Hello. My name is Sanosuke Kazeyama. I have many different skills. One of them is my ability with Earth Jutsus. The other is my skill with Rock Smash, my trusty Zweihander I inherited from Saito-sensei, and have become his only student. With this sword, I will become a Jounin, and travel with Koji across the continent.
Chapter 17: The Genius vs. The Blond!! The Snake vs. The Butterfly!!
(Sand Village Stadium)
"Welcome back!! This is the concluding day of the chosen 16. The last 4 matches will be today, so sit and get ready!" Temari said, and the crowd started cheering. Tenten, Hinata, Lee, and Kiba sat in the audience. Kiba was miffed that his opponent beat him with some sort of weird Genjutsu, but he showed what he could do.
Tenten and Hinata gave it everything they had, so they were satisfied with their losses. Lee couldn't defeat Mist even if he wanted to. And so, the board lit up, the rest of the ones who didn't fight yet waited. The board lit up, and there was a groan. Ino Yamanaka vs. Shikamaru Nara.
Shikamaru walked down, with his hands in his pocket, as Ino sat in her seat. "How are you going to beat him?" Sakura asked. "She has a point. He defeated a member of the Akatsuki on his own. He is somewhere on par with Sasuke and Naruto." Chouji said.
Ino then smirked, and glanced at them both. "I learned a new trick over the 4 month break." Ino said. She jumped into the arena, and Shikamaru gave her a sort of bored look.
"Get ready Shikamaru! I won't lose to you!!" Ino screamed, pointing at him. "Hn. Give it your best shot." Shikamaru said, smirking. Begin was called, and Temari jumped out of the way. They both stood ready.
"This should be good." Naruto mumbled to himself. "They are both on the same team, right?" Sasuke asked. "That means they know how the other fights." Sakura said.
Ino charged at Shikamaru, and he merely dodged the attacks. She then managed to get past his guard, and throw a fist towards his face. Shikamaru caught her fist, and tossed her over his shoulder. She landed, and brought her hands into a seal.
"Now! Mind Disturbance Jutsu!" Ino said, launching a pulse of chakra at Shikamaru. He dodged the attack, and pulled out one of Asuma's old Trench Knives. He had a plan. He tossed the knife, making it look like he was going to miss. But instead of standing there, and taunting Shikamaru about missing, Ino jumped outside the range of the knife.
When it hit the ground, a shadow blob shot out, and held still. (She knew about how I control the Trench Knives?) Shikamaru thought to himself. Ino smirked at him, as he walked over to pick the knife up.
"I don't recall you ever seeing me use the Trench Knives." Shikamaru said, pocketing the blades. "I guess it was a lucky guess." Ino said, smirking. (Lucky guess my ass. She knew. How?) Shikamaru thought to himself. Ino charged again, and this time, Shikamaru jumped away, and hid in one of the trees. Ino didn't see where he went, and that was bad.
Shikamaru had his back resting on a tree. Ino wouldn't be able to spot him, and he needed time to think. He sat, and assumed his thinking pose. He stayed for about a minute, and smirked. (Got it!) Shikamaru thought to himself.
He turned to get ready, but a kunai aimed towards his head nearly hit him. He jumped away at the last second. (Now I got it!) Shikamaru thought to himself, as he hid away in a different tree.
(Ino. I know how you were able to call off my attack.) Shikamaru thought, and wasn't surprised when Ino had a stunned look on her face. (Your family specializes in skills that revolve around the mind. So it wouldn't be all that surprising if you could even learn to read minds. I will warn you right now Ino. Cut the jutsu.) Shikamaru told her with his mind, and was amused to see she gave him a 'Like hell I will' look.
(Okay, suit yourself.) Shikamaru said, as he sat down. He pulled out a kunai, and began scribbling something on a tree. As it turns out, it was trigonometry, something Ino had never been forced to solve.
As Shikamaru worked the complex problems, he began voicing all the steps in his mind, along with thoughts about a long novel he had read. The constant flow of thoughts began to give Ino a bad case of migraine, and Shikamaru decided to seal the deal.
He had asked Kakashi to give him a copy of Make-out Paradise, and he learned this kind of literature set women off. (Non perverse women at least. For all I know, Anko may get off on this stuff.)
He figured Ino would learn something like this, so he came prepared just in case. Pulling out volume one, he smirked. (Mikoto and Soren met under the night of the blooming of the cherry blossoms. "Soren, you came…" Mikoto said silently, smiling brightly. "Of course! I would never let anything stand in the way of the one I love." Soren said, as Mikoto ran into his arms. You want me to continue this Ino? This IS Icha-Icha Paradise.) Shikamaru communicated to Ino, and smirked when she fell to her knees, holding her head, deactivating the jutsu.
"Nice try." Shikamaru said. Ino tried to move, but found that she couldn't. "Shadow Possession." Shikamaru clarified. "Now, how about you quit before I really decide to hurt you?" Shikamaru asked, smirking quite evilly. "You wouldn't dare!" Ino screamed.
"Years of bossing me around and hitting me for being lazy. You REALLY want to believe I won't?" Shikamaru asked, as his shadow hand began slowly trickling up her stomach. "Okay Okay!!! I quit!!!" Ino screamed. "Good." Shikamaru said, yawning as his Shadow slunk back.
"Nice try though, Ino. Father told me that the Mind Reader Jutsu was a Yamanaka Specialty that only one in many generations can learn. I figured you would be relentless about learning it." Shikamaru said, as Temari announced him as the winner. "Wow." Koji said to himself. "That Shikamaru. He really is a genius." Chouji said to himself.
The board lit up again, and the randomizer started. (Come on! I want to fight!!) Naruto screamed in his mind. (Land on the stupid nin in orange and black. Or at least the one in white.) Gale thought to himself, seeing that Naruto and Sasuke looked to be real powerful.
When the board stopped, Chouji damn near choked on his chips. Sasuke Uchiha vs. Chouji Akimichi. "Ouch." Naruto said to himself. Chouji gave a scared look to Sasuke, who merely stood and walked to the arena.
Like everyone else other than Naruto and Sakura, he believed Sasuke to be something like Orochimaru incarnate. He wasn't THAT evil. Sure, he was cold, and held his emotions in a tight rein, but he wasn't heartless. Assumptions are bad.
(Maybe I will make myself look evil, just to make this match quick.) Sasuke thought to himself. Now THAT was evil. When Chouji got into the arena, Sasuke gave a sneer so fierce, that Chouji looked like he pissed himself.
"You really wish to die? If not, then quit." Sasuke said, and for added effect, he put some murderous intent in the threat. Chouji was visibly shaking, and Sasuke smirked in his mind. (Good.) Sasuke thought to himself. He was expecting Chouji to quit, but instead, he had a determine look on his face, and he stood ready.
"I'm not going to be scared off by the likes of you, Uchiha." Chouji said, getting into his stance. "Hn." Sasuke said. (So much for that idea.) Sasuke thought to himself. Begin was called, as Temari jumped back.
Sasuke began walking towards Chouji, and Chouji brought his hands into his favorite seal. "It would be wise to quit. I will beat you using only one jutsu and my Sharingan." Sasuke said. Chouji glared, and got ready.
"Ninja Art: Multisize Jutsu!" Chouji said, as he inflated to look bigger. "Now, The Human Boulder!!" Chouji said, as he began spinning towards Sasuke. Sasuke jumed out of the way, and began trying to figure out how to stop this attack. Sasuke darted around, as Chouji was zipping all around the arena like a pinball. "Like Sasuke can get a victory using only his Sharingan or whatever it's called, and only one jutsu." Koji said. "I wouldn't doubt his skill." Sanosuke said.
Sasuke finally had an idea about what to do about the jutsu that Chouji was doing right now. He jumped dead into the center of the arena, and Chouji barreled at him. Sasuke stomped the ground, creating a pretty big dent. He jumped back as Chouji got near him. Chouji fell into the crater, and shot into the air from the speed of his movements.
Sauske smirked, and jumped into the air after him. He delivered a kick so powerful, Chouji flew into the wall, and was stuck. Chouji deflated, and decided to step this up a bit. He pulled out something like looked like a pez dispenser with three pills in them.
Chouji glanced at them hesitantly, and then had a determined look on his face. He popped the thing open, and ate the red pill. Sasuke wondered what eating that weird pill would do, but was stunned when Chouji's chakra began to flare a little more fiercely. Sasuke also noticed that Chouji looked just a tad bit skinnier.
Chouji roared, and charged. Sasuke actually began to have a hard time. Chouji all of a sudden was faster, and his punches were leaving dents when he hit the walls and stuff like that. Sasuke jumped away, and Chouji made another seal.
"Ninja Art: Partial Multisize Jutsu!" Chouji said, and he threw a punch. His arm got longer and his hand got bigger, and they shot at Sasuke, who wasn't fast enough to dodge the attack. Chouji thought he got him, but instead, he crushed a log.
Chouji wasn't expecting Sasuke to appear under him, and kick him into the air. Chouji flew straight up, and Sasuke cracked his neck. (Shouldn't make statements that are a pain in the ass to keep.) Sasuke thought to himself. When he looked up, Chouji had another seal. "Ninja Art: Body Expansion Jutsu!!" Chouji said, and his entire body grew to about the size of a 2 story building.
(The hell!?!?) Sasuke thought to himself. Chouji fell, looking like he was going to belly flop onto Sasuke. Sasuke managed to avoid what could have been certain death. The giant crater that Chouji created when he landed was very big. Sasuke sweat dropped. Chouji shrunk to his normal size, and brought his fist back to hit Sasuke dead in the face.
Sasuke hit the wall incredibly hard, and fell to the ground. He stood to his feet, a little wobbly, and activated his Sharingan. Chouji charged the Snake Apprentice, and threw a fist. Sasuke, seeing the attack coming real easily, dodged the fist and blasted Chouji into the wall opposite from him.
Sasuke caught his breath, and brought his attention up just in time to avoid a super chakra-charged fist. (What!?) Sasuke thought to himself. He was about to muse on what happened, but his eyes had it all.
Chouji's chakra had shot up yet again, and he looked noticebly slimmer. Sasuke got a quick glance, and saw that he was missing another pill. (The yellow one must have been consumed.) Sasuke thought to himself. Chouji was moving as fast as Naruto did three years ago. Sasuke's Sharingan could still anticipate the attacks, but one slip, and he would be in serious pain.
And so, for about a minute, Sasuke would dodge and counterattack Chouji. Chouji was on the ground, panting, and Sasuke was on his feet, sweating. (When is he going to call it quits?) Sasuke asked himself. Chouji began slowly getting up, and Sasuke saw him pull out the last pill.
Chouji popped it in his mouth, and Sasuke prepared for the calm before the storm. Chouji opened his closed eyes, and chakra shot out of him. Sasuke's, along with everyone else's eyes, widened at the sheer power that Chouji was exuding. The chakra then exploded, and Chouji stood there, chakra wings in the shape of a butterfly's wings on his back. His fat/muscles turned into chakra, and Chouji looked incredibly buff.
(HOLY SHIT!!!!) Was running through Koji, Naruto, and (surprisingly) Sasuke's minds. Chouji then tensed, and took off, leaving the ground upturned from where he was running. Sasuke barely dodged the attacks coming towards him, and actually panicked on the inside, though you would never know from his facial expression.
(Oh crap! Not only is his strength surprisingly great, he is also moving fast enough to almost fool the Sharingan.) Sasuke was wishing he could at least use a small part of the Curse Seals power, but his ego (along with Naruto and Koji never letting him live it down) wouldn't allow it. So he did what he was forced to do on many occasions. Wing it!
"No way in hell is teme going to get out of this one." Naruto said. "True. Even our chicken haired friend can't possibly beat this guy with only one jutsu." Koji said. Truthfully, there was only one jutsu of Sasuke's that he wanted to see. It was the one that was stronger than his Lightning Piercing Claw.
Personally, that technique was something he made out of necessity to pierce Shiro's Lightning Dome. It did it's job, so he began using it as offensive and finishing moves. He also wanted to see what an A-Rank Ninjutsu looked like.
Sasuke had a plan. It was a crude one, but if it worked, he could defeat this juggernaut on one. He decided he needed to execute his plan. But first, stop eating the grass like a cow.
Yes. Sasuke was on the ground face first. Not the first time either. In fact, as Koji and Naruto were chatting, he had hit the ground 5 times.
(Man. I feel like a cow.) Sasuke thought to himself annoyingly. Funny how Sasuke is a natural comedic in his mind. Sasuke jumped to his feet in time to avoid a fist, which left a giant ass crater. Sasuke jumped to his feet, and charged Chouji. Chouji was ready, but he wasn't expecting Sasuke to just disappear.
Chouij lookd around, but was surprised when Sasuke appeared under him, preparing to kick him dead in the jaw. He caught the foot, and tossed him dead into the air. Sasuke shot up straight into the air, and really panicked mentally. He was in the air, and eventually, gravity would send him back, and Chouij would be ready to-
"Wait. That's it!" Sasuke muttered to himself. He began to freefall, and smirked. He brought a hand in front of him, and his Chidori came to life. He then began spinning, as the Chidori Current ran through his entire body. He looked like a blue comet coming down to the ground.
Chouji stood ready, and they both prepared for the explosion that would be happening. Sasuke fell like a drill, and Chouji threw his fist into the air. The Chidori clashed with a chakra filled fist, and a giant explosion ensued.
When the dust cleared, Chouji was on the ground, an X across his armor, and Sasuke was standing on his feet, sweating. Everyone was silent.
(No way did Sasuke go through with his word…) Koji thought to himself. (One jutsu. That was all he said he would need. That's insane…) Koji mused to himself. Temari announced Sasuke as the winner, and he walked back to where Naruto and Koji were.
"You did it, Chicken Head." Koji said, smirking. (So, that would be the power of an A-Rank Jutsu. That move would obliterate my Piercing Claw.) Koji thought to himself, sulking a little.
The board began to light up, and Koji looked on, half paying attention. (I see why Sasuke would be someone to watch out for. Shiro-sama wasn't joking when he said that he would be one of the nin to beat. He also warned me about Naruto. But Sakura? I already know or have a good idea of what she can do.) Koji thought to himself, glancing towards Team 7.
(The power of a student of a Legendary Sannin. That kind of power comes once in a lifetime. They are probably on a level that no normal nin could handle. I could only hope to defeat them. Koji…I wonder about his strength also. He seems to be on my level, but something about him seems unsettling. Like he would give even a Sannin a run for their money. He's one to watch also.) Sanosuke thought to himself.
The board finished working, and there was a loud, boisterous cheer. Naruto Uzumaki vs. Shino Aburame.
ShadowRonin: Yeah. You saw it! Sasuke totally won with only one jutsu. He could have won in a shorter amount of time, but pride wouldn't let him. Koji and his friends are prepared to fight for Jounin-ship, but in the end, who will win? Continue, and find out!
Preview:
The time for the last fights has come. Naruto and Shino take the stage, as Sakura and Gale wait for the last round. Can Naruto beat the Aburame heir, or will the stoic genius take Naruto down? And can Sakura defeat the Airmaster of Suna?
Chapter 18: Final Fights!!! The Fox vs. The Hive! The Pink Blossom vs. The Hurricane!