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KP: Okay I think they get it
Kuwabara: really
IPF: we used the song 'The beast' by twisted Sister we hope you enjoy
KP: Everyone has predicted that the finals will be Ken vs. Naruto then Naruto goes to the finals and beats Gaara. Well no one got it right. Sorry folks not gonna happen.
IPF: Yep your just gonna have to read to see what happenes
KP: Anyways check out chapter 22
No Guts No Glory Chapter 22
Lee made the first move by jumping into the air and aiming a flying kick at Ken but Ken sidestepped and twisted around kicking Lee in the back of the head. Lee rolled forward and sprung back to his feet before removing several shuriken and throwing them at Ken. Ken dodged the shuriken and charged Lee with three quick jabs. Lee weaved away from the blows and aimed a kick at Ken's Mid-section. Ken blocked with his forearms and threw a backhand at Lee but the Genuis of hard work dropped onto his back and did a quick kick-up. Lee smirked at the last stunt before jumping into the air again "LEAF SPINNING WIND!" Lee spun his entire body around aiming the powerful kick at Ken and Ken stopped the attack by grabbing Lee's right ankle then slamming him into the ground hard! The force of the blow created a small crater.
you can hear the thunder
long before the storm,
"You'll need to do something more original not a move you've preformed millions of times" Ken said Lee's response while Ken was still holding him was kicking him hard in the gut with his left foot three times before kicking him in the chin with his heel. Ken flew into the air a few feet and fell back onto his back.
The crowd roared in approval of the fight as the two combatants reached their feet again. Lee ran at Ken again with a side kick aimed at Ken's Mid-section and Ken caught Lee by the ankle. Ken twisted Lee's foot and Lee spun out several times before crashing onto the ground. Lee quickly recovered and aimed a leg sweep at Ken's shins but Ken did a backward handspring till he was twenty feet away. Ken smirked before created several quick seals with his hands. "KAIJU GUFUU NO JUTSU!" (Rock Tornado) Ken shouted as huge hunks of rock began to levitate around them. Lee looked panicked stricken he didn't know anything that could go toe-to-toe with a tornado. The gust of wind advanced at Lee and the young ninja jumped as afar as he could to his left doing a roll at the same time seeing the Tornado hot on his heels he decided to go left with another roll and again the Tornado pursued him.
"You can't dodge it forever!" Ken called from the distance. Lee noticed that the tornado was gaining on him and there wasn't much he could do at this point. He turned to face the monster and jumped through the Tornado. When heading through it even though it was only ten feet in diameter Lee was crushed with tons of rocks the entire way through and crashed to the ground hard skidding along the tough surface. Lee coughed up blood and forced himself to his feet.
but you can't hear the lion when he stalks his prey
he's moving like a shadow
creeping up on you and
like a siren's call he's gonna have his way
"That had to hurt" Sakura winced from the stands. The group was slightly larger this time around. There was Gaara, Aki, Ino, Hinata, Shikamaru, Sasuke, Tenten, and of course Sakura.
"To say the least" Ino said "Ouch how can he get up after something like that?"
"I thought I already told you two that fighting is apart of Lee" Gaara said with his arms crossed "Lee will fight this fight to the death if he needs to. He is not scared of death"
"That's what makes him so remarkably strong" Tenten said not tearing her eyes from her boyfriend down in the arena.
"That hurt" Lee said to himself as he struggled to hold his position. He knew he couldn't take another blow like that. Ken instantly recreated the seals again "KAIJU GUFUU NO JUTSU!" The tornado was created again and chased Lee again. 'Dammit!' Lee thought 'time for plan B'. Lee ran waited for the tornado to come at him again. Then at the last moment he jumped off to the right and then did a dead sprint at Ken. Ken smirked. "SMILE ALL YOU WANT BUT I WILL TAKE YOU DOWN!" Lee shouted
you'd better run, forget your pride
don't make a stand, just step aside
"Is gonna do what I think he is?" Sakura asked
"More than likely" Tenten replied
"What's going on?" Ino asked
"Lee is going to take Ken down with him or Ken will release the tornado to fight Lee at close range" Hinata said "Not a complex plan but effective"
Lee jumped into the air and aimed a powerful kick at Ken's head. "KONOHA WHIRLWIND!" Ken grabbed Lee's ankle and Lee's eyes widened. Ken gripped his ankle tightly as he threw Lee to the ground yet again onto the tough surface. This time Lee rolled away and aimed a sweep which Ken jumped over and Lee jumped after him with another spinning kick. Ken blocked the kick by raising both of his arms crossing them dulling the blow before somersaulting backwards and landing on his feet. Lee aimed a punch at Ken's face but Ken ducked and kicked Lee in the ribs before twisting back around kicking Lee in the back with his right shin. Lee fell forward and struggled back to his feet panting.
"Lee is getting hammered" Sakura said
"This much is true" Shikamaru said quietly
"Well I guess it's to be expected if Sasuke can't beat this guy then Lee shouldn't have a much better chance" Sakura said
Gaara snickered "I think you are underestimating Lee" Gaara said or "have you already forgotten his first round fight"
if you don't have what it takes
don't try to play you'll lose your stakes
remember this at least
FLASHBACK
Lee rose to his feet again but before he could do anything Ryu was already behind him. Ryu punched Lee in the back the head sending him foreword several feet. 'I can't see a damn thing' Lee thought 'how the hell am I gonna fight him?' To Lee, Ryu could be attacking from anywhere. He was probably at the worst stage in a fight of his entire life. He had never been at this big of a disadvantage. He always had a trump card of some sort he could use. But at this point it looked as if Rock Lee's luck had finally run out.
'Wait a second' Lee thought 'he's such a brute with all that power I can feel his movements in the wind'. Ryu aimed a hammerlock punch that was about to hit Lee on top of the head that would definitely knock him out but Lee disappeared again. "What the-" Ryu began but was struck to the ground b a flying kick by Lee to the face. "But how- how can you even see?"
"Ingenious" Neji said
"How in the hell did he do that Neji?" Naruto asked
"He used the breeze of the air around d him to figure out exactly where Ryu was" Neji said "And in his bulky body he can't use ultimate stealth to avoid detection".
"So Lee can hit him now!" Naruto shouted
"That isn't even the half of it" Neji responded "Now that Lee knows about Ryu's little trick there's no way he'll reverse the Initial Lotus this time"
"I can't" Lee responded and Ryu gasped. Ryu decided to charge Lee in a futile attempt to finish this fight once and for all. Lee waited until Ryu was almost upon him then leaned back away giving the same exact kick to Ryu's chin again. "I'M NOT FINISHED WITH YOU YET!" Lee shouted and kicked Ryu up in the air the entire way. Lee wrapped Ryu up once again in the bindings and locked his arms tightly around Ryu. Lee yanked Ryu towards the direction of the earth and began to rotate them both in the air.
"YOU MUST HAVE FORGOTTEN THE ONE RULE ABOUT TAIJUTSU MY FRIEND" Lee shouted as they continued their downward decent "ITS VERY SIMPLE IF YOU PUT A TRUE FIGHTER IN THE POSITION OF DEATH OR LOSS WE WILL CHOOSE DEATH EVERY TIME! BECAUSE IF YOU HAVE NO GUTS THEN YOU WILL HAVE NO GLORY! I AM ALWAYS PREPARED TO GO DOWN IN A BLAZE OF GLORY! SO LETS FIND OUT WHICH ONE OF US CAN TAKE A BIGGER BEATING! SECONDARY LOTUS!!!!"
The two Taijutsu specialists crashed into the ground forming an even larger crater. Lee rose to his feet panting and bleeding from his mouth due to internal injury but all in all he was okay. Kakashi raised his right hand and spoke "Sousa Rock Lee!" The crowd erupted in cheers and hoots and hollers.
Ryu rose to his feet even though injured "Your right Lee. I forgot about the law of a true fighter and their way of life" Ryu held out his hand in congratulations. "I hope to one day be as powerful and headstrong as you"
Rock Lee accepted his handshake and smiled "Ryu you don't leave any doubt that you will one day be a fine ninja. But always remember a fighter be willing to go down in a blaze of glory."
END FLASHBACK
it's the nature of the beast
it's the nature of the beast
"Think about it Lee hasn't used any of his tricks just yet" Gaara said
"But nether has Ken" a voice said from behind the group and they turned to see Rin and her three children. "Hello I am Tykiei Rin" She said this with a slight bow "I believe that we have yet to meet"
"Yeah I know you" Hinata said "You were the one who was talking to Naruto that one day with Neji"
"Well my husband talked I just sat there" Rin said "You know some say that the Tykiei clan has been cursed"
"Yes by the wolf" Shikamaru responded with both his arms crossed "The wolf was said to be one with the Tykiei's at least a century ago but the Tykiei's turned their backs on their way of combat the Urufu-Ryu (Wolf Style). Since then the Tykiei's have all died in the Jounin exams or before the even became Chuunins. That is why the family is also classified as average ninja"
"Yes that is why I am worried" Rin said "I have a bad feeling about today"
"Then why did he enter if history is against him?" Ino asked
"Because he believes he has beaten the curse by embracing the techniques our family abandoned so long ago. In case you haven't noticed most of his moves are based around the Urufu-Ryu." Rin responded
Meanwhile back to the fight. Lee threw a right hook but Ken blocked it with his left forearm and then hit Lee hard in the chest with an open-handed strike before spinning his entire body around and crushing his heel into Lee's jaw sending him to the ground yet again. Lee got back to his feet and began to throw wild punches Ken dodged each punch before bringing his knee hard into Lee's gut then ramming his elbow in the taijutsu master's face. Lee forced himself back to his feet panting hard. 'I don't get it no matter what I do Ken already knows its coming and blocks it before countering' Lee thought 'but what if I was completely unpredictable?' Lee grinned widely.
"What's so funny?" Ken asked "I have you beat"
"That's what you think" Lee said smirking even wider and removing a bottle of sake.
"What? Are you going to celebrate my victory early?" Ken asked mockingly
you won't hear a footstep
comin' up on you
"Oh no!" Tenten said "I can believe that guy"
Gaara smirked "GO FOR IT!" The Kazekage shouted throwing his fist in the air
"Somebody want to fill me in on what's going on?" Sakura asked
"Lee is a master of a certain style of martial arts" Shikamaru said "One that he doesn't often show"
"That would be the drunken fist" Tenten sighed "That guy has lost his mind"
Back down in the ring Lee smirked and chugged the sake until the bottle was empty. Then Lee tossed the bottle behind his back. Lee suddenly stopped standing up straight and began to swagger forward and backward. "Whatsa matta" Lee sputtered "ya scareda mae?" Lee charged forward and flung his arms at Ken and ken raised his arms but Lee kicked Ken in the midsection. Ken doubled over and backed away.
'what the hell is this?' Ken thought puzzled 'Lee doesn't fight like this. I've analyzed his style and fighting ability'. Lee charged forward again this time flinging his left arm at Ken from his right side but as Ken raised his arm Lee smashed his palm in his face. Lee placed his right hand on the ground and elevated is body aiming a kick at Ken and Ken raised his right forearm but Lee hit Ken in the spot where the sun doesn't shine with his left hand. Ken's knees buckled and he bent over. Lee positioned himself onto his back with the bottoms of his feet pointed upward while his hands here on the ground on both sides of his head as if he was about to do a kickup. Ken saw Lee's feet in front of him as they bashed into his face sending him flying.
movin' like a snake
he's in complete control
this killer knows his business
'I have no clue where the hell anything is coming from' Ken thought 'how am I supposed to fight that?' Ken took a couple of deep breaths and smiled 'I must have faith in the wolf'. Ken closed his eyes and waited for Lee to strike again. Lee aimed a wild strike at Ken with his right and Ken leaned away without opening his eyes but then lee continued rotating his body and smashed his calf into the side of Ken's head. Ken stepped back but then attacked with several fast strikes at Lee. Lee leaned away from each blow in a swaggerish motion before flipping forward and placing his hands on the ground moving his body forward until both of his heels hit Ken in the forehead.
Ken fell back with his forehead busted open but forced himself to his feet. Ken began to from seals and shouted "Urufu houkou bakufuu batsu no jutsu!"(Wolf Howl Blast Strike). Ken opened his mouth as a cylinder of air blasted out of his mouth and crashed headlong into Lee's chest. The jutsu lifted Lee ten feet into the air before crashing back down to the ground hard. Lee skidded along the tough tournament ground before crashing into an arena wall.
A crater was left behind after Lee got back to his feet. "It seems I am sober now damn!" Lee said under his breath
"Jeez I wonder if ether of these guys are gonna take a loss" Naruto asked Neji who was leaning against the wall not even watching the fight "You act as if you already know who is going to win this fight"
he is the predator
you are his only target,
you're his only goal
"I don't care about this fight in the least. It doesn't matter which one of them win nether can match my skill. The only opponent I am worried about is you" Neji said calmly "Besides the way this fight is headed I have to say that Lee is going to win"
"LEE?! He is getting creamed out there" Naruto said shocked "I don't think even fuzzy brows can pull a rabbit out of his hat in this one"
"You must remember this is Lee. It is his nature to fight until he wins or dies trying. It is the nature of the beast. That is why he is called the beast of the leaf. Not because he is strong or the fact that he is faster than lightning no Gai called him that because of his nature. The nature of the beast."
"Well isn't that a fancy thing to call it" Naruto mocked "Lee is still losing this fight"
"Fool!" Neji said glaring at Naruto "NEVER! And I mean NEVER underestimate that one. He has something within him unlike anything I've ever seen. It's not like you with your endless stamina or bull headedness. Not even like your heart. No he doesn't have a heart that keeps him going he has a fire! That blaze emits in his soul of Guts, Grit, and Glory. I made the mistake of underestimating his power and then I saw the strength at the chuunin exams. He is a true fighter. You Naruto are strong but Lee…well he is a warrior. Not a ninja, a warrior. That is what puts him above the genuis and forces his hard work to push him beyond his limitations"
"I understand Neji but I think that Lee is human like the rest of us" Naruto responded
"Lee is mortal but not man like Ken he is a beast, the wolf vs. the beast. That is what you are watching now not Ken vs. Lee" Neji said "Remember that after this fight"
Lee stopped and removed the weights on his legs. He then stood and faced Ken. Ken didn't wait he recreated the seals on his hands and unleashed the Urufu houkou bakufuu batsu no jutsu again. This time Lee disappeared and the blast hit the wall. Suddenly a fist smashed into Ken's face. Ken was hit with several other blows on his body before he crashed to the ground.
what will you say what will you do?
your wildest nightmare's comin' true
Ken got to his feet again before lee struck him with several blows to his upper body with his right fist and then a solid kick underneath his chin. The same hellish kick that he used to set up for his lotus techniques. Ken saw Lee appear behind him with the leaf shadow dance and unwrap his medical tape. Ken quickly formed seals as a last resort and fired the blast from his mouth again. Lee disappeared from his place and appeared behind Ken again from above. Lee somersaulted his entire body before slamming his hell on ken's back and Ken came crashing down to the ground hard forming a crater.
"I don't know what to think about this fight anymore" Sakura said "It has so many twists and turns it's making me dizzy"
"I have a feeling that Ken is going to win" Shikamaru said "He has an advantage of being able to use jutsus and he hasn't shown everything he has whereas Lee has just used his trump card"
"I wouldn't say that" Tenten whispered "There is one move he hasn't tried yet"
"You don't mean…" Ino just kind of let it hang in the air
"The eight celestrial gates" Gaara said leaning against the arena wall "A true double edged sword. This is what makes Lee so dangerous he is not afraid of death"
there is nothing you can say
no way to change, he won't delay
Ken struggled to reach his feet yet again. Ken smirked and reached into his pouch. Lee tightened his muscles and prepared for anything. Ken pulled out a blue headband with a red wolf-like paw print in the center. Ken wrapped the headband around his head and clenched his fists focusing. A blue aura surrounded him and swirled as a white aura emitted from the headband and slashed together forming a swirling aura like a whirlpool.
"What in the hell is that!" Shikamaru asked "I've never seen anything like it!"
"That" Rin stated "Is the headband of Urufu Tsume (Wolf Claw) and it has been passed down throughout the generations to every Tykiei but Ken is the first to use it in a hundred years. That headband is said to have the souls of every Tykiei warrior and ever Wolf brother to him connected to it. So that white aura is his family's ancestors protecting him and giving him strength."
"So what is he invincible now?" Shikamaru asked
"No, no one man is unbeatable he is just against the next life as well as the current world" Rin responded.
Lee moved first after the aura died down and calmly floated about Ken. Lee aimed a kick at Ken but ken dodged and unleashed a flurry of blows himself. Lee moved even faster to dodge and block the blows. Suddenly all that could be seen was a blur of the afterimage left behind by the two warriors. Suddenly both of the warriors could be seen as both of their right fists connected and they froze as a shockwave erupted throughout the arena.
Lee moved next with a kick at Ken and Ken ducked it as Lee threw a right hook but Ken ducked it and then threw a roundhouse kick of his own and Lee jumped back several feet. Not missing a beat Ken chased after Lee with several quick Urufu-Ryu punches. Lee dodged each one and raised his right knee trying to bash it into Ken's chest but Ken leaned away and Lee rotated his body and slammed his left foot in ken's midsection. Ken quickly recovered and aimed a flurry of right handed jabs and Lee dodged each blow except for the last one and that one grazed his chin but then Lee leaned back and smashed his foot into Ken's jaw by falling backwards and rotating his body. Ken fell out of the loop and skidded along the ground and forced himself to his feet. This all happened within the time span of 2.1 seconds.
this cain will have his feast
it's the nature of the beast
it's the nature of the beast
Sakura and Ino's eyes were twitching. "Did anyone" Sakura began "See that?" Ino finished.
"Only a little bit of it" Gaara responded "They were remarkably fast"
"I don't understand how ether of them can go at those speeds" Tenten said in awe
"It is amazing to say the least" Hinata said quietly
Ken charged Lee and they were both off to the races again. Lee aimed his elbow at Ken but Ken backed away and threw a backhand of his own which lee ducked and tried to sweep Ken's legs but Ken jumped back quickly before trying a sliding tackle of his own on Lee which Lee rolled out of the way from. Lee jumped into the air and screamed "GREAT LEAF SPINNING WIND!" Lee first aimed to kick Ken's head but Ken ducked and before Lee hit the ground Lee aimed his kick to aim for Ken's legs but ken jumped but while he jumped lee rotated his entire body around three-hundred-sixty degrees and rammed both of his feet into Ken's ribs and Ken fazed back a step. Ken winced and charged forward and smashed his right elbow into Lee's chest so hard that Lee went flying into an arena wall.
Lee rose to his feet yet again. He spat out a hunk of blood from his mouth and wiped his lips with his right arm. Lee ran forward and at the last second he placed his hands on the ground in front of him to lift his feet and smash his heels into Ken's face. Then Lee split his legs and spun around kicking Ken in the chin multiple times with his feet rotating numerous times in a circular motion. Ken fell back a few feet but then bounced forward and threw a few Urufu-Ryu jabs with his hands and hit Lee's chest several times. Lee fell back and crashed into a near wall. Lee smirked as he rose yet again.
"Just curious but is this the extent of your strength?" Lee asked and Ken looked at him horrorstruck "I thought so. Well looks like you've met your match" Lee let his Chuunin jacket slide off of his back and crash into the ground.
"He never ceases to amaze me" Gaara said "His jacket was weighted as well"
"It seems so" Sakura said "I've never seen him fight so hard for anything before have you Tenten?"
"No" Tenten said blushing "But I think I know why he is fighting so hard"
if you play you're bound to lose
don't roll the dice,
don't turn the screws
just listen to the priest
FLASHBACK
Lee continued to pull-ups in the living room. "Lee why do you work so hard?" Tenten asked
"To be the best" Lee responded continuing "And I guarantee that I will win the tournament"
"What if you don't win?" Tenten asked "What if you actually lose the tournament? What will you do this time. Will you do a million sit-ups or will you run around the village a hundred thousand times? What is the criteria to make sure you win?"
Lee stopped and looked Tenten deeply into her onyx eyes. He smirked at her his eyes as the appeared to be staring into her soul. "WHEN I win this tournament I will ask for your hand in marriage. And for you to be mine forever. If not then I cannot face the shame of failing you" Lee said softly before kissing her cheek. "I will leave the leaf for one entire year if I should lose the tournament."
END FLASHBACK
it's the nature of the beast
it's the nature of the beast
"What on earth could make him work so hard?" Shikamaru asked "I don't get it"
"So what is the reason?" Hinata asked Tenten
"Nothing important" Tenten replied "Just a promise he made me"
Back in the arena Ken stared in horror of the newfound strength his opponent had gained. Lee disappeared moving so fast not even Ken could keep up with his movements. Lee began to circle his opponent as fast as possible with dust kicking up all over the place. Circling faster and faster. Ken stood ready with bent knees until suddenly everything stopped. All was calm. Nothing was happening. All was quiet and suddenly a hellish kick sent Ken into the air at least thirty feet. Lee appeared behind him and wrapped his body in the medical tape before wrapping his arms around Ken. "INITIAL LOTUS!" The two continued a downward decent until the two warriors crashed into the ground hard creating a gigantic crater from the force of the blow.
Its the nature of the beast
its the nature of the beast
The dust cleared and it showed Lee standing while Ken apparently was unconscious. "Sousa Rock Lee!" Kakashi said and the crowd cheered as Lee walked out of the arena. Naruto looked over at Neji and the two proceeded to walk into the arena.-End of chapter 22
Sorry it took so long but we had other things going on
IPF: Such as school and Wrestling practice
Yeah it was tough but we got this chapter and in case you didn't notice we didn't have Ken win like everyone thought he would and you'll see why later on.
Kuwabara: yes I am looking forward to it
So are we so until next time See ya!
