For what's right.
*Takigakure no Sato*Afternoon*
Both sides clashed in the middle, each going for the one getting one good strike before changing route and attacking another target.
Clangs of metal and the heavy footfalls from the running shinobi were the only sounds apart from grunts of impacts that could be heard from the plaza, and some of the braver of the villagers could be seen watching from the rooftops.
A brief lull in the battle resulted when they found themselves facing the person they wanted to fight, either for a rematch or for personal reasons.
Once again the fighting started, this time the battles taking place separately.
*Fuu vs. Hisame*
"I like the way you dress girlie, would you mind if I took your clothes when I kill you?" The two kunoichi were currently in a taijutsu match, neither getting a proper hit without receiving another in return.
"You sound as if you're going to live through this and I'm not" Fuu punched the older kunoichi as said woman hit her in the shoulder.
"Why wouldn't I," Kirisame ducked under an elbow to her throat and tried to kick Fuu's legs from under her, "after all, I'm better than you"
The jinchuriki jumped and kicked forward, nailing the brunette in the chest. The Ame-nin fell backwards and put her hands on the ground, rebounding to kick Fuu in the stomach.
The green-haired girl felt the air leave her, but it came back just as soon as it went, allowing her to block a ball of water that would have caught her middle.
'So that's how you wanna play huh? I can do that too' going through the seals for one of her only wind jutsus, she shouted "Fuuton: Daitopa." She blew all the air she had taken the previous breath.
Her attack collided with and stopped a wall of water that would no doubt have her with breathing problems for a while, even in her current state.
They rushed at each other as soon as the attacks left the field, this time with kunai drawn.
Fuu tried to stab her opponent in the gut, but her weapon was parried and she had to block a slash that would have taken her head had she not done it.
The battle continued the same way; Hisame predicting what Fuu would do and the jinchuriki trying to out-maneuver the older woman.
Fuu and Hisame clashed weapons yet again, each struggling to gain the upper hand, neither gaining it for more than a couple of seconds, until the orange-eyed girl smirked.
Hisame didn't know how to react to the smirk, but she sure as hell knew she had lost any chance to gain the advantage as soon as she felt a foot bury itself in her midsection.
When the woman doubled over Fuu didn't ignore the urge that made her knee the downed woman in the face. Hisame hovered a few inches off the ground before she fell forward. Fuu stomped on Hisame's head twice, making the older woman almost lose consciousness.
The green-haired jinchuriki went through hand-seals that would signal the end of the Ame-rouge, "Fuuton: Sakugen" She whispered and made a cutting motion with her hand. The last thin Hisame would ever see would be a blade of wind coming at her.
*Naruto vs. Murasame*
The red-headed jinchuriki was enjoying this battle, even though the older and more experienced shinobi was giving him barely enough room to counter his attack, he was pretty confident that with the boost Kurama was giving him he was giving the Ame-nin just as much trouble.
It was something he always enjoyed; the adrenaline that filled his bloodstream whenever he was in an even-leveled fight, whenever he was running from the victims of one of his pranks, that's what would always make him enjoy a fight or a chase, sometimes even look for them.
His bloodline had been called some-time during the first part of the last encounter, and he had noticed that it was somehow more like copper in its looks.
Murasame was indeed hard-pressed to not lose the edge he had. Having changed the earth spear for a pole that would be better for blocking the copper claws the brat was now sporting. He was getting a few hits in, but they were almost irrelevant with how fast the brat as healing from the hits.
Blocking yet another double handed slash and watching the red-head's feet, the older man kicked the stomach of the boy, making him slacken the force on the pole. Once again trying the maneuver that granted him his last victory, the rouge pushed with all his considerable strength against the claws that were holding him back.
This time Naruto was not caught off guard, he took a step backwards and blocked the following the blow to the head with his left hand. His right hand came forwards as fast as it could in an attempt to stab Murasame's throat.
The light-haired shinobi dodged the claws as soon as they neared his comfort zone. He punched Naruto in the chest and jumped back.
The Ame-jonin flipped through hand-seals as soon as he was out of Naruto's range, but the gennin did it too. "Suiton: suryudan!" the two of them shouted at the same time.
Twin dragons rose from the lake, followed by a larger one that went in another direction. The two Naruto and Murasame had summoned roared and flew at the humans, clashing mid-air and destroying the opposition
As Naruto panted some from the technique, Murasame went through hands-seals again and shouted "Doton: Doro jūdan no jutsu"
The man spit a giant ball of mud that speeded towards Naruto, who could only run through his head in search of something that would stop it.
Rasengan
It could work, but he would need some incredible luck.
Rotation
The bullet was coming in fast.
Power
His hand started to glow blue.
Combine both
His chakra started to spin in his hand, but it wasn't forming anything.
One for each hand
His left hand became a blur as the chakra started to spin faster and faster, creating an almost perfect Rasengan. He thrust both hands forward as soon as the sphere was complete.
The Doro jūdan hit the rasengan head-on, making mud spray everywhere, and it was only because of his goggles that Naruto didn't get any in his eyes.
Murasame watched as whatever the red-head had created destroyed one of his techniques, one that even his teammates would have trouble dealing with.
Enraged at being made a fool, the Ame-nin ran towards Naruto, his staff changing into a double-headed spear.
Naruto dodged as the weapon cut the air where his head had been seconds ago, his hand slamming forward without a second thought, the claws in it piercing the shoulder of the older man.
As Murasame clutched his darkening shoulder, Naruto kicked upwards, resulting in a trio of cuts moving from his waist to his chest, all darkening as the corrosive chakra powering the falcon talons coursed through them.
The red-head watched as the blue-haired rouge screamed in agony, a bit disturbed because of how the body of his opponent was going from its normal skin tone to a dark gray in a matter of minutes, killing the older ninja as the corrosion reached his heart.
*Shibuki vs Suien*
"Give up Shibuki, you may have drank the Water, but I'm still stronger than you" said Suien as he traded blows with the Taki-leader, who was oddly serious.
"I won't give up until you pay for the crimes you've committed against my village" Shibuki dodged under a kunai swipe and tried to cut Suien's side.
"I've already told you Shibuki, that by the end of the day this village will be mine." The spiky-haired shinobi blocked the stab and punched Shibuki in the chest.
The dark-haired man took a step backwards, but countered as soon as he could, punching Suien with a hook that broke his nose.
The bandana-wearing ninja paid no mind to the singing sensation coming from his nose, instead concentrating on his opponent, one that he thought was weaker but had just proved him wrong, if anything, they were equals.
Shibuki made to kick Suien, as the older man ducked the Taki-nin switched legs and with all his weight behind him, kicked Suien in the stomach as the man was righting himself.
Suien changed with a log as he felt the kick land on him, but he did not let that stop him.
Shibuki summoned a water blade as soon as he saw the log that signified a kawarimi, sliding into the stance that was showed to everybody in the academy, only his was modified a bit to suit him better.
The Taki-leader blocked a water sword that would have rid him of his left arm. He pushed forwards as the traitor struggled against him, the sound of water clashing sounding through their ears.
Water droplets jumped around as the blades kept clashing against each other, none managing a proper offensive and staying in the line between attack and defense.
The two jumped back and glared at each other as they went through hand-seals for a jutsu that could end either of them.
"Suiton: Norowa nagare no jutsu" shouted suien.
"Suiton: Suryudan no jutsu" stated Shibuki.
From the mouth of Suien came what could only be described as destruction in a liquid form, water pressured so high that it could cut, yet it was puny compared to the water dragon that Shibuki summoned.
A reptile thicker than thickest tree in Taki and just as big rose from the lake, and with a mighty roar it moved forwards close to the ground, slamming against Suien attack and decimating it with ease.
It reared back as the current slammed against its body. The dragon's head spun in the air, rising higher and higher, until it came down to air with a 'dying' roar, hitting the ground where Suien was standing.
Said ninja could only stare in fright as the construct flew down towards him, and it was only instinct that allowed him to doge, yet it was a second to late and 'mouth' hit his legs, leaving him with no way to move anymore.
Shibuki glared down at the man who had killed his father, "How does it feel, to be in the same position you left me in?" he asked "Defenseless, weak, at the mercy of another man?"
The dark-haired man crouched so he could look at the downed ninja eye-to-eye, "but just like you did" he continued, in a voice that would have frozen hell itself, "I'm going to let you live, though you are going to Konoha's Top Prison"
Suien managed to glare at Shibuki, even as he paled at what could happen to him in The Most Cruel prison of the Elemental Nations.
It was not a good day to be a missing-nin from Taki.
*Two hours later*Hospital*
Naruto was sitting beside the bed of his teammates, waiting for them to wake up so they could leave before Kurenai-sensei came back, though it almost seemed impossible with his injured teammates.
A rustle from his right made him turn towards Shino, "How are you feeling?"
The logical Aburame spoke lowly, "My limbs are numb, as is my chest; a good rest and some of your chakra will speed my recovery."
It was something they had discovered, the Uzumaki dense chakra could be used by the kikaichku to speed the recovery of an Aburame, even if he couldn't directly inject his chakra into others. Though it had the odd side-effect of making Shino lose his senses for a while.
Hinata sat up on her bed as Naruto turned around, and she could see Shin turning his head for better hearing, "I-I'm sore too, b-but it's going now"
Naruto nodded and proceeded to tell them of the fights they missed.
*Shibuki and Fuu*
The two of them were having a meal in their house, drinking a cup of tea, "Are you sure about this?" The dark-haired man asked Fuu.
The tanned girl nodded as she put her cup down, "Yeah, we both know that I'm not really liked by many here"
Shibuki sighed, "It could change with what happened today, you know?" he told her, "You helped save the village, the least they could do is give you some recognition"
Fuu shook her head sadly, "If anything I made it worse, yeah I released the hostages, but I also used Nanabi's chakra so…"
Shibuki interrupted her, "The people will be calling out on you" he sighed as she nodded, "I hope I could do more for you"
"We both know you can't, I was doomed as soon as they sealed it" The two lapsed into silence.
After a few minutes later the silence was broken by Shibuki, "alright, you are no longer in service of Takigakure no Sato Fuu, you are to go to Konoha with our allies."
*That day*Konoha*
Kurenai was on the end of a stare coming from the Hokage, and even if she knew it was no danger to her, she couldn't help but feel nervous.
"Report" Sarutobi's voice was one reserved for this kind of meetings, the ones that could probably affect the village.
"I left them as soon as I read the scroll, leaving them to plan how to continue. The other two chose Naruto as the leader before continuing, on a side note our client liked to tease Naruto-kun a lot.
"When they arrived to the outside of Taki they were cornered by some kids into helping them clean the place, and Naruto-kun made himself a comic release to everyone present.
"Then they entered the village proper and got a tour from the client, meeting the Nanabi jinchuriki along the way. The girl told Shibuki-dono of a threat to the village and the man got my team to help him.
"The threat was a missing nin by the name of Suien and his followers, all from Amegakure. My team followed Shibuki as he 'retreated'
"Naruto had a discussion with the other Jinchuriki, after which a flare went up and the girl agreed to help. The five proceeded to the town plaza where Suien and his followers were taking hostages.
"A battle took place, they eliminated ten of the enemy numbers before losing to some more obviously skilled, Shino-kun managed to eliminate another threat before losing consciousness and Hinata just managing to weaken her opponent, the same with Naruto-kun.
"After that Shibuki-dono, Naruto-kun and the Nanabi jinchuriki each tapped into a secondary power and battled again, this time resulting in two casualties for their enemies and a prisoner.
"Shino-kun and Hinata are resting now; the iryo-nin healed most of their injuries."
Sarutobi listened to the story, inwardly beaming in pride at what the Will of Fire had done to the children, they were shaping out to be quite skilled, he had no doubt that they would surpass the previous generation.
"One more thing Hokage-sama," Kurenai's voice broke his train of thought, "Naruto-kun showed that he could do the Yondaime's rasengan"
Hiruzen felt his eyes widen, what else had the kid taken from the forbidden scroll? "Leave him, as long as he doesn't let witnesses whenever he uses it it's okay" he hoped that Naruto wouldn't meet shinobi from Kumo or Iwa before he made jonin "though it isn't the first time he surprises me" he turned his chair around.
Kurenai recognized the dismissal, as indirect as it was, and left the office. She had to pick up her team.
Right, another chapter done. Wish I could have made it longer bu, oh well.
Now, before you whine about how I killed off Murasame, the golden weapon is the chakra of the user given physical form, add the corrosive chakra of a Bijuu into the mix, and you get a weapon the poisons the body.
I've decided to start the story I told you about last week, it should be on fictionpress next monday under the same user name so updates are going to vary in between both stories and will have no fixed date.
Fuu has goten even further ahead with 29 votes and Karin is second with 25, remember the poll will end in the new year.
On another note, I fricking hate ants, I have like ten different bites of the fuckers along my arms.
Daitopa: grat breakthrough
Sakugen: slash
Suryudan: water dragon
Doro jūdan: mud bullet
Norowa nagare: cursed flow