THE VALLEY OF THE END by Kiraya
Drabble II: Tatakai
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His body moved of its own accord.
It was his survival instinct, as well as the kyuubi's, that made Naruto dodge kunai and shuriken and kick and punch and parry sharp blows. It was his training that created the whirling, brilliant chakra-sun — the technique only two others, both considered far superior, had ever been able to master — to explode with a roar against the shrill bird-calls of the fistful of lightning his opponent wielded.
His mind was too overwhelmed, racing with questions and shock and anger and memories, to be of any use at all.
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Note: "Tatakai" is Japanese for "struggle" or "conflict."