Hi everyone! Just wanted to Happy New Year to all those who read my story up to this point!
Sorry I took so long to update! Here is Chapter 14! ^_^
CHAPTER 14
Miyuki Ablaze!
The blonde's hands clenched closed into tight fists as an unspeakable rage began to fuel her heart with anger. Her eyes weren't her usual clear and bright blue ones that she always had; they were glazed over with pure hatred and detest, which shocked both Ami and Karin. The look she had was a full on glare of hatred and unforgiveness and Suigetsu had noticed the change in the blonde's eyes. That was when he realized that she resembled Sasuke with that deadly glare plastered on her face. It was something he never thought he would see on her and he could feel the intensity behind them.
Without saying a word, Miyuki did the following hand seals: MONKEY, DOG, RAM. After performing each seal correctly, her hands started to give off a light green aura.
"Kousen Ijutsu!"[光線医術 (Light Ray Healing Arts)]
The chakra in her hands formed into a ball and she tossed it above the heads of her hurt team members. The ball separated into three spheres and they entered inside of them, giving them a light body aura glow while the jutsu starts healing their bodies from the inside. Suigetsu and Karin could feel their wounds starting to heal almost instantly but Jugo was still unconscious. Hopefully, he would wake up when the jutsu is finished.
"That should heal your wounds for the time being. It's a slow process so I just suggest not to do any strenuous moving and Jugo should wake up when the jutsu is halfway finished." Miyuki explained.
"I'm gonna do what I have to do..." Miyuki said and she pulled out her necklace from underneath her jacket. "I have to try and defeat her if we ever want to catch up with Sasuke..."
'The tone in her voice has changed...' Karin noted in her mind. 'Is she really going to do this? Fight against her own sensei...?'
Hearing this, Suigetsu knew what she was about to do next but if Miyuki were to fight her unwilling, then there was no doubt that Ami would kill her in battle and he was not having that. Miyuki stood up from her position, slowly making her way over to face her opponent, but a hand grabbed her left wrist, ceasing her from going any further. There was no need for her to look at the person who had her wrist since she already knew who it was. "Let me go, Suigetsu-kun..."
"Miyuki, I can't let you do this. I refuse to let that woman hurt you like she did us." Suigetsu gripped her wrist tighter to restrain her. "You don't have to do this! Let us handle it!"
Miyuki shook his head in protest. "Suigetsu-kun, if I don't at least try, then I will break my promise that made to you and to myself."
"Kitten, you told me that you didn't like fighting and violence of any kind, didn't you? And that you didn't like bloodshed! If you do this, you'll be doing the very thing you forbade yourself from doing!"
Miyuki doesn't say anything.
She smiled from what he was saying because she knew how worried he was about her safety, but she couldn't just sit and watch this battle continue without trying to help them. If anyone had to take care of this so they can make it out alive, then it would have to be her.
Miyuki sighed. "Suigetsu-kun, do you remember the promise that I made to you?"
"What is she talking about, Suigetsu?" Karin asked but Suigetsu doesn't answer her. He just continued to look at the girl who was standing in front of him. Hearing her say those words made him remember what the two of them promised to each other right before this battle took place.
'Whatever decision that I make from now on, you won't judge me or try to stop me from doing what I think is right. No matter how difficult it may be...'
Suigetsu smirked and shook his head in defeat, knowing that Miyuki was not gonna change her mind about fighting Ami. "What kind of man am I? Letting a girl fight a battle for me. This is so pitiful..."
The only thing he could do is believe in her and hope that the worst doesn't happen. Miyuki kneeled down to his level and she winked at him. "You're someone who understands me...and someone who is very precious to me..."
Suigetsu blinked twice as he felt the familiar warmth on his cheeks.
"You gave me the strength to believe in myself again and because of that, I want to fight to protect you guys. So just stay back and let me do the rest and I'll take care of things from here on out..."
"Miyuki..." Suigetsu really didn't want her to fight if she didn't want to but she made that decision on her own. He had let go of Miyuki's wrist and she slowly made her way to face her opponent as he dug his fist into the grass. 'Miyuki, I hope you know what you're doing...'
"Sensei, I can't forgive you for what you've done. I made a promise to my sister and myself to only use this power when it was absolutely necessary. I never thought I would have to fight one of you this earlier and I never thought that I would have to fight one of my own teachers, but seeing Team Taka fight with all of their might to help Sasuke protect Naruto...I can't just sit by and watch anymore..." She stated as she hacked the necklace off from around her neck.
The pendant from her necklace began to float in her hands as she started to focus her mind and chakra. It glowed a strange aura of power from it while the power that was lying dormant inside the small crystal was now starting to release itself from its prison. The crystal shattered, forming a orb of chakra. That power transformed itself into pure energy and it entered inside Miyuki's body, radiating sapphire blue energy, she opened her eyes and stared at her former sensei with a cold glare. The chakra in her feet began to levitate her up off the ground.
"Fuuryoku: Kaihou!" [風力: 放免(Wind Power: Release)]
A brilliant bright light surrounded her body, covering most of her body with its warm essence. The light was temporary blinding the other shinobi around the battlefield as Miyuki's clothes melted away from the immense levels of chakra from the technique.
A curious Suigetsu cracked open one eye to witness what was happening to her.
Miyuki raised her left hand as a flash of yellow chakra formed her glove, then she does the same thing with her right hand and chakra formed the other glove. She twirled around while the chakra circled up her body from the feet to the head, materializing her outfit.
Ami and everyone else continued to shield their eyes from the intense light. "Wh-What's going on?" she asked herself.
The Leaf symbol engraved itself on Miyuki's forehead, making the metal plate along with the cloth and the long bandana strands as she tied it around her head.
After a while, the light died down from the area down and Miyuki landed gently on the ground. Suigetsu was the first to unshield his eyes to see if Miyuki was all right but when he opened them, he saw her in a new light. In his opinion, she was completely different in his eyes...
"Miyuki-chan, you are..." Karin whispered in shock.
Strong surges of blue chakra glowed around her clenched fists and she opened her eyes. "Even if it means I have to kill you in the process, I promise that I will protect those who matter to me..." she declared as she stood in front of her friends as a brave kunoichi and a new young woman and as the wind flowed gracefully through the golden strands in her hair.
Her pretty blue eyes were now filled with the desires and determination to protect her friends on the battlefield and Suigetsu, the one that she secretly loved more than her own life itself.
'Miyuki?' Karin thought with wide eyes. 'That's Miyuki...?'
Suigetsu and Karin continued to gaze at the blonde kunoichi, taking in her new look and noticeable features.
Miyuki was now wearing a light orange, semi-tight shirt with black lining around the hems and a sleeveless black high collar embroidered open jacket with black shorts. She is also wearing black fingerless gloves, fishnets on her elbows and knees, and normal shinobi sandals. Her black forehead protector is worn on her forehead like a bandana with her hair loose in the back and on the back of her vest is a red swirl and a red and white fan combined together as one symbol. Her lean, well-toned muscles in her upper arms and her shapely legs that were always hidden under her clothes were clearly visible now.
Miyuki turned the body to the side to present a smaller target, slightly bending her knees for balance and agility, her feet shoulder width apart, and her hands up in fists.
"Ami-sensei, let's fight." Her chakra infused into her fists and her legs. She was serious now.
Ami smirked at her former student enthusiasm and she couldn't help but feel excited about fighting her. She hasn't fought her since Miyuki was 12 and a genin in training, so it will be a real challenge to see how far she had developed her skills after four years. "Let's test the waters, shall we?" she said with a hint of anticipation.
"Raiton: Chirasuheki!" [(Lightning Release: Scatterburst!)]
Ami drove her fist into the ground and bursts of lightning crackled on the ground, splitting into multiple bolts of lightning. Miyuki ascended ahead as fast as she could and she jumped into the air, performing a somersault forward with one of her legs outstretched.
"Mikazuki Nami!" [(三日月 Crescent Moon Wave)]
Slamming her leg into the ground from an open leg split, the force from the attack fires an boomerang-shaped, yellow transparent energy wave at Ami in high speeds on a full-fledged collision course. The two attacks collided, pushing against each other hoping to cancel the other out. After a while, both attacks were diminished.
"Whoa..." Was Karin's only reply.
"Amazing...Her balance and agility are exceptional for a kunoichi." Suigetsu said with praise and then he smirked a devious grin. 'Damn, that's hot...! Talk about flexibility!'
"Her chakra level...is off the scale..." Karin said astonished. She had never felt a chakra level at such an high intensity before, especially from one person. She hasn't felt a chakra level this immense since their near-death struggle against the Eight Tails, even though Miyuki's chakra level was far from it.
"Is that Miyuki-san? A voice asked. Suigetsu and Karin looked down and it was Jugo, who was trying to sit up from being unconscious.
Karin smiled when she saw Jugo coming around. "Jugo! You're okay!"
"Jugo, are you all right?" Suigetsu asked, concerned for his fallen teammate. As leader, he could rest rest easy knowing that everyone was all right. "That attack from earlier must of hurt pretty badly."
"I'll be fine..." Jugo answered. "But more importantly, what has happened to her? Her chakra level is..."
"I know. It's unreal..." Suigetsu finished. 'I had no idea that she had this kind of power...'
Karin did her part for the team and analyzed the situation. "It's true that her chakra level is through the roof right now, but I don't think she will be able to sustain it for a long period of time..."
"Suigetsu, Miyuki can't fight her." Jugo explained. "Call her back over here right now!"
"No."
Jugo and Karin turned him in disagreement and she was the first to say something."What do you mean 'no'?"
"Miyuki made a promise to herself and she wants to prove that she can keep that promise..." Suigetsu simply said.
"Promise?" Jugo asked in confusion. He didn't know what Suigetsu was talking about on account of he was unconscious from earlier.
"You gave me the strength to believe in myself again and because of that, I want to fight to protect you guys. So just stay back and let me do the rest and I'll take care of things from here on out..."
Suigetsu grinned from remembering her words once again. "As acting leader, we have to put our faith in Miyuki's hands now. I believe in her and you guys should do the same..."
'Her lightning techniques have improved even more. Nothing less from Ami-sensei...It will be very difficult to break through her pattern of attack but I have to try!'
Miyuki charged forward and she started things off with a normal punch, but Ami blocked using the lightning as a shield. Not giving up, Miyuki tried a series of punches from uppercuts, straight hooks, and even double axles and it still didn't do anything. And for one more final attempt, she tried an elbow attack but it just bounced right off. Suigetsu was now worried about this situation.
"This isn't good at all..." He pointed out as he continued to watch her fight against Ami. "Miyuki's attacks aren't working!"
"I'm afraid those physical attacks won't have any affect on Ami." Jugo stated.
Suigetsu glanced over at Jugo from what he said. "What do you mean it won't have any affect?"
"Despite of how much energy she puts into each attack, Ami's lightning will block it every time. If Miyuki wants to break the defense that she has, then she will have to cut through it. It's her only option." Karin explained.
"Cut through it?" Suigetsu inquired, trying to figure out what Karin meant by what she said. "How is she suppose to do that?"
Back to the battle, Miyuki had dodged a bolt lightning by jumping up, but Ami used her lightning whip and caught Miyuki by her leg. Spinning her around, she slammed Miyuki back first into a nearby boulder, falling flat on the grass. She was struggling to stand up from the impact.
"Miyuki-chan, look out!" Karin warned.
Panic and fear had set in, Miyuki was so paralyzed with fright that she couldn't even move. She saw the lightning coming down from the sky in a swift speed and she prepared herself for the attack to pierce through her body...
* * *NEXT CHAPTER SYNOPSIS* * *
The next special chapter of Changing Fate is:
Power Of The Prism Sharingan
Nariko unleashes her new ocular powers on Mizuki for the first time in six years...