Asuma Faith

…Normal POV…

Asuma threw shurikans at Hidan.

Hidan grabbed his scythe and blocked it before throwing it at Asuma.

Asuma barely dodge the scythe.

Imuzo and Kotetsu came from sides with their giant kunais.

Hidan tried to move but he froze as Shikamaru had his shadow connected to his in a Shadow Possession.

Imuzo and Kotetsu stabbed Hidan at both ends on his vital points.

"That hurt," Hidan said unaffected shocking the 4 of them.

"That's impossible," Imuzo said.

"We hit him at his vital points," Kotetsu responded.

"Who are you two?" Hidan asked.

He saw the mark on Asuma's cloth.

"Don't tell me I have to go back into that stink pit again?" Hidan responded.

"We're leaf ninjas, and we're to take you and your partner down as members of the Akatsuki," Asuma said.

Kakuzu came from behind Shikamaru to attack.

The shadow retreated as Shikamaru dodge it.

Asuma jumped in front of Shikamaru to protect him.

"Izumo Kotetsu fold back!" Asuma ordered.

Izumo and Kotetsu pull back their weapons and jumped back.

"Kakuzu, don't touch them, they're mine!" Hidan shouted.

Using his blood Hidan created a circle and triangle seal.

"A seal," Shikamaru thought.

"Shikamaru, I'll go in and attack, you back me up," Asuma said.

"That isn't like you sensei," Shikamaru responded.

"This is the best move we got," Asuma responded, "Besides I have you."

"Alright," Shikamaru responded.

Asuma and Hidan attack with their weapons.

Shikamaru summoned his shadow stitching to attack.

Hidan dodge each attack and threw his scythe.

Asuma manage to block it with a cut.

Hidan pull back his scythe and lick Asuma's blood.

His skin turned black and white as if like a grim reaper.

Asuma threw his chakra blades into the air and made some hand signs.

"Fire Style: Ash Cloud Jutsu!" Asuma shouted.

Asuma blew an ash cloud out of his mouth that surrounded Hidan who reached his seal.

When Asuma finished the ash cloud exploded in ashes.

When the cloud cleared Asuma was burned in places where Hidan would have been.

"Hurts doesn't it," Hidan said.

Meanwhile birds that flew off headed Kushina's squad's way.

Kushina saw the birds as they heard the explosion and instantly had a bad feeling.

"That was just an explosion," Choji asked.

"Change of plan guys, we're going toward the site," Kushina ordered.

"Yes ma'am," they responded.

Asuma went to attack Hidan as he moved.

Hidan stabbed his left leg and instantly Asuma collapsed.

"Not at the vital spot, but I want you to feel pain before you die," Hidan responded.

Shikamaru shadow caught Hidan's in a strangling jutsu before Hidan tried again.

Hidan struggle as the Shadow strangling jutsu started retreating.

Shikamaru figured it out about the seal and started walking backwards pulling Hidan from the seal.

"Sensei, he cursed you with the wound he caused with his scythe, but if we can keep him from the seal it should help," Shikamaru shouted.

"Of course," Asuma thought.

Shikamaru manage to get Hidan away from the seal.

Asuma threw some shurikans that cut Hidan's ear while his stayed the same.

Shikamaru used Shadow stitching to restrain Hidan.

Asuma use the moment to cut Hidan's head off.

Shikamaru's shadow retreated at that moment.

However Kakuzu grabbed Hidan's head and reattach it to Hidan's body with strings from his body.

Hidan got up unaffected.

Then Kakuzu knock down Asuma.

Kotetsu summoned a shell weapon as Izumo used a water style jutsu on the ground causing Kakuzu to stick.

Kakuzu summoned ropes from his hands and immobilize Kotetsu and Izumo.

Just then Hidan used his weapon on himself.

"Water style: Water Whip Jutsu!" Someone shouted.

A water whip appeared and hit the scythe away from Hidan.

They turned to see Kushina and her squad arrived.

"Ino treat Asuma!" Kushina ordered, "Choji Aobo take care of the other guy."

"Uh right," they responded rushing in to help.

"Lady Kushina," Shikamaru responded.

"Relax Shikamaru, I send word to other squadrons to assemble here," Kushina said and look at the seal, "Well well the death curse blood seal. It's been a while Hidan!"

"Kushina Namikaze, I the only person to stop my curse," Hidan responded, "However this time there's no avoiding it."

"Don't kid around, you and I both no until Asuma's dead or the seal is broken, you can't curse anyone else," Kushina responded.

"Thanks for reminding me," Hidan said taking a poll and went for the final blow.

"Earth Style: Mud bind Jutsu!" Kushina shouted making some handsigns and hit the ground.

Mud came up and bind Hidan.

"That won't work," Hidan said.

Kushina made some more handsigns.

"Uzumaki Style: Earth seal jutsu!" Kushina shouted and touch the ground.

The earth harden in a thick shell.

"No way, she immobilized him," Shikamaru thought.

Kakuzu was about to strike back when birds surrounded him from Aoma.

Kakuzu let go of Imuzo and Kotetsu.

"Now for the seal," Kushina said making handsigns, "Uzumaki style: Seal Erasing jutsu!"

Water seep through the ground and erased the seal.

"You'll pay for that!" Hidan shouted coming at them.

Tsunade appeared and punched Hidan through the wall.

"Ow, that hurt," Hidan said.

"Lady Tsunade," Kakuzu said.

"It had been a long time Kakuzu," Tsunade said.

"Hidan Kakuzu, retreat time to seal the 2-tail," a voice shouted.

Kakuzu and Hidan retreated for the day.

"Lady Kushina how did you know Hidan?" Shikamaru asked.

"I crossed paths with him once when Lord Hokage and I were Chuunin," Kushina said, "Shikamaru, promise me, you won't go attack those two without checking with me about your plan. Or else the next time you battle him, I won't be there to help."

"Right," Shikamaru responded.

Next Time: The teams retreated to recover but the hunt is still on. Meanwhile I get an idea of how to master my new jutsu. What will happen? Read To Find Out...