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The Tale of Chigatana Kenshu and Naruto the Yellow Wind
Chapter 3: Fude Bentai
The first rays of light peeked up over the horizon bathing the cool morning air in warmth. An involuntary yawn escaped from Naruto as he stood at the training grounds waiting for everyone else to arrive. 'Why did Tsunade-san order me here so early? Are there others coming? I wonder what kind of ramen I'll have for lunch?' His thoughts began to swim away into the blissful world of ramen. Then they were ripped away violently to the here and now by an all too familiar voice.
"Would you look at that sunrise! So beautiful don't you think?" The brunette man smiled down at Naruto as he sat on the branch above the blonde.
The memories of Jiraiya saying that each morning during Naruto's two years of training flooded out into his mind. He always said that. And his smile was a warm and inviting smile that melted any heart. That was one of the only times Naruto ever got to see the true side of his late sensai. "Yes," he replied calmly. "It is." He slowly looked up at the brunette and said, "you're a fellow student of Jiraiya-Sensai. I respect that." He averted his gaze back towards the steadily climbing ball of gold.
Then he felt Kenshu behind him as he whispered in his ear, "I am not your enemy." He jumped away back into the trees and simply disappeared. As the blonde turned he saw three figures moving towards him.
Hinata ran into his arms and hugged him as Sakura and Sai patiently walked up. He thought he could see them holding hands but couldn't tell with Hinata smothering him. But what could he complain about? That was one thing he liked about his girlfriend! And it showed up as a huge grin from ear to ear revealing his foxy teeth.
Then he saw three more people walk into the training grounds. A rather large, muscular man with short black hair and big, round, black sunglasses. A rather average looking girl with short, spikey red hair and a kunai twirling in her hand. And a slighlty taller woman with an above average bust and black hair that reached down to the small of her back. Each one was a Konoha ninja without a doubt. The forehead protectors, black ninja clothes and green vests gave it away.
"Hello!" A cheery wave and smile came from the man as he took long strides towards them. He stopped before the four already present and held out his hand. "I'm Chikusou! Nice to meet you!" His deep voice was surprisingly soft and warm. They all took turns shaking his hand as they introduced themselves. "And these pretty women," he motioned with his hand towards the other two arrivals, "are Moeru and Honryuu."
The redhead smiled and piped up. "Moeru's the name! Don't forget it!" She put the kunai away and took each of their hands in a warm welcom.
The raven haird girl simply glared at them. "Honryuu."
"And I'm your Hokage!" They all snapped their attention to the speaker at the center of the training grounds. She stared at them a moment before speaking again. "Well, aren't you going to line up?" Within the second she finished they were standing in front of her at attention. "Good. You are assembled here today only by your knowledge and mine. You are the new members of a top secret team that will be controlled by me directly and will not acknowledge your existence to any other outside of those that are gathered here today. Do you understand?"
"Yes Tsunade-sama!" they yelled in unison.
"Your team's name is Fude Bentai and this is your team leader, Chigatana Kenshu." They all looked behind her as she stepped aside and a brunette man stepped forward to take her place.
He intently studied each one going from left to right. His piercing eyes seemed to cut open their very souls and observe every detail of them. Then he smiled sofly as he said to them, "strong individuals. Nice choices Hokage-Sama. But they're still weak as a team." He then stepped forward and held up a scroll. "First person to open it learns the secret technique inside. Everyone else has to do laps on the obstacle course I made. Go." He smiled as he saw the click in Team Seven's and Hinata's brains and they jumped away for cover in the bushes and trees.
Honryuu chuckled as she saw this and stated bluntly, "cowards." Then she launched a full out assault of punches and kicks at Kenshu. But every time she struck, no matter how she did it or what combinations she used, he seemed to either be just out of reach or dodging it so precisely she was almost touching him. In a sudden fit of anger she lashed out with a kunai on the end of a chain. As it swung towards his gut he leaped back and cleared it by a foot. But then the next barrage came.
The head of a spear smashed into the ground just in front of him. Kenshu glanced up to see Chikusou holding the end of it as he seemed to float in midair for a split second. Then he landed and pulled the spear out spinning it around aiming for the brunette's head. He missed by a mere centimeter. Then a series of thrusts and slashes rained down upon the man with the scroll. Not a moment was left to think lest he should slip up and get pierced or cut by the deadly metal head.
But his luck was not getting any better as Moeru came from behind wielding a kunai in each hand. "Out of the way big boy!" She tossed a shuriken at Chikusou to make him move before sending her hands armed with kunai hurtling at her target. She kicked, slashed, thrust and flew at him with astounding speed and accuracy but even then missed as Kenshu dodged faster and faster.
"I've had enough of this!" Honryuu lept into the air above Kenshu and aimed a kick straight at his head. As her leg extended she felt her ankle being squeezed but it was too late. Her momentum was used against her as she was thrown into the ground where she fell unconscious.
Then Chikusou thrust at the chest of the man and felt it grabbed just below the blade. It was yanked out of his hands and spun around so that the back end slammed into the side of his head knocking him stone cold. Kenshu dropped the spear and looked at the red headed girl.
Moeru charged at him and slashed at his neck. Her hand was blocked and then she felt the palm of the brunette's hand pressing against her stomach. She froze and felt a rush of vertigo as she dropped and blacked out.
"As for you four, I believe you've had plenty of time to plan while these blundering idiots went in for a free for all kill." He stood straight and held the scroll out in front of him. Then he reached into his coat and slid it into a pocket. "Come and get it."
A breeze rustled the leaves in the trees. Nothing stirred. The silence began to overwhelm the training grounds. The three bodies of the limp and defeated ninja lay about him. Not a single one groaned. Then movement. Slow, subtle movement behind him that seemed to crawl towards his feet. He smirked as he figured out the trap. 'If I stand still the snake gets me. If I jump I'm in a trap. So that means one thing, down.'
All hell broke loose as the snake made of ink sprung towards Kenshu hissing and coiling in the air to trap him. It missed it's target as the brunette sunk into the ground and disappeared.
"Hinata! Find him!" Sai yelled across the clearing despelling his snake. Her Byakugan searched the training grounds and pin pointed their enemy.
"Sakura! Ten meters from your two o'clock!" Hinata yelled to her partner.
The pink haired kinoichi wasted no time diving for the ground and smashing her fist into it sending the earth into turmoil and revealing a crouching shinobi sitting on a submerged boulder. Then without warning Naruto followed up by leaping above him and throwing several kunai at the brunette. But again the plan didn't work.
"Catch me if you can!" Kenshu laughed as he dove forward towards the barrage and deflected them at the raven haired girl.
Her hands flew out in front of her and struck each projectile sending it careening into the ground all the while keeping an eye on the target and surrounding area. "The fog's rolling in!" She screamed and formed several hand seals. A heavy mist rose from the nearby stream and covered the training grounds. Sakura and Sai used a transformation to hide among the trees and wait. Then the blonde boy sprung into action.
He formed several hand seals and melted into the air mixing with the mist. The air was his domain, his home, his element. He knew all in the air. He knew that he was surrounding Kenshu who stood in the center of the battle ground. He swirled around him and struck. The mist suddenly condensed into huge icicles as Naruto mixed his wind chakra with Hinata's water chakra and smashed them into the brunette. At least, that's what he planned.
As Naruto formed back into himself standing behind the pile of ice he witnessed a sight not many get to see. The frozen water shaped into several clear versions of the brunette and stood around him. "Ice Clones! Attack!"
Sakura and Sai burst into action attacking the icey golems as Hinata stayed back watching the scene unfold. Naruto stood in shock and temporary exhaustion. Sai and Sakura were soon forced back as the Ice Clones were hard and durable even absorbing the hits from the pink haired girl. And all the while Kenshu stood at the center laughing and smiling at them.
Hinata was pissed to say the least. No one was more powerful than her and Naruto! It hadn't dawned on her quite yet but the blonde had rubbed off on her a bit in their short two months of dating. "Naruto! Take him out!" He knew just what to do.
Without warning several huge hydras made from water shot out of the stream and struck out at the brunette. They crashed into where he'd been standing and then he saw several Naruto's running along them towards him. Something was different about this clones. And these hydras weren't normal either. What was going on? This was new even for Kenshu.
Then he saw the clever inginuity and decided to let them get him. 'After all, such beauty should not be allowed to fail.' He smiled and acted as if he'd fallen for it.
The hydras rocketed at him and wrapped around him. The clones of Naruto suddenly fused with the water and it turned into rigid ice. Then the real blonde leaped out of the air above him and made several hand seals. "Wind Storm no Jutsu!" Kenshu was hit with a tremendous force of compressed air with infused chakra that made blunt strikes but didn't cut. At least they weren't going to try and kill him.
The ice shattered with the attack and fell around the brunette laying on his back on the now displaced ground. He smiled and pulled out the scroll handing it to Naruto. "You and your team wins. I'll be lecturing the other three when they wake up."
The four stood around him and grinned at their success. And of course Sai was polite and offered Kenshu a hand up. "So, what's in the scroll?" Naruto asked with a blank expression.
"Open it and find out," replied Sakura.
The blonde obeyed and opened the scroll a little to see what was inside. He stared for a moment before grinning his foxy grin. Then laughter took over and between breaths he choked out, "Kenshu...you are...Jiraiya's...student!" He continued laughing as he flicked his wrist and unravled the entire scroll revealing the very last piece saying "Teamwork".
"So," started Hinata, "the important technique we learned is teamwork."
"No." Said the brunette. "You already knew the lesson. That's how you got the scroll. The other three on the other hand didn't know so they will be the ones to learn it. Hopefully from you four." He smiled softly and tilted his head to the side. "Great job everone. You have the rest of the day off. As for them," he pointed to the slowly rising ninja, "they have a lot of work to do."
End