Alright another chapter. Have fun reading this one. This one isn't as long as the last chapter... but it's still a little over 2,000 words.
The fight Continues!
Last chapter comments:
FoamPip: I hope that he can eventually overcome the 4 use limit on flying raijin. I am also curious to know if he will eventually meet with naruto and how they will interact with each other.
Me: I got big plans for the future! Trust!
Jeagerbomb1527: Interesting story so far and I'm enjoying it, but why would he still have moves up his sleeve that he's not showing? He's literally fighting for his life you would think that would be the time to show everything you have.
Me: I was literally working on chapter 8 when I read your comment. You were absolutely right. So I fixed that issue in this chapter! Hope you enjoy.
Guest: best book i've read this year.
Me: You have no idea how much this inspired me to keep going. Thank you!
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"Good work Ino!" Choji and Shika said in unison. "Human boulder" Choji said then began rolling towards Kazuma. Suddenly Ino began struggling to keep Kazuma under control. She was beginning to get pushed out of his mind and she didn't know why. Kazuma was of trying to get his body back, but there was something else. Maybe because she really didn't want to do this to him.
"Release!" Ino shouted right before Choji could touch Kazuma. In a split second Kazuma disappeared then reappeared a step away from Choji. Kazuma brought his arm back, then threw a punch with all his might in Choji's side. The thick shinobi went was sent flying a couple of feet back.
"Ino what happened? I was sure you had him!" Shikamaru said.
"His will was too strong! He's has to be some sort of monster!" Ino said. She couldn't believe what had just happened. Kazuma's will to live was strong. Too strong for Ino to keep him under her control long enough to do any damage.
"This guy… what a drag" Shikamaru thought to himself.
Kazuma was breathing heavy. "Third hit on you" Kazuma said, while talking to Choji. "I just need to survive a couple more minutes!" Kazuma shouted then body flickered in Ino's direction. Ino was caught off guard and tried to back up a little, but her body wouldn't move as fast as her eyes. Right before Kazuma was about to attack, Kazuma body flickered away. Ino sighed in relief. Catching everyone off guard. He reappeared directly beside Shikamaru then threw his stolen kunai across the arena. It looked like he just threw them away.
"Not only is he fast, but his reaction time is incredible. Many would be thinking he's teleporting right now, but he's definitely just using his raw speed. His body flicker to be exact. Not even regular anbu are this good at using the body flicker. I'd even say that he's faster than me… and to think he hasn't used any ninjutsu yet. This guy is something else" Kakashi thought as he stared at the battle.
The young hunter punched the shadow manipulator in the face, then kicked him in the jaw. Before he could get the last hit, Shika countered with a punch of his own. They went back and forth for a while. Kazuma had Shikamaru on the ropes. The shadow manipulator was trying his hardest to dodge and parry all of Kazuma's attacks. Shika snuck in an uppercut and this staggered Kazuma a bit.
"Ino now!" Shika yelled. Kazuma turned around and notice Ino's hand up in a hand sign. "Mind trans—"
"Shadow clone jutsu!" Kazuma yelled. Suddenly another version of Kazuma appeared right beside him. An exact replica. Ino was so shocked that she didn't even use her jutsu. No one expected him to still have this much chakra left. He must have been pushing himself. "I can't use my two ultimate ninjutsu's. I'll be either dead or in a position for them to kill me. I need to be more careful now more than ever."
"Oh no. Dealing with him by himself was hard enough. Now we have two of them! What's our best move?" Shika said. He couldn't think straight. Suddenly they began feeling the ground shake. All 3 of them turned around and saw Choji rolling towards them.
Choji was clearly angry about something. "I'm not fat! I'm Chubby!" Choji shouted as he rolled his way over to Kazuma.
"Huh?" Kazuma said, then shook his head in a panic. He didn't know what Choji was talking about. "I never called him fat so what is he talking about? Did someone in the crowd call him fat? He's so much faster now. I need to move. Now!" Kazuma thought, then tried to jump backwards, but his body wouldn't move. He looked down only to see his shadow connected to Shika's.
His heart began to race as Choji got closer and closer. The thick shinobi completely obliterated his shadow clone and was now approaching him. He had to move. "Mind transfer jutsu!" Ino shouted. Suddenly, Kazuma disappeared and reappeared with his hand on one of the kunai he threw earlier. He stumbled a bit harder than he wanted to.
"That's 3 time's you've used that jutsu. You won't be able to use it again. I'm sorry, but it's over for you. You're fast and strong I'll give you that, but you can barely stand and you're almost out of chakra. Honestly, this has been such a drag" Shika said. He was almost out of chakra as well, but he had to make sure Kazuma didn't know that.
Suddenly, Kazuma smiled. This caused Shika, Ino, and Choji to gasp.
"I'm indeed almost out of chakra, but I can use that jutsu more than 3 times" Kazuma said with a smile on his face. It was almost like he was having fun, or he was just confident in his ability to win. Regardless, team 10 didn't like it what-so-ever.
"Fire style: Fire ball jutsu" Kazuma said. The fireball rushed over to them causing the trio to split up. Kazuma stumbled a bit. He was really almost out of chakra, but he needed to keep going. He couldn't stop now. It'll all be over if he stopped fighting. This trio's teamwork was way to good for him to hold anything back.
Everyone was surprised at the fact that Kazuma used a ninjutsu that wasn't the flying-Raijin.
Choji used human boulder to roll over to Kazuma. "Lightning style: Lightning arrow" Kazuma shouted, then his hand began to emit blue lightning around it. He threw it like a ball and the lightning took the form of an arrow.
"Choji look out!" Shikamaru said, then used his
The young hunter put the kunai back down, then body flickered over to the trio multiple times. Suddenly he was face-to-face with Shika. Before Shika could react, Choji grabbed onto Kazuma. The hunter twisted his body, twisting Choji's hand in the process, then kicked Choji right in the face. That kick didn't mean anything for his score because he had already hit Choji 3 times. Kazuma ran back towards Shika where they exchanged blows for a second before Kazuma finally got his final hit on the shadow manipulator. Last was Ino. His green eyes stared into her light blue eyes.
Shika hit Kazuma in the jaw again, breaking the eye contact between Kazuma and Ino. The young hunter turned to the shadow manipulator and began to hit him with a nasty taijutsu combo. Choji came back with an attack of his own, but Kazuma countered with his very own quick attack. Kazuma's fighting had gotten progressively better throughout the fight and even though his body was aching, it was not affecting his battle at all.
Ino began moving into the fight, she needed to do something. She felt useless.
"Ino stop!" Shika said as he continued to fight Kazuma hand-to-hand.
"But why? You all need my help!" Ino screamed as she watched Shikamaru take a roundhouse kick to the face, then watched Choji's legs get swept from underneath him.
"He only needs one more hit on you! If he does that then he wins! Stay back, we can handle this" Shikamaru said as he pulled out a kunai and went for the kill. Kazuma began dodging all the attacks.
"I can't just sit here and do nothing! I'll wait for the perfect opportunity to use my Mind transfer jutsu" Ino said as she got some distance away from the battle. She then put her hands up in the right sign and began waiting. Following Kazuma's movement.
After a while, the battle seemed to be slowing down. Choji and Shikamaru could no longer keep up with Kazuma's reaction speed. Every punch they threw, he dodged it. He wasn't even using ninjutsu and he was still winning.
"You all underestimated me while also having a false sense of confidence. You three are indeed strong together and would be a bad matchup for anyone else. Honestly all the times that you've caught me in that shadow jutsu has scared me" Kazuma said, while looking in Shikamaru's direction. "And you, that punch of yours is something to be feared" Kazuma said, while looking in Choji's direction. The crowd had gotten quiet, and they tried to listen onto the conversation, but Kazuma was speaking way to low.
His eyes then tried to Ino.
"Mind transfer Ju—" before she could finish the chant, Kazuma was standing directly in front of her. Just a few inches away from her face, with a hand on her shoulder. Ino had a deep blush on her face. She had never been this close to Kazuma, but seeing all of his features, she knew that he looked good. He brought his arm back and attacked.
But something was wrong. The attack was slow. Super slow. Slower than anything Ino had ever seen. When the attack connected, it had no power in it. She didn't even flinch when his fist connected with her cheek. In only a second, Kazuma had fell on top of her. His eyes were nearly closing, but he tried to keep them open.
"Not… yet…" Kazuma said in a low whisper. He didn't have the strength to speak louder. He didn't have the strength to keep fighting, but he tried to keep on. "There's no way… they will count that… as a clean hit" Kazuma said as he tried to push himself up off the young kunoichi. His body was weakened. He had used the flying- Raijin 4 times, along with shadow clone jutsu.
Suddenly two arms wrapped around his body and he stiffened up.
"It's okay… just rest for now. You've won" Ino said. She held onto him tighter and dug her face into his shoulder. She could hear the hurt in his voice when he was speaking. He wasn't just fighting for his life anymore. It was deeper than that and Ino could feel it. Something was pushing him to go further than his body could handle, and she didn't like it. She needed to comfort him and the only way she could, was to hold him. So that's what she did. When she felt his body relax and his breathing start to move at a steady pace, she smiled.
The entire crowd was in shock at what they had witnessed. Not only did Kazuma win against 3 chunin level ninja, but he was also getting held by one of them. The illegal bounty hunter was getting held by the princess of the Yamanaka clan.
Tsunade was just as shocked as everyone else. So shocked that she couldn't even get any words out. She just watched as Kazuma had finally passed out on the kunoichi.
"The winner is Kazuma! He's successfully gotten 3 clean hits on each of the shinobi in the arena. By winning this match, he has managed to spare his life. Further decisions will be made by tomorrow. If any of you watching this battle have a problem with this outcome, you can face me" Tsunade said, with a smug look on her face. She was the Hokage. Nobody would dare challenge her if they knew what was good for them. It had gotten very quiet, and people began to leave the arena. Tsunade turned her attention back to the illegal bounty hunter and the princess. "Get him girl."
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