(entrance cost/hand cost/combat power/support power)
(play action)
(CZ:Chakra Zone)
(thinking)
Previously on NARUTO TCG…
Kakashi knelt towards Sasuke. "Sasuke, I want you to come with me for a bit."
"Wait until after the preliminaries." Sasuke said. "I want to watch the other matches."
"No, don't be so stubborn. There's something important I have to tell you."
A few moments later, Gekkou is about to announced the second round. "And now for the second match…" a few seconds after the screen shuffled the names, 2 more came up: "Shino Aburame and Zaku Abumi."
Both Shino and Zaku advanced to the arena. "The next 2 participants, Shino Aburame, and Zaku Abumi, are you ready?"
Shino and Zaku: "Yes."
"On my mark. Convert shinobi shields." Both players activated their shinobi shields and converted them to duel mode.
"Virtual systems, ready." The bottom of both shields internally lit up.
"Duelists, engage!" Both players are prepared and ready to duel.
Both: "LET'S DUEL!"
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NARUTO TCG: CHUNIN BATTLE TOURNAMENT DUELS-
CURSE OF THE SAND
Chapter 4:
Shino vs. Zaku
Both: "Let's Duel!"
Zaku: I'll make the first move (7). I'll charge 5 cards into my chakra zone (CZ: 5) and end my turn with a face-down (1).
Shino: …(7). I deploy Shino Aburame (0/0/2-0/1-0) to the field and attack you directly. (Shino attacked Zaku and took his first battle reward (BR: 1)) Then I send 6 cards to my chakra zone (CZ: 6) and end my turn.
Zaku: It's my move (2). I deploy Zaku Abumi (1/0/2-1/1-0).
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Card info: Zaku Abumi (wind pressure) is a turn 1 male genin leaf growth ninja. In healthy state, he has 2 combat points and 1 support point. In his injured state, it has 1 combat and 0 support point. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Next I activate the Slicing Sound Wave jutsu card. (CZ: 5) When used with a shinobi with a 'sound'combat attribute, I can flip a coin. If it comes up 'heads', all shinobi from your side of the field are removed from the battlefield. (Zaku flipped a coin, but when it fell to the floor, it came up tails.) No matter, I can still attack. (Zaku attacks Shino's avatar, but the battle ended in a draw and both ninja are injured (Shino: 0-0/Zaku: 1-0) I end my turn.
Shino: …(1) I discard mark-0 Shino to deploy mark-1 Shino (1/0/2-1/0-0). And since Shino has been brought to the field by his 'growth' ability, he gains an extra power point (3-2/1-1). Next I activate Shino's special ability: 'True Ace in the Hole'.
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Card info: When Shino Aburame (True Ace in the Hole) has been put in play via the 'growth ' effect, the player can draw 1 card from the bottom of his deck. /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Next I use Shino to attack Zaku. (Shino attacks Zaku and inflicts 1 damage on him, discarding him from the field.) Then I set 1 card face-down and end my turn.
Zaku: (1) I set a card face-down and end my turn.
Shino: …(1) I'll use 2 chakra crests (CZ: 6) to equip Shino with a Kunai jutsu card, increasing his power by 2 (5-4/3-3). Now attack. (Shino attack directly by throwing a kunai at Zaku, giving Shino 2 more battle rewards (BR: 3) I'll end my turn.
Zaku: Shoot! It's been only a few turns and already I'm behind. I can't believe it. I'm actually gonna lose! (Zaku thought back to the day when he first met Orochimaru.)
Flashback:
Zaku small boy who resorting to stealing bread to eat. One day, he was caught and several men beat him. Orochimaru watched the episode from the distance. When the men were gone, the boy fought back tears has he hungrily devoured the bread. After his meal, the boy walked outside where Orochimaru gave him an offer.
Orochimaru: I have a proposition for you, Zaku: Be my weapon and do my bidding to battle for me, and you will become strong.
End flashback
Zaku: I've come too far to mess up now…my draw! (1) I plat Zaku Abumi to the battlefield! Next I activate these two face-downs! I play 2 more copies of the Slicing Sound Wave jutsu card! You already know what it does, right? By removing 1 water crest from my chakra zone, I can flip a coin to activate its effect. But since I'm using 2 water crests, I can flip 2 coins, doubling my chances! (Zaku proceeded to the coin toss, he waits anxiously for the result, until they both came up heads.) And with both coins on heads, I can clear the battlefield of your ninja! (Zaku's avatar pointed both tubes at Shino's ready to blow him away. But after a moment's pass, both of Zaku's arms ware blown off, and then discarded.) What just happened? What happened to Zaku?!
Shino: the moment after you played your two face-downs I activated one of my own. (Shino flipped his card face-up on the field.) It's a jutsu card called the Parasitic Insect Jutsu. By countering it against your two Slicing Sound Waves, I can use 2 wind crests for each one (CZ: 2). Then I can use Shino to summon an array of small insects to aid him in battle these bugs were clogged into Zaku's air canals in his arms. When he tried to use the Slicing Sound Wave, the energy had nowhere to go and was searching for a way out. The cannons that were Zaku's arms exploded and discarded him.
Zaku: But then I don't have anything to defend with!
Shino: That's right (1). And since it's my turn again, during the standby phase after the turn Parasitic Insect was played, I get to deploy a swarm token for each card destroyed by its effect. (2 swarms of small beetles (1-1 x2) appeared behind Shino's avatar.) And with this team's combined power (5-4), it's time I ended this. Now attack. (Shino's bugs swarmed their way towards Zaku and took away the rest of his battle rewards (BR: 5))
"Zaku Abumi has been defeated," Gekkou said, "Victory goes to Shino Aburame." The crowd went into awe as Shino made his way up the stairs to his teammates Hinata and Kiba.
"Oh, wow! I...uh, congratulations Shino." Hinata squeaked.
"Yeah, great job!" Kiba said.
"Thanks," Shino said, "I will be counting on you two as well."
Gekkou is about to announce the next 2 duelists that appeared on the scoreboard. "Will Kankuro and Misumi Tsurugi please approach the arena?" Both players went down to the dueling field. "On my mark. Convert shinobi shields." Both players activated their shinobi shields and converted them to duel mode.
"Virtual systems, ready." The bottom of both shields internally lit up.
"Duelists, engage!" Both players are prepared and ready to duel.
Both: "DUEL!"
Meanwhile, Kakashi has taken Sasuke to a room in the back to put a seal on the cursed seal, in which Sasuke has received from Orochimaru. "Just hang on a little longer." Kakashi says as he performed the proper hand seals and then pressed his hands onto Sasuke's seal. Kakashi binds Sasuke's seal as he screams in pain. When the seal is finally done, strange marks which makes a ring formed around his seal. The next time that seal tries to activate, that new seal will contain its power," Kakashi says, "but this new seal requires your will power. If you lose belief in yourself, and weaken your will, that curse mark will become wild again." That is when Sasuke collapses from exhaustion. "How about that? Too tired to even argue."
"My... How you've grown. To think you've become strong enough to perform the Curse Sealing Jutsu." A voice said from the darkness. A man stepped into the light. He has white skin, and yellow slitted eyes. "You!" Kakashi exclaimed.
"Long time no see, Kakashi."
"Orochimaru!"
The man named Orochimaru stepped towards Kakashi and Sasuke. "I'm sorry; I'm not here to see you, Kakashi. I'm here for the boy behind you."
"Why are you after Sasuke?!" Kakashi asks.
"Hmph, you're lucky. You've already gotten your hands on what I want. You didn't have to have it, did you…?"
"What are you talking about?"
"That sharingan that is your right eye. I also want… the Uchiha blood."
"What are you up to, Orochimaru?"
"If you must know, the newly created sound village, I created it. You should understand from just that."
"Hmph, you mean your stupid 'ambition'?"
"Yes, something like that. And for that purpose, I need a lot of pieces."
"And Sasuke's one of those pieces, right?"
"No,… Sasuke's the supreme piece. And my people dueling for me…are just mere sacrifices."
Kakashi remains adamant in front of Sasuke. "Stop! Don't come any closer!" He prepares his Shinobi Shield and converts to duel mode. "I don't care if you are one of the Sannin, the three shinobi of legend. I swear, take one more step towards Sasuke, and one of us will die here." Orochimaru taunts him, unafraid. All he can do is laugh. "Funny, is it?"
"What you do or say is all off. Do you think that seal will help him? He is an avenger; he will take any power he can no matter how evil he knows it to be."
"So you are using that… but Sasuke is…"
Orochimaru begins to walk away. "Remember, he will seek me for power. Also, if you were thinking to take on a shadow duelist, especially myself, why don't you try then… if you can that is?"
Suddenly, Kakashi saw himself having his head cleaved clean off, having no time to react. With that, he leaves, leaving Kakashi to reflect on his own actions. "One of us will die here. I must have been out of my mind." He said to himself.
Meanwhile Kakashi decided to go back to Naruto and Sakura. In fact, he appeared behind them in a puff of smoke.
"Kakashi-Sensei!" Naruto exclaimed.
"Hi."
"What do you mean hi? Is that all you can say?!" Sakura excaimed. "What about Sasuke? How is he?"
"Oh, he's fine; sleeping soundly in the infirmary. So, did I miss anything?"
"You just missed the 2nd and 3rd matches!" Naruto said. "There was Shino Aburame against one of those guys from the sound village. Shino used some kind of tiny bugs to finish him off and win the duel! Then there's that Kankuro guy from the Sand village. He uses a bunch of puppets to help him. He used the puppets to win the math for him."
"We are ready to begin the 4th match." Gekkou said.
"Well, no matter who's picked, it'll be two weirdoes." Naruto said. "This contest is chock full of 'em!"
"Ha, like you're the one to talk." Kakashi commented"
"Haha, good one, Sensei." Sakura laughed.
"There's no time for laughing. Look at the next two match-ups." Kakashi said pointing to the scoreboard. When Sakura looked at the electronic scoreboard, she was surprised at what came up…
Sakura Haruno vs. Ino Yamanaka.
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Tune in for the next chapter of NARUTO TCG.
Next time: Childhood Rivalry
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