The Shadow Wars
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A/N: This chapter is really a continuation of the previous, but I felt that I held it off enough.
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Chapter 15
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"Naruto, you're finished. Surrender. I don't want to fight you anymore." Shikamaru said.
"Well... Isn't this a surprise? Shikamaru, getting bored as usual. Well, you'll just have to forfeit yourself, because I'm not backing down!" Naruto said, as red chakra flared around him.
"What... What's this?" gasped Shikamaru.
In a second, Naruto appeared behind Shikamaru, and the latter felt a large pain in his back. Naruto had kicked him in his back, sending Shikamaru into the valley wall. A second before Shikamaru hit the wall, Naruto teleported in front of Shikamaru and struck the latter in the stomach, hard. Shikamaru coughed up blood.
"H... How... Is this... Possible? Y... You were nearly dead a minute ago!" gasped Shikamaru. "I... I... I give up!"
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An hour later, Naruto and Sakura were at the hospital, waiting for the report on Sasuke's condition. They didn't have to wait long, but the news was very bad.
"Naruto, Sakura, I don't know how to tell you this, because there is good and bad news. The good news is that Sasuke will survive. He has no damage to vital organs. However, there is bad news." The nurse began. "The bad news is that he will be unable to fight ever again. Shikamaru's jutsu broke his spinal cord directly above the neck. All the same, Sasuke was lucky that Shikamaru didn't use a lot of chakra. If he had, Sasuke may have been killed."
"Lucky!? You call this lucky!? He has a dream that requires him to be able to fight! How... How will he take this!? How will Kakashi-sensei take this? Did you think on that while you were in there, trying to figure out what to tell us?" shouted Naruto.
"Naruto-kun, we really shouldn't go crazy about this. It's.. It's not what Sasuke wants." Sakura said, trying to calm the blond shinobi.
"Sakura-chan, I know that you gave up on Sasuke, but don't tell me that you don't care about this! Sasuke is our teammate, and has been since we were Genin! We begged Hokage-sama to allow us to stay in our own team as assistants to Kakashi-sensei! We did everything together! Every single damn thing!" Naruto exploded, as he ran out of the hospital and to the memorial park where they had had their first training session with Kakashi.
"I see that you're here, Naruto. What's the problem?" inquired Kakashi, who had not yet heard about the fact that Sasuke had been paralyzed.
"It's Sasuke. He... He's not able to continue fighting. He was paralyzed." Naruto said, silent tears trickling down his face. Sasuke had helped him numerous times, and he had helped Sasuke about the same amount. So why couldn't he aid Sasuke this time?
"I see..." Kakashi said thoughtfully. "So the rumors I heard were true?"
"Yes, they were, Kakashi-sensei." Naruto replied.
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"What... What happened?" thought Sasuke drowsily. He remembered Shikamaru performing the jutsu and a sudden pain in his neck, as he heard a crack. So he must have been... Paralyzed! Sasuke realized with a start. That would explain his inability to move his body.
"What... What does this mean? Am I unable to be a shinobi anymore? Itachi! Oh, what'll he do if he hears that I'm paralyzed? And what about my revenge? This can't be true! IT CAN'T!" thought Sasuke desperately. But he knew, deep down, that it was true.
Uchiha Sasuke was no longer able to live life as a shinobi.
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"So, it's true." Said Yokure.
"It would seem so." Replied Sarate tiredly. She had spent the past eight hours talking with Yokure about how to kill Naruto and Sasuke. After that, they received reports that Sasuke had been paralyzed. Yokure knew that Konoha would try to heal Sasuke, and therefore they would have ANBU members stationed around his room. And, no matter how strong Yokure and Sarate were, they were no match for fifteen ANBU. Sasuke would have to wait until later.
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After Sasuke's defeat, Naruto was severely demoralized. But he wasn't the only one. Sakura, although she had attempted to maintain her composure, was anything but calm. She knew that their team would not be disqualified, but she was worried about Naruto as well. She knew that Naruto and Sasuke's strength were about evenly matched. If Sasuke lost to a Konoha Chuunin, what would happen to Naruto?
It was in this state that she met Naruto the day before the Third Task, the one-on-one matches. In an attempt to comfort Naruto, she began flirting with him. Eventually, they hugged each other, bringing their lips close together...
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Will Naruto be able to defeat Yokure alone?
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A/N: I think that this chapter should just about wrap up that section of the Jounin Exam. Also, I want opinions as to who should forfeit if I put Naruto against Sakura in one of his matches.
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A/N: This chapter is really a continuation of the previous, but I felt that I held it off enough.
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Chapter 15
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"Naruto, you're finished. Surrender. I don't want to fight you anymore." Shikamaru said.
"Well... Isn't this a surprise? Shikamaru, getting bored as usual. Well, you'll just have to forfeit yourself, because I'm not backing down!" Naruto said, as red chakra flared around him.
"What... What's this?" gasped Shikamaru.
In a second, Naruto appeared behind Shikamaru, and the latter felt a large pain in his back. Naruto had kicked him in his back, sending Shikamaru into the valley wall. A second before Shikamaru hit the wall, Naruto teleported in front of Shikamaru and struck the latter in the stomach, hard. Shikamaru coughed up blood.
"H... How... Is this... Possible? Y... You were nearly dead a minute ago!" gasped Shikamaru. "I... I... I give up!"
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An hour later, Naruto and Sakura were at the hospital, waiting for the report on Sasuke's condition. They didn't have to wait long, but the news was very bad.
"Naruto, Sakura, I don't know how to tell you this, because there is good and bad news. The good news is that Sasuke will survive. He has no damage to vital organs. However, there is bad news." The nurse began. "The bad news is that he will be unable to fight ever again. Shikamaru's jutsu broke his spinal cord directly above the neck. All the same, Sasuke was lucky that Shikamaru didn't use a lot of chakra. If he had, Sasuke may have been killed."
"Lucky!? You call this lucky!? He has a dream that requires him to be able to fight! How... How will he take this!? How will Kakashi-sensei take this? Did you think on that while you were in there, trying to figure out what to tell us?" shouted Naruto.
"Naruto-kun, we really shouldn't go crazy about this. It's.. It's not what Sasuke wants." Sakura said, trying to calm the blond shinobi.
"Sakura-chan, I know that you gave up on Sasuke, but don't tell me that you don't care about this! Sasuke is our teammate, and has been since we were Genin! We begged Hokage-sama to allow us to stay in our own team as assistants to Kakashi-sensei! We did everything together! Every single damn thing!" Naruto exploded, as he ran out of the hospital and to the memorial park where they had had their first training session with Kakashi.
"I see that you're here, Naruto. What's the problem?" inquired Kakashi, who had not yet heard about the fact that Sasuke had been paralyzed.
"It's Sasuke. He... He's not able to continue fighting. He was paralyzed." Naruto said, silent tears trickling down his face. Sasuke had helped him numerous times, and he had helped Sasuke about the same amount. So why couldn't he aid Sasuke this time?
"I see..." Kakashi said thoughtfully. "So the rumors I heard were true?"
"Yes, they were, Kakashi-sensei." Naruto replied.
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"What... What happened?" thought Sasuke drowsily. He remembered Shikamaru performing the jutsu and a sudden pain in his neck, as he heard a crack. So he must have been... Paralyzed! Sasuke realized with a start. That would explain his inability to move his body.
"What... What does this mean? Am I unable to be a shinobi anymore? Itachi! Oh, what'll he do if he hears that I'm paralyzed? And what about my revenge? This can't be true! IT CAN'T!" thought Sasuke desperately. But he knew, deep down, that it was true.
Uchiha Sasuke was no longer able to live life as a shinobi.
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"So, it's true." Said Yokure.
"It would seem so." Replied Sarate tiredly. She had spent the past eight hours talking with Yokure about how to kill Naruto and Sasuke. After that, they received reports that Sasuke had been paralyzed. Yokure knew that Konoha would try to heal Sasuke, and therefore they would have ANBU members stationed around his room. And, no matter how strong Yokure and Sarate were, they were no match for fifteen ANBU. Sasuke would have to wait until later.
---
After Sasuke's defeat, Naruto was severely demoralized. But he wasn't the only one. Sakura, although she had attempted to maintain her composure, was anything but calm. She knew that their team would not be disqualified, but she was worried about Naruto as well. She knew that Naruto and Sasuke's strength were about evenly matched. If Sasuke lost to a Konoha Chuunin, what would happen to Naruto?
It was in this state that she met Naruto the day before the Third Task, the one-on-one matches. In an attempt to comfort Naruto, she began flirting with him. Eventually, they hugged each other, bringing their lips close together...
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Will Naruto be able to defeat Yokure alone?
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A/N: I think that this chapter should just about wrap up that section of the Jounin Exam. Also, I want opinions as to who should forfeit if I put Naruto against Sakura in one of his matches.