I've made it! Collage certainly dropped on my head, so possibly it'll be EXTREMELY hard for me to keep updating at the usual paste, but at the very least I've manage to finish this when I wanted to.
Normally I'm still a little disappointed about the number of reviews, but since this is a part of the two-year-anniversary celebration, I figured I won't be bitchy. You guys did filled your part of the deal by reviewing more the previous chapter and I just hope that you'll keep the part of the deal about reviewing all (or at least more then one) chapter of the multiply update that I'm giving you! Now the anniversary itself is still almost two weeks away, but I oh well.
As always I wanna thank everyone who reviewed the previous chapter. It truly means a lot, especially now, with my shortage on free time to write. Thanks guys, you really made my day.
But I'm sure you didn't stop by to reading my blabbering, so without further to do, here's the beginning of the N:NG first (perhaps not the last) multiply update!:
Chapter #81: Teacher and Student
Title Page: Senkou is racing a cheetah through the field
Kasui walked down the empty street of the Hidden Leaf Village. He had his head lowered and observed the sidewalk as he clenched his teeth and narrowed his eyes in anger: "How the hell could this happen? How could I have lost? And to a girl! How…" but just then he bumped into someone.
As the waterfall-nin gazed up, he noticed that the one blocking his way was a boy around his age, wearing a headgear. It took the senbon user a moment to realize who it was: "Oh, it's that loser that forfeited before the eliminations even started… at least I can always say that there are people more pathetic then me" and with that thought, he send the shadow-nin a death glare: "Get out of my way!" he ordered.
Saiken, with his head still lowered, peacefully moved aside and showed Kasui with his hand that he can pass him. For some reason this annoyed the waterfall-nin even more: "Don't you have any backbone, weak ass? You know, people like you make me sick! Peace loving and fragile! You're not cut out to be a shinobi!" but as he said so, the headgear boy simply walked pass him, ignoring his statement.
"What, now you're not even gonna listen, asshole?" Kasui shoot at the boy's back, but Saiken didn't even stop nor turn around. He just kept walking away. "That freak! He thinks he can ignore me like that? Tuff luck for you, weirdo, coz I'm in a really bad mood!" and with that he reached for his senbon, yet never managed to take them out.
In a flash Saiken turned around and performed a quick hand seal. Kasui only saw his life flash before his eyes as his body suddenly got cut into tens of pieces with his blood spraying the sidewalk and nearby walls. He didn't scream. He wasn't fast enough to do so…
---Back to the eliminations---
"I guess luck really is on the winner's side" announced Senkou confidently. "To end up fighting you in the eliminations… I just can't lose" and with that a smirk appeared behind his mask as Kai's eye twitched. Takaru merely smiled under his nose: "Well, if you think that, you're in for a big surprise, Senkou…"
Mikka lowered her head as a sad expression crossed her face. Hinata noticed that and managed a weak smile as a certain memory flashed in her mind: "I know what you're thinking my dear… it's impropriate to cheer for your teammate's opponent. History really likes to play bad jokes on us… but I wonder if it'll repeat itself…"
"This sucks!" stated Kai while shaking his head. "I don't wanna fight you" and as Kumiko's eyes widen is surprise at hearing that, the blonde continued: "You guys helped us out in the forest… it wouldn't look good if I'd just kick your ass and advance, leaving you behind, considering that I made it this far partly thanks to you…"
"He can't be serious!" announced Kusari, smacking himself in the forehead, while Kokoro only smiled at Kai's behavior. Senkou on the other hand, was now furious: "You gotta be kidding me! You even consider a possibility that you can defeat me? I'm the son of the current Hokage, dumbass! Don't forget your place, Dead Last!"
"I know!" announced the blonde, completely ignoring the masked gennin's last comment. "I'll give you a handicap! For the first, five minutes of the match, I won't fight back at all, unless the attack will be life-treating! That way I won't feel bad after I knock you out!"
"Twenty fourth match: Hatake Senkou against Haisha Kai! Ready and… BEGIN!" Lee yelled before jumping out of the way. In an instant the son of Kakashi appeared before the blonde with his fist stopped just inches in front of the loud gennin's face. The masked boy's eyes narrowed as he lowered his head slightly: "You're actually serious about not fighting back?" he asked confused.
"Of course!" Kai replied immediately, still not moving. Senkou literally began boiling at hearing this: "You're so gonna regret this" he announced and the landed a spin kick into the blonde's face, thus sending him flying back a few meters and coming to a sliding stop.
"You know, I hate losers who talk big!" the son of Hokage raised his voice slightly as annoyance crept onto his face. "I find the very fact that you think I need a handicap to beat you disgraceful! Listen well, Dead Last, you and I are on totally different levels and I'll show you just how wide the gap between us is!" and with that he preformed a quick set of hand seals.
Naruto instantly recognized the technique and leaned over the rail at the sight: "It can't be!" he thought to himself as Senkou finished and called out from the bottom of his lungs: "Shunshin no Jutsu!" and in a flash he was gone, appeared to Kai's right and landed a powerful kick into the blonde's face, which once more send him flying.
The instant the kick connected, Senkou disappeared again and reappeared right in Kai's way. While the blonde was still in mid-air, the masked gennin kicked him in the back, thus sending him to the sky. The silver-haired boy once more vanished and this time popped out above his opponent, hitting him in the stomach with his joined fists, sending 'Dead Last' crashing hard against the floor.
"How in the world did that kid mastered Body Flicker?" Naruto thought to himself surprised. "That's a jounin level technique! And what's more, he managed to learn it to the extend he's capable of planning the assault far back and hit the opponent in a way it'd send him to the exact spot he'll be teleported… this is something only few jounin can do!"
"So back then in the forest when he appeared behind Kai and Takaru" Kumiko recalled the events from a while back. "This was the thing that he used!" Ibuki merely narrowed her eyes as she settled them on the son of Kakashi: "That technique…so this is the one our father said that it was too early for me and Funbo to learn it…"
"Just as I thought" stated Kitsune with a tiny smile, while Kogane joined him: "Although he's in Takaru-kun's team, that loser really is no match for Senkou. Bet he got this far only thanks to his teammates" and Hanamaru nodded quickly, agreeing with his friends. Toku remained standing with his arms crossed, almost as if he didn't listen to his companions, though the one who really wasn't listening was Rei, who already trailed off to sleep and snored loudly.
"Boy that guy's weak" whined Funbo with a bored tone, while none of his teammates react to that statement in any way. Tsume only smirked confidently as she propped her hands on the rail as Galu narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Man, this fight bites!" complained Tarakudo. "I hope that masked guy will get this over with soon" Teela merely gazed at the bandaged gennin before turning her sight at Kusari and then back at the arena.
A wide smirk appeared behind Taka's mask as he turned to Hizoku: "Looks like that blonde of yours is just as weak as I thought… and stupid too. Not fighting back, what kind of an idiot does he has to be?" but the redhead didn't reply. For some reason, he only smiled, making his teammate rise his eyebrow in confusion.
Kai slowly struggled back to his feet as his body was filled with pain. The crush really took a lot out of him. Senkou smirked behind his mask as he observed the blonde standing and shaking in the process: "Now do you see the difference between us? Even if you do fight back, which you should do, there's no way you can keep up with me!"
"Three minutes left" was the only thing Kai said, without even looking at his opponent. At this Senkou snapped again and once more went through the right set of hand seals, performing the Body Flicker with a similar effect as the one before, only this time the assault lasted much longer then the first.
"Damn Dead Last" the masked gennin thought to himself as he observed Kai, who was slowly struggling back to his feet again after the storm off attacks. "He's actually mocking me! That asshole thinks too highly of himself! I won't allow him to make fun of me! Not after what I went through to get this far!" and with that thought the memory of a certain event flashed in his mind…
---Four years ago in Hidden Leaf Village---
Nine-year-old Senkou crushed hard against the tree and with a loud cry of pain he fell to the ground, holding his left arm tight as pain shoot from it. He clenched his teeth to stop his own yell and shut his left eye, hoping it'll help him forget about the pain. Only then did he heard someone walking over to him from behind and as he turned around, he saw his father standing just few feet away from him.
"You're still trying?" the Rokudaime asked calmly, though the boy managed to catch a note of concern in his voice. "Son, I already told you that Shunshin is not something a boy your age can master. It's a jounin level technique… as you are now, even with the right hand seals, you can't control where you're getting teleported. Keep trying and you'll end up in bruises or worse…"
"Then help me master this" was the boy's only reply. "I know I can do it and whether you approve it or not, I'll keep on training until I'll master it or die!" the young shinobi breathed heavily as he look with determination in his eyes at his father. He still held his left arm, which stung and remained being the source of pain.
"Why are you so stubborn to learn this?" the Sharingan user asked his son as he picked out a bandage and began wrapping the boy's hand. Senkou only looked deep into the man's eyes and still breathing heavily, he responded: "Because of you…"
"Because of me?"
"Yeah, exactly" the boy nodded. "Because of you and you being Hokage. I've seen how you protected this village from the Sound… from the Akatsuki… and that is when I've decided that I want to protect it as well. This is my home. However if I wanna do that, I need to become strong. Very strong. And one cannot become strong by just sitting and waiting. That's why I gotta train…"
"But why Body Flicker?" Kakashi demanded calmly. "There's tons of other techniques that are easier to master…"
"You said it yourself" the boy replied simply as he gazed at the ground. "The Yondaime was the greatest of all Hokage. The Leaf's Yellow Flash that brought chaos between the enemy. The master of the Body Flicker… I wanna be like him… or more specifically, all the Hokage that the Leaf had so far, including you… I'm gonna surpass every, single one of them and protect the people of this village with my very life!" and at this point he glanced back up, almost drilling his father's eyes.
The Rokudaime only smiled behind his mask as he stood back up, finished wrapping the boy's arm. Gently he placed his hand on his son's head and with a soft voice, he announced: "Get some rest, Senkou… tomorrow we're getting up early. Before I'll have to attend my Hokage duties, we'll try to teach you Shunshin..."
---Flashback end---
"Why the hell do you stand up?" Senkou demanded as the blonde once more got back to his feet, breathing heavily. "The result will still be the same! I'm stronger and you're weaker! Just surrender already and lets get this over with!" but Kai didn't reply. After a short moment, the masked gennin once more went through the correct set of hand seals, required to performed the Body Flicker.
As he vanished, Kai acted immediately and threw his fist to his left, surprisingly hitting Senkou right in the face the instant he appeared. As the son of Hokage was send flying back, he flipped in mid-air and came to a sliding stop, looking at his opponent surprised.
Kai merely glanced over his shoulder and with a wide smile on his face, he stated as calm as ever: "Sorry, Senkou, but your five minutes are up…"
---surprising turn of events… the match begins now!---
Shunshin no Jutsu (Body Flicker Skill) – a teleportation technique used by most higher rank shinobi. Konoha's Yondaime was thought to be the master of it and because of the speed he used it at, he got the nickname Leaf's Yellow Flash.
And this concludes the first chapter of the multiply update. Please review it and wait just a bit, coz the next one is already on the way!
