Chapter 14: Raikiri!
Anko sucked the last two bits of dango off of their stick as she watched Kakashi get berated by Gai.
"... it truly was not youthful how you fought all by yourself, no matter how hip-and-cool it made you seem it was selfish." The exuberant jonin nearly shouted at his white-haired friend.
Kakashi blinked, "I'll fight last this round then."
Gai nodded, "And…"
"Yamato will go first." Kakashi interrupted , "There isn't any data on him so they won't know any of his abilities. He should be able to take a few of them down."
Kurenai nodded, "It's true, Yamato's abilities are quite impressive from what I've read, though I can't say I know too much. His files are classified."
Yamato looked up from his tea, "I am a master of Suiton and Doton. Due to experimentations performed while I was a child I have the ability to use the Shodaime's Mokuton jutsu. Though not to the same extent of him."
"He's being modest. It's true that he's no Kage level ninja but he was strong enough to be the ANBU who holds the best mission record ever." Kakashi said.
Asuma clapped the man on the back, "I knew you looked familiar, you were on Team Ro under my father."
"I was. Now I am a jonin, and will be a jonin sensei once the next class of students graduates." Yamato responded.
"He might be good but he isn't very fun is he?" Anko threw her dango stick into the arm of the chair Yamato was sitting in.
Suddenly his face went straight and his eyes opened as wide as possible, creating a ghoulish look "Excuse me?" He tilted his head, "Did you drop this?" He returned the stick by hurling it into the wall beside Anko's head.
The purple-haired woman's eyes widened, "Scary too."
As Team Elite entered the stadium they noticed a crowd of people filing in.
"Guess these rounds are public. Wonder what the story Kumo's telling is." Asuma said idly as he lit his cigarette.
"Probably that it's a tournament between each nation's jonin." Yamato said, "Let's just head in the back way."
The group headed in the back and saw Team B and Team Jolt all there. After a few minutes of awkward silence Team Suna came in.
"TEAM JOLT, TEAM ELITE! Come to the arena!" The announcer's voice came out of the speakers.
"Good luck." Gaara nodded to Kakashi before the jonin walked out.
Kakashi responded with a grateful nod.
The masked jonin watched as Team Jolt sent their first member out onto the arena.
"FROM TEAM JOLT WE HAVE Colt Hiruka!" The announcer called out as a slim man wearing a cowboy hat and a brown version of Kumo's jonin uniform. Instead of typical shinobi sandals he wore large boots with spikes coming from the back of the heels. The crowd cheered loudly
"AND FROM TEAM ELITE WE HAVE Yamato!" The crowd all booed as the plain looking jonin walked onto the arena.
"FROM BOTH THESE TEAMS WE HAVE ONLY SEEN THE SKILL OF THE CAPTAINS, WHO EACH DEFEATED THEIR OPPOSING TEAMS SINGLE HANDEDLY. THIS TIME IT SEEMS THAT THE CAPTAINS ARE UP LAST!"
Yamato stood idly while Colt rubbed his hands together and bounced.
"BEGIN!"
Colt immediately made finger-guns and shouted, "Katon: Bullet Frenzy!" dropping his thumbs a flurry of marble-sized fireballs flew towards Yamato.
The Mokuton user ran through hand seals quickly, "Suiton: Water Gun!" He inhaled sharply and exhaled a large ball of water that absorbed the flurry of flames and nearly hit Colt, but the man rolled out of the way.
"Water eh? I can take that!" He shouted, pointing his finger-guns at Yamato, "Doton: Debilitating Bullets!" As his thumbs dropped. Bullets made from hardened clay flew. As they hit Yamato they softened then instantly solidified once more, leaving his legs plastered to the ground and his arms heavy.
"Katon: Bullet Frenzy!" Colt shouted again, firing another flurry of bullets towards Yamato, who stood as they all hit him and he lit up, a small bonfire taking his place.
"Mokuton: Pillar of the Oak!" Yamato's voice rang out, a large wooden pillar slammed into Colt's chest, the Kumo jonin gasped in pain, a few ribs probably broken from the impact.
Colt landed hard and was suddenly wrapped by logs that curved around his arms and legs in a way that they were practically unbreakable.
With a shout Colt engulfed himself in flames, "Not good enough!" The wood burned away and just as Yamato prepared his next jutsu Colt shouted, "Triple Bullet: Tri Prong!" He shouted, a flurry of bullets flew from his flaming body, debilitating mud bullets, bullets made of water that could punch through steel, and the flaming bullets Yamato had been dodging the entire fight.
"Suiton: Water Wall! Doton: Earth Wall!" Yamato shouted, each hand raising a wall, the wall of water stopped the flames but the dirt punched through, leaving holes for the water bullets. The dirt bullets continued on, cracking the earth wall, with the water bullets finishing the job.
Yamato nearly grinned until he saw a second flurry of the triple bullets. He cursed and jumped into the air, dodging the first flurry but was hit by yet another aimed at his airborne form. He hit the arena hard.
"You can't beat my ultimate jutsu!" Colt laughed, the flames around him dying as he walked towards Yamato's prone form and held a finger-gun to the man's headband, "Gotta say, Mokuton was unexpected but it doesn't live up to the stories." He laughed.
Yamato just nodded, "I'm not on the Shodaime's level it's true, but I am a jonin myself." He said, grabbing Colt's hand and forming a wooden shell around it, "And a jonin never reveals all his tricks." With a lightning fast movement Colt was face-first on the ground, both arms tied behind his back, "Suiton: Water Gun." Yamato said, making a finger-gun and popping it into Colt's head, knocking the man unconscious.
"WINNER Yamato FROM KONOHA! TEAM JOLT NEXT MEMBER PLEASE!"
Team Jolt's next member was wearing the standard uniform of a Kumo jonin. His dark skin contrasted with his bright orange hair. In each hand was a sword handle, though they were missing the blades.
"AND TEAM JOLT CHOSES Jinn!"
'Seems to be a Slash-type NinKenjutsu user, uses Fuuton to create the blades most likely.' Yamato began his assessment, 'Built for speed, not as durable as Colt was but much more dangerous in a close up fight.'
"BEGIN!"
With a flick of his wrist each blade handle had a four foot blade of wind coming from it and Jinn was within slashing range. As his second foot hit the ground Yamato noticed a spark leaving Jinn's body.
The Mokuton user substituted for a log right before he would have lost his head. 'So he uses Raiton to amplify his speed. Impressive' "Mokuton: Pillar of the Oak!" Yamato turned his arm to wood and attempted to ram it into Jinn by elongating it, however the sword user diced his way through and got close to Yamato once more. The brown haired jonin spun and kicked Jinn in the head before a slash could land. Yamato jumped away and fired off three bullets of water from his mouth.
"Running won't do you any good!" Jinn shouted, twisting his left foot as he took off in a blur. Yamato smirked and jumped into the air as Jinn tripped and shouted in pain, his left foot covered by thick wood that went to his knee, which was bent at an unnatural angle.
"It's done me well so far." Yamato said as he caught Jinn across the face with a right hook, followed by a spin kick to the temple that knocked the man out.
"ONCE AGAIN Yamato FROM TEAM ELITE HAS TAKEN THE VICTORY! WILL HE DEFEAT TEAM JOLT ON HIS OWN? WHO KNOWS! TEAM JOLT, THIRD MEMBER!"
A giant of a man stepped forwards, wearing nothing but a pair of red pants, showing off his incredible muscle mass and blue tinted skin. He radiated malice as he stared Yamato down, his red eyes brimmed with excitement, "I get to fight this time."
"AND TEAM JOLT HAS CHOSEN THEIR SUB Hoka AS THEIR NEXT FIGHTER! COULD IT BE THAT THEY HAVE SOME KIND OF STRATEGY?"
"I would prefer to fight against someone stronger." Yamato said.
The leader of Team Jolt, Gar, spoke up, "Hoka here is second only to me on this team, he's the sub because of his tendency to kill brutally." Hoka grinned, revealing his shark-like teeth.
"BEGIN!"
Yamato was surprised at Hoka's speed. He seemed to blur in and out of existence.
"BEHIND YOU!" A grizzly voice rang out. Yamato spun towards the source only to be punched in the back of the head, sending him flying forwards.
"I haven't even gotten warmed up yet." Hoka grinned and jumped into the air, "Doton: Rock Skin!" Hoka's hands and feet were covered by stones, with sharper stones coming from his knuckles. "STONE DROP!" Hoka spun and slammed his heel into the ground where Yamato was, resulting a a flurry of splinters.
"Suiton: Water Gun!" Yamato fired off bullets of water that slammed into Hoka, though they were ineffective.
"NOT GOOD ENOUGH!" Hoka was on him once more, landing a powerful kick on Yamato's side, sending the man flying away.
"Ten- Yamato just give in!" Kakashi shouted to his friend.
"I refuse." Yamato stood up shakily, only to be slammed by yet another powerful kick, this time to the chest.
"Referee, as Team Elite's leader I pull Yamato." Kakashi said.
"Yamato HAS BEEN PULLED, MEANING TEAM JOLT'S Hoka IS THE WINNER! TEAM ELITE CHOoSE YOUR NEXT FIGHTER!"
"Asuma, are you faster than him?" Kakashi asked the chain smoking jonin.
The man shook his head, "I'm probably physically stronger though." He said, "I should be able to take him." The man walked onto the arena and pulled out his trench knives.
"FROM TEAM ELITE WE HAVE Asuma Sarutobi! BEGIN!"
Asuma's eyes widened at Hoka's speed, he knew the giant was fast but not that fast. He crossed his blades to block the punch but was still sent back.
Spitting his cigarette towards Hoka, Asuma covered his blades with wind chakra and extended them three feet. The cigarette landed on Hoka's cheek, causing the man to stop his charge and brush away the ashes, giving the Sarutobi a chance to slice his chest, though the slashes were shallower than expected.
"Doton: Stone Breath!" Hoka shouted, opening his mouth and exhaling gravel at Asuma, leaving dust in the man's eyes. Hoka took advantage of Asuma's momentary blindness by grabbing the man hair and slamming a rock-covered fist into his face.
Asuma gasped in pain as the sharp spires on Hoka's knuckles cracked his forehead, blood gushing from his entire face.
"THIS IS GREAT!" Hoka laughed as he winded up for yet another punch.
"I pull Asuma!" Kakashi shouted.
"HOKA THAT'S ENOUGH!" Gar shouted instantly after Kakashi, seeing the large man about to throw his second punch.
"AND Hoka HAS EARNED TEAM JOLT ANOTHER VICTORY! TEAM ELITE WHO IS YOUR THIRD MEMBER?"
"Kurenai, think you can handle him? Or should I send Gai?" Kakashi asked.
The raven haired woman pursed her lips, "I can win if I manage to get off a Genjutsu, and I'm sure that I can dodge him long enough, we just don't know enough about his techniques." She sighed, "I'll try my best."
"TEAM ELITE HAS SENT Kurenai TO THE ARENA!"
Kurenai rubbed each of her wrists nervously.
Hoka grinned, "Ya know, maybe I'll go easy on you."
"BEGIN!"
Hoka slowly stalked towards Kurenai with his massive grin. Kurenai slipped into a Taijutsu stance and waited.
Hoka suddenly dashed forwards, Kurenai leant back just in time to avoid having her head taken off by a dangerous reverse roundhouse kick. She pushed his leg away with the butt of her hand and jumped back.
As she landed her hands were moving at lightning speed. Hoka rushed forwards and brought both hands down in a hammer blow, however Kurenai stepped back and flipped onto his hands, performing a handstand and then stepping onto his head, pushing off with enough force to send him stumbling forwards.
As she landed she smirked, her Genjutsu should be working to throw off his aim slightly now that they had some distance.
Hoka cocked his fist back and smirked, "Doton: Quake!" He shouted, punching the ground and causing the arena to shake, with his other hand he began his hand seals, "Doton: Spires!" He finished the sequence and caused stalagmites to break through the shaking ground, the trail heading towards Kurenai.
Right before she was pierced by a spire Kurenai disappeared in a plume of smoke, appearing behind Hoka and hitting him with a palm strike. He felt something small pierce his skin. Kurenai jumped back as Hoka roared, causing stone spires to erupt from his back.
The black haired woman threw a kunai towards Hoka, who let it bounce off of his hardened skin, "Is that all you've got?" He asked with a laugh before he fell to his knees.
Kurenai grinned as her poison took effect, "Took more than I thought, you really are a monster." She said with a shake of her head, "Now I don't have enough for the others." She dropped two needles from under her sleeves.
Hoka glared daggers at her as he tried to stand, but as soon as his chakra flared pain racked his body. Kurenai pivoted on her heel and slammed a foot into his jaw, knocking him to the ground. As Hoka tried to stand Kurenai sped through hand seals and shouted, "Magen: Demonic Illusion!"
Hoka's vision blurred momentarily, when it returned he was no longer in the arena but his childhood home in Kirigakure. He was a child once more, and his father -a convicted serial murderer- was standing above him, the limp form of Hoka's mother in his hands.
"You've done me proud Hoka, you definitely take after your old man." The large man bellowed with laughter, "And here I thought you'd hate me." Again he laughed. He went to pat Hoka on the head but the jonin's vision turned red, then black.
Kurenai had knocked Hoka out with a powerful Doton jutsu.
"TEAM JOLT'S POWERHOUSE Hoka HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT BY TEAM ELITE'S Kurenai. TEAM JOLT, NEXT MEMBER PLEASE!"
A girl about Narutoès age with flowing silver hair stepped onto the arena. She was wearing a tan jacket and beige shinobi pants. Her right arm was covered with old age style armor, though obviously it was a new set as it still gleamed in light.
"TEAM JOLT HAS CHOSEN Naji AS THEIR SECOND-TO-LAST FIGHTER! BEGIN!"
Immediately Naji dashed forwards, right arm cocked back and travelling towards Kurenai's head, though the raven-haired woman tilted and avoided the blow, retaliating with a low sweep that was avoided by a quick back flip.
Kurenai eyed Naji, who was obviously more skilled than most her age, almost scarily so. If Gohan and the others hadn't ended up in their time then even the Konoha group would have a hard time with her.
The two met in a clash of taijutsu. After a few seconds of stalemates, Kurenai found an opening. Young, but inexperienced. As the older woman went for an attack Naji smirked.
"Raiton: Static Shock!" She shouted. Just as Kurenai connected her punch Naji was enveloped in electricity, which traveled onto Kurenai and delivered a minor shock and made her stumble back while clutching her hand -which had minor burns.
Naji took advantage of Kurenai's stumble, "Suiton: Water Gun!" A bullet flew from the silver haired girl's mouth and hit Kurenai in the chest, knocking her back a little more. "Raiton: Thunder Ball!" Naji's two hands came together and a ball of lightning formed and flew towards Kurenai, who managed to avoid it by letting herself fall from the impact of the water bullet.
"Magen: Demonic Illusion!" Kurenai locked eyes with Naji and placed her under a genjutsu.
"KAI!" Before she saw anything Naji shattered the genjutsu and glared daggers at Kurenai, "You've sealed your fate, bitch." She spat, disappearing in a shunshin and reappearing behind Kurenai, hitting her in the back of the head with an armored fist. "Raiton: Static Shock!" Naji channeled nearly a thousand volts into Kurenai's body, leaving the woman unconscious. "Lucky I didn't kill her."
"TEAM ELITE'S Kurenai HAS BEEN RENDERED UNCONSCIOUS. TEAM ELITE PLEASE CHOOSE YOUR NEXT MEMBER!"
Gai jumped onto the arena, landing dead center, "Please let us have a most youthful match."
Naji -still mad at Kurenai's attempt to put her under genjutsu- just glared at Gai.
"BEGIN!"
Naji ran at Gai and engaged him in a taijutsu bout. Gai dodged each of her blows and once she was tired he landed a strong punch in her stomach, sending her flying back.
"Your taijutsu needs to be improved." Gai said, appearing behind Naji and slamming his foot into her head, sending her off the arena and onto the ground.
"AND TEAM ELITE'S Gai HAS DEFEATED Naji OF TEAM JOLT WITH LITTLE EFFORT! TEAM JOLT PLEASE CHOOSE YOUR LAST MEMBER!"
Gar stepped up, still hidden under his blue hooded robe.
"TEAM JOLT'S LEADER Gar HAS TAKEN THE STAGE! WILL HE BE ENOUGH TO WIN THIS MATCH? LET'S FIND OUT! BEGIN!"
Gar shot towards Gai -who also ran forwards- and the two met in a taijutsu bout, Gar faring far better than Naji but he was still not on Gai's level. Gai attacked with the same roundhouse kick that had won him the previous match, but Gar grabbed the kick and threw Gai behind him.
"Raiton: Lightning Armor." Gar said as he rushed towards Gai. Suddenly the blue garbed jonin was covered in electricity as he dashed towards Gai. The two met in yet another flurry of fists, this time with Gar having a slight advantage due to his enhanced reflexes and increased speed.
Gai managed to avoid a powerful blow from Gar, a blow witch left the boy open, and hit him in the face with a knee, knocking his hood off.
Gar had shockingly blue eyes that seemed to spark with electricity. His silver hair contrasted against his dark skin. A grin was on his face.
"You're the first person in a while to hit me. I'm impressed." Gar said with a smirk, "As a reward I'll show you my Kekkei Genkai." His blue eyes became silver and the sparks around his body were focussed into his hands. "This is what I call Sixth Sense." He said.
Gai nodded, "It seems impressive." He could tell that there was a drastic change in the boy's abilities, but couldn't tell what the change was. "I too, will show you something then." Gai closed his eyes, "KAIMON! KYUMON! SEIMON!" His skin turned red and his hair began to flow wildly, "SHOMON! TOMON!" He opened his eyes and reentered his starting stance, "Let's start round two then."
Gai moved faster than most could see. Gar however, ducked, with Gai's foot slicing through the air where his head had been moments before.
Gar then jumped, with Gai appearing with his foot in a sweeping motion directly under him.
"I thought you'd be faster." Gar said, "VOLT KNUCKLE!" Gar slammed a fist into Gai before the green-clad jonin could react, at the same time a burst of energy pushed him forwards, blowing off his blue robe, revealing his toned upper body and blue gi pants, held up by a black belt. Gai flew away from the impact and Gar followed, "Why don't you go to your max?"
Gai sent a roundhouse kick at Gar's head, but the teen had stopped dead right before the kick could hit him.
Gai growled a little but closed his eyes once more, "KEIMON!" Gai shouted. Rubble from around them started to form a vortex around him.
Gar smirked, "That won't be enough. VOLT KNUCKLE!" Before Gai could react Gar had a fist in his stomach again and was pushed forwards by a jolt of chakra. Gai landed and coughed up blood.
Gar was standing above Gai, "First Touch: Crackle." He placed a finger on Gai's forehead and caused a single bolt of electricity to go through him, though it was so weak it did nothing. "Second Touch: Spark." Without moving his finger, Gar sent a much larger bolt, though still without enough energy to do anything but make Gai shudder. "Third Touch: Stun." A third, much larger, bolt flew through Gai and the man screamed in pain as his Gates were forcibly shut down.
Gar smirked, "This style was made to stop the Eight Gates. It's known as the Jolt Fist." With a smile Gar cocked his fist back, "Fourth Touch: Shock!" He punched Gai in the face, a large bolt of electricity travelling from his hand to Gai's body, lighting the man up momentarily. Gar cocked his fist again, "Fifth Touch: JOLT!" Gar's next punch sent Gai flying away, unconscious and twitching.
"TEAM JOLT'S Gar HAS DEFEATED TEAM ELITE'S Gai LEAVING BOTH TEAMS WITH THEIR LAST FIGHTER. TEAM ELITE PLEASE CHOOSE YOUR FINAL SHINOBI!"
Kakashi stepped up. Gar was too much for Anko and the woman knew it.
"This won't take long." Gar smirked. Unfortunately Kakashi believed him.
"TEAM ELITE'S LEADER Kakashi Hatake HAS TAKEN THE STAGE! THE FINAL FIGHT OF THIS ROUND WILL BE A FIGHT BETWEEN LEADERS! BEGIN!"
"Raikiri!" Kakashi shouted as soon as the announcer started the fight, running towards Gar and unveiling his Sharingan at the same time. His lightning covered hand missed Gar by a hair and he felt a punch hit him in the side.
"VOLT KNUCKLE!"
Kakashi flew. He landed and looked Gar dead in the eyes. "KAMUI!" He shouted. His Sharingan changed from the normal three tomoe to it's Mangekyo form, three triangles that curved at the end. A swirling black portal opened near Gar, but the teen somehow avoided it and rushed Kakashi, landing a strong punch to the masked jonin's face.
"VOLT KNUCKLE!" The jet of chakra pushed Gar's fist even further into Kakashi's face, sending him even further away, right to the edge of the arena.
Gar was standing above Kakashi, "First Touch: Crackle! Second Touch: Spark! Third Touch: Stun!" Three bolts, each stronger than the last, all found their way into Kakashi's chest at the same time, "Fourth Touch: Shock! Fifth Touch: JOLT!" Two more, exponentially more powerful, bolts also found their way into Kakashi's chest, causing him to scream out in pain, "And finally, Sixth Touch: Blitz!" All of the energy left Gar's body and he slumped to the ground, barely conscious.
Kakashi, confused, went to stand, though it hurt he managed. As he removed a kunai to finish the fght Gar snapped his finger and a bolt of lightning came from the sky. Kakashi, in his beaten up state, couldn't dodge it and was blasted off the arena.
"AND WITH Kakashi's DEFEAT THE VICTORY GOES TO TEAM JOLT OF KUMOGAKURE!" The announcer said, causing the crowd to erupt in applause.
Wow it's been a while. Sorry guys, I've been swamped with school and work, plus working on my novel so I haven't managed to write much and I really didn't want to split this into two chapters.
Anyways I hope you liked it even though Team Elite lost. Gar's Sixth Sense acts a lot like Goku's Ultra Instinct for those who've seen Dragon Ball Super, but I promise you all I thought of when I was writing Legends Will Rise, chapter 23 to be exact.
Not sure when the next chapter will be out, depends on a lot of factors, like how busy my work schedule is, and how much I think I'll need to study for my exams, but I hope to have it out on the 23rd of December. Next chapter will be Team Suna and Team Sage so let me know who you wanna see fight, I'll leave a list of each team's members down below for ya.
Team Suna
Gaara
Videl (Heavily damaged arm so she's sitting as their sub)
Temari
Hinata
Shino
Shikamaru
Team Sage
Gohan
Naruto (Still unconscious from absorbing Son Goku from Roshi)
Sasuke
Sakura
Hanabi
Neji (Sub)
Also, I've plans for a Naruto fanfic that involves God-Runners, do you guys think you'd enjoy something like that? Let me know.
THANKS FOR READING XD