Magnus: Here goes another battle, I hope you like it, and I hope you find the few references in here, enjoy! And remember, Read and Review!
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Chapter 51
The Clash of the Titans
The audience was in an uproar, Sasuke Uchiha was not only beaten, but also humiliated. Kakashi and some fangirls managed to rescue the last loyal Uchiha, who was now on his way to the intensive care wing of the hospital.
"I'm sorry, but I'm unable to attend your request" Doc replied to an angry Danzo
"Why?" Danzo asked with barely contained rage
"Because I'm taking care of my most important patient right now. After this event is finish, I'll return to the hospital, then I'll chack upon the Uchiha, but not before taking Sakura to her room" Doc finished, and Danzo had to let it go, med nins will have to do for now
"I will not forget this" Danzo said, and then left to look after Sasuke
"Thank you, Doc. You didn't had to do this for me though" Sakura said with a blush on her face
"Don't worry, you are more important to me than all Konoha" Doc replied, making Sakura blush even more
A few rows of seats away…
"Hey, Maka. Any luck finding the target?" Soul asked, somehow grateful for being able to be in human form
"Yeah! I don't want to be here anymore!" Black Star almost shouted, his body was now healed, but he hasn't recovered his spirit yet
"A little bit down for the beating?" Tsubaki teased him a little, she wanted him back, and teasing him was the best medicine
"SHUT UP! ONE DAY I'LL BEAT HIM AND THEN I'LL CLAIM THE TITLE OF MORE THAN A GOD!" Black Star shouted in rage, earning a Maka Chop in return
WHAM!
"Don't yell at her! And yes, I've found the target" Maka replied, much to the surprise of everyone
"Really? Where?" Stein asked, the sooner this ends, the sooner he'll be back with Mari
"Over there, near Kidd in the honor place" Maka replied, not needing to turn to look at them
"Really? But besides Kidd I only see the Hokage and the other guy dressed like him" Black Star said
"That would be the Kazekage, Black Star" Tsubaki corrected him, much to his annoyance
"But aren't we after someone named Orochimaru?" Soul asked, and Maka smirked
"Because that guy is Orochimaru, and the Hokage is not there. The one dressed as the Hokage has a massive soul, filled with hate and sorrow, it's very dark, but not any close to be a Kishin egg. The other, is a big Kishin egg, filled with evilness, that's our target" Maka explained, making the others to nod dumbfounded
"Then we only have to wait for his move, then we'll strike him down. Anyway, let's cheer for Chrona, is his turn now" Stein stated, while looking at the arena
At the arena…
"Participants Rock Lee and, cough, Chrona, please come down to the arena" Hayate called, and slowly began to retreat.
Lee and Chrona walked down to the arena, not rushing, or being too slow, they just walked. Lee was feeling really good today, deciding to put to test the seemingly undamageable body of the meek boy, while Chrona was not as nervous as usual, for he knew that the result of this battle was meaningless, losing or winning was of no consequence, in fact, the idea of being of use to Maka was the mayor reward for him right now, for she told him how she appreciated that his victory allowed them an easier time this day. Hayate silently prayed to all the gods above… and below… that he was allowed to survive this day, not only for the invasion to come, but because these kids were probably going to completely destroy the village with their fight…
Lee turned to look at the balcony where his family were watching him, all of them, Sanger, Reiko, Thrud, Schizune, gave him thumbs up. Chrona turned to look at where Maka was, if only to smile at her, but she moved her lips, with determined eyes, and Chrona managed to understand it as a 'Go for it'… And he decided to take it as an order
"Ok, cough, you can begin as soon as I'm out of here!" Hayate shouted and darted out of the arena, leaving the fighters standing in front of each other
"Very well, I've seen you fight before, and I want you to fight full force, otherwise this won't be worth my time" Lee said, while taking a battle stance, ready to engage in honorable duel
"I'm sorry" Chrona said, slowly leaving his shy stance, starting to stand straight
"For what?" Lee had to ask, is not everyday you see someone could be seen apologizing before a battle
"I'm sorry, Mr. God of War. But Maka want me to win, and I'm afraid I'll have to hurt you to do so" Chrona replied, and then charged against Lee, who was dumbfounded by the declaration
"You are mad…" Lee managed to say, just before getting hit by Chrona's fist. The punch was a direct hit to Lee's cheek, and while unhurt, he found that this meek boy actually moved his head with the impact
"Yes, I'm mad" Chrona confirmed, just before getting hit by Lee. Unlike Lee, Chrona was sent into a wall, leaving a crater upon impacting. Lee turned to look at his fist, it was a strange feeling, a feeling he had forgotten, a feeling he only had before awakening, the sensation of hitting something way too hard to break
"What is he made of?" Lee muttered, just in time to see Chrona standing up, unharmed, albeit his clothes were a little battered now
"Ragnarok, I need you to harden all you can. This is going to be a rough trip" Chrona muttered, much to the surprise of the demon sword inside him
'Fine… I don't like when you zealous, is not you, you are not like this… I miss the useless meek boy that Medusa had under her wing…' Ragnarok replied, he wanted to curse Maka, but that would only made things worse
"That useless boy is dead, and will remain dead so long Maka is here to smile for me" Chrona finished, and began to walk toward Lee, then changed into a full sprint
"Here he comes, let's hee how much he can withstand" Lee muttered with a grin, he was going to enjoy this battle like never before
Chrona charged against Lee, his full sprint was not exactly the fastest, but it was good enough to make the punch strong. Lee watched him, he opened his legs to withstand any possible strong hit, and got ready his fist to return the attack. But in the last moment, Chrona threw himself, sliding beneath Lee's legs, and quickly stood up behind Lee, surprising the God of War for first time
"What the?" Lee shouted, he was expecting a frontal attack, not a ninja-like-trick
"Screech Epsilon!" Chrona shouted the name of his attack, and then screeched with massive power. The powerful sound wave struck Lee full force, sending him against the wall, making a crater were he was still being pounded by the brutal sonic attack for a few more seconds.
With the audience…
"W-What the hell is going on? This is not a shinobi fight!" The Kazekage managed to shout, this was a show of techniques that no shinobi had… the screech alone was far stronger than what the sound cannons were supposed to be
"The shinobi of the leaf is Rock Lee, self proclaimed God of War. He uses the Kami no Yoroi, which makes him invulnerable, meaning that his title is more than well earned. He is of humble upbringing, in case you want to know" Sarutobi explained with pride, just loving the eyes of shock of the Kazekage
"The other boy is Chrona, from Shibusen, he is shy and meek, and not able to stand for himself. But today he seems driven to bring great destruction, this only happens when Maka tells him to do so, or when he has one of his madness fits… I still don't know which one is worse" Kidd said, sending the Kazekage into further shock
"Love and Madness does not grant this much power, there has to be something else here" The Kazekage said, glaring at the other two
"This much power? Chrona has yet to use Ragnarok, then you can begin to tremble in fear" Kidd said with a smile that promised further shock
"And Lee is just warming up, he has yet to show his full strength" Sarutobi added, sounding way too creepy, for that screech seeme like a definitive attack by itself
"Hey, Maka. Was it necessary to drive Chrona like this? I mean, he can lose right now and we still be able to carry with our mission" Soul asked, he truly disliked when Chrona starts his rampages, for he becomes hard to stop
"But I want him to win!" Maka pouted, much to the distress of all the shibusen students
"Let's think he is also avenging you, Black Star" Tsubaki added, earning the displeasure of the assassin technician
"That's even more depressing, and you know it" Black Star muttered, angry at the idea of being avenged by the meek boy
Back with the battlers…
The dust was now settling, the remains of the noise were now gone, and Chrona began to relax, for very few people could stand after that attack. Unfortunately, Lee is one of such, and Chrona noticed it when he heard the laughter
"WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Lee's laughter was cruel, like mocking the world to try better to harm him, and promising failure on doing so. He stood up, unharmed, and even happy
"That's how a fight should be. INTERESTING! INTENSE! EXCITING! WHAHAHAHAHA!" Lee continued his laughter, earning nods from his family on their balcony
"Ragnarok, be ready to nail me to the ground at any given moment" Chrona commanded, in voice so serious that Ragnarok not even replied
"First, second and third seals, RELEASE!" Lee shouted, and then his tattoos became bright with an eerie light, his aura of power became visible, and his power was felt by everyone
"Thunderstorm Pummel!" Lee shouted, appearing in front of Chrona. Chrona barely had time to shield his face with his arms, when the lightning infused fist began to repetitively hit him, fast and strong
"WHHAAAAA!" Chrona wailed during the attack, but didn't get moved, he resisted like a mountain against the tempest thanks to the black tendrils holding him into the ground. The attack lasted for good three seconds, which it's about a thousand punches, when Chrona suddenly moved, getting a hold on Lee's wrists
"WHAT?" Lee shouted in disbelief, he expected Chrona to resist, but not to be unharmed
"The black blood makes me harder than steel, so I can protect Maka. And Professor Stein once explained that lighting can ignore a person if the person is wired to the ground" Chrona explained, and Lee noticed the black wires holding Chrona to the ground
"Damn, I didn't know that!" Lee had to concede, not he seemed truly shocked
"Sorry, but I have to hurt you!" Chrona shouted, and from his chest several black spikes came out, aiming to pierce Lee's body… but failing miserably in doing so
"WHAT?" It was Chrona's turn to be shocked, and Lee laughed
With the audience…
"Incredible! That child is holding his ground against the God of War!" Sarutobi voiced his opinion, not that he needed to do so, the Kazekage was out of words, he was sure that whatever kekke genkai the scrawny bo was using would have been lethal, and yet…
"I'm truly impressed, anyone else would have died with the blood spikes that Chrona uses. This armor of God he uses is one astounding technique… Perhaps too astounding to be a technique, maybe he is truly a god?" Kidd asked, considering in extending an invitation for Lee, a mesiter like that would be an awesome addition
'These two fought at the tower that day… It's impossible for anyone to get this strong in only one month… Where they holding back this much back then? Could I be that much wrong on my target?' Orochimaru thought, looking at the monsters battling down at the arena
"That little guy… Is giving troubles to my husband?" Reiko shouted in disbelief
"Hey, bro! Who do you want to win?" Naruto asked in a mocking way to Gaara, who sweat dropped
"Can I ask for a double KO?" Gaara asked, perhaps a little too serious, making Naruto laugh
"He has to be a demon!" Sanger shouted on his balcony
"Or another god…" Schizune and Thrud said at the same time, looking intently at Chrona
Back in the arena…
"It has been fun, but it's time to end this" Lee said to Chrona, who was still holding his wrists with all his strength
"I will win… I will win…" Chrona kept muttering, he really wanted this victory for Maka, so, he focused on not letting Lee go, he focused so much, that he didn't noticed Lee moving his right leg bak for a kick
"Time to fly!" Lee shouted while kicking Chrona on the jaw with massive strength, making him let go, and sending him high into the air, along a large patch of ground where he was nailed. Chrona barely had a moment to grunt in pain when Lee was now over him, and kicked him back to the ground, making a crater with Chrona inside
"SEISMIC PUNCH!" Lee shouted while falling on Chrona with his fist, making the earth tremble with the force, rising dust and rocks due the massive impact. Lee fell at the border of the crater, and crossed his arms as a victory pose
"You have battled valiantly, Chrona. I will never forget your name, and will never forget your drive. This maiden of yours is surely a most precious jewel. You have my blessings on your life with her" Lee said toward the crater, not really expecting Chrona to be conscious to hear him, but he meant every word
"I'm not done yet… Not when Maka is waiting for my victory!" Chrona's yell was heard on all the stadium, it no longer sounded meek and insecure, it sounded enraged, and mad
-Start music: Thanatos by Junichi Nakatsuru-
The dust was suddenly blown away by a pair of large and demonic looking black wings. Chrona looked different, his body was covered in a black suit that seemed to be made of the same material of his wings, his face was uncovered, but with black markings, his eyes were completely black, and his hands and feet were clawed, a large white X adorned his chest as well as his back.
Chrona flapped his wings once, and he was already over Lee, he grabbed the God of War and took him into the sky. Lee was about to punch or kick when Chrona let go of him, but screeched on his direction, sending a devastating sound wave against Lee, launching him hard against the ground
"Damn. I felt that" Lee muttered, and then looked at the sky, just in time to see Chrona diving at him. Lee was about to intercept him, when Chrona launched another screech attack, more powerful than the last one. Lee had to roll to the side to evade it, and this action alone spoke volumes of the destructive force of the attack, as well as the devastation caused by it's wake
Chrona was again up into the sky, not losing the sight of Lee, he calculated the next attack, and then dived again, at frightening speeds.
"Got you!" Lee shouted, leaping at him first and fast, but the moment he managed to get a hold on Chrona, he just got another sonic screech in the face, which sent him to the ground, getting barely enough time to roll away from the next sound wave
"It's like fighting a Night Fury!" Lee nearly shouted, and then had to roll out of the way. Chrona kept fighting like an enraged dragon, using his screech attack as if it were dragon fire. It was ruthless, relentless, and apparently functional, as it kept the God of War busy dodging the deadly attacks
"Let's see if you like ranged attacks!" Lee shouted, while throwing a large stone against Chrona. The rock was quickly destroyed by a screech, but it served it's purpose, for it shielded Lee while he jumped at Chrona
"Let's shut that mouth of yours!" Lee shouted, while reaching to put his hand over Chrona's mouth. Much to his surprise, Chrona's hand became like mouths, from were he screeched, directly into Lee's ears, casing him a lot of pain for the first time. Lee had to let go of Chrona, and Chrona didn't lose time, he quickly screeched against Lee, sending him against to the ground, but this time, Chrona didn't stop, he dived at Lee, keeping the screech all the way, until he fell on Lee, ready for the final strike
"All limiters, OFF!" Lee managed to shout, just in time to receive Chrona's final attack
"SCREECH OMEGA!" Chrona shouted for the first time in this form, just to name his most deadly technique. Both of them became a blur to the public, rocks, ground and everything near them became dust, the walls of the arena cracked due the massive pressure, and then the blast hit everyone with brutal force. Civilians and lesser ninjas were thrown away from their seats, chunins and jounins were forced to hit the deck to avoid being blown away, and when it was all over, only dust could be seen in the battlefield…
-End of the music-
"Ah! So that's what happens when he has a madness fit at the same time as a love drive!" Kidd said in surprise, while the Thompson sisters were hugging him for dear life
"That was… extreme…" Sarutobi muttered, surprised too
"I can't believe it! Is as if a God and the Devil had fought today before us!" The Kazekage shouted, but got no reply
"LLEEEE!" Reiko shouted in distress, she knew that there was no greater honor than to die in battle, but she didn't want to be a widow
"Calm down, is not over yet" Hinata said in a calm voice, making Reiko relax
"And I fought against that? Oh my God… Does that mean that he was actually… delicate with me?" Sakura muttered, scared out of her mind. That day she thought she faced him full force… Today she saw a God being beaten by the same meek boy that beat her, and that made her faint
"P-Please… M-Make it stop…" Naraku muttered in unholy pain, his ears were still ringing, and bleeding. Ino and Doc were attending him, but the pain would take some time to go away without some surgery or another healing technique
"Let me help. It pains me to see my son's friends suffering like this" Ankiseth said, appearing out of nowhere. He placed his hands in Naraku's ears, and a white light quickly healed him, taking away the pain, and repairing his hearing
"Maka… If you push Chrona to fight like that again, I swear I'll… Maka?" Soul began to rant, but something on Maka's frown made him to look at the battlefield, just in time to see that the battle was not over yet
"VOLCANO STRIKE!" Lee's voice was heard from within the dust cloud, and afther the sound of a great impact, the dust was blown away, and Chrona was seen ascending in the middle of a sea of flames
"TROMBE KICK!" Lee shouted again, kicking Chrona in the jaw, hard, and being followed by a true trombe, lifting Chrona high into the sky, leaving him with no control at all. Lee looked like the gods of the legends, flaring a majestic aura of power, his hair seemed so bright that it looked like gold, and his eyes shining with fury. Lee wasn't finished yet, he had to be secure of his victory, there was no room for mistakes now, so, he moved to be at the back of Chrona, who was still dizzy, then he got a hold of him with a bear hug, with rock crushing power, then turned him upside down, and darted toward the earth in a drill motion, spinning with insane speed
"METEOR CRASH!" Lee shouted as they impacted the ground, leaving a massive crater the size of the entire arena, and making the entire village tremble. Lee was seen rolling to the side, where he stood up, with shaking legs, and breathing hard, while Chrona was unmoving in the middle of the crater
"Hayate, it is over already. You should go and see that the one standing is declared winner" Sarutobi called the sick shinobi, who was still hiding behind his chair
"O-OK!" Hayate replied, and jumped to the battle field. He saw Lee, who looked battered, and not quite ready to continue, then he looked at Chrona, who was unconscious, much to his surprise
"Rock Lee, The God of War, Is the, cough! WINNER!" Hayate shouted, and then Lee fell on his but, he needed some rest now, it had been a long time since he had a fight like this
"CHRONA!" Maka shouted while leaping toward the downed Chrona, and carefully cradled him into her arms… Just to see the eyes of the Demon Swordsman spiraling and out of focus
"Hey pal! How many fingers?" Soul asked while showing three fingers in his hand to Chrona
"Monday…" Chrona managed to reply, weak and dizzy, making Soul and Maka sweat drop
"He'll be fine, he just need some rest" Soul finally said, and Maka dearly hugged him. Soon the other Shibusen students helped their comrade to get to their seats, refusing any medical aid
All the people remained silent, there were no words to describe the feelings and thoughts running on the minds of all the spectators, there was fear, awe, horror, and admiration, but over all, concern on the two amazing warriors that fought, both gave their all, and in their eyes, both were about to die in such an epic way. But for one who was hiding among them all, it was nostalgic…
"Lee… You have become a most powerful shinobi, a true retainer of the title you've chosen…" The man muttered, he was covered with a green mantle, what could be seen of his features pointed to a hard man, but in his eyes there was only sadness, sadness for not being with someone he promised to never abandon
Magnus: Well, I hope you liked it, next battles will be a little more quick, as well as I'll show a little more of the plot behind the exam, until then, see ya!