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"Alright brats, one week is up"
They stood at an open field. Sasuke looked worn and dirty having trained until the last minute whereas Naruto was a clean as ever. Sasuke wondered if he was even taking this bet seriously. Sasuke didn't care about the necklace in all honesty he just wanted to give her one good lick.
"The rules are come at me with the intent to kill, if you land at least one hit you win...of course if in the next hour you got nothing….you lose."
dammit , Sasuke cursed one hour was not a long time.
"Oi Tsunade can't you give them a bit more time?"
Jiraiya asked but she scoffed,
"No way, cause after one hour if they still haven't landed a hit i'm going to knock them out or worse, kill them."
Sasuke could feel the pressure. After what they had experienced her killing them would be an easy task.
"Um"
Naruto's hand was raised like he was in class and it confused Sasuke.
"No offense but Shizune may enter the fight too right?"
Everyone's mouth dropped,
"WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU SAYING YOU IDIOT!?"
Jiraiya yelled while Orochimaru understanding a bit better just snicked,
"Oi dobe do you even know what you're saying."
And there it was again, those firm confident blue eyes that told no lies and had no doubts,
"Believe me, this won't be much of a fight if she doesn't."
Sasuke wanted to protest, much like Jiraiya was doing in the background but how could he doubt this guy, he sighed.
"Whatever, just don't slow me down"
Naruto stretched his neck,
"If you're talking about speed then you should be the one worried about being left behind."
Tsunade smiled they certainly had confidence,
"Alright if at any point Shizune wants to jump in she has the right to, ready?"
Naruto took a deep breath and Sasuke fingered his holster,
"Yes!"
Tsunade smiled,
"Good, GO!"
And the fight went as expected. Sasuke moved smoother than before and Naruto was as unpredictable than ever but they just didn't have the skill to match against one of the legendary sannin. Sasuke launched himself again despite sporting a few bruises he refused to back down,
"You know little kids…. "
He swiped the Kunai at her just missing her,
"Shouldn't play with sharp objects"
She slapped his hand painfully and the kunai went flying behind him. Why couldn't he hit her?!
"NARUTO LOOK OUT!"
He heard Jiraiya cry out to his teammate and just managed to turn to see the Kunai that she had batted from his hand heading right to him. He thought he heard her gasp but he was too concerned that Naruto's momentum was making it impossible to stop and pivot in time. And he must have realized it too because he raised his arm just in time and the Kunai went right in without a cry splattering blood.
"Dammit! Naruto you okay!?"
Sasuke asked but the amount of blood was unreasonable. Still Naruto though brow crunched pushed out a reassurance,
"Fine, just dandy. What ya got? clammy hands? why ya lettin ya weapons fly like that?"
Only Naruto could make light of such a situation. Jiraiya sighed,
"No matter let's end this here, Naruto needs…"
"I'm fine"
Shizune frowned as she looked at the blonde boy, with that much blood the kid would need stitches,
"Let's continue, your turn right Shizune?"
He sent her a devilish smirk and it confused her, why was he...just then she realized and snapping her head to the left she saw her master trembling...he knew!?
The smile on his face was clear evidence of it, that was why he had mentioned she be allowed to participate, but why? What was his goal?
"Oi dobe what are you planning?"
Sasuke said looking at the wound that Naruto had no intention of wrapping. He was equally shocked when the monster of a woman that had previously been owning them suddenly clammed up and began to tremble like a baby. Whatever the reason it had started after Naruto was wounded. Was she scared of blood? That made Sasuke even more angry, they wanted to put such a useless person in the hokage's seat?!
"It's okay to be mad Sasuke"
The dobe really had a way of reading people,
"I have no intention of losing this fight that's all, the rules have not changed; if we hit that scaredy cat we win"
Sasuke smirked, Naruto could be ruthless too sometimes,
"No holding back?"
Sasuke said watching with glee as that assistant of her's jumped in front of Tsunade in a protective stance,
"No mercy"
Naruto smiled.
He really should have talked to Naruto. Should have cleared the air and figured out how he was coping with all the recent happenings. But he had been scared, and ran away. He wasn't sure what he was scared of but it was enough to keep him silent.
But he should have.
Because the Naruto fighting was a mad dog. And Orochimaru was smiling in glee; and that was never good.
Both Naruto and Sasuke upped the skill in an instant, and it wasn't as if they were holding back rather Tsunade had been repressing them from getting into a flow. Shizune wasn't that good. They relentlessly chased after Tsunade and Shizune was on the defensive doing her best to keep up and protect her master.
And what made it worse was the fact that Naruto hadn't wrapped his arm so blood was flying everywhere and there was no doubt it was on purpose. Jiraiya had told Naruto about Tsunade's fear and he was using it readily without reservation. This wasn't the idea of a kind, bright child but rather a manipulative monster.
And Shizune was struggling. Naruto and Sasuke had it not been for the chaos of the chunin exams would have been chunin and she was jounin at the very least. Yes she was skilled and experienced but with both children who had a history of team work she was barely keeping up.
"Is this really it?"
No one but the ones in the fight could hear Naruto's soft whisper,
"You really are just going to sit there and shake?"
Sasuke didn't understand what Naruto was trying to get at but he let it slide once again reaching for Tsunade but blocked by Shizune….tch!
"So you'll just watch more people die around you?"
Naruto disappeared but Sasuke kept going knowing Naruto had to be planning something,
"Fine…. Then watch"
That's what Sasuke heard but what he saw was Naruto appear on his left and a bright blue orb in his right palm. Then Shizune went flying,
"RASENGAN!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Sasuke was panting,
What
The
Hell?!
What technique was that?! When did Naruto learn it?! Who taught him!? Was it like the chidori?! What the hell?!
Everyone's mouth had dropped, even Jiraiya's because he hadn't thought that Naruto would use THAT?!
But Naruto continued to walk toward the fallen Shizune who couldn't even move a finger.
"You lost people dear to you, and gave up? I didn't even know you could just give up in this world"
Naruto said sardonically and nobody moved only watched as Naruto reached the fallen assistant,
"Now they're gone you're too scared to fight? to move? That suits me just fine."
Chakra began to spin again and Sasuke watched the same shape form,
What was he….?
The orb got bigger,
"NARUTO THAT'S ENOUGH! YOU MADE YOUR POINT!"
Jiraiya yelled because he had a bad feeling, and the darkness in Naruto's eyes scared him slightly,
"It's fine isn't it because the only person that could protect her is too frightened to move."
Sasuke could feel the power from the 'Rasengan', as Naruto had called it grow and in the moment that he looked back at Naruto's face he saw a flash of red in those blue eyes and his heart dropped,
"NARUTO STOP!"
Jiraiya wasn't going to use words anymore and instead moved to reach the clearly losing it child but before he could take a step something stopped him. He looked down and there crawling up his leg in a powerful grip were two snakes,
"OROCHIMARU!"
But the man was watching with a smile and Jiraiya hoped to god he hadn't decided at this moment to betray him again.
"Don't hate me, you were abandoned"
Naruto said as he looked down at the wounded girl and raise the rasengan and then brought it down with fury…
….
…..
But before it could land a trembling hand gripped his hand. She was panting and still trembling so hard the words barely came out,
"Wh...what do...you...what do you think...y..you're...doing?"
Naruto didn't look nearly as shocked as Sasuke or Jiraiya instead he looked deceptively calm. But after the shock wore off Sasuke gathered himself and began to move,
"Getting rid of garbage….someone like you will never understand"
Tsunade grit her teeth,
"WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?!"
She yelled raising a trembling fist and rushed it toward Naruto's face. Naruto just in the last moment grabbed her right fist and pulled it so it crossed over her chest,
"I'M SOMEONE WHO WILL PROTECT THE PEOPLE IMPORTANT TO ME NO MATTER WHAT!"
And in that moment that Tsunade was left open while Naruto was restraining her as if he already knew the plan Sasuke appeared from behind Naruto and Tsunade's eyes widened as his fist raised and slammed into her cheek,
"AND I'M GOING TO BE THE FUTURE HOKAGE!"
Tsunade fell back and Naruto and Sasuke were panting. Naruto could barely feel his arm, Though he redirected her fist the force of it definity knocked that arm out.
"OI DOBE WHAT THE HECK!? IF YOU HAD A PLAN AT LEAST TELL ME!"
Sasuke yelled and Naruto blinked before smiling and rubbing the back of his neck,
"Yea well i didn't actually think it would work…."
Sasuke scowled,
"And what was that technique?!"
"Ah… the rasengan?"
"What the…?"
Jiraiya was frozen by what had taken place. One second Naruto looked like a murderer next thing he knew they...won?
It was unbelievable. Naruto had set things up to push Tsunade to her limit and made her move knowing that she would be unable to bear it if Shizune died and then while she was open…. they ...won?
"Oh dear…"
Jiraiya looked at Orochimaru. Now that he thought about it, the man must have realized Naruto's plan. How had Orochimaru realized ? how had they…?
Wait what did Orochimaru say?
"Huh?"
Orochimaru Backed up a bit a smile on his face and glee in his eyes,
"Her trembling stopped."
Her….
Jiraiya turned to see Tsunade began to stand and indeed the trembling had stopped and her fist were clenched and he too began to back up not even bothering to warn the genin.
"So this is the current generation huh…."
Naruto looked to the woman. There was something suddenly different about her, and….when had she stopped shaking?
"I take back what i said Jiraiya…"
Naruto took a step back and Sasuke followed suit as a feral smile spread over her face,
"If these are the kids i get to command i accept being the 6th hokage!"
Bloody hell…
Naruto thought before the monster woman slammed her fist slammed in the ground and the whole earth shook and… well he couldn't really remember after that cause the woman was crazy and didn't let up.
