Well Hello again everyone, I hope you are all enjoying the updates. I'm trying to do them as often as possible, probably because I really enjoy reading the chapters after I add them XD is that an egotistical thing to say? I'm not sure but either way.
But without further adieu. I present
Naruto Reborn: Sasuke Uchiha
Chapter 4
Pg 3
Naruto was following behind the chunin as he whistled softly, assuming that it must be his turn soon and that was why she was getting him. Putting his hands in his pockets he slowly made his way down a corridor with the masked ninja, raising a brow while taking a moment to examine her.
She had the familiar extremely feminine body you'd expect of a kunoichi, lean yet built for combat. He couldn't quite recognise her though as a ninja he'd met before but somehow she just seemed oddly familiar to him. (1)
Before he could ask though, he heard the girl speak as she stopped in a large enclosed circular room.
"So now that I have you here alone…" And on a dime she spun around, going in for an open palmed strike with the intent of knocking the boy down. Before the strike could land though she found the male displaying a remarkable show of flexibility by leaning back to let the attack narrowly miss and graze his nose. Kicking her hand away Naruto flipped along the ground and back to his feet again to see what the hell this girl's problem was.
He was then forced to dodge as several crystal structures embedded into the ground where he'd just been, his eyes widening as he started to duck and weave between the crystals she was seeming to create and whip at him like kunai.
Activating his sharingan he sprinted forward and growled, deciding not to activate his Memory release just in case this girl saw him do it and risk exposing himself. Moving between the crystals he came in close and drew a kunai out to slash at her, only to meet a blade of crystal the female made to block his attack.
The two struggled for a moment between them, each one trying to gain dominance. Though the girl held an ever present smirk on her lips that said she wasn't trying her hardest and could easily push him back if she wanted. But instead his sharingan flared for a moment as he was forced to backflip and spring over a crystal that threatened to impale him from behind, courtesy of the girl who'd only laughed as he landed and then got ready to charge again.
Though when he saw her she was now holding her hands up in a plactating manor, to show she meant no harm.
"My apologies, I've heard many stories of you from whispers amongst the ranks and I just had to see if you were really as good as they say" She said in a soft and smooth tone, her voice holding genuine praise and an apologetic tone for attempting to attack him. Brushing her pink hair from her face she gave a soft smile that he could swear would melt his heart, as if it wasn't hard enough to stay mad at her now with that smile it was virtually impossible!
"I-it uh… it's okay, just next time you could ask me. I'm not one who normally lies about my skills" We inwardly winced at that, knowing that technically that was a lie. Though he tried to be as honest as he could be about his abilities without revealing too much. He couldn't very well just go around proclaiming the full truth to everyone could he?
"Well, nonetheless you passed my little test, for now that is. I just needed to check something out before reporting my findings is all" She said, though now Naruto was a bit worried. Seeing this the female spoke softly and gave a little giggle as well. "To the Hokage, after all I am a leaf kunoichi. I was trying to see something before I talk to him" She said as she closed her eyes and then took a slow breath. "You should probably get back to your team now, it will be your turn soon dear Sasuke-kun. Don't worry though, I'll be seeing you Much sooner than you think" With that the strange girl seemed to just vanish in a burst of crystalline substance.
Leaning down to pick up a piece of the strange crystal Naruto took a moment to examine it, thinking to keep some of it to use later he pocketed a few pieces and then made his way back toward the balcony.
When he arrived back he found something that truly surprised him, both Hinata and Ami were waiting for him as he dashed over to them with a large smile. Though before he went and embraced them he couldn't help but look a bit worried about Hinata.
"How are you up and moving soon, I thought it would still be a few days before you were even going to wake up" He asked, worried about his friend. To which the Hyuga heiress just smiled a little bit.
"I have been using my own chakra to increase my recovery rate, I don't really know how to explain it but there was a foreign chakra in my system that was healing my body, so I used my own chakra to further increase progress. I don't expect myself to be in fighting condition for a while, but I can at least move around now" She said as a blush crossed her face at the surprised and awed look on Sasuke's face. These last few days were just loaded with surprises, this was pretty high on the list, but one of the major ones being that he found out that the demon inside of him and his best friend for kami knows how many years WAS FEMALE!
*Flashback: Two Days Ago*
Naruto sat in his mindscape with Kurama, both of them remaining in relative silence while Naruto ran through a few battle tactics for the upcoming battle. In the next few days he was going to be fighting against a fellow jinchuuriki in front of not just the village and the Hokage, but from what he'd heard the Raikage and Mizukage would be arriving as well to watch and negotiate a possible alliance between their villages. The boy was so lost in thought he almost didn't notice as Kurama began to shift and change, becoming smaller and moving toward the bars as its form became similar to a mass of chakra. Shaping into a humanoid form and solidifying the now human Kitsune spoke in a voice that immediately drew Naruto's attention.
"Naruto, I think I may have a suggestion for taking on the sand jinchuuriki" She said as Naruto was a bit to shocked and confused to even register what she had said. Instead the boy was looking at the female and trying to process the information. Not only was the demon inside of him a female, she was absolutely stunning to say the least! (2)
"Yo..You uh, you're… huh?" Came the super intelligent reply of the Uzumaki male while Kurams couldn't help but giggle at his reaction.
"The easiest way to explain it Naruto, is that a Bijuu can take on many forms, including humans. I just have an honest preference toward being in a female form." She said calmly while Naruto was forced to notice that if it wasn't for the massive cage bars blocking his view of the girl leaning on it, he would be looking at a stark naked kitsune girl which caused him to blush even more. She looked like his old Sexy Jutsu Technique to put it simple, just without the pigtails.
Kurama also blushed a little when she saw that Naruto was pretty clearly distracted by the feminine body, and while she would have certainly enjoyed teasing him more, they had important business to discuss. So she simply created a comfortable outfit to cover her body, consisting of an orange and black T-shirt with red sleeves, designed to look like her fox forms visage with the black and orange designs, Her legs were covered by simple biker shorts for easy moving and comfort as well as movement, and on her feet were small Kyuubi designed slipper/sandals. Finally there was a little beanie like hat on her head with ear like protrusions and a black, yellow, and orange design on it with a little Kyuubi faced button on the side.
"Now that is taken care of, I think I might know of a way to fight the sand Jinchuuriki if you're ready to listen to it" She said again with a smile as Naruto nodded, to which she nodded as well and the two began to discuss their strategies and ideas.
*Flashback End*
Naruto snapped back to reality when he realized that Hinata was standing there waiting for him to say something. To which he smiled a bit sheepishly and scratched the back of his neck.
"See….I told you that you were a genius Hinata-chan", he said with a smirk as she blushed at the compliment.
"It was only thanks to you Sasuke-kun", she whispered back while it looked like she was debating with herself over something.
"Um Hinata-chan….is something wrong?", whispered Naruto in concern as he noticed that the other contestants too were looking at them and that Shikamaru and Temari were already going down for their match after the proctor had called them Naruto was slightly annoyed when he heard shikamaru's choice of music (Mastermind by MSI).. Meanwhile Hinata's cheeks were flaming red as she fidgeted in her spot.
"Hinata…?", he again asked, getting concerned while her head was down and thus couldn't see her blushing face.
"Um….Sasuke-kun….g-good luck", she said while stuttering a bit making Naruto look at her dumbly.
"Huh?...That's why you are so nervous?", he deadpanned before his eyes widened when he found himself in a passionate lip lock with her, her eyes closed while her cheeks were tomato red. Releasing him…she looked at him shyly with a smile while he just blinked before a grin stretched over his face. While Ami was both jealous as hell and smiling happily that Hinata managed to do it finally.
"Wow….Hinata…I never thought tha-"
"Just go Sasuke-kun! You're up next!", exclaiming with dark blush, she started to push him as the proctor was waiting for him.
"H-Hey….alright, alright I'm going….geez!", he exclaimed before walking with Genma, who had come to get him after the match had begun. Though he had to admit he was a bit miffed that he wouldn't get the chance to see the battle between Shikamaru and the fan user.
"So….I've already explained the rules, breaking of which will result in immediate disqualification", said Genma as Naruto nodded while Suisen just kept a passive face. The two of them then made their way to their respective entrances with a paper in hand, written on them was the song they had selected for their respective entrance.
"Get ready now you two…..and remember, try not to kill each other as civilians and merchants are here too, hence it will not be a good display for them….but other than that, much of everything is allowed", explained Genma as the two parted from him and stood ready for their names to be called.
-Alright….finally it's time for showdown Kura-chan-, he said inwardly after he'd noticed that Suisen had a dead serious face this time and knew that she had improved tremendously and would give a much better fight than she gave in preliminaries. Before she'd seemed to be borderline crazy, but now she seemed calm and collect, it was honestly a bit off putting.
-Yeah…but don't go showing off like before….this time act like a shinobi and keep MOST of your abilities hidden…make them think that you haven't improved much. Remember Naruto….deception is the biggest weapon of a shinobi. You're a jinchuriki…there would be many people sitting in those stands who are here only for the sole purpose of seeing of what you're capable of and devising strategies against you….heck, there might be more members of Orochimaru's spy network amongst the crowd. So yeah….don't show off too much and use your powerful techniques ONLY when they are necessary-, said Kurama in a serious but soft tone while Naruto nodded with her, he had already discussed this with Obito and Kurama before and knew that he had to follow the plan here.
He had already given the message in the preliminaries and this time, he would be subtle and fight like a shinobi….just like Obito Sensei had asked him to.
-Hai Kura-chan….you just watch me…I'll make you proud-, he said with a confident smirk, his body flowing with determination while she smiled at him.
-I'm already proud of you Naruto-kun-, she thought with a fond smile.
It wasn't long before the sound of Suisen's theme came on, an interesting and ironic choice from Naruto's point of view. The song being My Demons by Starset, was a song that matched her from what Naruto thought, being as she seemed to have the same fear as Gaara from his timeline. But that was a thought for another time, for now he needed to focus.
*In The Arena: Balcony*
As Suisen walked out of the entrance she had small swirls of sand moving around her, her eyes closed while she seemed focused and as if she was mentally preparing for the fight ahead. As she reached the center everyone saw the sand fall into a small circle around her before she brought up one hand high over her head and made a fist, the sand around her jolting up into massive spikes that formed a protective wall, a menacing display as wall as a remarkable show of her control over the sand. She then let the sand fall around her and then stood there as the song began to fade out.
Ami sat there with Hinata, both looking a bit worried as they watched the sand ninja show off her sand manipulation abilities. It was something that the two of them weren't sure if Sasuke could take on, having seen that she could defend against pretty much any attack during her fight in the preliminary battles, and that she didn't seem to have any issue with killing her opponent after she crushed Lee's leg and arm in battle before.
They were pulled out of their worrying when Genma began to speak again.
"And her opponent, representing Konoha and the teachings of Obito Uchiha, the only other sharingan user within the village and heir to the clan, Sasuke Uchiha!" He said as Sasuke began to walk out, with a very interesting choice of music.
*Background/Theme Music* ( watch?v=gWSlqmHD334 )
Naruto walked out calmly, as if he didn't have a care in the world, though his face remained stoic and serious the whole time, he seemed loose and without tension. It was a strange look that even his team hadn't seen before, like he was both tense and carefree at the same time.
Naruto on the other hand, continued to slowly make his way to the field as he raised one hand up in a fist while closing his eyes. Taking a slow breath he listened to the song and then stopped in the center of the ring, no flashy move, no burst of chakra. He just stood there with his fist raised and his eyes closed as the song grew to the climax, as soon as it did he clenched his fist and opened his eyes to reveal his sharingan active with two tomoes in one eye and one in the other, but it looked a bit different now. The sharingan itself looked mostly normal, but if one looked closely they would see his pupil had an iridescent and almost mirror like appearance to it. Reflecting the light around it just a little and making his eyes seem to glow a little. The manifestation of his training coming together.
-I'll keep the memory release active in case I really need it, but for now I wanna see why she's acting so differently now. Besides, I never really did like relying on bloodlines very much….- He thought/spoke to Kurama, a bit irate that he needed to have the Sharingan active in order to hide the memory release from anyone that wasn't paying extremely close attention.
Meanwhile up in the Kage booth Sarutobi, Mei, A, and the 'Kazekage' were all sitting together and watching the show, interested in seeing the Uchiha prodigy in action.
"Is this the boy you spoke of before Hiruzen?" Came the voice of Mei, who was taking a moment to admire the mature way the boy held himself despite his age. "He carries himself quite well I must say"
"But how will he hold up against the Jinchuuriki of the Sand Village" A said, a smirk coming to his lips "After all, you spoke very highly of him and his teammates. That Ami girl was definitely a spectacle to watch in action"
Sarutobi Gave a soft chuckle while thinking back to the meeting they'd had, where he did speak to them of Team Seven.
*Flashback: The Day Before The Exam* (3)
Hiruzen Sarutobi sat on his chair smoking when the door to his office opened.
First to enter was a beautiful busty lady with an angelic body most women would kill for. She had long flowing silky red hair, hazel green eyes with attractive black eye lashes , milk creamy skin, D-cup breasts, slim waist & toned legs. She was Terumi Mei, Godaime Mizukage of Kirigakure. She had a bit of makeup on her face with red lipstick & bluish eyelids like Kurenai wearing a blue top which was reaching to just above her knee. Under this outfit, she wore a mesh armour. She had the Kiri's blue Kage hat with a kanji for water on it & wore a cheerful expression on her face.
"Greetings Hokage-dono", said Mei with a smile. Along with her were her two bodyguards, namely Ao & Choujiro.
"Ah! Welcome Mizukage-dono. I hope your journey was safe", said a smiling Sarutobi.
"Of course Hokage-dono", replied the Mizukage cheerfully before signalling Ao & Choujiro to come forward, " These are my bodyguards, Ao & Choujiro".
"We are honoured to be in your presence Hokage-sama", said Ao while bowing whereas Choujiro also bowed, somewhat timidly without saying anything. This was the famed Hiruzen Sarutobi after all, 'The Professor' and the man who survived two great shinobi wars. He was a shinobi of virtue & wisdom, trained by the best and trained the best, so naturally they were somewhat nervous.
"At ease you two, no need to be so formal", said the smiling Hokage while radiating a warm aura.
"Understood Hokage-sama", said Ao as he bowed again. Mei & Hiruzen sweatdropped.
'He understood nothing', both thought simultaneously.
The door opened again and the next one to walk in was a tall & a dark muscular figure. He wore a loose Kage robe revealing his front muscular chest and abs. He wore black shinobi pants, gunmetal boots, heavy metallic bracelets on his forearms & had white hair. He was A, Yondaime Raikage of Kumogakure.
With him entered five more people. Among them was a man with similar physical characteristics as A, only differences being his attire with black shades, a white bandana and a blue tattoo on each cheek. He was Kirabi/Killer Bee, jinchuriki of the Hachibi. Next was a seventeen year old teen with long blonde hair, greenish-yellow slitted eyes with an orange contrast to the pupil. She had red lipstick, her hair in a single ponytail. She wore a jounin attire and had a Kumo hitai-ate on her forehead. She was Yugito Nii, jinchuriki of the Nibi and was an epitome of beauty having an hourglass figure, generous B-cup possibly C-cup breasts and flawless tanned skin.
Next was her adoptive sister, Samui Nii, having short blonde hair, light blue eyes and was rather well endowed for her age, especially her chest region. She had B-cup breasts often leading to cramps & aches in her shoulders, was fourteen years old and wore a chunin attire. Next to her were her two dark skinned fourteen years old teammates- Karui and Omoi, who wore identical chunin attires. Karui had an 'Will take no bullshit' look on her face while Omoi was sucking on a lollipop having an anxious look on his face.
"Hokage-dono, Mizukage-dono ", bowed A in respect along with his companions.
Hiruzen too stood up from his chair and bowed, "I'm glad that you could take time from your busy schedule to attend this emergency meeting", said the Hokage with a smile.
"I hope your journey was safe Raikage-dono", said Mei with her usual cheerfulness.
"Ofcourse! Who do you think I am? I am best taijutsu user in the lightning country after all", said A with a grunt,
Yugito sweatdropped, 'Has he ever heard of the word 'modest''.
'Jeez! Thanks for stating the obvious. With all those overgrown muscles, who wouldn't think of him as a taijutsu specialist', thought Mei sarcastically while still smiling on the outside.
"True! True Raikage-dono, but let's get to the business", said Hiruzen as he suddenly became serious.
"I presume those two are among the five of your bodyguards behind you", continued Hiruzen as the Raikage nodded seriously.
"Alright, please take a seat all of you & don't worry, the privacy seals are already activated along with the visibility barrier that even the Byakugan or Sharingan can't penetrate through".
All of them sat around the table while Ao quietly checked the seals with his Byakugan but Hiruzen noticed it. Meanwhile, the Raikage introduced his brother.
"This here is my little brother Kirabi", said A while pointing towards Killer Bee.
"Yo-Yo, the name's Killerbee. And I can see, that although you're an old bunch, you still pack quite a punch", said Kirabi as Yugito slapped him on the backhead.
"You idiot! This is an important meeting and we don't have time for your horrible rapping", hissed Yugito angrily while Mei, Choujiro & Ao were surprised at the blunt greeting.
"Forgive my idiot brother Hokage-dono", apologised A while glaring at Kirabi
"I can see that he's the lively one in your group", said a chuckling Hiruzen.
"But also, he's the jinchuriki of the Hachibi and and can control it upto five tails", said A seriously while the Kiri group's eyes widened. To control five tails of a bijuu was no easy task, even their Yondaime Mizukage- Yagura of the Sanbi had sometimes trouble in controlling the third tail while Hiruzen remained calm.
"This is Yugito Nii, jinchuriki of the Nibi & can currently control only one tail. These three are Kirabi's students- Karui, Omoi & Samui", said A while Hiruzen & Mei sweatdropped.
'Even his student's names have a rhyme to them. I wonder if he gave it to them', thought Mei & Sarutobi simultaneously.
"Hm, I'm sure they will be glad to see their two fellow jinchuriki here", said Sarutobi.
"Ah! The Kyuubi jinchuuriki. But who's the other one?", asked Mei.
"The other one is the Suna's jinchuriki- Sabaku No Suisen, hosting the Ichibi and daughter of the Yondaime Kazekage", said the Hokage seriously. "But there's another main reason for this meeting. Raikage-dono, I hope you remember that you owe me for the Hyuuga incident because of your previous Raikage", said Hiruzen with his piercing gaze fixated on A who nodded.
"And Mizukage-dono, I'm sure that after the Bloodline War jus being finished, that Kiri is in it's weakened state right now and you would be looking for some alliances", continued Sarutobi.
"Hai, but what exactly are you implying here Hokage-dono", asked Mei while everyone else paid attention at that.
At this Sarutobi while clearing his throat. "I, Hiruzen Sarutobi, Sandaime Hokage of Konohagakure No Sato propose an all-out triangular alliance with Kiri & Kumo consisting of Military, Trade & Political alliances", said Sarutobi with a smirk while his kage hat shadowed his face creating a rather dramatic effect.
Everyone else's jaws dropped on the ground and their eyes as wide as saucers.
"W-What?", stuttered Mei. If what she heard was true, then this was a huge moment for Kiri. Never had she thought that Konoha, the strongest village in the world would propose an alliance with any village, much less Kiri which was now the weakest. She herself was going to talk about a possible alliance in this meeting in hopes that the Hokage might agree. If she accepted this alliance, not only will they be allianced to Konoha but also Kumo! It would be like hitting two birds with one stone. And what more, it was a complete traditional alliance consisting of Military, Trade & Political alliances meaning that the villages would get full access to each other village's military, resource cooperation & they could share their political affairs with each other.
Meanwhile, the Raikage was also thinking along the same lines, but he was a bit skeptical.
"But what's the catch Hokage-dono? Surely a village as strong as Konoha would like to remain neutral & not risk war with our enemies, you wouldn't want an alliance for nothing, would you?", said the suspicious Raikage.
"There's no catch about it Raikage-dono. I simply want this alliance to confront a threat I'm sure we're all aware of. My student Jiraiya informed me through his spy network that a group known as the Akatsuki is after the Jinchuuriki, seeking them for an unknown purpose which would turn them into our common enemy. I propose that together we protect our jinchuriki and prevent a possible fourth great shinobi war", said Hiruzen seriously.
"I, Mizukage-sama & you have all experienced wars. We know that it is an endless cycle of hatred, fear & pain. I just don't want this generation to go through it", continued Sarutobi while glancing in the direction of Karui, Omoi & Samui as A & Mei too nodded with sadness.
"So, what do you say Raikage-dono, Mizukage-dono?", asked Hiruzen.
"Sure Hokage-dono! Kiri would be happy to go along with this multi-village alliance with Konoha", said a cheerful Mei.
"Well, Kumo does follow militaristic approach and I also owe one, so I guess we'll go with it. We'll pursue our dreams with you", said A with a smirk.
Hiruzen nodded, satisfied with their decision as Konoha & Ami would have a much better chance against the Akatsuki.
"While I'm sure that Iwa would straight out decline the proposal, but what about Suna?", asked Mei.
"I did send the Kazekage an invitation for this meeting, but so far they haven't even answered and I'm a bit suspicious of him. Lately, the wind daimyo has been cutting Suna's missions short and turning them over to us, thus they are financially lacking & I think they are about to take some action soon", said the Hokage seriously while Mei & A nodded with a grim look on their faces. "I fear that soon they might turn and try moving against us"
"Oh ho! Now that we have Kiri-Kono-Kumo alliance, the our enemies are going to face on hell of a defiance! Whee!", you know who opened his rapbox.
"For once, I agree with sensei. This alliance is cool", said Samui with a smirk while everyone nodded with her with a smile.
"So where's the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki? They must be around twelve years old", asked a curious Raikage.
"Ah! Although the villagers hate her with passion, she is the ray of joyness & purity for this village and is also like a granddaughter for me. Her name is Ami and is currently taking part in the Chunin exams".
"Is she strong Hokage-sama? So far the only thing we've heard about her from the villagers is that she is a shrimp, loud & annoying, a prankster and a dead last who flunked her graduation exams twice", said Yugito.
"Do not believe those foolish villagers. It is true that she is a prankster, and that she was not the best in her studies. But she is far stronger than most people understand, especially now. You're a jinchuriki, you should know that the leakage of a bijuu's chakra in your chakra coils messes up your chakra control, hence it's difficult to create a bunshin which requires a small amount of chakra, thus the reason for failing twice in the academy", said Sarutobi seriously.
"But I & Kirabi-sensei passed the examinations in the first year", argued Yugito.
"That was because Ami had it worse than a normal jinchuriki like you should", said Hiruzen.
"What do you mean Hokage-dono? How was the girl's life until now?", asked a confused A while the others listened intently.
"The Nibi, Hachibi or any other bijuu except the Kyuubi have not caused the magnitude of destruction to a jinchuriki's village as compared to the destruction the Kyuubi caused 12 years ago. More than half of our village was destroyed, three-fourth of our shinobi having families were killed, which gave birth to an infinite amount of fear, pain, anger & hatred to the villagers and the shinobi here. They had to vent their anger on someone, which resulted in Ami being the scapegoat of their hatred. I'm not justifying their actions, just telling you. For jinchuriki like you, although people in your village still hate you, they only prefer to keep their distance from you and ignore you. But in Ami's case, I'm not going to go into the details but she was treated much more harshly than you guys. She was not taught properly by any of the teachers except one and that too on her passing year, previous teachers had even gone out of their way to sabotage her progress in her classes", explained the professor with a sad expression on his face while others too were saddened by this. Meanwhile Yugito & Kirabi were shocked that someone had taken it harder than them and still survived through it.
" You want to know how strong is he is, right? How about we go see ourselves the preliminaries", said a smirking Hiruzen.
"Sure Hokage-dono, we would like to see this enigma and her skills, as she does contains the strongest of the bijuu", replied Mei happily.
"I guess so, I've been itching to watch some fights anyway", said A while all of them stood up.
"The preliminaries would be held in a few days. Until then you're free to do anything as you wish with my Anbu trailing you for security purposes, so please cooperate with them. I've already arranged for your stay, so please follow your escort standing outside the door to your hotel", said Hiruzen with a smile as A & Mei nodded while wondering how strong the Ichibi & the Kyuubi Jinchuuriki were. "If I may make a suggestion though" He added, gaining the attention of his fellow Kage as a smirk came to his lips. "Someone who you also might like to see, is Sasuke Uchiha. He is Ami's teammate and a lot of the reason for her amazing progress in her fighting skills. From what I've seen, they are best friends as well as rivals. Though his sensei tells me that Sasuke is the reason both of his teammates have strived to get stronger."
At this the Kage smiled a little and nodded before going on their way, all of them thinking about the upcoming exam as well as the aging Kage's words. Meanwhile Sarutobi turned in his chair and gave a chuckle, looking out the window at the village before taking a puff from his pipe.
"This should be an excellent way to help Sasuke, Naruto, Whatever… with his plan" He said to himself. "As well as assure that he and Ami will be safe, should the Akatsuki really come for the Bijuu"
*End Flashback*
Nodding slowly Sarutobi then answered his fellow Kage's questions and closed his eyes.
"Yes, he is the Uchiha legacy. But despite losing almost all of his clan and everything he's been through, like Ami he has not only broken free of the Uchiha curse and become a little ray of sunshine himself, but has also driven his team to new heights somehow"
At this the Kage and their guards focused back on the boy in the ring, eager to see the one the Hokage praised so highly.
*Back in the Ring*
Naruto then lowered his hand back to his side and then looked to the proctor, waiting to hear him speak. But before the proctor could even say to begin he heard Suisen Speak.
"You have grown stronger, Kitsune-boy… But mother still wants your blood" She said softly, causing Naruto to tense up again as he heard her call him by that name again. He knew that some Jinchuuriki could sense each other if they focused, to which he was glad Ami had no idea how to do it, but every time Suisen called him that it made him worry more that he might get found out. As such he quickly ducked the statement again.
"You keep calling me that, is it cuz you think I'm foxy or something? I mean, I don't think I'm all that great" He said, ignoring the shouts of protest from Ino and Xiba, trying not to shiver a little before speaking again. "But I appreciate the compliment"
At this the Sand Jinchuuriki blushed a little, then growled as her sand started to move a bit from her irritation. Genma, sensing the tension decided to speak up now and make his presence known.
"So…are you guys ready?", said the proctor while he continued to chew on his senbon, before he saw the two contestants nod ever so slightly.
"Alright….HAJIME!"
And with the familiar shout of the proctor…..nobody moved? The contestants just stood there, tension in the arena flowing in waves as they waited for someone to make a move…or even just a signal…. both of them ready to move at the first signs of any motion.
Suisen was as calm as ever, just standing there with her arms folded over her chest while her eyes were closed whereas the trained eyes of a shinobi could see fine sand particles rotating around her form, ready to attack or defend at any second. And there was Naruto…..who was standing there while scratching his head, a calm look on his face.
"Um…psst….Hinata-chan….why are they just standing?", Ami asked her friend making her sweatdrop.
"They are waiting for the other one to make the first move, and sizing each other up", she spoke softly, almost feeling the tension between the two.
For a long time there was nothing, just the two of them locked in an intense staredown. Though you could identify a slight bit of change in Naruto's expression when Suisen opened her eyes, which were calm but on the inside Naruto knew that there was a raging volcano waiting to be erupted.
"Sasuke Uchiha…", came the calm but emotionless voice of Suisen, as she now moved her hands down to her sides while Naruto slowly slipped into a loose taijutsu whereas the Raven haired pseudo jinchuriki raised his eyebrows.
"I will prove my existence", came the slightly demonic voice of Suisen whose chakra flared while Naruto just blinked in confusion.
"Whatever that means…..", he muttered to himself when he noticed sand rushing towards him, his eyes widening at the speed at which it was closing the distance. As the sand got within range it spiked up toward the unmoving Uchiha, going straight through him as if he wasn't there, to which it faded away.
-A bunshin?-, thought Suisen before she suddenly turned her head as her sand suddenly caught Naruto's foot which was going to collide with her head. Meanwhile Naruto had a surprised expression on his face…..just for a moment though before it turned into a smirk.
"Is that all you have? I expected more from you" She said calmly as her looked at the trapped Uchiha, her tone bored and a bit annoyed that this seemed to be fairly easy.
-What's she doing? In the preliminaries, she was so eager to fight and kill someone…..but now….she's just standing there and holding him. What did they teach him during that month anyway-, thought Temari with a shocked expression as she gazed worriedly upon her sister. Though most of the time, Suisen was a bloodthirsty monster and wanted nothing more than to kill someone….and though she scared her very much, she was still her sibling and she cared for her. She could tell that Kankuro cared for Suisen too….but didn't show it.
"Hm, impressive speed…..I gotta admit….you've improved drastically, much beyond my expectations", said Naruto with a smile, his leg still in the grip of the Sand before he puffed into a smoke making Suisen's eyes widen.
-Those shadow clones really are a nuisance…-, turning her head she saw Naruto standing, several meters behind where she was currently…. His arms crossed and looking calm as ever, as if not affected by anything.
-Hm...not bad...the two of them sure have talent, I didn't even see the Uchiha make the shadow clone-, thought A as he watched the match with a keen eye while Mei was wondering what Naruto was really capable of.
-I can tell that he's clearly holding back...looks like he's saving the fireworks for later-, she thought while the Kazekage was frowning at Sasuke.
-Why doesn't he use the curse seal, he should be feeling the pull by now to use its power. That seal that was placed on it must be weakening it's hold on him…- The disguised Orochimaru cursed as he came to the realization. He would need to find a way to make the boy draw on its power willingly.
Meanwhile Naruto was inwardly frowning at Suisen's unmoved form, he was watching her since the match had started and wasn't able to decipher what the sand jinchuriki was upto.
-Her chakra levels have been rising ever since the match has started...what is she planning anyway-, said Naruto inwardly when he heard Kurama speak.
-And what's more...that shukaku's chakra has been growing steadily too-,, making Naruto's eyes widen a bit before he made a dash towards Suisen, intent on stopping her from doing whatever the girl had in mind.
Naruto, rearing his leg back went for a kick at Suisen's back before much...MUCH to the surprise of almost everyone there who had seen her fight a month ago, his kick was blocked when a wall of slightly red glowing sand shot up and easily absorbed the impact.
"W-What...", trailed Naruto before he blurred back and barely dodged a hand made up of that same reddish sand and appeared several meters behind the STILL standing one-tailed jinchuuriki.
"What the fuck was that?", muttered Naruto as he watched wide eyed, the sand rolling around the girl in tendrils. The speed with which her sand had moved...scratch that, he had barely even seen the sand move! It was ridiculous!
-Suisen...what's happening here? And why does that sand looks reddish..-, thought Temari before she gasped in realisation. -Could it be the work of his inner demon-, her thoughts continued while most of the people in the arena had amazed expressions on their faces.
-Kura-chan...what was that? His defense...not only has it gotten faster...but stronger too-, he said inwardly.
-I can feel that his sand is youki enhanced...this time he's not using his normal chakra to merge with the sand...it's definitely Shukaku's chakra that has enhanced his defence tremendously-, she said making him eyes become wide before he nodded while Kiba just stood there, trying to take in this new development.
At this Naruto decided to try the best course of action was to try using fire on the sand, running through hand signs as fast as he could before taking a large inhale of oxygen. His chest puffed up a bit before he released it all through a small ring formed from his index finger and thumb.
"Fire Style: Dragon Flame!" He called out as he released two large flames in the shape of dragon heads that were sent screaming toward Suisen, who again stood still while the reddish sand jumped up to block the attack, forming a wall on impact as the flames impacted and created a large explosion around Suisen.
As the smoke began to clear he looked on to see that while the attack had collided, only a small portion of the crimson sand was affected by the flames, turning into a thin layer of glass that was then broken and enveloped.
"This one…. Might prove to be more difficult than I thought" Naruto said to himself as he slipped into his stance again.
"If that is all you have to offer to me, then perhaps you are not truly going to prove my existence…. And will be erased." The girl said softly as she just stood there, her gaze never leaving Naruto before, slowly large sand hands formed behind the still jinchuriki. Naruto's eyes widened again when the hands started to rotate around Suisen, their speeds increasing before it was nothing but a blur to even the Kage's eyes as wind started to pick up and started to flow outwards making Naruto and even most of the people in the balcony have to shield their eyes from the dust particles.
"Sand Shuriken", whispered Suisen as the wildly rotating hands started to throw sand shuriken projectiles at speeds which could be described as mind boggling.
'No, Sasuke!', thought several people in worry as Naruto was only standing there, it seemed like he couldn't even see the attack that was coming towards him. He just stood there shielding his eyes from the sand as everything seemed to slow down.
Aaaaaaand scene! Haha, cliffhanger time everyone! Sorry but I realized that this one was getting a bit long and I had to cut it off here. Besides who doesn't love a bit of excitement to end a really good part?
I was feeling a bit lazy honestly so I figure it's a bit easier to give you guys this pic to describe her rather than trying to paint the picture in your head. Sorry if it seems lazy, it's been a long day . Check my profile for the picture
Again I was feeling for some reason extremely lazy and just could not think of the best way to describe it so I did the next best thing. Check my page for the Link to the picture. Sorry for the inconvenience.
(3) Before I get any flames or hate for the Kage flashback I will say it, no I did not write all of it myself. I will not take credit for all of it, only that I did borrow it and that it's credit goes to the original writer. Please do not flame me for it as I did not steal it.
(A.N. You may notice some parts of the fight that seem familiar, that is because some of it came from ideas I saw in other stories that I adapted to fit here. No I did not steal them, I spoke to several people before even thinking to add them here.)
