Naruto: Uzumaki Yuji [EN]

The Ajisai team at this moment is somewhat at peace, Yūji cooked for the three, it was the first night they spent inside the forest of death and the three were with the campfire lit, something that Ajisai had told them was so that the enemies would approach them.

But to the sorrow and suffering of the three, only three teams have attacked in total, the three teams only had heaven scrolls! It was a heavy blow for the three, whereby the team was sitting around a campfire, Suiren was watching the flame in the center in a stuttering manner between them but was also alert to the surroundings, not for nothing was she the sensory ninja of the team.

Ajisai was very serious at those moments, even the imperative Yūji, it was tense moments since his life was in danger every hour, and they must not be careless.

The night passed without problems, they were good at hiding, rotating the watch first with Ajisai, then Yūji and finally Suiren.

It was the morning of the second day, and the team was moving at a constant speed, Yūji was looking around using his bandage again, feeling very free just to stroll among trees.

" I think that everyone right now is dead with fear, and I'm sure many also died yesterday " whispered the boy in a low voice, hearing the grumble of his elder.

" Don't let your guard down, we need to search for that scroll to finish this pathetic challenge " whispered Ajisai, barely audible to her team.

But he was right, they had to advance and see if they found a team from which they could steal.

They spent several minutes stopping in various places until they succeeded, Yūji had already noticed three of them but let Suiren say it.

" Over there! A team, it looks like they're eating " said Suiren with seriousness, her expression, which was always neutral, now became much more marked.

Unlike Ajisai, whose smile became more sadistic, " We'll attack right now, Yūji, knock them out with a single blow "

" Hai " said the boy, he did not need to hear more, the cursed energy flowed down to his bare feet, which only had bandages until reaching that team, and he could not distinguish them except by their chakra... although it is very strange, one does not possess chakra, or at least only has a very minuscule amount that not even the easiest jutsu could mobilize.

The one who appeared to have the most chakra on the team attacked, and his malevolent aura.

The team that was eating was Jōnin Guy's team, Neji was alert that a different team was approaching, he always activated his byakugan during the vulnerable moments of his team, eating and sleeping and that team was far away.

He could not help but be surprised when the one who possessed such abundant chakra disappeared like a blur.

" Neji! " I heard a cry, but I could not follow the movement.

The air around him was surveyed aggressively, his hair moving fiercely as well, his eyes wide with the surprise of seeing that Rock Lee had managed to protect himself before receiving that blow.

" W-what...? " Neji saw everything in slow motion, if that blow had hit his head where it was directed, he would have already been knocked out.

Rock Lee, who intercepted the kick from that little boy, was surprised by the force that was given to him, feeling that if it were not for his orange weights on his legs and arms, it would have broken his leg bone, a grimace appeared on his face. ' what... speed! ' he could barely think, managing to push that red‐haired boy away from Neji.

Rock Lee had realized that Neji was about to be attacked by feeling the breeze circulating at an abnormal speed, a high‐pitched sound was heard approaching, and if Neji did not react at that moment, he would be in serious trouble.

But Yūji was surprised, that boy, whom he did not consider a great threat, withstood the impact of his kick?

' how incredible, he has strength ' thought Yūji, being only a few meters away from that team, his team having barely arrived behind him.

Ajisai and Suiren appeared with a serious demeanor, their eyes fixed on the Konoha team.

" Hand over your scroll and I won't hurt you " he said directly, his face neutral.

The opposing team was already alert, Neji, sweating and with his palms raised toward them, in the traditional soft style stance, the surprise had not left his expression, on the contrary, his heart was still beating rapidly.

' that kid, he is dangerous, he might specialize in taijutsu, I can't keep up with him with my eyes! And his enormous chakra reserves, this is... ' thought the Hyūga as he watched that red‐haired boy, he did not notice hostile intentions against them, but he was still worried about Rock Lee getting into battles that one day might not turn out in his favor.

But they would not give him the scroll he desired.

Tenten was already ready with her scroll to summon her weapons, her face nervous just like Neji's, that boy was the most dangerous, his destructive force was immediately evident, seeing that although he did not manage to hit Neji, Rock Lee was the one who suffered the impact.

Rock Lee assumed a fighting stance, one leg forward and one behind, he extended his right hand and the other a little lower, his face, which had been serious, now changed to one of excitement, " You're very strong! Your blow made my leg sting when I blocked your blow! Let's fight right now! If we lose, we'll give you the scroll! If you win, you'll give us yours! " The way he spoke was loud and clear, Yūji smiled excitedly at possibly finding an opponent who wouldn't faint from one of his blows.

Both Tenten and Neji looked at Rock Lee, sweating, he is the impulsive one of the team, but it is not a bad idea, if his companion feels confident, they would accept it.

Perhaps they were imagining too much, " Lee, don't rush, that kid might not be a weak opponent " he tried to remind his companion.

Rock Lee was only waiting for that red‐haired one, still without leaving his stance so that at any moment he could launch into action, " I know, Neji, that's why I'll give my best "

Yūji was still showing excitement, but he would not do anything if the one commanding the mission did not agree, the boy, as if he were about to buy a candy that his mother did not want, looked at the girl, at least Ajisai noticed it.

" Sister Ajisai, is it possible that way? " asked the girl as if expecting a scolding.

Ajisai smiled slightly, " Finish off that conceited brat, we'll fight the other two " she ordered, and with that Yūji no longer had to wait, he punched excitedly.

And when he turned his head in the direction of that bowl head, something gave Rock Lee a bad feeling.

That boy, how is he able to see in his direction? He had barely realized that his eyes were bandaged.

" Let's play, Konoha ninja, my name is Yūji from the Rain Village, and I'll defeat you right here! " he introduced himself but not without making a movement.

The air was tense, now he was aware of the sensation of the green monkey, and without leaving that familiar stance, he declared, " I'm Rock Lee from the Leaf Village, and I'll be the one to defeat you "

No more was needed, a small laugh from Yūji was enough to set his cursed energy ablaze at his feet, he was so fast!

Now Neji managed to notice something unusual that he had not before, that boy, at the moment of striking the ground with his leg, something so sinister and malevolent coursed through his body, not in the tenketsu, but outside of the tenketsu.

An energy he had never seen, it was not chakra.

" But, what is that? " he tried to discern more, but he could not, the boy is too fast for his eyes.

" Water Style, Great Cascade Jutsu! "

" Oh! "

Neji could no longer watch the fight that was taking place, for a great wave was launched in his direction, that same wave was devouring everything in its path. He managed to avoid it by barely leaping and crashing into a nearby tree trunk, and, agitated, he saw the direction from which that jutsu had been released.

Ajisai, upon seeing her teammate take action, launched herself directly at the only girl on the opposing team, " Haha, you guys are in big trouble with Yūji here! " she declared. She no longer denied the fact that Yūji is a great asset to her team, taking a great leap, she activated her fūinjutsu seals, her manic gesture as she threw multiple shuriken and kunai, and seeing that they were heading toward the girl with bows, she prepared by making only the rat seal with her hand to release the jutsu, " Wind Style, Air Current! " A great gust of air burst from her mouth, propelling at enormous speed, the shuriken and kunai that had been released now appeared like projectiles moving at speeds impossible to dodge.

Tenten changed her confident expression to one more bitter, " It's not good! " She unfurled her large scroll that she always carried with her and, in doing so, used only a sword, she was a specialist in bukijutsu, so when that attack became dangerous at an admirable speed, she preferred to defend rather than launch a counterattack.

Tenten began to move in harmony, her swordsmanship was sublime. Every shuriken or kunai that was about to hit her, she twisted her body, striking the exact point of those weapons, deflecting them and sending them in several directions, dodging with leaps and striking in tandem with her katana. Sometimes crouching and making movements that one without practice could never do, she did it all while running straight to a large tree, climbing up to its crown.

Ajisai watched as she ran, already ready with more of her seals in her hands in case she used a jutsu.

The girl with bows's gaze became rigid as she launched her two large scrolls toward Ajisai, " Twin Ascending Dragons! " she shouted as she unfurled them, the red‐haired girl felt surprised when she momentarily saw the image of a dragon.

" What is this? " was all she whispered, believing she would launch a useless attack, but in the end she was mistaken, she thought she was good at throwing weapons, but she was very wrong in that regard.

In the end, there was someone better at weapon throwing.

In front of her came a rain of multiple weapons, not only kunai and shuriken, but also katanas, senbon, daggers, she could not count them.

Without noticing how Tenten, positioned high from where she had climbed, was preparing more of her scrolls in case Ajisai defended herself,

with a grunt of surprise she did not hesitate to use the only summoning she had, she had wanted to save it in case the third stage would also be a fight.

She drew a scroll on which she executed the respective seals at a speed she did not even notice, and the weapons were coming ever closer to her.

" Summoning Technique! " She struck with her hand, channeling her chakra into the scroll, and at that moment it was not necessary to speak to her summoning, from there emerged a demonic-looking frog that grabbed her with its long tongue and leapt greatly, saving Ajisai from the attack that had befallen the girl with bows, all the weapons remained where, for a moment, the red‐haired girl was, revealing an image that perhaps at that moment Ajisai would have been impaled.

Tenten frowned as she saw her move away from her position, but she was breathing rather heavily, unleashing her rain of weapons was tiring, and she felt the adrenaline of the moment since one of the blows from the Rain Ninja had almost penetrated her abdomen.

She only had small scratches from the kunai.

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Suiren really was not doing very well in her fight, she was a long‐range combatant, her taijutsu was not the best, but she was very good with jutsu.

The fault is that she had come into contact with a Hyūga, they are specialists in both close- and long-range combat, and she was agitated at having to create distance from that guy, but it seemed not to matter much to her since he made a movement she could not recognize, throwing blows at her position without the need for physical contact, it was painful, as she already had several bruises all over her body.

' Those eyes are dangerous ' was what she thought at that moment upon seeing how the boy was analyzing her movements constantly, so intently that she felt terror.

The moment she saw that Hyūga running toward her, she performed a water jutsu again, after all, it is her only element.

Monkey → Rat → Tiger → Dragon → Horse → Dragon

" Water Style, Snake Mouth! " From Suiren's mouth came a large amount of water, which formed very much like a snake, that very snake was heading in the direction of Neji at a quite fast pace.

The Hyūga, upon noticing that jutsu, could not avoid it, he was too close to have used the Vacuous Palm of the Eight Trigrams to deflect the jutsu, being so near ultimately proved counterproductive, and now the very snake, at the moment of swallowing it, dragged him at a speed that increased the further he got away, Neji tried to take a breath but could not escape that powerful vortex as the snake was continuously deforming while moving away from the one who released the jutsu.

" Gha! " A small, muffled cry escaped as he crashed forcefully into the trunk of a tree, his eyes widening since that blow was about to break one of his ribs.

Suiren canceled the jutsu, her breathing ragged as she watched that Hyūga get back on his feet, ' "I've run out of chakra."... ' she thought with regret, having consecutively used jutsu that are a torture for her and her modest chakra reserves, and now she still had not defeated that pearl‐eyed boy.

Neji coughed a couple of times, but despite the pain in his back he was standing.

He has suffered worse blows than that.

Neji reactivated his byakugan, with it he managed to notice that his enemy no longer possessed enough chakra to use another jutsu, using both defensive and offensive techniques, now nothing could block his attacks.

The Hyūga ran in the direction of the enemy ninja, Suiren held her kunai in her hands, trying to maintain a defense, she had no choice but to fight without jutsu.

That was her mistake, believing she would have an opportunity against those guys, after all, they too have the strength befitting chūnin.

The pearl‐eyed boy, upon reaching that position, began a taijutsu fight, it was clear who was gaining the advantage at that moment. Although Suiren managed to block one blow, that boy had managed to hit her painfully with his palms, he deflected five blows but had already overwhelmed her with more than ten.

Neji, now having extended his index and ring fingers and channeling his chakra to that spot, was ready to end that battle, which, in his opinion, had gone on for too long, the Rain Ninja had skill, but it was bad luck that she had to face him.

The reason he placed his fingers in that position was to use the gentle fist, Suiren was overwhelmed by the blows and somewhat disoriented, Neji had already managed to leave her seriously injured.

Attacking swiftly at her tenketsu points, Suiren could no longer avoid it, her offensive broke down when she tried to kick, she managed to land it, but in the end the Hyūga struck her tenketsu that ran from her shoulders, leaving her without chakra and with her arms' mobility compromised due to those fragile points.

Suiren's cry was heard at that moment as she could no longer move her arms, she had been kicked a few meters away from the pearl‐eyed boy's chest, agitated and already caked with dirt like sweat, her vision doubled, compared to her enemy, though he was breathing a bit heavily and showed little sign of pain, he remained in perfect condition.

" f-fuck... " Her legs were trembling, unable to stay standing, she did not realize at what moment everything went black.

Neji saw the Rain Ninja fall unconscious to the ground, she no longer held that offensive stance and now clutched her injured arm, one of those kunai attacks had inflicted a deep wound from which blood kept gushing, and he approached the spot where the ninja had fainted just to check if she still had the scroll they needed, but it seemed she did not, a fact that made him click his tongue in anger.

An explosion made him turn toward the distance, with his eyes he could see perfectly how Rock Lee was fighting in a manner that even made him shudder.

That boy, who appears to be underage, was giving him a very tough fight against the best in taijutsu, a fact that made him tense.

' I hope Tenten has finished the job, we need to get the scroll no matter what. ' thought the boy as he got up and left that ninja behind.

He also hoped that Rock Lee would finish the battle.

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[ Rock Lee POV ]

When this fight began, I truly believed I would win quickly, although I was surprised by the blow that that little boy had given to my teammate, he still felt weak to me.

His appearance so thin, he didn't have any muscle mass that gave me any indication that he had been practicing taijutsu since he was very young, how can he have such strength being so little?

His behavior, was it excited? I am too! But this is a matter of life or death! I will never give up!

As soon as I finished introducing myself to him, I was surprised by that speed, I didn't notice it at all until he came right in front of me and once again landed a clean punch! He didn't even strike a taijutsu pose, he went straight for my face.

I crossed my arms to block the blow he gave me, my eyes almost popped out of their sockets as I blocked it, it was so powerful, I even heard the very sound of its force!

The impact made me try to keep my legs planted on the ground, but as a result I was pushed far away from my comrades, seeing that smile only ignited... my flames of youth!

I gritted my teeth to retract the blow, bent my body to increase the power of my kick, I wasn't lagging behind in the force of my strikes either!

The boy was pushed upward, I saw a small grimace on his face but didn't care, I leaped while he was still airborne, " HAAAA! " I shouted from my effort, wanting to surpass my limits, test all these blows of eternal youth, Rain Boy!

My kicks went from being clearly visible to merely a blur, despite giving it my all in the air, I saw that boy did nothing to dodge them, it was as if he accepted them with great pleasure, which left me baffled, but it didn't matter, " Take all my youth, kid! " I shouted, pure adrenaline coursing through all my muscles.

I saw him spit blood from my kicks at his precise points, I ended up using his body as support to finish above him, the heel of my enhanced kick, powered by my weights, struck his back, that boy bent abnormally and, as if it were a fleeting shot, ended up buried in the ground, causing cracks and upheaval of the earth to appear, the dust was so thick I could barely see his buried body.

The boy... simply let himself be attacked.

I fell to the ground a few meters away from him, panting from trying to finish quickly, as I heard the commotion from where my comrades were, I can't leave them alone for so long, and I clenched my bandaged knuckles to keep watching that red‐haired movement.

I thought it was over, but hearing those laughs left me bewildered, without losing my stance, I noticed how that red‐haired boy adjusted himself, smiling excitedly as the dust he had raised slowly dissipated, the blood staining his mouth told me I had injured him, yet he behaved as if... he hadn't been hurt at all, it was quite the opposite.

He was just as excited as I was.

" Are those your best moves? You have a very different style! But I have one too! " The high‐pitched voice of the boy reached me, as I tensed waiting for a move, previously I could at least perceive where he had gone.

I didn't expect them to be already behind me, my large eyebrows raised, " A-ah! " I barely managed to react.

I thought I would be met with blows, but did he only grab me by the feet? That was all I felt, because by the time I realized it, I was comically flying through the air just as I had done before.

The boy did flips before giving me a strong throw, it was much more powerful than what I did.

I tried to get into position to receive the blow among those large trees, but don't expect that he mimicked my movement!

Unlike me, who used my powerful kicks, he began overwhelming me with his punches, some movements were very predictable, but others left me baffled as at the last moment he changed his target, if his fist was heading for my chest, in such a fluid manner it would switch to my abdomen!

His blows... they feel as cold as if I were covered in ice! Ice so painful! As if I were being struck with my own weights or even heavier ones.

" Haa, th-that... is incredible! Very amazing! " Despite him hitting me with those blows I could not deflect, my eyes surely shone, " yes, boy, unleash your youth, this is a true fight, this is what I was looking for! "

My movements became such a blur that no one could distinguish them, unless that someone had Neji's byakugan or Uchiha Sasuke's sharingan, but this boy was keeping up with my pace!

Around us, the blizzard grew ever more pronounced, the bark of the trees showed signs of cracking, my brow already dripping with small beads of sweat, this boy... was making me summon my strength.

" Maybe the destiny of my youth is dictating it! "

I couldn't react when he switched from punches to kicks, it was so abrupt!

" Hagh! " Saliva spurted from my mouth, a direct blow to my stomach, I felt this strike was different, much worse than those I had been receiving before.

I thought my vision had clouded, it was only fleeting, but it did happen, it had been a long time since anyone made my awareness fade a little.

The impact was overwhelming, as if explosive charges had been used, when I hit the ground directly just as I did with him, everything around me crumbled and the dust had already risen to the sky, my back suffered a terrible blow, I think I've fractured a few ribs despite trying to position myself to withstand it.

' I never imagined it could be so powerful! ' Despite the pain, my smile shone even brighter.

I didn't notice the blood that was also coming from my mouth, I got up panting, looking at the boy.

But unlike me, who was so excited to fight, that boy no longer showed much emotion.

It seemed he directed his gaze elsewhere, when I turned in that direction, that is where our teams were, and his smile had disappeared.

Where our teams were, there was silence.

I saw him move in one motion toward the area where my team and his team were, " Hey, we haven't finished our fight yet! " I ran to follow him, if he removed his weights, I would undoubtedly catch him!

But when I arrived, I was relieved to see that Neji and Tenten were there, although my radiance was still in play.

I noticed how the red‐haired boy now emanated a very different vibe than before.

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This fight felt good with the boy with little chakra, I was going to continue the combat, but it is impossible for me not to worry about my team, I've not been able to sense their chakra for some time now and hearing the destruction of the attacks, I wouldn't have worried because I know the strengths of my friends.

But not hearing them made me anxious to know if they were okay at that moment, I had to pause my fight which was more a spar at a higher level for me and ran with cursed energy under my feet toward the direction where that Leaf ninja and I had been.

When I arrived, I only sensed two forms of chakra, which made me tense up, I clenched my knuckles, I did not care that that girl with bows threatened me with a staff, nor that boy with his hands extended toward me.

" Where is my team? Answer before I kill you right now! " I stated clearly with my threat, I did not want to do it, but they have refused, and if they touched Suiren and Ajisai, I will not hold back.

" Hand over your scroll first " said the other boy who threatened me with his hands.

I am getting angry.

I let more of my cursed energy flow to threaten them, it came out stronger than usual, now I was letting only a small part of it flow, and it was so powerful as to crack the ground beneath my feet, I could feel the surprise of those boys, but I did not care.

" If you don't answer right now about where my team is, I'll kill you " I declared a second time.

I could vaguely perceive their nervous and surprised gestures, at least I noticed it from that boy with long hair.

" one "

The large-hair boy managed to see was not lying, he would not give any information until he delivered his scroll, he was reluctant to say it.

" two "

The Hyūga boy noticed a strange abnormality, with his byakugan activated, he saw something different, his chakra was shifting, and his tense expression turned to surprise once again.

That chakra was changing colors, it went from blue to purple, moving faster and faster, and together with his companions, he saw that the boy had his hands extended in front of him, as if he were about to applaud.

But he noticed that the boy was preparing a technique, a very big one that made him shout to his two companions, his body felt threatened.

" Run now! " Something uncharacteristic of Neji was to flee from a battle, but he would not disappoint his instincts. Rock Lee looked at his companion, he had never doubted him, especially when he noticed that his byakugan was in use.

Tenten, along with her two companions, ran out of the area, everything was happening in slow motion, and his speed was so fast that I could no longer see that red‐haired boy.

But for me, it was as if all sound disappeared the moment he pronounced the last number.

A white sound until he said " three "

Only in that silent forest was his resounding applause heard, performing one of Choso's most characteristic positions, around him, tiny balls of blood formed, charged with cursed energy, the six eyes made it so that he simply did not even feel that his chakra or his CE had been touched, as if he had activated this technique that combined these corrosive energies together.

Now let them flow in symphony.

" Slicing Exorcism " I whispered as if it were a murmur to the wind, my eyes wide as I looked in the direction where that team had fled, my face neutral as I was going to kill.

If they did not tell me where my team was, I would assume they had killed them, despite being furious, I will not hold back.

The blood that floated around him, at the mere utterance of the solemn name, burst forth at an unimaginable speed, the Leaf ninjas who were already so far away managed to reach them, the blood swirled like a sea unheard of.

That very blood was destroying and causing the trees it touched to fall, destroying everything in its path, something that made me clench my jaw, I did not want to cause a disaster in order to search for Ajisai and Suiren, I wanted to leave as little destruction as possible.

When the technique ended, he was no longer panting in pain from using his 'Kekke Genkai' , on the contrary, the six eyes ensured that not even a drop of sweat broke out from his temple.

He saw all the destruction it had caused in its wake, most of the ground had vanished and the trees that the blood touched were cut into pieces, some very small and others more noticeable.

He no longer cared, not even for their scroll, as he went straight in search of Ajisai and Suiren, that expression which had been lifeless turned into concern.

I had to find my teammates!

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[ There is no illustration today, it will be in the next chapter ,D I hope that at least the fight scenes are enjoyable, as I said I'm a novice action writer, and I will improve as I progress, promised ♡ ]