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Chapter 5: Change In Plans: Kin Tsuchi Vs Neji Hyuga
"So are you just gonna' stand there or are you going to help me?" Naruto asked Team Gaara as he looked up at them from the crater he was in.
The four sand shinboi had been staring at Narutos broken form for the last ten minutes marveling at just how the blonde was alive, his body was twisted and broken in various ways his bones stuck out from his legs and arms and yet the boy looked as if he wasn't in pain at all.
"Um..." Temari said before Ruby suddenly appeared in front of Gaara in a flurry of Rose petals.
"Hi Gaara!" Ruby said a large smile on your face. "You're here for that thing we talked about right?"
When Gaara nodded Ruby beamed and began dragging' him and his team towards the tower ignoring Narutos pleas for help causing the sand team to sweat drop. The whiskered boy glared at the retreating form of his friends back before sighing as his body went to work repairing itself, or at least he would have if his fellow blonde hadn't appeared in front.
"..." Yang said her eyes glowing red as she grabbed her boyfriends leg and started dragging him towards the house.
"Owowowowowow! Yang what the hell!" Naruto yelled as his broken body was dragged through the dirt.
"Shut it Naruto! I'm pissed and horny and you're my outlet I don't know why you're complaining!"
"At least let me heal first!"
"Heal on the way!"
(Inside The Tower Second Story Training Dojo.)
"Sit down so we can begin."
Temari narrowed her eyes at Weiss suspiciously, she had been skeptical about this whole thing since Gaara had brought it up to them. They had tried for years to get Gaara to curb his psychotic tendencies, sure they couldn't do anything about his sleep deprivation due to Shukaku but they had still tried! So in the long run it made sense that she made an attempt to stop her brother from walking forward.
"Gaara how do we know these people aren't just planning to kill you." The blonde whispered concern laced with her voice.
"If we wanted to kill you we'd have done it by now." Weiss said coldly causing Temari to flinch. "If you really care for your brother then you'll allow me to help him, now step forward I have other things I need to do today."
Temari glared at the girl before Gaara proceeded to walk in front of Weiss, without any warning the demon empress lifted up his shirt to examine his seal. Looking at it the white haired girl scoffed before closing her eyes and proceeding to do multiple one handed seals before slamming her hands into the red heads stomach. Said redhead screamed in pain as his seal glowed with a blinding light before it died down and he went unconscious being caught by his sister.
"Whoever made that seal was either a rank one amateur or wanted you're brother to go insane." Weiss said as she turned her back to them and started to walk away. "I've done what I was aked to do, if you're still in this forest by tomorrow I'll have the animals hunt you down."
"Wait!" Temari yelled only to be ignored as Weiss seemingly teleported out of the room.
Not even a second later the four shinobi were covered in shadows before they themselves were teleported out of the tower into the middle of the forest. The three of them instantly felt sick before they relieved the contents of their stomachs onto the forest floor much to the amusement of a certain amber eyed cat observing them from the treetops.
(Inside Gaaras Mindscape.)
Gaara stared at the woman known as the One Tailed Raccoon with hate and contempt the tailed beast staring back with the same expression.
"Tch, seems you've found someone to fix this damn seal." Shukaku said attempting to reach through the bars of the cage only to get shocked.
"Yes I have, for the first time in years I finally have peace within my own mind."Gaara said a small smile on his face. "I can no longer hear your voice taunting me."
"You'll never be free of me brat!" Shukaku yelled as Gaara turned away from her.
"You think anyone will care for you after everything you've done!? You're a monster just like me and I promise you I will get free and make you're life a living hell! Do you hear me!" Shukaku yelled as she shifted to her tailed beast form and began to beat on the bars.
"Goodbye Shukaku." Gaara said as he walked away from the cage before fading from his mindscape.
(Three Weeks Later.)
Kin panted as she weakly held up her fists in an attempt to block a punch from her master, a punch that sent her flying into a tree embedding the poor girl in it. For three weeks Yang had been continually training her into the ground non-stop only giving her twenty minutes to catch her breath before blindsiding her with a kick to the face. She wouldn't let up her there was no sleep for the former Sound kunoichi only fighting for in her master words she could sleep when she's dead. Yang had said that if she wanted to stay here under her protection and become powerful enough to save her friend that Kin would have to go through the same training Yang had put herself through when she had only just unlocked her powers, but at this point Kin was thinking that she should have refused the blondes help when she'd found her. Instead here she was beaten and bruised with nothing but a ten percent increase in her power and chakra according to her master, speaking of which.
"Mind your surroundings hatchling!" Yang yelled as she sent a wave of fire at the black haired girl.
Kins eyes widened before she threw herself to the ground the wave of fire passing over her and incinerating multiple trees behind. "Are you trying to kill me!?"
"That's the idea!" Yang yelled before she landed a hit to the girls stomach.
Kin doubled over onto the ground before throwing up the contents of her stomach, at this point she was surprised anything was even left in their.
"How is it fair that you're allowed to use Ninjitsu and I'm stuck with these weight and chakra seals?" Kin asked glaring at her master as said seals flared up around her body forcing her into the ground even more.
"First of all those seals are meant to get your chakra control up and the weight seals are meant to improve your speed." Yang said helping her apprentice up onto her feet, before placing a leaf on her head. "Secondly you're a ninja life being fair was never in the cards for you, now go practice your katas hatchling."
Yang smirked at the glare Kin gave as she began to fight against an invisible opponent while trying to make the leaf stay atop her body, although she herself didn't know it the girl was already much stronger than she was three weeks ago. Kin was the ideal apprentice as this was the only time she'd complained about the conditions of her training as for three weeks straight she took everything in stride and would likely keep going until she achieved the power she sought after or she dropped dead. However Yang knew that her style of teaching was slightly ineffective as it was designed to train someone that held a potential or hidden power similar to her and Kin was just a regular Genin, to her Kins chakra had barely increased but to a sensor Kins chakra level alone would be at a high Chunin level at the least.
'I was hoping to wait a little before putting her through this...but it seems I don't have a choice if I want to continue teaching her.' Yang thought before she called Kin over to her.
"Yes sensei?" Kin asked confused as to why she had stoped her.
"Kin...I'm not going to lie to you what I'm about to do may very well kill you, Kin you if really want to get stronger, if you truly want to see this friend of yours again." Yang said pulling up her sleeve to reveal the symbol of a black dragon. "Then pump as much chakra as you can into this."
Kin didn't even hesitate to follow her masters orders.
As soon as her hand began to leak chakra into the symbol Kin gave out a cry of shock as space seemed to warp around her before she was sucked into the tatoo, opening her eyes the girl opened her outh in shock as she seemed to be falling into an abyss filled with what seemed to be wailing souls.
'Where the hell am I!?' Kin thought before screaming out in pain as dark lighting shocked her body.
This would continue to happen five more times before Kin heard a voice laughing at her before the face of a large black dragon appeared in the middle of the souls glaring at her. It had an entire upper body covered in black, round, scales, which, in turn, are decorated by spiraling, blue markings. Its lower body, specifically its chin, chest, stomach, inner tail, thighs, and arms, are gray in color, and appear to be rather smooth. The eyes of the dragon were white and beady, and the head is round and blunt with four, large, elongated plates extending backward. Although Kin couldn't see it she was sure that the dragons mouth was full of razor-sharp teeth, attached to its chin, is a protrusion that resembles an arrowhead. It had large wings of feathery in appearance, akin to a bird's and a tale that ends in a stinger-esque shape.
"So this is the one chosen to wield me? Very well had over your body human."
"Like hell I will!" Kin yelled confused and angry about the whole situation. "Why would I ever willingly give you my body!"
"Foolish human! The dragon roared. "You cannot hope to control my power no one but my master Yang has been able to handle wielding me and you are no exception weakling!"
It then roared causing the souls surrondeing them to swarm Kin covering her in a coccon like sphere draining the girl of her chakra, but even as this happened Kin glared heatedly at the dragon so this is what Yang had meant when she said that she'd likely die, looking around Kin could only guess that the the souls around her were the previous wielders who had failed to control the power that the beast before her claimed to have.
'But I won't be one of them' Kin thought as she began to fight back against the souls an image of Tayuya appearing in her mind. "I WILL NOT DIE HERE!"
The dragonlooked on in mild shock as Kin used her chakra to disperse the souls attempting to drain her dry(No not like that.) It had to admit it was slightly impressed to date only two had managed to accomplish that his first wielder Kagura Mutsiki and his current on Yang Xiao Long. But even so the dragon knew that it wasn't enough to earn the girl the right to wield him.
"Impressive will human." The dragon said as Kin panted in exhaustion. "But lets see how you handle this!"
Kins eyes widened as the black dragons maw opened revealing nothing but white light as it swallowed her up.
(Sarutobi Clan Mansion.)
Sarutobi Horizon gazed calmly at the Raikage and his subordinates sipping a cup of tea as he did so, considering that the entirety of Konoha was shaking for the third time in a month it was a very surprising feat. When the shaking finally did die down the aged kage placed his cup on the table before looking at his fellow kage in the eyes.
"The answer is no."
The four Genin behind them looked at each other in confusion while their Raikage simply raised an eyebrow.
"You wish to drop your Genin from the Chunin Exams to avoid them fighting against their opponent do you not?" Hiruzend said reciveing a nod from the Raikage.
"Raikage-Sama surly you jest!?" Samui said shocked that their leader would prevent them from advancing through the ranks.
"Samuis right, Sarutobi-Sama said they're just as old as us right!? So we should be able to take them on and beat them!" Karui said pissed at the thought of losing her chance to become a Chunin.
"These beings may bee the same age as you Karui, but age doesn't apply to skill in this world." A said turning his gaze to his subordinates.
"You were all there, you all felt the power that just one of these so called 'demons' hold. Hell this entire village felt it most of the Jonin and even some ANBU had their entire bodies forced to the ground just from the presence of one inside the Kage tower and there have been multiple reports that peoples hearts exploded inside their chests."
Karui and Omoi paled at that, the samurai like beast had done nothing but drop off a prisoner for interrogation and his presence alone had caused people to die instantly? The only people on record to accomplish that was Hashirama Senju, Madara Uchiha and the legendary Sage of Six Paths himself!
"And it is for that reason that I cannot allow you to withdraw them." Sarutobi said. "Half of the group that your Nin are facing love to fight, the other half will see anything that they involve themselves with through to the end no matter what the agreement...if you withdraw your Genin from the exams they will hunt you down to your village and they will destroy it."
"You can't just expect me to-!"
"Raikage-Sama I would like to compete in the exams."
All eyes turned to Yugito in shock and alarm after all she would be the one to face Ben in the exams and she wanted to stay! Matatabi was having similar thoughts as she was yelling at her container to reconsider only to be cut off when Yugito severed the link between them.
With a determined look in her eyes Yugito stared her Kage straight in the eyes. "If what Hokage-Sama says is true then that means that the six 'demons' could pose a threat to the Hidden Cloud Village, if we could defeat them publicly it could not only boost our standing with the other villages but serve as a warning to them to not start anything with us."
Raikage placed a hand to his chin as he observed his second Jinchuriki, his brother had been training the young girl in the use of her Biju and if his reports were correct she could go into her full transformation state and was on good terms with the Nibi, looking at his other Genin he was surprised to see an equal amount of determination in their eyes it seems that their friends words had inspired them.
"...Very well." A sighed."I will allow you to compete provided that you can get those six to promise not to kill my shin obi Hiruzen."
The aged Kage simpley stared at them before throwing his cup towards a corner in the room, to the occupants shock the shadows seemed to dodge out of the way before a pair of red eyes appeared and seemed to glare at them before darting out of the houde through the window.
"Be wary of what you say in this village Raikage, they will always be listening." Hiruzen said a faraway look in his eyes.
Even as his guest left the room Hiruzen sat in his chair feeling as if an incredible weight had been placed on his shoulders one that he had not felt in a long time. Sighing he reached into his Hokage robes to pull out a folder that had been marked with the words classified, it was in this folder that kept his greatest failure hidden from the world. Not even Orochimarus desertion came close to the amount of guilt he felt when he opened the file.
"They will never forgive me will they?" He asked aloud as he stared at the picture of a mint haired girl with red eyes chained down to an operating her eyes faded and her dark skin covered in scars. ''When they find you...i fear that nothing on this earth will stop their wrath."
Hiruzen stared at the information on the folder.
Name: Classified
Alias: Phantom
Bloodline: Unknown
Family: Unknown
Status: Alive/Slave
Whereabouts: Classified
(Day Of The Chunin Exam Finals Arena Floor.)
The day of Chunin Exams had finally arrived, the stands where packed full of both local villagers and representatives from other shinobi villages. In the center of the arena was one Neji Hyuga who was patiently waiting for his opponent who had yet to arrive. If he was being honest with himself the Hyuga prodigy thought that this was a waste of his time in his eyes fate had already deemed in the victor over this so called Demon Emperor, his belief was further proved when said emperor hadn't shown up since he was called down ten minutes ago.
"Guess the so called emperors chickened out." Karui said from her place in the stands a smirk on her face. "Knew they weren't all that probably some brats just tryin' to bring a legend to life."
This earned her a chop from her blonde teammate. "You would do well to remember Sandaime-samas' warning Karui."
"Yeah that samurai dude had the Hokage paling just from being in the same room remember."
"Shut it Dosu! A-sama could've taken him!"
"Enough both of you!" Yugito yelled silencing her teammates. "We are representing our village I don't need you guys making it look bad!"
Before Karui could retaliate a loud boom could could be heard as something landed in the stadium kicking up dust, when it settled it revealed our six heroes seemingly unharmed and smirking at the surprised faces of the villagers of Konoha.
"Guess who's back assholes!" Yang yelled as the others disappeared from sight and reappeared next to the Hokage.
"Old man." Naruto said not even glancing at the Hokage causing the man to sigh.
"So you're the Demon Emperors I've heard so much about." A said sizing each of them up.
"Stop staring at my girlfriends old man or do you wan't me to make you piss you're pants again." Drudge said smirking Raikages angered face.
"Why you little-!"
"WHAT!?"
Stunned at the sudden outcry from everyone in the stadium the eight individuals turned see an enraged Neji glaring at Yang.
And while no one had noticed the Sunas Kage had remained quiet throughout the whole exchange his yellow eyes staring at the demons with curiosity and want.
...What a pedo.
(Stadium Floor.)
"What do you mean you're not going to fight me?" Neji yelled his eyes burning with anger.
"What do you think I mean dumbass." Yang said digging a finger into her ear. "As far as i'm concerned your small fry, you're a means to make someone else stronger...speaking of which."
The lilac eyed demon snapped her finger and a pillar of the sight of Kin standing kneeling in front of Yang although it was clear that she'd change if her appearance was anything to go by. She now wore a black sleeveless over-shirt with two white metal straps on each shoulder and Yangs symbol on her back, her arms were adorned with scars and her arm band now both adorned the image of a dragons head with one being yellow and the other a dark blue, gone were her snake patterned pants instead they were replaced with white skin tight pants tucked into spiked metal greaves, on her back was a large black rectangular Zweihander that had a wrapped handle and red lines running down it..
"You called for me Yang-sensei."
"Yeah remember that final step in your training I told you about?"
The black haired girl nodded causing her master to smirk. "Defeat him." Yang said pointing to Neji. "And your training will be complete
Kins eyes widened.
"You mean-?!"
"Yup."
"And I can-?!"
"Yes."
"Then i'll get-?!"
Yang nodded causing her apprentice to smile widely before turning to Neji an insane look in her eyes and a feral smile ccausing Yang to chuckle and everyone else to scoot their seats back.
"I'm going to enjoy this." Kin said her smile threatening to split her face in half.
"That alright with you old man?" Yang said slightly glaring at the Kage who sighed in response.
Not like he could oppose them anyway.' Sarutobi thought as he gave the signal for Genma to start the match between Neji and Kin shocking the people at how he would bend so easily to one girls whims..
Nodding the man raised his hand as Yang teleported to her friends. "The first round of the Chunin Exam Finals will be between Neji Hyuga and..."What's your name?"
"Kin Tsuchi."
"Right Kin Tsuchi will now...begin" The man said throwing his hand down and shunshining away.
Neji growled in annoyance at the turn of events, he had expected to fight a living legend, one who was worthy of fighting a Hyuga Clan member not some no name apprentice who hadn't even made it through the first preliminary rounds. Up in the stands his own team and The Rookies were having similar thoughts as they had seen the brutality in Nejis' fighting style when he had nearly killed Hinata and if they were being honest they hoped that the girl was able to kick the pale eyed boys ass although they kept that to themselves.
"Kick his ass Kin!"
Well some of them were keeping it to themselves.
"Kiba!" Kurenai exclaimed forcing her student back into her seat earning a few chuckles from her fellow Jonin.
Back on the field Neji scowled at Kiba of course he'd want show disdain for him, after all it was always the main branch people were worried about people like him weren't worth a cent. That's why his father had been sent to die in his place, why he had this damned seal on his forehead, why-
"Hey pal are we gonna fight or are you just gonna keep staring into space?"
Scowling even further Neji turned his gaze to Kin who had taken to leaning on her sword.
"Well to be honest this won't really be a fight more like it'll be you flailling angrily." Kin said chuckling as she heard her master let out a bark of laughter and Nejis glared at her.
"I will give you one chance to give up commoner." Neji said getting into his Gentle Fist stance. "Fate has already declared me the victor here leave the arena and no harm will come to you.
A blast of KI filled the stadium as Naruto, Ruby, Weiss, Drudge, Yang and Blake glared fiercly at the Hyuga Branch member, it was clear to everyone that they'd been offended by the boys words. Wheter it was because he'd insulting one of their apprentices or the words that were spoken no one knew but Kin seemed to know as the girl chuckled.
"Uh-oh you got the bosses mad." The black haired girl slammed her elbow into the flat side of her Zweihander causing it to uproot from the ground and spin briefly in the air before Kin spun around to catch it in a reverse grip.
"Guess that just means I'll have to kick your ass harder."
(Death Approaches! Rebel One, Action!)
"I'll give you one more chance give-!"
Neji cut himself off as he forced his body to leap to the right narrowly avoiding the lunge Kin had made with her weapon surprised at the speed the girl had shown, taking advantage of this Kin slammed the Zweihander into the ground before using the momentum to swing on the handle of the blade hitting Neji in the face sending him backwards. Flipping in the air Neji managed to skid to a stop and instantly activated his Byakugan which allowed him to see Kins chakra flare up.
"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!" Kin yelled sending a fireball twice as large as a boulder at the boy.
Widening his eyes Neji got into a stance that made Hinata gasp. "Rotation!" Neji yelled a dome of chakra forming around him dispersing the fireball as it reached him.
Kin whistled. "That's an impressive technique branch boy."
Some people in the stands shifted uncomfortably at what Kin had called Neji as for the boy in question his glared at Kin with white hot fury evident in his eyes. "Don't you dare call me that."
"Why? I'm just speaking the truth, it's who you are dude you've got to own up to that...branch boy."
Neji yelled in rage as he lunged at Kin with lightning fast strikes that were blocked by the flat side of her weapon, Kins eyes narrowed as she could feel the force of Nejis hits through the blade it was clear that he hadn't been sitting on his ass during the month training period. That showed when Neji effortlessly leaped over her landing a kick to the back of her head causing her to stumble forward, Kin then gasped in pain as something collided with her back before e being followed by three more attacks just like it as she was sent flying into the wall.
"Don't speak of things you know nothing about girl." Neji growled as he began to walk out of the arena believing the battle to be over.
If only it was that easy.
Neji only warning was a faint whistling in the air and the shouts of his fellow teammates as the Zweihander came careening towards him. Using his clans rotation technique once more Neji was able to deflect the sword into the air only to be caught off guard for as soon as he ended the technique he found a metal boot connecting to his chin sending him into the air. With speed and agility that caught everyone but the attending Kages and Demons off guard Kin leapt from one side of the arena to the other quickly passing Neji as she grabbed her sword from the air before bringing the flat side down on the Hyuga Branch members head sending him back towards the ground. Neji groaned as he slowly got out from the crater that had formed from his impact, this girl was strong he could admit that nut he wouldn't allow himself to be beaten by a mere commoner. He was Hyuga! By that alone fate had declared him the winner of this battle, with a new wound resolve Neji rushed at Kin who had just touched down and prepared to strike at her chest. Only for him and everyone to gasp in surprise when the girl suddenly gained a flaming purple aura around her as she put her sword in a reverse grip.
"Supreme Dragon: Dust Blaze Prison!" Kin yelled swinging her sword up causing three spire shaped like dark spear-heads of fire along the ground towards Neji.
Not having anytime to alter his course Neji faced the full onslaught of Kins attack the spires shredding his skin and clothes while knocking him into the air. Blood flew across the stadium as Kin quickly caught up with the flying Genin and used her sword to repeatedly slash his mid section before brutally bring her elbow down on his face an audible crack accompying it. Kin just smiled at this bas she grabbed Nejileg before slaming the boy into ground.
WHAM
And she did it again.
WHAM
And again.
WHAM
And again
WHAM
Jesus.
"You know." Kin said as she lifted Neji up by his leg. "As the so called prodigy of the Hyuga Clan I was really hoping you'd do better, guess the Main Branch of you're clan really is better."
Neji yelled in rage at this and sent a palm strike to Kins arm causing her to drop him, he then shunshined away from her before reaching up and ripping the bandages around his forehead off revealing the Hyuga Clan seal.
"The main Branch family are nothing but power hungry dictators! This seal on my forehead makes me and the rest of my family slaves it's a fate that we can never escape! You can never understand the pain that I-MPFH!"
Neji was cut off as Kin grabbed his face a bored expression plastered on it. "I don't care about the inner workings of your clan, nobody does you're living in a world where people can kill each other just for fun. Do you really think that someones gonna care about your family history in a fight?"
Kin the threw Neji into the ground with enough force to break bones. "In a fight strength is the only thing that matters!"
She then attacked Neji with two crossing-slashes as black and purple lightning coursed around her sword. She points her sword toward the sky as it emitted a large pillar of black energy.
In the Kage box Yang smirked as she watched her disciple prepare for the final blow, she'd grown so much in the month they'd spent together. The blonde dragon never would've believed that the Black Dragon Blade wouldactually accept her but when it did Yang knew she'd made the right choice in adopting her into the fold.
Now if only a certain ice queen would agree with her.
"Hmpf, great job Yang you've created another brute."
"Oh come on! Even you've got to admit that she's grown powerful than any of us thought she would!" Yang exclaimed pointing an accusing finger at her long time friend only for for the white haired girl to scoff at her.
'...well.' Weiss thought as she stared down at the arena. 'I will admit the brute does have a point.'
"Go Kin kick her but!" Ruby yelled thrusting a fist into the air.
"Mokushiroku Kokuryū Tenshōraijin!" Kin yelled as she delivered the final blow crashing her sword, and by extension the dark energy, down on her opponent causing a large explosion of dark energy and lightning.
When the smoke cleared everyone saw a heavily burned and unconscious Neji with Kin having her back turned to him, suddenly a yellow cloak appeared around Kin shoulder as she smirked up at the crowd.
"Winner by knockout Kin Tsuchi!"
A/N: It's about damn right huh!? sorry for the long wait guys but here's a reason...ahem.
Alright People Listen up here's the schedule for the stories we've decided to continue updating based on followers!
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