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Chapter Five Part Seven: The Mist Clears
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Naruto stands from his seat, leaving the area to pay a visit to Arashi in the infirmiry nearby. The bandaged mist genin was lying unconsciously in a medical bed, recovering from his injuries. Naruto noticed that the boy’s wounds were healing quite fast, with what looked like coral spreading over the cuts and closing them up. Naruto sat down, venturing into the farthest reaches of his conscious, appearing in front of Kuruma, who happened to be laying down waiting for him.
Kurama: Are you ready to talk to Isobu?
Naruto: Yes. My conscious is ready to be transferred.
Kurama: Good, let’s go.
Naruto: Right.
His mind suddenly turned pure white as he left his own body, venturing into Arashi’s subconscious. Inside the mind was thick mist, and inside the mist there was a very large shadow of what seemed to be Isobu. In front of Naruto and Kurama stood a large. flat stone, where a seal with the MIST kanji at the center was placed, which Naruto placed his hand on. Naruto wove a single handsign, slightly clearing the mist so he could enter the seal. Naruto approached the shy three-tails, with Kurama smiling as he walked not too far behind.
Naruto: Isobu! Long time no see! How are ya’?
The last time Naruto and Isobu talked, the beast tended to be a little shy, only speaking when in a lighter mood. If one approached it too sternly, it would hide in its massive spiked shell.
Isobu (his voice deep, calming, a bit of a wavy sound to it): Hello Naruto-kun. I am fine. It’s been awhile, why are you here?
Naruto (his eyes shifting from kind to slightly serious): Oh, about that, I was just wondering when and why you picked your jinchuriki. You know, without consulting Octopops, Kurama, Gyuki or I.
Isobu looked at Naruto through his open eye, his gray and pink body shifting uneasily.
Isobu: Yagura and I didn’t really get along. He was outspoken and formal, however, I am not. Since it was my choice this time, I chose a kid who was similar to me, one who was shy, or didn’t really talk.
Naruto (calmly, so he doesn't scare Isobu): Hmph. That’s not what I’m worried about. I’m all for choosing someone you get along with. However, I was talking more of how corrupted he was, not what he was like. That’s the reason we told the other’s to consult with us before making the final decision. Not only that, but you went ahead and got sealed too, by a sealing technique that I didn't oversee no less. What were you thinking?
Kurama roars from behind, his voice as loud as an explosion and as deep as the ocean.
Kurama: Why are you being so kind to him Naruto? He’s the one who disobeyed your orders! If it were me, I would have torn him apart by now!
Naruto (glaring at him): Well that explains why they don’t like you…
Kurama (too loud to be serious): What did you say you insignificant runt! I’ll tear you to pieces!
Naruto (grinning): Calm down Kurama, remember what happened last time.
Kurama (laughing): BAHAHAHA, I’ll take you right now!
Naruto (snickering): Alright Kurama, let me finish what I was saying.
Kurama (calming down): Alright kid. Just remember not to be too soft. This is a tailed beast we’re talking about, and you know how difficult those are.
Naruto (laughing quietly): All too well.
Isobu: *These two sound like old friends and it’s only been a couple years since they came together as a team. If this is the bond between a beast and its host, I have made the right choice.*
Kurama eavesdrop’s Isobu’s thoughts, transmitting them to Naruto immediately.
Naruto (smiling unsuspectedly): Well Isobu, now that I’ve calmed down a bit, I’m telling you that your decision is final. This is what you chose and he is your responsibility. When the time comes, you will work with Killer Bee and I. For now, Arashi will stay with his team and continue to train under the leader of the seven swordsmen, Chojuro. Take care.
Isobu: Bye Naruto-san and Kurama-san.
Naruto and Kurama left Arashi’s subsconscious, entering Naruto’s dormant body once again. The two seemed satisfied with the result, happy that Isobu was almost excited about his pick. Naruto made his way back to the tournament, appearing in the Leader section once again. He sat next to Killer Bee, closing his eyes to enter the Tailed Beast conscious state to discuss with Gyuki and Bee.
Naruto: Isobu’s questioning went over quite well.
Killer Bee: How did it go? He seems a bit slow.
Naruto relays the events that recently have taken place. He reveals Isobu’s true intention of choosing. Killer Bee seemed satisfied, with a slight grin on his face.
Killer Bee: They better be ready for a world of pain. Once they grow on each other, it will be time to train. Yeeeeeaaaaaaa.
Gyuki: They should be easier to train than the two of you. I was expecting Kurama to scare him off. The child seems to display great strength, being trained under one of the Seven Swordsmen.
Kurama (angrily): Don’t talk about me like that Eight-Tails. Remember who is the stronger.
Gyuki (matter-of-factely): I was the better before you acquired the second half of your chakra from the Fourth Hokage.
Kurama (roaring): You wouldn’t know strength if it bit you on the ass, I was still stronger than you back then.
Naruto: Settle down children. We have come here to discuss the new partnership, but since that is over, Kurama and I should be leaving the inner-conscious world. I need to talk to Chojuro about Arashi’s current training.
Naruto stood from his seat, and started to walk towards the Swordsmen teacher. Naruto noticed the exhilarating battle that was taking place, clouds of smoke filled with electricity and…bees. The fight between Yakudatsu Retasu of the Hiddeen mist, Chojuro’s best student, and Shirobachi Kamizuru of the Hidden Rock had begun while Naruto was out “interrogating” Isobu.
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Yakudatsu appeared from a cloud of smoke, firing off two bolts of electricity from her Kiba into a swarm of wasps. Prior to Naruto’s arrival, Shirobachi had construced a temporary hive with an Earth Dome jutsu, for a portion of his wasps to mate and give birth to more wasps for his arsenal. The technique was chakra draining, but necessary when fighting one of the Seven Swordsmen, or at least one in training.
Yakudatsu (panting from exhaustion, her body has been heavily bruised): Damn, I’m not getting anywhere, the swarm is too thick.
Shirobachi (unlike Yakudatsu, he is only suffering from the exhaustion from the Hive technique): Hmph, so one of the Swordsmen is unable to beat my swarm of hornets. I can almost taste the sweet nectar of victory. A Thousand Stingers jutsu!
A volley of shining stinger’s flew towards Yakudatsu. Yakudatsu had been brought to the ground on a knee, her chakra clearly drained from the over use of Lightning Release. As the jutsu reached him, he crossed his swords in front of his face and chest, pouring more lightning chakra through the blades for better protection. The stingers connected with their target, a large portion of the attack being blocked by the Swordsmen’s lightning style shield, but some managed to pierce Yakudatsu’s unprotected skin. The poison imbued in the stingers began to take effect no more then seconds after the frontal attack.
Yakudatsu (yelping): AH!
Her body began to shiver, and her movements slowed. Shirobachi noticed the change instantly, seizing the moment for his final attack. His arms extended as numerous amounts of bees take flight and race towards the downed Mist genin, malice showing through their compound eyes.
Shirobachi: Go my bugs, destroy our target! I shall win this fight, and the Kamizuru clan will once again rise above a supposedly powerful opponent!
Yakudatsu (standing up calmly): Fat chance.
Shirobachi (almost evily): Ha! Your body should be so infused with poison that it should run through your veins like blood!
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The bees were almost upon Yakudatsu, the buzz of the insects was resonating throughout the entire arena. She gripped her Kiba with the strength of a thousand, her condensed rage visible through her popping veins. Lightning started to spark around her, giving the area around the swordsmen a slight bluish hue. Yakudatsu place her fanged swords on each side of her, the fang protruding from her body. As the bees closed in, Yakudatsu began spinning, sending lighting through her blades. The young kunoichi massacred the insects, slicing thousands in two as she spun through the swarm. She slowed down once through the swarm, honey sticking to every part of her body. The ground was covered with the substance, and a sweet scent filled the battlefield. Yakudatsu tried to move forward to finish it up, only to be caught by the honey on the ground.
Shirobachi (watching in terror, voice trembling): S-she’s st-st-stuck. I-I have n-no more bee’s left. This is impossible.
Once he finished his sentence, a kunai flew through the air, striking Shirobachi in the thigh. He looked down in horror to find his leg punctured by the weapon, as another struck his other thigh, bringing the young Kamizuru to the ground. Shirobachi fainted from the pain and shock while Yakudatsu stood, her head hanging from exhaustion.
Darui (appearing in a cloud of electrocuted smoke): Stop! The fight is over! The first one to fall is Shirobachi of the Hidden Rock, Yakudatsu is the winner!
The crowd roared in agreement. Naruto appeared next to Chojuro, who watched the end of the fight with a smile on his face. Naruto knew the feeling, to be proud of one’s student, something he had seen on his own Master’s face many times before.
Chojuro (saying quietly to himself): She continues to surprise me.
Naruto (placing his hand on Chojuro’s shoulder): That’s one of your student’s huh? She seems well trained.
Chojuro (blushing): Only the best for my students, Naruto-san. What can I do for you?
Naruto (sitting down next to him): I’m here to discuss Arashi with you.
Chojuro (looking down): Oh, him. Lay it on me.
Naruto (his face becoming stern): I need you to train him like before. With the amount of chakra he has, he can learn more advanced techniques at an early age, making him a prime candidate for another Swordsman, wouldn’t you say?
Chojuro: He already is. His entire team is comprised of some of the best genin, who all show impressive skills in kenjutsu.
Naruto (smiling): Good. (saying the rest in grave voice) If anything bad or good happens with the Three-Tails, contact me immediately. Once he realizes how much chakra he can use, that’s when I will take over. He’ll still be learning kenjutsu, but probably from Octopops.
Chojuro (sighing): Alright Naruto. I’ll try my best to train him.
Naruto: That’s what I like to here. Don’t signal him out either, that will cause major problems with the type of kid he is.
Chojuro: Indeed it will.
Naruto (beaming): Well, it looks like one of my own student’s is about to fight. I’ll be off.
Chojuro: Thank’s Naruto.
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Naruto disappeared in a cloud of smoke, only to reappear in his seat next to Hinata. Kameha and her opponent walked out onto the field. Her opponent was from the Rain Village, and carried four rather large, bluish gray umbrellas on his back as if they were swords. His hair was of a darker brown, with a hint of blue. The smile on his face showed that arrogance and stinginess of a usual genin from the Hidden Rain. They shook hands; his pride showing through his handshake. He introduced himself as Doshaburi, a name meaning pouring, fitting for one from the Rain village. The boy spoke, his voice a medium low, with a hint of a taunting tone:
Doshaburi (a smile of fake charm upon his face): Well hello there cutie, ready to dance in the rain?
Kameha (grinning mischeviously): If you’re ready to play with fire.
Doshaburi: Let’s dance.
Kameha: Sound’s good to me.
Kameha has gained a large amount of pride and charisma since she started her ninja career. Going from the innocent Academy Student to the intelligent, boastful, genin on Team Seven, she’s become a bit arrogant. Not too much for it to bother her teammates, but enough to change her personalitiy a bit. On top of her arrogance, her whit has evolved as much as her pride.
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Kameha jumps back immediately; throwing kunai at Doshaburi quickly, her signature wire’s barely visible with the summer sun. The Rain genin grabs one of his umbrellas, opening it as the kunai approach. The metal encasing provides a clanging noise as the two weapons connect, forcing the kunai to fall to the ground, which they promptly puncture.
Doshaburi: Hmph. This is going to be boring if it is a battle of pure weaponry.
Kameha: Don’t worry about it, just fight.
Kameha released another volley of kunai, soaring towards the arrogant Doshaburi. He once again withdrew his metallic umbrella once again and blocked each wired knife easily. These kunai once again fell to the ground, sticking upright like the first batch. This repition kept continuing, until the field was laced with the entirety of Kameha’s weaponry.
Doshaburi: Well, looks like you’re all out of luck. No more weapons, and it doesn’t seem like you have any jutsu. I guess I’ll make my move now.
Doshaburi thrust all four umbrellas up into the air, aiming to point them towards Kameha. His coolness was intact as he wove a single handsign, releasing a shower of senbon from within the steel pipes in the umbrella and spinning vigorously.
Doshaburi: Senbon Shower!
The senbon from the spinning umbrellas cover a wide area of range. Raining down upon the defenseless Kameha, the needles manage to lodge into her forearm’s causing minor amounts of bleeding from each puncture and cut. The crimson substance was clearly visible, which made Kameha’s sensei worry.
Naruto: *This isn’t good. If he manages to release another attack like that, she’ll be done for.*
Kameha was clearly in pain from the amount of needles jammed into her arms. The way she spoke after the attack surprised the crowd, thinking she would sound more like an injured animal than a warrier.
Kameha (confidently): It’s going to take much more than a bunch of pine needles to beat me. I’ll show you my surprise now, since you are smack dab in the middle of my trap.
Doshaburi: You look so good when you’re confident.
Kameha: Tsk. Fire Stlye: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!
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Kameha aimed the numerous miniature fireballs towards the ground, where multiple lines of wire that were strung to kunai awaited. The fire ignited with the wire’s, coasting along it until it spread across a majority of the open field. Doshaburi stood in the middle, his clothes slightly burning from the raging fire that has surrounded him on all sides. Doshaburi suffers from the burns, taking an extended amount of time to reach for his umbrellas. He throws two of them up into the air gain, weaving the inu* hand sign. The act releases a tract from the umbrella, spraining down water from the ends of the spokes. The jutsu simulated pouring rain, dousing the ragin flames as it pelted the field. Kameha went from place to place grabbing the weapons she had expended for the fire trap. The last kunai she grabbed violently, wiping off the crumbs of earth from the blade.
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Kameha took up her stance, staggering her feet and holding the blade in front of her. She was prepared for any attack. Doshaburi grinned, satisfied with the route the battle was taking, took out his own weapon, revealing an elongated kunai, around the length of a tanto (Sai’s sword or Kakashi’s old weapon of choice). The two began sprinting at each other, and met in the center of the field. They engaged in kunai to kunai combat, thrusting and parrying, slashing and blocking. Kameha gained the momentum and thrust her kunai at full speed towards Doshaburi’s unsuspecting face. As she stabbed, Doshaburi flipped over her, placing a single paper bomb on her back. While he was busy doing so, Kameha managed to place a bomb of her own on his leg. As he landed, she faced him, then two immediately in a deadlock.
Doshaburi: It seems as though we thought of the same thing, eh Kameha-chan.
Kameha (smirking): Hmph, so we did.
Kameha and Doshaburi: *I must restrict their hands to prevent them from using any handsign’s.*
Kameha jumped abruptly, throwing two kunai-string combo weapons at the defensive-looking Doshaburi.
Doshaburi: *even though she’s attacking, I can’t take my focus off of her. She would immediately blow me up as soon as that happens.*
Doshaburi dodged the kunai, jumping towards Kameha, and opened his umbrella swiftly. A mechanism triggered, firing more senbon that have been placed around the top of the umbrella. Kameha barely had time to react to the needles, and is only able to bring her arm up to shield her face. As she moved her arm away from her eyes, Doshaburi smiled. Everything seemed to go in slow motion as the two both moved their arms, Kameha from her face, and Doshaburi into a handsign. Kameha tried to follow suit, weaving the sign with her arm diagonal. Suddenly, when everyone expected the explosion, Darui appeared and his clone appeared behind the genin, ripping and throwing the paper bombs away.
Kameha: *That was fast!*
Darui (his voice resonating): This fight is over. The match has ended in a draw, ending in disqualification for both candidates.
Crowd: *Gasp*
Naruto (angrily): What!
Darui: Yakudatsu Retasu will advance by default. The next fight between Toppuu Gekko Leaf and Ryokudo from the Hidden Grass will begin shortly.
Doshaburi (smiling): Looks like we tied, Kameha-chan.
Kameha: Can it Doshaburi, I shouldn't have lost that fight.
Doshaburi (in a begging tone): But we tied! It’s not a win or a loss.
Kameha (angrily): Everything that isn’t a win, is a loss, especially when it’s to some pervert.
Doshaburi (shocked, then seriously): Lighten up Kameha, it’s not like you need to be a pain about it. Just accept the fact that we are evenly matched.
Kameha: After the Exams, I want to fight you again.
Doshaburi (grinning): It’s a date.
The two left together, saying not a word after the previous conversation. Toppuu walked out, facing a rather distince character. Ryokudo was dressed in what seemed to be a white on black jumpsuit with a robe hanging from his belt. His eyes were covered by a straw hat, and he carried a sword on his left side. The two swordsmen faced each other, looking anxious to begin the fight. As the two took their places, Toppuu and Ryokudo both smiled, drawing their swords and sprinting towards each other.
Toppuu: It’s been a while, Ryokudo.
Ryokudo (grinning): Indeed it has Toppuu-kun.
Next Chapter: Chapter Five Part Eight The Two Swordsmen!
Authors Notes and Questions (PLEASE READ):
1. Sorry for the wait guys, it would have been released earlier had I not thought up Doshaburi's character. Things just come to you when you write, you know.
2. Do you listen to the OSTs? If so, do I give a good selection that provides a better understanding of the situation?
3. Does the coloring make the chapter's more organized?
4. Prepare to see these character's again. They will make cameo's and will play pivotal parts in the story after the Chuunin Exams.
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2. Do you listen to the OSTs? If so, do I give a good selection that provides a better understanding of the situation?
3. Does the coloring make the chapter's more organized?
4. Prepare to see these character's again. They will make cameo's and will play pivotal parts in the story after the Chuunin Exams.
5. I will no longer be sending messages to subscribers, join the group if you want to know every time a chapter is released and read character data book entries.
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