Uzumaki Naruto Chronicles Rewrite
Chapter 38
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The next fight was Sasuke vs. Shikamaru. Shikamaru sighed, he knew he would have to fight hard if Naruto was going to have a chance at beating Sasuke. Shikamaru had to give Naruto the necessary time to recover enough to beat Sasuke. Naruto, his best friend, was counting on him. And from the sound of it Hinata counted on it as well, her eventual happiness anyways. Shikamaru jumped down into the ring and Sasuke jumped down as well.
"Why don't you just go ahead and give up, you know you can't beat me Shikamaru." Sasuke told him.
Shikamaru laughed, "Don't be so sure Sasuke. I have been training with Naruto you know, the guy that can beat you like a drum."
Sasuke growled and charged at Shikamaru, Shikamaru drew his staff and extended it spinning it and deflecting the shuriken Sasuke threw at him. Shikamaru spun the staff in front of him as he retreated blocking all of Sasuke's kunai strikes. Finally Shikamaru turned and lowered his grip on the staff swinging it hard and swept at Sasuke's feet. Sasuke jumped over it, but Shikamaru kept spinning and fired another shot at Sasuke's head.
Sasuke caught the staff with the kunai but shot over to the side. Landing and sliding before going through hand seals "Fire-style: Fireball Jutsu" Sasuke yelled as he spit a giant ball of fire at Shikamaru.
Shikamaru spun his staff and channeled his earth chakra into it and plunged it down into the ground. An earth wall spread from around the staff. The fireball hit dead center and the edges of the wall blew off but Shikamaru was fine behind it.
Shikamaru sent his shadow out from behind the wall but Sasuke saw it coming and jumped back away from it throwing kunai at Shikamaru's head. Shikamaru canceled his jutsu and spun the staff one handed blocking the kunai and twisted throwing a kunai with an explosive note on it. Sasuke disappeared from view and Shikamaru cursed. He couldn't see the boy, he was going almost as fast as Naruto at his top speed. Shikamaru squinted and caught a glimpse of Sasuke coming at him. He started spinning his staff going through a kata as if he was not even fighting an opponent. The point was so that Sasuke couldn't hit him if he couldn't get close enough due to the bo staff. Shikamaru guessing where Sasuke would be and spinning his staff in such a way that he tried to hit Sasuke. Finally he guessed right and struck Sasuke as he sped around sending him blasting into a wall. Shikamaru jumped into the air stabbing his staff at Sasuke as he came down. Sasuke dodged to the side and Shikamaru's staff impaled into the stadium. Shikamaru immediately spun around the staff landing on it, dodging the kick Sasuke threw.
Sasuke jumped back and started to throw kunai again.
Shikamaru cursed and channeled earth chakra into his hand hitting the wall cracking it and his staff dropped out of the wall. Shikamaru landed and spun the staff deflecting the kunai.
They both stopped staring each other down and sizing each other up. Shikamaru was breathing hard. Sasuke was good, really good. Not on Naruto's level. But definitely above his own. Sasuke drew two more kunai and rushed in. Shikamaru got into a defensive stance. He kicked his staff up blocking the first strike and sending a kick at Sasuke. Sasuke blocked and spun into a leg sweep. Shikamaru stopped it with his staff and switched his grip, spinning and swinging at Sasuke like a baseball bat. Sasuke caught it on his kunais but was still shot awak. Shikamaru sent his shadow after him and almost caught him before Sasuke disappeared and reappeared behind Shikamaru firing a fireball at him.
Shikamaru cursed spinning his staff at a high speed. He beat the fire ball blocking it by spinning it away but was still shot backwards. He planted his staff into the ground anchoring himself and sliding to a stop. His hands were burnt a little on that one. Sasuke charged at him and started attacking full force on Shikamaru. Shikamaru was spinning his staff as fast as he could, fending of the strikes the best he could, but he was being overwhelmed. He couldn't keep this up and he wasn't sure how Sasuke could.
Shikamaru jumped back far, he spun and brought the staff around stopping Sasuke from getting close as Shikamaru slowly backed away, breathing hard.
Sasuke grinned going through hand seals as electricity. "Chidori" Sasuke rushed forward, Shikamaru was unable to even see him as he ran. Shikamaru timed it and knew Sasuke would be aiming for his chest. He spun his staff down right as Sasuke was an inch from his chest. He hit Sasuke's arm forcing it down and too the side but it wasn't enough as Sasuke's hand scraped down Shikamaru's side and blew a hole into his side. Shikamaru dropped down, holding his side.
"What the fuck man, why would you try to fucking kill me." Shikamaru asked.
Sasuke just grunted at him and placed a kunai to his neck.
Shikamaru yielded and the match was called.
The proctor walked out and said, "Now there will be a 30 minute break before the final."
The crowd all got up to get concessions and use the restroom as Naruto appeared next to Shikamaru, lifting him up and helping him to the hospital area.
Shikamaru got wrapped up in gauze and said he would be fine for the moment so he could watch the last fight.
"Sorry I couldn't hold him off longer Naruto." Shikamaru told his best friend.
Naruto laughed, "You kidding? That was a great fight! Really spectacular, you have gotten great with that staff of yours."
Shikamaru nodded his thanks before Naruto got serious.
"Shikamaru, Gaara knew who took Hinata, it isn't good." Naruto told his friend.
Shikamaru sighed, "Who has her?"
Naruto sighed, "Orochimaru has her. One of the Sannin, he is on a level with Jiraiya and Itachi. He is known as being a sadist and experiment on people. He tortures them."
Shikamaru's eyes went wide, "N-no. You can't be serious."
Naruto nodded before getting up, "Shikamaru it's bad, if we ever do find her she will not be the same. She is going through hell right now. Of that I have no doubt."
Shikamaru nodded, still shell shocked.
They got up and walked out of the room, heading back to the stadium, The next fight would be big.
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