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Opening theme: Hustle Muscle(1st opening theme of Kinnikuman Nisei)

Chapter 12: Kaiju 4

Kawazaki hopped along as fast as he can. Ever since he began to zero in on Kushina, he felt the oddest thing. Several chakras identical to Naruto's appeared out of nowhere and were scattered across the island. One had met up with Sakura and Hinata's chakras, the rest moved erratically along.

Is it Shadow Clones? Thought Kawazaki, jumping over a log. He paused to catch a passing fly with his tongue. That technique was considered too dangerous to be taught regularly, only one of Jonin level could get near one of those scrolls, so how could Naruto… Kawazaki slapped himself in disbelief. It must have happened during Sarutobi's admidistration. That man was so lackluster…

Sighing, Kawazaki kept moving right along. It was then he realized that one of the Naruto chakras was nearby!

"Naruto!" Kawazaki cried out. Out from the bushes did a Naruto indeed come.

"Kawazaki?" The Naruto asked. "There you are!"

After reuniting, Naruto explained what he had done.

"But where did learn the technique?" Kawazaki asked. Naruto simply smirked with an air of mischief. Kawazaki then pointed.

"I have locked onto your mother's chakra! She's that way!" He declared, and before he knew what was happening, Naruto had grabbed him and they were on their way.

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As Naruto and the Saku-Hina pair ran toward their intended destination, something unusual happened. A large beetle monster fell from the sky, squashing Naruto!

"Naruto!" The two girls screamed. Under the insect's tummy did Naruto vanish in a puff of smoke.

"A clone…?" Hinata asked, confused.

"He must have been searching for us with them," Sakura deduced. She then saw something in the distance. "What's that?"

"Let me check." Hinata said, activating her Byakugan. "It's a woman!"

On the ground, Baguzi regained consciousness. Hearing Hinata's words, the giant insect scrambled to get away.

A ways away, the woman, leaning against a dead tree, got a better look at the two figures running up to her. As they came closer, she saw the symbol on their headbands.

"Leaf ninja, huh?" Images of whiskers and glowing red eyes flashed through her mind. She tightened her grip on the tree. With power belaying her frame, the woman pulled the tree from the ground and flung it at Sakura and Hinata!

"DIE!" She screamed, watching as the two girls dived aside to avoid being crushed by the wood. Growling, she leapt into the air, and swung her leg down. The limb hit the rocky ground with the sound of bomb exploding, sending fragments of stone everywhere.
That's…that's like Tsunade's move! Sakura thought as she shielded her eyes from the shrapnel.

Hinata thought the same, but noticed something odd. Whenever Sakura used her super strength, her Byakugan could see the chakra flow into whatever limb she needed to strengthen.

Is she not using chakra? Hinata wondered, but soon had not time to think about it, as the woman swung her fist in an attempt to rend Hinata's head from her shoulders.

"Hold still, you stinking-!" the woman roared, blood in her eyes. Hinata saw that and realized that this woman was beyond talking too. In fact, she remembered seeing a similar look in her cousin Neji's eyes, before Naruto beat him in the Chunin Exam. The woman was too busy with Hinata that she didn't see Sakura in time to block her chakra-punch.

POW!

Sakura sent the woman flying away, where she crashed into a pile of rocks.

"You okay, Hinata?" Sakura asked.

"Yes, Sakura." Hinata answered.

Sakura took one look at the rock pile she sent that rampaging woman at. To her shock, the woman popped out of the rubble with nary a scratch on her. She brushed some dirt off and glared.

Sakura went pale. "Hinata, let's run!"

Hinata, who looked pretty pale herself, nodded.

"GET BACK HERE!" Screamed the woman, chasing the fleeing kunoichi.

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"Hmm?" Kawazaki looked up from his seat on Naruto's head.

"What is it?" Asked the whiskered ninja.

"I think that was Kushina's voice…" Murmured the frog.

That got Naruto's attention. "What?! Really?! Where!?"

"Over there!" Kawazaki yelled, pointing.

That's where Sakura and Hinata should be… Naruto thought. Suddenly, he felt something behind him. Whirling around, he saw what may have been the biggest, meanest-looking tiger.

Top Cat of Kaiju Island: Torayoma

Before Naruto could react, Torayoma whacked him with its paw, sending him and Kawazaki flying. Upon hitting the ground, Naruto 'poofed' out of existence.

"Wha-?!" Kawazaki was dumbfounded at first, but he caught on quickly. "Oh, just a clone." An ominous growling alerted him to the fact that he had other concerns.

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In a grassy area, Lee and Shikamaru poked their heads out of a large hole in the ground.

"See anything?" Shikamaru asked, scanning the area around him.

"No," Lee replied, looking in the other direction. "No monsters as far as the eye can see."

Shikamaru sighed, and pulled himself out of the ground. Lee did likewise.

"That's a relief." Shikamaru said, taking a moment to enjoy the sunlight. After that long walk in those dark caves, the solar energy seemed almost reviving. "Ever since we got here it's been one freak after another. I'll be glad to be off this island."

"As will I," Lee said, striking a 'nice-guy' pose, "But first we need to find the others- And Naruto's mother!"

Shikamaru grinned. "Right. Which reminds me…" He closed his eyes, taking his thinking pose. Opening them, he said, "We were heading east until that ape monster smashed us underground. But afterward we lost all sense of direction traveling through those tunnels. There's no telling how far off course we've went." He glanced up at the sun. "Judging by the sun, east is that way."

"So we should go east!" Lee declared.

Shikamaru held up a hand. "Not so fast. Like I've said, there's no telling where we are. Without Kawazaki to point us the way, we could end up missing Kushina completely. So the best course of action, for now, is to split up." The Nara heir pointed in one direction. "I'll go and scout that way. You go the other way. We meet back here in an hour."

The two shinobi went off in each direction, Shikamaru heading into a forest. Neither of them noticed the mound of dirt following Shikamaru…

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As Shikamaru ran through the forest, he saw a familiar figure, with blond spiky hair.

"Naruto!" Shikamaru cried, relieved.

"Shikamaru?" Naruto asked, then looked relieved. "Hey! Where've you be-"

That was as far as Naruto got, when a huge pair of claws came from underground, piercing him!

"Naruto!" Shikamaru cried, horrified. Images of Asuma's death whirled through his head.

No, not again…

To his surprise, Naruto 'poofed' out of existence. Shikamaru stared for a moment, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Only a clone… He thought, then saw what had pierced it. Out from under the ground came the biggest and ugliest mole he had seen.

Underworld Monster: Mogurama

Just back away… Shikamaru thought, edging back, teeth gritted.

Then Mogurama lunged-!

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Lee, meanwhile, found himself on a rocky seashore. He was about to head back when he heard a familiar voice.

"Heeey! Fuzzy-Eyebrooows!"

Lee turned and saw none other than Naruto, running up to him, waving.

There he is! "Naruto! I've been looking for you!"

Laughing, Naruto was just about a yard away when something leapt from the ocean and landed on him!

"Ack!" Naruto groaned, poofing from existence.

"Naruto!" Lee cried in alarm. "What?!"

The creature from the sea vaguely resembled a human in basic shape, but that was all. Red, with huge pincers and covered in barnacles, the thing looked more like a huge crustacean in its outer appearance than a human being.

Warrior of the Deep: Kanibusshi

Kanibusshi took a fighting stance.

"Errgh…I don't have time to deal with you!" Lee yelled, taking off his leg-weights.

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Elsewhere, the real Naruto was running through a barren valley filled with skeletons from various monsters when the memories of his clones flooded back into him. He suddenly realized that his friends were in terrible danger.

Sakura, Hinata, Shikamaru, Lee, Kawazaki!

He was forcibly pulled out of his thoughts and thrown off his feet when he felt the ground shake suddenly. But it didn't feel like an earthquake, it felt more like…something big hitting the terra firma. Suddenly, a giant shadow fell over him. Almost dreading it, Naruto turned around. Directly behind him was a monster the size of Ozaru, only it appeared bigger in terms of ferocity. It was a huge lizard, vaguely resembling a tyrannosaurus rex, only it seemed bulkier. It's arms were muscular and longer, the length of its legs. Its scales were colored red, with the ones on the back black in a jagged formation, looking like obscure stripes. On its head were massive array of spikes, making it look like the lizard had a mohawk.

Undefeated of Kaiju Island: Ryukaiju

Trembing, Naruto gazed up at the massive lizard. Ryukaiju snorted, staring down at his intended dinner.

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"Wait a second!" Inari cried, "I just thought of something!"

DATTTEBAYO(Author notes)

I just want to apologize for the delay. Sorry.