Hidden Sand
(Knock!) (Knock!) (Knock!)
"Come in," A muffled voice was heard outside the door.
"Kazekage-sama!" A hidden sand jōnin called out upon entering the room.
"What is it?" Rasa asked.
"The genins have assembled outside," The jōnin reported.
"Mm," Rasa nodded following which he stood up.
Rasa walked over to the window and stared at the ground.
About fifteen or so figures stood neatly assembled in three rows of five, with five figures in front of the group of which two were sitting on a chair. The two figures who sat on the chair were respectively Elder Chiyō, Elder Ebizō (Elder Chiyō's younger brother) whereas the three who stood were sand ninjas, Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari.
"So these are the pipsqueaks that became the new genins…" Kankuro stared at the fifteen figures from left to right.
"Pipsqueaks?" A boy stared at Kankuro.
"You heard me," Kankuro smiled at the kid.
"Now, now," Chiyo stared at the two reminding them that they had come here for something important.
"But Honoured Grandmother!" The boy complained with an aggrieved expression.
"Ryo-kun," A girl beside the boy called out in a sweet voice.
The boy looked at the girl, following which he calmed down.
…
"Gaara," Temari turned towards Gaara who stood by her side.
"…" Gaara was silently staring in a direction.
Temari's eyes traced the direction Gaara was looking at…
Her eyes landed on a beam of light that reached into the sky.
"He'll be here in two days," Kankuro said as he walked towards the two.
"Mm," Gaara nodded.
"…" Chiyo stared from a distance.
"Elder sister," an aged voice called out.
"mm?" Chiyo looked towards her younger brother, Elder Ebizō who was also the leader of the sand council.
"You'd never thought this day would come right…?" Ebizō asked as he turned towards the genins that had gathered in front of them.
"…"
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Flashback…
"I don't care what you intend to do to destroy the Leaf,"
"I will not even interfere with your plans because I am also counting on you to avenge both my son and daughter-in-law who were killed by the White Fang."
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Chiyo looked at the beam that shined brightly in the sky, thinking back to when she saw first saw the beam…
…
(Bang!)
An explosion went off a few kilometers away from where Chiyo and Sasori were fighting…
"Hmm?" Sasori in his puppet body turned towards the direction where the explosion came from.
"What is that?" Sasori and Chiyo said in a low voice at the same time.
…
The battle was over and Chiyo had a hard time catching her breath after she arrived at where Naruto and Deidara had their battle.
She stared shocked after hearing from Kakashi that Gaara helped their village by revealing the plan and also at the part that Naruto was the leader of the team.
Soon, events followed where Rasa safely came back with his sons and daughters, taking down the wind daimyo and saving the peace treaty between the two villages. Later during the day of his arrival, she heard of Naruto playing a major role in the change that was Gaara and the current peace that the village had.
"Indeed," Chiyo smiled as she looked at her younger brother.
"I never thought this day would come, thanks to that blonde-haired kid…" Chiyo said, following which she looked at Gaara.
"I never thought he would change too…" Chiyo said as she closed her eyes wallowing in the peaceful feeling she had…
("I'm glad a person like you showed up…")
…
"Elder sister…" Ebizō stared at the peaceful countenance of Chiyo.
A few moments later, he frowned.
"ELDER SISTERRRR!!!!?" Ebizō shouted following which everyone in the area was shocked.
"Honoured Granny????" All the people had this one question that they wanted to ask, but seeing elder Chiyo in a motionless state only seemed to mean one thing.
"…"
"…" Ebizō was confused.
("Looks like she passed away in peace…")
"EHHHH?" The boy who glared at kankuro earlier was scared.
"Is it because of me…" the boy was the most scared he had been in life.
"Ryo-kun!" The girl beside him held his hand tightly, meanwhile, the other genins immediately took a step away from the two.
"Granny!!" Temari and Kankuro immediately ran towards Chiyo.
"hehe," they heard a small giggle.
"Huh?" All the people in the surrounding were surprised.
"I'm not falling for that again…" Rasa said with a smug look on his face as he stepped into the meeting area.
"BUHAHAHAHA!!!!!!" Chiyo started to laugh.
"I was playing dead!" Chiyo said.
"…" The boy called Ryo-kun and the girl heaved a sigh of relief while the rest were still shocked by what had happened.
"Let's get this meeting started!" Rasa said, following which everyone turned serious once again.
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Hidden Leaf Zeroth training ground…
(Whoosh!)
A figure swiftly landed on top of a tree.
"Let's see how they operate as a team…" The figure murmured.
…
A few hundred meters away from the tree stood three figures.
"What do the two of you plan to do?" Karin asked.
"…" Jūgo and Sai looked at each other, following which they nodded.
(Whoosh!) Jūgo jumped onto a tree branch located above the two, whereas Sai took out a scroll.
*drip*
Sai dipped his ink Bruch into the ink storage unit on his scroll, following which he scribbled some rough figures of rodents.
Karin, on the other hand, seeing the duo work together closed her eyes.
"…"
("Over a thousand creatures, but no humans nearby…") Karin thought as she scanned around.
"Go," Jūgo said, following which a tiny bird perched on his index finger, flew deep into the forest.
< Ninja art - Ink Super Beast Scroll >
"Go," Sai commanded following which the rodents headed into the forest.
"I'd stay hidden if I were you," Sai said, following which he jumped onto a tree branch that was on a different tree from Jūgo.
"Wait!" Karin shouted.
Sai looked down at Karin.
"Where do we meet after our sensei is discovered?"
"Do you have a plan to attack?" Karin asked.
"…" Jūgo watched over silently.
"Didn't you pay attention to what sensei said?" Sai asked nonchalantly.
"…"
"Jūgo and I shall attack,"
"You will support from the back,"
"…" Karin's eyes twitched.
Before she could say anything, Sai disappeared.
"…"
"Aren't you gonna say anything?" Karin asked Jūgo.
"Follow me," Jūgo said, following which he took off in the direction that Sai had left in earlier.
…
A few meters away, the figure on the top of the three smiled.
He raised his hand towards his headgear.
"They are on the move,"
…
"Understood!" A voice conveyed through the mind transmission.
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Hidden Leaf Village Hokage Office…
Hiruzen stamped his seal on a paper following which he put the paper on a bundle.
Hiruzen's desk was filled with a bunch of paper bundles that were also filling up the floor space beside the desk.
"ha…." Hiruzen heaved a sigh of relief following which he lit his smoke pipe.
("It is a bit boring compared to the time when Konohamaru used to launch his sneak attacks…") Hiruzen thought.
(Knock!)
(Knock!)
(Knock!)
"Come in,"
A man with two white strips covering his nose appeared.
"Kotetsu,"
"Yes, Hokage-sama," Kotetsu responded immediately.
"The paperwork has been done,"
"Send it over and deliver a message to all jonins. They are to come to the entrance of the village immediately!" Hiruzen ordered Kotetsu, as he gazed out of a window with his hands behind his back.
"It's time to head over to the Hidden Sand..."
….
Hidden Leaf Third Training ground…
Sasuke stared at Kakashi.
"a new lightning style?" Sasuke asked.
"Indeed, One that doesn't overburden your body, but more importantly it does not rely on the Sharingan," Kakashi said.
"One that does not require the Sharingan?" Sasuke asked.
"Yes, Chidori and Lightning Blade, both are overly dependant on the Sharingan and can limit you during a fight,"
"However, with this new style, you will be able to use this technique in a more versatile manner and for longer periods than ending in a one-shot move,"
"…" Sasuke remained silent.
"Hmm?" Kakashi stared at Sasuke.
"Obviously there is a drawback to this technique, is there not?" Sasuke asked.
"Indeed, the only drawback being it is not intended to be used with the same destructive might as Chidori or Lightning Blade," Kakashi said.
"…" Sasuke frowned for a moment, following which he smiled which was quite an unusual sight for someone as arrogant as him.
"You have my attention," Sasuke said.
Kakashi smiled, following which he turned around and walked towards a tree, a few meters away from the duo.
"…"
"Watch closely." Kakashi replied and lifted his arm, pointing towards the tree.
*bz!*
*bz!* *bz!*
*bz!* *bz!* *bz!*
Small sparks started to fly off of Kakashi's arm.
Sasuke's eyes widened.
"This…"
Hidden Leaf Third training ground…
*bz!*
*bz!* *bz!*
*bz!* *bz!* *bz!*
Sasuke's eyes widened seeing the purple arcs of electricity flashing across Kakashi's hand.
"Use your Sharingan," Kakashi said as he looked at the tree ahead of the duo.
Sasuke immediately activated his Sharingan not daring to waste a single second. As soon as Sasuke opened his eyes, he was able to see Kakashi's chakra flow which was a lot calmer and more docile by nature as compared to the aggressive chakra flow that he or Kakashi would experience if they were to use the Chidori or Raikiri…
("Go!") Kakashi announced in his mind, focusing on the tree.
Sasuke squinted his eyes, barely able to notice the chakra flow before the jutsu was executed.
*crackle!*
An intense burst of purple flash instantaneously struck the tree.
…
"huh?" Sasuke stared at the tree seeing it was perfectly all right.
"Wait for it," Kakashi said.
*tk!*
The trunk of the tree suddenly split following which the upper part of the tree lost its balance…
(BANG!)
The tree fell on the ground causing a minor shockwave on the land around with Sasuke staring at it in shock.
*bz!* *bz!* *bz!* *bz!*
("huh…") Sasuke then quietly turned towards Kakashi only to see his hand glowing with the purple lightning.
("He's not done yet!?") Sasuke exclaimed in his mind.
("Go!") Kakashi sent another burst of purple lightning.
(Bang!) The part of the tree that was fallen on the ground was struck, except this time, there was an explosion.
(BOOM!!!)
Sasuke stared wide-eyed at the explosion that took place.
"You can control the power easily and can use it from a long distance. This technique does not require the Sharingan to be operated." Kakashi explained with a smile as he turned towards Sasuke.
"…" Sasuke remained speechless from the excitement that was welling within him.
"That's the new purple lightning technique in a nutshell," Kakashi said.
"I see…" Sasuke replied slowly, trying his hardest to regain his calm demeanor.
"There's a reason why I am showing you this," Kakashi said suddenly.
"…" Sasuke stared silently though internally he frowned, knowing there were certain expectations of him.
"Strong weapons require time and patience to learn and can have dangerous consequences when not wielded properly. More importantly, they drain a lot of power leaving you nothing if you use it as a last resort." Kakashi explained.
Sasuke nodded having already witnessed his limit being three Chidoris. The third one could suck his chakra dry leaving him on the verge of death leaving Sasuke quite disturbed. Sasuke learned Sage mode to combat this, however, Sage mode also had a limit, which could backfire on him from either observing too much and turning into a stone or risk losing a battle and die from running out of sage mode.
"I see…" Sasuke replied.
"In short, I want you to stop practicing the Raikiri for a while and master this one first. As the training from learning this style might also play a major role in learning Raikiri in the near future," Kakashi said.
"Hmph, I will learn this technique…" Sasuke said.
"hmmm??" Kakashi was piqued from not hearing an end to the sentence.
"However, I will continue to learn the Raikiri as well," Sasuke said.
("Pretty much expected that to happen…") Kakashi thought.
(Whoosh!)
A man wearing the Hidden Leaf Flak jacket landed a few meters away from them.
"Hm?" Kakashi looked towards the man.
"Orders from the Hokage,"
"The Jōnins are to assemble at the village entrance," The man relayed.
"I see…" Kakashi nodded, seeing that it was time to leave for the Hidden Sand.
"Later then, Sasuke," Kakashi said vanishing from the spot he stood earlier.
Sasuke stared in the direction Kakashi had departed in, replaying the scene he had just witnessed.
"…"
"Hehe,"
"Seems like it is going to get interesting," Sasuke said as he lowered his head to stare at his left hand.
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Hidden Leaf BBQ,
*Om*
*Om* *Om*
*Om* *Om* *Om*
*Om*
*Om* *Om*
*Om* *Om* *Om*
"Chōji, will it kill you to slow down," Ino shouted seeing chōji pick up a lump of barbecued meat that Ino had placed for herself.
"We will win the second prize no matter what," Chōji declared as he munched quickly.
"…" Shikamaru could only spectate silently as he turned his head to gaze out the window.
("It seems like they can handle this on their own after all,") Asuma felt relieved seeing Chōji taking up the reigns for the sports festival.
"huh?" Shikamaru's gaze was interrupted by a man suddenly appearing out the window.
Asuma looked at the man and understood the message immediately.
"All right, I'll be going ahead now," Asuma said as he stood up.
("Looks like It's time for Asuma-sensei to leave with the others…") Shikamaru thought.
"You are leaving already?" Ino asked.
"Yeah…"
"I'll see you three over there in two days. Make sure to get that prize," Asuma said the following which he paid his team's tab and left the place.
"Bye sensei," the three said at the same time.
(Whoosh!) Asuma vanished from the place he stood.
Ino took a moment to gather her thoughts and then sat down only to see her pieces were all taken again.
"CHŌJI!" Ino screamed.
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Hidden Leaf Zeroth training ground…
"Go!"
*Kyarooo!!!*
An eagle swooped down swiftly closing in on a certain tree.
"Now," Jūgo shouted as he and Sai took off at the same time towards the target.
"Don't!" A voice shouted from behind.
"…" Sai turned around to glance but continued onwards towards the target, meanwhile Jūgo halted at where he was.
"What is it?" Jūgo asked.
"He is a clone…" Karin replied slowly.
…
*Kyarooo!!!* The eagle shouted as it started pecking at Yamato��s head, however it was being blocked by a kunai wielded by Yamato trying to block the beak from hitting.
(Whoosh!)
Two snakes suddenly pounced onto Yamato from the lower tree branches.
(Poof!)
A smoke cloud exploded.
"…" Sai stared silently at the smoke cloud from a few meters away.
Soon the smoke cleared up to show a wooden dummy version of captain Yamato tied up by ink snakes at the around the waist, restraining both arms.
("That was a clone huh…") Sai acknowledged the fact that he was duped.
Karin closed her eyes to scan the surroundings.
"There!" Karin pointed towards a certain tree.
(Whoosh!)
A figure immediately rushed out.
"Hurry!" Karin reminded the two.
Sai and Jūgo immediately followed after.
(Bang!)
"…" Sai, Karin, and Jūgo stared helplessly as a bunch of wooden pillars rose up in the air.
(Whoosh!)
(Whoosh!) (Whoosh!)
The three jumped off of trees skywards but could only stare in horror as a ceiling of wood quickly appeared over their heads.
< Wood Style - Wood Prison! >
A prison held the three inside.
"Looks like we've failed…" Sai said slowly.
"Indeed…" Yamato said slowly as he came into view.
"Not bad for a quickly formed team, however, you've failed the moment your surprise attack failed to hit me," Yamato explained.
"…" The three stared silently.
(Whoosh!)
A man appeared next to Yamato and immediately conveyed the message.
("If only I had more time…") Yamato thought.
(Bang!) The wooden prison was undone and the wooden pillars receded into the ground.
"That's all for today since I'll have to leave for the Hidden Sand with the others…" Yamato said as his eyes scanned the expressions of the trio, one by one.
"Before you all depart tomorrow, I want you all to think what mistakes you all have committed in today's training and reflect over them,"
"I'll be expecting you all to work together for the Sports Festival," Yamato said as he turned around and left the training field.
"…" Sai, Jūgo and Karin stared silently at the place their sensei was supposed to be and guide them.
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Hidden Leaf Magazine store…
"So these are the works of art you have done before…" Deidara said as he stared at a magazine that had Guy-sensei in only his underwear giving a muscular pose as the cover, with the title reading, 'Handsome Beast'
"Impressive," Deidara said as he flipped the page.
"Indeed, It takes a lot of work to sculpt something that you are not able to directly sculpt," Guy said as he tried hard to flex his muscles.
"Senpai, Naruto once followed Guy-sensei's diet plan and was able to become instantly strong,"
"You should try getting some personalized diets and training regiments too," Lee recommended.
"I am interested…" Deidara said as he continued to flip the magazine.
(Whoosh!)
A messenger landed outside the magazine store.
Gai had a tacit understanding that it was time for him to leave.
"Lee, looks like I'll have to leave your senpai to you so that I can join the others in heading towards Hidden Sand," Gai said.
"Understood, Guy-sensei!" Lee saluted.
Guy then turned towards Deidara.
"Looks like we'll have to set time to discuss some other day…" Guy said.
"Indeed…" Deidara nodded.
Guy then looked at Lee.
"Lee, get the team to be serious during the competition,"
"We'll show Kakashi's team that we are a force to be reckoned with!" Guy declared.
"YES!" Lee replied with over-enthusiasm.
"Prepare yourselves, I'll see you all there in two days," Guy said as he disappeared along with the messenger.
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Hidden Leaf Village Entrance…
A few figures waited at the gateway for the final group of people, before setting off.
The figures at the gate included Hiruzen, Kurenai, Asuma, Kakashi, and a few other jōnins.
"Guy is the last one we are waiting for, correct?" Hiruzen asked.
"Yes…" Kakashi replied.
…
(Whoosh!)
Guy landed right beside Kakashi.
"Hidden Leaf's Handsome beast has arrived," Guy announced.
"You're late," Kakashi said, which made Guy's eyed widen.
"Ahem,"
"Sorry for being late…" Guy apologized immediately.
"It's all right, The messengers can't get to everyone all at once,"
"So don't blame yourself," Hiruzen said with a smile.
"Hmm?" Kakashi was surprised.
"What is it?" Hiruzen asked.
"Isn't that…" Kakashi pointed his index finger towards the entrance.
"Haah…."
"Haah…."
"Haah…."
"Oh, if it isn't Mr.Ta…" Before Kakashi could say a word, he was interrupted by the figure.
"KAKASHI,"
*cough* *cough* "We need your help,"
"The village, Hajime and Arata are…"
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