"I! Fucking! Hate thissss!" I exclaimed as it was only with chakra that I was able to stick to the top of Gamabunta's head, my blood pounding in my ears as the giant toad tried his best to send me rocketing towards the ground.
"Get off, ya brat!"
"Not until you admit that I summoned you, bitch!" I shouted back before squealing as Gamabunta jumped high into the air this time, making me grit my teeth as we flew higher before I formed my hands into my signature hand sign.
"Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Thanks to Kurama having already restored at a rapid pace, I knew Gamabunta was in shock as a hundred or so clones appeared around us, two clones grabbing the arms of a third while the third focused a cyclone of wind under their legs.
"Wind Style: Naruto Stream Barrage!" The clones shouted as each trio threw their third clone towards Gamabunta right as the clone activated the cyclone under their feet to send them flying even faster.
With a grunt, I raced across the top of Gamabunta's head just as the numerous clones slammed into him like missiles, the toad croaking in pain before I leapt up while slowly turning towards him.
'To hell with riding on his head for the better part of the day left. I'm finishing this shit now!' I thought with a frown as the other clones that were left threw their partner at the toad, popping with a large puff of smoke to obscure me from view as I heard Gamabunta landing with a thunderous boom.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!" I made another two clones at my side before one of the clones and I redirected our falling forms to Gamabunta while the other weaved through a series of hand signs.
"Wind Style: Gale Wind!" The clone behind us chanted as he pulled his arms back before slamming his hands palms first onto the soles of our shoes, a cyclone of wind forming under us before both the clone and I were sent crashing down towards the ground.
Not finished yet, both the clone and I weaved through hand signs before I took a deep breath, feeling the water circulate inside my stomach as wind gathered around the clone.
"Wind Style: Gale Storm!"
"Water Style: Liquid Bullet!"
"Wind-Water Collaboration: Liquid Storm!" As I used nearly the entirety of my chakra to spit out a bombardment of bullets the size of my entire body at the toad, the clone besides me pointed his palms at Gamabunta before unleashing a burst of wind that was nearly three times as powerful as the ones the clones did this morning.
As the hurricane passed the water bullets, it picked them up whilst accelerating them tremendously, Gamabunta looking up as the smoke dispersed right before I grinned as I heard him scream along with the devastating explosion of wind & water.
However, my eyes widened as a large toad tongue flew out at a blistering pace towards me right before I wheezed when a force pushed me further down, watching in shock as the clone was smacked hard in the chest by the tongue and sent flying through the air like a blond shooting star.
"Oh, I was holding back on you, but if you think you can just attack me like that, you got another thing coming, brat!" Gamabunta exclaimed as he burst through the smoke and I quickly created a clone in front of me before kicking off of its back and diving directly towards the ground, hearing the clone pop as well as every tree in his path being uprooted as he tried to kill me.
This time, I could feel the tactical shinobi part of my brain working at full speed as I grabbed a tree branch and used the momentum of my dive to flip back, creating another clone that grabbed my arm and tossed me to the side just as Gamabunta slammed a webbed hand down onto him.
The shockwave from the attack sent me flying even further back and a silent gasp flew from my mouth as I slammed back first into a tree, cracking the bark and sinking onto the large tree branch below me as rumbling drew near.
Blinking a few times to get the stars out of my visions, I looked up just as Gamabunta stopped before me, the toad finally standing tall and towering over everything around him as he gripped the tanto sheathed at his side.
"Any last words before I kill you, brat?" He asked and I gave a bloody chuckle as I slowly stood up, my legs shaking slightly before grinning maniacally as my answer was a simple middle finger.
"Fuck. You." And with a pop, I was gone, his eyes widening as I raced out the back of his jacket while my clone dispelled, weaving rapidly through hand signs while another twenty or so clones raced after me.
"Artistic Suicide!" The clones exclaimed one after the other as they activated their Explosion Tags while rushing up the back along with me, a grin appearing on my face as wind shot out from my feet and sent me corkscrewing through the air before I pulled a fist back.
'I have not done much training with it, but rotation is all that's needed right now.' I thought with a frown as I charged chakra to my hand while simultaneously and rapidly pressing my other hand all around my clenched fist, the chakra around my hand beginning to spin rapidly in various directions before I grinned as the finished product shone brightly as the toad look up.
'That's right. Feel fear and be in awe as you're the first test subject to the one & only completely original & patented…'
"Rasen-Ken!" I roared as I slammed my fist knuckles first onto the top of his head, dispersing the chakra on impact before screaming as the backlash from the attack slammed into me while nearly tearing my arm off at the shoulder.
As I got sent ragdolling through the air, I didn't even notice the tug on my waist or a pair of sturdy arms catching me with a grunt as the pain from my attack blinded me, gritting my teeth while cradling my arm to my chest as it felt if every nerve inside of it was on fire.
"Damn, didn't think you'd figure out something like that." I heard Jiraiya say and glared at him, making him give a sheepish grin before we looked up as rumbling echoed from beyond the tree line before I blinked as the trees in front of us were crushed to reveal Gamabunta glaring down at us.
However, I grinned slightly as I saw the spiral burn mark on his face, Gamabunta gripping the hilt of his tanto before as the two of us stared each other down.
However, both Jiraiya and I were surprised as the toad burst out with laughter.
"Bahahahaha! You are by far the best summoner that has ever called me to this world!" He cackled and I rolled my eyes as I cradled my broken arm to my chest.
"We could have just talked like civilised people, you know?"
"Eh, where's the fun in that? Also, where the hell have you been hiding?" Gamabunta asked as he turned to Jiraiya, who gave a sheepish grin before he fell to his knees with wide eyes while letting out a pained huff as his hands cradled his groin.
Gamabunta seemed to want a hit too as his tongue shot out and sent the Toad Sage flying ricocheting off of a couple trees before he dug a deep trench into the ground, shock all over my face as I slowly turned to the amused Gamabunta.
"Don't worry. The idiot's survived far worse."
"Oh...Well, in that case, that's for tossing me down a canyon, Pervy Sage!" I shouted with a grin and it seemed the Chief was speaking the truth as Jiraiya rolled over and glared at me, making me snort before I looked up just as a webbed finger poked my head and nearly sent me falling to the ground.
"As for you, feel free to summon me or any of the Toads when you please. From this day forward, you are an honorary summoner of the Toad Clan." He declared, shocking me as I watched him vanish with a loud puff that sent smoke everywhere before an ecstatic smile spread across my face I cheered to the high heavens.
"Yeeaaahahhhaha-Ow!" Unfortunately for me, I forgot about my sore arm, but the blinding pain quickly reminded me of it and I glared at Jiraiya as he chuckled with a mocking smile while slowly standing up.
"Haha! Looks like you're in just as much pain as I am."
'Kurama?'
"An extra two minutes."
'Sure.' I answered before giving a smug grin at Jiraiya's shocked look as red chakra wrapped around my broken arm, the feeling of it snapping back into place and the damage vanishing feeling a bit weird before I shook it away as I clenched my fist.
"Huh, would you look at that? It looks like I'm the only one not injured here. Isn't that funny?"
"…Fuck you."
"Well, look who finally arrived! And only three weeks after I asked her." I spoke with a smile as Hinata shyly walked out of the forest and onto my training ground, not missing the clones training in the background before blushing slightly as I flipped back and onto my feet with a smirk.
"So, you here to chat over ramen again?" I asked, making her giggle as she shook her head before speaking.
"N-No, I'm here to do the training you offered." She said and I didn't miss how her voice sounded a bit more confident than before, pushing that thought back for later as I smiled and nodded while rolling my neck.
"Sure. Training a bit against you might help me figure out a bit of the Gentle Fist if I have to fight Neji in the second round." I answered while stretching my shoulders behind me before frowning slightly as she looked a bit hesitant.
"D-Do you believe you can beat him?"
"What do you mean?"
"Big brother Neji is seen as the prodigy of a clan, someone with a talent that's only seen once in a generation. Father even said that if he was born his son, Neji would have been one of the strongest in the clan before he could graduate from the Academy."
'I know they hyped him in Pre-Time skip Naruto during the Chunin Exams, but the guy was that good, huh?' I thought with a frown before shaking my head as I nodded with a smirk.
"Of course. A battle is not just a physical one, but also a mental one and one of preparation. Even now, I have a few plans for each one of you guys if I ever do have to fight any of you, which includes you."
"M-Me?" She asked with a surprised look and I chuckled and nodded.
"Yep, even you. You, Neji, Sasuke, Gaara & Shikamaru are my biggest threats in this tournament and the reason for both you and Neji is because of your eyes & your taijutsu. I'm predominantly a close-range fighter so if you guys even hit me once, that's over for me. For me to beat you, however, I'd have to plan around all of your attacks while figuring out a way to either immobilize you or completely knock you out."
"I see." She muttered while looking a bit relieved and I smiled before snapping my fingers to get her attention back on me.
"So, like I asked, just taijutsu?"
"U-Um, if it's possible?" She said/ asked, to which I smiled and nodded while bouncing on the balls of my feet and gesturing at one of the clones.
"Toss a pebble into the air. When it hits the ground, we start. That sound good?"
"Good." She answered as she went into the opening stance of the Gentle Fist and I smirked as I hopped from foot to foot while rolling my wrists as the clone softly threw a pebble into the air.
'Her weight is spread across evenly instead of being balanced on her right foot like before so she learned something from her fight with Sakura. Eyes are flickering from foot to foot as I jump so she's most likely calculating how fast my initial leap is going to be. Unfortunately for her…' My thoughts trailed off as I stopped my jumping with a smirk, her eyes widening as I shifted into her exact stance before launching myself forward with a burst of wind from my feet the moment the pebble touched the ground.
I'm a student of the Copy Cat Kakashi.
A knife hand heading for her head was quickly slapped away as she tried to get me with a palm strike to the chest, but I smirked as I pushed her attack to the side as well before spinning her to face away from me, leaping up before a gasp escaped her lips as I landed a drop kick to her back.
Doing a kip-up as soon as I landed, I was not surprised to see her already rolling over and to her feet by the time I got up, Hinata spinning around as I rushed towards her once more.
Attempting a palm strike to her arm, I smiled as she easily moved out of its path while trying her own attack to my outstretched arm, but I surprised her as I grabbed her attacking arm with my free hand whilst cladding it in chakra right before I spun and threw her to the side.
Hinata, however, was as graceful as ever as she flipped through the air elegantly while landing on the toes of one foot, with me quickly rushing in to attack right before I grinned as she spun around on her grounded foot whilst bringing her other around for a roundhouse.
Sliding under her attack, I leapt up and back first at her, abruptly spinning around at the last second with a fist clad in spiralling chakra right as she stopped spinning and lashed out with her own chakra palm strike.
Instantly, I could feel the difference in this attack from the others as I felt a sharp needle stabbing in between my knuckles, making me wince as I jumped back while glancing down at the back of my hand to see the small red dot in between the knuckles of my middle and ring finger.
'Damn, so even if I spin my chakra rapidly, they can just cut right through it.' I thought with a frown as I shook my hand, sending a bit of chakra to it before frowning as it was stopped the moment it tried to go past the red spot.
'So, it fully blocks chakra as well. Kurama's chakra seems to work well, but the bastard would want more time on his hands than help me for free.'
"Oi, I resent that statement. I simply wish to make more from our little business deal, okay? Also, I like her. She smells like the old man's younger brother." Kurama spoke up and I blinked as I looked at Hinata only to sigh as I saw her looking concerned.
"Hina?"
"Y-Yes?" She didn't even question the little nickname as she simply gave me a curious look before frowning slightly at the frown on my face.
"D-Did I do it too hard?"
"No, you didn't follow up with an attack the moment my attention was off of you. If this was a real battle, I would have had the clones take you out from behind while your attention was on me."
"R-Right, sorry." She whispered and I sighed before an idea came to mind.
"Hey, Hina. How much would you really like this shirt?" I asked while pointing down at my sweaty shirt before being surprised as her attention was instantly on me.
"P-Pretty much."
"Okay~ So, how about this? If you can beat me, you can have the shirt. But! If you lose, you have to train with me without your jacket from now on and up until you want to stop training together. Is that okay?" I asked before scratching the back of my head as she nodded rapidly, glancing at the clones only to see all of them having rushed off to hide in the trees on the other side.
As I turned back, my eyes widened at the sight of two fingers slowly nearing to my face, my senses going at full blast as I quickly leaned out of the way while pushing her attack to the side, my leg coming around for a kick to her head only for me to frown as she blocked the attack while pushing off with the force of the attack to send herself further away.
However, she didn't waste any time and was quickly on me once more, to which I frowned as I switched from touching her hands to slapping her wrists to the side, which was also the only reason why I was able to keep up this long as the girl was doing her absolute best to land a hit.
She even surprised me with her flexibility as she dropped into a side split the moment I tried to land a roundhouse, the girl spinning on the ground and knocking my legs out from under me before I caught her hands right as she tried to land a palm strike.
However, I missed her follow-up as she sat on my chest with a huff, my eyes widening as my arms fell slack to the floor before I sighed in defeat as I saw the chakra needles vanishing from the front of her knees and looked up with an amused smile at her eager look.
"I forgot Hyuga can use chakra from any chakra point in their body." I spoke, which snapped her from her eager state as she looked down before blushing bright red and quickly standing up.
"Uh, a bit of help?" I asked and chuckled as she squeaked and quickly knelt down, tapping my shoulders and hand and making me grunt as feeling returned to them as if it never left.
'That…is one weird & overpowered fighting style.' I thought with a hum as I stood up, rolling my shoulders while smiling at her rosy red face.
"Um, s-sorry for sitting on you."
"Eh, didn't mind it. So, you want the shirt right?" I said as I took it off, not even sure why I made the deal before blinking as it was gone from my grasp before I could even see, looking at her just in time to see a puff of smoke & a storage scroll before put back in her jacket.
"…Now that that's gone, you want to go another round?" I asked while raising my fists and smirked as she nodded with a smile while going back into the opening stance.
"Your pants this time?" She asked and I was flabbergasted at her blunt request before chuckling and nodding.
"Sure, why not?"
A/N: As you can see…this Hinata is slowly but surely becoming a menace to society.
Society being Naruto, that is.
Also, hope you guys liked the quick collaboration jutsu at the start as that is going to be most of Naruto's attack when making clones from now one.
Also, Rasen-Ken is most definitely becoming a stable in the arsenal along with the few other Rasengan variations he had made.
Like always, you can go to my Pat-reon-.-com-/-KingCrimsonNova to read ahead on this as well as many other stories & even some that haven't been released out to this site yet. If you want to, you are free to, but if you don't want, all's good as I will still be uploading here. This is just me trying to get some extra cash.
As always, read, enjoy, review and until next week...
Ba-Bye~!
