Shikotsumyaku no Naruto

by BoneNomad

We're rarely allowed to choose our deaths. Armed with a Kekkai Genkai and cursed with a disease that will eventually take his life, Naruto struggles to make his dream a reality, before the inevitable. Everyone will learn to fear the Dead Bone Pulse. NXH.

4. The Lament of the Chidori

You know you've been playing too much Ninja STORM when your chapter titles start to sound similar… oh well, to hell with it. Despite them being long winded, some of those titles were rather amusing…
Actually, it's also occurred to me that Naruto was warned about the invasion, but hasn't told anyone. Whoops… okay, lets just say he forgot.

Lesson on Ninjutsu: Making a Jutsu your own
Naruto: Okay, so we know what makes up a Jutsu. Now can't we turn it to our own purposes?
Kakashi: Naruto, it's not that simple. If it were, don't you think everyone would do it?
Sakura: Uhhh… Kakashi-sensei, how do we make our own Jutsu?
Kakashi: Hmmm… well, it's not that easy. Every Jutsu uses a certain seal order to tell the body how it needs to manipulate the chakra. Even changing just one of these seals can be very dangerous. For example, Katon, Goukakyu no Jutsu uses the hand seals of the snake, tiger, monkey, boar, horse and tiger again to mould the users chakra. However, if we change the original snake sign to the bird, and add rat, monkey, ox, ram and tiger to the end, we have Uchiha Itachi's improved answer to the Goukakyu, Katon, Goenkyu no Jutsu. On the same note, if we were only to change the snake to the bird, and not add on the rest of the hand signs to the technique, it would simply blow up in our faces.
Naruto: Okay… I won't experiment.
Kakashi: Oh, I don't mean to discourage you. It's actually fairly simple. If you are making a Katon Jutsu, never have the bird sign before the tiger unless you also finish with ox, ram, and tiger to balance the Jutsu.
Naruto: …
Sakura: Is there a manual for this?
Kakashi: Ano… to be unappreciated by my own students…

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Chapter 4,
The Chunin Exams Begin! The Lament of the Chidori!

Naruto couldn't help but fidget as he took his place in the Chunin finals ring, his fellow finalists standing around near him. Glancing around, he felt a small ball of irritation grow in his stomach, as he realised that there was a distinct lack of black, duck butt hair.
'Where is Sasuke?' He wondered, turning his eyes to the stands. He scanned through the faces, his eyes occasionally resting on the face of someone he knew, like Iruka and Hiruzen, Ayame and old man Ichiraku, even once landing on Hinata as she made her way through the crowd. He was brought back to the arena, however, when a puff of smoke and a whirl of leaves announced the arrival of the proctor. He was rather tall, with brown hair and a black bandana over his head, which Naruto suspected was his Hitae Ate. Regardless, he was also drawn to the fact that he had a senbon in his mouth.
"Welcome to the final exam." He started. "I'm Shiranui Genma, your final proctor."
"Ano…" Naruto started, but was cut off by Shikamaru, whom looked half asleep.
"What happened to the other proctor?" He asked with a yawn. Genma rolled his eyes.
"He met an… accident…" Genma deadpanned. "Alright, there have been some revisions to the line up of the Chunin exam. Uzumaki would already be aware of this, by he has been granted a by until the last round. In the first round, Nara Shikamaru will battle Sabaku no Temari, followed by Aburame Shino verses Sabaku no Kankurou, and Uchiha Sasuke verses Sabaku no Gaara. The winner of match one will face Hyuuga Neji, while the winners of match two and three will face each other. The winners of those two matches will then face each other before the winner of the last match faces Uzumaki Naruto. Any questions?" Shikamaru muttered something about the exam being troublesome, while Gaara spoke the question on everyone else's minds.
"Where is the Uchiha?" He growled. Genma shrugged.
"Knowing his sensei, he could be anywhere." He replied, not really caring. "If he isn't here by the time his match starts, he will be disqualified. It's just that simple." Gaara looked murderous at the mere thought that Sasuke might not turn up, mirroring Naruto's own displeasure, albeit to a much higher degree.
"Well, when do we start, then?" Neji asked. Genma chuckled, glancing to the sky.
"Hehehe… today, you guys are the stars." He mused. "Nara Shikamaru, Sabaku no Temari, stay here. The rest of you, there is a box for your use over there." Genma pointed in the general direction of the finalist box. "Now, shoo." The rest of the finalists obeyed, leaving Shikamaru and Temari alone in the arena. Shikamaru sighed as he rolled his shoulder.
"What a drag." He groaned. "Is there any chance I can just give up?" The proctor just gave him a small glare in reply.
"Do you have a debilitating injury?" Genma asked. "Will you certainly lose due to conflicting fighting styles and simply not want to risk the pain?" Shikamaru groaned.
"Fine, fine, I get it. Troublesome." He replied. Genma sighed.
"Ready? 3, 2, 1, Hajime!" He cried, leaping out of the way as the two Genin spun into fighting stances, Temari's fan off her back in an instant.
"Your going down!" She cried. Shikamaru frowned.
"Great. A women more troublesome then mom. What a drag."

Naruto winced as he sat down in his seat, grateful to finally be off his feet. He could feel his blood start to calm down, as the strain of his earlier training began to fade away. Glancing at the battlefield, he couldn't help but snicker as Shikamaru leapt around like a frog, desperately avoiding jet after jet of wind that threatened to send him flying.
"You find his predicament amusing." Gaara spoke up from his seat. Naruto shrugged.
"Shikamaru has always been lazy." Naruto replied. "Actually, I think this is the most I've ever seen him move at one time." Down in the arena, Shikamaru had finally stopped running, taking cover behind a tree as Temari stopped for a quick breather. Naruto could almost hear the gears churning in Shikamaru's head, as his hand touched his chin, the traditional Nara thinking pose. Naruto almost whistled.
Almost.
"Temari will lose." Gaara stated. Naruto glanced at him.
"Ano… why?" He asked. Gaara shrugged.
"Mother said she would. I imagine your friend has come up with a plan." Sure enough, Shikamaru had taken his hand away from his chin, drawing two kunai and attaching a roll of ninja wire to them. Naruto's eyes narrowed, as Shikamaru hurled the two kunai into the air, the two kunai striking two different trees.
"Why didn't he aim at Temari?" Naruto whispered, before his eyes suddenly widened. "Of course!"
"Kagemane no Jutsu, success." Shikamaru stated monotonously, as Temari's body snapped into position to mirror his own. "Really, you should pay more attention, you troublesome women."
"How?" Temari sneered. "You're shadow needs to be connecting to mine to…"
"Look down, onna. It is connected to your shadow." Shikamaru interrupted, walking towards her. Temari mirrored the action, until they were beside each other. Shikamaru reached up his shirt, removing a kunai that simply wasn't there for Temari to grab, and holding the mentioned weapon to her throat. Temari mimicked the action, her fan snapped shut and beside Shikamaru's neck.
"Give up." Shikamaru growled. "I have no qualms with killing you." Temari was shocked at the harsh tone his voice took on.
"W-W-What?" She stuttered. Shikamaru's eyes narrowed.
"Killing you won't heal Lee. It won't help Tenten, but it sure as hell will make me feel better." Shikamaru growled. "You Suna-nin want to mess with us, fine. But prepare for our retaliation." Temari blinked.
"Proctor, I surrender." She called. Shikamaru released his Jutsu, turning and walking towards the box, even as he was announced the winner.
"Troublesome." Shikamaru growled. "Very troublesome. Lee, Tenten, I hope you are somewhat appeased. Now all we need to do is defeat Gaara." Genma frowned as Shikamaru walked past, but said nothing.
"Aburame Shino, Sabaku no Kankurou, please enter the arena now!" He cried.

"Yo, Shino." Naruto called, as the bug-nin prepared to enter the arena. "Stay focused. This exams about to get rough."
"I understand, Uzumaki-san." Shino replied. Naruto shook his head.
"This match and the next are your only chances, Shino." Naruto stated. "You've got too many opponent's to make it to the end." Shino froze, turning to regard Naruto through his sunglasses.
"You underestimate me, Uzumaki." He retorted. Naruto shook his head.
"You're overestimating yourself, Shino." He replied. Shino ignored him, vanishing. Naruto couldn't help but feel as if that would be the last time the two would ever talk.

"Ano, sorry I'm late." Hinata whispered, as she took her seat amongst the Genin of Konoha, sitting next to her sensei. Kiba glanced at her, grinning slightly.
"Where were you, Hinata?" He asked eagerly, almost too eagerly in her opinion. She didn't need the Byakugan to tell he had some form of crush on her. More and more lately, she had found herself in between a rock and a hard place. On one hand, there was her crush, which had finally acknowledged her existence over the last month. On the other, there was the boy that she knew lusted after her. It was almost a lose-lose situation.
"My family has a private box." Hinata answered. "Otou-sama wanted to watch the first match with me." Kiba seemed to accept the answer, to Hinata's relief.
She didn't exactly want to tell him that she had been with Naruto most of the morning, and had only arrived five minutes before the match. Kiba would probably try to kill Naruto if she did.
"Shikamaru was scary." Ino whispered, still shivering at the sight of the completely serious Nara as he threatened to murder his opponent. "I've never seen him like that." Asuma sighed from his seat in the row behind them.
"The honour of the Konoha Shinobi was challenged in the Preliminaries, Ino." He explained. "Suna didn't just defeat two of our ninja, they brutally crushed them. Any Genin in the finals is probably keenly aware of just how dangerous Suna is to their continued presence in the finals."
"Not only that, but I believe Shikamaru-san is neighbours with Tenten." Kurenai added. "He would have felt her hospitalisation keenly, having been used to seeing her around."
"What about Neji?" Sakura asked. Hinata shook her head.
"Neji-niisan wouldn't care about Tenten-san or Lee-san being defeated." She explained softly. "He is a cold person. He doesn't care about anyone but himself."
"Hmph. Bastard deserves to rot." Kiba quipped, rubbing Akamaru's head, as the next match began.

"Alright, Aburame Shino and Sabaku no Kankurou. Ready?" Genma asked. Getting curt nods, he sighed. "Alright, 3, 2, 1, Hajime!" With that, Genma leapt out of the way, wary of the two ninja. Shino didn't move an inch, stoically standing in place, while Kankurou sneered at him.
"What's wrong, bug boy?" He asked cheekily. "Not moving 'cause you're scared?"
"No matter how small a bug you are, I can't underestimate you." Shino replied bluntly, raising a hand to shoulder height as a swarm of bugs flew out, charging at Kankurou. Right before they struck, Kankurou snickered.
A fuuma shuriken suddenly ripped through Shino's body, sending blood and innards across the floor. His body collapsed, motionless, as Kankurou vanished out of sight.
The arena was still and very empty.

"Shino!" Kiba screamed, as his team mate was killed before his eyes. Hinata flinched, before forming a hand seal.
"Byakugan!" She cried, searching the arena with her enhanced eyes. She let out a relieved sigh as she located her team mate, hiding within the branches of a tree. "Ano, Shino-kun is alive, Kiba-kun."
"Thank god." Kiba said with obvious relief. Akamaru gave a relieved bark as well.
"Shino has the upper hand in this fight." Kurenai muttered. "Puppeteers rely on chakra strings to control their puppets. Shino's bugs eat chakra."
"I don't think it will be that clear cut." A lazy voice cut in, causing the whole group to stare at the masked Jounin sitting beside Hinata on the stairs, his single eye buried in a certain orange covered book.
"Kakashi!" Gai cried, his voice heard for the first time. "Where have you been, my eternal rival!"
"Around." Kakashi replied, snapping the book shut. "Shino may not make it to the next round."
"Ano…" Hinata started, but Kakashi answered her question before it was asked.
"The Suna-nin is yet to draw a puppet." He stated. "That implies that he spent his month learning other ninja skills. He knew there was the possibility of facing Shino, so he prepared."

"Here, bug boy." Kankurou's voice rang out in all directions. "I know you're here somewhere. Come out, come out wherever you are." The arena was still silent, as Shino's 'dead' body slowly faded away, transforming into a swarm of insects that buzzed angrily as they swarmed around the arena, searching for they're pray. Hidden within the branches of the tree, Shino's mind was churning as he struggled to form a coherent strategy that wouldn't end in him being killed.
'I need to lure him out of hiding.' Shino thought. 'But how?' He froze as something touched his shoulder, glancing at the object out of the corner of his eye.
It was the puppet, Karasu. Shino felt fear shoot through his being, but he ignored it as he reached out with his chakra, finding the bugs scattered around the arena just as he was pierced by an array of senbon. His body tumbled lifelessly out of the tree, landing on the ground with a dull thump.
It, too, burst into bugs, as the insects converged on the tree. As suddenly as he'd come, however, Karasu was gone. Standing on the rim of the ring, Shino frowned as he watched the tree, his body unmoving as his brain went at a thousand miles a minute. His eyes widened, as he realized far too late what Kankurou's plan was, his eyes finding several small bombs planted around the tree. Suddenly, they exploded, spewing oil into the air, even as a large fireball collided with the tree from the other side of the arena. Shino's Kikai bugs stood no chance, as the firetrap exploded, completely scorching almost four fifths of the arena. Shino remained stoic, even as sorrow filled him. He felt every last one of those insects die. He barely had a eighth of his colony left.
Across the arena, Kankurou smirked, as he unsealed his puppet, Karasu, from a storage scroll.
"Well, little bug, it's time for me to squish you." He called. Shino didn't move, even as his anger exploded. This boy was going to pay for killing his colony. Without a word, Shino grabbed a kunai from his pouch, a grim line etched into his face. It was time to win the old fashioned way. His remaining colony buzzed angrily, as Shino focused his chakra into his very being, calling upon the remnants of his bugs to overwhelm the lock on the Kaimon within his body. Suddenly, it burst open, filling him with energy. He knew he didn't have much time, now. Hopefully the next two matches lasted long enough for him to get over the sudden loss of energy he would feel later.
"It seems I underestimated you." Shino growled. "It won't happen again." Kankurou frowned, obviously feeling the overwhelming killer intent Shino was unleashing. Shino suddenly flickered out of sight. Kankurou shot to the side, Karasu flinging itself in front of him as Shino slammed his kunai where Kankurou's neck had been, splintering Karasu's throat. Shino flickered out of sight again, but Kankurou was ready this time, Karasu moving again. This time, the puppet snatched Shino out of the air, two hands holding him by the throat as a third hand sprouted a spike. Shino shifted slightly, narrowly avoiding the spike impaling his head. His glasses, unfortunately, were knocked away, revealing his deep black eyes. Shino let out a short growl, as his temper snapped like a twig. Konoha was in for a treat.
A member of the supposedly unflappable Aburame clan had snapped.
"I'll kill you." Shino growled softly. "I'll kill you." The second time was much louder, more of a statement of a past fact then a promise. Kankurou blinked out of reflex, thus, completely missing what happened next. All he knew, was that Shino had completely demolished Karasu in the time it had taken him to blink, leaving the puppet a pile of splinters on the ground. Shino was breathing heavily, as he took two steps forward, deliberately, and slowly.
"Not bad, bug boy." Kankurou muttered, closing his eyes. "Karasu was old, anyway. Proctor, I…" He trailed off, as Shino's fist suddenly collided with his gut, spit and blood flying from his mouth.
"Shut up." Shino growled. "I said I would kill you. The dead don't talk." Shino suddenly punched him six more times, twice in the guts, once in the kidney, once in the ribs, once in the chest, and finally once in the chin, sending him flying into the centre of the ring. Shino flickered out of existence again, lifting Kankurou of the ground with one hand around his throat. He raised a kunai…
"That's enough. You've won." Genma muttered softly. Shino glared at him, before hurling Kankurou bodily across the arena, ignoring the boy's pathetic cry as he landed in a crumpled heap. Without a word, he left the arena.
"Well… Aburame Shino wins." Genma declared. "Would Sabaku no Gaara and Uchiha Sasuke please enter the arena." There was a whirl of sand, as Gaara appeared with his arms crossed. Sasuke, on the other hand, was nowhere in sight.

"You know, you shouldn't keep him waiting." Naruto whispered, knowing Sasuke was sitting on the floor right behind his chair, right where no one could see him. He wasn't sure why the Uchiha heir was sitting there, though.
"Naruto… are you afraid of dying?" Sasuke asked. Naruto felt a pang in his heart as a realization suddenly hit him. This fight, more so then any other, was the most likely to end with death.
"Sasuke, you know I'm afraid of dying." Naruto replied. "I've only got a few years left, and that's if I don't get killed prematurely."
"… Naruto, if I die, look after everyone." Sasuke muttered, standing up. "Promise me."
"I promise, Sasuke. But now, you have to promise me something." Naruto replied, turning to look into his team mates cobalt eyes. "Promise me you won't die."
"I promise, Naruto." Sasuke whispered, forming a hand sign. Suddenly, he was gone in a puff of smoke. 'I don't know if I can keep that promise, though.'

"I'm here." Sasuke stated, as he appeared in a whirl of leaves. "I'm ready." Sasuke's hand clenched, as the Sharingan whirled to life in his eyes. Genma nodded, leaping back as Gaara's gourd exploded, sand wrapping around his form. Sasuke slowly switched to a Taijutsu stance, as his nerves exploded. Gaara's face twisted into a sadistic smile as Sasuke did so.
"Don't die too fast now." Gaara sneered. "Mother wants you to bleed!"
"3, 2, 1, HAJIME!" Genma screamed, as he outright fled the battlefield, his survival instincts screaming at him to get as far away as possible. The instant the words left his lips, the battle roared to life, as Sasuke shot forward, narrowly dodging dozens of sand shuriken as he charged. Gaara snickered as he gestured with his arm, a giant claw forming out of his sand and lunging for Sasuke, who leapt to the side, forming several hand signs, before holding his fingers to his mouth.
"Katon, Housenka no Jutsu!" Sasuke screamed, launching a barrage of five fireballs at Gaara, who simply snickered, vanishing in a whirl of sand. Sasuke swore, leaping to the side as another barrage of sand shuriken flew by.
"Your weak, Uchiha Sasuke!" Gaara screamed, forming a hand sign. "Sabaku Kyuu!" Sasuke leapt sideways as the sand lunged at him, barely dodging what he knew would have been a fatal combination. Grabbing the fuuma shuriken hidden in his left gauntlet, Sasuke expertly unfolded it and hurled it at Gaara. Gaara didn't budge an inch, as the sand caught the shuriken and crushed it mercilessly. Sasuke swore aloud once more, pulling out a pair of chakra pills. It was time to unleash the big guns.

"Ano, Kakashi-sensei, aren't they chakra pills?" Hinata asked softly, as Kakashi's single visible eye narrowed.
"Hai. Unfortunately, Sasuke won't be able to fight after this battle." He replied. "On the up side, Gaara should be at least incapacitated after the battle, if not dead." Kiba growled a little at that.
"How is that an up side, Kakashi-sensei?" Sakura asked before Ino could speak.
"If Gaara makes it to Naruto, everything will go straight to hell." Kakashi replied. "Naruto can only fight for thirty minutes at a time. There's no guarantee that he can take Gaara down that fast. That sand armour is a problem."
"Indeed." Kurenai whispered. "This might not end well."

"Katon, Karyu Endan!" Sasuke screamed, using the copying power of his Sharingan to its full effect. The Uchiha took in a deep breath, unleashing a blast of fire upon the entirety of the arena, smothering it in flame. He let out a moan as, technique completed, he fell to his knees, feeling the extra chakra leave him, putting him back where he started, albeit exhausted. He could still feel Gaara's killer intent, though. The battle wasn't over. Steeling himself, Sasuke leaped into the burning arena, coming face to face with Gaara again.
"Impressive, weakling." Gaara growled, a look of pure irritation on his face. Sasuke smirked at that.
"Only impressive?" He asked tauntingly. "Let's get on with this, Gaara." With that, he sped forward, his fist slamming against the barrier of sand. With a flicker, Sasuke was behind Gaara, his shin aimed at the boy's head. Gaara barely shifted at all, just enough to glare at Sasuke out of the corner of his eye, as the sand barrier caught Sasuke's shin.
"Your too weak." Gaara stated bluntly, the sand flinging Sasuke away. Sasuke snickered a little as he landed on the ground, his feet skidding along as he formed hand signs.
"Katon, Goukakyu no Jutsu!" Sasuke cried, sending the fireball at Gaara, who flickered away again, appearing right behind Sasuke in a second.
"It's over." Gaara whispered, as sand pounced on Sasuke, curling into a ball around him and lifting the cocoon into the sky. Raising his hand, Gaara clenched his fist. "Sabaku Soso!"
As far as the red head was concerned, Sasuke was crushed in the imploding cocoon. Taking several steps towards the edge of the arena as the flames died down, Gaara stopped as the sound of chirping birds reached his ears.

Sasuke let out a heavy breath of relief as he successfully replaced himself with a large pile of ash. He had no more time, he had to win now.
"Monkey, dragon, rat…" Sasuke rattled off, forming the hand signs as he went. "…bird, ox, snake, dog, tiger, monkey." He braced his right hand against the ground, as the flames around the arena began to clear. Sasuke pumped chakra into his hand, a small smile lighting his face as it began to glow blue, as the sound of a bird chirping reached his ears like a brilliant rhapsody. The chakra around his hand began to flicker, as lightning began to shoot around him, the sound of birds chirping roaring out to the world. Sasuke knew Gaara had to have noticed by now.
'3, 2, 1… NOW!' Sasuke thought, as the lightning weapon completed itself. Without a word, he shot off like a bullet.

"Kakashi, how could you?" Gai exploded. "You… you…" Beside him, Kakashi swore.
"It's too early, Sasuke! Damn it. He'll be killed!" Kakashi, however, was powerless to stop the fight, his orange book falling to the ground. Gai frowned, as he saw the sad look in Kakashi's eye.
"You have no faith in your student?" He asked. "My rival…"
"Gaara is a Jinchuuriki." Kakashi replied bluntly, shutting Gai right up. The Genin were left wondering what had just happened, as everything clearly went to hell.

Sasuke spared nothing as he pumped chakra into his legs, moving as fast as possible. He had to get Gaara before he used the Suna Shunpo or his sand shield again. Across the arena, Gaara had only just caught sight of the black blur flying at him, lightning in hand. Gaara blinked in surprise. For those who wondered just how much of an impact that blink had, allow me to explain.
In the time Gaara blinked, Sasuke crossed half of the arena. The sand shield barely had time to flicker as Sasuke plunged the lightning ball towards Gaara's chest, impaling him.
"CHIDORI!" Sasuke screamed, as a blast of lightning shot from Gaara's back, the boy certainly dead. Sasuke let out a heavy sigh in relief taking a step back.
"Sabaku Kyuu!" Gaara roared, as his sand clone crumpled under the mortal wound that had been Chidori. Sasuke couldn't move, as he was cocooned in sand again, once more lifted into midair. Gaara snarled, as rage entered his eyes.
"Just die, Uchiha!" He screamed. "Sabaku Soso!" The sand compressed, but no blood emerged. Gaara's eyes flickered wide open, as he realized what was about to happen.

"Sasuke." Naruto whispered. "Be careful. You're taking the forbidden fruit…"

Sasuke could feel it, the overwhelming power his seal offered. Having no other options for his continued existence, he dived into the seal's power. Suddenly, he exploded with purple chakra, black markings crawling up the side of his face, as he landed on the ground, power overwhelming him. He needed to win in a single blow. Bracing his hand against the ground, he could feel the purple-grey lightning flicker to life in his hand, the sound of flapping birds roaring in his ears. Without a word, he shot forward, as the sand barrier flew in front of Gaara. With a scream, he plunged his hand straight through.
"Chidori LAMENT!" Sasuke screamed, as the lightning suddenly condensed. Before anyone knew what was happening, it had exploded, a lightning field shocking the area the pair had been standing in before everything flashed white. Everyone heard Gaara's scream of pain.
When the light cleared, Gaara was still standing, sand whirling around him angrily. Sasuke, on the over hand, was halfway across the arena in a crumpled heap, unmoving. Gaara raised his hand, the sand preparing to pounce, when Genma appeared beside Sasuke's side, checking for a pulse.
"The match is over." He called. "Sabaku no Gaara is the winner." With that, he made a quick motion with his hands, as medics poured onto the arena. Gaara frowned, vanishing in a whirl of sand.

"Sasuke-kun!" Ino and Sakura cried as one, as Kakashi let out a sigh of relief.
"Thank god." He whispered. "He's not dead." Sakura suddenly rounded on him.
"If Sasuke-kun can't win, how the hell will Naruto?" She screamed. Kakashi glared at her.
"Gaara won't make it that far. He's exhausted." Kakashi replied. 'I hope.' He added in his mind. He knew Naruto was much stronger, thanks to Hinata's reports, but he didn't know how strong.
It looked like he might have to find out, if everything went south. That was far from good.

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Jutsu Glossary

Katon, Karyu Endan (Fire Style, Fire Dragon Flame Missile)
B-rank Ninjutsu, 0-10 metres
The user unleashes a stream of fire, much like a flamethrower, at his target. The more chakra used, the longer lasting and hotter the flames. Sasuke copied this from Kakashi.

Chidori (1000 Birds)
A-rank Ninjutsu, 0-5+ metres
A Jutsu that harnesses lightning chakra into a small ball in the users palm. The user must run in a straight line to gain momentum, and then plunge the lightning ball into his target. Damage from this Jutsu is ridiculously high, even if it only grazes the target, making it a highly feared Jutsu. With sufficient skill (or the right hand signs), the user can cause the lightning ball to explode in his targets body, dealing more damage.

Chidori LAMENT (Properly called Habataku Chidori, meaning Flapping 1000 Birds)
Un-rank-able Ninjutsu, 0-5+ metres
A Cursed Seal enhanced Chidori. Unlike the normal Chidori, the Chidori LAMENT is created with Sasuke's fear and hatred, magnified by the Cursed Seal of Heaven. As such, it requires no hand signs. Even the slightest graze will trap the target in a lightning field that will promptly electrocute the target before destabilizing and exploding. Unless Sasuke is in his Cursed Seal form, he cannot withstand the techniques explosion and is damaged as well. Unlike most other Jutsu, Chidori LAMENT cannot be dodged with Kawarimi, due to the massive distortion of chakra in the air.
A Jutsu that doesn't see enough love… wait, it got love in the first place? Outside of video games, its been seen once. Yes, I'm aware Sasuke never uses it in his normal form, but I find this move to cool not to use (which is amusing, cause I don't really like Sasuke in the first place. He's just a convenient plot element... till he grows up, where he became somewhat cool till his character was killed again). I think this may possibly be the only Jutsu in all of Naruto that I prefer the English name to the Japanese one.

Kagemane no Jutsu (Shadow Imitation Technique)
Unranked Ninjutsu, 0-10 metres
The users shadow extends, allowing the user to control anyone whose shadow comes into contact with the users. Unique to the Nara clan.

Mushi Bunshin no Jutsu (Bug Clone Technique)
Un-ranked Ninjutsu
Creates a bug clone of the user. Often used with the Kawarimi to avoid damage. Unique to the Aburame, for rather obvious reasons, seeing as no one else keeps bugs around in sufficient quantities for this.

Kawarimi no Jutsu (Body Replacement Technique)
E-rank Ninjutsu
Allows the user to replace his body with that of a nearby object. Whilst the easiest thing to replace with is an inanimate, solid object, it is possible to replace with other objects, such as Bug clones, ashes, even water, if one is skilled enough.

Suna Bunshin no Jutsu (Sand Doppelganger Technique)
Unknown
Using his power over sand, Gaara can create a full sized replica of himself made with sand. This Jutsu is most commonly used in conjunction with Kawarimi, to avoid unpreventable damage (such as a Chidori). This Jutsu is ineffective against Chidori LAMENT, as the lightning field created by the Jutsu disrupts Gaara's chakra control.

Suna Shunpo (Sand Flash Steps)
C-rank Chakra Control/Ninjutsu hybrid, 0-5 metres
Little more then a sand variant of Shunpo, leaving behind sand rather then simply flickering out of existence. The difference is purely aesthetic.

Sabaku Kyuu (Sand Binding Coffin)
Unknown
Using his power to control sand, Gaara wraps his opponent in a cocoon of sand in preparation for the next Jutsu on the list.

Sabaku Soso (Sand Waterfall Funeral)
Unknown
Gaara causes a target trapped in Sabaku Kyuu to be crushed as the cocoon implodes.

Byakugan (White Eye, often mistranslated as Evil Eye)
Kekkai Genkai (Hyuuga), Doujutsu
The veins around the users eyes bulge, to facilitate the sudden rush of chakra to the users eyes. The user gains the ability to see 359 degrees and see the chakra systems of others, in addition to having telescopic vision, should they focus enough.

… Holy mother of…
Well, Shino's half dead, Sasuke possibly is dead, Kankurou's almost dead, Temari's freaked out… and the fun has only just begun! Hopefully you combat junkies were entertained by the insane amount of combat in this chapter. I mean, come on, its three quarters combat.
Oh, an interesting little bit of trivia for you, too. Apparently, Sabaku means both desert and sand waterfall. The Jutsu Gaara uses are meant to be taken as Sand Waterfall, though.
The next updates might take a little longer then they have been. Schools about to start up again, and the next chapters being a b**** to write out. I might end up making it a bit longer then normal.
Anyway, read, review, and so forth. Till next time…