Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Sand and Rain ❯ Chapter 12 ( Chapter 12 )

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SAND AND RAIN

Disclaimer: id o not own Naruto or any characters from it. (Akira is mine though)

Sigh, this is the second chapter that I wrote today. I'm so bored. I'm gonna work on that Akira picture after this. Oh and sorry that the last chapter was so short. I'll try harder next time. V_V No, not really. If you don't like the length of my story, DON'T READ IT! Just kidding…

CHAPTER 12- I give up…

Shikamaru leaned against the wall of the arena, staring at the clouds again. He was a bit glad that his opponent hadn't noticed the change in his attire. He was no longer wearing his pale green jacket or his forehead protector any longer. He needed them for his strategy to work and he knew it would. He had the next, oh; lets say… two hundred moves made out in his head.

`It will work… but it won't be that easy…' That girl was also a strategist, planning moves that could work with his disadvantages. It was true that his shadow could only go so far, but where she thought was so wrong. It could at least go another yard or so. Plus, with the next part of his plan, he could move it even further. Not to mention that the shadow of the arena was getting larger with every moment.

It was time for the next part. He jumped behind another tree and waited for the jutsu one more time.

“Wind scythe jutsu!” He tied his jacket onto the backend of a kunai and threw it into the air.

Her jutsu was going the opposite direction of the actual wind current. When those two currents met, it would carry the shirt up and when the jutsu was gone, the authentic wind would carry it over to where the girl stood and his shadow possession jutsu would extend even further.

`He went behind a tree again! What is he- !!' A shadow came zipped towards her. She only smirked. He couldn't go passed the line. Oh how she was wrong…

The shadow continued to move, even passed the line catching her off guard.

`W-what the?! Shit!!' She jumped back and landed a bit away but it still came. It swerved to the side. If it could swerve, than it could have gone further straight at Temari, but he chose to go to the left. It stopped and seemed to struggle. How did it get passed her boundary? She looked at the arena's shadow and realization struck her.

“You've been waiting for the shadow of the stadium to get bigger haven't you?” he was a smart one, she'd have to look out for him.

Shikamaru smirked. He just had to wait a few more seconds for his shirt to get to his shadow.

Three…

Two…

One…

The shadow of his shirt hi his jutsu and he struck at her quickly.

“Gah! Temari, above you!” She heard her brother yell. Temari looked up and saw the thing creating a shadow right near her. She looked down and Shikamaru's jutsu was headed right towards her!

“I've got you now!” Her opponent yelled.

`Shitshitshitshitshit! She cursed herself for her foolish arrogance. She jumped to the spot where Naruto hit Neji and stood there, being careful that she didn't fall in the hole behind her. The shadow retreated and Shikamaru was nowhere to be found. Temari opened her fan and cut into the ground in front of her.

She was breathing heavily. `This has gotten too out of hand. I'll make a clone of myself and when he goes after that one, I'll come out and get him!' She moved her hands to make the hand seal but they stopped midway. She tried to move them…

The rest of her body…

Anything!?

She was frozen in place. What was going on? Why couldn't she move?

“Heh, looks like I finally got you.” Shikamaru said. Her eyes widened. What?! How could he have gotten her?! This was preposterous! He couldn't have gotten her from where he was, his shadow wouldn't have gotten around her fan! “It took me a while to get you to where you are now but I did it.” To where she was- she fell straight into his trap! That bastard outsmarted her! But how did he get his shadow to her!? He made her walk out from behind her fan. “Wondering how? Look behind you. Go on, I'll let you.” He cocked his head to the side and Temari's did the same. Her eyes widened.

`The hole?!!' How could she forget the hole that Naruto made?! The one closer to Shikamaru and the one that was behind her are connected! Dammit!

“You figured it out eh? Well there's only one thing to do now…” he started to walk to the center of the field with Temari doing the same, not like she had a choice. They stood in front of each other, and Shikamaru raised their hands. “I…” Temari sighed. She knew she lost. But what really ticked her off was the fact that this bum beat her. He continued. “give up.”

“EH!!” her eyes got wide. HE gives up!? What the hell!!

“Yeah, I'm almost out of chakra. I used it all trying to get you over here. Yeah, I got about another ten seconds left.”

Ten

Temari looked at him like he was insane. Was he letting her win?

Nine

Naruto stood in shock. WHAT THE HELL!?

Eight

Akira looked at Shikamaru with only a bit of shock. He was almost out of chakra so she couldn't blame him for giving up but he was so close. He was a good strategist. `I wouldn't mind being on his team. He's gonna be a good leader…'

She smiled

Seven

Chouji munched on his chips. He had gone through thirteen bags in just those two matches and he was running out.

Six

The shadow started to loose it's hold on Temari and she could feel herself gain control again.

Five

Four

Three

Two

Shikamaru sighed. `This was way too much work anyway. The only reason I wanted to become a ninja was so I could do whatever I wanted. All I ever wanted was to have an average life, marry an average woman that wasn't too pretty or too ugly, two kids, a boy and a girl. The boy would take after me and become a ninja, the girl would become a medic. That's all I wanted.'

One

The shadow possession lost its power and Temari got control over her body once more. Shikamaru scratched the back of his head.

“What a drag.”

“WHAT THE HELL DOES HE MEAN “WHAT A DRAG”!!!! HE LOST!!!” Ino was furious that the good for nothing-lazy ass would give up so soon. Chouji only held a chip up to his lips and smirked.

“Told you. Guess this means that I know Shikamaru a little bit better then you.” She clenched her fist and gritted her teeth.

“YAAAAARRG! DAMN YOU SHIKAMARU!!!”