Chapter 3: Battlefront! Unexpected surprise!
"Kage Bushin no Jutsu!" shouts Naruto "Shadow Clone Technique!"
In seconds, the blonde ninja multiplies into another twenty solid replicas of himself and attacks Senko.
"Katon: Hosenka no Jutsu!" yells out the girl. "Fire Release: Art of the Phoenix Flower Technique!"
Not willing to let him gain any upper hand, Senko shoots out several fiery blasts of fire at the replicas, depleting Naruto's clone forces.
While she was busy taking out his replicas, Naruto sneaks up behind her and shoots out handfuls of kunais. Senko notices the weapons and reacts by spinning around and deflecting the sharp points with her kodachi. Before Naruto could do anything, Senko quickly performs some hand seals.
"Katon: Ryuka no Jutsu!" she cries out. "Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique"
Instantly, a long flow of fire taking the shape of a dragon blasts out at Naruto. The blonde boy crosses his arms just as the attack hits him dead on, falling to the ground charred and smoking. With the jutsu done, Senko dashes under Naruto and prepares to hit him before he has a chance to make contact with the ground below. Just before he reaches her range of attack, he disappears in a puff of smoke and reappears as a burnt charcoal of a boulder.
"The Kawarimi no Jutsu!" exclaims Senko in surprise. "The Replacement Technique!"
Suddenly, a hand reaches out from the ground and grabs hold of one of her legs.
"Kuso!" she curses out loud as she is dragged down into the ground up to her waist.
Minutes later, Naruto rips out of the hard earth five feet away with a victorious grin on his face.
"What'd you think of that?" he asks her smugly. "I call it my Magic Groundhog Technique."
"You're taking me too lightly," responds Senko. "You only buried me up to my waist, leaving my arms free to do jutsus."
"Aww, shit," exclaims Naruto as the girl quickly does hand seals right in front of him. He turns to run away just as she finishes her hand seals.
"Katon: Faiawooru no Jutsu!" she shouts out. "Fire Release: Firewall Technique!"
A rush of Chakra surges upward from her feet and breaks out of the ground around her in a complete circle of fire. Unfortunately, Naruto wasn't fast enough to escape the fiery blast of the attack and is sent flying face first into the dirt. As he gets up off the ground, Senko emerges from the crater she created and stands near him.
"I'm getting bored of playing with you," she tells him. "Show me your true power."
"Heh," chuckles Naruto as he wipes some blood off the corner of his mouth. "I was thinking the exact same thing."
The two ninjas face each other as the atmosphere between them intensifies.
"I've heard quite a bit about you and the Kyubi inside of you," commented Senko.
Naruto stiffens upon hearing this. How did she know about the fox demon? "I grew up with a natural ability to know about a person just by looking into their eyes," explains Senko. "My mother once told me about a demon fox that attacked Konoha years ago. No one knew what happened to the bijuu except those who resided in Konoha at the time. When I first looked into your eyes, I could tell something powerful was buried deep inside you. I only assumed that the Kyubi was sealed inside you until your reaction confirmed my suspicion."
"I see," replied Naruto. "So you wanted to fight me in order to test your theory."
"That's right," answers Senko. "And now that I know, I'm even more excited to fight you."
"What makes you think you can stand up to my Kyubi?" askes Naruto.
"Because I too possess a similar power inside of me," responds Senko.
"Is that so?" wonders Naruto. "Then let's see who's got the better and stronger Chakra."
"Bring it on," goads Senko as she and Naruto both bring out their inner Chakra.
Once powered up, the two ninjas attack one another with their bodies engulfed in Chakra, with Senko possessing a blood red aura and Naruto possessing a red-orange aura. They clash and the whole area shakes with great force.
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Far away from the battleground, several figures emerge from a rocky ridge. They all wore similar outfits consisting of bluish black shirt and pants with a brown cape over them. Each had different weapons scattered throughout their outfits. One of them was standing rigidly with his hands in a seal position and his eyes engulfed in Chakra.
"I've never seen such power," said the observer in awe.
"Is it some sort of fight?" asks one of the men.
"Looks like it," replies the observer. "Two fighters; two very powerful fighters. Their Chakra is unbelievable."
"Does one of them look like a girl?" asks the biggest member of the group, who seems to be the leader.
"I can't tell; they're moving too fast," answers the observer. "But it's a good possibility one of them could be her."
"Shall we go check them out?" asks another member. "Kagerou-sama?"
A muscular young man steps out of the group, his black gauntlet-wearing hands in his pockets. His net-shirt under his dark blue chuunin vest lay over his sculpted chest with his semi-loose dark blue pants ruffles in a passing breeze. He brushes some of his short black hair from his face as he puts on a similar brown cape, concealing his body and exposing his head and feet.
"Yes, let's shall," replies Kagerou with a sinister grin. "I really hope it's my dear baby sister."
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Back at the battlefield, fox demon and tiger demon Chakras clash as their containers land one attack after another on each other. With a final attack, the two ninjas land on the ground facing each other, panting heavily.
"You're not too bad, Naruto," commented Senko.
"Neither are you, Senko," Naruto comments back.
The kunoichi performs a series of hand seals while the boy positions his hands into one.
"Kage Bushin no Jutsu!" shouts Naruto "Shadow Clone Technique!"
Several solid replicas of himself appear before him. In response, Senko finishes her hand seals and gives a sly smile.
"Hyoton: Haryu Moko!" she shouts out. "Ice Release: Piercing Dragon, Fierce Tiger!"
"Nande?" exclaims Naruto in surprise. "An ice technique?"
"Did you think all I knew were fire techniques?" asks Senko. "You underestimate me."
The Naruto replicas gasp in shock as the icy dragon and tiger swept through them. In seconds, all but one of the replicas disappears in puffs of smoke. All that remained were Naruto and the replica, who was furiously building up Chakra in the original's right hand.
"I see now," said Senko as she gathers up Chakra into her right hand. "The replicas were merely a distraction for you to power up your next attack."
She holds up her arm, shaping her fingers into a claw as the Chakra around it grew stronger and stronger.
"Your kyubi is no match for my tora no youkai," she declares firmly.
"We'll just see about that," replies Naruto.
The replica puffs away, leaving the two ninjas with powerful Chakra in their hands ready to throw the final blow. With a thrust of their legs, the two of them dash towards each other, their strongest attacks ready.
"Tora Tsume!" cries out Senko. "Tiger Claw!"
"Rasengan!" cries out Naruto. "Spiraling Sphere!"
The two powerful attacks make contact, causing a huge explosion and creating an earthquake unlike anything felt before. Once the shaking has ceased, the two ninjas fall to the ground with great big plops. They laid there on the ground, breathing heavily and groaning from lack of Chakra. Minutes later, the two began laughing cheerfully.
"That was awesome," noted Naruto.
"It would seem that we are evenly matched," added Senko.
"I guess so," said Naruto, getting up to his feet and then falling back down on his butt.
"You can still move after all that?" asks Senko moving her head up to see him. She then lays her head back down. "I admire your stamina."
Naruto chuckles happily as Senko sits up. Suddenly, a long stream of ropes wraps around the girl and pulls her back away from Naruto.
"Senko!" he cries out.
The girl struggles to free herself but she was still weak from using up so much Chakra. Just when escape was not an option, a swarm of kunais severs the ropes, freeing the girl from possible capture. She felt herself being lifted up and carried back to Naruto. In an instance, Sakura and Sasuke appear before the two tired ninjas.
"Sasuke! Sakura-chan!" exclaims Naruto gladly.
"Are you guys okay?" asks Sasuke.
"We're fine," replies Senko. "Thanks for the backup."
"No problem," responds Sasuke.
Sakura's eye twitches at the sight of those two talking to each other so casually.
"AIYEE! WHAT IS IT ABOUT HER THAT HE FINDS SO INTERESTING?" screams Inner Sakura. "AND WHAT'S WITH THE WAY HE PICKED HER UP? WHY DID HE GIVE HER SUCH A GENTLE LOOK? ARGH!"
"Sakura-chan! Look out!" cries out Naruto.
Sakura snaps out of her thoughts to find kunais coming towards them. The four young ninjas split up to avoid the sharp points of the weapons. Senko ends up behind Sasuke while Naruto lands behind Sakura. Before them stood a group of five men in similar bluish black outfits. The youngest-looking one gave the young ninjas an eerie feeling, sending chills down their spines. They figured this young man is most likely the leader. But the most prominent thing about that young man, Naruto notices, is that the forehead protector he wears sports the same symbol as Senko's. He looks over at the girl to find her shuddering as she saw the sight before her; whether she was shuddering from fear or lack of Chakra, Naruto could not determine.
"Who are you?" demanded Sasuke, taking out a handful of kunais.
"This does not concern you," replies the young man. "Just hand over the girl and we'll be on our way."
The Uchiha boy stands his ground, prepared to defend Senko no matter what.
"I don't think so," he says to the stranger.
"Then die," responds the stranger, motioning one of his men to attack. "Time to have some fun, Tsue."
The biggest one with an abnormally thick and huge bo ran towards Sasuke. The boy throws his kunais at the incoming enemy, who easily deflects the weapons with his bo. The man then shoots the end of his giant staff at the boy, who reacts by bending his back to avoid the blow. The man sees an opening and aims a low kick to the feet. Sasuke flips out of the stranger's range and lands with an attack ready.
"Katon: Karyu Endan!" he shouts. "Fire Release: Fire Dragon Flame Bullet!" He puts his hand up to his mouth and blows out a series of fire blasts at the big guy. With a grin, Tsue spins his bo in front of him, shielding himself from the flaming attack. Sasuke is shocked to find the big stranger fly through his fire attack unfazed and come right for him.
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A/N: Katon: Faiawooru no Jutsu (Fire Release: Firewall Technique) and Tora Tsume (Tiger Claw) are jutsus I made up on my own. If they appear in Naruto later, it's strictly coincidental. The Kawarimi no Jutsu (Change of Body Technique) in Naruto is more commonly referred to as the Replacement Technique, though it can also be known by its official label as the Change of Body Technique.
Bijuu are the tailed beasts in Naruto, from the one-tailed Shukaku to the nine-tailed Kyubi. Rumor has it that there are seven other bijuus yet to be shown in the Anime.
All Naruto techniques referenced from Wikipedia search for Naruto jutsu.