Naruto: Episode 2: Shikamaru vs. Gaara
They all watched as the fight went down. Shino actually beat Sasuke. How though? Orochimaru must have not told him his fighting style. Shikamaru, Choji, and Rock Lee where all astonished by the victory, while the others didn't care. There was going to be another fight, but who was going to be the fighters?
"Gaara and Shikamaru Nara please go to the fighting ring," announced Orochimaru.
I think I'll forfeit the match. I can't touch Gaara!
"You won't like this, I promise. Just if any of you thought you would get out of this, you won't. You will die if you forfeit. So Shikamaru, die to Gaara or die to me?"
Oh crap! Gaara will kill me. But Orochimaru will slowly annihilate me!
"Let's go"
Shikamaru threw 2 kunai knives, but Gaara countered with a sand based shield. Shikamaru thought of something. If he attacks with his sand, I can use my Shadow Possession Jutsu! As Shikamaru thought, he was smacked by a glob of sand, hardened to a fine hammer. Shikamaru fell onto the ground. As the sand flew into the air Shikamaru finally used his Shadow Possession Jutsu. Shikamaru had Gaara, finally. He pulled his kunai out of his holster. He then through it at a tree behind him. It landed there backwards, but stuck out still. He started walking backwards.
"You will kill yourself if you walk into that kunai!"
"Yeah, but you'll die too, and you forgot the protective vest us Chunins have to wear."
"What?" Shikamaru kept walking backwards. Gaara couldn't take the sand out of the sky, since his opponent was controlling him. Gaara then saw a flaw. Shikamaru had forgotten of the season. Birds where migrating at the time. Birds flew through the sand opening holes in the shadows. Shikamaru hold on Gaara failed.
"You will pay for that. You are a dead person."
"Sasuke wasn't killed. You don't have to kill me Gaara. Please. Let me live!" Shikamaru pleaded as Gaara stood ready for an attack. Gaara held up his hand. Sand surrounded it.
"Sand Style: Sand Hammer!" Garza's hand, surrounded by the hardened sand rose in to the air. Gaara rushed at Shikamaru. Shikamaru dodged the first blow, but couldn't hold his own against the powerful Gaara. Gaara stood still. He couldn't hurt a new ally like Shikamaru. They're villages just made up. Gaara decided to stand down. Shikamaru though thought. If I don't attack then I will be killed by Orochimaru! Shikamaru attacked. Gaara didn't know what was going through Shikamamru's head. He had to fight back. Gaara slowly pummeled Shikamaru until he was knocked out. Gaara had won. Shikamaru laid there half dead. Choji ran out there and helped him out of the arena.