Clash in the Snow Country: Legacy Version
Chapter 17: The Konoha no Gogyou!
(Author's Note) First off, I want to thank EVERYONE that suggested a jutsu for this chapter! It was much appreciated and exciting to see all the ideas buzzing around out there. I hope that this chapter meets all your expectations. And to be able to post it today on my own birthday is an added bonus.
Enjoy!
9:45 am
Fifty Snow ninja of various sizes, ages and builds leaped from their positions from either the top of the train or from the snow banks towards the three Leaf genin and the runaway Snow Princess behind them, who had lost the strength in her legs.
With a quick gesture, Naruto created a small horde of clones as he, Sakura and Sasuke all took off running directly into the center of the incoming swarm of men and women. Sakura was in the middle and slightly ahead of the two boys as she reached her hand backwards and clasped Naruto's arm. Grabbing firmly, the leaf kunoichi took a firm step forward as she whipped her arm around and launched the blond boy directly into the path of enemy nins. Several shinobi reacted by readying weapons or preparing a joust of their own.
But Naruto beat them all to it.
"Raiden no Jutsu!"
Right in the mist of fifty enemies, he unleashed a powerful burst of light right into the eyes of all those around him, followed quickly by a loud crash of thunder. Many of the Snow Shinobi screamed as they covered their eyes in a vain attempt to lessen the impact. Sasuke snapped on his Sharingan as he ran towards those that were wearing eye cover or had avoided the powerful flash of light.
The Uchiha ran up and smacked the first one hard in the face, sending that one rolling across the ground before quickly spinning around and kicking another shinobi in the head. Turning around, he rammed his elbow into another one that tried to jump him. Grabbing the kunoichi's arm, he hurled her into two other Yuki-Nin, sending them all crashing to the ground. Throwing a kick backwards, he struck another ninja in the stomach, sending that one flying backwards while catching several flying shuriken and kunai in his hand, tossing them right back at the two shinobi that threw them. A young-looking male came up and threw a punch, which Sasuke caught with ease before elbowing the teenager in the armpit. Twisting around, Sasuke threw him over his shoulder onto the ground, which allowed him to dodge a Tiger Missile aimed his way. Sprinting towards the source, he grabbed the Yuki-nin who fired it and another one close by and slammed their heads together, then took a step backwards and drove his elbows into the abdomens of two more Yuki-nins. Sasuke then proceeded to spin around and kick them both to the ground before backflipping to avoid a charging Snow Ninja with a deadly looking spear. Once Sasuke's foot touched the ground, he leaped forward and jerked the spear out of the man's hand before promptly shoving the butt of the weapon into the man's throat. With the man squawking in pain (the blow rendering him unable to properly yell), Sasuke calmly snapped the spear over his knee and tossed the two fragments off to the side. And this was all in the span of ten seconds.
Naruto performed the seals needed as he shouted "Fuuton: Kaze Doriru!" Winds covered his entire body as he began rotating, propelling himself to the ground at a decent speed towards three men below, striking right in between them and sending them soaring in different directions as Sasuke and Sakura stopped on either side of him. Sakura began running through a string of seals while Sasuke raised his hand.
"Now why is he doing..." Koyuki started, only to see two of the Naruto clones grab her arms. "WAIT!! YOU'RE NOT GOING TO - !!"
In response, the two Kage Bunshin threw Koyuki right at the three kids, with Sasuke catching her easily enough. Uttering protests that no one bothered to listen to, both Sakura and Naruto finished their seals.
"Haruno Sakura no Jutsu!"
"Fuuton: Kaze Tate no Jutsu!"
A massive amount of winds erupted around the four people as they collided into all the stunned, blinded and deafened fifty enemies, flinging each and every one of them in all directions. With Sakura's genjutsu in effect, their senses were dulled all the more as they flew screaming through the air and came crashing down on the group with a loud 'THUMP!' each.
For a moment, it looked like Team 7 had just creamed the entire group flat with that little combo trick alone and won, until a series of poofs, ice sculptures and various clones became apparent, showing the usage of Kawarimi, the Aisushoo Damii, and many different sorts of clones, the most common of that being the Aisu Bunshin version.
With that, Sasuke tossed Koyuki back to her clone bodyguards (with her saying several choice words to the Uchiha as he did so) while he and Sakura dashed off to the side and Naruto brought his hands together. "Tajuu Kage Bushin no - "
That's when a Snow Ninja burst up from the ground right in front of Naruto, placing his right hand firmly on Naruto's forehead. "Ninpou: Mukounisuru!" A brief pain surged through Naruto's head, though he managed to finish the word 'Jutsu!'.
To his surprise, nothing happened. Disbelief etching itself on to his face, he threw a frantic punch at the Yuki-nin, who easily dodged. Once again, Naruto put his hands together. "Tajuu Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" Nothing. "TAJUU KAGE BUNSHIN NO JUTSU!!" Still nothing. "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" Once again, nothing. By now, Naruto looked on the verge of panic, his eye going wide. "KAGE BUNSHIN NO JUTSU!!!"
"It won't work," the Snow Ninja bragged, looking pleased with himself as he held out his hand, the kanji 'Disable' appearing on his palm. "With my jutsu, I just overrode several of your chakra pathways to block the utilization of a jutsu. In short, your Shadow Clones are completely off limits to you now. I was hoping to eliminate one of those troublesome wind jutsu... but this will do." He quickly formed seven seals as he held up his right hand again. "Now... which jutsu should I take away next?"
Naruto's visible eye darkened. This ASSHOLE just took away his ability to use his clones!? Oh... PAIN was coming his way for that! The orange and black clothed shinobi darted off towards the Snow Jerk while making handseals. The Snow Shinobi grinned as he took off running as well, his right hand ready. The two made their way towards each other when Naruto suddenly broke off his chain of seals and simply slammed his fist into the ninja's face. "Sucker Punch no Jutsu!!"
"Go-go-ood... j-j-jut-su..." the other man replied, his face caved in from the fist with a nice series of bruises and cracked facial bones as he collapsed on the ground.
Sasuke looked over and gave a smirk. "That's one enemy down for you... and fourteen from me," he gloated, jerking his thumb backwards at the area he had been fighting.
"Oh, gloat while you can, Kizuato, because I guarantee you it's the only time you'll be able to!"
At that, the same ninja Naruto just clobbered suddenly jumped up behind the boys, kunai in each hand as he prepared to strike each of the boys, both whom glanced over their shoulders looking unimpressed by the action. As he moved to attack, Sakura came over and tripped the man. Spinning around, she jammed her elbow into the man's chest, sending him crashing to the ground yet again before delivering a blow to the 'Crushed-Face-san', knocking him out.
"Well done, Sakura-chan," Naruto said happily while Sasuke nodded his acknowledgement.
In return, Sakura smacked them both on the head.
"What was that for!?" both boys demanded while Sakura placed her hands firmly on their collars and pulled them close. "Look, idiots!" she shouted, getting right into their faces as she gestured at the area where Sasuke was fighting and no Yuki-nin sleeping on the ground. "If you're going to play a stupid game of who defeats more, make sure your target stays down before you start counting! GOT IT!?!"
"Yes ma'am," both boys replied automatically as they all noticed all the remaining Yuki-Nin coming at them. Next came a large barrage of ice lions, tigers, bears, dragons, rhinos, wolves, and eagles all at Team 7. Naruto didn't waste any time in spitting out mud, and a ten-foot thick wall emerged in front of all three of them. The ice zoo slammed into the earth wall, which held for only a few seconds before shattering completely into many tiny little pieces. Team 7 had been able to take advantage of that small instance and leapt out of the way of the remaining ice attacks.
That was when about ten more shinobi leapt out from the ground, throwing many shuriken and kunai at the trio of Leaf ninja. Sakura forced herself to remain calm as she grabbed two of the kunai and began deflecting all the other projectiles as best she could. However, a few did manage to break her defense and cut her along her arms and left leg lightly. Once the barrage was done, she threw her two borrowed weapons at a trio of Yuki-nin and formed the seals for her Mizu Hoippu. With a flick of her wrist, she sent her water whip lashing out at the three men, all of which dodged. One to the left, one to the right and one into the air. That third one formed a series of nine seals and shouted: "Hyouton: Iiguru Misairu no Jutsu!"
A small ice eagle appeared in front of the man's chest as it sped towards the pink-haired girl at a very fast pace. Instinctively, Sakura flicked her whip at the ice eagle, which slightly adjusted its course to avoid it, missing Sakura's head by a few hairs as a result. The jutsu slammed into the ground, leaving a hole about three feet deep. Feeling her heart pumping greatly, the Leaf Kunoichi flung her water whip directly at the Yuki-nin, wrapping itself around the man's torso and trapping his arms at his side. Next, she hurled the man down on one of his companions on the ground, then tossed him directly at the third one.
Two Snow Shinobi charged Naruto, one holding a battle-ax and the other holding two small daggers. Naruto's Kaze Kiwa snapped to life around his right arm as he slashed through the handle on the ax, sending the blade flying wildly in the air. The other ninja swooped in with his daggers going for Naruto's vitals, but the blond dodged at the last second, spinning around and delivering a heel kick to the base of the man's neck, shoving him down to the ground. Continuing the spin, he slashed the first Snow Shinobi across the chest.
"Fuuton: Kaze Kiwa!"
What the freaking hell!?! Naruto thought outraged. Just who dared use his jutsu?! Looking around, he saw a young boy around his age with a katana raised over his head. To the Uzumaki's surprise, fierce winds were surging around the boy's sword, prompting Naruto to jump out of the way as the sword struck the ground, leaving a clean cut along the ground.
"Kuso!" the other boy whined, sending a sharp glare to Naruto. "I'll get you this time, jackass!"
"Like hell you will!" Naruto replied back, as he reared his arm back. "And what's the deal calling your jutsu Kaze Kiwa, you fucking copycat!"
The Snow boy's face twitched. "Copycat?! You got a problem with my name, asshole?! It's a great name!"
"I have dibs on that name!"
"Since when!?"
"Since always!" Naruto held his arm with the Kaze Kiwa active. "This is the Kaze Kiwa! Not your little knife there!"
"You called that thing Wind Edge?!" The boy looked at it and started laughing out loud, resulting in Naruto's face twitching dangerously this time. "You retard! That doesn't even fit! Wind Spiral, Wind Drill or even Wind Point would work, but Wind Edge? What kind of idiot are you to call it that?" The boy was now holding his stomach as he kept laughing, wiping a tear from his eye with his free hand.
"And what you call it for that toy is better!?" Naruto demanded, cutting the boy's laugh short. "Why do you use a sword like that anyway? Could be to compensate for something a bit smaller on you?"
The Snow boy's eyes grew dark. "Hey! Hanani Kakeru needs not compensate for anything, you one-eyed, fashion-challenged pansy! At least I know how to properly name a technique!"
"What you know is how to brag loudly without being able to back it up, you scrawny little weakling! Anyone with a brain cell can tell that this…!" He moved his arm around for emphasis. "…is the true Kaze Kiwa!"
"Do you always enjoy listening to your own shit so much!? Everyone would agree mine is the true one!"
"Sure, when Orochimaru dances ballet!!"
"You're just a stupid moron!"
"That's the best retort you have!?"
"Like you've the master of them!?"
"Damn right I am!"
"Sh-shut up! Anyway my jutsu is still better fitting than yours!"
"Bullshit! Fine, whoever wins this fight gets to use the name!"
"Sounds good to me!"
With that, the two charged each other, each with their respective Kaze Kiwa active. Kakeru slashed at Naruto with his sword, who dodged easily enough. Naruto leapt forward in response, aiming for Kakeru's chest. The Snow boy spun around and dodged the strike as he aimed for Naruto's back, only for Naruto's foot to come up and hit the hilt of the sword, making it fly out of Kakeru's hand high into the air. A second later, Naruto slammed his Kaze Kiwa against the boy's chest. To his credit, Kakeru managed to dodge at the last second to avoid a clean hit, but the damage was done. Giving a loud groan of pain, Kakeru collapsed on the snow, his chest area now brightly colored red. Naruto put his hands on his hips with a prideful smirk that he 'won' the right to the name.
As for Sasuke, he was engaged in taijutsu combat with three Yuki-nins, weaving in and out through a series of punches, kicks and weapons, thanks to the aid of his Sharingan. He hit one of them in the face while dashing to the side, avoiding a katana strike. Planting his foot firmly on the ground, he bounced off and kicked the man in the stomach while pulling the sword from his grasp, using it to parry a series of shuriken that were thrown by the third one.
Looking at the weapon in his hand, he gave a brief shrug. Might as well. With that thought, he took off running towards the third one, hitting him with the back of the blade across the face.
"Hyouton: Shimiru Kyuutai no Jutsu!"
Sasuke quickly looked back to see the first Yuki-Nin holding his arms above his head, a large frozen orb forming between his hands. With a yell, the man hurled it right at Sasuke, who opted to get as far away from that as fast as he could. The Snow Ninja made the tora seal and the frozen orb exploded into a lethal shower of hundreds of razor-sharp-looking ice spikes, with many going in the Uchiha's direction. The young Leaf genin clenched his teeth as he held up the newly acquired blade. Think of it like a kunai, Sasuke told himself, holding the katana tightly in his grasp. Don't let the size and weight confuse you. Use it to your advantage.
So with that thought and using his eyes to guide his weapon, Sasuke used the sword to deflect all the ice spikes that came his way, his sword whipping around in a blaze for thirteen long, agonizing seconds. At the last second, one of the ice spikes hit his hand and forced him to drop his sword. That split moment of hesitation led to one of the ice spikes heading straight for his left knee. While Sasuke was able to see it, he wasn't able to avoid it slamming into the side of his knee, causing pain to shoot up his leg.
Sasuke gave a brief yell before rolling along the ground, regrabbing the fallen sword as he did and stood up, right as the Yuki-nin was preparing to strike with a kunai. Sasuke deflected the knife and forced the man off balance. Using the opportunity, Sasuke formed a Faiatama in his left hand and shoved it against the man's Chakra Pack, causing it to implode, and then kicked him away.
At that moment, he saw a large shadow on the ground. Looking at the source of the shadow, Sasuke felt the urge to groan.
A fourth Snow Shinobi was standing there. This guy was enormously tall; had to be close to eight feet and had a build to him to match. He looked quite muscular, even with the thick clothes covering him. Like other Chunin, he had standard Yukigakure equipment, but he held a humongous battle-axe. The wicked looking half moon blade was nearly a meter in length.
Oh... that was not good. Like an Angel of Death, the large man jumped forward swinging his axe expertly and easily with one hand. Almost in a casual sense.
Sasuke was forced to back off immediately as he dodged the weapon. The man kept coming forward, slicing at the boy with deadly proficiency. More than once, Sasuke found himself using his own sword to block against a direct hit. The impact made his entire arm feel like lead.
That's when the man took a bold step forward and began spinning around like crazy, not unlike the Hyuuga's Kaiten technique. He held the giant axe out at arm's reach, giving a buzzsaw like appearance around the center of the man. Even with the Sharingan, Sasuke barely had time to bring up his sword to defend against the strike. The blades clashed, and the force propelled Sasuke back several meters. His arm felt like it was on fire from the hit, and he thought the sword had broken from impact.
Reacting quickly, Sasuke placed one hand on the ground and recovered himself before immediately dashing back towards the large Yuki-nin, until the dash became a slide across the ground underneath the spinning blade. Sasuke hit the man's feet as he slid, knocking the large man off balance. The man immediately stopped twirling in an attempt to balance himself, but the Uchiha was one step ahead. Jumping up, he placed one hand on the man's neck and slammed his head into the ground.
A shout of pain would have escaped the man, except that the Snow Ninja, Danmari, was a mute. He lost his voice due to an injury on a mission six years previously. He could only lie there silently as unconsciousness claimed him.
Sasuke didn't have time to relish in his victory as he saw five more Snow Ninja in the air. "Heads up!" he shouted.
"Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu!" the five shinobi shouted, proceeding to launch Grand Fireballs in the three Konoha-nin's directions. Both Naruto and Sakura were able to back off thanks to Sasuke's warning, resulting in all five fire attacks slamming harmlessly into the ground... right as more Snow Shinobi came leaping right at Team 7.
"Naruto! Sakura!" Sasuke shouted, before seeing another Snow Ninja, a kunoichi this time, come running up and throwing a punch at him, though he dodged easily enough. The kunoichi merely continued with a series of punches at the boy, who blocked them all with his free hand. Seeing her attack was pointless, the girl – a few years older than Sasuke himself – backed off. "That all you got?" Sasuke asked casually.
"You want more?" the girl, Hari, asked, a smirk appearing on her face. It gave Sasuke the distinct impression of a falcon for some reason. "Then let me show you the power of the Gyokuei clan!" She put her hands together in a seal Sasuke didn't recognize. "Ningenteki Kesshou!"
To Sasuke's astonishment, the girl's right arm began changing. At first it seemed like it was getting frozen over, but upon closer inspection, it wasn't ice, but crystal. In a matter of seconds, it became entirely crystallized, and Hari charged again. Sasuke's sword clashed with her arm several times, sparks flying out with each hit. The girl jumped into the air and came down with a fierce right jab. Sasuke managed to block the strike, but to his surprise, the girl's fist opened up.
Sunlight glowed on the girl's shoulder, before streaking through the girl's crystallized arm. The sunlight hit portions of the inner crystals, bouncing rapidly, and with each bounce, that light grew brighter and brighter. When Sasuke saw the light heading for her hand, he let out a surprised curse as he backed off as fast as he could.
The sunlight burst from the girl's crystal-covered right hand towards where Sasuke's head had been but a moment ago. The light beam raced across the open field until it struck a tree. The base of the tree exploded, causing it to fall to the ground, the sound of it echoing for miles around.
The next thing the Gyokuei clan member knew, Sasuke's uppercut slammed into her chin, throwing her to the ground. Recovering with a roll, she got back up to her feet, looking mildly disappointed. "Now why did you block my strike, avoid my Chokushanikkou and uppercut me? You're so not cute!"
So... not... cute? the Leaf genin repeated to himself, dumbfounded. Refusing to get beaten up made him uncute in her eyes? He didn't even want to know what was running through her mind, so he rushed her. In response, she formed that seal again. The rest of her body began crystallizing all over. Sasuke didn't give it a second thought as he tossed his borrowed weapon to the ground and began forming the seals for his Chidori... but the Snow Chunin beat him to the punch, as her entire crystal body gave off a bright flash of light, blinding the Uchiha.
Sasuke's hands went to his eyes as he gave a scream. "Your Sharingan, like other Doujutsu…" Hari said, running forward. "…may be powerful, but it's still just eyes. Enhanced eyes that work against you with things like... say... a solar flash. Now be cute and let me hit you!"
The Snow kunoichi struck the blinded genin in the stomach, sending him rolling across the ground. She followed quickly, lifting her leg up and slamming it against the boy on the ground.
Now he was being cute! Cuteness was like the adorable puppy or kitten that people kept with them. Small, cuddly, soft and didn't hurt you at all! That's what cute was, and the boy was finally playing his part! Hmm... you know... it really was a pity the boy wasn't just a few years older...
… and that was when she noticed what she just kicked was a log on the ground. "Oh... phooey!" she complained as she heard the words behind her. She turned just in time to see the Grand Fireball coming her direction. Crossing her arms in front of her, the fire jutsu struck her arms and dispersed, leaving no damage. She then overlapped her hands and opened her palms, sending out an enhanced Chokushanikkou wave right towards the Uchiha. In response, Sasuke's foot touched his fallen sword and casually tossed it up to his hand, holding it up in front of him. Her Chokushanikkou came slamming into the blade… and bounced right back!
Uh oh...
She was too slow to realize or react by producing a Taiyou Bunshin to what Sasuke had been planning as her own Chokushanikkou slammed into her face, making her the one to place her hands over her eyes and scream in pain. Thanks to her bloodline, it didn't actually hurt her, but it was the equivalent of having intense lights turn on right in front of your face. And that was pretty painful.
"I knew it," Sasuke said, letting his sword fall to the ground as he ran through the seals for his next jutsu. "As powerful as your sun rays are, it's still just light. Which means it's easily reflected." With that, the Chidori sprung to life in his hand. The chirping of a thousand birds was heard throughout the battlefield, but anyone who was looking would see the Chidori was seemingly getting smaller and smaller. Upon further inspection, one would see Sasuke's free hand glowing brightly with the affects of Chidori, until it was active on both hands, though the power it was emitting was barely a tenth of a regular Chidori, even with both hands together.
Sasuke quickly ran over and sent Hari flying into the air with a punch to the face. Before the Snow kunoichi could land, Sasuke slid under her body and kicked straight up, sending the Snow bloodline user further into the air. Next, Sasuke used about 50 consecutive hits on the kunoichi's body in an attempt to penetrate that crystallized defense, which sent her higher and higher into the air. Sasuke shot back down to the ground before shooting back up, hitting with a full power attack. As a result, a large series of cracks appeared all over the chest and stomach areas of the Gyokuei member. The lightning from Sasuke's strikes was taking effect as well as the boy ended with a spin kick to the exposed part of the ribs. Hari went flying through the air, where she collided with another Yuki-nin, and both went crashing to the ground, shattering both of their Chakra Packs, while Sasuke landed easily himself.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the kunoichi's body turn to normal. In place of the cracks were a mass of bruises and cuts. From what he could tell, probably a few cracked ribs as well. Nothing too serious, he saw, which he was privately grateful for. It was why he improvised his Chidori instead of using a full-fledged one.
He had already taken one life. He wasn't sure if he was ready to take another.
Suddenly, a series of kunai with exploding tags came right him, which he sidestepped easy enough. He looked over at the Yuki-Nin and waved his finger disapprovingly.
And that's when he got kicked in the back.
Naruto was dashing back and forth, dodging a series of strikes from two Yuki-nin, both wielding large pikes in an attempt to skewer him.
"Ninpou: Ganseki Sentou!"
Naruto didn't have time to see where the voice was coming from because underneath him, a rock spire emerged from the ground, ready to shish-kebob him from bottom to top. In response, he diverted to the side just enough for it to pass him. Planting his foot on the side of it, he pushed himself off right towards one of the other Snow Ninja, elbowing the old man in the neck. Grabbing the man by the arm, he hurled him around and tossed him into the second pike wielder. Both grunted as they fell to the ground. In a flash, Naruto grabbed both of the pikes out of their hands, and spun around.
The third Yuki-nin had his hands on the ground. Looking up, he saw Naruto hurl both of the pikes right at him. The Snow Shinobi dodged them with ease as he ran through another string of seals.
"Katon: Hibashira no Jutsu!"
Once again, an attack came from underneath Naruto, but thanks to the previous attack, he was already expecting something like that. Dodging easily, he formed the seals needed and cried out "Katon: Jigoku Kaze Oshiyaru!"
The man's eyes went wide as the fiery maelstrom flew right at him. "HOLY CRAP!!!" he yelled before he took off running, frantically trying to get away from the jutsu. Naruto gave a laugh… before being punched in the face by yet another Snow Ninja.
At the same time, a trio of kunai slammed into Sakura's back. The Yuki-Nin grinned before seeing the body explode into a log. Sakura herself came running from behind him, delivering a solid thrust kick to the man's back, sending his sliding across the ground.
"Hyouton: Aakutikku Reiki no Jutsu!" A sudden blast of cold air laden with snow came right at Sakura, who wasn't able to dodge in time. Giving a cry, she found herself flying through the air before a chain wrapped itself around her upper body, pinning her arms at her side. Looking around, she saw another Yuki-nin smiling, the chain connected to his right wrist. That was when a blade popped out from his left wrist as the man yanked with all his might, pulling the pink-haired girl right towards him and his blade.
At the last second, Sakura maneuvered herself and slammed her feet against the flat side of the blade, stabilizing herself. Lunging off her left foot, she kicked the man across the face as hard as she could. Blood flew from the man's mouth as the chain slackened, and Sakura quickly used this opportunity to slip out and jump to the ground. Grabbing the chain with her hands, she gave a cry as the whirled the man with all her strength and flung him at the other Yuki-nin, who was taken completely by surprise as his comrade slammed into him.
"Hell yeah!" Sakura cheered, throwing up a fist in triumph before another ninja tackled her.
With all three down on the ground, the Snow Ninja pressed their advantage. From their ranks, three strong-looking shinobi came forth, each one having four long tube-like things on their backs (two long and two short) in addition to another small pack over their Chakra Packs. The three men held out their arms, and the tubes immediately flipped over, two over the shoulders and two across the arms. A hailstorm of small shuriken blasted out from each tube at a shockingly fast speed. Easily ten times that of a thrown one.
These were the Shuriken Rapid Throwers. The tech was actually a much smaller, more compact version of the kunai-launchers that were in Doto's train, except they shot shuriken because they were smaller, which meant more room when they were loaded into their ammunition clips. The ammo was carried on the ninja's back (over their Chakra Pack for added protection of the Pack). The shuriken were then channeled into special loading/firing tubes. There were a total of four launchers: two short barrels that were mounted over the shoulders and two long barrels that could be handheld. The short barrels could fire multiple shuriken at one time to cover a wide area, while the long barrels could only fire one at a time, but at much greater speeds and precision. When not in use, the launcher barrels could be swung around to lock into place on the backpack. The trade-off for this firepower was not only the considerable weight, which meant only very strong ninja could use them, but these launchers had a tendency of jamming if they were overused or fired too rapidly.
Naruto jumped to his feet and took off running, while Sasuke stood his ground, effortlessly blocking the shuriken barrage with kunai in hand. He was going so fast you could see sparks from when the metal weapons clashed. Sakura eyes flew open as she attempted to move, just missing the first wave by centimeters. She could feel the metal stars breeze past her. One of the men turned towards her, launching a new batch with her forming her rock gloves and began blocking shuriken. She managed to get three before crossing her arms protectively over her vital areas, unable to keep up.
That lasted for a moment before Sasuke jumped protectively in front of her, his hands working like magic as he fended off the shuriken swarm. "Thanks..." Sakura said gratefully.
Though she couldn't see it, Sasuke gave a small smile in satisfaction. Before he could utter a reply, they both heard a loud "AAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!" Looking over, they both saw Naruto running around frantically as two of the Shuriken users were shooting at him relentlessly, with Naruto yelling at the top of his lungs painful promises of death to the 'cowshit-spewing fucktards'.
At that, the two Snow Shinobi's faces grew bright red in anger. One of them jumped into the air – and given the weight on his back, it was an impressive feat. In the air he began wiggling around like a madman, firing his shuriken in all sorts of random places in the blond boy's direction, while his partner remained on the ground. Naruto made a face that was both comical and fearful as he took off running yet again, jumping here and there, increasing and decreasing speed at a moment's notice and even pulling a few replacements.
And Sasuke was enjoying every minute of it, snickering under his breath.
The one in the air landed back on the ground and all three ninja were furious at being unable to hit the blond turd and unable to break the Uchiha's guard. At the same time, three Snow Kunoichi appeared right behind Koyuki and her group of Shadow Clone bodyguards. One grabbed the Snow princess, covering her mouth as she jumped back, right as all the clones began cussing at their mistake. That Snow Ninja pulled back while the other two formed the seals Tori, Uma, Tatsu, Tori, Tatsu. Control. Focus. Seek. Control. Seek. "Howaito Nuguitoru!"
Immediately, a dense white blanket of fog began covering the clone escorts and the three Leaf ninja. The trio of Kunoichi as well as the other surrounding Yuki-nin jumped back so that they wouldn't get caught in it as well.
And now the three Genin punks were going to get a taste of what these babies could do! And with all of them in that White Out fog, their chances of seeing or hearing the attack were nil!
Which meant that the kids were dead meat!
With that, each of them began firing their shurikens into the white fog. Sure, they couldn't see in anymore than the Leaf genin could see out, but with one firing high, another mid level and the third firing low, they were confident they would hit the children.
Koyuki felt her eyes grew wide with fear as she watched the ninja fire their shuriken again and again, though she tried to collect herself. She warned them, did she not? Why should she care if they went and got themselves killed? Doto himself was laughing victoriously, while the movie crew were holding their breath (save Makino, who was taking the opportunity to light his pipe) as they wondered if Team 7 would survive this onslaught or not.
That's when the white fog suddenly began flying outwards at an abrupt pace, revealing a large chain of Narutos spinning furiously around, with the Naruto at the top having the Kaze Doriru active. Sasuke quickly sent a Faiatama directly at the head of the drill, setting it ablaze.
When the fog came on them, each member of Team 7 had tried to get rid of the fog before Sasuke's Sharingan detected the incoming shuriken seconds before they could hit. Sasuke had quickly rushed to his two teammates and shoved them to the ground, just missing the opening wave of shuriken. The Naruto clones caught on quickly enough, but three of them still perished. After a few moments of rolling along the ground like crazy, they finally countered. Using her Rock Gloves, Sakura stood in front and blocked as many of the shurikens as she could, with Sasuke giving her directions on when and where to block. This allowed the Narutos time to get together in a chain to dispel the fog, a move that made both the Uchiha and the Haruno roll their eyes. Figures that Naruto would go for a flashy method to get rid of the fog. Stupid showoff...
To say that the Snow Ninja were stunned by the human chain spinning around would had been an understatement; they were downright shocked, especially the three with the Shuriken Rapid Throwers users. In a desperate attempt, they fired their shurikens at the human chain, only to have the 'nose' of it deflect all the shuriken with ease, until they ran out. This resulted in those three Yuki-Nin doing what Snow Ninja do best.
"AIIIIEEEEEE!!!"
Scream and run like pansies.
The blazing Kaze Doriru just missed the three ninjas as the tip slammed into the ground, boring into the snow and dirt with ease. The three young men jumped backwards and prepared to fire again, only to notice each of their launchers had kunai jammed into them... with exploding tags on some of them. "Oh crap..." they said together as the bombs went off, propelling the three men through the air, their equipment destroyed. The Naruto Chain broke apart right then as they all did a series of backflips until they all came to a stop on top of the lake, each Naruto going through the string of seals.
"Suiton: Tajuu Suiryuudan!" the Narutos all roared as a swarm of Water Dragons came rushing right towards the cluster of Snow Ninja. Sasuke smirked. "Don't count me out! Katon: Kisou Karyuu no Jutsu!"
A fire dragon shot out of Sasuke's mouth while Sakura gave a mental shrug and hoped she didn't regret this. "Doton: Daichi Kobura no Jutsu!"
An out-of-place snake flew towards the enemy amongst all the dragons. Several Yuki-Nin screamed at that as they began running for dear life; especially the one that the Kisou Karyuu was following. He was currently running in circles with panic evident on his face, trying to escape the mass of fire. "Badday!Badday!Badday!Badday!Badday!Badday!Badday!Badday!Badday!Badday!"
The other Yuki-Nin, however, stood their ground as they began their own jutsu, many replacement jutsu taking effect. Several Ice Walls erupted protectively. Some of the walls shattered from the impact of the water dragons while others managed to freeze them, turning them into ice, where they fell to the ground in a crash depending on the individual skill level of the users. Four Yuki-Nin all formed the same seals as they all shouted "Shiirudo Kagavakashii Yuki!"
Glittering Snow Shields sprung to life around the two men and two women. The Water Dragons slammed into the shields, only to be continuously encased in ice and snow more and more with each passing second. Within five seconds after initial contact, the now frozen Water Dragons broke apart into harmless pieces.
Another ninja stood defiantly against a Water Dragon coming directly for him. "Katon: Zanbato." He held out his hands and a GIANT Zanbato appeared. He gave a loud cry as he swung the fire weapon over his head and then swung it forward with all his might. The Water Dragon coming right at him was slashed in two as a result, resulting in the jutsu collapsing into harmless puddles. Other Snow Ninja gawked at him in awe. Just how powerful was that technique if it could defeat a water jutsu!?
Another ninja formed a large Earth boulder from the ground and sent it flying directly at the heart of the Water Dragons. It exploded in an impressive blast that took out two Water Dragons, due to both its power and elementary advantage.
"Hyouton: Tsunami Furasshu Hyouketsu no Jutsu!" shouted another. A massive and widespread torrent of water engulfed three Water Dragons. Each one was frozen over in an instant. The three frozen Water Dragons hung in the air for a moment before falling back to the earth, where they shattered into countless tiny fragments.
At that, a Naruto Kage Bunshin grunted. In response, that one jumped in the air, the Tatewaru forming on his arm. Another Naruto saw him as he diverted his Suiryuudan towards the blond in the air.
"First off, you are right in thinking that a hybrid element is the result of a bloodline, but that's when you use the two elements simultaneously to create something new. The Snow Village doesn't do that. Instead, we build off the elements, using one first, then adding the other to create ice. It's not as efficient as together, but it gets the job done."
In that case…! The two Narutos thought together as the one in the air slammed his Shieldbreaker into the Water Dragon. The Water Dragon began to take a crude white and solid look as it suddenly shot forward towards the same Snow Ninja. That man's eyes shot up in surprise as he poured more chakra into his attack, sending his Flash Freeze directly toward the new Water Dragon.
The two jutsu clashed in a loud roar. Due to the speed, a small part of the Ice Water Dragon burst throughthe makeshift Tsunami and hit the man right in the chest. Though much of the power was lost, it was still far more than enough to propel the now screaming man at a furious speed until he slammed into a tree... fifty meters away.
Likewise, a portion of the Tsunami hit the Naruto Clone in the air, both freezing a part of the clone and shooting it high into the sky, where it disappeared with a twinkle.
The last Water Dragon was heading for a lone Yuki-Nin, who cried "Suiton: Junsai no Jutsu!" Water leapt from the lake into a protective shield around the Snow Shinobi, which lasted exactly 3.2 seconds before that same Water Dragon burst through it and rendered the Ninja unconscious.
At the same instant, the Kisou Karyuu struck its fleeing target, knocking out yet another Yuki-Nin. Sasuke gave a solemn nod to himself, quite satisfied to finally see his jutsu successfully used in battle.
Sakura's Ground Cobra was making its way to two Ninja, both of whom completed a sequence of seals and together cried "Doton: Ishikorokaze no Jutsu!"
Chakra-infused rocks and boulders leapt out from the ground while a massive whirlwind came at the same time, resulting in the rocks being sucked into the whirlwind to create a rocky death trap. Sakura's giant earth snake slammed into the rock barrage, the various pieces striking the snake repeatedly with several cracks appearing. Sakura clasped her hands even tighter as sweat began dripping down her forehead. Just a few more seconds! she screamed privately as she poured some more chakra into the attack. The cracks on the Ground Cobra healed up as it slammed into the Snow Earth User, the Wind User able to avoid it in time. The man gave a gasp of pain before his world went black.
Sakura was breathing hard, wiping the sweat from her forehead. She was starting to tire... but she couldn't afford to fall just yet... no... she could still keep going... she had to...
Once all the attacks were done, the clones lined up like some pro sports team. "Time to get the Bratty Princess back!" the real Naruto shouted as all the clones uttered 'Hai!'
"GO!!!"
With that, blond, Uchiha, and Leaf Kunoichi took off running towards the Snow line, the three Snow girls from earlier grabbing Koyuki and moving back. In response, the Naruto Bunshins smashed into the snow lines, while Naruto and Sasuke prepared for their next jutsu.
"Katon: Housenka no Jutsu!"
"Fuuton: Kaze Oshiyaru!"
Sasuke blew out a series of fireballs while Naruto blew out a constant stream of powerful wind. He turned his head from right to left blowing his winds right on each of the fireballs. One by one, each of Sasuke's fireballs grew in intensity and speed, sending each enhanced fireball crashing into the Snow Shinobi. "These count as points for me or you?" Sasuke asked, running alongside the boy.
"Me, of course," Naruto responded, flashing a grin. Sasuke just waved him off as they broke apart into two different directions.
Sasuke charged, followed shortly by Sakura, with the remaining 23 Kage Bunshins on the majority of the Snow Shinobi. Sakura quickly pulled out six kunai with pouches attached as she began lobbing them in every direction she could, gesturing to make the pouches explode into a series of small floating pieces of paper. At that, Sasuke sent another Grand Fireball right into it, igniting them all in a flash.
The explosion that followed was truly a sight to behold, with the blast radius easily thirty meters. The clones were aware of it coming, so they were able to clear the blast area in time, though a portion of Yuki-nin had not.
As for Naruto, two more enemy shinobi appeared, throwing a series of kunai and shuriken at the black and orange clothed boy. Naruto dodged all the projectiles and came up right to the two men. Both tried to punch Naruto next, but the blond merely caught their arms and jumped up, kicking them both in the chins.
Immediately, six more shinobi came right at him, armed with swords, spears, a scythe and a mace. All the weapons came together in a clash right where Naruto's head had been a second ago. Lying on the ground, Naruto had his next jutsu ready to go. "Fuuton: Kaze Tate no Jutsu!"
Once again, massive winds burst from the boy and hit the shinobi, sending all eight flying across the landscape. Three of them crashed into their fellows in a bizarre human domino effect. Jumping back to his feet, he took off again, heading for Koyuki.
All three Snow Ninja frowned, clearly not liking the idea of having the princess and losing her to the Leaf genin. So one took a kunai in each hand as the other two stayed with Koyuki, one holding on to the Princess tightly, while the other one's hands were flying
That's when Naruto noticed the landscape began changing. Snow began falling all the harder, tree branches seemingly stretched on downward and the ground seemed to be erupting. Next, Naruto felt a sharp pain in his foot, causing him to bite his tongue in reflex. Giving a mental curse, he couldn't see anything on the ground to that he ran into it. Taking a chance, he snapped on his Oboro and the changes that just happened all vanished, returning the surroundings to what they had been a moment ago, allowing Naruto to resume his charge at the female Ninja, who just "volunteered" for him to take his frustration out on!
Seeing that their teammate's Kori Shinchuu no Jutsu had failed, the two other women nodded as their friend took a beating. "GO LONG!!!" they shouted to the others as they regrabbed Koyuki (ignoring her protest) and lifted her over their heads. At that, Koyuki groaned. "Not you too!!!"
One ninja was hopping up and down. "I'm open! I'm open!"
The two Snow Kunoichi nodded to each other as they hurled Koyuki high into the air to the eager youth, with Naruto missing by just seconds. "Dammit!!"
"I! HATE! YOU! ALL!!!" the actress yelled as she soared right towards the young man... only to have Sasuke come running out and kick the guy out of the way. "Interception," he said with a smirk, jumping up to catch their wayward client.
Right when Sasuke was about to catch her, a gust of wind blew the Uchiha out as another Snow Ninja male caught Koyuki in his arms. "Fumble!"
"What is this, some weird game of football?" Kaijo asked from his position, while Makino just took it all in, laughing the entire time.
The man laughed happily, glad that his Geirufoosu no Jutsu worked so well. He turned towards the train, determined to bring their quarry over… when suddenly he felt a foul chakra presence. Gulping, he turned back around to see the Uchiha hopping mad, as black marks appeared on his face and arms, the horrible chakra feeling filling the air and alerting the remaining Snow Ninja, stopping them in their tracks momentarily. The happy laugh turned into a nervous chuckle as he gulped. Uh oh... RUN AWAY!!! With that, he tossed Koyuki over his shoulder as he began frantically running for the train.
"Come back here!" Sasuke roared angrily as he ran towards the fleeing man, flanked by several Naruto clones. He dodged a pair of seal heads that tried to bite into his ankles, several big Yuki-nin that tried to tackle him, and jumped over several flying water bullets. While the Naruto clones weren't so lucky, Sasuke continued to run down that Snow ninja, who tossed Koyuki to another shinobi.
"Handoff!" the man said before getting his face bashed in.
The new Yuki Shinobi didn't get more than five meters before flower petals and strong fragrances filled his nostrils. Ignoring the struggling woman in his arms, he looked around for the source until a fist slammed into his face. Sakura grabbed Koyuki and threw the Snow Princess on her back, running away.
"T-that's... a... a... f-f-oul..." the man complained, waving his arm lazily before taking a nap on the ground.
"Hold on!" Sakura said, running back to the old spot. Koyuki just spat in her hair, causing her expression to darken.
"Don't. Do. That. AGAIN," Sakura hissed at the older female, while inner Sakura roared: TRY THAT AGAIN, YOU BITCH, AND I'LL SEND YOU FLYING!!!
Koyuki paled and merely nodded. "... gomen..."
The pink-haired girl continued running, as eight more Yuki-Nin came in front of her, ready to stop her.
Wham! Wham! Bam! Slam! Crunch! Punch! Kick! Holler!
Now those same Yuki-Nin were face-first on the snow, seeing stars.
Unfortunately, a fire dragon appeared right at Sakura's feet, circling her over and over as it engulfed her. Before it swallowed her entirely, she tossed Koyuki into the air as the flames enveloped her completely. Naruto, Sasuke, heck, even the Yuki-Nin and remaining Kage Bunshins watched to see if the girl had perished or if she managed to evade the attack somehow. The ninja who had used the Taba no Doragon watched anxiously, figuring that the first kill on these pesky genins was his! Doto would be sure to reward him!
When the fire did die out, all there was was an incinerated log. The man groaned as the real Sakura appeared right by her two mates, revealing black scorch marks on her (most notably her cloak). In addition, one of her arm gloves was gone, showing that her left arm was slightly red, and her hair was a bit out of place. She was breathing hard, but her eyes still showed the same determination as before as they looked directly at the Yuki Fire User.
As for Koyuki, she continued falling to the ground, only to be caught by a single Kage Bunshin a ways from the battlefield and train. "Touchdown!"
The word brought a smile to each of the Leaf genins, knowing that they had been able to recover their client and get her out of the fighting, while each of the still standing Snow Shinobi grew quite irritated. One of them took a step forward. This man's skin was paler than those of his comrades and he had amber-like eyes. In addition, a black stripe ran across his face just underneath his eyes. In a quick motion, he bit his thumb as he ran through five familiar seals.
"Kuchiyose no Jutsu!"
For this man, Kugi, was a member of Snow's Shiroikuma Clan. Often called the "Inuzuka of the East", a nickname that always made the Shiroikuma clan burn with rage; they wanted to be known as themselves, not as a comparison for some Leaf ninja clan. The black stripe on Kugi's face signified he was a common member among the clan. Those with red stripes were elite members, and a white stripe signified the head family.
A large polar bear about ten feet high gave a roar as Kugi jumped on the bear's back. "Let's go, Konguseki! Let's squash these fleas!!"
Konguseki gave a roar as it brushed the ground, much like a bull that was getting ready to charge. It then gave a roar as it began running towards the leaf ninja. One of the remaining Naruto clones formed the Tatewaru around his arm, while Sasuke jumped over to him, his sword out in his hand again. Naruto punched the air, his wind-encased fist touching Sasuke's foot, and the result was Sasuke flying through the air like a bullet. Far too fast for the bear to avoid, the Uchiha thrust his sword into the thing's shoulder, making it roar loudly in pain. Sasuke pulled out the blade and flipped on top of the bear as he delivered a right kick on the Bear Rider, sending him flying off just as Konguseki disappeared in a puff of smoke.
Another ninja wearing metal boxing gloves ran right up to Sakura, throwing a right punch at her. This one was a boy about their age. She spun to the side, dodging it as she formed the seals for her Rock Gloves and slammed her fists on the ground. She brought up her right arm just in time to block the ninja's next strike.
That's when the boy whistled. "Wow! You're hot! Want to go out with Yashinka!?"
Against her will, Sakura found herself dumbfounded at the question. "EXCUSE ME!?"
"Go out with Yashinka! Yashinka, the Self-Proclaimed Prince of Snow (Why is Self-Proclaimed part of the title? Sakura wondered mentally) would love to take a girl like yourself out! Because Yashinka likes what Yashinka sees!"
"We're fighting here!" Sakura yelled, throwing a punch that Yashinka intercepted with his steel boxing glove. The two traded a series of blows, their respective gloves clashing over and over. "Your stupid boss wants us dead and you want to ask me out on a date!?"
"Details, details! You're beautiful! You're so charming! You're a hottie!" Yashinka ranted off, completely absorbed in his own fantasies at the moment rather than the fight, though despite that, he was still matching Sakura blow for blow. Maybe part of the reason was because his little speech was reminding her of a very similar person: herself. How she used to just go on and on about how 'cool' Sasuke was back during the academy years. She knew now that it had been annoying, but had she really been this obnoxious!?
Perhaps she owed a certain someone an apology when this was all over.
Please tell me I was not like this! Please tell me I was not like this! Please tell me I was not like this! "And when we're finished dinner, we can KISS under the moonlight!" At that, Sakura snapped out of her little trip down memory lane, a vein threatening to pop from her forehead that would have matched Tsunade's expression fists raced forward and clashed once again, though this time Sakura's Rock Glove cracked and fell apart... and her hand opened up and grabbed onto the boxing glove. "LIKE HELL!!" Sakura roared, shifting her body weight around and throwing the Snow boy over her shoulder and high into the air.
"Call Yashinka!" the boy bellowed as he traveled through the air, colliding with another Yuki-nin a moment later.
"What was that about?" Sasuke asked, coming over to her. She merely responded with "Don't ask!"
Naruto bashed two ninja heads together with his hands, then ducked a kick from a third one, looking up to see the guy whirling a metal staff in his hands. He raised his weapon over his head and swung it down at Naruto, who caught it with his hands. Immediately he gave a yell as electricity shot through his hands and hit his body, causing him to back off. "What the fuck was that!?"
"Ah! I'm glad you asked!" the young man stated in obvious delight. He slammed the staff down on the ground, looking remarkably like a salesman. "One of the latest inventions of the Snow Country Tech! The Multi-Staff! Made with the rare chakra enhancing Mujounium steel! It allows the user to amplify their chakra element considerably, allowing much easier usage of the elements! By simply channeling your chakra into it, you can get a variety of effects! Fire will turn the staff hot, burning your foes! Wind will slice them, Lightning will shock them, earth will harden the staff, water will make it more slippery, allowing you to deflect your enemies strikes, and Ice will freeze them and give them frostbite! And that's only the beginner's level!"
In an instant, Naruto kicked the man in the stomach, then nailed him in the face. The Multi-Staff flew out of the man's hands and Naruto caught it, looking it over with interest. "Really? Cool. Thanks."
"...n-no... pr-prob-lem..."
That's when a large blast that looked remarkably like steam shot out, hitting the staff out of his hands and into the air. "Hey!" Naruto shouted in protest. "I wanted to try that out, damn it!"
"Maybe next time, brat!" the man of about thirty said, a katana of steam appearing in his hand next. He held the blade upright. "As a member of Snow's Fujiwara clan, it is my duty to painfully kill you as per Doto's orders. I hope you die well."
"... gee... thanks."
The Fujiwara member, Sekimu, lunged forward at the blond genin, who reached down to take out a kunai to block the man's strike. To Naruto's surprise, the steam katana stretched around like a snake towards the boy, who barely managed to dodge a strike to his chest. It did, however, pierce his shoulder a bit. The next thing he knew, he took a kick to his face that sent him crashing to the ground.
Figures! Naruto shouted mentally. Jerkwad can bend the thing however he wants because it's not a solid, fucking bastard!
The steam user seemed to be making a rolling motion with his hands before throwing them in the air. Steam flew forward towards an area right above his hand, converging and growing into the shape of a large anvil. Sekimu threw his arms down and launched the giant steam anvil down on top of Naruto. Not having any time to outrun it, he formed the seals for the Wind Thrust and blew out a deadly burst of wind at the ground, propelling him like a rocket as the anvil just missed him.
Sekimu didn't even pause as he thrust one hand forward, and the anvil blasted off towards a surprised Naruto, slamming into him like a fly on a windshield. The anvil kept on going right towards a tree to crush the boy.
Naruto growled in annoyance as his hands carefully made their way down to his weapons pouch and grabbed two exploding tags. Seconds before the steam anvil would have crushed Naruto into a tree, it exploded. Sekimu just looked in disbelief. Did the kid just blow himself up to escape!?
Naruto was flipping through the air and landed on the ground unharmed. When the tags exploded, he used the explosion to propel himself to the tree, then quickly ducked behind the tree for cover against the explosion before returning to his foe.
He looked up to see the Steam Katana aiming for his head, still feeling the effects of that stupid Disable jutsu on his forehead. Naruto bent over backwards into a handstand, then quickly pushed off the ground and back on two feet, several shuriken flying right towards the steam user, who deflected them quite easily. He tossed his sword into the air and ran through the seals again. The steam sword then broke apart into a dozen shuriken. The snow around the man began melting as more steam was created as a result, forming various other objects: sais, spears, kunai, glaives, maces, hammers and boomerangs. All the weapons flew directly at him, but he was more than ready.
A second later, his Kaze Tate was activated, blowing all the steam weapons off to the side. It didn't matter what they were made off, they still had to travel through the air. He looked and pointed directly at the steam user, yelling out a gleefully 'Ha!' before both the steam boomerangs turned around on their return path. Both came slamming into his skull, making his head ring from the impact.
"Ha," Sekimu replied evenly as he placed his hand on the ground. Naruto looked down and saw the snow underneath him melt. He leapt out of the way just in time to avoid a series of spears popping out like daisies underneath him. He took out a kunai and sent the Kunai Soufuu Atsu directly at the steam user. Immediately a large steam orb jumped from the ground and intercepted the wind blast, the two canceling each other. Naruto didn't care, though, as that strike was only meant to give him an opening as he charged the Yuki-nin. In response, ten large thin blades extended from the man's fingertips, like they were scissor hands. In response, Naruto's Kaze Kiwa came to life around his arm.
He used an upward block to parry the right scissor hands, then kicked upward, sending the guy off balance. His left scissor hands came at him from the side, forcing Naruto to dodge by ducking. This time, both of the man's scissor hands came at him, so Naruto used his Kaze Kiwa to block the man's right hand, while doing a one-handed handspring to avoid the other strike.
"TATEWARU!!!"
Sekimu's eyes shot up in pure shock as around Naruto's left arm, a massive raging maelstrom appeared. His other arm!?! As Naruto landed out of the hand spring, he slammed his left arm in the ground, launching himself like a rocket right towards the Fujiwara clan member, who attempted to stop Naruto with his scissor hands, but missed as Naruto flew right past them, slamming his Kaze Kiwa in the man's chest. The man gave a cry as he was flung backwards across the battlefield and slammed into a tree, shattering his Chakra Pack. He then slumped to the ground.
Another man appeared right behind Naruto, firing the Tiger Missile right at him. This one was like the other standard Yuki-nin, but he had a small skull on a necklace hanging from his neck. Naruto let his Kaze Kiwa die out, while keeping the Shieldbreaker active as he rolled on the ground to avoid the shot. The man ran through a series of seals. "Katon: Bakuha Taihou!"
The eyes on the skull glowed red. Fires from previous Katon jutsu still lit the ground and all that fire flew up towards his open hands. The fire collected in his hands as it grew and grew into a ball about four times the size of a standard basketball. The skull he wore served two functions, the first of which was enhancing his Katon abilities! He launched the large Blast Cannon at the Uzumaki genin. Naruto got to his feet, his Tatewaru still ready. That's when Sakura jumped out of nowhere, her hands out and glowing.
Come on... come on! Sakura yelled mentally to herself. It's a jutsu for beginners... I've studied it... I'm focusing all my might on it... so... COME ON!!
In both her hands, two small fireballs formed perfectly. She gave a private cheer to herself as she slammed both of her Faiatamas into Naruto's Tatewaru. The thing glowed a bright red-orange and gave off a considerable amount of heat before launching Sakura's two Faiatama's like a rocket launcher. The first one slammed into the Snow Fire User's Katon attack, dispersing it completely and traveling on. The Snow Ninja's jaw dropped, but he managed to grab a hold of the small skull around his neck and toss it into the air. "Narakuseki no Jutsu!"
The skull's eyes glowed blue and it's jaw opened up. Immediately, blue flames shot out around the man a spherical formation. The first enhanced Faiatama slammed against it harmlessly, doing no damage. The second one hit the barrier and met a similar fate. The man inside smiled. "You won't break my Underworld Barrier. No one has."
Naruto merely smiled in return while Sakura looked back to see more Yuki-nin coming at them. They gave a nod to each other as Sakura took off after them, while Naruto cracked his knuckles. "No one, huh? Perfect. I just love doing the impossible."
The man looked interested. "Tell me, Uzumaki, what do you think of death?"
Naruto just looked at him. What the frickin' crap!? "Who cares! I've got a barrier to smash!" With that, he hurled several kunai with exploding tags on them towards the barrier. The weapons shattered easily against it, while the explosions bounced around harmlessly.
"Don't bother. My barrier protects me from everything. Taijutsu. Genjutsu. Ninjutsu. Everything. So you might as well just sit back and enjoy the chat."
Naruto flipped him off and fired a Water Dragon.
"I go by the name Eimin," the Yuki-nin told him calmly as the Water Dragon splashed harmlessly around his barrier.
"Don't care!" The Wind Thrust fired next with an exploding tag, igniting it and slamming into the barrier next. Another failure.
"Now, now, don't be rude." A Naruto clone came up next and struck with the Kaze Kiwa. Both were incinerated. "After all, we're having an intelligent conversation. So tell me, what do you think of death?"
Naruto sent a hard glare at him. "I think it's a regrettable part of life that takes too many good people too early and bastards not early enough!" He fired his Suiton: Booruban Mizu Dangan no Jutsu right at the barrier. The spinning water drill slammed hard and fast into the barrier, but once again, not a scratch was on it! This was starting to piss Naruto off!
"True enough," Eimin agreed. "Though my response would be quite different." He put his hands together with a content look on his face. "I find death fascinating."
Naruto stopped in mid-action from completing his next jutsu. "What?"
"Death is my hobby. My interest. Especially with all the different types of death. Natural. Illness. Accident. Battlefield. So many different ways and types."
"... dude... get some serious help."
Eimin made a disapproving face. "I assure you that I'm not a homicidal maniac. You can't deny that a shinobi's lifestyle is surrounded by death."
"Maybe not, but that doesn't mean I delight in seeing death all around me!"
"Aren't you the least bit curious?"
Naruto made a face at him, his own single eye staring hard into Eimin's own eyes. "Curious?"
The Snow Ninja gave a nod as he put his hands together, fingertips touching. "On what happens to you after death. It's a thought that crosses everyone's mind at some point in their life. It's the one thing everyone shares. Doesn't matter what nation, village, background, ethnic group or even religion you come from. Everyone will lose to death in the end. Even those that claim to be immortal or who try and become immortal will lose due to overconfidence, taking one too many risks or even the test of time. It's the one fate we as humans share. Even the world itself will expire in time.
"Yet, what happens to us after death? What becomes of us? Some believe our spirits will ascend to another plane based on our actions in life. Some believe we will be reincarnated as another life to walk this earth again. Some think we are merely slabs of meat that when we die; we simply expire and rot underground and that's the end. Who can say who's right and who's not? Maybe it's something completely ridiculous as being reborn in another world entirely with all your memories of your previous life."
"If you're so eager, why don't just slit your own throat?" Naruto asked.
"Because I'm the type that enjoys the race just as much as crossing the finish line," Eimin told the boy. "My time will come, there's no doubt of that. After all, death is but the next great adventure. One that we all must take. Just as it will you and the rest of us. And while you've been enjoying my little speech, my next jutsu is nearly ready to go."
His Desumasuku jutsu was nearly complete. Once he released it, he would see if the boy was strong-willed or not. Either way, he would enjoy the sight of him struggling for life and wanting to live. "Now then... you best brace yourself because as you've seen, you can't touch me in here! Taijutsu! Genjutsu! Ninjutsu! It's all useless! All you can do is watch helplessly as I - "
"HENGE!!!"
There was a poof of smoke and a charming nude lady with long hair in ponytails appeared. She gave a light blush with her face as put her hands together. "Do you really want to blast little old me?" she asked in a sweet voice, giving a wink.
Eimin's jaw tore through his mask as it hit the snow covered ground. Around them both, the fighting came to a complete stop as they all took in the sight. Several Yuki-nin sprouted massive bloody noses as they crashed on the ground, others began ogling and gawking at the sight. Some just buried their faces in their hands and shook their heads disapprovingly.
Even the ninja still on the train reacted. Kiou passed out from joy, while Ikusa began muttering various death threats at the boy. Kiganai was just pointing at the boy, wondering if he really did what he did. On top of the hilltop, Taigi was just rubbing his eyes over and over as if to confirm what he was seeing was genuine, while Homare was laughing at the sight. Well... that's one way to beat the barrier! Point to you, Naruto-kun!
The movie crew was reacting in different ways as they took in the sight. Makino was overly praising the act as brilliant; Kaijo passed out from disbelief. Ken, Michy and Hidero just started pinching each other, trying to see if they were dreaming. Using that jutsu in a movie scene they could understand, but in a real life battle?
Koyuki was just clenching her fists at the sight, praying no one associated her with that ruffian! Sasuke was just shaking his head, torn between chuckling and disapproving. It was his own image Naruto was ruining, so Sasuke didn't care. Even Doto reacted to this, simply raising an eyebrow as he expertly analyzed the sight.
The 'woman' pointed at Eimin and beckoned him to come forward. "Come here, big boy! I have a surprise for you! Something from the joys of life!"
Eimin's rational mind (or what was left of it) told him it was just a trick and to just blast the Leaf ninja. His body, however, had other ideas as he dropped the barrier and just walked on forward like he was in a trance as his skull fell to the floor. He got right up to the girl and looked at her. "Yes?"
A second later, Naruto's fist slammed into the man's head and sent him crashing hard into the ground as the henge dropped. "Ha!" the boy yelled in triumph. "Can't beat your barrier my ass!" He pointed dramatically into the air. "Who's the man!? Who's the man!? Try experiencing life more before you focus on death again, moron!!"
"NA! RU! TO!!!!" Naruto froze right there as he slowly turned his neck to look over his shoulder, just in time to feel a large slap on him. "I'm not sure I deserved that," he started, only to stop when he saw a pissed off Sakura cracking her knuckles, along with every single Snow Kunoichi from the battlefield, fifteen in all. Each one of them were glaring daggers at them with enough killer intent to make even Orochimaru nervous. Uh oh... "C-come... n-n-now... anything's... f-f-fair in a fight... and..."
"YOU'RE DEAD MEAT, PERVERT!!!" the sixteen kunoichi all shouted as they all began pummeling the boy. Fists and kicks rained all over the boy as he vainly attempted to try and justify his actions, saying he didn't use anyone specific as a model while he got a pounding. Sasuke and the remaining Snow Ninja just watched in a stunned silence.
You know... I should probably stop this... Sasuke thought to himself, but he allowed an amused grin to form on his face as he crossed his arms to watch the show. But I'm enjoying this way too much!
After a few seconds, Naruto was apologizing over and over while he was being beaten on when Sakura yelled at him that he had no excuse for it! At that, all the Snow Kunoichi stopped and looked at the two, suddenly remembering that they were all enemies after all. Sakura and Naruto stopped in mid action – a punch and pleading respectively – as they looked at the Snow shinobi around them, then at each other, then back at the enemy kunoichi again.
At that, smoke bombs dropped out of Naruto's sleeves while Sakura dropped several exploding tags. A large black smokescreen enveloped the two Leaf genin as Sakura's bombs went off, propelling the Snow Kunoichi high into the air. Naruto and Sakura ducked behind each of them as they went flying, destroying their Chakra Packs as they went along.
As for Sasuke, once they were doing that, he turned his attention back to the other Snow Ninja. Curse Seal still empowering him, he took the initiative and charged the nearest Snow Shinobi, rapidly striking across the man's chest before kicking him away. He heard an attacker cry 'Aisu Dango!' as a very large ice boulder appeared over the man's head. He hurled the thing at the Uchiha, fully intending to squash the boy like a bug. Sasuke tossed his sword into the air as he formed the seals for his Katon: Karyuu Kyuuzou. The Fire Dragon fired out of his mouth, slamming into the ice boulder and exploding.
Large cracks streaked through the thing as many pieces went flying about. Sasuke quickly caught his blade as it fell back to earth. He then knelt down and jumped upward, his foot slamming hard on the remaining portion of boulder and shattering it completely. At that moment, he saw the same ninja who had used it appear in front of him, using the debris as cover. The man punched Sasuke several times in the face and stomach before using a kick himself to send the boy crashing to the ground. Sasuke hit the ground and bounced once, his sword falling out of his grasp as he gave a cry in pain. The Yuki-Nin came down at him, throwing an Ice Bomb right at Sasuke.
The Uchiha Heir propelled himself upward and backflipped to escape the incoming fragments. He regained his balance and fired a Grand Fireball at the man, who merely brought up his legs and deflected it with his shin guards. But that action allowed Sasuke to recover and hurl himself at the man, kicking him across the face and sending him spiraling on the ground this time.
Sasuke landed on the ground and grabbed his left shoulder. Ow... that last one hurt... He looked up just in time to see another Yuki-Nin coming right at him, a right fist ready. Sasuke moved to block it, only to stop at the last second and pull back as thick black spikes shot out of the man's sleeve, nearly piercing Sasuke's own arm. It was only thanks to his Sharingan that he had seen it coming and managed to avoid it. "Ninpou: Nobasu," the man, Heaairon Oniikei boasted proudly.
"That's nice. Don't care," Sasuke responded in a deadpan voice as he dashed forward and swung his katana at the man, who raised his arm to block. The spike things on his arm clashed with the blade like they were metal. WHAT THE CRAP!?! Sasuke thought in outrage as he jumped back. Oniikei followed after him like a predator. "Heasupuree!"
At that, the black needle things launched off from the man's arm right at Sasuke, who dodged once again. The hell!? Are you trying to tell me that those things are just HAIR!? Shaking off his amazement, he rebounded off the ground and charged the Snow Ninja. He jumped over the Snow Ninja's next blow as he held his sword over his head and struck down towards the man's head. To his surprise, the man's hood burst apart, revealing more black hair spreading out like a sea urchin spike ball, deflecting the sword.
Sasuke just stared in amazement. Holy crap... it really is just his hair.... He didn't know what to make of that one way or another. The man came at him again, more of his hair needles flying. This time, the needles struck Sasuke all over... right before he shimmered out of existence.
The Heaairon Clan member jerked in surprise, turning around just in time to see Sasuke coming right at him. This brat...! He moved so fast that he created a regular Bunshin in his place so smoothly that it looked like he was standing still! An afterimage! How can anyone move that fast!?
The next thing he knew, Sasuke slammed the back of his sword against the man's face. One more Snow Shinobi was knocked unconscious.
On another part of the battlefield, Naruto knocked out another Shinobi as he turned his head to see another one forming seals. "Hyouton: Kyuu Rin Woota no Jutsu!"
Naruto clenched his teeth – he only had about ten clones left from the original batch he had made to protect Koyuki – as he looked over to see a large ball of water hovering by the outstretched hands of the Snow Ninja. The man made a pushing gesture and the ball of water shot out towards the Narutos at blinding speed. All the Narutos managed to avoid the initial blow, but the second it touched the ground, the water ball exploded out in a large shower, drenching three of the Shadow Clones. A split second later, all three of them were completely frozen over. Holy shit! Naruto thought in disbelief as he looked over at the man. That was COOL!!!! Sure, it just took out three of his clones, but who cared!? That was wicked awesome!!
He saw that man performing the move again, so he threw a smoke bomb the man. The bomb exploded around the Snow Ninja, covering him in a dense smoke screen and cutting off his sight. Still, he was a Chunin for a reason. He kept his cool and finished his Ball of Frigid Water again, jumping into the air and launching it at the group of blond-haired boys. It missed them all this time, but the boy threw two kunai at the man in response. Pathetic.
He easily deflected the knives when both of them exploded into Narutos. He disguised his clones as the kunai!? the Snow ninja thought in Naruto clasped the other one and flung him directly at the man, a spiraling orb of chakra in his hand. The Naruto shouted out 'Rasengan!' as he slammed the attack into the Snow Ninja. The man went flying down like a missile and crashed into the ground, forming a small crater. His Chakra Pack was destroyed as a result and he was knocked out. And wouldn't be getting up anytime soon while the two Narutos landed on the ground, slapping each other a high five.
"Doton: Meido no Gousunkugi!"
"Suiton: Supaikukansei no Jutsu!"
"Hyouton: Hyougako Kasui!"
Naruto looked back to see a large trail of earth, water and ice spikes exploding from the snow-covered ground right towards the Narutos. The clone with Naruto was destroyed as the original jumped backwards. "Lame! You three are just using the same move, but with different elements!"
The three Snow Ninja ignored him as the ice spikes came dangerously close to Naruto, since the earth and water spikes were corralling him in. That's when Sasuke came zipping by right towards his blond-haired teammate. Naruto jumped into the air as he landed on Sasuke's outstretched leg. The Uchiha then kicked the Uzumaki away from the ice spikes as Sasuke formed the Gouka Tenohira. Sasuke gave a loud yell as he slammed his fire attack into the incoming ice spikes, blasting them all and melting them into small pools of water.
As for Naruto, he was about to hit the ground when the earth spikes suddenly changed direction to impale him once again. He knew what to expect and sure enough, his second teammate ran over. With her wearing her rock gloves, she held up her arms and Naruto grabbed them. Sakura whirled around and threw Naruto another direction out of danger before she turned her attention to the incoming earth spikes. She gave her own loud cry as she began systemically punching and destroying each and every earth spike that came out at her.
The remaining water style spikes kept on coming as they snaked around, aiming for Sasuke's blindside. The Uchiha didn't notice, and if he had, he wouldn't have worried. With a few seconds to spare, Naruto landed right beside the Uchiha, a Kaze Kiwa on both arms as he pierced the water spikes with his dual Wind Edges.
With all the spikes destroyed, Team 7 could finally turn around and get a good look at the three Snow Ninja that attacked them this time. The three individuals were doing a series of flamboyant flips as they came right up to the three Leaf Genin. All three of them looked virtually identical, with the same height, same age, dress style, and facial features. Even the way they moved was in perfect harmony. One landed right on the ground while the second landed on his shoulders and then the third on the second man's shoulders. "The Three Mitsugo Brothers Grand Entrance!" all three of them shouted together in a melodramatic type of voice, like they were world-class performers greeting their most adoring fans.
So when Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke just stared at them, wondering if they were high or something, all three of the Brothers just slouched in a melodramatic gasp and facevault. Are these nitwits really that delusional or are they this stupid naturally?
"We will show you why the Mitsugo Cousins are Supreme!!" the three male Snow Chunin roared, quickly recovering from their hit of depression. Chakra glowed on their feet, allowing them to latch to each other's shoulders without having to hold on and leaving their arms free.
Wasn't it brothers last time?
"Let's show these Leaf wimps what we're made of!" the one on the top, Jim, cried down to the two below him. "Right Tim, Sim?!"
The one in the middle, Tim, gave a vicious nod as he gave two thumbs up. The one of the bottom, Sim, just shook his head. "No!"
"No!?" the other two repeated, over-exaggerated horror on their faces.
"I'm hurt! I'm in pain!" Sim yelled, large waterfalls of tears pouring out from his eyes. "ITHURTSITHURTSITHURTS!!!"
"Then let us take out your pain on the Konoha ninja!" the other two Mitsugos said together as all three of them formed 10 seals. "Hyouton: Buki Kawaru no Jutsu!"
Ice began forming around their hands into the shapes of weapons. Two Ice Axes appeared on Sim's hands, two Ice Lances for Tim and two Ice Crossbows for Jim. "Mitsugo Ryuugi: Tootemupooru Zansatsu!"
With that, the Human Totem Pole charged at the three Leaf genin, Sim's axes and Tim's lances swinging madly while Jim fired volley after volley of ice arrows from his crossbows, using moisture in the air to reload after each shot. The shots were fired at Sasuke and forced him to back off, while the lances were aimed at Naruto and the axes at Sakura. This went on for a few minutes, before Sakura jumped in front of Naruto to cover him while he performed the seals for his Raiden.
Once the blinding flash and thunderous noise hit, Sasuke formed a series of Faiatamas in his hands and sent them flying at the human totem pole, aiming for the supporting one on the ground. I'll give you some pain to complain about. The fireballs struck several times, causing the Totem Pole to falter slightly while Naruto formed his Kaze Tate yet again. The wind both blew the trio off balance and propelled Sakura at an incredibly fast pace to knock the top guy's block off.
Except at the last possible second, the man just jumped off Tim's shoulders into the air, making Sakura miss her target completely. To the girl's horror, she saw Jim's Ice Crossbows change into Ice Whips as they wrapped around her arms and legs, and then hurled her through the air.
At the same time, the other two went flying through the air, moving into backflips to control themselves. Tim's ice lances shifted into dozens of shuriken apiece as they all fired at Sasuke. Once the barrage was done, he reached out and grabbed Sim, hurling him back to his original spot right by Naruto. Sim's ice weapons shifted from Axes to very large Hammers that slammed into the blond boy before he could react.
Jim's Ice Whips flung downward and Tim grabbed them. Using both his strength and chakra, he hurled the middle man back towards Sim, while Tim held on to Jim's Ice whips hard, allowing Jim to head back with Tim. Tim landed back on Sim's shoulders while he pulled the ice whips and allowed Jim to land back on Sim's shoulders. At the same moment, both Naruto and Sakura collided into Sasuke and all three of them hit the ground in a heap, right as the ice shuriken barrage hit them.
Back in their starting position, the three of them gave a bow. "Thank you! Thank you! But please hold your photography and applause until the show is over!"
They thought the Raiden was photography and applause!? THAT'S why they weren't affected!?!
"Someone tell me how we got outsmarted and creamed by those three bozos," Sasuke said from his position. Both Sakura and Naruto were on top of him and all of them now had various cuts and injuries from the collisions and the shuriken. Nothing overly bad, as they had managed to avoid being hit in any vital or critical areas, even with the collision mess. Still... they were sore, bleeding and starting to get tired from all this fighting. Not to mention a deep hit to each of their prides.
"I'll tell you after I rip them apart," Naruto replied, massaging his head. Those ice hammers hurt like hell, as his head, chest and rib cage were throbbing like mad.
"So stop complaining and let's kick their asses," Sakura uttered from her position.
"Doton: Daichiago no Jutsu!"
All three looked to see two slabs of earth with razor sharp spikes that looked like jaws forming on either side of them. All three Leaf shinobi quickly rolled or jumped to the side as the earth jaws slammed together with a 'wham', narrowly missing the three.
"I'mstillinpain!" they all heard Sim yell yet again "Painpainpainpainpainpainpain!!"
"HORRORS BEYOND HORRORS!!!" the other two exclaimed, looking utterly distraught by the very notion. "LET'S SHOW THEM OUR ULTIMATE MOVE!!! THAT'LL CHEER YOU UP!!" At that, Jim and Tim jumped off of Sim as they both landed on either side of him. As one, all three made a strange seal. "Hijutsu: Kuroonningen no Jutsu!"
One clone of each of the Mitsugos appeared as a result. Isn't that just the Kage Bunshin? Naruto wondered as they watched four of the Mitsugos jump into the air. A Jim and Sim stood on the ground as the second Sim landed on their shoulders. That Sim reached out and grabbed both Tims, holding one by the hands and the other by the legs. The final Jim landed on the middle Sim's shoulders, making the entire act vaguely resemble a humanoid figure. As one, they all gave a small battlecry as the figure's 'arms' gave moved up and bent, making a little dorky pose from the 'giant'. "Mitsugo Best Friends! Mitsugo Ryuugi: Ninja Docking 6 Behemoth Complete!" the six figures cried out.
Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke just facevaulted right there. What the hell!?! Were these three just mocking them!?!
"I've had it!!" both Sakura and Sasuke screamed together. They were going to knock these freaks out all the way to Sand!!! With that, they both took off running towards the so-called "Behemoth" with Naruto just a second behind them. Sakura went to the right, while Sasuke went to the left and Naruto aimed for the 'stomach' area.
In response, the Behemoth swung its 'arms' at them. The left arm came around, with the Jim kicking rapidly at the pink-haired girl, who was barely able to block before being kicked in the chin.
Likewise, the 'right arm' intercepted Sasuke, with that Jim punching rapidly at the Uchiha. Thanks to his Sharingan, he kept up well enough until the 'head' of the Behemoth formed two Ice Crossbows again and rained ice arrows down on Sasuke. Sasuke pivoted on his foot and avoided the barrage, but it was enough of an opening for the 'arm' to land a solid right cross on Sasuke's face.
Naruto himself used the opportunity to attack the 'torso' while his two teammates were occupying the thing's arms. Sim created two Ice Sabers in response and attempted to slice Naruto, who pulled out two kunai and blocked the two swords. He was about to slam his foot into the man's face when ice arrows fired down on him, forcing Naruto to back off. By this moment, both of the Behemoth's 'arms' were free as they came forward and grabbed Naruto, bringing him up to the head, where the Tim punched Naruto in the face hard. The Behemoth's equivalent of a head bunt.
A second later, Naruto hit the ground next to his two teammates again as the Mitsugos all cheered, making the Behemoth flex in another dorky pose. Without a word, they all got back to their feet, rage boiling to their peaks. Not once, but twice now these lame brains had gotten the better of them!
"WOW!!" The two Tims and Jims cried out impressed, while the two Sims started their pain ranting again. "You three really are tough! Let's show you our Super Special Awesome Move! Behiimosu Gufuu!"
At that, the Tim and Sim 'legs' began spinning the 'torso' Sim around and around. They kept on going faster and faster until the entire middle portion was spinning around like a top.
Team 7 just stood there watching as the remaining Naruto clones (with the exception of the one guarding Koyuki) walked up behind them. Immediately, Sasuke rushed forward at the Behemoth, while Sakura jumped backwards, her hands flying. The Narutos all charged as one as they went right towards the whirling Behemoth. Naruto himself ran forward right into the heart of it before one of the arms slammed into him. Immediately, all his clones were right behind him, bracing him against the impact.
All six of the Mitsugo's faces dropped as a result. Immediately, Sasuke slid on the ground underneath the 'Behemoth' as Sakura finished her seals and formed her Water Whip. The whip lashed out, longer than ever, and began wrapping around all over the Behemoth, locking the six men's arms and legs in place. There would be no coming apart to dodge this time around.
Sasuke finished sliding and backflipped to his feet, firing a series of Faiatamas. Each one struck the Mitsugos' chakra packs and caused them to explode. They all gave a shriek as they began struggling against Sakura's Water Whip. Quickly, the Naruto clones broke off what they were doing, many of them jumping on the Behemoth and continuing to hold them in place, while two Narutos ran back to Sakura. She held out her free hand and a Naruto jumped on top of it right as Sakura hurled the Naruto into the air, then the second one right after.
The Uchiha was now back in front of the Behemoth, his katana back in his hand as he began spinning it around furiously in one hand, building circulation for his next move. His eyes widened as he sprang into action, slamming the back of the blade into the stomachs of each of the brothers, knocking the wind out of them.
In the air, the first Naruto reached out and grabbed hold of the second one. That Naruto drew his arm back and hurled the second one and the original right towards the 'head' of the Behemoth, his fists cocked and ready. The Tim just managed to look up in time right before both of Naruto's fists slammed hard into his face. At that instant, both Sakura and the Kage Bunshins released their holds as the six human Behemoth collapsed in on itself and crashed into the ground with a loud bam, dispersing the three clones as they did. The damage each of the clones had taken transferred to the originals, making them all ache that much worse.
"... pain..." Sim whined yet again. Both Tim and Jim just looked at him, both in disbelief. "What. Is. Wrong?" they both asked finally. They were sore and bashed in now, so what was the source of Sim's great pain that had been bothering him all this time?
"My Chakra Pack was on too tight!!" Sim yelled loudly, as though his injuries weren't hurting him, but the ache from the Chakra Pack hurt him more than all the other injuries combined. Though... seeing how the Chakra Pack was gone, who knew how it was still hurting him now...
Some things are best left unsaid.
At that, the remaining Snow Ninja, about forty of them remaining with many bearing their own share of lumps, bruises and injuries, all charged forward en masse toward the Leaf ninja (trampling over the three fallen Mitsugo Brothers as a result), many of them forming seals before shouting. "Hyouton: Nigenteki Sai Abaremawaru no Jutsu!"
Ice swirled once again, forming dozens of rhino figures that all charged in a large stampede towards Team 7. In response, Sasuke formed the seals again and flew out the Karyuu Kyuuzou right at the rampaging rhinos right in front of them. The fire dragon struck on and exploded... leaving no damage whatsoever.
Dammit!! Sasuke shouted, realizing he and the other two were panting hard. I'm getting too tired! Our jutsu are losing their power! Not yet! Not yet!
The rhinos continued charging with the three Genin waiting until the last moment before they (and even Naruto's few remaining clones) jumped into the air, landing on top of one of the rhinos before hopping over to the next one and then the next like some bizarre game of hopscotch. The remaining figures hopped off the last of the rhinos as four enemy shinobi appeared. "Shuriken Burizaado!"
Snowflakes in the air began to harden, enlarge and become sharp as nearly a hundred of them shot towards the three members of Team 7. Once again, Naruto formed the Doryuuheki, blocking the shuriken blizzard. Once the barrage was over, both Naruto and Sasuke charged forward into the coming Snow Ninja, while Sakura began scanning over the crowd, looking for any member that was on their last legs. They needed to really start whittling the enemy's numbers and the weaker ones would be easiest to take out.
The choice was made for her as another shinobi appeared over her, a metal staff in the woman's hands. What caught Sakura's attention was the rapidly spinning air around the tip of it, much like Naruto's Kaze Kiwa. She quickly jumped to the side, getting as much space as she could between them while throwing kunai and shuriken to cover herself. The snow kunoichi whirled her metal staff around in response, deflecting each of the weapons with ease. At the opposite end, wind began swirling around like a compressed air ball, which the Yuki-nin hurled at Sakura, hitting her right in the gut. The girl gave a scream as she was thrown backwards, slamming into a tree, her head flinging back as she gave a cry. Damn... that hurt! She looked at her opponent as best she could, trying to ignore the pounding of her head and stomach. She's using wind so naturally... so smoothly... and without seals... how!?
At that the woman took a stance, looking much like a pool player with a pool cue, launching many more air balls at Sakura, who had no intention of being of being hit again as she slammed the first air ball away with her fist, before proceeding to do the same with the others. Her fists stung badly from each hit, but better that than being hit again!
Each air ball she hit was sent flying back right at the woman, who stabbed her staff into the ground and wind burst all around, deflecting the air balls in all directions. The snow kunoichi noticed what was happening and only frowned. "Fine. Been wanting to try out the Multi-Staff for awhile now."
Multi-Staff? the girl repeated in her mind.
In response, the woman held up her Multi-Staff thing above her head parallel to the ground as she began twirling it as fast as she could and Sakura found herself being pulled right towards the shinobi. It's like Naruto's Kaze Wana! A vortex that sucks in everything around it! She was now flying right toward the Snow Shinobi as the woman brought her staff down and around, slamming it into Sakura's back. Another cry escaped the girl as she felt something strike her left arm before she went tumbling across the snow-covered ground.
Sakura lay on the ground for a time, not moving. All she could do was just feel the pain coursing through her body, much like the time with Mizore. Not... again... she willed herself, climbing back to all fours, then onto her feet. All this pain... just tells me... I'm still alive... She then got glimpse of her left arm, which had a large silver bracelet on it.
That must had been what she felt from that strike on her left arm; this bracelet being put on. But what was it!? By this time, the young woman had been heading back to where Sasuke and Naruto were fighting, only to see a panting Sakura back on her feet.
"I hit you with enough force to knock you out," the kunoichi, Chiru, spoke, frustration clear in her voice. "Why are you still standing?!"
If I survive this... I'm going to have to push myself harder... just like Naruto... and... Sasuke... do... and become stronger... A faint smile appeared on her face. Maybe she really should find a rival. It would be an excellent motivator....
Chiru held up her staff. "Fine then. If that move didn't do the job, then I'll just have to use lethal force this time." She preferred not to kill her fellow women, but if that's what she had to do, then so be it. Pity, though; she hated depriving a woman the chance to be a mother. It was the most wondrous thing for a woman to do: to give birth, create life and nurture that new life into being. And she was the proud mother of four.
Sakura merely took a deep breath and held up a fist in the woman's direction.
"I don't think a fist is going to help you survive this," Chiru stated.
"That's fine... I won't need it."
"So you're ready to die. I'll make it as quick as possible."
With that, she held up her Multi-Staff over her head again and began twirling it. Sakura found herself flying towards the older woman once more, though this time her hands were forming a series of seals. Chiru didn't know what sort of jutsu the girl was preparing, but she was going to strike hard and fast enough so the girl didn't get a chance to use it. When the girl was right on top of her, the girl's mouth opened up and mud spat out, hitting Chiru right in the eyes.
The woman gave a yell, stopping her staff from spinning as her hands came up in an attempt to wipe the mud off her face. 'Attempt' ending up being the key word because Sakura wasn't about to give the woman a chance to recover as she slammed her fist into the woman's stomach over and over, then gave a powerful uppercut to the kunoichi's jaw, the Multi-Staff flying out of her hands. Sakura kicked the woman in the chest, forcing her off balance completely as the pink-haired girl got around the woman and destroyed the chakra pack with a punch before grabbing Chiro's head and thrusting her down on the ground hard. And here she was thinking her contingency plan had been for nothing.
As for Sasuke, he was ducking underneath a Snow Ninja's kick. He grabbed the man's leg, spun and flung him into an incoming ninja. Sasuke turned around just in time to see a man running towards him. Looking closely, he clearly saw the man's hands flying through the seals: Ne, Ushi, Tatsu, Tori, Uma, Tora, Ushi, Tori, Tatsu, Tora.
Immediately a huge zanbato made of fire appeared in the man's hands. Sasuke looked at his katana in his hand and let it fall to the ground. No way was that going to help against this jutsu. As the man began attacking, the Uchiha found himself backed off more and more simply because he had no means of blocking this jutsu. I have to conserve what chakra I have left... I have to be careful on how many more big attacks I use.
"Fuuton: Gouzen Kuma Tekken no Jutsu!"
"Ninpou: Hibiki no Jutsu!"
Sasuke looked over his shoulder to see a wind bear fist coming at him, while another shinobi seemed to be screeching at him, circular sound waves launching from his throat. Without a moment's hesitation, Sasuke took off running towards the Wind user as he avoided another strike from the fire zanbato. He ran directly towards the Wind Ninja, dodging a punch by flipping over the man and planting both feet firmly on the man's back, plowing him directly into his comrade's ninja Echo Blast. The second Sasuke's feet touched the ground, he threw a bunch of kunai and shuriken at the Katon user.
The Snow ninja blocked Sasuke's attack with his weapon of fire, only then seeing the exploding notes attached to the kunai. While not near enough to destroy, let alone damage his Katon jutsu, it was more than enough to impede the man's sight.
And the Uchiha genin used that instant to get behind the man and kick him in the back of the head... only for the man to explode in a puff of smoke. KAGE BUNSHIN!? Sasuke screamed mentally, immediately beginning to look for his opponent. You mean to tell me that this entire time I was fighting some stupid clone and not the ninja himself?! Well, where the fuck is the real one then!?
As if to answer him, the said man emerged from the ground, his fist slamming into Sasuke's jaw as he slapped something on Sasuke's right arm. Sasuke glared daggers at the man before slamming his foot into the man's stomach, then wheeling his leg around and kicking the Snow Ninja in the chest, right into the Echo Blast user before Sasuke fell flat on his back from the hit. He was going to feel that in the morning...
Naruto, meanwhile, was currently being attacked by the majority of the Snow Ninja, who seemed to be changing their strategy. Rather than take on all three of the genin at once, a few were stalling the other two while everyone else was ganging up on Naruto and trying to take him out of the fight permanently. He dodged one Shinobi, grabbed his arm and snapped it. He then punched the man away before jumping high into the air to avoid some type of lightning jutsu. Four Snow Ninja came underneath him, shoving their weapons upward to skewer him as he fell down.
That certainly wouldn't do as Naruto activated the Kaze Wana, sucking the four Ninja off their feet right towards him. Once they were close, he shut off his jutsu and began flinging them at their fellows, the four Snow shinobi slamming into their comrades before they knew what hit them. Naruto landed just in time to hear a shout of "Aisu Toku!" from a Snow Ninja named Tettsui.
A large rectangular ice block appeared on the man's forearms and shins as he looked at Naruto in a calm and clear manner, muttering something along the lines of 'Moushin Hanmaa' as he charged Naruto right there, madly swinging his Ice Shields around in an attempt to smack the boy. Naruto himself was just running backwards as much as he could, taking all his efforts to not get hit by the things. But this maniac was moving so fast and recklessly, Naruto couldn't see an opening to strike back. And due to many of the ice moves freezing the people in his path, he was taking no chances in letting the damn things touch him!
That's when he caught a familiar sniff behind him, and had it been anyone else, they would have missed it. But Tettsui was a very keen observer, able to gauge his opponent's reactions and gestures from facial and body expressions, much like the Hyuuga clan could with their Byakugan. Though he didn't need any bloodline to do it himself, thank you very much!
Acting on the boy's unguarded moment, Tettsui repositioned his right forearm Ice Shield, reflecting the sun and flashing it right in the boy's single open eye. The young genin gave a scream as his hands flew to his eye in an attempt to block out the pain. Now having his perfect opening, Tettsui leapt forward to use his Kakkeigyuutou move.
And that's when Naruto ducked at the last second, causing Tettsui's Ice Shields to slam against Kakeru's head. The young snow boy had managed to get back up despite the strike to his chest earlier in the fight in an attempt to give the blond bastard some serious payback!
Only to end up taking a hit meant for Naruto, thanks to Naruto's enhanced sense of smell, allowing him to dodge both Tettsui and Kakeru despite being blinded. How was that for irony?
At the sight, Tettsui's face fell in horror. "I'm sorry! I didn't mean - !" He never got the chance to finish as Naruto leapt forward, following the sound of the man's voice and slamming a right punch into the man's face. Naruto's hand then glided downward and grabbed the man's shoulder in a solid grip, while his left hand was flying through the seals of the Kaze Kiwa before driving this one into Tettsui's chest before he could react.
Tettsui hit the ground and went rolling across it as Naruto found himself opening his eye. "That freakin' wasn't fun," he said to no one in particular as his left hand came up to give his good eye one final rub… only to find a silver bracelet slapped on his arm. Kakeru must have put this thing on him while he dodged the other guy's attack! Just what the hell was this thing!?
"Preparations complete!!!" Naruto heard one of the Yuki-nin call out as several appeared around the three genin, picking up their comrades and pulling out of the immediate fighting area while a single large and towering Yuki Shinobi stepped forward. On his back was a device much like the Shuriken Rapid Throwers, only with two launchers over his shoulders as opposed to four. The thing was easily four times the size of the Shuriken version and something only the strong and sturdy could wield. Another Snow ninja came forward and took a scroll from the man's waist, bit his thumb and slammed it on the paper.
Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke were taking this moment to regroup while Naruto's few remaining shadow clones backed off around Princess Koyuki, just in case some trick was going to happen. The three Leaf ninja were using this opportunity to catch their breath, and in Sakura and Sasuke's cases, ease the pain they were feeling.
What was summoned from the scroll were two folded up fuuma shuriken as they were loaded on top of the launchers. The man gave a joyous laugh as the launcher fired the two fuuma shuriken, the weapons unfolding themselves as they zipped through the air. A nauseating buzzing sound radiated from the ninja projectiles
"Oh please," Naruto said, sounding incredibly bored as he merely shifted his position a few inches, allowing the fuuma shuriken to pass him by completely. "Can't you at least try and be..."
He never got the chance to finish because Sakura came right up to him and slammed him down on the ground, right as the same fuuma shuriken passed right over him. Naruto watched in disbelief as the things arced in midair and came right back at them. No fucking way! They're homing shuriken! That's fucking fantastic!!!
"Load! Fire! Load! Fire! Load! Fire! Load! Fire! Load! Fire! Load! Fire!" the Snow Ninja ranted as the other snow ninja kept on summoning more and more fuuma shuriken, loading them into the launcher and then firing on the three Leaf genin. Nearly as many fuuma shuriken were now filling the air as they soared after the three members of Team 7. Sasuke was using his enhanced eyes as best he could to avoid many of the things as they swarmed on him, while Naruto and Sakura were ducking and dodging themselves as the flying shuriken came after them as well.
"To hell with this!" Sakura yelled, enraged as she backflipped over another one. She eyed one going at her, her fist cocked and ready as she swung her arm back, ready to smash the thing into pieces too small to see.
"DON'T TOUCH IT!!!" Sasuke yelled as Sakura attempted to punch the incoming weapon. Sakura jerked in surprise as she tried to stop herself, but was far too late. As a result, Naruto threw a kunai (handle first) at his female teammate, hitting her right leg. This caused her to jerk backwards and fall to the ground. Unfortunately it wasn't enough to completely miss the flying weapon as it slashed her arm. The girl gave a scream as she clamped her other hand on the wound. It felt like the wound was on fire!
Both the Uzumaki and the Haruno took a closer look at the fuuma shuriken and realized that it was glowing a faint red. Very easy to miss if you weren't looking for it. The thing was generating heat, much like a fire jutsu, making it all the more deadly.
"It's all these blasted things!" Sasuke yelled, jumping onto a one-handed handstand to avoid three coming at him, then lunging and flipping through the air as he formed two Faiatama and fired them at two of the large shuriken. He missed the first one, but hit the second one dead-on, destroying it as he landed back on his feet. "Some of them burn! Others electrocute you! Some are razor sharp and some even – "
One went right towards Naruto and Sakura and exploded violently near them, propelling them through the air before falling on their heads.
" – explode on you," Sasuke finished.
"TELL US THAT PART FIRST!!!" Sakura and Naruto yelled
The buzzing sound of the Fuuma shuriken returned the three to reality as the weapons came at them again. Sasuke returned to blasting those he could, Naruto helping him with his Kunai Soufuu Atsu, managing to blast another before nearly seven came at him and forced him back on the defensive. Out of the corner of his sole working eye, he saw Sakura down on one knee before another fuuma shuriken came along after her.
In a heartbeat, Naruto was right next to her, the Wind Shield springing to life around both of them. There were still nearly thirty fuuma shuriken flying in the air. About half of them bashed against Naruto's Kaze Tate, ricocheted off, then came right back. Sasuke had also given up on trying to destroy the damn things as he was using all his energy just to avoid them, even with his Sharingan on.
"Try all you want!" the large Snow Ninja yelled as the rest of the Snow Ninja were now relaxing and enjoying the show. "But those fuuma shuriken are attracted to your magnetic personalities! They'll never stop before you three punks do!" At that, he began chuckling loudly. Nothing like watching people struggling for survival! It was quite entertaining!!
"You're next on my list to take down!" Naruto shouted at the mocking man. "So just you wait until we smash your little toys!!"
"Yeah right! You three are about to collapse and you all know it!"
As Naruto and the man traded insults and banter, Sakura was looking at the swarming blades, her mind working as fast as it could while she was safe behind Naruto's wind barrier. Her gaze fell upon the bracelets all three of them now wore. It was a thick silver bracelet with a large flower design on it. One side of it was a long thin line, the part where the bracelet opened and closed. Yet strangely... there didn't seem to be any sort of locking mechanism on it that she could see. Nothing holding the two ends together, even though it was clearly stuck on tight! It also seemed to be giving off a subtle chakra signature. That's when she started slamming her fist against the bracelet on her arm.
"What are you doing!?" the scarred boy demanded, hopping from one foot, then backflipping yet again as one of the fuuma shuriken cut across his back, his cloak taking the worst of it.
"It's these damn bracelets!" Sakura roared back, causing both Naruto and the Fuuma Shuriken User to stop and look at her as her fist continued to hammer on the bracelet. She took out a kunai and jabbed it into the locked part, trying to pry it open. "They're emitting a small chakra signal! Those shuriken are homing in on us because of these stupid things!"
Sasuke and Naruto wanted to hit themselves. Duh! Why didn't they figure that out!? It was so obvious! Naruto was too busy maintaining his wind shield, while Sasuke was struggling to just stay in one piece. Still, he used his free hand and tried to smash the thing off.
The female on their team kept trying to get hers off while Naruto protected the two of them. This thing was made out some kind of strong material and she had to be careful on how to get it off. What puzzled her the most was how the thing was locked.
'But those fuuma shuriken are attracted to your magnetic personalities!'
The girl froze on the spot, looking back at the bracelet in disbelief. Could that really be it? Was the bracelet really locked by a powerful magnet of all things!?
Her question, interestingly enough, was answered by Sasuke at that exact same moment. Once again, he formed the Chidori and divided its power between his hands. His left hand slashed down the opening on the bracelet attached to his right arm and the thing blew up and fell on the ground. Half surprised and half excited, Sasuke didn't waste any time in kicking the thing as far as he could. As expected, many of the flying shuriken followed the bracelet, until about seven slammed into it, one of them exploding and taking out the rest.
"That's it!" Sakura yelled, grabbing both boys' attentions. "The bracelets are magnetized! That's how it's clamped on our wrists!" Sasuke's electric jutsu must have depolarized the magnets, making them repel each other as opposed to attract. Or maybe it was the chakra in his jutsu that messed with the magnets and made them. Whatever it was, they now had a way to get the bracelets off!!
Of course, the Snow Ninja had no intention of letting Sasuke help his teammates. So Sasuke took a deep breath and blew out a dense smokescreen, putting as much energy into it as he could so that it covered a fairly large area while Naruto shut down his wind shield. The Snow Ninja began blasting randomly into the smoke cover, trying to hit the Uchiha before he could free his two teammates. An instant later, the remaining two bracelets shot through the air right at the Snow Ninja group, all the fuuma shuriken following them. The Snow shinobi quickly began to repel and destroy the bracelets and fuuma shuriken as Sasuke smirked at his teammates, the smokescreen fading around them. "I..."
He never got the next words out of his mouth as both Sakura and Naruto punched him in the face, sending him crashing to the ground. The action surprised not only Sasuke, but the Yuki-nin as well. What the crap!?
"Look at what you did, asshole!!!" the two shouted at him. Sakura's hair was standing on end in a bizarre pink-like afro, while Naruto was twitching uncontrollably like he had grabbed an electric fence and had the electricity surging through his body.
Sasuke gritted his teeth in anger as he leapt to his feet and gazed down on his so-called 'friends'. "That's the thanks I get for helping you two out!?" And they called him an ungrateful jerk!
"You didn't have to frizz up my hair like this! You have any idea how long it'll take me to fix!?"
"You did this on purpose just to look cool, dickweed! And don't use my jutsu!"
"I got the cursed Bracelets of Death off you two and the first thing you both do is complain!? Would you rather I left the damn things on and let you two help yourselves, you bitching whiners?!!"
"How come it didn't happen to you!?"
"Yeah, Kizuato! You're perfectly fine without any stupid electromagnetic cling or any side effect!"
"Well, EXCUSE ME for being more concerned with getting the bracelets off instead of minor details like that! How was I supposed to know this would happen!?"
"You just did it to yourself! Of course you knew what would happen!"
"Exactly! You should have known full well what would happen, jackass!!"
"Fine! See if I ever help you guys again, you ungrateful little jerks!"
The Snow Ninja's heads were batting back and forth between the three arguing Genin. Truly, it was hard to believe these three just started arguing with themselves over a minor accident like this. Were they a unified team or just a bunch of spoiled brats?
"ARGH!!!" All their heads turned to their own ranks to see one of their younger members swinging his arms around in frustration. "HOW DARE THEY IGNORE THE SELF-PROCLAIMED PRINCE OF SNOW!!! JUST WHO DO THEY THINK THEY ARE!?!"
Why are you taking it so personally? the men wondered. The women just rolled their eyes, knowing Yashinka was annoyed because he felt Sakura was hitting on one of the boys and not him.
Giving another cry, Yashinka charged the three bickering Leaf ninja. Specifically in Sakura's direction, determined to get them to stop ignoring him and for the girl to go out with him... only for Sakura to throw her fist backwards without looking right into the charging Snow Chunin's face, sending him flying back to his fellow countrymen. The remaining ninja just looked down at the ground in unison, where the boy's face now sported a large fist imprint, his eyes swirling.
"WE'RE ARGUING HERE!!!" the One-eyed Boy, Pink-Haired Girl and Scarred Face Boy yelled simultaneously in the enemy Shinobi's direction. "STAY OUT OF IT!!!"
All the Yuki-nin just sweatdropped at the proclamation as the three youths went back to arguing, just like that. Though now it was more throwing insults at each other than any actual banter...
"... why are we just standing here?" one asked after a few minutes of watching the kids scream at the top of their lungs at one another.
"... I have no idea..." another answered.
"WHAT ARE YOU IDIOTS WAITING FOR!?!" It was Doto himself this time, still standing atop of his train as he pointed at the three opponents. "GET THEM! GET THEM! GET THEM! GET THEM! GET THEM! GET THEM! ESPECIALLY THE SHORT STUPID ONE!!!"
"You heard the boss man," a different shinobi spoke up this time as he and six others ran towards Team 7, all preparing a jutsu. Two Tiger Missiles, one Dragon Bullet, one Eagle Missile, one Dual Rhino Rampage and one Pride of Lions. The small zoo stampeded towards the trio of Konoha genin as they managed to leap out of the way and avoid the attacks. The three of them took off running, completely bypassing the seven shinobi that just attacked and making a beeline for the ninja with the fuuma shuriken launcher.
At that, the man moved backwards to gain ground while the other ninja came to his aid. Three stood in front of him as the first cried out "Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu!"
The second one shouted "Raiton: Piasshingu Denkou no Jutsu!"
"Fuuton: Reppushou!" the third one hollered.
The Katon user blew out the Grand Fireball while his comrade's right hand began crackling with a lightning orb in his hand. He hurled the Raiton attack right into the fireball, making the two merge in a furious attack as lightning and fire both merged and rejected each other, creating a ticking time bomb ready to explode with deadly results. With the third user adding wind to inflame the fire portion as well as increase the speed of the attack, its deadliness became all the more so.
Sasuke and Naruto's eyes narrowed as they performed the Goukakyuu and Kunai Soufuu Atsu together for the Baaningu Soufuu Atsu, forming a spiraling fireball right at the other combo. The two attacks clashed right into each other, resulting in a massive explosion in the middle of the field, clearing snow off the ground and making not just the combatants, but also the observers feel the heat and wind from the blast.
As the explosion died down, Sakura came flying through the fiery maelstrom, using her cloak to protect her from the remaining blast as she converged right on the fuuma shuriken-using Shinobi, her fist striking him across the face. The man, however, didn't react to the strike as he grabbed her fist and smacked her across the face, sending her to the ground, but not before Sakura planted an exploding tag on his launcher, much like Naruto had earlier. The ninja noticed this as well as he quickly discarded the tech, hurling it into the air where it exploded harmlessly while Sakura backtracked to her two teammates. That same man gave a growl with a look of fury at the loss of his high-tech toy as he formed his own seals and slammed his hands on the ground. "Hyouton: Aisu Jaianto no Jutsu!"
Ice crystals began forming from the ground and converged on each other, piling up higher and higher into a rough outline of a humanoid figure. More and more ice formed, resulting in legs, arms and a head, all in a rough stature of a samurai armor and helmet on this Ice Giant.
The three shinobi looked up at it. "Well... shit..." they said as one.
The Shinobi who performed the jutsu took a step forward, resulting in the ice giant doing the same. Both made a punching motion to the ground as the ice giant's fist slammed into the ground right at Team 7, barely missing them. Sasuke and Sakura backed off, readying a Katon and kunai while Naruto merely stood his ground, a broad and proud smirk on his face before proceeding to bite his thumb. Let's see how big of one I can get this time! "Kuchiyose no Jutsu!" he yelled, putting a ton of chakra into this, slamming his hand on the ground as a large amount of white smoke erupted around him.
This time the Snow Ninja's heads jerked upwards as Naruto seemingly began rising higher and higher into the air, meeting the ice giant's height, then surpassing it as he continued going higher and higher until he was twice as high as the ice manufactured warrior. The smoke around him then cleared, revealing a large brown frog wearing a blue jacket with a pipe in its mouth and a scar over it's left eye, with a large dosu at its side. Many of the Snow Shinobi recognized the creature, even if they didn't believe their eyes.
This was Gamabunta, the Frog Boss of all the Toad summons, a creature of legend! They had all heard the stories of this amazingly powerful summon! It was said that it had aided the Fourth Hokage in the Kyuubi's attack on the Hidden Leaf Village almost 13 years ago! But... only immensely powerful shinobi like the Yondaime or Jiraiya of the Sannin should be able to summon this beast! Kiganai accidentally bit his tongue in surprise, while Kiou flat out shrieked. Ikou, on the other hand, seemed a bit relieved. After seeing all the stunts this boy had done so far with this on top, losing to him didn't seem nearly as bad.
Even though he was still a pervert.
In the hills, both Taigi and Homare were also quite shocked by this display. The kid summoned a boss level summon!? Impossible! Homare looked at his teammate. "So, still think you can get your revenge when the Uchiha's got a friend like that?"
Taigi made no reply.
For once, Makino looked genuinely stunned by this action, too much to even praise it as his mouth fell open and his pipe fell to the ground. Kaijo, Michy, Ken, and Hidero's eyes all bulged outward as their jaws hit the ground. Even Koyuki was stunned. Though she didn't understand even half of the significance of this feat, seeing a frog the size of a small mountain would definitely surprise people!
Who. WAS. This. KID!?!
It wasn't just the snow shinobi and movie crew gawking at the large summoning creature. Sakura and Sasuke were probably the most shocked. Naruto could do something like this!? Since when!? Jiraiya had been the one who summoned Gamabunta during the attack on Konoha after all!
"It's COLD!!!" the large frog bellowed loudly, breaking the stunned silence. Everyone watched as the summon grabbed its jacket in a vain attempt to warm itself. "COLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLDCOLD!!! JIRAIYA!! WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU!!? HOW DARE YOU SUMMON ME TO THIS FROZEN HELLHOLE!!!"
On top of the frog's head, Naruto gave a nervous gulp. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea... not only did this cost far more chakra than he thought it would as he felt like his entire body was lead and exhausted, but this frog didn't sound very happy at all and Naruto had no intention of letting it take its anger out on him!
At that, Naruto quietly began moving backwards on its head before the frog's eyes jerked upwards. "WHO'S UP THERE!!!?" he roared, tilting his head downward and violently throwing it up, sending Naruto flying through the air screaming as a result. As Naruto fell back down, the frog's tongue lashed out and wrapped around the boy, holding him to eye level. "Who the hell are you!?" Gamabunta demanded at a more normal tone despite his shivering. "Where's that damned pervert anyway!?"
"U-um... we-well... that's... um... t-t-that's... a-a-a-a funny... story... y-you see... I-I-I'm the one... that... s-summoned... you..."
The frog must have been stunned because he didn't reply quickly. Then he began laughing his heart out in Naruto's face. "You shouldn't lie, punk!! There's no way in hell a little shrimp like you could summon me!!"
Naruto felt anger replacing the fear within and that anger grew! Mock him, would he!? "SHUT THE HELL UP!!" the blond Jinchuuriki shouted at the frog, causing the frog to shop in mid laugh. "You piece of toad shit!! I'm the one who summoned you, so I'm your MASTER!! Got that, you stupid frog shit!!?"
Veins began emerging on the frog's face as the summon began growling. "Who the hell do you think you're talking to!? Some little brat saying he's the master of the Frog Boss, Gamabunta!? AND YOU DARE SUMMON ME TO THIS DAMN FORSAKEN PLACE!?! DO YOU WANT ME TO RIP YOUR HEAD OFF!?!"
Before Naruto could utter any sort of comeback, about six Dragon Bullets struck the frog. "What the...?"
"Go! Go! Go!" one snow shinobi yelled as the others began surrounding the summon, many preparing jutsu. "Bring it down! Bring it down!" Many ice animals, as well as a variety of fire, wind, lightning, earth and water, struck in a barrage all over Gamabunta. While each one was no more annoying than a flea bite, a lot of small annoyances could make one very irritable!
"What the crap!?" Gamabunta roared as the Ice Giant attempted to tackle the frog, which Gamabunta batted away with one hand, shattering it easily. "What's going on!?" Several ice rhinos slammed into his back right leg.
"Use your eyes, dung brain! Leaf shinobi! Snow Shinobi! Fighting! Doesn't take a genius to figure out what's going on!" Naruto roared as Gamabunta moved to the side, avoiding another barrage of jutsu.
At that, Gamabunta flicked his tongue upward, propelling Naruto to the top of his head. "I'll deal with you later, kid! If you're lucky, maybe I'll make you MY underling! Now hold on!"
Several Snow Shinobi were preparing more jutsu when Gamabunta slammed his fist right down on the ground, kicking up debris, snow and dirt in those six men's faces. "Bring it down!!" several more shouted, jumping high into the air and firing at the frog's eyes. The frog merely turned his head, the attacks hitting the left side of his face. "Punks!" With that, he took a breath and blew out hard, sending the four shinobi through the air and crashing into the trees.
"Narutotoujin no Jutsu!"
"Who dares!?" both Gamabunta and Naruto demanded as they both turned around to see who was attacking, Gamabunta for the next insect to swat and Naruto to see who dared to use his name like that! Both were shocked to see a large tube that was lined on the inside with razor-sharp blades of steam that collided right on the Frog Boss' chest. Gamabunta gave a loud pained scream. That one frickin' hurt!
The summon's eyes laid on Fujiwara Sekimu, his hand on his chest as he was breathing heavily. "Hey! I took you out already!" Naruto complained.
Sekimu didn't react to that as he watched the Frog summon rear its head back, make a seal and fire a large burst of water. The steam user dodged by jumping back, avoiding the initial blast, but the shockwave hit him, throwing him across the field and back into dreamland.
"Kushiyose no Jutsu!!" a dozen voices rang out. Immediately five wolves, three large owls, two mountain goats, a cougar and another polar bear by the name of Safaia appeared. Each one was big, about twenty meters at least with the cougar being the largest at fifty. The two goats and two wolves took off together slamming into Gamabunta's hind legs, making his knees buckle slightly. The frog withdrew his large dosu and was about to strike when the owl summons came striking down from the sky, two clawing at the frog's face and the third going after Gamabunta's right hand, forcing him to drop his weapon. The cougar, remaining wolves and Safaia all slammed into the frog's stomach area, knocking the wind out of him as he crashed down on his side.
"We did it!" the Snow shinobi cheered. They took down the great Toad!
"NOW I'M MAD!!!" came the Summon Boss' reply as he got back to his feet, more annoyed than actually hurt.
Oh... they didn't do it...
Immediately, Gamabunta spat out more water bullets, striking each of the owl summons and taking them out. He double-backknuckled the large cougar, sending it crashing to the ground in a daze while he grabbed two of the wolf summons and hurled them at the mountain goats. The polar bear attempted to strike back, but the frog's tongue zipped out and wrapped around Safaia. In an instant, the bear collided with the remaining summons as they all vanished in a puff of smoke.
Gamabunta then gave a loud bellow at the remaining Yuki-nin, all of them flinching as a result and even a few dropping their weapons. "Who's next!?"
Naruto gave a small smirk. Alright! This frog was badass! He should have summoned this guy earlier! Now was about time he got back in the game and...
He never got a chance to finish because that exact moment, a tall, cloaked figure was suddenly in the air right over the frog's head.
Doto.
A second later, Doto's fist slammed into Gamabunta's head, causing the entire frog to shake violently as Naruto swore he heard a loud 'crack!' sound. "Bastard!" Naruto shouted as he attempted to strike the man, but Doto had already hopped off the frog, landing back on the train with his back turned, seemingly unconcerned. Naruto just snarled. "Hey Toad Jerk! Let's take this asshole out first!"
No answer.
"... Toad... Jerk?"
This time he got a response in the form of Gamabunta's pipe falling out of his mouth to the ground. To everyone's shock (and in Team 7's case, horror) the frog's eyes rolled backward as he fell to the ground. Like roaring thunder, the entire area shook with intensity and noise as Naruto was thrown off. Gamabunta's massive form now lay completely still on the ground, with Naruto not even sure if the frog was still breathing. Before anyone could confirm one way or another, the entire frog vanished in a puff of smoke just as all the snow summons did.
Naruto rolled on the snow-covered land before getting to his feet, looking directly at Doto. Who the hell was this bastard!? How could he take out Gamabunta with one blow!?
"Get them!" Doto roared, patting out his cloak as his Yuki-nin all looked at him, then at Team 7, and charged forward in a rush. About ten of them fired the Tiger Missiles, Dragon Bullets and Eagle Missiles at Team 7. Once again, Team 7 dodged, splitting up into three separate directions as more Snow Ninja pounced. One Snow Ninja formed a seal as his skin turned into a rock-like gray. Sakura was targeted first as she blocked the stone man's arm, then nailed a punch in his stomach... only for the man to completely shatter apart!
Sakura's jaw dropped at the sight. ARGH!! I DIDN'T MEAN TO... Her mental shout was cut off as all the... er... pieces... of the man/rock began circling around her in a fierce maelstrom before converging on her, striking her all over from all sides. Desperately, she attempted to block against the shower of rocks but there were simply too many of them to deal with all at once. One of the rock fragments had a face on it as it seemed to snicker in delight at her predicament, making her burn with rage.
And that's when a Naruto jumped in front of her, using two kunai to help block and repel the rock storm before being destroyed but allowed Sakura to get out of the jutsu. "Bastard!!" she shouted, punching the fragment with the face. It sailed through the air like a bullet before colliding with a tree hard and then falling to the ground.
The other rock fragments suddenly stopped spinning and dropped to the ground in a thud as well, like they had suddenly lost power. Sakura just looked on in bewilderment before three more Yuki-Nin tackled her.
Not too far away, the Uchiha sidestepped a kicking Yuki-Nin, grabbing the young man's arm and slamming his elbow in the man's face. The Curse Seal user then turned around to see another Yuki-Nin charging at him. In response, Sasuke neatly kicked the chakra pack on the ninja he just defeated toward the new foe. This man simply reached out and grabbed the chakra pack, transforming it completely into ice!
Sasuke gaped at the man who threw the now ice chakra pack at the boy, hitting him right in the face and sending him crashing to the ground. The boy looked up to see the man's hand held up menacingly. Don't let him touch me!
The man's hand flew towards him, but fortunately, Sasuke managed to roll away. The man attempted to strike again, only for Sasuke to handspring then backflip away. The Snow ninja just charged him again, his deadly hands seeking out Sasuke to turn him into ice...
The raven-haired boy continued to dodge, trying to think of a way to counterattack. His katana would be turned to ice just like the chakra pack had been, as would he if he physically touched the man. So that left Ninjutsu.
That's when a large gust of wind came out of nowhere and slammed into the man. He flew twenty feet until he slammed directly into a tree and slumped to the ground.
The Konoha genin looked over his shoulder to see a smiling Naruto looking at him, two downed snow shinobi at his feet.
They then heard Sakura gave a brief scream as they saw three shinobi ganging up on her, the girl tearing out quickly. So both sprinted over to her, both kicking a shinobi out of the way and grabbing the third one. Together they heaved the young woman up in the air, spun around and delivered a dual kick to her chest, propelling her away.
Sakura merely gave a nod of acknowledgement as she was helped to her feet before four more Yuki-Nin jumped out of the ground, surrounding the three in the four cardinal directions. As one, they made the seals and slammed their hands on the ground. "Hyouton: Hyouheki!"
Four Ice Walls sprang to life around the three Genin in a perfect square, locking them inside. A second later, two other shinobi came forth, crying out 'Doton: Daichi Hikimado no Jutsu' and 'Doton: Kasui Koukou no Jutsu!'
A hole suddenly opened up underneath the Leaf ninja's feet. The three looked down in surprise to see it filled with spikes as they fell downward. At the same time, another Yuki-Nin jumped in the air over the opening as he performed the Great Breakthrough, blowing out a wind blast to propel the three kids downward and skewer them.
In response, Sakura's feet latched onto the sides of the earth pit, chakra holding her firm despite the wind bearing down on them. Her arms reached out and she grabbed both boys by the leg, holding them just inches above the spikes. While hanging upside-down, both boys blew out the Wind Thrust and Fire Dragon Explosion. The fire and wind merged once again, greatly increasing Sasuke's firepower, and when it collided with the opposing wind...
BOOM!!!
The deadly fire attack was further enhanced by the Snow Ninja's own fuuton ninjutsu, resulting in a deadly explosion. The ice walls shattered like glass as the seven Snow Ninja were blown clean away, colliding into several of their fellows. Sakura herself nearly lost her grip and probably would have if the boys didn't take the opportunity to cling to the walls themselves and help stabilize each other. When it was over, they heaved themselves out of the hole and back onto the battlefield. Just in time to see a monstrous fire blast coming directly at them, causing all three of them to hit the ground hard to avoid it, though they could still feel it scorch their backs slightly.
Looking up, they saw a singular Snow Ninja standing there. Unlike the others, this one was even more covered up with thick, warm clothing than his comrades. Decorating the shoulders and his back was a three-pointed flame and in his right hand was a Multi-Staff, which he slammed down hard on the ground. Fire burst up along the ground as it began snaking towards the three genin.
The three genin just wanted to groan at this point as they all collapsed to their knees, desperately trying to regain their breath. Naruto still wasn't able to use clones and summoning Gamabunta had vastly drained his reserves. Sasuke wasn't much better off, just barely able to maintain the first level of Curse Seal and panting like a dog, large amounts of sweat dripping down his face. Sakura was perhaps the worst off, visibly gasping for air as she struggled to stand up right. They were just wearing out...
The Konoha genin quickly got to their feet as the flames came towards them at a frightening speed, zipping across the ground in odd angles to make them that much harder to predict, so the genin all ran directly at the flames and hopped over them. As expected, the flames arched back and came towards the Leaf shinobi, who all bolted towards the user, Atsusa Ikkoku.
The man merely snorted as he held his staff parallel to the ground and began twirling one end of the Multi-Staff around in a circle. Flames sprouted out from the motion, resulting in a ring of fire three feet in diameter, and he gave a mighty thrust.
The ring of fire shot out as if from a cannon, rolling along the ground – and melting everything it touched – towards Team 7, with the snaking fire coming from behind. Ikkoku wasted no time in launching several more fire rings, and in the blink of an eye, the fire rings and the snaking flames collided with Team 7 right in the middle. The fire exploded in a brilliant radiance of heat and death, seemingly burning the three rugrats to a crisp.
But once the flames died down, instead of burnt bodies, only three charred remains of logs were in their place. Behind Ikkoku was the three kids in the air, ready to strike down on the man... only for three Snow Ninja to appear behind them with a kick. This time, they were unable to use the Kawarimi.
Both boys managed to recover from the assault easy enough, though Sakura (more tired than they were) was not so fortunate. So Naruto leapt in front of her, giving her time to catch her breath as he engaged the three shinobi. Sasuke, meanwhile, launched a Grand Fireball at the fire user, who merely held out his hand straight at the incoming Katon. Sasuke's attack slammed into the ninja... and the fire was absorbed through the man's hand!
In response, the skin on the man darkened red a bit. He took a deep breath and without any seals blew out a mass of flames right towards Sasuke.
Such was the mighty power of his clan's bloodline limit! The Tainetsu! With it, one could control their body heat and use it to fuel their Katon jutsu and make them that much more powerful! It also allowed them to shoot fire from anywhere from their chakra pores, provided they were skilled with their chakra network in order to do so.
Their clan had lived in the Snow Country as long as anyone could remember. In the early days, they, like everyone else, had struggled against the cold, harsh nature of their land, eventually seeking the essentials of humanity, but most of all, warmth.
But their clan was strong and they created a means out of necessity in order to help them survive and thrive. The Tainetsu. With it, they could adjust their body temperatures to be more accommodating to the weather and conditions, though with an ill side effect. The Tainetsu made their natural body temperature lower as a result, making them more vulnerable to the elements if one could not use the Tainetsu. As a result, mastering their bloodline was an act of great importance for their small clan. Their bloodline also made them adept with the Katon Ninjutsu, but unfortunately made them unable to utilize any other element. A flare of irony for being a shinobi of the Snow, considering that, aside from the Fujiwara Clan – whose bloodline allowed them to use both Fire and Water to create their Steam – there were only three Katon users in the whole village!
And conveniently enough, those three were here in the midst of the battle.
With that, Ikkoku renewed his attack as more Yuki-nin rushed towards the blond one (as well as the pink-haired one, who was now back on her feet). The man twirled his Multi-Staff in his hand and charged the Uchiha, swinging his weapon down on the boy's skull. Sasuke merely parried the blow with his katana. While not enough to deflect it entirely, it was still enough to divert it slightly to miss him. Sasuke kicked at the man's other arm, but the man blocked it. Next, the Atsusa member whipped his staff around again, only this time Sasuke saw it encased with fire and blazing splendidly!
Instinct taking over, Sasuke ducked the blow and aimed a sweeping kick at the man, who merely jumped over it. Deciding to return the favor, the man aimed a kick at Sasuke's head, to which Sasuke knelt downward and used his headband to take the brunt of the kick, sending him skidding backwards. His red eyes studied the metal staff in his adversary's hands. Now that was a neat trick!
Sasuke decided to give it a try as he held up the blade straight up and began manipulating the chakra and fire energies the way he had witnessed the man do, and flames sprang to life on his blade. But to his horror, the metal turned bright red and curled up on itself. Sasuke's bewilderment was strong, and apparently enough to allow the enemy to strike him with one end of his staff, scoring a hit on Sasuke's stomach. The blow lifted him into the air before the man whirled his staff around again, striking Sasuke across the face. His sword, or what was left of it, flew out of his hand.
Sasuke landed on the ground and rolled along, coming up to one knee as his left hand clutched his stomach and his right nursed his face. Both had been struck, but there was very warm sensation as well, no doubt caused by the fact that the staff was covered in fire. Looking at his now ruined blade out of the corner of his eye, Sasuke couldn't help but feel a pain of regret. He was getting accustomed to using a sword and was disappointed to see it go. Well... I'll just have to swipe another... he thought before his gaze returned to the Snow Katon User, who was circling his weapon again and launching another fire ring at the black-haired boy.
Sasuke quickly created another ordinary bunshin in collaboration with his speed once again. The fire ring destroyed the clone and allowed Sasuke an opening on the Atsusa member from his blind side, hitting the man with a punch, followed up by a kick to the man's Multi-Staff, sending it flying away. Sasuke launched another kick, which the man blocked and then grabbed. Sasuke felt himself getting colder and colder, like the warmth within him was being taken out. Gasping, the Uchiha used his other foot to kick the man hard in the face.
Ikkoku gave a yell of pain as he hurled the boy away against a tree. Sasuke managed to shift his body around and clasp against the tree before jumping off right back at the man. As he flew, he lowered his hand to the ground, grabbed a handful of snow and flung it in his face. Sasuke quickly snatched up the remains of his blade and thrust the handle right into the man's throat as hard as he could.
A soundless scream escaped the man as his hands clutched his throat in agony, falling to his knees. The second he did so, the Uchiha heir was behind him, slamming the handle of the sword against the man's skull and sending him into dreamland. Sasuke took several deep breaths and realized he had to start conserving his strength. Opting to keep his Curse Seal active just a little longer, he switched off his Sharingan. The majority of the enemy were just weaklings anyway, so he shouldn't need his bloodline. I hope... he added silently.
Naruto was currently taking on three Yuki-Nin at once, one using a long spear to keep him off balance while the other two attacked closely. Naruto countered by merely sidestepping one of them and tripping him. The Snow Chunin landed right on top of his fellows as they both crashed on the ground. Naruto jumped down on the two for good measure, then bounced off to the spear wielder, sending the melee weapon off to the side with a kick. The Yuki-nin blocked Naruto's next strike with an outward block and scuffled backwards to get some distance between them.
"Suiton: Mizu Shuriken!" the man of roughly forty-five shouted as snow on the ground began melting into pools of water. The water quickly reformed on itself to create over a dozen water shuriken, which all hurled themselves at the boy, who jumped over them in response. To both his amazement and annoyance, the water shuriken abruptly turned around while Naruto was still in the air, hitting him all over his back. Naruto gave a scream of agony as he felt his back get sliced and diced. The water shuriken exploded upon each impact, getting his upper body soaking wet on top of being cut up.
The older man gave off a satisfied smirk as he ran through another string of seals, his arms dancing with lightning all over of them. Naruto heard a vague 'Raiton: Denka Te' from the guy's mouth before he came right towards the boy, whose response was only for his single eye to narrow. Naruto waited until the last possible second before dropping to the ground, narrowly missing the man's next punches. He kicked both of the man's knees inward, making the man collapse from his own weight. Naruto landed on the ground and quickly threw himself up to a handstand, his left foot squarely connecting with the man's jaw.
The man fell to the ground hard as the lightning died, groaning but not getting back up.
As for Sakura, she was slowly getting to her feet. Her body ached, she was out of breath, the cut on her arm from the fuuma shuriken still stung badly and her head was ringing. However, she was determined to keep on going. Another enemy down furthered their chances of living through this.
As if on cue, a single Yuki-Nin came running directly towards her, a kunai in each of his hands. This man was exceptionally large, though more width-wise than tall; a combination of both muscle and body fat. On the back of his chakra pack was what looked like a red river in the shape of an 'O'. Sakura reached down for some shuriken, only to discover to her dismay that she was out. That moment nearly cost her as the man was right on top of her, ready to skewer her. So she quickly raised her hands and grabbed the man by the wrists with a tight grip. For a moment, the two struggled in that position before blades popped out of the man's boots. He kicked at the girl, making Sakura jerk in pure reflex, snapping the man's left wrist.
The quick burst of pain was enough to divert the kick just enough as he dropped both kunai. Sakura jumped down to the ground and grabbed both of his weapons, then struck. To her astonishment, the man merely held up his arms, allowing Sakura an easy cut across both of them as he began bleeding profusely.
Even though this young man of twenty was the enemy, she couldn't help but shiver slightly, not wanting to cut the man that much. To her further shock, the man smiled.
"You a masochist?" Sakura asked, hoping otherwise.
"In a way," the man acknowledged. "You've just helped seal your doom." In response, his blood flew outward and formed into a pair of long swords. The man twirled the blood blades around in his hands, showing that they were just as solid as katanas made from steel.
"I am Murasaki. Of the Oketsu Clan," the man introduced himself, his eyes hard on Sakura, who just stared at him in return. "It is rude to not introduce oneself when addressed," the man added.
"… Haruno Sakura," she said, sounding a bit silly. It was odd for her. People always wanted to know his name or even Naruto's. No one had ever bothered to ask her name before. It wasn't something she had experienced before.
Yet… she couldn't help but feel a sense of pride at the recognition as well.
"You are Type O Blood," Murasaki stated suddenly. The second he said that, he leaped forward, swinging his two blood katana with proficiency. Sakura blocked desperately with her kunai, barely able to keep up. The man twisted around, his left blade aiming right for the cut on Sakura's arm... then the blood rushed toward her injury at an amazing speed and in that split second, the girl understood.
She swiftly dropped her borrowed kunai and grabbed the remains of her cloak as she ran backwards from the strike, the blood missing her wound by centimeters. The man looked mildly disappointed and impressed as Sakura tore the remains of her cloak into makeshift bandages for any cut on her person. "So you noticed?" Murasaki asked, able to tell one's blood type by their personality.
"More or less," Sakura conceded. "Your ability is blood. It's not unreasonable to think that you could control my own blood... or have your blood enter my body and attack from the inside out."
The man gave a smile. "True. Though knowing won't help you any. Little pieces of cloth aren't going to stop these." He held up one of his blood blades in emphasis. Truthfully, to control her blood, he needed a large sample of hers. Once he had it, he would take it into his own body, assimilating it as his own, and then she was doomed, like many foes before her. "And it's not accurate to call it an 'ability'. It is the bloodline of my clan. Rather appropriate, wouldn't you say? A bloodline that revolves around actual blood. Now enough talk."
Sakura uneasily took a step backwards, unsure on how to handle the man when she stepped on a metal staff on the ground. Cautiously her eyes glanced downward. It was the one that wind kunoichi had used. What had she called it? A Multi-Staff?
The second Sakura looked down, Murasaki struck. Leaping into the air, he raised his weapons over his hand and struck downward just as Sakura kicked the staff up to her hands. This thing controls wind, so it should be perfect! With that thought, she blocked the two blades with her weapon. The man launched several kicks at her with his bladed boots, all of which she barely dodged. Sakura swung her staff as hard as she could at the man, forcing him to back off. Now I've got him! she cheered mentally as she got into the same stance Chiru had gotten into to launch those air balls, channeling a small amount of chakra into the staff. Take this!
Nothing happened.
The two just stood there looking as Sakura looked at the staff in disbelief, making several more jerking motions trying to get the thing to work. All it did though was turn slightly brown. "What's wrong with this stupid thing!?" the leaf ninja shouted at the top of her lungs, anger replacing her fatigue. "It's supposed to make wind attacks!!"
"That's not how it works," the blood user said simply as his right blood blade transformed into a fuuma shuriken, which he threw at the girl. Sakura reacted completely on instinct, batting the blood shuriken with the Multi-Staff... and splattering it completely into a pool of blood that splashed all over the girl.
Sakura had an overwhelming urge to throw up as she re-examined the staff. How did it get so much stronger? She didn't get long to think, though, as more blood came out of Murasaki's arms, turning the katana into a large broadsword. The man grabbed it with both hands and whirled it around, bringing it down on top of Sakura's head. Once again, she blocked it with the staff, but the force was so strong it caused her arms to buckle.
The Snow Ninja took advantage of that moment, delivering a strong kick to her gut. Sakura sailed through the air as the man leaped after her, swinging his blood broadsword once again. Sakura barely managed to guard with the Multi-Staff, but the force still sent her crashing into the ground with a loud grunt of pain.
"Got you now, Haruno-san..." Murasaki started before he slipped and fell on his backside.
Sakura looked on in confusion as she looked at the ground and the Multi-Staff again. The ground by the foremost tip was all slippery mud now, which the Yuki-Nin had stepped in unknowingly and fell.
The staff turned the ground into mud? she thought to herself, before it all clicked in place. Of course! It was called the Multi-Staff because it reacted to all elements, not just one! Wind had been that Snow Kuniochi's element, so the staff made wind attacks. And now it was making earth-based attacks from her earth abilities. Did that mean that earth was her primary element?
The Oketsu was starting to get back up, but Sakura reacted first, swinging her staff again and hitting the man's left knee, shattering it completely. Murasaki gave an unnatural cry of pain which Sakura forced herself to block out as she hit the man several times with her staff in the stomach, chest and face areas until he was out cold.
The girl panted again, and for a brief moment, really did consider taking the Chakra Pack from the knocked out man. However, she decided against it as she used the Multi-Staff as a crutch to help herself up as she surveyed the area.
It looked like there were about twenty of the Yuki-Nin left, with them taking on Sasuke and Naruto. Sasuke seemed to be doing well enough, taking on four at once, while Naruto was taking on three, still unable to use his shadow clones.
She watched as the woman he was fighting dodged one of his kicks. She placed her hands on the ground and brought them back up covered in mud. Naruto punched at her, but the Snow Kunoichi caught it, so he tried again, only for her to catch that one too. Suddenly the mud became alive, covering Naruto's hands completely and locking them in place. Sakura could see the horror in her teammate's eye, as he was now unable to make any handseals for his jutsu!
There was no hesitation in Sakura's next action as she hurled the Multi-Staff with all her might, which slammed into the surprised Kunoichi's face, right between her eyes. The woman hollered in pain, her hands already up to try to ease the pain. Naruto immediately took advantage of it as he jumped up and placed a well-aimed kick to the side of her face.
The woman hit the ground, but rolled back up, much to the surprise of both Leaf Genin. She lowered her hands and looked right at them, a nice indent on her face that was very red, yet not bleeding. "My face! My beautiful face! How dare you do that to my lovely face! I didn't hit your faces, now did I!?"
"No... but you did try to kill us," Naruto replied matter-of-factly as Sakura forced her tired body over to them.
"SO!?! YOU STILL MESSED UP MY WONDERFUL FACE!!!" the woman screamed with increased intensity. "I, BI BOU, WILL SLAUGHTER YOU!!! RAITON: BOUFUUKEN NO JUTSU!!!"
Lightning began appearing all around Bi as though she were a human power plant. The Snow Chunin ran right up to Naruto as lightning danced around her left arm, punching Naruto right in the face. Naruto shot backwards like a cannon, surprised by the sheer amount of power in her punch. Bi hollered in glee as she went after him again. Naruto got to his feet and tried to form the Kaze Kiwa, only to be reminded that his hands were locked in place.
That's when Sakura rolled along the ground, regrabbed the Multi-Staff and blocked Bi's next punch with it. The staff held up to the electrified enhanced punch as both females skidded backwards a bit. "DAMN YOU!!! DAMNYOUDAMNYOUDAMNYOUDAMNYOUDAMNYOU!!!!"
Bi let loose a furious storm of punches and kicks on Sakura. The girl managed to block a few before she dashed off to the side, trying to back off. Bi stuck to her like a bee to a flower, matching Sakura's every step easily as Sakura was exhausted and Bi relatively fresh. The kunoichi punched again, lightning flying off her arm like a battering ram and knocking the Multi-Staff out of Sakura's hands and out of reach.
That's when Naruto appeared behind the woman, hitting her with a double-handed strike to the base of her neck. To his surprise, electricity arced right into his path, blocking the attack. Bi whirled around on one foot, using the other to kick Naruto in the left side of his neck, nearly twisting it as he crashed along the ground, skidding nearly twenty feet. That was going to leave a nasty mark!
Bi gave another insane laugh as she hopped over to Naruto, one leg charged and ready to smear him all over the ground!
"Fuuton: Kaze Kiwa no Jutsu!"
Time seemed to freeze for a moment as both faces looks over to see a pink blur come right at them, forcing Bi to jump back quickly as a deadly wind strike slashed through where the older woman had been but a moment ago.
In her place stood a panting Sakura. With the Kaze Kiwa active.
Though it was nothing like what Naruto would do. Hers was much more chaotic, bulging in places, wind spinning at different velocities at different ends of the jutsu. Parts of it looked ready to burst right open while others looked ready to collapse in on itself. But for all intents and purposes, it was the Kaze Kiwa, though a very crude and unstable version of it.
Naruto felt a bit of rage and a protest formed in his throat, but he stopped himself when he saw Sakura's right arm. It was a wreck. Almost the entire thing was bright red, indicating it was quite sore and painful with red lines of blood all over, though Sakura was making every effort not to show it on her face. She was slicing her own arm all over!
Bi gave the young girl a careful look. "If you're trying to use wind to combat my jutsu," she said in a normal voice, aware of the potential of the Kaze Kiwa as Naruto had used it several times himself in this fight. "I wouldn't recommend it. You look like you're going to destroy your own arm before you're able to land a hit on me."
To the Snow Ninja's surprise, the girl just smiled. "Better I destroy my own arm and take you down... than letting you do it for me."
Bi just gave a slight gasp. The girl would willingly sacrifice her own arm, just for a chance at victory!?
The Leaf kunoichi used the moment to attack, furiously stabbing at the other woman. Sakura's Kaze Kiwa cut through the Snow Ninja's lightning on the right arm and hit the shoulder, making the woman scream. She punched at Sakura with her other arm in response, blowing Sakura back a few feet. She managed to stabilize herself, but her arm was getting worse by the second as the two Kunoichi began trading blows, with Naruto standing and watching in spite of himself.
"That's enough, Sakura! Stop using the Kaze Kiwa!" He quickly began slamming his own fists on the ground, trying to get the blasted mud off his hands.
Sakura didn't seem to listen as the two Kunoichi continued to spar, with Sakura taking more hits due to her exhaustion. That's when Naruto noticed the Kaze Kiwa on her arm getting smaller and smaller. At first, he thought she was losing control or giving it up, but the winds were just as strong as ever with Sakura's left hand in the tiger seal. Unable to help himself, he continued to watch in interest as the Kaze Kiwa continued to shrink down until it was just a mini-sized version version of it, barely covering her fist. Yet the winds were as strong as ever! No longer was her Kaze Kiwa unstable or bulging, she had condensed it down to a level she could wield!
"Much better," Sakura said, her voice still filled with strain and weariness nonetheless. She chopped at the Kunoichi again, with faster results that cut along Bi's hood, revealing long flowing red hair underneath. Bi countered by backhanding at the younger girl, who evaded and struck downward. But Bi caught Sakura's deadly right fist with a hand. "Ha!" Bi cried in triumph.
Until Naruto kicked a rock that slammed into her face. "WHY YOU LITTLE FUCKING – "
She never got finish her latest temper tantrum as Sakura used the moment to uppercut the woman as hard as she could in the gut, completely bursting through the protective lightning. A voiceless yell escaped from Bi's mouth before she blacked out on the snow-covered ground.
Naruto gave his teammate a grin (trying not to yell at her about stealing his move; he'd do that later) as he gave his fists a final slam on the ground that shattered the mud handcuffs, while Sakura nearly collapsed right then and there as she cradled her right arm, still a mass of sores and cuts.
That's when a large, seven-foot Snow Ninja leapt into the air behind Sasuke – who had just finished taking down two other Yuki-nin - slamming his fist into Sasuke's cranium. Sasuke hit the ground. Hard. "Sorry, sir," the man uttered in a light voice as the Curse Seal faded entirely.
Naruto was about to call out his friend's name when the same Snow Ninja was right beside Sakura in a heartbeat, backhanding her across the face. "Apologies, ma'am." She landed nearly fifty feet away, crying out in pain. Naruto gave a roar of rage as he ran towards the man, who merely pivoted and slammed his elbow in Naruto's throat. "Pardon me, sir!"
Naruto's hands were grabbing his throat like mad. That fucking hurt! Anger filling him, he took a closer look at the new opponent. He was muscular with signs of great endurance. He, unlike the majority of Snow Shinobi, wore no hood or mask, showing off his short black hair in a buzz cut. On his legs were the Chakra Shin Guards, but instead of the Strength Gauntlets, he wore some kind of metal armguards. It was his eyes that made Naruto stare the most. A hard stare and… that was it. Just a hard stare. Not one of anger, pity, emptiness, humor or anything.
"Yes. You will do first, Uzumaki-kun," the man said simply. At that exact moment, another Yuki-Nin, Oniikei, appeared right behind Naruto, the hair on his left arm extended and sharp as nails, ready to pierce Naruto in the back with bloody precision.
Until the seven-foot beast suddenly ran over, slamming a fist into his countryman's face, where he smashed into a tree a moment later.
"A true shinobi battle…" the mountain man went on, looking directly at Naruto, seemingly unfazed by the fact that he just attacked one of his fellow ninjas. "…is a one-on-one match with physical skills. I believe your own Third Hokage preached this, Uzumaki-kun."
Naruto just continued to stare at this guy as the pain in his neck began to lessen. Who was this guy? Looking around, he saw no other Snow Shinobi protesting to what this guy had just done, nor was anyone going after the downed Sasuke and Sakura. Did that mean he had incredible influence, or… were they all scared of him?
"I am Tadashii Reigi, Uzumaki-kun. Let me show you the fruits of the Yama-Ken Taijutsu style," the newly dubbed Reigi spoke before launching himself at Naruto, another punch slamming down on the ground and barely missing Naruto as he jumped back. Reigi quickly attacked again, this time with a punch to Naruto's stomach. "Sorry, sir!" Naruto coughed up a lot of blood as he went rolling along the ground. He came to a stop as he attempted to pick himself up, only to see that Reigi was right behind him. How the fuck did he get BEHIND me!?
Reigi punched again, forcing Naruto to roll on the ground to avoid it. He blocked out the pain in his stomach as best he could as he quickly backflipped to his feet and grabbed a kunai. A second later, he launched a mini Kaze Kiwa flying towards the incoming man, who merely held up his left arm as Naruto's wind attack hit the arm guard… and bounced right back!
Naruto was barely able to contain his surprise as both his own jutsu and Reigi's next punch slammed into him. "Sorry, sir!" Naruto gave a shrill scream as he rolled along the ground. His chest felt like it was on fire! In an flash, Reigi was behind him, swinging another arm down low into a fierce uppercut to the boy's chin before turning around and slamming his palm into Naruto's face, crushing his nose. "Iwahada. Sorry, sir!"
Naruto hit the ground hard again but was immediately surrounded by his clones, each one with fury in their eyes as they all lined up, with the rearmost one shouting "Fuuton: Kaze Misairu Rendan!"
The Kaze Tate sprung to life around that Naruto while the Kaze Doriru activated around the others, sending a batch of destructive wind missiles right at the Snow Ninja, who merely narrowed his eyes and stood his ground. He began backhanding with his armguards at each Naruto-made missile with enough force to disperse them, muttering out an apology with each strike.
Koyuki and the movie crew just gasped at the sight as Reigi continued swatting the Naruto missiles like flies. Even with the armguards, how could that guy deflect all those wind attacks without being shredded!? Who was this guy!?
As Reigi batted the last Naruto away, he was surprised to see one not dispersed as that Naruto did a controlled roll on the ground, then sprang up with the grace of a leopard. So that's the real one! Reiji thought to himself, his right eye glancing at the Naruto who had used the Wind Shield, now knowing that was a clone. Naruto rushed him, his Kaze Kiwa active again.
Until Reigi kicked at his arm, his shin guard canceling out the Kaze Kiwa as he shifted his weight around and delivered a brutal side-kick to Naruto's sensitive chest area, where he collided with a tree a moment later. "My apologies, sir! You almost caught me by surprise with that one!"
Naruto was about to throw out a bloody insult when the mountain fist user was right on top of him again. Naruto barely was able to duck the blow as Reigi's right fist slammed into the tree, blowing out a large hole that made the tree fall over. The blond nearly howled in rage as he jumped up, slamming his fist into the man's exposed chin. Yes! Finally a hit on the damn -
The man's head jerked backward, then slammed forward into Naruto's face. His right arm flew backwards, elbowing Naruto right in the spine. "Jishintai. Good hit sir!" Naruto tried to block out the pain as he soared through the air yet again and was damn sick of it! This time, he ran through another series of seals, not even bothering to catch himself as he hit the ground. "Suiton: Booruban Mizu Dangan no Jutsu!"
Like a cannon, the drilling water bullet streaked towards the Snow Ninja, who formed three quick seals and muttered 'Gouwan'. His right arm bulged in a mass of muscles as he punched the water bullet, demolishing it completely!
He was no fool after all. He had no quells about using Ninjutsu if the situation required it. He simply preferred a slugfest of fists and kicks.
Naruto just gawked in disbelief as the man's arm returned to normal. "WHY THE HELL WON'T YOU FALL!?!"
"Because I have to kick your ass to hell, Uzumaki-kun," Reiji replied casually, now hopping on one foot. "I've seen your jutsu throughout this fight, Uzumaki-kun. You can't surprise me."
Despite the pounding of his head and aching of his back, what burned him up the most was this guy, after seeing everything Naruto had did, was still underestimating him!!!
"You want to be surprised!?" Naruto shrieked at the man, running through seven old seals. "You want something NEW!? WELL FINE!!! Kibou Te!!" Both of Naruto's hands were encased with a bright blue glow that matched both the color and rage of his single eye.
From his jumping foot, Reigi sprang on Naruto as he brought his arms down into two furious upward blocks on Naruto's hands, sending them flying above his hand and leaving himself vulnerable! "I repeat: You can't surprise me. I know full well that you use many and unique types of jutsu. But that won't do you any good when your body is too messed up to use them, sir!"
Reigi clasped his hands together and struck down hard on the one-eyed boy's skull. "Irapushon, sir, with my apologies."
Naruto just stood still, as if frozen in place by a Hyouton jutsu. Then slowly... his knees gave way and he found himself falling to the ground, unable to keep going. It was only the man's strong grip on his collar that stopped him from kissing the ground in an undignified way.
The Tadashii held Naruto up to face level with his left hand. Suddenly two kunai shot out of Naruto's sleeves as he aimed them right at the BASTARD'S face!!!
The Snow Chunin merely caught the blades with his teeth. He jerked his head sideways and spat the weapons on the snow.
"There is no shame in defeat, Uzumaki-kun," Reigi told him, looking him directly in the eye with his own. At last, Naruto knew what to classify that stare of his as. Merciless.
"There is always someone stronger out there. Always," he went on as he whipped his right hand around and caught Sakura's flying kick. When did she recover!? Naruto thought as the man threw her to the side. "It's the natural way of life." He moved his left arm to the side, a Grand Fireball striking his armguard and flying right back at a very surprised Uchiha. "You fought a good fight. That's all anyone can ask of you, sir."
"What's... with... all the... polite... shit...?" Naruto asked, despite himself.
"Because my good old mother raised me that way," he said in an almost song-like voice, positively beaming. "Always be polite and respectful to your enemies and allies. No matter what the case! That's what defines a man!"
A tall, looming woman with a permanent scowl on her is standing in an extremely messy room over a five year old Reigi. "You little worthless fool of a brat! I told you to have your room cleaned by the end of the day! Well, it's the end of the day and what do I see? A STILL messy room! You miserable little cur! Where is your respect for your dear old mother!? IF ONLY YOUR FATHER WAS STILL ALIVE!! When I tell you to do something, you better well do it and do it right to MY specifications! MINE! NOT YOURS! MINE, you little ungrateful, lowly worm!! Back in my day when MY parents told me to do something, I did it and did it happily! And my life was MUCH harder than yours and..."
All this time, the five year old is just looking lovingly up at his screaming mother with a look of utmost admiration and contentment on his face with a big smile.
Ah yes! Good old mom! Always knew what to say!
"I was raised to be respectful and polite all the time," Reigi went on. "Especially to the deceased."
With that, the two-meter tall ninja slammed his right fist into Naruto's chin, propelling him to the sky. Reigi jumped after him, grabbed the boy and slammed his back on top of Reigi's left knee. The orange and black clothed boy gave a scream of utmost pain before Reigi's arm expanded again and delivered an extreme punch to Naruto's face. Naruto shot down at a 45-degree angle like a missile into the lake, shooting up water as high as fifty feet in all directions as the man landed on the ground. "Shin'en. Fare thee well, Uzumaki-kun."
Sakura was just staring in disbelief at the lake. Tears threaten to spill from her eyes as Naruto was not resurfacing. First Kakashi and now Naruto... who was next...
Sasuke, however had a very different reaction, as he was looking at the lake in extreme disappointment. Naruto had just got owned big time...
… and he MISSED IT!!!
Okay, okay, so maybe that was unfair and unbecoming of him, but Sasuke couldn't help it. You have any idea how long he had waited to see someone put the blond loudmouth in his place? Especially in a fight? To finally wipe the arrogant little smirk off his face? And it finally happened... and Sasuke had been knocked out cold! Only coming to when a beat-up Naruto was being held like a rag doll in the Mountain Man's grip!
Besides... he knew what was coming next. He knew his unofficial rival well.
"Finally!" they all heard Doto roar happily from atop of the train, practically singing. "The Blond Brat is gone! He's gone, gone, gone! Reigi-san, dispose of the other two and I will reward you well as a Loyalist!!"
Both he and Sakura watched as Reigi walked over to them, casually looking over them one at a time, trying to decide which of them to fight next. "You shouldn't have done that to Naruto," Sasuke offered, causing all eyes to focus on him.
"And why is that?" the snow ninja asked, getting into a stance.
That was when a pillar of red, horrifying chakra shot out from the lake to the heavens above.
"Because you just pissed him off," Sasuke finished as all eyes looked back at the lake in pure disbelief.
Red demonic energy filled the air, beginning to swirl amongst itself as water exploded outward again. The chakra felt demonic... and yet it wasn't... it was something... deeper... In the air, the red chakra seemed to be collecting in on itself into a head with long years, a dog-like snout with many deadly teeth and eyes of pure malice as the small figure emerged directly underneath.
Naruto previously had several massive bruises on his person, a crushed-in bloody face and broken nose, a gaping wound on his chest from the mini Kaze Kiwa, his back battered with several frictions and cracks along his spine and his jumpsuit was tattered and torn, especially in the left chest area. Now the injuries were all healing at an incredible rate! The bruises were disappearing as fast as someone wiping away mud. His nose straightened out back to normal as did his entire face. His back straightened out, signifying the damage to his spine being repaired. All the cuts and open wounds he had collected up until now closed at once.
Ironically, it was none of this that caught the onlooker's attentions. It was Naruto's eyes. Both of them, as well as his closed eye, were now open and they were a fiery red, unlike his normal blue. Power and rage could be seen in them. It was like Naruto was a completely different person now... an incredibly pissed off one at that!
Many of the remaining Snow Shinobi still standing were trembling at the sight, frozen with anxiety and fear. Kiou took off running from his spot inside the train, hightailing it out of there as fast as humanly possible. Both Ikusa and Kiganai were locked in place, their eyes all but bulging outward at the sight. On the hilltop, Taigi took a few fearful steps backwards but still managed to keep himself composed. On the outside at least; inside was a completely different story. Homare was virtually speechless. This was the boy he had fought earlier? It seemed like someone's cruel joke...
The movie crew and Koyuki were just frozen in place in terror, this sensation nothing like that little fight between Naruto and Sasuke on the boat, or even at the Iceberg. Several of them (Kaijo amongst them) nearly went hysterical. Makino himself was surprisingly silent. His pipe had fallen to the ground and he was observing the scene with keen skills, just trying to wonder what to make of this development for his movie. Doto's face had fallen in sheer surprise, his mouth hanging open as a fly flew inside.
A second later, the great Daimyo and Kagirinai Kachuu began gagging uncontrollably.
"You want to be SURPRISED!?!" Naruto roared directly at Reigi as all the chakra he emitted seemed to surge into him, vastly refilling his depleting chakra reserves. "WELL, ARE YOU SURPRISED NOW!?!"
Reigi just gave a nod as his voice was lodged in his throat. Yes, he was surprised. He was VERY surprised.
In a flash, Naruto took off like a bullet, landing a solid hit on the mountain man's gut. Reigi gave a silent scream of pain before grabbing both of Naruto's arms. Ignoring the pain from the red flaring chakra, he landed on his back and planted a foot on Naruto's chest before launching him backwards like a catapult towards a tree.
Naruto backflipped in the air, clutching the tree like a fly. With a chakra-enhanced leap, he jumped back towards the man, a punch aimed at the face. Reigi sidestepped it and grabbed Naruto's arm again, swinging him around and around before hurling him high into the air. The man jumped into the air after the blond, his left arm expanding in strength.
A nanosecond before his punch connected, Naruto brought out both hands and caught the fist in his palms. He took a firm grip and rolled himself above and over the man's inflated arm, delivering two powerful drop kicks on the man's face. The man sailed downward like a bomb to the ground, snow kicking up everywhere as he landed.
Giving a laugh, Naruto soared downward after his prey, just barely missing the man as he leapt to the side. Reigi then sprang forward again at the boy. "Dosekiryuu!" he yelled, throwing out many fast-paced punches at the boy. Naruto quickly jumped from side to side in blur, narrowly but surely dodging all the punches as though playing a game of Hanpuku Yoko-Tobi.
Suddenly, Naruto jumped forward and slammed a fist into Reigi's chest, making him slide backwards. Upon further examination, it looked like someone had carved a hole in the chest, as it was now gouged in.
Then snow began collecting on the 'wound', restoring it to normal.
And a dangerous frown appeared on Naruto's face. "COME ON OUT, YOU SHITTY BASTARD!!! FIGHT ME LIKE A MAN, YOU DAMN CHEAP COWARD!!!"
No response came, but the Ice Clone charged Naruto again. Naruto, in an almost bored like manner, aimed a solid punch at the clone's stomach, piercing it completely. To his surprise, snow began compiling again, locking his arm in place as the clone put Naruto in a front bear hug. "GET THE HELL OFF OF ME!!!"
In response, Reigi burst from the ground behind Naruto, both arms reared back and ready to strike, but Naruto gave a soul-splitting yell, the red chakra utterly demolishing the Ice Clone and throwing Reigi through the air like a toy before managing to land on his feet, only to see a blazing red bullet coming right at him.
Reigi quickly withdrew several kunai with exploding tags and hurled them right at Naruto. He jumped right and left, avoiding each of the explosions as he dashed towards him.
The Yuki-nin opted for the same approach. Naruto threw a punch, but Reigi quickly performed a Noku, sidestepping to the left, then back to the right putting himself right behind Naruto, then throwing an elbow right at his back again.
Naruto hit the ground in force to avoid the blow, then launched himself with his hands upwards, planting both feet firmly on Reigi's chin. After jerking his head backwards, the Snow Ninja grabbed Naruto's left leg and slammed him against the ground with all the force he could muster.
A groan of pain escaped the boy's mouth. "That's more LIKE it!" the red chakra-glowing boy hollered in glee as he slammed his right foot on Reigi's hand, allowing him to escape the man's grasp. He pushed off the ground again to land another kick, but this time Reigi caught the boy's. He immediately chopped the boy's neck with his free hand, making him hit the ground hard.
The genin rolled along the ground and sprang back to his feet, but Reigi was already on top of him with another punch. This time, Naruto kicked up high, his foot landing on the man's hand, as he threw his leg downward, slamming the hand down on the snow covered ground before using his other leg to kick the Chunin's face.
Using his free arm, the Snow Ninja landed a solid hit in the boy's stomach, but constant contact with the boy's red chakra was clearly becoming more and more difficult for him. Nevertheless, he continued on as he wheeled his arm around and hit Naruto's chin. He then grabbed the side of Naruto's head and put right into a left hook. A Gunpou strike.
This time, Naruto gave a more shrill cry of pain, his eyes burning with rage all the more, before swinging both of his arms and slamming them against Reigi's left arm, shocking him. Did you take all those hits just for an opening to break my arm?! Using his right hand, he hurled Naruto a distance behind him, but the boy landed on his feet like an expert.
Reigi rubbed his left arm cautiously, never taking his eyes off of Naruto. If that had been anyone else, that move would have broken their arm. Uzumaki-kun... what are you? I have never fought one like you before.
All this time, Doto, the movie crew, and especially the ninja (both Snow and Leaf) were watching the fight with the utmost attention. What a fight! Neither one was backing down and it was just intense!
Sasuke himself was watching the Snow Ninja expertly, analyzing his every move. He wanted to know just what style or moves he was using to give Naruto such trouble. From what he could gather, it seemed the taijutsu style was almost a mirror opposite of Sekken, the fighting style of the Uchiha clan.
Where Sekken was a merger of various taijutsu techniques, fundamentally relying on intercepting – hence the name – and turning the attacks back on the opponent, it seemed to him that whatever this man's taijutsu style was, it revolved almost entirely around brute strength punches in direct confrontation. This more or less worked in Sasuke's favor. While he had studied and trained for the use of Sekken when he was younger, he was slowly moving past it. Since he became Naruto's 'rival', he had slowly been adopting several of the boy's tendencies. He was still evasive, but also more 'up front' in his opponent's faces like Naruto. It was a great advantage as he could switch between the two.
Now he was watching this guy as best he could, already working on ways to incorporate this man's fighting style into his own. He did note that this man wasn't speaking, not even that polite crap he had kept uttering. Was it because he was taking Naruto that seriously... or something else?
The two opponents took off running at each other, dashing back and forth all over the battlefield as they struck head on again and again. Both kept increasing in speed, growing faster and faster with each strike as they moved about the battlefield. Snow completely flew off the ground from the shockwaves of each hit, revealing the frozen brown soil underneath.
They struck again, with Naruto sending a barrage of punches to the man's face, then clashing on the other side of the field a split second later, Reigi's fist ramming into Naruto's skull. Twenty meters to the left, Naruto double-backhanding the base of Reigi's neck. Thirty meters to the right, Reigi grabbing ahold of Naruto's arm and slamming him against the ground, cracking the very ground. Then in mid-air, where Naruto head-butted the older man. They both dropped to the ground, rebounded and ran into each other as their fists collided, then threw both of them backwards over ten meters.
Naruto once again rebounded with near ease, but this time Reigi did not as he collapsed to all fours, gasping for air as if his very life depended on it, clearly not used to moving at that speed and now no longer able to.
"You're MINE!!!" Naruto screamed in triumph racing back towards his opponent who looked up. Once Naruto was right on top of him, he pushed himself into the air just barely evading the boy's attack. He raised his right leg, attempting to use both power and gravity for a severe hit.
Before he could even start his swing, Naruto jumped upward, ramming his head into the man's raised leg, throwing him completely off balance. He landed on one foot, but before he could do anything, Naruto was right in front of him, punching rapidly all over the man's chest, earning a gasp of sheer pain with each blow. Naruto gave a feral roar as he continued his barrage, faster, harder, deadlier. The sheer power began pile-driving the two across the open plain with Naruto's relentless attack and all Reigi could do was shout in pain.
Then Naruto's right arm dropped towards the snow-covered ground, a Rasengan spinning to life in his hand. He scraped it across the ground, gathering snow and compressing it into his Rasengan before slamming this newest variation into the Snow Taijutsu user with a roar of pure malice.
Reigi flew through the air like Naruto had so many times earlier until he crashed right through a tree and kept on going, slamming into a second tree that all but shattered upon the man's impact. Very slowly and painfully, Reigi looked up at his young opponent.
And gave him a thumbs-up.
Then he collapsed on the ground into dreamland.
Naruto saw this and looked towards the sky as he gave a victory cry, like he wanted the gods themselves to acknowledge his victory.
While all the spectators gawked at him, unsure of what to do next, the wheels in one Kazahana Doto's head were spinning furiously. Such an awesome display of power! Sheer, unmatched POWER!!!
And Doto was almost certain he knew what this power was. When both Suna and Oto had attacked Konoha, it became well-known that they had deployed Sand's Jinchuuriki host to destroy the Hidden Leaf village.
What wasn't entirely known was exactly how the Leaf managed to stop it. Only a few had actually witnessed what had been able to stop the rampaging Shukaku when even the great Gamabunta hadn't been able to and those few weren't talking. Still, rumors did get out and it was believed that Konoha had deployed some kind of new, secret weapon against the trump card of the Sand village.
Of course, what exactly this trump card was still very much unknown. It was a well-known fact that the Shodai Hokage had distributed Biju to the other main villages, so each of them at least had one Jinchuuriki host to call their own, so it would stand to reason that Konoha would have retained one as well. But if they did, they were very unusual about it. Where Sand, Cloud and Rock would boast about the exploits of Gaara, Kirabi and Mesaki, Konoha did no such thing. It made many wonder if they really did have a Jinchuuriki in their village.
And of course, there was the infamous night almost thirteen years ago with the Kyuubi attack and it's defeat. Many had believed that it had simply been killed without it being sealed into a Jinchuuriki, especially when Konoha was not bragging about it. Who wouldn't want to brag about harnessing the most powerful of the Biju?
The coordinated attack on Konoha, though, changed everything. With the knowledge of the other villages and the fact that Konoha had unveiled a weapon at long last, that was the most probable theory as to what that weapon actually was: The Jinchuuriki of the Kyuubi no Kitsune itself!
However, no Suna or Oto nin had been close enough to identify the host, if truly a Jinchuuriki the weapon had been. So if such a person had existed, the identity of this individual was not known.
Until now...
Doto could barely contain himself. The pieces of the puzzle fit! It certainly had to be it! The 'weapon' Konoha deployed against the One Tail! Here! In his own country! Right under his very nose!! Just his for the taking!! The power he could wield from a Jinchuuriki of any Biju would be immense to his plans!! And if it really was the Kyuubi itself... Doto could hardly contain his excitement.
It had to be his!
It would be his!!
"I want the blond brat alive!!" Doto roared loudly, pointing a finger expectantly at Naruto as the remaining Snow Shinobi all looked at him. "SEIZE HIM!! WHOEVER DOES WILL BE REWARDED BEYOND YOUR WILDEST DREAMS!!!"
The Yuki-Nin just looked at their leader like he was crazy and in that instant, Naruto attacked! He dashed forward, striking one shinobi hard in the stomach and sent him flying in the air. "AAAAHHHH!!!" the man shouted as he landed in the forest about fifty or so meters away.
Another Snow Shinobi jumped on Naruto's back, wrapping his arms around Naruto's neck and his legs around his waist. Two other shinobi grabbed him from the sides, slamming their shin guards against him, all three hoping that their shin guards would disrupt Naruto's red chakra.
It failed miserably.
The orange and black clothed boy gave another feral roar, red chakra exploding all around him with new ferocity as the three Snow-nin were propelled three different directions.
"Doton: Kidotekkou!" Naruto whipped his head around to see a Snow Ninja slam his fists into the ground. When he brought them back up, he had earth-style boxing gloves on his hands, not unlike Sakura's Ganseki Gunte. The man charged forwards and threw a punch, just missing the boy. The blond gave a laugh as he grabbed the man's arm and threw him over his shoulder, slamming the man's head down on the ground. The entire body shook from the recoil, but the man still managed to hold up both of his hands at Naruto's chest, where the rock boxing gloves blasted off and hit Naruto in the chest at pointblank range.
The Uzumaki shouted in both pain and annoyance before striking the ninja, sending him skidding twenty meters across the ground. That was when Danmari appeared behind the boy, holding two ridiculously large broad axes as he mercilessly swung them down at Naruto, much like the rhythm to a beat a drum user would use.
Naruto dodged the opening shots, then threw back his arms and struck along the base of the axes, breaking them in two and sending the blade portions flying off, where they nearly struck another ninja, who turned ghost white at the realization of just what happened and was grateful he kept his neck.
Until Naruto gave a severe punch to Danmari, where the giant of a man landed on that same unfortunate soul not two moments later.
"Hyouton: Iguruu Gokusha no Jutsu!"
Forming in the air right above Naruto, a large igloo formed, then fell right on top of him, trapping him inside. "Got you now!" the Snow Shinobi shouted in joy as he put his hands on the ground and channeled more chakra into it. Seconds later, sounds of fierce fighting were heard inside as the man knew the demonic brat was engaging hordes of Ice Clones. It was only a matter of time before the full effects of his jutsu...
A section of the ice igloo bulged out, as if it had been hit. Then another bulge appeared at the opposite end. Then another... and another... and with each new bulge the man's face faltered more and more until he was just nervously laughing, sweat beading down his face.
Then the Igloo Prison erupted into a shower of pieces all at once, forcing the man to shield his face with his arms. When it died down, he saw the blond kid standing in the center of the newly demolished igloo, a spinning chakra orb in each hand. The orbs died out as the boy ran right on top of him, grabbing both sides of the man's head and slamming it hard into his own. Repeatedly. After eight hits, the man blacked out as Naruto kicked him away for good measure.
That's when near-invisible wires began wrapping themselves all around Naruto, pinning to his arms to his sides. He looked over to see another Yuki-nin, roughly thirty-five and wearing a turban as opposed to a hood for some reason. On his hands were metallic like gloves, only with the finger portions opened, where the same near-invisible wires were seen.
"Heh heh heh!" the man chuckled sadistically. "We've got you this time, freak!" At that moment, another Yuki-Nin apppeared in front of Naruto and began bombarding the boy with punches.
Naruto gave another roar as he struggled against the wires unable to move an inch. "Heh heh heh!" the man chuckled again, waving his fingers around like a puppeteer. "Try all you want, freak. My Chakra Wires have you bound in more ways than one! I'm sucking the chakra right out of you! The more you struggle, the worse it'll become, heh heh heh!"
At that Naruto stopped struggling, causing both men to stop in sheer surprise. Had the boy given up?
Instead of pleas of submission or surrender, the boy began laughing. First it was low, then it gradually picked up strength until he was laughing like a lunatic.
"And what's so funny, freak?" the Snow Ninja, Kashira Tsukai, asked, not liking the fact the boy was giving off insane chuckling. That was his forte!
At that, Naruto gave another loud roar. The wires began burning brightly as the deadly red chakra zipped down the lines right towards the metal gloves, where they too seemed to be getting redder and warmer. He's overloading it!! Tsukai shouted mentally as he began shaking his hands relentlessly. "HOTHOTHOTHOTHOT!!!!" he screamed, running around like a chicken with its head cut off before finally managing to get the gloves off and thrusting his hands into the snow.
"Ahhhh..." he said in content as the coldness swept over his burnt skin... right before Naruto kicked him square in the face.
He then turned his attention to the ninja who had used him for a punching bag. The man gave a nervous gulp but quickly ran through a series of seals as a large fiery disk appeared in his hand. "Katon: Hoenban no Jutsu!"
Throwing his arm back, the man hurled the fire discus at the blond, who merely grinned. He waited right until the fire attack was right on top of him before giving a loud yell, the intensity of the chakra around multiplying severalfold!
The fire discus stalled for but a moment, then quickly flew back the way it came! The ninja screamed in surprise as he bent backwards at a near-perfect 90-degree angle, the katon just grazing over his face. The man could practically taste the searing heat!
In the blink of an eye, Naruto was on top of him, driving his fist down on the man's face, right into the cold hard snow below. He quickly ran off to the left where he jumped into another man's face, nearly scaring him to death before delivering an assault of punches in less than three seconds. He planted both feet on the man's face and springboarded to another Yuki-Nin, ramming the shinobi in the stomach with both of his fists. Naruto landed on the ground, grabbed the Snow Ninja's wrists and spun him around four times before hurling into an incoming ninja, both colliding into each other rather abruptly.
That was when two kunai came flying towards him, which Naruto avoided with pitiful ease. That's when he noticed wires attached to them, coming from a Yuki-Nin wearing strange gauntlets. Seven more shinobi appeared all around him, all wearing identical gauntlets as each one fired a pair of kunai on wires. Naruto dodged all the shots at him as the kunai continued burying themselves all around him, with all the wires forming what looked like a spider's web with him in the middle.
The genin was about to jump out when electricity surged down the wires. Once it got close to Naruto, it broke off and struck the boy all over, making him roar in pain. The eight shinobi all began running clockwise around him as fast as they could, the wires binding around the lightning-shocked boy tighter and tighter with each round the Shinobi ran. After running around the Leaf ninja five times each, they stopped and pulled their arms backwards, holding the tightly bound boy in place as he continued to scream.
Four new ninja came in around him all wearing sunglasses. One in front, one from behind and two from different sides in the four cardinal directions as they tossed off their gloves and bit both of their thumbs before proceeding to slam their left hands on the ground, each one drawing a small quarter of a circle clockwise.
After that, the four newcomers slammed their right hands down by the blood markings. "Genbu of the North!" the one in front of Naruto shouted. "Seiryu of the East!" the shinobi shouted from the first ninja's left. "Suzaku of the South!" the one opposite of the first user, Hari, now conscious again, added and ended with "Byakko of the West!" by the final shinobi across from the one that said 'east'.
"Fuuinjutsu: Shijinjuu Torappu Reitouko!" they shouted simultaneously as kanji appeared at each of the four points, each one representing the mythological animal as light appeared in a full circle around Naruto, then evolving into a brilliant flash of light that blinded all but the four sunglasses-wearing ninja.
When the light faded, everyone looked over to see a large circular dome of ice, ten feet in diameter, in the middle of the twelve Snow Shinobi, with Naruto frozen solid right in the center! His face still showed signs of hate and fury and he seemed to be glowing red, as if his red demon-like chakra itself was frozen. The shinobi began discarding their Lightning Launcher Gauntlets due to their wires being frozen along with the Leaf boy, while the four sealers put one hand on the ice dome and the other on the ground. The redness around Naruto began to diminish, while the four Ninja gasped in pain as they forcibly extracted the red chakra around the boy, pushing it through their bodies and forcing it into the ground, where it dissipated harmlessly. The strain on the four sealers was considerable, though, due to the nature of this bizarre youki-like chakra.
Doto began gloating yet again as the red glow around Naruto disappeared altogether, returning both eyes from a fierce red to a beautiful blue. The shinobi at the 'south' end, Hari, finished her work as she rubbed the sweat off her forehead.
"So you managed to calm him down and bring him under control," said a voice unexpectedly as the kunoichi turned around and saw the Uchiha. "This will make things work out easier, thanks."
The Snow Shinobi gave a small nod. "No problem," Hari said simply as she returned to looking at the ice dome... then reality hit her head-on as she realized what she just did as she slouched in resignation. "Oh... damn it all..."
A second later, Sasuke slammed her face against the ice dome, knocking her out again, which drew the attention of all heads towards him. Sasuke merely jumped into the air and landed on the shoulders of two more Yuki-nin before using his feet and slamming their heads together. He then backflipped off of them and landed, just in time to drive his elbow into a charging Yuki-Nin. The Uchiha heir grabbed ahold of him and hurled him into an oncoming friend, sending both to the ground. Sasuke gave that smile of his again and held up a hand, beckoning the rest to come at him.
And like bees to a flower, they did, all giving a brief battle cry as they charged. As Sasuke fought against the shinobi, Sakura was half stumbling, half walking towards the ice dome, where she jammed a number of kunai, each with a pouch hanging from them, at several points. Once she lodged in the fifth one, she took a few careful steps back as made the tiger seal, bursting open the pouches. She withdrew and was about to throw a kunai with an exploding tag on it when she noticed that the Gyokuei clan member was still unconscious at the base of the ice dome. If she detonated the tags now, the kunoichi would likely be obliterated in the following explosion.
Sakura looked on the girl's form for a moment, then rolled her eyes and walked back over. She brushed the small notes off the kuniochi and dragged her away. This is going to bite me in the ass... just you wait... Sakura thought to herself getting back a safe distance before throwing the kunai at the ice dome. Please let this work!
Her kunai struck the ice dome and all the exploding tags ignited at once, drawing everyone's attention. As the smoke cleared, the ice dome was revealed to have many large cracks throughout it. Entire portions were blown off as well. Naruto, however, was still motionless in the middle, the nearest crack still a meter away. Not hesitating, Sakura ran forward was much as she was able to in her condition and threw her arms back.
"AAAAAHHHHH!!" she yelled as she punched the ice dome with all her might, the sound echoing all around her, as the cracks further increased, one reaching Naruto's right hand.
For a moment, nothing happened. Then his hand began moving. It began as a fist as more and more cracks all appeared around his body, until all the ice exploded outward like glass in a thousand directions as Naruto continued his earlier scream, as though nothing had happened. His left eye automatically closed yet again, but kept a completely pissed off look on his face.
He looked around and saw Sakura by the remains of the ice dome, as well as Sasuke surrounded by the remaining Snow Ninja. He gave them both a quick nod of acknowledgement. Reserves still full and anger high, he zipped across the field as his Oboro snapped up, hammering a Yuki-Nin in the face.
Sasuke renewed his attack as well, while Sakura took the moment to catch her breath while keeping a sharp eye on the ensuing melee, ready to jump in if she was required to, no matter how tired she was.
Naruto used his foot and slammed a Snow Shinobi's head in the ground, before being kicked in the back by another, which turned out to be a substitution. Naruto came from behind that ninja and elbowed him hard in the back. Another one came at his left side but was intercepted by Sasuke with a kick to the foe's chest. The Uchiha quickly skipped to the side, just dodging a Dragon Bullet before throwing several kunai with exploding tags in retaliation. An ice wall blocked the barrage, but both boys appeared on either side of the wall, slamming the Yuki-nin's head in between their fists.
A hailstorm of shuriken came at the two boys, both of whom blocked them easily as Naruto jumped up and kicked another Yuki-Nin, and Sasuke swept a second one off his feet, diverting his kick and slamming it into the man's chest, hitting him right towards Sakura, who smacked the teenager hard with a solid right hook.
"Fuuton: Tenkuu Sanpo!"
Sasuke spun on a dime to see an old man about his size coming straight at him at an unbelievable speed as the man jumped way too high into the air, repositioned himself and came straight down on Sasuke like a diving hawk, forcing the boy to jump back as the man's kick sliced Sasuke's shoulder. The boy gave a moan of pain as he looked at the man, snapping his Sharingan on, not caring how stupid that was.
Underneath the man's feet were intense bursts of air, keeping the old man several inches off the ground. The wind coverged into a blade-like fansion. That explains how he cut me... Sasuke thought irritably, holding his shoulder with his hand.
"Undignified young man," the old geezer, Ganko Oyaji, spoke in a wheezing voice. He reached into a pocket and took out a pill before swallowing it. "You saw my attack coming and you still didn't completely avoid it! Back in my day, when a shinobi saw such an attack, he'd attack in about three different ways and have - "
"Oh, shut up," the genin replied, not in the mood to listen to some old windbag's tales of his glory days. Crossing the distance in a matter of seconds, Sasuke leapt up, a kick aimed at the man's throat.
"Bureedo Kurumeku!" Oyaji began twirling on one foot rapidly, kicking out with his other one. In response, Sasuke formed and launched a Grand Fireball at the man. The old fool cut through the fireball, but left himself open as Sasuke landed a solid kick on the man's throat.
The man gagged as he hit the ground and rolled along it. He rubbed his throat as he slowly got to his feet, his eyes blazing. "Arrogant hotheaded young brat! Back in my day, real men knew how to kick so hard they'd leave their opponents completely unconscious, like I did to a Grass Ninja nearly fifty years ago when..."
Sasuke ignored him as he threw several kunai at the guy, who in turn took out a scroll and summoned two four-bladed axes, casually knocking away Sasuke's projectiles. "Hmph! Cut me off twice, will you young man!? Well, let me show you how it was done in the olden days! Just like I did to another hotheaded Leaf Ninja!"
With that, the axes began spinning around as Oyaji rushed Sasuke again. Though this time, when he was halfway to the boy, he made a kicking motion and a shuriken launched out of his boot! This caught Sasuke by surprise, barely able to avoid it hitting his throat, but still managing to cut his cheek. Oyaji slipped past him and kicked several more times, firing more shuriken as a result before running directly at Sasuke. The boy backflipped to dodge the next strike, nearly landing on top of a discarded katana in the process.
Works for me. He quickly snatched it up, holding the blade in front of him as Oyaji yelled "Tajuu Bureido Bakushin!"
Using his Sharingan (though it was almost unbearable to keep using it at this point, but he forced himself to anyway), he shifted out of the way of the shuriken as the man came at him with the axes while kicking furiously... and that was when Sasuke noticed his arms and legs stretching!
What the... He was barely able to avoid a direct hit from the axes by deflecting them with his sword. He jumped up and kicked the man's stretching legs out of the way, but not before Oyaji fired more shuriken, hitting Sasuke's already tender shoulder.
Both jumped away from each other as Sasuke breathed heavily. Why hadn't his Sharingan picked up that air stretching?! Did that mean it wasn't the result of Ninjutsu or Genjutsu, but something else? What?
The old man called out his Multi Blade Rush as he came directly at Sasuke. This time, Sasuke allowed himself to be outmaneuvered as the old geezer chased him around with a swarm of axe strikes, shuriken and slicing air while Sasuke blocked with his sword. Looking... searching for some sort of weaknesses or explanation...
A nasty blow nearly got him, causing Sasuke to fall backwards, his eyes settling on the ground and his eyes widening in realization what he saw.
The man's shadow was not stretching.
All the pieces clicked into place as he used a one-handed handspring and recovered himself as Oyaji came around at him again. This time, Sasuke stood his ground, his sword pointed outward towards the incoming human blade storm. "Stupid young fool! Back in my day, no shinobi would be stupid enough to stand like a moron while faced with imminent death, the likes the which you are about to experience in - "
As the axes came at Sasuke, he used his sword to parry the first one, elbowed the shaft of the second one, jumped over the shuriken and air strikes and finally hurled the base of his katana directly at the man's throat. The force shot him backwards like a cannon, and while in midair, Sasuke was right on top of him, his left leg reared up as he slammed the old fart against the ground as hard as he could.
Oyaji coughed out a fair amount of blood, swearing he felt his back give out as he lay on the ground, his weapons at his sides and his jutsu powered down. "You... saw... through it...?"
Sasuke just gave a nod. "You were using genjutsu. An illusion to make your limbs stretch that threw off my aim, even with the Sharingan."
The boy looked down and kicked the axes. "And that's how you were able to fool my eyes. The chakra you channeled into the weapons masked the genjutsu so I couldn't detect it. When I saw your shadow wasn't stretching with your arms, I figured it out."
Oyaji looked up at the boy and gave a small laugh. "Not bad boy... almost as good as the shinobi back in my day that..."
That's when Sasuke violently kicked the man in the face.
Satisfied the old windbag was out like a light, Sasuke found himself unable to keep his Sharingan on as he deactivated it, giving his eyes a good rub. Okay... maybe turning it back on wasn't such a good idea...
That was when he felt a chakra signature behind him. Sasuke moved to the side just in time to miss a large wooden mallet hitting the ground. Sasuke spun on his left heel, aiming a kick at the new attacker's face, but the ninja blocked it easily with his free hand.
This new guy was short, but also stout. Sasuke stood nearly a full head over him. He wore a blue Eskimo-like parka and wore two thick white gloves and thick gray boots. "Nice try, Uchiha!" the Snow Shinobi said in a semi-arrogant tone. He grabbed ahold of Sasuke's foot and swung him around into the air... where Sasuke noticed another shinobi nearly identical to this guy, only this new one wore a pink parka. The girl smiled at him as she raised her own wooden mallet for an attack.
Only for Sakura to appear, kicking the Snow Kuniochi's face and sending her flying backwards past the other Snow Ninja.
"Sakura... what are..."
He didn't get a chance to finish as he noticed a long brown cable attached to the two shinobi. The 'blue eskimo' grabbed the cable and whipped it around like a bullwhip. His twin in the air whirled around as a result as the 'blue eskimo' hurled her right at Sakura, whose eyes widened as a result. "Nice try, pinky!!"
The 'pink eskimo' struck with her own mallet, which Sakura avoided barely. This didn't stop the Yuki-nin as she kicked Sakura's now exposed left side, sending her sailing to the ground, only to be caught by Sasuke a moment later as the male snow ninja jerked his cable back, allowing his twin to land right beside him soundly.
"Thanks," Sakura uttered as Sasuke placed her on the ground. She looked like she was barely able to stand and still bore many signs of pain and injuries. She even still had a fair amount of blood on her person thanks to that blood user. "Sakura, I think..."
A fist was centimeters from his face in an instant. "Yes?" Sakura asked 'sweetly'.
"... I'm going to like fighting by your side," Sasuke finished quickly in a monotone voice.
She put her fist down and Sasuke breathed out in relief. "Good." She slammed a fist into her hand. "Two on two makes more sense anyway."
At that, the Pink Eskimo Kunoichi spoke. "Two on two?! You two little lovebirds (Lovebirds? The two genin repeated awkwardly) think you can beat my brother and I? You couldn't win against us in a hundred years! Right, Popo?"
Her twin gave a confident smirk. "Don't be too cocky, Nana! This is an almighty Uchiha, after all. And the two of them have defeated many of our countrymen." He gave a glance at the two Leaf shinobi. "But I'd say you're right. These two look dead on their feet. The Uchiha can't even keep his fancy eyes on! I'd say they are ours for the taking! And I'll beat them down before you can!"
The one called Nana barked a laugh. "Sure you will! And spring will come!"
At that moment, Sasuke struck, throwing a hail of kunai and shuriken at the two. Both just casually swung their mallets at the weapons, turning them all to ice and knocking the now frozen weapons right back at the two.
Both the Leaf Ninja ducked to avoid the strike as Popo hurled Nana at the two, a wide grin on her face as she lifted her mallet over her head. "Feel my Frozen Hell Hammer, suckers!!!"
With that, Nana began furiously swinging her hammer around in a bizarre Whack-A-Leaf like game. After watching her movements for a while, Sasuke leapt forward and clasped the hammer's shaft. "Jerkface, let go!" Nana roared in anger.
"Um, no," Sasuke replied simply as Sakura came in from the left at Nana... only for a large ice block to come out of nowhere, nearly hitting her and forcing her to back off.
"Don't forget!" Popo cried from his spot as he swung his own Frozen Hell Hammer around like an expert croquet player. "There's two of us!" Suddenly, ice appeared out of thin air right in front of the hammer as Popo hit it dead on, sending another ice block at the two leaf nin.
He's freezing the moisture in the air! Sasuke thought to himself as he backed off from Nana to avoid the incoming ice missiles. That hammer... it freezes whatever it hits... just like that Ice Fist user I fought!
While Popo kept lobbing ice block after ice block at Sasuke, Nana went after Sakura, swinging her hammer madly. "I've got you, my pretty!" the Snow Kunoichi cackled.
She's a female version of Naruto... the Haruno thought miserably, grabbing some snow off the ground and flinging it at the other kunoichi's face. Nana merely laughed it off, deliberately allowing the snow to hit her and not the least bit fazed by it. "Oh please, give me some credit... I live in the freakin' SNOW country!"
Sakura knew that, but it was just to stall for a few seconds as formed her Rock Gloves on her hands, using her right fist to smash to the Frozen Hell Hammer. She was shocked to see her rock glove immediately freeze over, but it also moved the hammer out of the way. The genin ditched her right glove as she jumped her opponent, left fist ready.
Nana, however, continued whirling her hammer around, exchanged hands with it behind her back, and then continued her unbroken swing to the pink-haired girl's exposed left side, making Sakura back off. "Aisu Himatsu!"
A portion of her hammer opened up, spraying a blast of water right at Sakura, covering her left arm. "T-that's cold!"
"Sakura!" Sasuke shouted, looking over at the two kunoichi, distraught.
"Don't forget about me, Uchiha! I'm here too!" Popo yelled, which prompted Nana to grab the cord with her free hand. She gave a yell as she swung her twin with all her might. Popo flew towards Sasuke like a bullet, with Sasuke ducking the hammer at the last second.
But that didn't stop Popo. Without hesitation, he shifted the hammer in his hand and jabbed the handle into Sasuke's stomach hard. The boy tenderly held his stomach as Popo punched him in the face. At the same instance, Nana jumped up and kicked Sakura across the head with a roundhouse kick.
Both leaf ninja hit the ground right beside each other. Sasuke blocked out the pain as he looked up, both of the twins in the air. "Heads up!"
Both managed to just get out of the way as the two hammers smashed down on the ground. "My arm!" Sakura shouted as Sasuke looked in disbelief. It was almost completely frozen over!
At that, the twins gave a gloating laugh. "That's what being hit with our Ice Spray will do to you, sucker!"
"Let's give them a real headache!" the other one said as they both jumped backwards away. That's when Sasuke saw a Yuki-nin out of the corner of his eye. He was going after Koyuki and her last Naruto bodyguard hadn't noticed!
"Furoozun Are!" Popo said as he began swinging Nana around and around as she activated the Ice Spray jutsu again, sending freezing water in all directions!
Sasuke quickly blew out a Goukakyuu before quickly throwing down a smokebomb over him and his teammate. The Frozen Tempest water hit the smokescreen and plowed through it. Once it cleared, however, the two Leaf nin were nowhere to be seen.
"Where'd they go!?" Popo demanded, looking around frantically.
"I'll find them first!" Nana declared, already running off in search.
"Like hell!" And the latest challenge was on!
At where Koyuki was (hiding behind a tree) with her clone bodyguard in front of her, the Yuki-Nin, an expert at stealth, quickly moved towards Koyuki, determined to grab her and bring her to Doto! He would be the most decorated shinobi in the village for bringing in the princess!
That's when a Sasuke Shadow Clone rushed from the nearby brush, dropping to the ground and kicking the man in the chin. "Shishi Rendan!" it shouted, drawing both the attention of clone and princess. As they both sailed up, Sasuke whirled around and slammed his fist into the Yuki-Nin's throat.
As the man gagged for air, the Shadow Clone spun around again and punched him in the chest. The blow was strong enough to knock any air his opponent's lungs out. Now unable to move, the man could only helplessly watch as the clone performed one final axe-kick to his abdomen. The force of the kick combined with the collision to the ground was nearly enough to make the man believe his spine had snapped in two.
The Sasuke kage bunshin landed, while the Naruto one looked at him. "I could have done that."
"You're welcome," the other clone retorted.
As for the genuine article, he and Sakura were hiding behind a snow dune. "Damn," Sasuke swore as he tried to catch his breath, debating if he should chance using either his Sharingan or Curse Seal again. He currently had a Faiatama in his hands, trying to thaw out the ice on Sakura's left arm. The girl was just staring off into space.
"They're like the triplets..." she said finally
"Loud, obnoxious and annoying?"
She shook her head. "They're teamwork is flawless. They cover each other the entire time, even when they're fighting separate opponents, always looking out for their partner." She hesitated, then looked directly into Sasuke's eyes. "And we're not."
"We've been covering each other," Sasuke reminded her as he finished on her arm.
She pulled her arm back and flexed her fingers a few times, testing it out. "We've been reacting. Seeing a problem at a moment's notice and then charging in. We're not fighting together as a team... like we should be," She said that last part almost in a whisper, as they she was hesitant to say it.
Sasuke met her gaze with his own. She better not be saying what he thought she was going to say. He had been making an effort to patch things up between them, she was the one that kept putting it off and not making any sort of effort. So she better not be suggesting this was somehow his fault.
"... can you let me fight at your side like a true partner?" the girl asked finally.
Well... that wasn't what he expected, since she was asking him and not blaming him. Sasuke almost had a mind to bring up the issue again, but decided not to. Talking sincerely in the midst of an all out fight wasn't the smartest thing to do.
So he nodded. "Yes. You have a plan?"
"I think so." And she told him.
As for the twins, they were carefully scouting out the area looking for their opponents. If the two had really decided to run off after defeating all those other Snow Ninja, then they really must be at their limits. Either that, or Popo and Nana were just that good. An amusing thought to think about.
As part of the Eggplant Family – due to their insatiable appetite for eggplants – they were held to higher standards as near every generation had produced near legendary ninja. The past eight generations produced large powerful men who wielded a pair of the legendary Frozen Hell Hammers.
However, when Popo and Nana had been born for this generation, they had been considered had an oddity, as they were fraternal twins who grew into shorter stout people as opposed to the large and stronger members of their family. This made them viewed as unsuited to wield the family Hammers.
From birth, Popo was the favored one, as it was always the male who carried the fighting genes. However, instead of a single monster of a fighter, the two were near below the average shinobi came to being. To many of the family, it only proved further that Nana and Popo were unsuited for their family legacy.
Since the two were constantly at each other's throats with relentless arguing and hatred for each other, this was believed to be the reason why they were performing so poorly.
This was proven false during a certain incident years later. Nana was to be taken to the Hidden Mist Village as part of the treaty between Mist and Snow. What no one expected was Popo's reaction, as he rushed to his sister's aid without a second thought. Together, the two fought on levels unseen previously against the Mist shinobi, defeating all seven of them. Including one of their legendary Mist Swordsmen!
A week later, the Frozen Hell Hammers were given to the two as they were finally deemed worthy of them, and a new force was created for the Snow Country. And the twins had no intention of losing the acknowledgement of their family! Not now, not ever!
That's when two silhouettes jumped out from behind a snow dune. It was the two lovebirds! "Popo! You're on!" Nana shouted happily, grabbing the chakra cable and swinging her brother at the two. The ninja swung his hammer down on the two with as much brute force he could manage... only for the two to shimmer out of existence.
"Bunshins!?" the twins exclaimed.
"You're half right." They turned around to see the Uchiha standing by the fallen Oyaji, picking up a discarded katana. "After-image for me," Sasuke stated, holding his blade out in front of him. He swung it to his side and charged forward, but Popo reacted by grabbing the cable and swinging Nana over his head like a lasso. "He's all yours, sis!"
Nana flew towards the boy and attacked with her own hammer, which Sasuke blocked with his katana, making sure to hit the shaft part. He had hoped to cut through it, but to his surprise he didn't so much as scratch it.
"Chakra protection," Nana bragged, sticking her tongue out as she pressed her weight down on the hammer, making sure the Uchiha couldn't dodge her again.
Popo came running up from the other side, his own hammer ready when a barrage of kunai and shuriken came right at him, forcing him to jump backwards. "What the hell?"
A distance back, Sakura was watching like a hawk, more shuriken ready in her left hand while her right hung low at her side. She was more tired than Sasuke and not able to keep up as easily, so she had taken all his kunai and shuriken and was providing support for him from the rear.
"Good, but not good enough!" Popo taunted, easily dodging her next projectiles as he shot backwards, then to the side and resumed his charge on the Uchiha, who had just tried to punch Nana. The kunoichi, not wanting to loosen her pressure on the boy, merely took it, clenching her teeth in pain. Popo was now only a meter away from Sasuke as he readied his hammer again. "Payback is here, punk shit!"
In response, Sasuke merely smirked.
Popo swung his Frozen Hell Hammer at the boy, who at the last minute was jerked backwards by some unseen force, pulling him out of the way and shocking both twins as Popo accidentally collided with his sister. Both quickly recovered and gasped at what they saw.
A water-like rope was tied around Sasuke's waist. The other end was held by Sakura's right hand.
"CHEATERS!!!" Popo and Nana cried out in sheer rage. "COPIERS!!! THAT'S OUR MOVE!!!"
"Uchiha," Sasuke replied, like that justified everything. At that, Sakura made a pushing move and her water whip shot Sasuke towards the two in an unexpected burst of speed. Using his katana, he batted both Frozen Hell Hammers away, and then kicked Popo across the face, right into his sister again. Before they had a chance to recover, Sasuke leapt and struck down with his sword on their cable connecting the two.
Only it didn't break.
"This too?" Sasuke said in disbelief. "You're fucking kidding me!!"
That shocked moment was all Nana and Popo needed to get back in the game. Popo charged in from the right, while Nana came to Sasuke's left. Mallet and sword clashed on the left side, as Sasuke sidekicked Nana, who avoided it with the help of her twin.
Rebounding on the ground, she charged again, only for a kunai with an exploding tag to intercept her path. But Nana was expecting that as she activated the Ice Spray again, freezing the weapon in place, then batting it right at Sasuke.
Caught by surprise, Sasuke had to use his headband to deflect it. Taking advantage of the distracted Uchiha, Popo attacked from the blindside. Sakura instantly pulled Sasuke backwards again as Popo used his own Ice Spray. Thanks to Sakura, he missed, but Nana quickly came at Sasuke again, her hammer poised.
Sasuke had no choice as he kicked the hammer portion with his right foot. While it diverted Nana and made her back off, Sasuke's foot was now soaking wet... which meant it would be frozen very soon and drastically reducing his ability to move.
"We've got you this time, Uchiha!" both twins shouted with joy as Popo began whirling Nana once again for the Frozen Tempest move. Sakura realized this and was about to pull him back to safety, but stopped when she saw Sasuke's face. His face was filled with confidence and resolution. He had a plan.
There was but a brief moment of hesitation where Sakura considered pulling him back anyway, but she quickly shook it off as she knew what she had to do. Alright... I'll trust you on this... Sasuke...
Trust, after all, was a crucial part of teamwork.
As if in slow motion, Sasuke raised his katana in front of him while Nana spun in the air, the deadly water ready to spray in mere moments. What Sasuke intended to do would destroy his newly acquired blade in a matter of seconds.
But that meant that for a few seconds, it would work!
"Furoozun Are!" the eggplant lovers yelled together as the water sprayed down towards Sasuke.
In response, Sasuke channeled fire into his blade again. The metal turned a deep red and the heat it was giving off was immense. Sasuke gave a yell as he slashed through the water with his blade. The force was so powerful, it evaporated nearly half all of the water Nana was spraying at him!
Sakura saw her chance at that very moment, thrusting the Water Whip once again with all her might. For a second time, Sasuke sprang forward, raising his heated sword and slashing across the chest of a very surprised Popo. Nana screamed in fear as Popo's eyes rolled back and he fell face first in the snow, which dampened and lessened the wound he had just taken.
"YOU BASTARD!!" Nana shouted as she landed, coming right at Sasuke as the boy's foot was now frozen. She was going to crush this boy's skull but good!
Sasuke, already anticipating her next move, had already grabbed the water whip and jerked hard. A second before the hammer hit the unmoving boy, Sakura soared forward and struck Nana hard across the face with a fist.
The Yuki-nin hit the ground hard as Sakura kicked off the ground and slammed her right foot in the Snow Shinobi's stomach.
Nana gave a soundless cry of pain before blacking out. Sakura still checked just to be sure. Satisfied, she walked back to Sasuke, letting the water whip dissolve. "You okay?"
Sasuke merely nodded as he looked at his sword, now bent out of shape and useless like the other one. He snorted in disgust as he tossed it to the side. Seeing no one coming at them, he sat down and examined his foot.
The girl kneeled down, her hand glowing with a weak Faiatama again as she waved it over his right foot. "Sorry I wasn't fast enough."
"You did what you could," Sasuke replied as she looked at him. He then did something that she hadn't seen often before.
He smiled.
"And what you did was perfect," the Uchiha said.
Sakura just returned a grateful smile at him. It seemed like a heavy weight had been taken off her. "Thanks."
At the other end of the field, Naruto just took down yet another Yuki-Nin. He had a bright smile on his face because he felt utterly refreshed! He wasn't in pain, having to deal with chakra depletion or anything! He felt like he could kick Snow Ninja ass all day long! "In fact, I think I will!" Naruto shouted loudly as he chuckled to himself.
That's when he noticed a huge chuck of rock over his head. He merely held out a hand as a Rasengan popped to life within it and slammed it against the rock, bursting it into a million pieces. Is this all they've got?
His question was answered as a Snow Ninja appeared from behind the debris, wielding a Multi-Staff. "Fool," he said as he thrust his staff downward. Immediately, all the rock fragments shot towards Naruto.
"Kaze Tate!" The wind shield sprang to life at his command, its furious winds blazing like a maelstrom and flinging all the useless rock fragments away. The Yuki-Nin landed on the ground, jabbing it profoundly with his Multi-Staff. A rock stalagmite erupted right underneath the boy.
Naruto just chuckled as he cut off his jutsu and took a small step backward, the rock just missing him by a centimeter. "Missed!" he yelled brightly.
The Yuki-nin's eyes burned with rage as he made a sweeping motion with his staff, flinging a large boulder at the boy.
Naruto just sidestepped it, put his hands by his ears, stuck out his tongue and began making faces at the man. "Your aim sucks!"
The man nearly blew his top off as he began throwing boulder after boulder. Naruto jumped from side to side, avoiding each one and making a new face at the jerk. The man yelled a not so polite word as he rammed the staff with both hands into the ground and hurled a huge boulder at Naruto. Easily 50 meters in diameter.
Naruto just looked up at it. "Wow. Big," he said in an almost bored voice. He then ran towards the thing and jumped on it, using chakra in his feet to attach himself to the boulder. He then ran across the surface of it towards the top. Once he got there, he jumped off it right towards the man, who jabbed his weapon upwards.
Immediately, a number of large angled spikes erupted towards Naruto. The blond simply caught the foremost spike, flipped over it and began running down it towards the shinobi, lunging with a kick.
The Multi-Staff turned from a heavy brown to a solid blue as Naruto kicked the staff... and promptly slid off it, landing hard on the ground. "What the...?"
Before he could say another word, the man heaved his weapon upward and water burst from underneath Naruto towards the sky like a water sprout. "Whoa! Cool!" Naruto shouted as the water stream continued to blast him upwards. At about ten meters high, it did a quick U-Turn and headed back downward to crush the boy along the ground like a bug.
Naruto deliberately waited for the last second and then performed a quick replacement jutsu. As the log was destroyed in his place, he came running from behind the man, kicking him hard across the head. "Missed again!" Naruto said cheerfully.
The man hit the ground with a thump, but got back up. "I'm gonna to split open your stomach, rip out your guts and shove them down that damn mouth of yours!!"
He made a swinging motion and water from the lake behind Naruto spat out numerous spear-like attacks at the boy. So to counter, Naruto ran directly towards the man himself.
The man's eyes shot wide open as the attacks were coming at him as well. Grudgingly, he canceled them out as he whirled his staff over his head and swung downward at Naruto, who merely leaped up and landed on the guy's head, then landed behind him.
"And that's strike three," Naruto said pleasantly as the man turned around so fast Naruto thought he would get whiplash, steam shooting out of the man's ears in rage.
"Well, since you seem to be a tad bit angry, I'll give you one more shot." Naruto held up both of his hands and gestured for him to come. "Let's see your best."
Promising another disembowelment threat, he twirled his staff over his head several times and then lunged forward. The water erupted into a large Hydra-like serpent, its mouth wide and itching to take a bite out of the boy. Naruto began casually skipping backwards, before he saw the Multi-Staff become the brown color again as he made several rising motions.
To his right, left and back, large slabs of earth rose, boxing him in with the only way out being forward... directly into the incoming Hydra.
He decided to have a bit more fun as he formed a Rasengan in each hand and promptly slammed both of them into the incoming water hydra.
The entire thing exploded violently as a result, throwing water in every direction imaginable and soaking both combatants quite throughly. The man just looked at the sight in absolute malice, allowing Naruto to zip right up to his face with another trademark smile.
"And you're out," Naruto said as he laid waste to the man in a barrage of punches and kicks.
Once he was done, the man just stood there for a split second, covered in many lumps and brusies before crashing down to the ground, his legs flinging into the air.
He was still in such a good mood he almost didn't notice another Yuki-Nin coming up right behind him. He didn't even have to do anything because Sasuke appeared with a powerful kick to the man's jaw, sending him flying.
"I could have taken him," Naruto said brightly as he allowed his Oboro to fade, while Sasuke resisted the urge to roll his eyes. He stopped as he looked past Naruto's shoulder, resulting in Naruto looking in the same direction.
Five Yuki-Nin were about twenty meters away, all of them preparing a jutsu at once. Naruto and Sasuke fully turned to them as they shot their hands out to the side.
In Naruto's right hand was a Rasengan.
In Sasuke's left hand was the Faiatama.
The boths pushed the two attacks together as the Rasengan energy began swirling with the fire power of Sasuke's Katon. The hybrid attack gave off massive amounts of energy as both boys pitched their arms back and threw them forward.
The hybrid Rasengan shot through the air just as the five Snow Shinobi launched their own jutsu. Before either boy could tell what they were, the hybrid Rasengan slammed into them, resulting in a superheated explosion. It easily demolished whatever jutsu the Snow Ninja had been using and the shockwaves sent the five ninja flying through the air as they screamed for their mommies before landing. Two landed in the snow banks, two in the trees and one right beside Doto on top of the train. The man's eyes just narrowed dangerously.
Sakura cautiously made her way over to the two boys. All around the area lay dozens defeated Snow Ninja, all of them out like a light and wouldn't be getting up anytime soon. Fifty Snow Ninja had...
They jerked out of their thoughts as they saw one Snow Ninja struggle to his feet. It had been the one Sasuke had just kicked.
"Damn it," Naruto swore, crossing his arms. "And I was just about to start celebrating." He shot a look at the Uchiha.
"Like it's my fault," Sasuke replied while Sakura just sighed as a result.
The ninja, Kugi, got to his feet as he looked directly at the three Leaf Genin. "You..." he said, drawing out each word "Worthless. Little. FLEAS. I'm going to crush you like the insignificant specks of dust you are!"
"Yeah. Sure," Naruto waved him off. "Look around you, baka. We've taken down 49 of your fellow countrymen. There's nothing you can do that could possibly defeat us now."
Kugi raised an eyebrow. "Oh really?" He held up his right thumb and reopened the cut as he ran through the five seals and slammed his hand on the ground. "Kuchiyose no Jutsu!"
A third polar bear made its appearance, this one by the name of Rubi. It gave a loud roar as Kugi jumped on its back, forming another chain of seals then slamming his hand on Rubi's back. "Ninpou: Yeti!"
Kugi began sinking into the bear itself until he disappeared entirely. The polar bear gave another roar as it got on its hindlegs. Its knees shifted around 180 degrees as the legs thickened with muscle and the paws began to resemble feet. Its front legs also thickened with muscles, but the paws became more like hands while still retaining the deadly claws on each fingertip. The head began widening out into a mixture of a human and bear head.
It was a Yeti.
Or close enough to it anyway.
The Yeti gave a loud roar as it flexed its new arms. Both Sasuke and Sakura shot a look at Naruto. "What?" he said defensively. "It's not that bad. He looks more like a pussy than a bear. Kiba and Akamaru already do that."
"Still not taking me seriously!?" the Yeti shrieked, speaking in a deep Kugi voice as it put its hands together in a strange, yet seemingly familiar seal. "Try this on for size then! Cho Baika no Jutsu!"
What?! Wasn't that...!?
The Snow Yeti began growing. Larger and larger. It shot past twenty meters. Then thirty. Fifty. And it still didn't finish growing as it pushed to Gamabunta's height of roughly a hundred meters tall.
The trio of Leaf genin just reared their heads back looking at the new foe. "Naruto... I hate you... so much..." Sakura said.
"Why?" Naruto asked, not taking his eye off of the giant Yeti.
That's when Sakura violently grabbed Naruto by the collar and shook him. "YOU JUST HAD TO EGG HIM ON, DIDN'T YOU!?! YOU COULDN'T KEEP YOUR DAMN TRAP SHUT!!"
"B-B-But... I-I... was j-j-just... telling the... t-truth!" Naruto pleaded amongst the shaking. Sasuke just gave a small shake of his head.
"You are in so much trouble now!" Kugi roared down at them. "Four years ago, I defeated an Akimichi during a mission! Before I killed him, I broke him and got him to spill several of his clan's precious jutsu! How fitting that you will now be killed by a move from your own damned village! As such, I hereby promote you from fleas to ants!!" With that, Kugi raised a foot and proceeded to stomp them.
Team 7 jumped to different sides, just missing the giant foot. "Spread out! Don't give him an easy target!" Sasuke shouted as he reached for some kunai... only to remember he gave them all to Sakura. "Crud... probably wouldn't have made a difference anyway..."
The Yeti raised its other foot as it proceeded to stomp Sasuke, only for about ten kunai with exploding tags to hit the leg. Kugi gave a roar of pain, like he had stubbed his toe as he turned his gaze to Naruto. "Fine, Ant! You first!"
Kugi raised a fist, punching downward at Naruto. He missed the initial blow, but the debris kicked up hit Naruto dead on, flinging him to the ground. He rolled along and got to his feet just in time to see a giant hand coming for him.
So instead of running, he jumped towards the hand, forming a Kaze Kiwa in each hand as he slammed it into the white furred hand. Kugi shrieked again as he began shaking his hand furiously, trying to lessen the pain.
"Sasuke!" Naruto shouted while the giant was distracted. The raven-haired boy gave a nod as he ran towards him.
"Like I'll let you use that fire bomb jutsu again!" the Yeti shouted, ignoring its stung hand as it lifted its right foot again. "Die like the ants you are!!"
Both boys jumped in the air to avoid his step. Sasuke quickly picked up yet another sword from the ground and to the Snow Ninja's surprise, Naruto formed the Tatewaru as Sasuke jumped towards it. Naruto punched Sasuke's foot and shot him forward as the boy leveled the blade, stabbing the monstrous Yeti in the lower left rib cage.
Kugi flinched, much like one would with a bee sting as Sakura appeared from the other side, throwing three kunai with pouches at his right foot, followed by a regular kunai with exploding tag.
The makeshift Yeti just got an unpleasant case of hot foot as it began bouncing around on its left leg, rubbing it in agony.
Sasuke yanked his sword out and jumped back to the ground. Once there, he fired several Goukakyus and Shuurais, hitting the man beast each time in the chest.
"You're a pesky little fire ant, aren't you!?" Kugi roared as he proceeded to play Stomp-The-Sasuke with his right foot. "Hold still and let me squash you!!"
Sasuke just answered with Housenka no Jutsu.
That's when Kugi noticed both Sakura and Naruto running up on his sides. So the Uchiha had just been a distraction! The other two were already up to his shoulders as he made a move to grab them. They both jumped as a counter and reared their fists back, punching his jaw as hard as they could. Sakura from the left, Naruto from the right.
Kugi yelled in pain again as he attempted to slap the sides of his face, which both Leaf Ninja had hoped for as they dropped downward.
The Ninja, however, only lightly slapped his face. Enough to have seriously hurt the two, but not enough to actually hurt himself. "What kind of fool do you take me for!?" the Yeti roared as both Sakura and Naruto fell to the ground. Sasuke leaped up and caught hold of Sakura.
Naruto landed on his head.
He jumped to his feet, carefully nursing the large goose egg on the top of his head. "Yeah... save the girlfriend, why don't ya?"
Naruto suddenly found himself with several more lumps. "Owowowow!"
"Shut up and die, ants!" Kugi roared as he jumped high into the air. Team 7 immediately realized what he was up to as they took off running. "You won't avoid this!" Kugi promised as he fell earthward, his shadow casting over the three genin.
That's when Naruto quickly formed the seals for the Wind Thrust and blew it out as powerful as he could make it. As he flew by, he grabbed both of his teammates arms as they flew just past the falling Yeti. "Curse you!!" Kugi roared as he hit the ground hard. He reached out with his right hand, but missed. However, it did allow him to get back on his feet before Team 7 could attack him while he was down.
The stood in a line as they looked up at him, determination in each of their faces. Kugi just looked back. What were they planning now?
Sakura suddenly grabbed Naruto's left arm with both hands and began spinning him around before throwing him directly at Kugi. She repeated this with Sasuke a moment later.
"Ha! Ha! Ha! Fools! Idiots! Morons! Ants!" Kugi ranted as he held up his hands at an incoming Naruto. "I can easily catch you when you come right..."
"Raiden!" Naruto shouted, producing a blinding flash of light. While he was only halfway up, it was still enough for Kugi to get an eyeful. The Yeti yelled in pain as it covered its eyes and threw its head back.
Naruto was beginning to fall back to earth, but he reached out and clasped Sasuke's arm. "He's all yours!" Naruto said as he threw Sasuke at Kugi's face.
Sasuke was already forming seals. "I'm borrowing this, Naruto! Tatewaru!" Sasuke's right arm was encased with the powerful Shieldbreaker move as he closed in on Kugi's face and slammed the deadly fuuton into the man's chin as hard as he could.
Kugi's head jerked back further, his own body jerking backward a bit.
Naruto kept falling back to earth, while Sakura jumped up as high as she could to reach him. They met halfway as Naruto landed on the leaf kunoichi's outstretched right leg.
"AAAHHAHH!!" Sakura kicked her leg as hard as she could, sending Naruto flying towards Kugi's right knee. Once again, he formed a powerful chakra orb in each hand. "RASENGAN!!!" he shouted as he slammed the two orbs into the man's knee, shattering it.
Kugi's right leg buckled, his left foot raising into the air slightly.
At the moment Naruto struck, Sakura landed on the ground and took off running as fast as she could towards the man's right foot. She threw her arms back, putting all her might into this next strike.
"FALL!!!" She ran right up to his foot and punched it as hard as she could as Naruto landed on the ground.
The foot tilted just enough for Kugi to lose his balance, unable to prevent himself from falling backwards on the ground with a monstrous crash.
Sasuke touched the ground a moment later. As one, Team 7 all ran at the downed Yuki-nin before he could recover. Sasuke running on the man's left side, Naruto on top of the man and Sakura on the right. They all coverged on the man's neck and raised their legs.
"Hasai Ashige!" Team 7 screamed in unison, heel-kicking the man right in the throat as hard as they could.
Kugi gave yet another scream of pain as Team 7 jumped off.
For a moment nothing happened. Then Kugi began shrinking down back to normal size. When he returned to his original size, Kugi seemingly fell out of Rubi, the merger completely undone.
The Giant Yeti had been defeated!
Gasps from inside the train were heard. Team 7 just defeated FIFTY Snow Ninja! Bloodline Users! Clan Secret Users! Ninja armed with Snow Tech and those with unique skills! Even a giant freakin' Yeti!
Doto gave a furious yell as he slammed a fist into the side railing of his train. "Arm the kunai launchers!" he shouted as he pointed past Team 7. "And fire at Koyuki!"
If any of the Snow Ninja questioned the orders, they didn't show it because the sides of the seven car train all burst open once again with Koyuki in the direct line of fire. But by firing at Koyuki, Team 7 would have no choice but to block in front of her! Tired as they were, they wouldn't last long against a wall of kunai! He'd fire again and again until they were nothing but human pincushions like Sandayuu and his samurai!
Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura all seemed to grasp this immediately as they all leapt back towards Koyuki, forming a line in front of her in that order. They were joined by both the Naruto and Sasuke Kage Bunshin on the real Sakura's right and real Naruto's left respectively.
And they all began performing seals.
At that, Kiganai and Ikusa got a very bad feeling. They quickly abandoned their positions and fled the train, taking cover a good distance away.
"FIRE!!!" Doto commanded and a wall of kunai was launched as Team 7 finished their seals.
Kage Bunshin Sasuke. "Katon: Karyuu Kyuuzou!"
Real Naruto. "Fuuton: Kaze Oshiyaru!"
Real Sasuke. "Raiton: Shuurai no Jutsu!"
Sakura. "Doton: Daichi Kobura no Jutsu!"
Kage Bunshin Naruto. "Suiton: Booruban Mizu Dangan no Jutsu!"
Fire. Wind. Lightning. Earth. Water. All the five primary elements fired forth from a member of Team 7. Alpha Team, Gamma Team and the movie crew all looked on with awe and wonder. Seeing such a thing, five elements all at once, was like seeing a thing of legend right in front of their eyes in a sheer display of power! No one, except witnessing a Biju unleashed perhaps, ever expected to see such a sight!
Makino would later aptly name this the Tenshiarashi. Element Storm.
The five-prong jutsu attack burst through the kunai like they were never there, striking the train in several different places. The Katon hit the locomotive itself, while the Fuuton, Raiton, Doton and Suiton struck the kunai launchers, making them collapse inward as the jutsu tore through them in complete devastation.
A single second later, the entire train exploded in a fabulous fireball twice the size of Gamabunta and nearly three times as wide. The ninja that had been inside it were flung outwards from the explosion, screaming their heads off as they hit the ground in undignified ways.
"WAAAAAHHHH!!!"
That voice belong to Doto himself as he flipped relentlessly through the air landing right in the middle of the field in a large clump of snow burying him completely from the waist up, leaving only his legs to see.
"Oh my..."
"No. Fucking. Way."
"I don't believe it."
Doto's pants had been completely singed off, revealing Icha Icha underwear.
Icha... Icha... UNDERWEAR...
"And cut!" Makino roared from his position, howling with laughter.
In approximately two and a half years later, all the scenes collected from this mission would be made into a motion picture entitled Princess Gale and the Konoha no Gogyou. There would be two scenes that would be heavily talked about the movie the most. People would argue on which of the two they would enjoy most. This scene or the other one.
Regardless of which one people liked more, this scene would have an immense impact upon the shinobi world. For while the future Kasai Taka, Kaze Kitsune and Aka Sakura would not be called such for years yet, this is the scene that started it all. This was the moment that led three seemingly normal and talented genin to the status of legend and renown. This was the moment that would bring forth a new legend for the coming generation.
This was the birth of the Konoha no Gogyou!
(Author's Note)
Done! Done at last! I'm so happy! PARTY!!! ^_^
Oh... you would not believe how long this took me to finish! Months of effort and writing and planning and it's finally paid off! When I originally started thinking of this idea all the way back in the early chapters, I honestly thought it wouldn't take very long. Only ten, fifteen pages tops even with all the jutsu I would be collecting.
This chapter came out to 73 pages with 57,175 words.
You all may laugh at my utter stupidity and naivety regarding how long I thought this chapter would take. I did many a time over the course I was writing, ha ha!
I had many things planned out, such as the Gyokuei clan and it's abilities, and the Reigi fight. Even the Giant ending portion. And most especially the ending with Team 7 firing five blasts to destroy the train. Though a big thanks to Ultra Sonic 007 for saving me the trouble of having to name it! I took many inspirations from various sources as well, One Piece being the most used.
When I first started working on the chapter, I first did a full week of planning and research for it. I wanted this to be as perfect as possible and avoid some common... let's call them... misdirections... in fiction. Both real and fan.
What I'm talking about are things like "The Principal of Evil Marksmanship" (also known as the Stormtrooper Effect) states that enemy marksmen in action films are often very bad shots and almost never harm the main characters. The term was coined by film critic Roger Ebert in the 1980s, as part of his "Little Movie Glossary", and defined it as:
"The bad guys are always lousy shots in the movies. Three villains with Uzis will go after the hero, spraying thousands of rounds which miss him, after which he picks them off with a handgun. "
Other similar ideas are the "One-at-a-time Attack Rule" (In any situation where the hero is alone, surrounded by dozens of bad guys, they will always obligingly attack one at a time) and Redshirt (Character) is a slang term for a minor role stock character whose primary purpose in the plot of a story is to die soon after being introduced, thus demonstrating the dangerous circumstances faced by the main characters. The term originates from the science fiction television series Star Trek and is taken from the red shirts worn by security officers. On Star Trek, anonymous security officers often accompany main characters on dangerous missions where they meet their death. (Definitions come from Wikipedia)
Granted, I did feature a lot of one on one fights so I could give more emphasis to a character and what fighting moves they used, but I also hoped I put in a enough 'gang ups' to where it just wasn't fifty one-on-one matches. I'll let you all decide how successful I was.
Now, in my opinion, there are two obvious flaws with the chapter. The first is the length, but hey, I said I would do it all in one chapter and I do what I say I'm gonna do, damn it!
The second is Team 7. Admittedly, I stretched out their endurance a bit too unrealistically. My only defense is that when you have fifty guys out to kill you all at once, it's going to push you to give 200% of your all. But hey, if Eiichiro Oda can do it in One Piece, so can I!!
There are two things I believe are required for a Shinobi village. The first is a legendary figure in the village's history, recent times perferable. The Sannin are an excellent example of this. The second is the village's own 'clowns'. Shinobi who are a bit... quirky and odd. Lee and Gai would be a good example of this type. For this story, I'd say I'd have several characters to fit the first requirement, such as the Yuki-Sannin, Doto, even Mikata. And with this chapter, I'd say I'd forfilled the second requirement with Yashinka, the Mitsugo Brothers and others.
As for the Snow Ninja themselves, I hope we all got to see an ample showing of Yukigakure as a whole with their different clans, jutsu and characters. One thing I do want to make clear is that while the Hidden Snow Village is full of technological pansies (as I showed in previous chapters), it is still a shinobi village. Home to many powerful and strong shinobi. I tried to emphasis this with the Reigi portion of the fight, showing that there are shinobi that are perfectly capable of defeating Team 7. And even a handful able to outright own them. So if I haven't hammered this in enough, Team 7 can't just walk up and defeat every snow shinobi here. I also wanted to show that the normal shinobi, still being human beings with the ability to think and react, won't just go down with one hit. As it took several to stop just one of them and some even got back up to fight again. This is an aspect I feel is largely ignored in fiction and tried not to do.
No offense to anyone who has had Naruto and co pwn lots of enemies at once ^_^
Another thing I want to mention is that don't be under the mistaken impression that anyone can just mauled down fifty Snow Ninja. As far I'm concerned, had this been anyone other team – Team 8, Team 10, Team Gai or even the Sand Siblings – they would have been defeated. Still taken down most of the Snow Shinobi, but ultimately lost. In fact, one can argue that if Naruto didn't get his little Kyuubi outburst that Team 7 would have been defeated as well.
And that's not to say the other genin teams are weak. Just that Team 7 is the special one, the ones that stand out above the rest.
Once again, a BIG THANK YOU to all that submitted jutsu for this chapter. I did my best to incorporate as many as I could. I hope they all match how you each envisioned them. And if I did handle any wrong or if they were not how you foresaw it, I apologize in advance. I'm only human. And to those jutsu I didn't get to use, there is still the rest of the story. You may just see them featured later. And how knows, maybe even in Chuuten.
And a special shout-out to Tellemicus Sundance! You have no idea how much I greatly appreciated your help through all this! I was constantly bugging him with questions and I don't exaggerate when I say it was over 'every little detail'. Just ask him. Still, a very special thank you for all the help and support you gave me!
Koyuki Football is allowed only in the Snow Country/Land of Snow. Please do not attempt to play Koyuki Football at home... or anywhere else for that matter ^_^
One of the counters Naruto does in the Reigi portion of the fight is supposed to be modeled after a Japanese training exercise, called Hanpuku Yoko-Tobi (not entirely sure if that's the correct spelling or name. Anyone know if it is?). Or at least that's what my source labels the exercise as. It can be translated to something long the lines of "repeated side-stepping". You have three lines marked on the floor, and you basically sidestep quickly back and forth across all three lines. It's mostly endurance training, as you keep on going for a set period of time, while focusing on doing it right. According to the Third Databook, this is Maito Gai's hobby.
A friendly reminder. In the Legacy continuity, Mesaki (the twin brother of Iwayama) featured in Makaze Rekidashi, is the host of the Five Tailed Biju, not the newly named 'Han' of the chapter 420 Jinchuuriki poster spread. He was frozen in ice after his defeat in the opening chapter of MR.
The Ice Climbers, Popo and Nana, are the property of Nintendo. Credit goes to Neccor for their Naruto history version.
Final Count of Enemies defeated by Team 7.
Naruto: 24
Sasuke: 16
Sakura: 10
Hananikakeru - to be full of pride; to be boastful
Danmari – silence; without giving notice; taciturnity; refusing explanation; pantomime
Gyokuei – crystal; transparent gem
Hari – crystal; glass
Taka - falcon (Falconidae family); hawk (That's what my translator says, which I find rather interesting that 'taka' refers to both species)
Kugi – nail
Konguseki – diamond
Yashinka – ambitious person
Sekimu – duty; obligation
Eimin – eternal sleep; death
Heaairon – hair iron
Oniikei – men's fashion style characterized by brown hair and deep-tanned skin, expensive brand-name clothes and accessories
Nobasu – (1) to grow long (beard, hair, etc.); (2) to lengthen; to extend; to stretch; (3) to reach out; to hold out; (4) to straighten; to smooth out; (5) to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.); (6) to dilute; to thin out; (7) to postpone; (8) to prolong; (9) to strengthen; to develop; to expand;
Mitsugo – Triplets (I don't know enough Japanese to find three words that were similar, so I just used Jim, Tim and Sim for the first names. I found it rather fitting that even their first names made them a bit... odd)
Chiru – to die a noble death
Kakkeigyuutou – using a meat ax when a knife would suffice; taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut; using a grand-scale measure (a massive instrument) to deal with an insignificant problem
Tettsui – (iron) hammer
Safaia – sapphire
Atsusa – heat
Ikkoku – stubborn, hot headed
Tainetsu – Body Heat
Oketsu – impure blood
Murasaki – purple; violet
Bibou – beautiful face; good looks; beauty (Her full name is supposed to be Bi Bou, this word split in two but it's fun to note that Bi by itself also means 'Beauty')
Reigitadashii - polite (person). (Like with Bi, his full name is from this word split in two, with Reigi his first name and Tadashii his family name)
Kashiratsukai - puppeteer for the head
Shijinjuu - four divine beasts; guardian deities of the four cardinal points
Gankooyaji - stubborn (obstinate) father; pig-headed old man
Rubi – Ruby
Konoha no Gogyou – Five Elements of Konoha. On a fun note, Gogyou actually refers to the classic Chinese elements: Fire, Wood, Metal, Earth, and Water. But since Kishimoto uses Fire, Wind, Lightning, Earth and Water instead, we can just pretend Gogyou means these five elements.
Mujounium is a word created by Ultra Sonic 007 as a name for the material in Asuma's Chakra Knives and used with permission.
Just a little note on the following definitions. As said previously, all credit is given to where it's due. That said, if you simply suggested a technique name in the reviews, but didn't give any sort of explanation, I put "Suggested by". If you did put a definition, even a small one, I put "Created By". Some definitions I did tweak a little, but as far as I'm concerned, it's still created by the person who put it down first.
Jutsu List.
Suggested by readers: 52
Created myself: 39
Created by Tellemicus: 9
Canon: 4
Total: 104
Aisu Bunshin--Ice Clone// A bunshin formed from the result of ice, either pre-existing or manufactured. Requiring a quarter of the user's chakra to form, the Aisu Bunshin has a degree of durability, allowing it to take several hits before dispelling, as opposed to one. In addition, skilled users can use surrounding snow or ice to regenerate any damage taken. Aisu Bunshins are capable of any physical attack of its creator, but nothing requiring chakra. Meaning no genjutsu or ninjutsu. (Low B-Class Ninjutsu) (Standard Yukigakure technique) Created by phoenix718
Ninpou: Mukounisuru--Ninja Art: Disable// When one molds chakra for a jutsu, the attempt is as unique as the jutsu created. As a result, this jutsu is designed to send forth a burst of chakra through the opponent's forehead, which will identify and temporarily cancel these specific pathways of a jutsu in the process, rendering the opposing jutsu unusable for a set time limit. This can vary depending on how much chakra and effort is used for the technique. (High C-Class Ninjutsu) Suggested by Tellemicus Sundance
Hyouton: Tonneringu Yuki--Ice Release: Tunneling Snow// Essentially, an ice/snow version of Kisame's Dochuu Senkou, allowing quick and fast movement through the snow and ice landscape (this is how the Disabling Ninja got so close to Naruto). (High C-Class Ninjutsu) (Standard Yukigakure technique)
Doton: Dochuu Senkou--Earth Release: Underground Submarine Voyage// After forming the needed hand seals, Kisame can sink below ground and quickly travel through the earth. By extending his Samehada above ground, he gives off the appearance of a shark traveling underground. (C-Class Ninjutsu) (Several Yuki-nin used this move as well)
Sucker Punch no Jutsu//Pretending to form seals for a jutsu, Naruto maneuvers close and delivers a solid right hook to the unsuspecting opponent's face. (Naruto)
Hyouton: Iiguru Misairu no Jutsu--Ice Release: Eagle Missile// Creates a small eagle out of ice that is an extremely fast projectile. The beak portion of the eagle is incredibly sharp, resulting in the target of this jutsu being skewered as a result of both the speed and sharpness of this technique, leaving small, but precise and deadly injuries should it hit an opponent. The likelihood of this happening is high. (Low B-Class Ninjutsu) (Standard Yukigakure technique) Suggested by The Warrior Within
Fuuton: Kaze Kiwa no Jutsu--Wind Release: Wind Edge//A Fuuton jutsu used in conjunction with a sword or other melee weapon. Using the weapon as a focal point, one precisely controls the winds around the sharp part of the weapon, playing on Wind's attribute for cutting to make the weapon that much sharper. Continuous or overpowered usage of this jutsu can result in damage of the weapon itself, but not a moderately controlled amount. Requires a suitable amount of chakra in order to use. (Low B-Class Ninjutsu) (Hanani Kakeru)
Side note: I purposely called the technique Wind Edge because with all the different types of Jutsu out there, I figured it was quite likely you'd run into people using the same name – especially simple names like this one – even if the jutsu are very different from each other.
Hyouton: Shimiru Kyuutai no Jutsu--Ice Release: Frozen Orb (roughly)// An upgraded form of the Aisu Bomu (Ice Bomb) technique. Like its predecessor, it explodes into a shower of hundreds ice spikes. The Shimiru is about ten times larger than the Aisu Bomu and as a result, the ice spikes formed are denser and sharper as well. Unlike the Ice Bomb, this jutsu can be remotely activated with a hand sign and isn't dependent on foreign contact to work. (High C-Class Ninjutsu) (Standard Yukigakure technique) Created by Zanji of the clan okami
Marunoko--Buzzsaw// A taijutsu strike that is remarkably similar to that of the Hyuuga's Kaiten. The user spins around at a very fast speed, while holding out a weapon. In this case, Danmari's Giant Axe. This results in a powerful spinning strike that can slice through nearly everything at once, or soon enough if enough time goes by. Unlike the Kaiten or Kaze Tate, one is not grounded to the ground, so limited range of movement is possible. However, one does not have any means of defense while doing this, making it easy to counter should the target avoid a hit. As a result, it's recommended one use this attack only briefly or if the opponent is incapable of moving. (High C-Class Taijutsu) (Danmari)
Ningenteki Kesshou--Human Crystallization// A bloodline limit of Yukigakure's Gyokuei clan. Transforms the Clan member's body into crystal, either a portion of the body – such as an arm – or the entire thing, depending on the clan user's skill with the taka seal. One the body becomes crystal, the body's hardness and endurance is increased overwhelmingly, making it an ample defense for a shinobi as it is very difficult to crack, let alone shatter. In addition, the user can focus sunlight through the crystallized portions of the body and allows the use of Chokushanikkou jutsu, such as intense laser-like beams, or producing a blinding light. While the body's natural defenses are substantially increased, it should be noted that the crystal is not true crystal, so it is possible for it to be shattered. If such an event does happen, the damage is not only applied to the user's normal body, but amplified by a factor of three. If an extreme happens, such as the shattering of an arm in crystal form, the user will be missing an arm when the bloodline is turned off. (Bloodline Limit. One of four in Yukigakure)
Side note: To you anime watchers, believe it or not, Guren was not the inspiration for this idea. Kizaru from One Piece was. Only the base inspiration, mind you, as my move is very different from his.
Taka seal--Falcon Seal// Special seal of the Gyokuei clan that they use to activate their bloodline. User's skill and chakra determine how much of the body is crystallized.
Chokushanikkou--Direct Rays of the Sun// A special type of jutsu from the result of the Human Crystallization bloodline. By focusing sunlight rays through the crystallized body, it can focus sunlight into a deadly force of rays via the bouncing of many of the inner crystallized structure. How strong these rays become are a result from both the amount of sunlight in the area, and how one structures the inner crystals. These can result in the rays' damage ranging from just a small needle prick to damage equivalent to A or even S-Class ninjutsu. (Gyokuei clan)
Taiyou Bunshin--Sun Clone// A type of clone that can be created from the Chokushanikkou of the Gyokuei bloodline. While not able to perform any sort of attack, it can be created in an instant, without the need for seals, making this clone most suited for diversionary tactics. (Upper D-Class Ninjutsu)
Raiton: Ryouyou Denkou Kunai--Lightning Release: Dual Lightning Kunai// Sasuke will form the standard Chidori and then lower it's power, allowing the energy to flow to his other hand and produce a second Chidori there. Because of this, it lowers the destructive ability of Chidori in both hands, radically reducing its power. It does allow for Sasuke to maintain it for longer periods of time and less depending on his chakra reserves. While the power is reduced, the Lightning around Sasuke's hands is still sharp, increasing the force behind his punches a significant degree. (Low C-Class Ninjutsu) (Sasuke)
Datto Shishi Rendan--Lightning Speed Lion's Barrage (roughly)// An extension of Sasuke's standard Shishi Rendan. Utililizing his dual lightning kunai to enhance his strikes, Sasuke will kick an opponent into the air, followed by a large barrage of physical strikes on the opponent. Then one will propel oneself down on the opponent (various means available to do this), adding additional force to the finishing strikes on the opponent as they crash on the ground. (A-Class Taijutsu) (Sasuke) Created by DigitalDestiny360
Ninpou: Ganseki Sentou--Ninja Art: Rock Spire// This technique requires the user to slam their palm onto the ground after performing the hand signs. The chakra sent into the ground is directed at an
enemy, upon which it strikes up suddenly as a spire of rock. The amount of chakra utilized initially determines the size of the spire. (High D-Class Ninjutsu) Created by Eyes of Truth
Katon: Hibashira no Jutsu--Fire Release: Blazing Fire Tower// Perform the hand signs, slam your palms in the ground. Just a few combustible materials are needed as fuel for the chakra to create the fire tower that'll engulf the enemy...and given the snow, there's oxygen AND hydrogen to use. If you're skilled enough. (Mid C-Class Ninjutsu) Created by Ultra Sonic 007
Hyouton: Aakutikku Reiki no Jutsu--Ice Release: Arctic Chill// A jutsu that sends a blast of snow laden air towards an enemy. The more chakra used, the colder the winds became as a result. Essentially an Ice verison of Great Breakthrough. (High C-Class Ninjutsu) Created by Zanji of the clan okami
Fuuton: Daitoppa--Wind Release: Great Breakthrough// A Ninjutsu technique which utilizes the Wind Element. After bringing his hand to his mouth, the user will blow a large blast of wind capable of leveling almost anything in its way. A variation of the technique involves a smaller blast of wind which gets ignited with flame. (Mid C-Class Ninjutsu) Canon technique.
Howaito Nuguitoru--White Out (roughly)// Creates a sight-impeding fog that requires a somewhat higher chakra cost but has the added bonus of virtually killing the target(s) sense of hearing (like when you're wearing earmuffs) and can be used by people who aren't exactly masters of silent killing. (Mid B-Class Ninjutsu) Created by FullMetal5000
Shuriken Rapid Throwers were created by Tellemicus Sundance
Katon/Fuuton: Baaningu Kaze Kusari Doriru--Fire/Wind Release: Burning Wind Chain Drill// Naruto uses the chain of clones rendan that he used in the canon fight with Sasuke and then uses the wind drill jutsu (Kaze Doriru) to coat them in a tornado. It would be like a giant cutting version of of Sakura's water whip jutsu in its usage. The top clone is 'set' on fire, via Sasuke or another ally Katon user. (Low A-Class Ninjutsu) (Naruto and Sasuke) Created by qtar1984
Hyouton: Shiirudo Kagavakashii Yuki--Ice Release: Shield of Glittering Snow (roughly)//This B rank defensive jutsu creates a shield of swirling snow around its user. This shield is much more than it appears as physical contact with the globe will at first cause the creation of ice at the point of contact, blocking the blow. This ice rapidly grows up from the point of impact, encasing the hand and eventually arm in ice or surrounding a weapon and forcibly disarming the opponent. This jutsu can also stop less powerful physical ninjutsu but is mostly used as a defense for a ninjutsu-based ninja against a taijutsu type that has entered close range. The longer this jutsu is maintained, the more chakra it requires and it only blocks one attack, although it can block more than one if they hit the globe in quick succession. It appears similar to Kaiten in appearance, except it is made of swirling snow. (High B-Class Ninjutsu) Created by evilballoon
Katon: Zanbato--Fire Release: Zanbato//User creates a GIANT blade of fire. Lightweight but powerful, the user can wield this giant, fiery sword as though it were as light as a ninjatō. Essentially, once you provide the chakra structure for it (which is somewhat substantial, naturally), it only takes relatively little to maintain it... particular because the fire continues to combust due to the air surrounding it. The chakra structure is the base for the fiery blade, and the little bit of chakra used afterwards, plus a whole bunch of air, is what keeps it 'fueled'. So unless it's completely smothered from all sources of fuel, it'll keep burning so long as chakra is applied. (Mid A-Class Ninjutsu) Created by Ultra Sonic 007
Side note: A ninjatō, also known as ninjaken or shinobi katana, is the most common name for the reputed sword a ninja would have carried. These swords came in a variety of shapes and sizes. Often, however, they were much shorter than the traditional daito katana used by the samurai of feudal Japan. The straight-bladed, square guard sword is a product of the modern imaginative conception. This is the type of sword Leonardo from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles typically wields. Definition from Wikipedia.
Doton: Kibaku Kaigara--Earth Release: Exploding Shell/A jutsu that is modeled after Deidera's exploding clay. The special thing about this jutsu is the method that it can be used, arguably even more deadly than Deidera's attack style. It creates a boulder with a hollow center, much like a clamshell. After capturing the enemy(s) inside, the user can detonate the boulder. While this strategy is quite effective, it much less powerful than Deidera's clay. (A-Class Ninjutsu) Original Technique created by Tellemicus Sudance
Hyouton: Tsunami Furasshu Hyouketsu no Jutsu--Ice Release: Tsunami Flash Freeze// Unleashes a high-pressure blast of water that washes over the victim and/or target. It flash-freezes on contact and traps the victim in a block of ice that could quickly kill if they are left like that for an extended period of time (5 to 10 minutes). Due to the nature of the move, it is highly uncontrollable and when used recklessly can ensnare one's own allies. Requires a massive amount of Chakra to use. (High A-Class Ninjutsu) Created by Tellemicus Sundance
Hyouton: Tatewaru--Ice Release: Shieldbreaker//Naruto uses Suiryuudan and then forms a Tatewaru. He jumps towards his target with chakra on his feet to make him jump higher, and controls wind around his body to make his whole body spin and shoot at his foe. His Suiryuudan circles around him so fast it merges with his Tatewaru, making it a rough Hyouton jutsu. (Low A-Class Ninjutsu) (Naruto) Created by Darkamber8828
Suiton: Junsai no Jutsu--Water Release: Water Shield//Water is either created or taken from the surrounding area to form a dense shield of water around you, to protect you from attacks. (High C-Class Ninjutsu) Created by Ultra Sonic 007
Doton: Ishikorokaze no Jutsu--Earth Release: Rock Whirlwind//Surrounding earthen materials - rocks, boulders, pebbles - become infused with chakra, being launched at the enemy in a furious storm. For maximum effectiveness, a Fuuton user is recommended to be nearby to bring out the wind. (Mid B-Class Ninjutsu) Created by Ultra Sonic 007
Katon/Fuuton: Okibi Enshou--Blazing Spread of Fire// A combination of Naruto's Kaze Oshiyaru with Sasuke's Housenka no Jutsu. The wind Naruto blows both enhances and propels Sasuke's fireballs, resulting in a faster and deadlier fireball strike on the enemy or enemies. (Mid B-Class Ninjutsu) (Naruto and Sasuke)
Kori Shinchuu no Jutsu--Sly Fellow Mind Skill//Alternates a person's perception of his/her surroundings. (Upper D-Class Genjutsu) Created by Alex
Fuuton: Geirufoosu no Jutsu--Wind Release: Gale Force//User blows a chakra-enfused wind; the gust from one's mouth is a brief, intense gale that knocks everything off of its feet. (Low C-Class Ninjutsu) Created by Ultra Sonic 007
Hyouton: Hitoshirezu Ashika Kamikizu--Ice Release: Hidden Seal Bite (roughly)//User creates a seal made out of ice that travels underground/in the water (wherever the user is located) and attacks from underneath the target. (Upper D-Class Ninjutsu) (Standard Yukigakure Technique) Created by rablondeman
Suiton: Kappajuugan no Jutsu--Water Release: Demonic Water Bullets//Your mouth basically becomes a gatling gun as you spew out fast, tiny water-based projectiles. (High C-Class Ninjutsu) Created by Ultra Sonic 007
Katon: Taba no Doragon--Fire Release: Dragon coil//User makes flames into a shape of a dragon that encircles around the enemie(s). (Upper C-Class Ninjutsu) Created by Alex
The Multi-Staff was created by Tellemicus Sundance
Ninpou: Joukibuki--Ninja Art: Weapon of Steam// A bloodline of the Fujiwara clan. It is a mixture of Water and Fire chakra combines to form steam. Scalding water in a gaseous form, the user can either create it with his/her own body - requiring lots of water to keep from being dehydrated - or using surrounding material to form the steam. Given the snow, the latter is more efficient. Allows one to manipulate steam and form into any variety of weapons at a moment's notice... from nunchaku to katana to kunai to shuriken to glaives... the sky's the limit. The higher your level of mastery, the 'sharper' you can make the steam (essentially by making the edge thinner, to the point where it's only a few molecules). Such mastery requires Jonin-level skill. For Chunin and below, the steam weapons wouldn't be sharp enough, in all likelihood, to cut through regular kunai or shuriken...and given the cold in the area, if the Joukibuki user is careless enough as to let his control lapse, it's likely that regular weapons will pierce through the steam weapons. HOWEVER, the malleability of the steam itself is the problem for those facing it; if you're parrying a steam kunai with a regular kunai, the Joukibuki user could still cause the steam to 'warp' and 'stretch' and stab you in the hand or wrist unexpectedly. (Bloodline Limit. One of four in Yukigakure) (Fujiwara clan)
Side note: borrowed the clan name, Fujiwara, from Ultra Sonic 007's story, as the steam user in that, Akira, clan's name is Fujiwara. Felt fitting. Of course, Akira is a Waterfall Ninja, while the Fujiwara clan in this story are Snow Ninja. Heh.
Katon: Bakuha Taihou--Fire Style: Blast Cannon// The main prerequisite to this jutsu is that there has to be some sort of fire already existing in the surrounding environment. This technique calls together all of this fire, condensing it into a ball of intense heat and energy. It is then directed as a beam at the opponent. The level of intensity of the attack is dependant on the amount of and the strength of the fire that has been collected. (C-Class Ninjutsu) Created by Eyes of Truth
Katon/Fuuton: Rokettohasshatou--Fire/Wind Release: Rocket Launcher// A combination of the Tatewaru and Faiatama. Naruto will form his Tatewaru while Sakura slams two Faiatamas right into the wind vortex, radically increasing the power with the Katon jutsu. Due to the small and light nature of the Faiatama, they are able to be launched out of the Tatewaru rather than being absorbed to fuel the Tatewaru. The power behind the launch is comparable to a charging bull. (Low A-Class Ninjutsu) (Naruto and Sakura or Sasuke)
Narakuseki no Jutsu--Underworld Barrier// Summons a skull that levitates above one's head, which spews a spherical barrier of blue fire around you. It can either be a summoning technique, or the skull may be brought along physically to serve as a focus to amplify one's own Katon talents. Protects you from ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu. Basically, it's a two-way thing. You can't do anything whilst it protects you. (High A Class Ninjutsu) (Eimin) Created by Ultra Sonic 007
Desumasuku--Death Mask//Using the time in his barrier to prepare this attack, it converts his barrier's energy and power into a compressed wave that sucks the life from whatever it strikes. Weak opponents would be killed almost immediately, but strong ones are capable of withstanding the effects and overcoming it, allowing them to survive. Though considerably weakened for a time. (High A-Class Ninjutsu) (Eimin)
Aisu Dango--Ice Dumpling// Similar to Jiroubou's Doryou Dango (Mausoleum Earth Dumpling), only forming a large ice boulder the size of a mausoleum that one hurls at a target with the full intention of crushing them flat. The ice version can be created using the water in the air and thrown before the weight can crush the user themselves, allowing a ninja of any physical strength to use this jutsu, provided one has the chakra reserves needed. (High B-Class Ninjutsu) Suggested by phoenix718
Ninpou: Nobasu--Ninja Art: To Lengthen Hair (basically)// A secret technique of the Heaairon Clan. It allows them to make any hair on their body, facial, arm or otherwise, lengthen out radically. The hair becomes as strong as steel and as sharp as spikes as a result of this. If the hair gets covered in a Clan member's blood, it will become poisonous as a result. While clan members can make their hair extend, they can't make it grow, meaning they have to rely on their existing hair for their techniques. (High C-Class Ninjutsu) (Heaairon Clan)
Heasupuree--Hair Spray// A technique of Snow's Heaairon Clan. Allows them to shoot off their hair like needles at an enemy for a surprise attack. (Mid C-Class Ninjutsu) (Heaairon Clan)
Side note: yes, I know that the term I used refers to the accessory Hair Spray and not hair shooting out like a spray. It's supposed to a pun on the name/attack.
Hyouton: Kyuu Rin Woota no Jutsu--Ice Release: Ball of Frigid Water (roughly)// This A-rank technique is based off the property that as water freezes, it has to expand into ice. If chakra is used to form a ball of water and prevent it from expanding, then its temperature can be lowered far below water's normal freezing point. This ball is shot at an enemy and upon impact, the chakra used to prevent its expansion dissipates. Basically the water ball impacts, splashing the surrounding area but mostly the target and because of its temperature, it almost instantly freezes into ice around the target. The target's initial contact with the water's sub-zero temperature can also cause instant frostbite. This jutsu is A-rank because of the difficulty in chakra control needed to keep the water from expanding. (Mid-A Class Ninjutsu) Created by evilballoon
Doton: Meido no Gousunkugi--Earth Release: Pikes of the Underworld//A long row of spikes rising out of the earth are used to surround the enemy in the hopes of impaling them. This effective area is often too large for most shinobi to be able to escape from. If caught by surprise, there is a very good chance that the victim will get skewered up on one or more of those spikes like a shish-kebob. (High C-Class Ninjutsu) Original Technique created by Tellemicus Sundance
Suiton: Supaikukansei no Jutsu--Water Release: Spike Trap//Water erupts from the ground as spikes, impaling the enemy. (High C-Class Ninjutsu) Created by Ultra Sonic 007
Hyouton: Hyougako Kasui--Ice Release: Glacial Spike (roughly)// The user of this jutsu sends a large trail of solid ice spikes towards the target to impale them. (High C-Class Ninjutsu) Created by Zanji of clan okami
Katon: Gouka Tenohira--Fire Release: The Palm of Hellfire//Sasuke's first original attack ninjutsu, a combination of the Katon: Faiatama and the Chidori. He concentrates the fires of a standard Faiatama into one palm before compressing the fire into a tiny bead of light and heat. The Gouka Tenohira has two possible attack uses. It can be used to blow any enemy away (regardless as if it's handheld or thrown) with a concentrated blast of fire caused by the explosive properties of fire. And it can also be used like the Chidori: if he's traveling fast enough, he can potentially burn and/or melt his way through anything that he desires. However, because he's holding a ball of fire, he suffers similar damage as his target. Though this makes the Gouka Tenohira as dangerous to Sasuke as his opponent, he is able to partially shield himself by putting up a layer of chakra over his hand. (B-Class Ninjutsu) (Sasuke) Original Technique created by Tellemicus Sundance
Hyouton: Buki Kawaru no Jutsu--Ice Morphing Weapon//A ninjutsu that creates any weapon the user can imagine from Ice in his hand. This weapon is special in that as long as the user channel chakra through it, he can change its shape, allowing him to surprise his enemy. However the user must maintain a constant chakra level in the weapon; otherwise it will break. (High B-Class Ninjutsu) Created by zagan
Mitsugo Ryuugi: Tootemupooru Zansatsu--Mitsugo Style: Totem Pole Massacre// A taijutsu maneuver with the Three Mitsugo brothers. They will stand on each other's shoulder's, with Sim (the strongest among them) on the bottom, Tim in the middle (has the best stamina) and Jim on top (fastest in terms of speed and reactions). They use chakra in their feet to latch on to each other's shoulders and allow their hands to move freely for their jutsu. Sim will use close range ice axes as the main means of attack, while Tim uses his ice lances to cover Sim, and Jim serves as a look out, using his ice crossbows to deal with threats before they get close. They will switch their initial weapons in a heartbeat to deal with any new situation as well as catching the opponent(s) by surprise. Requires a great deal of training, timing and coordination to do this move properly. (Low A-Class Taijutsu) (Mitsugo Brothers)
Doton: Daichiago no Jutsu--Earth Release: Earth Jaws// Self-explanatory. Palms to the ground, cue massive earthen jaws that snap up the enemy whole. A lesser version of the 'Doton: Koketsu', but considerably faster, increasing chances of the enemy being caught. (High C-Class Ninjutsu) Created by Ultra Sonic 007
Doton: Koketsu--Earth Release: Jaws of Death//An attack from below, this jutsu is used mostly to kill or maim the enemy. Springing up from under them, jaws much like a flytrap rush up to crush the enemy. But what really makes this jutsu so dangerous is that the inside of the jaws are lined with sharp teeth that can mutilate the victim extremely easily. (High B-Class Ninjutsu) Original Technique created by Tellemicus Sundance
Though not actually used in this chapter, it was included for reference purposes.
Hijutsu: Kuroonningen no Jutsu--Secret Skill: Clone Skill// Basically, it's quite similar to Kage Bunshin, with two major differences: the user can create only one clone and that clone does not disappear upon receiving a direct hit. The Bunshin can take damage, which then the user feels once the technique is dropped. (A-Class Ninjutsu) (Mitsugo Brothers) Created by Shang and used with permission
Mitsugo Ryuugi: Ninja Docking 6 Behemoth//A taijutsu maneuver performed by the Mitsugo Brothers, using the Kuroonningen for support rather than a Kage Bunshin, as the Kuroonningen as it can take hits and not be dispelled, which would result in the collapse of the behemoth, a roughly human shaped fighting figure. A Tim and Sim will form the feet, utilizing Sim's strength and Tim's stamina to support the 'upper body'. The other Sim will form the 'torso' of the body, using his strength to wield the arms of the Behemoth, both Jims. The 'left arm' will by hand by his hands, allowing him to attack his opponents with kicks, while the 'right arm' will be held by his legs, allowing him to attack with fists. And finally, the second Tim will compose the 'head' of the Behemoth, using his fast reflexes to coordinate the entire body, much like he does on top of the Totem Pole Massacre maneuver. (High A-Class Taijutsu) (Mitsugo Brothers)
Behiimosu Gufuu--Behemoth Tornado// After the Behemoth is formed, the two 'legs' will spin the 'torso' around and around as fast as they can, making the entire center portion of the Behemoth spin rapidly, resulting in the attacks from the 'arms' becoming that much more intense. The 'head' will hop in place while this is going on, allowing him to continue seeing and coordinating the body without getting dizzy himself. (High A-Class Taijutsu) (Mitsugo Brothers)
Hyouton: Nigenteki Sai Abaremawaru no Jutsu--Ice Release: Dual Rhino Rampage// Forms two large ice Rhinos on both sides of him that can be launched simultaneously or individually. The speed is on par with Naruto's Booruban Mizu Dangan, making an opponent hard-pressed to avoid or risk being trampled to death. The two rhinos are incredibly durable, making them all but impossible to destroy. Requires moderate chakra reserves. (High B-Class Ninjutsu) (Standard Yukigakure technique)
Shuriken Burizaado--Shuriken Blizzard// Using snow that's already in the air and clumping and hardening the snowflakes until they turn into razor sharp snowflakes. (High D-Class Ninjutsu) (Standard Yukigakure technique) created by phoenix718
Fuuton: Gouzen Kuma Tekken no Jutsu--Wind Release: Roaring Bear Fist// User forms a bear head made out of wind around their fist. Bear head bites the target and holds on, slashing up the area where it bit. User can then throw the target whichever direction they wish, with the wind amplifying their throw. (Low B-Class Ninjutsu) Created by rablondeman
Ninpou: Hibiki no Jutsu--Ninja Art: Echo Blast// User unleashes a concentrated, chakra-laced scream. Designed to stun or deafen the target. (Low C-Class Ninjutsu) Created by Ultra Sonic 007
Aisu Toku--Ice Shields// A taijutsu style that revolves around the creation of large ice shields on their arms and/or legs that can stand up to many types of attacks, slowly freeze things upon contact, and reflect sunlight at an enemy to blind them. (Taijutsu Style) (Tettsui) Created by rablondeman
Moushin Hanmaa--Rushing Hammer (basically)// A dash attack of the Ice Shield style, where one seemingly runs at the opponent at full speed while swinging the ice shields on their arms and legs in random directions. This is intentional as it is merely a means to keep the opponent off-balance and unable to counterattack until you can reflect sunlight off the shields and blind your opponent, giving an opening for a more lethal attack. User must be wary and cautious so they do not become too wild or reckless in this charge, or the enemy can easily outwit you. (High C-Class Taijutsu) (Tettsui)
Kakkeigyuutou--A term used to refer to a sledgehammer to crack a nut//A move of the Aisu Toku style, slamming two or more of the Ice Shields together on an opponent, preferably the head for massive damage. (High C-Class Taijutsu) (Tettsui)
Multi-Fuuma Shuriken Throwers were created by Tellemicus Sundance
Raiton: Piasshingu Denkou no Jutsu--Lightning Release: Piercing Lightning// A compact ball of lightning. It's compressed completely into the palm of one's hand to roughly the size of a baseball. Due to lightning's nature, the compression makes the jutsu gain piercing properties, allowing it break through defenses, such as body armor, shields, even wind to a degree. (High C-Class Ninjutsu)
Fuuton: Reppushou--Wind Release: Gale Wind Palm// Is a Ninjutsu technique utilizing the Wind Element. After forming the needed hand seals, the user will send a strong gust of wind towards his target. When acting in conjunction with another thrown weapon, the wind can increase its power and deadliness. (Mid C-Class Ninjutsu) Canon technique.
Side note: This is the move Nagato used in Jiraiya's flashback in chapter 373
Katon/Fuuton/Raiton: Mi Anaake Shiruu--Fire/Wind/Lightning Release: Tri Drilling Force (roughly)// A combination of the Goukakyuu, Piasshingu Denkou and Reppeushou. The users combine the Fire and Lightning attacks into one, with the Wind fueling and propelling the attack with deadly results. Due to the nature of the combination, it is unstable. Able to only hold itself for a short while, making the propulsion by the wind user a critical factor, making sure the jutsu can strike it's target before it implodes on itself. The combo is quite dangerous as the damage is equivalent to an A-Class attack. (Mid A-Class Ninjutsu)
Hyouton: Aisu Jaianto no Jutsu--Ice Release: Ice Giant// Creates a fifty meter tell humaniod figure out of dense ice. The Ice Giant's movements is linked to the user, mimicking any physical movement or strike that the user does. The Ice Giant's movements are dependent on a number of factors, such as how much chakra is used, how skilled one is with the Ice Style, as well as the user's endurance and taijutsu skills. Due to the size, density of the ice and requirements, this jutsu requires a substantial amount of chakra to not only create, but use for battle. Not a move to be used lightly or beginners. (High A-Class Ninjutsu) Suggested by Zoneshifter D
Narutotoujin no Jutsu--Maelstrom of Blades// Technique used by prior Joukibuki bloodline; user launches a tunnel of steam at the enemy, this tunnel being lined inside with a swirling maelstrom of steam blades. Designed as a finishing move. (High A-Class Ninjutsu) (Fujiwara clan) Created by Ultra Sonic 007
Ninpou: Iwane Badi--Ninja Art: Rock Body// An earth technique that transforms the body into stone. In this form, one can separate their 'body' into many pieces, allowing for multiple attacking strategies as well as avoiding direct blows. Despite being physically disconnected, the pieces are still in link with each other through the jutsu. If one piece is hit and affected, the entire 'body' is as a result. Due to the body being essentially stone, harming the ninja in this state is rather difficult, requiring significant brute strength or strong jutsu. Before one loses chakra, one must reunite into one body, otherwise the ninja will literally fall to pieces when the jutsu wears off. Requires not only vast chakra reserves but a keen affinity with the Earth Element. (High B-Class Ninjutsu)
Side note: the inspiration for this jutsu is actually from the Bird Country Filler Arc, by one of the ninja named Nagare. Suffice to say, I'm not one of those that labels all the filler arcs downright awful. I enjoyed several of them.
Aisu Ken--Ice Fist// A taijutsu style that revolves around the foundation of turning your opponent and their accessories into ice. As a result, the basis of this style is to simply land a hit no matter where it is. While this means it lakes any real form or stance to this style, it doesn't need it as a few hits can result in death for an opponent. (B-Class Taijutsu) Suggested by Hinata'sUnofficialStalker
Doton: Daichi Hikimado no Jutsu--Earth Release: Earth Trapdoor// Creates a small, steep pit in the ground. The pit is about ten meters deep, five meters wide and five meters long. Designed to merely trap, stall or capture easy targets. (High D-Class Ninjutsu)
Doton: Kasui Koukou no Jutsu--Earth Release: Spike Pit// A simple jutsu that creates a number of earth spikes in a limited area, in contrast to it's sister jutsu, Meido no Gousunkugi, which can do it over a wide area at the user's will. (High D-Class Ninjutsu)
Tainetsu--Body Heat// Bloodline of the Atsusa Clan that revolves around manipulation of body heat. Due to the bloodline, Atsusa member's tolerance to heat is substantially greater than an average human's. The body heat can be used in a number of ways. The first is to enhance Katon attacks, channeling the body heat into the fire attack and dramatically increasing its power. Another is to release the body heat through the chakra pores on the body into a makeshift shield or another type of attack, though naturally this requires much control over one's chakra network, much like the Hyuuga clan. The strength of the shield or attack is dependent on the skill of the user and how well they can manipulate their body heat. In addition, clan members can absorb external heat from other sources, including other humans to supplement their heat and highly skilled members are capable of doing it without the need for physical contact. (Bloodline Limit. One of four in Yukigakure) Suggested by Zoneshifter D, Tellemicus Sundance, The Warrior Within
Suiton: Mizu Shuriken--Water Release: Water Shuriken// Melts snow into shuriken made of water, which launch themselves at the foe, homing in on the target. They burst when they hit the foe, so they
can be frozen or electrocuted. The shuriken can also be frozen or sharpened with wind. (High C class Ninjutsu) (Standard Yukigakure Technique) Created by Darkamber8828
Raiton: Denka Te--Lightning Release: Electric Charge Arm// Lightning swarms around the user's arms, both increasing the punching strength as well as electrifying an opponent if touched. Due to the fact that the lightning is constantly moving on the man's arm with no firm foundation, one is not electrocuted if hit by water (though extreme caution is required). Both of these aspects lightly strain the user's arms. The longer the jutsu is in affect, the worse the strain becomes. Conditioned masters can deal with the strain for a considerable amount of time. Requires moderate chakra reserves. (Low B-Class Ninjutsu)
Tokochikawa--Endless Blood River// Bloodline of the Oketsu Clan. A person possessing this bloodline is capable of controlling all the blood that flows through their body. The user is then capable of using their own blood to create any weapon that they see fit. The blood weapons would be as just as strong as the user's skill in condensing his blood. An additional effect of this bloodline is that the user can accelerate the rate of the body is able to produce blood. Using chakra, one can speed up the healing rate should the case come where the clansman expunges too much blood. Control over an opponent's blood is also possible, allowing Oketsu members to destroy the opponent from the inside out. To do so requires a signifcant amount of the foe's blood, which they incorporate into their own bodies. Clan members also carry blood replenishing soldier pills, just as an added precaution. (Bloodline Limit. One of four in Yukigakure) Created by Eyes of Truth
Doton: Doro Tekase--Earth Release: Mud Handcuffs//A simple doton ninjutsu that gathers mud around the opponent's hands and then solidifies, locking the hands in place and making one unable to form any handseals for their jutsu. The more proficient the user is in Earth jutsu, the harder the Mud Handcuffs become. (Low C-Class Ninjutsu) (Bi)
Raiton: Boufuuken no Jutsu--Lightning Release: Storm Zone// Electrically charges the area around the user, allowing them to use their chakra to create lightning in that area for support (like strengthening a punch or kick), defensive and offensive purposes. The more chakra put into it, the higher the voltage. The lightning can be generated anywhere around the user's body at will, within a certain radius, but drains chakra everytime a bolt is generated. It also causes a small, constant drain on the user's reserves. When it's first activated, lightning automatically and randomly appears on the user's skin and in the air around them for a moment, caused by the chakra used to activate the jutsu, before becoming completely controlled by the user. This creates about a half of a second after the jutsu's activation where the user is completely unguarded. It will also, occasionally, spark randomly, as lightning is prone to be. The random bolts drain no chakra, and are a result of the air being repeatedly charged. If used too much, it can make it dangerous for the user to move from their spot, as the air is electrically charged. However, this requires many, many successive uses. (High B-Class Ninjutsu) (Bi) Created by anonymous naruhinafan
Fuuton: Kaze Kaiken no Jutsu-- Wind Release: Wind Dagger// A spur of the moment jutsu created by Sakura due to her first usage of the Kaze Kiwa. Due to never having used the jutsu, much less wind jutsu before, Sakura's initial attempt to use the Kaze Kiwa is unstable and dangerous. Through a combination of her chakra control and her knowledge of Naruto's jutsu, she was able to condense it into the Kaze Kaiken, a smaller, but still deadly version of the Kaze Kiwa. (Mid C-Class Ninjutsu) (Sakura)
Yama Ken--Mountain Fist//A taijutsu style suited for large, slow-moving people, taking the user's size to deliver deadly results. The style revolves around fast and hard punches with very little, if any, kicks as users use all leg strength for speed purposes. This results in them being great sprinters, able to move very fast briefly. Users typically have excellent endurance, often not requiring very long to recover for another sprint, even in the middle of a fight. (Reigi)
Iwahada--Rock Face//A taijutsu strike of the Yama Ken style. User will uppercut the opponent's chin, then swift palm to the face. (Low C-Class Taijutsu) (Reigi)
Fuuton: Kaze Misairu Rendan--Wind Release: Wind Missile Barrage//An advanced version of the Kaze Doriru. After either being thrown or jumping into air, Naruto creates a series of clones. The clones activate the Kaze Doriru, while Naruto uses his Kaze Tate. With gravity and the Kaze Tate's powerful winds boosting their descent, the Kaze Misairu Rendan is a much more dangerous version of the standard Kaze Doriru due to the less likely chance of the opponent being able to dodge in time. (B-Rank Ninjutsu.) (Inspired by Ultra Sonic 007) Original Technique created by Tellemicus
Jishintai--Earthquake Zone//A precise and strong elbow strike to the opponent's spine in an attempt to dislodge or even break the spine. Named as such because the hit area becomes an 'earthquake' amongst the body. (High C-Class Taijutsu) (Reigi)
Gouwan--Strong Arm//A Ninjutsu technique that radically increases the mass and strength power in your limb(s), often tripling or even higher your punching/kicking power. Remains active as for as long as you provide chakra to fuel it. The longer this jutsu is in use, the more stress is put on your arms or legs. Can result in permanent damage to your muscle tissue or even require amputation if heavily abused. (Low A-Class Ninjutsu) (Reigi)
Side note: Reigi could still use his ninjutsu techniques because the armguards, like the Chakra Disrupting Shin Guards, require direct contact with the chakra. The long sleeves between the armguards and Reigi's arms serve as a buffer, thus allowing him to use Ninjutsu
Kibou Te--Trick Hand//An accidental hybrid jutsu of Jyuuken and Rasengan, it possesses the major qualities of both its 'parent jutsus.' It is capable of attacking a person's inner coils by shoving so much of the user's chakra into them that the coils are temporarily paralyzed until the chakra fades. And because of the Rasengan's distinctive spinning motion that has been added to its forceful entry of the enemy's body, any muscle or organ that has the misfortune of being in its path will get torn. If enough chakra is applied, it could easily reduce a person's organs to mush. But it requires a precise amount of chakra and control to use, and will easily fail should the user's attention shift in even the slightest bit. (Low B-Class Ninjutsu) Original Technique created by Tellemicus
Irapushon--Eruption//A counter technique of the Yama Ken style by bringing your arms low, then blocking upward on the opponent's arms, flinging them up and exposing the body. You then bring your hands together and bash down on the opponent's exposed head. Named after a volcanic eruption, as debris will first fly up then come crashing down. (High C-Class Taijutsu)
Shin'en--Abyss; Ravine// A powerful Taijutsu combo of the Yama Ken style. User will first punch the victim high into the air, then leap after them and crush their back on top of their knee before finishing it off with a deadly punch to the face, with the intention of death by combination of injuries and a fatal crash. Designated as a finishing move. (Mid A-Class Taijutsu) (Reigi)
Dosekiryuu--Avalanche (of earth and rocks)// A barrage of fast paced, powerful punches at a foe. Depends on both high skill to maintain the assault, as well as keeping an eye on the opponent's moves, lest the user falls victim to a counterattack. (Mid B-Class Taijutsu) (Reigi)
Noku--To step aside; to move//A defensive manuevar created by Tadashii Reigi. Involves quickly sidestepping at a 45 degree angle, putting one at the side of an opponent, then quickly sidestepping at another 45 degree angle back the way you came, placing yourself behind the opponent and leaving them open for an attack. (High C-Class Taijutsu) (Reigi)
Gunpou--Mountain Range//A three-punch series taijutsu strike of the Yama Ken style. The first punch is aimed at the opponent's stomach, then the user quickly wheels his arm up for an uppercut on the opponent's chin. Using the same hand, you grab the opponent's head and pull it into a punch with your other hand. (Low B-Class Taijutsu) (Reigi)
Sekken--Interceptor Fist//A technical name for the Uchiha fighting style. An amalgamation of the best elements of various taijutsu techniques, geared at intercepting incoming attacks without damage and then turning those attacks against an enemy... either by using the Sharingan to deduce the attack's weaknesses, or by copying the attacker's fighting style and canceling it out. Highly based on improvisation instead of concrete forms. (Taijutsu Style) (Uchiha Clan) Created by Ultra Sonic 007
Hyouton: Rasengan--Ice Release: Spinning Chakra Sphere//Naruto slackens chakra control on his Rasengan, making it larger, but weaker. Because it's larger, it catches snow off the ground and into his Rasengan. He compresses it, forming a transparent Rasengan with a blue interior. (High A-Class Ninjutsu) (Naruto) Created by Darkamber8828
Doton: Kidotekkou--Earth Element: Earthen Iron Fist//Perform your hand signs, stick fists into the earth, pull back up to reveal earth refined by chakra into an iron bludgeon. Increases strength by two times. Similar to Kakuzu's ability, except it only forms boxing gloves. Can also be launched as a projectile with a burst of chakra from the knuckles. (Mid B-Class Ninjutsu) Created by Ultra Sonic 007
The Chakra Wires were created by Tellemicus Sundance
Hyouton: Iguruu Gokusha no Jutsu--Ice Release: Igloo Prison//Forms an ice igloo that serves multiple purposes. Being an igloo, it can serve as a containment jutsu. If any victim is trapped inside the igloo, they will slowly be frozen to death. In addition, one can add additional chakra to create a series of clones (Ice Clones are preferable, but any type will do) to stall the enemy, furthering the chances they will freeze to death. This all serves as a secondary purpose, distracting the enemy from an internal genjutsu to mind lock the victims into endlessly fighting imaginary opponents. With a solid enough hit, which most people will attempt a medium attack (before a hard attack) to test it, the genjutsu will activate. Too hard, like Chidori or Rasengan, and the whole thing will shatter. With a medium attack it will create the igloo entrance, which will activate the genjutsu. (High A-Class Ninjutsu) Created by Neccor
Katon: Hoenban no Jutsu--Fire Element: Flaming Discus// Blows a small stream of fire onto your open palm, which is contoured into a swirling discus. Thrown at the enemy. It cauterizes organic material as it slices through. (Mid C-Class Ninjutsu) Created by Ultra Sonic 007
Fuuinjutsu: Shijinjuu Torappu Reitouko--Sealing Jutsu: Four Divine Beasts Trap Freezer// A powerful sealing jutsu that both freezes the victim and allows drainage of their chakra. The four sealers will bite both of their thumbs and get in the four cardinal directions – North, East, South and West – of the victim. They first bite their left thumbs and use it to draw a quarter of a circle on the ground with the blood, typically only a few inches long. Next they will slam their right hands down on the blood markings, stating the name of each mythological animal associated with that same direction: Genbu for the North, Seriyu for the East, Suzaku for the South and Byakko for the West. Kanji of each beast will appear next to the blood markings signifying the jutsu's activation. Brightly lit chakra will connect the four blood marks together and with a great burst from all four shinobi, that chakra will erupt into a blinding light, flash-freezing anyone and everything within the perimeter into a state of suspended animation. Chakra itself from the individual(s) frozen is also affected, allowing the sealers to draw out chakra from the victim. This is done by putting one hand on the ice, and their second hand on the ground making the sealers act as a conduit as the chakra will pass through the sealers themselves and transfer into the ground, where the chakra will dissipate naturally. This will only work on chakra that is actively being used (such as the execution of a jutsu), thus it is not possible to extract chakra from inside the victim itself. Seal will last for one week before having to be renewed. (High A-Class Fuuinjutsu) (Hari among others)
Fuuton: Tenkuu Sanpo--Wind Release: Art of Air Walking//Produces a small but intense stream of air from the opponent's feet, levitating the user about six inches off the ground, allowing one to move at a much faster pace, more agile and radically improves jumping ability. The wind on the ground resembles a sharp blade that can be useful in kicking opponents. In effect, using this jutsu is much like ice-skating on dry land. Requires constant usage of chakra to maintain. (High C-Class Ninjutsu) (Oyaji) Createdy by Alex
Bureedo Kurumeku--Bladed Twirl (Roughly)//While using the Art of Air Walking, Oyaji will spin around rapidly on one foot, while kicking randomly with his other foot. Move can often leave him quite disorientated. (High C-Class Taijutsu) (Oyaji)
Tajuu Bureido Bakushin--Multi Blade Rush//A dashing attack by Oyaji that makes use of multiple 'blades', typically his two four sided axes, the shuriken boot launchers and his fuuton jutsu, art of air walking. At times, Oyaji will utilize the Narigenshi, to make it look like his arms are stretching to increase his chances at landing a hit. (Low B-Class Taijutsu) (Oyaji)
Ninpou: Harigenshi--Ninja Art: Stretching Phantom Arm// A genjutsu that makes one's arms seem to stretch, whilst the user appears to remain stationary; a rudimentary genjutsu to mask the user's movement, as the fists on the 'stretching' genjutsu arms are the real guy's fists. (Mid C-Class Genjutsu) (Oyaji) Created by Ultra Sonic 007
Aisu Himatsu--Ice Spray// Hammer unleashes a spray of cold water. The user fuses the water with chakra to prevent immediate freezing, but when the chakra 'timer' runs out, it freezes. It can be easily negated by pumping chakra over the infected area before the freezing point. Even if it fails, the user is still wet in a below freezing environment (Low B-Class Ninjutsu) (Popo and Nana) Created by Neccor
Furoozun Are--Frozen Tempest// Spinning each other around, Popo and Nana perform the Ice Spray jutsu, creating a tornado-like effect. Due to the intensity of the attack, the chakra timer is stuck at 30sec, so as to leave everything in wet frozen mess. Very useful against a mass of people. (Mid B-Class Ninjutsu) (Popo and Nana) Created by Neccor
Faiatama Rasengan--Fireball Rasengan// A hybrid combo between Naruto and Sasuke utilizing the Faiatama and Rasengan. Both boys push their jutsu together, forcing the Rasengan to absorb the Faiatama. The spiraling energies of the Rasengan manage to contain the Katon and radically increases the destructive force to the equivalent of fifty exploding tags. However, it takes the combined efforts of both Naruto and Sasuke to maintain it, even for a moment or else it will explode right in their faces with deadly results. Due to the unstable nature, they are able to throw the Faiatama Rasengan. It will only last for about five seconds before it implodes on itself. (Low S-Class Ninjutsu) (Naruto and Sasuke) Created by Tellemicus Sundance
Ninpou: Yeti--Ninja Art: Yeti// A secret technique of the Shiroikuma clan as it mergers the clansman and one of their polar bear summons into one being, closely resembling a legendary Yeti. Pulls advantages from both beings, vastly improving all areas of fighting. (Mid A-Class Ninjutsu) (Shiroikuma Clan) Suggested by phoenix718
Cho Baika no Jutsu--Super Multi Size Technique// Secret Technique of the Akimichi Clan. Requiring massive chakra reserves, the user grows to gigantic portions. Kugi is only able to do this when he utilizes the Ninpou: Yeti jutsu, the polar bear's chakra reserves greatly adding to his own. This still only meets the bare minimum chakra requirement, leaving no more for Kugi to use any of his other jutsu while in this state. Should he choose to do so, he will immediately revert to normal size. (Clan Secret Technique) (Akimichi Clan/Kugi)
Side note: As you probably all well know, the Akimichi's jutsu – alongside the Inuzuka, Nara, Kidoumaru and others – are all classified as Clan Secrets and not Bloodlines. This means that anyone can learn then if they find out the secrets. Of course, being able to use them is another story entirely.
Hasai Ashige--Smashing Kick// Similar to Tsunade's infamous heel drop, the user raises his/her leg straight into the air, smashing down one's heel into the ground... or onto the opponent's head. (High C-Class Taijutsu) (Team 7) Created by Ultra Sonic 007
Tenshiarashi--Element Storm//What it says. A rush of all five prime elements in a torrent of power; can be a single or group technique. Probably a two or three-person attack, in all honesty. (Team 7) Created by Ultra Sonic 007
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. Big thanks to Paintball-Gamer for beta-reading this!
