Chapter 9: Special Grade Battle
Naruto and Karin frowned within Naruto's simple domain as they stood in Hanami domain took the form of a large forest area with some trees the size of flowers and flowers the size of trees. "Quick reaction" Hanami complimented before she ran forward and gut punched Naruto.
"Damn she hit as hard as Karin with Seal of a Hundred Strength" Naruto thought before he grabbed Hanami wrist and then kicked the curse spirit in the chest pushing her backflipped just as a gate appeared before Hanami and opened and unleashing Karin's domain.
"Domain Expansion" Karin said and she tore off her overcoat showing off a wife beater and Naruto formed a hand domain shattered and Karin focused up and Ichibi stood next to Naruto."You think you can fuck with two Uzumaki's" Karin growled as she and the Ichibi took a stance.
Megumi grunted as he took a kick from a hulking curse Ten Shadow user was in the midst of a battle with Noritoshi Kamo when it was interrupted by a curse the moment he and Maki where double teaming the curse but it was still holding its own.
The curse rushed him but it was kicked back by battered Yuji."Yuji. .when did you get here" Megumi asked and Yuji grinned while he kept his eyes on the Hanami clone."Oi BROTHER!" Todo's voice was heard and Megumi turned to see Todo standing.
"If you can't land a black flash then I'll watch you die no matter what happens to you" Todo said and Yuji nodded."Right" he said and he took a stance Kushina taught him."Oi curse I got a question" Yuji asked with a glare "Are you associated with a curse with a patch face" he asked."And if I am?" Hanami clone asked and Yuji glared and rushed the clone and landed a double kick.
"He's fast" The clone thought and Yuji took a position."I can land it now" remember the look on Megumi's when he arrived here, Nobara tears,Junpei anger at Mahito for killing the students and trying to kill his took those memories and internalized it.
-Flashback-
"What's your ideals as a sorcerer?" Naruto asked as he shifted through movies as Yuji trained his curse energy outout."Hmm?" Yuji asked "I'm just another cog in the machine" He answered "I don't think I'll live long enough to stand out" Yuji said and got punched in the arm.
*Well then work extra hard to stand out" Naruto yelled out with a grin."What makes Itadori Yuji different from sorcerers" Naruto yelled "Individually is the spice of life you can't do the same as everyone else" the blond said and Yuji frowned.
"Well. . .I like cheesy movies" Yuji said and Naruto grinned "That's it man keep it going what should I think when I say Itadori Yuji" Naruto said."Well. . .think of someone who wants to help. . someone who'll kick your ass but help you up after" Yuji said.
"Someone who will stare hell in the face with a grin. . ." Yuji thought "And punch it in the face!" Yuji yelled as he punched the clone with no black flash."Damn it" Yuji said dodging tree branches."My brother" He heard Todo and turned and got slapped in the face."You need to be in the zone. . . focus on other stuff will just distance your mind" Todo instructed "Remember every single thing in your body needs to be in sync".
"Ah right thanks brother" Yuji said and he narrowed his took a deep breath and opened his eyes and stared down the clone to the point where he was drooling. "What tremendous concentration" The clone thought before firing more branches and Yuji locked in and threw a punch and landed a black flash.
"KOKUSEN!" Yuji yelled, blasting Hanami clone grinned and Yuji blinked in surprise."Atta boy Yuji-kun! I've never seen it used the Zone so well" Mito's voice sounded out."The zone?" Yuji thought as he leaping back.
"The Zone is a state of mind that increase the likelihood of a Black Flash" Mito said "The Zone usually happens naturally as a battle progress but to enter it consciously is outstanding" Mito said and Yuji nodded as Todo clapped with a grin.
"Excellent work brother. . .now. ." Todo said as he and Yuji synced up."Shall we get cooking?" He said and he and Yuji posed up.
Hanami stared at the duo before her and cracked her neck."Bring it" is all she said and Ichibi and Karin rushed stomped on the ground and it propelled her into the air on a piller and Ichibi leaped back from accompanying spikes while Karin destroyed it.
The two then did a cross lariet destroying the leaped in the air and formed a cloud underneath then punched the cloud and bolts of lightning came made iron sand into a rod that attracted the lightning to it.
It then dispersed the iron sand and fired iron sand bullets the tore the cloud up. Hanami blocked it and grabbed the air like it was tangible."Triple Wind Blade" Hanami called out and threw thin cuts appeared on Ichibi that healed and the wind rebounded off Karin indestructible skin.
"Heaven Kick of Pain!" Karin yelled kicking up a large chunks of earth at Hanami who destoeyed special grade curse then landed in water and slammed her hand in water churned and created a water fish caught within it mutated and became then threw it at Naruto who recalled Ichibi and the tornado slammed into him.
However, Rainbow Dragon bursted out and fired a energy beam tore tore up the earth heading for curse spirit of natural disasters kicked the ground and caused it form a wall that took most the damage but some of it blasted Hanami back.
Rolling to her feet Hanami formed her handsign again."Domain Expansion" she yelled and Naruto summoned Ichibi who responded with its own forest image clashed with iron desert of Ichibi domain."Hold on a little more Naruto" Karin yelled as Naruto nose began bleeding.
You see sacred spirits doesn't have their own curse energy Naruto has to foot the cost of their techniques' curse energy is very hard on Naruto who has to use constant curse energy to keep his spirits summon stacked on top of a domain expansion.
"No wonder he hasn't focused on using his own domain" Karin thought as she waited her curse energy domain which was more denser eventually broke Ichibi's and the spirit was pulled in cutting Naruto off.
Hanami grunted in annoyance seeing the two was just out of just watched as the domain sure hit causing tree roots to burst from within Ichibi body destroying domain fell and Naruto frowned at the remain of Ichibi."Lucky Bastard. .Well no matter I guess I'll kill you with my own hands" Hanami said as she walked up to the burnt out Naruto and Karin.
The two took a stance vut before Hanami could do anything A spike of pain shot through Hanami body and she coughed blood."Shit what is this feeling!" Hanami thought not seeing Naruto run up winding his fist back.
Hanami clone glared at the duo before grasping at her wrapped up arm."It would seem that" the clone said before tearing it off showing its inferior black arm "I should take you two somewhat seriously" It then began absorbing all the energy and life from nearby nature.
Yuji and Todo was forced to leap and out the way of the out of control environment eventually landing safely."What range of attack" Yuji said and Todo grinned."Don't falter".Just then Hanami clone popped up and began another assault the duo weaved through.
The two then landed a punch that pushed Hanami clone back."That hit hard! It's not much alone but each one have enough power to steadily damage me" Hanami clone thought."Todo lets match our timing better" Yuji yelled and Todo then Hanami retracted all her branches and the two was mid air.
"Die" Hanami said, aiming a tree spike at them."Our footing" Yuji thiught and Todo frowned at his mistake."Brother!" The two shouted and kicked off each other just as the branches fired."They dodged that mid air?" Hanami's clone impressed.
Yuji panted as he landed on the clutched his chest as a feeling settled."You need my help Naruto?" Yuji thought just as Hanami landed."Fine then. .let me help you. . .brother" Yuji said before he ran in and engaged Hanami.
"I need to sync up with Naruto" Yuji thought as the two Hanami back Yuji was surprised when a bullet and a nail struck the curses sides."Mai-san! Kugisaki!" Yuji yelled seeing the two girls in the nearby back at Hanami he saw their attack specifically Nobara Resonance did damage.
Yuji grinned taking a stance."Alright. . .now our chance" Yuji thought, feeling that Naruto now had his then Todo came from above and kicked Hanami clone.
"KOKUSEN!" Naruto yelled hitting Hanami then he summoned Raisaigun who coated Naruto in an aura of lighting and fire.
Todo grunted as Hanami grabbed his leg just as he was gonna unleash his cursed technique and threw him towards some before but hit it the Hanami clone found itself in Todo place.
Yuji blinked found his fist in Todo cheek and his eyes widen in realization of his technique.
"Oh I see. . .such a simple technique" Hanami said healing "Which is why it is so dangerous" she said."My technique swaps places with me and my opponent" Todo said "Boogie Woogie!"
Yuji eyes widen "uh Todo" he said but the older man shushed him."Well end her before she becomes used to it" he said to his brother figure as the two took a stance.
Naruto charged in
Todo and Yuji charged in
Naruto zoomed and landed a fire-eletric gut punch to Hanami
Yuji game behind Hanami and before he punched her Yuji and Todo swapped places confusing Hanami and getting the boys a clean hit.
Naruto grabbed Hanami by her her waist and suplexed her making her bounce off the ground a bit into a spin kick from Naruto.
Todo and Yuji again swapped places landing punches after punches damaging Hanami clone
Naruto rushed in his new mode and chin checked Hanami into a overhead by that made her look down into an uppercut.
Hanami clone at this point couldn't keep up with The swaps by Todo and the heavy attacks from Yuji's Black Arts:Fold.
Hanami spat out blood from a punch by Naruto as her face rammed into a gate that opens up to yet another domain by Karin.
Yuji winded up a mean Fold and landed that combined with a Black Flash that stunned Hanami clone stupid.
In the domain Naruto and Karin were wailing on Hanami who was stunlocked by the some kind of damage happening to her in the level of her soul.
"It's like everytime Naruto let's up my soul is struck by something else" Hanami thought "What is this".
Hanami was blasted back by a black flash kick from Yuji
Hanami is blasted by a shocking burning punch by Naruto
Hanami is stunned by a black flash chip to her shoulder
Hanami is stunned by a thunder flaming kick to her ribcage
Todo faked a swap which confused Hanami so Yuji could land a fourth black flash in a row
At the same time Karin wrapped her arm around Hanami neck and slammed her to the floor and Naruto came in with the drop kick that became a Black Flash.
Yuji and Todo ran as two seed like pods with spikes pursued one Yuji then destroyed one as Todo broke the then blocked an attack from Hanami and tossed her over his shoulder. and tried two kicks that were blocked and on the third he swapped with Yuji who landed two blows.
The tried to charge but Hanami escaped on a thick then lined up and punch for Yuji and swapped with Hanami and forcing Todo to block branches appeared next to Yuji and the two traded blows.
"She attacking before each blow. . .She's getting used to Todo technique" Yuji thought.
"But that black flash rush hurt her. .we can exorcize it together" Todo thought with a grin.
Naruto grunted as Tiki healed a cut from Hanami who gained her bearings and technique back and was pushing Naruto and Karin on the ropes.
Hanami ran up and kicked Karin in the gut before a wooden hand sprout led from the earth and grabbed her and tossed her at Naruto who was forced to catch her and the following kick from Hanami."Damn you ill make you pay for that embarrassment" Hanami yelled as the air rippled.
Naruto leaped up still holding Karin and dodged a wind blade that bisected a bunch of Naruto summoned SSB Python and Rainbow Dragon."Scattering Light Show!" Naruto called out and from RBD scales curse energy shot out and raised the area wildly.
Python spat out a tri pronged kunai blade and Naruto it he recalled Dragon before several wind blades could cut it down."I cant believe you made me use this" Hanami as she took off her arm wrapped revealing a normal arm like her other one except with weird writing on it.
"Maximum Output:Uncontrollable Mutation " Hanami declared as the forest began to shake.
"The mistress won't be pleased but. . .I am enjoying this battle" Hanami clone thought as large flower sprouted up and bloomed revealing chattering fired the buds at Yuji but Hanami was surprised when Yuji switched with her.
"His technique is full of lies. .he can swap two other people two!" Hanami thought not used to this."Todo!" Yuji yelled "Don't worry brother by hardening my body with curse energy. . .I'll repel these buds" Todo grinned.
In a 0.01 second delusion Todo deduced the buds absorbed curse energy so he suppressed his curse energy and took it head on bare."Her next one is national right" Todo said thinking of when the next meet and greet of the Japanese idol Takada is.
"I'll have to thank her. . won't I" Todo said just as Yuji came with a kick that Hanami dodged into a Hammer kick by fought her to the riverbed bed where Todo swapped Yuji with Playful Cloud and hitting Hanami with it.
"Even a hit with a special grade tool with my curse energy didn't take it down" Todo thought before noticing something weird where coming off the nature around them and flying somewhere behind them."Oh dear. . .seems like Lady Hanami is taking it up a notch" Hanami clone said a little worried.
"Who?" Todo asked and Hanami looked up in the sky."I'm am a clone of the original Hanami curse spirit" she said shocking Todo and an arriving Yuji eyes widened in shock."What" they said.
"You see the orginal use her Matter Form curse technique to split herself and cover more ground. .but if she using 100% of her curse technique then there no point in fighting anymore cause. . ." Hanami trailed off looking back at the duo.
"Everything living or not will either become absorbed or killed" Hanami said and Yuji eyes widened."Naruto. . .I felt that he was fighting something in my soul. .could it be?" Yuji said.
Junpei panted as he and Miwa continued clashing blades."Give up. . .on hurting Yuji bastard" Junpei panted."Never. .you. . .uh jerk" Miwa said before behind Junpei she saw everything around her breaking apart and flying in on direction."What the hell is this" Junpei said as the two broke the clash.
Megumi frowned as he and Panda made their back and paused seeing the event happen.
Mai and Nobara also paused from their walk and talk seeing everything."Naruto. . . were are you" Nobara whispered and Mai also frowned concerned about her crush and his cousin.
Gojo,Utahime,and Gakuganji starred at the event."So you see this Senpai" Itachi said as he walked up."Yeah. .I think my cute little students need my help" Gojo said as he blasted off into the air.
Naruto and Karin stared at Hanami now glowing body as it absorbed a lot of energy leaving the area nearby desolate."It feels good to use my full technique. . .normally this is where I'll pop a domain expansion or even just blast you with raw curse energy" Hanami softly spoke "But I think I have something a little better in mind"
She crouched down and picked a acorn up off the ground."Nature like people want to see their full potential" Hanami said as the acron began to sprout "But right now i want to see you two die" Hanami said the acorn above her head Hanami smirked and Tiki summoned herself.
"MASTER RUN!" She screamed.
"Deep Forest Emergence" Hanami declared and thick wild branches fly from her palm and lashed out stabbing into the ground and pretty much anything it could. It's gets its tendrils and Karin ran as fast they could as the branches tore the area up.
They hopped and did the best they could to avoid the wild lashing of them slashed Naruto in the back."Cuz!" Karin yelled as Naruto fell to the ground and she stopped and covered his body as they were overrunned.
Yuji and Todo eyes widened when they saw trees and plants wildly approach the two like a stampede."Holy shit run Todo!" Yuji yelled and the two ran and the Hanami clone just stood there before the branches impaled and shredded it.
Yuji eyes widened seeing their durable opponent be torn to pieces and put on the jets as the branch horde approached."Hey listen brother I need you to grab something and throw it as fast and as hard as you can!" Todo yelled and Yuji eyes locked on to two stones.
Sliding over Yuji grabbed the stones and threw the to high into the stopped and waited as the stones flew and the wild branches zoomed toward before the duo were overrunned Todo clapped and the two appeared mid air.
"Amazing! Even when we're swapped we keep the momentum of the object we swapped with" Yuji thought and the two fell to the floor out of range of the looked back and see 200 meters of the area was overcomed with wild,unnatural forest.
"She absorbed matter in all the area and spat it out in a concentrated burst" Todo said in awe."What abiut Naruto! What about Karin!" Yuji yelled and Todo looked up and grinned."Yea. . .I don't think we have to worry about that" Todo said and he pointed to Satoru floating in the area with his mask off.
"Gojo-sensei?" Yuji asked
Satoru looked down at the Deep Forest Emergence."The cursed spirit used the first technique to passively absorb all the nature into her arm. . Then altered the matter and spat it out in a much smaller area" Gojo thought."Such a scary curse technique. . ." He said before his eyes focused on a certain area.
It was a bloody Karin panted over the body of the injured Naruto."Damn. . . good thing Open Heaven effect held up for so long otherwise we would've died" she thought as she used RCT to heal herself.
"Hmm seems like this curse is stronger than I expected" Gojo said as he clasped his hands."I guess i got to give it my best then" Gojo sighed.
"Curse Amplification:Blue" Gojo said as a car size blue orb appeared "Curse Technique Reversal:Red" as a similar sized red orb appeared.
"Oh fuck" Hanami said and a she opened up a hole in the ground "I'm not arrogant or stupid enough to face Gojo Satoru. .not without help" she said.
With Gojo the two orbs combined and then vanished and distorted space as it reappears large and stronger. . . .
Hallow
Purple
Yuji,Todo,Karin,Naruto,Miwa and Junpei all bear witnessed as a massive purple orb of matter destroying curse energy flew at Hanami who jumped into the hole just in time as Hallow Purple swept by and later dissipated."Sugoi! Even while seeing the attack I couldn't sense it at all. . .it's like it didn't existed" Tiki said looking at the large canyon left behind.
"Sensei is really a cut above the rest" Naruto sighed as he clutched his injuries back.
"Geez. . .even with Haiku I will have some trouble matching the output of that attack" Mito hummed to herself and Sukuna just chuckled menacingly.
"However It does has the same properties of Ergos Particle Matrix. . .could it be the Gojo clan replicated it's effects. . . wouldn't be surprised those Six Eyes are a fickle little things
"Hmm I wonder if Hanami is safe" Mahito said as he stood by to transfigured guards .The ground shifted and particles of energy emerged and shaped into a panting and sweating Hanami.
"Geez you okay?" Mahito asked "Looks like you seen a ghost or som-Arggh" The curse spirit was saying until a nearby bug morphed into a monster and bit into Mahito shoulder."I almost got erased you idiot how do you think I feel" Hanami huffed in anger as the bug imploded by transfiguration.
"So did you get them?" Hanami asked and Mahito grinned holding a Sukuna finger.
"Mission Accomplished" Mahito said.
Sorry about the while skipping around thing it's just that most of things happened cannon-wise so there not much change other than the ending and Miwa being held up by the reason Hanami was having so much trouble with Karin and Naruto is because the fact Yuji can perceive his soul he attack strike at the soul level and Hanami's Clone and Hanami herself share a soul so essentially Hanami was feeling Yuji's attack while fighting around.
A little display of this version of Hanami's new curse technique and I feel like I can have fun with her.
Go check out my new black clover fanfic and I will see you in the void.