Chapter 16: Genjutsu At It's Finest! Brute Strength vs. A Lazy Mind.
The board read Sakura Haruno vs. Kensuke Masamoto. Said nins entered the arena. Fight was called, and Kensuke got into a stance and charged Sakura. Him and Sakura exchanged fists for awhile before he ducked to avoid a punch, that shattered the wall.
The Cloud nins and the Sun nins sweat dropped. "What the…!? You just shattered a wall with one punch!!" Kensuke said, with a O.O look. "That was thanks from my training with one of the legendary Sannins." Sakura said, smirking.
Kensuke sort of had a intimidated look. He knew of the three Sannin, and if she was trained by one of the, she would be at a whole level he couldn't comprehend. But he would face this opponent head on. He did some hand signs, and gave her a sharp look.
"Lightning Style: Flash Bolt Jutsu!" Kensuke said, shooting a stray flash of lightning at her. She dodged the attack, and did some hand signs. When nothing happened, Kensuke thought nothing had happened, until it looked like Sakura was disappearing.
He knew it was a Genjutsu, but what kind didn't hit him quite yet. Then it felt like the atmosphere heated up a little, and then it happened. In front of his face was the Guardian of Hell, Cerberus. In all his 3 headed fury and death, the giant dog let out a ferocious howl.
He was obviously scared, but he wouldn't go down like this. He summoned his grey cloud, and took to the skies. He proceeded to blasting the guardian of hell with various lightning spells, but nothing happened, other than him causing bare minimal damage. He sighed, and pulled out a tag.
He threw the tag, and shot a bolt of electricity, and the tag exploded in a volt storm of destruction. He landed on the ground, panting. He pulled out a kunai, and aimed behind him and stopped when he was in front of Sakura, who also had a knife to his throat.
"That was something." Kensuke said, smiling. "You haven't seen anything yet." Sakura said, turning into a piece of the wall. (Substitution!) Kensuke said, before his world went dark. "Winner, Sakura Haruno." Proctor said, and Kensuke was carried off. (That had to have been one of the best Genjutsus I have ever seen.) Satoshi thought to himself. Tyson read Satoshi's expression, and wondered what else the team from Kakashi could do.
Next the board read Kiba Inuzuka vs. Shikamaru Nara. Shikamaru sighed, finding this troublesome, and Kiba yelled, excited he got to fight next. They entered the arena, begin was called, and Akamaru unceremoniously landed next to Kiba, already in Man Beast Clone form.
Shikamaru sighed, and did his Shadow Warrior Jutsu. The shadow took his form, and disappeared. Kiba and Akamaru charged at the Shadow Warrior, who was having a hard time dodging the powerful swings.
He was punched after a while, and took a kick in the face. He stood up, muttered a 'Troublesome,' and pulled out a few kunai. He threw them at the one he knew was Kiba, and he dodged it. (Caught him!) Shikamaru said, catching him in his Shadow Possession Jutsu. Kiba stopped, and was caught. "Akamaru, knock him out!" Kiba screamed.
Akamaru nodded, and charged. When he got within striking, he was knocked back by a Shadow that resembled Shikamaru. It slunk into the ground, and Shikamaru smirked. "Shadow Upper!" He commanded, and the Shadow uppercut Akamaru right in the gut. "Shadow Combo!" The Shadow then gave Akamaru a three punch combo that finished with a blow to the back of his head, sending him face first into the ground.
He landed, and the Clone poofed back into the big dog, Akamaru. "This fight is over." Shikamaru said, a Shadow Hand crawling up Kiba's form. Kiba then felt the hand clamp around his throat, choking him out. Once Kiba was unconscious from lack of oxygen, he let the jutsu go, and allowed Kiba to regain his breath.
"Winner, Shikamaru Nara." Proctor said, while Shikamaru picked Kiba up to give to Kurenai. "We will continue the Matches tomorrow." Proctor said, and everyone started to disperse. The matches ended at about 3:00.
(Outside the Inn
When 6:00 came, Satoshi was in a tree outside the inn used by the contestants. He quickly sat up, his sixth sense going crazy. He knew his sixth sense meant that either he was being hunted, or there were crazy fan girls nearby searching for him. Fangirls haven't followed him since The Sun Village was destroyed, so he knew someone wanted his head.
He closed his eyes, in deep concentration, and felt a dark energy. It was about 5 miles from the Sand Village, and it was approaching. He stood up, still on the tree, and jumped down. He then took off, accidentally running into Shikamaru, and falling onto his butt.
"My bad!" Satoshi said, standing back up. Shikamaru shrugged, and muttered a 'Troublesome' before Satoshi jetted again. Shikamaru noted the serious expression Satoshi had before he hit him, and knew something was wrong.
(Outside Sand Village)
"Damn, making me come all the way here, just for the brat." A man said. He was quite annoyed. Orochimaru was supposed to be in the Sand Village, but he wasn't taking care of Satoshi himself, claiming to wait for the right time.
He sighed, and felt a presence. He looked around, and saw a flash of movement and in front of him stood his target. "Ah, Satoshi Musashi. You came to me? How kind of you." He said. "Cut the shit. I can sense the dark aura you carry on your curse mark 5 miles away. Why are you here?" Satoshi asked.
"I am merely here on orders. Now, you can make them easy, or this can get rough." He said. "What do you think you can do to me?" Satoshi asked, getting pretty testy. "I can kill you, that I promise." He said. Satoshi was quiet, and then he started laughing.
"You kill me? You must be a fool. Didn't your precious leader tell you about what happened back at the Sun Village when he attacked me? Do you want to know why he hates me with a vengeance!? I have done some things that no other can do, and live to tell the tale!" Satoshi said. "Before you try and consider killing me, take this to account." Satoshi said.
Flashback:
In a 3 hour span, The Village Hidden in the Heavens was destroyed. His own brother defected, and was now fleeing. The rage Satoshi was feeling was reaching a boiling point, and it didn't help that he was surrounded by 4 people who were covered in black spots, that looked oddly like comma, and reeking of purple chakra.
"Look, even when he is the last man standing, he still tries to fight back." One of them said. Satoshi was obviously pissed, but his chakra was close to gone, and he was hurting all over. The fact he was standing was a miracle.
(This is it. I've gone and put myself in a hopeless situation.) Satoshi told his demon half. "And guess what? If you really believe that I will go down like this, you are wrong. I'm going to ask one small thing from you, if you truly want to escape, I'm going to possess you. Give you all my demon powers. You may not remember anything, but…"
Gatto was cut off when Satoshi started chuckling mentally. (Don't hold anything back. This is the only time I will allow you to kill. Anything with a curse mark, or a Sound Headband is a living corpse.) Satoshi said oddly calmly, considering he didn't like killing.
Don't get him wrong, he knew it came with being a ninja, but he wouldn't kill an innocent. Gatto chuckled darkly, before he began smirking. "Good!" Satoshi said, his voice leaking Gatto's tone as well. An with that, he was surrounded by dark blue chakra. "What the!? His power!!! It's shooting through the roof!!!" One of them said, fear in their eyes.
Satoshi's teeth became more fanglike, like that of a cats, his eyes switched over to the Tarogan, and both his hands created a set of electric claws. But that wasn't what scared them the most. His eyes were that of a demon, and his blood lust paled in comparison to that of Orochimaru's own killer intent.
When the transformation was done, Satoshi had on his Spark Form clothes, but he wouldn't associate it at the time. His hair became undone. "Now, let's play. The only rule…" Satoshi started. "Is…YOUR LIFE IS ON THE LINE!!!" He screamed, his intent paralyzing all the warriors around him. He then, with quick moves, gave them various cuts and grazes that weren't serious.
"Now the fun begins!" He said, snapping his fingers. Like that, various body parts came off, stomach's ripped open, and heads were taken off. "That is why you were dead before you knew it!" He said. He then turned his attention to the 4 huge chakra signatures in front of him. "Oh look, the 4 Notes of Death. You all made a grave mistake in making me angry." He said, releasing all the chakra he had stored up.
His true power overpowered all of them combined, and even matched Orochimaru, who was looking from a treetop, taking in the fact that he had 9 cat tails coming from behind him. "Stop acting like a squirrel, you Slithering Sick Fuck!!" Satoshi screamed, shooting a beam of energy that hit Orochimaru, giving him a serious wound.
"You seem to not know who you are up against. I am the possessor of the Great Cat Demon Gatto. I AM SATOSHI MUSASHI, AND YOU 5 ARE MY PREY!!!! JUDGEMENT FOR YOU IS DEATH BY MY CLAWS!!!" Satoshi said, giving each of them a heavy glare. Scar was obviously fearful of his life. Ryoga looked intimidated, but he couldn't tell because of the hood. Kabuto was practically shaking, being the weakest, but smartest of the group. Itachi looked the most calm, but the look in his eyes were those if one who knew his time was up.
Orochimaru had a scowl on his face for 3 reasons. 1. His chakra proved that he was as strong as he currently is, 2. He had no problem killing in self defense, and 3. He had actually inflicted a serious wound on him, which was something that rarely happened.
Scar, being the most gutsy, charged, pulling out the Zanbato he carried on his back, and cut Satoshi's shoulder to the bone. Instead of him being hurt, Satoshi had a sadistic look. "That was the best you got?" Satoshi said, pulling the blade out, and punching Scar so hard his jaw was broken on impact, along with him being sent through a abandoned house, his arm closing up like it never happened.
Orochimaru was about to start making death threats, before a series of punches and kicks sent him into the exact same wall that Scar went through. When he came out, he had a feeling of contempt, hatred and…fear? No! He was the fucking Snake Sannin for Pete's sake! He wasn't going to be bested by a punk kid with a cat in him. He killed off the family, but he made a stand against him, killing off the entire small army without making it seem to hard.
"We will meet again, little kitty, but next time, your head is mine." Orochimaru said, tossing Scar to Ryoga, who caught him. "Your wrong, Piss Eyes! When we meet again, your head will be mine, and your 4 friends there will be your welcoming mat to hell!" He said, earning a glare from Itachi, who he glared back at, and sent an unknown wave that made him feel testy and afraid.
"Remember, 6 lives have been guaranteed a spot in hell! Ryoga, Scar, Kabuto, Itachi, Snake Bitch, and last but not least, my own brother, because he didn't have the balls to defend his own family!" He said, walking out the village to the world, knowing the next time he saw them, he would be playing god and stealing lives.
(Gatto, using chakra manipulation to make me seem like I had 9 tails was amazing!) Satoshi said to Gatto, who smirked. (Don't worry Mew, one day we'll be strong enough to kill them.) Gatto thought to himself.
End Flashback.
The look the man had was priceless. He was scared shitless. His look of fear then changed to a look of sheer brilliance. "Hey, the Sand Village doesn't know about your little demon, does it?" He asked, causing Satoshi to sweat drop.
(Oh shit! If I fight him for real, and my demon juices get released, then I will be in hot water.) "The look you have pretty much enforces my thought. Your dead, by the hand of Soren!" He screamed. Satoshi sighed, and went into Spark Form, releasing electric claws on his right hand. He went into a defensive stance, and prepared himself for Soren's attack.
He dodged a few punches, and swung with an intent to slice him up. He over swung, and was about to get pounded, until a Shadow Shikamaru kicked him into a tree. Satoshi had a O.O look, before he knew who it was.
"Okay Shikamaru, you can come out." Satoshi said. Shikamaru walked out, like he was bored. "I didn't think you would follow me!" Satoshi said. "You're the last person to have a serious expression for no reason. You also looked like you were on a mission." Shikamaru said, lazily. Satoshi scratched the back of his head with his non-claw hand, and looked to Soren, who was starting to glow with purple chakra.
"It's pretty lucky we already fought in the Jounin Finals. Because we'll need time to heal from this!" Satoshi said, sighing. "You are way too troublesome. How do you get yourself into troublesome stuff like this?" Shikamaru asked, getting into his normal stance. "Hey, I don't go looking for trouble! It manages to find me!" Satoshi said.
"As true as that may be, you need to stop getting in trouble!" Shikamaru said. "What part of IT COMES TO ME DON'T YOU GET!?!?!" Satoshi screamed, having white eyes. "Shut up you idiot. The last thing I want the village knowing is that you have a demon in you!" Shikamaru said.
"Yeah yeah, let's kill him before I get in some deep shit." Satoshi said. He didn't bother arguing the fact Shikamaru heard him. He knew he heard him, and didn't act on it because, other than Tyson, he was his best friend.
"Glad you both are in agreement, because you are dead!" Soren said, unleashing the first stage of the curse mark. Satoshi started laughing at him. "You're kidding me! The curse mark pales in my…!?!?" Satoshi started before Soren's chakra continued rising. "I haven't finished showing you why you can't kill me so easily. Because I HAVE A MORE POWERFUL FORM!!!" Soren screamed, his physical appearance changing into a form similar to when Sasuke fought Naruto at the Valley of the End.
When he was finished, his chakra was stronger than Satoshi's current form without demon chakra, and his power was at least twice his. Satoshi and Shikamaru sweat dropped, and had grim looks. "Great… when did the curse mark have a second stage this strong?" Satoshi and Shikamaru said at the same time.
"You fought someone with this kind of power before?" Satoshi asked. "Someone named Tayuya." Shikamaru said, and Satoshi nodded. (Koji said someone named Tayuya was trying to kill me in Storm Village) Satoshi thought to himself, before Shikamaru snapped him out of it.
"Your troublesome luck got us in shit we can't get out of." Shikamaru said, causing Satoshi to glare at him with white eyes. "Can it, we can handle…" Satoshi said before a soldier pill being popped into Soren's mouth caused Satoshi to grimace. "Okay, we are boned." Satoshi said. "He popped a Soldier pill into his mouth, didn't he?" Shikamaru asked. Satoshi nodded, and they both sweat dropped.
"Any chance of winning now?" "My guess is close to nil." They both looked at each other before Satoshi smiled. "I've had worse odds. Let's work!" Satoshi said, getting back into stance next to Shikamaru. Shikamaru sighed, and summoned his Shadow Warrior, the star circling around his waist letting him know he was heard.
"If we die out here, then I'll say I'm sorry that I couldn't help you. If we manage to pull through this, I will explain who I am, and why I am the way I am." At that Shikamaru knew that Satoshi had full trust in the shadow user. Shikamaru gave a lazy smile, and got into a stance as well.
Soren charged at Satoshi and Shikamaru, hoping to behead them with a clothesline. Satoshi ducked, and Shikamaru slid away. Satoshi did some hand signs, and shot his Lightning Gun, which caused him to slide on the ground for a while, before he was hit by a Shadow Cut. Soren, pissed, hit the Shadow, and it slunk into the ground.
"Okay, my turn!" Satoshi said, charging and swinging at Soren. He sliced his arm, and blood began pouring out. Satoshi jumped to avoid a sweep kick, and did some hand signs in mid air. "Secret Art: 1000 Volt Needles!" Satoshi said, shooting needles of electricity at Soren, who absorbed the attack, but didn't look all that hurt.
"Shit!!" Satoshi said, being thrown into 2 trees by a punch. Satoshi jumped up and dodged a blast of fire. He didn't expect the fist that collided with his jaw. He turned in time to see him about to end his life, except he was stuck thanks to the Shadow Possession Jutsu.
Satoshi sighed, until he saw that Shikamaru was losing control. Satoshi jumped up and brought his hand across Soren's chest, a second after Shikamaru removed the jutsu, and put four long gashes on his chest. Satoshi hit him, but was thrown into Shikamaru, and both received a surprise.
"Wind Style: Gale Slice Jutsu!" Soren said, shooting 100 air blades at the duo. They were hit and cut up pretty good. Both their legs were cut up from the attack. Satoshi had cuts all along his arm, and Shikamaru's wrist was slit, along with a cut that was deep in his palm preventing the use of jutsus along with cuts on his arms. They both had a hard time getting up, and it was apparent.
"Any ideas left?" Satoshi asked. "No. Any moves you haven't used yet?" Shikamaru asked. "I wish. The only way to kill him would be a fatal blow. So pull out a kunai, and hope we can stab him in the heart, brain, of another vital organ!" Satoshi said, pulling out his kunai, along with 20 senbon needles. Shikamaru pulled out a kunai and 10 shuriken. This was it. Their last stand. It was now or never. They charged, ready to end the fight.
ShadowRonin: Now it gets fun!! Satoshi and Shikamaru are stuck in a hopeless predicament, and have to battle their way out. Can the Demon Cat and the Lazy Ass get out of this hopeless predicament?
Shikamaru: What the hell!?!? This is something that you would do to Naruto or Satoshi! Not me. I merely like watching clouds and playing shougi and Go.
Satoshi: Oh come on! Your getting some exercise for once. Don't worry. I won't let either of us die! You can bank on that!
ShadowRonin: You'll die if I say you'll die. Now, how did Shikamaru get here? I thought only my characters could get in.
Satoshi: I brought him, in exchange for Cloud Gazing. Since this is your world, you can warp it for him, right?
ShadowRonin: (sigh) Fine, whatever. (Room for cloud gazing is made, and Shikamaru and Satoshi go to gaze at clouds.) As for me, I will say to read and review. Noe Guitar Hero is calling to me!