Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh... Shorter. But I had fun writing it
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Chapter 20: Another Shadow, unsuspected.
I DO NOT OWN NARUTO
Last Night before the third exam.
-He's giving his blessing to Konoha... the blessing of the sword, softly said Misty, smiling, half asleep on Shino's legs.
-His blessing? Asked the bug boy.
-Maybe he'll understand before its too late... continued Misty.
-Too late for what? Asked again Shino, his first question being ignored.
-Too late for Konoha, said Misty icily, getting back up and stretching.
Atop a distant mountain.
Sasuke was still training on the top of the rocky pick while his sensei was resting near him. The young boy had learned the Chidori. Power, hatred and revenge... They had seen Gaara a while ago, but neither of them would suspect another shadow to come disturb the training of the Uchiha the night before the exams.
-Who are you? Asked Sasuke, ready to kill.
-You're too weak, Uchiha. You won to Misty because of my weakness to her... said the voice in an empty tone.
Kakashi got up and tried to see the boy with his sharingan... nothing. Was it a genjutsu?
-Sorry Kakashi-sensei, but I learned some illusionary technique befriending Misty for so long.
He had revealed his identity. The shadow moved to the light of the moon near the Uchiha, his body staying as dark as he was in the shadows. He WAS a shadow.
-Shadow illusion? Said Kakashi, getting ready to fight.
Sasuke remembered the his fight with the silent Tsurugi girl. She was "teleporting" by fading in a shadow and reappearing in another darkness at a certain radius of effect. She had even hit him from the shadow under him while he was lying on the ground. Was this a technique similar to the first one?
-What do you want? Killing me like that desert guy? Asked Uchiha, full of himself.
A sword flew in a flash to the feet of the boy, missing him by nothing. Kakashi hasn't even seen where the sword had came from... or...
-By now you should've guess, smiled the shadow of Syng.
-You aren't a buushin or a replica... you're only covering your body with shadows to let think you are actually an illusion and not getting strike, making the enemy think you're hiding near, explained Kakashi.
-To be expected from the copy ninja... You worked with my sensei on a previous missions... So I know a little of you.
-What do you want? Sasuke repeated.
-I'm not here to kill you. It is not my right to judge your fate, but I can change it... I wanna fight Gaara tomorrow no matter what happens, said Syng.
"He is way stronger than he let people think he is... The fight with Naruto... he was playing with the boy." Kakashi thought for himself.
-Afraid I'll kill him in the first round, said Sasuke.
-No. Its only that Tsurugi had the same offers Suna had(Sand Village)... So things might get a little... unexpected. I wanna test you, right here.
-Misty! Shouted the breasted girl running together with two girls.
-Tifa... said Misty, running to her together with Shino.
The two girls ran and hug themself in a friendly way before talking. Shino was standing there while Ino and Tenten were behind Tifa.
-He gave his blessing?! Asked Misty, already knowing the answer.
-Yup, for the worst, he isn't to be found anywhere... answered Tifa.
-Care to explain, said Ino waiting in the background.
-Sorry, its kinda long and hard to explain, but... Be sure to be at the matches tomorrow! Said Tifa running with Misty from them.
The Konoha genins were left behind, watching the girls running toward the Hokage's office.
-They are so weird when they want to... Said Ino.
Shikamaru and Naruto came running to them from nowhere.
-Have you seen Syng? panted Naruto.
-What a troublesome guy, said Shikamaru breathing heavily.
-They are really the center of the attention those Tsurugi-nin... Smiled Tenten.
-A fight? Smiled the Uchiha.
-Consider this... a last training before the exams, said Syng, also smiling.
Without warning, Sasuke threw a kunai at Syng which was dispelled and reflected by the shadow.
-Nani!? Gasped Sasuke.
-Maybe I should undo this first... you can't attack a shadow, since you can't target it exactly... even with your sharingan! The Byakygan could do the job, tho... DISPEL, he finally shouted.
The shadow fell from his body in a black smoke, forming a little cloud at his feet which was dispelled. The boy was smiling, chewing a cigarette in his mouth in the same way Asuma-sensei was doing.
-What the? Said Kakashi, recognising the same kind of cigarette that Asuma was smoking.
-We had a little discussion, grinned Syng, figuring what Kakashi was thinking.
Sasuke resumed his offensive by throwing a shuriken, jumping and performing hand seals at the same time. The Tsurugi boy figured the shuriken was a distraction from the seals, but he couldn't let himself take a hit so soon in the battle. He jumped while performing hand seals too. While Sasuke had seen some jutsu from Syng, the sword-boy hadn't seen much of the Uchiha.
-Katon Ryuuka no Jutsu!! (Flame Type: Dragon Fire Technique) Shouted Sasuke, breathing violent flames.
-Toku no Tsurugi! (Shield of Swords) Riposted Syng.
Four swords were summoned and crossed in front of Syng to make a shield. The fire didn't even touched the boy, but the four sword in front of him had seen better days, as they were burning hot... he wouldn't be able to touch them without being burned...
"He can summon swords without seals..." Though Kakashi "But controlling four at the same time... He had to put a lot of chakra in front of him for the swords to take a full hit. It was very wise from him."
-Katon, Tsuku Tsurugi!(Flame Type: Burning Swords) Shouted Syng.
-But, during the exams, Tifa said a Tsuyako guy had killed her sensei... said Tenten.
-By what Misty has explained to me, that isn't the case exactly. Said Shino.
-Care to share? Asked Ino.
-Tsuyako is a seal master... he died a year ago, while their sensei died only 7 months ago.
-So who killed their sensei? Troublesome... sighed Shikamaru.
-This is too complicated! Complained Naruto.
-Of course! For a baka like you, shot Ino.
-Maybe we would be better to rest and wait for tomorrow, there's nothing we can do right now anyway, explained Shikamaru.
-Shikamaru is right, simple added Shino.
Somehow, Sasuke had managed to escape that last rain of burning swords. Kakashi wasn't moving, but rather analysing the fighting style of both... Sasuke had learned much during the month where he trained him...
-Die! Shouted Sasuke, concentering chakra in his hand, a lightning chakra.
-I see... Said Syng, floating in the air from his Fuuton jutsu.
Kakashi noticed the attack he had taught to Sasuke when the boy launched an attack on Syng. Syng protected himself with his "sword shield". Kakashi jumped in the fight, taking the hand of Sasuke to prevent him to attack with the chidori.
-You have used it twice today... No more. Said Kakashi. "I said to him never to used that attack in a normal fight, that would kill the enemy, and mostly kill him if he abused the jutsu..."
-So... its true, then... The Uchiha may be the strongest genin in Konoha. Your name is spoke through countries, noticed Syng.
-You admit I'm stronger than you?
-We both have the same fear, Sasuke, grinned Syng. All the genins in Konoha have shown a greater strength than us, from Tsurugi. Even Naruto.