of movement from behind the tree, and she knew exactly what he had done.
'He created a clone to charge me while the real one snuck around to the side for a flanking maneuver, clever but not clever enough.'
The Kunoichi ignored the still charging clone for a moment and launched another attack at the real threat, using enough force to put deep cuts into the bark of the tree, and even slicing a few of the limbs off.
To her shock the boy disappeared in a puff of smoke.
'Then that means!'
"Shadow Possession Jutsu"
She found herself frozen in place, unable to move her body at all.
***SooP***
"He did it, he got her!" Ino exclaimed happily, earning nods from her teammates.
"Who would have thought Shikamaru would do something as troubling as charging forward toward his opponent, what surprises me though is that Temari took the bait and attacked the clone instead." Asuma complimented.
"Probably because he knew she was so observant, but because they were in the shadow of the wall it was one less thing to give away the Bunshin." Hinata remarked.
"He was planning for it to end this way, an all or nothing charge." Akane muttered out, earning confused glances from the others."
"What do you mean Akane?" Sakura questioned.
"He switched his Kunai pouch to his opposite leg, meaning that if he reaches into her she won't be pulling out anything on her end and vice versa. He can throw Kunai at her or just make her cut herself until she forfeits or dies at this point." The redhead pointed out, causing all those to refocus their attention on the match below.
***SooP***
"S-so what now?" The blonde Kunoichi questioned softly, as she began walking toward the boy who had her trapped.
"Well I guess I could start using Kunai or something, or force you to use your own on yourself but…"
"But?"
"I don't like hurting cute girls and my Chakra is too low to have another match so soon, so I forfeit." The boy sighed out before canceling his control and walking back towards his team.
The stadium was unusually quiet as everyone stared at the genius with dumbfounded looks.
***SooP***
"Wh-WHAT THE HELL SHIKAMARU!? YOU JUST QUIT?"
"No Ino I forfeited, there is a difference."
"Not really Shika-kun." The blonde Uzumaki commented happily.
"Quiet you…. and quit pushing people off of balconies that is dangerous you know."
"Eh your fine, besides you got to show off because of it, so I count that as a win!"
"Whatever…. Looks like you're up though Natsuko." The Nara commented, earning a happy cheer from the girl who leapt down to the stadium floor to confront her opponent.
***SooP***
"Hey Kurenai-san, you said that you had spent most of the time training Hinata right? Well if that's the case then who was working with…"
"BEHOLD THE EVER AMAZING, AWE INSPIRING, MAGNIFICIENT, SUPER DUPER NINJA…"
"Cut the crap Jiraiya." Anko muttered from nearby, already annoyed with the Sanin.
"No respect I swear, one of these days…"
"What was that?"
"N-nothing Anko! Nothing at all just that you are looking lovely today and amazing. Is that a new haircut?"
"Wait a second, Jiraiya of the Sanin trained Natsuko!?" Asuma's jaw practically hit the floor, how the hell did the girl manage that?
"Actually I trained both the Uzumakis. I stumbled upon them one day and said to myself 'if those two don't have potential then I don't know who does'."
"You trained them the entire time? No sneaking off to perv on women?" Kurenai questioned, her hand silently going to her Kunai pouch should the man have corrupted her two students.
"Of course! Not without trying mind you, stupid redheads and their stupid bets, stupid freaking bull…"
"Were you saying something Jiraiya-Sensei?"
"Nothing at all my amazing, and terrifyingly deadly student!" The white haired man sweated a bit as he answered the glaring redhead.
"Did you say something about a bet Jiraiya?" The Hokage called out from nearby.
"No nothing at all Sensei, nothing at all." The man grumbled.
***SooP***
"Alright then, let's get this match started, Natsuko Uzumaki against Gaara of Suna, both contestants ready? Haj…"
A swirl of leaves interrupted the man before he could finish his call, as Kakashi and Sasuke appeared in the middle of the ring.
"Sorry, we aren't late are we?"
The cyclopean Ninja was answered by the hilt of a katana being smashed into his eye smiling face.
"Oh Kami my eye! What the hell Hayate!" The masked man promptly fell over and cradled his face crying fake tears and rolling around on the ground while doing so.
Everyone in the arena sweat dropped.
"You lazy son of a bitch! If you had just shown up on time like any normal freaking Jonin then I would have a candlelit dinner waiting for me tonight! Hell if your damn student wasn't such a pretty boy favorite I would still be getting free dinners! But nooooo Hokage-Sama in his infinite wisdom decided to put the one Genin who the council will literally bend over backwards for with the one Ninja who cannot show up on time to anything!" the proctor ranted, earning Akane a curious gaze from Yugao.
"It wasn't my fault though Hayate-san! We were on our way here from training but we spotted a little old man who needed help crossing…"
"LIAR!" Sakura shouted from in the stands, earning a slightly embarrassed head scratch from the former ANBU.
"Well like I said we are here now. I guess we are a little late but that's okay right?"
"A little late? You missed the first four matches you jackass!" The proctor shouted at the man, before being silenced by the Hokage.
"I do believe it would be a good time to see what the Uchiha prodigy is capable of Hokage-Sama, after all he just got here and looks ready to go." The Kazekage stated, earning nods from most of those seated in the stands, but annoyed glares from the Ninjas present, including Itachi.
With a reluctant sigh Hiruzen nodded and made his announcement, "Since Sasuke Uchiha has now arrived, and the match has not yet started we will be postponing the battle between Natsuko and Gaara, and resume the previously postponed match between Akane Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha."
The civilians chatted happily with each other, glad to see the newest Uchiha prodigy wipe the floor with one of the two demon brats.
Hayate shook his head in disbelief while Kakashi merely eye smiled.
As the two Genin reluctantly left the arena Gaara had an even more agitated look on his face than before.
***SooP***
"So it has gotten this bad huh? The old man let's that kid do whatever the hell he wants what a disgrace." Jiraiya commented as Akane moved towards her opponent.
Both Uzumaki sisters avoided eye contact with the Hokage much to his regret.
"So what do you think Jiraiya-san? Who do you think will win my student against yours?" Kakashi inquired as he approached the group of Konoha Ninja.
Those present, even the Hokage who had heard the rather loud question, focused their attention on the white haired man.
"Let's just say for all those here who have enhanced vision…. I would pay very close attention to this match if I were you. What you are about to see is going to change the Ninja world forever." The Sanin declared with a smirk.
***SooP***
"Hajime!"
Hayate leapt backwards, just as Sasuke pulled out a kunai in response and activated his Sharingan.
Less than a second later the silence that had previously settled over the arena was disturbed by the sound of metal hitting the ground.
Sasuke took a step backwards, then another in shock, his weapon having fallen to the ground a second beforehand.
"Th-that's… that's not possible…" The boy muttered, his body shaking in confusion and fear.
***SooP***
"Hey Kakashi-Sensei what's wrong with Sasuke-kun?" Sakura asked nervously as the others watched on in curiosity.
That is until she noticed a shocked expression on Hinata's face as well, along with Neji's.
In fact all the Hyugas were staring towards the two competitors with mixed expressions of horror and confusion.
"H-how… how is she…" Itachi whispered out, refusing to believe his own eyes for once.
Kakashi glanced at the ANBU questioningly, before conceded to his own curiosity and lifted his headband, only to sputter out in shock.
"Wh-what the hell!"
The two Kage's glanced curiously at the various Dojutsu users present, before noticing the wide grin on the toad sage's face.
"Kakashi what is it, what do you see?" Hiruzen inquired, having a nervous feeling in his stomach.
"Nothing…. I can't see her!"
***SooP***
"Wait what does he mean he can't see her, Kakashi-Sensei's Sharingan is like perfect!" Kiba exclaimed, looking around desperately for someone who could answer his question.
"She's just a blur, I can't see her Tenketsu or Chakra network…."Neji whispered out in awe.
"What the hell did you teach her Jiraiya?" Asuma whispered out in shock.
"Don't look at me, that wasn't my doing. As far as I know it was an accident though."
The Jonin stared at the Sanin like he had sprouted another head.
"What the hell do you mean 'it was an accident'? What did she do?" Kurenai exclaimed.
"She figured out a way to block the vision of the two most prevalent Dojutsu's in existence." Jiraiya replied, a hint of pride in his voice, "But like I said it was an accident, she was trying to figure out how to block Genjutsu and she just sort of stumbled onto this."
"Wait block Genjutu, which ones?" the red eyed Kunoichi inquired.
"All of them, in a way luck sealed your student's fate Kakashi. Sasuke just happened to be matched up against the one person in this tournament that is best suited for beating him. Heck she is probably the best 'anti Uchiha' Ninja that we have. She doesn't have any Ninjutsu or Genjutsu for him to copy she's faster and stronger than him, and now this."
"And what exactly is this" Gai asked.
"I heard about what you said during the preliminaries Gai-san, and you were right about her, except for one thing. Akane is a genius of hard work, a master of adaptation… and a Fuinjutsu prodigy."
The other Ninjas stared wide eyed at the man before returning their gazes to the still frozen match.
***SooP***
"If you wish to forfeit I understand. After all I did just remove your greatest advantage." Akane called out.
Hayate glanced over to the still shocked boy in question.
Sasuke was able to recover however and growled in response before deactivating his technique.
"Like hell! Even if you prepared for this match you are still a dead last reject! I am an Uchiha, a superior breed of Ninja than you can ever hope to become!" The Shinobi shouted in response, before formulating a plan in his head.
***SooP***
'Looks like I need to talk with Kakashi about beating that arrogant idea out of him, that is going to get him killed if he isn't careful.' Itachi raged internally.
***SooP***
Sasuke then moved into his newest Taijutsu stance with a smirk, fully expecting to overwhelm the girl with his newest abilities, instead he received an annoyed glare.
"So you copied Lee's techniques? Just to warn you, two copied Taijutsu forms do not equal mastery in one." The redhead growled out.
***SooP***
"So you had him copy my form Kakashi?" Gai inquired, with an annoyed edge in his voice.
"Oh don't worry Gai he combined it with his own so it's a unique style now."
"That was supposed to be passed down from myself to Lee only, not copied by some brat with a Dojutsu."
"These things happen Gai, unfortunately we didn't have time to completely build up his strength and speed though."
"So you went with the shortcut and used Chakra instead?" the Taijutsu master correctly assumed, before giving a slight chuckle. "Good, that means that Akane is going to wipe the floor with his smug face."
***SooP***
The Uchiha charged forward, using his Chakra to mimic Lee's speed.
Unfortunately Akane had already removed her weights, and blurred to the side, showing more speed than she had during the preliminaries and catching her opponent off guard with an open palmed strike to the face, sending the boy flying in the other direction.
Sasuke quickly recovered though, and threw a bundle of group of shuriken in a crossing formation, having attached them to Ninja wire in advance.
Seeing the technique the redhead opted to leap over the assault, landing next to the boy and engaging him in melee combat once more.
This time Sasuke favored considerably better having already noted his opponent's speed. Blows were exchanged at a high rate, similar to that of when Lee and Akane had battled before, but this time the results were opposite. With Akane's attacks taking a high toll on the Uchiha.
Finally Sasuke broke the battle off, seeing that he was wasting Chakra by continuing a fight that he was already losing, and went through a series of hand signs.
"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu"
The massive attack raced forward towards its intended victim, who did not budge in the slightest, and instead raised her right hand calmly.
What happened next caused the Third Hokage's pipe to drop from his mouth.
Electricity erupted from her hand as she caught the ball of Chakra for a moment, before throwing it to the side with little effort.
The attack continued on its way and devastated a grouping of trees that had been set in the stadium.
***SooP***
"D-did she just catch a fireball?" Asuma whispered out, no longer understanding what was going on. He instinctively flushed his system with Chakra, just in case he had been placed under a Genjutsu.
"Uhhhhhhh yes?" Anko replied, also questioning whether she was seeing reality or not at this point.
"Actually that one I was able to help her with, even if she already had the basics down." Jiraiya stated proudly, earning more wide eyed stares.
"You taught her how to catch Jutsu?" the younger Sarutobi muttered.
"Well technically you did, from what I understand the idea came from your Ninjutsu session."
"Wha…"
***Flashback***
"I do have one question though Asuma-Sama, you mentioned that everyone has elemental affinities? Does that mean when a person uses an elemental Jutsu that their Chakra actually changes to that type or does it stay as their base affinity?" Akane asked, earning a questioning pose from the man.
"Well it changes to the new type. That is one reason that it is easier to learn a Jutsu of your affinity, a Shinobi can naturally change their Chakra to their type far easier than another."
"Interesting…" The Uzumaki muttered before heading towards a nearby tree with Lee.
***End Flashback***
"Ha! See I told you Ninjutsu training would help her!" Asuma laughed out when he realized what he had accidently done.
The two Jonin Kunoichi merely shook their heads in exasperation.
***SooP***
Sasuke growled in irritation at yet another failed attempt, and more wasted Chakra. So far everything he had tried the dead last had either turned around or surpassed him in. He was beginning to think that even if she hadn't been able to block the Sharingan that it wouldn't have mattered anyway.
But Uchiha did not lose, especially not to dead last orphans, especially not with others watching. With his mind made up on his next course of action the Uchiha began back flipping away from the girl, before running halfway up the nearby wall and beginning a series of hand signs.
Moments later the air was filled with the chirping of birds.
***SooP***
"Kakashi, what the hell have you done…" Gai muttered out, his eyes wide in shock as he watched the Genin perform his rival's original Jutsu.
"Chidori…." Asuma muttered out.
"He… he wasn't supposed to use it until his match with Gaara…" The cyclopean Jonin sputtered out shocked his student would go through such lengths in irritation against his opponent.
Itachi just watched out, horrified as his brother charged down the wall with the energy blade in hand.
***SooP***
"SASUKE NO!"
The Genin barely made out the cry of panic from his Sensei as he charged forward, rage filling his every step as he focused in on his target. The girl who made him look weak yet again.
First she had saved his life in Wave, then she had defeated him in the forest, and now…. Now she was making him look like a fool in front of everyone, in front of Itachi… He would show her, he was crush her and then anyone else who stood in his way.
As he sprinted across the arena he noticed that Akane was charging towards him as well, probably thinking that she would be able to dodge at the last second like last time, but now he knew her trick. Now he was ready.
At the last second he would activate his Sharingan and give him the burst of speed and perception necessary, at that point she would not be fast enough to dodge completely out of the way, even if he could not see her it wouldn't matter.
As his attack lunged forward, and his eyes activated, he briefly heard another shout, this time from his opponent.
"TWO HANDS!"
His Chidori met her left hand.
***SooP***
The lightning Jutsu met with static energy as electricity filled the stadium.
The ground was torn apart in the process.
Kakashi's normally spiky hair cut fell down, almost mimicking that of his rival.
"GAI WHAT IS GOING ON!?" The silver haired Jonin called out, being unable to make out what had happened from his perspective.
Glancing over he noticed the Taijutsu master's hair standing straight up, mimicking his own normal appearance.
"Hm? Did you say something Kakashi?" The man called back.
Asuma's cigarette fell to the ground.
Anko dropped a stick of Dango she had been nervously eating.
Kurenai began looking for signs of the oncoming apocalypse
***SooP***
As the energy fizzled out and the dust settled everyone present held their breaths in anticipation. Until the scene became clear.
Sasuke's attack had been halted, his body still frozen in the same posture, his eyes wide in disbelief.
Akane's left hand had caught and resisted the attack, just like her right hand had before.
They both stood in place, acting more like statues than Ninja.
Then the Shinobi made a move, attempting to leap backwards and attempt a new plan, what he would do at this point though was beyond him.
After putting some distance between him and his opponent Sasuke dove into his mind to try and figure out a solution, a tactic, something that would give him an edge.
It made no sense, how could she become so powerful? Sasuke was of a superior clan, he wielded a Kekkei Genkai that was feared throughout the Ninja world, and his Sensei was one of the strongest Shinobi in Konoha and had taken to training him personally over the month whereas Akane's had to train three students at once.
She couldn't use Ninjutsu or Genjutsu, she had no special heritage. In fact she was a useless orphan.
So how was she so strong? What reasoning did she have to persevere and become stronger? What goal could someone as useless as her come up with?
Finally the boy broke and screamed at the girl.
"HOW!? HOW ARE YOU SO STRONG!? IS IT FOR THE VILLAGE? TO BECOME HOKAGE LIKE YOUR SISTER? WHY!?"
The girl stared at him for a moment, before her hands went to her shirt, and began unstrapping it.
***SooP***
"What is she doing?" Anko muttered out, confused by the girls actions.
"Akane-chan…." Natsuko muttered sadly.
"Natsuko-chan what is your sister doing?" Kurenai inquired, while the other Ninja present directed the attention between the two sisters.
"You know how Akane-chan is always covered up? How she never shows anything besides her face?"
A few Jonin and Hinata nodded in confusion.
"You are about to find out why."
***SooP***
The redhead removed her upper coat, and pulled off the long sleeve shirt underneath it, dressing down to nothing but pants and cloth wrapped around her breasts.
But that wasn't what had everyone silenced.
It was the scars that covered her body, hundreds of them, crisscrossing every inch of her torso and arms in a horrific pattern, along with patches of skin that looked like they had been severely burned.
The stadium fell silent. All those present, both civilian and Ninja alike frozen in place at the terrible image.
Until Akane moved, her fingertips finding their way to a spot covered in small spots.
"Aburame" The girl called out, her voice echoing through the stadium as she glanced towards her fellow Genin.
Her hand moved to another spot, this time something that looked like she had poorly healed from blunt force trauma.
"Akimichi"
Choji's eyed along with Shino's as they realized what she had implied.
"Inuzuka"
Her hand went to what appeared to be a series of claw shaped scars on her side.
Kiba instantly recognized them from his clan.
This process continued on, "Uchiha, Hyuga, Sarutobi, Nara, Shimura, Yamanaka." When she had said the final clan she paused for a moment, before pointing to her head rather than a physical scar.
Ino threw up.
"This is the legacy of your village Uchiha, the 'Will of Fire' as it is called. It is the hatred towards those who cannot defend themselves, to those who cannot control what they are. It is the hatred that allows countless to look on as two orphans starve, forcing them to live in poverty and keeping them there. It is the hatred that convinces everyone that it is okay to do this, that it is okay to abandon those who are in need, to look away when they see a child sitting in the dirt and freezing cold of the winter because the child is different, because the child protects them. I have no interest in becoming Hokage Uchiha, because I have no love for this cesspool that you call a village. For all I care it can burn in its 'Will of Fire'. You want to know why I am strong? Because I have to be for my sister, because it is my job to protect her no matter what, because I would die for her without a moment's hesitation. That is why you cannot defeat me, and you never will."
***SooP***
"Wh-what the hell did they do to her?" Anko muttered out as tears fell from her eyes.
Kurenai wasn't fairing much better.
Hinata had already taken to sobbing silently, while Natsuko looked on with a mournful gaze, already knowing what had happened to her sister.
The killing intent from the men though was overpowering. Between Jiraiya, Kakashi, and Gai, who had quite a liking to the girl's "flames of youth" there was enough tension to cause the civilians nearby to pass out.
The Third Hokage looked more defeated than he ever had before all of his preaching's about the "Will of Fire" and his guarantees that they would be kept safe it had all lead to this, the obvious torture and torment of children who were responsible only for protecting the village at the cost of their own safety and happiness. Even worse was the fact that members of his own clan had taken part in it.
The glare that the Sanin had sent him was very clearly seen by the village leader, and he knew that there would be much to answer for after this was all over.
As for the other Genin, Shikamaru and Shino had averted their eyes in shame, while silently beginning a discussion on how to figure out who in their clans had been responsible.
Ino and Sakura were still trying to recover, while they processed what was happening.
Choji had thrown his snacks down on the ground in disgust he had always had more than his fair amount of food while there were classmates, who had even saved his life, that were starving.
Tenten and Lee watched on in horror as the girl they had come to think of as a fourth member of their team explained the cruelties that had been forced on her.
Neji had been silent the entire time, wondering if fate truly was responsible for what had been done to the girl, and going through his memories for any signs of who in his own clan might have been involved in such a travesty.
***SooP***
The girl lunged forward, anger swirling in her eyes as she reached her victim in a heartbeat.
He tried to retaliate, tried to dodge out of the way or put up a trap, tried to do something… but he wasn't fast enough, and he found his arm gripped painfully by his opponent, before she pulled back and punched him in the face.
The blow sent a wave of shock through his system, and made his vision go blurry and unstable for a second, more than what she would need.
The second blow came just as swiftly, a kick to his left ribs, cracking at least one in the process.
After that everything became a blur of attacks, and pain.
She was relentless each strike would push him in a way that the next would capitalize on, causing even more damage than before.
Bones were broken, muscle torn, skin bruised.
It ended in an ironic way, at least to the Uchiha, with an open palm strike to his stomach, causing him to lean forward, and feel an arm wrap around his bent over neck.
A position he recalled from Wave, next would come the inevitable snap as his life ended.
***SooP***
"WAIT!"
Akane froze, before glancing up at the origin of the shout, staring into the eyes of Itachi Uchiha, who looked ready to jump over the railing and into the arena.
"Please…. don't do this, he's my brother…."
A subtle glance revealed that the redhead had looked toward her sister in contemplation, before turning to Hayate.
"Proctor, call the match I can easily snap his neck at this point but I would rather not have to."
Hayate glanced over to the Kage booth, asking for permission to do so. Technically the Uchiha was still conscious and hadn't directly surrendered, but the situation was obvious, the outcome inevitable if Kunoichi so willed it.
Hiruzen gave a slight nod.
"The winner is Akane Uzumaki."
The redhead released her captive before picking her clothing back up and throwing her jacket on.
"Hey Akane…"
The girl looked towards the Kenjutsu master in curiosity.
"If you or your sister ever need anything… and I mean anything you let me or Yugao know okay?"
The Kunoichi nodded in gratitude, before giving a soft thanks and walking towards the tunnel which lead to her teammates.
***SooP***
As Sasuke was being taken back for treatment Akane found her path blocked by the boy's older brother.
"Thank you for sparing him, even with what he tried to do."
The girl shrugged and continued her walk.
"I would like to tell you a short story if you have the time."
The Genin paused before turning back towards the ANBU Captain.
"Years ago I heard a rumor of a member of the Uchiha clan who had claimed to have done terrible things to a young girl, he never directly said who it was but what he had boasted about… I cannot imagine anyone going through such things, his name was Naka Uchiha."
Akane continued watching the Shinobi, her face showing no signs of interest one way or another.
"I only say this because rumor has it that during the Uchiha purge, which I took no part in of course, the man reportedly died a very slow and painful death. There are quite a few fire Jutsu that burn slowly and cause intense suffering over hours before finally granting death."
The Sharingan wielder gave the girl a knowing glance.
"Then he got far better than he deserved." The redhead replied, before continuing her walk back towards her team."
"I couldn't agree more." Itachi muttered out, a lone tear falling from his eyes as he considered what his own clan had done to the innocent girl.
***SooP***
By the time Akane reached the other Genin her sister was already down and facing her opponent, just as Hayate made the declaration.
"Natsuko Uzumaki versus Gaara of Suna, Hajime!"
"Now then, let's see what you are capable of Natsuko…" Jiraiya muttered out.
***A/N***
So I had originally intended on getting part of the way through Natsuko's fight this chapter, but Akane's ran longer than I thought it would. Oh well I hope it turned out okay. I am planning on an epic battle next chapter to show off Natsuko, which I have been failing at in this story so far, so hopefully this will make up for it.
I hope the Temari vs Shikamaru fight was realistic enough for everyone, since there was no hole for the genius to use I had to create another way for him to show off his abilities…. But quite frankly I am not a tactical genius so this is kinda what I came up with, hopefully it was good enough.
Until next time I hope everyone enjoyed reading the chapter!