I Don't Own Naruto or Its Characters
All Characters Appearing In This Work Are Fictitious. Any Resemblance To Real Persons, Living Or Dead Is Purely Coincidental.
The stadium echoed with the sounds of clanging metal of the two swordsmen. When the dust cleared, they broke apart. Both of them had a deep gash across their face. "Damn you really cut me deep, you stupid son of a bitch," said Kenpachi with a maniacal grin after wiping the blood off his face. Inuyasha was also grinning madly with an equally large gash across his face. "Well I could say the same for you, you dumb bastard. Hey I got an idea," said Inuyasha, "you strike me as the kind of guy who likes to have fun in a fight, so am I, but we both know that if we fight at full strength we will make a bloody mess of ourselves." "I see what you're getting at." said Kenpachi. "So, you want to do it like that? Alright, I got no issues with that. Hell it might even make the fight more interesting. Not to mention that blood stains are a bitch to get rid of, so shall I say it or will you?" the leaf Nin asked? "Oh, please by all means you do it. You got first blood anyway," he then turned and called out to the proctor, who was standing a little ways off and looking amused.
The crowd, meanwhile, was getting restless due to the lack of fighting from the contestants, except for Kiba and the other Leaf Nin who were sitting in the front row of the stadium and truly enjoying the match. "Damn, that Sand Nin must be highly skilled for Kenpachi to want to fight like that, but then again it makes sense what with everything going on." "You mean he is going to fight like that?"Asked Tenten, who was sitting next to Lee "I never thought he would want to fight like that." she said. "Fight like what?" Lee asked, now intrigued at what surprise the two Genin were going to spring. "Is it a jutsu, Kiba-kun?" Hinata asked. "You will soon find out Hinata," her team-mate said.
Killer Bee came towards Inuyasha and asked: "What do you want kid?" "Look this bastard here, and I are going to do a ceremony of sorts, and we need you to be here and just witness it and say yes, ok?" He shrugged his shoulders and said: "Okay, sure."
Kenpachi nodded and said: "I Kenpachi Zaraki of the Leaf Village acknowledge your skill with a blade and in the interests of camaraderie and friendship; I hereby challenge you to non-lethal combat by Saikobuto. Do you so accept?" Inuyasha nodded and said: "I so accept, and hereby solidify my vow by blood and ask you to do the same." "I accept your vow and hereby confirm it in blood." So saying he took his blade and cut his hand, Inuyasha did the same.
Both Genin then did a hand sign above their blades which disappeared momentarily in a poof of smoke before reappearing. They both then turned towards Bee and said together: "Proctor, we hereby ask you to confirm our pledge by cutting your own palm and saying 'I hereby witness and approve of this deed'. Bee looked up at the Raikage for a second and got a nod of approval from A before taking out a kunai and cutting his palm and saying: "I hereby witness and approve of this deed." Up in the stands, everyone was confused, including the Hokage.
"What was that all about?" Tsunade asked. "What is a Saikobuto, and why did they do that ceremony?" She asked of her colleagues. It was Crow who answered first, and his voice showed admiration, though his face showed nothing due to his mask being on. "Milady, allow me to explain. What you just saw was a very old and almost forgotten tradition that was invented and first used by the samurai for when they found an opponent worthy enough of their skill. They would fight with inverted swords, meaning fighting with a sword where the sharp edge is facing away from the opponent; this technique was then picked up and used by the earliest ninja-swordsman when they fought nonlethal battles or when settling arguments with friends it is also used for training students in the art of Kendo by samurai and Shinobi alike."
"It is also one of the ways in which a swordsman acknowledges the skill of the other swordsman. For Shinobi who battle with the sword, it is also an unspoken agreement that they will battle only with their sword and with no other technique or weapon. It is also one of the basic skills taught to all swordsman be they shinobi or samurai that is why both these genin knew about this explained Crow. In this instance the fact that they have opted for this type of fight speaks highly of their abilities for Chunin." said Tenten explaining the same thing to her friends. While the two genin were finishing their preparations, Killer Bee using a jutsu to magnify his voice across the stands explained about what the genin were doing and the purpose of it.
The two Genin swordsmen now finished with their preparations had once again started again in earnest, each fighter matching the other blow for blow and strike for strike, each increasing their speed and ferocity of attacks. They were fighting so ferociously, that the earth around them was cracking. The two Genin spoke not a word, but were fully engrossed in their fight with expressions of intense joy evident on their faces. Kenpachi brought his sword to his side and then, swinging it sideways at his opponent, said: "Konoha Kuma Tsume!" ("Leaf Bear Claw!") Inuyasha brought up his sword in front of him with the blade pointed towards the ground and said: "Suna Sasori Dageki!" (Sand Scorpion Strike!") This effectively blocked his attack.
"Heh... I guess I got to step up my game," said Kenpachi. "So, what do you say we take off these heavy clothes we are wearing?" "Oh, so you noticed eh?" "Of course I may be a bloodthirsty son of a bitch, but I am observant." "Besides, why don't we give the ladies up in the stands a little show?" he said with a lecherous grin. "Oh, I agree." Inuyasha said. "Who knows, maybe we might get lucky tonight." "I wouldn't mind getting myself some prime cloud-nin pussy. I have heard great things about their skill in bed." said Kenpachi. "Besides, it might make her jealous, both swordsmen thought at the same time. Kenpachi then turned towards the audience and said loudly: "To all the ladies who want to see us take of our shirts holla!"
Suddenly it seemed the stadium burst into loud screams and cheers it seemed that all the teenage girls in the stands were shouting civilians and Kunoichi alike and clapping loudly all of them anxious. Tsunade thought to herself, "Oh great, another Jiraiya." She looked over at the other two Kages, who were looking on in interest. Looking over to the Raikage, she said: "Aren't you going to stop this, Raikage-sama?" "Please relax, Hokage-sama. They are only removing their weighted clothing." said Gaara. "Yes and at the same time they are acting like idiots." "They may be Shinobi but they are still teenagers after all Hokage-sama. They are entitled to a little fun, and besides the young women seem to be enjoying It." said A. The Tsuchikage however remained silent "Yes, I suppose you are right." said Tsunade, and she settled back down in her seat.
The two Genin, meanwhile, had finished removing their weighted clothing, Kenpachi, his green jacket and wrist guards, and Inuyasha, his jacket and red under shirt, leaving both Genin in their mesh shirts, which did nothing to hide their broad shoulders and rock hard abs. "Well now, that feels a lot better," said Kenpachi "shall we continue?" "By all means, let us continue my friend."
Just like that, the two swordsmen seemed to disappear from view. They were moving so fast that the civilians could not even see them anymore, even a few of the shinobi had to concentrate to continue tracking their movements. They seemed to disappear from view completely for a second only to be seen once again on the other side of the arena, and so it went, the only evidence of their fight being the sound of clanging metal and cracking earth. "Damn. They are fast. Almost as fast as you are with your weights on, wouldn't you say so? Lee?" Shikamaru asked. "Yes, you are right, Shikamaru kun. They are about as fast as I am when I run at top speed with my weights on. Though they are still Genin, their speed is incredible. In fact, I would say that their weighted clothing weighs somewhere around 25 kilos, about 1/4 the weight of my ankle weights."
Soon the two Genin started to slow down and attack in a more traditional manner. This went on for about 15 minutes until finally: "Suna Arashi Dageki!" (Sand Storm Strike!") Yelled Inuyasha turning his sword so many times in his hands, making it spin, kicking up sand yielding the name: Sand Storm Strike! Kenpachi countered with his own technique "Konoha Jiten Shikon!" (Leaf Spinning Fang!") By running at full speed and spinning his sword in small and fast circular motions. He tried to block his opponents attack...
"CLANG" the crowd was shocked, including Kiba, who was surprised at the result, but Naruto reminded him to never assume anything. Kenpachi's sword had fallen from his hand and Kenpachi was lying on the ground with Inuyasha pointing his sword at his throat.
"Winner: Inuyasha Yajirobe of the Hidden Sand village"
"Heh. I guess you won, you slimy little bastard." Kenpachi said with a smile on his face "Yea I guess I did, you stupid son of a bitch." Inuyasha said helping his opponent off the ground. The two ninja shook hands with a smile that was full of respect and acknowledgment. "Rematch next time we meet?" "You know it." said Inuyasha. Kenpachi then lifted Inuyasha onto his shoulders and said: "Winner: the slimy bastard from the Sand village!" he said with a smile on his face. The two ninjas left the ring laughing their heads off to a joke one had told the other with the winner on the loser's shoulders. No doubt those two would definitely make Chunin.
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