"Whoa…" That was the general consensus of the Rookie 9 and Team Gai after watching their own little Tenten-chan, for lack of better words, basically slaughter a whole mini-army of faceless nin (created by genjutsu, mind you,) Needless to say, it did feel pretty good to watch your Sensei's jaw drop with realization that, in the grand scheme of things, you could have murdered them any time you wanted to.
"Gai-sensei will probably start rethinking that freakisly intense training regimen he puts us through…" The Weapons-Mistress thought with an internal grin. Tenten crossed her arms over her chest and closed her eyes, a triumphant grin set upon her features. She began to walk toward the CD player and sat down next to it. Kiba raised a fist at the brunette without looking and mumbled "Give me some skin."
The two bumped fists and then turned their gaze to the lazing Nara in unison.
"Shikamaruuu!" Kiba's singsong voice could be heard distinctly.
The boy in question opened his annoyed chocolate-orbs and frowned up at the clouds. "Ugh, might as well get it over with." He thought tiredly as he got up from his comfortable position. "Well guys, wish me luck." Shikamaru said.
"Sakura," The snow-haired girl turned to face his back. Shikamaru turned around, and the sitting party was met with a mischievous smirk and eyes flashing with energy. "You know my song." Hands in pockets, he turned on his heel and walked into the barrier, his senses engulfed by the jutsu.
Once trapped in the genjutsu, the laid-back boy turned to face a horde of ninja beginning to surround him. The shadow-manipulator closed his eyes and chuckled. "Bring it on." When he opened his eyes back up, they were filled with an emotion most of his comrades never thought possible for him.
There was fire in his eyes, and nothing could stop the raw confidence that seemed to be leaking from his tenketsu.
("You've Made Us Concious" by theAUDITION begins from the CD player)Dodge, kick, punch, grab, slice, dice, cut, rip, dodge, kick, punch, grab…The pattern seemed unending.
"Good Lord! Is my head spinning!" Naruto cried. "Look at him go!" The rest of the spectators nodded in agreement. They all knew one thing about Nara Shikamaru: he never ceases to amaze. From outside the barrier, they all watched as the pineapple-headed boy threw all his weight to waylay a nin's stomach.
"He's not even using the Kagemane! Pure Taijutsu!" Asuma marveled. "His speed is amazing!" Kurenai agreed, her hands frozen in the seal of the Tiger In. It was getting hard to concentrate with all that energy bubbling up inside the barrier. Soon, it might just break!
All of a sudden, a loud rip was heard. All heads snapped to the left side of the forcefeild. Shikamaru was sitting on his butt, shaking his head as if to clear it. Once he had his bearings, he grinned back at the barrier and ran back into it, yelling "Oh no you don't! You quick bastard!" He was shouting at a shadow-clone. The Rookie 9 and Team Gai all sweatdropped like crazy.
Then, the sky began to darken, and the wind howled.
"There she is! Miss Konoha!" Neji called out to the tune of "Miss America". "What?! Huh?! She's here?!" Shikamaru whirled around inside the genjutsu. "Screw this! Kai!" He called out. The barrier 'poofed' away in a cloud of smoke.
Sure enough, standing on a hovering fan 10 feet above where the barrier once stood , decked out in a purple fighting kimono and ivory armour, was Subaku no Temari, and plastered to her face was a bright, fox-like grin. Shikamaru was running to her, laughing the whole way.
Sakura, Tenten, Kiba, and Neji all followed suit, identical grins on their faces. When they got over there, the Nara boy scooped up the fan-weilding kunoichi bridal-style and kissed her cheek. She giggled and pecked him back. When he set her down, she called out to Neji in a playful voice, "That's Suna, you big lummox!"
Her teal eyes laughed as she was glommped by Tenten and Sakura, who were squealing with delight. They started to walk back to the rest of their party, who in the meantime had gotten into defensive positions, thinking it was an attack. It's not ev eryday a ninja from a neighboring v illage just drops in.
"Wait a second," Sasuke started, his eyes scanning the surrounding area. "If you're here,the-" He never finished. Standing behind him was the Kazekage himself, and he was suspending the Uchiha in midair with sand.
"Boo."