Chapter 7: The Battle Royale Pt. 2

The sense of violence rose to the extreme as taijutsu, ninjutsu, genjutsu, and weapons were thrown from one opponent to another. The strength of the Konoha shinobi and the Sound 4 matched in almost every aspect. Of course, they only had a match because of their numbers and the help of Itachi. When it came to genjutsu, Tayuya was clearly outmatched by Itachi. As much as she tried, Itachi always countered her genjutsu. "It's impossible, Tayuya." Itachi said without expression. "It matters not how many times you get stronger. Your genjutsu will always be inferior to mine." Tayuya struggled as she played her instrument to summon more genjutsu beasts. "YOU BASTARD!" she yelled but right at the moment she let her guard down, Itachi had her under his genjutsu. She was in a realm of pure hell. "No, this is impossible. I, Tayuya, am caught in someone else's genjutsu!" Itachi approached her in lightning speed. "Of course you are, weakling!" He said as he pulled out a sword faster than Tayuya could blink. Before Tayuya had time to think, Itachi had already delivered the final blow to her neck. Her head came right off her shoulders and she became the first to go down in the new Sound 4.

"TAYUYA!" Jirobo yelled as he watched his comrade fall before his eyes. "You should really pay more attention to your opponent!" Jirobo had no time to look around before Lee performed his Leaf Hurricane and launched him into the air. "FANG OVER FANG!" Kiba performed his signature move on Jirobo to complete the Kiba/Lee combo and Jirobo was launched into a giant boulder. "Ha! Never mess with the Hidden Leaf's shinobi!" Lee yelled confidently. Jirobo chuckled. "Don't be so confident, you little brat! Tayuya may not have been able to unleash her full potential but I'll show you exactly what out black chakra can do!" Jirobo concentrated his new chakra and quickly transformed into what was similar to his 2nd stage of the curse mark, but much stronger. Lee and Kiba's fright raised as his chakra levels continued to rise. "What do we do!" Lee asked and Gai placed his hand on Lee's shoulder. "I believe it's time for our new combo, don't you think, Lee?" Gai asked his mentee. Lee's excitement exploded. "Yeah! Let's do it, Gai-sensei!" Lee and Gai opened their inner gates and their strength and chakras increased just as much as Jirobo's. "Oh no you don't!" Jirobo yelled as he gathered a mass of black chakra in his hand, much similar to Naruto's Super Sized Rasengan. Jirobo was too late on acting, as Lee and Gai had already ran to his sides and started performing their combo on him. They shot at Jirobo like rockets and in the sky. Punch after punch and kick after kick. Jirobo's life quickly eased to the edge. Gai and Lee delivered the final blow with their Double Primary Lotus. Jirobo became no more.

Kakashi and Neji had their arms full with Kidomaru . "Hehe, I'll show you, you little Hyuga freak." Kidomaru said to Neji as he began gathering black chakra. "I'll make sure you die this ti-" "EIGHT TRIGRAMS ONE HUNDRED TWENTY EIGHT PALMS!" Neji had quickly moved into pursuit and performed one of his most powerful techniques on Kidomaru. Kidomaru collapsed to the ground. "You…bastard…." Neji looked down on Kidomaru with assurance. "As if I'd let you pull any move after the last time we faught." He said with confidence. Neji turned his back. "You may finish him off, Kakashi-sensei." Kakashi prepared his lightning blade. "With pleasure. " Kakashi said. Then, Kidomaru's body puffed into a log. "Substitution jutsu?" Neji quickly turned around. "I guess you will fall for the same tricks twice!" Kidomaru yelled from a distant tree, already having one of his arrows ready for use. He launched the arrow with one hundred percent accuracy level. "Damn it!" Neji muttered and quickly created a large Eight Trigrams Palm Rotation. Luckily, Neji was able to change the direction of Kidomaru's arrow and sent it flying into the atmosphere. "How did he-" Kidomaru tried to think to himself but Neji was already in front of him. "Now I'll show you how much I've improved…" Kidomaru gasped. "WHAT?" Neji ended Kidomaru. "EIGHT TRIGRAMS HAZAN STRIKE!" Kidomaru was annihilated with Neji's most violent attack.

As Sakon realized he was the only one left of the Sound 4, he began to get on his knees and beg for his life as the rest of the shinobi surrounded him. "Oh please." Sasuke chuckled. "Don't even try talking your way out of this one." Sakon got up on his legs and made the hand signs for the teleportation jutsu, but Naruto wouldn't allow it at all. "SUPER GREAT BALL RASENGAN!" Sakon was blasted nearly to death by Naruto's signature jutsu. Naruto destroyed an entire section of the field. Sakon began to inch forward. "You…little….konoha….brats." Sasuke appeared beside him. "He always leaves me the sloppy seconds." Sakon tried to pick up his pace. "No….please…!" Sasuke's sharingan activated. "It's too late for apologies! Chidori!" Blood surged from Sakon's chest as Sasuke finished him off.

"Well, that seems to be the last of them." Kakashi said. "I wouldn't be so sure about that, copy cat ninja." Everyone turned to find Kabuto and the once thought dead Kimimaru. "You're still alive!" Lee yelled. "No, he's very well dead. Well, the original Kimimaru anyway." Kabuto explained. "Original?" Itachi asked. "Yes, Itachi-san, this is a clone of Kimimaru with memories up to the point of death so you CAN say he never died." Naruto rose his voice. "How many clones are you guys going to throw at us?" Kabuto chuckled. "As many as it takes to finish off you shit excuses for shinobi!" Kabuto and Kimimaru got into fighting stances. "Hmph, I'll finish you both off nicely." Itachi boasted. "Wait, Itachi." Sasuke yelled. "I'm going to help you but this doesn't change anything. I'm still going to avenge my clan. I just want to see Kabuto dead by my own hands." Itachi cackled. "Fine by me, younger brother. I look forward to our battle after this." Kimimaru charged for Itachi. "Enough talk! The only thing I want to hear from you is pain of anguish!" Itachi pulled out a kunai and leaped for his opponent. "Let's see how much better you are as a clone!" Kabuto pushed his glasses up. "Well it's just you and me then, Sasuke-kun." Sasuke charged his Chidori. "We'll see how long that lasts."

Next Chapter: Kimimaru's Revenge (Kimimaru & Kabuto vs. Itachi & Sasuke)!