DISCLAIMER!: I DON'T OWN NARUTO! Thought you'd know by now...
(A/N): OMG SO MUCH SNOW!
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TO THE STORY!
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Chapter 71: Dance of the Camilla
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Naruto brought up Kitsune no Kiba and blocked the attack from Kimimaro and engaged the new enemy with the handicap of being almost completely drained.
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Kimimaro was no slouch. Naruto was hard pressed to keep up with his Kenjutsu in his current state and was forced to take a defensive posture. "So Kurama, how long am I gonna feel drained like this?" Naruto thought frantically as he narrowly dodged a thrust from his white haired opponent. "Another ten minutes Kit. Try to survive till then." the fox said as he started to generate more chakra. Naruto jumped back from a spinning attack to gain distance. He tried to focus his chakra into his blade to use Kitsune no Hikari but it was useless. "Kit, be careful. In this state you won't be able to channel chakra effectively. Your Kagebunshin still should be usable, but try to keep the count low. The chakra you try to use the longer this is gonna take to recover from." Kurama warned. Naruto cursed under his breath and sheathed Kitsune no Kiba. He unsealed a Katana and assumed the Ox's stance. Holding the blade above his head with it horizontal to the ground and pointing at his enemy.
The sealing matrix the was engraved on the sword glowed for a brief moment before some of Naruto's fatigue disappeared. "Good thing these swords were still stored with some of Gaara's chakra...I think I have enough to use maybe two offensive jutsu's now..." he thought to himself as he watched Kimimaro carefully. His white haired opponent was also eyeing him suspiciously. After a small stare down Kimimaro was the first to make a move. He shot his hand out as the bones in the tips of his fingers shot out like bullets towards Naruto. The blonde made a single fast overhead cut that deflected all of the projectiles, bu left him open for Kimimaro to move in for a quick attack.
However before he was able to close the distance Naruto switched to Plows Stance. Holding the sword at his middle and pointed at a forty five degree angle towards his opponent. As soon as Kimimaro got close enough Naruto tried an attempting a thrust which Kimimaro deflected with his right hand weapon and continued to flow with his left to try and stab Naruto in the chest. However just before it got close enough Naruto used his deflected swords momentum to bring the hilt of his blade up and deflect the oncoming attack just enough for it to only graze his shoulder. Naruto tried to kick Kimimaro away from him but before the blow landed the white haired teen jumped away and shot another volley of bone bullets at Naruto.
This time Naruto rolled out of the way of the attack and again assumed the Ox's Stance. Kimimaro narrowed his eyes at the blonde. "That is an interesting Kenjutsu style..." he said as he readied himself for another attack. Naruto shrugged slightly. "I guess it is, although it was originally made to be used by long swords. But I modified the style a bit to be usable with Katana's." he said as he eyed Kimimaro with careful scrutiny. The teen was very skilled in Kenjutsu, but something was keeping him from moving at the speed someone with that much skill should be moving. Naruto was eyeing him for any resistance seals or any training weights but caught his breath when he spotted the seal on his chest. "So," Naruto started. "The Snake Bastard marked you too..."
Kimimaro's eyes narrowed and his brow furrowed. "Don't you dare insult Orochimaru-sama. He is why I exist and he is a god among men you insignificant child." he growled. The curse seal Naruto spotted started to spread across his skin and it started to turn into a dark grey color.
Naruto's eyes widened in horror as he watched Kimimaro's body morph from the effects of the curse seal. Massive bone spikes protruded from his back as a spike tail formed from his lower back. The whites of his eyes darkened till they were completely black and his normally green eyes turned yellow. A large spiraling mass of bones formed on his left arm making a weapon that looked like a large drill. His right hand reached for his spine and pulled out a ling bone whip. "Dance of the Clematis: Vine" he said as he whipped the spine with such speed Naruto couldn't dodge. He was just able to bring his sword down to keep the whip from wrapping him completely, using his blade to give him some breathing room.
Kimimaro readied his bone drill. "Dance of the Clematis: Flower." he said as he charged with the drill like weapon, aiming it to impale Naruto. Naruto growled and summoned two clones without using seals. The clones tried to block the white haired teens path but they were both killed by his weapon. They did, however, give the original enough time to sink into the ground with Doton: Dochu Eigyo no Jutsu (Earth Release: Underground Projection Fish). Kimimaro's whip fell to the ground and he set himself into a defensive stance. He watched around, waiting for his opponent to appear. And when he did, he wasn't alone.
Ten Naruto Clones jumped out from the ground. "Ninpou: Kagebunshin Tetsuotome Gi (Ninja Art: Clone Iron Maiden)" the clones exclaimed as they brought up their swords to stab Kimimaro. "Dance of the Larch," he said quickly. Spikes of bone shot out from his body and blocked the swords. However he was now trapped in that one spot, trying to over power ten people at once. He coughed slightly from the exertion and blood ran down his chin. The clones didn't let up and kept him pinned in place.
A shadow appeared above Kimimaro and he looked up. The real Naruto was in the air above him with what looked like a massive broadsword that had been cut in two. "Ninpou: Juyoku Danto! (Ninja Art: Gravity Decapitation)" he yelled as the gravity seal on the blade glowed. The blade became fifty times heavier and the weight speed Naruto towards Kimimaro.
The teen tried to make a last ditch effort to escape. He formed a long bone spike and impaled one of the clones. He moved to the opening right as the blade crashed with the ground. A massive crater formed throwing up a cloud of dust. The original Naruto walked out of the cloud with Kubikiribocho resting on his shoulder. The blade was slowly growing in length as blood seeped into the sword. The cloud of dust dispersed to reveal Kimimaro laying on the ground, bisected. The slash took from his left shoulder all the way through his torso. The leader of the sound five laid on the ground with his eyes closed, dead.
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Kabuto cursed as he watched Kimimaro's death. He looked to the unconscious Shizune thinking that he could use her as a hostage but decided against it. If anything, the use of such a tactic would put himself in more danger than he already was in. He decided to make a good decision, strategic retreat. He ran to Orochimaru's location and landed next to his master.
Orochimaru was heavily damaged. Even with his shedding skin technique he wasn't able to avoid all of the Toad Sages attacks. He had a massive bruise on his stomach from a Rasengan that struck him as well as severe burns to his left arm and leg. He was breathing heavily and trying not to fall over.
Manda fair'd only slightly better than him. With the combined efforts of Gamabunta, Gamaken, and Katsuyu, the snake was damaged to the point he was forced to leave the battlefield. Now the near dead Sannin was facing down both of his old teammates, as well as three massive summons. Kabuto couldn't have arrived at a better time. "Orochimaru-sama! We need to retreat now. The army has been crushed and Kimimaro is dead sir." he said to his injured master. The Snake Sannin nodded his head slowly in agreement. "Yes, it's a shame about Kimimaro. He was so loyal too..." the Snake said as he eyed his opposition. "Kabuto, you know what to do." he said to his underling.
"Hai, Orochimaru-sama!" he exclaimed as he threw down a few smoke bombs. Just seconds later Jiriya release a massive fire justu aided by wind and oil. The ocean of fire crossed over the smoke and once it passed Orochimaro and Kabuto were nowhere to be seen. Jiraiya cursed and slammed his fist onto the ground in frustration. "Dammit! We were so close to putting that scum down!" he roared angrily. Fukasaku and Shima sighed and both said their goodbyes. They dispelled and so did the rest of the summons. Jiraiya vented with another string of curses before Tsunade calmed him down.
They made their way over to Naruto and saw Shizune. Tsunade made a quick analysis and began treating her. "She has a severed Achilles Tendon and some damage to her chakra coils. Nothing I can't fix." Tsunade said. Naruto sighed in relief. Jiraiya looked over to the battlefield Naruto was fighting on and whistled lowly. "Damn brat, do you always leave a crater like that? Now I know who made the one in front of the village." he said in a mocking tone. Naruto chuckled lightly and shook his head. "Yeah, I gotta be careful though. For some reason it almost drains me of all of my chakra and cuts off my connection to Kurama's as well." he said with a sigh.
Tsunade raised an eyebrow and narrowed her eyes. "By the way Naruto-kun, what was that power. It didn't look like any normal jutsu, and who is Kurama?" she asked in suspicion. Naruto sighed and scratched the the back of his head. "It's a long story. Why don't I fill you in on the way home."
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(A/N): To be continued...
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