Yes, I've managed to finish this on time! I was getting kinda worried, coz at the very end of the chapter I got an author's block and kinda lost hope that I'll manage to get inspiration in time to submit this. But everything turned out okay and I must say that I'm pretty much happy with how this chapter turned out in the end.
As always I wanna thank everyone who reviewed the last time, especially those who took their time to review both chapters of the double update! Thanks guys, it really means a lot. Those reviews that I could, I've answered, there's one that I was unable to and thus I'll be answering it now:
Mikka knowing too much stuff: well, to start off, you should remember that she comes from a clan of medic-nins, thus medical traditions in her family go way back (hence her last name Igaku, which means 'medicine' or 'medical science'). From one of the flashbacks you could tell that when she was only eight she already knew medical ninjutsu. Also her clan was thought to be the first medics in the Leaf (from the manga it's safe to assume there already were medics before Tsunade) and thus I made them the ones to make medics learn super-strength by the right chakra control (and Tsunade learned it from them). As for instant regeneration: first to show it was Kabuto, but he was taken into Konoha by one of the medics. Guess which clan took him in according to my story. And when it comes to the gates: I assume that in order to execute them one must have perfect chakra control and medic-nin must have that to fulfill their tasks. Once Senkou taught her about them (and Senkou heard of it from his father, who saw Lee and probably even Gai opening them) he taught it Mikka. At this point three gates is her limit. I do realize that in many cases my explanations are just filling the blanks in the manga itself, but still I don't suppose that even with all that I wrote above this is AU, as I don't see Kishimoto-sama filling those blanks as they're not all that important. I think that covers it.
Just one, last thing before I get on with the show: I have a very important exam on the 10th and thus I will need to sacrifice some of my time to prepare for it (especially since I lacked motivation so far and haven't really started yet), thus the next chapter might come a bit later. Might, but not necessary has to. We'll see how thing will go, however I figured it's better to warn you.
And now, without further to do, I'd like to invite you to read the newest chapter of "Naruto: Next Generation"! If you can, please review. It'd mean a lot:
Chapter #89: The Mummy
Title Page: ice rink: Kogane is trying to teach Takaru how to ice skate, while a little further Kai lays flat on the ice after losing his balance
"Twenty seventh match: Rikoteki Kogane against Karame!" Lee announced loudly, as both fighters prepared themselves. "Ready and… BEGIN!" and the instant he said so, the blonde changed at the sand-nin, picking out her kunai in the process. As her opponent came within her range, the kunoichi swung her knife at him, yet the mummy simply jumped back and with performing a quick set of hand seals, the bandages on his back began swirling.
In a flash they formed themselves into a huge spike, which from Kogane's perspective resembled a scorpion's tail, and went straight at the surprised blonde, who jumped to her right in the last moment to avoid the attack. Karame was not done yet however with another set of hand seals, single stripes of his bandages flew after the leaf-nin, swirling into drills in the process.
Kogane jumped to every side, trying to avoid all the attacks, making some of them dig into the floor, yet still her body got shallowly cut in several places. Once the assault was over, the kunoichi stared at her opponent, breathing heavily as the bandages slowly retreated back to him, returning to the original form and wrapping themselves around Karame again.
"What the hell are you?" the girl asked confused, not taking her eyes off the sand-nin. Karame merely smirked at this, before replying: "By putting chakra into it, I can shape paper any way I desire. I can make it harden or soften, extend it's length. There are limits naturally, but if I have paper, I can do almost anything. You thought I wrapped myself in bandages just to look cool?"
"Actually, I did think that" admitted Kai as he turned to Kusari, sweat dropping. The chain master only gazed back, as he responded: "I just thought he's really ugly" and hearing all this, Ibuki covered her eyes with her hand as she shook her head: "Morons…"
"So basically it's similar to that guy from Stone Country" concluded Kumiko as she narrowed her eyes. "He can change some of the material's properties by using chakra. And with being wrapped in paper, he made his entire body a weapon. What's worse, in actuality, there's no saying at which point his power reaches its limits. We may not like each other, but one thing's for sure: I wouldn't wish such an opponent to anyone, even Kogane…"
In a flash Kogane ran to her left as she went through a series of hand seals: "It's some skill you got there, but regardless to that chakra you put into it, that's still paper!" and with that she took a deep breath: "Katon: Ryuuka no Jutsu!"
As she breath out air, a long steam of fire blew out of her mouth, heading straight at Karame. Seeing no, other way to dodge, the sand-nin jumped into the air, once more performing a quick chain of hand seals: "Kami Henzuru: Kumoashi!" and in a flash long, spiky, paper legs shoot out from both sides of his body, resembling legs, which held the mummy above the flames.
However as new legs grew out of his body, Kogane threw her shuriken at him yet again Karame once more used his ability and as the set of hand seals was completed, with a cry: "Kami Henzuru: Tsubasa!" the bandages on his back started to bend and rip, forming a huge wing, that covered its master, making all the shinobi stars sink into it.
In a flash another wing shoot from his back and as his spider legs detached themselves from his body, Karame flew away, landing behind his opponent before she could react to it in any way. Instinctually Kogane looked over her shoulder as the sand-nin held out his hand and instantly the bandages around his fingers shoot out. In a fraction of a second they turned into spikes and cut the blonde's left cheek as she dodged to her right in the last moment.
Yet as she did so, Karame acted immediately and delivered a powerful knee into her stomach, which send her to her knees. Meanwhile on the platform, Tsume was completely shocked: "Just now… this that guy flew?" she asked confused as she looked at her companions. Kokoro merely narrowed his eyes upon replying: "Soared… basically he used those wings to create air resistance, which kept him in the air longer then he should be. One might guess that's one of the limits he talked about…"
"Perhaps, but even if that is so, what he shown so far proves that there's no way how he may attack" Takaru added in his mind, analyzing the situation. "He can shape those bandages any way he desires and use a perfect counter, regardless to the attack. With an opponent like that… how can you even try thinking ahead?"
"It would appear I exceed you in fighting skills" announced Karame as the kunoichi slowly struggled back to her feet. "Why not surrender?" but the blonde remained silent as she finally stood back up, breathing a little faster then usual. At seeing this, Horamaru played with his down lip as he purposed: "Obviously she cares not… maybe if you'd cut off her leg?"
Hari merely send her teammate a disgust look, yet said nothing. Meanwhile Sabure, who still had her arms crossed, spoke up: "Just end this already" she said in an ordering tone, making Dekai shiver slightly: "I think I prefer when Touba's taking over…" he thought nervously. Kankuro narrowed his eyes at all of this, yet decided not to join the conversation. He just send Shikamaru a worried look, caught by the lazy jounin.
"Kogane may be determinate, but there's no doubt about who has the advantage here" Toku noted, slightly worried. "Her fire attacks could be seen as a chance, but they're really useless unless she'll manage to make them connect with the target. She can't win… even with her goal she won't use that in a elimination fight… right?" he asked himself as his eyes traveled to Kitsune. The blacksmith caught his gaze, showing that he was at least as worried as the umbrella user.
Once more Karame went through a set of hand seals and in a flash bandages started to arise from his body. Right before Kogane's eyes they began ripping, sending small pieces of it at her, each swirling in the air, forming itself into spikes. Having no, other way to dodge, the kunoichi jumped up, however at noticing that Teela only narrowed her eyes slightly: "Big mistake…"
As she flew up, Kogane noticed Karame suddenly appearing above her and as he somersaulted, one of the bandages unwrapped itself from his hand. Acting like a whip, it hit the defenseless at this time leaf-nin, surprisingly leaving a deep cut going through her left shoulder. The girl left out a yell of pain as she crushed against the ground and grabbed her fresh wound, from which blood escaped at an incredible speed.
Funbo smirked at this, while Reiji put a playful look on his face: "That mummy guy… I like him" he said to himself. Tokame narrowed his eyes at the turn of events as he spoke up to no-one in particular: "That Sand guy is obviously stronger then that girl… why is she pushing herself? It's not like she can win…" but as he said so, Taka and Hizoku exchanged quick glances. None of them said a word however.
"This is really amazing" admitted Akira, gaining Horohoro's attention. "That sand-nin can actually put his chakra into paper in a fraction of a second, regardless to its shape and size. Basically at any moment he can make himself a weapon or a shield" and as he said so, his blue-haired teammate concluded: "So what you're saying that it's better for that blonde to just give up, while she can?"
At hearing this Hanamaru clenched his teeth for a brief second and then yelled from the bottom of his lungs: "Come on, Kogane-chan, don't give up!" and in a flash the girl stood back up, still covering the wound on her shoulder, breathing heavily. Karame merely shook his head, while the blonde smirked and performed a quick hand seal. To her surprise however, nothing happened.
As she gazed at her opponent with her eyes widen, silence fell between them, before the sand-nin spoke up: "Oh, right. You're probably wondering what happened with that explosive tag you placed on my bandage when I cut your shoulder. Sorry to say this, but do you really expect to catch someone like me with a cheap trick like that?" he asked, throwing something away. It was only then that Kogane noticed her explosive note got cut in half and thus became useless. "I'll say this again" announced the mummy calmly: "You cannot win…"
Without a word the kunoichi just reached to her hostel and placed a small pill in her mouth. Seeing this, Galu's eyes narrowed: "Mikka mentioned these" he recalled, slightly surprised, yet didn't show it. "It's suppose to stop blood from escaping the body… but wasn't that suppose to be something only medics carry around?"
Instantly Kogane charged straight forward at Karame, once more going through a set of hand seals. The sand-nin only narrowed his eyes at the realization: "Trying the same trick twice?" he asked with the smirk as the kunoichi ended the chain of symbol. Once more taking a deep breath, she made her opponent bend his knees slightly, ready to dodge, yet his eyes wide when the blonde directed her face to the floor, making the fire blast hit the ground, thus shooting her to the sky.
"She used Dragon Fire to blast herself over that mummy guy!" Taki's eyes widen, while Hitomi smirked at the turn of events. As Kogane somersaulted over Karame, the sand-nin was too shocked to react in time and received a powerful kick in the back of his head, which forced him to take several steps forward in order to keep standing.
As soon as her feet touched the ground, Kogane once more went through a set of hand seals and upon spinning on her foot, she released another Ryuuka at her opponent, who was still trying to catch his balance. However hearing a burning sound, Karame acted on instinct and holding out his left hand, bandage shoot from it, wrapping itself on the rail of the platform.
In a flash he pulled himself away from the fire steam and landing on the wall, he quickly reached under his bandages, picking out tens of paper sheets, each tied to each other with strings. With a quick hand seal, the sheets began ripping and bending, forming themselves into shuriken. Once the transformation was done, Karame swung the strings around, making all the paper star fly right at Kogane, who instantly picked out a kunai and used it to deflect those of the incoming blades which she was incapable of dodging as she kept on jumping back.
"At this rate I won't win" Kogane noted in her mind as she came to a skidding stop. Her eyes traveled to the platform as she gazed at Shikamaru. For a split second she hesitated and then settled her sight on Hanamaru, who stood right beside the lazy jounin, cheering loudly for her: "We made a pact, haven't we, Hanamaru?" she asked as a smile appeared on her face. "You went all out during your match… how would I look if I were to hold back?" and with that she reached to one of her hostels, picking out two mixtures, one green and one blue. "I remember my promise, dad, but this can't be helped this time. You ain't gonna like this, Shikamaru-sensei, but regardless I need to do this… I can't win without THAT…"
---Kogane's secret weapon… what is THAT?---
And that's it for now. Hope you enjoyed it and that you'll review. It'd mean a lot (as I already said like a thousand times XD). The technique Kogane used is basically from the manga, so I'll just stick to descriptions of Karame's jutsu:
Katon: Ryuuka no Jutsu (Fire Element: Dragon Fire Skill)
Kami Henzuru: Kumoashi (Paper Transformation: Spider Legs) – technique used by Karame. By sending chakra into paper, the user makes it bend and rip with the right set of hand seals. Through these actions paper forms itself into long, sharp-ended, spider legs with chakra still in them, making the legs stronger then they should be (otherwise Karame wouldn't be able to stand on them like he did).
Kami Henzuru: Tsubasa (Paper Transformation: Wing) – another technique of Karame's. Basically the usage's the same as in the previous case, the only difference is that this time paper forms itself into wings. However those wings are incapable of flying and only allow the sand-nin to soar in the sky for a short while (think paraglide).
Konoha #7: Murasakki Kumiko, Tanken Ibuki, Gekido Takaru, Hagane Kusari, Haisha Kai
Konoha #3: Konpaku Rei, Rikoteki Kogane (in progress), Amagasa Toku, Debano Kitsune, Gusoku Hanamaru
Konoha #4: Inuzuka Tsume, Benda Kokoro, Kobushi Galu
Konoha: Hamano Taki, Hyuuga Hitomi, Manako Akira, Tanken Funbo, Horohoro
Suna #1: Aoru, Torune, Honemaru, Tarakudo, Takai
Suna #2: Sabaku no Sabure, Hari, Dekai, Horamaru, Karame (in progress)
Kusa: Hokku Tobane, Kanraku Nezumi, Kuchibashi Taka, Kyohaku Tokame, Wanabi Hizoku
Ame: Furikuzu Tsuino, Hebereke Nazaa
Bakufu: Abura Tetsu, Makko Shita
Tsuki: Junsei Teela, Tenka
Hane: Ono Reiji
Kumori: Kyuu
And this really concludes this chapter. Hope you enjoyed it and that you will review. Best wishes and until next time, hopefully!