Sorry I haven't updated in a long time.
I wasn't inspired this week.
Maybe if I get more reviews...
I'm kidding! X) But reviews would be great!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto

Chapter 15: Situations

How can he escape this? This goo is extremely sticky.

"Akamaru," he called to his dog, "are you okay, buddy?"

"Arf!" Akamaru boomed back.

Jug walked over to where Kiba was with a big smile on his face.

"I was a bad opponent for you, Kiba," he leaned closer to the Inuzuka.

Kiba, however, had another plan. He remembered about their new friend, Gloo, and how he's the same goo as this one. If he was correct, he and his dog will be free in no time.

"Akamaru, start licking!" he said.

The great white dog looked at his master in complete horror. What had come over him? Lick it?

Jug also frowned. What was the boy up to?

Reluctantly Akamaruopened his mouth and let his tongue roll out. He pressed it on the goo that covered his paw and then brought it up. He shivered; he felt like a cat doing this. Plus it tasted like gasoline.

Jug tried to figure out what they were doing. All the dog was doing was just tasting his goo. What good will that do?

"Yeah, that's right," Kiba urged on his companion, "keep licking!"

Underneath him, Akamaru felt the goo shiver a little bit. Now he got it; he wanted his master to scare off the substance. Forgetting how bad it tasted, he licked faster.

"Yeah! You go boy!"

Jug also noticed how his jutsu that surrounded the dog was slowly backing away. He became furious. He quickly made more hand signs to prepare another attack.

However, on the last lick, Akamaru put on his wettest, grossest, and slimiest lick that he only does when he wants to lick Kiba. With one more big slurp, the goo ran away from him.

He was free. And now it was time to free his master.

Akamaru trotted over to him and did the same routine, except twice as fast.

Angry, Jug quit on the jutsu. Instead, he had another idea. It was time for the slime monster.

He bit the inside of his thumb, letting the blood flow down. He made signs only followed by a dojutsu and then smashed his hand on the ground. Spiderweb-like prints shot out from the dirt.

"Summoning Jutsu: Black Creature!"

It was suffocating him.

The wind around him swirled faster, and it seemed to be closing in on him.

Shino had no idea what was going on outside the tornado, but he hoped his bugs were able to follow his order.

They were, as they crawled on the branches. They were watching their owner do weird things.

He must not know that it was just an illusion.

The bugs looked down at the skinny man below them, leaning on the same tree. The first wave of bugs had already started the order.

Kiro had a huge grin on his face as he watched his weak opponent spin around like a lunatic. He just had to laugh!

He didn't notice, or feel, the microscopic bugs that were tickling down his neck.

The bugs were aiming to swarm his whole body, which will make him lose concentration on the illusion and break their home (Yes, Shino is the bugs' home) from it.

As soon as the first wave disappeared down the nape of the skinny man, the second army left. Then the third and fourth. All the bugs Shino had sent out were climbing down the sweaty path.

With so many bugs, Kiro had finally noticed his hair on the back of his neck felt strange, like something was tickling them. He clasped his hand on it.

Nothing was there, but he knew there was something.

Now they were near his stomach. It came up on his chest, down to his legs, right on his back, crawling on the sides, and even marching up to his neck.

What was going on? He scratched madly as he suddenly felt pangs of pain all over his body.

The bugs were biting him.

Meanwhile, the tornado around Shino had died out. When he was fully broken of the illusion, he dropped to his hands and knees, the experience of not breathing still fresh in his mind.

He looked through his dark glasses to see a furious Kiro dancing around with his hands everywhere.

"Enough!" he shouted. With a great explosion, Shino and his bugs were sent flying shortly across the field.

When they recovered, they met a new Kiro.

The very air around them seemed to grow thinner as a stronger, bigger, and faster Kiro absorbed them into his body.

"All done, Hinata," Sakura leaned back to let her friend stand up.

Slowly, Hinata got up. First on her hands and knees, then on to a crouch, and finally on her feet. She rolled her shoulder, checking to make sure that it really was healed. Sakura was amazing; it's like the wound was never there. She turned around smiling at her and hugging her. Sakura hugged her back, happy to help.

"Where are the others?" Hinata asked when they parted.

"They went somewhere outside, chasing this boy," the pink-haired kunoichi answered.

Hinata knew where Shino and Kiba were; now the only person left is...Naruto. What had happened to him? Where could he be now?

Sakura seemed to read her mind, because then she said, "We should look for him." She laid a hand on her shoulder to comfort her.

The Hyuga girl nodded.

Naruto was surprised how long he actually punched Ryu.

He knew that he sent him flying, but he didn't know it was this far. It had taken him a long time to find him.

Finally, he found some trees that had broken and fell. He followed them.

At the end of the long line of fallen down trees, a man was laying down on the ground.

Ryu Kato.

Renewed anger found its way into Naruto again and he ran over to the immobile body.

He examined the body, wondering why he wasn't waking up. Had he hit him too hard? Maybe hard enough to...?

A foot stepped out of the shadows of the trees behind Naruto. Another foot went with it, and then a body.

It was Ryu, alive and well.

Naruto looked back down at the figure. It was black and melting. Substitution.

Now ignoring the body, he fully turned around to face the old man. His eyes weren't red anymore, having controlled the fox while getting here. Nevertheless he was still angry and ready to fight.

But Ryu was in a calm state. His hands were behind his back as he stood straight and tall.

His gray robe flowed in the wind.

Naruto couldn't stand seeing him like that, all calm and innocent.

With an angry yell, he rushed forward.

He punched, but Ryu dodged that. He kicked, but Ryu back away. He sent another fleet of punches, which were all effortlessly dodged by his opponent.

"You lack patience," he said. "You need to slow down, my boy."

This only made Naruto punch faster. After his 100th punch, he jumped back. Close combat wasn't working on him.

He formed his fingers in that of a "t".

"Shadow Clone Jutsu!"

Immediately, six Narutoes appeared in a puff of smoke.

Ryu couldn't tell which one was the real one, but he didn't care. "You know, this jutsuis for the weak," he said with his stoic face. All the Naruto were surprised to hear this.

"What are you talking about?!" one of them shouted.

The old man smiled. "When you create these clones, you're just trying to hide yourself. You think you're gaining an advantage by making more copies of yourself, but in reality, you're just scared to fight the opponent alone."

All the Naruto clones were now angry. They were just insulted. "That's it, pal!" they shouted. "You're going down!"

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I know: I haven't updated in a long time and when I finally do, it's a short chapter.
I told you, I'm not really that inspired right now.
It might even take a longer update after this one.