Rei Kinuta Vs. Tsuki Okami
The wolf girl blinked, wanting to finish the preliminaries soon but that was ridiculously soon in her opinion. Nonetheless, she kept her face neutral and tried to recall if she knew her opponent. The name struck her a familiarity but she was certain it was not from the sand or any of the Konoha genins.
"Okay, please the 2 first candidates to step forward," the proctor said and Tsuki did so.
People started to clear the arena and were making their way towards the upper level. Many gave her good lucks as they passed but it was Kakashi who approached, giving her a closed eye smile.
"Good luck," he said and messed with her hair before placing his hands in his pockets and make his way upstairs.
Sasuke approached next, giving a smirk as he passed by. "Try not to lose Dobe"
She smirked in return and was finally able to see her female. Her smirk dropped and her eyes doubled in size once she realised why the name was familiar to her. Her opponent was none other than the second female sound ninja they had encountered in the forest. The same ninja who had assisted her in getting quite the beating.
Great, she thought, not in the mood for more sound tricks.
"Surprised mutt?" the young woman asked and Tsuki's shock quickly turned to anger as a faint growl escaped her lips. Names were never welcomed especially those associated with her unique appearance.
"You have been chosen for the first match, Tsuki Okami and Rei Kinuta. Any objections?" the proctor asked.
No" the replied at the same time, their faces serious.
"Okay then... Begin!" he said and they both jumped back while he did the same.
The first few seconds were just them, glaring at each other.
"I still own your little friends for what you did to my teammates but I guess, you will have to pay for them," Rei said first with a smirk.
"Oh really? Then come and get me a sound-girl because I also own for what you did to my friends and comrades" Tsuki replied as she grabbed two shuriken and quickly threw them at her.
Rei moved her head to the side and easily avoided them but her eyes widened when she noticed that it was a destruction. Tsuki had quickly grabbed a kunai and was charging at her with murderous intentions in her eyes. The older woman quickly lifted her metallic gloves and used them to block the kunai. To everyone's surprise, a screeching annoying sound echoed throughout the arena, causing many to shiver and grit their teeth.
The worst was for Tsuki, however, who was not only in close proximity but also more sensitive to such sounds. She had by instinct jump back but also cover her wolf ears, the sound shaking her to the very core while causing a strong pain inside her head.
"Did I forget to mention that I also have a trick on my sleeve? Just like my brother, I can manipulate sound but I can make it hearable to anyone and can control its frequency. Therefore, I can simply torture you or the entire arena" Rei said in a proud tone and started to laugh.
After the sound died, Tsuki greeted her teeth as she knew that she had a minimum to zero chances against her. The more time the battle was taking, the more damage her little gadget could do to her. Which meant that she should finish the battle as fast as possible. Question was, should she use her Kekkei Genkai or not? If she did, her strength and stamina would rise and she would be able to land more powerful attacks on her. However, her keen sensei of hearing would be even more and that could appear to be a big problem.
Her eyes widen when Rei charged at her. Her steps soundlessly, therefore if she hadn't seen her she would have never detected her. She waited and when she was close enough she jumped away. Her metal glove collided with the earth and a different but equally annoying sound was produced once again.
Tsuki bit her bottom lip as she landed several feet away.
I can't use any jutsu because the annoying sound will make me stop in the middle. Okay, we finish this fight fast and we try our best to avoid her gloves. Easiest to say than do, she thought as she closed her eyes and dug into her power. She closed her eyes little tighter as her skull and head changed, taking the familiar appearance of a wolf. White fur also covered her skin and her giant veins popped around her muscles as her body proportions changed.
She could hear gasps from the audience, obviously shocked by such change but her attention was only on her opponent who was smirking.
"Not that trick again. That is not going to work twice" she said and charged.
Falling on all four, Tsuki charged as well; her strong limbs carrying her fast and smoothly across the arena. Rei's hand was brought back and then a punch was aimed for the wolf girl's head. However, Tsuki managed to move her head slightly enough to avoid the glove and deliver her own punch right on the woman's stomach.
The air was knocked out from her lungs and she was sent flying back. Crushing on the hard ground, Rei rolled a few times before using her hands to stabilize her body and reduce her speed. Once that was done, she stood up despite the protest from her abdominal. Tsuki was standing on all 4, tail raised and body ready to attack again while her animalistic mouth portrayed a sort of grin.
"That is how you want me to play it? So be it" Rei added as she started making hand signs.
Tsuki quickly charged with hope to stop her before it was too late but when her punch touched her face, she was not there.
"Wha-"
"Surprise!" Rei said, cutting hero ff, as she appeared behind her. "Wind Style: Sonic Attack" she shouted and clapped her hands together.
Barely invisible waves of sound echoed through the room and Tsuki quickly fell on her knees while howling in pain. She had covered her ears but blood was still dripping from them. Her eyes were closed as well, her body trembling, unable to hear or sense what was going next. Naruto shouted at her to move but she didn't hear him and it was too late for her to react. Rei had appeared in front of her and delivered a strong kick in her face.
The white-haired genin flew and rolled a few times before landing on her stomach. With all her power, she raised her upper body and exposed the blood that had now started coming from her forehead as well.
"Pathetic! And where I thought that someone that had been trained under ninja wolves and could give Him a hard time, would be more of a challenge. I guess what I have heard was right. You are a disgrace" she commented as she grabbed Tsuki by the hair and punched her on the snout. The genin was sent back before colliding with the wall. As she started to fall, her opponent appeared below her and raised her knee. It connected with her stomach and blood came from the young girl's mouth. "Come on! Fight back!" she demanded, a sick smile on her face as she punched the young girl once again and sent her to the wall.
Orochimaru, who had been watching everything, smirked. From his 4 followers, Rei was the craziest and more psychopath of all. Her dominant trait, she would never fail to give an amazing performance.
Rei's comrades smirked, especially her brother, Doshu. Rei was ruthless and a total maniac. She was the perfect opponent when you wanted someone to pay for something.
"Why *punch* Don't you *punch* do something!" she shouted as she punched the defenceless Tsuki that had turned to her human form the constant beating.
Rei gave the final blow under the chin and Tsuki flew high in the air, before landing with a loud thud on her stomach on the hard floor. The sound genin scoffed and took a few steps back. She liked to torture her victims but she preferred it when they would fight back.
Hayate took a few steps forward and looked at the unconscious young girl. A small pool of blood had started to form around her and she could barely lift her head. When she did, she exposed her badly bruised and bloodied face.
"Quit! You cannot win you little mutt" her opponent said and Tsuki looked at the proctor, who waited for her answer.
However, before she could open her mouth, someone else spoke.
"Don't you dare Tsuki!" Naruto yelled and Tsuki managed to look at him.
"Yeah! Show her what you can do!" Sakura shouted, joining her comrade.
"Come on Dobe. I thought you were stronger" Sasuke said in his normal tone but Tsuki was still able to hear him.
"Man, this fight is such a drag. Finish her already!"
"Yeah! Show her the youth in you!"
"Get her Tsuki! Kiba shouted and Akamaru barked.
Tsuki could only see with shock in her eyes as almost all the rookies and Guy's team were shouting for her to stand up and fight.
Everyone was there, supporting her to continue. They wanted her to continue fighting and not to give up. They were with her, until the end. That was when Tsuki finally understood. She was not alone, not anymore. She had a new family, new friends and right now, they were expecting her to fight. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, images of loved ones playing in her mind as they encouraged her the same way.
With sudden new strength inside of her, she started to stand up despite the pain that was coming from different parts of her body. All the rookies clapped and encouraged her by calling her name. Taking a few deep breaths, she could feel some of her wounds slowly healing and it was then she opened her eyes. The once lavender seemed to have paled a few tones and a new spike in her chakra followed.
"So, you decided to continue? Big mistake mutt" her opponent said as she got her metallic gloves ready.
"I didn't want to use that for two reasons," Tsuki said as her hand went to her pouch and grabbed a scroll. "But… who cares" she added and opened it.
Everyone stopped shouting and waited with wide eyes about what she was going to do next. Taking a deep breath and by sending a last glance at her friends, Tsuki wiped the blood that was coming from her nose with her two first finger. Then, she placed the scroll down, now open, before pressing her two fingers on the paper and cross a red line above with the kanji symbols and letter on it.
"Is she going to use that?"
"Can it be?"
"No way, she is still a genin"
"Impossible!"
More and more people commented aloud as the jounin quickly understood her plan.
"Summoning Jutsu" Tsuki suddenly said with a smirk and from her scroll, innumerous crows appeared and started to fly around the arena while cawing.
"What the-" Rei exclaimed but it was then when she noticed that the crows were slightly blocking her view of her opponent. "Trying to hide behind your pets huh?" she shouted as she charged.
However, when her fist touched her face, Tsuki dissolved into more crows. A few gaps escaped from where the leaf jounin standing and they were all trying to see where the young girl was.
"What happened? Did you saw a ghost?" Tsuki's voice echoed and Rei only paled more while trying desperately to find her.
"That's it!" she said as she clapped her hands together and created her sonic attack but not a scream, not any sign of the girl appeared.
"Boo!" she suddenly said as she appeared in front of her and punched her on the face.
Rei flew back and collided with the wall while creating a small crater behind her. Sliding down, she managed to land on her feet but her eyes widen when the crows started to attack her. She jumped and jumped in an attempt to avoid them while at the same time, had grabbed a kunai and was trying to protect herself. What she didn't notice, was that she was brought at the centre of the arena and that was Tsuki's plan all along.
Suddenly, the crows started to fly around the sound kunoichi, who started to have breathing problems as they were cutting off the oxygen. Grabbing the chance, Tsuki appeared in front of her. By placing her hands on the ground, she kicked her under the chin and sent her flying. Surprisingly, she didn't fall as the crows were hitting and pinching her while causing her to sta on the air.
"That is for my friend and family!" Tsuki suddenly shouted as she appeared in front of the scared and wounded sound kunoichi.
With the crows as a booster, she pinned her kunai into her heart while both heading to the ground at an amazing speed. Then, they crashed and caused the whole room to shake as dust rose everywhere. When it cleared, gasps escaped almost everyone's lips at the final scene. Tsuki was standing on top of an almost dead Rei, her kunai at her heart. The crows had disappeared and only a few black feathers were the only proof that they ever existed.
"H-how?" was the only thing the sound kunoichi managed to say before the life leave her body.
Tsuki pulled her hands away from the blooded kunai and took a few steps away from her opponent's body. Her hand was at her right side, where a shuriken had pierced her. Rei's shuriken that she had managed to dig into her skin the moment Tsuki landed her final attack.
"Winner of this match is Tsuki Okami!" Hayate announced and almost the whole room started to clap and call her name.
Three Medical Ninja quickly entered the arena and two went to Rei's body while the last one started to heal Tsuki's wounds.
So it seems, you are his student Orochimaru thought, not caring for Rei's death, unlike her brother who kept a straight face but deep down, was furious.
Well done Tsuki, he would be very proud The 3rd Hokage thought.
Crows? Can it be? No, but the jutsu… exactly who are you Tsuki Okami? Kakashi thought as his now, the slightly healed student started to climb the stairs.
"Okay, now here are the next names for the next fight!" Hayate announced and everyone looked at the screen.
Sasuke Uchiha VS Yoroi Akado
