Bab 55: Chapter 55
Last Time:
"The name is Naruto Romanov." Naruto said with a smirk.
Now:
~ With Minato ~
Minato's eyes widened as he looked at the carbon copy of himself standing there. 'Naruto? Is that you?' He wondered, then turned to the seats in the stadium. His wife seemed to be shocked at the figure standing in the arena.
~ With Kushina ~
Kushina tried to speak as she saw her son down in the arena. 'Naruto-chan? Is that really you?' She wondered, then saw as various ANBU surrounded and trained their weapons on him. "STOP!' She yelled and was about to jump down, but was stopped as a strong hand grabbed her. She turned to see Jiraiya holding her back and shaking his head. "Not now Kushina." He said and sat her down. She tried to get away, but he held firm.
~ With Hiruzen ~
Hiruzen looked at Naruto. 'Is that really you, big bro?' Hiruzen wondered as he saw various figures move towards the location. He began moving to the arena, but was stopped by Hinata calling for him. 'Damn it. I'm going to find out if it is you, believe it!' He thought and turned to speak with the Hyuuga heiress.
~ With Naruto ~
Within a split second, various ANBU ops surrounded Naruto while holding katanas trained on him. "Stop!" A loud voice yelled from the stadium. Everyone turned to the seats where Kushina was seated, until the Hokage got their attention. "As of 23 days ago, Naruto Romanov was removed from the Bingo book and any action taken against him or the group from Kumo will be considered an act of War!" Minato said, then swallowed hard. "And I would like to apologize for putting him there in the first place. There were no aggravations on his part to the village." Minato admitted, but as cut off as A stood next to him.
"Furthermore, Naruto-san applies as a Chunnin candidate. As such, he is granted the amnesty that all of the contestants get." A agreed, making the ANBU sweat. They all nodded and disappeared, leaving the contestants there. "The match between Naruto Romanov and Temari of the Dessert will now begin. Are both contestants ready?" Genma asked, getting a nod from Naruto and Temari. "Begin!" He yelled and jumped out of the way.
~ Temari VS Naruto ~
Temari smirked as she unsealed her fan and twirled it around herself. "You're much cuter without the helmet on." She remarked, making Naruto smirk. He unsealed his own bow and armed it with a flick of his wrist. "Flattery won't get you anywhere." He shot back. "Really? I know a nice little spot in my bedroom where I'd love to tie you up." She remarked. "I doubt you could before you were taken out." Naruto said as he motioned to the fuming Samui and Yugito in the stands. As soon as Temari turned to see, he took advantage of the situation and charged.
Temari quickly swung her fan at him, sending a huge wave of pure air at him. He quickly replaced himself with a rock to escape the blast. 'Not above, under, or to the sides, so..' Temari thought as she folded her fan and swung it backwards, making it block the sharp edges of the bow Vee had in his hand."Not bad." Naruto said, then used the bottom of his bow to block the bottom of her fan. "You didn't think you were the only one who had bojutsu training, did you?" Naruto asked with a smile. Temari grinned and completely turned her body, using the momentum to deliver a stronger blow with her fan.
Before she could land it, Naruto wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her close, positioning the sharp end of his bow at her throat. "Nice try. Very flexible.. I can work with that." Naruto whispered in her ear, making her blush at the feel of his body pressed against her back.
~ Up in the Stands ~
"If he doesn't die, he's going to wish he had..." Samui muttered while Yugito nodded in agreement.
~ Back in the Fight ~
'Shit, I need to get some distance!' Temari thought as she pushed him back and jumped away. As soon as she landed, she saw Naruto fire an arrow at her. "Did you really think that was going to work against me?" Temari asked in an amused tone as she sent a wave of air at the arrow. As soon as the air hit the arrow, the arrow exploded, engulfing a major part of the arena in a fireball. The wind around it fed said fireball, making it grow larger. 'Shit, this guy doesn't play around.' Temari thought as she looked around to see if there was anything in her surrounding that could help her.
'I need to think of something before I lose.' She thought until two arrows whizzed past her head, making her turn to look at the sea of raging flames. "Don't you think this is getting out of hand? I wouldn't want to hurt such a beautiful Kunoichi." A voice said behind her. She turned, but saw nothing behind her. 'Then where?' She wondered and unfolded her fan. It floated for a moment in front of her and she jumped onto it. With a small burst of wind chakra to the fan, she took off to the air and surveyed the area. 'If I was a cute blonde with a fetish for explosions and weapons, where would I be?' She wondered until various Kunais whizzed past her.
'Good thing this fan is reinforced..' She mused as she felt various kunais slam into the underside of the fan. As the smoke from the explosion cleared, she looked to see various copies of Naruto shooting various kunai and shuriken at her. She went through a series of hand seals and shouted "Wind Release: Great Wind Breakthrough!" She yelled. A large gust of air shot towards the floor. She then threw a Kunai with an explosive tag towards the arena and detonated it. The Wind pushed the flames forwards, making a large gust of fire impact the arena. Various poofs of smoke were heard, indicating the clones had dispelled.
Temari sighed until she saw the real Naruto emerge from the ground. 'Not bad, turning your own opponent's strategy against him. Let's see what else you can do.' He mused and made 20 shadow clones. Two clones grabbed him and the rest of the clones grabbed one of the clones. "Fire!" Naruto yelled. The clones threw him with all their strength. Temari's eyes widened as she saw the human bullets flying towards her. She used wind chakra to fly away, but was stopped as a clone flew in front of her. She flew back and avoided another, trying to keep her wits about her. She dodges the remaining five clones and looked to the Arena to see Naruto gone.
"Where did he go?" She whispered, until she saw a shadow over her fan. She quickly looked up to see Naruto's foot slam on her face, sending the sound of bones crunching through the arena and knocking her off her fan. She was sent plummeting to the arena floor with her fan. Naruto quickly put his into a cross and watched as various clones appeared under him. He quickly used them as steps and ran down towards the arena. As soon as he was in a safe distance from the ground, he jumped and dispelled the clones. He rolled himself into a ball and rolled as he hit the floor, inflicting no damage to himself.
~ With the Girls ~
Samui smiled as she saw Naruto kick Temari down. "He's good, and extremely lucky." A voice behind them said. They both turned to see a woman with red hair behind them. "He is, but it isn't just because of luck." Yugito replied and went back to watching the fight. "Ne, miss Kunoichi-san?" The woman asked, making Yugito turn to look at her. "Could you tell me more about him?" The red head asked in a quiet tone. "Why do you want to know about him?" Yugito asked cautiously. "My name is Kushina Uzumaki, and he's my son." Kushina exclaimed. Yugito's eyes narrowed and she turned away, followed by Samui.
"Sorry, but we won't sell him out. You had your chance to be in his life and threw it away, you and the Hokage." Samui said, making Kushina flinch at the harsh words. "Please, it wasn't like that!" Kushina exclaimed. "Oh really, so you didn't disown him so your other son could be the clan head?" Yugito asked coldly. "I did, but it was because.." Kushina began, but was cut off by Samui. "I'm sorry, but you've got the wrong people." She said firmly, making Kushina nod and walk away.
~ Back with Naruto ~
Naruto got up from his roll to the ground and turned to his opponent. Where Temari was supposed to have landed, only a destroyed log stood in her place. 'Now where have I seen this before?' He mused as he unsealed his bow and held it over his head. The sound of steel clashing resonated through the arena as Temari put more strength into slamming the fan over his head. Naruto grinned as he held the bow with one of his hands. The other one quickly grabbed the fan and pulled it down, using the bow as a lever to flip Temari over his shoulder and onto the ground before him. As soon as she landed, Naruto quickly put the sharp ends of his bow a few feet above her throat.
"See how easy that was?" He asked as he grabbed her fan and slammed it into her face, breaking her nose and knocking her out cold. "Temari of the Desert is unable to continue. The winner of the fight is Naruto Romanov!" Genma declared. The stadium erupted into a few scattered cheers from patrons who placed their bets with Vee, but the majority of them remained silent. It was a shock that a virtually unknown shinobi could take out the daughter of the Kazekage. Naruto smirked and walked back to the competitor's box.
~ Competitor's box ~
Naruto smiled as Samui ran into his arms and him a kiss on the lips. Yugito wrapped her arms around his waist and when he turned, kissed him. This caused stares from the contestants and a few scattered cat calls. Naruto smiled and turned to the Arena as Samui and Yugito were called to fight. "Good luck girls." Naruto said, trying to stay neutral in this fight. They nodded and kissed him on opposite cheeks, then left to the Arena.
~ Arena ~
Before the girls could reach the arena, a gust of wind and leaves blew through and in the middle of it stood Sasuke and Kakashi. "Are we late?" Kakashi asked Genma, who sweat dropped. "Yea, as a matter of fact. " He told him, then turned to the Hokage. Minato nodded and Genma looked towards the girls. "Sorry girls, but your match has been pushed back since a previously scheduled match can now take place." Genma said. Yugito was about to retort, but was stopped by Samui. "We understand." Samui said and dragged Yugito back to the competitor's box. In the middle of the stairway, Yugito glared at Samui.
"Why did you let them do that to us?" She asked in a mad tone. "The invasion is going to begin soon. We both need all of our strength." Samui reasoned. Yugito fumed, but relented and they both headed back to the competitor's box.
~ Competitor's box ~
"What happened?" Naruto asked the girls as they arrived back into the box. "Our match was pushed back since Sasuke finally showed up." Samui said, making Naruto growl. "But it's for the best. We need to be at 100 % for what's to come." Yugito added in an attempt to calm Naruto down. His shoulders visibly relaxed and he turned to see the Uchiha on the wall of the stadium with the Chidori in his hand. "Fine.." Naruto relented and sat down. "Naruto, is that you?" A voice behind them asked. Naruto turned to see his brother standing there, staring at him. "Excuse me?" Naruto asked.
"You heard me. Are you Naruto, my brother?" Hiruzen asked carefully. Naruto was about to respond, until a large explosion resounded through Konoha and three figures exploded from the Kage Box to the ceiling. Large amounts of white feathers rained through the entire stadium, putting all of the civilians to sleep. "It's starting.." Naruto said as he dispelled the genjutsu, all of the contestants followed suit. Everyone watched as various shinobi from Oto and suna began charging into the stadium and attacking the Konoha Shinobi.
~ Main Road-Evacuation site ~
"It's begun." Captain said as he got his shield ready. Natalya reloaded her handguns and Hawkeye checked his arrows. "Avengers, Move out!" Captain yelled as he headed to the large number of people fleeing to the underground shelters. Natalya quickly moved to the first group of enemy ninjas approaching. Hawkeye went to make a roost at the highest point of Konoha, near the T&I building. Hawkeye watched as two large poofs of smoke erupted from the East and West sides of the village and two huge snake summons began moving towards Konoha. One with three large heads headed to the civilian sector while a larger snake with one head mad its way to the T&I building.
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