BORUTO ALTER: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS
CHAPTER FOUR: HIMAWARI- MASTER OF THE CRUEL FIST!
THE ROGUE SHINOBI stood motionless. Around him, a snaking spout of shimmering water circled. Himawari focused her Byakugan-
What?
"Hijitaka" she began, turning halfways to her teammate. He nodded. "You noticed too?" Hijitaka whispered.
"What is it?" Mitsuki said, looming over them all. His eyes glowed from a branch in the trees above.
"Our Byakugan.. We can't see anything beyond this immediate area. I'd estimate ten to twenty meters.." Himawari said with a grimace.
Himawari looked down at Boruto, who was beginning to stand.
"If you can't move.." She began.
Boruto glared at her darkly.
"We take care of this guy first. I'm not-" A trail of blood fell from Boruto's mouth as it contorted into a pained grin.
"Falling behind.." He rasped.
Iwabe clinked his swords together, scoffing. "Just don't get in our way."
Himawari fell silent. She narrowed her eyes, analyzing the chakra coming from the man. The missing-nin was still releasing more and more.. however, he performed no jutsu.
Boruto rose to his full height. He breathed in loud, raspy gasps while two trails of blood fled from the corners of his mouth. Himawari could see that Boruto was using his chakra to move a wounded body. It would allow him to be mobile, but Himawari estimated Boruto could only use maybe three jutsu in this state before collapsing from exhaustion- or worse.
Himawari's byakugan focused again on the missing nin. Still, he made no movement.
"Sarada-" Himawari began. She was annoyed-
Asking a rival for advice... Tch!
Himawari stilled shaking fists, pulling a kunai from her black sleeve. The kunai was fashioned in the same design as her grandfather's famous weapon, but they were used for a much more violent purpose. Himawari glanced over to Sarada.
"I'm thinkin' Hijikata and I pounce first. I'm not sure about this strange jutsu, but we still have the most visual awareness. It'll be easier for either of you to land a killing blow.. once we've made an opening."
Sarada nodded. She spoke barely above a whisper.
"Then Boruto and I can join your attack once you've created an opening. Mitsuki and Iwabe.. out of us, they're the most skilled at raiton. They'll infuse chakra as we strike, then deliver the finishing blow."
Himawari grinned.
"Hijikata.. let me be the first." Himawari stepped forward. Blonde bangs swept across white eyes. Her mouth was contorted into a sardonic, violent grin. She leapt into battle.
NIRE TOKUJIRO scrunched his eyebrows in confusion. He had expected all of the children to attack at once- but only one girl stepped forward from the belt of trees before him.
The moon shone brilliantly, revealing the girl's eerie white eyes. On her face, a quiet grin waited between sharply pointed features. Byakugan huh.. Smart, sending her fi-
Nire's thoughts evaporated.
The girl was gone.
There!?
Nire jumped backwards, brown hair flying across his face as the blonde girl splintered into view, leaping from the trees to Nire's left.
She's fast- I wasn't prepared for this speed!
The byakugan girl closed the distance between them in terrifying seconds.
Nire clapped his hands together, directing his stream of water to stab itself outwards as a defensive spear.
The girl easily sidestepped the strike- Nire grimaced sternly. He wrapped his index finger with his right hand. The water broke into a splaying ball of needles that cut into the air. The girl leapt backwards, turning about across a sea of nighttime stars. She signed her hands together. A shadow clone exploded into existence beside the girl.
The girl's clone pulled her to the right with both hands, allowing her to evade divine water's pointed claws. The clone continued. With a circling arc, it threw the girl as if she were a kunai before vanishing into a plume of smoke.
Now!
"Hah!" Nire shouted. He released both hands. His water exploded in a shower of superheated spears. The girl's body was instantly punctured.
Blood spurted from a grinning mouth-
What..? What is this.. Nire thought.
The missing nin began to turn his head behind him.
This.. killing intent?!
Nire's sensory jutsu exploded. He spun on his heels as the girl's Byakugan bore into his own eyes. Her kunai was right beside his neck-
Nire lifted his foot, kicking the girl's legs aside. She instantly recovered on her free hand. She threw the kunai for Nire's forehead. Nire spun to the left, the girl's kunai harmlessly hurtling above. He righted himself, clapping his hands together as his jutsu reformed.
"Water Style: Spouting Sword!" Nire bellowed. The water formed into a facsimile of a blade, sharpened by spinning water edged by boiling vapor. The girl had no chance to evade. Nire's attack tore through her torso-
Nire almost swore. The girl's body erupted in white smoke.
Another clone?!
The air popped.
The kunai- she used transformation!
Nire turned just as the girl's open hand, contorted into a clawed weapon, struck him squarely in the chest. Nire coughed up blood, staggering backward. It was then he heard another pair of footsteps running behind him. The others-
Nire kicked himself into a spinning turn. His eyes caught sight of a pale boy running for him. The boy bore the byakugan as well, with grey-black hair adorned in multicolored feathers.
The missing nin felt his chakra points beginning to close.
He stepped for-
Nire's heart THUMPED in excruciating pain. Blood poured freely from his mouth as he fell to one knee.
That girl.. she did more than block my chakra..!
Hm.
Another voice spoke within Nire's consciousness. It came from within the seal. The voice was womanlike, almost carefree. It chuckled as it spoke.
I suppose that's it for you, Nire Tokujiro.
Lady O-Otogane Gamou..! Nire responded within himself.
His vision steadily grew black as Otogane's chakra began to curl from the seal cut onto the flesh of his stomach.
This way.. you will fulfill Jigen's will..
Nire felt tears fall from his cheeks. Not this. Anything but this.
He threw his head backwards, an unholy and eerie scream erupting from his lips.
"Otogane-sama! Please! I can still-!" He begged.
Nire lurched forward on all fours, vomiting blood as his wounds healed. Vile chakra grew from him, cracking open his skin. Rivers of blood leaked from his rent flesh. Nire's mouth elongated, hardening into a hook-shaped beak. His muscles expanded, growing larger as his veins glowed and bulged. His pupils widened, before becoming multiple concentric circles that covered his entire sclera.
Nire felt his consciousness fade away as he stepped forward.
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