Yo!! Here's a chapter that introduces someone that will be a powerful force down the line of the story. He is a Sound Nin, and he will be a driving force for Sasuke later, but until then, just meet him.
Chapter 30: Great Sand Royal Part 3: Older Brothers Battle! The Power of Ryoga!!
Koji and Itachi were glancing at each other. Koji hadn't taken any particular form, and Itachi was merely standing there, arms crossed, smirking. "So, one of the last Uchihas has become Orochimaru's little nin eh?" Koji asked. Itachi's smirk left, and was replaced with a neutral look.
"Do you see a Sound Headband anywhere?" Itachi asked. "Well no, but you still have a small note on the inside of your cape. Orochimaru probably put it there without you knowing it." Koji said. Itachi chuckled, and looked sternly at him, Sharingan activated.
"So, are we going to fight or not?" Itachi asked, or more demanded. "Why not? Uchiha tend to ride too high on their horses. I guess knocking you down a few pegs would be fun." Koji said, moving his headband so his Light Blue Tarogan Eye was showing.
(Somewhere in the Village)
Ryoga sighed. Katsuya, Kensuke, Kosuke, and Link were trying to get past him, but he wasn't going to allow it. Orochimaru wanted the pleasure of fighting the demon on his own, and he would allow that much.
"Look Ryoga-sama, Scar probably needs my help, and I plan on going to help him. So move." Link said, his fake smile plastered on his face. "No can do, Link. You should forget about him, because he will be dead." Ryoga said. "You still plan to go?" "Of course. Scar needs help." Link said, and Katsuya stood next to him.
"We've got his back. Looks like we fight." Katsuya said. Kensuke smiled, sitting on his cloud, and Kosuke pulled out his Bo-Staff. Ryoga sighed, and got into his stance. Katsuya got into his stance, and Link held his wrecking ball.
Kosuke did a quick seal, and tapped his staff, and jumped on it, so it was floating in the air. (Che. Attacking from the air and ground. This will be a match that will be amusing.) Ryoga thought to himself.
(A little ways outside Sand)
Sasuke was making it out of sand. "You really plan on betraying them don't you?" He looked up, and saw Tanaka standing over him in a tree. "No worry. I'm a friend. I think we are one in the same. You merely wish to kill your brother in Sound, and I am merely doing as told. The question I have is whether you will stay true to just your goal, or stray from that path." Tanaka said, landing next to him.
Sasuke didn't say anything. "I wouldn't trust him if I were you. I frankly don't either." Tanaka said. They both were unconsciously walking. "It's not safe to be plotting against his back." Sasuke said. Tanaka merely smiled. "Don't be stupid. I'm plotting nothing. Satoshi will be the one to kill him. I merely wish to live until I can walk away from this without worrying about dying." Tanaka said.
(Middle of the desert)
Koji charged Itachi, in Lightning Form. Itachi blocked the various kicks that were thrown, and shot a fire jutsu without any seals. Koji ducked under it, and began sealing.
"Lightning Style: Lightning Pulse Jutsu!" Koji said, shooting little pulses of electricity at Itachi, who merely dodged them. Itachi then began to make seals. "Fire Style: Dragon Inferno Jutsu!" Itachi said, shooting a dragon of flames at a dangerously fast pace towards Koji, who didn't have enough time to dodge them, so he vouched to absorb the flames.
He was engulfed by the flames, and Itachi thought he got him, but he was slightly caught off guard when another fire dragon roared towards him, blasting him. He flipped and landed, a little burnt but fine nonetheless, though his hat was gone. Koji reappeared, his hair red instead of yellow, and what looked like a giant sword in his grasp.
He charged, and the blade that he used in this form, was blocked by a kunai filled with chakra. "So, why did you join Sound? Don't care who you hang with since Akatsuki is gone?" Koji taunted, and Itachi smirked an evil smirk. "Who said anything about Akatsuki being gone?" Itachi said, and Koji's blood ran cold.
"What?" Koji said. "Oh yes, they are all very much alive, and in waiting. In fact, Leader has produced a new weapon capable of taking complete control of the entire world. All he needs are the last four demon children of this land. That annoying Kazekage, The Kyuubi brat, and of course, the demon kitty. But the last one will be the one that is most challenging. The 8 tailed beast, Hachibi." Itachi said in his usual monotone voice.
Koji was floored. (So little bro is in more danger than he thinks. Fuck!) Koji screamed in his mind.
(Somewhere in the Village)
Ryoga stood his ground as Link's wrecking ball charged at him. The last second, he disappeared and reappeared just as quickly a few feet away. (The hell?) Link thought to himself.
From the air, Kensuke and Kosuke began tossing their kunai and exploding tags. Like before, Ryoga was moving in quick flashes, and wasn't hit once. The sky turned dark, as there was a storm coming. Katsuya brought his hand into the air, and lightning struck him, giving a jump start in power, speed, and energy, and a control of the lightning.
He charged at Ryoga, speed uncharacteristic to his appearance. Ryoga wasn't affected, he was still zipping all over the place. His speed was pretty much unreal. Katsuya began calling lightning to strike from above, while Kensuke and Kosuke were launching weapons. But still, he was warping from place to place. His speed was something else. They couldn't touch him, and what made it worse was that he had yet to attack.
(In the desert)
Koji, now in Earth Form, was running parallel with Itachi. "So, Akatsuki is alive? Then why stay with Orochimaru?" Koji asked. He stomped on the ground, and it began shooting spikes at Itachi, who dodged them to get closer to him.
"Because, being the one to hold the Hachibi, he won't exactly be the easiest to kill. Orochimaru is amazingly hard to kill." Itachi said, jumping as Koji kicked a boulder into his direction. "Then why not attack him as one?" Koji asked, thrusting a hand forward, and shooting sand towards Itachi.
"Because if he somehow untapped that hidden potential, then he would be too much for any of us, and we would be forced to rely on some sort of God-like power." Itachi said, dodging the sand waves being launched at him. "Why? Why does whoever the hell the Akatsuki leader is want to rule over the entire world when your gang is strong enough as it is?" Koji asked, sending earth pillars careening towards Itachi.
"Not even I'm privy to that bit of information." Itachi said, using Ameratsu to blast the pillars away. Koji smirked. Time to let the big guns play.
(Somewhere in the Village)
Ryoga decided that play time was over, and the kids in front of him weren't going to make this any bit interesting. "I'm done playing with you kids. I fight to win now." Ryoga said.
Link looked on confused, but his fake smirk was on his face. Katsuya wasn't intimidated. He charged again, and was also letting lightning fall from the sky. He disappeared again, but this time, Kosuke was knocked off his staff, and before he hit the ground, Ryoga hit him again, knocking him back into the sky, before blasting him into a building.
Link, Kensuke, and Katsuya all stood with stunned looks. He moved so damn fast, they had an incredibly hard time tracking him. "If you boys must really know, I've been using Hyper Steps. They make me faster than anyone's eyes can hope to track." Ryoga said. "Be lucky, I've been using 15 percent of my true power." The last three nin standing were floored by that, before they were knocked out by a blow to the back of the head. Ryoga, using Hyper Step yet again, knocked them out.
He sighed, and began walking back to Sound. If the invasion failed, it wasn't his fault. He did his job, though he didn't have one at the moment. Besides, he was sure the cafeteria in Sound was making burgers today, and he would be damned if he missed the one day where chili that bubbles and growls at you isn't served. He also has reason to believe, and proof to boot, that the chili can move, and potentially kill you in your sleep.
(Somewhere in the desert)
Both were in a stand off for the last time. Koji in Shadow Form, Scythe ready and all, and Itachi standing across from him, ready. Koji made a hand seal, and hands began shooting out of the ground towards Itachi.
Itachi jumped into the air, ready for the next attack, but he was almost caught off guard when he saw Koji above him, spinning like a buzz saw. Itachi pulled out a kunai and blocked the scythe. The force made Itachi fall to the ground, and Koji was falling, ready to slice him in half.
Itachi side stepped, and kicked Koji. As he was flying, he summoned some skeleton soldiers, and landed on his feet. (Seems like there's only one way to end this quickly.) They both thought at the same time. While the skeletons charged, Koji was charging chakra into his Tarogan eye.
Itachi activated Mangekyo, and began the task of easily dispatching the skeletons. Once he killed the last one, they both were right in front of each other. "SHADOW REALM!!" "TSUKUYOMI!!" Both illusion eyes hit at the same time, meaning there was no way that neither were going to be able to enter the mind of the other and they both merely wasted tons of chakra.
Koji then went out of his Shadow Form, and fell into the sandy ground, his chakra was close to gone. Itachi was down on one knee. Damn the Tsukuyomi drains a hell of a lot of chakra. Hopefully, Akatsuki can get the demons quickly. He hated being out of the dark.
Sighing, he decided to leave this place to go to his dysfunctional 'family'. And no, though he is still cold, evil, and a all around bad ass, he is still human. It's only normal to have people you would consider 'friends', and Akatsuki was the closest he would ever admit to having friends.
(Somewhere in the Village)
Kasumi and the other nin were walking calmly, trying to figure out what to do next. They found Link and Katsuya's team on the ground, knocked out. Well, Kosuke was bleeding from the head from the building that he was lying in. Kasumi immediately took charge, and began healing them. Tyson found Koji in the desert after he took a fire pill left in his room. He sighed, saying something about pathetic Musashi's, and lifted him to drag him to the Hokage to heal his sorry ass. And with that, I come to the conclusion of this little escapade, and the conclusion to the Sand Jounin Exam Arc. The Final Battle. The one that will decide the outcome of the whole thing. It was time for Satoshi to face his destiny, and time for him to battle it out.
ShadowRonin: I liked this chapter. Soon I will be using some of the plot from the original manga, but you know, it's a temporary thing. Life is going to get real interesting in the fic world.
Next Chapter: Satoshi and Orochimaru. One is looking for revenge for his family, the other, all the jutsu in the world. Satoshi want's Orochimaru dead, and Orochimaru has one trick up his sleeve that he didn't know he even had. Matter of fact, both of them do. See how this works on:
Chapter 31: Great Sand Royal Part 4: Reincarnation Jutsu!? Kage-Oni is Born!