Clash in the Snow Country: Legacy Version

Chapter 5–Sasuke Snaps

(Author's Note) Well people, I finally have a beta: paintball-gamer. So hopefully, the two of us can catch all the grammar and spelling mistakes from this point on. On a completely different note, Tellemicus has officially declared – in Chapter 1 of Chuuten – that this story is canon for his Legacy series. Cool!

Naruto

A few minutes prior…

Naruto felt himself roll on the ground as he crashed slightly into the wall behind him. He hadn't been expecting Sakura to move that fast…or hit that hard, for that matter. That had been harder than the time when Sakura 'beat' him back when she first showed him the Haruno Sakura. Obviously, Sakura's personal training had included a lot more than just developing genjutsu.

Naruto allowed himself to laugh softly out loud. Who knew that Sakura of all people would be one to throw herself into hard training? If someone had told him that just a few months ago, Naruto would have laughed his head off. But now, it didn't seem nearly as funny. After all, he was the one on his ass, not Sakura.

He saw Sakura's slightly disapproving glance at his laugh. He didn't know what that was for, but if he were to guess, she probably thought he wasn't being serious about this, or that he was somehow mocking her. Time to change that impression, he thought to himself Before Sakura could say anything, he jumped back on his feet and charged her. He threw her a left hook, aiming at her face and she calmly blocked that with a right outward block and then threw her own punch with her free hand.

This time, Naruto was expecting her speed difference and simply reached up and caught her punch easily. She didn't stop, though, merely bringing up a kick, followed by a back knuckle, which Naruto dodged by leaning back a bit. Immediately, Sakura spun around, and using the momentum, brought up her right foot and kicked Naruto on the shoulder with her heel. Naruto recoiled a bit, regained his ground, grabbed her ankle and pulled it forward. Sakura lost her balance and fell forward right into Naruto's fist. Not too hard, but enough.

Sakura's face connected with Naruto's fist and she fumbled backwards a bit, but she quickly regained her balance and resumed her stance.

That's when Naruto felt a sudden, dark surge. It was very faint and only there for a few seconds, but he felt it. What was that? It felt familiar, yet Naruto couldn't put his finger on it. He then glanced over his shoulder to try and see what it was.

Bad move. That exposed Naruto's closed left eye, and thus his blind spot, right in front of Sakura, who immediately took advantage of the opening, throwing a fierce right jab towards him.

Naruto felt himself fly through the chain of seals before he even knew what he was doing. Half a second before Sakura's punch made contact, he threw up a large amount of mud… right on top of her. Oops…

Sakura stopped immediately, mostly due to pure shock more than anything else. That was the only reason Naruto came up with as for why Sakura didn't continue her punch. There were several seconds of total silence between the two as Sakura looked down at herself. She then looked at Naruto and demanded, "Did you just throw up on me?!"

"Um…" Naruto said, rubbing the back of his head. "Technically… I guess…" He quickly added, "It's not that type of throw up, though; it's… well… mud," he finished lamely.

"Mud…" Sakura repeated the word slowly and sarcastically, clearly not believing him. "Right…"

Naruto gave a soft sigh. "Yes. Mud. It's one of my jutsu," he explained, as if trying to tell a four-year-old how to build a sandcastle; in other words, something that should be perfectly obvious to the said person. "It's so I can put up a wall of earth for defense."

Sakura was in the middle of a protest, but stopped when Naruto had said the word earth. "Wait," she started. "You mean… you can make Earth?!"

Naruto noted that he now had Sakura's full attention. She had practically shouted that last word. "Yes…" he said slowly. What was her deal? "What about it?"

At that question, Sakura looked nervous. "Um… well…" Naruto tapped his foot impatiently, so she finished. "I've… I've been studying a new jutsu… a doton jutsu… and… well… I haven't had any earth to practice with…" At that, she reached down and brushed some of it into her hands, studying it. "Going to have to wash up later either way," she added, mostly to herself.

Ah. Now Naruto got it. He then ran through the seals again and spat out a new batch of mud. He couldn't wait to see her reaction to this! As the mud gathered on the ground, Naruto bent down and pressed his hands against the earth, muttering "Doton: Doryuuheki no Jutsu." Immediately a ten foot wall erupted from the small amount of mud on the deck, right in between the two. Naruto felt himself grin at this and walked around the wall. He wasn't disappointed.

Sakura was gawking heavily at the sight. Her jaw dropped as far as it could go, her eyes were wide and she was vigorously pointing at the ground where the mud had been and the wall of earth right in front of her. Finally, she choked out "H-how…?"

"Through a jutsu, duh!" Naruto said cheerfully, even though he knew full well what she was indicating. "You'd need Earth to practice, right?" The word practice rang through his mind. He should probably get back to his own training soon. He then crossed his fingers, muttered the words and created ten kage bunshins. "These guys'll help you whichever way you need them. They'll give you earth, sparring, whatever you need."

Now Sakura was clearly at a loss for words and Naruto felt he knew why. He was practically handing her everything she needed to complete whatever this mysterious jutsu was that she had in mind, as well as a few sparring partners. Part of the reason Naruto was doing all this was because his curiosity was climbing. The Haruno Sakura had been impressive and awesome, there was no denying that, and he wouldn't deny it anyway. But Sakura was now obviously working on some kind of doton jutsu and Naruto was very curious as to what she had in mind. The least he could was help her out a little bit.

Then she blew it. "I wish I could learn this…"

Suddenly, it seemed as if the atmosphere itself became darker and heavier with that innocent phrase. Sakura immediately realized what she had just said, and quickly covered her mouth, as if she had let out a disgusting swear word. She then shook her head fiercely, saying "I didn't mean that!" through her hands.

"I think I should get back to my own training now," Naruto said coldly. He then turned around and walked away. He could barely hear Sakura's 'Gomennasai' as he left. He didn't care. He walked a bit of a ways and came to the main boat area, where Michy/Sukeakuro was dripping wet for some odd reason. He didn't care at the moment. And he wasn't in the mood to deal with any people.

He then realized that he had just left his training spot, where Sakura was. He stomped his foot in irritation. Perfect. Now where the hell was he supposed to train?!

"Look up!" He heard Yukie shout. He looked at the scene. Princess Gale was standing beside Sukeakuro (Michy) and Burikinto (Ken), looking at the front of the boat and pointing vigorously to the sky. "The way is shown! The Rainbow guides us once again!"

Rainbow? Naruto looked up at where Yukie was pointing. He didn't see any rainbow. Guess that part was just going to be special effects or something. All he saw was the blue sky, some nice white, fluffy clouds and the sails of the boat. Nothing that…would…wait a second!

The sails! He could use the sails! No one was up there! He wasn't doing any extensive training right now anyway! He could use the sails, along with his Oboro, and have a nice private place to train! Perfect!

"Thanks, Yukie-san!" Naruto shouted out loud at the group. Several of them, including Yukie and Makino, looked like they were just struck in the face, though Kaijo grinned softly at that. There were several yells at him at him for interrupting the movie, but Naruto didn't care at the moment. And since he didn't feel like having them watch where he was going, he made the tora seal, took a deep breath and blew out a thick smokescreen. With it giving him plenty of cover, he easily made it to the first mast and ran up it, while hearing Makino's shouts of, "Did you just see that!? He just created a smokescreen! Without a smoke bomb!! Tell me you got that on the camera! TELL ME YOU GOT THAT ON THE CAMERA!!!"

"Um… Director Makino-sama… it's not really in the script…" he heard Kaijo began.

"WHO THE HELL CARES?!"

Naruto laughed to himself quietly as he got to the top of the mast and walked along the sails. Perfect spot indeed. The wind was just a gentle breeze, the sun was warm and not too bright, even the smell of the sea seemed greater up here. Now…what to work on now?

He briefly went over the possibilities again as he activated his Oboro. He was tempted to try those new Suiton and/or Fuuton jutsu that he had started working on last week, even though he hadn't practiced on them much; only about three days worth on the Suiton and only a day so far on the Fuuton. And those days had been off and on. He then shook his head. Well, neither of those were really an option at this point. Summoning here also wouldn't be a good idea. He had the Kunai Soufuu Atsu already done. Guess all that left trying to combine Nature and Shape manipulations.

He allowed himself to fall backwards, his feet clinging to the sail post and wound up upside-down. As he contemplated once again on how to proceed, he saw Sakura out of the corner of his eye, still working.

Anger swelled up inside of him again, but he quickly put it out of his mind. He didn't want to think about that. So he got out a scroll and began writing some notes on what he had learned so far on combining the two.

He did so for about an hour, still not getting any new results or inspiration. He also found himself unable to concentrate properly. He could still see Sakura training. Every now and then he saw a large amount of earth streaking across, or a new Earth wall emerging. What exactly it was she was trying to do, he couldn't tell. He also saw a familiar poof of smoke every once in a while, though that last one he saw got kicked in the groin, hard, and Naruto couldn't help but wince slightly at the thought. He swore… it was like he could feel it.

Finally, when he saw the fifth clone destroyed, distracting his thoughts yet again, he decided to allow his mind to rant and just get it out of his system. He still couldn't believe that Sakura had the nerve to suggest that he teach her one of his jutsus! Especially after that stunt she pulled by stealing his jutsu scrolls!

Of course, that train of thought just led him to rant about baka-sensei's little lecture earlier. Like Hinata-chan would ever hurt on him purpose! That's what baka-sensei did after all, teaching Sasuke-teme his jutsu! And the other two were equally guilty! Why should he fucking forgive them!? Naruto knew that had been the older man's point, but why should he forgive someone when they didn't deserve it!? Sakura was a prime example! She had just asked to learn one of his jutsu that he created!

At that last word, Naruto froze, both mentally and physically. His face fell when he realized one very important and crucial fact: He didn't create the Doryuuheki. Ero-sannin had taught him that one. That meant… the Doryuuheki wasn't his, right? Now that Naruto thought about it, wasn't the Doryuuheki a common jutsu that many knew? His stomach turned slightly the more he thought about it. If… if the Doryuuheki wasn't his… then… did he have the right to keep it to himself? It wasn't like the Kaze Wana, Kaze Kiwa, or any of the others he had specifically created, but… it was still something of his… wasn't it?

He gulped softly as he pictured himself in Sakura's position. She had told him she had a new jutsu to work on and that she needed Earth to do it. And he had just unwittingly showed her that he could produce exactly what she needed. If he had been in her position…would he have done the exact same thing she did? Maybe… just maybe… yes. But if that was true… then… it wasn't her fault this time? Was it his fault?

Naruto grabbed the sides of his head and yelled slightly in frustration. Too much thinking and too much of a damn conscience! He needed something, anything, to get his mind off of this! If even only for a few minutes! He briefly looked up and saw the sun high in the sky. It looked like it was almost noon. Maybe some nice ramen was exactly what he needed. He looked back at Sakura's position and saw that she had left the training area too. Maybe going after some lunch, or finally cleaning her shirt.

He stretched a bit and looked downward to get off the mast when he froze again. Carefully, he took a good look at what he was witnessing, and a grin slowly, but surely, rose on his face. PERFECT!


Sasuke

Approximately fifteen minutes earlier…

"Katon: Kisou Karyuu!" Sasuke shouted when he finished the seals. He blew out the fire and watched it take form. It formed a dragon's head and started streaking at the Kage Bunshin he had created for the target. Come on…come on…Sasuke chanted mentally as he watched it go.

A few seconds later, the fire dragon seemed to stall for a split second, then it took an abrupt u-turn and headed straight for the real Sasuke. Again. SHIT! Sasuke thought miserably. He braced himself, channeled his chakra into his hands, utilizing the fire element as much as he could, crossed his arms, and waited.

A split second before his own attack hit him, he lashed out, dispelling the Kisou Karyuu into nothing. Of course, that was only possible because he knew the mechanics of it and he didn't make it as powerful as it should have been. If it had been at full power, like the first time he used it, he would have been caught right in it and half burned. He took a few deep breaths as he wiped the sweat from his forehead. He looked at his clone. "How many does that make?" he asked it.

"Total," the Sasuke bunshin answered, equally irritated. "Eight. That's out of ten. Only 20 percent success rate."

"How comforting," the original countered. "In a real fight, I won't be able to block."

The Kisou Karyuu was becoming more and more of a headache. It was supposed to be a simple method. Create a jutsu that locked on to the opponent's chakra signature and pursue it until it hit its target; except it was locking onto his own chakra signature. Sasuke sighed in frustration. He knew that using a kage bunshin wasn't the smartest idea if he wanted a different signature, but it was all he had to work with at the moment. But the Kisou Karyuu should still lock onto it, instead of himself. That was the whole damn point! Especially when it had locked onto the kage bunshin twice, but Sasuke was beginning to think that had happened due to sheer chance. What the hell was wrong with it?

He heard his stomach growl and the copy looked at him. "Time you went and took a break," it ordered, as it crossed its fingers and dispelled itself.

Sasuke shook his head. His own clone was berating him and telling him to take care of himself. That was just wrong. That had to be against one of nature's laws or something. He snorted in frustration as he considered what to do. It took a few seconds to realize what he needed, and it wasn't just food.

As much as he hated to admit it… he needed help. Something was seriously wrong with this jutsu and he didn't know what it was. He needed a second opinion. But there were only three possible options. Kakashi was the most obvious choice. He was Sasuke's sensei after all. Although, with the mission and the stowaway on board, Sasuke felt that Kakashi was going to be more focused on protecting Yukie anyway, or just tell him that part of his training would be figuring out his own problem.

Then there was Sakura. The thought of her name made his damn urge return, so he crossed that option out of his mind. No. That wouldn't do. He still didn't have a clue as to how to handle her, or what she wanted. So that left…

"Naruto…" He said the name like it was a curse. Though, when it came to original jutsus, Sasuke had to admit that Naruto just might be better than Kakashi in that field. But… he could just imagine the other boy's face when he realized that the Uchiha genius was looking to him for advice. He could already hear his mocking and arrogant tone.

Ten seconds of that changed his mind immediately. Screw it! There was no way in the seven hells that he would ask Uzumaki Naruto for help! Let lightning strike him dead before that happened!

Sasuke took a step forward and reached for his canteen when he heard a thunderous noise strike the ground immediately behind him. He could feel the hairs on the back of his neck scorched. He froze for a few seconds, not wanting to believe what just happened. Slowly, in complete silence (even the ocean seemed deathly silent at this moment), he turned around and looked at the deck.

There was a black scorch mark there. The same type that came when lightning stuck something.

Sasuke involuntarily gulped as he looked up in the sky. It was a perfectly fine late morning; no sign of any dark clouds, much less a thunder storm or any other source of natural lightning in the sky. Maybe there really was a higher power up there…

He gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. "Alright…" He told the sky slowly. He couldn't believe this, much less what he was about to say. "I'll… ask… Uzu… Naruto… for… help…" Oh, how he wanted to rinse out his mouth!

Unbeknownst to Sasuke, Kaijo was yelling at two men who were handling expensive and delicate equipment. They had fumbled it and the machine overloaded, which produced an oversized electric surge shooting out of it. "YOU COULD HAVE SET THE SHIP ON FIRE!!!" Kaijo yelled as he pointed in the direction that surge at went, which he knew was where Sasuke trained, having been the one to recommend the spot.

"Calm down, Kaijo," Makino told his assistant director. Kaijo never yelled before. That was his job. "That was the most real looking bolt of lightning I've ever seen! Tell me we got that on camera!"

A few minutes later, Sasuke walked over to the movie set. Many people, including Michy, slowly backed away. Sasuke didn't give a damn at the moment. He just wanted to get this over with. He found Sandayuu, one of the few that weren't backing away and walked up to him. "Sandayuu…" He started. The older man glanced down at him. "Um…have you seen Naru…um…my teammates anywhere?" He managed to get out. Oh, he was HATING this!

"I believe that they're both in their rooms," Sandayuu answered. "Sakura-san was mentioning something about needing to clean up, while Naruto-san created this smoke screen out of his mouth and ran away, so I'm assuming that he went to his room as well."

"Thanks…" Sasuke grumbled, walking away before the other man could say anything. He started walking away when he felt a strong grip on his shoulder. Now what?! He quickly spun around and was about to yell, when he noticed who was gripping his shoulder.

Kakashi.

"Sasuke," Kakashi said in a low, but forceful voice. "Is there something wrong?"

"Wrong!? What ever gave you the idea that there was something WRONG!?"

"I rest my case," Kakashi replied simply. He then crossed his arms. "Is there something you want to talk about?"

"Yes… no… it's not important!" Sasuke shouted. While he would have preferred to talk to Kakashi about this, he could feel the back of his hair burning slightly. Against his will, his eyes drifted up towards the sky. Oh, he just wanted help on a simple jutsu and he was getting the forces of the cosmic universe involved in this! He needed to kill something to relieve him of this. Where was that bastard Michy anyway?

Sasuke refocused his attention on Kakashi and realized that the man was still looking directly at him, waiting for an answer. Well…at least this time he couldn't use that cursed doton technique that Kakashi used at the training ground. He suppressed a sigh and said, in the calmest voice he could manage, "I'm fine. Just need to talk with my teammates about something."

Kakashi looked him directly in the eye, and Sasuke met his gaze. For several seconds, they merely locked gazes. During that time, Sasuke was certain that Kakashi was going to lecture again and he wasn't about to be caught off guard by some stupid jutsu, wires, or whatever else the copy nin could throw at him. Not this time.

"Very well," Kakashi said, backing off and going back to his usual position of watching Yukie. Sasuke felt a small relief flood into him. Apparently, not all of the cosmic universe was plotting against him.

Wanting to get this over with as soon as possible, Sasuke just stormed down the stairways, hardly bothering with formalities and practically knocking over the few people that were in the hallways. He came up to the row of rooms and slammed the door open, yelling "NARU…" His jaw dropped and he lost his voice.

It wasn't Naruto in the room. It was Sakura.

Completely naked.

His mind went on warp drive. What the hell!? Wasn't this NARUTO'S FUCKING ROOM!?! WHAT THE HELL was SAKURA DOING IN HERE!? Did he take a wrong turn!? WHY WAS SHE NAKED!? NONONONONONONONONO!!! This was NOT what was SUPPOSED to be HAPPENING!! THIS COULDN'T BE HAPPENING!!!

He saw Sakura give a small smile at him, and blushing a little, making no move to cover herself and giving him a complete eye full. "You like what you see?"

What kind of a question was THAT!?! Shouldn't she be SCREAMING, OR MOVING, OR PUNCHING… OR… OR… OR SOMETHING!?!?! What was with that proud smile!? What did she think he was?! And why was it so hot…Sasuke felt dread come when he realized that he was touching his cheek and that…oh no…his face was red. HE WAS ACTUALLY BLUSHING!!! NONONONONONO!!! This was all wrong!!! UCHIHA SASUKE DOES NOT BLUSH!!!

Sakura giggled slightly and took a small step forward, "Don't be so shy, Sasuke-kun," she said in a strangely seductive voice that he had never heard her use before.

Shy? SHY!? SHOULDN'T SHE be the one that's freaking SHY!? He wasn't the one butt naked! And… oh Kami… why was his stupid heart beating so hard!? AND WHY COULDN'T HE PULL HIS EYES OFF OF HER!?! Was this supposed to be some form of revenge, or punishment… or… he didn't know!! All he knew was that he felt light-headed, hot, his heart felt like it was about to explode out of his chest and he was completely unable to move. Especially with the way she said his name…

Said… his… name…

WAIT A SECOND!!!!

"NARUTO!!!" Sasuke roared, throwing a punching and hitting 'Sakura' on the face hard. "YOU FUCKING BASTARD!!!"

The figure went rolling back and crashed into the wall. 'Her' hand started rubbing the part of the face where he struck until there was a small puff of smoke. Seconds later, the henge itself was dropped and Naruto was rubbing the same spot, giggling softly. "Well…" He said in between giggles as he looked at his hand, probably for blood. "I wasn't expecting that." He then looked unable to control himself any longer and burst out laughing. "OH MAN…THAT WAS PERFECT!!! YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN YOUR FACE!!! I KNEW A GOOD PRANK WOULD BE JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED!!!"

Sasuke was now beyond pissed, not even able to form any words at the moment. He was too busy vibrating with anger and taking in all of what had just happened. Here he was, about to come and shallow his pride to ask Naruto for help and he goes and pulls that stupid prank!?!

Naruto wasn't done yet. "So…Sasuke…how was the Oiroke no Jutsu: Sakura Sutairu?!" he asked in between laughs.

There comes a time when a person snaps, when they continue to be stressed out more and more, or simply due to uncontrollable anger from a number of small issues. Whichever the case, it happens. Everyone is liable to have it happen to them. For Sasuke, who was already stressed out over his failures with the Kisou Karyuu, his amateurish mistakes with the Shuurai, and his issues with Sakura, this little prank of Naruto's was that breaking point. He snapped.

Sasuke couldn't take it anymore. Before he even knew what he was doing, a small fireball formed in his hand. The Faiatama. Screw Itachi! Screw Michy! Naruto was dead! Pure and simple! Sasuke needed this! He then threw it at the laughing Naruto.

Naruto saw it at the last second and leapt aside, as the fire ball struck the pitcher on the dresser, destroying it immediately. Naruto immediately stopped laughing, and faced the Uchiha. "WATCH IT, TEME!!!"

Sasuke didn't. He sprinted forward and hit Naruto right in the face, making him crash into the wall. Sasuke didn't even give Naruto a chance to recover. He just ran up and started hitting Naruto in the stomach again and again.

Naruto snarled, brought his hands together and slammed them down on the Uchiha's back. Sasuke felt himself fall to the deck, where he braced himself on all fours. Then Naruto's foot meet Sasuke's face and sent him rolling all the way to the other side of the room. Sasuke's Sharingan snapped on, and he noticed that Naruto had already formed his Kaze Kiwa and was sprinting straight towards him. Hell no! Using his Sharingan as a guide, Sasuke sidestepped the attack, put his foot in front of Naruto's, and grabbed the part of Naruto's arm that wasn't encased in deadly wind. He then rotated his body and threw the other boy.

Naruto went soaring through the air, his Kaze Kiwa splintered the door to his room, and he crashed on the hallway floor, yelling 'KUSO!' rather loudly. Sasuke rushed after the other boy, adrenaline rushing to his head. He could feel his excitement growing.

Sasuke continued his rush towards Naruto, his Kaze Kiwa already dispersed. Instead of pulling out another of his jutsus, Naruto jumped to his feet and threw a right hook at Sasuke. Sasuke immediately slid down and delivered a fierce kick to Naruto's jaw, sending him upward. Immediately, Sasuke jumped up after him, intending to follow through with the rest of his Shishi Rendan.

"NOT THIS TIME!!" he heard Naruto yell. Looking down, he saw Naruto rotating in the air to face him, his arm once again covered by spiraling winds. Unlike last time, it wasn't focused and sharp, but widespread and blunt, and the winds were much more intense.

The Tatewaru.

Oh SHIT!!!

Naruto's fist then slammed into Sasuke's gut.


Kakashi

Kakashi was at his usual spot on deck, more into his book than actually watching the scene being filmed. Things were quite peaceful at the moment.

That's when he felt Naruto's and Sasuke's chakra signatures flare up.

Kakashi closed his eye in slight irritation. Spoke too soon. He put his book away and looked around. He sensed no other chakra signatures, foreign or otherwise. Those two were acting up because they found the stowaway, right?

His question was answered also immediately afterwards. Right behind where Princess Gale was acting, the deck exploded and Sasuke's form went shooting upward. A split second later, Naruto went soaring towards his teammate, his Tatewaru still active. Not even waiting for either himself or Sasuke to land, Kakashi watched as Naruto attempted to hit Sasuke with his jutsu.

Now Kakashi let out a frustrated sigh. Those two were fighting again? Didn't they ever stop? Couldn't they have at least waited until they got outside and not destroy the boat? Was that too much to ask? Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the entire cast and crew now focused entirely on the fight, with Makino shouting vigorously to get it on camera and Kaijo just looking appalled at the sight.

Kakashi quickly uncovered his left eye, exposing his own Sharingan. Just in time, as Sasuke was flying though a set of seals. Most likely one of his Katons. And that just wouldn't do. Not with the ship right below him and a good chance of hitting it. He sped towards the two boys just as Sasuke was about to breath out his fire and Naruto's punch about to connect. He grabbed Sasuke's ankle, and Naruto's left hand. "If you two are going to fight…" Kakashi began sternly as he turned around and threw them over the side of the ship into the ocean, "…do it out there!"

He heard the two boys yell out in surprise, then after a few seconds, went back to clobbering each other, even though they were still soaring. Kakashi shook his head at the sight, not sure whether to be impressed or annoyed at the sight. He then turned back to the movie crew, waving lazily. "Gomen about…" He stopped and slouched when he realized that not one of them was looking at him. They had all ran to the side of the ship and continued to watch the fight. Makino was barking orders for the cameras to get in position, get proper lighting on the set and que up the microphones to pick up the sound. Several people were even placing bets on the winner, with Ken and Yukie betting on Sasuke and Michy and Hidero betting on Naruto. It's like I'm not even here…Kakashi thought miserably. How depressing.

He then walked towards the side of the ship as well, hoping that no more damage would happen to it, closing his left eye as he did.


Naruto

Naruto and Sasuke continued to punch and kick each other even as they splashed into the ocean. Immediately, they separated and reappeared at two different ends. Naruto's eye focused on Sasuke as he flew through his seals again, getting ready to produce the Enmaku. He then noticed that the seals were slightly different this time. When Sasuke finished, he yelled "Raiton: Shuurai no Jutsu!"

RAITON!? Naruto thought miserably. What happened to the Katons?! That brief moment cost Naruto. Sasuke's head jerked forward as he let loose a medium-sized lightning bolt from his mouth, to which Naruto was a second too slow in dodging. It caught him right in the left shoulder, and due to the fact that he was wet all over, he immediately felt the electricity all over him. As such, he let out a fierce scream of pain.

"That does it!" Naruto shouted, eye snapping open and chakra increasing dramatically. Even the people on the ship could feel it, though not one of them understood what it meant, aside from Kakashi. He quickly activated his Oboro, then summoned twenty Kage Bunshins. He swung his arm forward and shouted "Attack!!"

The blonds ran forward, several of them creating the Kaze Kiwa, others simply readying weapons. Some even dove under the water. Sasuke jumped up, formed the seals and yelled: "Katon: Housenka no Jutsu!" And blew out a barrage of fireballs. Several of the Narutos were destroyed, about eight in all, but there were still plenty more. Sasuke found himself forced on the defensive, dodging Narutos, winds, and kunai. Now…which one was the real one? He destroyed two more when four more jumped from the water. The first one yelled "U!"

That one caught him in the chest, with the second one striking his stomach, yelling "ZU!"

He caught the third one and swung it into the fourth, making them both vanish. Then, out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that a Naruto – the original one – was right next to him. Naruto smirked about it himself as he grabbed a kunai.

From Sasuke's point of view, he could see Naruto flash through a series of one handed seals. About five in all. Due to that damned Oboro, he couldn't tell what they were, but that last one seemed… different. Like it was new.

That curiosity cost him as Naruto yelled "Kunai Soufuu Atsu!" Immediately, a burst of air, which seemed to drill at the beginning, went hurling straight towards Sasuke and struck him in his already sore gut. Sasuke then went spiraling downward, screaming in pain, and once again crashed into the ocean. Naruto began gloating as he slowly fell back downward. "HA HA! That's right! That's what you get! HA HA! Payback's a bitch, isn't it!?"

On the boat, there were several large gasps. "T-that move…" Kaijo stuttered.

"That was the Kaze Ken Soufuu Atsu," Yukie said dryly, trying to keep her voice level and uncaring, when in reality, she was the most in shock. After all…that was her attack.

Kakashi merely smiled slightly. Naruto had done it again. What will you do now, Sasuke?

The answer was immediate. A new dark surge exploded, making everyone in the area – shinobi and otherwise – feel slightly uneasy and nauseated. The water exploded as Sasuke, with the first level of his curse seal activated, shot himself in the air, Chidori activating the moment he left the water.

Naruto gritted his teeth, forming the Rasengan in his hand. As he fell, and Sasuke 'soared', they met and clashed in midair. "SUPERB!!!" Makino shouted happily, with a thunderous roar of agreement.

That's when Sasuke vanished in a puff of smoke. Naruto's eyes widened. A Kage Bunshin! As the smoke dispersed, he saw another Sasuke finishing another set of seals. SHIT! Naruto thought miserably. The bastard sent up his bunshin first, and then followed behind it in its blind spot…WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT!?

"Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu!" Sasuke shouted. This time, Naruto wasn't able to block and took the fire attack point blank. As he screamed in pain, he felt Sasuke's ax kick hit him on the head and sent him crashing into the ocean now.

"Yes! Yes!" Makino shouted happily. "Now that is A-ranked material! And we're not even using special effects!"

Sasuke landed on the ocean, using chakra to keep himself up, already preparing his next jutsu. Naruto finally had enough! He just got burned and electrocuted all over again! Just like the time with Kabuto-teme, and once was enough! He started his seals underwater. When he re-emerged on the surface, he heard Sasuke shout "Katon: Kisou Karyuu!"

"Suiton: Ijoufu Suiryuudan!" Naruto shouted in response.

The two dragons shot forward. Naruto felt himself grin. There was no way that Sasuke's little fire could stand up to his. Not only did he have the elemental advantage, but his was a whole lot more powerful. First it would extinguish that little flame, then hit Sasuke for some sweet payback!

Things didn't go as planned, though. Naruto saw the two attacks race towards each other, then seconds before they clashed, the fire dragon suddenly took a complete u-turn and went back towards Sasuke. Huh? Naruto thought, confused. He could hear even the people on the boat gasp in confusion. Oh well, who cares! He then poured a lot more chakra into the attack to make sure it would continue, in the process making it wild and nearly out of control. After all, he had the ocean itself as a fuel source and Naruto wasn't in the mood to hold back.

He watched as Sasuke gave out a frustrated groan and jumped back to avoid his own fire attack. Then the Ijoufu Suiryuudan came racing from the top, forcing Sasuke to roll to the side. Then the Kisou Karyuu spun around again and came after Sasuke. Sasuke was forced to jump into the air, then twist in midair to avoid the Ijoufu Suiryuudan again. It was clear that it was taking everything he had just to dodge, let alone counterattack.

Naruto felt his smile explode at the thought. Yes! Victory was his! Take that teme! Although, even as he watched, Naruto couldn't help but feel a little confused. Why would Sasuke's own attack keep on going after him? He watched as Sasuke was hit by a portion of the Ijoufu Suiryuudan and sent crashing into the ocean. The Kisou Karyuu spun around again and came streaking towards the Uchiha, with Sasuke growing more and more frantic, and the Ijoufu Suiryuudan came at the front. And this time… Sasuke wouldn't be able to dodge… and Sasuke knew it.

The thought of Sasuke being trapped immediately shifted Naruto's mental victory chant into overdrive. All right! He got Sasuke now! Payback was gonna be sweet! But then, suddenly…

"Suiton: Suiryuudan no Jutsu!"

"Doton: Daichi Kobura no Jutsu!"

Naruto looked at the source; Kakashi had cast the suiton, while Sakura was casting the doton. Wait… Sakura!? Then he got it. That must have been the jutsu Sakura had been working on. Immediately, a normal water dragon dashed out and collided with the Kisou Karyuu, extinguishing it, while a giant cobra made of earth and of similar size to the water dragon collided with the Ijoufu Suiryuudan. Though it had the elemental advantage, it was clearly no match for it, but it did stall it for a few seconds. During those few seconds, Kakashi came running by and pulled Sasuke out of the way as the Ijoufu Suiryuudan shattered the Daichi Kobura and slammed into the ocean again. Angrily, Naruto yelled at Kakashi "INTERFERING AGAIN, KOKUZOKU!?"

"I think that's more than enough," Naruto heard his sensei's voice from behind him. Naruto turned around and looked to see a second Kakashi behind him. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Sasuke flushed with embarrassment, no doubt from having to be saved. Both boys were about to yell at their sensei, but stopped when they heard it.

It was a loud roar of applause. Naruto, an embarrassed Sasuke, the Kakashis, and Sakura all looked. All the movie cast and crew were cheering. The only one who wasn't was Yukie; she was trying to stare off into space.

"GREAT FIGHT!"

"THAT WAS INTENSE! GREAT JOB!"

"SPLENDID! WE COULD ALL FEEL THE DRAMA AND PASSION IN IT!"

"NOT BAD, BRATS! NOT BAD AT ALL!!"

Michy was also congratulating Sakura on her move, gently patting her on the shoulder and making her beam, while several people were arguing about who won the fight, trying to collect their winnings.

"Perfect!" Makino shouted. "You Konoha shinobi are truly gifted in your talents! That was the best fight I've ever seen! And with no special effects to enhance it either!" He then slammed a fist into his palm. "It's decided…you're all in the movie now! Welcome aboard!"


Omake!

(Author's Note) Paintball-gamer has asked to include his own special brand of omakes at the end of these chapters and I figured why not. So, here's the first one. Remember, ALL credit for this goes entirely to paintball-gamer himself. Please leave a small note in your reviews on how you liked this.

Naruto surfaced from the water, only to see Sasuke going through seals again. "Hold it!" shouted Naruto, holding up his hand in a 'halt' postion. Sasuke immediately stopped his seals, his curiosity momentarily overtaking his rage. "I know how to settle this quickly!" continued Naruto. "How?" asked Sasuke, his patience rapidly waning.

Naruto smirked, then said, "A game of Rock, Paper, Scissors! Agreed?" Sasuke nearly face-vaulted into the water at that, but managed to keep his balance. He thought for a minute, then replied "Agreed." At that, Naruto continued to look casual, but inside, his grin was positively evil…

Flashback

Naruto was exhausted from his training for the day, so he went to his room in the cabin and flopped onto his bed. He began thinking about random things regarding his jutsus, which led to him thinking about how certain elements beat other elements while being weak against a certain other one, which for some reason led him to thinking about Rock, Paper, Scissors. 'I know that scissors cut paper and rock smashes scissors, but how the hell does paper beat rock? What, does it magically wrap around rock to leave it immobile? In which case, why can't it do it to scissors? Is paper even any good against ANYTHING?' He continued to mull this over in his head, when suddenly, he had an idea. A sinister grin quickly took over his face as he began chuckling evilly.

End Flashback

"OK, ready?" said Naruto as both he and Sasuke held out their fists. "Rock, Paper, SCISSORS!" Naruto held out rock… but Sasuke had chosen paper.

"Ha! Paper beats rock! I win, loser!" gloated Sasuke. He continued to smirk, until…

WHAM!!!

Naruto punched him in the face with the very same fist he used to form rock, causing Sasuke to fall on his back.

"Oh, I'm sorry! I thought paper would protect you, DUMBASS!!!" said Naruto, his voice dripping with sarcasm. Then he burst out laughing as everyone watching from the boat sweatdropped at the display, except Makino, who said "Did you get that on camera? Tell me you got that on camera!"

(Credit goes to paintball-gamer for creating this omake)


(Author's Note) And so Naruto and Sasuke ended up fighting…again. Only this time, they, along with Kakashi and Sakura, have been officially offered a place in the movie itself. How will everyone react to that? Some might say that it's common sense for them not to have started fighting in Naruto's room like they did. I'm not one of them. After all these two started fighting in a hospital room when they were still injured. Common sense doesn't mean as much with these two when they fight, IMO.

Well, this chapter overall gave me a lot of trouble. Wasn't entirely sure if Naruto was in character during the opening scene, such as him showing off his jutsu and even going as far as he did to help Sakura with her training, but I figured by this time, he wouldn't mind so much. The fight itself was practically guaranteed to happen and Tellemicus offered several interesting possibilities for it. In the end though, I just let the fight write itself. Also, I was curious to see how well I did with handing a fight myself, as the fight scenes in Legacy are top quality and as such, a bit difficult to meet their standards.

Hmm…Sakura helped save Sasuke…wait, she's supposed to be angry at him right? Why would she help him? Curious, wouldn't you say? Heh heh

Jutsu used in this chapter.

Enmaku no Jutsu--Smokescreen// An incomplete katon jutsu that surrounds the immediate area around the user with a dense cloud of smoke. This jutsu is used mainly for escaping enemies or for guerrilla fighting tactics, which depends heavily on keen senses of smell and hearing. This jutsu, however, will dissipate gradually over time as the smoke clears or with even the gentlest breeze. (upper D-Class Ninjutsu) Original technique created by Tellemicus

Oiroke no Jutsu: Sakura Sutairu--Sexy Technique: Sakura Style// Created on a whim by Naruto due to the stress he was experiencing earlier. It's simply a modification of Naruto's Oiroke no Jutsu, using Sakura as a basis instead of his normal version. Used when Naruto wants to target specific people (a.k.a.: Sasuke). (E-Class Ninjutsu)

Katon: Faiatama no jutsu--Fire Release: Fire Ball//A simpler version of the Goukakyuu no Jutsu. Rather than blown out of the mouth, it's concentrated into the palms of the user's hands, which is the easiest place to mold chakra. It is much weaker than the Goukakyuu, but ideal for beginners to learn, as well as for spooking a retreating enemy by these hand-thrown projectiles. And like many Katon jutsus, the power of this jutsu is that the more chakra used in it can make it even more powerful. (High D-Class ninjutsu) (Named by Ultra Sonic 007) Original technique created by Tellemicus

Fuuton: Kaze Kiwa no Jutsu--Air Release: Wind Edge/ A concentration of spinning chakra and wind around the person's arm. The speed of the spinning chakra winds added to the amount of chakra used gives it its blade-like capabilities. The Kaze Kiwa depends heavily on an excessive amount of chakra to keep active and 'sharp' else the jutsu is severely weakened. However, this jutsu has yet to be defeated. (C-Class Ninjutsu) Original technique created by Tellemicus

Fuuton: Tatewaru--Wind Release: Shieldbreaker//A much more powerful version of the Kaze Kiwa. The chakra requirement of this jutsu is so extreme that it is easily visible to the naked eye. But what the Tatewaru gains in strength over the Kaze Kiwa, it loses in finesse. The Tatawaru is better used as a battering ram than a blade or drill. However, because the strength of the Tatewaru is so great, Naruto easily loses his concentration whenever he hits something with it. The loss of concentration causes the winds to break loose and usually results in sending the victim or whatever was hit flying a great distance away. (upper B-Class Ninjutsu) Original technique created by Tellemicus

Raiton: Shuurai no Jutsu--Lightning Release: Lightning Strike// Sasuke's first original Raiton, modeled after his standard Goukakyuu. Like the Goukakyuu, he gathers a large amount of chakra in his throat, using Lightning as opposed to Fire. Unlike the Goukakyuu, which launches a mass of flames together, the Shuurai launches one simple lightning bolt. The damage is approximately the same as that of the Goukakyuu. (Mid C-Class Ninjutsu) (Sasuke)

Fuuton: Kunai Soufuu Atsu--Wind Release: Kunai Blast Pressure// Modeled after Yukie/Gale's Kaze Ken Soufuu Atsu, and created using Kaze Kiwa as a base. Naruto forms the Kaze Kiwa standard seals – one handed – then adds a fifth one, uniquely designed for this attack: the Kitsune. Naruto forms a mini Kaze Kiwa around the kunai itself, then makes it recoil on itself to launch it, similar to a spring. Because of this, Naruto was to sacrifice some of the Kaze Kiwa's power, thus making the total damage done only about 70 percent of the Kaze Kiwa. In appearance, it looks very similar to the Kaze Ken Soufuu Atsu, with the very front of it the drill of the Kaze Kiwa, thus making the victim feel like they were hit with a lesser Kaze Kiwa, as opposed to a blast of air. (Mid C-Class Ninjutsu) (Naruto)

(A/N: I had this move thought out before Chuuten said that Naruto didn't have much talent on seals. Seeing how Naruto created a unique seal for the Sarutobi no Jutsu, the Fushichou, I figured I could squeeze the Kitsune by this time)

Kitsune seal--Fox seal// A unique one handed seal created by Naruto to help with the Kunai Soufuu Atsu

Katon: Kisou Karyuu--Fire Release: Homing Fire Dragon// Currently Sasuke's fastest ninjutsu attack. Taking the form of a dragon made of fire, the Kisou Karyuu is designed to lock on to an opponent's chakra signature and seek it out until it hits, causing significant damage if it manages to hit. Even if it fails, it provides an ample distraction for Sasuke to attack using another means. The Kisou Karyuu can last about thirty seconds before it burns itself out. Unfortunately, due to a problem that Sasuke does not yet understand, the Kisou Karyuu is locking on to his own chakra signature about 80 percent of the time, thus making it most dangerous to Sasuke himself. Classified as incomplete at this time (Low B-Class Ninjutsu) (Sasuke)

Suiton: Ijoufu Suiryuudan--Water Release: Great God Water Dragon//A Suiryuudan no Jutsu with nearly twenty times the amount of chakra needed. It takes extremely high chakra reserves and control to wield this jutsu without it falling apart. (S-Rank Ninjutsu) (Naruto) Original technique created by Tellemicus

Doton: Daichi Kobura no Jutsu--Earth Release: Ground Cobra// A doton ninjutsu studied, and used by Sakura. After many hours upon hours of studying, plus a little amount of actual practice, Sakura was able to use this jutsu, though it should be noted that it's still just a rough version. It is most similar to the standard Suiryuudan, only being compromised of Earth, instead of water and taking the form of a snake, as opposed to a dragon. Like the Suiryuudan, it requires precise chakra control and high amounts of chakra, which means that at Sakura's current level, she can only use it once or twice before becoming severely drained. (Mid B-Class Ninjutsu) (Sakura)

I do not own Naruto. It belongs to Masashi Kishimoto. Also, any jutsu that Tellemicus created that are used in this story belongs to him.