(Chapter 50: Finally! Let's get this Party Started)
It would soon be the long-awaited day of the Chunin Exams Finals, wherein all those in attendance be it attendee or competitor were ready and waiting in anticipation of the events to come and what would unfold during this day at hand. What with tension, excitement, and even nerves were at an all-time high, as things would unfold in full-effect within the Hidden Leaf at long last.
(July 31st, 998 S.E, Senju Stadium, 12:30 Pm)
It would be half-past noon as a racous energy filled the stadium, as the 1st match would soon begin as everyone was cheering in excitement of what was to come.
"Alright, you beautiful bastards, I hope your ready, because we have ourselves one hell of a 1st match to start things off!" Came the loud pugnaciously boisterous voice of Raian Kure
"For our 1st match we have none other than my cousin and one of the best their is out these fuckers, my cousin Sakura Haruno! And her opponent or victim as a nicer way of putting it, is none other Hiashi's shitstain daughter, Hinata Hyuga!" Raian announced to the masses as Sakura and Hinata came out into the battleground below
"Thanks for the killer intro, Raian." Sakura thanked her cousin
"No problem, Sakura. Now you just better deliver on a goddamn bloodbath." Raian told his cousin who grinned maniacally
"Don't worry, Raian. Because, I'm about to beat her so bad that not even Lady Tsunade will fix what I do to her, and I put that on old man Erioh.." Sakura spoke her voice having nothing but venom aimed at the Hyuga heiress who tried to hold her composure but against the monstrous grin of Sakura it was a definitively difficult task
"Now you've got me excited! Alright, let's get this show started!" Raian said as he began the match
The moment that Raian had the match begin did Hinata not even have the time to activate her Byakugan or get into her fighting stance, before Sakura began swarming her with hooks, jabs, and leg kicks like a honey badger on crack; forcing the Hyuga in question on the immediate backfoot. Granted Hinata was 'able' to hold her own but the pink-haired bruisers' opening salvo showed that she was coming in with nothing but lethal intentions to make good on her word, as every punch or elbow that was blocked; did 2 or 3 more pierce Hinata's guard with thunderous force.
All the while when she wasn't trying to shred Hinata's ribs with blistering combinations set at a relentless pace, was she raining down leg kicks with heavy-handed force; striking her right on her calves so hard that you could nearly hear them over the roars of the crowd. Something that was made worse given that even when Hinata checked them or tried to evade them, did Sakura shift angles to catch her with a right hook to the jaw or a gut-busting uppercut to the kidneys as Sakura proceeded to for all intents and purposes walk Hinata down with the greatest of ease.
Something the crowd was all hear for given that Sakura was showing why she was one of the best up-and-comers when it came to taijutsu, seeing as how any attempt for Hinata to use the Gentle Fist to counter or defend against it was rendered mostly futile. Evident by Hinata trying to use 8 Triagrams: 32 Palms, in order to offer a counter to the constant onslaughts of punches and elbows to her body, but it was soundly nulffied and actually turned against her through Sakura's use of her Redirection Kata allowing her to turn the flow of power from Hinata's attacks against her and using it to further empower her own brutal counters.
Making what should've been an almost guaranteed method to shut down her chakra points and stun her long enough to get her bearings, wound up with Hinata having a litany of bruises and welts across her body from Sakura's punishing counter hooks/uppercuts. Wherein the counter assault had ended once Sakura then closed in on her like a furious grey wolf and caught Hinata in a clinch where she began to pummel her with knees to the stomach that sounded more like cannonfire than body shots.
Hinata having tried to struggle her way out of Sakura's clinch but her opposition was both bigger than her and physically stronger than her, which combined with her constant string of knees to the body made it impossible. However, the brief respite from being pummeled by Sakura was when she was released from the clinch only for Sakura to rear her head back and smash it into Hinata like a bull-whip sending her skidding across the battleground like a stone across the surface of a lake; the Hyuga heiresses' vision seeing double from the hefty blow to her cranium.
"Get up you sorry skank, I said I was gonna break you so bad that not even Lady Tsunade could heal you. So stand the fuck up, so I can deliver." Sakura said to Hinata
"I won't lose to yoACCCKKK!" Hinata said or tried to given that the moment she stood upright Sakura slammed her into a wall with a flying knee to her mouth
"You know Kurenai. I always wondered if there would be something that could sober you up for once. But I guess by the looks of it, your finally not a drunken piece of crap for once." Kazushi spoke to the equal parts angry and equal parts horrified genjutsu mistress witnessing her student being pummeled
"No one asked for your input, Kazushi. Especially when your student is practically mauling Hinata!" Kurenai shot back as Sakura was using Hinata's ribs like a speed-bag
"It isn't my fault that you suck at being a sensei. I figured that you would've learned from that Kurama girl to do better. But from the looks of it, you were to busy either doting on her like she's a lovesick puppy or getting plastered half the damn time to care about making her stand even a decent chance against Sakura." Kazushi retorted
"Hell, if Kiba is anything to go by. You sure as shit did a damn piss-poor job…not to mention your also fucked up for not even coming here without getting tipsy. And here I thought for a moment you had the decency to actually show up sober for once, especially when she's your favorite student." Kazushi further added smelling tequila on Kurenai's breath while Sakura landed brutal calf kick that made Hinata wobble briefly
"It wasn't my fault…Kiba was just…" Kurenai said before letting out a alcohol-laced belch
"Was just paired with the wrong teacher…But you know what its fine, because we're about to see Hinata get folded and its all your fault." Kazushi said as at the end of her sentence Sakura landed a Ironbreaker-enhanced uppercut that broke Hinata's sternum
Wherein said blow had Hinata tumbling across the ground like a sack of battered, bruised and bloodied potatoes, the right side of her face swollen from the consecutive punches that Sakura had landed on her; alongside a small handful of decently sized cuts that had opened her face into a bloody mess that had her blinking crimson out of her pale eyes. On top of that she found it hard to breathe between her cracked ribs and broken sternum, on top of her legs that were covered in red bordering on purple welts from the constant kicks to her calves had her stumbling to keep herself afloat.
By contrast, Sakura looked as fresh as a daisy and looked more energized than anything, as she was practically bouncing with energy as she followed her uppercut with a swift calf-kick to Hinata's left leg that once more thudded against her flesh and caused the audience to wince as she failed to check it. What with Hinata yelping in pain but being quickly silenced by Sakura swiftly landing an overhand right that knocked out her bottom front teeth; sending the blood shards of bone scattering across the ground as Sakura landed a heavy 1-2 to her already bruised ribs that was followed by a thudding right uppercut to the liver.
Hinata tried to put distance between herself and Sakura by lashing out with a Vacuum Palm, but Sakura was quick to catch the offending limb and quickly put her in a armbar where she forced Hinata to her knees as she pulled on the offending limb. Where the pink-haired bruiser instead of forcing Hinata to submit instead first dlslocated her arm with a sickening pop as it was ripped from its' socket, before in 2 clean jerks of said limb; had shattered her arm in 3 separate places causing Hinata to scream out in pain.
Yet Sakura did not end it there as she released the limb and lifted Hinata by her hair to punch her in the throat had enough to immediately silence her screams; leaving her to gag as she then hoisted her into the air and above her head as a menacing grin took over her face that both Naruto and Sasuke knew all too well. Given that in the span of a few scant seconds did Sakura bring Hinata down onto her knee in order to break her back with brutal efficiency, that gargled scream of pain as she felt her vertebrae crush and crunch was felt all too well as Hinata lay shaking from the blow to her back.
With Sakura continuing to punish her further as she was thrown onto the ground and where she was subject to a brutal ground-and-pound from the pink-haired brawler who launched a vicious string of elbows and haymakers that cut open her face and caused it to swell further into a bloody mass of cuts and bruises. Where after nearly a solid minute of pummeling her literally into the ground did Sakura stop and rise to her feet to deliver the finishing blow in the form of an almighty axe kick to her stomach that caused the ground to collapse into a nearly 20-foot-deep crater that caused the arena to nearly shake from the sheer force of it.
The dust cleared to reveal Hinata shaking and seizing in the crater where a warped foot-shaped indent from where Sakura axe-kicked was made as the gargled noises of her coughing up blood and the crimson that leaked from her nose and ears from her internal organs being nearly flattened into paste from within. As such from the moment Raian saw that his cousin had battered and brutalized Hinata into a bloodied mess did he announce his cousin who had spots of blood on her outfit the winner, and as such while the medics came to cart Hinata away was an ecstatic Sakura doing backflips in victory while Kurenai was seething at the state of Hinata.
"That bloodthirsty tramp, I'll teach her too…" Kurenai said as in her drunken anger she began to weave handsigns for a genjutsu to punish Sakura
"Finish that jutsu, and you and Hinata both will be sharing a hospital bed...I'll make sure not even the Inuzuka's dogs will find your corpse if you try it." Naruto told her as his tail and Sasuke's Jian were at her throat
"So if I were you Yuhi, I would accept that you have failed as a sensei…Perhaps this time you will focus on being a legitimate sensei, instead of spending nearly every waking moment at the nearest bar. You wreak of cheap whiskey and sake." Sasuke added holding it close to her neck and his chokuto to her arm to sever it should she attempt to go through with the act
"Either way, don't you dare dick with my sister…Are we clear?" Naruto said as the barbed stinger of his tail moved to the back of her neck near the base of her skull
"Crystal." Kurenai responded knowing that even in her inebriated state that trying Naruto was a bad idea
"Good…Anyway, that was an awesome job you did there, Sakura!" Naruto said to his sister who finished coming up to the stands
"Hey, I told everyone that I was going to put on clinic, and did I deliver or what?!" Sakura said back still hyped over her preformance
"No you definitely did, and I couldn't be any more proud of you!" Naruto said as the two high-fived each other as she took a seat next to him
"Indeed, that was truly a spectacular performance, Sakura." Sasuke added
"Well, I had to do you guys and Kazushi-sensei proud…Now let's just hope that the rest of the competition can stack up." Sakura replied as the next set of matches began
From there they were treated to Sai vs Shino which while entertaining given how both competitors were able to oddly enough counter each other with Shino's insects being able to neutralize Sai from summoning his ink constructs, and by that same token Sai's constructs and sealing jutsu were able to prevent Shino's swarms from making any credible headway. Which made for more a chess match than anything where the two were eventually forced to call a draw against one another; due to their 10 and a half minutes of fighting being one where neither could reasonably overcome each other without exhausting themselves.
From there the following match if it could be called that was Dosu vs Gaara wherein the latterfrom the moment the match started proceeded to quite literally one-shot Dosu back into the stands via summoning one of Shukaku's fists to uppercut him back where he came from, the sound ninja being out cold on impact. What with Gaara floating back to the stands where she proceeded to go back to taking her nap, telling Naruto or one of his friends to wake her when her next match came to be, as she slept on said sand cloud like a baby.
Or rather she would have gone back to sleep if the next match wasn't between Naruto and Toshiro; wherein the two 'brothers' met each other in the stands; where the contrasts between them couldn't be anymore starkly apparent given Naruto's look of absolute resolve meeting Toshiro's almost overwhelming arrogance. Where Naruto was dressed almost casually in a short-sleeve orange and blue striped shirt, wearing overalls and heavy brown leather boots that made him look like he just got done working on his farm, Toshiro was dressed in a red and black version of his fathers' Hokage attire sans his flak jacket, and yet there was something odd about him that Naruto couldn't place his finger on but still recognized.
"Did you really have to dress like a discount version of Lord 4th? I know that Pervy-Sage is training you, but he could have at least dressed you up better…Not that it's going to help." Naruto spoke while using Sunny Day to intensify the already bright summer day
"At least I look better than you. Why you dressed like a pissant farmer I will never know…its probably the only profession you're even good for. Better yet, you should forfeit now and turn in your headband; because you will always be lesser than yours truly." Toshiro replied to an unphased Naruto who was cleaning his nails with a file
"This coming from the man who is weaker than me, had the 7 tails jinchuuriki come to ME not YOU for a fight where we caused a natural disaster, where after the academy I've beaten you in every spar. Then let's not forget that on your 1st mission outside the village, you and Mizore both got bitched out by Zabuza; who Kazushi-sensei and Kakashi beat handidly. And then my team on top of that had to come and clean up your mess because you two could not help but constantly and continually fuck up." Naruto retorted to Toshiro who felt his rage flare at the reminder of his failures
"So if anything, Toshiro. The only one who should turn in their headband is you, because by far and wide are you a massive disappointment. How Pervy-Sage thinks that you're supposed to be the savior of anything I will never know." Naruto further spoke as Toshiro's eyes turned the telltale red of the 9-tails
"I'll remind you whose the disappointment when I…" Toshiro said before out of nowhere the marigold-colored light of a Solarbeam slammed down on top of him
"Man, I've wanted to do that for ages." Naruto said as he left the Solarbeam continued to plow into Toshiro like a pneumatic drill on steroids
What with Naruto continuing this for quite some time as the deepening crater from the beam of solar energy continued to widen as the superhuman blonde waited for Toshiro to power up further as he intended him too. Having wanted Toshiro to bring out the beast in him that he knew his brother was deep down so he could crush him with impunity, as he felt the ever-growing increase in foul chakra alongside what he recognize was tainted natural energy from Toshiro as the ground began to rumble from it.
Hence why after a solid minute and a half of blasting Toshiro with his Solarbeam that left a smoking pit in its wake did Naruto who was sitting criss-cross applesauce in boredom to have his 'brother' crawl out of the crater; that glowed a deep scarlet and wreaked pure hatred and rage, before a bestial roar came from it. Where shooting out of it was a half-naked and considerably burnt Toshiro whose clothes were reduced to smoking tatters and his pants into blackened shorts as he appeared in a 2-tailed cloak with fangs, claws and all ready to tear Naruto to shreds, yet what caught Naruto's eye was the fact that Toshiro's features had changed as well as he descended.
His eyes bearing a cross-like shape and closer to a nunnerving shade of red-orange his legs overly muscular and bearing a resemblance to a heavily-muscled-toads than a humans, and his face almost turning into a muzzle as he was currently in his mutated Perfect Sage Mode. As he roared at Naruto with nothing but lethal intentions, but before he could strike at Naruto who remained somewhat perturbed by the transformation; did the superhuman blonde use Thunderbolt to smack him back into the ground with the greatest of impunity.
The bestial form of Toshiro being slammed into the ground with an explosive BOOOOMMMM that kicked up dust and debris as an unphased Naruto continued to sit unmoved and unphased, as he awaited his furious brother to try and unleash his impotent fury upon him…Something that didn't take long at all as out of the smoke and debris came Toshiro half-running/half-leaping towards him with almost reckless rage-fuelled abandon ready to strike out at him with the power of the 9-tails and his distorted Sage Mode.
However, this was impeded when Naruto in deciding to make things a bit of a show for everybody, used his telekinesis to have Toshiro trip over himself and proceed to begin cartoonishly rolling headfirst into the nearest tree with a resounding thud. The jinchuuriki had managed to rip himself out it only to have Naruto dash up to him and hit him with the meanest Mega Kick to the family jewels, causing him to screech in pain for dear life as he felt both of his nuts burst and subsequently begin reforming from the power of the 9-tails.
From there Naruto then had Toshiro try to strike out at him with all the might he could, while using his brothers' fury as a means to test out his telekinesis live, given that he was using his psionic powers to make his brother look like a clumsy oaf. Having him cartoonishly and laughably overextend and miss his mark on all of his attacks to the point where in taking a page from Kakashi's book pulled out a manga, and began dodging all of Toshiro's attacks with the greatest of ease, as his brother floundered and flailed about attempting to hit him.
"When I had imagined a fight between Minato's children, I was not expecting something that was this…hilarious." Orochimaru said amused at the almost slapstick manner in which Naruto was making Toshiro fail to hit him
"I share that consensus as well Orochimaru…If this is what Jiraiya was getting his hopes up for, then I am glad that I am pulling the plug on this prophecy nonsense." Lord Ozai spoke finding this almost hilarious battle to be all the more reason of why Jiraiya's antics were to be put to a close post haste
"I agree wholeheartedly, Lord Ozai. Then again with someone as prodigious as Naruto, was their any doubt that he would under preform." Orochimaru replied as Naruto's superior agility and use of telekensis continued to have to crowd in uproarious laughter as he continued to make Toshiro miss
"Not at all, considering that this village truly outdid itself with him. In fact, his team might as well be the next generation of Sannin with how well they are preforming." Lord Ozai spoke as Naruto ducked out of the way from a roundhouse kick that had Toshiro falling over himself once more
"While I would not be so quick to give them that label, I will wholeheartedly agree that they are a talented bunch." Orochimaru replied as after trying to hit Naruto with a close-ranged attack did said blonde Teleport himself atop Toshiro's head
'Man, I love my powers.' Naruto said to himself before using Blaze Kick to stomp on Toshiro's head
The ground beneath them imploding into a crater of flames and molten rock as the audience had to shield their eyes from both the shockwave of the attack, as well as the wave of heat that came roaring along with it from Naruto's incendiary attack. The area becoming nothing if not a superheated mess while Naruto floated almost lazily atop the molten rock, Toshiro who was sporting 2nd-degree burns that were gradually healing was on all fours snarling in anger at Naruto who looked more bemused than serious.
Something that infuriated Toshiro who tried to rush after Naruto in an attempt to make him pay, but instead found himself running in place like a hamster on a wheel as Naruto was using his telekensis to have him stay in place regardless of how swiftly he tried to move or power through the psionic hold. Where even Toshiro's going into a 3rd tail of his cloak did little if anything to move him any closer as Naruto continued to keep him at bay with relative ease to his amusement, at least until he used Water Pulse to send him flying out of the literal fire pit; as an accompanying cloud of pressurized steam came with Toshiro.
Said half-naked and burned jinchuuriki was within that same fraction of a second sent back down to earth; when Naruto used Double Team to have one of his Dopplegangers use Vital Throw to launch him back down to the ground at great speeds, where Naruto met him on the ground and with a meaty backfist of a Hammer Arm sent him careening along the ground. Yet Naruto and his doppleganger decided to keep the pressure going as through a combination of his using Fire Lash and his telekinesis did Naruto wrap the fiery whip around Toshiro's legs and reel him back in for his doppleganger to land a harsh Thunder Punch to the jaw that sent him flying once more.
But Naruto in seeing the opportunity at hand decided to continue to reel in Toshiro for a continuous sting of punishment; wherein every time that his doppleganger would send his brother flying with a Thunder Punch, Headbutt, Poison Tail ,or Jet Punch, that he would use the Fire Lash wrapped around the thrashing jinchuuriki to reel him back in for another attack. Which to the onlookers in the crowd made it look like a macabre version of paddleball, as Naruto at a pace that was relentless and almost blur-like in its cadence continued this punishing series of attacks against Toshiro until Naruto reeled him for one more attack launched by his doppleganger.
This time it was a Sky Uppercut that struck with such force that it knocked the Sage Mode out of Toshiro leaving him in his base state that flickered from the heavy gut-busting punch, before Naruto delivered an almighty reverse roundhouse of a Mega Kick to his temple that sent him into the adjacent wall hard enough to nearly collapse if not for the shock absorption seals reinforcing the stadium. Yet Toshiro didn't get so much as a reprieve as Naruto and his doppleganger fired off an Energy Ball from the latter and a Dark Pulse from the former that combined into a shadowy warbling mass of nature energy that hurtled towards the jinchuuriki.
Wherein Toshiro in seeing the combined attack retaliated with a quickly made Oodama Rasengan that while it neutralized the brunt of the attack, did take off quarter-sized pieces of his right arm in the process once the smoke cleared. All the while, said jinchuuriki seethed in anger at not being able to land so much as a finger on Naruto who looked utterly relaxed, and moreso a cross between amusement and boredom; which infuriated him more as a 4th tail erupted as the malicious intent was enough that a good portion of those in the stands fainted from the sheer potency of it.
From there the enraged and nigh-berserk jinchuuriki attacked Naruto in a furious rage in trying to claw, kick, punch, or even bite at the ever growing bored superhuman who dodged each of his attacks and returned each one with a Brick Break, Thunder Punch or Mega Kick to the legs. The blows in tandem with his inability to land a worthwhile hit on Naruto caused his rage to pour over further, even moreso given that his control over his inner beasts' chakra was wavering evident by his veins popping out of his body in order to remain in control of himself.
Wherein the 'back and forth' between them ending when a brutal Mega Kick to Toshiro's knee broke his right leg in 5 separate places, forcing him to the ground where Naruto landed a brutal Hammer Arm to the left shoulder that dislocated it to the point of sagging at his side. Before a massive Sky Uppercut was unleashed with such force that it punched him out of his chakra cloak and into the adjacent wall with a thunderous KRRRAAAKKKKOOOOOMMM; the jinchuuriki in question peeling out of the wall and landing in the fetal position from his internal organs on the cusp of implosion
"Hey, can you call this match already? I've pretty much embarrassed him in front of everyone here…hell I literally punched the power of the 9 tails out of him. If that doesn't win me my match, I don't know what does." Naruto said as Toshiro sputtered and shook like a leaf from the massive blow
"I'd say so, since you've slapped the shit out of him faster than what I figured. Hell, I was expecting a little resistance, but now I owe Ohma 40 grand." Raian said in frustration of losing out on so much money
"Hey, in my defense, you were the one who bet against a literal superhuman. So that's on you, my guy." Naruto replied in indifference
"You make a pretty damn good case…doesn't mean I have to fucking like it." Raian spoke
"Alright, let's pack this in; this match is ov…" Raian spoke before a pillar of 9 tails chakra erupted from Toshiro like a volcanic eruption of pure wrath
"Fuck this and everyone here, I am not going to lose some sack of shit abortion that's my 'brother'! I'm the greater one, not him, ME! And I refuse to be defeated by him or anyone else here, when ALL OF YOU are beneath me! AND I AM BENEATH NO ONE!" Toshiro screeched in blind rage as his chakra cloak formed around him once more
'Lord 4th, I've got this one, but you're gonna wanna have something on standby just in case shit goes sideways.' Naruto telepathically spoke to Minato
'Naruto how are you even doing this?' Minato wondered as to how Naruto was mentally speaking to him
'Doesn't matter, Toshiro's hulking out right now, and I gotta stop this shit before it goes sideways. So if things get out of control like they are; then I may have to sorta kinda put Toshiro down…Ok bysises!' Naruto said as he saw the 5th tail appear as Toshiro warped and transformed into a 5 tailed mass of chakra and bones
"Minato, what in God's name are we witnessing?" Lod Ozai wondered as he saw the mass of fox shaped chakra roar
"I do not know, but I will have my best on standby should the worst happen…" Minato said before he saw Naruto teleport to a 6-tailed Toshiro and deliver a Mega Kick with such force that it snapped his head a full 180 degrees
"By the way everyone, don't worry I've got this in the bag! Since I'm about to turn left and smack the literal 9-tails right out of him." Naruto told them before he stomped the ground and used Frenzy Plant
From there, a swarm of massive roots and gnarled vines erupted from the ground with such force and speed that not even the berserk jinchuuriki was unable to react against them battering and whipping into him at great speeds, so much so that multiple shockwaves burst to life on each impact. What with the mass of chakra and bone that was Toshiro rippling and warbling so violently that it looked more like a crimson and black pinball that anything of menace.
Yet it wa as this was happening that Naruto with a wave of his hand unleashed a Flame Burst the sized of a small house that turned the massive roots and vines into an almighty inferno that lit up the coliseum into a literal fire-pit once more; wherein Toshiro roared as the flames were so intense that they burned even through the dense cloak of chakra. Yet it was far from over as a barrage of Mud Bombs that came at a rapid-fire pace in tanem with his using Double Team to summon a doppleganger to fire off a Bubblebeam; at the berserk jinchuuriki, who was bombarded by cannonball-sized bubbles of compressed water and globs of mud the size of a grown man.
This caused the fire-pit in question to turn into a dubbing mass of mud and rock; that made the arena itself look more like a mountainous wasteland than anything resembling its former glory, as Naruto stood floating above; peeling in an apple as he made another doppleganger via Double Team to deal with his brother. Said berserk jinchuuriki of a brother soon let out a powerful roar that split apart the rapidly cooling mud and rock pit they were in, they mass of chakra and bone then leaping after Naruto who was lazily eating a Granny Smith apple intent on biting his throat out.
Or at least they would've had one of Naruto's dopplegangers not used their psionic powers to stop them mid air; before snapping their fingers and using Heal Block to get this dealt with quickly as a bright pumpkin orange aura seeped into the mass of chakra that was the possessed berserker. From there, the other more recently summoned one could float over the restrained jinchuuriki who thrashed about and use a full=force Mega Kick to their right leg that practically caused said limb to explode leaving not even a stomp from the hip down.
Before getting to work in using them as a heavy-bag in unloading a barrage of Mach Punches, Thunder Punches, and Shadow Claws that caused their body to thud and warble as they tried in futility to escape the psionic grip. All the while the doppleganger restraining him was proceeding to smack them in the face and neck with a Fire Lash, the attack causing the fox-skull covering them to shatter into charred clumps, and reveal the rapidly burning face of Toshiro underneath who was quite literally foaming at the mouth in psychotic rage.
With this going on for a solid 2 minutes as Naruto proceeded to finish eating his apple, and deciding that enough was enough before going in for the finisher as he dispelled the dopplegangers who were wailing on the thrashing jinchuuriki and go for a Sky Uppercut to end all Sky Uppercuts as he teleported to Toshiro's thrashing from and landed to attack as an almighty liver shot. Yet as the attack did what Naruto promised in literally punching the 9-tails out of him as the cloak and skeleton surrounding him explode in a burst of crimson chakra; that not only snapped Toshiro's spin like a toothpick but also parted the clouds like someone would cannonball into a lake.
However, as he did so Naruto oddly enough found himself pulled into a crumbling sewer where a cage that showed heavy amounts of corrosion and rot lay before him that was flooding with boiling hot water, as before him stood a grinning 9-tails with a bloodied maw that with a casual flick of its clawed hands tore down its cage.
"Ummm, what the fuck is going on?" Naruto asked
"Considering that you have literally delivered on your promise to punch me out of your nitwit brother. I think that what is going on should speak for itself. If anything I owe you a debt of gratitude, seeing as how I will finally be whole again." Kurama spoke with a large grin as Naruto quickly connected the dots
"...Ok, I did not think I'd actually bypass something that's powered by a literal death god with one punch." Naruto replied
"You really are underestimating the powers you wield. You are capable of so much more than you allow yourself, and yet you limit yourself so vastly by playing human. Truly it is fascinating to witness." Kurama said back
"Hey, it's not my fault that there's hardly anyone out there that can give me a challenge…I kinda half to handicap myself to make things fun." Naruto admitted
"Fair enough, I can't say that I blame you…As the strongest amongst my siblings, I have had to limit my power as well for the sake of my entertainment." Kurama spoke in sympathizing with Naruto's need to limit himself to have fun
"Also, what the fuck happened to Toshiro? As I know he should be around here somewhere?...Furthermore, how long is this conversation taking because I have other stuff to do after this?" Naruto wondered as to where his dickhead brother went
"That's simple, I ate him…As for how long it has been, I am using my momentary freedom to drastically slow time with my prison by thousands of times over." Kurama informed him
"So Toshiro is pretty much dead then?" Naruto asked as the 9-tailed kitsune nodded
"Yes, yes he is. He pushed his luck when he decided to go so far with my power, that in his rage and hubris; he left himself wide open for me to drag him into the cage and devour him wholeheartedly…Thanks to my prison being weakened so greatly over these past few months, it wasn't too difficult." Kurama answered back
"I'm assuming that this doesn't bother you too much?" Kurama asked an almost elated Naruto
"Are you kidding me?! He was a world class bastard who tormented me for most of my life growing up. So as far as I'm concerned you've done me and the world a huge favor by getting rid of him…Good riddance, I'd say." Naruto answered back seeing this as nothing but a blessing that Toshiro was annihilated out of existence
"I'm glad that we share the same sentiment…That being said, even though I am being dragged away to now reside in your wretched cunt for a sister. I do owe you a debt of gratitude for making me whole once again." Kurama spoke as he felt himself being pulled towards his other half in Mizore
"Glad to hear that, as I may wind up cashing that in one day." Naruto said as the 9-tails began to glow a brilliant vermillion to signify his rejoining with his other half
"I look forward to whatever that favor is…As one of the few mortals I respect, good luck and godspeed with your endeavors Naruto Uzumaki." Kurama said back
"Same to you, Mr 9-tails. Also, since you seem like a pretty decent guy. I dunno how I'll do it, but one of these days I'll try and crack you out of my bitch sister. No one deserves to be stuck with her for the next 80 maybe 90 years." Naruto said
"You certainly are…a peculiar one…and since you have proven yourself worthy…of my respect, Naruto Uzumaki. I will give you a…token of mine…and tell you my name." Kurama replied as they raised a fist towards Naruto as tendrils of crimson chakra wrapped around him more
"Cool, what is it, Mr. 9-tails?" Naruto asked as he bumped fists with the strongest of the tailed beasts
"Kurama, My name is Kurama, and I look forward to seeing you grow further in strength in the future to come." Kurama answered back as the world around them exploded once more in vermillion light
From there Naruto was back in reality floating above the one-legged 'corpse' that was Toshiro who stood practically buck-naked over the arena, wherein the crowd in having witnessed Toshiro's half of the 9 tails be punched out of him and fly across the village in almighty pillar of crimson and black chakra the shape of a howling fox. What with a myriad of emotions swimming through everyone who was rendered virtually wordless at Naruto having delivered on his promise to punch the 9 tails out of Mizore, as a near tongue-tied Raian declared Naruto the winner as they went to cart off Toshiro who for all intents and purposes was a permanent vegetable.
All the while a brief intermission was called for everyone to collect themselves at what they'd just witnessed, as Naruto just casually floated back next to his companions as though nothing had happened, before he was met with an incredibly enthused Sakura bear-hugging and cheering at the absolute clinic he put on. Whilst Sasuke although in a much less toned down display gave Naruto his roses on demolishing Toshiro, while Gaara just did what came to mind in this instance and just hugged the person she considered her greatest friend.
Meanwhile, Minato, Kushina, Dan, and Tsunade were left absolutely speechless and stupefied at witnessing Naruto literally punch the 9 tails out of Toshiro, Lord Ozai thanking the Gods that Naruto was on their side and that he had secured someone as immesurably powerful as him as an ally, and seeing it as even more reason to see the jinchuuriki as wasted resoures. What with Orochimaru being now more fascinated than ever with Naruto's abilities and capacity for power if he could do this almost casually, whilst Jiraiya felt his heart leave his body at how the prophecy and by definition his life as a free man were in shambles.
What with the next two matches being that of Sai vs Shino and Gaara vs Dosu, with the latter surrendering in knowing full well that he wasn't a match for his younger sister who looked ready to literally turn him into a pancake. While the former in lacking the absolute bombast of Naruto's match was still a entertaining one as Sai did the best possible in trying to maneuver and disable Shino's use of his insects, however, the Aburame's greater swarms and 'death by a thousand cuts' method of taking Sai down proved to be impossible as Shino was declared the victor by draining him completely of his chakra.
As such the match soon came to none other than Suyin vs Sasuke, with both parties locking eyes with each other as they headed towards the arena ready to face off, with Sasuke drawing his Jian and new sword that Azula had gifted him whilst Suyin had covered her arms in the metal of her steel release.
"I hope you realize it is nothing personal when I defeat you…My victory must be assured to prove my father wrong for abandoning." Suyin spoke
"And who is your father, if I might ask?" Sasuke inquired
"The sensei of your Hokage, Jiraiya the Toad Sannin; the man that left my mother and I to rot in near poverty." Suyin replied as she pointed a clawed finger at Jiraiya
"After all, can't you see the family resemblance?" Suyin spoke as the spiky white hair, strong jawline, imposing stature and broad shoulders said it all
"If that is the case, then why are you in an opposing village?" Sasuke asked
"Defeat me and I will tell you everything…Until then, let us begin." Suyin answered back as she dashed after the Uchiha with great speed
From there Sasuke dashed to meet the approaching Steel Release user with equal agility, the two meeting in a fearsome display of power and skill; wherein the clash of Suyin's relentless mix of Lethwei and Shotokan met Sasuke's counter-defensive use of his 2-Swords-Style that was able to parry and riposte against her quite well. Which was a spectacle all on its own considering the fact that Sasuke was able to almost dance through the attacks delivered with a lethal cadence by Suyin who attacked with a continuous stream of punches, elbows, and kicks that struck like sledgehammers against Sasuke's blades.
The Uchiha in question being on his absolute best knowing that even though his defense was rather impeccable; that one mistake or moment of letting things go to his head could end in disaster; evident when a moment of enjoying his handiwork nearly caused him to get caught by a hook kick to the temple that he quickly parried. As such Sasuke continued to laser-focus in on the battle before him not taking his eyes off of Suyin who for not even one millisecond stopped her advancing offensive against Sasuke, with sparks flying as her metallic limbs flew with a prodigious work-rate.
Yet it was despite her relentless pressure that Suyin knew she wasn't getting anywhere with her constant barrage of attacks, and as such had leaped over one of Sasuke's counter-strikes after he deflected a uppercut to the liver with his Jian; she used the Shadow Clone jutsu to create 4 Shadow clones of herself that landed in tandem with her on opposite sides of Sasuke. What with Sasuke in seeing the odds go more in the favor of Suyin as she and her Shadow Clones began to go on the attack from all angles, saw that he couldn't play around and activated his Sharingan in seeing that he'd need it against the mutiplied offensive from all angles.
From thereon Sasuke became a dervish of blades quickly darting from portion of the arena to the other, as Sasuke continued to act as a barrier of blades that continued to block, deflect, parry and riposte; the onslaught of attacks coming against him from Suyin and her clones. Which was quite the task when both of them used Steel Release; Iron Armaments to turn their hands to barbed spears or flanged maces to strike out at Sasuke with, who nonetheless was able to keep his defensive going despite the numbers disadvantage on his end.
…At least until he used a Chidori Current to send a chaotic pulse of electricity to arc out at Suyin and her clones, with the one to Sasuke's left tossing Suyin into the air to avoid being violently electrocuted; whilst the four of them were shocked so intensely that they were poofed out of existence so to speak. Yet Sasuke wasn't out of the doghouse quite yet, as she used her Steel Release; Iron Armament to turn her right hand into a sharpened glaive blade for extra reach to try and impale Sasuke who was able to swiftly block it with his Jian before piercing her shoulder a few inches with his other sword; before engaging in pitched combat once more.
"Color me impressed Orochimaru, I did not think that your village had talents like this in it." Lord Ozai commented as Sasuke continued to fend off Suyin with all of the skill of a prodigious swordsmaster
"Thank you, Lord Ozai…Suyin is one of my villages most promising soldiers yet. Granted she could do with more combative experience, but I am sure that will come in due time." Orochimaru said in having come around to Suyin as one of her diamonds in the rough so to speak
"Undoubtedly so. Although, I do have to ask, how it is that you came across her exactly? It is just a shame that Jiraiya's vices cost Konoha a promising kekkei genkai." Lord Ozai wondered whilst cursing Jiraiya all the more
"To put it simply, it was moreso a matter of being at the right place at the right time to acquire her. Not to mention that she wasn't exactly somewhere that appreciated the bastard spawn of Jiraiya's…Iwa truly despised Minato and all of those associated with him, so you can imagine how she was treated by her home before I found her." Orochimaru told the Daimyo as they continued to watch Sasuke and Suyin continuing to fight
What with the fight in question after Suyin's attempt at pummeling him to a pulp with shadow clones; turning considerably more ferocious, given that now Sasuke had turned to being much more on the offensive; switching between his almost clockwork-like cadence of parrries, shunt blocks and redirections. To unleashing quick flurries of stabs, thrusts, and furious slashes with the relentlessly aggressive cadence that seemed like the cross between the aggression of a wrathful tiger and precision of a practiced surgeon that did not stop for one moment as Sasuke's Sharingan continued to analyze, and decipher each movement of Suyin's like a supercomputer hard at work.
All the while, Suyin had stepped up her game in terms of her offensive output, and while she wasn't able to surpass the speed of which Sasuke could keep up his defenses and counter her fearsome bladed blows with his own attacks; did the power of her attacks nonetheless rise to make it so that Sasuke would feel the recoil from her blows. His bones almost vibrating from the impacts, as he would parry against her bladed punches that clashed sharply against his own in a fearsome clash of blades that had them darting from one of the stadium to the next, as Sasuke's eyes worked at a near frenetic pace to make sure that none of Suyin's attacks landed cleanly lest they cut through anything important.
Case in point when one of her oblique kicks nearly landed against Sasuke's right knee and would've been sure to not only disrupt his counter-offensive cadence, but also knock him to his knees, as such the onyx-eyed swordsman parried with his Jian; before launching into a Great Panther's Tearing with his off-hand. What with Suyin having to activate her Steel Release; Scaled Curiass to prevent her chest from getting sliced open, whilst Sasuke's blade managed to spark and leave a notable gash across her collarbone and ribs; he still frowned at being unable to cut into her ribcage as planned.
Nevertheless, Sasuke pushed forward and decided to change things up by feinting an overhand slash with his Jian, and using the momentum for a Boar's Stanmpede, the unexpected charge of blades aimed at her stomach caught her off guard and forced her to turn her hands back to normal so that she could better halt the blades from reaching her stomach. With sparks flying as the two were at a virtual stalemate given that while Sasuke's strength training had proven admirable in allowing him to contend with Suyin's strength, it was not enough to prevent his blades from driving any deeper than breaking skin as Suyin held stalwart in refusal to let Sasuke impale her.
Yet this was all that Sasuke needed, as a smirk would soon cross his face as Suyin could only utter a silent curse as she saw both blades light up with brilliant blue arcss of electricity before Sasuke unleashed a twinned Chidori Sharp Spear into her stomach, with both blades tearing through her flesh and innards with the ease sledgehammer would splatter a bag full of potatoes. As in retaliation as she felt herself become both electrocuted and impaled she used her Iron Armament jutsu to turn one of her les into a flanged mace and landed a brutal sounding side-kick to Sasuke's ribs to knock him away from her.
The two skidding backwards with Sasuke clutching at his side from what no doubt was a case of broken ribs from the harsh kick, whilst Suyin was holding her stomach that had two jagged holes in them from Sasuke's Chidori Sharp Spear that had ravaged her insides. As such both parties stared each other down knowing that with said injuries making things worse on either end, that they would have to go at it furthermore to bring the other down, as Sasuke took out his 3rd blde knowing that Suyin had to be dismantled as quickly as possible with his ribs compromised.
"So you finally decided…to go all the way then. I was wondering what it would take you to do so." Suyin said wincing as it hurt to breath with two holes in her abdomen
"I cannot afford to take any risks, when the strength of your strikes are enough to compromise me further." Sasuke replied as he put the 3rd blade in his mouth
"Therefore, I must defeat you as quickly as possible before you can compromise me any further." Sasuke further spoke knowing that he could not waste any further time
"If you can do so, then by all means go for it." Suyin's words before launching into another one of her Steel Release jutsu
Which came by way of her Steel Release: Heavy Metal Morningstar, in which she lashed out with one of her arms and it turned into as the jutsu described a morningstar the size of a cannonball, wherein when she swung outwards; her arm extended in a whip-like fashion to slam into Sasuke's left temple with great force. Yet the Uchiha was quick to block the attack that crashed with such force that ground cracked and warped beneath him on impact, but nonetheless was able to use his skill as a swordsman to pin the jutsu between his blades before using his admirable quality of strength and athleticism to reel her towards him.
What with Suyin being able to stop herself from being fully reeled in from the triple-sword wielding Uchiha, it wasn't enough to stop him from closing the distance with immense speed to the point of almost blurring out of sight and landing a quick succession of slashes to her left side that not only bypassed her Iron Curiass jutsu but flayed the flesh off her bones. Wherein Sasuke true to his word was making sure to take her down as quickly as possible, as gone was his taciturn yet highly-focused defense, and in its place way a highly aggressive yet almost surgically precise whirlwind offensive where not one moment was wasted that he didn't spend it carving into her.
Wherein Suyin who was able to still somewhat keep up against Sasuke's almost ridiculous levels of speed to the point that despite his broken ribs, was able to move so swiftly with his blades and off pure footwork alone that he was able to leave afterimages of himself in his wake; that she found herself quickly losing ground against him. Given that for everytime she went to attack him; her limbs wound up with several if not nearly a dozen slash and piercing wounds from Sasuke's blades tearing into her; to the point of which Suyin was soon forced to shell up from Sasuke attacking her from all sides to the point of a cyclone forming from the sheer speed he was moving at.
What with Sasuke moving faster and fater to the point where soon enough only the likes of Kazushi, Naruto, and those of a Kage level caliber were left to track his movements as he continued to move at ludicrous speeds as the literal whirlwind of blades grew to the point that the attendees had to hold on for dear life to avoid being sucked in. This lasted for nearly a full minute before it abruptly stopped and in its place was Sasuke who stood a full few feet from Suyin who looked as though she had been put through an industrial blender if the multitude of bloody gashes that cut through muscle and flesh like wet tissue paper to the point of leaving her in crimson tatters for clothes was any indicator.
Wherein Sasuke after declaring his 3 Swords Style; Phantom Whirlwind a success proceeded to sheathe his blades as he deactivated his Sharingan, and soon returned to the stands to be with his comrades once again; albeit with his clutching his broken it not nearly shattered ribs. Where once he made it to the rest of his teammates he was congratulated for putting on a rather well fought match against Suyin who was carted away to the medical facilities, as Naruto began to heal his broken ribs upn noticing them.
From therein the second round of matches began in earnest where Naruto and Gaara's match despite being anticipated due to them both being the aces of their villages, did not come to pass as Gaara outright refused to fight her friend and told the ref to stuff it so she could continue napping and using Naruto as though he were a giant stuffed animal. What with Dosu forfeiting his match after seeing Neji shut down Choji with brutal efficiency despite the gentle giant being able to give him hell with his greater strength and grappling; that Neji's hybridized use of the Gentle Fist allowed him to win the day by shutting down Choji's chakra points, and even breaking his bones through his version of the 8 Triagram that he called 8 Wrathful Triagrams 64 Dragon Fangs.
Something that was earned in seeing Neji's attack leave Choji with a number of burns across his body, as he was carted away leaving even Sakura to cringe at the sight of Choji's burns, meanwhile Shino decided to forgo fighting against Sasuke knowing it would mean he would suffer unneeded injuries due to the Uchiha's superior speed. Leaving the semifinals with Naruto and Sakura to face off against each other and Neji vs Sasuke; what with the tension in the arena being heavy as the brother and sister duo looked at each other with menacing grins as they stepped into the arena ready to duke it out against each other.
"Ya know what, Sakura. I think for old times' sake how about we make this a good ol' fashion knuckle-up fist-fight. Just me with my taijutsu-based bullshit vs your taijutsu-based bullshit, sound good?" Naruto asked as he planted his sword in the ground
"Sounds fine by me, Naruto. Besides, I finally get the chance to go at 100 percent against somebody." Sakura answered back with a savage grin that surprised Raian and Naruto both
"Wait a fucking minute, you actually managed to get your Removal all the way up to a 100?! When the fuck did this happen?!" Raian asked actually impressed as Sakura nodded yes
"Yup! It was something I've been working with mama on since I graduated, and especially if I ever thought Naruto. I wanna make sure that if we ever fought it out in the finals, that I could give him my A-game…You didn't think I was just practicing with my Niko Style all this time?" Sakura questioned as her chakra began to surge
"Not really, but then again I can't say I'm surprised…So let's get it poppin' then." Naruto said as he entered his true form out of respect for Sakura who continued to turn into her 100% Removal
What with Sakura by the time she finished turning into said state looked like something akin to an Oni, her skin a dark reddish purple with veins pulsing from how much blood was being forcibly pumped through her body, her clothes tearing in places due to her having packed on enough muscle mass to swell to nearly triple her original size. Her hair even floating and even spiking out to the point of looking like demonic horns as she looked at her monstrous foster brother with a wide as could be grin, that was matched by Naruto as they both took fighting stances of their own as the ground beneath them cracked and createred.
All the while Raian could only grin as he gave the go-ahead to start as the two without warning as the bounded after each other with such force, that it felt like two walking earthquakes were going head to head with each other, as the moment either struck each other with sakura landing a roundhouse kick to Naruto's jaw and Naruto a Sky Uppercut to her kidneys. Did the stadium shake so much to the point where even the Kage's and Daimyo had to grip their seats to remain stable, as they saw both young adults look at each other with monstrous grins of excitement before engaging with one another; before they launched into a fearsome display of taijutsu.
Wherein both parties were going at it in what was an all-out dogfight that made the arena feel like an earthquake was going off, with Sakura packing so much concussive force and speed behind her blows that that sonic booms and shockwaves followed as they made contact. All the while, Naruto was using a combination of his inhuman strength, speed and unnatural flexibility to fight like a living cartoon; using these attributes to attack from cartoonishly awkward angles that while difficult to defend against still packed enough power to warp and crater the ground around them.
The audience then bearing witness to the two going at it with such fervor that it looked more akin to two demons battling against each other; than that of two talented shinobi as they clashed at high speeds in exchanging punches, kicks, elbows, knees and headbutts; that were blocked, countered or even redirected before briefly pausing to readjust. Wherein their latest exchange was only broken off when Naruto's massive left hook of a Thunder Punch to the jaw met a Leg Thrust from Sakura, as both attacks struck true on their mark, and yet despite that neither combatant moved so much as an inch from their digging their heels in as monstrous grins filled their faces.
"...Is that all you got, Sakura? I've seen roided-out donkeys kick harder than that?" Naruto cheekily asked while Sakura spun on heel to deliver a nasty reverse roundhouse to Naruto's neck
"I was gonna say the same from you, Naruto. I thought I taught you how to throw a punch better than that, you giant pussy!." Sakura retorted as she spat out one of her
wisdom teeth from the hit
"Bullshit, I can throw a punch just fine, if anything you got pillows in those feet of yours, because your kicks hit softer than baby shit!" Naruto exclaimed back as he launched ferocious right cross of a Mach Punch but had it get redirected away from her with the use of Weeping Willow
"Well, fuck you too, numbnuts! I'll show you who kicks soft as shit, ya bootleg oni!" Sakura said as she launched a Flyng Knee that was met with a Counter from Naruto via a check right hook
"Is this normal for them, Kazushi?" Kakashi asked as the pair began to bicker whilst landing blows that would take a jonin out of commission in minutes
"That's my dumbass kids for you, Kakashi. They fight and argue just like any brother and sister would…honestly it's pretty hilarious when you get right too it." Kazushi answered back with a chortle as she watched her students go back and forth in their bickering and fighting
Something that made the fight strangely comedic to witness as the two went back and forth between barbs that seemed right at home; with siblings in the midst of an argument; made for a round of vicious exchanges that were both oddly humorous and yet nonetheless ultraviolent in the execution of each sequence of attacks. Wherein within their trading, blocking, and countering of blows was still a good-natured spirit between each other being both happy to fight against each other, and a pride that came from seeing how strong the other had come since sharing the shame team with one another as siblings.
What with Sakura's 100% Removal state showing it's worth given that it was able to keep up at an even pace with Naruto's attacks, evident when she was able to check a meaty Double Kick to her legs from Naruto and swiftly counter with a right hook to the jaw. In response to this Naruto whipped his skull back to unleash a thunderous Headbutt that briefly stunned the pink-haired bruiser, allowing him to follow through with a Sky Uppercut to further stagger her back that was through another split-second application of Weeping Willow redirected away to prevent a clean hit on her liver and instead to her kidneys.
The superhuman blonde in question then proceeded to blast her with a combination of Mach and Thunder Punches to the ribs that began to shred her already ruined shirt to smoking shreds, before going for what would've been a thunderous Aqua Tail to the side of neck that came swinging in like a battering ram. However, Sakura was quick to not only grab and stop the attack in its tracks, but use the offending limb to reel in Naruto so that she could chokeslam him into the ground and quickly scramble on top of the surprised Naruto to get him into a rear-naked choke where she began to squeeze onto him like a human anaconda.
Yet Naruto despite being caught in his foster sisters' death grip didn't even panic whatsoever, as he just simply took a deep breath before utilizing his unnatural amount of flexibility to whip one of his legs into the air that quickly ignited into brilliant orange flames and unleash a Blaze Kick that not only cracked her across the face hard enough to break her nose. But also caused the ground around them to erupt into a rather large crater that exploded into otherworldly flame and fire, the intensity of such being enough to force most in the stands to shied their eyes from how hot it was.
However, instead of an on fire Sakura; the flames soon began to immediately warble and warp as within them Naruto and Sakura went back to punching, elbowing, and kicking each other with furious abandon to the point that the ground within the stadium began to further send a webbing of cracks across it's surface that spanned for a full 120 feet…All until Naruto and Sakura attempted to nail each other with their own powerful attacks with Sakura a Cherry Blossom Impact and Naruto a Hammer Arm, the two attacks colliding with each other to the point that a 300-foot wide and 50 foot deep crater was formed, the subsequent shockwave of pure power knocking anyone who wasn't Chunin level or above out of their seats.
All the while Naruto and Sakura with broad grins across their faces proceeded to strike once more at each other with such force that the other was sent flying a full 40 feet across the crater, with Naruto nailing Sakura with a Thunder Punch to the liver and Sakura a Bhudda Killer that sliced open a decent chunk of his face. Yet as the two dug into the earth to stop themselves as the crowd stood almost wordless at the intense battle before them, the two locked eyes and took up fighting stances immediately as the excitement, blood rushing through their bodies and hearts pounding in their ears; both had one thought running through their minds before they charged after each other once more.
'This is the best fight I've had all day. I'm so proud of my sister/brother for being this awesome at throwing hands.' Were the unanimous thoughts of Naruto and Sakura before charging after each other
What with another set of sonic booms echoing across the field, as the two met each other once more with Sakura coming after him with a flying knee, but it was soundly intercepted by Naruto using Crunch to bite down on her thick meaty thigh and slam her into the ground. Where he then proceeded to grab onto her with his clawed hands into sides and spinning like a top before throwing her across the area with a Vital Throw to the point that a small mach cone formed around her, all the while Naruto rushed after her with a Psyshield Bash ready to smash her to pieces.
However, Sakura decided to use one of her newest techniques as she planted her feet into the ground and used Ironbreaker on her own skull as she then used Change of Scenery to attempt to redirect the attack away from her; albeit with limited success as the ground around her cracked and warped further around her from the intense psionic energies. As she used the momentum built from Naruto's charge to add to her own strike as she countered with an Ironbreaker-enhanced headbutt as she twisted with Naruto to strike him in the head with what she dubbed ' Spiraling Iron Magnolia' as her head crashed into his skull with such force that a small gush of blood erupted from the impact.
Yet instead of being stunned as his head rang from the incredibly harsh headbutt that made his vision blur for a few brief moments, as Sakura attempted to take advantage of his downed position to soccer kick him in the teeth; did he halt it via once more using Crunch to bite her in the foot. The tactic working as Sakura borderline roared in bloody murder as Naruto's teeth pierced through her flesh like a knife going through a medium well prime rib; whilst spurts of blood burst forth from the wound.
In retaliation for biting into her left foot, Sakura used Indestructible to unleash a powerful enough axe kick to Naruto's face to the point that he could feel muscle actually tear from his jaw being dislocated by the violent kick to the face, as the follow through set of 3 mule kicks to his cheek forced him to dislodge his sharpened fangs from her foot. What with Naruto rubbing his sore jaw that felt like someone hit him with a cast-iron skillet, as Sakura was cursing at her bleeding foot that felt like a pitbull had just used it as a chew toy as the ground was stained crimson from the bite wound.
As such to get back at Naruto for biting her in the foot as he was busy rubbing his sore jaw and trying to pop it back into place, the inhuman blonde was brought to his knees by a full-power Ironbreaker soccer kick to his family jewels. A wordless croack of pure pain escaped his vocal cords as every male in the arena crossed their legs from what they could only assume was the worlds' nastiest nutshot in the history of the Chunin Exams; whilst Sakura stood with a vengeful vindicated grin on her face; while Naruto cradled his bruised crotch.
And in a subsequent response to the cheap shot, Naruto proceeded to nail Sakura with a Sucker Punch to her coochie with such force that she screeched like a harpy at the move nailing her dead center in her honey pot, as she too was brought to her knees from the surprise attack to her privates. The arena being almost gobsmacked in not knowing what to make of the battle between teammates anymore, as both were on the ground cradling their privates that felt like they got hit with 10-ton sledgehammers.
"I can safely say I was not expecting this from your genin, Minato…Not that I am complaining, it's just that this is a turn-around from what the exams were like during my day." Orochimaru said in not envying Naruto at the moment
'It honestly makes me glad that I changed to the fairer sex.' Orochimaru remarked to themselves in reflexively cringing from the crotch-shots dealt on either end
"Believe me, the last thing I thought I would see today was both of my village's shinobi incapcitating themselves with crotch-shots…Are you going to be ok, Lord Ozai?" Minato questioned the Daimyo
"...Yes, although, I feel as though Naruto will require an ice-pack after this…How his testicles didn't burst from that is a miracle." Lord Ozai answered back still stunned that Naruto was standing after that blow
'Sakura, I swear to Arceus. I am going to get your roided out ass back for this.' Naruto telepathically said to his sister as he felt as though a testicle had popped
'Same to you, blonde asshole…Of all the bullshit to happen today, being sucker punched in my puss wasn't one of them…Fuck me sideways this hurts!' Sakura internally groaned in pain
'Join the fucking party from getting super kicked in the dick and balls! What the fuck, Sakura, you don't just run up and kick a guy like that!...PISS!' Naruto groaned out as he struggled to get up from the nutshot that felt like one or both of them burst
What with both of them struggling to their feet; given that said shots left them with a case of Bambi legs that wasn't helped by either of them taking shots at each other with Naruto with his Mach Punches and Sakura with hooks and crosses. Before both managed to stand up and smash one another with Sakura striking out with an Ironbreaker-enhanced Mountain Breaker, and Naruto with a Shadow Claw; with Naruto nearly getting his nose broken and his sternum cracked by the twin punches and Sakura being sent flying by the claw made of pure concentrated shadow.
But nonetheless, Sakura was quick to come back for more in using Raging Fire to further increase her speed as she accelerated to speeds beyond that of a Kage-level opponent; all the while Naruto used his own inhuman speed to rush forwards and meet her in the middle as the two soon collided. What with Sakura going in for another Cherry Blossom Impact which Naruto tanked head on as he grinded his teeth from the impact that made his flesh violently ripple, but in exchange bashed Sakura upside the head with a brutal Hammer Arm.
The attack from the inhuman blonde being such that it caused the blood vessels in her eyes to burst and her vision to turn bloody red, as despite this she on instinct was able to reflexively use Weeping Willow to shove aside a Fire Punch aimed at her kidneys and counter it with an uppercut to Naruto's jaw. In response, Naruto feinted a Mach Punch and unleashed a crushing left cross of a Thunder Punch with such force at Sakura's kidneys that she downright folded over on herself from the power of the blow that had arcs of lightning spiral around her.
All before Naruto reared his leg back and mule kicked her with a Mega Kick of such magnitude that it not only instantly knocked her out of her 100% Removal state but sent her flying into the stands to where conveniently where Tsunade of all people was seated with her daughter in the row above Sasuke and Gaara. Wherein Kazushi jumped up in the air to catch her unconscious student, as Naruto soon transformed back to his 'normal state' as he looked over at Tsunade as he stretched to get his joints that Sakura had punched and kicked out of place throughout their fight back into working order.
"Ayo, Granny Tsunade. You've got Sakura taken care of right?!" Naruto questioned the blonde Senju
"Don't worry, Naruto. I'll have her taken care of in no time." Tsunade answered back as she summoned one of her slugs to cart off the unconscious Sakura to the hospital as quickly as possible
"Awesome!...Also, fuck me sideways, my nuts hurt!" Naruto groaned as he then psionically floated back to the stnds to nurse his bruises and sore pelvis
From then on the proceeding match between Neji and Sasuke while not as comical as the previous one between both doujutsu users was nonetheless impressive; given that Sasuke's swordsmanship had found the closest thing to a match in Neji's hybridized Gentle Fist. Wherein at times Sasuke agility was countered by Neji being able to wisely use the Byakugan to help aid in the countering of Sasuke's blitzkrieg counters and offensive tactics; that would have torn to ribbons anyone who didn't hold a astonishing proficiency in taijusu to counter against him.
Yet despite Neji being able to use his highly aggressive variant of his clans' infamous taijutsu against Sasuke to surprising effect in even managing to shut down a decent number of his chakra points, it was when Sasuke was able to use a shadow clone to trick him into being the fall for a 8 Wrathful Triagrams: 64 Dragon Fangs technique. That Sasuke was able to blindside Neji with his 3-Swords-style Oni-Giri and land the decisive blow that cut clean through the Hyuga with little if any effort at all, with Sasuke paying his respects to the bloodied Hyuga who in notice of his heavy wounds surrendered in realizing that Sasuke's agility, ferocity and disturbing ability to quickly adapt was too much for him to overcome.
Nonetheless, as the final match was eventually called between Sasuke and Naruto; Sasuke decided too announce his forfeiting too Naruto in stating that he literally could not beat him if he pulled out everything at his disposal to do so, and as such saw little logic in fighting against the walking natural disaster that was his friend/comrade.
"Wait are you sure you don't wanna fight, Sasuke?" Naruto questioned
"I am positive, Naruto. Considering everything I have witnessed you unleash in your matches, even I am not foolhardy enough to challenge you in an all out match. Especially, when you have more than enough power at your disposal to obliterate me at a moments notice." Sasuke answered back knowing that Naruto's overwhelming strength was too much to overcome
"Well, I won't argue with you there, Sasuke…It just sucks, since I was really hoping to show you how far I've come with my sword skills." Naruto said semi-disappointed to not fight against Sasuke and show how far he'd come in his kenjutsu thus far
"There will be more than ample time for that in the future, Naruto. For now, I have to concede when I know I cannot claim victory…On the bright side, you won the Exams." Sasuke told his friend who smiled
"Yeah, yeah, I did. And I couldn't have done it without you guys." Naruto replied as Raian announced him as winner of the Chunnin Exams finals
"...So what do we do now?" Naruto questioned as he floated over towards Sasuke
"We go see Sakura, have her healed, and then celebrate your victory." Sasuke told Naruto
"Sounds like a plan to me….Gaara, do you wanna come with, we're gonna celebrate at Ichiraku's." Naruto asked the jinchuuriki of Shukaku
"That sounds wonderful, I would be happy too." Gaara said back from atop her sand cloud
"Alrighty then, to Sakura, and then delicious ramen away!" Naruto exclaimed in teleporting the 3 of them to heal up his pink-haired friend before celebrating
And so after a helluva Finals to be remembered, Naruto claims victor within the tournament-like gauntlet of it all…now the question remains as Naruto and his companions go to celebrate, of what will come next at this impending stage of his life?...Well, stay tuned and find out in the all new installments of, Naruto: The PokeSage!
Alright, that'll do it for this one as the Chunin Exams has pretty much concluded and now we move onto the aftermath of it all, as for those wondering why an invasion didn't happen. The reasons for it and all of that will be covered in the next chater or two, so stay tuned for all of that…In the meantime thank of all you for sticking around thus far as we have finally cleared 50 chapters of this story, and as such have made this my longest running one to date, and I couldn't be any happier, so thank you to all those who have supported it thus far.
That being said, this is Pravus666 signing off until next time. Wherein the next chapter to come will cover some of the aftermath of the Finals, so stay tuned for all of that good stuff.
Part 3 Theme Song: Themata by Karnivool
Random End Song: Broken Bones by Nonpoint
Now then onto some of the reviews from the last chapter.
Skull Flame: Well with Naruto having punched Toshiro's half of Kurama out of him, and as such it going to rejoin Mizore's her mental state is only going to decline further with Kurama fucking with her, so she snaps and winds up releasing him, and also so he can stress test how insane he can make her. Also, I'm glad that you like the romance between Sasuke and Azula, as it is one of the things that I've been wanting to make stick as a longtime romance for characters and I'm glad that so far I've nailed it...Also, Rasa's double-dealing behind Orochimaru's back will come into play later on, but for now I'm setting things up for more shenanigans down the line. Plus, for that crossover with Ben 10 and Warhammer, it is definitely a given that he'll figure out how to get the Butchers Nails out of Angron, since its one of the friendships that I plan on Ben having with the Matriarchs and their legions; that and Ben having a mini-rivalry with Kharn of all people. Also, yeah Ben is gonna butt heads with female Lion El'Jonson as he makes it pretty clear that if she wants to step to him then go for it and see what happens, since he makes it clear its on her of what happens if she does. Not to mention the fall of Caliban and Luthor may happen; given that with Ben in the mix getting to know all the legions...it will affect everyone and as such may even have Luthor taking his Primarch/Matriarch's secrecy and actions more personally than before. Also expect for Ben's helping with Fem Perturabo to start causing them to ramp up the legions tech by a wide mile, given that with Ben having never taken off the Omnitrix one of the ripples was a friend/mentorship with Albedo who helped him learn to build war machines of near Galvanic proportions of fuckery and learn how to be a standout surgeon.
Kourtney Uzu Yato: As you can see Gaara literally knocked it out of the park, and the best part was so she could just go back to taking a nap, and once she gets it signed off she isn't looking back once she becomes part of Konoha. And as you can see, Sasuke took it home in order to make his potential paramore proud; as being the potential partner of your lords' daughter will do that, and beleive me when I say that Rasa is gonna dig himself a deeper hole in the future chapters to come when Orochimaru returns to Otogakure...I have plans on how to really get Orochimaru to come and wanna beat both his and Yagura's ass, and that's all I'm gonna say (cue sinister laughter at shenaigans to come). Lastly, I told you Naruto was gonna beat the living piss out of Toshiro, because oh boy did he let him have it in just fantastic fashion I might say. And Dan's gonna need some good luck because with one potentially in the ground and another a delusional asylum patient to be...its gonna be a process. And glad to have you as my friend to Kourtney, you wonderful, wonderful woman you.
Starravenwolf: That's true and thank you for reminding me about that. Also, I'm saving the clash between Rasa and Orochimaru for later on, I have plans for Rasa that involve him in the Kiri Civil War, so for now he gets a stay of execution from our Serpent Sannin. And lastly, Kurenai is going to be the first of many on the chopping block given how she showed up to the Finals blasted, just to watch Hinata get her back blown out in the worst way possible
