Chosuke was saddened to see that he lost again. He walked from the ground back to the stands for the next match to begun. He saw his sister shouting from the top of her lungs, a massive banner with his face on it.
Alongside her, there were several Akimichi clan members who happily called out to him, telling him not to be sad and that he fought bravely.
Chosuke felt a small smile on his face hearing their words. He sat down at his place and watched Ay and Nawaki went down the stairs to begin their battle.
Satoru collected a small bundle of cash and bet the rest back on himself before going for another haircut. He had realized why he felt a strong sense of deja vu.
His hair was burnt from his fire style just like the last time he fought Chosuke. But this time, even a buzzcut probably wouldn't be able to fix his hair from that fire.
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Nawaki and Ay faced each other as the proctor stood between them. Both had a smirk on their face, Nawaki had a playful one while Ay had a...malicious one.
"You are Satoru's friend aren't you? I saw you with him in the VIP room back then." Ay asked, his eyes narrowing on Nawaki.
"Yeah, I am. Based on how you are looking at me, you don't like it do you?..." Nawaki asked back.
The proctor took a sip from his water bottle, but it didn't seem like it had water from how it reeked of alcohol.
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Before the match began, when Nawaki was heading towards the ground he met with Satoru, who had a devious smirk which screamed that he had a plan. Nawaki had seen that face on Satoru and Tatsuo enough times to recognise it easily.
He could clearly remember the time when Satoru asked the gang to break into jonin sensei room while he was enjoying his time with Satoru's mom...or whoever she is.
"Bro...here me out! That guy, he is very insecure about his sexuality. You should rile him up as much as you can with gay jokes or tease him." Satoru said with a menacing smile.
"So...the good ol' ragebaiting then? Shit homie. That's all you had to say!" Nawaki said as he returned a devious smile of his own.
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"...And is it perhaps that you are jealous that I was the one was with him in a VIP room and not you? Did you want to be all alone with Satoru in a VIP room, Ay?" Nawaki enjoyed every moment as he enjoyed the various facial expressions Ay's face went through.
The proctor instantly spat all the contents in his mouth and cackled in laughter. Nawaki had made sure to be extra loud to make sure many people heard him. Several people in the audience joined in and the entire stadium echoed with laughter.
"SHUT UP!!! Why would I ever want that, you asshole. Stop playing around!" Ay turned a shadow of red, his veins bulged on his head.
"Oh Satoru will be playing around with your asshole, you nasty slut!" Nawaki was fighting for his life trying to back his own laughter.
Others didn't bother trying to stop their laughter and almost the entire stadium had the time of their lives. The Mizukage and the Kazekage turned their heads to look at Ay's father who was seething.
"I wouldn't take this level of disrespect if someone said something like to my children." The Mizukage said,
"I wouldn't let this slide if I were you. You gotta do something about this, you cannot let them treehuggers get away with this!" The Kazekage added.
The Raikage looked as if he would explode at any moment. The advisor standing next to him whispered something into his ears which made have some form of self control.
The proctor raised his hand motioning from the match to begin.
"Begin!"
Ay ran towards Nawaki like his life depended on it. His arm was coated in chakra which turned into lightning.
Nawaki instantly side stepped him and used his momentum against him, erecting a wall behind him and making Ay crash into it.
Ay broke through it with ease only to hear Nawaki whisper something. " water style wild water wave!"
He was hit point blank from the jutsu and crash into the wall of the stadium. He electrified the water hoping to hurt Nawaki who just pointed down.
Ay looked down only to see another Nawaki burst out of the softened ground and land a devastating uppercut into his chin making him step back. The other Nawaki quickly grabbed onto Ay and became mud, hardening around him.
Ay was held in place as the original Nawaki spammed in pain. The plan to trade damage worked. He looked at Ay who coursed lightning to break through his restrains.
Nawaki made a handsign to explode the papertags in the clone destroyed body, but only a small amount of smoke came out before it fizzled out.
"Damn his lightning style!" Nawaki muttered, building up his chakra for the next attack.
"How did you create the clone? You made handsign for only one jutsu. Your stategy was impressive." Ay said, his anger fizzling out like the like the paper bomb.
'Impressive self control. Was it all an act? Getting all angry...or that he prepared for this?' Nawaki rubbed his chin, before replying. "I mastered earth wall to the point I don't need handsigns. I was wearing handsigns for Earth clone all along. The clone hid behind the wall and the water softened the ground just enough for him come out without making noise.
Nawaki pulled out a kunai and watched as Ay wore a certain glove which had metal plates meant for protection.
Nawaki and Ay rushed at each other, only for Ay to cover way more distance than him. Ay outside him and landed a punch straight into Nawaki's face, sending him flying.
Ay followed through and dealt a series of punches and kicks and Nawaki failed to even react to them. He grabbed Nawaki's collar and lifted him just to slam him Into the ground. He pulled his hand back to punch him only for Earth spikes to rise from the ground.
Ay quickly evaded but the sheer number of spike rising made it hard to evade. He felt a spike stab into his leg. He instantly punched it breaking it and preventing it from going deeper.
He landed a distance away and removed another spike from his back. The spike broke off and had got stuck in his clothes failing to piece the skin.
'Water style will make me vulnerable to his lightning style and my earth style will be weak against it.' Nawaki thought, he threw his kunai at Ay and rushed at him.
Ay deflected his kunai and threw a left hook, hitting air as Nawaki ducked and sweeped his legs making him jump.
Ay raised his leg while in midair and kicked down at Nawaki, who quickly placed a paper tag on the ground and jumped away.
The papertag exploded just as Ay's leg hit the ground. Nawaki rushed straight into the dust cloud made and tackled Ay, whose shoe was blown off.
Ay used his heavier and larger physique to his advantage and stopped the tackle and lifted him in the air. Nawaki's stone covered fist crashed into Ay face making a loud sound as he dropped him.
Nawaki tried to punch him again only for his hand caught, Ay's hand surged with lightning and easily crumbled Nawaki's defenses, electrocuting him.
Nawaki powered through and wrapped his legs around Ay's neck, choking him. 'Earth spike.' In an instant, spike came out of his leg and stabbed into his neck and shoulders.
A massive explosion of lightning was seen by Ay's real body who hid while Nawaki attacked the lightning clone. "How do you like your own tactic used against you? I bet you enjoyed it." Ay had a maniacal expression.
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Ay instantly tried to dodge whatever was shot at him. He barely dodged the first water bullet, the second grazed his shoulder and the third, which hid in the second one's shadow, hit him straight in the thigh.
The bullet pierced through skin but his reinforced muscles stopped it from going through his leg, but it couldn't stop the pain radiating through his body.
Ay saw Nawaki exit from the ground. His hands ended in the handsign for earth style making Ay wary and build up his lightning style.
"Earth style: battleground shift" Nawaki's hand slammed to the ground, pumping massive amounts of chakra into it, enough for everyone to feel a wave of power hit them.
The ground shattered and cracks formed everywhere. Some pieces of land rose up while some sank below. The entire battleground looked like a forest made of rocks, but instead of trees there were large rocks which pointed towards the aky.
"HOLY shit!!! Did you look at that? The entire ground is destroyed. As expected from the grandson of the first hokage! Only he can accomplish something like at the age of twelve!" Someone exclaimed clearly impressed by Nawaki's display of ability
"But don't forget that his opponent is the son of the Raikage. They both come from powerful lineages. He will not be easy to win against!" Another man commented.
And as the comment said, Ay rushed at Nawaki, chasing him down like an animal, jumping one stone formation to the next.
Nawaki maintained his distance but Ay didn't take much time to catch up to him. Ay grabbed onto Nawaki's leg just as he tried to jump away, before slamming him into a sharp stone formation nearby.
Nawaki's chakra flared the moment his back touched the rock formation and it turned into soft mud. Nawaki made a handsign and the soft mud began creating tentacles which aimed straight for Ay.
Ay stepped back, wincing as he put to much weight on his damaged leg before taking out a kunai.
He slashed one tentacle and jumped over the second, landing on the third with electricity coated boots, destroying it. Ay threw the kunai at Nawaki, who was forced to make the second tentacle block it.
The tentacle, on contact with the kunai exploded and grazed past Nawaki, almost cutting him. Ay almost reached him again, his next step was about to touch the ground.
The ground below his feet suddenly shifted, destroying Ay's balance allowing Nawaki to land a clean blow into his face with his stone covered fist. Ay absorbed the hit and turned a complete circle, his fist now charged with electricity slammed into Nawaki's face.
Nawaki ragdolled through the air, the rock formations started turning into mud, ensuring Nawaki wouldn't get too hurt. 'It's good that water style I used back then. That water is still underground ready for to use.'
Instead of running after Nawaki, Ay chose to jump over all the mid which was created. If that mud can be used to attack then he will be at a disadvantage of catastrophic proportions.
Nawaki saw him about to land and turned the ground where he would land into spikes, which did nothing as Ay body surged with electricity and destroyed all the spikes again.
Ay surged his electricity further to stop Nawaki who has now begun weaving handseals.
He dashed straight at him, his eyes locked on the fingers, trying to figure out the change in chakra nature of the jutsu.
Ay's arm lashed out, crackling with power straight for Nawaki's head, aiming to slash it off.
Nawaki ducked, an Earth clone blocked the arm aiming for his head, melting then solidifying around Ay's body again.
'NOT again! His handsign ended in earth style, I'll charge up and counter it with my chakra mode!' Ay's body exploded with electricity and suddenly he noticed...
...Nawaki still hadn't released the jutsu, infact he was still weaving the earth seal.
'If I start my chakra mode I cannot turn it off! Why isn't he using it? This damn mud won't stop attacking me! Don't tell me it's a feint...'
Nawaki did one more handseal, the one for Water style. Ay's felt fear for the first time since the start of the battle.
Ay ignored all the mud attacks and dashed away, if the water hits he will not be able to defend himself.
Water geysers exploded out of the ground, shooting out powerful jets of water into the surface.
Ay tries his darkest to dodge every single geyser, which were so unpredictable his speed almost felt irrelevant.
He stepped on a dry piece of the ground, free from the mud and water, only for a powerful jet to erupt.
He felt a small splash of water on his leg...and it fucking hurt! Ay screamed as his chakra mode damage his own body.
The more he ran the more harsh the battleground became, some times he slipped like the floor was polished marble other time it was crumbling like sand and capturing his leg.
The large rock formation started shooting out jets of water aiming for Ay like an artillery system.
He jumped over several geysers, picking up large rocks as he ran, plugging the holes through which water came out.
Ay's speed could not keep up with so many water turrets shooting at him, he fell prey to Nawaki's jutsu. A massive explosion occurred, steam erupted from Ay's body who screamed with such agony it silenced the audience.
The people watched in disbelief, some believed that it's over, some thought about how painful it must be.
"I come from the first Hokage's bloodline! I have enough chakra to do this for hours, how long do you think you will last against me?" Nawaki asked proudly, releasing a yawn before looking back in the direction of the defeated Ay.
"Long enough to beat you!" Ay said from behind Nawaki. Before could anyone notice what happened Ay arm tore through Nawaki's body armor and go straight into his abdomen.
Nawaki's shock was replaced with agonizing pain as electricity passed through his organs. He didn't have time to even register what just happen,
Ay smirked before saying "I also come from a kage's family, like you. It's not that special."
Nawaki tried to move, his body built up chakra to open the eight gates but electrocuted his organs again stopping him from trying.
Nawaki breathed heavily as he gave up trying staring at Ay who had a playful smirk on his face.
"I'm holding a kunai in the hand which is in you by the way, one wrong step and I'll stab upwards into your heart." Ay said, flicking Nawaki's organs with his fingers before slowly tracing his fingers on them.
"I feel violated. Please stop."
"You are being violated, and there's nothing you can do about it! Honestly...I didn't understand those guys jokes and why you guys do it so much. But now I do...and i enjoy it." Ay said and Nawaki raised his hand surrender.
"The winner is Ay!"
"My hand will stay deep inside you, till the medics come...don't get too excited while I'm inside you!" Ay genuinely smiled looking at Nawaki who laughed before wincing in pain.
"How'd you do it? You might as well tell me now that I've lost." Nawaki said, looking at the puddle of blood being formed near his legs.
"When a conductor has a high resistance, passing of electricity generates heat. I used my own body for that and achieved the leidenfrost effect when the water touched me.
A layer of vapor formed between me and the water, keeping me safe. And the steam cloud was the cherry on top which allowed me to sneak you!" Ay explained, Nawaki saw that Ay's entire body was riddled was steam burns, the most painful type of burn known to man.
"You DAMBASS!!! How could you be so reckless? Wait till grandma hears about this." Tsunade shouted as she brought a team of medical ninjas with her and took both of them to the infirmary.