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Naruto Reborn: Sasuke Uchiha
Chapter 4: The chunin finals Part 1
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Naruto stood by Hinata's bed, having stopped by everyday to see her progression to recovery. Kurama had explained that the process was going slow and that she'd gone into a somewhat comatose state to help accelerate the healing speed. Though neither of them really knew what would happen to the extra Youkai inside of her body, Kurama speculated that it would simply dissipate after it was done, or that it would be used up the next time she used a jutsu. Gently running a hand through the girls midnight blue hair he smiled a bit before turning to leave, the exams would be starting soon, and he had a certain ass he was hoping to kick.
"Don't worry Hinata, if I get paired with Neji he's gonna be wearing his cheeks like ear muffs with how hard I'm gonna kick them" He said before making his way out and toward the stadium. Along the way he met up with Ami who smiled a little, knowing where he had come from.
"How is she doing today Sasuke?" She asked as she saw him look her way
Naruto did have to admit that Ami looked a bit different now since she started her training, he had a feeling he knew who it was but he didn't want to assume things. Now instead of her previous purple pants she wore black Shorts with one leg being slightly longer on the right leg, coming to mid thigh while the other was short enough he could swear if it was shorter her butt would be hanging out, a thought that made him blush faintly. Around her waist was a purple half skirt type cloth that was more focused on the right side, and her upper body was covered in a somewhat unique style outfit. She had on what seemed to be a black skin tight mesh shirt, which was covered by a semi-tight grey shirt with purple lines along it, and then that was covered by a black half vest that had one strap over her left shoulder and a metal plate over where her heart would be. Her arms had long gloves on them, one being rolled up to cover up to her elbow while the other went almost all the way up her arms, metal plates on the back of them in a way that made Naruto think of Kakashi. And finally she wore long sandal/boots that went up to the top of her shins, with the one on her left leg having one long black legging showing from under it. On her right thigh she had a small kunai holster, and all together Naruto had to admit, she looked damn good now. (1)
"She's still out, but she's recovering pretty fast. She gets stronger everyday" He replied before holding out his fist toward Ami. "Let's hope one of us gets to teach that arrogant milk eye a lesson ey Ami?" This caused her to chuckle and lightly fist bump him before nodding in agreement.
*A Few Moments Later: At the Coliseum*
Everyone had gathered in the center of the ring, listening as the new proctor went through the list and the rules of what was going to happen and how things were done for this part of the exam. Nothing much had changed from before except now they were using a bracket paper instead of the large tv monitor from before. Naruto had kinda tuned it out, knowing that things were going to go pretty much the same as before in terms of rules. He did however tune in when he heard something a bit unique, the Hokage came to the stage and announced that during the month of training time between the second and third exams. The council decided that as a way to help the village grow in strength they would officially announce and reinstate clans back into konoha under the CRA, and through absorption of other clans who have no heir heir of the main bloodline will be placed into a clan restoration act to help them to restore the bloodline to its former glory. This was interesting and when Naruto thought about it, it made sense as to why he was seeing so many other people in the village that he wasn't familiar with such as Shirayuki.
After that was finished everyone was asked to leave the arena so that the first match could be called. When the Proctor stood in the middle of the field he spoke loudly enough for everyone to hear, using a small microphone so as to be heard. With a small genjutsu the entire arena fell dark, lit only by stage lights you'd see at a fight club or a night time event.
"Introducing the Current Heir of the Yuki clan and Konoha's first Resident Ice user, Representing the teachings of our favorite snake using Sadist" He said the last part with a glance toward said snake mistress, who was grinning like a maniac, seeing as this was her idea. "The Ice Lotus of Konoha, Shirayuki!" (2)
As the girl made her way out of the gate to the field a song began to blare out from some speakers that had been set up around the balcony.
*Music: Miss Independent*
Now this was something that caught his attention, seeing as this battle hadn't actually been in the original chunin exams and he was a bit eager to see one of Sasuke's old 'friend' going head to head with someone else. He did notice though, that even as Shirayuki walked out she spared him several strange looks, reminding him of how Hinata looked at him in a way. But before he could wave or anything she looked away as if something was wrong.
-I'll have to talk to her later, see if I did something wrong- He thought to himself before making his way up to his team to watch the fight.
When the girl reached the center of the ring she stood there for a moment before bringing out one hand, raising it up before clenching a fist as a large burst of ice and mist surrounded her, clearing away with a breeze of wind to reveal a large ice statue shaped like a lotus flower with the girl standing on it. After jumping down the flower shattered and melted away as she made her way to her side of the field to wait, the song coming to an end.
"And her opponent, hailing from Konoha as well as a fellow student of our Snake Mistress. The Lightning Ring of the Leaf, Konoka!"
*Music: I Do Whatever It Takes*
The female slowly made her way from the opposite entrance of Shirayuki, a determined look on her face and fists clenched tightly. With every step she took the dual Ringblades clinked together on her right hip. When she reached the center of the arena she simply flicked her wrist, grabbing a blade and bringing it over her head. On cue the blade lit up with electricity that arched around her into an almost cage like appearance before bursting out in a flashy show, leaving small grooves on the ground before she locked eyes with Shirayuki. The look on her face said simply "You're in the way" as the song faded out and she walked to the other side of the ring.
*In the Balcony*
Naruto stood there a bit confused now, this kind of entrance was much different than what he remembered. Perhaps he should have payed more attention to the introduction earlier, they were picking out music to enter with now, must be something to entertain the civilian populace? He'd just have to look into it before his time came around, there was plenty of old music from a long time ago that he could pick from after all (3)
*In the Arena*
Shirayuki watched Sasuke for a bit, quickly looking away when he noticed her before taking a slow breath, she was going to prove to Sasuke-kun that she was just as good as that Hyuga princess and the Uzumaki girl. She would show him that she could be strong too and earn his attention. She did have to shake her head a bit to clear her mind as her thoughts went a bit south, having to blame Anko for that. Having trained with her for so long was not only helping her in terms of strength, but having an effect on the darker parts of her mind as well.
Slipping into her stance she looked across the field to her opponent, who had her own thoughts running through her mind.
Konoka was standing still and examining the person before her, the one standing between her and her advancement in the ninja word, and she wasn't about to let that happen. If she was going to become a future legend she couldn't lose here, so even if they had the same sensei she wasn't going to hold back in this battle.
"Both Combatants ready?" The proctor asked, looking between the two and receiving nods from them, he waved his hand in a downward motion "Begin"
The two continued to stand there for s long moment, not breaking eye contact as they sized each other up, each with a reason to win, each one wanting to prove their strength.
And then it began.
The two of them took off at full speed toward each other, still holding eye contact the whole time until they met in the middle of the field. Shirayuki going for a two fingered jab aimed for Konoka's shoulder while Konoka leaned to avoid it and opened her palm. At this range a Jutsu would be extremely difficult to avoid and as such, was a perfect opportunity to weaken the ice user early in the battle.
"Lighting Style: Thunderbolt!" She called out, unleashing a small burst of electricity. Shirayuki was caught off guard and only managed to avoid major damage by ducking and rolling between Konoka's legs, standing again and holding her shoulder in a bit of pain. Shaking off the stinging she charged forward and used the moment of confusion to land two good jabs on Konoka, jumping up and flipping over the lightning user as she tried to counter Shirayuki's attack, only to receive a jab to her shoulder from above and a follow-up punch to her jaw as she tried to turn again.
Jumping away Shirayuki created some distance between herself and Konoka, not wanting to get hit by another one of those lighting bolts at close range.
Konoka on the other hand was holding her side with one arm and her shoulder with the other, already beginning to feel the effects of Shirayuki's Devouring Winter style. A feeling of cold running from each of the points she'd touched.
"Not a bad move there Shira-chan, I didn't expect this much speed from you. But don't think that this will be enough to stop me" Konoka said softly as she drew her dual Ring Blades and got into a fighting stance.
"I wouldn't dream of it Kona-chan" Shira countered as she got into her own stance, ready for whatever might come next.
Konoka herself then did a few partial hand signs and then thrust her hands out as four large pillars of stone rose from the ground around Shirayuki, causing the white haired girl to look around in surprise. But she didn't get much time to react as her opponent threw the Ring Blades at her, forcing her to dodge about in between the pillars left and right. While this was happening Konoka couldn't help but smirk a bit, watching everything fall into place as Shirayuki found herself tripping and landing in a mess of Ninja wire that had been laced around between the Pillars. Once the Trap was set Konoka smirked even wider as she went through a few more hand signs.
"Lighting style: Four Pillar Web Trap!" She called out, having combined two of her stronger Jutsu together to create a more powerful combination. True to its name the wires sparked up with electricity that was down along every inch of the wires, colliding with Shirayuki and causing her to cry out in pain as the lighting ran through her body.
At first it seemed that this was the end of the fight right there, but then Shirayuki burst into shards of ice, revealing it to be nothing more than an ice clone. Before Konoka could even turn around though she received a hard palm strike to her back, followed up by an elbow to the ribs and a hard roundhouse kick into her gut that sent her rolling away. Looking up she saw Shira was looking a bit worse for wear, having not been able to escape all of the damage from the attack. Her jacket was torn and missing a sleeve now, possibly from the ninja wire. Parts of her pants and mesh shirt were torn and burned from the lightning hitting her, a little smoke rose from her body as a sign that she was indeed hit by the attack.
Now the white haired girl began her own series of hand signs, a slightly longer sequence before jumping back and gathering what looked like black snow or ice to her right hand. The ice formed into that of a dragon head as she then punched forward and sent the long serpentine beast at Konoka with a yell.
"Ice Style: Black Dragon Blizzard" She called loudly as Konoka moved quickly in a sideways roll, the large beast impacting the space she'd once been and exploding, sending her rolling even further from the force.
Landing once again Shirayuki rose her hand up and condensed moisture into several icey senbon and with a flick of her wrist she launched the frozen weapons at her target. Konoka used her Ring Blades to block what she could, spinning them to deflect and break the majority, though a few got through and hit her legs and arms.
The two girls stood there and panted slightly, each one now looking a bit beat up and worn down. But both of them knew this was far from done, neither being willing to just give in.
Without warning Konoka holstered both of her blades and then held out her hands, channeling her lightning style chakra to her hands as sparks began to shoot around her fists. This was her own little adaption of Shirayuki's style, her Lightning Strike Fist.
"Now how about we get serious Shira-chan?" She asked while slowly slipping into her stance.
"I was about to say the same thing" Came the reply of the ice user, who channeled ice chakra to her fingertips and formed small claws on each tip. The claws could be used to enhance her Devouring Winter Style, and she intended to take full advantage of that.
The two again charged forward, beginning what looked like something out of a street fight, punches, kicks, claws, it was a full on brawl in the ring. Each one managing to land hits on the other one, but neither could land a defining blow. The two continued on like this for some time before jumping away to catch their breath, each of them looking as if they'd been through a hurricane.
Shira was littered with burn marks and bruises, her clothing even further torn and a nasty looking gash under her eye. Konoka on the other hand was covered in small puncture wounds and black spots where she seemed to be developing frostbite in those areas, nothing a bit of healing couldn't take care of if they got to it soon.
Both of them then began to run through hand signs, ready to end this battle with the next move. Shira was the first to finish as she began to gather familiar black ice on both of her hands, turning into the Large ice dragon heads from before as she punched outward to launch her attack. Konoka though had finished her own seals and then held out both hand, pointing finger extended to fire off several bolts of lightning toward the attack.
"Ice Style: Twin Dragon Blizzard/Lightning Style: Rapid Lightning Strike!" They called Simultaneously as their attacks collided, beginning a power struggle over who would be dominant.
For quite some time the two struggled, each one unwilling to submit as they pushed everything they could into their attack. That is, however, until the combined Jutsu blew up and outward and sent both females crashing into the walls behind them.
When the dust cleared both girls were found face down on the ground, both clearly unconscious and unable to continue, resulting in the proctor calling it a draw as the medical ninja came to take them away.
*In the stands*
Temari and Kankuro were looking a bit worried as they saw the display of power the two had given. If those two were genin, then what would the Chunin or even Jounin be like?! But before either of them could bring their thoughts to life, their redheaded sibling spoke up.
"If these two are this strong, the rest of the village must be even stronger…. Just how strong is that Uchiha…" She asked to no one in particular, practically on the verge of drooling at this. That boy could be the one to give her a reason to exist. Feeding him to mother would make her extremely happy.
*With Team Seven*
Both Naruto and Ami sat in awe at the strength of the two, not thinking anyone that strong was in the same rank as them. Though, Naruto was just eager to have another strong opponent to possibly fight later
"There are many prodigies in this Genin class, I didn't expect such a strong outcome to be honest" Obito said softly, smiling a little. "Maybe this will be the generation that surpasses all others ey?" He joked a little, though silently he hoped he was right.
After the field was cleared the proctor made his way to the center of the ring, getting ready to introduce the next set of fighters.
Aaaaaaaaand scene, sorry y'all but I wanna kinda draw out this one a bit, keep you all in suspense at the fighters and their skills hehe. But don't worry to those who added oc's to the list, if you don't see them fight you'll most likely see them mentioned soon, or in later chapters when I see the right moment. Also Oc's are still welcome if anyone has more. I love having my fans participate in the story whenever possible. So please, if you have characters, ideas, anything at all (As long as its constructive) Feel free to review or pm me with them!
(AN:) I'll be keeping the Pole up until April Seventh to ensure maximum voters, so please put in your votes! I really want to see what my fans want me to tackle next!
I have a Link to give you a general Idea of what it looks like for those who can't really picture it, just in case. art/Miuu-for-Naruto-OC-Collab-288974608
Everyone please thank my friend Kurogano Yokaze for the awesome idea of WWE entrances for the chunin exams.
Someone a long time ago gave me an idea in their story and I really liked the way it sounded, the concept that Naruto takes place a long time after our current civilization was wiped out and eventually replaced. So I thought, what better way to do it than in this?
Last thing!: Characters Shirayuki and Konoka
Shira-hime: Created by Kuroi Yuki No Ryu
Konoka: Created by Kurogano Yokaze
I don't own either of them (Clearly) but have been given permission to use them in this story. I hope they like what I've done with them both!
Ja Ne everyone!
