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Chapter Five Part Nine: For Different Reasons
The two young Leaf ninja stood facing each other, a great distance placed between them. Wind blew through the trees that covered the forested area that was the southern third of the arena. A creek ran along the perimeter of the treeline, the running water making a slight dent in the noisy wind. The crowd was completely silent now, waiting eagerly for the top genin from the leaf to hash it out with his teammate. Fukutsu finally spoke, an angry tone in his words.
Fukutsu: I’ve always been left in your shadow. You, a boy born with the ability to easily use two different types of chakra natures, were given an advantage right out the gate. You were specifically chosen to be trained by Naruto-sensei. I was supposed to be the leader of the team, but I can’t do that when everyone looks up to you. I am much more intelligent, every strategy that we’ve had has come from me. I, from the great Shimura clan, should not be tossed aside just because of you. I will beat you here and now, to prove myself worthy of being the top genin in our class, the rightful leader to this group.
Patsuta’s face went dark, his entire being becoming smaller in size. Patsuta looked up, glaring forward.
Patsuta: WE’VE BEEN BEST FRIENDS SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING!!! What part of that has changed? What, the fact that it’s all in your head? No one is comparing you to me. NO ONE. Even Naruto-sensei said that he would love to have you as a chuunin and even a jonin, fighting as a leader side by side with the rest. (Quieter than before) Jealousy is clouding your vision, and your leadership. I doubt Naruto-sensei’s decision about you becoming a jonin…
Fukutsu (angrily): Fine. But don’t come crying to me when I beat you senseless.
Patsuta: Try it.
Fukutsu sprinted forward, pulling two kunai from his belt pouch, gripping one in each hand. Patsuta drew only one, seemingly confident in his ability to take on a dual-bladed Fukutsu. In the stands, Naruto grimaces as he watches his two students go at it.
Naruto (to Kakashi): Now I know how you felt when Sasuke and I would always go at it.
Kakashi: No. You and Sasuke are a different story. At that time, all Sasuke wanted was revenge, and hated you out of envy. He also never spoke to anyone about it, much less talked you up. Fukutsu is leading down the same road, but he is not seeking revenge. That is the difference. Watch how this plays out, you have to anyway. If you interfere, they will both be disqualified.
Naruto (looking down out of sadness): I know. It’s just-
Kakashi stops him, placing a hand on his shoulder.
Kakashi (reassuring): It will be all right Naruto. Don’t worry about it.
Naruto (still reserved): A-alright.
Fukutsu and Patsuta met in combat, Fukutsu swinging his kunai vigorously. Dust was kicked up as feet slid and stomped along the ground in an almost musical way know as the march of battle. Patsuta took an early defensive, as he was almost outmatched by the dual-bladed ninja. However, the young genin had thought this through. He knew that if he kept his hands prepared, he could weave handsigns at a moments notice if he was truly in danger. Fukutsu kept hacking away, pure anger portrayed on the Shimura’s face.
Patsuta (actually getting cut on the arm): Water Style: Water Bullets!
At such a close range, the Bullet’s are very effective, slicing Fukutsu’s clothes and pushing him back enough to give Patsuta room to work. Patsuta rushed forwards, gripping his kunai with the strength of a thousand. Patsuta was already on top of Fukutsu by the time the Shimura regained himself, slashing violently with the kunai. Fukutsu only had enough time to defend himself poorly, gaining more cuts and scrapes as Patsuta pressed on. Fukutsu managed to land a hard block, being able to stop Patsuta’s onslaught and jump back to regain his composure. The Shimura began to weave hand signs, releasing a jutsu.
Fukutsu: Earth Style: Earthen Flowing Wave!
The ground shook abruptly. The dirt and earth began to dissipate, forming almost a half crest of earth. Fukutsu jumped onto the wave, riding it as it advanced torwards Patsuta. Patsuta turned to run away, but Fukutsu was already upon him. The Shimura kid jumped off at the last second as his jutsu slammed into his best friend. Patsuta was thrown across the field, landing on his back and sliding a couple of yards. Patsuta has many bruises, and is bleeding slightly from minor cuts on his arms and face. As Fukutsu is in the air, he reaches behind him and pulls several kunai from his pouch. Attached to the rings are various wires, all seemingly tied to his fingers. Fukutsu throws the seven kunai, all branching off in directions for maximum accuracy.
Patsuta: Hmph. You should be attempting more than this.
Fukutsu: Oh, don’t worry, I am.
As the two continued their battle royale, the ANBU were evading the Otokage as best they could.
Mist ANBU (screaming loudly to Yamato, who was ahead): Sir, they’re closing in on us!
Yamato contemplated his next move, stopping to weave numerous hand signs.
Yamato (clasping both hands together): Wood Style: Hotei Release!
Massive amounts of wood emerged from the ground, forming large hands in the process. The wooden hands grasped
the oncoming Sound shinobi, rendering them completely useless. The final wooden hand went towards Sasuke, and grabbed him instantly. Sasuke’s eyes flashed once, but nothing happened for a couple of seconds. Sasuke was seemingly captured, and an ANBU mentioned over to Yamato
Leaf ANBU: Well done Tenzo. You are truly a master at handling wood.
Yamato looked over, disregarding the insanely funny dirty joke that he had found in that sentence, and just went with a stifled, “Thank you.” His words were cut short by a grand purple sword slashing through the wooden hand that held him tightly. The Otokage fell to the ground, waiting a couple seconds before getting up again. As he rose, purple chakra encompassed him, displaying a large man-type figure that wore many robes over its armor. In front of its face held a bird mask with jagged teeth. In the right hand was a swirling purple orb that radiated heat, and in its left was the sword that cut through the wood. The purple chakra resembled flames as it scaled the sword, and the same went for the swirling of the orb. Sasuke raised his right arm, and the Susano’o quickly followed suit.
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Sasuke swiped his hand to the right, as if he was throwing shuriken. The Susano’o released bolstering jet-black flames that took the form of ancient weapons.
Sasuke: Blaze Style: Yasaka no Magatama!
The Magatama flew around, aiming towards the other wooden hands. The black flame spirit weapon slashed through the wooden tendrils as easy as a stick of butter. Yamato watched as the Sound shinobi that had previously been captured gathered behind their leader. Sasuke drew his sword, pointing it towards the now gathering ANBU Black Ops of the Shinobi Alliance.
Yamato: Sasuke, I heard you had joined up with the Alliance during the war. Why did you defect again?
Sasuke: …
Yamato (with a hint of anger): Tell me, why did you defect again?
Sasuke: …
Yamato (dismissing the question): Guess I’m just going to have to beat it out of you. Clapping his hands together. Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence!
Numerous trees burst from the ground around Yamato, launching towards the waiting Sound ninja. The trees branches slashed as if swords, while the roots tried to grab and crush the ninja. Sasuke kept his sword pointed forward, and waited patiently for the trees to approach. The thick woodland that sped forward had finally reached, when Sasuke let out his jutsu.
Sasuke (flowing lightning chakra through his blade): Lightning Style: Chidori Eiso Katana!
Out of the blade shot the Lightning chakra, flowing like a laser. It sliced the wood just before it managed to reach his team, stopping the jutsu in its tracks. The wood had been cleanly cut, leaving a smooth surface where its two parts had been separated. Sasuke motioned to the others, signaling them to attack. The Sound ninja rushed forward, leaping on to the large tree roots and branches that had just been erected by Yamamoto. As the Sound Shinobi advanced, the earth around the two teams shook.
Sound Shinobi (screaming to his teammates): Hey! One of the ANBU is releasing a jutsu!
Sasuke noticed the ANBU ninja who had the Rock’s village symbol imprinted on the forhead of his dog-like mask. The
Otokage pointed towards the shinobi, screaming.
Sasuke: You four, pursue the Iwagakure Shinobi. He can’t be allowed to change the terrain.
Sound Ninja: On it sir.
The four Sound ninja approached the dog-masked shinobi, while he was casting his earthen jutsu. As the ground shook, large looming walls began to grow as the entire field was thrown into a box of earth. The advancement of the
Sound shinobi halted, as they stared at the walls being erected.
Sound Ninja (murmuring): …
Yamato stops as well, trying to listen to the Sound ninja.
Sound Ninja: ….hehehe…..
Yamato’s face srunched up under his mask, angered about the sudden laughter.
Sound Ninja (bursting out laughing): HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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The Sound ninja wore masks that covered half the face, so it was almost impossible to tell who they were. One of them stepped forward, speaking loudly:
Sound Ninja 1 (in a mocking voice): You fools! You’ve given US the advantage, not yourselves. Did you really think turning this entire place into a box would help you? We are SOUND ninja. I’ll just let you digest for a little bit.
Yamato: *What is he talking about? Why would being a Sound Ninja help them? I guess we’ll just have to find out.* Hey! We need to split into three teams with equal numbers of specializations in each group. I’ll head the first group that attacks head on. The other two will be headed by Atamiwa and Atakura. Move out.
ANBU Squad: Yes sir.
Yamato (in contemplation, thinking anxiously): *What is he talking about?!? Hopefully, it doesn’t hurt us too much if they have a plan.*
The Sound ninja broke off into groups as well, taken on the separate advancements. The groups met mid-field, simultaneous to Patsuta and Fukutsu back at the Chuunin Exams.
Fukutsu had drawn a singular kunai after releasing his “trap,” meeting Patsuta on top of the wire grid. The two friends crounched at opposte corners, prepared to strike. Fukutsu moved forward, using the map he had drawn internally to navigate his way around specific areas of the grid. The wires happened to be spread out perfectly, creating various perfect rectangular spaces in between wire. Patsuta withdrew two kunai, holding them parallel to his wrists as if creating a barrier. Fukutsu slashed his kunai across, meeting Patsuta’s own weapon in combat. The two bounced off
each other instantly, and both jumped back to a safer position.
Patsuta and Fukutsu: Tch.
Patsuta (snarling): You bastard! This was supposed to be a nice, all out fight where we test our skills to the limits, after all the training we've done together. Now, you’ve turned it into a battle of friendship, and have taken a path that I don’t want anyone following. Naruto-sensei told me the story of Sasuke Uchiha, and what you’re doing is exactly what he did. Fukutsu, please, can we make this a fight to be a chuunin, not one between friends?
Fukutsu (voice deep with anger): I would Patsuta, but this is necessary. I need to win this fight, and if I release all of
my rage about you, so be it. My clan is one of hard-work and the dark way of the shinobi. Friendship is only an afterthought.
Tsunade turned to Naruto’s clone, who was comfortably sitting beside her. Naruto tended to do this, so he could do numerous tasks at once. The now-man had one clone all the way home, which he had scrolling through the library, picking up more jutsu and history of the leaf. Due to Naruto’s lack of involvement in formal schooling up until now, and after seeing Madara and Hashirama’s battle during the Fourth World War, the blond wanted to learn as many jutsu as he could to increase his arsenal of weapons. Another clone was off in the distance, gathering Natural Chakra just in case, even though Kurama was his natural chakra gatherer.
Tsunade (curiously): Those two have to be the strongest genin out here. What have they been doing?
Naruto (turning to her and smiling): I’m sure you’ve heard of Tobirama’s and Hashirama’s relationship, as well as Madara and Izuna?
Tsunade (replying sarcasticly): Who, that’s my age, hasn't?
Naruto (laughing): Exactly. These two are reincarnations of the brothers. They constantly train as friends, always spending hours upon hours perfecting ninjutsu and taijutsu. Even Lee’s student has trouble facing them in a fist fight. Not only that, but both were already gifted before becoming ninja. Patsuta was born with two chakra natures and Fukutsu heralds from a highly-renowned shinobi clan. It’s no surprise these two already are at high-chuunin level, because they push themselves way to hard. But in all honesty, after I taught them what I thought they could learn, they improved greatly.
Tsunade (smiling): I’m glad you take such enjoyment in your students! You remind me of Jiraiya too much right now, it’s almost depressing. Oh, would he have loved to see you grow like this, teaching genin and all.
Naruto (smiling as well, recounting all his trips): I know. It’s actually quite funny, as I see Pervy Sage in Patsuta all the time, especially the pervy side. That boy has snuck into more hot springs than I have.
Tsunade (snickering): He’s not the only one who takes after Jiraiya. You've gotten increasingly pervy, but since your recent engagement, it’s calmed down quite a bit. Back to the subject at hand, do you think your student’s have what it takes to be chuunin.
Naruto (grinning from ear to ear): Why don’t you watch and find out for yourself?
Tsunade (smile quickly fading): Alright Naruto, I will.
As she looked back to the fight, Patsuta and Fukutsu went at it once more, slashing and hacking away with kunai on kunai. Sparks flew everywhere as the two friends went at it. Right…Left…up…Down… It was almost rhythmic, one of them trying to gain the upperhand, and then losing it in a parry. Naruto was reminded of the first time he watched the two train, a couple months before the chuunin exams.
*Flashback*
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The two are sitting on the porch of Fukutsu’s home, a wooden, old-japanese styled house with paper windows. Fukutsu and Patsuta were sitting there, drinking glasses of water while staring at the clouds. Patsuta looks at Fukutsu, giving off a beaming smile.
Patsuta (happily): Hey Fukutsu! Want to do some weapons training today?
Fukutsu looks at back at him. His spiky black hair was getting gently pushed by the wind and falling slightly over his Hidden Leaf headband that rested on his forehead. Fukutsu’s normally grim glare changed as he responded, showing eye’s filled with happiness and joy.
Fukutsu (in his deeper voice, but still happy nonetheless): Sure Patsuta. It’s been awhile since we practiced up on our weapons handling, and our first mission is almost here. I’m sure Naruto-sensei would like us to be able to hit our targets when needed.
Patsuta: *sigh* You don’t make anything fun! It’s because of your clan’s philosophy that none of you enjoy themselves. Tell you what, whoever lands the first hit with our kunai pays for a bowl of ramen!
Fukutsu (devishly smiling): Sounds good to me. *I got this in the bag*
Patsuta and Fukutsu drew their wooden blades, and charged at each other with a faked killing intent. The two went at it for hours, neither one being able to land a complete hit. They would settle for short breaks, and continue to fight. Finally, as if slipping through enemy lines, Fukutsu strikes Patsuta in his stomach, sending him back a couple of inches.
Fukutsu (grinning and dancing a bit): I win Patsuta! Ramen on you!
Suddenly, as if on cue, Naruto appears next to them, standing in a relaxed position. Doing this on purpose, trying to imitate his sensei, Naruto was holding a book wide-open, closing it as he entered the backyard.
Naruto (in a serious face): Patsuta will not be buying ramen today.
Patsuta (smiling happily): YES!!!
Fukutsu (now angry): What!? Why? I won fair and square.
Naruto (matter-of-factly): Because it’s on me of course! A trip to Ichiraku is a trip to paradise, and I’ll gladly pay for something like that.
Fukutsu and Patsuta (fist-bumping each other): YES!!
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The three left for Ichiraku Ramen, rushing to get their delicious lunch. Naruto happily thought to himself about all the fun this group was, and how much he enjoyed being these young ninja’s sensei. As they sat down and ordered their lunch. Naruto looked looked over to the two boys stuffing their faces with amazing ramen.
Naruto: So, how often do you two train like that?
Naruto has grown a lot since the war, but more so in his tendencies than he would admit. With his motions towards his student’s, he resembles a combination of Kakashi and Jiraiya. Laid back like Kakashi, and outgoing and fun like Jiraiya (maybe a little pervy too).
Patsuta (mouth stuffed with food): uff. We train abot shfour hoursh a day, almosht every day.
Fukutsu nodded in agreement.
Naruto: Do you practice just taijutsu and weapon skills?
Fukutsu shook his head, and almost started laughing.
Fukutsu (his unusually deep voice resonating: No, our school Sensei’s asked us the same thing. We have a schedule. Monday is taijutsu, Tuesday is Ninjutsu, Wednesday is genjutsu, Thursday is Weapon’s skills, Friday is studying up on new jutsu and such in the library or wherever and the weekend is for whatever we feel like. We haven’t been on missions yet, so that will definitely disrupt our scheduling.
Naruto stared at him quizzically, almost awed at how much these two seemed to practice. Naruto ate more of his ramen, enjoying every bite.
Naruto: Would you two mind if I tagged along for your training sometimes, I feel like I could help progress your training.
Patsuta stared at his sensei, his eyes gleaming with happiness.
Patsuta (almost yelling): Of course you can tag along! I would love to learn a couple things from the Hero of the Leaf!
Naruto raises his hands, almost in a defensive manner, his palms facing Patsuta.
Naruto: Woah woah woah. Slow down there Patsuta. You don’t need to go around with that name. I did what anyone would do in those situations.
Patsuta (looking down): Yeah…but…You saved the village and the world.
Naruto (remembering all of those times): Unfortunately, it came with a price. If I was a true hero, nobody would have died.
Patsuta: Oh…I still think you’re awesome Naruto-sensei.
Naruto placed his hand on Patsuta’s head, brushing his hair with, while smiling.
Naruto: Thanks Patsuta. (pauses a bit) Alright you two, let’s finish our lunch and get to some training!
Patsuta and Fukutsu: YEAH!
*Flashback Ends*
Patsuta (replying to Fukutsu’s friendship speech): Remember what we made a pact about? Do you not remember that? This was one of the steps to that goal, and now you’re throwing it all away out of jealosy.
Fukutsu (in remembrance):
*Memory*
Patsuta: We should become the top top two ninja in the Village and split the Hokage duties! Or maybe have one of us be the Hokage and the other work with the ANBU for secret missions and such! What do you think?
Fukutsu (happily): That sounds awesome! Let’s do it!
*Memory ends*
Fukutsu doesn't respond, and begins to place his hands together…
Next Part: Chapter Five Part Ten: The Top Two Genin
Author's Notes
1. Sorry for the long waits in between. I had almost zero amount of time for writing, and now that football's over, I can at least put out more chapters. Not to mention, I have two ff's going at once, the other being a Pokemon one.
2. I hope you enjoyed this part, as it was 10 pages long.
3. Please listen to the osts!! I try and put the best ones in.
2. I hope you enjoyed this part, as it was 10 pages long.
3. Please listen to the osts!! I try and put the best ones in.
