Ao watched as the two boys faced each other. The final round of the chuunin exam was here. "You may begin when you are ready," he said. Suigetsu chuckled as he once again melted into water. The water rushed over to Chojuro and reformed right behind him, all in the blink of an eye. "That last battle was quick," Suigetsu taunted. "I think I'll take my time with you, four-eyes." Chojuro spun around to punch him, but Suigetsu jumped out of the way. Suigetsu's foot shot up and whacked Chojuro across his face, knocking his glasses off. Blood flowed from his busted lip down his chin and, without his glasses, Chojuro's vision blurred tremendously. Nearly blind, Chojuro did not see Suigetsu raise his fist but felt the impact of the blow as Suigetsu punched him again, this time sending him flying backwards and skidding on the hard floor. Chojuro moaned as he slowly got back up on his feet. He heard Suigetsu sprinting towards him and stepped out of his way. Chojuro then struck Suigetsu to the ground. As he stepped back, he heard something crack. Chojuro picked up his glasses to find that his lenses were scratched up and broken.
"You know," Suigetsu said while wiping blood from his mouth. "You're getting to be a real nuisance." He lunged forward and slammed his fist into Chojuro's stomach. "Gah!" he cried as he slumped down to the floor, unable to move or breathe. "Chojuro!" Mei cried worriedly from the stands. I-I can't lose now. Mei-sama is watching me. Suigetsu used his foot to roll Chojuro over onto his back so that he was looking up at him. Chojuro tried to stab a kunai into Suigetsu's leg, but it swam right through. "How rude," Suigetsu chuckled. How do I defeat water? Chojuro asked himself. Suddenly, he had an idea. Suigetsu raised his foot directly above Chojuro's face. As he stomped down, Chojuro rolled over and his foot slammed into the floor. Chojuro ran as fast as his legs would carry him over to the light switch.
"Don't run away from me, you coward!" Suigetsu snarled, chasing after him. Chojuro dashed over to the light switch and took out his last kunai. He turned around just in time for Suigetsu to punch him in the chest. "Ngh!" Chojuro heard his ribs crack and coughed up a bit of blood, but he grabbed Suigetsu's arm and held on. He took the kunai and jammed it into the light switch. Sparks of electricity exploded from the switch and the lights flickered crazily. "Aaagh!" Chojuro and Suigetsu screamed as they were both shocked violently. The sparks finally died down and one of the light bulbs burst. Chojuro let go of Suigetsu and staggered forward. The lights flickered then went out, and everything went black.
Chojuro's eyes slowly opened to the gloomy white-gray color of the hospital ceiling. He tried to sit up, but a sharp pain in his chest forced him to fall back down. "Don't move too much, you'll hurt yourself," Mei said quietly. Chojuro looked over to find her seated next to his bed. "Oh! M-Mei-sama! I-I didn't know, er, you were here. I…ow…" he stammered, fidgeting painfully in his bed. "Calm down, Chojuro. I just came by to see that you were alright," Mei said comfortingly. "I-I'm just fine. I have a small headache, b-but that's all!" Mei smiled at the boy. "That's good. But you really scared me back there with the electricity. I was so worried that you would die from electrocution," she said, her face now close to his. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to worry you," Chojuro said, blushing. "The good news is that you're now a chuunin," Mei said cheerfully. "Huh?!" he asked bewildered. "You and that other boy both passed out at the same time," she explained. "Since you two were the only ones left, the Mizukage decided to promote both of you to chuunin level." Chojuro smiled, proud of his accomplishment. "You fought very valiantly. Your method was a bit reckless, but it was still brave." "Thank you," Chojuro blushed an even deeper red. Mei stood up from her chair. "I'll let you get some rest, now." As she walked out of the room, the kunoichi looked back and said, "You know, you of the Mist." With that, Mei left. Chojuro closed his eyes. Me? A Swordsman of the Mist? the boy thought as he drifted to sleep. He'd consider it.
Like Oil And Water Part II- End
By Rei-chan
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