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Chapter 09 : The Might of the Byakugan
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Meanwhile, halfway across the room, the Sand Nins were conversing deeply amongst themselves.
¡§That was a pretty pathetic front that girl put up.¡¨ Kankurro said. ¡§Imagine, her trying her hardest in a fruitless battle. It¡¦s enough to laugh at.¡¨
¡§Shut up, Kankurro.¡¨ Temari snapped. She looked toward Naruto with an expression in her eyes only known as fondness. ¡§He¡¦s grown a lot since his visit 8 months ago. I don¡¦t think you could have done better than that Haruno girl.¡¨
Kankurro gritted his teeth, and then unexpectedly made a surprisingly childish ¡¥humph¡¦ noise. ¡§As if you could do better.¡¨ He muttered, loud enough so he could hear it, soft enough so Temari couldn¡¦t understand it. He knew better from personal experience, not to get on his sister¡¦s bad side.
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¡§So... does the Air Village specialize in sleep spells, sensei?¡¨ Ten-Ten asked Gai as her fellow teammates chatted with Naruto some distance away. Both seemed to be very happy to see this boy.
¡§Close.¡¨ Gai replied, breaking into her train of thought. ¡§Do you feel any pain right now, Ten-Ten?¡¨
¡§No. Well- I have a headache where that boy hit me.¡¨
¡§If it was a sleep spell, you wouldn¡¦t feel any pain. Just a little groggy, and maybe a short-term memory lapse. But if you feel an internal pain like a headache, it¡¦s most likely that it¡¦s not a sleep spell.¡¨ He said. ¡§From what I¡¦ve seen, it seems like the Hidden Air Village Nins have a very simple fighting style. They can finish off an opponent with one hit.¡¨
¡§What do you mean, ¡¥from what I¡¦ve seen¡¦?¡¨
He looked at her. ¡§This is the first time in about 22 years that I¡¦ve seen a shinobi from the Hidden Air.¡¨
¡§What?!¡¨
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¡§If everyone would please look up,¡¨ Gemma interrupted, his voice laced with sarcasm, ¡§The next two fighters are about to be chosen.¡¨ On cue, they turned their faces upward, ceasing their babble. The two names finally appeared.
Hyuga Hinata VS Ichirou
Ichirou, the last of the Rain Nins, after seeing his name, immediately turned towards the stairs. //I¡¦ll be the first one out of my team to make it in.// he thought. //I will not bring shame to my village as the other two.//
He took his first look as his opponent. And almost doubled over in laughter. This was it? This was his opponent? This was the best the Hidden Leaf Village could come up with? A dark haired, shy-looking little girl who appeared to be scared out of her wits?
He would have shouted out some sort of insult, or played some sort of mind game with her, just to test her confidence. But then, he caught sight of her eyes. The Hyuga eyes.
//I remember those eyes.// he thought, narrowing his own in anger, //The trademark of the Hyuga Clan.// He looked at the scoreboard. //Hyuga Hinata... the heiress.// he smirked. //The weakest one of the entire family, I heard. Pity.//
He glared at her. //I will win.//
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¡§Match, Start.¡¨
//Since the Hyuga method of combat needs them to be up close to their enemy,// he thought, //I¡¦ll just make sure she doesn¡¦t come close to me.//
¡§Byakugan!¡¨
His head snapped up. The skin around Hinata¡¦s eyes had obtained many veins. Those eyes had lost their reserve, and were filled with determination. It was as if she could see everything at once. If she was going to do that then...
He performed a series of hand seals. Then, with a puff of smoke, 20 or so clones appeared. //If she doesn¡¦t know which one is the real one, then she can¡¦t hurt me.//
But something was wrong. She charged at him, and once she passed a clone, it just vanished in a puff of smoke. //That¡¦s not supposed to happen!// he thought. Then, with an afterthought, he realized something.
//She¡¦s coming straight at me!//
Indeed, Hinata was racing at him, defeating his clones on the way. //This isn¡¦t possible!// he thought as he created even more clones. But the process was only repeated. The more clones he created, the more she destroyed with a simple touch.
//What is the Byakugan¡¦s power?// He thought as she came near him, closer, and closer. She reached out a hand, and he dodged.
But even though he DID evade the attack, and her hand barely touched him, the area where she touched, it hurt! The pain was almost impossible to describe. What bothered him most, was that if such a small hit ached so badly, then what if she got a direct hit?
He tried to perform another Genjutsu, but the odd thing was, wherever he focused the chakra in his body, she would suddenly hit it despite his efforts to dodge and execute at the same time.
Finally, he managed to get far enough away from her so that he could at least have enough time to complete a seal. But when he executed the final seal, nothing happened. To his horror, he couldn¡¦t feel any chakra flowing in his hands.
¡§Your chakra holes have been closed up.¡¨ Said Hinata, the first thing said throughout the whole match. ¡§Now you can¡¦t form chakra in either hands.¡¨
//Shit.// he thought desperately. //Looks like I¡¦ll have to depend entirely on Taijutsu. But...// Sadly, he did not have enough confidence in his Taijutsu abilities. //But I have no choice.//
He charged at her.
Sadly, when a person attempts to take a Hyuga out, head out in hand-to-hand combat, the mentioned person is bound to lose. The same case happened here. No matter if Hinata WAS one of the weakest of the Hyuga Clan. No matter if her Byakugan was slightly less developed than her prestigious cousins¡¦. After a few hits from her, even he could not take it.
He fell to the floor in exhaustion.
¡§Oy.¡¨ Said the examiner¡¦s voice, ¡§You still able to battle?¡¨
¡§I¡¦m... just... fi--¡¨ he cut off, blacking out.
¡§Shousha [winner], Hinata.¡¨
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After Ichirou had been carted off the Infirmary, the next pair were immediately chosen.
Myougo VS Hyuga Neji.
¡§Oh good, Another one from the Green Brat¡¦s team.¡¨ Said Myougo from the other side, starting his way down the stairs. Apparently, he, too had a raspy voice and was older than most the participants. ¡§Time for revenge.¡¨
¡§Humph.¡¨ Neji smirked. ¡§Does he really think that he can defeat me with that kind of attitude?¡¨
Once given the permission, they immediately struck battle poses. Neji, activating his Byakugan, and Myougo, attempting some form of illusion. After the customary puff of smoke, 20 clones appeared. They surrounded Neji, and began to perform a series of hand seals.
//Crap.// Neji thought, quickly formulating a plan in his head. //Must think of something fast... I got it!//
Then, all at once, all the Myougo clones shot a green beam from their hands towards Neji in the center. But the odd thing was, after the attack, and after the smoke cleared, the clones were no where to be seen, and Neji was still standing where he was. Once all the smoke faded, it revealed a knocked out Myougo.
¡§What happened?¡¨
¡§Kawarimi no Jutsu.¡¨ Neji said, his eyes returning to normal. ¡§You used a lousy Bunshin no Jutsu, and I was able to detect the real one within all your clones. Then, when whatever spell you used was about to ignite, I used a simple body-switch with me and your real body, and the rest is history.¡¨
//Shit.// Myougo thought angrily, but was quickly losing consciousness. //I¡¦m not the first one to underestimate one of the Hyugas.//
Gemma walked over. ¡§I¡¦m going to assume that Myougo cannot battle. The winner, Hyuga Neji.¡¨
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A/N: Hmm. The Hyuga matches all in one chapter. This theme of underestimation is getting old. -.-
Q/C: icy_cloud359@kuririnmail.com
-Yume
Chapter 09 : The Might of the Byakugan
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Meanwhile, halfway across the room, the Sand Nins were conversing deeply amongst themselves.
¡§That was a pretty pathetic front that girl put up.¡¨ Kankurro said. ¡§Imagine, her trying her hardest in a fruitless battle. It¡¦s enough to laugh at.¡¨
¡§Shut up, Kankurro.¡¨ Temari snapped. She looked toward Naruto with an expression in her eyes only known as fondness. ¡§He¡¦s grown a lot since his visit 8 months ago. I don¡¦t think you could have done better than that Haruno girl.¡¨
Kankurro gritted his teeth, and then unexpectedly made a surprisingly childish ¡¥humph¡¦ noise. ¡§As if you could do better.¡¨ He muttered, loud enough so he could hear it, soft enough so Temari couldn¡¦t understand it. He knew better from personal experience, not to get on his sister¡¦s bad side.
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¡§So... does the Air Village specialize in sleep spells, sensei?¡¨ Ten-Ten asked Gai as her fellow teammates chatted with Naruto some distance away. Both seemed to be very happy to see this boy.
¡§Close.¡¨ Gai replied, breaking into her train of thought. ¡§Do you feel any pain right now, Ten-Ten?¡¨
¡§No. Well- I have a headache where that boy hit me.¡¨
¡§If it was a sleep spell, you wouldn¡¦t feel any pain. Just a little groggy, and maybe a short-term memory lapse. But if you feel an internal pain like a headache, it¡¦s most likely that it¡¦s not a sleep spell.¡¨ He said. ¡§From what I¡¦ve seen, it seems like the Hidden Air Village Nins have a very simple fighting style. They can finish off an opponent with one hit.¡¨
¡§What do you mean, ¡¥from what I¡¦ve seen¡¦?¡¨
He looked at her. ¡§This is the first time in about 22 years that I¡¦ve seen a shinobi from the Hidden Air.¡¨
¡§What?!¡¨
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¡§If everyone would please look up,¡¨ Gemma interrupted, his voice laced with sarcasm, ¡§The next two fighters are about to be chosen.¡¨ On cue, they turned their faces upward, ceasing their babble. The two names finally appeared.
Hyuga Hinata VS Ichirou
Ichirou, the last of the Rain Nins, after seeing his name, immediately turned towards the stairs. //I¡¦ll be the first one out of my team to make it in.// he thought. //I will not bring shame to my village as the other two.//
He took his first look as his opponent. And almost doubled over in laughter. This was it? This was his opponent? This was the best the Hidden Leaf Village could come up with? A dark haired, shy-looking little girl who appeared to be scared out of her wits?
He would have shouted out some sort of insult, or played some sort of mind game with her, just to test her confidence. But then, he caught sight of her eyes. The Hyuga eyes.
//I remember those eyes.// he thought, narrowing his own in anger, //The trademark of the Hyuga Clan.// He looked at the scoreboard. //Hyuga Hinata... the heiress.// he smirked. //The weakest one of the entire family, I heard. Pity.//
He glared at her. //I will win.//
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¡§Match, Start.¡¨
//Since the Hyuga method of combat needs them to be up close to their enemy,// he thought, //I¡¦ll just make sure she doesn¡¦t come close to me.//
¡§Byakugan!¡¨
His head snapped up. The skin around Hinata¡¦s eyes had obtained many veins. Those eyes had lost their reserve, and were filled with determination. It was as if she could see everything at once. If she was going to do that then...
He performed a series of hand seals. Then, with a puff of smoke, 20 or so clones appeared. //If she doesn¡¦t know which one is the real one, then she can¡¦t hurt me.//
But something was wrong. She charged at him, and once she passed a clone, it just vanished in a puff of smoke. //That¡¦s not supposed to happen!// he thought. Then, with an afterthought, he realized something.
//She¡¦s coming straight at me!//
Indeed, Hinata was racing at him, defeating his clones on the way. //This isn¡¦t possible!// he thought as he created even more clones. But the process was only repeated. The more clones he created, the more she destroyed with a simple touch.
//What is the Byakugan¡¦s power?// He thought as she came near him, closer, and closer. She reached out a hand, and he dodged.
But even though he DID evade the attack, and her hand barely touched him, the area where she touched, it hurt! The pain was almost impossible to describe. What bothered him most, was that if such a small hit ached so badly, then what if she got a direct hit?
He tried to perform another Genjutsu, but the odd thing was, wherever he focused the chakra in his body, she would suddenly hit it despite his efforts to dodge and execute at the same time.
Finally, he managed to get far enough away from her so that he could at least have enough time to complete a seal. But when he executed the final seal, nothing happened. To his horror, he couldn¡¦t feel any chakra flowing in his hands.
¡§Your chakra holes have been closed up.¡¨ Said Hinata, the first thing said throughout the whole match. ¡§Now you can¡¦t form chakra in either hands.¡¨
//Shit.// he thought desperately. //Looks like I¡¦ll have to depend entirely on Taijutsu. But...// Sadly, he did not have enough confidence in his Taijutsu abilities. //But I have no choice.//
He charged at her.
Sadly, when a person attempts to take a Hyuga out, head out in hand-to-hand combat, the mentioned person is bound to lose. The same case happened here. No matter if Hinata WAS one of the weakest of the Hyuga Clan. No matter if her Byakugan was slightly less developed than her prestigious cousins¡¦. After a few hits from her, even he could not take it.
He fell to the floor in exhaustion.
¡§Oy.¡¨ Said the examiner¡¦s voice, ¡§You still able to battle?¡¨
¡§I¡¦m... just... fi--¡¨ he cut off, blacking out.
¡§Shousha [winner], Hinata.¡¨
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After Ichirou had been carted off the Infirmary, the next pair were immediately chosen.
Myougo VS Hyuga Neji.
¡§Oh good, Another one from the Green Brat¡¦s team.¡¨ Said Myougo from the other side, starting his way down the stairs. Apparently, he, too had a raspy voice and was older than most the participants. ¡§Time for revenge.¡¨
¡§Humph.¡¨ Neji smirked. ¡§Does he really think that he can defeat me with that kind of attitude?¡¨
Once given the permission, they immediately struck battle poses. Neji, activating his Byakugan, and Myougo, attempting some form of illusion. After the customary puff of smoke, 20 clones appeared. They surrounded Neji, and began to perform a series of hand seals.
//Crap.// Neji thought, quickly formulating a plan in his head. //Must think of something fast... I got it!//
Then, all at once, all the Myougo clones shot a green beam from their hands towards Neji in the center. But the odd thing was, after the attack, and after the smoke cleared, the clones were no where to be seen, and Neji was still standing where he was. Once all the smoke faded, it revealed a knocked out Myougo.
¡§What happened?¡¨
¡§Kawarimi no Jutsu.¡¨ Neji said, his eyes returning to normal. ¡§You used a lousy Bunshin no Jutsu, and I was able to detect the real one within all your clones. Then, when whatever spell you used was about to ignite, I used a simple body-switch with me and your real body, and the rest is history.¡¨
//Shit.// Myougo thought angrily, but was quickly losing consciousness. //I¡¦m not the first one to underestimate one of the Hyugas.//
Gemma walked over. ¡§I¡¦m going to assume that Myougo cannot battle. The winner, Hyuga Neji.¡¨
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A/N: Hmm. The Hyuga matches all in one chapter. This theme of underestimation is getting old. -.-
Q/C: icy_cloud359@kuririnmail.com
-Yume