AN: Now a lot of you are probably going to ask, "Oh hey he is finally back again" and I'll be honest with everyone. It has been a long time since I have written anything. Study, work has just taken over so many thing in my life that I just have no time to do these things anymore.
However, here I am, uploading another chapter to a story that I first started when I was 17/18. I am now 20 years old and well while I want to keep my story going, this is going to be more of a way for me to sit back and relax when I have any spare time.
Anyway enough from me, I hope people still enjoy what I upload and I am sorry for mistakes as it has been a really long time writing for me. For my next chapter when I upload it, its going to be a short side off chapter. Till then enjoy.
Chapter 52: Team 7 Showdown
The air was still, and the open field remained still. In the distance, clashing of steel and fists could be heard as Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura clashed with each other in their sparring match. Out of the three of them Sakura stood by watching carefully as Naruto and Sasuke went at each other, equal in strength the two kept at it without stopping for breath. Sakura smirking at the two of them, concentrating her chakra as the nearby lake started to sway and ripple. "Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu" a turret of water erupted from the lake in the form of a dragon as it hurled itself towards the two unaware ninja. "This is for forgetting about me you two!" Sakura shouted as Naruto and Sasuke turned at the moment the water dragon hit them, making the two of them crash to the ground. Without a moment's hesitation Sasuke climbed to his feet and bolted towards Sakura as she took her fighting stance ready to counter.
"Wind Style: Wind Bullets" Sasuke spun around as Naruto shot three bullets of air towards him. Sasuke jumped into the air to avoid the projectiles but at the same time was followed by Sakura as she planted her foot into his back, sending him towards the ground. Not feeling much from the attack, Sasuke recovered quickly and landed on the ground safely as he turned his attention towards Naruto as he was joined by Sakura.
"Heh, I knew you two couldn't resist ganging up on me. Well then I hope you don't mind if I do this then" Sasuke closed his eyes and opened them again revealing his Sharingan.
"Seems okay to me, what about you Sakura?" Smirked Naruto as he turned to her.
"He's going to need all the help he can get to beat the two of us" Laughed Sakura as Sasuke gave a smile to her comment.
"All right then you guys asked for it" Without a moment's notice Sasuke launched his fireball jutsu right at them.
"Water Style: Water Wall" Bulking up her chest Sakura spat out a large amount of water as it raised off the floor and into the wall. Blocking the fireball, Sasuke launched himself through the wall of water and towards Sakura, only to be cut off by Naruto as he blocked the attack. Sasuke disappeared in a blanket of smoke, within a split second Sauske had appeared behind Sakura and returned the favour by kicking her in the back and into Naruto as the two of them got pushed into the collapsing wall of water. "You ok Naruto?" Asked Sakura as she helped him out.
"Yeah I'm…" Sasuke cutting Naruto off as he appeared in front of him with his foot lifted back ready to swing. Not able to defend himself in time Sasuke kicked Naruto in the stomach as he was sliding across the ground, he then quickly turned to attack Sakura but wasn't fast enough as she had moved away from him, hands together and making her seals the puddle of water that Sasuke stood in had started to merge towards him and bound him into place.
"Well this is a new one" Said Sasuke as Naruto and Sakura walked towards him. "All right you guys win aha" Laughed Sasuke as Sakura smiled and undid the Jutsu. "But next time I'll take you guys on by yourselves" Smirked Sasuke as he shook his head.
"I'll be sure to beat you either way" Said Naruto as the three of them sat down on the ground. "So what now, surely pervy sage should be back by now?"
"Well it has been two days now so he is either still at the village or is on his way back now" Replied Sakura. The three of them laid back as the day slowly went by, a few hours had passed till they noticed a presence heading towards them.
"Hey you guys sense that" Motioned Sasuke as he climbed to his feet.
"Yeah someone is heading this way" Replied Naruto as him and Sakura got off the ground. The three of them looked off towards the main room as they could see a large figure moving towards them. "its pervy sage" The three of them signed in relief as they ran towards him. "Hey, pervy sage you're finally back!"
"It's…nice…to see you guys again" Puffed Jiraiya as he looked to have just ran a marathon.
"Are you all right master Jiraiya, you looked to have just bolted back here?" Asked Sakura as he nodded back to her.
"I have yeah, but that's cause on my way back here I stumbled upon some intel about Tsunade's whereabouts" The three of them looked at him eager to learn of her whereabouts. "Now I know you guys want to help, and I will tell you now that it will indeed be dangerous" Warned Jiraiya.
"So what, you have seen what the three of us can do, we even bested one of the Sannin ourselves" Yelled Naruto.
"I am fully aware of that. That's why I spoke to Kakashi and asked for his approval to take you guys with me, he is your sensei after all"
"So we are going with you then?" Asked Sasuke.
"You are on one condition" The three of them leaned in closer. "How far are you guys into learning the Rasengan?" Asked Jiraiya.
"All three of us have manage to burst a water balloon each" Replied Sakura.
"I see, so you guys have only finished the first stage" Jiraiya closed his eyes to think for a minute. "All right then, normally I would not rush and force students into intense training, but if you guys can learn the Rasengan in two days, then I will take you guys with me." The three of them looked at each other worried. "Whats wrong?"
"I understand what you mean pervy sage, but do we really have two days to spare, what if granny gets killed" said Naruto.
"I know what you mean, but I can promise you that she will be fine. Orochimaru won't kill her because she is an important asset to him. On top of that I need to confirm this information and wait for Kakashi to arrive as he is coming with us. Naruto looked at the others as they nodded in agreement. "All right then, how about we grab something to eat and get right back to training. You guys will need all the strength you have if we are going to master the Rasengan. The three of them smiled as they all walked back into town, prepared to do whatever it takes to complete their training.
