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Chapter 4: Bloodline Limit!
"Next Match! Tanaka Hayato of Hidden Ground vs Hanai Mikato of Hidden Waterfall! Begin!", said the referee.
"Hmmm... this should be interesting. The Tanaka clan is known for its special bloodline limit.", said Hanate.
"A Bloodline limit? What does it do?", asked Doton.
"Well, it's called Yurasumane or Yurasu Soujuu (Rock Manipulation). We don't know every detail about it but we know that they can manipulate the form of rocks. For instance, they can change the form of a rock to as soft as a pillow or as dense and tough as a...well...a rock. Their secrets are well-guarded.", explained Hanate.
"That's a very powerful blood limit. I wonder why they aren't as known as the Hyu's though.", wondered Katon out loud.
"That's because there's a huge limit to their power. The amount they can manipulate is not much even in the most powerful of the clan's users. In fact, the most they can manipulate is about the size of a 3 ft by 3 area.. But that makes them powerful if they are on a rock based area, such as a cliff or canyon. I've heard they are devastating in a group. Now enough talk, let's watch.", said Hanate.
In the arena, the two opponents circled each other. Hayato took out a kunai and three shurikens while Mikato took out a boomerang made up of the same metal as the kunai. In his other hand, he held a standard kunai. Hayato then suddenly made a move. Suprisingly, instead of throwing the three shurikens as most shinobi do in any battle, he ran toward Mikato without any defensive maneuvre. Mikato threw his boomerang, and quickly formed seals.
"Mizu-bunshin no jutsu!"(Water clone)
Meanwhile, Hayato easily dodged the boomerang and continued toward Mikato. Then in a dual motion, he threw the shurikens and stabbed at Mikato at the same time. The shurikens completely missed Mikato but they were timed exactly and thrown with such precision that one went on top of Mikato and the others on either side of them. In that decisive quick second, the three shuriken cut off Mikato's options to retreat and his only remaining option was to move backwards, which he did quickly. As Hayato thrusted his kunai at Mikato, the water clone appeared exactly in that second in front of Mikato and took the blow instead. Hayato was completely covered in water as he passed through the water clone and his thrust was slowed down and didn't reach Mikato. Just as Hayato was about to try another thrust, the boomerang came whirling back and caught him at the elbow and threw off his balance. The boomerang deflected off Hayato's elbow and flew into Mikato's hand. Hayato's kunai missed Mikato. Hayato controlled his spin and got back to stance, as did Mikato. All this happened in less than 10 seconds.
Both of the opponents were unfazed.
"Well, I guess I'll have to finish this quickly. You're better than I expected.". said Hayato.
"Yurasumane!"(Rock Manipulation)
At first nothing seemed to happen, and then Mikato's feet started to sink below into the ground.
"Huh? I thought he could only manipulate rocks!", exclaimed Kazen.
"Baka, don't you remember Doton's rock wall? Pieces of it have fallen to the ground. He could manipulate the rocks and mix it into the ground. Besides, there are rocks under the ground. He could have manipulated those too.", explained Suiton.
The ground began to cover Mikato's feet and planted him to the ground. Though most people would have panicked, Mikato stayed calm for some reason and formed some seals.
"Mizupo: Suitonhebi!" (Water Arts: Water Snake.)
Mikato's body turned into a puddle of water and got out of the ground. Mikato's water form quickly slid backwards in a snake-like motion.
Most of the high level jounins and Kages present gasped. This was a forbidden art. Even though it seemed like a regular move, it was a deadly one. Not to the opponent but to the user. Unexperienced users could be missing body parts if the water puddle were separated or removed when they returned to his regular form. It was considered forbidden because it was especially harmful to the user. Even Kages would have trouble sucessfully maintaining the form and not lose a single body part. It was also dangerous because an internal organ could be missing also without the user's knowledge. If a vein was missing when the user returned to his regular body, then he would hemorrhage massively internally and die without even knowing why. To successfully complete this skill, the user would need near perfect chakra control, a massive amount of chakra, and complete focus. It was forbidden because no one had ever come out of it unscathed. The mortality rate was 92 for most ninja. A kage of Sand had died using it once a long time ago. It was considered a stealth skill because it needed complete concentration and it was almost impossible to completely focus and defend yourself at the same time in a battle. Worried, the Sand Kage sent a jounin to get the medics ready in case something went wrong.
When Mikato began to reform, those who knew what the effects could be, looked carefully for anything wrong with Mikato. When he changed completely, the everyone could see he was missing his elbow down on his right arm. The audience was shocked.
"He must have lost some of his puddle when he tried to get out the ground. The ground probably absorbed some of the water when he was transforming into the water and did not have full control of his water form.", thought a jounin.
"Damn it!", yelled both of the shinobi. Hayato was exhausted from using his limit. He had just begun to learn it and had used to much chakra maintaining the quicksand. He had also used a much larger part of the ground than he had ever practiced with. Mikato was exhausted from using his water form. Plus, he was missing half of his right arm. Then both of them blacked out simultaneously. The referee began the countdown.
"1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 ,7 ,8 ,9, 10!", counted the referee slowly. Neither of them had the chakra or the strength to stand up.
"In this case, this is a double elimination knock out. Both of them are eliminated by default!"
Medics rushed to the battleground and lifted both of the wounded onto stretchers. They began to administer chakra treatment to both of them.
Suiton activated his Byakuugan to see their status. "Shit! I think they're both dead! They used a crapload of chakra. In fact, I don't think I can see any in their bodies at all! Also, I think one of Hayato's tenketsu's point have ripped in his chest. And Mikato is not better off- He's missing part of his chakra lines."(A/N: The chakra lines are the paths the chakra follow to reach a point in the body where the user wants to put power into. I don't know what it's called so I'm going to call it that. If you do know, please tell me in your review.)
"Thank Kami they're both out of the fight! I don't think any of us could've beat them!", exclaimed Katon.
"Hah! Don't be so pessimistic! I think any of you could've easily taken any of them. For one, Hayato uses too much chakra to use his jutsus. His Bloodline is his last trump card because he hasn't developed it yet. In fact, I think he just started training with it. And he used his remaining chakra using Yurasumane so he's completely useless after he uses his bloodline limit. Also, even though Mikato looked tough, I don't think he has a variety of moves. Both of them are not fully disciplined in their arts. They just look special and fancy. ", explained Hanate.
"Hmm...now that I think about it, you're probably right.", conceded Katon.
"We will have a 5 minute break. We are having a special event. The Kages have agreed to let one high level jounin from each of their respective villages to show off a move representing their respective villages. This event is twofold- first it will entertain you, and also hopefully, it will clean up some of our arena! Hahaha...haha...ha...anyway...ahem...enjoy the show.", said the referee.
Suddenly, 6 jounin appeared at the closest edges around the arena. They started to perform seals simultaneously. One performed -Water Dragon, Fire Dragon, Electric Dragon, Ground Dragon, etc.
Suddenly the elemental dragons erupted from the six jounins and majestically headed toward the center of the arena.
All of the dragons met at the middle and caused a huge explosion. Smoke from the explosion filled the arena. Everyone couldn't see anything and the people all over the arena were coughing.
When they looked up, they noticed that one of the Kage's seat were empty. The empty seat was that of the Mizukage. The ANBU guarding him suddenly spread out immediately and went looking for him. Some Mist jounins went to get reinforcements. The ANBU began to summon summons to aid them in the search. They summoned dogs, wolves, lions, cheetahs, and other summons to aid them in their task. Then they too disappeared into different directions. The crowd began to panic. The remaining Mist jounins and chuunins began to escort the crowd out. Then a mist Chuunin came and asked the other participants of the arena to gather around him.
"We are looking for volunteers to help us look for our Kage's abductors. If you would like to help please come with me. We would be eternally grateful if you did.", he said.
"Hmph. As I recall, you Mist-nins didn't help us when we asked you to help us ffind and capture some missing-nins. We lost half our hunter-nins because you were too selfish. Forget it. Go ask someone else. We're going back to our village. Hmph. This village can't even set up some security around here. No wonder your Kage got kidnapped.", replied a Ground jounin.
The Mist Chuunin was getting red with anger and embarrassment. "We do not need some second-class shinobi's help. If you do not want to help, please leave."
Hanate spoke up. "I know we aren't allies or anything, but we would gladly help a fellow shinobi. Especially in such dire circumstances. Tell us what to do. ",
"We appreciate your help. Please take your team and search to the south of our village. There should be a trail there. Fan out and try to look for a trail. If you see the enemy or our Kage please throw an explosive tag into the sky. Thank you again, we will not forget this.", said the Mist Chuunin. Then the Chuunin left to find anyone else who was willing to help.
The Waterfall-nin looked at Hanate with disdain. "Hmph. I guess we can judge people by the company they keep. I thought Konoha shinobi would be smart but I guess I was wrong. Let's go."
Hanate, Doton, Suiton, Kazen, and Katon all headed out to the southern entrance to the village.