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Chapter 10 : The Sharingan
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When Neji had returned to the higher elevated area of the building, he received many praises and congratulations on his win. As expected, he thanked them graciously, and had the courtesy to blush if the comment was overrated.
But amidst all the ¡¥Great Jobs¡¦ and the ¡§Awesome Matches, one voice seemed to stand out from the rest. Akito¡¦s small, yet clear voice saying, ¡§Good fight, Neji-kun.¡¨
Normally, Neji would have just ignored that someone. After all, he was from another village, and he beat up Ten-Ten. But he just couldn¡¦t. The way he had said it, with genuine sincerity, made it impossible for him to dislike him.
¡§Thanks.¡¨ Neji finally said, earning him a smile.
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Soon, after the poor chump who fought Neji was carted out, the selection screen ran again. Everyone¡¦s¡¦ eyes were glued to the screen, again. And Sakura, who had been knocked out for the last 2 events, woke up just in time to see the two new people who were paired up.
AYATSURI VS UCHIHA SASUKE
¡§About time.¡¨ Sasuke said, starting for the stairs, happy that he was finally able to fight.
On the other side, Ayatsuri, a slightly older Mist Nin, also seemed pleased with his opponent. How hard could this skinny, dark-hair boy be?
//But I will not underestimate my opponent.// he thought, remember the earlier fights of that day. //So many people lost because they underestimated the Leaf Nins.// He looked at Sasuke with contempt, and diminutive respect. //I¡¦ll just have to crush him quickly.//
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Immediately after Gemma had given them permission to start, Ayatsuri used the water remaining from the previous matches, to create a mist. The mist wasn¡¦t as thick as Zabuza¡¦s mist from so many years ago, but it was still effective enough so that you could only see the shadow of a person.
//Perfect.// Sasuke thought, closing his eyes. //He can¡¦t see my weapon.//
He opened his eyes again, and this time, both eyes were enveloped in his trademark Sharingan. They were by no means fully developed, but only a little more time was needed before they would become a true Sharingan.
The fog wasn¡¦t thick, and the Genjutsu was weak, therefore allowing Sasuke to see clearly, as if the mist wasn¡¦t even there. He sneered as he saw Ayatsuri reach for a kunai. He was making this way too easy.
He dashed toward his opponent with outstanding speed, hit Ayatsuri¡¦s chest with his left hand, then brought his right hand up, and landed an even harder blow on his stomach.
The other boy jumped back, in pain and shock. Just before the fog covered up the other boy again, he caught sight of his eyes. The Sharingan.
Sasuke did need not to delve deep into the Mist Nin¡¦s history to realize that this boy, for some reason or another, feared the Sharingan. If the widening of the eyes didn¡¦t give it away, the sudden jump to keep their distance far apart sure did.
¡§So you¡¦re afraid of the Sharingan, eh?¡¨ Sasuke murmured, more to himself. Quickly forming seals with his hands, he blew a blaze of fire into the air.
¡§What are you doing?¡¨ Ayatsuri asked, throwing his voice. He had apparently gained some of his confidence back.
Sasuke ignored him, and continued to produce fire.
//What is he dong?// Ayatsuri thought from his ¡¥safe¡¦ position near the Hand Seal statue. //He can¡¦t possibly see me. Therefore, he can¡¦t possibly attack.// He looked closer. Sasuke was now blowing random blasts, alternating directions. //Does he hope that I¡¦ll be stupid enough to get hit by one of those blasts?// he thought. //I thought the Uchiha Clan was more prestigious than that. Oh well, no matter.// he thought nastily. //He¡¦ll win my battle for me. He¡¦ll just run out of chakra.//
But the more he saw, the more he grew nervous. Something was wrong. The Sharingan users could not possibly be this stupid... //OH NO!//
All at once, he saw what Sasuke was doing. He was burning the mist. The fire burned out the water molecules in the mist, and now the arena was clear for all to see.
¡§Shit!¡¨ Ayatsuri hissed, jumping from the Hand Seal statue. //This is bad! I-//
But he never got beyond that. Sasuke with his amazing speed, had rushed over, and hit him again, once on the chest, once in the stomach, and the last on his head.
¡§Examiner.¡¨ He said as Ayatsuri keeled over in pain, ¡§It¡¦s over.¡¨
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¡§OH YEA!!! GO SASUKE-KUN!!!¡¨ Ino and Sakura cheered happily.
¡§AMAZING FIGHT!¡¨ Ino gushed.
¡§BETTER THAN AMAZING!¡¨ Sakura said, not to be outdone by Ino.
Even though their childhood crush on Sasuke had diminished over the year, they still enjoyed fussing over him in a ¡¥friendly¡¦ rivalry.
¡§You better be careful, Ino.¡¨ Sasuke said, finally appearing up the stairs.
Throwing a triumphant look at Sakura, she continued in her honey-coated voice: ¡§Why, Sasuke-kun?¡¨
¡§Your hopes of winning are really thin.¡¨
¡§What do you mean?¡¨ Ino asked, suddenly serious.
¡§The only people left are Temari, the Grass Nin, and that girl who¡¦s with Naruto. I think that boy called her Kai. Listen, if you fight her, and you have a bad feeling, or don¡¦t think you¡¦re going to win, forfeit. Don¡¦t try to fight a death match.¡¨
¡§What?¡¨ Ino said indignantly. ¡§She¡¦s just a kid!¡¨
¡§I know.¡¨ Said Sasuke. ¡§But there¡¦s something odd about her. I just don¡¦t know what it is. Also, everyone who we¡¦ve fought so far, the Grass Nins, Mist Nins, and Rain Nin, they all lost because they underestimated their opponents. Don¡¦t make the same mistake they did. Like I said before, promise us that you won¡¦t fight if you think you¡¦ll lose.¡¨
¡§Alright.¡¨ Ino said. ¡§I promise.¡¨
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Suddenly, the Screen came back to life, sorting through the remaining four. As suddenly as it started, it stopped on the names that made Team 07 heave a sigh of relief.
UZUMAKI KURAKAI VS KISHUMORU.
Only two noises were heard after the names were selected. One was the dripping of a non-existent faucet, and the other of the young girl saying:
¡§It¡¦s Kai. KAI, dammit.¡¨
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A/N: This chapter was so pointless¡K hmm.
Questions or Comments: icy_cloud359@kuririnmail.com
-Yume
Chapter 10 : The Sharingan
==============================
When Neji had returned to the higher elevated area of the building, he received many praises and congratulations on his win. As expected, he thanked them graciously, and had the courtesy to blush if the comment was overrated.
But amidst all the ¡¥Great Jobs¡¦ and the ¡§Awesome Matches, one voice seemed to stand out from the rest. Akito¡¦s small, yet clear voice saying, ¡§Good fight, Neji-kun.¡¨
Normally, Neji would have just ignored that someone. After all, he was from another village, and he beat up Ten-Ten. But he just couldn¡¦t. The way he had said it, with genuine sincerity, made it impossible for him to dislike him.
¡§Thanks.¡¨ Neji finally said, earning him a smile.
======================================================================
Soon, after the poor chump who fought Neji was carted out, the selection screen ran again. Everyone¡¦s¡¦ eyes were glued to the screen, again. And Sakura, who had been knocked out for the last 2 events, woke up just in time to see the two new people who were paired up.
AYATSURI VS UCHIHA SASUKE
¡§About time.¡¨ Sasuke said, starting for the stairs, happy that he was finally able to fight.
On the other side, Ayatsuri, a slightly older Mist Nin, also seemed pleased with his opponent. How hard could this skinny, dark-hair boy be?
//But I will not underestimate my opponent.// he thought, remember the earlier fights of that day. //So many people lost because they underestimated the Leaf Nins.// He looked at Sasuke with contempt, and diminutive respect. //I¡¦ll just have to crush him quickly.//
=====================================================================
Immediately after Gemma had given them permission to start, Ayatsuri used the water remaining from the previous matches, to create a mist. The mist wasn¡¦t as thick as Zabuza¡¦s mist from so many years ago, but it was still effective enough so that you could only see the shadow of a person.
//Perfect.// Sasuke thought, closing his eyes. //He can¡¦t see my weapon.//
He opened his eyes again, and this time, both eyes were enveloped in his trademark Sharingan. They were by no means fully developed, but only a little more time was needed before they would become a true Sharingan.
The fog wasn¡¦t thick, and the Genjutsu was weak, therefore allowing Sasuke to see clearly, as if the mist wasn¡¦t even there. He sneered as he saw Ayatsuri reach for a kunai. He was making this way too easy.
He dashed toward his opponent with outstanding speed, hit Ayatsuri¡¦s chest with his left hand, then brought his right hand up, and landed an even harder blow on his stomach.
The other boy jumped back, in pain and shock. Just before the fog covered up the other boy again, he caught sight of his eyes. The Sharingan.
Sasuke did need not to delve deep into the Mist Nin¡¦s history to realize that this boy, for some reason or another, feared the Sharingan. If the widening of the eyes didn¡¦t give it away, the sudden jump to keep their distance far apart sure did.
¡§So you¡¦re afraid of the Sharingan, eh?¡¨ Sasuke murmured, more to himself. Quickly forming seals with his hands, he blew a blaze of fire into the air.
¡§What are you doing?¡¨ Ayatsuri asked, throwing his voice. He had apparently gained some of his confidence back.
Sasuke ignored him, and continued to produce fire.
//What is he dong?// Ayatsuri thought from his ¡¥safe¡¦ position near the Hand Seal statue. //He can¡¦t possibly see me. Therefore, he can¡¦t possibly attack.// He looked closer. Sasuke was now blowing random blasts, alternating directions. //Does he hope that I¡¦ll be stupid enough to get hit by one of those blasts?// he thought. //I thought the Uchiha Clan was more prestigious than that. Oh well, no matter.// he thought nastily. //He¡¦ll win my battle for me. He¡¦ll just run out of chakra.//
But the more he saw, the more he grew nervous. Something was wrong. The Sharingan users could not possibly be this stupid... //OH NO!//
All at once, he saw what Sasuke was doing. He was burning the mist. The fire burned out the water molecules in the mist, and now the arena was clear for all to see.
¡§Shit!¡¨ Ayatsuri hissed, jumping from the Hand Seal statue. //This is bad! I-//
But he never got beyond that. Sasuke with his amazing speed, had rushed over, and hit him again, once on the chest, once in the stomach, and the last on his head.
¡§Examiner.¡¨ He said as Ayatsuri keeled over in pain, ¡§It¡¦s over.¡¨
======================================================================
¡§OH YEA!!! GO SASUKE-KUN!!!¡¨ Ino and Sakura cheered happily.
¡§AMAZING FIGHT!¡¨ Ino gushed.
¡§BETTER THAN AMAZING!¡¨ Sakura said, not to be outdone by Ino.
Even though their childhood crush on Sasuke had diminished over the year, they still enjoyed fussing over him in a ¡¥friendly¡¦ rivalry.
¡§You better be careful, Ino.¡¨ Sasuke said, finally appearing up the stairs.
Throwing a triumphant look at Sakura, she continued in her honey-coated voice: ¡§Why, Sasuke-kun?¡¨
¡§Your hopes of winning are really thin.¡¨
¡§What do you mean?¡¨ Ino asked, suddenly serious.
¡§The only people left are Temari, the Grass Nin, and that girl who¡¦s with Naruto. I think that boy called her Kai. Listen, if you fight her, and you have a bad feeling, or don¡¦t think you¡¦re going to win, forfeit. Don¡¦t try to fight a death match.¡¨
¡§What?¡¨ Ino said indignantly. ¡§She¡¦s just a kid!¡¨
¡§I know.¡¨ Said Sasuke. ¡§But there¡¦s something odd about her. I just don¡¦t know what it is. Also, everyone who we¡¦ve fought so far, the Grass Nins, Mist Nins, and Rain Nin, they all lost because they underestimated their opponents. Don¡¦t make the same mistake they did. Like I said before, promise us that you won¡¦t fight if you think you¡¦ll lose.¡¨
¡§Alright.¡¨ Ino said. ¡§I promise.¡¨
======================================================================
Suddenly, the Screen came back to life, sorting through the remaining four. As suddenly as it started, it stopped on the names that made Team 07 heave a sigh of relief.
UZUMAKI KURAKAI VS KISHUMORU.
Only two noises were heard after the names were selected. One was the dripping of a non-existent faucet, and the other of the young girl saying:
¡§It¡¦s Kai. KAI, dammit.¡¨
======================================================================
A/N: This chapter was so pointless¡K hmm.
Questions or Comments: icy_cloud359@kuririnmail.com
-Yume