Growing Up
Kakashi Vs the Mystery Ninja - Who Is This Man?
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"Fine..." His fingers slowly wrapping around the end of his headband, slowly raising it as the eye opened. The wheels of the Sharingan began it's hypnosis... "We will fight.."
Dashing forward, kunai draw and held in ready position the man thrust at Kakashi, moving with a simply grace and a flowing sidestep, Kakashi grabbing the attacker's arm, elbow pressing into the shoulder blade. "Who are you?"
A puff of smoke as leaves fell from between Kakashi's arms, staggering back a kunai was thrown, zipping past the Jounin as it implanted itself into the wall of Jounin Building. Falling from the sky, the man of black stood on ready feet, an arm on the ground before him as dark eyes watched Kakashi.
"The hypnosis of the Sharingan... you think it will be your true advantage, but there are too many ways around it. All one has to do, is keep from making eye contact. Isn't that right Kakashi-san?"
"It's true, the Sharingan main advantage is hypnosis... but even without the hypnosis, my Sharingan will be my advantage. To see your movements before you do... you stand no chance. Why do you even bother wanting to fight me, when already I can see, you are no match,"
"Because, you refuse to admit it, Hatake Kakashi... but you are the strongest Jounin in the village. If I can beat you... I know I am ready... I know I'm strong enough to go after him!" A slow smirk was traced with the stretch of his mask as an evasive leap was preformed, a kunai being thrown at Kakashi once more.
"You attack like an Academy student, show me something worth while," His own kunai was draw, smacking the attacker's away.
"Kakashi!" Anko cried out from her post, pinned to the building.
His eyes widened as flesh and cloth tore, a kunai ripping through his shoulder. "The Kunai Mirror...... this first kunai was a distraction while another kunai was through from another direction at the same time and speed as the first... how did I not notice it?"
"Kakashi!" Fists slammed through the door, Asuma's knuckle blades slashing the bamboo away as Kurenai stepped outside, moving to Anko. "What's going on here? We heard Anko's yelling, when you never came in, we saw the door had been sealed with kunais,"
Closing his fists tightly Asuma readied himself as the mystery attack took his stance before he and Kakashi once more.
"It's him, Asuma..."
"Need my help?" Asuma smiled lightly as his body fell into a near boxing stance as he took a long drag from his cigarette.
"No... This fight is he and I... help Kurenai with Anko," Asuma nodded lightly, his arms falling he moved to Anko, pulling the first of the kunais from her body, as Kurenai freed Anko's coat.
She fell into their arms as she was released from the wall, her teeth gritting together roughly. "I'm going to kill him!"
Leaping to her feet, blood soaked boots carried her quickly, drawing his kunai as he dashed at the man, kunai outturned, ready to receive blood. Her kunai met his throat, only to draw a puff of smoke and a stiff kick to Anko's head.
"Katon!" Drawing his fingers before his covered mouth, Kakashi inhaled deeply, fire bellowing from his lungs. Flames engulfing the attacker's body as concrete was melted, a small crater formed within the streets.
"Maybe your not as good as I thought Kakashi-san," Kunai was pressed to Kakashi's through as the mystery man smirked once more.
A clone, the real one is there on the roof... I can see it... swinging his own arm around quickly, Kakashi stabbed the clone, letting it disappear with a puff of smoke. Keeping his speed, he throws his kunai to the roof... another puff of smoke as a second clone was destroyed.
"I will win Kakashi-san... I am sorry," Blood fell as a kunai drove into Kakashi's back, the force of two hands, burying it within his flesh. Grimacing in pain, Kakashi turned, throwing a forearm at the attacker, only to meet the air as the attacker leapt away.
"How? How do you know this early that you are going to defeat me? As you said, I am the strongest of the Konoha Jounin," Ripping the kunai from his shoulder blade, he threw it to the ground with a light pain of pain and windiness.
"Because... I've know every move, ever attack, ever counter of this fight before your Sharingan could have ever hoped to..."
"Really... well, did you foresee this? Mystery man?" A low growl in his throat, Kakashi's hands sealed with lightning pace as he clutched his forearm, palm clawed as he forced it at the ground. Chirping filled the air; the birds of Konoha took flight in fear, as the power gathered within Kakashi's clawed hand. A small glint of lightning spiraled along his hand as the chirping increased. Crackling with lighting bolts of chakra Kakashi's eyes fell upon the attacker. "A thousand birds of Konoha... the Chidori,"
Roaring with power, Kakashi threw his arm behind him, with incredible speed he dashed to his opponent. Chidori screeching and calling as his arm tightened, chakra building even further.
"Kakashi- stop! I know who it is! Don't hurt him!" Smoke rose from his feet as he skidded to a stop, Asuma held his arm tightly, pulling back with his strength advantage over Kakashi. Slowly the Chidori faded as Asuma stepped forward, releasing Kakashi from his grip.
"What the hell are you doing? Trying to get Kakashi to kill you? What are you even thinking challenging a Jounin! I thought you were smarter then that!" Asuma reached out to the attacker, gripping the mask tightly, he ripped it away.
"Baka Shikamaru-kun!"
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"Gai-sensei, I thought we were getting a new team member like the other teams," Ten-ten sat upon a wooden log, the same log that Naruto was tied to by Kakashi so long ago. "Hokage-sama hasn't sent one for us yet? She hasn't forgotten us has she?"
"Hehe, stop your worrying. Hokage-sama has not forgotten us; it is just a bad time at the moment. The Academy is taking new students right now. Preparations for the construction and repairing on the monument has to be made, as well as preparations for the Exams. She says, we will have our new teammate before the Exams begin,"
Forearms and legs landed heavy blows upon a tree as Rock Lee shook the huge oak with his strikes. "I hope so... I don't want to lose my chance at becoming a Chuunin again,"
"Yes, you've all improved so much over six months... it would be a waste to not see all of you become Chuunin,"
"I deserve to be Chuunin; I stood my ground with Kimimaru after all,"
"And Gaara had to come to your rescue," Ten-ten giggled lightly.
"Hey, I could have won without Gaara's help!"
"Sure,"
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"Katon!"
"AHHH!" Stumbling back, Naruto rolled along the ground, coughing lightly as smoke rose from his body, patting out small flames upon his jacket. "Dammit! Dammit! Dammit! Dammit! Why isn't it working?"
"You won't master it in one day Naruto; it took me nearly three weeks to fully use the powers the brush gives,"
"But I don't have three weeks, I only have two!" He sat up, sighing lightly as he rubbed his burnt fingertips lightly. He stood slowly, throwing his arm out once more, holding the brush steady as he once again tried to force his own chakra into the brush.
"Well, then you better train harder shouldn't you," He laughed quickly as he filling his lungs with a heavy sigh, readying himself for another Katon.
"Grr... Shut up!"
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Authors Note: Nothing to say this time except, sorry it's so short.
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Wanted Dead or Alive: Orochimaru, Uchiha Itachi, and Uchiha Sasuke