And so the sasuke retreival ark kicks off...sorry to burst you bubble but the hokage team won;t be getting in on the action.
The reason being, this ark was all about character development for otherwise minor characters.
Kaoru: You're just lazy.
Kyugan: No cookie for you.
Kaoru: WAH!!
Larger than life; Jiroubou of the North gate!
"Experience…death?" Sasuke repeated, trying not to let his agitation show to the others as Ukon shifted through his pockets, pulling out a small glass jar of pellets.
"Seishingan," the freakish guardian of the west gate explained, holding the jar up before him "You need to swallow one of these."
"Your Tenfuuin is still in it's first stage," Tayuya supplied helpfully, her arms crossed "those pellets forcibly activate it, evolving it to the second stage."
"But the minute that happens you body will begin to deteriorate." Ukon warned, looking rim, "if left unchecked you'd die in no time." He smirked "So, in order to control the power of the second state, you body needs time to adjust to it." he stepped forwards "Once you achieve the next state, you will most certainly receive powers equal to our own…" he frowned "But within moments of achieving that power…you will most certainly die."
Sasuke was silent for a moment, before eyeing the man before him "So…what happens after I'm dead?" he asked suspiciously.
"No need for concern." Ukon assured him, placing the jar in his hand "Using barrier ninjutsu, the four of us will suppress the side-effects, placing you in a coma-like state until your body adapts."
Sasuke stared at the jar before eying the quartet warily "And this barrier ninjutsu of yours…how reliable is it?" he asked, not liking the idea of hopping off the mortal coil so soon.
"Sasuke-sama," Kidoumaru boasted "The four of us are Orochimaru-sama's elite bodyguard, our greatest strength is our mastery of all manner of ninjutsu, be it barrier, sealing or even the Tenfuuin."
Sasuke was silent again, before undoing the top and letting a single pill fall in his hand. "Alright," he stated, looking Ukon in the eyes "My life's in your hands now…don't screw up." And with that he swallowed the pill.
The second he did his whole body seemed to fill with fire, barely contained by his skin. His lungs contracted and his throat tightened, almost collapsing to the floor as he gasped for breath. Ukon unrolled the massive scroll on his back, summoning a massive barrel, which Jiroubou set the stricken Uchiha into gently. All four then took up positions as black smoke filled the air, above them, moving it with heir hands into the barrel.
"SHIKOKUMUJIN!"
The mist solidified into a black lid, Ukon biting his thumb and writing on some blank seals, hurling them at the lid and clapping his hands together "Fukoku Hoin!" he chanted, the seals latching onto the lid and sealing it shut.
"Right." The apparent leader of the group noted exhaustedly "first step's done…Jiroubou, pick it up and let's get out of here before a leaf patrol finds us."
--
Tokiya leant against a tree trunk, looking at his teammates for this mission calmly. Shizune had asked for a little additional backup and Kukai was busy at the police headquarters with the rest of Ku, so he'd been sent along to bolster the ranks. Haku had been drafted beforehand so it wasn't too bad, and Genma, Raido and Iwashi were all professionals.
Didn't stop them from complaining about the length of the mission however, even Tokiya was a little bushed.
He flinched, sensing the four presences at the same time as Genma and Raido, nodding to Haku, who slipped off with them to balance the ranks.
They waited ten minutes…then ten more, finally, the Hyomon-ken masters patience wore thin and he stood up, following Shizune's lead along the marked path the trio had left behind, only to gape at the scene before them.
Haku looked up from her position next to Raido, frost and chakra lining his body as she tried to staunch the bleeding. Shizune leapt to Genma's aid, grateful that a secondary medic had been with them as she took care of the rest of their ailments.
"How many?" Tokiya asked, looking at Zabuza's onetime apprentice concernedly, hiding his concern for her own well being with the assurance that she was a former hunter nin.
"Four." Haku replied tiredly, more from Chakra drain than any physical wound "Genma said they were headed from Konoha…they match the descriptions of the four that assisted Orochimaru in the death of Sandaime-sama."
"We should head after them!" Iwashi insisted fervently, rage burning in his eyes at this latest insurrection, only to blink as Tokiya placed a hand on his shoulder.
"We can't," the Hyomon-ken master stated flatly "all of us are low on chakra and have already completed a mission." He nodded to their wounded comrades. "Genma and Raido need proper medical attention, and if we split up Shizune and Haku would be left to guard and escort them back alone." He frowned "I don't like it any more than you do, but our comrades lives come first."
Iwashi look chastened but complied, lifting Raido under his arm and helping him towards the village gate with Haku's help as Shizune and Tokiya supported Genma.
--
"They bumped into two new scents at the blood-zone," Kiba growled, "But now the original five have left, and four others have entered the area."
"So he has accomplices." Shikamaru noted with a frown "And from the sound of things they ran into one of our patrol teams…not good."
"If we break of to investigate, Sasuke will have crossed the border." Neji pointed out, keeping an eye out for traps as he leapt through the trees.
"No choice then," Shikamaru sighed "We'll continue on our mission, but since they've already encountered resistance they'll be on guard and expecting a tracking team." He frowned "Chances are they've laid traps and are lying in wait so keep your guard up, and if you see or sense anything off let the group know!"
"Hold up!" Kiba ordered, balking and pulling up short as his nose detected the scent of their targets "This place reeks of the enemy!"
"Mataku…" Shikamaru muttered in annoyance, "Either these bastards are good or they need time to catch their breath." He eyed the surroundings "Most likely the latter, considering how elaborate this trap is for someone in a hurry."
Neji nodded and activated his Byakugan, noting the state of their targets with a frown "You're right, they look like they're taking a break." He noted, "Looks like the patrol gave them hell."
"Hope they saved room for seconds." Naruto growled, gripping his sheath as he smirked, eyeing glinting dangerously.
--
Kidoumaru flinched suddenly, the threads he'd set up around camp alerting him to the presence of several tails they'd picked up. Ukon frowned, noting the gesture and hurling an exploding kunai into the bushes, two Konoha genin leaping out, one of them a Hyuuga.
"H-Hold it!" the one in the chunin vest called out, holding out his hands placatingly "We aren't here to fight, we're here to negotiate!"
"Oh really?" Kidoumaru asked, yanking on the threads and pulling the rest of the team out of hiding "What do you call this then?"
"Added incentive bitch!" Kiba shot back, hurling a smoke bomb at the quartet.
Kidoumaru merely chuckled. "Muda-da," he called out, "Thinner than silk, stronger than wire, my threads are scattered all over this clearing, there's no escape from me."
"Good thing we weren't planning an escape." Shikamaru shot back, the quartet flinching as they realized they couldn't move "Oh, and thanks for letting us know…we'll keep an eye out for your little traps in future."
"Yare-yare." Ukon sighed, looking bored of all things "You make it sound like there'll BE a next time."
Naruto swore and leapt in front of Shikamaru, deflecting the shuriken aimed for the chunin with the sheath of his sword. He spun round, only to gape as several explosive Kunai landed at their feet. Shikamaru broke the jutsu and the group leapt back as one, only to gape as the tags fizzled out. 'DUDS!' the chunin realized, swearing as the earth beneath them cracked, Jiroubou eyeing them hungrily.
"Amateurs." Ukon muttered scornfully, looking over at his larger teammate with a smirk, as the Giant finished forming the dome of earth "Itatakimasu, Jiroubou, finish up quick and catch up, we're going on ahead."
Jiroubou smirked and nodded, Kidoumaru picking up the coffin/barrel with Sasuke in it and sprinting off after the rest of the team.
--
"No doubt about it." Neji muttered, looking at the walls and his own hands with his Byakugan activated briefly "He's siphoning off our Chakra the longer we're in here…at my estimation it won't take ten minutes before he drains us all."
"Not good." Shikamaru grimaced, blinking as he realized Naruto didn't seem to be suffering 'Right…Kyuubi and all…infinite chakra reserves.'
"Say…Neji." The Hanyou muttered tapping the wall and snarling as he felt it suck out his chakra on contact "Would you say this thing devours chakra automatically…or depending on position?"
Neji blinked, before realizing what the blonde meant "The area of regeneration is thicker to the rear, where the jutsu is being maintained." He replied "It stands to reason that the enemy is there, as the chakra drain and levels are weaker to the fore."
"So if we go by what you're saying." Naruto muttered, stepping towards the rear, as indicated "If we stand here he'll drain us faster…right?" he smirked "So if I were to, say release a large burst of chakra…he'd focus on it right?"
Shikamaru blinked as he ran the idea through his head, and then nodded "I get it; Chouji, get ready to bust us out the second Naruto does what he has to." He nodded to Neji and Kiba "Get ready to bail out the second the exit opens…and that goes for you too Naruto!"
"Who do ya think you're talking to?" the Hanyou scoffed, and then slapped both palms against the wall and pumped enough chakra for ten rasengans into them "HOOOH!"
--
Jiroubou's eyes widened as he felt the chakra spike right on the other side of the wall. Normally he'd have been smirking greedily but the sheer potency of the chakra was searing his chakra coils as he tried to absorb it, which in turn was burning up his own chakra to heal the damage. It was like trying to dam an ocean of fire with a paper funnel, he couldn't cancel the jutsu without letting them out, but if he did then he'd not only be suffering from damaged chakra coils he'd still be low on chakra, the piffling amount he'd scrounged not being NEAR enough to make him ready.
As it were, he was so distracted between gluttony and desperation he was caught of guard as Chouji's Nikudan Sensha smashed down the opposite wall of his prison, allowing the prisoners, and the owner of the tantalizingly potent chakra, to escape, the earth prison collapsing in their wake.
'Damn little brats…' he hissed, clenching his scorched palms tenderly as he fought the urge to activate the cursed seal. If the others learned he'd had to go to level 2 for these weaklings he'd never hear the end of it. "So you broke free…" he called out, smirking at them hungrily "Not bad for a pack of brats."
"Holy shit! It's an eclipse!" Naruto stammered in mock shock, eyeing the balding Otonin with a grimace "Oh, never mind. Damn Chouji, if anyone ever calls you fat again, just remember this guy and laugh."
"Seriously what the hell?" Kiba scoffed, eyeing the man in disgust "I mean sure, Chouji's jutsu use up an ass load of calories and carbs, but what's this guy's excuse?"
Jiroubou twitched and slapped his palms together "You got a smart pair of mouths on you brats." He growled, before slapping a palm on the ground "How about I shut 'em for ya?!"
--
The group took cover as the explosion rocked the clearing, looking through the dust to see Jiroubou had gone. 'How can something so FAT move so fast?' Kiba wondered, only to shiver as the scent of sweat, earth and chakra appeared behind, the group spinning round as one, only to gape at the sight before them.
"DOTON: DORYO DANGO!" Jiroubou called out, holding a gargantuan boulder at least half the size of Gamabunta over his head.
"YOU HAVE GOTTA BE SHITTING ME!" Naruto swore, eyes bugging out as he made for the hills, Kiba actually managing to keep up with him by running on all fours, even Neji looked terrified as Jiroubou hurled the ball at them, only for Chouji to transform again and reduce it to pebbles and boulders, which thankfully fell clear of them all. The Akimichi continued on his path like the juggernaut he was, slamming into Jiroubou, only for the Otonin's impressive strength to stop the rotation.
"SHO SHITSU!" Jiroubou called out, striking the Akimichi in the face with his knee, before shoulder rushing him "TOKKEN!"
The force of the blow knocked Chouji out of the transformation, sending him careening along the floor, only for Shikamaru to catch him. "Hold it!" the chunin yelled out "We're wasting time, we should split up," he nodded "Neji, you take command of the second group, take Chouji and Kiba and track Sasuke." He frowned "Naruto and I are enough for this bastard."
"Kageshibari again?" Jiroubou called out mockingly "Talk about a one-trick pony, and to think they made an idiot like you squad leader." He scoffed "You really think splitting up makes a difference? It's fitting that trash like you follow fool's lead."
"Shut your pie-hole lard-ass." Naruto growled, earning a glare from Jiroubou that he matched "Or I'll help you lose a few pounds…starting with your damn head!"
"HE'S MINE!" Chouji snapped out, startling everyone with the agitation in his normally laid-back voice, holding out some pills to a stunned Shikamaru. "Give these to everyone to boost your chakra." The Akimichi offered, smiling at his friend "Relax…I still got THOSE after all."
"B-but Chouji!" Shikamaru exclaimed, only to flinch as the Akimichi turned his back on him, Naruto asking if he was sure he could handle it.
"If we back down now, what was the point of this mission?!" Chouji shot back "If we let Sasuke go we'll be just what he called us: Trash that follows a fool's lead."
Shikamaru grit his teeth and shut his eyes, saying a silent prayer to whoever the hell was listening before holding out the pellets. "Eat up guys…this is Chouji's gift, so make 'em count." He waited until everyone was ready before looking at his friend "Chouji…don't go beyond the green pill…and make sure you catch up to us after."
"Sure." Chouji promised, his game face set as he stared down his opponent, only to blink as Naruto patted him on the back.
"Win this and I'll buy you all the yakiniku you can eat when we get back." The blonde promised with a smirk, before dashing off after the others.
"You think I'd let them get away?!" Jiroubou cackled as he charged Chouji "I'll make short work of you…then go finish them off for desert!"
"Like hell you will!" Chouji grit out, popping the green spinach pill between his teeth and chomping down. The effect was almost instantaneous, the Akimichi stopping Jiroubou dead in his tracks, the larger sound nin gaping at him in alarm.
"B-Bakana..." The balding teen grit out as he strained against his smaller foe "How could this brat-?!"
--
Chouji growled as he pressed forwards, Jiroubou's feet leaving tracks in the dirt, before gripping the larger teen's rope-belt and hoisting him in the air. Rather than throwing him right off the bat, the Akimichi supplexed his opponent, slamming his head into the earth, before slipping out from under and grabbing the rope, scraping the stunned Otonin's skull against the ground before hurling him across the clearing, tearing up the earth and knocking over a tree in the process, before flinching.
'Crap…the spinach pill's kicking in…' he swore, fighting the worst of the pain 'Hurts like a crap and a half…' he growled, puling out several Kunai and shuriken on wire and wrapping them around him as Jiroubou got dazedly to his feet 'But I'm not giving up yet!'
Activating the baika no jutsu the Akimichi barreled towards the Otonin like something out if an Indiana Jones flick, the spikes providing both traction and additional stopping power to the jutsu. Jiroubou saw it coming and raised a earth wall to defend himself, only to gape as Chouji smashed right through it, the spikes carving the stone to pieces even as they dug into the Otonin's flesh, before coming to a stop.
'What the-?!' Chouji muttered, only to gape as Jiroubou raised his head, revealing the snaking, triangular tattoos that were spreading across his body.
"Don't push your luck…TRASH!" the Otonin growled, before ramming his palm into the Akimichi and sending him flying back. "Heh," Jiroubou snorted, eyeing the gasping Akimichi with a sneer on his face "You know, bring any group of people together and there'll always be a reject among them…the guy they keep around for a laugh, or as a meat shield if things get tough. A pawn among the ranks of knights." He smirked "That's you through and through."
Chouji gasped for breath, raising himself up with clenched teeth, even as he thought back to all the ridicule he'd suffered over the years, even after becoming a member of team 10.
"Oh I'm sorry," Jiroubou called out, sarcasm in every line and crease of his fat face "Did I touch a nerve? Man Konoha must be desperate, sending trash like this after us."
Chouji flinched, glaring murderously at his opponent as he pulled out the sanshogan case, popping the yellow curry pill between his teeth and biting down. "You don't say?" he ground out, even as Chakra flared around him violently "If that's the case…then what the hell does that make you?" he smirked as Jiroubou scowled at him, beckoning the balding teen forwards "Let's dance fat-ass!"
"Who're YOU calling Fat-ass?!" Jiroubou roared, lunging at the teen with his arms reared back for a grapple, only for Chouji's enlarged right arm to descend from above and smash him into the ground like a fly swatter.
Not letting up, Chouji leapt in the air and activated his expansion jutsu, a high-speed Nikudan Sensha crashing into Jiroubou's back like a ten-ton basketball from hell, cracking the earth as it drove the balding teen deeper with each landing. "Still think we're trash do ya?!" the Akimichi snapped, changing back and punching out with his expanded left arm, grabbing Jiroubou's face and pulling him into the air with him, only for the matching right to smash into the teen's face, sending him crashing back to earth, landing on top and delivering a flurry of punches to his face.
'SUNNUVA!' Jiroubou swore, even as he swatted the boy into the air 'What the hell's that brat been eating!' He blinked as it suddenly got very dark, looking up in surprise to find the kanji for food descending from above like the wrath of heaven "AW SHI-!"
"CHOU BAIKA NO JUTSU!"
--
"Holy! What the hell was that?!" Kiba swore, leaping through the trees ahead of the pack, Akamaru perched on his head to save time.
"Sounds like Chouji decided to go large." Shikamaru noted wryly, already cursing himself for the bad pun as he leapt through the trees.
"I still think the guy bit off more than he could chew." Kiba shot back, looking worried despite himself "I mean sure he's strong, but other than that what's he got?"
"An appetite for trouble?" Neji opined, earning a few looks from his companions "What? Everyone can make a food joke but me now?"
"No…" Naruto began uncertainly, sweat dropping as a weak grin stretched across his face "Its just…we never took you for the type."
"Philistines." The Hyuuga growled, earning a round of chuckles from the group "In any case I think we're catching up on the others."
"Good." Shikamaru noted, leaving a trail marking for Chouji that only a leaf nin would look for, as well as a blatantly obvious trail marking, pointed in the opposite direction "then lets hope he wraps things up and joins us."
--
'Urp…note to self…' Chouji muttered as he lay on the ground trying not to retch, still in his super-size form 'Avoid belly-flopping after eating a sanshogan…NOT fun.'
He flinched as he realized he was moving, or rather his STOMACH was moving, something that shouldn't happen unless he willed it or happened to be running too fast. Tilting himself so he could peer under, his eyes widened as he caught sight of the cause of his dilemma, all 500 pissed off pounds of it.
"To think trash like you could drive me into the 2nd stage…" Jiroubou's voice growled, Golden irises glinting in the shadows provided by Chouji's bulk as he held the massive stomach off with his right hand alone "Fucking disgraceful."
Chouji didn't even have time to blink before the other palm came up, sending his entire body into the air, shrinking back to normal from the blunt force alone. As he lay there he gaped at the monstrosity before him. Jiroubou's skin had darkened to a dull, rusty red; his Mohawk had grown into a mane of orange hair that trailed to his shoulders. Small ridges that were either warts or some other growth bulged on the ends of his shoulder and his forehead, giving the appearance of an oni.
"You're finished," the oto-nin prophesized as he straightened up "In this form my power's ten times what it was…I'm invincible." He snorted "There're drawbacks of course…such as the chakra drain boosting to match the increase in strength." He smirked as he stood over the downed genin "And whadd'ya know…there's a snack lying right here."
He slammed his hand onto Chouji's throat he force driving the boy into the ground like a spike, choking and grimacing as the contents of his ninja gear spilled everywhere. The Akimichi flinched as the last remnants of his chakra were drained away, leaving only the bare minimum the body refused to surrender.
"Bah…barely even an appetizer." Jiroubou spat, standing over the teen as he noticed him reach for a packet of chips. Smirking he stamped on the boy's wrist, keeping his palm on his throat and grabbed the packet "What, one left?" he stammered, opening his mouth wide and chomping on the snack as it fell out "Ah well, as mama always said, waste not, want not." He smirked down at the boy "Y'see, trash, that's all you are…but don't be discouraged, I'll finish off those idiots for the main course…so you won't be waiting long." He dropped the packet on his face "So just die already…you worthless fat-ass."
--
"I'm going to die." Chouji realized, gazing up at the sky with a blank expression on his face "I couldn't stop him…he's just too strong..."
"You held him off this long didn't you?" a voice that sounded suspiciously like Kiba's pointed out "So what if he's strong, keep fighting!"
"But I'll die." Chouji reasoned, gazing upwards into the mocking face of his enemy, only to blink as Neji's regal tones entered his thoughts with a scoff.
"You only say that because you're scared of pain." The Hyuuga prodigy's voice chastised "True strength means battling on despite anything."
"You're stronger than you think Chouji." Shikamaru's voice assured his friend, the large teen's determination rising with each word "I wouldn't have trusted you with this if I didn't think you could do it."
"You really gonna let him get away with dissing us?" Naruto's voice asked, and Chouji could feel that infectious smirk glinting at him from just behind his eyeballs "C'mon big guy, let's dish out some pain!"
"Dish out…" Chouji muttered, an idea forming in his mind as he eyed the red pepper pill in it's case 'It's risky…in my state I'd die the second I ate it…' he glared at his opponent as Jiroubou raised his arm above his head 'NO…I won't die…I gave them my word!'
And with that he popped open the pepper pill, raising it to his mouth chomping down, eyes widening as the burning pain in his stomach escalated, even as Jiroubou's palm descended towards him in slow motion.
--
"ASSHOU!" the Otonin roared, striking down at the boy that had cost him so much time and chakra, shattering the ground with the blow and leaving a crater several meters deep. 'Wait…' he muttered, eyeing the ground beneath him in trepidation 'Where's the brat?!'
He flinched as he sensed chakra behind him, turning to spy the Akimichi scion standing with his back to him, iridescent butterfly wings composed of pure chakra erupting from his back, before forming around the brat's right hand. "GAN GEKI!" Jiroubou roared, moving to smash the boy's skull in, only to blink as not only was his strike stopped, barehanded for that matter, but that the arm that stopped the blow was lean and muscled, in other words average for a shinobi youth.
"Muda-da…" Chouji stated, raising his head to reveal lean, handsome features, all the excess fat burned away to provide the chakra now coursing through his veins "I'm a hundred times stronger than before."
He struck with his right elbow, the force of the blow cracking Jiroubou's sternum and a number of ribs, sending the Otonin reeling backwards. He followed it up with a savage backhand blow to the face with the same arm, sending the older teen crashing backwards to lay five feet from the crater he'd formed.
'Impossible!' Jiroubou choked, trying to move but the screeching pain in his chest kept him from even breathing properly 'I drained him dry! How can he produce enough chakra to change his appearance!?'
"What's the matter Porker?" Chouji called out, standing over his stricken opponent with a cold look in his normally laid-back eyes, "Heartburn? That dish too hot for you?" He reached down with his right hand and grabbed the front of the Otonin's shirt, raising him off the ground slightly as he glared into his face "Get used to it…cause that chip you scarfed, was your last meal."
He glared in the stricken Otonin's face, wondering how on earth he'd been afraid of such a pathetic creature before frowning "They say Buddha can forgive you three times." He muttered, recalling Naruto's declaration with Neji "Well, first you call me trash…I can live with that. Then you scarfed down my last chip…nothing much I can do about that."
The glare intensified as the chakra around his left arm grew brighter "But you also talked shit about my best friend…" he leaned into Jiroubou's terrified features "And that…I will NOT tolerate."
"M-MATTE!" Jiroubou pleaded desperately "L-LET"S TALK ABOUT THI-!"
The giant member of the sound four's plea fell on deaf ears as Chouji rammed the full force of his chakra re-enforced fist into the teen's chest, shattering the ribcage, pulping the organs within and punching through to the other side. The crater formed by the blow was at least twenty times bigger in terms of depth and diameter compared to the one the Otonin had created, easy to tell from above but hardly something the combatants paid any mind to.
--
Chouji watched as the Otonin's corpse returned to normal, the mane of hair withering away and rusty skin returning to normal as the triangle tattoo's receded to the curse mark. Staggering away from the foe he'd effectively Falcon Punched to death, the Akimichi made his way towards the general direction he'd seen the others head off in, holding his headband in one hand and his stomach in the other, the burning sensation still eating away at his body.
He blinked, noticing something on a tree and felt tears grow in his eyes, lowering his head as he placed his hand on the trail marking Shikamaru had left for him, carved in the bark in a way only Leaf shinobi would think to look for.
'Dad…' he muttered, thinking back to the days he'd sit with his father on the rooftops, alone and unwanted by his peers 'I've made lots of friends…' he staggered against the tree as his stomach spasmed, sliding down the trunk, the smile on his face all the while 'I'll just rest up a bit…' he thought drowsily, vision darkening as he spoke 'before I…meet up with them…'
A butterfly took wing as the Akimichi's headband hit the floor, flying past the team chasing the remaining sound four, causing Shikamaru to freeze, watching it fly past ominously. 'Chouji…' the recently promoted chunin breathed, following the path of the ominously glowing butterfly only to snap to attention as Kiba detected the bastards' scent up ahead 'Hang on buddy…we'll come back for you…I promise!'
--
Y'see, and you people wanted Domon to fight Jiroubou.
Kaoru: Pfft, you just did that for all the food jokes.
Kyugan: True, but it was funny right?
Kaoru: Like a barrel of greased drunken monkeys.
Kytugan: That said, here's Kyugan's encyclopedia japan-ica!
Muda-da: Useless, it's useless.
Baika no Jutsu: Expansion Jutsu.
Nikudan Sensha: Lit. Meat Tank, (human boulder).
Chou Baika no jutsu: Super Expansion Jutsu
Jiroubou's techniques: No clue what they translate to, but Jiroubou's fighting style is known as Rakkanken or 'Seeker of Nirvana' Fist, look it up on Japan-wiki.
R&R!