Lord Pain: Sorry for the wait, but I had to think up what I was gonna do for Naruto and Kisara's fight against one another... Man... I'm evil to do that...
26 Sorrow: No... Turning his father into one of your servants was evil...
(Lord Pain blinks and frowns glaring at the Pain angrily...)
Lord Pain: Technically... He's your servant...
(26 blinks in surprise then frowns at his boss.)
Lord Pain: Anyway, I'm gonna stop putting those Bingo Book things up to extend Chapter length, I'll just have to make them longer the old fashioned way! But until then, the Harem has FINALLY been finished! First Place was Tsunade with 69 votes. Second place was Kisara Hatake with 117 votes. Third Place was Fem Kyuubi with 106 Votes. Fourth Place was Kurenai Yuuhi with 105 total votes. And finally, the Fifth and Last member is... Anko Miterashi with 107 Votes total! Sorry if the girl you wanted didn't make it, but there are other stories that she might become pared with Naruto that I'm making... Now that thats out of the way take us out 26!
26 Sorrow: If you've seen any of the other disclaimers you already know what I'm going to say... So just leave me alone...
Lord Pain: Okay, now on with the show!
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Naruto Ultimate...
Chapter 15...
Chunin Exams, Part seven: Battle Ground Take down, and Hyuuga Clash!
"And so the hound weaves this final chapter in this tale of life.."
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Talking "Yo"
Thinking 'Stupid Fox'
Demon/Madness Jutsu Talking "Grrr..."
Demon/Madness Jutsu Thinking 'Stupid Kit...'
Inner Self Talking/Spirit of Vengeance talking "CHAA!!!"
Jutsu "Kage Bunshin No Jutsu!"
Guardians of Pain "Now you will come with us Child..."
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Deep in the forest of Death a blood red eye slowly opened as memories flashed in its mind... A woman imprisoned in crystal... A man in a black cloak with long silver hair... A gun pointed at him... Someone's voice saying she was sorry... And, the name Lucrecia... The red eye belonged to a cloaked figure that placed a black gloved hand on its head and then looked around, before spotting a strange looking black and white creature with a stone mask partly covering its face, glowing blue lines and flaming red hair the only other color he could see as he jumped down.
Midna was desperately searching for her friend Link. She wasn't able to search for long without tiring, and those Lizardmen were chasing her no less. Thats when she saw the red cloaked figure and yelped as he dropped down in front of her. "Don't be afraid..." Came the calm voice from the figure and Midna tilted her head to the side. "I won't hurt you..." He said and Midna blinked then looked around and tried to speak to the man who tilted his own head in response making her hang hers. "Hmmm..." The figure said then looked around and frowned behind the collar of his red cloak. "I sense a dark presence... Is that what your trying to warn me about?" The man questioned and Midna nodded. "Don't worry... I'm tougher than I look..." He said and walked towards the power only for Midna to push back against his chest and hit him on the head.
"I can't stay, this dark power... It's infecting my home... I won't let without a fight..." The man said and then sidestepped Midna before jumping into the tree's and moving through the forest like a red blur. Midna grumbled to herself about men not listening to reason and went back on her search before moving into a clearing and finally seeing the wolf form of Link. Midna happily shouted and jumped on the wolfs back roughly, awakening the black and white creature which shook its head.
"Time to move Link! We have work to do!" Midna exclaimed to the beast which nodded its head just for three Lizardmen to jump from the forest and lunge at them. "Link, lets end this quickly and find your sword!" Midna stated and the wolf nodded its head and crouched snarling at the Lizardmen as a red field surrounded its body. Just as soon as all the Lizardmen entered the field they were stopped by Midna's power and Link lunged into the creatures, tearing each one apart before they fell to the ground dead. "Now, find your sword Link, use your senses, it isn't from this world." Midna told the black and white wolf which nodded and then closed it's eyes before reopening them and rushing through the forest at a breakneck pace.
Link suddenly saw a trail of translucent power and narrowed his blue eyes, and picking up speed nearly throwing Midna from his back as he ran. The black wolf soon skidded to a halt and growled loudly as another Lizardman jumped in front of him and swung its Axe. Link jumped back evading the weapon then lunged forward and started to gnaw the creatures throat out before jumping off and spitting out the gore as the creature hit the ground with a sickening sound. The Wolf then lunged passed the corpse and into a large clearing, it seemed to have been disturbed recently but he saw his sword and ran towards it. Link got close to the sword and in a flash of white light, he was once more his elven self and nodded seeing his hands and feet again.
"Good, now we must train if we are to beat this Nightmare creature Link." Midna said from his shadow and Link nodded his head before running into the forest too train. The Lizardmen then all jumped down from the tree's and the Lizardman general snarled before ordering his troops to find what was left of their brothers. The Lizardmen saluted him and ran off while snarling if they hit one another by accident and the General narrowed his eyes, a clicking sound coming from his throat as he looked towards Link's retreating figure in the distance...
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(Chunin Exams Tower...)
Kisara Hatake Vs. Naruto Uzumaki...
Naruto could only stare in shock at the board then looked at the also shocked Kisara and gulped. 'Why her... Why not someone that I DON'T like... Like Kiba... I'd kick his ass from here to Sunday...' Naruto thought to himself then flipped over the guardrails to the ground as Kisara jumped down landing on her feet in front of her old friend. "Alright... The Seventh match of the Chunin Selection Exam semi-finals... Naruto Uzumaki Vs. Kisara Hatake, shall now begin!" Hayate exclaimed then backed off, Naruto and Kisara blankly staring at one another, thoughts racing threw both of their minds.
'What should I do... I don't wanna hurt Kisara, she's been my best friend since I was four... I've known her almost all my life... What do I do... If I fight with everything I got she'll be beaten... She might land a few blows but she won't win... I wanna go to the finals... But I don't wanna take HER chance at becoming Chunin to do it... Dammit... I hate irony...' Naruto thought to himself when Kisara finally moved and eye smiled at the red haired boy.
"Naruto-kun, if we're gonna fight... I don't want you holding ANYTHING back..." She told the boy seriously then looked even more serious. "I'm not made of glass, I can take a beating just as well as the next Ninja... If your afraid of hurting me, I'm flattered, really, but I want to fight you at your best, win or lose, because I won't hold anything back either." Kisara says then assumes a Fighting stance looking towards Naruto. "And even if you do beat me, I know at least you will make a great Chunin, I'll have another shot in the future Naruto-kun, so don't hold anything back!" Kisara says to Naruto firmly and the red head smiles to himself and lifts up his right hand.
"Thanks Kisara... I really needed that..." Naruto says ad bites into his thumb drawing blood and pulling down the collar of his ANBU style shirt, mask and all to show a restriction seal marker around his neck. "Right then... The last piece of the Restriction Seal, I've already released the one on my Arms and Legs... Now to release my Chakra..." Naruto says making Kakashi's eye's widen as the boy spreads his blood over the seal. "Restriction Seal... KAI!" Naruto exclaims and a massive burst of Chakra is felt threw the stands while Naruto then crouches slightly assuming a stance that has his hands bent with his arms also curved to resemble a crescent shape.
"Naruto's using the "Shadow Claw Taijutsu, Crescent Moon Stance... This won't end well..." Ino mumbled to herself with a half grimace.
"What do you mean 'Shadow Claw Taijutsu'?" Rock Lee asked and Ino groaned.
"It's Naruto's Style, like mines Bloody Claw, his is Shadow Claw, and the other person Crow taught has Iron Claw... The Bloody claw focuses on Strength and Power, the first Inner gate and chakra obviously... The Iron Claw basically focuses on defenses and endurance, but uses Chakra also... But Naruto's Shadow Claw... You'll have to see it to believe it..." Ino said as Kisara charged at Naruto and threw a punch at him only for him to easily move back, her fist still moving forward Naruto Twisted his body and brought his outstretched hand upwards and hit Kisara at the base of her jaw sending her backwards in pain.
Naruto didn't stop however as he then used his still outstretched hands to palm strike Kisara in the stomach knocking the wind out of her as he twisted his arms and hit her under the chin again, twisting once more he slid to her side and palmed her in the chest before twisting around her into a sweep kick knocking the girl's feet out from under her. Twisting once more Naruto maneuvered his other foot to kick Kisara in the back before she fell completely, knocking her upwards, he then twisted once more and kicked her in the small of her back knocking her upwards with his outstretched leg.
"He was... Twisting a lot..." Lee said and Ino nodded.
"He moves like that in order to use his momentum... He doesn't lose the momentum from any of his attacks in the Crescent Moon stance, he uses his momentum to continuously hit his opponents with weak but quick attacks, allowing him to keep his strength up while chipping away at his opponent gradually..." Ino explained and Lee started to yell about the "Flames of Youth" once more with his sensei joining in and Ino scooted away from the strangest team in all of Konoha. Back in the ring, Kisara rolled herself in the air and formed several hand seals before she then held onto her right wrist and narrowed her eyes.
Naruto looked up and raised a brow when Kisara then pulled her hand back and suddenly a static sound started to fill the arena."Raiton, Young LIGHTNING!" The girl shouted loudly as she hit the roof then kicked herself down and brought her electricity charged fist down near Naruto blowing the boy back as she hit the ground, knocking up dust in the arena as well as rubble. Before the boy could blink Kisara came from the smoke and tossed several Shuriken at the boy. Naruto used his gauntlets to block and Kisara used that punch him in the gut making him gasp as she then Punched Naruto his head hitting the wall behind him. The girl then grabbed the front of his outfit and tossed him across the ring and back into the smoke where she soon followed, and plunged into the awaiting battle.
"Ka-Kakashi... Was that the Chidori?" Guy asked his rival while Kakashi simply shook his head no.
"It's not fast or strong enough... Although it looked like it was basically a weaker version... Less Chakra Consumption, but higher control needed... But still B-Rank Assassination Technique worthy..." The Cycloptic Jounin said while Guy continued to gawk.
Back in the ring Kisara ran threw the smoke looking for Naruto when she felt a presence and jumped narrowly evading the boy as he had tried to attack her. The girl landed in a crouch and punched the boy only for him to go up in a puff of smoke the girls eye's widening briefly. "DARK FIRE!!" Naruto Exclaimed and then a massive wave of black and violet flames burned threw the smoke towards Kisara, the girl cursed and flipped out of the way and out of the smoke to see the flames melt the side of the ring and floor where they hit.
"Shit..." She said with an impressed tone before then Naruto came from what was left of the dispersing smoke and flung the chain from his right gauntlet, catching Kisara by her ankles and pulling on the chain bringing her to the ground. Naruto then started to spin with the chain pulling Kisara as he soon was spinning rapidly, he then released Kisara's ankles, and sent the girl flying calling his chain back to wrap around his arm. Kisara mentally growled as she then turned herself in midair and sprung herself on the ground, now her feet facing the wall as she hit then kicked off back towards Naruto. The girl then unsheathed the Tantou from its place and ran quickly towards Naruto as the boy unlocked the blade on his right Gauntlet and caught her blade with his own.
"Not Bad..." Naruto says to the girl threw gritted teeth while holding Kisara's blade back with his own.
"Your not too shabby either Naru-kun..." Kisara tells him honestly and they push one another back and land in a crouch. "Is this really all you got?" Kisara questions and Naruto cracks his neck and has a small grin cross over his lips.
"You wish..." He tells her darkly and then focuses his Chakra and Aura to his hands the blade on his right gauntlet flipping back to its place as he did. His hands are then covered by a burst of black and violet flame making Kisara's eye's widen while Naruto closes his eye's then opens them to reveal the Kamigan blaring to life. "Dark Fire... Flame Punch!" Naruto exclaims Clenching his fist and smirking towards Kisara as he runs forward and sends several punches towards the girl. Kisara dodges the flaming punches and winces several times when she feels she's too close, the heat being more than enough to warn her not to let him connect.
"Hey... Thats Kushina-Sans trick..." Anko says from the stands with a gaping jaw as Kisara then kicks Naruto in the gut and flips onto all fours. Anko then uses a Shunshin to appear next to her friend Kurenai and grinned. "Hey, Kur, isn't that ol' Kushina's dark fire trick?" Anko asked and the red eyed woman took a closer look then smirked.
"Indeed it is Anko, I'm surprised I didn't notice it earlier... He DOES have her hair after all..." Kurenai said and didn't Notice Kakashi's eye's narrow angrily while listening. 'So I was right after all... Sandaime... You lied to me... Naruto is their son... He didn't die...' The silver haired Jounin thought with an angry scowl under his mask. Meanwhile, Kisara was flipping away from Naruto, the boy having covered his feet in the Dark Fire also was now using both punches and kicks in an attempt to hit her. He was however thankful that he regulated the heat after a few moments, taking away some of the Chakra and Aura to activate it in order to cool it, so it would hurt her, but not injure her irreparably.
Kisara let out a few panting breaths as she sheathed her Tantou, then formed four hand seals just as Naruto was coming at her and gritted her teeth behind her mask. 'I can't risk using Young Lightning Again, it's an Assassination Jutsu, not suitable for this kind of tournament, plus it takes WAY too much of my chakra and without the right amount of control it's uselessly unstable... I'll have too use it's little sister then...' Kisara thought to herself and held her hands to her side and Naruto stopped, raising a brow as her Aura started to spark erratically almost like...
'LIGHTNING!' His mind yelled in amazement. 'Their Kekkei-Genkai isn't white chakra because it's holy or something... it's because they have perfect control of lightning!' Naruto's mind exclaimed as he crouched when he saw sparks appear at Kisara's hands.
"Raiton! WHITE LIGHTNING!!" The silver haired girl exclaimed as sparks of white lightning literally started to form over her hands and she ran at Naruto throwing her lightning coated hands towards the boy, blurring as she did. Naruto grunted as he was hit in the stomach by one of the lightning coated fist's then punched upside the chin into the air. The gritted his teeth and inwardly knew he'd have to go back to the Shadow Claw Style, while he hated waiting, it would be best in order to evade Kisara's damn lightning coated punches... Those damn things HURT!
To that effect, Naruto quickly doused his Dark Fire, then used the Air Hyke to propel himself up ward away From Kisara and then landed in a seemingly unguarded stance that made Ino smirk and everyone else wonder what he was doing. Kisara meanwhile ran towards Naruto, fist's still covered in that white Lightning she threw a punch at the red haired boy, but he leaned backwards, easily evading the attack and then moved his arms backward to catch himself as he flip kicked Kisara in the chin and then spun kicking Kisara in the side. The boy then quickly got back onto his feet and crouched low to the ground before springing forwards toward Kisara and quickly used a Shunpo to appear before her and kick her into the air. Kisara shook her head and frowned seeing Naruto then crouch and fling himself up towards her, however just as she went to dodge, he passed her using Air Hyke and then once directly above the girl he spun downwards and hit the small of Kisara's back pushing her into the ground with a drill kick.
Naruto then flipped off of Kisara, the girl placing a no longer lightning coated hand on the ground and pushing herself to her knee's to glare at Naruto annoyedly before standing up fully. Naruto whistled as she actually managed to get up, then wondered what little trick she'd use next...
"Hey Kakashi, what was that Lightning move Kisara used with her fists? It was like her Young Lightning but white and didn't dissipate after a second." Guy asked and Kakashi felt his eye twitch... Had he known or realized how tough she was... he'd have kept up with her damn training...
"He wouldn't know, but it's the Young lightning's Little sister White Lightning. It charges the entire body with an immense Static charge, then with the will of the user focuses the electric current into whatever part of the body Kisara might want... Never seen anyone besides her do it either." Anko explained and Guy nodded then looked thoughtful.
"Then why doesn't Kakashi know of it?" He asked and Anko glared at the silver haired Jounin who was now scratching the curve of his nose nervously...
"Uh... I haven't really been teaching her anything, Guy... she kinda made these moves on her own..." Kakashi admitted and Guy gawked before grabbing Kakashi's head in a headlock.
"HOW UNYOUTHFUL! MY ETERNAL RIVAL HOW CAN YOU LEAVE YOUR DAUGHTER WITHOUT YOU POWER! SHE IS A FINE NINJA AND YOU DON'T EVEN BOTHER TO HELP HER TRAIN!? DISGRACEFUL!!!" Guy shouted at Kakashi the Jounin wishing that Guy would shout up and that the Moe Howard idiot would shut up for once so he could WATCH what his daughter could actually do...
"I'm surprised your still up Kisara-chan, not that your weak but your back must be killing you..." Naruto said offhandedly and Kisara smirked behind her mask as cracks slowly started to spread throughout her body and Naruto's eye's widened... "Shit... I taught you that last week!" He suddenly exclaimed as the pieces of the "Chakra Shell" fell to the ground and Naruto narrowed his eye's on the girl. "You put that up when we entered that smoke screen..." He stated and Kisara nodded as she got back into a fighting stance and Naruto just smirked to himself and crouched down. "Then lets see how good you really are!" He exclaimed running towards Kisara then vanishing into a red flash and appearing in front of her. The girl quickly blocked the punch aimed for her then tried to kick Naruto's feet out, the boy jumped above the kick and threw one of his own at her head.
He connected with Kisara's head and then quickly twisted to kick her in the stomach sending her flying as he landed in a low crouch. Kisara, opened one eye and twisted her self in mid air, landing against the wall she pushed herself forward and landed on her feet as she then formed several hand seals. Naruto frowned and then quickly moved from his spot, so quick in fact he left a blur as he ran towards Kisara, chakra pumping through his leg's as he moved his hands and molded chakra to his fingers and feet.
"Ninpou, Chakra Claw's Jutsu!!" Naruto exclaimed as translucent black claw's appeared over his fingers and toes while he ran towards Kisara. The then seemed to smirk as she then brought both her hands together and lightning arched around them and upward along her arms before sparking even along her hair and legs.
"Raiton! Thunder Coil Jutsu!" She called out and then slammed both her hands to the ground a massive coiling form of lightning heading strait for Naruto. The red haired boy growled to himself then quickly jumped up into a rolling spin and formed his Dark Fire, which spiraled with his body. Naruto's flaming form went into the coiling Lightning Attack and Fire and Lightning started to arch into one brilliant form as the flame was now moving with the Lightning making a tunnel...
"Shadow Dragon CLAWS!!" Naruto Called out appearing slightly scorched from the tunnel and swiped at Kisara, the girl was too getting more and more tired so she was unable to dodge the attack. Naruto slashed the front of her armored vest sideways, then upward, then diagnolly, then pushed forward with his claw's and hit a pressure point that hit Kisara. He then quickly kicked her feet out from under her, kicked her into the air, spun into a slash kick using the claws there, and brought his elbow down into her stomach knocking the breath from her. He then grabbed her vest and tossed her into the air, quickly formed one last fireball into his hands and unleashed the attack hurling at Kisara. The girl saw the attack coming and with what little strength she had left she lifted her arms into an X to block the fire from burning her completely, but, much to her astonishment, when it hit, it didn't hurt...
As she was sent to the ground Naruto panted heavily, even if he was only using a few Jutsu, that damn Dark Fire was starting to take it's toll on him again... 'Dammit, the Dark Fire is the only Jutsu I have I trust not to hurt Kisara... But it drains my Aura and that takes a lot longer to regenerate... Even with almost all my chakra intact I'm exhausted...' Naruto thought to himself then gawked as Kisara pushed herself back to her feet once more, her clothes all either charred or cut up from his last attack... 'She's not human... I swear she can't be human... Dammit, what OTHER girl can take this much punishment and still be getting up I swear!' Naruto thought to himself as the Silver Haired girl looked at him from her place, panting heavily also.
"N-not bad... Naru-kun... I don... I don't think I'll be going on anymore..." Kisara said panting and Naruto chuckled.
"Y-you know... It's pretty... Pretty amazing you were able to get up... I-i thought for sure... You'd be out for the count... After that last hit..." Naruto panted and Kisara smiled, a bit, though it was invisible thanks to her damnable mask...
"That last attack, for some reason... it didn't hurt so much Naru-kun... It was... Just... Warm..." Kisara said then fell backwards and into unconsciousness while Hayate looked at the two and smirked to himself before coughing.
"Winner of the Senventh match, Naruto Uzumaki!" He declared and Naruto grinned before passing out himself and Kakashi and Anko both jumped down to collect their students and carry them back up the stares. Just as they made it, the next names for the next match came up and Kairi grinned evilly.
Kairi Inuzuka Vs. Kiba Inuzuka...
The bloody red head grinned to herself as she jumped down into the ring, Kiba whooping loudly and following. "The eighth match of the Chunin Selection Exam semi-finals shall now commence..." Hayate stopped in order to cough slightly as he looked at the two. "Kairi, and Kiba Inuzuka... Begin!" He called out as Kiba grinned and ran towards Kairi the feral boy throwing a punch at her as she dodged it easily...
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(Roof...)
Nightmare chuckled as Naruto won, the passed out before looking to Tira. "Come Tira, we have work to do..." The mutated warrior said and jumped off the tower, Tira following as they easily made it to the ground.
"But I thought you wanted to watch all the matches?" Tira questioned and Nightmare chuckled darkly, turning his bi-colored eye's towards her.
"I already know how these matches will end... Hinata will defeat her opponent, no matter who it is..." The Dark Warrior said with an evil chuckle and then walked away from Tira, the pink eyed girl following him as he walked through the Forest of Death.
"Where to now Master?" She asked happily while admiring her ring blade and Nightmare took a thoughtful look, his mutated claw resting on his chin.
"Unfortunately, we cannot attempt to gather more souls, lest we risk exposing ourselves... We have all the information on the genin that we'll need and more... The Lizardmen are all hard at work training... Or stuffing their ugly maws with food... And last but not least I have destroyed that... Did you just see that?" Nightmare asked as he suddenly stopped, both his musings and his movement, making Tira pump into him and glare at her master for a second before looking around him and raise her brow.
"I don't see anything Master... Why are you stopping?" She questioned and Nightmare unsheathed Dark Seed and looked around warily... Thats when she saw it also, a flash of red, and then the clinking of metal. She was then knocked down by Nightmare as something flew over both their heads and landed nearby in a tree... Nightmare quickly got back to his feet and grasped the hilt of Dark Seed tightly, Tira looked at the same place as her master and tilted her head in confusion, a man, she supposed, with a long red tattered cloak was standing in a tree, his cloak billowing in the wind as his long black hair flowed with it, a red headband was wrapped around his head to keep his long bangs out of his red eyes...
"So then... Exactly who the hell are you..." Nightmare questioned of the figure that stood looking down on him with its blood colored eyes.
"..." The figure was silent, not a word said or sound made beyond the fluttering of his cloak as it then crouched down and lunged at the two once more, the flash of a golden claw the only warning as it attempted to take Nightmare's head off. Nightmare leaned back in time to save his neck and the figure flipped in the air, landing on his feet behind him and quickly un-holstered something from his right thigh and aimed it at the sword wielding monster. Nightmare barely had time to roll out of the way as several bullets now littered the ground where he had been and the demonic hell warrior narrowed his eye's upon the warrior.
He could now see that this person was very tall and had almost all of his skin covered by black leather pants and a coat, black combat boots adorned his feet with pointy golden plates attached to the feet and around the ankles. Several belts were around his waist with a holster on his right thigh, a golden clawed gauntlet covered his entire left hand and forearm, with a black leather glove covering his right hand... It was what was in his hand that concerned Nightmare however, it looked like the weapon that Dirge used, only with three barrels, and a key chain coming off the handle...
Nightmare gritted his teeth seeing only the pale skin around this persons nose and eyes, the rest covered either by the cloak or his head band... Those eyes were mocking him, he just knew it. Nightmare roared and rushed towards this warrior swinging his massive blade but the man in red sidestepped him and kicked him in the back sending him to the ground. Nightmare snarled as he twisted back to his feet and violet energy formed into his hand, lightning arching around it as he flung this energy outwards towards the warrior.
The cloaked being once more sidestepped the attack and then aimed his gun towards Nightmare only for Tira to nearly cut the mans head off. "NO ONE TOUCHES MY MASTER!!" She exclaimed loudly with an enraged look as she started to spin her ring blade in impossible directions towards the man in red who weaved in and out of the attacks before backhanding her with his clawed arm and glancing at Nightmare stoically. Nightmare rage got the better of him once more as he clenched his fist's over the hilt of Dark Seed and began to swing the blade at the man wildly, no form or reason, even as the man continued to evade him effortlessly, further enraging the mutated monster to the point of insanity as he then finally brought the sword down on the ground the man having flipped away to land in a crouch.
The man then quickly took out his gun and held it over his left arm and fired several shots, Nightmare used his mutated arms to take the shots and gritted his teeth in pain as his body pushed them out slowly. Before that was done however, the man was on the move again and spun using his claw he used an uppercut on Nightmare knocking him into the air as he then kicked Nightmare once, then twice sending the hell warrior flying into a tree, just as the bullets fell out of Nightmare's mutated right arm and to the ground.
"Master... Allow me to defeat him for you..." Came Dark Seed's voice into Nightmare's mind and the hell night gritted his teeth. "Destroy him for me!" He growled out and the sword sent him an acknowledgment, Nightmare then stood up and glared at the warrior, even as Dark Seed took control over his mind, changing Nightmare's Eyes to match Dark Seed's...
Nightmare now under the control of Dark Seed stood up and crouched slowly before running forward and swinging his sword at the person before him. The man evaded it but Dark Seed used its own momentum to continue the swing, arching it around his back towards the mans legs making him jump into the air as then Dark Seed continued this same swing, finally connecting with the man's left shoulder and knocking him away, although Dark Seed was surprised it didn't seem to cut him...
"Cure..." The man said in a soft monotonous voice and green energy seemed to come from nowhere as it healed the warrior and he got up once more, surprising Dark Seed into astonishment. The warrior then glanced at Nightmare, the face he bore still unreadable, yet grim it seemed as then he holstered his gun and pushed his cape to flutter behind his body... The man closed his eye's and Dark Seed tensed, something wasn't right here... This man wasn't afraid of him... He wasn't normal...
"Limit Break..." The man said softly and Dark Seed's eyes widened as the man was then consumed by a black sphere. Then how the man, no, he was no longer a man in fact, now a monstrous beast stood in his place. His cloak now a loin cloth around its waist, the gauntlet further mutated into it's arm, the golden plates on his feet had vanished, save the ones around his ankles as his wolf like paws were now in their place, his hair became longer and spikier now colored bone white. His body was now covered in blue fur with black pants and a single black sleeve on his right arm back spikes forming off his shoulders, it had bone white fur on its chest and the head of some form of wolf or some other form of beast...
"What is this?" Dark Seed questioned as the creature roared and lunged at him. Dark Seed weaved out of an attack from the beast as he lifted his blade then slammed the side into the beast knocking it to the side. The creature spin and somehow landed on it's feet snarling and roaring loudly as he charged forward at him once more and Dark Seed growled, then looked to the gauntlet on his own arm that started to glow making him raise a brow but forgot it as the creature hurled an energy ball at him. Dark Seed dodged the attack but the beast had used that as a diversion and slammed his hand into Dark Seed's gut knocking the hell night off the ground for a second, it then punched him in the face and finished its combo with an energy blast to Dark Seed's stomach, sending the demonic being hurtling into a tree. Dark Seed, used the blade of its sword to stop itself then spun around the tree to plant his feet into the face of the creature sending it flying back as he then leap off the tree and landed gracefully.
The creature skidded to a stop on its back then flipped to its feet and snarled at Dark Seed roaring angrily as it ran forward. "You... Your like me..." Dark Seed softly said then placed its blade onto its back then grabbed the creature's hand's in a test of strength the two darkness empowered beings holding their own against one another. Dark Seed growled and then kicked the beast in the stomach quickly before slamming the back of his gauntlet into the beast sending it skidding. While all this was happening, Tira was simply gawking at the fight with her eyes wide and not feeling like interrupting a battle she was enjoying so much...
Dark Seed glared at the beast and raised a brow as he saw it then slowly change back into it's human form. Dark Seed then lost control as Nightmare retook hold of his body and stalked over to the red cloaked being, gripping the hilt of Dark Seed tightly. "Who the hell are you?" Nightmare demanded of the man who pushed himself back to his feet only for Dark Seed to be pointed at his throat in a threatening manor... "This time... You will answer... Now tell me, WHO THE HELL ARE YOU!?" Nightmare demanded and the man closed his eye's, silence reigned over the forest for a few second, then the man opened his blood red eye's to look into the eye's of Nightmare stoically...
"Vincent... Valentine..." The man said then leaned backwards, kicking Dark Seed up as he went then rolling to his feet and vanishing into the tree's too quickly for either Nightmare or Tira to see where this 'Vincent' went to... Nightmare's eye twitched and his body shook, he was just URGING Tira too make a sound so he could chop her into confetti, but for once the Bi-polar lass was silent, Nightmare screamed in frustration and slashed a tree knocking it down with a single swipe of Dark Seed, body shaking in pure rage his eye's glowering angrily at anything that moved.
"Tira..." Nightmare Growled and the girl gulped, she REALLY didn't wanna be on the receiving end of his ire at the moment.
"Y-yes master..." She stuttered slightly and Nightmare turned his deranged eye's to look at her.
"We're Leaving..." He growled and the pink eyed girl nodded her head slowly as Nightmare sheathed Dark Seed onto his back and the girl got up, quickly following after her master as he walked threw the forest and towards Konoha...
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(Chunin Exams...)
"The eighth match of the Chunin Selection Exam semi-Finals... Draw!" Hayate called out then coughed as both Kiba and an unconscious, but still smiling Kairi were carried away by the Medic Nin. "We shall now begin the Ninth match of the Chunin Selection Exam semi-finals..." Hayate called and looked up to that same screen, the other's following his view...
Hinata Hyuuga Vs. Neji Hyuuga...
Hinata saw the readouts, and then sighed to herself slightly. Hinata then jumped down into the ring, Neji soon following her moves and landed opposite her. "The ninth match, Hinata and Neji Hyuuga... Begin!" Hayate called out then moved out of the way as the two stared at one another, Hinata closing her eye's as Neji bored them into her.
"I never dreamed we'd find ourselves fighting each other... Lady Hinata." Neji said with a slight frown and Hinata opened her eyes to look at her cousin. "Before we begin..." Neji suddenly said and moved his foot for better traction. "There's something I have to point out to you..." Neji said simply and Hinata inwardly groaned, she knew where this was going... "You're not cut out to be a Shinobi... Withdraw from the match!" Neji ordered then was about to go on a tirade when Hinata's intire body language suddenly shifted and his eye's widened...
"You talk too much Niisan..." She said with an annoyed tone and what was still confusing many who knew her, no sign of a stutter. "And before you start, I already know your going to go on one of those famous rants about fate, destiny, and such... But can we please just skip it... I hear them enough as is..." Hinata asked then said with a frown and several people started to gawk at the girl, not the least of which was Neji...
"H-hinata?" Kurenai questioned to herself and Ino snickered to herself and saw the still unconscious Naruto smirk in his sleep. Neji gritted his teeth as he looked Hinata over, her body language had changed drastically from "Timid" to "Utterly BORED", his mind was trying to figure out how this change could have occurred when... His eye's widened as he remembered two others who had changed a significant deal compared to what they normally were.
"I see you figured it out Niisan..." Hinata said with a tilt of her head then moved the sleves of her jacket to reveal the restriction seals placed there.
"Oh shit... Crow trained a Hyuuga... This might be shorter than Naruto's match..." Kakashi said with wide eye's and Anko grinned at the gaping Kurenai.
"Looks like she's been keeping secrets!" Anko sing songed and Kurenai frowned glaring at her friend annoyedly. Hinata then bit both her thumbs and smeared blood on the seals on her wrist's then jumped up to put the one's on her ankle's without losing sight of Neji. She then finished by placing some on her neck and then formed a one handed seal.
"Restriction Seal, KAI!" She called out and the seals traveled along her body vanishing completely into her skin. "Alright now I'm ready..." Hinata said and Neji got into a Juuken style stance, Hinata however smirked and placed her hands on her shoulders, kneeling slightly with her arms in an X over her chest. 'What stance is that?' Neji wondered with a raised brow and then activated his Byakugan.
"Hmmm... Why isn't Hinata using Juuken like Neji?" Kakashi wondered and Ino grinned.
"Because, Crow-kun made a Taijutsu style for her thats able to match the Juuken style... Well... If your proficient at it at least..." Ino said then shrugged and a few people gawked. "What? Just because a style has been used for hundreds of years, does NOT mean it's the best style there is..." Ino said with a smile and Kurenai actually smirked, thinking to herself about how that fool Hiashi would react when he found out how strong Hinata really was.
"Humph, it doesn't matter what you do, Fate has decided that I will win here." Neji said from down below and once more Hinata seemed to look bored and wondered if her whole family had this thing with fate and Destiny...
"Um hm... If I've heard this rant once, I've heard it a million times... Can you please just come on and fight me already?" Hinata asked and Kakashi raised a brow while Neji growled angrily.
"What would you know! You who've lived a sheltered pampered life in the main branch!" He snarled and rushed at the girl who frowned and then shimmered as her skin turned a metallic color as Neji's fist's connected with her arms pushing her back slightly. The girl then moved her arms and punched into Neji's gut sending a wave of chakra with it and knocking the prodigy off his feet. The boy growled and then moved into another Juuken Stance and Hinata sighed forming a few hand seals and molding chakra around her skin in a similar way to the Chakra Shell.
"Secret Jutsu, Steel Scales Jutsu!" The girl exclaimed as then the Metallic look over her skin changed, now looking like scales were replacing her skin. "Lets see you get threw this Neji..." She said then arched her hands. "Ninpou, Chakra Claws Jutsu!" Hinata called as translucent blue claws appeared over her fingers and toes. Neji's eye's widened, that was the same thing Naruto used, the claws that is, the scales however were confusing the young prodigy as Hinata then moved towards Neji and moved her hands in a similar way to the Juuken, Neji frowned evading the attack then struck at her Tenketsu Points only to widen his eye's when it only closed them half way.
The girl sighed as she then struck the boy's Tenketsu in a similar move to the one Neji used, only it closed the Tenketsu around the one she hit as well as knocking him back slightly! "These claw's do more then just cut Niisan... They increase the effectiveness of the Juuken Style by focusing chakra into the finger's at a point, they narrow the space they have to hit, instead of a palm strike which send a minute burst to close a single Tenketsu point. I can send a concentrated burst of Chakra that instantaneously stops any Tenketsu near the attack point..." Hinata explained while Neji growled and rushed to attack the younger Hyuuga. He then started to throw multiple palm strikes at the girl intent on beating her in this match.
"It doesn't matter what tricks you use! Or what skill's you've gained! I will beat you here!" Neji growled as Hinata dodged a few of the attack from the boy and sighed to herself as a few of his moves actually hit her. 'What is this!? Why aren't her Tenketsu Closing properly?! Why is she still able to move, she should be on her back by now!' Neji thought to himself as he pulled back his fist aiming at Hinata's heart and the girls eye's snapped open as she caught him by the wrist and gritted her teeth holding his hand back.
"Niisan... It wouldn't be good for you to stop the Chakra flow to my heart... My father may be a bastard... But he's still a parent... And they really get mad when you hurt their kid..." Hinata strained as she held her cousins wrist and he used his other hand to try and strike her again. Hinata grabbed his other wrist and gritted her teeth before closing her eye's and activating the Byakugan. She then jumped while still holding Neji's wrist's and jabbed her feet into the Tenketsu Points of Neji's arm's using the claw's on her feet to focus the Chakra. Neji's eye's widened as the chakra was cut off from his hands, before Hinata then kicked him in the side of the head sending the fate obsessed Hyuuga flying to the side and Hinata landed and let out a breath.
"How are you able to stand up!" Neji demanded angrily and Hinata frowned. "Why are you able to block the Juuken! No one has ever beaten the Byakugan, how are you able to do this so easily!? How were you able to close the Tenketsu with your feet! No Hyuuga has ever managed that! Tell me how a failure like you has!?" Neji demanded and Hinata smiled despite his harsh words...
"Because... I've broken free of those Chains you believe bind us all... I am no longer bound by the Chains of Eternity..." She said wistfully and smiling to herself as she did. "I've been called weak, useless, and timid all my life, people always saying I'd become useless to the clan even as a leader..." Hinata said then looked at Neji. "But, my friend Crow didn't he never once said I was weak. He, Naruto, Shikamaru, Chouji, and Ino, they all believed in me even though I always thought I'd be weak, Crow gave me the strength and skill, but it was all of them who gave me the courage and conviction to do what I'm doing now..." Hinata told him and Neji frowned.
"What utter nonsense you're speaking... No one can break the chains of fate! They forever bind us all! There is nothing any of us can do to change that!" Neji stated and Hinata smiled still, though shook her head from side to side as she did.
"No, only a fool would believe in fate and Destiny... Crow's a prime example that Fate can be changed, that the future can be altered... Without him, I'd have never been able to be as strong as I am, nor Ino or Naruto... I can't imagine what we'd be like without him training us and giving us what we needed as people... Me it was confidence, Ino was too show her how to look beneath appearances, and Naruto... He showed him what it's like to have a family and friends that love and care for him..." Hinata said even as Neji gritted his teeth, his arms feeling numb, barely able to move.
"Quiet! Your mind has obviously been polluted by this infidel and his foolish views!" Neji stated angrily and Hinata sighed and shook her head once more.
"No, our family has just forgotten... There are no chains binding us..." Hinata said then crouched and looked at Neji. "At least... Not if you don't let them..." She said softly and ran forward towards the elder Hyuuga. "Hakke Rokujuuyonshou!" Hinata said as Neji's eyes widened in shock. "Two palms!" She said hitting Neji. "Four Palms, Eight Palms!" She called out while hitting him twice more with the Juuken style. "Sixteen Palms! THIRTY TWO PALMS!" Hinata called out then brought her hands together and swirled chakra within them before pushing it with her hands. "Sixty Four Palms!" She called out and finished the technique... "Sorry Brother... But fate was wrong this time..." She said as Neji's eye's closed his head and body falling to the ground while Hinata let out a breath and placed her hands on her knee's while the two Jutsu she used both ended.
"Winner of the Ninth Match! Hinata Hyuuga!" Hayate called out and smiled to himself. 'At least one Hyuuga makes sense... Who knows... Maybe she'll be able to change that clan for the better someday...' Hayate thought smiling then looked as Med Nin came to take Neji like Tenten before him. "Alright, now for the tenth match of the Chunin Selection Exams Semi-finals!" Hayate called out and the crowd tensed as they looked to the screen above...
Rock Lee Vs. Gaara of the Sand...
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(If you think I'm typing the last fight, sorry, its the same as Cannon... If you think you got jipped in Hinata's fight, sorry but it's hard to right these fights out and I seriously wanna get past the Chunin exams soon...)
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(Konoha...)
Nightmare looked around outside the forest of Death and was glad for once that no one was ever around this place as he then slowly changed back to Crow. Tira simply gawked watching her Master shrink to her size and then slowly form back into a normal human boy it seemed... "What are you staring at Tira?" Crow questioned with an annoyed tone as he pulled his glove over his right arm and started to look at her annoyedly.
"Y-you... Your hot!" She suddenly shouted as he pulled his mask down for the first time and grinned exposing sharp fanged teeth.
"I get that a lot." He said and Tira growled.
"From who! No one ogles MY master but me!" She shouted and Crow blinked then smirked imagining what Tira would do to the fan girls...
"Calm down Tira, I'm used to the attention from girls. Besides, we need to get home, my other servants need to meet you. Just let me explain what your doing with me." He said and Tira pouted, slinging her Ring Blade over one shoulder the two left walking home and Crow chuckled to himself as his eye's briefly flashed back into Nightmares eyes... "This will be fun..." He said darkly his right hand seeming to have trouble moving, as his forefinger and middle finger, and ring and pinkie fingers wouldn't stop moving together like only two fingers...
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(Chunin Exams...)
"Winner of the Tenth match, Gaara of the Sand Village..." Hayate said as Lee was taken by med nin and he then jumped over to the Hokage who sighed and stood up. "Will the winners of their matches please come forward..." Hayate asked then coughed and the genin did as asked, Naruto looking like he was half asleep somehow managed to yawn and look at the Hokage with a somewhat sleepy gaze.
"Those of you who remain have reached passed the second hurtle to becoming Chunin. You have each shown great skill... As mentioned earlier, the final round of the Chunin exams shall be in front of everyone, not just from Konoha, but visiting dignitaries and lords from all of the Shinobi nations shall come to watch you. As such, their will be a one month interlude before the Tournament even starts." The Hokage said and Temari voiced a complaint to the aging Hokage wondering why they had to wait a month. "Quite simple really. You have all fought today with great vigor, however, this has allowed anyone else here to see your skills, should you fight too soon, you will all know one another's moves. As such, we will wait one month before the final round... Anko if you would." The Aging Hokage questioned as the smirking snake lady came forward with a box in hand.
"Alright brats listen up! You each will take out a piece of paper with a number on it, then your going to tell us that number so we know who your opponent is..." Anko stated and the Genin all nodded. "Alright then come forward one at a time!" Anko said with a grin and Naruto stumbled forward and picked a number with a yawn. Once everyone had a number Anko grinned and held the box behind her back. "Alright from right to left call out your number's so Ibiki here can mark you down." Anko announced pointing a finger towards the man in black.
"1..." Ino said with her arms crossed.
"4." Temari said sounding annoyed.
"2." Hinata announced and her and Ino both blinked then groaned when they looked at one another...
"9..." Gaara said simply.
"5." Dirge said while tapping his foot.
"7..." Naruto said while trying to keep his eye's open.
"3." Shikamaru said bordely and then wished he could stare at the clouds...
"6..." Vergil said with his arms crossed while Dirge grinned behind his mask.
"Oh that won't end well..." The Onikage said with a shiver seeing Dirge and Vergil matched against one another... That meant things were going to be pretty brutal... he wondered if the damn arena would be able to stay in one piece if those two fought each other at full strength...
"So the Uchiha would be Eight, Alright then the matches are as such..." Anko said while taking the sheet from Ibiki and showing it to the group...
Ino Yamanaka Vs. Hinata Hyuuga...
Shikamaru Nara Vs. Temari of the Sand...
Dirge Sparda Vs. Vergil Sparda...
Naruto Uzumaki Vs. Sasuke Uchiha...
Gaara of the Sand Vs. Winner of round four...
"Well now, good luck to all of you. I hope too see each of you in tip top condition for the finals next month. Dismissed!" Sarutobi called out and the Genin stayed for a few moments before dispersing and heading back to Konoha...
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TBC...
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One Month to train!
Raven Summoning Pact and Guardian of the Pain of Loss!
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