It's been a while since the last update, hasn't it? Sorry for the long wait, my exams are killing me… and the worst part is that they're not over yet (and won't be for another week or so). I did manage to dig out enough free time today to write this. It's a bit rushed and I didn't manage to double check it, but it didn't turned out that bad, I think…
To answer the reviews: you'll find out about Urusai's bloodline limit later on (don't wanna tell you when to not spoil). Just be patient.
As for that frog goof-up: sorry, I'm not the expert in biology… besides, blame Shang, he's the one who wrote in his fic that Gama was a reptile… I only copied his mistake… well, I'll keep in mind that he's not… I hope…
Now off to the story:
Chapter #10: One on One
Chapter Cover: Naruto and Urusai are eating ramen at the Ichiraku
"I really should put more heart into it…" nodded Naruto. "But before that, I want to try this one, last trick…" and with that he began a new chain of hand seals. Once he finished, he took a deep breath and when letting the air go, he called out: "Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu!"
Instantly a huge fireball came right at Genko. Whitehead immediately jumped back, avoiding being burnt to a crisp, he could however dodge the kick that Naruto landed on him while he was still in mid-air.
After crushing hard to the ground, Genko slowly began getting back to his feet, throwing the blonde a death glare: "After all that still the best you can do is a lame trick like that?" he smirked but instantly stopped smiling when he felt a large chakra source appearing nearby. "That much… when did he…?"
Young gennins and Inari looked with both shock and fear at the real Naruto, who was standing right behind the clone that kicked Genko to the ground a second ago. His body was now surrounded with chakra which formed claws on his hands and a tail coming from the bottom of his back. His eyes turned red and his whisker-marks became more visible.
"Right, he's a Jinchuuriki…" Genko reminded himself, trying to stay calm, which was difficult under such a chakra pressure. "Kyuubi or whatever that damn fox name was… if he's able to control that, I may have a bit more problems in defeating him then I had till now…"
"Is that…" began Ayame, shocked at the sight. "…Naruto-sensei?"
"I've grown bored of this game" announced the whisker-marks. "Lets finish this…" and with that he jumped right at Genko at incredible speed. Such incredible, his opponent didn't even manage to move out of the way and received a powerful blow in the gut, that send him flying at a tree.
Once his feet touched the ground, Naruto held out his hand and to everyone's surprise his chakra hand, ended with claws shoot right at Genko. White-haired man's eyes widen as chakra claws pierced his hands and legs. For the first time he let out a scream of pain.
"Such speed and strength…" said Jun to no-one in particular. "He didn't even shown us one tenth of his true strength during survival training… are all jounins that strong?"
"Dammit, at this rate he'll actually defeat me…" cursed Genko as he held his wound closed. "But when he's in that state… the only thing I can do is make him change back to normal… shouldn't be that hard…" and with that a smirk appeared on his face.
"Either you have no idea of your situation or you have a new strategy…" noticed Naruto when he looked at his opponent. "However it won't help you…"
'We'll see…" replied Genko simply, still smiling.
A second later Naruto jumped into the air with his claws aimed at the white-haired man's head. Genko jumped to the left, avoiding the hit, yet as soon as chakra claws reached the ground, they lifted tons of small rocks into the air, creating a rocky rain.
Before anyone knew it, Genko launched a punch at Naruto's face and the moment it connected, blonde's head turned a little to the left, however there was no, other effect.
"His strength and persistence increased as well…" stated the white head. "Then my typical techniques won't work anymore… this is the only way…" and with that thought he reached for his pocket.
But he wasn't able to do anything more as chakra palm pushed him back at the rock and forced him against it. As blood drip out of his mouth, he threw a soldier pill into his mouth.
Instantly chakra in his body started to increase and soon he broke free out of Naruto's grip, ripping his claws into bits.
The leaf-nin grabbed his hand but a moment later his chakra palm got back to the way it was. The whisker-marks looked at his opponent and prepared another attack. "Having so much strength he still uses soldier pills? So the source of his strength wasn't them in the first place… what is his ability then?"
"Naruto-sensei is awesome!" yelled Urusai, rising his hands. "And your father has to be even stronger, Ayame-chan! Damn, I gotta get to training if I wanna surpass them…"
"Whatever…" replied Jun. "But this is serious… Naruto-sensei's chakra isn't a normal one."
"You noticed that too, huh?" asked Ayame. "How is this possible? I mean, he unleashed such strength and yet it fills me with fear just to stand here and observe it…"
"I know what you mean…" nodded Urusai. "But that's still Naruto-sensei… he wouldn't use something he doesn't have control over… right?" but no-one dared to answer that.
Naruto charged at Genko once more, but this time he jumped into the air right before the surprised white-haired man and after landing behind him, he slashed his claws through his back.
Genko left out a yell of pain, yet turned around instantly and before anyone knew it, he placed a tag with a strange symbol on it. Before everyone's eyes, Naruto's chakra body started to fade away and the blonde himself seemed to get weaker and weaker.
"What the…?" began Urusai, but before he could finish, Ayame answered his question:
"It's that tag. Most likely it absorbs chakra… since that thing surrounding Naruto-sensei's body was made out of chakra, it's only natural it disappears. But the tag's probably eating on his whole chakra and that also includes the one that is his life supply…"
"All that strength and you wanna tell me all that is required is some stupid tag?" blonde gennin asked in disbelieve.
"This is bad…" announced Jun without paying too much attention to the blonde. "If Naruto-sensei looses, we're dead…"
Genko landed a powerful blow on the blonde jounin's face, thus sending him flying back and crushing hard into a tree. Naruto slowly started to get back on his feet, breathing heavily and looking his opponent.
"What the hell is that thing?" he asked without letting the white-haired man off his sight. "Why can't I take it off myself? Isn't that a typical, chakra drain tag?"
"Well, the usage is pretty much the same, but Kikai made special… improvements to it" replied Genko with a smile. "It can only be taken off by a special unsealing method. I know it, but I don't feel like telling it to you…"
"This is bad…" Naruto thought to himself. "I didn't expected Black Flame members to be that skilled… this one has inhuman strength and that whole Kikai guy seems like an expert in sealing jutsus… I can't afford to waste chakra and the longer I have this thing on my head, the weaker I get… either I'll finish this in the next move or this could be the end…"
"Well, I had some fun, I'll give you that" announced Genko. "You were one of the strongest I've faced so far, but I believe it's time to put an end to this…" and with that he charged at the blonde at an incredible speed.
But to everyone's surprise a mysterious figure jumped in between the two of them and kicking Genko in the face it send him flying back a few meters before he came to a sliding stop.
As the white-haired man raised his head, he noticed that the one who attacked him was Urusai.
"What the hell are you doing?" yelled Naruto at his student. "You should be aware of the fact that you guys are no match for him! This battle was over the moment he placed that tag on my head! Run away while you still can!"
"Leaf shinobies don't leave their comrades behind!" replied Urusai, looking at Genko. "You tough us that yourself, Naruto-sensei…"
"My father showed me some of the sealing methods…" announced Ayame as she came closer to their instructor. "Maybe one of them will be able to get rid of this thing… all Urusai and Jun need to do is keep that guy occupied for few minutes…"
"And that can be done…" finished Jun.
"You're too sure of yourselves, brats…" announced Genko with a smirk. "Let me clear something for you: the only reason your kick had such an effect on me was because I got careless and lowered my resistance. I can promise you that from now on your punches won't do any damage to me…"
"We'll see about that…" replied Urusai calmly.
"Damn, I cannot allow that brat to die…" cursed Genko, looking at the blonde gennin. "This is a bit more problematic then I thought… oh well, nothing stands in my way to kill the other brats…" and with that thought he charged right at Urusai and Jun.
And that ends this chappie. Hope you liked it.
Sorry for no jutsu encyclopedia, but my time is really limited. I should be able to make one next time.
See ya all and till the next time.