"This.... this is....." Temari took a couple of steps back as she looked at what was happening in front of her with fear in her eyes.
Shikamaru was covered in pure darkness, with the white in his eyes being the only thing visible in all of the darkness around him. Almost half of the stadium was engulfed in a pure black shadow.
"Oh my Sage he turned into a nigga—"
"Shut the hell up sensei. You're embarrassing us. What if we don't get invited to the other nations' Chunin exams anymore because of you?" Omoi grumbled as he covered Bee's mouth.
"What's this? What's happening to Shikamaru?" Shikaku looked at his worried wife, Yoshino Nara.
Yoshino is apart of the Allied Mothers Force like Mebuki is. She has long, dark brown hair usually kept in a low ponytail with three strands framing her face, fair skin and dark eyes.
"Don't worry, dear. Our son's just using his abilities to the fullest." Shikaku assured her as he kissed her on the forehead. Shikamaru narrowed his eyes at Temari as he sent out a dark shadow that zoomed towards her.
'It's faster than before!!' Temari thought as she added chakra to her feet before she started running away from the shadow.
She was shocked to see that the shadow was following her wherever she went. Even when she started running on the wall, the shadow crawled onto it and continued chasing her.
Temari looked at Shikamaru. 'I need to attack him, maybe it'll stop!' Temari thought as she leaped away from the wall. In midair, Temari swung her fan powerfully at him.
"Wind Style: Sickle Weasel Jutsu!!" Temari shouted as she sent a giant gust of wind at Shikamaru. The gust is powerful enough to blow away incoming attacks and knock targets off their feet.
If Shikamaru should become engulfed in the winds, his body will be carved up by the countless wind blades. Shikamaru just looked at it as the wind approached him.
Suddenly, a dome made out of shadows covered Shikamaru entirely. The gust of wind slammed into it and clashed with it for a while before it dissipated.
Temari was horrified, that attack was the only Jutsu in her arsenal. She didn't bother learning anything else since everybody she had fought always goes down when she uses that Jutsu once.
The shadow that was on the wall, shot out of it and chased after her while she was still in midair. Temari used the Body Flicker Jutsu to appear back on the ground. She started using it constantly to dodge multiple lines of pure black shadows that chased her to no end.
Shikamaru smirked but no one could see it due to him being covered in darkness. Temari was stuck and had nowhere to escape now. He took the chance to change the rat seal he was holding into the bird seal.
"Ninja Art: Shadow Stitching Jutsu!"
The lines of shadows chasing Temari suddenly materialized and shot out bunches of tendril-like needles at her.
"Argh!!" Temari yelled as the needles wrapped around every inch of her body, leaving her no room to escape. The needles had that hard of a grip on her whole body that she was forced to drop the giant fan.
Shikamaru started returning back to normal but he still maintained his Jutsu. He reached into his pocket and took out Asuma's lighter and a pack of cigarettes.
He lit up one, put it on his lips and started smoking it. Kurenai glared at Asuma who grinned nervously at her while still smoking the same cigarette since the start of his student's fight.
"Shikamaru Nara!!! What the hell do you think you're doing young man!!!" Shikamaru resisted groaning as he heard his mother Yoshino shrieking at him from the crowd.
"Honey, relax. You can scold him back home." Shikaku chuckled as he gently pushed Yoshino back onto her seat. Yoshino looked at him.
"You should be angry, Shikaku! Our son is smoking! He's ruining his health!" Yoshino argued with him.
" Shikamaru's a Shinobi of Konoha meaning he's an adult now. He knows what he's doing. And I smoke too, why aren't you scolding me then?" Shikaku raised an eyebrow at his wife. Yoshino blushed and looked down.
" B-because you look h-handsome while you're smoking. A-and I don't think I could have the heart to scold you." Yoshino stuttered out. Shikaku chuckled and patted his wife on the head, making her even more embarrassed at the public display of affection.
Shikamaru blew out a puff of smoke and began walking towards the captured Temari. "I'm surprised you're not dead yet considering you can only perform that one elemental Jutsu."
"You're the Kazekage's daughter right? So it would make perfect sense if you have the resources to get whatever you want. Jutsus, instructors, equipment you name it. I'm disappointed you know, I was expecting you to have something up your sleeve. And yet you're here. "
"I worked my ass off day and night creating those two Jutsus. I was exhausted and I almost gave up. My mom was still up waiting for me even though I arrive back home at midnight, just so she could have dinner to me. That gave me the push I needed. Thanks mom." Shikamaru smiled at Yoshino before looking back at Temari.
"I would definitely be a hypocrite saying this, but someone as privileged as you should be more powerful and higher ranking than this. I can't say much, but I got serious about being a Shinobi a year ago and I'm glad I did. What about you, what did you do during all that time?" Shikamaru asked her before he spewed out chakra infused smoke from his mouth, surrounding Temari with it.
Shikamaru performed a set of hand seals. He ended the set with a tiger seal. "Hope this teaches you a lesson." He whispered.
" Fire Style: Burning Ash. " The Nara muttered igniting the smoke with a flint placed on his teeth beforehand to create a spark, resulting in a giant explosion.
*BOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMM!!!!!*
A large flaming explosion surrounded the captured Temari. Kankuro watched in horror at what just happened.
"TEMARI!!!!" He shouted loudly, desperately hoping that his sister was alright. The smoke, cleared, revealing an unconscious, burnt and smoking Temari lying on the ground.
"WINNER!!! SHIKAMARU NARA!!!!!"
Shikamaru did not care about the loud cheers he received as he walked up to where his parents were sitting at.
Shikamaru widened his eye a little as he was hugged tightly by his mother who was sobbing uncontrollably while hugging her son.
"My baby!!! My precious baby!! I love you so much!!" Yoshino shouted while caressing the back of Shikamaru's head. Shikamaru smiled and hugged his mother back.
"I love you too, mom. I'll make you the proudest mom ever." He whispered, making Yoshino wail louder. Shikaku smiled as he stood behind Shikamaru and patted him in the back.
"Way to go, my son. "
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"Nice job, my man. You made your mom cry." Naruto smirked at Shikamaru as he gave the Nara a high five. Shikamaru rolled his eyes at the blonde's tease.
"Troublesome...." He grumbled.
"Will Kankuro of the Sand and Aburame Shino come down to the arena please—
" I GIVE UP!!!!" Kankuro shouted, making the crowd boo at him. Naruto looked at him.
" I didn't think you would give up so easily make up boy!!" Naruto shouted at him. Kankuro scowled.
" How many times do I have to tell your dumbass it's WAR PAINT!!!! "
Naruto grinned mischievously. "You can tell me it's war paint all you want bro, but if it looks like make up, and comes from your sister's make up drawer, then it's make up, no two ways around it! " the blonde replied, making Kankuro turned red.
"Will Uchiha Satsuki and Rock Lee come down!!"
Satsuki smirked as she and Lee jumped down to the arena at the same time.
Lee grinned brightly at Satsuki who squinted her eyes a little at how bright his teeth were. "I have been looking forward to this battle with you Satsuki-chan! Today we shall truly test our flames of youth!" Lee declared energetically.
"Hn. " Satsuki nodded back as Lee deactivated the resistance seals on his body and took off the physical weights around his ankles. Satsuki took the chance to release her resistance seals. Lee threw the ankle weights towards Naruto who caught it and placed them down on the ground gently.
Lee looked back at Satsuki and pumped his fist to the air. "I am pleased to hear that! I will strive to make this battle my most youthful yet!! And if I cannot do that then I will—
"Let's just get the battle started Lee." Satsuki muttered as she entered her taijutsu stance and activated her Sharingan. Lee nodded and the stared into each other's eyes seriously.
"This Rock Lee, how good is he, Lord Hokage?" A asked Hiruzen.
" Lee is a taijutsu specialist like his sensei Might Guy. He is able to open 5 of the Eight Gates. But unfortunately we won't get to see that in this fight, he's already torn his muscles when he activated the Fourth Gate. I'm sure he won't risk something like that in the first round of the finals. " Hiruzen replied. A hummed as he focused back on the fight.
Genma looked between the two opponents and nodded. "Remember you two, clean matches! Fight!!"
Lee shot off like a rocket, blasting towards Satsuki and attempting to hit her with a right hook. Satsuki with her Sharingan and experience fighting Kakashi saw it coming and dodged it.
She gave him an uppercut to the jaw then sending him back with a kick to his ribs. Lee stumbled back, holding onto his ribs which felt like they had been compressed by the blow.
"Excellent shot Satsuki-chan! I see you've gotten much faster! " Lee commented as Satsuki reentered her taijutsu stance. The Uchiha smirked at him.
"You did too. I'm fighting you, getting faster is a must.....Open the First Gate Lee, you're gonna need it." Satsuki requested seriously. Lee widened his eyes and looked at his sensei but as he did, he got punched in the face by Satsuki.
"Don't get distracted. Your sensei can't hold your hand in the middle of a real battle. Make your own call." Satsuki muttered to him, making Lee frown and looking at Guy again on instinct.
*BAM!!!*
Lee grunted as he staggered back, taking a chakra enhanced punch from Satsuki to the face. "What the hell did I just say?" Satsuki mumbled.
Lee narrowed his eyes and clenched his fists tightly before getting into a horse stance.
"Gate of Opening, RELEASE!!!!!!"
To be continued...