Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Twilight ❯ A New Threat ( Chapter 7 )
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By: Haru Mclean Namikaze 
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Adventure / Comedy / Romance | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 12.19.2009 | Pages: 4 | Words: 6.2K | Visits: 416 | Status: Work In Progress
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Action / Adventure / Comedy / Romance | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 12.19.2009 | Pages: 4 | Words: 6.2K | Visits: 416 | Status: Work In Progress
Chapter 1 A new threat\/p>
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3 years later, Konohagakure, 3:00 AMÉ \/p>
A couple of Jounins including Kakashi, Gai, Kurenai and Asuma rapped on the Hokage's door. After a couple of knocks, Tsunade opened the door, looking very sleepy and but at least in proper clothes. But as soon as she saw them, her sleep left her and she let them in, closing the door behind them.
"Its been confirmed, Hokage-sama," said Kakashi, not in his usual bored tone but in an urgent, business-like and dangerous tone. "The Oto has organized an alliance with a new country who calls themselves the Hidden Shadow. They've tripled their military forces and I think they are preparing attack soon. We need a plan. We need more power. Theirs have multiplied three times than before, we need to multiply four times more to defeat them."
Tsunade shook her head and buried it in her hands. "This is a big problem. With our alliance to the Suna, we can defeat them before. But nowÉ we need another alliance with another strong country. And I mean strong."
"Actually I have an idea," said Kurenai. Everybody looked at her. "There are these nins appearing out of nowhere and joining the Chuunin and Jounin exams, claiming they are from a new country named Twilight or Tasogare. They are strongÑvery strong, in fact. They surpassed every test like it was nothing, they have advanced tools and jutsu, and they even have their own taijutsu. They broke all the other records, even those that were made by Gaara and his team of the Sand during the exams about 3-4 years ago, which consists of crossing the Forest of Death holding both the scroll of Heaven and Earth within 1 hour and 45 minutes or something. They don't say who their kage is, and their hitae-ate is strange. The girls wear a sort of a necklace with a bronze crest of their country as a pendant while the boys have a band of bronze with the crest, just like a hitae-ate. Sometimes they have the moon in their crest larger, sometimes the sun. I really don't understand why, but here's a close up picture of both kinds."
She handed Tsunade 2 pictures. One had the bronze crest with the sun bigger, while the other had the moon bigger, and in the middle was always a star.
"Tasogare CountryÉ do you know where this is?" asked Tsunade. "This might just be our very last hope to prevent Orochimaru to hold the five countries."
"No, we don't," answered the four. Just then somebody rapped on the door. Kakashi stood up and got it. When he opened the door, 3 Chuunins were standing there.
"What do you want?" asked Kakashi. The ninjas didn't come form Konoha.
"We are from Tasogare and we bring a message from our leader," said the ninja in the middle. Kakashi looked at Tsunade for a moment then let them in.
"What is your message then?" asked Tsunade, dropping the pictures and cupping her chin, her elbows leaning on the table.
"Our leaders have heard about the impending danger of Orochimaru from Oto and the new country that is their ally. They wish to talk to you about alliance," said the ninja in the middle. "Oh, I'm so rude, I forgot to introduce myself," the ninja said. Then he removed his mask. He was smiling, only that he was a she. "I am Kurumi Resha, pleased to meet you, Hokage-sama. These are my sisters Ayano and Shinja."
"Pleased to meet you too, Kurumi-san," said Tsunade. "So, can you tell us more about this alliance and about your country?"
"My leaders will explain for you, Hokage-sama," smiled Resha. "Personally I don't know much, I was just trusted with this information and trusted as well to bring this to you. We can give you time to think about it. We only mean friendship between the countries and we give you no harm. Our country is peaceful and has been the same way for centuries already."
"Centuries?" Kurenai voiced, raising her brows.
"I repeat, I don't know much. If you wish to know more, and you accept, we can escort you to the country whenever you like," smiled Resha. To the Jounins, she appeared really friendly, which reminded them much of a certain pink haired shinobi who left 3 years ago. "And I must admit, you have a pretty nice village as well. I was just wondering why there was an old mansion in the outskirts."
"It's the old Uchiha mansion," smiled Tsunade. At the mention of Uchiha, Resha's eyes widened. "Why?"
"Oh, nothing, the name just rings a bell, but I cant tell where I heard itÉ" she lied, faking a wondering expression. She was a good liar and all of the Jounins believed her lie.
"Very well, Kurumi-san, we accept and we wish to leave immediately," decided Tsunade. "I will come personally to talk to your leader so as to be proper. I want some terms of agreement. And guys, kindly call our elite teams please."
The Jounins nodded and swept out of the house, waking up the rest of the village. "Would you like something to eat or drink, Kurumi-san?" asked Tsunade. Resha smiled, her blonde hair in two low pigtails up to her thighs bobbing as she nodded. Ayano and Shinja took their masks off. They were all blondes, and they looked identical, only that Ayano had short bob hair and Shinja had waist length hair.
"Oh my, identical triplets," gasped Tsunade, taking out a pitcher of punch from the fridge and giving them glasses. "Help yourselves. I'll just go get ready."
In a matter an hour, they were ready. The elite teams they said were the former Genin teams consisting of Kiba, Shino, Neji, Tenten, Lee, Shikamaru, Ino and Chouji. Not much has changed with them, only they were more built and they were now 15 year olds. Kakashi, Gai, Asuma and Kurenai were coming along with a few ANBU's to ensure Tsunade's safety.
"Where are the ninjas from the Tasogare, Hokage-sama?" asked Neji. Tsunade pointed to the triplets. Neji raised a brow. "Them?"
"Yes," smiled Tsunade. "And I admit they remind me of Sakura."
"Pity," sighed Shikamaru. "If those four were here now, we wont need so much help, with the Sharingan, Resengan and Byakugan."
"Are you guys all set? I think we should leave before the sun rises," asked Resha, coming up to them. Tsunade nodded. "Come on then."
They jumped off into the forest, heading towards the East, to the beaches.
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Tasogare CountryÉ \/p>
"Yami-sama," bowed the ninja, approaching Sasuke who was sitting in the Lion Room comfortably with the other three.
"Hn?"
"They're coming. We expect them to come in about 6 hours or so, since they are traveling at a fast pace," said the ninja, not looking at his master's face.
"Nice!" cheered Naruto, waving the ninja off. The ninja ran off back outside.
"I still cant believe someone as obnoxious and caterwauling dunce as you are can be Hikari," smirked Sasuke.
"Shut up!" growled Naruto. Hinata sighed exasperatedly. Even though she can admit that the two developed a well-rounded and mature friendship during the past three years, they can still be as annoying as 5 year olds having a fight.
"Yamero!" hissed Sakura. "I'm trying to relax here, ya knowÉ" [- Stop it -
Sakura can't help but think about how much they improved through the years ever since they left Konoha. They were now respected as the most powerful ninjas around, and most say they can defeat the kages of the other villages as well. They've been training hard, harder than they ever thought was possible and now, they were very well rounded ninjas. Their countries produce topnotch shinobis and kunoichis. Sakura discovered that she was gifted with a Advanced Bloodline Technique, just like the Byakugan and Sharingan. Hers was called Rachigan, and it came out with the proper training and help from Aya. That was why her hair was pink. Her eyes turned a murderous but beautiful pale pink when she activated it. It sees through illusions and changes in appearance, and it has a sort of X-ray vision.
"They're gonna be shocked when they see us," snickered Naruto. "We've become WAY more stronger than them."
"We don't know ourselves anymore, how strong we really are," muttered Hinata. "None of us have ever used our abilities up to its peak. I've only released level one of my hidden chakra, I cant control much of the latter."
"We don't know how much our old comrades have improved as well," muttered Sakura. "For all we know, they might be some of the best fighters in all of the five countries."
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"Are we there yet?" asked Chouji, whining about his hunger.
"Here we are, don't whine anymore," said Ayano, sighing as they landed neatly out of the forest into a dock where a ship was docked. "All aboard!"
"We are going by ship?" asked Ino. "I'm surprised."
"Go on, its already 9:00, I don't wanna disappoint Yami-hime-sama," ushered Resha, pushing them all into the ship. It was not that large, just fairly sized, and there were several people inside as well, apart from the ones running the ship. [- Yami-hime-sama is Sakura, Hikari-hime-sama is Hinata. Quite obvious, since Sasuke is Yami-sama and Naruto is Hikari-sama. -
When they were all aboard, the ship went off sailing, heading East, cutting through the smooth glassy waters of the sea. [-Just like I said last chapter, the area turbulent with the storm barrier is around up to several feet away from it. - After about 45 minutes of sailing, the great barrier came to view, but the weather outside was not stormy, it was summer sunny.
"Goodness, we're heading straight for the storm!" screeched Ino. "I don't wanna die yet, that storm swallowed up 4 of our friends before!"
"Don't panic, it will get you to nowhere," smiled Resha. Ino glared at her.
"Don't panic? Don't panic? We're heading straight into a ferocious storm, sistah, what you expect me to do?" screeched Ino.
"Stay still and calm," replied Resha. As they came into several feet away from the barrier, even Neji started fluttering with panic. Then Resha performed several seals. A small white glowing circle in front of her appeared, and she spoke into it.
"Requesting permission to come in, Yami-sama," she said into it over the howling winds.
"Hn," replied somebody from the other side. The voice sounded oddly familiar to the people from Konoha. Then the barrier surprisingly opened a circle, and the ship was sucked in. Like the other four, they were mesmerized with the view, and they shielded their eyes from the blinding bright sun. They were approaching a small village.
They stood shocked, only to be prodded into reality by Resha and her sisters. They docked and Resha led them to the heart of the village, where she met with the baron.
"Welcome to the Tasogare Country," smiled Resha. "This is the small town of Asan, and we will use a portal to get to the mansion."
The baron handed her a scroll and she performed several seals. The scroll opened a portal and they all stepped in. They emerged in a nice paved dirt path lined by cherry blossoms. Resha started marching up the lane, and the others followed suit. As they reached the silver gates [- the same gates the four entered -, they were saluted by ninjas along the way. Ino giggled. When they entered the grounds, their jaws dropped to the ground. Eccentric and extravagant as it may seem, the owners are as down low as peasants themselves. They walked to the front doors of the first house. The nins from Konoha had their eyes rolling round and round. Suddenly Ino had the desire that she had eight eyes.
The front door opened to reveal Aya, Miyu, Raiha and Saichi. They introduced themselves.
"Welcome to Twilight Country," smiled Aya. "I am Aya, this is my sister Miyu, this is Saichi, and this is Raiha. We are right hands of the rulers of this country. Please follow us to the Private Hall where a meeting will be held," she smiled, her blue hair swishing behind her as she bowed. Lee and Chouji drooled. "Oh and Resha, Ayano, Shinja, the leaders express their gratitude towards you. They wish to speak with you later."
The three nodded and smiled before running off. The nins from Konoha were led to the Private Hall where a meeting would be held, where the Elders were seated already and their families and the important personas of the country gathered around, but the leaders were not yet there. They were given some seats in the center.
"Wait for a while, please, I'll just callÑ" started Miyu but she was cut off by a scream.
"YAMERO! I AM GETTING ANNOYED!" yelled a familiar voice. Everybody in the room except for the ones from Konoha sweat dropped.
"Being childish again," muttered Saichi.
"Don't blame me, blame the kisama!" retorted another familiar voice. Tsunade had her brows furrowing.
"Shut up, dobe, its all your fault why the vase was smashed! Imagine throwing a pillow at me! Naturally I would dodge, and you didn't even think that there was a vase behind me!" hissed another familiar voice.
"EhmÉ guys, yamero, they are waiting for us alreadyÉ" said another silent voice, strangely familiar especially to Neji.
Then the doors opened to confirm their suspicions. As Sakura saw them, she smiled from ear to ear. "Sugoi! Guys, you're here! Welcome to our country!"
Silence. Birds twittering. Silence.
"SAKURA? SASUKE? NARUTO? HINATA? WHAT THE HELL?" bellowed all of them from Konoha. Naruto howled in laughter at the expressions before him.
"PriceÑless!" he managed to say out with his laughing. Sasuke was laughing lightly as well. [- I know, I know, OOC, but I told you they would change! A bitÉ no flames! If ya don't like, bear with it! -
"Ridiculous, more like," he breathed, laughing still.
"Sasuke, Naruto, you forgot again," reminded Saichi. The two raised their hands to their foreheads and then slapped them when they felt nothing.
"Here, demented doofuses," said Sakura, shaking her head as she handed the two their hitae-ate. "Now its time to explain."
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"So what you mean is that you guys are the leaders of this country?" asked Tsunade. Sasuke nodded.
"I rule the south part, called the Yami, and they are the Moon Children, I come from there as well," said Sasuke. "Naruto rules the north, Hikari, Sun Children, he comes from there too. Sakura comes from the Sun but she's with me, ruling the south. Hinata is from the Moon, but she's with Naruto, ruling the north."
"But what's with the Star thingy?" asked Chouji.
"When a Sun Child and a Moon Child intermarries, they conceive a powerful being from the Star," explained Sakura. "They are the said most powerful being. But nobody has intermarried so far."
"Nani?" asked Ino.
"Czo they are waiting for us to intermarry," stated Naruto quite plainly. "It is said that the four chosen ones are the first to intermarry, or else everything will come to an end. The country will disappear. And so far the people are quite still with the decision and they are kinda fond of us."
"Don't tell me you are marrying Hinata," muttered Neji coldly.
"Yup! She's my fiancŽe!" grinned Naruto, downing his juice. Hinata blushed slightly as Naruto took her left hand and presented them the engagement ring, which was a gold and silver ring with a sapphire at the center circled by little diamonds. Sakura flashed her own ring as well, which was silver and gold entwined with a pink diamond in the middle shaped like a cherry blossom, lined by sapphires and diamonds.
"My brain is having a short circuit. Its sagging from the weight of this information," muttered Ino.
"Well maybe we can now start the talk about the alliance, then the sooner we finish, the sooner we can relax. There are hot springs here, and you'll be graced with a tour of the whole area," smiled Sakura. "Sasuke is the one making the deals and the talk, not us. He's the eldest and the wisest."
"So what are your terms?" asked Sasuke.
"HmmÉ you said earlier that the barrier cannot be removed, or cannot be broken down by any force," muttered Tsunade. "Then you said only you four can control it. And then you said you cant possibly give us some of the jutsus your students are practicing, for we cannot handle the strength coz it needs a different kind of training only you can do, and it is forbidden to teach the arts to outsiders. Well then the only thing we can ask for is help to strengthen our armies. You can possibly let some of your nins to battle them with us right?"
Sasuke nodded. Tsunade sighed and nodded. "That's all of my terms."
"My turn," smirked Sasuke. "You are not to allow anybody of your nins to wander off and harm our people. Of course they wont be allowed here immediately without proper consent. And nobody of you hereÑ" said Sasuke, looking at all of them. "Ñare to wander off into restricted sections of the mansion without permission, understood?"
All of them nodded. Sakura smiled. That's more like it, obedient little ninsÉ "Well then that's set! Signing time!" she smiled, getting the papers and passing them around for signatures of the Elders, the right hands, the Hokage, and the four rulers. When they finished signing, Sakura stretched.
"Now its time for some workout," grinned Naruto, standing up.
"Oh no, Naruto, that goes for later, we must take them to a tour first," smiled Hinata. "You must remember they're guests."
"Right," mumbled a dismayed Naruto. Then he brightened suddenly. "Oi, Sasuke-kisama, you said that we can spar today right?"
"Whatever, then you lose again," smirked Sasuke.
"Shut up, I never lost to you before! The outcomes are always fair," retorted Naruto, pouting.
"Better get your lazy asses of the floor or else I'll both knock you out for good," hissed Sakura, getting up. Then she turned to their old comrades. "Guys, follow me, we'll give you a tour of the mansion," smiled Sakura. "Council dismissed," she said quite plainly, waving her hand. Just then, teenage girls from the seats shot up and went to Sasuke.
"Sasuke-sama, d'you think we could go on a date?" asked one girl hopefully. The other girl nudged her out of the way and batted her eyelashes at Sasuke.
"Forgive her, Sasuke-sama, she's not fit for you, d'you think we could go on a date?" this girl asked, batting her eyelashes looking like a sick cow. Sasuke sighed and rolled his eyes.
"Cant you ever get used to the fact that I already have a fiancŽe?" hissed Sasuke, stomping off, pulling along Sakura and the rest of the gang. The girl pouted and burst into pretend tears, which went ignored by Sasuke.
"Sasuke never lost his touch, did he?" muttered Chouji to a chuckling Shikamaru, who nodded.
They went to the Kage Ie first and toured it around when they got to Sasuke and Sakura's private suite, their jaws practically dropped to the floor.
"Guys, kindly, don't drool on the floor, that's high-quality velvet carpet hand woven and specially made for this house, fitted to the whole area," warned Sakura. Ino jumped on the bed.
"Can we sleep here, Sakura-chan?" she asked. Sakura grinned slightly. "Well?"
"Iie," smiled Sakura. Ino exploded.
"What! Why not! Its such a large bed for only you!" she shrieked. "Both of us can sleep here, and Tenten could sleep in Hinata's bed!"
"Ino, don't act so dimwitted, don't you get it?" sighed Shikamaru. "Sakura and Sasuke both sleep in that bed together every night. There's no space for you."
"What! Sasuke, you sleep with Sakura-chan! You dare defile her ethereal majesty!" exploded Lee. Sakura sweatdropped as Sasuke glared at Lee.
"Yes, I sleep with her, any problems with that?" irked Sasuke, with a slight smirk. "Now maybe you could all get out and Saichi and Aya will lead you to your rooms, so we can get some silence, solitude and privacy."
As soon as they went out, Sasuke closed the door sharply with a loud snap and locked it securely. Naruto was pigging out in the kitchen with Hinata as his cook.
"That wasn't so nice, Sasuke," said Sakura, sinking into the bed comfortably. Sasuke lay gently over her, his arms propping himself up, his face barely an inch away from hers.
"So?" smirked Sasuke, brushing his lips against Sakura's. It sent shivers up and down Sakura's spine, making her squirm gently. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pushed his head to hers, completely pressing his lips against hers, and then leaving the rest to Sasuke, who started to envelop her in a cocoon of warmth with his passionate kiss.
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"Sasuke was quite overprotective of Sakura, dontcha think?" said Kiba, munching down some snacks in the kitchen. They had just gone back from their assigned rooms in the cozy basement. "They've really gone closer. But its unfair that they didn't even try to inform us that they were here, well and alive, living as Kings and Queens."
"Yeah. They're closer alright. When Sasuke came here he was like the King of Darkness, so cold and hard and strict that that suffocated the servants. And then here was Sakura, the Queen of Faeries, so kind and sweet and sunny, the complete contrast of the person she has interest in. They're like a fairy tale," smiled Miyu.
"But don't get mad at them for not telling you, they were really busy until about a month ago when their trainings stopped and they've reached their top potentials," said Saichi.
"You don't wanna get into a squabble with them, they're not anyone to jest around with. The training has pushed them way past far their original limits, and to surpass your limits is hard work," smiled Aya. "Especially Naruto and Sasuke."
"Yah, Sasuke and Sakura got close through training. While my master here got close with his fiancŽe through the trusty kitchen," snorted Raiha, pointing to Naruto who was slurping ramen noisily in the kitchen table while watching Hinata experiment over the stove. "The kitchen is never seen without the two. Hinata is seriously wanting to improve herÉ abysmal cooking," smirked Raiha. "She says her cooking is abysmal while it has the quality of a 5-star restaurant."
The right hands' characteristics where quite like their masters with the boys, and quite opposite with the girls.
Saichi was the same as Sasuke, only warming towards Raiha, Miyu, Aya, Sakura, Naruto and Hinata, the Royal Gang as the servants and the guards called them. He was more like an aloof person, a loner, very silent, yet deadly as a blade, but despite his cold as ice faŤade, Aya knows especially that he is a very gentle and kind person inside, since Aya is his girlfriend. He also has the power to control water.
Raiha meanwhile is quite kinda the opposite of his brother. He is loud and obnoxious like Naruto, always joining him pigging out in the kitchen and eating Miyu and Hinata's cooking all day long. He likes to laugh and socialize, and he used to be the underdog but now he was in the Royal Gang, the gang consisting on the most powerful persons in possibly all of the five countries. He has the power over fire.
Miyu is quite the opposite of Hinata, straightforward, aggressive and bold, never shy. But she also likes to cook, both were masters of the Gentle Fist style and both were in love with loud and obnoxious boys. She holds the key to earth.
Aya is Saichi's girlfriend, and she is quite silent most of the times, wise, smart, dynamic, unpredictable, and likes to read with Sakura in the library. They most likely have scoured about 1Ú4 of the library and that is considered a VERY large amount, considering the size of that library. They plan to scour the national library and the town libraries after they've finished with the mansion's libraries. She masters the ever-changing winds.
They were sitting chatting among each other in the Lion Room, Kiba sitting on the floor playing with a yapping Akamaru. Then suddenly Naruto's head whipped around and faced the direction of the valley. Hinata followed suit.
"Whassamatter, Naruto?" asked Ino groggily, she had been sleeping on Shikamaru's now aching shoulder.
"Damn that bastard!" hissed Naruto, pouring the rest of the ramen into his mouth, banging the bowl on the table (luckily it didn't break), and running out of the room, followed by the rest of the gang. The servants were left to deal with the mess. Naruto shot down the corridors and out into the sunlight through the front doors. He rushed to valley gates, not bothering to take horses or something. He sped right through the guards and ran through the sunlit nice valley. After a few minutes of high speed running, they came across two figures in a fighting stance. Naruto ran to the two figures.
"HEY KISAMA! WHY ARE YOU SPARRING WITH SAKURA-CHAN! I THOUGHT WE HAD AN AGREEMENT THAT I WILL SPAR WITH YOU FIRST! I WANNA BEAT YA!" hollered Naruto. Sasuke sweat dropped as Sakura covered her ears and shielded herself from flying saliva.
"NARUTO! YOU RUINED MY OUTFIT!" hollered back Sakura, starting to wring Naruto's neck in fury. "IF--wring--YOU--wring--DON'T--wring--STOP--wring--DESTROYING--wring-- ALL--wring--OF--wring--MY--wring--OUTFITS--wring--WITH--wring--YOUR--wring- -WORLD--wring--FAMOUS--wring--ANTICS--wring--I--smack--SWEAR--smack--IN--sm ack--THE--punch--NAME--kick--OF--kick--KAMI--punch--I--jab--WILL--smack--KI LL--kick--YOU!"
By now Naruto was just a mere heap of bruised nuisance, and now Aya and Miyu were doubling over with pain coz they've seemed to have broken several ribs from stopping themselves from laughing and merely passing it. Neji smirked.
"Well then, Uchiha, since you have no more opponent due to the fact that the hopeless bruised lump is unconscious, partly from being too full and partly from the beating, maybe we could do a little spar, huh?" smirked Neji, walking to the spot where Sakura previously stood.
"You're challenging me to a fight, Hyuuga?" smirked Sasuke. Both were bursting with self-confidence, anticipation, energy and excitement. This was gonna be one good fight, for Sasuke was gonna make sure absolutely NOTHING could stop their upcoming fight, same as Neji.
"Boy, Hyuuga-san sure is brave," Raiha said, raising a brow. "To challenge Sasuke boldly just like that! He's the strongest of us all!"
"This is gonna be one heck of a fight!" cheered Lee. "That is, if Sasuke accepts."
"You think I would let slip of a very nice accommodation to fight a worthy and strong opponent, Lee?" smirked Sasuke.
"Thanks for the compliment," smirked Neji. They both got into position, Neji using the Hyuuga style Gentle Fist while Sasuke using his own powerful taijutsu.
"What's that stance Sasuke is using?" asked Lee. He was the taijutsu master, mastering almost all kinds of taijutsu known to the outer world, but he doesn't know about that certain stance.
"That's Sasuke's taijutsu," smiled Saichi. "Its really powerful, fast as lightning, as deadly as a blade, unpredictable and uses unknown strikes. Even I cannot beat him with that. He invented it, according to his personality, unpredictable and deadly. Each of the four has their own taijutsu that they created excluding those they learned. It's completely and absolutely new and genuine, original and unusual, innovative and unique in every single aspect. Sasuke's is called Kaminare Utsu. [- Thunder Strike. - You watch closely and see the intelligence of my master. I am proud and honored to be his right hand, and he doesn't even treat me as an inferior, but he treats me as a close friend, just like Raiha and Naruto."
"If so then what are Sakura's, Naruto's and Hinata's?" asked Shikamaru. He was really interested about this country with lots of new and advanced knowledge unbeknownst to the outside world. The fight was getting interesting already. Sasuke got his first scratch on Neji on the left arm; Neji got his first scratch on Sasuke on his left leg.
"Sakura's is called Tenshi Tsubasa. [- Angel Wing. - Tenshi Tsubasa is a quick as lightning taijutsu and light graceful moves just like dancing. Kaminare Utsu is more of swift moves followed by pounding pressure hits and attacks tactically placed at places the body is more vulnerable at. Tenshi Tsubasa meanwhile is graceful with unnoticeable attacks. You won't know you've been cut since the moves numb the part where you are cut. I'm telling it from personal experience. Sakura is really good at it and it rivals the Kaminare Utsu. But even though, to think of it, the four taijutsu are all in the same level, all tying," said Aya.
"Hinata's taijutsu is called Shiroi Sempu. [- White Whirlwind. - Her attacks are as fast as the winds and as deadly as a blade, just like Sakura's moves. She moves round and round, sometimes producing a whirlwind with her moves full of chakra, and then the whirlwind blocks all attempts of attacks by the opponent. She bases on defense. She then sends out attacks using the Gentle Fist while the whirlwind is around her. You wont see what she's doing inside the whirlwind since its white. Even though the fists aren't near your body, the large impact causes you to feel the pain of the attack just as much as it is up close. It affects you just as much as well, yet the impacts of her attacks are pinpointed and focused, and they cannot be unfocused or spread out as she said to me, but she never said why, she just said its necessary," explained Miyu.
"Naruto's is called Fukai Shogeki. [- Deep Impact. - It's the most predictable of the four. But even though, it is intended to be like that. It leaves no opening for you once he attacks. You may be able to predict his first move and you may evade it, but the impact sent through the area around him with the radius of about two miles harms you greatly. That's why it's called deep impact. You may be under the ground, yet the impact of his attack can reach you and injure you really bad, even though he doesn't make contact. It's much like sound waves yet this kind has no exceptions. Wherever you may be; underwater, underground, up the sky, away from him, he can still harm you. The distance of the impact can reach more than two miles if its focused, but if its not, maximum is two miles," explained Raiha.
Just then a large impact from the battle boomed and after the dust has settled, Neji had his left arm against Sasuke's right. They sprang apart once more.
"You have a nice kind of taijutsu there, Uchiha, but you'll have to do better than that," smirked Neji, panting slightly.
"Thanks for the already known compliment Hyuuga, and don't worry, I'll exert more, I'm trying hard to control myself, just like you're doing," smirked back Sasuke, panting slightly as well. Then they both sprang into action. They ran towards each other, but at the last moments Sasuke jumped up into the air.
He flipped in midair watched by Neji and shot down towards him like a bullet. He did something to his hand not seen clearly by the spectators' coz of the speed. "Kaminare Utsu, Te Nadegiri Suru!" he exclaimed, slashing his hand down at Neji, but Neji blocked half of the attack. [- Thunder Strike, Hand Slash! - The two stood panting away from each other for a while when a slash through Neji's cheek started bleeding, same as Sasuke's forehead. Shikamaru looked at Sasuke's hand and gasped in shock. The others looked as well.
Sasuke's hand was now straight and rigid, his fingers aligned well and straight against each other. His veins were evident just like with the Byakugan currently activated by Neji, and his nails had grown. In short, his hand became a human hand knife.
"What in the world is that!" exclaimed Lee.
"I dunno, I just saw that," muttered Saichi.
"Sasuke, you said you wont use that still!" screeched Sakura, the only person who wasn't shocked.
"Hyuuga asked for it," smirked Sasuke, raising his right hand and looking at it. Then he sighed as a yell came from the mansion.
"What now? Just when the battle was getting serious enoughÉ" muttered Neji as a guard came up to them running and panting.
"There is urgent news from Tsunade-sama!" exclaimed the guards. "She requests you there at once!"
They looked at each other first before making a wild dash to the looming mansion ahead, Sasuke making his hand return to normal.
"What could it be this time?" grumbled Shikamaru. "Don't tell me war is on."
"Don't wish, Shika, we don't want it to start right now when were away," muttered Ino, running fast.
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3 years later, Konohagakure, 3:00 AMÉ \/p>
A couple of Jounins including Kakashi, Gai, Kurenai and Asuma rapped on the Hokage's door. After a couple of knocks, Tsunade opened the door, looking very sleepy and but at least in proper clothes. But as soon as she saw them, her sleep left her and she let them in, closing the door behind them.
"Its been confirmed, Hokage-sama," said Kakashi, not in his usual bored tone but in an urgent, business-like and dangerous tone. "The Oto has organized an alliance with a new country who calls themselves the Hidden Shadow. They've tripled their military forces and I think they are preparing attack soon. We need a plan. We need more power. Theirs have multiplied three times than before, we need to multiply four times more to defeat them."
Tsunade shook her head and buried it in her hands. "This is a big problem. With our alliance to the Suna, we can defeat them before. But nowÉ we need another alliance with another strong country. And I mean strong."
"Actually I have an idea," said Kurenai. Everybody looked at her. "There are these nins appearing out of nowhere and joining the Chuunin and Jounin exams, claiming they are from a new country named Twilight or Tasogare. They are strongÑvery strong, in fact. They surpassed every test like it was nothing, they have advanced tools and jutsu, and they even have their own taijutsu. They broke all the other records, even those that were made by Gaara and his team of the Sand during the exams about 3-4 years ago, which consists of crossing the Forest of Death holding both the scroll of Heaven and Earth within 1 hour and 45 minutes or something. They don't say who their kage is, and their hitae-ate is strange. The girls wear a sort of a necklace with a bronze crest of their country as a pendant while the boys have a band of bronze with the crest, just like a hitae-ate. Sometimes they have the moon in their crest larger, sometimes the sun. I really don't understand why, but here's a close up picture of both kinds."
She handed Tsunade 2 pictures. One had the bronze crest with the sun bigger, while the other had the moon bigger, and in the middle was always a star.
"Tasogare CountryÉ do you know where this is?" asked Tsunade. "This might just be our very last hope to prevent Orochimaru to hold the five countries."
"No, we don't," answered the four. Just then somebody rapped on the door. Kakashi stood up and got it. When he opened the door, 3 Chuunins were standing there.
"What do you want?" asked Kakashi. The ninjas didn't come form Konoha.
"We are from Tasogare and we bring a message from our leader," said the ninja in the middle. Kakashi looked at Tsunade for a moment then let them in.
"What is your message then?" asked Tsunade, dropping the pictures and cupping her chin, her elbows leaning on the table.
"Our leaders have heard about the impending danger of Orochimaru from Oto and the new country that is their ally. They wish to talk to you about alliance," said the ninja in the middle. "Oh, I'm so rude, I forgot to introduce myself," the ninja said. Then he removed his mask. He was smiling, only that he was a she. "I am Kurumi Resha, pleased to meet you, Hokage-sama. These are my sisters Ayano and Shinja."
"Pleased to meet you too, Kurumi-san," said Tsunade. "So, can you tell us more about this alliance and about your country?"
"My leaders will explain for you, Hokage-sama," smiled Resha. "Personally I don't know much, I was just trusted with this information and trusted as well to bring this to you. We can give you time to think about it. We only mean friendship between the countries and we give you no harm. Our country is peaceful and has been the same way for centuries already."
"Centuries?" Kurenai voiced, raising her brows.
"I repeat, I don't know much. If you wish to know more, and you accept, we can escort you to the country whenever you like," smiled Resha. To the Jounins, she appeared really friendly, which reminded them much of a certain pink haired shinobi who left 3 years ago. "And I must admit, you have a pretty nice village as well. I was just wondering why there was an old mansion in the outskirts."
"It's the old Uchiha mansion," smiled Tsunade. At the mention of Uchiha, Resha's eyes widened. "Why?"
"Oh, nothing, the name just rings a bell, but I cant tell where I heard itÉ" she lied, faking a wondering expression. She was a good liar and all of the Jounins believed her lie.
"Very well, Kurumi-san, we accept and we wish to leave immediately," decided Tsunade. "I will come personally to talk to your leader so as to be proper. I want some terms of agreement. And guys, kindly call our elite teams please."
The Jounins nodded and swept out of the house, waking up the rest of the village. "Would you like something to eat or drink, Kurumi-san?" asked Tsunade. Resha smiled, her blonde hair in two low pigtails up to her thighs bobbing as she nodded. Ayano and Shinja took their masks off. They were all blondes, and they looked identical, only that Ayano had short bob hair and Shinja had waist length hair.
"Oh my, identical triplets," gasped Tsunade, taking out a pitcher of punch from the fridge and giving them glasses. "Help yourselves. I'll just go get ready."
In a matter an hour, they were ready. The elite teams they said were the former Genin teams consisting of Kiba, Shino, Neji, Tenten, Lee, Shikamaru, Ino and Chouji. Not much has changed with them, only they were more built and they were now 15 year olds. Kakashi, Gai, Asuma and Kurenai were coming along with a few ANBU's to ensure Tsunade's safety.
"Where are the ninjas from the Tasogare, Hokage-sama?" asked Neji. Tsunade pointed to the triplets. Neji raised a brow. "Them?"
"Yes," smiled Tsunade. "And I admit they remind me of Sakura."
"Pity," sighed Shikamaru. "If those four were here now, we wont need so much help, with the Sharingan, Resengan and Byakugan."
"Are you guys all set? I think we should leave before the sun rises," asked Resha, coming up to them. Tsunade nodded. "Come on then."
They jumped off into the forest, heading towards the East, to the beaches.
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Tasogare CountryÉ \/p>
"Yami-sama," bowed the ninja, approaching Sasuke who was sitting in the Lion Room comfortably with the other three.
"Hn?"
"They're coming. We expect them to come in about 6 hours or so, since they are traveling at a fast pace," said the ninja, not looking at his master's face.
"Nice!" cheered Naruto, waving the ninja off. The ninja ran off back outside.
"I still cant believe someone as obnoxious and caterwauling dunce as you are can be Hikari," smirked Sasuke.
"Shut up!" growled Naruto. Hinata sighed exasperatedly. Even though she can admit that the two developed a well-rounded and mature friendship during the past three years, they can still be as annoying as 5 year olds having a fight.
"Yamero!" hissed Sakura. "I'm trying to relax here, ya knowÉ" [- Stop it -
Sakura can't help but think about how much they improved through the years ever since they left Konoha. They were now respected as the most powerful ninjas around, and most say they can defeat the kages of the other villages as well. They've been training hard, harder than they ever thought was possible and now, they were very well rounded ninjas. Their countries produce topnotch shinobis and kunoichis. Sakura discovered that she was gifted with a Advanced Bloodline Technique, just like the Byakugan and Sharingan. Hers was called Rachigan, and it came out with the proper training and help from Aya. That was why her hair was pink. Her eyes turned a murderous but beautiful pale pink when she activated it. It sees through illusions and changes in appearance, and it has a sort of X-ray vision.
"They're gonna be shocked when they see us," snickered Naruto. "We've become WAY more stronger than them."
"We don't know ourselves anymore, how strong we really are," muttered Hinata. "None of us have ever used our abilities up to its peak. I've only released level one of my hidden chakra, I cant control much of the latter."
"We don't know how much our old comrades have improved as well," muttered Sakura. "For all we know, they might be some of the best fighters in all of the five countries."
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"Are we there yet?" asked Chouji, whining about his hunger.
"Here we are, don't whine anymore," said Ayano, sighing as they landed neatly out of the forest into a dock where a ship was docked. "All aboard!"
"We are going by ship?" asked Ino. "I'm surprised."
"Go on, its already 9:00, I don't wanna disappoint Yami-hime-sama," ushered Resha, pushing them all into the ship. It was not that large, just fairly sized, and there were several people inside as well, apart from the ones running the ship. [- Yami-hime-sama is Sakura, Hikari-hime-sama is Hinata. Quite obvious, since Sasuke is Yami-sama and Naruto is Hikari-sama. -
When they were all aboard, the ship went off sailing, heading East, cutting through the smooth glassy waters of the sea. [-Just like I said last chapter, the area turbulent with the storm barrier is around up to several feet away from it. - After about 45 minutes of sailing, the great barrier came to view, but the weather outside was not stormy, it was summer sunny.
"Goodness, we're heading straight for the storm!" screeched Ino. "I don't wanna die yet, that storm swallowed up 4 of our friends before!"
"Don't panic, it will get you to nowhere," smiled Resha. Ino glared at her.
"Don't panic? Don't panic? We're heading straight into a ferocious storm, sistah, what you expect me to do?" screeched Ino.
"Stay still and calm," replied Resha. As they came into several feet away from the barrier, even Neji started fluttering with panic. Then Resha performed several seals. A small white glowing circle in front of her appeared, and she spoke into it.
"Requesting permission to come in, Yami-sama," she said into it over the howling winds.
"Hn," replied somebody from the other side. The voice sounded oddly familiar to the people from Konoha. Then the barrier surprisingly opened a circle, and the ship was sucked in. Like the other four, they were mesmerized with the view, and they shielded their eyes from the blinding bright sun. They were approaching a small village.
They stood shocked, only to be prodded into reality by Resha and her sisters. They docked and Resha led them to the heart of the village, where she met with the baron.
"Welcome to the Tasogare Country," smiled Resha. "This is the small town of Asan, and we will use a portal to get to the mansion."
The baron handed her a scroll and she performed several seals. The scroll opened a portal and they all stepped in. They emerged in a nice paved dirt path lined by cherry blossoms. Resha started marching up the lane, and the others followed suit. As they reached the silver gates [- the same gates the four entered -, they were saluted by ninjas along the way. Ino giggled. When they entered the grounds, their jaws dropped to the ground. Eccentric and extravagant as it may seem, the owners are as down low as peasants themselves. They walked to the front doors of the first house. The nins from Konoha had their eyes rolling round and round. Suddenly Ino had the desire that she had eight eyes.
The front door opened to reveal Aya, Miyu, Raiha and Saichi. They introduced themselves.
"Welcome to Twilight Country," smiled Aya. "I am Aya, this is my sister Miyu, this is Saichi, and this is Raiha. We are right hands of the rulers of this country. Please follow us to the Private Hall where a meeting will be held," she smiled, her blue hair swishing behind her as she bowed. Lee and Chouji drooled. "Oh and Resha, Ayano, Shinja, the leaders express their gratitude towards you. They wish to speak with you later."
The three nodded and smiled before running off. The nins from Konoha were led to the Private Hall where a meeting would be held, where the Elders were seated already and their families and the important personas of the country gathered around, but the leaders were not yet there. They were given some seats in the center.
"Wait for a while, please, I'll just callÑ" started Miyu but she was cut off by a scream.
"YAMERO! I AM GETTING ANNOYED!" yelled a familiar voice. Everybody in the room except for the ones from Konoha sweat dropped.
"Being childish again," muttered Saichi.
"Don't blame me, blame the kisama!" retorted another familiar voice. Tsunade had her brows furrowing.
"Shut up, dobe, its all your fault why the vase was smashed! Imagine throwing a pillow at me! Naturally I would dodge, and you didn't even think that there was a vase behind me!" hissed another familiar voice.
"EhmÉ guys, yamero, they are waiting for us alreadyÉ" said another silent voice, strangely familiar especially to Neji.
Then the doors opened to confirm their suspicions. As Sakura saw them, she smiled from ear to ear. "Sugoi! Guys, you're here! Welcome to our country!"
Silence. Birds twittering. Silence.
"SAKURA? SASUKE? NARUTO? HINATA? WHAT THE HELL?" bellowed all of them from Konoha. Naruto howled in laughter at the expressions before him.
"PriceÑless!" he managed to say out with his laughing. Sasuke was laughing lightly as well. [- I know, I know, OOC, but I told you they would change! A bitÉ no flames! If ya don't like, bear with it! -
"Ridiculous, more like," he breathed, laughing still.
"Sasuke, Naruto, you forgot again," reminded Saichi. The two raised their hands to their foreheads and then slapped them when they felt nothing.
"Here, demented doofuses," said Sakura, shaking her head as she handed the two their hitae-ate. "Now its time to explain."
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"So what you mean is that you guys are the leaders of this country?" asked Tsunade. Sasuke nodded.
"I rule the south part, called the Yami, and they are the Moon Children, I come from there as well," said Sasuke. "Naruto rules the north, Hikari, Sun Children, he comes from there too. Sakura comes from the Sun but she's with me, ruling the south. Hinata is from the Moon, but she's with Naruto, ruling the north."
"But what's with the Star thingy?" asked Chouji.
"When a Sun Child and a Moon Child intermarries, they conceive a powerful being from the Star," explained Sakura. "They are the said most powerful being. But nobody has intermarried so far."
"Nani?" asked Ino.
"Czo they are waiting for us to intermarry," stated Naruto quite plainly. "It is said that the four chosen ones are the first to intermarry, or else everything will come to an end. The country will disappear. And so far the people are quite still with the decision and they are kinda fond of us."
"Don't tell me you are marrying Hinata," muttered Neji coldly.
"Yup! She's my fiancŽe!" grinned Naruto, downing his juice. Hinata blushed slightly as Naruto took her left hand and presented them the engagement ring, which was a gold and silver ring with a sapphire at the center circled by little diamonds. Sakura flashed her own ring as well, which was silver and gold entwined with a pink diamond in the middle shaped like a cherry blossom, lined by sapphires and diamonds.
"My brain is having a short circuit. Its sagging from the weight of this information," muttered Ino.
"Well maybe we can now start the talk about the alliance, then the sooner we finish, the sooner we can relax. There are hot springs here, and you'll be graced with a tour of the whole area," smiled Sakura. "Sasuke is the one making the deals and the talk, not us. He's the eldest and the wisest."
"So what are your terms?" asked Sasuke.
"HmmÉ you said earlier that the barrier cannot be removed, or cannot be broken down by any force," muttered Tsunade. "Then you said only you four can control it. And then you said you cant possibly give us some of the jutsus your students are practicing, for we cannot handle the strength coz it needs a different kind of training only you can do, and it is forbidden to teach the arts to outsiders. Well then the only thing we can ask for is help to strengthen our armies. You can possibly let some of your nins to battle them with us right?"
Sasuke nodded. Tsunade sighed and nodded. "That's all of my terms."
"My turn," smirked Sasuke. "You are not to allow anybody of your nins to wander off and harm our people. Of course they wont be allowed here immediately without proper consent. And nobody of you hereÑ" said Sasuke, looking at all of them. "Ñare to wander off into restricted sections of the mansion without permission, understood?"
All of them nodded. Sakura smiled. That's more like it, obedient little ninsÉ "Well then that's set! Signing time!" she smiled, getting the papers and passing them around for signatures of the Elders, the right hands, the Hokage, and the four rulers. When they finished signing, Sakura stretched.
"Now its time for some workout," grinned Naruto, standing up.
"Oh no, Naruto, that goes for later, we must take them to a tour first," smiled Hinata. "You must remember they're guests."
"Right," mumbled a dismayed Naruto. Then he brightened suddenly. "Oi, Sasuke-kisama, you said that we can spar today right?"
"Whatever, then you lose again," smirked Sasuke.
"Shut up, I never lost to you before! The outcomes are always fair," retorted Naruto, pouting.
"Better get your lazy asses of the floor or else I'll both knock you out for good," hissed Sakura, getting up. Then she turned to their old comrades. "Guys, follow me, we'll give you a tour of the mansion," smiled Sakura. "Council dismissed," she said quite plainly, waving her hand. Just then, teenage girls from the seats shot up and went to Sasuke.
"Sasuke-sama, d'you think we could go on a date?" asked one girl hopefully. The other girl nudged her out of the way and batted her eyelashes at Sasuke.
"Forgive her, Sasuke-sama, she's not fit for you, d'you think we could go on a date?" this girl asked, batting her eyelashes looking like a sick cow. Sasuke sighed and rolled his eyes.
"Cant you ever get used to the fact that I already have a fiancŽe?" hissed Sasuke, stomping off, pulling along Sakura and the rest of the gang. The girl pouted and burst into pretend tears, which went ignored by Sasuke.
"Sasuke never lost his touch, did he?" muttered Chouji to a chuckling Shikamaru, who nodded.
They went to the Kage Ie first and toured it around when they got to Sasuke and Sakura's private suite, their jaws practically dropped to the floor.
"Guys, kindly, don't drool on the floor, that's high-quality velvet carpet hand woven and specially made for this house, fitted to the whole area," warned Sakura. Ino jumped on the bed.
"Can we sleep here, Sakura-chan?" she asked. Sakura grinned slightly. "Well?"
"Iie," smiled Sakura. Ino exploded.
"What! Why not! Its such a large bed for only you!" she shrieked. "Both of us can sleep here, and Tenten could sleep in Hinata's bed!"
"Ino, don't act so dimwitted, don't you get it?" sighed Shikamaru. "Sakura and Sasuke both sleep in that bed together every night. There's no space for you."
"What! Sasuke, you sleep with Sakura-chan! You dare defile her ethereal majesty!" exploded Lee. Sakura sweatdropped as Sasuke glared at Lee.
"Yes, I sleep with her, any problems with that?" irked Sasuke, with a slight smirk. "Now maybe you could all get out and Saichi and Aya will lead you to your rooms, so we can get some silence, solitude and privacy."
As soon as they went out, Sasuke closed the door sharply with a loud snap and locked it securely. Naruto was pigging out in the kitchen with Hinata as his cook.
"That wasn't so nice, Sasuke," said Sakura, sinking into the bed comfortably. Sasuke lay gently over her, his arms propping himself up, his face barely an inch away from hers.
"So?" smirked Sasuke, brushing his lips against Sakura's. It sent shivers up and down Sakura's spine, making her squirm gently. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pushed his head to hers, completely pressing his lips against hers, and then leaving the rest to Sasuke, who started to envelop her in a cocoon of warmth with his passionate kiss.
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"Sasuke was quite overprotective of Sakura, dontcha think?" said Kiba, munching down some snacks in the kitchen. They had just gone back from their assigned rooms in the cozy basement. "They've really gone closer. But its unfair that they didn't even try to inform us that they were here, well and alive, living as Kings and Queens."
"Yeah. They're closer alright. When Sasuke came here he was like the King of Darkness, so cold and hard and strict that that suffocated the servants. And then here was Sakura, the Queen of Faeries, so kind and sweet and sunny, the complete contrast of the person she has interest in. They're like a fairy tale," smiled Miyu.
"But don't get mad at them for not telling you, they were really busy until about a month ago when their trainings stopped and they've reached their top potentials," said Saichi.
"You don't wanna get into a squabble with them, they're not anyone to jest around with. The training has pushed them way past far their original limits, and to surpass your limits is hard work," smiled Aya. "Especially Naruto and Sasuke."
"Yah, Sasuke and Sakura got close through training. While my master here got close with his fiancŽe through the trusty kitchen," snorted Raiha, pointing to Naruto who was slurping ramen noisily in the kitchen table while watching Hinata experiment over the stove. "The kitchen is never seen without the two. Hinata is seriously wanting to improve herÉ abysmal cooking," smirked Raiha. "She says her cooking is abysmal while it has the quality of a 5-star restaurant."
The right hands' characteristics where quite like their masters with the boys, and quite opposite with the girls.
Saichi was the same as Sasuke, only warming towards Raiha, Miyu, Aya, Sakura, Naruto and Hinata, the Royal Gang as the servants and the guards called them. He was more like an aloof person, a loner, very silent, yet deadly as a blade, but despite his cold as ice faŤade, Aya knows especially that he is a very gentle and kind person inside, since Aya is his girlfriend. He also has the power to control water.
Raiha meanwhile is quite kinda the opposite of his brother. He is loud and obnoxious like Naruto, always joining him pigging out in the kitchen and eating Miyu and Hinata's cooking all day long. He likes to laugh and socialize, and he used to be the underdog but now he was in the Royal Gang, the gang consisting on the most powerful persons in possibly all of the five countries. He has the power over fire.
Miyu is quite the opposite of Hinata, straightforward, aggressive and bold, never shy. But she also likes to cook, both were masters of the Gentle Fist style and both were in love with loud and obnoxious boys. She holds the key to earth.
Aya is Saichi's girlfriend, and she is quite silent most of the times, wise, smart, dynamic, unpredictable, and likes to read with Sakura in the library. They most likely have scoured about 1Ú4 of the library and that is considered a VERY large amount, considering the size of that library. They plan to scour the national library and the town libraries after they've finished with the mansion's libraries. She masters the ever-changing winds.
They were sitting chatting among each other in the Lion Room, Kiba sitting on the floor playing with a yapping Akamaru. Then suddenly Naruto's head whipped around and faced the direction of the valley. Hinata followed suit.
"Whassamatter, Naruto?" asked Ino groggily, she had been sleeping on Shikamaru's now aching shoulder.
"Damn that bastard!" hissed Naruto, pouring the rest of the ramen into his mouth, banging the bowl on the table (luckily it didn't break), and running out of the room, followed by the rest of the gang. The servants were left to deal with the mess. Naruto shot down the corridors and out into the sunlight through the front doors. He rushed to valley gates, not bothering to take horses or something. He sped right through the guards and ran through the sunlit nice valley. After a few minutes of high speed running, they came across two figures in a fighting stance. Naruto ran to the two figures.
"HEY KISAMA! WHY ARE YOU SPARRING WITH SAKURA-CHAN! I THOUGHT WE HAD AN AGREEMENT THAT I WILL SPAR WITH YOU FIRST! I WANNA BEAT YA!" hollered Naruto. Sasuke sweat dropped as Sakura covered her ears and shielded herself from flying saliva.
"NARUTO! YOU RUINED MY OUTFIT!" hollered back Sakura, starting to wring Naruto's neck in fury. "IF--wring--YOU--wring--DON'T--wring--STOP--wring--DESTROYING--wring-- ALL--wring--OF--wring--MY--wring--OUTFITS--wring--WITH--wring--YOUR--wring- -WORLD--wring--FAMOUS--wring--ANTICS--wring--I--smack--SWEAR--smack--IN--sm ack--THE--punch--NAME--kick--OF--kick--KAMI--punch--I--jab--WILL--smack--KI LL--kick--YOU!"
By now Naruto was just a mere heap of bruised nuisance, and now Aya and Miyu were doubling over with pain coz they've seemed to have broken several ribs from stopping themselves from laughing and merely passing it. Neji smirked.
"Well then, Uchiha, since you have no more opponent due to the fact that the hopeless bruised lump is unconscious, partly from being too full and partly from the beating, maybe we could do a little spar, huh?" smirked Neji, walking to the spot where Sakura previously stood.
"You're challenging me to a fight, Hyuuga?" smirked Sasuke. Both were bursting with self-confidence, anticipation, energy and excitement. This was gonna be one good fight, for Sasuke was gonna make sure absolutely NOTHING could stop their upcoming fight, same as Neji.
"Boy, Hyuuga-san sure is brave," Raiha said, raising a brow. "To challenge Sasuke boldly just like that! He's the strongest of us all!"
"This is gonna be one heck of a fight!" cheered Lee. "That is, if Sasuke accepts."
"You think I would let slip of a very nice accommodation to fight a worthy and strong opponent, Lee?" smirked Sasuke.
"Thanks for the compliment," smirked Neji. They both got into position, Neji using the Hyuuga style Gentle Fist while Sasuke using his own powerful taijutsu.
"What's that stance Sasuke is using?" asked Lee. He was the taijutsu master, mastering almost all kinds of taijutsu known to the outer world, but he doesn't know about that certain stance.
"That's Sasuke's taijutsu," smiled Saichi. "Its really powerful, fast as lightning, as deadly as a blade, unpredictable and uses unknown strikes. Even I cannot beat him with that. He invented it, according to his personality, unpredictable and deadly. Each of the four has their own taijutsu that they created excluding those they learned. It's completely and absolutely new and genuine, original and unusual, innovative and unique in every single aspect. Sasuke's is called Kaminare Utsu. [- Thunder Strike. - You watch closely and see the intelligence of my master. I am proud and honored to be his right hand, and he doesn't even treat me as an inferior, but he treats me as a close friend, just like Raiha and Naruto."
"If so then what are Sakura's, Naruto's and Hinata's?" asked Shikamaru. He was really interested about this country with lots of new and advanced knowledge unbeknownst to the outside world. The fight was getting interesting already. Sasuke got his first scratch on Neji on the left arm; Neji got his first scratch on Sasuke on his left leg.
"Sakura's is called Tenshi Tsubasa. [- Angel Wing. - Tenshi Tsubasa is a quick as lightning taijutsu and light graceful moves just like dancing. Kaminare Utsu is more of swift moves followed by pounding pressure hits and attacks tactically placed at places the body is more vulnerable at. Tenshi Tsubasa meanwhile is graceful with unnoticeable attacks. You won't know you've been cut since the moves numb the part where you are cut. I'm telling it from personal experience. Sakura is really good at it and it rivals the Kaminare Utsu. But even though, to think of it, the four taijutsu are all in the same level, all tying," said Aya.
"Hinata's taijutsu is called Shiroi Sempu. [- White Whirlwind. - Her attacks are as fast as the winds and as deadly as a blade, just like Sakura's moves. She moves round and round, sometimes producing a whirlwind with her moves full of chakra, and then the whirlwind blocks all attempts of attacks by the opponent. She bases on defense. She then sends out attacks using the Gentle Fist while the whirlwind is around her. You wont see what she's doing inside the whirlwind since its white. Even though the fists aren't near your body, the large impact causes you to feel the pain of the attack just as much as it is up close. It affects you just as much as well, yet the impacts of her attacks are pinpointed and focused, and they cannot be unfocused or spread out as she said to me, but she never said why, she just said its necessary," explained Miyu.
"Naruto's is called Fukai Shogeki. [- Deep Impact. - It's the most predictable of the four. But even though, it is intended to be like that. It leaves no opening for you once he attacks. You may be able to predict his first move and you may evade it, but the impact sent through the area around him with the radius of about two miles harms you greatly. That's why it's called deep impact. You may be under the ground, yet the impact of his attack can reach you and injure you really bad, even though he doesn't make contact. It's much like sound waves yet this kind has no exceptions. Wherever you may be; underwater, underground, up the sky, away from him, he can still harm you. The distance of the impact can reach more than two miles if its focused, but if its not, maximum is two miles," explained Raiha.
Just then a large impact from the battle boomed and after the dust has settled, Neji had his left arm against Sasuke's right. They sprang apart once more.
"You have a nice kind of taijutsu there, Uchiha, but you'll have to do better than that," smirked Neji, panting slightly.
"Thanks for the already known compliment Hyuuga, and don't worry, I'll exert more, I'm trying hard to control myself, just like you're doing," smirked back Sasuke, panting slightly as well. Then they both sprang into action. They ran towards each other, but at the last moments Sasuke jumped up into the air.
He flipped in midair watched by Neji and shot down towards him like a bullet. He did something to his hand not seen clearly by the spectators' coz of the speed. "Kaminare Utsu, Te Nadegiri Suru!" he exclaimed, slashing his hand down at Neji, but Neji blocked half of the attack. [- Thunder Strike, Hand Slash! - The two stood panting away from each other for a while when a slash through Neji's cheek started bleeding, same as Sasuke's forehead. Shikamaru looked at Sasuke's hand and gasped in shock. The others looked as well.
Sasuke's hand was now straight and rigid, his fingers aligned well and straight against each other. His veins were evident just like with the Byakugan currently activated by Neji, and his nails had grown. In short, his hand became a human hand knife.
"What in the world is that!" exclaimed Lee.
"I dunno, I just saw that," muttered Saichi.
"Sasuke, you said you wont use that still!" screeched Sakura, the only person who wasn't shocked.
"Hyuuga asked for it," smirked Sasuke, raising his right hand and looking at it. Then he sighed as a yell came from the mansion.
"What now? Just when the battle was getting serious enoughÉ" muttered Neji as a guard came up to them running and panting.
"There is urgent news from Tsunade-sama!" exclaimed the guards. "She requests you there at once!"
They looked at each other first before making a wild dash to the looming mansion ahead, Sasuke making his hand return to normal.
"What could it be this time?" grumbled Shikamaru. "Don't tell me war is on."
"Don't wish, Shika, we don't want it to start right now when were away," muttered Ino, running fast.