Caution: Before you read any further, be warned that there may be spoilers for those who aren't fully updated. I'm up to date on both the manga and anime.
Time: This takes place somewhere, I'm not sure where, but there has nothing to do with his seal and he hasn't left yet. Also, they know all their jutsus shown in the manga and anime. I'm sorry if some of it is hard to understand because some of the information comes late in the manga/anime. Tsunade is now Godaime.
Last Notes: I put some Japanese in this fanfic so if you don't understand, just look to the bottom of each chapter and it'll show the relative translation. As for jutsus, I put the English in parenthesis, but it might not describe a whole if you're not familiar with it. Hopefully it's all easy to understand though. Thanks for reading and a review would be nice. I like both encouraging comments and constructive criticism as well. Again, thanks everyone!
Chapter Three
Naruto put his hands together as he ran, "Kage Bunshin (Shadow Clone) no Jutsu!" Several clones of Naruto stood at his side numbering a total of five running in a straight line.
Keiji did a few handseals, "Mizu Bunshin (Water Clone) no Jutsu!" Keiji had practically imitated Naruto's approach as five Keiji's stood against the five Kage Bunshins. Within seconds, four of the Naruto's had disappeared and four Keiji's still stood.
Sasuke leaped into the air, "Katon Goukakyuu (Grand Fireball) no Jutsu!"
Kirisu appeared suddenly in front of the real Keiji and did a few handseals as an aura of water surrounded Keiji, Haro and her in one gigantic ball. Keiji thought to himself, smart, she used Suirou (Water Prison) no Jutsu and imprisoned us all so that the fire wouldn't hit us.
Kirisu cut off the contact she had with the water cage and the water splattered to the ground, soaking the dirt beneath them. Haro stood up, "Okay, now it's my turn, Doton Shinjuu Zanshu (Inner Decapitation) no Jutsu!"
Haro disappeared into the ground as Sasuke began to eye the floor as well as Kirisu and Keiji. Activating his Sharingan, he suddenly cried, "Naruto, Sakura, get off the ground!"
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Tirasu stretched her arms by pulling upward, "So tell me about your team, Kakashi-san."
Kakashi looked up for a brief moment, "Oh? Well there's Naruto, the noisy ninja, Sasuke, sole survivor of the Uchiha Clan after they were all assassinated and Sakura."
Tirasu smiled, "I see. So tell me Kakashi-san, why do you keep your left eye covered with your forehead protector?"
Kakashi blinked, "Hehe, well, it's friend's Sharingan eye, given to me before he… past away."
Tirasu made a sad face, "Oh I'm so sorry Kakashi-san."
Kakashi waved his hands in front of him smiling, "Oh, no no. It's fine."
Tirasu nodded as Kakashi and her continued to walk in silence.
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Sakura and Naruto screamed as they were both were dragged into the ground at the same time. Deeply embedded into the ground, only their heads were above dirt. Kirisu dashed to Naruto's side as she stared him down, Naruto was then silenced from his noisy calls and was motionless. Keiji ran to Sakura's side and did the same, "Kanashibari (Body Freeze) no Jutsu!"
Sasuke stared as his teammates were dragged into the ground and struck senseless by Kirisu and Keiji. "Kuso," he muttered under his breath.
Sasuke landed on the ground and held his stomach as a pang of pain ran through his body, kuso, that Kiri, just had to hit me in the same spot twice. She doesn't even appear to be able to 'have' the Byakugan. Who is she?
Now that Sasuke was to fight alone without the help of his teammates, he decided that he might as well give it his all and show this so-called Uchiha, how a real Uchiha clan member fought. Sasuke closed his eyes, "Sharingan!"
Keiji and Kirisu stood to accompany Haro, but Haro held up his hand as he spoke smiling, "Don't worry, I'll beat this guy, even though I 'don't' have the Sharingan eyes yet."
Kirisu nodded and Keiji gave some last minute reassurance, "Just don't get reckless, and we'll be here if something happens."
Haro nodded as he turned his attention back to Sasuke, "Now, we shall see who is one being underestimated."
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Tirasu suddenly let out a soft laugh and Kakashi stared at her, "Oh? What's so funny?"
Tirasu shook her head as her hand covered her mouth, "It's nothing; I'm just wondering how well your students follow instructions."
Kakashi nodded, "Ah, I see. Knowing Sasuke, he won't let anyone surpass him and along with Naruto, I'd say my instructions meant nothing to them."
Tirasu looked at Kakashi with a confused expression, "And so you leave them alone? With my students knowing quite well that the chances of a fight are high?"
Kakashi smiled, letting Tirasu know that everything was under control, "Don't worry. They'll learn a lesson from this one, especially since your team works so well together. It will teach them the better value of teamwork and cooperation."
Tirasu's confusion disappeared as she smiled, "You have a very interesting way of teaching Kakashi-san."
Kakashi nodded as he looked up at the sky again, thinking of his old friend Obito, "Without teamwork, I wouldn't be here right now. And these group of Genin were the first to pass my test, it didn't happen without a reason."
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To have used kage bunshin no Jutsu underground and used them to drag Sakura and Naruto below, what an ingenious scheme, thought Sasuke, as he tried to learn and observe from the action that Haro took.
Haro and Sasuke stood facing one another as a wind blew over them. A leaf detached itself from a tree and floated gently until it landed in the river. Sasuke charged, his Sharingan watching nearly everything. Haro leaped into the air and Sasuke followed right after him, knowing what he was about to do. Haro began to do handseals and Sasuke copied them, this was done while both of them floated in the air.
Keiji and Kirisu watched eagerly, knowing how this would be an interesting match. Haro finished his seals and Sasuke did as well. "Suiton Daibakufu (Great Waterfall) no Jutsu!" they both called out. Just then, two large pillars of water appeared, one next to Sasuke and the other next to Haro. As the pillars tried to cross one another to get to their target, they hit one another and cancelled each other out, causing the water to soak deeply into the soil and slowly wash itself back down to the river.
Kuso, thought Haro, that wasn't a very good idea. And surely enough, the water had loosened the mud, causing the buried Naruto and Sakura to be exposed to their waists. Fortunately, they were still under the spell of Keiji and Kirisu's Kanashibari, but even that affect would last very long. Man! I need a move where I can take the advantage, but he'll only copy me, and we're both Uchihas, unfortunately for me I don't have the Sharingan.
Kirisu shook her head as she watched and Keiji knew what she was thinking. At this rate, Naruto and Sakura were going to regain movement before Haro could finish Sasuke. Haro nearly fell over from the use of chakra, his Suiton Daibakufu was a very powerful move and consumed a lot of energy. Judging from Sasuke's position, it had taken him a lot of chakra as well. From what he knew, Haro could think of no technique that may have served him a worthwhile advantage against Sasuke's Sharingan. Eyeing Sakura and Sasuke, he leaped backwards and rejoined Keiji and Kirisu.
Keiji grinned, "You done?"
Haro laughed, "Heh, yeah."
Keiji then looked serious, "Well, time to show these guys what we're made of. Ikuzo!"
Sasuke grinned as Naruto and Sakura crawled out of their predicament, "Heh, even 'with' your teammates you won't be able to defeat me."
Naruto made a face, "Eh? But Sasuke, we're on your team!"
Sasuke gave him a cold glare, "Shut up! I don't need you."
Sakura looked at Naruto, "Naruto, we better help him, he's getting a bit arrogant."
Naruto nodded in agreement, "Aah."
Keiji quickly moved his hands, "Kirigakure (Hidden Mist) no Jutsu!" Immediately, a thick fog began to set in, creating a struggle to see.
Naruto looked around frantically, kuso, even though this happened when we fought Zabuza, my eyes aren't used to it.
Suddenly, Naruto heard Sasuke cry out in pain followed by a thud to the ground. "Sasuke!" cried Naruto, "Are you okay?"
Listening hard, he heard Sasuke groan, "Baka, Naruto, move! You just gave away your position."
Sasuke was lying on the ground holding his stomach again, with his Sharingan this time, he could see that Kirisu had used the same move for the third time in a row on him. He discovered that it was not due to a Byakugan power, but a combination of two techniques: Houshou and Chakra Enjintou (Chakra Scalpel). The strength in power of the Houshou, where one would smash a palm into another with great force, combined with the Chakra Enjintou, where chakra was emitted and capable of damaging internal organs without necessarily damaging the skin, Sasuke realized just 'how' much damage he was receiving with every blow.
And another problem is, thought Sasuke, she doesn't call out her jutsu, like the rest of us were trained to do. It gives her stealth, combined with the speed of that close to Lee, she's almost invincible. Just then, a realization seemed to come to Sasuke, if she's 'that' strong, then how much stronger is Keiji? I have already fought Haro, he is not a problem, but together, they're… Naruto's cry broke Sasuke from his thought as he struggled to get up. "Naruto!" he called.
Naruto was flown back from the Keiji's taijutsu. Surprised from Keiji coming out of nowhere, Naruto landed on his back. Getting up, he put his hands together, "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"
Several clones appeared and Naruto eyed the fog closely, as he prepared to make his move when Keiji attacked again. Naruto's eye caught movement headed towards him. Grabbing the object, Naruto grinned as he found it to be Keiji. Kicking him up into the air again and again, "U-zu-ma-ki Naruto Rendan!"
Keiji received a hard kick to the chest, but before he flew downwards, he grabbed Naruto's leg and refused to let go. Naruto blinked, "Yoi yoi! Let go!"
However, Keiji did not listen and instead, began to twirl Naruto in circles as they flew to the ground. Finally, after picking enough speed, Keiji released him, causing Naruto to crash into the trunk of a tree unconscious. From the spinning, Keiji had created some kind of a tornado flight affect and had slowed down his fall, creating opportunity to regain control of his decline and land without harm.
Slowly, the fog began to clear. Sasuke's eyes returned to normal as he barely had the chakra to even stand and Naruto was still unconscious beneath the tree. When the environment became clearer, Sasuke looked around, Sakura had not made a noise since the fog set in. However, he grinned as he found only Keiji and Kirisu standing side-by-side, while Sakura was only a few feet behind him.
"So, the coward unworthy Uchiha ran away did he?" called Sasuke to Keiji and Kirisu.
None of them spoke anything, until Sasuke felt something cold against the base of his neck as he heard the words being whispered to him, "The kunai is right next to your major artery connecting your brain to your body, if you value your life, don't move. The end is your choice alone."
Sasuke recognized that voice. "Sakura?" he questioned.
Looking at Keiji and Kirisu, their expressions had not changed and gave Sasuke no idea what was going on, "Sakura, what are you doing?"
Sakura laughed. "Have you still not figured it out? Who's being underestimated now? Uchiha Sasuke…"
Sasuke looked around and found a shadowed figure behind the bushes; his eyes widened with fear, "Nani? You're…"
Sakura nodded, "Took you long enough, now grovel like the pathetic dog you are," and with that, Sasuke was knocked unconscious.
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Tirasu looked at the sun to check out the time. "Kakashi-san, don't you think we should be heading back? Something may have happened to your students," she grinned.
Kakashi nodded without looking up from his book, "We probably should, but I wouldn't be surprised if they were out cold. Though I should doubt whether or not they are dead, I do not feel the urge to kill in your students."
Tirasu laughed, "Ah, how sharp you are Kakashi-san. They are not eager to kill, they work better on missions that require them to bring something back alive. Because of their advanced skills in just a year and because of the limitation of the rules, we've been given B-rank and C-rank missions after just a few weeks of being together."
Kakashi nodded again as he disappeared with Tirasu following right after him.
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Sasuke fell to the floor with a thump. Sakura then placed her hands together, calling, "Kai (Cancel)!"
Keiji immediately appeared behind Sakura and knocked her out before she could do anything else. Emerging from the bushes was Haro, "Oh man, being serious and mean can really take it out of you, I'm no good at that."
Keiji nodded as he gathered Sasuke, Sakura and Naruto into a pile, "Then leave all that to me. It was a nice trick though, your Shintenshin (Mind Body Switch) no Jutsu, it took even 'me' a while to realize that it was you."
Just then, Keiji turned around and threw two kunai. Catching it with a single finger and twirling it around while reading his perverted book, Kakashi spoke, "So you've defeated my squad eh? Truly, Tirasu, your team has gone through a great amount of training. However, I find that they are not at full strength, yet they are pretty much true Shinobi."
Ikuzo: let's go
Baka: stupid