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"Naruto." speak
'Naruto.' Think.
"Naruto!" Summoning/Biju Speech
'Naruto!' Summoning / Biju Think
"Come on Sensei!" Konohamaru called to his sensei while waving his arms. Konohamaru Sarutobi is the grandson of the late Third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi. Like his uncle and grandfather, he has great potential.
"I'm coming Konohamaru!" Naruto chuckled a little when he saw his "student". Naruto isn't Konohamaru's sensei, of course. He only helped Konohamaru once in the Shuriken Kage Bunshin no Jutsu (Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu) and since then Konohamaru has always called him Sensei.
Naruto actually wanted to start his own training and find out what element he has himself. But before he even got to the training ground, he met Konohamaru and as so often, Konohamaru was able to convince him to train with him. Naruto didn't know exactly how Konohamaru always managed that.
Naruto didn't have any siblings and he feels like Konohamaru is kind of like a little brother that he never had. He always wanted a little brother, and through Konohamaru he got that feeling.
"Ok Sensei, what are we doing today?" Konohamaru was excited and had 2 kunai ready. Naruto had already figured something out that would be pretty useful for someone who fights a lot with shuriken and kunai like himself.
"Ok watch Konohamaru." Naruto was now standing with Konohamaru in an open field at one of the many training grounds. On one side of the field was a small lake and on the other a forest.
"What do I have in my hand right now?" Naruto showed Konohamaru his hand and let him examine him closely.
Konohamaru couldn't see anything and that's why he looked confused at Naruto. "You have nothing in your hand Sensei." said Konohamaru.
Naruto nodded with a smile. "You're right. Pay close attention." Naruto turned to one of the trees and held his arm like he was about to throw something. Konohamaru was confused. After all, Naruto wasn't holding anything at the moment, and it looks like Naruto is about to throw something.
Konohamaru could hear a strange noise and as Naruto made a throwing motion, 4 kunai appeared between his fingers. He threw them at a tree and hit the tree with every kunai.
"WOW! Where do the kunai come from?" Konohamaru couldn't figure out how to do that. Naruto clearly had nothing in his hand as he began the throwing motion. Out of nowhere, several kunai just appeared between his fingers!
"It's a little trick not many shinobi can do." Naruto looked at Konohamaru and took out a kunai from his shuriken holster. "I'm going to show you how to do that today." Naruto held the kunai between his fingers and turned his hand towards his body. Konohamaru didn't see the kunai at that moment and when Naruto turned his hand back to Konohamaru the kunai was gone.
"As you can see, you can't just spawn kunai." Naruto twisted his hand a few more times, revealing that his hand really was completely empty. Naruto twisted his hand one last time and out of nowhere 4 kunai appeared between his fingers again. (A/N Reference to the scene of Shisui and Itachi, where Itachi was still in the academy and was learning from Shisui something in kunai/shuriken training)
Naruto threw the kunai at the tree and then looked at Konohamaru. He smiled when he saw Konohamaru's excited look. Spending time with Konohamaru is always fun and especially when he's so excited and happy.
"Ok! I'll learn this technique faster than you can see Sensei!" Konohamaru raised a hand in the air and then pointed at Naruto. Naruto smirked slightly in response.
"Hmmm? So, you want to learn faster than me? Show me what you've got." Naruto and Konohamaru spent the next 2 hours together and in that time Konohamaru was able to understand the basic principle of this technique. He's not quite there yet, but he's almost there.
"You did well Konohamaru. I'm proud of you." Naruto smiled seeing how happy Konohamaru was.
"You really are the best sensei! Thank you!" Naruto wanted to say something, but he was a bit surprised by Konohamaru. Naruto looked down and saw Konohamaru on his body. Konohamaru hugged him a little suddenly with a wide grin on his face.
Naruto smiled softly and placed both hands on Konohamaru's shoulders. "You know you can always come to me Konohamaru."
A person watched the two. Upon seeing this heartwarming scene, the person couldn't help but smile. She actually wanted to go to Konohamaru, but when she saw him training with Naruto she didn't want to interrupt.
'Naruto Namikaze... you're getting more and more interesting.' thought the person in the shadows. Her long red hair swayed with the wind before disappearing in a flash of red.
Naruto lifted his gaze and looked at the tree where the person was before. Naruto narrowed his eyes briefly until he felt Konohamaru pull away from him and take a few steps back. Naruto smiled again and looked at Konohamaru.
"So, remember Konohamaru to practice this trick over and over again until you do it automatically." Out of nowhere Naruto held 2 kunai in his hand and then he just let them disappear again.
"Yes Sensei!" Naruto waved to Konohamaru as Konohamaru made his way to his team. He still has to meet up with his team and Sensei Ebisu, after all there is still a mission for Team Konohamaru today.
Naruto raised a hand and made a tiger seal. A chakra pulse was emitted from his body, spreading in all directions. Naruto sensed all the animals in the forest as his chakra hit the animals. He couldn't feel his chakra hitting a human.
Naruto lowered his hand and looked at the tree 'Did I just imagine that?' He clearly had the feeling that he was being watched, but just as he looked at the tree, the feeling suddenly disappeared. He shook his head and took the chakra paper from its holster over his hip. He held it between his two fingers and allowed some chakra to flow into the paper.
The paper burst into flames, and that's how Naruto knew he was a Katon (Fire Style) user like many others. He wouldn't complain about that element. Katon jutsu are usually for the distance and Naruto still needs such techniques. He'll definitely find a way to use Katon in melee as well, but first he'll need to master the element.
He went to a tree and jumped up briefly. He grabbed a leaf and landed safely in a crouch. He got up and looked at the leaf. 'I have to burn the leaf with my chakra in the first stage.' Naruto nodded and held the leaf between both hands.
A few hours later, Naruto sat down at a table and raised his arm. He has made some progress in the last few hours, but it will still take a few weeks for him to complete the first stage. He is happy that his control over his chakra is so good. Otherwise, it would take much longer. Since he doesn't have the chakra reserves of an Uzumaki or a Senju, he can't train all the time either. He often had to take a little break and rest a bit.
"They wish?" The waitress was now standing next to Naruto's table and looked at him with a smile. Naruto is already known here. This is the restaurant where he always goes to eat.
"I'd like some dangos and a bottle of sake with that." Naruto smiled and placed his order. Naruto only drinks sake when he's relaxing like he is now after a hard workout. If he were on a mission or something, he wouldn't drink sake. He started drinking sake this year when he was offered a bottle of sake as a thank you after a mission.
"One moment, the order will come as fast as possible." The waitress bowed slightly and then walked away from Naruto's table. Naruto took a small black book from his holster on his hip and opened it. He started to read and after a few minutes the food was brought, and the bottle of sake was brought as well.
Naruto quietly enjoyed his food and drank some sake while reading the black book. He spent a whole hour in the little restaurant and after that he paid and walked down the street.
He looked at the people who passed him. He had to smile slightly when he felt this peaceful atmosphere. All the children laughed without a care and the parents all had smiles on their faces.
Naruto is happy that he was born in Konoha and that he can live here. He can't think of a better village than Konoha. Everything is so peaceful and so harmonious. Of course, Naruto also knows about some shadows in the village, but that's part of a shinobi village. These shadows have nothing to do with the normal villagers, and with Shinobi there will always be individual ninja who are not what they claim to be.
Naruto only thinks about Sasuke Uchiha. He doesn't know him personally, but he has heard a lot from him. He was in Team 7, which consisted of Sasuke, Sakura, and Kakashi. There was supposed to be a third member at the time, but the third member was recruited by the Anbu.
Sasuke became a rogue ninja shortly after becoming a Chunin. He left the village to go to Orochimaru. That was 3 years ago. He is now listed as an A-rank shinobi in the bingo books. He ambushed some Kumogakure shinobi, killing everyone but one shinobi. The shinobi was able to escape and report back to the Raikage.
Naruto can't imagine why a shinobi from the Uchiha clan would leave the village. After all, Sasuke has his entire family here. Especially his older sister Izumi Uchiha often tried to find her little brother. But so far no one from Konoha had contact with Sasuke.
Naruto went to his house and relaxed there. Tomorrow he would do his first mission with his team, and he has to be fit for the mission. Since the sun was already going down, Naruto decided not to do anything today except to read something and then go to sleep.
"You will not accompany us, Sensei Kakashi?" Sakura asked a bit confused. They've just met so everyone can head out on the first mission together. But it looks like Kakashi won't be there.
"Yes. You will have to go by yourself, but u both can handle anything together. Take care of yourselves." Kakashi smiled again and then disappeared in a puff of smoke.
Sakura looked at Naruto and Naruto had a similar look. Neither of them knew exactly what to think of it. Today Team Kakashi was supposed to do the first mission, but it looks like Kakashi already got another mission from Tsunade.
"I would say that we go to Hokage-sama and maybe she will give us details on the matter." said Naruto.
Sakura nodded. "That sounds good. There will be a reason why Kakashi is sent on a mission alone." Both walked off and made their way to Tsunade. The day starts differently than the two thought.
Naruto has a few thoughts. There are enough skilled Jonin in this village that can be sent on a single mission. It must be something serious when someone like Kakashi is separated from his team specifically for this mission.
The sun was still rising so most of the streets were still pretty empty. Naruto was used to getting up early and apparently so was Sakura. The two of them chatted a little while walking down the streets at a normal pace.
"You started the training of your element?" asked Sakura.
"Yes. I have the fire element like most. It will take a few weeks, but in 1-2 months I should be able to use Katon jutsu with no problems." explained Naruto.
"Training the element always takes a little longer. I can still remember how Sensei Asuma explained to us how difficult it is to master an element." said Sakura.
"Yes. I have the advantage of having good control over my chakra, so it doesn't take me that long. Someone with more chakra and poor control would take longer, unless the person has enough chakra to take advantage of the Kage Bunshin." said Naruto.
Sakura immediately thought of an old classmate of hers who has absurd chakra reserves. This classmate was the last Uzumaki in the village and even back in the academy she had too much chakra. Due to her status as an Uzumaki, she always had problems with the normal Bunshin no Jutsu (Clone Jutsu) and that's why she had already learned the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu (Shadow Clone Jutsu) in the academy. She had already used the training method back then and because of that she was way ahead of everyone. She was so good that she was still recruited by the Anbu during her academy days.
She was even far better than Sasuke Uchiha and that's saying something. After all, Sasuke was the star of the class back then, until Kasumi used the Kage Bunshin method and quickly outperformed everyone.
She skipped Genin, Chunin, and Jonin and went straight into Anbu. Sometimes Sakura wonders what became of Kasumi Uzumaki. She is of course very well known in the village. She is the daughter of the fourth Hokage and as you might expect, she has many enemies and many fans. Almost every man wants something from her in this village. Many shinobi have tried to ask her out, but so far Kasumi hasn't engaged with anyone.
At least that's what Sakura heard. "You're right." She smiled slightly and looked at the Hokage faces on the huge cliff just behind Konoha.
The two were standing in Tsunade's office a few minutes later. "Thank you for coming." Tsunade took a scroll and gave it to Shizune. Shizune took the scroll and walked over to Naruto and Sakura.
"This scroll must be taken to Sunagakure. The scroll contains important information for the Kazekage. It is important that no one gets their hands on this scroll or reads its content except for the Kazekage themselves." Tsunade waited a moment until Sakura took the scroll from Shizune and held it securely in her hands.
"You both have 5 days to bring the scroll to Sunagakure. In the last 2 weeks, rogue ninja has been seen between the land of fire and the land of wind. It could well be that you will be attacked." explained Tsunade.
"May I ask a question, Hokage-sama?" Naruto spoke up and when Tsunade looked at him and nodded, he continued. "This mission seems very important. Wouldn't it be better if a Anbu team took on this mission?" asked Naruto.
Sakura understood what Naruto meant and looked at her teacher. She is convinced that together with Naruto she will be able to complete this mission. With his speed and her strength, the two make a very good team. Since they also have 5 days, the two could take a break often enough and thus always be recovered for a possible fight against enemy ninja. Still, it would be more logical for this scroll to take a team from Anbu to Sunagakure.
"I understand your approach Naruto, but right now I can't send anyone but you two. You are the two most skilled ninja in the village at the moment. All other ninjas are otherwise busy." explained Tsunade.
Naruto and Sakura both disappeared and appeared right in front of a shinobi. Sakura's fist pierced the shinobi's body and immediately thereafter, the shinobi flew away with a broken chest. A small shock wave was released when Sakura's fist hit the rogue ninja's body.
The shinobi spat out blood and his eyes rolled back. His motionless body flew through the forest and crashed through several trees, and finally the body landed on the forest floor and just lay there. Some ribs have penetrated the Shinobi's lungs and other organs.
Naruto threw a kunai while doing some hand signs. "Shuriken Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" (Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu) The single kunai disappeared briefly and immediately after that there were at least 40 kunai flying through the air.
The kunai hit other projectiles, creating countless yellow sparks. Naruto had used all his kunai to fend off the threatening shuriken and kunai that were flying towards him and Sakura a few seconds ago.
He and Sakura met a group of rogue ninjas on the border of the land of wind. They were attacked directly by the group and the two were briefly separated. But Naruto came right back to Sakura's side. It quickly became clear that Naruto could always go back to Sakura and therefore it was not possible to separate the two.
With his Shunshin (Body Flicker) it is almost impossible to keep him away from a person. It's almost like Naruto keeps teleporting to someone. At least that's how it looks for the rogue ninjas.
Naruto stood with his back to Sakura and held a kunai in his hand. They were both currently standing on a log and were surrounded by 7 shinobi. It used to be 10 enemies, but Naruto had already taken out 2 and due to Sakura's punch, there were only 7 shinobi left. So far, the two have not been injured.
The two harmonize really well. Naruto's speed and Sakura's raw strength was a deadly combination. Naruto's blue eyes looked around intently. He watched every little movement of the 4 shinobi that he had in his field of vision. Sakura kept an eye on the other 3 shinobi.
All the shinobi picked up a kunai with a paper bomb attached to it. Naruto took his free hand and touched Sakura on her shoulder. He stood ready to get himself and her out of harm's way. Sakura felt Naruto's hand on her shoulder and concentrated.
Sakura got transported a few times already by Naruto with the Shunshin, but she's still not completely free of post-transport disorientation. The speed of Naruto's Shunshin was just too fast for her. She wasn't used to moving that fast, and even as a medicine ninja, she's not entirely devoid of such effects.
All the shinobi threw the kunai and the letter bombs started crackling. When the kunai landed on Naruto and Sakura's position, all the letter bombs exploded, creating several small explosions. First there were small black clouds of smoke, until a large one formed. You could see pieces of wood falling from the cloud of smoke to the ground, but there was no sign of Naruto and Sakura.
Naruto appeared out of nowhere behind one of the 7 shinobi with a Rasengan (Spiral Sphere) over his palm. He thrust his hand forward, and in doing so he hit the shinobi's back with his rasengan. The shinobi gasped, his pupils getting as small as they could go. The rasengan burrowed into the shinobi's back, causing the shinobi to spit blood. His body started spinning in one direction and immediately after that he flew away in a spiral. He left a few air rings with it.
Out of nowhere Naruto had a kunai in his hand and deflected a katana from one of the shinobi. The katana and his kunai rubbed together a bit before he pushed the katana away and did a spin kick. The shinobi crossed his arms and deflected the kick. He slid a little over the tree trunk and in doing so he blocked 3 shuriken with his katana that Naruto had thrown.
The forest floor started to tremble briefly and immediately afterwards a cloud of dust appeared at one point in the forest, covering the forest floor. Sakura had camouflaged herself with a Genjutsu and got behind a shinobi with it. She had rammed the shinobi into the ground with her absurd strength, completely destroying the forest floor.
The shinobi's katana was enveloped in blue lightning bolts, and immediately afterward, the shinobi charged at Naruto. He jumped up into the air, raising his katana. Naruto held out his palm and created a rasengan over his hand. He braced himself and narrowed his eyes.
The shinobi narrowed his eyes when he saw the rasengan. He swung his katana and in response Naruto thrust his hand forward, ramming his rasengan into the shinobi's lightning blade. The two attacks rubbed against each other, and as the rasengan slowly moved forward, the shinobi's eyes widened.
The rasengan shredded the blade and then pierced the shinobi's body. The shinobi was allowed to experience exactly the same fate as his comrade. His internal organs were completely shredded by the rasengan and before the shinobi could even scream, he spiraled away. The lifeless body left behind some air rings and crashed through several trees in the process.
Sakura was hit by a katana and her green eyes widened. The shinobi smirked, but before he could even draw any blood from the wound, Sakura dissolved into countless cherry blossoms and was nowhere to be seen after that.
The shinobi had to briefly cover his eyes with one arm and when all the cherry blossoms have disappeared, he looked around. He had his katana ready, and he was trying to find Sakura. His eyes widened as a tree grew out of nowhere behind him and he was caught by it. Sakura appeared out of nowhere in front of him and punched him, hitting him squarely in the chest.
Sakura had not only learned a lot from Tsunade. She also learned from Kurenai Yuhi, who is a Genjutsu specialist. Sakura is of course primarily a medicine ninja and she learned most of it from Tsunade, but she is also very skilled at Genjutsu.
She had first used a Genjutsu where it looks like she's going to get hit and in the process, she dissolves into cherry blossoms. Kurenai also uses this Genjutsu whenever she is in danger. After that, Sakura uses a Genjutsu, which allows her to sneak behind the opponent and then paralyze him. That was the moment when the opponent was tied up by the tree. Sakura then just walked around the opponent and gave him a fatal punch. She was always camouflaged by a Genjutsu and so she only became visible when she appeared in front of the shinobi and punched him.
Naruto lunged at his opponent, holding a kunai in his right hand. He swung his kunai and hit his opponent's katana. He suddenly disappeared and appeared right behind the opponent. He kicked the opponent in the back and immediately afterwards he threw some shuriken after the shinobi. All the shuriken hit the shinobi in the back.
Naruto disappeared, dodging a lightning bolt. He appeared next to Sakura and looked at the last 3 shinobi. One of the 3 shinobi had several shuriken in his back and was no longer able to fight.
"Come on Shinra! We have to get out of here. This guy is way too fast!"
The person with a katana on his back looked Naruto straight in the eyes. He couldn't believe that he and his comrades were being crushed by 2 shinobi. He knows every Jonin from Konoha and the two shinobi before him were definitely not Jonin. This means that he and his comrades were finished off by 2 Chunin.
He gritted his teeth and clenched a fist. He was angry, but his comrade was right. He couldn't follow Naruto's movements. It was like Naruto was teleporting, and partly in mid-air.
"You're right Lee, let's go." Shinra made some hand signs and then clapped his hands together. Lee took the injured comrade on his back and stood by.
Naruto and Sakura prepared themselves. A very bright light emanated from Shinra out of nowhere, blinding the two of them. Both held their hands in front of their eyes and when the bright light disappeared, the 3 rogue ninjas were no longer there.
"Are you ok?" asked Sakura. She went to Naruto and looked at his arm. During the fight, he had received a cut on his arm from the lightning blade when he fended it off with his rasengan.
Naruto nodded "Yeah, I'm fine. The blade didn't hit me properly, so I only have a small cut." Naruto saw Sakura raise both hands and place them in front of the wound. Green chakra enveloped her hands and Naruto could immediately feel the pleasant sensation that everyone feels when being treated with a Medical Jutsu.
The small wound healed pretty quickly and when that happened, Sakura backed away from Naruto a bit. "Thanks, Sakura." Naruto said with a slight smile.
Sakura shook her head "I should say thank you. You protected me several times during the fight and it's only because of you that I'm not injured" she said with a smile. She knew this beforehand, but after this fight she definitely knows that she can trust Naruto 100%. He had risked his life several times so that nothing would happen to her. Especially the first contact with the enemies. The two Shinobi at the start almost got her if Naruto hadn't reacted and pulled them out of harm's way.
Its speed is truly out of this world. She would even claim that Naruto is one of the fastest shinobi in Konoha. She really doesn't know anyone who's as fast as Naruto right now. His speed through the Shunshin is downright absurd. She only really got it when he had killed the first two shinobi.
There she saw what Naruto could do. He didn't give it his all in the fight against Kakashi because it was just a test. In this fight against the 10 rogue Shinobi, he had given everything and here Sakura could really see what it means to master the Shunshin on a level like no one else.
Naruto moved so fast that no one could see him. He appeared behind the first two shinobi almost simultaneously, killing both shinobi in the process. She was really happy to have him as a team member.
" Please." said Naruto. "I would say we travel a bit further before we take a break. I have a feeling that this group of rogue shinobi is not the only group, and it would be better to avoid another fight."
Sakura nodded "You're right." She thinks exactly the same. There might be more groups and they might be stronger than the last group of rogue shinobi. This time both came through the fight relatively unscathed, but that may not be the case in the next fight.
"Let's go before we bump into the next group." said Sakura. Naruto nodded and they both jumped and made their way towards Sunagakure again.
A few minutes after the two jumped off, Naruto's eyes widened. He had unleashed a chakra pulse from time to time and used it to check whether anyone was still nearby.
He could feel his chakra bouncing against 2 people. "Sakura, watch out!" Naruto used a Shunshin and appeared in front of her and grabbed her. He disappeared again with Sakura in a flicker before a dragon made of lightning destroyed the entire tree.
Naruto and Sakura appeared from behind a tree and there Naruto released them. "Everything OK?" asked Naruto. Sakura blinked 3 times and then nodded with a straight face.
"Everything OK." said Sakura. She looked past Naruto to where the dragon of lightning struck. The entire tree and the earth were gone. The ground had even turned a little black from the heat from the lightning.
"You are very fast." said a male voice. Naruto and Sakura looked up at the trees and there they could see 1 shinobi. Naruto can only guess that the other person is still hiding in the shadows.
Naruto recognized the face. It was a B-rank shinobi from Kumogakure. This shinobi is called Kansai Matsuda. Like most of Kumogakure, he has dark skin. He also has straight shoulder length white hair and black eyes. He wears the normal Kumogakure shinobi uniform and carries a katana on his back in a red scabbard.
This person is one of the faster shinobi from Kumogakure. He is said to be able to master a weaker version of the Raiton armor, which is what makes the Raikage so fast. This increases his reflexes; his speed and his attacks are stronger. He can withstand more than a normal shinobi.
Naruto narrows his eyes. "What does a Kumogakure Shinobi do in the land of Rivers?" asks Naruto.
"I could ask that to a shinobi from Konohagakure, too. You guys are a long way from home." said Kansai. He had one hand already on the hilt of his katana and some blue lightning started dancing around him. That was the only sign Naruto needed. He touched Sakura and just disappeared with her before Kansai appeared and hit the ground with his lightning - encased katana.
A cloud of dust rose slightly as his katana dug into the forest floor, leaving a scar. Kansai looked at the direction Naruto appeared and narrowed his eyes. 'This guy is fast. He foresaw my action and was able to react in time. He also got his comrade to safety.'
Kansai pulled his katana out of the ground and straightened up. He swung the katana slightly once and the cloud of smoke just disappeared. A small gust of wind swirled around him and quickly disappeared.
Naruto had seen and analyzed everything. 'So, he can use Raiton (Lightning Style) and Fūton (Wind Style). He uses Raiton to strengthen his sword and make himself faster.'
He appeared in a flicker and was now standing a few meters away from Kansai. "I didn't think another shinobi could master this jutsu like Shisui Uchiha." said Kansai. He had heard rumors of a shinobi, but he didn't think they were actually true.
There have been rumors about shinobi accomplishing something before, and 99% of them were always wrong. But there is something to the rumor that another shinobi from Konoha is said to have mastered the Shunshin no Jutsu (Body Flicker Technique).
Kansai had fought Shisui Uchiha before and barely escaped with his life. He knows exactly what it looks like when someone has mastered the Shunshin at the same level as Shisui Uchiha.
"Eventually there is always someone who creates something. You are the best example Kansai Matsuda. You created a weaker version of the Raiton armor without help and in doing so you have become one of the fastest shinobi in Kumogakure." said Naruto.
Kansai gripped his katana in both hands and narrowed his eyes. His body was encased in a blue armor of lightning, only just visible. The Raiton armor from the Raikage was clearly visible and was much broader and more intense than the armor from Kansai.
Out of nowhere Naruto grabbed a kunai and went into a basic stance. His blue eyes look straight into Kansai's eyes, and he braced himself. Both just stood opposite each other with their respective weapons in hand.
A strong wind blew through the forest and blew some leaf's from the trees. Naruto and Kansai were surrounded by the leaf's and when a leaf hit the ground, they both charged and attacked each other with their weapons.
Kansai's katana and Naruto's kunai met each other and then again right after. A wild fight started, with the kunai hitting the katana repeatedly. Kansai couldn't quite believe Naruto could keep up with him.
Even while he is using his Raiton armor, Naruto can keep up with him. With the Raiton armor, all his movements become faster and not like the Shunshin where you move quickly in one direction. Naruto is at least as fast as Kansai despite wearing his Raiton armor.
Kansai focused his Raiton Chakra into his katana and right after that, his katana was engulfed in blue lightning. He waved his katana and grinned slightly when he saw Naruto's wide eyes. His katana sliced through Naruto's kunai like butter and kept moving towards him.
Kansai's katana made a deep wound on his right shoulder. Naruto's face was filled with pain until his body just dissolved. As if he was just an illusion. Kansai's eyes widened when he felt someone come up behind him. He quickly turned and swung his katana again, attacking Naruto with it.
But just like that, Naruto just disintegrated after being hit by Kansai. Kansai looked around and could see several Naruto around him. They were all holding a kunai and glaring at him menacingly.
'So, he can do Zanzō Bunshin (Afterimage Clones) too. He really mastered the Shunshin like Shisui Uchiha.' Kansai frowned as he remembered the fight with Shisui. Shisui had also used this technique against him back then and at that time Kansai couldn't do anything against the Zanzō Bunshin.
He sped away, leaving only a few blue bolts on the ground. Kansai sheathed his katana and was about to start making hand signals while jumping from tree to tree. He wanted to use a Raiton Jutsu so he could take out all those Bunshin (Clones). With his katana alone, he can't take out the bunshin Naruto is using.
But before he could even start making hand signs, he had to hold his arm out in front of him and fend off a strong punch from Naruto. He just appeared in front of him and attacked him directly.
Naruto knew very well that he wouldn't stand a chance in long-distance combat. If he already knew one Katon (Fire Style) Jutsu, then this would be something else. But it's better that way if Kansai doesn't get to use a jutsu for removal.
Kansai did a right spin kick and Naruto just deflected the kick. Sakura watched from a distance, concentrating on her surroundings. She had heard from Naruto that someone else must be around. But so far, she hadn't found or noticed the other ninja.
Naruto just disappeared before Kansai could kick him and appeared right next to him. Kansai's eyes widened and before he could react, he felt Naruto's foot in his side. He gasped briefly before flying away slightly.
Naruto leaped after Kansai, creating a rasengan above his palm. Kansai saw the action and quickly drew his katana, bathing it in blue lightning. Kansai briefly landed on the ground and then jumped towards Naruto.
Naruto thrust his arm forward and rammed his rasengan into Kansai's lightning blade. He felt the difference right away. The rogue Shinobi's Lightning Blade was nowhere near as strong as Kansai's Lightning Blade. His rasengan was still rubbing against the blade and so far, his rasengan hadn't managed to destroy the blade.
Kansai gritted his teeth as he felt the tremendous power from the rasengan. He could hardly resist. Out of nowhere Naruto grabbed a kunai in his free hand and attacked Kansai with it. Kansai's eyes widened as the kunai inched closer to his face.
He concentrated and used a Kawarimi (Substitution) at the lastmoment and switched places with a log. Naruto unraveled his rasengan when he saw the plume of smoke and then the tree trunk. He had cut the tree trunk straight in two with his kunai.
He landed on the forest floor and raised a hand. He made a hand signal and unleashed another chakra pulse. He focused on his chakra, and he could feel his chakra hitting Kansai.
He flickered away and appeared right in front of Kansai. He dodged a katana slash and then kicked Kansai away. Naruto put his foot down on the forest floor again and looked at Kansai.
'I shouldn't be using the rasengan much anymore. I only have half of my chakra left and if the fight goes on for a long time, I have a problem. The other person is still somewhere, and I hope Sakura stays out of the fray.' Naruto held several shuriken in both hands and threw them at Kansai.
Kansai blocked every single shuriken with his katana and escaped unharmed. He charged forward and swung his katana again. Naruto deflected the katana with his kunai and attempted to punch Kansai with his free fist.
Kansai cocked his head to the side, dodging the fist. He jumped back a bit and when he landed, he charged again. Naruto charged too and ducked under Kansai's katana slash. He did a deep kick and missed as Kansai jumped over the kick.
Naruto rolled sideways and seemed to push himself forward. He just disappeared and appeared out of nowhere over Kansai. A rasengan over each palm. Naruto thrust both arms downwards and rammed Kansai into the ground. This time, Kansai reacted too late and was hit by the full force of the two rasengans and rammed into the ground. He spat up blood and on his back the rasengan burrowed into his flesh, leaving a spiral wound. Had Kansai not been wearing his Raiton armor, he would have sustained far worse injuries.
There was an explosion and Kansai spat blood as he felt his body being unnaturally pressed into the ground. His entire body was sending signals to his brain that he was in severe pain. Even the adrenaline produced couldn't hold back the pain. He had taken a strong attack before but getting 2 Rasengan was a different story altogether.
The ground was ripped open by the explosion and a spiral crater was formed, with the surrounding trees all being uprooted. Dust rose all around Naruto and Kansai. Naruto gasped and staggered slightly. This last action was very risky of him. If Kansai had reacted in time, Naruto could have been severely injured by now.
He was just glad that he had finally defeated the guy. He raised his eyes and looked around. The other person was still somewhere. He was about to raise a hand and make a tiger sign but had to jump away.
A fire dragon flew towards Naruto and attacked him. Naruto narrowed his eyes as he saw someone come up to Kansai and pick him up. The person was a woman with long blond hair and black eyes.
He was lucky to fight Kansai and not the woman. This woman was none other than the Jinjuriki (Power of Human Sacrifice) from the Nibi (Two-Tails). He may be very fast but fighting a Jinjuriki in his current state would be deadly for him.
The woman looked at Naruto briefly before disappearing in a cloud of smoke with Kansai. Naruto landed on a log and disappeared straight away. The fire dragon hit the tree and destroyed it in the process.
Naruto appeared near Sakura and then got on one leg. He was panting heavily and had sweat all over his body. When the woman looked at him briefly, Naruto could feel this massive chakra from the Nibi. It was really overwhelming. He had felt many things before, but never such a massive and dark chakra. A Bijū (Tailed Beast) is truly incredible.
He still needs to get stronger so he could defend himself against a Jinjuriki in a confrontation. He's definitely fast enough, but he still needs to get more stamina and learn better jutsu. Of course, if he finds a way to suppress a Jinjuriki, that would be a bonus. But his element will be first up when he gets back to Konoha.
"Naruto!" Sakura landed right next to Naruto and knelt in front of him. She held both hands in front of his chest and immediately thereafter both hands were encased in green chakra. Naruto sighed and smiled slightly with relief. Having Sakura by your side is truly a blessing.
"Thanks Sakura." said Naruto while Sakura healed him. Sakura smiled at him and just nodded. After that, her face became focused again. After a few minutes, Sakura stopped, and they both stood up.
Naruto was better again, and Sakura was unharmed as well. "I would say that we are looking for a suitable place for a camp." said Naruto.
"You're right." said Sakura. Both jumped off and looked for a suitable place for the night where they are safe. It's certain that the action is over. All the rogue ninjas will have sensed the chakra of the Nibi Jinjuriki and made a long detour around the location.
The moon shone over the land, illuminating the landscape with its mysterious light. Whether it's the forest or the desert nearby. Everything seemed a little nicer with the shimmer of the moonlight.
Naruto's blue eyes mirrored the moon as he gazed up at the sky from atop a tree trunk. A few hours have passed since the fight against Kansai. He's recovered now, and when the sun comes up, he and Sakura will make their way to Sunagakure.
Sakura is currently sleeping at a tree. Naruto sits directly above her on the log, keeping watch. He already had his sleep and now he's just waiting for him and Sakura to move on.
Naruto raised a hand and made a tiger sign with it. A chakra pulse was emitted from his body and as usual he closed his eyes. He could feel his chakra hitting the trees, the stones, the animals and other obstacles.
He was about to open his eyes until finally he felt his chakra hit against 4 people at the end of the distance. Naruto widened his eyes and fell to his side. He spun in the air and landed in a crouch. He narrows his eyes and looks in the direction where he sensed the 4 people.
"Sakura." Naruto said in a low voice. He was sure that these 4 people knew his position. He must wake up Sakura immediately, otherwise they could be in trouble.
Sakura's eyes twitched briefly and then opened. She looked at Naruto and saw him crouching in front of her with a serious expression on his face. She woke up straight away and squatted down next to Naruto.
"What's wrong Naruto?" Sakura asked quietly.
"4 people are nearby. Unknown if enemy or friend." Naruto said quietly.
Naruto glanced at Sakura and pointed his fingers in the other direction. He then made a few hand signals and communicated with her. Sakura nodded and they both turned around. Naruto touched Sakura and immediately after that they both disappeared.
Sakura and Naruto reappeared some distance away and started jumping from tree to tree. Luckily Sakura managed not to lose her bearings when she came out of the Shunshin in mid-air with Naruto. She landed safely on a log and was able to push off directly.
Naruto made a tiger seal and sent out another chakra pulse. He pushed off the nearest tree trunk and closed his eyes. He felt exactly how the 4 shinobi were chasing him and Sakura.
He opened his eyes and focused on the area in front of him. The forest ended any moment and after that the two would be in the desert. Luckily Naruto has been to Sunagakure before and therefore knows the way through the desert.
"We are being followed." said Naruto. Out of nowhere he held 2 kunai in his hand. He threw them at 2 tree trunks and just kept jumping. Sakura could see a thin wire stretched between the two kunai.
Naruto and Sakura landed on the ground outside the forest and started running. After a few meters, both of them were running across the sand from the land of the wind. Naruto looked over his shoulder trying to spot the pursuers. But it looks like the 4 shinobi weren't as fast as Naruto and Sakura. Maybe they don't intend to go into the desert either.
Being surrounded by desert offers the village hidden in the sand a natural deterrent against invasion, as few foreign powers would be willing to endure the sandstorms and water scarcity common to Suna. Sunagakure itself lies in a fortified valley behind cliffs of rock, with passage in and out of the village restricted to a single cleft between two cliff faces, making the area very hard to attack from the ground. The buildings inside seem to be made of clay or stucco, which would help to keep the buildings cool.
Naruto and Sakura were standing right in front of the passage that leads into the village. On the cliffs stood several Anbu of Sunagakure. On the way through the desert, Naruto and Sakura had no more problems. The 4 pursuers didn't appear to be chasing them across the desert.
They were just waiting for someone to take them to the Kazekage. Naruto personally knows a certain person in Sunagakure who is very close to the Kazekage. He is curious whether it will be exactly this one person.
"Who do we have here. Naruto Namikaze himself." said a female voice. Naruto gave a twitch and started to smile slightly. As it turns out, it's that one person. little
He turned and bowed briefly. "Hello Temari." Sakura stood next to Naruto and also gave a short bow. She knew Temari from back then and she wonders how she knows Naruto.
It's obvious that Temari knows him well. She seemed quite easygoing and relaxed. Sakura actually thought that Temari didn't even know her team member yet. She seems to have been wrong about that. It wasn't that long ago that she last saw Temari.
Sakura didn't know exactly what it was, but she didn't like Temari's look. She looks at him seductively no doubt. She really had never seen Temari like this before.
"It's about time you came back to Sunagakure. You owe me dinner for two." said Temari.
Sakura's eyes widened briefly and that's when Naruto sighed. It's not easy being the target of Temari Sabakuno. He will have some explaining to do. That's for sure when he looks at Sakura's face like that.
'Why did Temari have to address this issue now?' thought Naruto.
(A/N I hope the 2nd Chapter was enjoyable for you all and we will see each other in the future again. I've got a question for you all as well in the end. What do you guys think? With which girl will Naruto get together? Stay tuned to find out.)
