The Shadow Wars
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A/N: Once again, I have to give off a few small statements. Shishi, the story was begun when the anime was on the Orochimaru vs. Sarutobi fight. However, since then, I watched all the anime episodes that are out, and picked up some information from various Naruto boards (after all, this story does take place three years after the Orochimaru vs. Sarutobi fight, and thus needs certain facts to match the manga, so I have to research.)
The characters, well, I'm not sure what they would be yet, since Kishimoto does not tell us how old the characters are after every story arc.
However, I cannot yet tell you why I made Shikamaru so rude, since I don't completely know myself. I assure you that I will make it important and not merely a modification of character without reason.
Anyway, shishi haze, I thank you for your comments. Many of them were gaping holes in my story, that I didn't even realize.
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Chapter 17
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"Neji-kun..." thought TenTen. "How could you lose to that... That monster. I know you could've won. Were you holding back? No... He used the gentle-hands. Then again, why didn't he use 64 Hands? Or any other supreme Hyuuga jutsu besides Kaiten?"
After Neji's defeat, TenTen had been sitting by his bedside for hours, waiting for him to recover. However, it seemed as though he had a large problem. Yokure's finishing strike could kill easily, and Yokure had used the type of chakra needed for a kill. Although Neji wasn't dead yet, that could easily change.
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"I need to become stronger to kill that Yokure!" thought Naruto angrily, as he threw a roundhouse kick at one of the Kage Bunshins he had made. The Bunshin blocked it, and countered with his own kick.
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Meanwhile, Yokure was having some resting time, sleeping. But it was a disturbed sleep, one full of death and despair.
Yokure was once a member of his village's assassination team, TORYA, and had carried out many attacks. However, he quit when he found out that the higher-ups didn't care about the team's fate. This happened after three of his teammates were killed in an attempt to assassinate a Konoha Daimyo. He was dreaming about this attack.
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"Satra, are you in position?" Yokure asked into his tactical radio.
"Roger, Yokure." Satra replied.
Satra was Yokure's love interest, but she was not a very good fighter. Because of this, Yokure liked to keep her as a support person, ordering her to attack from a distance using genjutsu.
"Kanra, are you in position?" Asked Yokure.
"Yes, team lead." Kanra replied.
"And you, Rokuna?" asked Yokure.
"Yes."
"Begin the attack." Ordered Yokure.
Almost immediately, Satra activated her sleep genjutsu, seemingly knocking the guards out.
Suddenly, a powerful ball of chakra flew at Satra. It struck her in the stomach, killing her.
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A few hours later, it was time to begin the second match. The fighters all assembled, waiting for the match to be announced.
"And today's match will be..." the referee began, as he fumbled with the paper that the other two judges had given him. "Uzumaki Naruto and Rock Lee!"
"So, the time has come, Naruto-kun, for our fight, the one that I promised during the Chuunin Exam." Lee said.
"It appears so, Fuzzy Eyebrows." Said Naruto. "But don't expect me to go easy on you."
"I don't." Rock Lee said.
When the referee signaled for the fight to begin, Naruto and Lee rushed at each other, planning to try a straight taijutsu approach. However, neither was able to get a clear foothold on the fight. Lee was managing to hold out because of his superior taijutsu abilities, and Naruto because of his stamina.
Suddenly, Naruto jumped back and pulled out three kunai, which he threw at Lee. Lee quickly dodged the kunai. However, Naruto had used to kunai to give him room to perform a jutsu. When Lee dodged, Naruto put his hands in the familiar cross position.
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" Naruto said, instantly creating three clones of himself. When the clones landed, they all charged at Lee.
Lee began lashing out at the clones furiously, kicking and punching. When only the original Naruto was left, Lee began spinning.
"Konoha Senpuu!" Lee yelled, as he rushed forward at Naruto, who suddenly vanished, causing Lee to kick the air. "Great, where'd he go?" thought Lee.
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Naruto was eight feet above him, performing many hand seals rapidly, so fast that not even Kakashi could tell what they were.
"Hinote no Shikkyaku no Jutsu!" Naruto shouted when he finished the hand seals. Instantly, he was surrounded by a large number of fireballs. One by one, the fireballs fell, landing around Lee.
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Looking up, Lee realized that he was in trouble. There was enough fire to kill someone there. Lee decided to risk it by dodging.
A few minutes later, he realized that this was a mistake. The fireballs were falling rapidly. Lee had already been burnt badly by a few of them.
"Stop the fight." The announcer said. "I declare Uzumaki Naruto the winner."
In response, the crowd became furious, booing and throwing banana peelings at the announcer, who was busy dodging the banana peels.
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Will the announcer survive the crowd's wrath?
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A/N: I hope you like this chapter. I realize that the banana peelings were unnecessary, but I felt it was time to add some comedic relief, especially after the angst stemming from Shikamaru's fight against Sasuke.
Also, I apologize to Lee fans for making the fight so out of place, but I wanted there to be room to show a few new jutsus.
Also, the new jutsu's name (Hinote no Shikkyaku no Jutsu) means Falling Fire Technique.
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A/N: Once again, I have to give off a few small statements. Shishi, the story was begun when the anime was on the Orochimaru vs. Sarutobi fight. However, since then, I watched all the anime episodes that are out, and picked up some information from various Naruto boards (after all, this story does take place three years after the Orochimaru vs. Sarutobi fight, and thus needs certain facts to match the manga, so I have to research.)
The characters, well, I'm not sure what they would be yet, since Kishimoto does not tell us how old the characters are after every story arc.
However, I cannot yet tell you why I made Shikamaru so rude, since I don't completely know myself. I assure you that I will make it important and not merely a modification of character without reason.
Anyway, shishi haze, I thank you for your comments. Many of them were gaping holes in my story, that I didn't even realize.
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Chapter 17
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"Neji-kun..." thought TenTen. "How could you lose to that... That monster. I know you could've won. Were you holding back? No... He used the gentle-hands. Then again, why didn't he use 64 Hands? Or any other supreme Hyuuga jutsu besides Kaiten?"
After Neji's defeat, TenTen had been sitting by his bedside for hours, waiting for him to recover. However, it seemed as though he had a large problem. Yokure's finishing strike could kill easily, and Yokure had used the type of chakra needed for a kill. Although Neji wasn't dead yet, that could easily change.
---
"I need to become stronger to kill that Yokure!" thought Naruto angrily, as he threw a roundhouse kick at one of the Kage Bunshins he had made. The Bunshin blocked it, and countered with his own kick.
---
Meanwhile, Yokure was having some resting time, sleeping. But it was a disturbed sleep, one full of death and despair.
Yokure was once a member of his village's assassination team, TORYA, and had carried out many attacks. However, he quit when he found out that the higher-ups didn't care about the team's fate. This happened after three of his teammates were killed in an attempt to assassinate a Konoha Daimyo. He was dreaming about this attack.
---
"Satra, are you in position?" Yokure asked into his tactical radio.
"Roger, Yokure." Satra replied.
Satra was Yokure's love interest, but she was not a very good fighter. Because of this, Yokure liked to keep her as a support person, ordering her to attack from a distance using genjutsu.
"Kanra, are you in position?" Asked Yokure.
"Yes, team lead." Kanra replied.
"And you, Rokuna?" asked Yokure.
"Yes."
"Begin the attack." Ordered Yokure.
Almost immediately, Satra activated her sleep genjutsu, seemingly knocking the guards out.
Suddenly, a powerful ball of chakra flew at Satra. It struck her in the stomach, killing her.
---
A few hours later, it was time to begin the second match. The fighters all assembled, waiting for the match to be announced.
"And today's match will be..." the referee began, as he fumbled with the paper that the other two judges had given him. "Uzumaki Naruto and Rock Lee!"
"So, the time has come, Naruto-kun, for our fight, the one that I promised during the Chuunin Exam." Lee said.
"It appears so, Fuzzy Eyebrows." Said Naruto. "But don't expect me to go easy on you."
"I don't." Rock Lee said.
When the referee signaled for the fight to begin, Naruto and Lee rushed at each other, planning to try a straight taijutsu approach. However, neither was able to get a clear foothold on the fight. Lee was managing to hold out because of his superior taijutsu abilities, and Naruto because of his stamina.
Suddenly, Naruto jumped back and pulled out three kunai, which he threw at Lee. Lee quickly dodged the kunai. However, Naruto had used to kunai to give him room to perform a jutsu. When Lee dodged, Naruto put his hands in the familiar cross position.
"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" Naruto said, instantly creating three clones of himself. When the clones landed, they all charged at Lee.
Lee began lashing out at the clones furiously, kicking and punching. When only the original Naruto was left, Lee began spinning.
"Konoha Senpuu!" Lee yelled, as he rushed forward at Naruto, who suddenly vanished, causing Lee to kick the air. "Great, where'd he go?" thought Lee.
---
Naruto was eight feet above him, performing many hand seals rapidly, so fast that not even Kakashi could tell what they were.
"Hinote no Shikkyaku no Jutsu!" Naruto shouted when he finished the hand seals. Instantly, he was surrounded by a large number of fireballs. One by one, the fireballs fell, landing around Lee.
---
Looking up, Lee realized that he was in trouble. There was enough fire to kill someone there. Lee decided to risk it by dodging.
A few minutes later, he realized that this was a mistake. The fireballs were falling rapidly. Lee had already been burnt badly by a few of them.
"Stop the fight." The announcer said. "I declare Uzumaki Naruto the winner."
In response, the crowd became furious, booing and throwing banana peelings at the announcer, who was busy dodging the banana peels.
---
Will the announcer survive the crowd's wrath?
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A/N: I hope you like this chapter. I realize that the banana peelings were unnecessary, but I felt it was time to add some comedic relief, especially after the angst stemming from Shikamaru's fight against Sasuke.
Also, I apologize to Lee fans for making the fight so out of place, but I wanted there to be room to show a few new jutsus.
Also, the new jutsu's name (Hinote no Shikkyaku no Jutsu) means Falling Fire Technique.