Note to all Usagi fans: I'm pretty sure you know where I got the name Jei and the sword Kusanagi from.
Disclaimer: It would be nice if I owned Naruto, but sadly, I only own a copy of books 1-10 (Waah!).
Chapter 5: First Blood
The chuunin standing in front of our five heroes pulled out four fuma shuriken and flung them straight at Naruto. He dodged them easily… only to find them changing course.
Damn it, he thought, trying to do all he could to avoid the spinning blades. He's using his chakra to direct the shuriken where he wants. The shuriken surrounded him, preventing the blond from helping his friends.
One less to worry about, Jei thought, now turning to Sasuke. He charged at Sasuke, pulling out his sword from his scabbard. On the blade that met with the hand guard were the etched words Kusanagi- Grass Cutter. The mist-nin sliced, finding empty space. The raven-hair jumped behind Jei and now performed hand signs. Jei turned a second too late, and now faced a surge of flames. The shuriken flying around Naruto fell to the ground.
"Did you get him?" he asked, now staring at the fire. A slash mark four inches long was evident on his arm, blood slowly oozing out.
"Only one way to find out," Al said, walking towards the roaring bonfire. As the flames died down, they revealed a small, glimmering globe of ice. Al immediately jumped back. Too late. The mist chuunin crashed out of the ice, Kusanagi in his hand, and decapitated the suit of armor with one swift movement.
"Who's next?" Jei swiveled his head towards Edward and Sakura, who had done nothing in the battle so far.
"Kage Bunshin no jutsu!" Jei turned around again and saw five Narutos charging at him. Jei chuckled. What Naruto didn't realize was that all his clones had low chakra while the original had the most. He lunged at the pack, slicing up the clones with his katana, and threw shuriken at the other chuunin. Two attached themselves to Naruto's abdomen, while three hit his arm. Naruto winced in pain, and looked up at the blade now soaring towards him. A sound of steel rang through the forest.
The young chuunin opened his eyes, and there was his alchemist ally, Edward, blocking Kusanagi with his gauntlet arm.
"The Fullmetal Alchemist," the mist-nin hissed. "It's a pleasure meeting you for the first time."
"So, you know who I am," Ed snarled back. "You should also know I have a brother, right?" Jei's eyes snapped open and he jumped into the air as Al's steel fist slammed into the ground.
Damn it, I forgot that his brother was the suit of armor, he thought, back flipping in the air. He slid his sword into the scabbard and started forming hand seals. Unfortunately, Sasuke attacked before he could finish. An all out taijutsu brawl broke out between the two, both combatants moved with lightning speed, appearing to be blurs to a normal person's eyes. Dodging, kicking, punching, blocking, and anything else they could do, they did. But to Naruto and Sakura, Sasuke was starting to lose this match of speed play. At the climax of the battle, the raven-haired was kicked into the air and pummeled with shuriken…then turned into a log.
At the spur of the moment, Jei threw a shuriken behind him, attaching to Sasuke's wrist. His hand's chakra flow was blocked, preventing him from powering up a chidori. Meanwhile, Jei, Alphonse, and Edward were locked into a two-on-one match. Naruto decided to join the battle once more, pulling out the shuriken in his body and using them against his opponent. Jei deflected the shuriken easily. He continued fighting until he saw the shuriken transform into Naruto clones. First blood from the mist-nin seeped from his mask.