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Chapter 2: Chuunin Exam…Again
"Naruto, meet your new team. TenTen and Neji."
TenTen gave a small smile, and introduced herself as a weapons specialist. Neji just grunted.
Undaunted, Naruto greeted them enthusiastically. "I'm Naruto, and I'm uh….I'm he finished rather weakly, with a sheepish grin, sinking to the ground.
Sighing, Kakashi told them the news. "This will be the new team 7. Gai will be helping to rehabilitate Lee, so you guys are now under my command. I'm sure this team will be successful."
Completely forgetting about his previous embarrassment, Naruto leapt up again, and pointed towards the Hokage tower. "Yosh! Now we can go get our first mission!" As he marched off, Kakashi snagged his jacket, hauling him back. "Naruto, the Chuunin exam is in two days. We need to prepare for it, so I think it's about time for another bell lesson."
Groaning, Naruto trod past Kakashi towards the river, where the last 'bell lesson' had taken place, all the time muttering under his breath about teachers who read perverted books and who thought too highly of themselves.
TenTen giggled and followed, trailed by a still stoic Neji.
Kakashi, on the other hand, took a shortcut to the training ground – reading Ichi Ichi Paradise all the way – so he could…get ready…for the 'lesson'.
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They arrived near the river, and were surprised to find Kakashi waiting for them. Well, at least Naruto was surprised. "Oy, Kakashi-sensei, why are you here before us? That never happens!"
Neji and TenTen, not knowing Kakashi as well as Naruto, were taken aback by this revelation, to say the least. "Gai was always on time," Neji frowned. "Maybe it was just because he was a bit….overenthusiastic."
Kakashi ignored them both. "Okay, now listen up. This time, your goal is to get this one bell away from me. This is to see how good your teamwork is. The only rule is, no summons," he added, with a glance at Naruto, who pouted. "Ready, START!"
Again, Naruto was the only one left, standing in the open and glaring at Kakashi.
"Naruto, shouldn't you be hiding and forming a plan?"
Naruto just grinned, threw a couple shuriken, and attacked. Kakashi sighed. This again. However, just as he dodged the shurikens, the Naruto charging at him vanished in a puff of smoke. Kakashi's eye widened. A clone? When did he make that? Suddenly, the shurikens that he had dodged changed back into more Naruto's. Nani! When did he have time to do this! Before he had time to properly defend himself, a Naruto had gotten behind him.
"TAKE THIS KAKASHI-SENSEI! Sennen Goroshi (One Thousand Years of Pain!)!" Putting his hands together, Naruto performed the same attack on Kakashi that had been used on him so long ago. Unfortunately for him, Kakashi easily dodged the attack, and slammed his palm into the back of Naruto's head. He disappeared in a puff of smoke.
As this was happening all the other Naruto's had finished performing hand seals. "KAGE BUNSHIN NO JUSTU!" Ten more clones surrounded Kakashi, each wearing a feral grin. "RASENGAN!" The Narutos paired up, forming five Rasengans between them. Kakashi sighed. And I thought he had learned how to do it without making clones. How disappointing. Even as he thought this, the five Narutos charged him, each wielding a spinning ball of chakra.
He easily dodged them all, letting them crash into each other, throwing up what was literally a smokescreen, due to the clones' disappearance. As he turned, his surprise was apparent in the little bit of his face that was shown. The rest of the Naruto clones were charging, also wielding Rasengans. What! Sohe can make them with one body. He had no more time for thought, as the Narutos were upon him. Even though he was surprised, he easily dispatched the clones.
Now to find the real one. As he scanned the area, a virtual storm of kunai and shuriken suddenly flew from the woods to his right. He didn't have time to dodge them, and he had serious doubts as to his ability to block them all. "Kawarimi no Jutsu!" The piece of log that he switched with soon became little more than sawdust.
"Heh…you'll have to do better than that." Hearing no response, he pulled out his infamous book.
From the shadow of the nearby trees, Naruto read the title. Seems like Ero-Sennin has been busy…this is volume 7 already! Scowling, he stepped back deeper into the shadows, wrapping explosion tags around his kunai handles…only to fall right into Kakashi's trap. Once again, he was dangling off a tree branch by one leg.
Neji and TenTen, who were nearby both expressed their thoughts at Naruto's predicament. Neji raised an eyebrow, while TenTen giggled at the expression of shock and dismay on Naruto's face. Taking pity on him, she cut him down.
Apparently, Neji's fight with Naruto at the Chuunin Exam, and his fight with Kidomaru while chasing down Sasuke had changed him, as Neji was the one to come up with a team plan – without an accompanying arrogant smirk.
"Okay guys, this is what we're going to do…" Neji proceeded to explain his idea to his teammates.
Naruto was a little taken aback by this. "Oi, who said you could be leader!"
"I did, that's who. Unless you have a better idea?"
Racking his brain and scratching his head, Naruto relented. He could not think of any ideas, much less a better one. "Alright then…" With that said, he dashed off to engage Kakashi.
Seeing that Kakashi was reading one of…those…books, Naruto decided to try a different, and previously effective, strategy. "Sexy no Jutsu!"
Kakashi just blinked his one eye at him.
Scowling, Naruto changed back, and tried again. "Harem no Jutsu!"
Again, no effect.
"What the hell? He reads perverted books, but isn't affected by this…" Neji said to distract him, so…
"Taju Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" Gathering his chakra, Naruto literally filled up the field with clones. How's this for a distraction? Throwing caution to the winds, all the Narutos rushed at Kakashi.
Kakashi defended himself as best he could, taking down clone after clone, but the sheer number of clones was beginning to tire him a little. It seemed as if for every clone he took out, the other clones just created more. In truth, that was exactly what was happening. Getting annoyed, he decided to defend himself in a much more efficient way.
"Suiton: Suijinheki no Jutsu (Water Release: Water Encampment Wall)!" Immediately, water from the stream materialized around him, forming a barrier. Completely ignoring this new obstacle, all the clones simply threw themselves at the wall of water, puffing out of existence en masse. All the smoke soon obscured the area around Kakashi.
Seeing his chance, the real Naruto who had stayed back threw his kunais with the explosion tags on them, as TenTen also threw explosion-tagged kunais, though on a more numerous scale. The resulting explosions created even more smoke. Which was what Neji had been waiting for.
With his Byakuugan activated, he charged into the smoke, and announced quietly, "You are within my field of divination."
Dashing up to Kakashi, he performed Hakke Rokujuyon Sho (Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms). "Two! Four! Eight! Sixteen! Thirty-two! Sixty-four!"
After the smoke cleared, they saw Kakashi lying on the ground, unable to move because his chakra openings had been closed. Or so they thought. Neji was the only one to even have a little time to react, and it was not enough. His surprise was apparent on his face, as the Kakashi on the ground changed into water, just as he heard a voice behind him.
"Suiton: Suiryuudan no Jutsu (Water Release: Water Dragon Missile)!" The water dragon formed by the technique crashed into Neji, knocking him to the ground. He was furious at being caught off guard, while gloating over a 'victory'. Seeing that Neji was in trouble, TenTen threw shurikens at Kakashi to distract him, while Naruto retrieved Neji.
As they were trying to come up with another plan, they heard Kakashi's voice.
"Oy! Time's up, we have to go and rest up for tomorrow, when we'll work out some team strategies for you guys. Ja!" Right when they peeked out from their hiding spot, Kakashi waved at them, and vanished.
A battered Neji just groaned, while Naruto started screaming obscenities at the already departed Kakashi.
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The next day, Kakashi's true nature showed. Breaking his all-time record, he arrived FOUR whole hours late. Though Naruto, true to form, screamed at him, he couldn't help but be impressed by his teacher's gall.
"FOUR WHOLE HOURS! WHAT WERE YOU THINKING! HOW COULD ANYONE BE FOUR HOURS LATE!"
"I had to help a little old lady cross the road," he stated, as if it was the most natural thing in the world.
Naruto's eyebrow twitched dangerously. When he spoke, his voice was actually quiet. "You took…FOUR…hours to help this little old lady."
Kakashi quickly realized that this excuse was not strong enough. Thinking fast, he held up his hands, with a placating smile on his face. "Well, I also had to save a cat who was stuck on a tree, a child from a burning building, rebuild a fence for a neighbor…" as he spoke on, the list of things he did became more and more ludicrous. He didn't even repeat himself. He finally ended his list with "I had to defend Hokage-sama from a group of 50 enemy Jounin. So that's what happened."
Neji and TenTen listened, wide-eyed, in disbelief that any Jounin could come up with such a ridiculous story. Gai, strange as he was, never came up with so outrageous a tale. Even Naruto was surprised, since this was not one of the usual explanations. Resigned, he sighed and just muttered darkly to himself about pervert teachers who were late and had disgraceful excuses.
Kakashi, seizing his chance, proceeded to the next item on his agenda. "Okay now, it's time to teach you some team tactics that you can use in the Chuunin Exam. We will capitalize especially on Neji's Byakuugan and Gentle Fist style, TenTen's weapons' abilities, and Naruto's stamina and…uh…enthusiasm." This last item was added with a sweat drop from Kakashi, after seeing Naruto glaring at what he was about to say.
The rest of the afternoon was spent working out tactics and strategies, for working together. It was soon apparent that this was an excellent team, since Neji and TenTen had worked together for a long time, and that TenTen was very trusting, and also because Neji and Naruto had earned each other's respect, though grudging at first. Besides that, they were balanced, with TenTen for long range, Neji for short range, and Naruto for random attacking (any range). Kakashi let them off early, so that they could rest up for the Exam tomorrow.
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The day of the Chuunin Exam arrived, and Naruto was feeling good. Very good. After all, he had done this once, it couldn't be that hard. Right? Right. Meanwhile, Neji was as confident as always, and TenTen, though a bit more nervous than her teammates, did not show it, and merely cleaned her (numerous) weapons.
They had agreed to meet at the testing area an hour before the first test began, in order to scout the competition. Not surprisingly, the other Konoha teams also entered. There were also teams from other villages. The Sound did not send any teams, fearing Konoha's wrath after what happened last time. There were 4 teams from Sand, Stone, and Mist, and 6 from Grass. From Leaf, there were two teams participating from the last time -- Kakashi's team, and Kurenai's team. Asuma's team was out of it, since Sakura was still depressed, and Ino was too worried about her to act as leader. Chouji just ate. There were also three other Leaf teams, fresh from the Academy.
Like last time, a Special Jounin came to announce the Exam. This time however, there was a surprise in the announcement. "Those who have already passed the first part of the Exam last time are excused from the first part. You only need to participate in the second and third part of the Exam. Everyone else, follow me into the room." So saying, he turned around, and went into the examination room.
Looking around apprehensively, all the Grass and Mist teams, three Stone teams, and the new Leaf teams went into the room. Looking around, Naruto caught Kiba's eye.
"Oy! Dead last! I'll beat you this time, just you wait!"
Naruto glared at Kiba, about to utter a scathing retort, when Hinata spoke up. "Ano, Kiba-kun," she said, poking her fingers together. "We should get going…"
Naruto snorted derisively. "What, Kiba-chan, gonna run away?" Neji came up behind him.
"Naruto, don't do anything rash."
Hinata caught sight of Neji, and with a startled squeak, hid behind Kiba. Kiba, at this point, decided to back off, before something exploded between both him and Naruto, and the Hyuuga cousins. As he and Hinata went off to join Shino, they heard a voice.
"Hinata-sama…matte."
The voice was not threatening; neither was it friendly. It was neutral, a simple request. Hinata turned.
"I wish to speak to you, Hinata-sama. Please." Hinata's eyes widened. Neji was asking her? Neji was asking her! Surprised, she consented. Neji continued. "Very well then." Turning to his teammates, he asked. "Could we have some privacy?" Nodding, Naruto and TenTen went off. "See you at the Ichiraku's!" Neji nodded.
Ignoring Kiba's strangled protests, Neji steered Hinata to an empty corner. "Hinata-sama…I wish to apologize for my…attitude towards you in the last Exam. It was uncalled for. Naruto has showed me that not all is preordained, and I beg your forgiveness." Stunned, Hinata could do nothing but nod.
Neji turned to walk away. "Ano…Neji-nii-san?" Horrified, Hinata clapped her hands to her mouth. What would he think of her now? Much to her chagrin, he smiled, though slightly. "Neji-nii-san," he said contemplatively. "Hai, Hinata-imoto-chan?" Blushing, Hinata continued. "I…forgive you, for what happened last time. And I would like us to be friends."
A genuine smile lighted Neji's face, replacing the arrogant smirk that had resided there before.
All the teams were assembled at the gate of the Forest of Death. The rules were the same as before. Naruto noticed that there was only one team from Sand and Stone, two from Mist and Grass, and a total of four from Leaf.
"Ready, GO!"
The teams dashed into the forest, and the second part of the Chuunin Exam began.
As team 7 went into the forest, Naruto created five shadow clones, four to scout in each direction, and the last to take his place with Neji and TenTen. The real Naruto concealed himself, traveling silently nearby. Neji had his Byakuugan activated, and TenTen attached chakra strings to all her weapons. This, of course, was all according to the plan they had made before the Exam.
After only about ten minutes into the Exam, they met their first enemy. The Naruto clone to the East tried to hold off the Mist team, while attaching an explosion tag to itself. As soon as it was defeated, it disappeared in a puff of smoke, and exploded at the same time, creating a giant dust cloud. Alerted of their enemy, team 7 got ready for their first fight of the Exam.
The Mist team stepped into view, showing no hostile signs at the moment. "We have the Heaven scroll. What do you have?"
Surprisingly, it was TenTen, who took the initiative, throwing three kunai while charging, and yelling back, "We have the Earth scroll, and it's time to part you from your Heaven one." The startled Mist team dodged the kunai, but was not expecting the chakra strings attached. TenTen maneuvered the kunai, so that they once again targeted the enemy.
One member of the Mist team was too slow, and was caught in the side. "Shit! Suiton: Suikodan no Jutsu (Water Release: Water Shark Bullet)!" As he launched his attack, he saw another one canceling it out.
"What the hell!" Naruto smirked at the surprise on the Mist nin's face. Kakashi sensei does have things besides perverted stuff in his head after all. This Jutsu actually was useful! As he thought this, another of the Mist nin's appeared behind him, and tried to stab him with a kunai. He vanished in a puff of smoke.
Frustrated, the last member of the team turned towards Neji, who was charging at him. "Mizu Shuriken no Jutsu (Water Shuriken)!" Water shurikens flew at Neji, who stopped and quickly used the Kaiten. The Mist nins obviously had never seen a defense like that before, and Naruto and TenTen capitalized on their surprise. Naruto launched yet another attack that Kakashi had taught him earlier. "Katon: Goukakyou no Jutsu (Fire Release: Grand Fireball)!"
This attack successfully concealed the shurikens that TenTen launched a couple seconds later. The two uninjured members of the team had stepped in front of their comrade, to help protect him, when they saw the giant fireball flying towards them. "Suiton: Suijinheki no Jutsu!" Together, they formed a water barrier large enough to put out the fireball. They didn't expect the storm of shurikens flying behind the fireball. Needless to say, they were torn to shreds.
"Matte! We yield. Here is our scroll. We wish to leave in peace – not pieces."
Smirking, Neji went to retrieve the scroll, since his Byakuugan would warn him of any surprise attacks. The Mist team offered no surprises, and limped off, to tend to their wounds. Naruto and TenTen gathered around him.
"Well, looks like we have completed this part of the Exam. Let's go."
They ran off towards the goal.
As they were running, Neji couldn't shake the feeling that they were being followed. Naruto's clones were still scouting the sides, and hadn't discovered anything yet, but he had an uneasy feeling that someone was watching them. Suddenly, the clones to the north, south, and west disappeared, but with no accompanying explosion. Naruto yelled a warning.
"Oy! Three of my clones disappeared, but they didn't have time to attach explosion tags. We should be careful."
Stopping suddenly, Neji glanced to his right. His eyes widened, and he pushed TenTen to the ground, just as sand shurikens came flying at him.
"Suna Shuriken no Jutsu (Sand Shuriken)!"
Gaara, Temari, and Kankurou suddenly surrounded them into view. Neji's brow furrowed. How did I not see them with my Byakuugan? There was no time to ponder this however, as Gaara spoke up, in a commanding tone. "We will take your scroll now."
Surprised, Naruto yelled back. "How do you know what scroll we have! For all you know, we have the same one!"
Unperturbed, Temari explained, while Gaara just snorted. "We have been watching you ever since this part began. It was Gaa-" She was cut off, as a small hand of sand covered her mouth. She nodded, and the hand dropped away.
Quickly recovering from their surprise, team 7 put their escape plan into action.
"TAJU KAGE BUNSHIN NO JUTSU!" Gaara's eyes widened as he recognized this technique, used against him during the failed Konoha Kazushi. Since Naruto had used a lot of chakra already, there were not as many clones as before, but it would suffice.
With fierce scowls on all of their faces, they launched shurikens, then charged the Sand siblings.
"Suna no Tate (Shield of Sand)!"
A barrier of sand appeared protecting all three Sand nins. Ignoring this, the clones all attached explosion tags to kunai, and launched them at the shield. They exploded, obliterating part of the shield. Now, attaching explosion tags to themselves, they rushed through the hole, only to be destroyed by a huge gust of wind.
"Gufuu no Jutsu (Whirlwind Technique)!"
Though they were destroyed, the explosion tags still exploded, throwing up a giant smokescreen. Neji, looking through it with his Byakuugan, told TenTen exactly where to throw her explosion-tagged kunai, so as to be accurate enough to slow the other team down. She did this, and even more smoke and dust was thrown into the air, as team 7 made their escape.
One hundred meters away from the goal, the Sand siblings caught up to them. This time, team 7 was ready, since Neji had spotted them with his Byakuugan before hand. TenTen launched six kunai at them. Fearing another explosion tag attack, Gaara once again put up his "Suna no Tate!"
However, there was no explosion. As the barrier dropped, and as the Sand nins charged, all the kunai changed back to what they were before – Naruto clones. Surprised, they turned around to face this new foe, while team 7 once again made their escape, and became the first team to reach the goal.
Luckily for them, what should have taken days, was done in only several hours, because they managed to avoid most teams, thanks to Neji's Byakuugan, and the mad dash with the Sand team on their heels.
Anko was surprised to see them, but welcomed them nevertheless. "You have completed the second part of the Exam. Please step into the waiting room."
This time, there was no need for preliminaries. There were simply not as many teams as last time. The two veteran Leaf teams had made it through. There were only two other teams that made it through: a Stone team and a Grass team. Naruto looked around. Where was Gaara's team? The Godaime stepped to the podium.
"Congratulations on making it through the second part of the Chuunin Exam. I assume that you all know the purpose of the Exam?"
The Leaf teams nodded, but the Mist and Stone teams shook their heads. Tsunade sighed. She had hoped she would be spared the task of an explanation. Deciding to take the easy way out, she shifted the workload to her colleague.
"Basically, it's a substitute for war between the shinobi countries. If you have questions, or want an in-depth explanation, go ask Jiraiya." With a satisfied smirk at the look on Jiraiya's face, she continued with her speech.
"Since there are less of you than last year, there will be no preliminaries. We will go straight to the third part of the Exam – one on one battles. It will take place once again in the arena, and in one month." She turned to leave. Genma stopped her on her way out, and they held a whispered conversation.
Tsunade walked back to the podium, embarrassment clearly showing on her features. "Eh heh…There is one more announcement. There used to be one more team that passed the second part, but due to domestic issues, they were recalled to their country. As the children of the previous Kazekage, the Council of Sand wished for them to be present during the selection of the new Kazekage. This team that I am talking about is Gaara of the Sand's team." A sigh of relief from the Genins was clearly audible. Apparently, Gaara's habit was widely known…and feared. "That is all. You may go."
TenTen chattered excitedly to Naruto and Neji on their way out. This was the first time that she was actually in the third part of the Exam; she had been beaten by Temari last time in the prelims. Naruto was talking right back to her; their combined noise was starting to give Neji a headache.
"Look, I'm going to go train now. Naruto, if we fight again in the Exam, don't expect a win like last time. I learned my lesson, and will work hard, instead of blind belief in fate. Good luck to you two, too." He walked back towards the Hyuuga estate.
Though he was surprised at Neji's new attitude, it did not stop Naruto from yelling at his teammate's retreating form. "Oy! You better train hard, or I'll beat your ass down again!" Grinning widely, he turned towards TenTen. "Well, I'll be going to train now, too. Good luck with your training!" He ran in the other direction, towards the woods where he trained.
TenTen continued her walk back towards her house, thinking over the day's events.
"Tadaima!"
A/N: What do you think? For the next chapter, should I only write about Naruto's and Neji's matches? Are you bored of battles? Also, does anyone know a good translation site, for English into Romanji? Thanks! And please review!
The Mist team stepped into view, showing no hostile signs at the moment. "We have the Heaven scroll. What do you have?"
Team 7 blinked at them in unison. "Huddle!"
They backed off a couple feet and put their head together. Naruto started the discussion. "Okay, do we fight them? Or lie and move on."
"We fight!" TenTen whisper-shouted, flames in her eyes. Neji twitched, then shuddered. For a second, she looked like Lee…or worse, Gai.
"Okay the plan is—" He was cut off by TenTen. "Yosh! Let's go!" Naruto cheered too.
"But wait—" Too late. TenTen was already confronting the Mist team.
"Our youthfulness shall overcome your unyouthful ways! Prepare to be beaten!" She jumped into the air, accompanied by a sunset background. Neji's jaw dropped. This could not be happening. "Er…TenTen…?"
He almost jumped out of his skin when he heard another shout next to him. "Yes TenTen, inform them of the error of their ways! They obviously do not possess the flames of youth, and it is up to us to teach them! Let's go!" Naruto joined TenTen in her sunset pose.
Neji cried. He broke down and…cried.
Startled, Naruto and TenTen broke their pose and ran to comfort Neji. "Um…Neji? We were just kidding around. Neji? Neji?" Neji sobbed uncontrollably.
Naruto patted his back awkwardly. "Er…you okay?" TenTen smacked him. "Of course he isn't! Let's just wait for him to calm down."
They pulled out a Go board, set it up next to Neji, and started to play. "Onegai-shimasu."
The Mist team collectively face-faulted. "H-hey! What about us?" TenTen waved a nonchalant hand at them. "As you can see, one of our team members is indisposed. Could you wait a bit, please? Gosh, people these days…always impatient."
Naruto took a sip of his tea (where'd he get that?) "You are most correct, TenTen-dono. One must not rush life." TenTen bowed her acknowledgement from her sitting position. "Agreed, Naruto-dono." They both sipped tea and played Go.
Neji had lapsed into an extended silence. The Mist team had gathered around Naruto and TenTen to watch their game. Bets were being placed on the winner. Mist guy number 1, with a scar on his cheek, bet on Naruto. Mist number 2, with a headband, bet on TenTen. And number three, with an eyepatch bet on Neji.
His teammates looked at him. "What? He's not playing!" Eyepatch just smirked at Scarface and Headband.
Naruto and TenTen were almost done with their game when Neji suddenly came to. "Wagh!" He screamed, seemingly attempting to imitate a pig choking on a frog. He leapt up, scattering the board and pieces. Naruto and TenTen blinked. Eyepatch smirked again and held out his hand. "Told ya so." Scarface and Headband scowled at him.
Neji shook his head. "Please. Never do that again." Naruto and TenTen nodded shamefacedly. "Sorry Neji…"
Neji took a deep breath. "Okay, back to these clowns ("Hey!" Headband yelled indignantly). What are we going to do? I say take turns fighting one-on-three. They don't look strong ("Hey!" yelled Scarface. "Shut up!" Eyepatch smacked them with his winnings.)"
Naruto agreed. "Okay who goes first?" They looked at each other. "Jan-ken-po!" Neji snarled in disgust and TenTen hmphed. Naruto's amazing gambling ability paid off again.
He cracked his knuckles. "Here we go! Harem no Jutsu!"
Team 7 strolled off with the Mist team's Heaven scroll.
When the cleanup crew arrived, they were sickened by all the blood splattered all over the trees. "What kind of fight…?"
Preview:
Hinata was torn by indecision. Should she root for her teammate, or her newly declared nii-san? Sighing, she just sank into her chair, and elected to keep her mouth shut, and watch the match.
Kiba had gotten up, wiping blood off the corner of his mouth. "Confident aren't you?"
Neji only smirked.
With a swift motion, Kiba flung something past Neji. With the Byakuugan, Neji saw with trepidation that it was a soldier pill. It was Kiba's turn to smirk.
Akumaru blurred past Neji in a streak of white, metamorphosing into a replica of Kiba as he did so.
"Gatsuuga!"