Strength, Power and Victory

Naruto/Temari fic

Darksider82

"Speech and Jutsu"

"Bijuu and Bijuu techniques!"

XVIII

The team took off like the bats out of hell. They had their jobs and all of them were prepared to take on potentially Jonin level opponents, they did agree on one thing. Sasuke was a leaf shinobi and would be punished as one, kekkei-genkai or not. When Naruto had briefed them, it didn't need a genius to realise that if this mission failed or succeeded he would be the one taking the blame.

"Did anyone get a good luck at these people?" Choji asked as they jumped through the trees in line formation.

"No…Got a good smell." Replied Kiba from his position of second in line.

"As did I." Naruto said, Naruto was operating in a circle of clones surrounding the group. His job would be to use his clones to rupture as many traps that could be placed between them and their targets.

Shikamaru sighed "What did you smell."

"One smelt outrageously like food and greed, another had the scent of a spider, another was weird like two people in one, another had a lavenderish smell."

Naruto nodded "Due to a legacy I smelt this. One's like hungry earth, another definitely spiderlike, one it smells like freshly opened weapon kit or surgeons and the final one…well ghosts."

Shikamaru groaned "Anything useful."

"Yeah have their affinities. Earth, Fire both of them…" Naruto replied. He barely winced as a clone landed on an invisible wire connected to two explosive tags.

"You okay?"

"Yeah explosive wire trap. Nothing else I don't think. Anyway, let's go." Ordered Naruto.

The group stepped up the pace. The pace they were going at now was a chunin pace something that all Genin should be able to maintain indefinitely. Thankfully, these particular genin on their date with destiny were able to. "Neji!" Called Kiba.

"What is it Kiba?"

"In your opinion who would you say is the strongest Shinobi in our class in terms of raw power and the same with Kunoichi?"

Neji barely spoke "Raw power. Naruto has the rawest chakra at his disposal, if it was not for the fact that Uzuki Hari taught him and he is currently being taught by Jiraiya then I would have said Sasuke was the most physically powerful Genin…As for Kunoichi, it is a coin toss between Tenten and Hinata-sama."

Naruto's eyes widened. As he remembered what Hari had told him

Flashback

"Yup…Kicked me out the house I was in by reneging on contracts. Separated me from my little girl Tenten…I was lucky, I trusted them with everything. They even allow me partial visitation rights…"

End Flashback

"Naruto, okay." It was Neji asking.

"Yeah…Just something sensei said to me a while back…About Tenten actually…No-one's business aside for those who know." Naruto replied.

"What do you know?" Neji countered.

Naruto stopped "Depends on what Tenten's told you or you've found out. Just I know stuff first hand from Hari-sensei. He mentioned it in context about us being the sticking points of the council."

"I see them…Ow! The fat one hits worse than you Choji. Oh and they have a barrel with them…" Naruto said. Shikamaru nodded.

"Take us in." Instructed Shikamaru.

"Do we have permission to engage straight away?" Kiba asked.

"Yes." Both Chunin stated and with that the squad descended upon the Sound Ninja's and the trapped form of their comrade.

"In coming. Five targets. Rather simple…" Began Kidomaru, but as he mocked the incoming pitiful chakra signatures. He made a unique seal and a brace of golden kunai appeared in his hands.

The Retrieval team didn't acknowledge the disparaging comments. However, they noticed the red haired kunoichi, grab the container and take to the trees. This left behind the other three the six-armed one, two-heads and the Akimichi with a mohawk. "Tayuya take the package and run. We'll hold them here."

"Naruto, you and Shikamaru catch the red-head and get Sasuke back." Ordered Neji.

"What about these…"

Kiba growled at them "Leave them to us. This is what we signed up for…Choji you take your ugly cousin…I'll take this one."

Neji was already on the six-armed teen his finger tips glowing an ethereal blue and already in the process of using the Hyuuga Gentle Fist.

(Choji vs Jirobo)

"BAIKA NO JUTSU!" Yelled Choji as he ballooned to enormous proportions and chucked two heavy punches at his opponent. Jirobo grunted as the attacks connected with him. Sure, the attacks were painful but did nothing in terms of actual damage.

"Nice try fat ass…I'm Jirobo of the South Gate." With that Jirobo with absent minded ease, caught the next incoming punch, twisted the arm around and launched a powerful punch into Choji's diaphragm. Choji grunted, folded over due to the force of the punch and slid backwards landing on his back.

Jirobo stalked forwards and was nearly upon the rotund Akimichi Heir, when the boy sat up, rolled forwards and then launched himself forwards. Jirobo, folded as his latest snack ploughed into his gut. Jirobo suddenly found himself scooped off his feet "Baika no Jutsu!" Jirobo began to find himself a very large way off the ground. He tried to struggle but the large fat-ass food supply had him by the hips.

Jirobo wiggled and just managed to get his legs around his prey's head. When suddenly his world spun and pain erupted through his shoulders and to the back of his head. Choji saw his opponent's eyes glaze over momentarily from the pain, this was his chance. He picked the South Gate up and this time jumped. At the apex of his climb, he made the imitation of sitting down, legs apart. Gravity took over and Choji shoved out, his back and spine rattled from the technique but Jirobo in his eyes writhed in pain and went limp. "Agriatou, Hida!"

Hida was in Choji's opinion one of his favourite cousins. A physical giant that under medical-nin orders was not to use the Akimichi Super Expansion Jutsu or any of its variants due to his unnatural height, it didn't help that he had a fast metabolism and was broad and muscled instead of broad and fluffy.

Choji had asked Hida to teach him a few things that were not necessarily part of the Clans Ninjutsu Tai-Jutsu archive and those were two of the techniques. The powerbomb and sit-out powerbomb as Choji had learnt were two of his more devastating techniques.

Choji went forwards when similar to him Jirobo sat up. This time markings akin to Sasuke's but these were more tribal appeared on his face. Jirobo whereas before had been solid Chunin his skills now jumped to low Jonin. Choji buckled as his world spun and a painful sensation reverberated throughout his skull. Jirobo had clapped his hands over the Akimichi's ears.

"Dorein!" Growled Jirobo "To think prey like you needed me to work for my food?" Choji saw his opponent's hands glow blue and could feel his chakra being stolen.

Choji concentrated. He was dangling off the floor slightly. If he did this right, he could break his opponents grip and use the three coloured pills to give him the edge he required. "Ba…Baiku…no…Jutsu!" Jirobo found himself being raised up again. Only this time, his prey had his legs "Hanmadaun no jutsu!" With a roar and with pure strength and fury Choji slammed his opponent into the wrecked forest floor, creating a much bigger crater.

The attack temporarily distracted the other combatants but they resumed their own fights.

Choji jumped backwards and pulled out a pack of three pills. "Time to use these." With that he popped the green pill into his mouth. The Spinach Pill activated he and Jirobo rushed at each other, Jirobo launched a punch that would fracture whatever part of the body it connected with but Choji, grabbed the arm and used the momentum to flip drive his knee squarely into his opponents gut.

"Im…Impossible." Groaned Jirobo. His body was aching from the beating but he couldn't stop! He needed to beat this fat bastard before helping the others deal with their opponents.

"I will…stop you." Growled Choji as he bodily hurled Jirobo into a through a tree.

"Time to finish this." Choji pulled out two chains of kunai.

"Baiku no Jutsu! Nikudan Hari Sensha!" Jirobo's eyes widened as suddenly he wasn't faced by a fat kid but rather a spinning orb of mass!

"DOTON: DOROKU GARSHI!" A thick tablet of earth erupted from the ground, but Choji tore through it. Jirobo moved himself to block it, he resented it but he was the South Gate not because he was weak but rather he was able to slow down all pursuers.

Choji stopped and was suddenly sent flying backwards by a strong palm strike, followed up by shoulder barge. The trajectory Choji took, just saved Neji's life. Neji looked like he was in trouble but Choji flying past him allowed him a few moments to consume two more chakra pills.

"You know...the one who is left behind is generally the dead weight, fattest and the weakest of all the entire team." Commented Jirobo causing Choji to groan as his body wracked with convulsions from the effects of the Spinach Pill. Choji remembered Hida explaining the pills: green spinach pill which increases chakra levels by fivefold. Yellow curry pill by tenfold and finally the red chilli pill increased hundredfold…But death was imminent.

Choji groaned "I'm not. Shikamaru, selected me…for a reason." Hands shaking he grabbed the pill box and opened the yellow pill. The convulsions stopped, his breathing increased and a royal blue chakra shroud appeared around Choji as the Curry Pill took hold.

Jirobo's eyes widened in gluttony and he rushed forwards. "BAIKA No Jutsu!" Jirobo ducked the arm but was suddenly caught off guard "Cho Baika no Jutsu: Leg! PUNT!" Howled Choji as he effectively toe punted his opponent skywards.

"Cho Baika No Jutsu!" Jirobo and the remaining Sound Ninja looked up to see the fattest opponent suddenly become the most gargantuan.

"Fee Fi Fo Fum, who knew Choji could be the big one." Kiba said dumbfounded, he turned back and began to press the attack on his opponent.

Choji meanwhile forced Jirobo into his second curse mark form, after in essence super chubby bombing the South Gate into the floor. Dislodging Kidomaru from his tree allowing for Neji to finish him once and for all.

Choji was in pain. He was in a feverish sweat, he shoved the red chilli pill into his mouth, before effectively performing a power bomb on the now rusted red and gold Jirobo. Jirobo had cracked ribs and legs and was finally prone.

Choji was rasping for breath nursing broken ribs, a grazed lung. He raised his fist and massive butterfly wings erupted from his back. Then slowly, ever so slowly chakra the chakra appeared in his fist "Butterfly Drop!" The fist slammed through the sternum, shattering the cracked ribs and shredding the internal organs. Jirobo grunted and then died. Choji, sank to his knees exhausted.

Meanwhile the fights raged on around him.