(A.N: The jutsu these ninja are going to use are not kekkei genkai. It is just using two chakra natures at the same time, which is much weaker than kekkei genkai but still gets the job done, mainly because they are from those villages ^~^)
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“How the hell did they cook something like this in the forest?” Shima, the leader of the Sunagakure team, said.
“It’s even more delicious than the restaurants in our village,” Tama, the simplest of the three, said while enjoying his share.
“Do you think they’ll give us a little more if we ask?” he asked.
“They may consider feeding you to that bear if you do that,” Kuro replied, feeding his insects some of his share of the meat.
“Also, how was that bear so docile? I’m pretty sure that was a wild bear because we saw the cave near them,” Shima asked, taking one more bite.
“I don’t know, but maybe those tree-huggers have some ability to tame animals, something they developed living in the forest for so long,” Kuro said.
“No, Konoha ninja don’t have that ability. Maybe they placed it under a genjutsu. Since they had two Uchiha, it’s not impossible,” Shima suggested.
“Well, unless we’re planning to target them, it doesn’t matter to us, right?” Tama said.
“I was planning on forming an alliance with another team to target them, but now I don’t want to,” Shima said.
“Why? Is it because they gave us food?” Kuro asked.
“No, it’s because we’re no match for them. In the previous fight, none of them used their full power. Heck, those two didn’t even use genjutsu, and we were defeated in a minute. The result might stay the same even if we add another team to the equation. Also, this time, they might kill us because we’d be like traitors to them,” Shima said.
“Well, we have a more important task than taking some childish revenge anyway. Let’s keep searching for other teams. We still need two more scrolls,” Kuro said.
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*Team Amegakure finds themselves in an intense battle against teams from Shimogakure and Yugakure in Lightning Valley.*
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Atop a rugged cliff in Lightning Valley, Team Amegakure prepared themselves, though their stealth was compromised due to a conflict with wolves in the valley, exposing their location. They could now sense other teams surrounding them.
“There’s more than one team,” Suiren, the leader of Amegakure, muttered. Since they knew the location of three scrolls, they now had a big target on their backs.
From the shadows, teams from Shimogakure and Yugakure, both with zero scrolls, surrounded them. These villages were minor, but their teams were the elite sent to maintain their village's reputation. Their movements were swift and coordinated.
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“Here they come,” Suiren muttered, his keen eyes scanning the landscape, noting subtle disturbances in the trees and chakra flickers. “They think they can catch us off guard.”
With a swift hand signal, Suiren commanded his team into defensive positions. The battle was imminent.
Suddenly, a Shimogakure shinobi slammed his palm onto the rocky earth.
*Ice Style: Frozen Ground*
Waves of chakra spread through the ground, instantly freezing the terrain. The already harsh conditions of Lightning Valley became even more treacherous as slick ice formed beneath Amegakure’s feet, attempting to destabilize them.
“Keep your footing!” Suiren yelled, his mind racing for a counter.
Before Amegakure could react, another Shimogakure shinobi charged forward.
*Wind Style: Wind Blade Jutsu*
A barrage of razor-sharp wind blades tore through the air, aiming directly at Suiren and his team.
With a fluid motion, Suiren quickly formed hand seals.
*Water Style: Water Wall*
A thick wall of water rose from the moisture in the air, blocking the wind blades with a satisfying hiss as they collided.
Just as Amegakure started to recover, Yugakure’s team launched their assault. Their leader, a muscular kunoichi named Asuka, appeared behind Suiren in a blur of speed.
*Steam Style: Vapor Fist*
Her hand was encased in boiling steam, aiming a powerful punch at Suiren’s head, the heat so intense it distorted the air around it.
Suiren barely had time to duck as her fist grazed his cheek, scalding his skin. He winced but quickly retaliated, kicking upward to force her back. “We can’t let them get too close!” he called to his team, who were busy dodging water bullets from the other two members of Yugakure’s team.
Asuka, not one to back down, formed quick hand signs.
*Steam Style: Boiling Mist*
With visible strain, she spat pressurized steam, covering the battlefield in a cloud of scalding hot vapor. The mist surrounded the area, burning any exposed skin and blinding the vision of all who entered.
Suiren grimaced as the burning mist closed in. “We need to disperse it! Kaito, now!”
Kaito nodded, weaving a series of rapid hand seals.
*Water Style: Aqua Whirlwind*
An A-rank Water Style jutsu summoned a spiraling vortex of water that spun around him and his teammates. The powerful current sucked in the boiling mist and scattered it, clearing their vision and quelling the heat.
But there was a price. Kaito now had no chakra left.
Seeing her most powerful attack thwarted, Asuka shouted, “We’ll have to overwhelm them with force! All together!”
She leaped forward, her fists once again coated in steam as she attacked Kaito, now visibly weakened, while the remaining Yugakure shinobi flanked Suiren. Kaito narrowly dodged her punch, but the impact cracked the frozen terrain, creating more chaos.
Suiren and the last member of his team were surrounded by both Yugakure and Shimogakure’s teams, with Kaito fighting Asuka alone.
‘This is getting out of hand…’ Suiren thought, then sighed. “Everyone, Plan C!” he shouted.
Both of his teammates nodded and crushed the pills in their mouths. Suiren started making hand signs and then placed his hands on his own body.
All six of his opponents got on guard against the unknown jutsu, but after waiting for a few seconds, nothing happened.
‘Is he trying to buy time?’ everyone thought, but before they could react, dense purple smoke began to emanate from Suiren’s mouth.
*Poison Release: Poison Breath Jutsu*
Even the plants that came into contact with the poison melted. The others, already on guard, tried to evade it, but Kaito, with his last bit of chakra, used Wind Release to spread the poison farther.
Seeing an opportunity, Suiren called out to his final teammate. “Now!”
Ren, who had been waiting for the right moment, released his trump card.
*Lightning Style: Thunder Fang*
A massive bolt of lightning surged from his hands, racing toward the immobilized enemy teams.
The bolt struck the Yugakure leader, Asuka, full force. She screamed as the electricity coursed through her body, knocking her down. The rest of her team barely managed to avoid the brunt of the attack, but their formation was shattered.
With Asuka down and Shimogakure’s movements hindered by the poison mist, Amegakure pressed their advantage. Suiren dashed forward, delivering a crushing blow to the nearest Yugakure ninja, knocking him unconscious with a punch to the gut.
Shimogakure’s leader tried to retaliate, forming seals for another ice jutsu, but Ren was faster.
*Lightning Style: Spider Web*
He slammed his hands into the ground, sending out a web of electric chakra that ensnared the remaining Shimogakure shinobi, paralyzing them.
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The battle had been fierce, but Amegakure stood victorious, their enemies defeated. As the dust settled, Suiren and his team searched both teams for scrolls.
“None of them have any scrolls.”
“We’ve only got two,” Suiren muttered.
“We can worry about that later,” Ren replied, scanning the horizon. “We need to move before more teams show up.”
Suiren nodded, leading his team away from the battlefield. Their bodies were bruised, but their spirits were unbroken. They had survived, but with only two scrolls, their journey through Lightning Valley was far from over.
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Meanwhile, the Yugakure team, with their leader gravely injured, was forced to retreat. Asuka was not in any condition to continue, and without her, the team couldn’t hold on. They decided to use the seal and give up on the Chunin exam altogether.
The Shimogakure team, though injured and without scrolls, refused to give up, limping through the valley in search of another opportunity.