Chapter Three: Sparring Time
Ryuu continued to destroy the wooden dummies as they popped up like toast from a toaster. He used various fire based jutsu that were made splinters of them. As he destroyed the final dummy Kakashi called him and the rest of the team over. "Ok guys you've all trained very hard to day but before I let you go for the day I want you each to pair up with someone and spar them. You have ten minutes to either incapacitate your opponent or exhaust their chakra. So go ahead and pair up." Shiro and Naruto both raced to Ryuu to challenge him. They were so busy concentrating on him that they ran smack dab into each other.
"Watch where you're going stupid! Where do you think your going any way?" Naruto raged on.
"Well if you must know I'm going to challenge Ryuu for the sparring match sensei was talking about," Shiro answered cockily.
"Not if I get there first!" Naruto said as he turned around to see Sakura already talking to him, "Now look at what you've done. You let Sakura get the challenge. Now I have to fight you."
"Fine we'll just see what happens then!" Shiro replied.
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As soon as Kakashi finished talking about the sparring matches Sakura walked over to Ryuu. 'Let's see if this guy really is an Uchiha or just some kind of fake,' she thought to herself. "Hey Ryuu will you spar with me?"
"Sure," he said, "should be an easy win."
'Easy win! I show him,' "We'll see," Sakura answered.
Both Sakura and Ryuu took a stance. "3, 2, 1, Go!" both said in unison. Sakura pulled out a kunai and charged at Ryuu. Ryuu took out a shuriken and threw it. Sakura thought, 'Just one shuriken that'll be easy to dodge.' As soon as she finished thinking the shuriken multiplied into ten different shurikens. 'Let me restate that. Crap!' She dodged to the right and blocked a couple of the shurikens. As the rest of the shurikens past her they joined together and with a puff of smoke became Ryuu. The Ryuu Sakura was charging at disappeared in the same type of smoke. She turned around to find Ryuu just standing there.
"Is that the best you can do?" Ryuu questioned as he yawned. Ryuu's eyes began to glow and the changed to a red color with six swirls in it. "Sharingan!" He continued with some hand signs, "Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!" Flames shot out of Ryuu's mouth and headed towards Sakura. Quickly dodging to the side she evades the attack. He charged at Sakura and sliced her in her mid section with a kunai. There was smoke and a log appeared. As Ryuu walked forward a string caught his foot. Kunai daggers shot out of bushes, trees, and underbrush. He was surrounded. He uses a fire ball jutsu aimed at the kunais. They were instantly melted. He threw a shuriken into the nearest bush only to hear a clone turn into a log. Using chakra he heightened his hearing. There was a rustle in the tree to his right. With a blur of hand signs Ryuu unleashed a fire ball on to the tree. The tree burned as the flame started to burn a string. She'd made the sound with a kunai and string.
Still there was no sign of Sakura and there was only three minutes left. "What happened to that whole easy win thing you were talking about?" Sakura's voice said from some where in the forest.
"Don't worry. I'm just getting warmed up," Ryuu commented. He concentrated as hard as he could. 'This girl must be a master at hiding and genjutsu. She won't last for long though. I think I'll finish this now.'
'Sharingan. I guess he really is an Uchiha. What's he up to and how powerful is he? He's using a lot of the jutsu Sasuke used.' Sakura thought, 'I just have to last a little bit longer and he should run out of chakra at the rate he's using it.' There were only two minutes left on the clock. Ryuu turned around and stared right at Sakura. He did some hand signs and his Sharingan spun. There was a puff of smoke and before Sakura knew it Ryuu was underneath her. He kicked Sakura under the chin and she was sent flying in the air. He threw a kunai and it caught the shoulder of her shirt. Using the string that was attached to the kuni he pulled her back. Mustering most the strength he had Ryuu punched her square in the face. Sakura fell to the ground unconscious. "Hhhhmmmm…… I'm glad I didn't have to use it. She was pretty powerful."
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When Sakura awoke she was back at her house laying in her bed with Kakashi standing over her. "Good you're awake. It seems Ryuu hit you pretty hard with his fist. You seem ok though. I'm going to go then. Just remember that we're meeting in the missions' room at the academy tomorrow at about eleven. Ok I'll see you then." He then walked out of the room and started for home. Sakura could barely remember what Kakashi-Sensei was talking about. Though she did remember getting hit on the head very hard by …… something. "I guess Kakashi-Sensei was right I do sort of remember what he's talking about. Oh well I guess I'll eat and get some sleep so I'm not tired for the mission."
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