Forgive me for taking longer to release this chapter then I originally intended but it can't be helped. Anyway you've waited long enough so here's the next chapter!
Chapter 9: Prodigies
Iruka and Mizuki escorted the students to one of the many practice fields outside the academy. Naruto was growing more excited with every step he took that brought him closer to their destination.
Naruto was currently deep in thought as they traversed the distance to the training field. He didn't know exactly who he wanted to be pitted against. He knew he had advanced far under Tsunade's training but Ninjutsu is where he really shined. Matches among peers were always strictly hand to hand to diminish the chances of any of them really getting hurt.
Only time they got to spar and use Ninjutsu or any other abilities they had were matches against their sensei's. But Iruka hadn't mentioned if they would be doing that or not.
Naruto was so deep in his own thoughts he hadn't even noticed that the rest of the class had stopped moving and he bumped directly into Sasuke, whom leveled him an annoyed glare.
"Watch where you're going dobe" Sasuke stated, before turning his attention back to Iruka and Mizuki who where both explaining how the matches were to be held.
"Alright class as you know, these spars are strictly Taijutsu and by no means are you to use anything that's not hand to hand." Iruka spoke loudly to the class. "That means no Ninjutsu and in your case miss Kurama no Genjutsu." Iruka finished.
Yakumo frowned; her Taijutsu skills were nothing to be proud of considering her body had only recently been able to cope with the physical exertion that Taijutsu required. So all and all she wasn't very proficient at the art but that didn't mean she wasn't going to try.
"But if any of you feel that you want a bit more of a challenge you're free to take on me or Iruka-sensei" Mizuki added while staring at Naruto silently hopping he'd take the bait.
"Yes Mizuki-sensei's right." Iruka cut in. "I know some of you have abilities that you probably want to practice, so if you'd like to test what you're really capable of feel free to challenge us. But only after you've already done your one daily spar with another student." Iruka finished.
"I'll take you on right now" Sasuke spoke up directing his attention to Iruka. "There's no point of me wasting my time fighting any of my peers, we already know the outcome." Sasuke replied snidely.
"No Sasuke that's not how things work." Iruka countered. "As I said you're required to fight another student before you gain the right to challenge Mizuki-sensei or myself. If you don't like it tough but no one will be getting any special treatment."
Sasuke glared at Iruka but didn't press the matter any further.
Naruto and Kiba both snickered. "That's taking the teme down a peg or two." Naruto whispered to Kiba who nodded his agreement.
"Now as I was saying about the matches. Usually we pair you up ourselves, but today were doing things a little different." Iruka spoke igniting all the students' curiosity. "I'll call out a name and I'd like that person to say who they would like to challenge." Iruka finished.
"And by no means can the opponent deny" Mizuki added "So let's see what fate has to offer us today."
Naruto stared around at the students. He could already tell he was going to be a main target most considered him extremely weak, and were most likely expecting an easy win. How wrong were they Naruto thought to himself as Iruka looked over his clipboard and called out the first name.
"Sakura Haruno!" Iruka chorused. "You're up first please state who'd you'd like to fight."
Sakura had a shit eating grin on her face as she cracked her knuckles. "Naruto-baka!" She shouted while pointing her finger at Naruto.
Iruka sighed. "Sakura please reframe from insulting Naruto." Iruka scolded. "Anyway looks like you're up against Sakura Naruto." Iruka says directing him towards the center stage where their bout was to be taking place.
'Figures she'd pick me, probably still angry about the prank.' Naruto thought as Kiba slapped him on the back.
"Tear her a new one!" Kiba jeered.
"Good luck Naruto-san" Haku added as Naruto was passing him by, and Naruto simply nodded.
Kimimaro opted to give Naruto a smirk. "Don't go too hard on her" he added.
"Wouldn't dream of it." Naruto replied as he made his way for the center of the ring and squared off against Sakura.
Iruka stepped in the middle of the two and eyed them carefully "Alright you two this match will only go for three minutes, if either of you are knocked out or concedes the match is over understood?" Naruto and Sakura both nodded their understanding. "Very well you're free to begin when you're ready." Iruka says as he stepped away from the two kids.
Sakura smirked when Iruka backed away. "Looks like I've got you all to myself for three whole minutes." Sakura stated as she shifted into a Taijutsu stance. "Now that you can't get away from me it's time for payback."
Naruto grinned a wide toothy grin confusing Sakura. "I wouldn't be so happy if I were you, I'm not who I used to be." Naruto shot back as he slipped into his own Taijutsu stance.
Iruka and Mizuki's eyes both widened. 'When did Naruto's form become so clean?' Iruka thought while eyeing Naruto with interest.
"Oh yeah we'll just have to see about that!" Sakura challenged while charging at Naruto head on. When Sakura closed the distance between Naruto and herself she reeled back her fist and prepared to slug him with as much power as she could gather.
Naruto easily sidestepped Sakura's blow making her fall off balance. Before she could even make heads or tails of what happened she felt Naruto firmly plant his fist into her gut. Sakura wrenched back in pain, and she stared at Naruto who was looking at her as though she was a waste of his time. This only served to anger her more and she began to attack more violently.
Naruto blocked Sakura's reckless hits with practiced ease. Sakura grit her teeth at how easy Naruto was deflecting her blows. Sakura tried to switch over her method of attack and lash out with a leg sweep. Naruto blocked her kick with his own shin and retaliated with a vicious kick of his own that sent Sakura skidding painfully across the ground.
The students were staring in awe as Naruto made child's' play out of Sakura. Only people who weren't surprised were Haku and Kimimaro considering they had trained with Naruto for seven months and knew exactly what he was capable of. Yakumo wasn't surprised either as she knew nothing about Naruto and could only assume he had always been as good as he was.
Sasuke was staring at the fight with slightly widened eyes. Naruto had always been a joke to him that let everyone walk all over him but this obviously wasn't the case any longer. 'When did the dobe get this good?' Sasuke thought sourly as he turned his attention to Haku and Kimimaro and stared them down.
Meanwhile Iruka was nodding approvingly as he observed the fight. Every now and then he would mark something down on his clipboard then go back to watching the fight.
Sakura was starting to burn herself out. All her attacks were either blocked or she missed completely. It was infuriating to her she had went into the fight expecting to give Naruto the beating of his life, but Naruto had completely blindsided her. She couldn't figure out how the fool was actually making a fool out of her. "Would you stay still!?" Sakura shouted unintelligently, while aiming a forward punch for Naruto's chest.
Naruto stopped moving and caught Sakura's punch in the palm of his hand. "Fine I guess that means it's time for me to attack then." Naruto stated with a grin as he swiftly maneuvered himself around Sakura and placed his two index and middle fingers together. Iruka's eyes widened, but it was too late for Sakura. Naruto crouched low and plunged his fingers directly up Sakura's rectum propelling her high into the air.
Sakura let out a high pitched screech as she was rocketed into the air. Naruto quickly followed after Sakura and grabbed her by the arm, and flung her over his shoulder slamming her hard into the ground. Naruto landed gracefully next to Sakura and stared at his handy work.
The slam completely knocked the wind out of Sakura and she writhed on the ground for a moment before Iruka called an end to the match.
"Alright that's enough" Iruka interjected. "Winner Naruto Uzumaki." Iruka stated barely believing the words that came out his own mouth.
Naruto's grin after hearing he was the victor was something to behold. "I guess I have Kakashi-san to thank for that win" Naruto stated, recalling his own painful encounter with the attack Kakashi had named a thousand years of death.
There were no sounds of cheers or congratulations, nothing but silence accompanied Naruto's victory. Many knew that Sakura wasn't the most formidable fighter the class had to offer, but she had bested Naruto on many occasions. And to watch Naruto humiliate Sakura like he did left many needed to be answered questions.
"That was very good Naruto you've improved quiet a bit" Iruka stated as he checked on Sakura. A moment later Sakura came too and gripped her butt in pain.
She leveled Naruto an icy glare before she stalked off back into the group of kids. Naruto merely shrugged before returning back to his spot next to Kiba, and Haku. Along the way many were staring at him, and it took all his willpower to not grin at them.
When he got back to his spot Iruka called for the next student. Hinata had gone against a fairly average boy and made short work of him, and some kid who was to cocky for his own good had challenged Kiba and was promptly beat into a pulp. The matches progressed this way until Haku was called. Haku didn't know who to choose as an opponent considering he didn't know who anyone was.
Turning his attention to the class Haku spoke up. "Is there anyone that would like to face me?" Haku asked while staring at the students. "I'm new so I don't know anyone's names so if someone would just come forward that would be most appreciated." Haku finished.
The class didn't make a move many were too uncertain if they should try and take Haku on. The boy was a complete unknown and no one actually wanted to be the first to face him down.
Sasuke smirked as he stared at Haku, he originally wanted to save his match for Kimimaro but he figured Haku could be just as good. Just as Sasuke was about to make his move another boy beat him to the punch.
"My name is Shino Aburame, and I'll be your opponent." Shino stated as he moved towards the ring with his hands buried in his pockets.
Iruka nodded. 'Shino is quiet adapt in hand to hand, he'll be the perfect opponent for gauging what Haku is capable of.' Iruka thought as he marked a few things on his clipboard.
Haku watched Shino approach him with interest. Shino was wearing a pair of dark shades that hid his eyes perfectly and the trench coat only added to the boy's mystery. Haku smiled brightly when Shino stopped in front of him. "I hope this will be a good match." Haku stated while sliding into a fighting stance.
Shino merely removed one of his hands from his pockets and stared at Haku with calculating eyes. "Feel free to attack when ever you're ready." Shino offered in a cool tone.
"Very well" Haku shot back as he sprang towards Shino with speed that wowed the class. Shino's eyebrows shot above the rim of his glasses as he watched Haku close the distance between them within a second.
Shino swiftly brought up his forearm to block the incoming blow from Haku. He was surprised to find Haku's hit packed more power then he would have expected from the thin boy. He admitted he made a miss calculation by judging Haku's strength solely off size.
Haku wasted no time and crouching down and delivering a leg sweep to Shino. Shino wasn't fast enough to avoid the kick and was knocked off his feet. Shino instantly pulled out his other hand from his pocket and flipped backwards regaining his composure.
When Shino looked up Haku was already gone from where he had been a moment ago. Shino was suddenly made aware of Haku's position when he felt the blunt pain of a kick connecting with his back.
Shino went tumbling across the ring, but righted himself quickly and charged back towards Haku. Haku waited patiently for Shino to arrive and they both exchanged blows. Haku was able to avoid or block most of Shino's attacks but a few stray punches or kicks had managed to break past Haku's defenses.
Fortunately for Haku none of Shino's attacks were decisive or placed well enough to bring down any significant damage, and Haku was slowly wearing Shino down.
Iruka watched the fight with wide eyes, as he frantically wrote on his clipboard. Trying to document all that was going on in the fight. "This is quite something right Mizuki-sensei? It's hard to believe how talented Haku is."
Mizuki stared at Iruka. "Am I missing something?" Mizuki challenged. "The way I see it their about even."
Iruka shook his head. "No pay better attention, Shino may be landing about the same amount of blows but Haku's hitting very vulnerable places. A feat that's extremely hard to accomplish in the heat of a Taijutsu battle." Iruka continued. "That means not only is Haku proficient with his Taijutsu he also has vast knowledge of the human body and how it works." Iruka concluded. "It won't be long now" Iruka finished as he turned his attention back on the fight.
Shino's body was aching he couldn't figure out how he'd taken on so much damage. He was sure for every hit Haku dished out to him he gave one back. But Haku appeared to be in a much better state then he was.
"I'm sorry but this match will end now." Haku stated.
"Are you sure I still have more to offer." Shino shot back.
Haku smiled. "There's no point in bluffing me Shino-san I've been slowing your reflexes and motor functions down in this fight the entire time, you won't be able to stop me." Haku shot back while moving close into Shino avoiding Shino's blow in the process.
Shino was surprised Haku managed to step within his guard so easily. Before Shino could do anything about it Haku had already delivered a devastating kick to Shino's gut that knocked the wind out of him.
Shino went skidding across the ring gripping his gut. As he was trying to regain his breath Haku was back on him and prepared to finish him off with a round house kick to the face but Shino had raised his hand, making Haku stop in mid kick.
"I admit defeat." Shino replied as he righted himself and stuffed his hands back into his pockets. "Good match Haku-san" Shino replied as he walked away from his opponent.
Iruka marked down a few more things on his clipboard. "That was exceptional Haku, you're truly talented to have defeated Shino. He's currently ranked number two in this class. To beat him is no easy feat" Iruka continued. "I'll have to watch your development closely" Iruka finished.
Haku bowed respectfully. "Thank you for your support Iruka-sensei" Haku replied as he made his way out of the ring. A great deal of girls were staring at him with admiration as he passed them by. While the boys could only stare either with contempt of jealously.
"Right on" Naruto congratulated Haku upon his return. "Seems like you get faster every time you fight."
"It seems agility comes natural to me." Haku added. "It's as if my body had been breed for speed."
Naruto nodded. "Yeah Shino was good, but I bet you couldn't take on me or Kimimaro like that." Naruto goaded.
"Don't get too overconfident Naruto-san" Haku warned. "You know as well as I know my Taijutsu has increased exponentially since we've first began training. I think I might be able to compete with you and Kimimaro-san now."
"We'll see about that" Naruto challenged. "Next time pick me and we'll see who's really better." Naruto finished in time to hear Iruka calling out the next student.
Ino had been called and she walked past Kimimaro swaying her hips seductively and winked at him. "Wish me luck Kimimaro." Ino stated as she passed him by.
"Good luck." Kimimaro answered as if the request had been an order.
Yakumo narrowed her eyes on the blond, taking notice of Ino's quick interaction with Kimimaro. She didn't really know why but the brief exchange between the two bothered her, and now she was actually hoping to get in the ring with Ino.
"Alright Ino pick your opponent" Iruka ordered as he marked his clipboard. "There's only a few left so make it quick."
Ino surveyed the class for a moment until her eyes fell on Yakumo. She recalled the girl calling her nosey and she figured it was time for some slight payback. Ino smirked as she pointed directly at Yakumo. "You there Yakumo was it?" Ino asked casually. "How about it me and you?" Ino challenged.
Yakumo took in a deep breath as she made her way towards Ino. Kimimaro watched Yakumo walk towards the ring, with an unreadable expression on his face. From what Tsunade had told him Yakumo's clan specialized in Genjutsu and they weren't particularly skilled in hand to hand. But Kimimaro was still confident, in Yakumo's chances. After all he had given her bones that were extremely dense. That alone would give her an edge against anyone using only Taijutsu it would take some serious strength to hurt her or himself.
When Yakumo got to the ring she squared off against Ino whom only stared back with amusement evident in her posture.
Iruka gave the two the go head and Yakumo wasted no time in charging Ino, determined to wipe the smug grin off her face. Ino merely sidestepped Yakumo's reckless charge and sent a backhand at the girl's exposed head.
Iruka marked a few things on his clipboard as he continued to watch the fight. It was plainly obvious to Iruka that Yakumo had no talent in the area of Taijutsu and he'd need to work with her to bypass that flaw.
After Ino's first blow Yakumo rounded back on Ino and charged in again, and threw out a barrage of reckless punches at Ino. Ino with much ease blocked every blow but each punch she blocked felt like the girl was wearing a set of brass knuckles. Ino just couldn't understand how the girl's knuckles were so damn hard.
Deciding that if she simply kept blocking, Yakumo would eventually wear her out through brute strength and painful blows, so Ino decided to switch to offence.
Ino completely avoided a sloppy kick from Yakumo and countered with a nasty uppercut to Yakumo's chin that sent her tumbling across the ground. After the hit Ino cupped her hand in pain. She felt like she had just hit a solid block of steel.
Ino with the rest of the class watched in awe as Yakumo stood up from the attack as if nothing had even happened. Ino grit her teeth in anger after Yakumo had risen back to her feet. She was more then positive that her last blow was surely going to have Yakumo taking a nap.
Yakumo grinned when she saw the frustration in Ino's face. "So is that all you've got or are you just a bunch of talk?" Yakumo goaded.
Letting her frustrations get the best of her Ino charged in at Yakumo and delivered a vicious assault on Yakumo. Yakumo remained where she was as she took blow after blow from Ino. Ino finished her combo with a spinning kick to Yakumo's ribcage that sent her bouncing along the ground.
After her assault on Yakumo, Ino collapsed to the ground and observed her throbbing hands. She just couldn't figure out why Yakumo's body was so hard. Ino was suddenly brought out of her wanderings when she spied Yakumo lifting herself back to a standing position. Ino's eyes widened when she realized Yakumo didn't have a scratch on her. "Just what kind of body do you have!?" Ino shouted in frustration.
Yakumo's answer was a brutal kick to Ino's temple that knocked her out instantly.
Iruka, Mizuki and the rest of the class were in shock. Even as an academy teacher Iruka couldn't make heads or tails of what had just happened. From what he could tell Yakumo's Taijutsu wasn't even half the level of Ino's but no matter what Ino did Yakumo just wouldn't sustain damage, it was mind boggling to say the least.
"Winner Yakumo" Iruka stated while pointing his hand in Yakumo's direction.
Yakumo had a bright smile as she walked away from Ino who Iruka was now attending too. Yakumo returned to her spot next to Kimimaro and just stood next to him without speaking a word.
After Iruka had finished waking Ino back up he had her sit off to the side and continue watching from there. "Alright it seems we only have two students left who've yet to go" Iruka started. "You know who you are so please come forward."
Sasuke unfolded his arms and walked towards the center of the ring. Kimimaro also made his way towards the ring where he'd meet Sasuke. All the spectators were holding their breath for what was about to happen. So far two of the new students had proved to be formidable fighters, and they could only assume that Kimimaro would be equally as talented.
Naruto's ear splitting grin made him look as if his face would split in two as he watched Sasuke and Kimimaro face each other in the ring. He had no doubt that the match was Kimimaro's for the taking. Sasuke was fast there was no getting around that fact, but Kimimaro could alter his bones density making his body as strong as steel. It would take someone with extremely heavy hands to best Kimimaro in a straight Taijutsu fight. But unfortunately for Sasuke he simply wouldn't have the strength behind his hits to beat Kimimaro.
If Naruto was being completely truthful with himself, he'd have to admit the only person in the class that even stood a chance against Kimimaro in Taijutsu would be Hinata.
Naruto recalled how Shizune had lectured Haku, Kimimaro, and himself on all the clans that made up the ninja population of Konoha, and what abilities they possessed. Naruto had learned that the Hyuga clan used a form of Taijutsu that directly bypassed physical damage for internal damage; even Kimimaro's dense body wouldn't protect him from that style.
"Alright you two, you already know the rules so there's no point in repeating them, so when ever you're ready begin." Mizuki ordered to the kids.
Both boys stared into each others eyes trying to get a read on the others strength. Sasuke was the first to slip into his Taijutsu stance of choice, while Kimimaro simply continued to stare.
"So are you just going to stare at me all day or are we going to fight?" Sasuke questioned.
Kimimaro then slipped into his own fighting stance. "So you're the type of fighter to await your opponent to make the first move?" Kimimaro questioned. "That's not always a smart decision; you might find yourself defeated that way."
"Hn as if you could get it done." Sasuke shot back before he sprang himself at Kimimaro. Kimimaro merely tilted his head to avoid Sasuke's straight jab that was aimed for his face. Kimimaro took that moment to grab Sasuke's exposed arm and flung him over his shoulder in an attempt to slam Sasuke into the ground.
Sasuke smirked as he righted himself before he made contact with the ground and landed in a crouched position, and countered with an upward kick that struck home with Kimimaro's chin. Kimimaro was sent airborne from the kick and Sasuke quickly followed after him and wrapped Kimimaro in a reverse bear hug.
"This is it for you" Sasuke mocked as he drove Kimimaro's head directly into the awaiting ground.
Dust and debris was kicked up from the attack Sasuke implemented on Kimimaro and Sasuke removed himself from the ground with a particularly cocky smirk on his face. "Hn I actually thought he might be worth my time." Sasuke mocked as he made to walk off. But stopped in his tracks when he heard gasps coming from the other students.
When Sasuke turned back to face where he had slammed Kimimaro his eyes narrowed. Sure enough Kimimaro was lifting himself from the dirt, and apparently unscathed by the attack. Kimimaro face remained unreadable as he dusted off the dirt from his clothing.
"Your arrogance is astounding Sasuke." Kimimaro stated bluntly. "Turning your back on an opponent because you believe them to be finished is a mistake. Had this been a true battle I wouldn't have hesitated to capitalize on your mistake, and you'd be dead at my feet right now."
Sasuke was inwardly fuming Kimimaro was actually speaking to him as if he was superior. "Don't get in over your head, I'm just getting started!" Sasuke shot back as he charged back into the fray.
The class watched in awe as Kimimaro gracefully dodged between Sasuke's blows with such fluid motion it appeared as if he were dancing.
"Amazing" Iruka muttered to himself. "Kimimaro's motions are flawless, well above academy level just who exactly is this boy?" he questioned no one in particular.
"I admit you have skill" Kimimaro stated as he dodged another blow from Sasuke. "But you won't be able to defeat me." Kimimaro concluded.
"You sure about that?" Sasuke questioned as he fired another round house kick for Kimimaro's head.
Kimimaro ducked under the blow and retaliated with an elbow to Sasuke's gut, that made Sasuke take a couple of steps backwards.
"I know so" Kimimaro answered before he grabbed Sasuke by the head and drove his knee into Sasuke's nose.
Blood erupted from Sasuke's shattered nose and he went reeling backwards in a dazed stupor. The class gasped when they saw the damage to Sasuke's nose and some of his fan girls actually fainted from the sight of so much blood.
Sasuke collapsed to his knees and covered his nose an attempt to stop the bleeding. His eyes were blood shot as he stared hatefully into Kimimaro eyes that held little compassion for what he had just done.
Iruka seeing that Sasuke was in no shape to continue was about to step in and end the match but Sasuke had other plans. Iruka's eyes widened when Sasuke started flipping through hand seals.
"Fire style: Great Fireball Jutsu!" Sasuke shouted as a fireball erupted from his mouth and sped towards Kimimaro.
As soon as Naruto and Haku saw Sasuke forming hand signs they were already making their moves to interfere.
Meanwhile Iruka cursed himself knowing it was too late for him to intervene, and he watched in horror as the fireball traveled towards Kimimaro. To Iruka's astonishment Kimimaro had leapt above the fire ball with little effort allowing the fireball to cruise past him harmlessly. But in doing so the fireball sped towards the remaining students, and they all tried to scramble out of the way.
To their surprise and confusion a seemingly random sheet of ice had formed out of thin air and took the fireball head on shielding the students from the attack.
Sasuke stared at the scene with no emotion he had let his anger get the best of him and the lost of blood wasn't helping him think clearly. Suddenly Sasuke found himself being ensnared by vines from behind; he tried to free himself but stopped when he felt something sharp press against his heart.
"That's enough" Kimimaro stated coldly.
Sasuke stared with wide eyes as Kimimaro stood in front of him with an elongated bone protruding out his palm, and he had it way to close to his heart for Sasuke's liking.
Sasuke then noticed the vines that had him trapped were coming from Naruto's sleeves who was standing a little distance behind him. "Like Kimimaro said that's enough out of you." Naruto added in a no nonsense tone.
Iruka and Mizuki couldn't figure out what was going on. It was apparent that Naruto and Kimimaro had trapped Sasuke, but where had the ice come from that shielded the students from Sasuke's fireball?"
Iruka's eyes had then found Haku and he noticed that Haku had his hands placed in a seal that Iruka did not recognize. 'What's going on?' Iruka thought to himself as Mizuki tried to return order to the class of frantic students.
When Iruka and Mizuki finally returned order to the class Iruka stormed over towards Sasuke. His face was livid and Sasuke already knew he was in for a verbal lashing.
Iruka first spoke to Naruto and Kimimaro. "You two have done well but you can release him now I'll deal with this myself."
Naruto nodded before he retracted the vines back into his sleeves, and Kimimaro did the same as the bone slowly eased its way back underneath his skin. Iruka and the class watched what Naruto and Kimimaro had done with fascination.
Figuring he'd talk to them later about it Iruka turned his attention back to Sasuke. "You and me have much to discuss Sasuke" Iruka stated in a harsh tone as he grabbed Sasuke by the arm and carted him off back towards the building. "Mizuki that will have to wrap up things for today please take the students back to the classroom." Iruka shouted over his shoulder to his assistant.
"Alright kids you heard Iruka-sensei let's head back." Mizuki ordered to the kids.
"To bad the teme had to ruin everything I was really hopping for a chance to fight you or Iruka-sensei" Naruto grumbled.
Mizuki quirked his eyebrow. "Oh yeah, I actually let that slip my mind perhaps we still have time for a quick match." Mizuki offered, and Naruto's face lit up like a Christmas tree.
"You mean it Mizuki-sensei?" Naruto questioned with enthusiasm.
Mizuki grinned "Of course Naruto besides I'm interested to see what exactly you've been learning since you've been away from us for so long.
Naruto cracked his knuckles. "Alright you're own Mizuki-sensei." Naruto chorused. "You're gonna be blown away when you see how much better I've gotten." Naruto finished.
'Only one of us will be getting blown away.' Mizuki thought darkly. 'And it won't be me.'
Sorry the chapter isn't as long as I wanted but I was in a hurry to finish. Anyway I don't have anything to say about the story, but I will talk about the current manga. First off I'm so sick of Sasuke getting these unexplained power ups, now the bastard can summon Hawks, I mean what the fuck! And what's the deal with Itachi showing up, how many think it's just Genjutsu or is it the real deal let me know what you think. Anyway until the next chapter please review and later.