Yo!! I bring you a long chapter on the adventures of the Sun Nin in America. This is the second part, and is more comical than the last one. But it's still good, and I enjoyed writing it. So, enjoy my loyal fans/ people who want to read it/ people who have nothing better to do with their time than to humor a Ronin who lives in the Shadows.
Chapter 22: Round 2 Begins!!! Flames vs. the Curse, Byakugan Battle, and The Mind vs. The Demon.
After a week, the next rounds were set to begin. Tyson still hasn't fully recovered. (He can't stand straight up without a jolt of pain coursing through his body.) The girls made it painfully obvious that they hated Tyson's guts, and Satoshi and Naruto had to stop a potential gang assault on the hospitalized Sun Nin, of course they got their asses handed to them for interfering.
Tsunade managed to save Tyson's whole crotch area, testicles and all, and said he would be able to procreate in the future. But that's another story. Now we begin the Jounin Exam Finals, Round 2!
"Alright! Welcome to the Jounin Exam Finals. We will start off Round 2 with Satoshi Musashi vs. Sasuke Uchiha!" Baki announced, and the place went into an uproar. Satoshi walked out to the arena, catching everyone's attention by having a red katana at his side. Sasuke walked in, his Kusanagi Blade on his back.
"GO SASUKE-KUN! YOU CAN DO IT!!" Sakura screamed, and Naruto and the other people from Konoha joined her in the cheering. (Damn, talk about a home field disadvantage!) Satoshi thought to himself. "You should quit now Satoshi. I don't want to accidentally kill you in the process of the fight." Sasuke said, a smirk on his face. Satoshi shrugged, and glanced at him.
"Don't worry, I've comprehended that I may die, but I won't lose to some dude who would do anything to gain power." Satoshi said. "And now, BEGIN!!!" Baki screamed. Satoshi and Sasuke both got into their battle stances, and Sasuke activated his Sharingan. (Hmm. Sharingan eh? Well, I don't want him using any of my skills against me, so I'll play hand to hand until I'm sure I can bypass it!) Satoshi thought to himself, charging.
Satoshi threw a punch that Sasuke easily caught, and Satoshi disappeared in a puff of smoke. (Shadow Clone? No, he was actually in front of me. I would have known other wise.) Sasuke thought to himself, before Satoshi appeared a distance away from him, leaning on the wall. (Let's bait him into attacking me.) Satoshi thought to himself, reaching into his pocket. Sasuke was ready for him to pull out a weapon, but instead, he pulled out Volume 3 of Icha Icha Paradise.
"Hey, why does he have one of those pervy books out at a time like this!?" Naruto screamed from the audience, and Satoshi glanced at him. "To find out what happens next, I guess." Satoshi replied, turning a page. Sasuke, furious that Satoshi was ignoring him in favor of reading, charged Satoshi.
Before he could hit him, Satoshi disappeared, and reappeared behind him to kick him into the wall. "Man, your not very battle orientated today Sasuke. You should give me more credit than what you're showing." Satoshi said, walking away. He turned around and dodged an attack aimed at his head, and kicked Sasuke in the gut, and roundhouse kicked him back into the wall. "Poor form, rage, and sloppy attacks. You'll never beat me this way." Satoshi said.
"He's taunting Sasuke-kun and playing around with him." Sakura said. "Yeah, but Sasuke isn't fighting with his head. Satoshi is playing him like a drum." Kakashi said.
Satoshi yawned, and then noticed that Sasuke had risen yet again, this time, his Mangekyo Sharingan activated. (Ng!? When did he get that!?) Satoshi thought to himself, stunned. "Okay, I guess he's…" Satoshi started, before a blade went through his chest.
"Guess he's ready to go for real." Satoshi said, before turning into a log. When he reappeared, he wasn't fazed at all. (Substitution Jutsu.) Sasuke thought to himself. "Okay then, we'll play with swords." Satoshi said, unsheathing his red katana.
"So now, I show you what a true swordsman can do. CRASH AND BURN, CRIMSON FLASH!!!" Satoshi screamed, pumping chakra into the demon seal on the red sword. The katana then shot out a few spikes, and got thicker, it's appearance was like an Arabian sword.
"Now, crash!" Satoshi said, flinging Crimson Flash. Then bolts shot out of the blade, and zig-zagged across the ground, but Sasuke dodged it. "What!? His blade moved across the ground, like a snake!" Lee said. "No, that's not it. His blade is folded, in a way. It looks like it's zigzagging, but it's really extending the hidden folded blades, like those paper men that are folded, cut, and made so that their holding hands." Shikamaru explained.
Satoshi shot his blade at Sasuke again, this time Sasuke threw a kunai, and the sword got tangled. "Oh crap." Satoshi said, moving to remove the kunai. Sasuke charged, and swung his Kusanagi Blade. Satoshi managed to dodge the swords strikes, but got nicked in the shoulder. Sasuke, seeing that he got a blow in, moved rapidly, and kicked Satoshi into the sky.
"Now, FIRE STYLE: DARK FLAMES JUTSU!!" Sasuke screamed, and that got Satoshi's attention. (What!? I thought only Itachi knew that attack!) And sure enough, black flames shot out of Sasuke's body, aimed at Satoshi. Satoshi used Body Flicker to get out of there on time, but the flames were heading for the audience, namely Sakura and Naruto. Stunned scared, they were saved when a blue dome appeared around them.
They turned to see who cast the Jutsu, and saw that Kai had put up the dome to protect the people. "Hey Sasuke, what the hell?!? I know damn well you can control that thing! Why not change it's course!?" Satoshi screamed, a hint of anger in his voice. "Why should I care what happens to them? They are ninjas. They can handle themselves." Sasuke said, monotone and coldly. The marks from the Curse Mark activating without his consent, throwing away his perception of friend and foe.
"You bastard. She's your damn girlfriend! I can't allow that to stand! Now I see what you are. Your nothing more than a little coward that would sell his soul to the devil." Satoshi said. "If it means the death of my brother, than there is no price that I won't pay. I'll give my life to see that bastard in his grave!" Sasuke said, more dark then usual.
Satoshi's eyes were covered by his bangs, but once he clapped his hands together, they knew what he was doing. "Anyone who would betray their own Village for power is nothing more that trash. Sasuke, you're never going to get stronger!" Satoshi said, turning into Kaji-Oni, and putting his hands into his pockets.
"What did you say? Never get stronger!? I'm already stronger than most of the people here!" Sasuke said. "Really? Physically and chakra wise, you may be superior, but your will is weaker than anyone's here. At your current power, even Naruto could defeat you without trying. I know I can." Satoshi said, smirking. Sasuke, obviously pissed off, let his rage take him over, and went into Level 1 of the Curse Mark, his body being covered by the little commas of evil.
"First Mangekyo, now you unleash the Curse Mark? That's pretty predictable. You must hate my guts Sasuke." Satoshi said, before he smirked again. "Good. Maybe I can get a challenge out of you." Sasuke charged Satoshi, rage in his eyes. Satoshi sidestepped the fist, but was caught in the jaw by a foot.
"Mew!! You can't take Sasuke lightly even though he is flying on rage! He's an Uchiha for a reason!" Gatto scolded in Satoshi's mind. Satoshi mentally nodded, and jumped into the sky, pulling out chakra strings. He used the strings to retrieve his blade, and yanked it to himself. "Now, hope you're ready Sasuke." Satoshi said, landing on the ground. He flung his blade, and it shot forward.
This time Sasuke deflected it and charged for Satoshi's head with Kusanagi. A quick exchange of blades being swung ensued, where Satoshi managed to knock Sasuke back a little, and flung his blade into the air. Rather than going until it extended all the way, it curved down until it hit Sasuke right in his back, giving him a nice cut.
Sasuke hit the ground, blood seeping out. "What's wrong Sasuke? Can't take me?" Satoshi said, sheathing his sword. What he didn't expect was Sasuke getting up quickly, and stabbing him right in the arm. "Okay Chicken-Head. You obviously don't want to quit. I'll just turn up the pressure then." Satoshi said, jumping a few meters away, and putting his hands into his pockets and donning a neutral face.
"Ready Sasuke. It's time for Musashi Secret Style Taijutsu: Art of the King and Knight!" Satoshi said, doing nothing but standing there. Sasuke was trying to find a weak spot, but everyone else who was watching was confused. Gaara and the Sand Siblings knew what he was doing though.
"I think your fight with Satoshi may have given him an idea of what to do, but in order for his plan to work, he would need a mastery of the Shadow Clones to a point where he doesn't need seals!" Temari said. "He's mastered it. I say it's a gut feeling." Gaara said.
Sasuke, seeing that Satoshi was going to do nothing, charged Satoshi. He threw a punch, but Satoshi didn't even bother to move to block it or dodge it. Instead, to everyone's surprise, a Shadow Clone popped out of nowhere and blocked the punch. (He's using half seals in his pockets!?) Sasuke thought to himself. He jumped back and charged again. This time, he disappeared, and tried from behind. Satoshi never turned around, but another Shadow Clone blocked his punch. (What the hell!?) Sasuke thought to himself before a second clone appeared from nowhere and kicked Sasuke away.
Sasuke was about to charge again, but he stopped when two more Clones appeared. What caught everyone's attention was the fact that they appeared while Satoshi had one arm stretched out, and his hand covering his mouth. "Now now Sasuke. Don't be doing anything you would regret." Satoshi said, pulling Icha Icha Paradise, Volume 3 out of his pocket, and reading it.
"Okay Captain Emo. I'm ready for you now!" Satoshi said, pressing Sasuke's buttons whenever he could. Satoshi then let out a small chuckle. What was happening in the book was similar to what happened a few days earlier.
Flashback:
"Okay Neji, what is so important that you can't trust anyone but me to help?" Satoshi asked. He noticed that Neji blushed, and his eyes with the shadows. "Naruto stole my headband and put it in the girl's side of the hot springs." Neji said calmly.
Satoshi gave a 'oh' in understanding. "That's why you have on bandages on your forehead?" Satoshi asked. "Yeah." Neji replied, hesitantly. With that, Satoshi and Neji walked to the hidden exit that they found using their eye powers. They both saw the piece of cloth sitting on a rock. "Okay, let's get it and roll. No one else is…!?" Satoshi started, before he motioned for him and Neji to take refuge in the tree nearby.
"What's wrong?" Neji asked. "The girls decided on taking a bath now. We're lucky since this tree is right above them." Satoshi said, sighing. "…Fuck!" Neji said, his eyes dotted. "What's wrong?" Satoshi asked. "They found my headband…" Neji said, sighing.
Tenten, Kasumi, Sakura, and Ino entered the outdoor hot springs. "Hey, isn't that Neji's headband?" Sakura asked, and Tenten picked it up. "Yep, it's his. His name is inscribed right here under the metal protector." Tenten said, looking at the cloth with a longing look. The girls then looked into the tree that was above them, but found it weird that they felt a presence up there. (Weird.) All the girls thought to themselves before they dismissed it as their imaginations.
"That…was…close!" Satoshi said, his Mirage Tarogan wearing off. "So, what does your eyes do?" Neji asked. "Well, I have 4 Tarogan skills. The one you saw was Mirage Tarogan, my personal jutsu." Satoshi said, pulling out some strings. "I also have the Spirit Realm and Shadow Realm Mind Jutsus. Spirit Realm sends me and any opponents into a battle field in my mind with certain conditions, and Shadow Realm works like the Tsukiyomi." Satoshi said, lowering the strings to the bandana Tenten had placed on the ground.
"And last is my Cat's Eye Beam. It shoots electricity from my eyes, and it's as strong as my Lightning Gun." Satoshi muttered a yes when his strings got a hold of Neji's headband, and began lifting it slowly. When it was a few inches away from his hand, it broke free and fell. Satoshi, without thinking, jumped down, caught it, and him and Neji Body Flicked out of there before they were caught.
"Victory!" Satoshi said, thrusting his fist into the air. Neji took his headband back and tied it. "Thanks…"Neji started before he was silenced by a sight that would make any normal man hard. "Something up? Forget something?" Satoshi asked, before he saw that his Byakugan was activated, and he was smirking. Satoshi activated the Tarogan, and smirked also.
The girls in the hot spring started a small scale water war, and were splashing each other, tits were jiggling, and it was all very appealing to them. Both deactivated their eyes, and turned around. "That was nice!" Satoshi said. "Agreed." Neji said. "Who'd have thought Neji Hyuuga was a pervert?" Satoshi said, a smirk on his face. "And no one will ever know." Neji said, and Satoshi chuckled.
They were about to leave before the door shot open, ramming them both into the wall. The girls left, Sakura accidentally blasting the door with her immense fists. The door creaked shut, leaving Neji and Satoshi imprinted into the wall, both with X.X looks. "Karma is a bitch. Though that was a site that I will never let you forget!" Both thought to themselves.
End.
Satoshi chuckled at the mini journey him and Neji was on. Said Hyuuga and Shikamaru had become, like Tyson, his best friends. Neji, when outside that cold front he wears, is a little bit of Jiraiya and himself combined. (Perverted and cheerful.)
Sasuke on the other hand, wasn't thrilled. Satoshi wasn't paying any attention to him, yet he was pulling Shadow Clones into strategic locations and owning his ass. What Sasuke didn't realize was that Gatto was giving Satoshi commands. "Mew, 3:00 and 6:00." Two Clones then blocked a couple of kunai meant to take his head off. (How is he blocking the attacks while reading a book?) Naruto thought to himself. Shikamaru knew what Satoshi was doing.
(This is something Satoshi had planned before he began the battle. Sasuke can't win.) Shikamaru thought to himself. "Man Sasuke, you look pretty beat up." Satoshi said. Sasuke threw about 20 shuriken, but Satoshi blocked them all with only 3 Shadow Clones. "Your getting sloppy again Sasuke-chan!" Satoshi replied, knowing he was pissing off the Uchiha.
What he didn't expect was that Sasuke would stop and give him a death glare. "You've messed with me for long enough. I WILL kill you! You can count on it." Sasuke said, silently and darkly. "Really? On what grounds can you kill me?" Satoshi said, rather smugly. He was about to start another round of mental warfare, but a surge in chakra and killing intent paralyzed him on the spot.
"What is this!? I've seen the power of Level 2 before, but it's never been this strong!" Gatto said, a hint of fear in his voice. "What's wrong Satoshi? Can't say anything?" Sasuke asked, an evil smirk on his face, his power still increasing. Not only was Satoshi feeling the power, but everyone in the stands felt a dark feeling come over them. "This dread, it's coming from Sasuke? He has this much power now?" Naruto said, slightly worried.
"Sasuke…this power is evil in every way." Sakura said, trembling. The only one's not affected by this was Tyson and Kai. "Hey, why aren't you two affected be this!?" Naruto screamed, fear slightly present in his voice. "In the final battle of good vs. evil, good always pulls out on top. Satoshi won't lose. And we've felt this kind of power before. Some guys calling themselves The Sound 5 attacked us during the Chuunin Exam we took in the Hidden Storm Village." Tyson said.
"Sasuke's power may be stronger than theirs, but the feeling of dread is the same. We may not show it, but we feel it." Kai said, actually having a look that resembled Neji's cold poker face. (The Sun Nins have been through so much…they have such confidence.) Sakura thought to herself. She looked down and saw that Satoshi, though frightened, never took his eye off Sasuke, or made an attempt to flee.
(They all have such confidence in their skills.) Flashback to Tyson battling Katsuya. (They have wills that rival even Naruto's.) Flashback of Satoshi standing up, though he was unconscious. (And they are really strong. Stronger than any normal nin.) Flashback to Satoshi's mock victory over Kakashi, and Kai defeating Haku. (So now let's see what happens when they are backed into a corner.)
After a few seconds, Sasuke had turned into his demon form, with the hand wings. (Oh no. My prodding has caused the Curse Mark to possess Sasuke. That wasn't my intention…) Satoshi thought to himself, scolding himself. "You ready?" Sasuke asked, before a fist ran into Satoshi's jaw before he could even react.
(This speed. It's not human. I couldn't even…) Satoshi's thought never finished, because he was kicked in the face. Before he hit the wall, Sasuke appeared behind him, and knocked him across the arena. "Satoshi is being beaten like a pinball!" Naruto screamed, and Satoshi was literally being sent across the arena like a pinball. It was similar to when Lee unleashed the 5th Gate against Gaara, and knocked him all through the air.
Sasuke then kicked Satoshi into the air, and kicked him into the wall face first. "Satoshi!!!!" Kai screamed. Tyson and Kasumi were concerned about their unspoken leader. "He will be fine." They turned around and saw Shino there. "Shino's right. Satoshi will beat Sasuke." Lee said. And in the arena, Satoshi was staggering to his feet.
"Oh what's wrong, little man can't keep up?" Sasuke asked, taunting him. Satoshi then, to everyone's surprise, started laughing. "My my Sasuke. You sure are full of yourself now. Okay. We'll play for real. I didn't want to show the true flames of Kaji-Oni, but you leave me no choice!" Satoshi said, running his finger along an intricate seal on his hands.
(Now Satoshi is done bullshitting. Show them your real power!) Tyson thought to himself. After Satoshi finished running his finger along the seal on his hand that represented the symbol for infinity, it happened. Satoshi's chakra was truly unleashed. Every bit of non-demonic chakra was released. "You ready Sasuke!? This is what happens when you challenge the Head Honcho of the Chuunins. You know the saying, 'if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen?' Well guess what, THE KITCHEN JUST SEALED ITSELF!!! You're going to burn nicely!" Satoshi said, smirking.
Fire was literally surrounding him like a ring under his feet. Satoshi then pressed one more seal on his arm, and his Gravity Weights were non-existent. "Sasuke, this won't take more than 5 minutes." And with that, Satoshi disappeared. Sasuke followed suit, and no one could see them, but the explosions and pulses coming from the blows they inflicted chipped off huge chunks of the arena.
"Satoshi was never this strong last time I checked." Tyson said. "What else would Kaji-kun do while he had a week and wasn't causing trouble?" Kasumi replied. "You mean Satoshi, during the beginning of the exams, has been holding back some of his real power?" Kai asked. "Yeah. And now that he's showing it, I feel that winning may be more of challenge than I bargained for." Tyson said, smiling.
The battle unseen but felt lasted for a few more seconds, before Sasuke stopped dead in the middle of what was left of the arena. Satoshi appeared and took his stance, where his left hand was in his pocket, and his right hand was extended in front of him. Both of them had bruises and cuts going all along their bodies, and Satoshi's shirt had lost both sleeves from shuriken attacks.
Various parts of the arena walls were charred from Satoshi's aura of fire. "Got your second wind Sasuke?" Satoshi asked. Sasuke then was enveloped in a dome of fire. "You're going down. I will end it with this attack!" Sasuke said, an evil smile on his face. Satoshi didn't really react, until he felt the amount of power Sasuke was putting into this next attack.
"Sasuke! This attack your doing may take these people out as well. Your opponent is me! Leave them out of this!" Satoshi screamed, but Sasuke merely started laughing evilly. "That's not my problem!" Satoshi's eyes widened at that statement. "My only concern is if you live or die!" The whole audience heard that statement and were willing themselves to flee, but the killer intent Sasuke had paralyzed them all with fear.
(Come on Chicken-Head! Fight the damn seal!! You don't want to kill them all!!) Satoshi screamed in his mind. Satoshi knew that Tyson and Kai were fine since they had long ago trained themselves to not be affected by killer intent, and that Naruto and Neji would be fine, and the Jounins weren't Jounins for no reason, but those numbers would make it hard to stop the blast from affecting the people.
"FUCK! Everyone that can move, prepare for a blast. Keep everyone alive!" Satoshi screamed, and began the task of making hand signs. Sasuke roared, and a blast of millions upon millions of firebombs shooting from him, luckily Satoshi put up a wall of fire before he could get hit, but he would worry about that later, since he was a few seals away from his ultimate defense.
Kai, using his Jyuuken like powers, knocked some of the balls out of the air before they could explode. Tyson activated the Seal of Fire and absorbed any bombs that came near him. Naruto launched Shadow Clones to block the bombs, and Neji used the Kaiten to stop the bombs. The Jounins held their own with their own techniques. After a few seconds, Satoshi finished, and prepared himself.
"MUSASHI STYLE: FLAME PILLAR JUTSU!" Satoshi screamed, and a pillar of flames shot up, and protected the audience. Kai deactivated the Byakugan, but moved in time to avoid a firebomb that would have hit him in the head. He looked, and saw that Sakura was going to be hit. Muttering a 'Shit!', Kai Body Flicked in time to take the blow. He flew over the stands and was able to hang on to the outer rail.
(This is great! I'm too damn nice for my own good!) Kai thought before he sighed, the burning sensation on his back really getting on his nerves. Naruto helped him up, and the dust storm that swept the entire field began to dissipate. Satoshi stood in the center, panting. (That took a lot!) Satoshi thought to himself, before he looked out the corner of his eyes, and saw Sasuke charging, his Kusanagi Blade thrusting towards him. Satoshi smirked.
(So, the whole attack was to try and get me while I'm worried about the audience? Okay, I'll play. He'll receive some humiliation.) Satoshi thought to himself putting two fingers to his face, and smirked. He gathered a small bit of chakra, and prepared for a fun move. "CHIBI!" Satoshi screamed, and he was enveloped in some smoke.
Sasuke thrust his sword towards the smoke, and thought he hit, but instead he felt something standing on his sword, and he saw a small foot kick him dead in the head, sending him into the wall. When the smoke cleared, Satoshi was…shorter. He had turned into an 8- year old version of himself.
There was pure silence, some confusion, then a combined scream of 'CUTE!!!!' from all the girls caused Satoshi to face plant. He understood that he was, since he had the body of an 8 year old, adorable, but he wasn't going to allow them to take advantage of him because of it. So before he could be bombarded by girly screams, he changed back, and thrust his fist a Sasuke.
"Hey Chicken Head! Let's end this with one more move! Your Chidori vs. my strongest attack!" Satoshi said, and inwardly smiled when Sasuke was gone from the imprint on the wall, and was located across from him, on the rail. Sasuke didn't say anything, but his hand stretched outward signified him charging the Chidori. Satoshi jumped onto the straight opposite side, and Satoshi started charging chakra into his right hand. The sounds of a thousand birds was combined with the roar of a thousand tigers.
After some time, Sasuke was ready, and Satoshi summoned another Satoshi to perform his combo move. At the same time, Sasuke slid off the rail, and shot forward, indenting the wall. Satoshi jumped up, and his Clone stuck his hand out, muttered a release, and Satoshi rode the flames the Clone shot from his arm, and launched off the flames. They flew at each other with the intent of inflicting serious injuries, maybe even killing their opponent. (At least Sasuke was.)
"CHIDORI!!!" "KAJIKIRI!!!" Both attacks hit dead on, and there was an explosion. A dust storm erupted, and when it cleared, there was silence. Satoshi was on the ground, a hole in his chest. "He…he killed him?" Sakura asked, slightly stunned. "Looks like it…" Naruto replied. They both looked to the Sun Nin, and they were…calm!? In fact, Hinata was smirking. Sakura looked to Kai, and he didn't look at all worried. (She was healing his back.)
"What's with the looks? You're not sad your leader is dead?" Sakura asked, not realizing that sounded sort of rude. Kai merely looked back at her, and smiled. "Satoshi isn't out yet. I know he'll win. He loves to fool people into thinking he's dead. He loves to fake his own death." Kai said.
Sasuke looked over at the dead body, but found it weird that Satoshi had a smile on his face. He was about to let it pass, until he felt something was off. He looked at the corpse, and it dawned on him. He wasn't pale at all, in fact, he looked like he was merely unconscious. Then, the moment the fake corpse poofed away in smoke, Satoshi came from behind and had him.
"Now, Musashi Falls! Starting off, German Suplex!" Satoshi screamed, clasping Sasuke around his waist, and lifting him. He brought him over him, and ended by slamming his back into the ground, while he himself was in a bridge. "Now, Musashi Back Crusher!"
Satoshi, using his legs, pushed himself so that he flipped over Sasuke and was standing and picked Sasuke up and slammed him into the ground, back first. "Finally, Musashi Steamroller!" Satoshi said, flipping over Sasuke so that he grabbed him and place him on his shoulder, back first, before jumping forward, and spinning on the ground, Sasuke being steamrolled.
Satoshi jumped away and powered down when he saw that Sasuke wasn't getting up. "Winner, Satoshi Musashi!" Baki said, and the whole arena went into cheers of the awesome fight. "You okay there Chicken Head?" Satoshi asked, as he walked over to Sasuke. He didn't say anything, but he nodded. "You need to control that thing you call a temper." Satoshi said, smirking. Sasuke nodded again, and Satoshi frowned. "Sorry, dude. I didn't mean for the Curse Mark to react on it's own. But you're control over it was good enough for the blasts not to be strong enough to kill everyone." Satoshi said, and Sasuke smirked. "Next time, I will be in control, and you will lose." Sasuke said. "Maybe.." Satoshi said, and they both chuckled.
"Told you Satoshi would be okay, learn to trust him more." Kai said, slightly ruffling Sakura's hair, and getting away before she creamed him. Next match, Neji Hyuuga vs. Kai Hikari. Satoshi managed to pass both of them, giving different bits of encouragement.
First, he came to Neji. "I have a deal Neji. Defeat Kai, and I'll get you and Tenten set up on a date." Satoshi said, ignoring the glare Neji gave him. Kai passed him, and then he really smirked. "You know Kai, flirting with someone who's taken is pretty low, even for you. Sure she may not remember you from the Storm Village, but still dude." Kai held in every fiber of his being to prevent from clobbering his teammate.
"In all seriousness, Neji isn't to be taken lightly. He isn't the Hyuuga genius for no reason. His mastery of Jyuuken and the Byakugan is second to none in his family. Good luck!"
Both fighters went to opposite sides of the arena, and sized each other up. Neji, merely standing still with his arms crossed and his poker face on, and Kai, hands at his sides, a smirk on his face and cap turned backwards. You could feel the tension in the air emanating from the two nins.
"You know Neji, I've been waiting for this match. I know you have. You would enjoy upstaging me, and making yourself look good to Tenten!" Kai said, laughing when Neji's face broke and he blushed. Neji flipped Kai off, and Kai feigned hurt. "Geez Neji. I didn't know you were so mean!" Kai said, chuckling. Neji couldn't help but chuckle a little as well, stunning a few people, and they both then took neutral looks.
"Ready for one hell of a fight?" Kai asked. "Of course!" Neji said, fire in his eyes. Baki, seeing both warriors ready, called begin and got out of there. Both of them got into their stances, Neji in his Jyuuken Stance, Kai in his Jyuuken/Iron Fist Stance, and activated their Byakugans, releasing all their chakra. They both kept their stances and looks for a few seconds, before they charged at each other. When they both got into range, they slid their feet to hold their ground, and began thrusting palms and finger strikes at each other. The parries from the blows created small pulses of blue chakra.
"Hey Satoshi, you put up a great fight out there." Tyson said, patting his friend on the shoulder. Satoshi looked beaten, but his demon friend was already healing the small cuts he had. "Yeah, but both of them might kill me when a winner is decided…." Satoshi said, sighing. "Why?" Tyson asked. "Because I accused them of having a crush on certain girls." Satoshi said. "Oh, they're about to really rock now!" Satoshi said, seeing that Neji and Kai were beginning to speed up.
Neji and Kai kept waiting for an opening in their stances, and then at the same time, they both threw a Jyuuken strike to the heart, both blocking at the same time. "Seems like we're dead even." Kai said, smirking. "Seems like it!" Neji said, and both jumped away at the same time.
"Come on! What would Tenten say if she found that you weren't the best at using the Byakugan?" Kai said, saying it loud enough to get Team Gai's attention since they were near the rails of the arena, and let nature takes it course. "I ALWAYS KNEW THAT NEJI HAD YOUTHFUL EXHUBERENCE FOR TENTEN!!!" Or let Lee have nature take its course.
Lee immediately screamed that little cheer, and everyone in the audience immediately looked to the Hyuuga Genius, who was doing his damned best to not blush and give Kai the satisfaction of getting under his skin. "I'm letting you know Kai, I wouldn't be talking about anyone liking anyone." Neji said, smirking. Kai gave him, outwardly, a confused look, but inwardly he was screaming a chant of 'OH SHIT!!!'
"You trying to say something Hyuuga? I would be careful, you wouldn't want people finding out about what you and Satoshi did that one day when Naruto stole your headband for calling him a pest." Kai replied, smirking, and seeing that Neji was starting to lose face.
"Wh-wh-what are you talking about?" Neji asked. That right there did it. Neji had stuttered, and the whole world just learned about it. (I know, I'm evil, but it's for his own good. I don't like cold evil Neji, so I'm forcing out 16 year old teenager Neji.) It can also be noted that Satoshi started sweating.
Tenten and Ino caught this, and Ino decided to figure out what was going on. Making some unseen hand seals, she activated the ultimate Yamanaka Clan Jutsu. "Ninja Art, Mind Reader Jutsu!" Ino said silently, and a blue third eye appeared on her forehead. She could hear all the thoughts of the people around her, but she zoned all her focus on Satoshi.
(Oh man! If Kai found out that me and Neji were peeking in on the girls while getting Neji's headband back, then we're screwed.) Busted!!! Ino and the others couldn't figure out what happened to the cloth, but now she knew. Time to confront the source of the problem.
Ino stalked over to Satoshi, who was still sweating. "So Satoshi, anything you want to say?" Ino asked. Satoshi slowly turned to her, and sweat dropped. "I have no idea what you mean." Satoshi said, and then he saw the blue eye on her forehead. (The fuck!? Oh wait! She can hear this too! DAMMNIT!!! Dad a dada dada) "Nice tattoo?" Satoshi asked, before Ino pounded his ass into unholy oblivion. No one stopped her because she would have torn them apart as well. It can also be noted that Tyson had conveniently 'disappeared' before the beating took place.
Back in the arena, Neji was having a problem. "Well Neji?" Kai asked. "I have no clue about what you mean." Neji said, though it was evident that he was sweating quite heavily. "Oh come on! I'm sure Tenten would love to know what you and Satoshi did after you saved your headband!" Kai said, and then smirked when Neji shuddered.
"I have a wager we can agree to. Should I lose, no one will ever know of what happened, and I'll reveal something about myself that came to me recently. And if I win, you tell Tenten, along with the whole audience what happened. Oh, and should you deny these terms, then I'll tell them straight off the bat." Kai said, smirking. Neji growled, but accepted, having no choice. Kai then turned to the audience.
"And Ino, should you even consider telling anyone else what you know from Satoshi, I'll personally ensure you a hell you'll never forget." Wrong move. All of a sudden feeling small, a giant Ino towered over him. "YOU WANT TO REPEAT THAT SO I CAN KILL YOU OFF HERE AND NOW????" Ino screamed, her eyes red with fire, and flames surrounding her from behind.
"Nothing ma'am, just commenting on your divine beauty." Kai said, all the guys knowing that he was literally making out with her ass to prevent from being killed. Now that he thought about it, Baki was nowhere to be seen, and Neji was cowering in the corner. This didn't go well to the Hyuuga Elders.
"Why would someone of the illustrious Hyuuga Clan back away from a mere girl as that dumb blond?" One of the elders said. Everyone within a 30 seat radius immediately got out of there. Ino had sent a glare so severe, that one of the elders had a mild heart attack, while the others visibly cringed. "…I heard no one speaking over here! Satoshi said it!" The Head said, smirking and pointing at Satoshi, who shot him a vicious glare.
Before he could even reply, Ino had glared hard at him, and he came close, and I mean REALLY close, to shitting himself.
Death avoided, Kai and Neji both thought about what to do next, and came to the same conclusion. (Jyuuken won't work, so I'll use Plan B.) Kai went back into his stance, but Neji surprised him by going into a karate stance. The Hyuuga Council were irate. Before they cold begin, Satoshi had began making hand signs.
"Musashi Style: Mute Box Jutsu." Satoshi said, pointing 5 fingers at the Hyuuga Council. Along with the sound of a lion's roar, their voice boxes had been silenced. Satoshi and Tyson began making fun of them because they couldn't make any noise. They then turned in time to see Neji begin his charge at Kai. Neji jumped and tried a roundhouse kick, but Kai blocked it, and began swinging him around. He released him, but was surprised to see that Neji had used a Substitution Jutsu.
(Guess he's no ordinary Hyuuga. They are usually so full of themselves, that they only follow their Jyuuken Styles nearly blindly. Sensei was not like any other Hyuuga, and so is Neji.) Kai thought to himself, as Neji appeared out of nowhere, and kicked him in the chest. Kai back flipped, and threw a few Shuriken, which Neji blocked with his Kunai. Neji charged, and tried a sweep kick, which Kai jumped over, and kicked Neji in the face.
Neji slid on the ground, and jumped up in time to block a kick to his side, and got a Jyuuken strike on Kai's arm, making it go limp. At the same time, Kai got a Jyuuken strike on his shoulder, and both jumped away, pushing the chakra point that was affected. They both looked at each other, before zooming towards each other, hand signs being made.
"Lightning Style: Lightning Gun Jutsu!" "Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!" Kai's Lightning Gun and Neji's Fireball cancelled each other out in an amazing explosion. When the dust cleared, they both held the exact same seals. "Fire Style: Grand Fireball Jutsu!" Both then shot a giant raging blaze of fire at each other, once again canceling each other out. Neji and Kai charged again, and began another Jyuuken battle, until Kai backhanded Neji across the arena, and sent him into the air.
Kai then made 24 hand signs, and brought his hands together. Then chakra started forming in his hands, and he drew his hands behind him. Neji managed to get in a position where he could somewhat defend himself, but he then felt the power coming from the attack.
"HIKARI STYLE: TITAN LASER JUTSU!!!" Kai screamed, thrusting his hands forward, and releasing a beam of pure, destructive chakra into the air. Neji began a nose dive, and then began spinning in mid-air. "Hakkeshou Kaiten!" Neji screamed, using the nose dive to spin faster, and create an even stronger barrier.
The ultimate attack met the ultimate defense, and there was struggle for supremacy. Neji's ultimate defense was holding, but he was using up quite a bit of chakra, and Kai's blast was, obviously, draining chakra like a rock. Then there was a giant explosion, and a dust storm shot across the arena.
"What was that!?!?" Tyson asked. "Seems like Kai had an attack up his sleeve. In all fairness, so do you and Kasumi, I bet." Satoshi said, smirking. Tyson was confused by the statement, but the way Kasumi glanced at him, he knew it was something they both knew about.
They then waited for the dust to clear, before they saw both opponents on the opposite side of the arena. Both in stances that Satoshi recognized. "This is where it is make it or break it." Satoshi said, looking on in the arena. Both Neji and Kai were in their stances, and they both glared, and at the same time, shouted the same thing.
"YOU ARE WITHIN MY FIELD OF DIVINATION!!!!" Both nin screamed, the yin-yang symbol appearing under their feet. "HAKKE ROKUJUU YONSHOU!!!!" Both nin screamed, sliding, and beginning their assault.
"2 PALMS! 4 PALMS! 8 PALMS! 16 PALMS! 32 PALMS!" Their speed was increasing, and their palms were canceling each other out.
61. Parry.
62. Parry.
63. Kai swung early, and Neji knocked his finger away, and brought his other hand around for 64, but Kai smirked, and brought the knocked hand away and brought his finger to Neji's chest, striking the Tenketsu located by Neji's heart. Neji's eyes widened, and he flew back into the wall. "What!?!? He struck Neji's heart!" Lee screamed. Satoshi smirked. "Kai hasn't won just yet."
Neji struggled to get up, blood coming from his mouth, and him clutching his heart. "Oh Neji! Stay down, you can't…!?!?!" Kai started, before it felt like his heart missed a beat. He then vomited blood, and fell to one knee. "What the hell?" Kai asked, his breathing labored. Kai thought back to the attack, and his eyes widened.
Neji had shot a small beam of chakra into the Tenketsu in his heart before he flew away. Kai growled, which caused him to vomit more blood, and clutch his heart as well. "Damn you Neji. You had one last attack, and it hit home." Kai said, coughing. "What now? I wasn't going to let you win!" Neji said, coughing and spitting out blood.
"So, we finish this in one more move?" Kai asked, getting to his feet. "You sure you want to go through with it? You'll die if I hit you one more time." Neji said, smirking, and breathing hard. "Then bring it!" Kai said, charging. Neji stood, and charged as well. They both got in range, pulled their fists back, and threw their punches, causing gasps from the audience.
Before they could strike each other, they both passed out mid swing, and hit the ground hard. "Seeing as both fighters are unable to continue, I'm calling this round a draw!" Baki announced, calling the Medic Nins to get them. "Woah! Neji really brought his A-Game!" Satoshi said, chuckling. "Both of them fought to a standstill, and Neji even blocked that strong chakra beam Kai shot." Tyson said, surprised. "Now its Naruto's turn, and his opponent is Shikamaru. This will be fun!" Satoshi said.
Naruto and Shikamaru entered the arena, not without some noise though. Naruto screaming about how he was going to become Hokage, and Shikamaru merely just walking, hands in his pockets, and eyes closed. When they both got to the center, Shikamaru told Naruto to shut up and quit being troublesome. That in turn caused Naruto to give him a semi glare, and then begin was called.
Naruto, without thinking, charged blindly at Shikamaru, who just stood in place. Before the initial punch could be thrown, Shikamaru stuck his foot out and tripped Naruto, causing him to run into the wall. "Shadow Possession Jutsu!" Shikamaru said, launching his shadow to put a grasp on Naruto's shadow.
"Ha! What's the point! I've got more stamina than anyone else! You can't outlast me!" Naruto said. "Who said anything about outlasting you?" Shikamaru said, smirking. Naruto gave a nervous 'huh?' before him and Shikamaru turned around, and Naruto noticed he was close to the wall.
"Shikamaru, what are you doing?" Naruto asked, before Shikamaru began going through a set of hand signs, signs that Naruto, who was still under Shadow Possession, couldn't do anything but copy. Once the seals were done, they both pressed the wall, and turned around. "Shikamaru what are you…" Naruto started before a brick shot out like a rocket, and popped him dead in the back of the head. Shikamaru's brick merely grazed his pineapple hair, but did no damage whatsoever.
"Nice!" Satoshi said. "Huh?" Tyson asked, confused. "He used the fact that his back was turned, and Naruto's height to attack him without it being obvious." Lee said. "Since Naruto's slightly taller than Shikamaru, he shot a brick that would miss him, but hit Naruto dead on." Satoshi explained.
Shikamaru yawned, and put his hands back into his pockets, and saw Naruto slowly rise, blood coming from the wound on the back of his head. "Told you, outlasting me isn't going to happen." Naruto said, getting back into his stance. Shikamaru sighed, and brought his hands out for more handsigns. "Shadow Warrior Jutsu!" And with that, Shadow Shika took to the ground, and the tell tale star hovered around Shikamaru. Naruto charged again, making 5 Shadow Clones as he ran.
Shikamaru began throwing shuriken at the Narutos that were charging, and hit them dead on. "Hmm. So they were all clones. Naruto, get off the rails now." Shikamaru said, not even turning around to see Naruto standing on the rails behind him. Naruto jumped down, and landed with a dent on the ground.
Satoshi saw what Naruto did with his landing, and smirked. Shikamaru started to command his Shadow, and it came to life, attacking Naruto. Naruto jumped around dodging the Shadow Shika, and charged Shikamaru, only to be kicked in the back of the head. Naruto jumped up, and was hit by another blow from Shadow Shika. He slid along the ground, and struggled to get up after being put into a Shadow Bind Jutsu.
"You're done Naruto. All I need to do is finish you with my Shadow Choker Jutsu and that's game." Shikamaru said, walking towards Naruto, making the necessary hand signs. Before he could finish, another Naruto jumped out of the ground, catching him with an uppercut to the jaw. Shikamaru flew to the sky from the sheer power of the blow, and Naruto kicked him back into the ground, where a final clone was there, ready with the Rasengan.
(Guess I screwed up. Naruto threw me for a loop by popping out of the ground, but when did that happen?) Shikamaru thought to himself, before being on the receiving end of Naruto's trademark attack, and hitting the wall hard. "And now, winner is Naruto Uzumaki!" Everyone cheered loudly, along with a few looks of confusion.
"What the hell happened!?" Tyson screamed at Satoshi, who ignored him completely. "Hey, Kakashi-san, you know what happened right?" Satoshi asked. "Of course." Kakashi said, reading his book of perversion. "When Naruto landed, he sent a Shadow Clone with more chakra in it than normal, and when the time was right, it would pop out and finish him in one combo." Shino said, explaining it to Tyson.
"Wow Shino, that's the longest you've ever spoken since I've known you!" Satoshi said, causing Shino to sweat drop.
"And now, we prepare for the next match! Will Hinata Musashi and Temari of the Sand approach the ring now?" Baki announced, and both nin appeared in a puff of smoke. "This will be a fight to remember! Which reminds me, Tyson, how are you in terms of moving?" Satoshi asked. "I can manage for a while, but give me a few more minutes, and I'll be a full strength!" Tyson said, smirking at Ino, who wasn't aware that he was prepared to make her pay, 100 fold.
"Tyson, quit mentally tearing Ino a new ass hole, this fight will be too good to miss." Satoshi said, seeing that begin was called, Hinata in her stance, and Temari standing there, ready.
ShadowRonin: Well Damn. That chapter was a doozy. Three matched down, and now we start the next set of battles. Starting with Hinata and Temari!! Watch and see what happens next.
Next Chapter: The Jounin Exams continue as Hinata takes on Temari in a Kunoichi catfight you don't want to miss. Sakura faces Gaara in what we assume to be a mismatch. (Large brick pops Ronin dead in the head.) (5 minutes later) Tyson and Ino Square off, one looking for vengeance, the other justice. And the last fight, a three way rumble between Scar, Lin, and Kasumi. Who will pull ahead? Find out on:
Chapter 23: The Great Kunoichi Battle!! A Battle with the Omniscient, and Honor Among Sound Nins!?!?