I don't own anything from the manga/anime Naruto. It is Masashi Kishimoto that owns Naruto. This is a fan fiction based on Masashi Kishimoto's manga and anime: Naruto.
"Ordinary conversation"
'thought'
"Wolf/Kyuubi speech"
'Wolf/Kyuubi thought'
"VERY LOUD YELLING"
Authors note: a comment from me about the story.
-- paragraph and scene change
Naruto, Sakura and Ino were walking towards the stadium. They had changed during the month of training. Naruto's muscles were leaner and stronger, developed for more speed and agility than before. The girls had also gotten more muscles, although to Naruto and the girls' relief, the muscles made them look more mature and more attractive, not the opposite, as they had feared.
Sakura now wore black gloves to battle, and had her hair cut. Before, her hair reached her mid back, now her hair reached just bellow her chin. Ino had also cut her hair, but not as much as Sakura. Her hair reached down to her shoulders, although she kept it in her usual pony tail.
Naruto…didn't change his hair at all.
All three of them had an air of confidence about them, both in their own abilities, and the abilities of each other.
"Finally. Time to kick some Hyuuga butt." Naruto said enthusiastically.
"Oh, but Naruto-kun. I just got healed completely." A voice said. The three turned to see Tenshi, Haku and Hinata walk up to them.
"Hey, Hinata-chan. How are you?" Naruto asked, while running to her and gave her a big hug.
"Just fine, Naruto-kun. The elders have stopped complaining about my loss now." Hinata said with a huge smile, while a rather strong blush adorned her face.
"Oh, how did that happen?" Sakura asked. Haku snickered.
"Let me give you a hint. A bone mask and a shit load of killer intent." Haku said, and Tenshi grinned.
"I never knew old bastards like that could get so white. Don't think that's too healthy." Tenshi said, remembering when he had enough of the Hyuuga elders.
--Flashback--
Tenshi was just about to make himself some tea, Haku being with Rin for something, they refused to tell him, when he sensed someone about to knock on his door.
"Hello?" he called, and the person outside the door paused, before opening the door and peering in.
"Tenshi-san?" Hanabi asked.
"Oh, Hanabi. What brings you here?" Tenshi asked, waving Hanabi inside.
"It's neechan." Hanabi said, her voice sounding strained and filled with worry. Tenshi's face went from happy and smiling, to frowning and serious in the matter of seconds.
"Tell me." he said and Hanabi nodded.
--
Hanabi was half jogging behind Tenshi, trying to keep up with the fast, long strides of the angry Jounin. Tenshi was fuming.
'That damn council.' Tenshi thought, increasing his pace even more. He almost forgot about Hanabi, almost. When he heard that she had to run to keep up, he stopped, picked her up and started walking again.
"Um…what are you going to do when we get home?" Hanabi asked. Tenshi didn't answer right away. But after a few moments of silence.
"Don't worry about that. It's time those bastards were put in their place." Tenshi replied.
--
"Being beaten by a branch member. Pitiful. The only thing keeping us from removing you from the heir position is…" the head of the Hyuuga council roared towards a scared looking Hinata, but he was interrupted when the door to the council room flew open, and a angry Tenshi walked in, carrying Hanabi, who's face looked like a strange mix between excitement and worry.
"What are you doing? Get out." A council member said. Tenshi replied by letting Hanabi down.
"Tenshi-san…" Hinata said, unsure about why he was there. Hiashi was sure however, and tried desperately to hide his smirk.
Tenshi had his head bowed after he let Hanabi down, but then his head snapped up, revealing a bone mask appearing.
"Listen and listen well, bastard council members." Tenshi growled, the menacing wolf mask frightening the more weaker members. The extreme killing intent rolling of Tenshi scared the rest.
"Touch Hinata, and you'll experience hell." Tenshi said calmly, and the council didn't know what they preferred, his growl, or his calm talking.
"But she's weak. She got beaten by a lowly branch member." A brave member responded. The 'glare' from the empty eye sockets of the infuriated Jounin silenced him rather quickly though.
"Is she weak? What would you do if you got your tenketsu sealed off? Would you keep fighting, even though you knew you could die because of it? Hinata did, and that speaks of courage and mental strength, far more important than physical strength." Tenshi said, and Hinata blushed slightly at the praise, while Hanabi, who were now holding onto Hinata's hand, smiled at her, feeling proud of her older sister.
"She still lost." The head of the council said again.
"Which only points to the weakness of the Jyuuken. Without chakra, a Hyuuga is useless in battle. It's not Hinata's fault that she lost." Tenshi growled back.
"Then whose fault is it?" Hiashi asked, more curious than anything.
"This clan. If you would lose the superior complex, and stop teaching just the Jyuuken, then Hinata wouldn't have lost like that. The Hyuuga are extremely limited, and Hinata need flexibility." Tenshi replied.
"Your point?" the head of the council asked.
"Soon, I will leave the village on a training trip. I'm taking one of my students, and I'm also taking Hinata." Tenshi replied.
"WHAT?" the entire council roared, forgetting that they were supposed to be calm, superior Hyuugas.
"I'm taking Hinata with me, and I'll make her strong. That way, you bastards won't have any reason to give her the caged bird seal.Hiashi-san has already given his approval, along with Hokage-sama. You have no say in the matter." Tenshi growled, slightly increasing his killing intent, making one of the council wet himself. The council, after trying to shake off the effects of the killing intent, began mumbling between each other.
"Who are you taking with you, in addition to Hinata?" a member asked.
"That… is irrelevant." Tenshi replied.
--End flashback--
"So now, the Hyuuga council are too busy trying to find out who Tenshi-san is taking with him on the training trip, to yell at me for losing to Neji-niisan." Hinata said happily. Tenshi smirked, obviously not feeling remorseful in the slightest. Sakura looked at Hinata, smiling knowingly.
"So, you are going to train with sensei. Are you really okay with that?" she asked. Hinata nodded hesitantly.
"Yes…why?" she asked.
"No reason, just be prepared for some really hard training." Ino said with a laugh. Tenshi coughed and Hinata looked a little worried.
"Hey, we're here." Haku said, trying to lighten the mood.
Naruto, Sakura and Ino looked up and grinned.
'It's time.' They thought.
--
The Chuunin hopefuls stood in the centre of a large stadium. The stadium was made to look like a clearing in the woods, with a few trees and bushes to hide in. The crowds were in three stands, which were packed. Not one seat was empty. Naruto, Ino and Sakura looked around and found that Tenshi, Haku and Hinata had joined Rin, Hiashi and Hanabi in the 'important clan' stand, where the most important clans sat. It looked strange to most that the cold Hyuuga head let 'commoners' sit next to him, although Tenshi could hardly be counted as 'common'.
"Try to look confident. You are the stars of this show." A Jounin named Genma said.
"Where's Hayate? And Sasuke." Naruto asked, noting the missing Jounin and Uchiha. Genma didn't answer. Instead, Sandaime stood up.
"Welcome to the third test of the Chuunin exam. This is where you make your village proud by showing your strength and abilities. I wish you the best of luck." Sandaime said and Genma pulled out a piece of paper.
"There have been some changes to the line up. Since Dosu Kinuta has been…detained from taking the exam, Aburame Shino will face whoever wins the forth match. Now, can anyone but the two that are fighting step up to the participants area?" Genma asked. Everyone but a confident Ino and a bored Shikamaru went up to the area where they would be waiting, while observing the fights. When he passed her, Naruto laid a hand on Ino's shoulder.
"Good luck, Ino-chan." He said and she smiled at him before he walked away.
"Don't lose, Ino-pig." Sakura joked.
"Same to you, forehead." Ino shot back. Tenshi, who heard them, chuckled at the exchange.
'Those two.' he thought, and if he could, he would have rolled his eyes.
"First fight, Yamanaka Ino against Nara Shikamaru. Begin!" Genma called.
--
'Okay, how do I do this? He's a genius at planning, but his fighting ability isn't that great. But if I get in close, he could lure me into a trap. Also his shadow is dangerous. If I get caught in that, then I'm finished. I could try the new jutsu sensei taught me, but I only have one shot and it still leaves me too open to counter attack. No, I think I'll try him out first, to measure his skill, before I use that.' Ino thought, and formed some seals.
"Futon: Kaze no ken. (wind sword)" Ino called and something transparent formed in her hand. She grabbed it and flung it towards Shikamaru, who noted that it moved much faster than it should by that throw. He just barely got out of the way. Glancing behind him, he sweat dropped when he saw the two trees that fell, having been cut in half by Ino's jutsu.
'She's trying to kill me.' Shikamaru thought before turning back to Ino.
"Troublesome." He said, formed some seals and his shadow stretched towards Ino, who just stood there and let herself be caught.
'That's too easy.' Shikamaru thought and sure enough, suddenly two shuriken came flying towards him. But with a cry of "Kage Shuriken no jutsu" the two shuriken split into thirty, making Shikamaru's eyes widen. He scrambled out of the way, but wasn't fast enough to escape unwounded. Two small cuts appeared on his left arm.
"Kage Shuriken no jutsu" Ino called again, and Shikamaru hurried trough seals.
"Kage Tate no jutsu. (shadow shield)" he called and his shadow stretched and rose up around him, creating a solid, black wall which the thirty shuriken bounced off. Ino frowned, before getting an idea and forming seals of her own. Shikamaru quickly let the wall down, since he couldn't see trough it, and he didn't know what Ino could do if he kept it up. Looking around, he saw Ino standing in the middle of the arena, staring at him.
--
"Why is Ino-san just standing there?" Hanabi asked. She, like most Hyuuga, didn't know much about ninjutsu or genjutsu, and she was only in the academy, but she wanted to learn.
"You'll see." Hiashi replied. He smiled at his daughters enthusiasm, knowing that she would do good at watching these fights.
'Perhaps I can persuade Tenshi to train Hanabi too.' Hiashi thought, glancing over at Tenshi, who seemed focused on a seemingly empty spot in the arena.
--
Shikamaru did not like this. Something was not right, he knew that Ino was smarter than the Ino just standing there out in the open.
'She must have set a trap.' Shikamaru thought before positioning himself in his thinking pose, leaned up against the arena wall.
'Damn, he's serious now.' Ino thought, before thinking of some more moves she perhaps would have to pull.
'Alright, here goes.' Ino thought and formed a seal.
--
Shikamaru's eyes widened. He felt presences all around him.
'Oh crap' he thought and quickly got his shadow shield up. Just as he did, several kunai and air bullets struck, bouncing of the black shield. Shikamaru let it down, and quickly dived behind some trees, hiding in the shadow.
'How troublesome' he thought, looking out from behind the tree to see Ino standing in the same spot.
'As I thought, that is a illusion. She's hiding somewhere. But what is she planning?' Shikamaru thought, trying to sense where Ino was hiding. He didn't see the 'illusion' pull out a kunai. A special kunai with three blades.
--
"That's…" Hiashi said and Tenshi looked at Rin.
"She took out the kunai." Rin clarified and Tenshi grinned.
--
Shikamaru heard a kunai being thrown and dodged it. He saw the tri tipped kunai sail past him and just managed to think:
'What the…' before Ino's hand smashed into his face, sending him flying. He flipped in mid air and landed on his feet, but Ino had charged after him and threw a kick that knocked the air out of the shadow user. The next kick sent him flying into another tree and before he could react, three Ino's stood around him, each holding the final seal for their jutsus.
"Give up." Ino commanded.
"What was that?" Shikamaru asked, still feeling dazed.
"Hirashin no jutsu. Sensei taught it too me." Ino said with a grin on her face.
--
"You taught her Hirashin?" Hiashi asked in an accusing tone, looking between Ino and Tenshi. After he asked and looked from Ino to Tenshi one last time, he was meet with a very cold expression. If Tenshi had eyes, the glare would have been able to freeze water.
"You seem to forget that I was adopted by Yondaime. When he did, I became part of his clan. Also, when he left me all of his jutsus, he did so I could master them. And as his son, although adoptive, I decide who I will teach his jutsus to. Besides, that was as good as Ino will get it, at least for a long while. If you noticed, her Hirashin is not complete. She hasn't mastered it, and can only use it once." Tenshi said coldly.
--
--Flashback:--
"Ino, this is the reason I wanted you to become so much faster." Tenshi said and pulled out a tri tipped kunai. Ino looked at it curiously. Haku wasn't much better.
"This is a special kunai, known as a Hirashin kunai. It has seals on it that alerts me when it flies and hits the ground. It allows me to use Yondaime's signature jutsu, the Hirashin." Tenshi said and threw the kunai. When it landed next to a tree on the other side of the training area, Ino looked between Tenshi and the kunai.
"Watch me closely, Ino." Tenshi said and formed half a ram seal. In a flash of blue light, he was gone. Ino's eyes widened and she looked over to the kunai. Sure enough, there stood Tenshi, right where the kunai was.
"This jutsu allows me to instantly travel to where the kunai is. I could go deep into explaining how it works, but that would take lots of time, and probably confuse the hell out of both of you. It did to me. The short explanation is that it is almost like a summoning jutsu. You 'summon' yourself to where the kunai is. I want you to be able to use this before the exam." Tenshi explained. Ino, who practically had stars in her eyes from learning such a cool jutsu, not to mention it was a signature jutsu of the supposedly strongest Hokage yet, was very eager.
--a day before the exam--
Ino threw her Hirashin kunai at Tenshi and formed the seals, activating the jutsu. She appeared about two feet in front of where Tenshi, and most importantly, the kunai was.
"Why…can't I do this?" Ino panted. Tenshi smiled slightly and walked over to her, handing her kunai back to her.
"I think I know why. The Hirashin is a very high level jutsu, A-rank at least, possibly S-rank. Why I won't bother to explain, since I'm sure you know how difficult it is.
You must have noticed the difference in when I use mine, and you use yours. To you, there is no flash, you only travel after the kunai for a certain distance, and you can't only use more than one kunai. Also, it drains a lot of chakra. I guess you can use it once or twice at the most. Also, since you don't travel to the kunai, but after it, you can put yourself open to counter attacks. This will be your ace in the hole, a last resort." Tenshi said and Ino, who was steadying herself on her knees, nodded before looking at Tenshi.
"Then why did you want me to learn it?" she asked. Tenshi turned and pointed at Haku, who was practising her demonic ice mirrors.
"Haku's ice mirrors have a similar way of work to the Hirashin kunai, at least I think so. But in order for her to use it effectively, she has to be fast. And from what she told me, she became much faster while working to master it. You had to become faster before I taught you Hirashin, but you have also become faster while trying to learn it. Your ability to read your opponent while at high speeds has increased because of our training. That is why, and it gave you a jutsu that can help you turn the tide in a fight, or escape deadly situations." Tenshi said and once again Ino nodded.
"Good, you agree. Now let's continue your exercises." Tenshi said. Ino briefly stopped to wonder how he knew she had nodded, before feeling Tenshi's chakra sphere.
"Yes, sensei." Ino said and began running again.
--End Flashback--
"I…see. So, she can't master that jutsu?" Hiashi said and Tenshi shook his head.
"Not yet at least. I have a feeling Naruto can though. But that is Jiraiya's problem for now." Tenshi replied.
"Still, that was so cool." Hanabi said excitedly and Tenshi chuckled.
"I'm sure it was." He replied.
--
Shikamaru knew he didn't have more than one chance. But that was all he needed. He let a flash bang fall under him, unnoticed by Ino until it was too late. As the flash went of, Shikamaru formed the seal for his family jutsu. His shadow, having grown larger from the flash, extended and connected with the three Ino' shadows.
"Kage mane no jutsu, success." Shikamaru said and the Inos didn't look very happy. At all.
Before they smirked and puffed away in three clouds of smoke, and Ino came jumping out of a bush to Shikamaru's left.
"Futon: Tei tama." Ino called and shot two air bullets towards Shikamaru, who just managed to get his shield up once again.
'Damn, I'll get him with this.' Ino thought and jumped towards Shikamaru, getting ready to pound him good. But she couldn't move.
"Kage Tate and Kage mane combo, success." Shikamaru said and Ino kicked herself mentally for being caught. She didn't have any way out. Shikamaru walked them out from under the trees and raised his hand, forcing Ino to copy his movements.
A moment of silence where Naruto, Sakura, Haku and Rin held their breaths, before…
"I give up." Shikamaru stated.
"Huh?" went trough the crowd.
"I have only enough chakra left to keep you trapped for another five seconds. Using the shadow shield so many times burned me out. I won't be able to win in five seconds. I lose." Shikamaru stated and his shadow left Ino's.
Ino for her part was utterly confused. Had she won or lost? It only came clear to her when Genma announced her as the winner.
"I won. Yay, I won." She cheered. While walking to the contestants stand, she smiled brightly, before realisation set in.
"I won only because he's lazy!?! DAMN YOU, SHIKAMARU!" She yelled and those closest to her; Naruto, Sakura, Haku and Tenshi, plus her parents, chuckled at her little explosion.
--
Naruto stood in front of a confident looking Neji. Naruto had never felt himself wanting a fight more than at that moment. Memories of Hinata's fight with Neji kept replaying in Naruto's head.
"You look like you want to say something." Neji taunted. Naruto responded by holding his clenched fist out towards Neji.
"You're going down." He growled. "For Hinata." he added, making Neji snort.
"Second fight, Uzumaki Naruto against Hyuuga Neji. Begin!" Genma called and jumped away. Naruto started by pulling out some shuriken and throwing them at Neji. Neji smirked and used a kunai and blocked the shuriken.
"You'll have to do better than that." Neji said confidently.
"Oh, I intend to." Naruto shot back, having started some seals while Neji focused on the shuriken. Neji's eyes widened, understanding from the amount of seals that this was big.
"Raiton: Raiden atemi no jutsu" Naruto called and a blue lightning bolt shot out from his hands. Neji managed to begin spinning and just formed a dome of chakra when Naruto called his jutsu. Neji's cry of "Kaiten(spiral)" was drowned out by the thunder that followed Naruto's jutsu. A huge cloud of dust followed after the lightning struck the spinning chakra dome, hiding Neji from view. When the dust cleared, a winded Neji stood in the middle of a crater, unharmed, although his clothes was a bit singed.
--
"That was…" Hinata and Hanabi said in unison.
"Kaiten" Hiashi answered and Tenshi smirked.
"I see. Poor Neji." He said and everyone looked at him.
"Why do you say that? Kaiten is the ultimate defence jutsu of the Hyuuga. The fact that a branch member has mastered it…" Hiashi began but was cut off by Tenshi, who didn't bother to hide his annoyance.
"Main or branch doesn't matter much. And you are right, Kaiten is a very good defence move, but you Hyuuga tend to depend on it a lot. And Naruto knows the perfect move for turning Neji's Kaiten into a Neji-shredder." Tenshi said and Hiashi's eyes widened.
"You mean…" he trailed of, not wanting to confirm his guess.
"Rasengan. The Kaiten is chakra being spun one way. Rasengan is chakra being spun in random directions at once. If Naruto uses Rasengan against Neji's Kaiten, then the Rasengan will overpower the Kaiten, and convert it into a giant Rasengan, shredding Neji in the process. Rasengan may be small, but it is immensely powerful. If Naruto realises this, he can win without difficulty." Tenshi said, his face unreadable from that statement.
--
If Naruto did know he could win that easily, he didn't show it. He looked at Neji, a calm calculating look in his eyes. Sakura and Ino recognised the look from when he was completely serious, like when he tried to master the Rasengan.
'He's defence is very good. Probably as good as Gaara's. But he has to activate it each time. It's not automatic. If I can lure him, and then get close enough to touch him, I can use that jutsu. Alright, here goes.' Naruto thought but before he could do anything, Neji began to speak.
"You should give up. Fate has chosen me as the winner of this fight. You can not fight your fate." Neji said and Naruto snorted.
"You can. And don't give me that crap about the Hyuuga's cage bird seal. I know that already." Naruto responded. Neji looked a little surprised, but composed himself quickly.
"So you know what awaits Hinata-sama? Her fate is set, and there is nothing she can do to change." Neji said. Tenshi snorted when he heard that, making Hinata, Hanabi and Hiashi look at him questionably.
"Are you stupid? Fate, fate, fate. Can't you say anything else? Fate is only something you blame all your problems on. You don't try to solve your problems, instead you lay down and blame it on fate. You are a so called genius, who get power handed to him. Hard work is what makes true power. I'll prove that to you right now." Naruto said and pulled out four kunai and five shuriken. First he threw a kunai right in front of Neji, making him jump back. Then he threw two shuriken, again making Neji dodge. Then, timing as best as he could, Naruto threw the remaining three kunai and shuriken at Neji, just as he stopped moving from his dodge. Neji saw the flying weapons, and with a cry of "Kaiten", Neji activated his defence and deflected the weapons. But just as he finished his Kaiten, Naruto was upon him with three clones. The clones threw punches at Neji, which he blocked, leaving him open for the real Naruto, who…slapped him.
--
The audience, as well as both Genma and Neji, blinked several times. Neji held a hand to his stinging cheek.
"D…did he just…?" Haku asked Rin, who nodded slowly.
"He slapped Neji? A real bitch slap too." Sakura said, not believing her eyes. Ino's mouth was close to the ground.
Tenshi heard what everyone mumbled and chuckled.
"So, Jiraiya did teach him that. I'll lose track of him…again." He predicted.
"What do you mean?" Hanabi asked.
"Wait and see." Tenshi said, smirking slightly.
--
"What was that?" Neji asked, disbelief filling his voice. Naruto grinned and rubbed his head sheepishly.
"Ups? Sorry about that. It was meant to be a punch." Naruto responded. Neji shook his head and lowered his hand, revealing a red cheek, and some sort of mark made of kanji. Mumbles went trough the audience when they saw that, each wondering what that was.
Neji went into his fighting pose, but narrowed his eye when he saw that Naruto was forming seals. He didn't recognise the seals. though. Naruto ended with the ram seal and…vanished. Neji's eyes widened and he felt a kunai being pressed to his throat.
"Give up!" Naruto ordered, pressing the kunai just tight enough to Neji's throat, that a small trickle of blood came. Neji raised his hand, as if to give up, but suddenly he swung his hand down and attempted to strike Naruto to the head. Naruto saw this, let go of his kunai and jumped away.
"Tch." Naruto felt disappointed that he had lost his advantage.
"What was that jutsu you used?" Neji asked and Naruto smirked.
"Not telling. I haven't mastered it anyway." Naruto responded.
--
"Um, what jutsu was that?" Haku asked, looking between Tenshi and Rin.
"Shunshin no jutsu." both Rin and Tenshi replied.
"Two of Yondaime's signature jutsus shown in one exam. Just who are your students? Don't tell me the last one will come here and use Rasengan? Or summon Gamabunta?" Hiashi asked, his tone without emotion, although Tenshi recognised the question as wondering and as close to joking as he had ever heard Hiashi.
"No and no. Sakura can't use either of them, but Naruto can do both of what you said. But again, the jutsu isn't complete. Both Naruto and Ino can use a signature jutsu of Yondaime, but neither has mastered it. Naruto had to use seals to activate the jutsu, along with the focus mark. Shunshin is meant to be without seals." Tenshi explained.
"Still, this is the most display of Yondaime's jutsus since you took the Chuunin exam." Rin commented and Tenshi nodded.
--
Neji looked at his opponent, wondering how to beat him. But before he could do anything, Naruto spoke up.
"Tell me. Why do you believe so much in fate?" Naruto asked. Neji looked at him before taking of his head band.
"Because of this…" Neji said and pointed to a green seal on his forehead. The seal looked like an X with a hook on the left and on the right.
"Because of his fate as a branch member, my father had to die for his brother, Hyuuga Hiashi-sama. They were only separated by a few minutes, but their fate was sealed when Hiashi-sama was born first. Fate is something you can not change." Neji said, sadness and anger plain as day in his voice.
Naruto stared at Neji for a moment, before shaking his head.
"My father gave his life for this village, but that does not mean it was his fate. It was his choice. He could have chosen not to die for this village. But he did. Just as I will break my fate as a outcast and dropout and become Hokage. You say it is my fate to loose this fight. Then I'll beat you and prove that you can change your fate." Naruto said forcibly and formed seals again. Neji activated his Byakugan, making Naruto smirk. He finished with the ram seal, just as Neji prepared to use Kaiten.
"Uzumaki combo: Furasshu Shunshin no jutsu (sun flash body flicker)" Naruto called, and a bright light came, too fast for Neji to close his eyes. He screamed and clutched his eyes, or at least moved to do, but he felt not one, not two, but four kunai pressed towards various spots on his body. One at his throat, one at his hearth, one at his spine and one at a kidney.
"Give up." Four voices came. Neji couldn't see, but recognised it as Naruto's.
'He must have made kage bunshins. I can't win here' Neji thought, but before he could say anything, Naruto spoke up.
"Don't even try anything. It's not worth fighting on, if you'll give up your or your team mates' lives. A mission or exam isn't as important as the life of the team." Naruto said and Tenshi smiled.
"This fight is over. Winner: Uzumaki Naruto." Genma said. Immediately, the Narutos let go of Neji, who slumped down to the ground.
'I lost. Impossible.' He thought before he looked up and saw Naruto jumping around, celebrating his victory.
'Maybe he was right. I…' Neji thought but was cut off by Naruto stopping in front of him, holding out a hand.
"Huh?" Neji blinked in confusion.
"Come on, let's get out of here. We're in the way of the next fight." Naruto said and pulled Neji to his feet before walking back to the contestants stand, while Neji went with some medic nins to check out his vision.
--
"Naruto-kun fought well." Haku said and Tenshi nodded.
"Yes, he did. You taught him well, dear." Rin said and Tenshi had the decency to blush.
"I wonder where father went." Hanabi said and looked after her father.
"I'm sure he'll be back soon." Tenshi said.
--
"Third fight, Haruno Sakura against Sabaku no Kankurou. Contestants, get down here." Genma called and Sakura began to make her way to the arena, but Kankurou didn't move.
'I hate this. And against a girl too.' He thought and raised his hand.
"I'm going to give up!" he called, shocking people. Genma looked at him before sighing.
"Winner, Haruno Sakura." He called. Sakura blinked, before she cursed.
"I wanted to show my new jutsu. Damn." She said and walked up to Naruto and Ino.
--
"Uchiha Sasuke has not shown up yet. Therefore he is…" Genma began but was cut off when a whirl of leaves came in the middle of the stadium and Sasuke and Kakashi showed up in the middle of the whirl. Sasuke looked even more like the dark avenger he was. He wore a black outfit with the Uchiha fan on the back. His hands and legs were covered in bandages and some sort of black belt. Kakashi scratched his head and looked at Genma.
"Um, are we late?" he asked, making most of the audience sweat drop.
"No, just in time." Genma said, although it was clear he was annoyed. Sasuke didn't even listen. Instead he looked up at the stands and searched for someone. He smirked when he saw Haku and looked straight at her, smirking confidently. She blinked in confusion and leaned over and said something to Rin, leaning on Tenshi in the process. Sasuke lost his smirk when he saw that, instead he seemed angry.
"Sabaku no Gaara. Get down here." Genma called. Sasuke looked as his opponent came down, and Kakashi went up and sat down next to Rin.
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"Forth fight, Uchiha Sasuke against Sabaku no Gaara. Begin!" Genma almost didn't manage to finish before sand exploded off Gaara towards Sasuke. Sasuke quickly jumped away, and threw some shuriken at Gaara. The shuriken was stopped by Gaara's sand, and thrown back. Sasuke deflected the shuriken with a kunai and rushed in towards Gaara. The sand went to block him, but he smirked and vanished.
"Wha…?" Gaara said before Sasuke reappeared behind him.
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"Okay, I lost him for a moment there. What happened?" Tenshi asked.
"Sasuke vanished and reappeared behind Gaara. He's much faster than before." Haku said and Tenshi looked thoughtful.
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Sasuke punched Gaara, sending him flying. Before he hit the ground, Sasuke appeared and hit him again. When Gaara landed with a crash, his skin had cracked.
"That must be your armour of sand. I'll tear it off." Sasuke said, glanced up at the stands, more accurately a certain dark haired girl, and speed off again.
He struck Gaara again and again, going at speeds equal to what Lee had when he took of his weights.
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Tenshi turned towards Kakashi.
"How did you get him so fast in one month?" he asked and Kakashi grinned, but didn't answer.
"He is as fast as I am when I use my mirrors." Haku commented and Kakashi looked at her, before turning back to the fight, or his book. No one knew for sure.
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Sasuke continued his assault, but stopped when Gaara encased himself in a sphere of sand. Sasuke stood there panting, and tried to regain his breath.
'That sphere. There has to be something with it.' Sasuke thought and rushed towards it, delivering a kick to it, only to have his foot almost pierced by spikes of sand. The only thing that saved him was the Sharingan he had activated.
Sasuke jumped back and stared at the sphere. He then smirked and undid the 'belt' he had on his right arm. Then he formed seals and focused chakra into his arm. Sparks started to fly and a blue glow came from his hand. A sound, like the chirping of a lot of birds came.
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"That is…" Naruto said, recognising the jutsu as something Kakashi had shown him once.
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"Chidori.(thousand birds)" Sasuke and Naruto said in unison. Sasuke then rushed towards the sphere as fast as he could. Spikes once again flew at him, but he dodged and plunged the Chidori into the sphere. The jutsu went into to sphere and a scream of pain came.
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"What was that?" Hanabi asked.
"Chidori. Kakashi's only original jutsu. It focuses a lot of chakra into the arm, along with electricity, turning the arm into a sword. The user thrusts his arm at the target. It's penetrating power is better than any other jutsu I know about." Rin said and Tenshi nodded slowly.
"Perhaps only second to the Tenhi." Kakashi said and again Tenshi nodded.
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Suddenly Sasuke's face contracted with pain and he hurriedly pulled his arm out of the sphere. An arm of sand followed, but the arm was different. The sand was much lighter in colour, and with blue markings. It also looked…demonic.
'What is that?' Sasuke thought, looking at the sphere. Suddenly he saw a evil looking eye inside and flinched.
Then the sphere crumbled, revealing Gaara clutching a wound in his chest.
Sasuke was about to move, but an explosion went off at the kage box, making him stop. Smoke rose from the stand.
'What the…?' Sasuke thought, before he saw Gaara collapse. Temari and Kankurou appeared next to him, along with their Jounin sensei. Genma appeared next to Sasuke.
"An invasion. What is the sand thinking?" Genma said. Then Temari and Kankurou left with the unconscious Gaara. Genma looked at Sasuke and nodded towards where they left.
"This isn't an exam anymore. This is war. Go after them and stop them." Genma said and Sasuke nodded before following.
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In the stands, people started falling asleep. Most of the ninjas recognised the Genjutsu and cancelled it, including Sakura, Naruto and Ino. They rushed towards where Tenshi was, encountering some ninjas from Sound and Sand. Naruto used a Rasengan, while Ino used a wind blade and Sakura simply punched, sending the ninja she punched flying.
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Tenshi was busy fighting too. He immediately went into his weapon mode and meditative state. He saw Hiashi coming and disposed of some Sound ninjas following.
"Take Hinata and Hanabi and go." Tenshi ordered. Hiashi looked hesitant for a moment, probably not used to taking orders, before nodding and doing as Tenshi said. He along with several others from various clans began fighting their way out of the stadium, Hinata and even Hanabi helping.
Rin and Haku both stood back to back, defending each other. The tensed when a tornado of sorts came and knocked away some Sand ninjas.
"Don't worry. That was just Naruto with a Rasengan." Tenshi informed, while making barbeque of two Sound ninjas. Just as he said, Naruto appeared with Sakura and Ino.
"Well, don't you three look strong." Kakashi commented when he saw them.
"You were LATE" the three newly arrived yelled at Kakashi.
"Never mind that. This is war. We have to fight." Tenshi said and turned to look at the kage box.
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A ANBU looked at the roof above the Kage box, where a barrier just appeared. He saw that Orochimaru unmasked himself and released Sarutobi, who walked over to where Tsunade stood. She had been with him when the attack started.
"So our attack begins. The destruction of Konoha shall commence." The ANBU said and the Sound ninjas behind him nodded in agreement. The ANBU then turned to look at the stands where the major clans sat, just in time to see Tenshi decapitate a Sand shinobi. The ANBU chuckled, spotting a familiar Sound shinobi making his way towards the 'blind' ninja.
'I'm glad I managed to heal him.' The ANBU thought and chuckled some more.
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"I'll go help Hokage-sama. Help as many from Konoha you can, and dispose of as many enemies as you encounter." Tenshi ordered Naruto, Sakura, Ino, Haku and Rin.
Tenshi didn't wait to hear the confirmation; instead he jumped towards where he knew Sandaime was. But before he reached the kage seats, he had to dodge some small objects that had been aimed at hitting him. Had he been able to see clearer, he would have recognised the objects as projectiles of bone. He landed in the arena, and someone landed in front of him. That someone had grey hair, green eyes, two red dots in his forehead, red mascara and wore a uniform that signified him as a elite from Sound, purple rope belt and all.
"I will not let you interfere with Orochimaru-sama's plans. Your fight is with me, White Wolf." Kimimaru said, and pulled a bone sword out of his shoulder, while activating his cursed seal.
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Yo, Kin-Ryu Chikara here. 17 chap finished. Oh, cliffhanger. Bet you didn't see him coming. I have gotten some questions about my jutsu list. The reason Haku, Rin and Tenshi doesn't stand there, well, I want to keep their jutsus a secret. Surprise and all. Also, the list only includes jutsus that team 7 has shown. Not every jutsu they know. That too is so I can keep the element of surprise. Also, those that will object to Ino knowing Hirashin: bite me. Tenshi is Yondaime's son(adoptive) and can decide to teach whoever he wants. Besides, it's not like she can use it effectively. The same goes for Naruto and Shunshin.
Oh, and about the Kaiten turning into a big Rasengan. I…um, got that from a fic I read once. I can't remember the name, but it was really good. Anyway, I gave it some thought, and the concept seemed logical enough. So I used it. Sorry to you who came up with the idea first. Send me a note, and I'll credit you in the next chapter.
The translation page I use for my original jutsus: www. freedict. com/ onldict/ jap. html (minus the spaces.)
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I have noticed some confusion on ages (yes, I'm referring to my 'slightly' crazy friend) and have decided to clear some up.
Naruto/Sakura/Ino are 13, Haku is 16, Tenshi is 18 and Rin hits me whenever I ask. Ow, stop that. runs and hides
Tenshi is Katon/Suiton while Rin is Doton/Futon.
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Jutsu list: Jutsus that team 7 now knows (not counting the basics):
Naruto: preferred element: Katon/Raiton
Knows:
Rasengan (spiral ball)
Kage Bunshin no jutsu
Kage Shuriken no jutsu
Katon: Goukakyuu no jutsu
Katon: Housenka no jutsu
Katon: Ryuuka no jutsu (dragonfire technique)
Doton: Doryuuheki
Raiton: Dageki Tesaki no jutsu (shock fingers)
Raiton: Raikyuu no jutsu (Lightning Ball)
Raiton: Raiden atemi no jutsu (thunder and lightning strike)
Kuchiyose no jutsu, frogs and foxes
Mikazuki no mai (dance of the crescent moon)
Tsubaki no mai. (dance of the camellia)
Ninpou: Fukashi no jutsu (ninja arts: invisibility technique)
Shunshin no jutsu (body flicker) not perfected.
Furasshu no jutsu (sun flash)
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Sakura: preferred element: Katon/Doton
Knows:
Kage Shuriken no jutsu
Katon: Goukakyuu no jutsu
Katon: Housenka no jutsu (Phoenix fire technique)
Katon: Karyuu Endan (fire dragon flame missile)"
Doton: Doryuuheki
Doton: Shinjuuzanshu no jutsu (suicidal beheading technique)
Kuchiyose no jutsu, wolves and slugs
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Ino: preferred element: Futon/Suiton
Knows:
Kage Bunshin no jutsu
Kage Shuriken no jutsu
Katon: Goukakyuu no jutsu
Doton: Doryuuheki
Futon: Tei tama (air bullet)
Suiton: Sujinheki (water barrier)
Shintenshin no jutsu
Shinranshin no jutsu
Shinheisa suru no jutsu (mind close down)
Kuchiyose no jutsu, wolves
Furasshu no jutsu. (Sun Flash)
Hirashin no jutsu (flying thunder god) not perfected.