The Shadow Wars
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A/N: Because no one wanted to say who Sakura should face, I have taken the liberty of deciding for you.
DISCLAIMER: This chapter contains some Hinata bashing (she fights Sakura, since I have hinted throughout the story that she was bitter at Sakura for getting Naruto.) Please don't flame me, Hinata fans, I beg you.
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Chapter 19
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"And now, for the next match, Hyuuga Hinata versus Haruno Sakura!" the announcer said.
It was the next day, and the third match of the Jounin Exam's Third Task. The arena was, once again, full, eager for the fight to begin. When they found that the two fighters were, according to the recording of the missions, not amazing in any manner, the audience became angry, booing loudly.
"Begin." The announcer said.
Immediately, Hinata put her hands together to call upon the Byakugan. Sakura quickly spotted the seal.
"I can't let Hinata use the Byakugan..." thought Sakura, as she began doing the hand seals for her Ho Kunai no Jutsu. When she finished, she shouted "Ho Kunai no Jutsu!"
"Byakugan!" Hinata shouted, as five flaming kunai flew at her. Instantly, veins swelled up around the blue-haired kunoichi's eyes. About one second before the kunai hit, she jumped out of the blast radius. Instantly, Hinata drew a shuriken and threw it at Sakura.
As the shuriken flew at Sakura, she was sending chakra to her legs and hands. When the shuriken reached her, she simply jumped up and latched onto the ceiling with the chakra in her hands.
Sakura let go with one hand and threw three kunai at Hinata, which the latter dodged. Sakura then threw three more kunai, trying to drive Hinata into the wall. However, Hinata dodged to the side.
Hinata threw one of her kunai at Sakura. Sakura let go of the ceiling to avoid and landed on her feet.
Immediately, Sakura began hand seals for another jutsu, one that she had learned during the interlude between the Second and Third tasks. This jutsu was one that would probably end the fight if done correctly. It was actually a combination between the Tajuu Kage Bunshin (multiple shadow clone) and Ho Kunai, which she had combined so that there was no delay and the Kage Bunshins would vanish immediately upon firing three Ho Kunai.
"Tajuu Ho Kunai no Jutsu!" Sakura yelled. Immediately, many clones surrounded her, though not as much as Naruto could create. Instantly, all the clones fired three kunai made of fire. Then, the clones popped. When the kunai hit, they surrounded Hinata and even hit her, sending the blue- haired kunoichi into the wall.
Hinata got up, but she was badly injured, and she knew that. She had a broken arm, a fractured leg, and her face was cut up from multiple grazes. However, when Hinata realized what the situation was, she laughed.
"What's so funny, Hinata-san?" asked Sakura timidly, wondering if her attack had given Hinata brain damage.
"It's just, this is the first fight where my opponent actually gave me what I wanted." Hinata said, breaking into giggles.
"What do you mean?" asked Sakura.
Instead of answering, Hinata let her chakra flow freely, surrounding her in a black glow (similar to the glow that surrounded Sasuke when he first used his curse seal, in the Forest of Death.) The desire of revenge had changed her chakra color.
"This is bad... Her chakra color is corrupted. I'm going to have to use the Gokuin no Kage no Jutsu. (Shadow Seal Technique)" Sakura thought, as she began doing the hand seals rapidly, because she knew that Hinata had activated her chakra for a reason.
Suddenly, Hinata ran at Sakura, ready to strike with her taijutsu.
"Gokuin no Kage no Jutsu!" Sakura yelled, having finished her hand seal pattern. Immediately, her hand was surrounded with a reddish-black glow. When Hinata threw her open-hand strike, Sakura ducked and struck Hinata in the heart with her glowing hand. Instantly, all the black chakra entered the reddish-black aura surrounding Sakura's hand. Hinata slumped unconscious, her Byakugan vanishing from her eyes. Sakura then fired the chakra around her hand into the ground, where it dispelled.
"Winner: Haruno Sakura." The announcer said. Instantly, Naruto let out a cheer for Sakura. Sakura looked up at Naruto and smiled.
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"Wow, Sakura-chan, you did great back there." Naruto said.
"Well, I took a rather big risk. If my Gokuin no Kage no Jutsu had failed, I would've lost. That jutsu uses a lot of chakra, Naruto-kun." Sakura said.
"Well, one cannot gain anything without taking risks, Sakura-chan." Naruto said.
Suddenly, Yokure, who had been standing with Sarate, walked up to the couple.
"Haruno Sakura, that was a rather interesting fight. However, you should hope you don't have to fight me." Yokure said calmly.
"I have no intention of fighting you, Yokure." Sakura said in the same calm air. "But you are wrong that I would lose."
"Perhaps, but I strongly doubt it, Haruno Sakura." Yokure said before walking away to rejoin Sarate.
"Naruto-kun, I really hope you beat that jerk, because he definitely is not an honorable shinobi." Sakura said.
"Don't worry, Sakura-chan, I will." Naruto said.
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Meanwhile, Sasuke was trying to get up. As he strained, he began slowly sending chakra to his spine, trying to repair it. However, he was having trouble, because the jutsu he was trying was never taken out of the Uchiha family as a way to help broken bones. It had never been attempted on a broken spine, however. He knew that he would have to use Mangekyou Sharingan to perform the jutsu on the scale that he needed. However, he didn't know how.
"I have to get this done! I can't allow this to keep on... I just can't!" Sasuke thought. Then, suddenly, he dropped the jutsu, his concentration shattered.
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Will Sasuke be able to perform the healing jutsu? And will Naruto be able to defeat Yokure?
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A/N: I hope you liked this chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it. The next chapter will be primarily be small fights here and there, no exam fighting.
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A/N: Because no one wanted to say who Sakura should face, I have taken the liberty of deciding for you.
DISCLAIMER: This chapter contains some Hinata bashing (she fights Sakura, since I have hinted throughout the story that she was bitter at Sakura for getting Naruto.) Please don't flame me, Hinata fans, I beg you.
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Chapter 19
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"And now, for the next match, Hyuuga Hinata versus Haruno Sakura!" the announcer said.
It was the next day, and the third match of the Jounin Exam's Third Task. The arena was, once again, full, eager for the fight to begin. When they found that the two fighters were, according to the recording of the missions, not amazing in any manner, the audience became angry, booing loudly.
"Begin." The announcer said.
Immediately, Hinata put her hands together to call upon the Byakugan. Sakura quickly spotted the seal.
"I can't let Hinata use the Byakugan..." thought Sakura, as she began doing the hand seals for her Ho Kunai no Jutsu. When she finished, she shouted "Ho Kunai no Jutsu!"
"Byakugan!" Hinata shouted, as five flaming kunai flew at her. Instantly, veins swelled up around the blue-haired kunoichi's eyes. About one second before the kunai hit, she jumped out of the blast radius. Instantly, Hinata drew a shuriken and threw it at Sakura.
As the shuriken flew at Sakura, she was sending chakra to her legs and hands. When the shuriken reached her, she simply jumped up and latched onto the ceiling with the chakra in her hands.
Sakura let go with one hand and threw three kunai at Hinata, which the latter dodged. Sakura then threw three more kunai, trying to drive Hinata into the wall. However, Hinata dodged to the side.
Hinata threw one of her kunai at Sakura. Sakura let go of the ceiling to avoid and landed on her feet.
Immediately, Sakura began hand seals for another jutsu, one that she had learned during the interlude between the Second and Third tasks. This jutsu was one that would probably end the fight if done correctly. It was actually a combination between the Tajuu Kage Bunshin (multiple shadow clone) and Ho Kunai, which she had combined so that there was no delay and the Kage Bunshins would vanish immediately upon firing three Ho Kunai.
"Tajuu Ho Kunai no Jutsu!" Sakura yelled. Immediately, many clones surrounded her, though not as much as Naruto could create. Instantly, all the clones fired three kunai made of fire. Then, the clones popped. When the kunai hit, they surrounded Hinata and even hit her, sending the blue- haired kunoichi into the wall.
Hinata got up, but she was badly injured, and she knew that. She had a broken arm, a fractured leg, and her face was cut up from multiple grazes. However, when Hinata realized what the situation was, she laughed.
"What's so funny, Hinata-san?" asked Sakura timidly, wondering if her attack had given Hinata brain damage.
"It's just, this is the first fight where my opponent actually gave me what I wanted." Hinata said, breaking into giggles.
"What do you mean?" asked Sakura.
Instead of answering, Hinata let her chakra flow freely, surrounding her in a black glow (similar to the glow that surrounded Sasuke when he first used his curse seal, in the Forest of Death.) The desire of revenge had changed her chakra color.
"This is bad... Her chakra color is corrupted. I'm going to have to use the Gokuin no Kage no Jutsu. (Shadow Seal Technique)" Sakura thought, as she began doing the hand seals rapidly, because she knew that Hinata had activated her chakra for a reason.
Suddenly, Hinata ran at Sakura, ready to strike with her taijutsu.
"Gokuin no Kage no Jutsu!" Sakura yelled, having finished her hand seal pattern. Immediately, her hand was surrounded with a reddish-black glow. When Hinata threw her open-hand strike, Sakura ducked and struck Hinata in the heart with her glowing hand. Instantly, all the black chakra entered the reddish-black aura surrounding Sakura's hand. Hinata slumped unconscious, her Byakugan vanishing from her eyes. Sakura then fired the chakra around her hand into the ground, where it dispelled.
"Winner: Haruno Sakura." The announcer said. Instantly, Naruto let out a cheer for Sakura. Sakura looked up at Naruto and smiled.
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"Wow, Sakura-chan, you did great back there." Naruto said.
"Well, I took a rather big risk. If my Gokuin no Kage no Jutsu had failed, I would've lost. That jutsu uses a lot of chakra, Naruto-kun." Sakura said.
"Well, one cannot gain anything without taking risks, Sakura-chan." Naruto said.
Suddenly, Yokure, who had been standing with Sarate, walked up to the couple.
"Haruno Sakura, that was a rather interesting fight. However, you should hope you don't have to fight me." Yokure said calmly.
"I have no intention of fighting you, Yokure." Sakura said in the same calm air. "But you are wrong that I would lose."
"Perhaps, but I strongly doubt it, Haruno Sakura." Yokure said before walking away to rejoin Sarate.
"Naruto-kun, I really hope you beat that jerk, because he definitely is not an honorable shinobi." Sakura said.
"Don't worry, Sakura-chan, I will." Naruto said.
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Meanwhile, Sasuke was trying to get up. As he strained, he began slowly sending chakra to his spine, trying to repair it. However, he was having trouble, because the jutsu he was trying was never taken out of the Uchiha family as a way to help broken bones. It had never been attempted on a broken spine, however. He knew that he would have to use Mangekyou Sharingan to perform the jutsu on the scale that he needed. However, he didn't know how.
"I have to get this done! I can't allow this to keep on... I just can't!" Sasuke thought. Then, suddenly, he dropped the jutsu, his concentration shattered.
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Will Sasuke be able to perform the healing jutsu? And will Naruto be able to defeat Yokure?
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A/N: I hope you liked this chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it. The next chapter will be primarily be small fights here and there, no exam fighting.