Chapter 27:
A/N: I'd show you a picture of what I envisioned a demon Naruto, which is similar to the tail forms but sculpted by spiritual and demon energy, to look like, but I'm not sure if I can post links in my profile.
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Smoke billowed in the arena after a mysterious wave of demon energy whacked Shishiwakamaru nearly out of the stadium. Nearly everyone observing the match had an expression consisting of either shock or curiosity. Eventually, the smoke cleared, leaving nothing but a small crater.
The ring announcer, Juri, began to speak as everything returned to what it was. "As it seems Naruto has been sent to a very far away location, I now announce Shishiwakamaru the wi-" Koto was cut off as Shishi was knocked down again and a figure appeared in the middle of the ring.
"Hold that thought announcer girl. This party isn't over just yet," Naruto spoke in a voice that sounded like a fusion of his and Kyuubi's.
In the middle of the arena, Naruto stood, his appearance considerably altered. His fingernails had extended, eyes turned a blood red, hair spiked in the fashion of a fox with parts of it extending below his waist, and his whisker marks had taken to looking like that of a fox. Shishiwakamaru felt a new shipment of fear overwhelm him as he stared at his opponent.
"It seems he's pulled out his trump card. I'm interested as to how he's going to use it," Hiei told Kurama, who had been observing the match as well.
"As am I, Hiei. I believe him to be eerily similar to me," Kurama added in.
Back in the ring, Naruto decided to resume the fight by getting on all fours and launching himself at Shishi, tackling him to the ground and punching him squarely in the face multiple times before tossing him in the air and blasting him with a more powerful demon gun. Slowly, Shishi stood back up and drew his sword, pointing it in Naruto's direction.
"This, Naruto, is the Banshee Shriek. With it, I can extract souls and inflict devastatingly painful blows. Prepare for death," Shishi finished by slicing wildly at Naruto.
Unable to keep up with Shishi, Naruto was hit all over his chest and arms, though he took the chance to trick his opponent. Fooling Shishi, Naruto fell to the ground and waited for Shishi to approach. Just as he predicted, Shishiwakamaru brought his sword above Naruto's head and he snapped his eyes open.
"Watch out Shishi, you might just get your ass blown off," Naruto grinned as he launched an orb of demon energy at Shishi, hitting him in the gut and sending him rolling across the floor of the ring.
Dusting off his slightly torn shirt, Naruto walked over to Hiei and Kurama, but still remained in the ring. "I'd say that just about wraps that up, eh?"
"I have to admit, you fought quite nicely," Kurama spoke in his usually calm tone. "You've earned your win."
Juri slowly crept towards Naruto and soon spoke. "Um, Naruto, just in case you haven't noticed, you've won the match. You can get off the ring now, so I can announce your team the winners."
"Oh, sure, whatever," Naruto replied leaping off the ring and landing next to Hiei and Kurama.
As soon as Naruto had hit the ground, a voice yelled across the arena. "You three, four if you count that other guy, have not won. Prepare for the wrath of Suzuki!"
The old man named Onji disappeared and became a clown who called himself Suzuki. Hiei, Kurama, and Naruto prepared to attack but Suzuki was hurled out of the air. Standing next to him as he landed was the seemingly taxed Genkai, who kicked Suzuki into the air, eventually kicking him repeatedly into a nearby wall.
"I hate clowns," Genkai spat. "You may carry on, announcer girl."
"Um, thanks mysterious woman. As I was saying earlier, Team Urameshi is the winner!" Juri finished by joining Koto in the announcers booth to talk.
Team Urameshi took their leave, eventually meeting Kuwabara, Keiko, Shizuru, and Botan in the main corridor out.
"Hey guys! Please don't tell me we lost!" Kuwabara yelled, obviously curious if he screwed things up or not.
"Everything is fine Kuwabara. We've advanced to the final round," Kurama reassured Kuwabara.
As the rest of them talked, Naruto followed the lead of Hiei and Genkai and left the corridor to the outside world, intent on returning to the team hotel room and taking a long nap…and worrying about training later. Just as he neared the main road to the hotel, Naruto collapsed onto his knees, a thin line of demon energy surrounding him and returning him to normal, turning his features to normal.
"Dang, I think my demon form also has the power of constipation. I need a bathroom!" Naruto yelled into the air, storming into the hotel.
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End of Chapter 27
A/N: I just want to go ahead and say that the Dark Tournament Interlude has only a short time left. After that, I have another storyline planned. Though, I won't spoil it just yet.