Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Eyes piercing the darkness ❯ The eye of the storm ( Chapter 22 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

It hasn't been that long since I finished the last chapter, but what the hell, I'm starting on this one now! I don't even care I don't have anything better to do and I've been itching to finish this arc up anyway. I really don't like feeling like I didn't finish what I started when I leave a chapter so this one is going to be a long ride, like last time because of the length that is planned for this one there will be no omake, hell I don't even know if I'm going to do a character introduction corner for this one, well I'll find out when I come to that bridge if I plan to cross it or not. Anyway, I made no references in the last chapter and I probably won't in this one either, so instead of talking about it let me take you into the world of ETPD once again. In part 2 of the final 8. Let's do this!



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JJ stared down on Choji's body, trying his best to calm the furious chakra raging through his body, yet at the moment it was all he could do the stop it from ripping him apart from the inside. Not far from where he was lay Neji, only having not bled out thanks to the aura jutsu JJ had used just in time to save him.
JJ: Dammit!

He cursed at himself, he may have known some medical ninjutsu, but he was far from a medic, at his best the most he could do was heal light wounds, but the ones in front of him were anything but. He couldn't do anything, he was going to lose them if things continued the way it was, but suddenly a ray of hope entered into his range. Without delay he opened his eyes and shifted his technique into a new form, bringing Raizen to a sharp stop that almost launched those he carried into the forest ahead. Mika frowned back, being the only person there not able to adjust to the sharp halt the boy had made, for she was the one controlling the slab of earth they stood on.
Mika: What the hell Raizen!? Why did you stop?
Raizen: Does JJ do weird things to us while we're not looking?
Mika: Huh? Do you mean the aura he leaves to monitor everyone's hearts? What about it?
Raizen: Your boyfriend just sent me a message, so I'm going to have to head back to the village for a moment; I need you to go on without me.
Temari: Did something happen?
Raizen: Yeah, something really bad, and as things stand he can't move. I'll catch up with you guys later.

With a nod from Mika all hopped from the slab of stone and charged into the forest, and with a slow turn back, Raizen became the wind, rushing back into the village as if he were a hurricane.

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Claire: Dammit! I turn my back for a minute and that idiot takes off!

She shouted as she looked around the room and frowned at another thing that seemed to be missing from the room.
Claire: And he took my moonshine!

With a sigh she flopped back down into her chair with Ishi not far away from her, gazing down to the ground.
Claire: Well, I guess I can't blame him this time.

Her gaze falling to Ishi who still couldn't seem to bring her gaze from the many floor tiles beneath her feet. She was trying to find the words to say to console the girl, but her mouth couldn't open for it. There had been other fights, many times in which Neji had walked into danger, and it more than likely wasn't going to be the last, but this was Orochimaru's troops they were dealing with, the man who had destroyed her kingdom, the one who killed Sarutobi. He was no enemy to take lightly, the most dangerous enemy they had so far. Hoping to hide her own fear she opened her mouth to speak to Claire sitting in front of her, but in that instant someone appeared before them gazing down at Claire.
Claire: So the blue blur returns. How are you Raizen-kun?
Raizen: As much as it pleases me to see you in good health Claire-san, I have a very important reason I came here to see you.

Claire's eyes slanted and she asked with worry.
Claire: Where are they?
Raizen: I can take you there, but we have to be fast.
Ishi: What happened? Is Neji-kun okay?

Raizen wanted to answer truthfully, but his words got caught in his throat, in only that second that it took him to speak, Ishi could already see the truth.
Ishi: Take me to him, please.

With those words, though he felt imposed upon, Raizen couldn't say no. With a nod he grabbed onto the hands of both women and rushed off through the hospital doors.
Tenten: I'm back, so how's Lee-

Before her sentence could finish she saw the state of the room and sighed.
Tenten: Where is everybody?

Once again, she had missed a very important conversation.

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Though they could feel the end of the battles behind them, and their teammates' distress, neither would have wished for the pursuing team to head back, which would nullify the entire point of their battles. Quieting the worry in their hearts they pressed forward. Kiba smiled; rushing ahead he cut off Ukon and held stopped his advance, splitting him from Tayuya, the last remaining member of the four. Realizing her disadvantage, she quickly moved along the trees, understanding that there was only so long that she could continue to avoid them.
Tayuya: Shit.

She cursed aloud, pumping everything she had left into her feet, however something slightly ahead of her snuck into her senses, and with a smile, she stopped moving.
Naruto: Shika, stop!

Following the instruction from his friend, Shikamaru stopped and pressed his back against one of the tree bases, avoiding the many small weapons flying at him.
Shikamaru: What was that?
Naruto: Someone else is here.

He answered, peeking around from his own cover.
Tayuya: Why did Orochimaru send you?

The girl asked rudely to the pale skinned man at her side.
Kimomaro: I came of my own accord; I was wondering what was taking so long. Orochimaru-sama is not pleased.
Tayuya: Well, things aren’t exactly going as we expected.
Kimimaro: Alright, then allow me to assist you.

Stepping to the side while keeping his eyes trained on the hiding spots the two leaf ninja had taken behind, he lifted the coffin concealing Sasuke and lifted it in his arms.
Kimimaro: I would advise that you advance no further, lest you wish to lose your life.
Naruto: Sorry, but I’m not too good with the whole, taking wise advice thing.

Naruto stepped from behind his cover and smiled, quietly assessing his new opponent.
Naruto: Now let me give you some advice buddy, hand over Sasuke now or I will drop you and leave your corpse here in the forest for the worms to feed on.
Kimimaro: I apologize, but so long as Orochimaru-sama wishes to have this boy, I will make sure that he makes it to him.
Naruto: Alright then, Shikamaru, I’m going to kick this guy’s ass, you okay with that?
Shikamaru: Yeah so long as you don’t forget your mission.
Naruto: I leave the girl to you.
Shikamaru: Alright, leave it to me.

Naruto pulled the weapons pouch from his hip and right leg, throwing them to his friend.
Naruto: You’ll probably make more use of that than me.
Shikamaru: Thanks.
Naruto: Remember Shika, we’re all going back.
Shikamaru: Got it.

Kimimaro turned away from the group in front of him and continued what Tayuya had been doing before he arrived, however as Naruto started after him, said girl stood in his way.
Tayuya: What makes you think that I’m going to let you pass so easily?
Naruto: Because you know what will happen if you don’t.

He said with a smile leaking of killing intent, returning it Tayuya moved away from him and turned her sights to Shikamaru once again.
Tayuya: Good point, I don’t pick fights I can’t win, just know, that’s exactly what you’re doing.
Naruto: By the end of the day, we’ll know who exactly is picking the wrong battle.

With his path unobstructed Naruto hopped along the trees following after the man holding his friend, there were no more obstacles, all he needed to do was take care of the man in front of him and the mission would be as good as done, or at least that’s what he hoped for.
Shikamaru: Well, now that they’re out of the way, why don’t we finish this up quickly?
Tayuya: Heh, that’s just what I had in mind you arrogant little bastard.
Shikamaru: Alright then, ladies first.

He said with a polite bow and a smile. Quick to make the first move, Tayuya quickly pulled her flute into one hand and three shuriken in the other, hurling them at Shikamaru who only stepped back from the branch he stood. Falling to avoid the weapons flying at him Shikamaru latched a single hand onto the lower branch and smiled, this wasn’t going to be easy, but this time he had a reason to fight, so no matter whether his opponent was a girl or not, he was going to go all out.
Shikamaru: My move.

He spoke in a low wearing a smile.

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Kiba flipped back, barely managing to dodge a punch thrown by boy standing front of him, yet despite the fact that he had dodged it, something still slammed down into his back, knocking him into a slide across the ground. Once he regained his balance he threw himself to his feet and growled.
Kiba: How the hell is this guy doing that?

He asked in confusion, yet without the cool-head and patience to wait it out he charged forward flicking back a small pill to his familiar, who quickly gulped it down and moved in unison with Kiba’s own motions. During his sprint Akamaru leapt onto his back and flipped from him, taking on his form in mid-air, never once losing their pace. Both reached Ukon with a slash, both slightly missing as well, but with fierce determination they attacked after him, all being dodged as he danced away from their attacks as if it was nothing. Flipping back onto a low hanging tree branch, he smiled down at both boys mocking them with his gaze, disturbed by this both moved in different directions at the same moment, dodging the boy’s gaze and moving to his blindside anddirectly in front of him at the same time, surely he would expect such an attack, but that didn’t mean that he’d be able to avoid it.
Kiba: Akamaru, Let’s do this!

He shouted in a growl as he leapt into the air, cornering Ukon in a single spot, ready to collide and crash him, but as Akamaru gained on his back, the weird shaped thing hanging right behind Ukon began to move and then eyes peered at him. Shocked by the new development Akamaru was unable to avoid the incoming attack and was knocked from the air.
Kiba: Akamaru!

Distracted by the unexpected fall of his familiar Kiba moved his eyes away from his target, yet unlike before he was able to adjust himself only enough to dodge the attack coming for him and drop to the ground after him.
Kiba: What happened Akamaru?

He asked down to the dog emulating his image, only recieving a smile from him. Akamaru had figured out what was going on, and still wearing that same smile he turned to Kiba who understood it's meaning in an instant.
Kiba: You want me to follow your lead huh? Alright, it's your show now.

Barking his satisfaction; Akamaru hopped to his feet and held out his hands in front of his face.
Kiba: I'll back you up!

Akamaru leapt to the side, grabbing tightly onto one of the trees as if he were a cat and ran up it only jumping off once he reached an altittude equal to his opponent's and moved after him without delay. After aligning himself with his opponent, he smiled as once again smoothly dodging under Ukon's punch, successfully dodging all that hid under it as well; gaining Ukon's back. With single swpie he went for the throat of the second head, but just before he could reach Ukon kicked his foot back right into Akamaru's waiting hands.
Ukon: What!?

He wasn't suprised that the dog had managed to grab his leg, but more to the fact that Kiba had somehow hidden under Akamaru's shadow until the moment he made his move.
Kiba: So that's what you were trying to show me, eh?

He shouted out as he punched into the back head, knocking Sakon slightly from his hiding place and managing to free Ukon from Akamaru's clamping grasp, this however wasn't a good thing for him. As soon as Akamaru was free to move, he leapt over Ukon and slammed his fist down into his stomach knocking him through the tree branch they were fighting on and down to the ground.
Kiba: Let's show these bastards what we can do Akamaru!
Akamaru: Arf!

He barked back as he and his owner leapt down ward aligning their bodies with their falling enemy.
Kiba: Let’s rip ‘em apart.

He ordered as he slashed down onto the twin brothers, moving in unison with his familiar who completely mimicked his actions, each ripping into the falling boys, slowly gaining momentum for his next attack.
Kiba: Fang over fang!

He shouted as he and his doppelganger spun into two fang tornadoes and slammed the conjoined twins down into the ground, and then after impact tossed themselves back to their feet with a smile.
Kiba: Heh, good job Akamaru, so there were two of ‘em. Nice little trick, what do you say we make this two on two then?

He called out to the boys who were now lifting themselves from the ground grunting under the fatigue of the attack.
Sakon: I told you we should have just finished them off.
Ukon: And what fun would that be? Don’t worry; we can still take them out whenever we choose.

He said with a smile half pointed at Kiba from across the clearing.
Ukon: I’m surprise they were able to figure it out. And it was the dog that did it no less; he must be the brains of the two.

He said wearing a condescending smile that only helped in angering Kiba, yet despite this he managed to smile at the slowly approaching boy.
Kiba: It doesn’t matter; Akamaru and I are a team. And so long as he’s by my side there’s nothing you could do to defeat me.
Sakon: An arrogant one. Those types are always the most trouble.
Ukon: You mean the most fun right?

He asked, finally stopping in front of Kiba who cracked down on his knuckles as moved forward himself, standing face to face with his opponent, Akamaru doing the same with Sakon.
Ukon: Well then, let’s end this little game shall we.
Kiba: Heh, I hate statements that sound like questions. Oh well, let’s get it on!

He shouted falling low into a stance before the two enemies standing in his way, drawing back, he rushed forward, slashing down for Ukon’s head, who only leaned back, avoiding the attack as if it were nothing, and kicking upward into Kiba’s chin as he flipped back, then ducked under Akamaru’s attack as well, leaving room for Sakon to fill his blind spot. Both hit the ground with a growl and immediately returned to the offensive, yet this time they changed their tactics. Kiba slashed down once again, but as it was dodged by Sakon, Akamaru leapt onto Kiba’s back and slammed his foot into Sakon’s face knocking him back first into a tree. Quickly adjusting to the change in situation Akamaru rolled from Kiba’s back and gave him the leeway to swing up, slamming his fist into Sakon’s chin with supreme force. The second he hit the ground Akamaru moved to Kiba’s side and assisted him in his assault, endlessly pounding and slashing into Sakon’s chest, then as they had him in the perfect position, they locked their teeth into his chest and back both ripping to the side, sending him flying with a trail of blood following behind him.
Kiba: Heh, only Naruto has ever taken that one, what do you say we keep this going!

He shouted out leaping forward, forming into a fang drill that slammed into Sakon, knocking him back into the unknown, but as Ukon closed in on Akamaru Kiba slammed back into the ground like a meteorite, blocking his path.
Kiba: I almost forgot about you.
Ukon: Dammit.

He muttered, cursing the fast approaching enemy. Kiba lifted himself quickly, dragging up the palm of his hand into Ukon’s chin, then a fist down into is head smiling back as Akamaru closed in, kicking down into the side of his face, effectively knocking him to the ground.
Kiba: I’m not done yet!

He shouted as he rolled over Ukon’s body, grabbing onto the back of his jacket pulling him up into the air before slamming him back down with enough force to cause him to rebound off the ground.
Kiba: All yours!
Akamaru: Grr.

He growled out as he grabbed onto Ukon’s neck and charged him into a tree, forcing a cough from his mouth. Kiba dug his claws into the ground and hurled himself into a fang tornado and slammed into Ukon’s body, blowing him back along the trees, and into what appeared to be a waterfall, they had just exited the forest and entered into a rocky mountain area at the edge of the leaf village. Without pausing for a second, Akamaru leapt above the waterfall and drilled down into Ukon’s body, being propelled by the flow of the water coming down after him. After colliding with the water, only Akamaru emerged from the stream and walked over to Kiba, shaking off the excess water on his body as any dog would.
Kiba: Hey do you have to do that near me?
Akamaru: ‘whine’
Kiba: Nevermind, stay on your toes.

Akamaru nodded to Kiba who turned his focus back to the river, and what was no longer in it.
Ukon: That was good.

He said with a cough and blood dripping between the drops of water.
Sakon: I’m starting to get sick of this game, let’s just killed them and get it over with.
Ukon: Fine by me, I got tired of this a long time ago.
Kiba: If you think killing me is going to be that easy, you’ve got another thing coming.

He said cracking his knuckled at the same time as his familiar.
Kiba: Alright what do you say we kick this up a notch?

Kiba slammed his claws into the ground and growled, ripping back along the stones leaving his own claw marks in the dirt.
Kiba: Ninpo: Beast style assimilation!

Kiba’s face began to stretch out, elongating like that of a wolf’s and soon his entire upper body began to look like one.
Kiba: Alright, I wanted to use this one on Naruto, but it looks like I won’t be able to hold back against you guys.

He growled out as he ripped the jacket from his chest, revealing his more bestial form to the two brothers before him. Both chuckled at the dog and master, slowly spreading the curse mark along their bodies as they walked forward.
Ukon: Finally things are starting to get interesting.
Sakon: C’mon, show me what you got!

Both stood together as Kiba and Akamaru dropped down into their stances. As if sizing up the other’s new abilities, both side stared on, waiting for the other to move and as if in unison, both grew tired of waiting and rushed the other clashing right in front of the waterfall. As Kiba and Ukon reached a stalemate, Akamaru instead unleashed a flurry of slashes after Sakon, who smoothly dodged under them before slamming his foot into the humanoid dog’s stomach. After pushing him back a considerable distance he charged after Kiba, who pulled back, yanking Ukon into his knee before slamming a backhand into Sakon’s face, knocking him roughly into the ground. With a smile, Kiba latched onto Sakon’s leg and lifted him with ease, slamming him down into his brother before throwing him into the large stalactite at his side Akamaru charged up behind Kiba, slamming his fist down into Ukon’s face before dropping down and slamming his foot down into the back of his head. With a growl of frustration Sakon lifted himself from the ground and charged at Kiba, slamming his fist into the boy’s face, barely gaining a response from him, Kiba smiled at the attack and licked his lips, punching into his face so hard that his feet went into the air, and then he dragged him down into the ground.
Kiba: All yours boy!

Akamaru dropped down from above spinning around above Sakon with enough force to bury him twenty feet below surface level. Ukon, angered by this, lifted himself from the ground and closed the distance between Kiba and the quickly rising Akamaru, but before either could prepare for the attack, he placed his palms on both of their chests.
Ukon: Sonic pulse jutsu!

A single chime went off in their ears, but the force behind this was immense, not only before of the powerful blast that knocked them back over forty feet, but because of the overwhelming low frequency of the noise, and the sensitive state of the their ears.
Ukon: That worked better than I thought it would.
Sakon: Then why didn’t you try it sooner?
Ukon: Don’t get so upset, look at him, did you really expect him to give us this much trouble? Heh, I guess making yourself like a dog can backfire pretty hard can’t it. Do you know what happens next?

He asked as he walked closer to the still paralyzed Kiba, struggling to return to his feet, however, unaccustomed to such an attack, he still failed to regain his bearings. Ukon grabbed tightly onto Kiba’s neck, squeezing with all of his strength.
Ukon: What do you say we try that again then?

He asked as he moved his hand toward Kiba’s face, but before he could do anything his hand, rather tightly at that, almost enough to break his hand.
Akamaru: D-Don’t…..touch….Kiba.

Silently whispered the dog as he locked eyes with Ukon, both humans shocked at the words that he had managed to utter, Akamaru reached back sharply slashing down into Ukon’s side and throat, managing to tear a chunk out of both, then without pause he slammed his open palm down into his face, long since freeing Kiba from his grasp.
Sakon: Dammit!

He shouted as he rushed over to aid his brother, but the second he reached within ten feet of Akamaru he twisted his body and spun into the getsuuga slamming into his chest. After ending his attack Akamaru turned his leg up and slammed it down into the back of his head. Kiba, staring after Akamaru slowly lifted himself from the attack and growled, Akamaru was fighting alone right now, all because of him. Forcing himself to stand, Kiba walked forward, then burst into a sprint latching his claws down into the ground.
Kiba: Berserker’s rage!

Shouted Kiba as he ripped his claws from the ground and slashed upward along Sakon’s body, sending him sliding back across the ground. Ukon slowly rose from the ground and ran to his brother cursing himself for not being able to avoid Akamaru’s attacks.
Ukon: Dammit, how are you holding up?
Sakon: Better…than you.

He said as he pushed himself from the ground with a grunt.
Ukon: Sorry, but-
Sakon: Yeah, com’n.

Ukon nodded, walking into his brother’s body to recover as Sakon stared on at the duo in front of him.
Sakon: My brother may be an idiot, but he’s still my blood. You’ll pay for this.

He said gripping onto the mark on his neck, smiling at the two.
Sakon: I’m going to end you.

Slowly the mark started to cover his body and then it completely encased his body in what appeared to be armor, and his face took the form of an oni mask. Holding onto his face as he rose higher, his smile fell onto Kiba and Akamaru.
Sakon: Are you ready for this, because I’m going to give you everything I have.

He shouted as he ran toward Kiba, dodging Akamaru as he whizzed passed him, he only had one target, if the master was taken out, then the dog would stop fighting. As the charge came toward him Kiba braced himself for impact, throwing his fist forward before his opponent could reach, but the second he did, his fist hit Sakon’s but, suddenly seventeen punches reached him. Kiba stumbled back and bit down hard, planting his foot down on the ground as he launched his fist forward for Sakon’s face, but once again his attack was intercepted. Akamaru closed in on him from behind, but a whisper came to him, warning him of the beast’s approach. Without turning back he lifted his fist back into Akamaru’s face, and even though it was only one hit, it felt like six, knocking the Akamaru to the side then, with a quick spin he landed a kick down into Kiba’s face knocking him to the ground as well.
Sakon: Sonic eruption jutsu!

He shouted as he slammed his palm down into the ground and blasted Kiba back across the ground. Chuckling he lifted himself back to standing position and punched into Akamaru’s stomach, holding tightly into his jacket he turned his hand slightly to the left and caused a strange pulse that sent him flying. With a growl both looked over to Sakon with a furious glare. Nodding to each other, Kiba and Akamaru hurled them selves at Sakon, the fang tornado far fiercer than before, but a chuckle came from Sakon who slowly lowered himself to the ground.
Sakon: Summoning technique: Double Rashamon gate.

He whispered as he slammed his hands into the ground, creating to massive gates at his side, blocking the attacks from both boys, even as they struggled to get through the gates never budged, and suddenly something began to happen. Sakon placed his hand on the back of the door and pushed to both sides at the same time, forcing them to shoot across the area and into the wall before finally disappearing into nothing. Kiba and Akamaru collapsed to the ground, coughing up blood under the pressure of the attack they had been hit by.
Kiba: Dammit.

He cursed, barely able to lift himself from the ground.
Sakon: Are you going to keep lying there? I don’t care if you do, it’ll make it easier to kill you.
Kiba: You wish it was that easy.

He said as he lifted himself from the ground, gazing over to Akamaru who slowly wiped the blood from his mouth.
Kiba: Hey Akamaru!

He shouted over to his familiar who just nodded at him, for a while now Sakon had been standing in the same spot as if he were a fortress, the fact that he thought he didn’t even need to move to fight was beginning to irk Kiba, and he was going to show him just how much he had pissed him off. Both Kiba and Akamaru repeated their last attack, but before Sakon could prepare for a counter attack, they veered away from him and landed right in front of the waterfall.
Kiba: I hope you’re ready for this!

Kiba held his hand together, motioning for Akamaru to come closer, which he did. With a smile match by both boys Kiba opened his eyes and whispered.
Kiba: Ninpo!

The sight before Sakon was frightening. Some covered the area around the two leaf shinobi and inside could be seen a strange mass growing in the cover of the fog. Once the fog lifted the sight before the sound shinobi was more than terrifying, he stared up to a massive two headed wolf, no doubt Kiba’s trump card, played out at the last moment.
Kiba: Ultimate man-beast Taijutsu: Two headed wolf.

There was no time after that to prepare for the incoming attack; all that came was the wolf’s hand, slamming down into Sakon’s side, knocking him into the far wall with a tremendous boom.
Kiba: Now to end this!

He shouted, both heads speaking at once. With a running start he threw himself forward, using his own claws to rip through the ground before reaching his opponent.
Kiba: Wolf fang over fang!

Sakon, staring up at the massive beast coming down at him cursed under his breath trying to rise from the devastating blow he had been delivered.
Sakon: Summoning technique: Double Rashamon gate!

Unlike before, the two gates appeared in front of Sakon, blocking him from the mighty wolf’s attack, but no matter how strong the gates were, Kiba’s attack was breaking through and soon he had all but obliterated the shields Sakon had made and then, not long after, Sakon himself. The screams coming from him were enough to reach the heavens. After landing the blow Kiba began grinding Sakon into the mountain behind them and then, eventually split his body in two. As both halves split apart, flying in opposite directions Kiba dropped his jutsu, and placed his feet on the wall behind them, he had been fighting those two for a while now, and he was no fool. With a single nod to Akamaru, both flew from the cliff’s base and launched themselves into a whirling fang tornado, ripping into the two brothers separately. Blasting both back down into the ground. After finishing their attack, both Kiba and Akamaru jumped back, staring down at the two fallen ninja until they themselves fell from the fatigue of their own attack. Unable to move Ukon stared into the sky, slowly turning his gaze to his brother, who seemed to be in worse shape than him.
Ukon: Sakon, can you hear me? We have to….

He said as he lifted himself, crawling over to his brother.
Sakon: Ukon, we have to…
Ukon: Yeah, that was a good move, but there’s no way we’re going to lose to this trash.

He said as he picked up his brother, both phasing into each other in an almost impossible fashion.
Ukon: Now let’s do this.
Sakon: Yeah, we’ll finish this and go, home…
Ukon: Right.

He said as he started walking forward, but suddenly, he felt something shift inside him. There was no longer a connection, like part of his heart had stopped functioning. With pain in his eyes he hesitantly looked to the side, his brother’s head slouched.
Ukon: Sakon?

He called out, never getting a response, and then limply Sakon fell to the ground, giving life to Ukon’s fears. He had lived his entire life with his brother, seeing him in that state was something of a shock. As the wind blew, he stepped forward, overwhelmed by the feeling of emptiness he felt, he slowly advanced forward.
Ukon: Wretches!

He shouted as he moved in of the still recovering pair, grabbing onto Akamaru’s neck as he slammed his foot into Kiba’s face, sending him sliding back across the ground. Akamaru, under the weight of Ukon’s grip, lost the strand of control he still had over his transformed state and struggled to free himself from his grip. Amused by this Sakon gazed back to Kiba.
Ukon: Now, know how it feels to lose your other half.

He said as he threw Akamaru against the cliff’s face with overwhelming force, gaining a sickening whelp from him. In disbelief Kiba stared on, gritting his teeth as he rushed forward in unbridled rage. In his current state he could barely run, let alone throw a decent punch, but that wasn’t his goal. Calming himself he reached into his pouch and dropped flung a smoke bomb in front of them. Using his sharpened senses he was able to find Akamaru in the smoke and retreat from the area.
Ukon: Fleeing?

He pondered aloud to himself, face completely void of emotion. With a single gaze back to his brother his briskly walked forward toward the path the two were no doubt on. Kiba ran with all of his might, there was no way he could continue the fight after using his final trump card, he had all but rid himself of his charka, and somehow managed to piss off one of them beyond the point of no return. Holding Akamaru close, he walked trough the river, leaving no tracks behind as to where he was headed, surely without the sense of smell the two had, he wouldn’t be able to catch up, but that wasn’t true, Kiba was a ninja too, he could already feel the presence of his enemy drawing closer, as if his efforts meant nothing. Kiba lifted himself from the river, discarding the useless notion of using it to escape, and set Akamaru in a small opening in the bass of a tree, covering him lovingly with his jacket.
Ukon: You done?

He asked in a mock tone. With a sigh Kiba looked to the ground and stood to face his enemy, but nothing was there.
Kiba: Wha?
Ukon: What’s wrong dog boy?

Kiba once again looked around for the sound of the voice.
Ukon: What is it, can’t find me? Maybe I’m all in your head.

This time Kiba could feel the breath of someone hitting his cheek, Kiba finally stopping turning his body, and turned his head; staring directly into Ukon’s face.
Ukon: Boo.

He said throwing Kiba into a panic, for on his left shoulder was the head of the enemy he had been fighting before.
Ukon: Are you surprised, well let me give you another.

He said as he began pummeling Kiba with his own left hand. Unable to react to this Kiba could do little more than take the hits.
Ukon: Why are you hitting yourself? Com’n cut it out.

He jokingly bantered as he gave Kiba the works. With one final blow he managed to knock Kiba to one knee.
Ukon: That had to hurt. You know, this is pretty fun. But I had a funny thought on my way here, what if to repay you for making me an only child, I make you kill your friend with your own hands?

He said as he reached Kiba’s left arm to the tree housing Akamaru, but unwilling to see this happen Kiba began to fight against Ukon’s control, struggling with everything he had.
Kiba: I’ll never let you!
Ukon: You don’t have a choice. Surrender and I promise I’ll only make him suffer for two hours.
Kiba: You bastard, get out of my body!!!
Ukon: You can’t force me out, eventually you’ll get tired and then I’ll kill you both and with so little chakra, how much longer can you last?

Suddenly as if to put an end to the words, a hand latched onto Ukon’s head.
????: Is that so, well I can’t have that now can I? I’d be a sucky best friend if let my friend die. So I’m gonna need you to back off.
Kiba: Rai?
Raizen: Yeah, hold on cause this might hurt a little.

Raizen warned as he placed his hand on Kiba’s back and ripped Ukon out with the other, completely removing him from Kiba’s boy in one good thrust.
Kiba: Ow!
Raizen: Alright we’ll take care of him from here.
Kiba: Huh? We?
Raizen: Yeah, I was able to catch up with someone on the way here.

He said as he lifted Kiba to his feet and walked over to Akamaru’s resting spot.
Raizen: Then again, I don’t think he’ll need my help, right Kankuro?
Kankuro: Heh, just leave to me.

He said walking from behind the trees with a smile on his face.
Kankuro: Looks like we’re allies this time round. It’s not enough to make up for what we did, but it’s a start.

Ukon, realizing that the odds weren’t in his favor quickly began to assess the situation. Raizen had begun to make a name for himself after the falling of the dreadnaught. Not because of the fact that he had stopped its operator, but because destroy the entire thing while in the air and made it to the ground alive, that was no feat to scoff at. And then there was Kankuro, the feared puppet master of the sand, this didn’t bode well for him, hell, truth be told, he was likely going to die  With that thought firm in his mind, he ran with all his might, only to come face to face with a hail of kunai. Barely managing to dodge, he lowered himself to the ground, staring on to the shadow coming at him from the darkness of the forest. Kankuro crow walked closer as if it had a will of it’s own, staring into Ukon’s eyes with it’s own lifeless ones.
Kankuro: Yeah, sorry but you’re not going to be able to run from this one. Even if you manage to get away from me, I’ll just ask lightning boy over there to do it. And trust me; you’re not getting away from him.

Cursing under his breath, Ukon changed tactics and ran over to Kankuro in a flash. Entering into his body as he had done Kiba’s. With a smile lift Kankuro’s left arm to his neck.
Ukon: Back off or I kill him! Do it now!
Raizen: Taking a hostage? How lame.
Ukon: Lame or not, I now hold the upper hand, back off or I kill him.

He said to the smiling faces of Kiba and Raizen.
Kiba: With a stub?

Confused by this statement Ukon looked down as Kankuro calmly removed his other arm without touching it, forming it into a blade aimed at Ukon’s face.
Kankuro: Go ahead and stay in there, I don’t mind havin’ two hearts.

Hearing this, Ukon dropped from Kankuro’s body and rolled to the ground as Kankuro’s arm returned to its rightful place.
Kankuro: You see, my little bro happened to ripped off this arm when we were kids, so the one I have now is a fake. However, with the ability that I have you’d never notice that, so I don’t blame you. But just so you know, I’m not gonna let you get away with insulting me like you just did.

He said as his left arm became a blade once again. He slashed down after Ukon, who rolled out of the way, but failed to dodge as Kankuro moved Crow above himself, firing down a low grade explosive down into Ukon’s chest, making him roll once again. Ukon recovered from the attack and began avoiding the flawless transition Kankuro made between controlling Crow and using melee attacks. However he lacked the time to realize what was happening. Behind him rested Kankuro newest puppet Black Ant, open and waiting for Ukon to fall inside it.
Ukon: Heh, you’ll need more than that to beat me.
Kankuro: Well how about this?

He said as he finally revealed his hand and opened a secret compartment inside Crow’s body, firing dozens of small bombs into Ukon’s chest, blasting him back into the Black Ant’s chest.
Ukon: What, what is this, let me out!
Kankuro: No can do; see I was always taught not to have mercy on people who threatened to kill me if my allies didn’t surrender.

He said as he broke apart Crow, revealing the blades lying inside his joints.
Kankuro: And this is game over. Puppet master style: Bloody Mary!

He shouted as he slammed the blades into Black Ant’s body, impaling Ukon in almost every part of his body, yet never once giving a fatal blow. As Ukon stew stewed in his own pain Kankuro walked forward and stood before the Black Ant’s body.
Kankuro: Sorry, but this was bound to happen when you face me. The puppet master pulls all the strings, and I’ve been pullin’ yours since this fight started.

He said with a smile as he slammed in the final spike, his own arm, stabbing through Ukon heart.
Kankuro: Sorry…..Nothin’ personal.

A whisper came as Kankuro slowly closed his eyes.

_______________________________Flash

Not long before Kiba’s battle was reaching it’s peak, Shikamaru found himself facing down the fiery red-head of the sound four. However it wasn’t long into the battle that his genius intellect warned him that facing her in a normal battle as if he were Naruto or Lee would have been and exceedingly bad idea. With the power of her flute and the sound waves she was sending after him, it was in his best interest to outsmart her, which he had managed to do in seconds.
Shikamaru: It’s a good thing Naruto left these with me; I’d be dead by now if it wasn’t for these.

He mused aloud to himself staring at the cleverly disguised traps he had managed to lay in the area, one of which being his trump card. If he could just keep baiting her a little longer, he wouldn’t even have to lift a finger to win this fight.
Tayuya: Damn it!  Come out here so I can kill you!
Shikamaru: Nah, I’m good, dying sounds way too troublesome. And I just found a nice comfortable patch of tree where I am, so I think I’m going to relax here.

And that task seemed a lot easier than it looked. For over ten minutes, Shikamaru had been goading her into walking right into his traps, after all she had a temper that could rival Sakura’s, people like that were easy to bait. Tayuya, locking in on the sound of Shikamaru’s voice, turned to the tree that he was no doubt hiding behind and blew into her flute, blowing away the tree’s body with her sound waves, however Shikamaru wasn’t there, the only thing waiting for her was a massive tree stump tied to a rope that swung after her. Tayuya smiled at the stump and lifted her hand, stopping it in its tracks, however her arrogant smile only lasted for as long as it took for the paper bomb on the stump took to go off, blasting her back into one of the many trees behind her, yet even then the sound of burning paper once again caught her ear. Another explosion went off from the tree and sent her falling down to the ground. Shikamaru had calculated her every step, every motion she would make, even the trajectory of her flight after the first explosion, she was dancing in the palm his hand, and it was a slow dance. Tayuya landed from the attack and lifted herself as if nothing had ever happened, however her anger was slowly reaching a boil.
Tayuya: What is this guy a ventriloquist or something!?

She screamed out, she was sure that he was behind that tree, but she couldn’t have been more wrong. In a fit, she screamed out to the sky.
Tayuya: I swear when I find you, I’m gonna rip off your dick and shove it down your throat!!!!!
Shikamaru: Whoa, that’s far more troublesome than your last offer. I like that thing being right where it is thank you. Now I’m really not coming out, I think I’ll take a nap or something.
Tayuya: AAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHH!!!!

She yelled out as she jumped into the trees once again. Shikamaru laid back in his safe place thinking to himself; surely Naruto had caught up to that new guy by now. Much like he thought, Naruto at that moment had slammed his fist into Kimimaro’s face, barely managing to shake his resolve seeing as he was able to push Sasuke’s coffin sixty-two feet back right before landing on the ground.
Naruto: You’re really starting to piss me off. Hand over Sasuke now.
Kimimaro:…

Naruto closed his eyes and sighed.
Naruto: Look personally I have no beef with you; I just want my friend back. I’ve seen eyes like yours before, so I know you’re not evil, but I won’t hold back if you choose to make me your enemy.
Kimimaro: The second you became Orochimaru-sama’s enemy you became mine as well. There is no peaceful resolution here that doesn’t involve your surrender.
Naruto: I see, then I’ll treat you as such. You have five second to give me that coffin before I go ham on your ass.

He said holding out his hand in front of Kimimaro as he began counting, dropping a corresponding finger for each number he called out, but after looking into Kimimaro eyes and seeing the unmoving posture he took. Upon reaching three Naruto closed his hand and declared.
Naruto: Fuck it.

As he slammed together his most famous seal and called his clones to his side. With eyes burning red, Naruto stared into Kimimaro’s eyes and whispered.
Naruto: You’ll regret this.

Kimimaro was staring down into the hundreds of Naruto clones in front of him, never giving even the slightest reaction to the numbers before, only pulling out his own bone to fight, only it as if it were a sword. The many clones only smiled at this, generating a blade of pure chakra to their hands.
Naruto: It’s been a while since I fought with swords united, but I don’t think that I’m going to have the time to play with you.

He said barely above a whisper as he walked slowly toward the opponent before him.
Naruto: Charge.

That command ordered the clones into combat, making them rush at Kimimaro without pause. As Naruto slowly moved on his way to Kimimaro he saw his clones being knocked away and even killed in Kimimaro murderous dance, but that was the plan, in the time it took him to slowly walk toward his opponent, he had studied the way that he fought, yet much to his displeasure, known of the clones had been able to land a hit, that was a problem. Growing impatient, Naruto rushed into the conflict himself, gaining the advantage over Kimimaro, quickly slashing his sword through the air and into Kimimaro’s abdomen, yet despite this, the sword was halted in its tracks.
Naruto: What?
Kimimaro: Too slow.

He said as he stabbed his bone-make sword at Naruto, who barely managed to lean away from the attack and gain his life. Naruto flipped away from the other slashes and landed to his feet, quickly wiping away the blood brimming from the newly made scar on his face.
Naruto: That was close, but how did-
Kimimaro: This is my Kekkei Genkai.
Naruto: I see, so you made your bones extend and harden right before the moment of impact.

Naruto extended his hand and dispelled his sword.
Naruto: Alright, I’ll have to use other tactics to beat you.

Naruto dropped into the crane fighting stance.
Naruto: I’m gonna wreck you.

With only those words, Naruto quickly made his way over the distance he himself had put between them, dodging the digit bullets he fired away at him, not even once did Naruto pause on his pursuit, not until he had close the gap completely. Once in his face, Naruto lowered himself under Kimimaro’s sword and lifted his fist up into his chin, knocking him back, but managing to do no more than that. Then with a smile he placed his palm on Kimimaro’s chest and gave a short burst thrust that felt as if something sharp had pierced straight through his body. Gasping for air, Kimimaro leapt back, clutching his chest as he struggled for air. Naruto smiled and returned to his stance as a now more cautious Kimimaro stared on, holding his chest.
Naruto: Thanks for teaching me that one JJ.

                         &nb sp;     Flashback

Naruto: JJ, teach me a way to fight someone with hard skin.
JJ: Wha? You want me to teach you how to beat me? Are you high?
Naruto: Com’n, you know it won’t matter.
JJ: Just use the gentle fist technique.
Naruto: I tried that before remember?

JJ only smiled in response to that, the last time someone tried using the gentle fist on him, they found that the chakra was also shielded by his dragon skin.
JJ: You know, I have to thank Neji for that one; I didn’t even know I could do that. I guess it’s gotten stronger since I came here.
Naruto: Back on subject.
JJ: I’m gonna tell you something Naruto, my dragon skin technique can only be used for a fraction of a second, I can’t keep it active for very long.
Naruto: That’s a lie; I’ve seen you use it for hundreds of hits at a time.
JJ: No, I just practiced so much that I can time it for even the quickest hit, in order to do it, I need to tense my entire body, which is why I can’t just use it so freely or even when I hit someone. I just simply reactivate it so fast that no one would notice the intervals between. Alright, I think I have a technique for you. Come at me.

He said as he dropped into a strange stance that Naruto didn’t recognize. Disregarding the strange stance, Naruto ran forward closing in on JJ who quickly ducked under Naruto’s fist and gently placed his palm on Naruto’s chest, then thrust forward sending a sharp and piercing pain through Naruto’s chest. Naruto rolled back and held his chest, coughing at the ground.
Naruto: Damn that hurt, what the hell did you do?
JJ: I put all of my strength into a single thrust, pushing you back.
Naruto: No, I mean why it hurt so much.
JJ: I don’t know I only pushed you. I did nothing more than that, everything else was all in your head.
Naruto: What?
JJ: Yeah, I only gave a thrust that knocked you back across the ground, nothing else.
Naruto: Then what’s the point of it?
JJ: What you’re doing know.

He said pointing to Naruto right hand which was now rubbing the spot on his chest that JJ had hit. Realizing this, Naruto removed his hand, but still felt the sharp pain in his chest.
JJ: Despite the fact that I just told you that I didn’t do anything, your body still feels the pain as if you really took a hit. That’s because I used my own force to attack your mind with a precise strike to the body, in other words, I made your mind think that I gave you terrible blow, and what the mind thinks is real, so does the body. However, by the time you master this, I’ll have thought up a way to counter it, so let’s begin.
Naruto: Right.

         &n bsp;   Present day

Naruto: And he did too.

Naruto thought to himself as he studied Kimimaro’s motion, indicating that he was still feeling it. Naruto stepped forward, vanishing from sight, reappearing behind Kimimaro, who despite the pain he felt, was able to trace Naruto’s Kage-hochou.
Kimimaro: Spine wake.

He said silently calling a dozen bones to shoot out at Naruto, who managed to squeeze his hand in between them, locking them on Kimimaro’s back.
Naruto: Rasengan!

He shouted, forming a weaker rasengan than normal, but still enough to blast Kimimaro across the empty field. After landing Naruto appeared over his body and slammed his rasengan into Kimimaro’s body, making a spiral imprint in the ground around him. Naruto flipped away from the hole and gazed down at the man,yet due to his heightened senses, he knew there was nothing he could do at the moment but retreat. And thanks to the trust he has in his instincts, he was able to avoid the bone spikes that emerged from the ground where he was standing.
Naruto: That was close. Shadow clone jutsu.

His command summoned seventeen clones to his side, all staring down at Kimimaro as he lifted himself from the hole he was buried in.
Naruto: Guess that’s not going to work huh. Alright, we’re gonna jack him up, let’s do this.
Clones: Right.

They shouted in obedience to Naruto’s order as all ran in different directions, yet due to Kimimaro’s calm demeanor, he was able to determine the point each one was going to close in, but this alone proved to be insufficient. Each clone managed to gain ground on the sound nin and without much trouble, they also managed to land mind crushing blows on his body, the assault caused very little physical pain, but his mind felt each blow as if it were killing him. Unable to recover from the blows being dealt to him Kimimaro stumbled back, right into the real Naruto, holding a fully charged rasengan in his hand, he ran onto Kimimaro’s shoulders and slammed it into his face, this time the rasengan seemed to do significant damage. Naruto landed to his feet and stared down his opponent, however calm he seemed, yet something else gained his attention, movement in the coffin behind them. Naruto had noticed that no matter what he did during the fight, Kimimaro never, not even after taking the rasengan, left the coffin for even an instant, and now his efforts were paying off, Sasuke had awakened. A malevolent purple glow exploded from the coffin, destroying it in the process. What emerged from the coffin looked nothing like the person Naruto had grown to know, it was something dark, evil. Sasuke’s monstrous form retracted, returning him to his normal self, yet the smile on his face showed his satisfaction from what he felt, and with a sinister laugh to the sky he turned to Naruto and ran into the forest, heading into the same direction that the sound four had been taking him. Kimimaro stood in Naruto’s way once again, but the expression on his face was no longer the arrogant fox he had been fighting before.
Naruto: Move or I’ll kill you.

Kimimaro tried his best to remain calm, but the sweat being forced from his face relayed his true feelings, Naruto’s intent to kill was so massive that it was visible, there was nothing in the world that was going to stand in his way, especially not him, despite the fact he was holding his stand, he knew that as soon as the slowly advancing Naruto reached him, he was going to die. Naruto’s chakra began to leak, coating his body in the cloak of the fox and slowly the tails began to count up until they reached four, but something wasn’t right, Naruto’s power was still rising, he was going further, yet his limit as Kimimaro understood was the fourth. His pondering was brought to an end as a hand latched onto Naruto’s shoulder ripping him from his own rage.
Lee: Please keep yourself calm, you are our final trump, so we need you to do your best.
Naruto: Lee? What are you doing here?
Lee: We will talk later; I will finish this battle for you. You are needed elsewhere.
Naruto: Thanks. And Kimimaro, I respect your path, but your loyalty is misplaced. You deserve a more honorable death than I was going to give you. As an enemy of the leaf, you will fall today, I’m sorry.

He said as he calmly walked away from the field, passing right by Kimimaro, who much like he expected gave a blow for him as he passed, but the spinning kick that landed on his face complements of the handsome green beast, left enough room for Naruto pass by unhindered. Entrusting the task to Lee, Naruto ran forward chasing the fleeting shadow of Sasuke. Naruto was no longer any way that Kimimaro would have been able to keep up with him.
Lee: I am your opponent. I'd advise against impeding Naruto-kun's path, he is not an opponent that you can handle right now. However, I welcome you to try your hand against me.

He said calmly as he lowered, forming the stance he was most well known for. Kimimaro said nothing, he simply lifted his bone dagger and pointed it at Lee, even he realized the futility of chasing after Naruto at this point, he could do little more than give the little time he had remaining purpose. With only a single kick back, Lee managed to launch himself forty feet toward Kimimaro’s position, swinging his right leg like a blade for Kimimaro’s head, yet the force he used for it, would very likely had taken off his head as any blade would, but the hit didn’t land. Kimimaro only slightly managed to dodge the attack, but before he counter or move away from the attack, Lee’s left foot shot forward landing the blow he had missed earlier, knocking Kimimaro into a roll twenty feet away from his original position.
Kimimaro: Impressive.
Lee: I am still not at my best, but I will give no quarter.
Kimimaro: Fine then let me see your resolve.

Lee lowered himself, staring down his now fully aware opponent. There was very little chance that he’d catch him off guard again, but so long as he had a clear head, and the power of the medicine Claire had left behind that he was now holding, by his side, there was no way he was going to lose this battle. Wisely deciding to take the medicine before continuing into the battle, after feeling his bones ache after landing the first blow, he was now prepared to eat this chicken raw……what?
Lee: Whoa, why are they seventeen of you?

He asked, feeling suddenly elated, it was like he had just stepped onto a cloud, taking him to nirvana or something. For some strange reason, Lee felt as if he were dancing, or at he should have been according to what the flailing raptors next to him were advising. With a sudden hiccup, he finally gave in to their advice and joined in on their wonderful dance.
Kimimaro: What madness is this?
Lee: Hey, why aren’t you dancing too?

He asked with a wide smile on his face, yet Kimimaro was understandably confused by what was going on.
Kimimaro: Are you mocking me?
Lee: I don’t know what you’re talking about, are you too good to dance; is that it?

He asked as he wobbled closer to the weird guy mocking his dancing, as the raptors, now turned birds were cheering him on.
Lee: Hey, you tryin’a pick a fight?

Kimimaro, growing bored the foolishness being displayed in front of him, took a wild swing at Lee, who easily leaned under it in one drunken sway. As he pulled himself back up, directly into Kimimaro’s face he frowned and shouted.
Lee: Oh a wise guy eh.

With the newly dubbed “wise guy” in his sights, Lee gripped onto Kimimaro’s shirt and leaned back, slamming his forehead into his opponent’s, somehow managing to hurt the thick boned Kimimaro. Retaliating from the attack, Kimimaro launched his left hand forward, releasing a bone spike that threatened to pierce through Lee, but the inebriated boy simply leaned back, managing to avoid the attack and grabbed onto the arm that had shot at him.
Lee: Who the hell are you anyway!

He asked in a rather loud and angry voice as he slammed his elbow into Kimimaro’s stomach and then lifted the back of his fist into his face. Without pause, or solid form for that matter, Lee wrapped his arm around Kimimaro’s neck and pulled him forward as he lifted his foot into his stomach. With an angry face, Lee kicked back into Kimimaro’s stomach three times and leaned down sweeping him off his feet.
Lee: And now for the finisher!

He shouted out with a hiccup as he pushed down his fist for the strangely calm Kimimaro.
Kimimaro: Bone spike.

Kimimaro’s ribs elongated and threatened to pierce through Lee’s body, and it would have too, if he hadn’t fallen asleep on Kimimaro’s chest right between the spikes.
Lee: Gate of rest open.

He muttered to himself as he ripped his arms to the side, snapping apart the seemingly unbreakable bones, causing great pain to Kimimaro, as it should. Lee, despite doing this had no knowledge of what had just happened; instead he continued his march like a horror movie monster.
Lee: RAAARRR!!!! ‘Hic’

He hiccupped as he finally returned his eyes to Kimimaro, staring death at Lee who had managed to gain his full attention. Charging back into battle, Kimimaro swung with all of his strength at the rapidly retreating Lee, who seemed to be slouching or rolling away from his attacks as if they were the sloppiest form he had ever seen. Lee may have looked like a fool while he was moving, but there was no mistake that this was skill being displayed. After Lee managed to gain a certain amount of distance on his opponent, he kicked up into his stomach and rolled under him, gripping his arm around Kimimaro’s head, bringing his chin to his shoulder.
Lee: Burning youth stunner!

He slurred out as he dropped down to his backside, sending all of the force of the blow to Kimimaro’s head, causing him to pop back. In celebration, Lee rolled on the ground, then lifted himself holding two more bottles of “medicine”.
Lee: Rock 3:16, means I just kicked your ass!

Pounding both bottles together until they cracked, Lee held them above his head and guzzled them down, Kimimaro, frowned at the boy, whatever power he was gaining was coming from that bottle, but what was it? However, still unaware of what he had just drank, Lee smiled with eyes wide as saucers, shaking like he were full of sugar, he ran for Kimimaro and pulled back his hand. As Kimimaro prepared for the attack, Lee…..fell on his face and passed out into dreamland. With a sweat drop of disappointment, Kimimaro decided to quench his curiosity before finishing the fight. Grabbing one of the bottles he sniffed inside, gaining a whiff of sake, and not any kind of sake, it was probably the strongest he had ever smelled in his life, and Orochimaru horded the stuff.
Kimimaro: So that’s why, he’s drunk.

He mused to himself as he lifted his bone-make saber over Lee’s head as he slumbered.
Kimimaro: Then I will free you from your madness.

Lee’s life would surely end after this hit, had it landed, but Lee tossed to the side in his sleep, avoiding the blade, and then the next stab and the one after that. Growing frustrated, Kimimaro produced another sword and stabbed both down at Lee, but he somehow managed to position himself right between both, then he sat up, or more accurately, head butted Kimimaro as he lifted himself from the ground.
Lee: What the hell, I’m tryin’ to sleep here.

Lee flipped himself onto his hands and slowly carried himself back as he wildly kicked for Kimimaro, who barely managed to avoid the brunt of the attacks, but the final kick however, managed to reach his face, knocking him back into a soar across the ground.
Lee: I see that you fell for it. I was only pretending to sleep.

He said aloud although it was clear that not even he knew what he was doing, lifting himself into his confusing stance once again. Kimimaro lifted himself and wiped his mouth growing more irritated by the moment at the boy’s actions. Lee’s bandages unrevealed and he quickly ran across the ground, dodging the weird spines coming from the ground as Kimimaro stabbed it watching him come closer, but Lee’s unpredictable movements led him to Kimimaro’s front where he delivered a fierce upward kick into his chin, launching him into the air. Lee, complete with a goofy smile, threw himself into the air and hit Kimimaro with a corkscrew head butt, only barely managing to knock Kimimaro slightly above himself.
Lee: Leaf burning sky!!

He shouted as he sent a flaming kick down into Kimimaro’s body, sending him flying back down to the ground.
Lee: I am not done!

He shouted, throwing down his bandages, wrapping them around Kimimaro, as he and began to the fall spinning in mid air dragging Kimimaro along like a mace.
Lee: Leaf falling heavens!

He shouted as he slammed Kimimaro into the ground and then rather ungracefully, landed with him with the celebratory shout.
Lee: Touchdown!!!!

With that said Lee flopped to the ground and began snoring into dreamland once again. Kimimaro however found himself growing more and more irritated by the boy’s insolence. Even with bones of steel he could still feel the bone crushing impact of Lee’s attacks, and the humorous nature of the blows were humiliating to even be landed upon. Giving an exhale to calm himself down, Kimimaro rose to his feet, staring down at the slumbering boy who had just managed to drive him into the ground despite being completely drunk. Wisely choosing to take caution before going closer like last time he opened a hole in the tip of his fingers, preparing to fire his digits at Lee, but the second he fired, Lee rolled back, quickly avoiding the incoming attack. Surprised, yet strangely impressed, Kimimaro continued to fire away at the boy who managed to dodge each time as if he were watching the digits being fired. However impressed he was, his patience was at its limits. Kimimaro drew closer to Lee, who much like he had expected, leapt from the ground in a spinning kick, barely missing Kimimaro’s face.
Lee: Haha, you fell for it again!

He shouted as he ran forward throwing awkward blows that landed with more power than they should have, but this was no longer a problem for Kimimaro, who waited for one of the blows to grow closer before he released the bones in his chest as a spine, gripping onto Lee’s arm.
Kimimaro: It seems that you’ve fallen for my trap.

He said calmly as he watched Lee struggle and without the slightest hesitation he pulled back his right hand and released the bones inside as claws on his wrist and punched forth, only managing to scratch the boy in front of him, but the next punch, landed in Lee’s chest, knocking him back along the ground streaming with blood behind him. Lee lifted himself from the ground and held his chest, completely sane now.
Kimimaro: It seems you’ve awoken from your stupor.
Lee: What’s going on?

He asked, placing his hand to his head, then to the pounding pain in his chest.
Lee: I can’t believe I let something like this happen.

He said standing to his feet.
Lee: You gave destroyed the suit Gai-sensei gave to me.

He said as if his injury were nothing to worry about at all.
Lee: I am going to make you pay for that. As soon as I am finish drinking some more of Claire-san medical tonic.

He said as he produced another bottle of the rather strong “medicine”. Kimimaro, aware of how dangerous the boy was while in inebriated, released a few of his digit bullets into the bottle before Lee could drink it.
Lee: Wha?
Kimimaro: How many of those do you have?
Lee: That was the last one.
Kimimaro: Good.

He said as he began walking forward, yet only a few feet from Lee, the boy yanked out yet another bottle of "medicine" and declared with a smile.
Lee: Oh, my bad, it seems I did have another.

This time Kimimaro wasn't subtle in his attempts to destroy the bottle in Lee's hands  much to Lee's displeasure.
Lee: What is wrong with you? That was Claire-san's precious medicine!
Kimimaro: What could one woman possibly need with so much alchohol?

He asked to himself as he stared down at the shards of the broken bottle. Returning his eyes to Lee, he paused, waiting to see if the boy would magically produce anymore bottles before continuing his advance. After gaining the reassurance that he indeed did not have anymore bottles of sake, he walked forward, waiting for the boy to return to his guard, which he quickly did once he realized that his opponent was drawing closer. He would have to fight without the help of Claire's wonderful tasting medicine.
Lee: I don't know why you're so adamant, about destroy the medicine, but I will still give you no quarter, whether I am injured or not.

He said with determination unfaltering, however even as he drew closer, preparing his next attack, Kimimaro found him far more predictable. As Lee’s punch flew at him, he rolled back and shot a bone spike from his palm during his flip barely missing Lee’s jugular. Lee rolled back, holding the wound on his neck. He had nearly taken a mortal wound, he had slowed down considerably since awakening from his drunken state, but this was not going to stop him from taking down the enemy in front of him.
Lee: Here I come!

He shouted as once again he went on the offense, sending blow after blow at Kimimaro, only to receive narrowly avoided deathblows thrown back at him. Lee wisely chose to gain distance between them before going back into battle, but it was clear to him now, that in his current state, he couldn’t win this fight, so he would have to go further.
Lee: Gates of li-

Before Lee could finish his own attack and small lump of rock hit him in the back of the head, causing him to sharply turn to his back.
Mika: Isn’t doing what you were about to do what got you this situation?

Gaara and Mika stared down at the fallen boy.
Lee: Aren’t you-

He began to ask as Gaara walked forward staring down at the boy’s still present injuries.
Mika: Yeah, Gaara-kun is sorry about that, right.
Gaara: ……
Mika: Say you’re sorry.
Gaara: Whatever. Stand back, I’ll deal with this one.
Lee: So you are on our side now?
Gaara: As of now the leaf and sand are allies.
Lee: I see, then I will accept your hand, but I will not back down from this fight.

Lee stood back to his feet and charged back into battle, but before he could leave he found himself held to the ground by what appeared to be stalagmites.
Mika: Sorry, but you need to rest.

She said as she placed her elbow on Gaara’s shoulder and said with a smile.
Mika: What do you say we show him what we can do Gaara-kun?
Gaara: Hm.
Kimimaro:  It doesn’t matter how many of you there are.

He said aiming his bone-make sword at Mika who only smiled back, there wasn’t a single doubt in her mind that as long a Gaara stood at her side there, wasn’t an opponent she couldn’t beat.
Gaara: The power of Shukaku.
Mika: And the powers of Gaia were meant to be used this way. Behold the ultimate earth combination.

At these words, even Gaara came to a smirk, just as confident as Mika was that there was no way that anyone would be able to defeat them the way they were.
Mika: Let’s do this Gaara-kun. You start for me okay?
Gaara: Sure.

Suddenly the gourd on Gaara’s back melted to the ground, making a strange puddle of sand that seemed to grow with every second. Gaara held out his arms and formed the sand around it as Mika, with a smile, waved her hand over each one making a spear around the boy’s arms. Now, wielding both spears, Gaara charged forward clashing with Kimimaro into the middle of the field, despite not being a fighter prone for Taijutsu, Gaara’s movements were flawless. Kimimaro had to work at his best simply to gain an advantage over Gaara and even after doing so, all he could manage was to gain his back. Gaara peeked back with a smile, the second Kimimaro’s blade got close, it was blocked by the very sand surrounding him, but it didn’t end there, emerging from the very same sand was the girl he had seen before, gripping onto his blade and then onto the sand behind her.
Mika: Sorry, but this is as close as you get.

She said as she formed a giant mallet from the sand, now turned stone, and swung it with all of her might into Kimimaro’s face, sending him flying back across the field.
Mika: Well, I guess it's about time I stepped in as well. Sorry, but we don't intend to lose this battle.
Gaara: Whilst I don't actually like the thought of using someone else's help to win a battle, I'll admit, that I'm curious to the extent of our combined power. Sorry, but you're going to be my test subject.
Kimimaro: Don't feel obligated to explain it to me, I don't care much what you do.

He said as he lifted himself, wiping the blood from his mouth.
Kimimaro: What little time I have left, would be better spent in battle.
Mika: What little time you have left?
Kimimaro: My life is fading, there is nothing that can be done about it.

Mika's eyes waxered slightly at those words, becoming lost in Kimimaro's eyes.
Mika: That may not be true, I know of a wonderful doctor that could probably help you. I don't see any malice in your eyes, why don't you just let us help you.
Kimimaro: I refuse to accept help from the enemies of my master.
Gaara: Then you are a fool.
Mika: Your loyalty is misplaced. Orochimaru is only using you.
Kimimaro: So I've been told.

He said pointing his sword at Mika once again.
Kimimaro: That means nothing to me, I am his to use and dispose of as he see's fit. From the day he found me to the day I stop breathing, no matter how breif this life may be, I will never turn my back on Orochimaru-sama.
Mika: Then nothing's changed, I won't hold back on you.

Mika lifted the mallet in her hands and reared back, as if to swing at Kimimaro, but instead she slammed it into the ground, causing a quake that disrupted the ground around Kimimaro's feet and formed tremors that followed the ground all the way to him. After gaining ground, the tremors erupted, shooting after Kimimaro relentlessly. Managing to barely avoid the attacks as they shot into the air instead of his body, he stared at the girl, sure that he had avoided the brunt of the attack, however, he was wrong. The sky above him became suspiciously darker, and with a glance to assess the reason, he discovered why. The pikes Mika had shot at him gathered in the sky and formed into a mass of sand upon reaching it's destination. Then as if molded from clay, the sand formed stone jaws, more like a spikes walled hovering in the sky. The slab, large enough to block the sun, would have been simple enough to dodge, if it weren't for the fact that while he was distracted by the jaws in the sky, he never noticed that there were jaws around him as well.
Kimimaro: When did-
Gaara: Terra style-
Mika: Bloody mary.

With hands now placed on the ground, the wall in the sky began to descend at such a speed that not even Raizen would have been able to escape, and soon the wall feel upon Kimimaro, crushing him beneath.
Mika: My, my, it seems that wasn't enough, what do you way we make sure you don’t get back up?
Gaara: Hm.

With bodies aligned, both dragged the mass to the side until it formed into a ball, and once it did.
Gaara/Mika: Crush!

With a smile, Mika led the next attack, lifting the sphere into the air as they once again, repeated their attack. Once again, the earth around Kimimaro began to mold into a large mass, until it slammed into the ground, solidifying itself on the ground as nothing more than a hill.
Mika: That was awesome.
Gaara: He's still alive.
Mika: I know that, but we still make an awesome team.

Gaara returned his gaze to Kimimaro, who slowly emerged from the ground as if nothing had ever happened to him, staring daggers into the two earth-users with a venomous gaze.
Kimimaro: Are you simply going to play with me, because if so, then I have already won this match.
Mika: This match was lost for you a long time ago. I'm only going to offer once more; please concede and we'll help you.
Kimimaro: I decline.
Gaara: Mika, talking to such a puppet is useless, don't waste your breath.
Mika: I understand Gaara-kun.

She said turning her eyes to Kimimaro.
Mika: Then let's end the words between us. Speak no more, for I do not wish to hear the words of someone I intend to kill.
Kimimaro: I feel the same.

Kimimaro lowered his body, allowing the black mark on his neck to spread onto his body.
Gaara: Are you ready?
Mika: Yes.

Kimimaro drew closer, and then charged like a man out for blood, choosing Mika as his first target, her response however was a quickly formed wall that blocked his attack, but before she could even get way, he was through it. Mika clicked her teeth and jumped back, but not even that put her out of Kimimaro's range, holding his arms at both sides, dozens of long bone-make spikes came flying from them. Unable to dodge, Gaara placed himself in front of Mika, holding up his hand to the spikes, stopping them with his own sand. Gaara pulled his free hand to the side and dragged it up, forcing the masses of sand underfoot into Kimimaro's face, knocking him back along the ground, yet never forcing him off of his feet. Gaara relentlessly pushed forward with his attack, never giving even a second for Kimimaro to breathe, and with the newfound advantage, Mika ran forward, digging his fingers into the ground with a roar, she shouted.
Mika: Earth style: Feasting stone dragon!

At her command a massive rock dragon emerged from the sand, roaring at Kimimaro who tried futile to avoid it. Once inside the beast's jaws, the dragon fly into the air, where it rolled into a ball and then into sand under Gaara's control.
Gaara: Giant sand burial.

The crunch in the sky was more than thunderous, it sounded like an explosion, but even then, among the monstrous sound, Kimimaro emerged, falling down to the ground with the sword in his hand extended.
Mika: Bracken dance.

He whispered as he landed beside Mika and Gaara, slashing down Gaara's chest, then stabbing the next into Mika's stomach, tearing to the side. Seamlessly, he maneuvered between the two, slashing through them until finally he held out his arms to both sides and impaled them with the many bones spinning from his body, impaling both of the earth users at once; however something wasn’t right about the two.
Mika: Terra clone.

Kimimaro’s eyes flew wide as the two began to melt and then slammed onto his body. Mika emerged from the sand below with Gaara as both slammed their hands together.
Gaara/Mika: Terra crush!

After finally pulling themselves completely from the sand underfoot, they lifted their hands in unison, bringing them back down to the ground
Gaara/Mika: Earth style: Grand palace!

Kimimaro emerged from the enclosed sand and stone only to catch sight of the raising stone palace around him; it had completely surrounded the area, even around Lee, who had been watching from afar the whole time. Kimimaro rose to his feet, gazing around the newly constructed palace around him, and then to the two who had created it.
Mika: You’re in our world now.
Gaara: This will be your grave.

Kimimaro marveled at the control and power the two displayed at being able to even make half of what he was staring at, but it wasn’t the time to be impressed, the advantage had just stepped into the hands of his enemies.
Mika: Stone golems.

Kimimaro turned to the side, as pillars four golems stood under the very roof, walking from their foundation only to be replaced bar a massive stone bar. All wielded weapons of different variety, all prepared to kill the one who intruded on the land of their masters. Kimimaro barely managed to dodge one of the swinging axes, but failed to avoid the stone hammer coming down on him. After meeting with the ground rather roughly, one of the golems lifted him into the air and hurled him into one of the many pillars surrounding them.
Kimimaro: Dammit.

He murmured as he lifted himself from the ground, slowly gaining notice of the golem at his back, but be was too slow to avoid the impact coming for him before it could bash him into the ground. Relatively unscathed by the attack, Kimimaro rolled away from the towering giant and scanned the room quickly, he was at an amazing disadvantage, luckily though, he was facing enemies who specialized in crushing bones and body alike, something that he was very accustomed to.  However, mush to his displeasure, there was a limit to how long he could continue to fight such opponents, they weren’t even fighting him anymore; they were just watching him struggle through their attacks. Through his desperate sight he was able to notice something, the girl of the two opponents wavered, something was wrong with her, though he couldn’t tell what, it was something wrong.
Kimimaro: I see, the girl is the one sustaining this jutsu. The strain is making her weaker, so how are these golems being controlled?


He thought to himself as he gazed around, assessing the gigantic monstrosities continuously walking closer to him. Whilst avoiding the golem’s attacks, he watched their movements, the sound of grinding was absent, instead of moving by the outer layer of stone they were enclosed in, the sand inside was what moved the bodies along. The girl’s control was astonishing, but it wasn’t in the least a perfect practice, after all, she had just created a mountain and tried to maintain it. Knowing of the girl’s waning control, he stopped dodging the golems’ attacks and instead attacked on his own, stabbing into the knee joints of the largest golem.
Kimimaro: Fall to ash.

He whispered as with a single step back he launched several digit bullets into the golem’s body. The precision of which caused it to shatter to the ground. Mika whistled at this and forced the golem to regenerate, once again passing the immediate control over to Gaara.
Gaara: Submit, or this will only serve to tire you out.

Kimimaro peeked back to the approaching golems, and with a single wave of his hand he launched digit bullets into them, destroying them as if they were nothing. He had found the Achilles heel of the two.
Kimimaro: How long do you intend to continue this performance?
Mika: Oh, look he beat them. Guess that means it’s time to move on then.

Mika slammed his hands into the ground and smiled as Gaara did them same.
Mika/Gaara: Earth style: Cataclysm.

Kimimaro could feel the ground beneath his feet begin to shake and soon the entire palace began to shake.
Mika: You know, I’m actually pretty good at picking up signs, and I know why you think you’ve gained a chance at victory. I wavered for a moment, you didn’t give any signs that you noticed, but you did start acting freely after it happened. I want you to know though, I don’t strain myself by using my powers excessively, it’s from suppressing it.

Kimimaro tried his best not to show alarm, but he was failing, Mika dropped the entire palace and formed it around Kimimaro’s body until it looked like a giant rock tube sticking into the sky.
Gaara: This placed shall be your grave.

Kimimaro found himself stuck to the ground with nothing more than the sunlight beaming down from above, but before he could make the moves to free himself, he felt the tube, shoot down into the ground as the sunlight became dimmer. Once again feeling a sense of peril, he began trying to free himself, but something was falling on him with a hushed clatter. Staring up now, all he could see was what remained of the palace, now turned sand, dripping down on him, pouring in ever so slowly until the hole had been filled completely. Mika and Gaara stood on opposite sides of the hole and placed their hands to the ground with the shout.
Mika/Gaara: Terra burial!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Both’s eyes devoid of emotion, they erupted the ground as a volcano, then immediately froze it in place, restoring the ground to the way it was, aside from the random stone spikes sticking from the ground. Mika immediately held her head, trying to shake off the dizziness she felt after such an attack. The palace she made begged to be erupted, but more so the battle with herself that taxed her mind.
Gaara: Are you alright?
Mika: Yeah.
Lee: That was amazing.

Mika leaned back through her fatigue and gave Lee the good guy pose, which he returned in kind. However the moment of victory was short lived. Mika could feel the earth tremble underfoot; something was happening.
Kimimaro: Clematis drill.

He shouted, now completely lost in his own rage, his life was running out, and he had been played with by these kids for too long, there was nothing he could do to stop Naruto, but there was no way he was going to fail at this. Drilling through the ground around him, he reached the girl, barely inches away from her face, but before he could land a hit something obstructed his path, a giant wall of sand, but that was nothing compared to his drill, however it did allow enough time for Mika to escape the attack.
Mika: I’m so tired of this.

She whispered as hers and Gaara’s eyes became crazed.
Mika: I’m ending this game.

Kimimaro took a single step back, producing another drill on his free arm, ready to pierce through all who stood before him. Mika formed a fist from the ground below and as Kimimaro moved for her, it shot forth, growing larger with every second. Kimimaro made no efforts to dodge it; instead he slammed his drill into it, then the other, until it shattered to the side.
Mika: Stone claymores.

She whispered, closing her fist, forcing all of the scattered stones to launch at Kimimaro with the force of a missile, knocking him back ten feet, but before he could recover Mika charged at him with the stone fist now around her own. Without missing a second she slammed her fist into his face, knocking him along the ground once again. However before he could lose himself in the roll, he threw one of the drills into Mika’s stomach, thanks to her stone cover; the blow was dulled, however not by much. Blood erupted from her mouth and she was sent rolling back as Gaara quickly took her place, dragging his fingers through the sand below, forming a sand storm around them that soon began to look as a meteor storm.
Gaara: Asteroid belt!

Kimimaro showed no fear of the attack, nor the large stones being thrown at him from the sandstorm, forming another drill to replace the one he had thrown, he hurled himself at the two earth users, repeatedly drilling through the stone flying for him. However the next opened as a mouth and swallowed him.
Gaara: Sand burial!

He shouted as he crushed down on Kimimaro. Even though the move had shown no significant damage, the fatigue of their assault was beginning to show. As testament to their belief, Kimimaro no longer destroyed the stones, instead he dodged them as the danger they were, quickly reaching their front where a massive wall began to slowly form from the sand storm and stones.
Mika: Great wall jutsu.

She whispered as the monumental wall formed in front of them and Kimimaro, rather wisely, decided to back away from it, though futile it may have been in the end.
Mika: All yours.
Gaara: Right. Sand Tsunami!

Gaara opened his fist and the wall before him burst into miles of sand, spilling to the ground in front of Kimimaro who tried to avoid it with all of his strength, but in the end, it overtook him. Covering the entire land around him as a massive blanket, and with a step forward, Gaara stomped on the hill causing a massive implosion of sand.
Gaara: Mass sand burial.

After the powerful and thunderous attack, Mika returned the sand to earth, leaving Kimimaro buried under the ground.
Kimimaro: Bone graveyard!

Under the ground razor sharp bone spikes erupted from the ground, threatening to pierce through the three waiting on the other side of the field, but Gaara lifted the sand below them, suspending them above the spikes’ reach, however more frightening was the sight of Kimimaro lifting himself from the ground, staring at them from afar and then he quickly ran across the ground. Mika held her head and frowned, the strain was beginning to wear on her.
Mika: I’m sorry, I know this is underhanded, but it seemed to be the only way to win.
Gaara: You’ve lost, after all, how many pints of sand do you think entered you body during all those attacks?

Kimimaro frowned, what was he hearing?
Mika: Even if you can spread your bones everywhere in your body, your organs can’t be impenetrable. And by this time, it must be in your heart as well as anything else you may need to function.

She said as she and Gaara lifted their hands to Kimimaro as he rushed for them, hoping that he could reach them before they finished their attack.
Mika: Don’t worry, death will be instantaneous.

Finally, both closed their hands and spike formed in Kimimaro’s body, liquefying every organ in his body, ironically right before his drill could penetrate Mika and Gaara’s chests. Yet despite this, both showed no fear for the enemy before them, watching the blood drip from his mouth they knew the battle was over.
Lee: Amazing.
Mika: I offered, things didn’t have to end this way.
Gaara: Not everyone wishes to find a light at the end of the tunnel, some just want to live and die in the dark.

He said comforting the girl who seemed as though she was ready to cry, both she and Gaara had been Naruto’s enemies at one point, and he had proven that even this wasn’t a reason to turn your back on someone. Suddenly feeling faint, Mika’s head dropped; however soon found rest on Gaara’s shoulder, which led her to chuckle.
Mika: Norugi-kun would get mad if he saw this.
Gaara: Hmph.

He uttered, never once motioning to move the girl or himself. Mika leaned a little to Lee who seemed to still be staring at Kimimaro’s body with discontent.
Gaara: Were you able to find Uzumaki?
Lee: He left after Sasuke before I started fighting.
Mika: Then we don’t have to worry, my nosy boyfriend is already watching them, and I bet he’s pissed. Even if, which I highly doubt, Naruto loses, Sasuke’s not going anywhere.

She said with a smile, Lee smiled back, never once did Mika realize that this was probably the first time she had called JJ her boyfriend, much to Gaara disliking.

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Shikamaru lowered his breathing, hoping that the girl’s new toys wouldn’t be able track him down from his hiding spot, after all, many things had changed since his traps had been laid, and in a fit of rage, the girl overstepped his expectations, however despite his efforts, something darkened his front, the sight of a massive ogre leaping right for him blocked out the sun. Shikamaru barely managed to flip from the branch before it could be run through. Clicking his teeth he grabbed onto one of the branches behind him. Even with these new elements, he was still several steps ahead of the girl.
Tayuya: Found you!

She shouted as she held out her flute blowing into it, a tune loud enough to blow away everything within a fifty foot radius. Shikamaru tried to hold his ground, but soon found himself flying backwards along with the rest of the tree he stood on. Bashing his back into the tree parallel to him, he bounced off falling to the ground as the third ogre slammed down into his back, knocking him roughly into the tree branch below. Shikamaru coughed blood and forced himself to recover; whipping a wire around the very branch he had dropped on and swung himself toward the branch Tayuya stood on with a kunai wrapped with an explosive tag in his hand. The girl watched with panic as he drew closer and threw it right in front of her, yet before it could reach its intended target, it exploded. Under the light of the explosion and the distraction it had caused Shikamaru was able to form the seal for his family’s jutsu.
Shikamaru: Seems like I win.

He said, having seized control of Tayuya’s body, if he played his cards right he could end this now before he had to use his trump card. Tayuya futilely tried to free herself from his shadow possession, but much like Shikamaru had planned, there was nothing she could do, instead he just smiled, she had walked right into his trap, of course he had to take a few lumps to get her there, but the end result was the same.
Shikamaru: Let’s go.

She said to her as he turned around, forcing her to mimic his motions, making her finally gain notice of the several tags he had laid on that said of the tree, however in her eagerness to end the battle, she lost all sense of perception, a fatal mistake, and eager to make her realize her error, Shikamaru turned her back to the tree’s base and started walking, moving forward until she was right in front of it, and then came the hug.
Shikamaru: Sorry, but I don’t have time to keep playing here.
Tayuya: Neither do I.

She whispered as with an inhale, she shrieked at the tree, causing a shockwave to fly out that blew away the entirety of the tree’s base, causing it to fall toward them, eclipsing the shadow linking her to Shikamaru. Now free, she quickly moved before the impact of the tree could land on her, Shikamaru doing the same. He hadn’t planned on something like this, but it wasn’t in any way, against his calculations. Escaping the falling tree, Tayuya twirled her flute aligning it to her mouth as she commanded her ogres to move in on Shikamaru before he could find footing, but this was something he had expected. As the ogres grew closer, Shikamaru finally played his trump card.
Shikamaru: Ultimate shadow jutsu!

He shouted as he fell toward the ground with a smile throwing back single kunai, knocking into another planted into a tree, the impact caused a spark that lit a fuse, that led up to several flash bombs that ignited in unison, engulfing the entire area in a flash of light, and shadow.
Shikamaru: Absolute shadow!

All under his command, every shadow cast in the area flew to Shikamaru stabbing through the ogres before they could reach him, and without another handsign Shikamaru activated the final part of his attack.
Shikamaru: Devouring shadow gate jutsu!

As he shouted the shadows began to swirl around and then everything within one mile, vanished from existence, the tree, even some of the ground under foot.
Shikamaru landed to the ground with a pant, hoping that he had finished the battle in that one swift attack, but the sound of moving behind him caught his attention. The second he began to turn a fist crashed down into his face.
Tayuya: That was impressive; I almost got caught up in that. So I guess it’s about time I tried to finish this too.

Shikamaru lifted himself, staring up at the girl in front of him in panic, he had planned out everything, yet she managed to avoid even his trump card. Tayuya stood tall holding her flute before her lips with a smile, and then began playing a tune. Shikamaru’s senses disorientated, throwing him into a world of pinkish color and repeated stabs into his body, however, calm as always, Shikamaru’s mind allowed him to think of a way out focusing on the pain of a finger he himself had broken and a final card he played shortly before her attack; he waited, playing dead under the girls jutsu, he waited for her to draw closer.
Tayuya: And now to put you out of your misery you little shit!

Once she finally reached the desired spot, holding a kunai tight in her hand, Shikamaru smiled.
Shikamaru: Ninja art: Shadow strangle jutsu.

Finally realizing the trouble she was in, Tayuya’s body froze, grabbed by the shadow beneath her feet.
Shikamaru: Heh, it’s about time.

He said as he lifted himself back to his feet, forcing his shadow to snake up the girl’s body until it reached her neck. Everything was about to end, but unlike Shikamaru had planned, his shadow had begun to struggle, Tayuya’s will was enough to fight off his shadow and as it reached her chest he forced it back, struggling against the girl, the battle became little more than a battle of wills.
Tayuya: The little bastard, the second that your stupid jutsu stops feelin’ me up, I’m gonna keep that promise I made to you earlier.

She said as she strained to push down on the shadow, however, Shikamaru, who remembered the promise she made, began trying to reach her neck with a strongly renewed vigor, and realizing this, Tayuya began doing the same. Despite his struggles though, Shikamaru’s chakra was beginning to run out, and no matter how hard he tried, his shadow begun to fade, leaving him at the mercy of the enraged girl in front of him.
Tayuya: You know, you’re really smart, and I’m impressed with how quickly you were able to outthink me, but as the old saying goes.

She said as she began walking forward, holding onto the kunai in her hand.
Tayuya: Everybody has a plan until they take the first hit.

With her kunai now raised over her head she prepared to finish Shikamaru who panted heavily, completely prepared for what was about to happen, however reluctant he was., but the sound of rushing wind caught his ear, and less quickly Tayuya’s as well. Turning to the sound, Tayuya noticed only short of impact that the wind was rushing solely at her.
Temari: Oh come on, where is that skill from when we fought.

Shikamaru turned, gazing up at the girl speaking down to him with surprise.
Shikamaru: What’re you-
Temari: I came to bail you out stupid, so where’s my thank you?
Shikamaru: Eh? Why?
Temari: We owe you guys a debt, and we’re fully intent on repaying it. So leave this one to me, alright?

She said with a smile that completely dumbfounded Shikamaru. Clearing her smile, she turned back to Tayuya, who was still lifting herself after the last attack, slow regaining her bearings, as Temari prepared, tossing her fan into the air , opening it in the process as she formed lightning fast seals and wiped her blood onto the fan’s paper before grabbing it with her right hand.
Temari: Summoning jutsu: Kamaitachi!

As Temari waved her fan a small scythe wielding weasel appeared from it and smiled waving the scythe inside Temari’s tornado, creating blades that engulfed the entire area ripping apart the trees as it closed in on its way to the frightened girl. Tayuya could feel the wind growing closer until the flute at her side split to pieces and soon she could feel it on her body; however a sudden shadow fell before her dispelling everything headed towards her. Reopening her eyes, Tayuya stared down at the person in front of her.
Yura: Alright, you win, so that’s it. But I’m afraid I can’t let you kill my Nee-chan.
Shikamaru: What the hell was that?
Kamaitachi: Temari, that’s the girl from before right?
Temari: Yeah.
Kamaitachi: This isn’t good, something about her is extremely wrong.

Temari nodded back to her summoned familiar trying to grasp what the girl before them had just done. It was only there that she realized the look in Shikamaru’s eyes.
Temari: Did you see what happened?
Shikamaru: Yes. But it was so absurd that I’m not sure if I can even say something so asinine.
Yura, not as absurd as you may think, so I’m going to tell you in all earnest, that you cannot win against my Onikiri.

Tayuya rose to her feet with a frown, grinding her teeth.
Tayuya: What the hell are you doing here? I don’t need you fucking help.
Yura: I don’t remember asking if you did.

She said turning back to the girl, holding together her stern glare, never once shaking Tayuya.
Tayuya: Fuck you, stay out of my way!

She said, ready to step back into battle, knowing how futile it was, she just felt ashamed that he had to be saved by such an unreliable person. Yura cleared her face and held tightly onto Tayuya’s shoulder and then drove her fist into her stomach knocking her immediately unconscious. After the girl passed out, Yura caught her in one arm and turned back to the two enemy ninja standing in front of her.
Yura: Are you going to pursue me?
Temari: We can’t simply let you walk away.
Yura: I’m going to be blunt Temari, if we fight, you’re going to die.
Temari: How can you be so sure?
Shikamaru: Temari.

Said girl turned to Shikamaru, who gave her a head shake, indicating not to pursue the battle. Yura smiled at them and closed her eyes.
Yura: I’m sorry, and I understand what you feel, but Tayuya-neechan was the only one who was nice to me, I can’t just look away as you cut her down. I have no love for the others of the sound four, and you’ll probably be glad to know that they have all been felled. However, your team isn’t in such a good state either.

She warned to Shikamaru who winced at the words.
Yura: However, dragon boy was able to help the ones who fell, but their lives are still in danger, and your fox boy is fighting the Uchiha. Your attention is better focused elsewhere.

She said as she slowly departed from the area, leaving all behind her as a distant memory. With the battle done, Kamaitachi vanished in a cloud of smoke as Temari turned in confusion.
Temari: What had you so convinced that I couldn’t beat her?

She asked calmly.
Shikamaru: She killed your chakra.

Those words however managed to shake her calm.
Temari: What was that?
Shikamaru: She completely neutralized your chakra before it could hit that girl, you may not have noticed, but if it was anything like mine at that moment, you must have felt your chakra vanish right.
Temari: I thought it did, but since Kamaitachi didn’t vanish, I figured I imagined it.
Shikamaru: We had little chance of winning, so I figured it was a better idea to leave it, besides, she didn’t look like she came here to fight.

Shikamaru lifted himself from the ground and walked over to Temari.
Shikamaru: It’s troublesome, but thanks for bailin’ me out.

He said only shortly before walking away, never waiting for her response or reaction to his words, after all as Yura said, more important things to worry about.

         &n bsp;             ;   Flash

JJ stared with pure rage in his eyes, after meeting up with Claire he was able to learn the reason behind the mission, and needless to say, he was pissed, but right now, Naruto and Sasuke were the ones who had to settle this and thanks to a promise he made Naruto, along with Kakashi and Raizen, they would not interfere, win or lose, Naruto wanted to handle this, there was to be no inference no matter what. The roar of battle shook the area, eclipse the sound of even thought, but that was too expected when two of such caliber faced off.
Sasuke: Naruto!

He roared out over the sound of thunder.
Naruto: Sasuke!

He growled over the rush of the wind. Both boys leaving everything they had, would the valley of end be the sever to their bond, or would it be a place for new beginnings.


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Sasuke: Everything began on that day. I remember, even now, I’ll never forget.
Naruto: Even if you try to leave I’ll do everything to stop you.
Sasuke: So long as I remember, I can never look away. I can never live peacefully.
Naruto: I don’t intend to lose this fight, I will bring you back, I made a promise, to protect all those important to me, that includes you.
Sasuke: And if this bond is what standing in my way, then I’ll just have to sever it.
Naruto: I will not fail.

Next time on Eye Piercing the Darkness: The calming storm.
Naruto: This will end it all, because, I’m your friend.





The return of Omake Theater.

Canon/Omake #1: Yura’s definition of nice.

Head hung low, Yura walked through the hallowed halls of Orochimaru’s lair, making small glances to the many eyes that fell on her as she walked.
Anzu: Hey look guys, there’s a new one.

He said as he blocked Yura’s path, giving her a look she had never seen before.
Anzu: And she looks pretty ripe, heh, aside from Tayuya, there haven’t been many girls here to play with.

He said, wearing the same creepy smile as others began to join him, walking into his pace.
Hajime: Yeah, and since she’s such a prude no man would dare go near her, unless they wanted to lose their head. But you look like you’re all ready to play with us.

Yura backed away slowly, it wasn’t exactly far from her ability to drop each and every one of them in a matter of seconds, after all, she was naturally adept at Taijutsu, but that wasn’t the problem, she feared humans, and whenever so much as three gathered around her, it meant pain. Right now there were five men surrounding her, meaning that she was pretty much paralyzed. However, before anything could be done to her, a fist came down onto the head of Anzu, knocking him flat to the ground.
Tayuya: You know, I can hear all this shit you’re talkin’ about me in here.

She said with a stern frown, making all of the men back away slowly.
Tayuya: Listen, this little bitch here is property of Orochimaru-sama, and since you’re so low on the totem pole you wouldn’t know, so let me fill you in. This girl is not to be touched, any who bring harm to Yura Inugami, is to be purged. Those were his words; do you know what that means?

Looking at the girl in fear all scattered to the wind, as Tayuya sighed looking at the slower girl before her.
Tayuya: Seriously, “Send Tayuya to find her, she’s a girl after all.” They’re so full of it.

Tayuya peeked her eye back and frowned in disgust.
Tayuya: Come with me.

Yura stared at her with star filled eyes, and started running down the list of things that just happened: This girl had just stood up for her, talked to her directly in a non-threatening, purposely ignored that she called her a bitch for the sake of the moment.
Yura: Will you be my friend?
Tayuya: What? Hell no!
Yura: Then I’ll call you Oneechan since we have the same hair color.
Tayuya: What kind of fucked up reason is that? Look, back off, you’re not my friend got it you little prick?

Despite what she had just said, Yura continued to look at her with a smile filled with happiness, giving Tayuya the shivers.
Tayuya: Fuck this; I’m gettin’ someone else to look after your sorry ass.

Now completely enraged, Tayuya stormed off as Yura followed behind her with everything she had.
Yura: Hey Oneechan, wait up.

After seeing the state of things and Yura’s fondness of Tayuya, she was ordered to look after Yura, never once did she have a choice.

Omake #2: Reasoning.

Kimimaro stared down at Lee, who kept repeatedly producing new bottle of the best medicine in the world, for it will always cure what ails you, in disgust. Why did he have so many of those things and what type of woman keeps that much sake with her, in a hospital no less.
Kimimaro: What kind of woman needs that much sake?

At that moment, somewhere deep in the forest, Claire was healing the fallen boys as she waited for the medical nin squad to arrive, when suddenly her ears began to burn.
Claire: It’s not my fault I can’t get drunk!!!!

Her shout, for reason unknown to her or the medic nin who had just arrived on the scene. After all, all forms of poison are expelled from her body, even the most harmless kind.
Teru: Uhh-
Claire: Don’t ask.

Canon/Omake #3: Relationship after.

Yubiki stared across the village, looking through a solitary window at the man she had officially been going out with for some time now, she had yet to tell Naruto about it, for fear of how he may react, but from what he had shown the day before, he probably already knew. He did hang out with one of the most perceptive young shinobi in the village.
Naruto: Mom.

He called out to her from below, beckoning her from her perch atop the roof. However, instead of waiting for a reaction from her, he could tell that her eyes instead called him up.
Naruto: I’ve been looking for you Mom.
Yubiki: Did you need me?
Naruto: Nothing like that, I just thought that you seemed kind of distant lately.
Yubiki: Have I?
Naruto: Yeah, you kind of look like you’re in love.

Giving a slight twitch, she turned away from Naruto hoping that he hadn’t noticed.
Naruto: Are you happy Mom?
Yubiki: Why does that matter?
Naruto: You mean a lot to me, You’re the only mother I’ve ever known, well, aside from when Mother visits me in dreams, but your happiness is important to me too, so please, do what makes you happy and I’ll be happy for you, besides, he’s good guy.

He said with a smile that made Yubiki blush slightly.
Yubiki: So you knew?
Naruto: We’ve only had each other for a long time; it’s easy for me to see what you’re thinking. Do you remember the promise I made when I started training?
Yubiki: That you’d become hokage.
Naruto: That would mean nothing if you aren’t smiling when it happens. I want to stay with you forever, because you are my mother, blood or not.

He said with a smile that brought a smile to Yubiki as well.
Yubiki: Thank you Naruto.
Naruto: Don’t thank me, just do what feels right.

Both mother and son leaned back, bathing in the beautiful glow of the sun. The next day, Yubiki woke up early waiting in front of the academy gates waiting for Iruka to arrive, and once he did, surrounded by the shouts of the academy’s children. Once he noticed Yubiki, who blushed at his arrival as Sasuke stared on with Yukari and the Konohamaru corps.
Iruka: What brings you here?

He asked with hope in his voice. Yubiki blushed and walked closer, coughing into her fist she spoke.
Yubiki: Um, I kind of, um, well…
Iruka: Would you like to go out to dinner with me tonight?

Yubiki turned away and blushed, lining her self back up with the road leading away from Iruka.
Yubiki: Well since you asked I guess I don’t have anything better to do today, why not.
Iruka: Then I’ll see you at eight.
Yubiki: Sure, see you then.

With that said, Yubiki walked down the road, leaving Iruka with a smile as his humorously curious students stared on.
Sasuke: Man, I wonder if Naruto knows about this.
Yukari: I bet he does, but more than that, is this going to be in the lecture today sensei?

She asked to a now blushing and embarrassed Iruka, who turned to his now eager to be in class students.
Iruka: No, and please keep all those questions to yourself.

He said leading all into the class as Sasuke waved goodbye to his little sister, however, Iruka’s request seemed to be too much for the young and eager to learn about something other than what they were there for kids. Needless to say, Iruka wasn’t able to get a single lecture done that day, but that night was something different entirely, after all, he had finally been able to go on a date with the love of his life, who seemed a lot less reluctant to be seen with him, little did he know, he had Naruto to thank for this. Kakashi stared deep into his book, leaning back against one of the many guard rails on the roof tops of the Konoha, however the sound of giggles coming from one of the most unlikely voices made him turn to the village streets, seeing Iruka and Yubiki walking down the street together now obviously acting like a couple, and right down the street from the them were Gai and Kagura, walking arm in arm. Kakashi noticed that he wasn’t the only one watching these two couples with jealously in their eyes, but that did nothing to calm the anger he felt inside.
Kakashi: I need to get a girlfriend.

He said tossing his book to the side, and from the roof, soon after, he realized what he had done and dived for the book with everything he had.
JJ: That was really mature of you Naruto.

He said looking down at his younger brother who smiled at his mother.
Naruto: She looked like she was trying to hold back, so I let her free. Besides-

He said with a warm smile that soon turned sinister.
Naruto: Now my Himes and I get the house to ourselves.

He said with an equally as sinister chuckle.
JJ: So you had ulterior motives?
Naruto: You have to; if you want to be able to tell a guy he can have your mom.
JJ: I guess, heh, you’re probably right.

He said with a smile, watching on as Yubiki walked away, maybe this was just what she needed, after all, with how happy they looked, how could it be wrong?

Canon/Omake #4: Something’s wrong.

It had been a long time coming, but finally team 14 had been able to pull Claire away from the hospital long enough for her to beat them up, I mean train them. It had been a lot of time since their last training session, but it was once again proven that she was in a league of her own, she was still reading through the hospital roster as she fought them and they were already near the point of exhaustion.
Claire: Are we done here?
JJ/Mika/Naruto: Hell no!

They shouted as they ran for her, so rare was it that the four trained together that the other teams and teachers gathered together to watch, after all, Claire rarely fought at all, since the invasion. Claire grew bored and sighed into the piece of paper she held before, so she summons Mr. X to fight for her. Making the children sweat drop, why were they so much weaker than her. JJ growing tired of her arrogance quickly ran for Claire, avoiding Mr. X on his way to her, but before he could reach her X slammed his fist into the back of his head, knocking him into Claire’s chest, in which she shivered and blushed.
Claire: Dammit JJ, now isn’t the time to be doing something like this!

She said pushing away at him, or more accurately, at air, for JJ was already charging at X.
JJ: Who the hell do you think you’re hittin’!

He had been so focused on fighting X that he never noticed that all eyes were on him like he were some kind of monster, well, more of a monster. Claire dropped her notepad and cancelled the summoning on X right before JJ could land a hit.
JJ: Huh, what the-
Claire: Training is cancelled, JJ come here.
JJ: Huh, why what’s wrong?
Claire: You’re sick.
JJ: I-I am?
Naruto: Dude did you eat something funny?
Neji: You’re obviously not well.
Kakashi: Tell me, how many fingers am I holding up.
JJ: Uh, three.
Kakashi: He hasn’t lost his sight yet.
Lee: Still there must be something wrong.
JJ: What, what happened? What’s going on, you guys are scaring me.
Tenten: You didn’t notice?
JJ: Huh?
Claire: You fell in my breasts, but you didn’t do anything.

JJ’s tension instantly released and he frowned at everyone.
JJ: Is that it? You guys are making a big deal out of nothing. I just didn’t want to.

Those words were even more of a shock to everyone.
Kurenai: It’s worse than I thought.
Kiba: At this rate there’s nothing we can do.
Sasuke: It’s unfortunate, but that might be true.
Hinata: Norugi-niisan.
Hanabi: Please don’t die.

They begged, genuinely crying in front of him; however that only served to make JJ depressed.
JJ: Am I really so much of a pervert that when I’m not being perverted people are worried for my health.
Jiraiya: Kid we heard everything on the way over, is it true that you’re dying?
JJ: No!
Tsunade: Don’t worry kid, the funeral will be beautiful, it’ll be paid for out of your pocket though.
JJ: I’m not dying, Mika say something, tell them I’m not sick.

Mika however only held her hands with worry, looking away from him as well.
JJ: You too?

He asked with a deep sigh, completely overwhelmed by the reactions of the people around him. However Tsunade and Jiraiya quickly noticed what was wrong.
Tsunade: I know, I’ve heard of a remedy to this kind of sickness. Mika come here for a sec.
Mika: Is there something I can help with?

She asked, worried as everyone else as Tsunade smiled at her.
Tsunade: JJ, look right at her.
JJ: Why should I participate in this malicious slander?
Tsunade: Just do it.

With a sigh, he did as asked, however right before he could ask why, Tsunade pushed him into Mika’s chest. At that moment JJ’s brains fried and Mika shivered under the touch, after about two seconds JJ snuggled closer and closed his eyes which caused the embarrassed Mika to push him away as he smiled dodging her rapid fire punches aimed for his face. Giving up on her repeated failure to land a blow, she turned to Tsunade ready to question her logic until she noticed the relieved faces, aside from Ino who seemed upset by the revelation.
Mika: What was that about?
Claire: He’s not sick after all, the little pervert just switch his focus to another person. Hahahahahahaha.

She laughed into the sky in relief.
Neji: Oh I see.
Ishi: its love right.
Anko: Seems that way.

They all said as if they were investigating an unnatural phenomenon, ignoring the fact that they all made Mika blush deep red.
JJ: I knew that from the beginning.

He said looking to the side with a frown. However, Mika being the victim in all this frowned and with no one else to focus it on started chasing JJ.
Mika: This is all your fault!
JJ: It was you guys who jumped to the weird conclusions!

Claire however only stopped laughing once JJ was out of an earshot, wiping away a sad tear that brought the attention of all the other adults.
Claire: Haha, that…..actually makes me feel kind of lonely.
Asuma: Did you like it when he did that?

He asked obliviously, gaining himself a slap on the back of the head from Kurenai.
Claire: Of course I didn’t, but it kind of feels like I’ve been left behind. It shows that he’s growing up, and then soon enough he’ll probably forget all about me.
Tsunade: That’s a feeling that comes with raising children.
Kakashi: Speaking from experience my lady?

He asked, gaining a small shiver from her and Jiraiya.
Tsunade: Of course not, but we have had to look after kids too you know.
Jiraiya: That was a close one.
Claire: I suppose it should make me happy, but it actually makes me kind of sad.
Gai: I can relate, maybe someday, they will move on, but so long as we do our job, they will never forget us or what we taught them.
Kurenai: I’m surprised though, that was actually quite a motherly thing to worry about.
Claire: Wha, I’m not old enough to have a kid his age!!!

She shouted in outrage that only made the older adults around her smile. However much she tried to deny it, she indeed thought of him as a son, she just didn’t want to accept it. After that the teachers simply began to watch as the children all split into teams of two and began training on their own.
Naruto: Sasuke, let’s show ‘em what we can do.
Sasuke: Yeah.
JJ: Alright Ino let’s show off the strength of the pact.
Ino: You got it.
Neji: Lee.
Lee: No need to go any further.
Mika: Heh, let’s make this one quick Hinata.
Hinata: Okay.

Someday all of the children in front of them would make their own path to follow, and someday it would take precedence over even their bonds with their teachers, but the lessons they learned and the time they spent with the ones who came before.

Omake Theater closed.



JJ welcome once again to character introduction corner.
Sakura: It’s been a while since the last one.
Ino: Yeah why is that?
JJ: I had some things that I needed to explain, it will be returning to story introduction corner next time as well, but hey, that’s business for another time.
Sakura: Right now we’re introducing someone who’s going to finally get some more page time next chapter.
JJ: Her name, Isane Uchiha, formerly Kusanagi.
Isane: You’re making me blush.
Ino: Why Uchiha?
Isane: I took up Itachi’s last name after I left the leaf village, simply because I knew that I’d be traced down by the royal family if I didn’t however I had no knowledge that my father was already dead. However there was a reason I left the name behind in the first place so I didn’t take it back.
Ino: Okay now can you tell us your stats?
Isane: Well-

Strength: 11
Endurance: 12
Speed: 15
Chakra: 17
Weapon skill: 10
Taijutsu: 8
Ninjutsu: 16
Genjutsu: Beyond measure.
Special: beyond measure.

Isane: My level of telepathy is far beyond anything my younger sister has ever been able to achieve, she may be able to reach my level someday, but that won’t be any time soon.
Ino: Wait, so you do remember Ishi, you said that you didn’t.
Isane: I don’t remember you being there for that.
JJ: This has nothing to do with the canon storyline.
Isane: Well of course I remember her, If you think about the time it took for me to leave she was already alive, but she was still young, I erased her memories of me.
Sakura: Why?
Isane: We’ll tackle that next time.

She said with a wink.
JJ: Alright, can you list the powers you have?
Isane: Well,

Telepathy: The ability to read and probe minds, even sway people of weak will into your influence.
Telekinesis: The ability to move and control objects or even beings with only a thought, supremely more developed than my younger sister’s.
Teleportation: Using my own thoughts I can move myself from one place to another without much effort, however this skill has limits, I can carry others with me, but not objects directly on the body, such as I can carry clothes, but not weapons, because nobody wants to send themselves somewhere else completely naked.
Mental shield: This allows me to create a shield in front of my body through sheer force of will, however it is not perfect as you saw in the battle with that Raizen boy, it can be broken through. But it also holds the ability to drain force from the blow before it disappears, in other words, it can greatly weaken the attack.
Pyrokinesis: This allows me to control and generate flames to an almost epic scale, there’s no comparison to my younger sister.

Isane: However as you all may have seen I also hold the ability to use many various jutsu; just what I use is a story for another day.
Sakura: Just what do you see in Itachi?
Isane: The same thing you see in Raizen, for me Itachi-sama is everything, I’d anything for him.
Ino: So you really love him?
Isane: Of course I do, after all, I have good reason to.
JJ: Alright, it’s that time once again for the fourth wall breaking moment.

Ding-dong.

Isane: What was that?
Ino: Don’t ask.
JJ: Isane’s first appearance was in Resident Naruto Akatsuki Chronicles and while I didn’t get to go as far into the story as I may have liked, I actually had many things planned for it. Isane however was a character I originally created only to be Itachi’s Sakura. For those who don’t know, in the RN series, the Uchiha massacre didn’t take place until much later in the characters lives. Sasuke was already thirteen when it happened and the time of peace was able to lead the way to many things. Isane was always the same character, she was always a lost princess, she always had a little sister, and she was always dedicated to Itachi, however none but one was going to be relevant to the storyline. As in this, Isane is a really sweet girl who’s dark persona only exists because she chose to bear the sin Itachi instead of leaving him to carry it alone. Only whilst in RN: AC where Itachi only dragged her along because her powers were useful, as displayed in this, he truly cares for her, which is why he was reluctant to let her follow him, however, before I go much further, I’m going to stop, because the Uchiha backstory is going to be in the next chapter, along with the final conclusion to the storm arc of this story, how it ends, well, you’ll see soon enough.
Isane: I’m shocked that you know that much about me.
JJ: There’s nothing in this world I don’t know, I know everything about you down from your leaders name all the way down to your bra size.

Isane jumped back and covered herself.
Isane: How would you-
JJ: Maybe I should tell everyone about that too while I’m at it.

He said entering dirty old man mode, never noticing that a pair of blood red eyes activated behind him with the sound of crackling flames. Turning back to them he noticed Itachi slowly walking toward him with anger in his eyes.
Isane: Itachi-sama!

She shouted in reverence as her hero walked closer burning the area around JJ.
JJ: hehe, you think you scare me, let’s go then devil boy.

He said with a smile as he ran forward beginning an epic battle that you’ll never get to see.
Ino: Whoa did you see that?
Sakura: Whoa, I can’t believe he dodged that.
Isane: Itachi-sama would never fall too an attack like that.
Ino: And Fou-lu-sama would never be hit by an attack like that.
Sakura: Hey aren’t we supposed to be ending this?
Ino: Oh yeah. That’s all from us here at EPTD.
Isane: So to all of our fans and readers.
Itachi/JJ: Shine eternal!

They shouted as they met with an epic clash of attacks that exploded, causing all the cameras on set to die out.
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