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Naruto's POV (Southern Swamps of Irminsul - Terra)
Naruto could only gape at the two. Shocked that he had found them so soon and that they were oddly enough hostile. That hesitation nearly cost him dearly, for Yuno closed in with shocking speed, using her unique dagger to nearly behead him. Naruto ducked it clumsily, leaving him open to a punch from Kiba on his face. He stumbled back, suffering a slash to his back from Yuno. It cut him shallowly but had nearly been more devastating. She attempted a stab to his legs, but Naruto caught her by her wrist and, using her as a projectile, chucked her into Kiba. Sending the two sprawling in a ball as Naruto caught up with the situation. Preparing himself as they untangled themselves.
'The two of them just came at me hard, they were certainly playing for keeps. Why the hell would the two of them be so mad at me? They've always been weird, but this is just strange… they said something about masters earlier… are they somehow under control?' Naruto thought as the two stood and chuckled with apparent glee.
"So it's just as you said…" Kiba said to Yuno with a smile. "This damn freak really is strong, the same kinda monster as Garra…" He taunted Naruto. *11* "Not to mention our good friend here is holding back, go head if you wish. I'll just make beating you all the more fun.
"Now, now," Yuno interjected. "Freak or not, he's interesting, and the Masters would surely love it if we brought him back. He would be essential for their plan… plus I wanna play with him…"
"Ok, what the hell is going on?" Naruto asked, utterly confused. "I get you under control, but why are you acting so damn strange."
"Strange, he says!" Kiba barked with a laugh. "He doesn't understand at all! The Masters may have picked poorly. But hey were supposed to bring him, surely they won't mind him being only a little dead."
"Perish the thought, Kiba." Yuno chided. "Besides, he still thinks like a human. Once they get along with him, he'll be more like us…"
"More like you? What the hell does that mean? Better yet, who the hell is this master, and where can I find and kick his or her ass?" Naruto asked angrily. The image of his friends being forcefully controlled infuriated him to his core. And their odd behavior only fed in to his indignant rage.
"More like us indeed, Blondie! See, once the masters have their influence on you, it shows in many ways! Firstly, it rids us of useless emotions while enhancing the ones that make us more… primal, let's say. It shows strangely, making us less humane and displaying the traits we bury deep inside. For example… FANG OVER FANG!" Kiba screamed as he suddenly launched himself at Naruto.
The Blonde reacted quickly, raising his hands and catching the blur of Kiba; he slid back from the force as Kiba, menacingly glared at his eyes. "Thanks to them, I can admit I'm jealous of you; I'm a damn clan heir; you were nobody and I respected that, even before Shikamaru took up for you. I saw you oddly enough as a rival of mine, yet in the exams, you outshined me, made me look pathetic... I'm so damn envious of you it hurts, you damn Blonde bastard!" Kiba screamed, then smiled. "Not only does it make me admit -THAT!" Kiba roared as he flexed and sent Naruto stumbling back as he landed on his feet. "It makes us stronger and faster as well…" Kiba finished. "And it's gonna make me enjoy hurting you just a little more.
Naruto flinched as he drew Riptide and deflected several kunai from behind. Yuno smiled at him from behind teasingly. "For me, it has enhanced some deeper urges… maybe once we beat you within an inch of your life, I'll show you…" She promised.
'Kiba's always been competitive, but it was always friendly before. And while I may have outshined him in the exams, he'd never admit such. Plus, being openly jealous is something I just can't see happening. He's so damn confident just like me. Equally as confusing is Yuno, Neji has said that Yuno has always been a flirt, but I never saw it, now even I can notice it. Is this controlling technique affecting their personalities? I mean their acting pretty damn different… maybe if I beat them they'll be freed? Best idea I can think of in the middle of combat.'
"Naruto you look so cute while thinking so hard…" Yuno taunted with an airy chuckle. "I wonder, my little Blondie, if you've gotten any better at Genjutsu since we last fought…" Yuno asked.
Naruto's eyes widened in shock. "Shit-" Naruto was suddenly batted away by an unseen force; Naruto jumped up into the treetops, eyes wildly scanning for both of them. But now he couldn't see either of them. However, he heard a whistle of air and, trusting his instincts, jumped to another branch as the last one was cut free from the tree from seemingly nothing, he dodged such but was once again sent flying into a tree. Naruto couldn't even land, as he impacted the branch he felt a powerful blow hit his ribs, nearly breaking them with its force.
'I have no choice, not sure how to save them, but for now, I gotta stop them from kicking my ass!' Naruto thought as he prepared to fight back in earnest.
Naruto fell toward the water but managed to catch another branch and swing himself upward. As he did, he summoned several shadow clones around him, each flying up toward the tops of trees. Naruto watched as several were seemingly turned apart by nothing before he landed himself below where they had been slain.
He flinched realizing this would be hard, before Naruto suffered another slash on his left arm. He wildly struck out but only met air, instead cursing as he was kicked from the branch. The male chuckled, giving away the fact that it was Kiba.
'Just my luck, a Genjutsu and Taijutsu specialist are jumping me. I'm still lousy at Genjutsu, and knowing Yuno, removing it wouldn't be easy anyway. Worse yet, they're both so damn fast; they are on an entirely different level than I saw at the exams. Gonna have to take them seriously.' Naruto's eyes seemed to shine as he suddenly stomped out with his feet, the impact of his fall-shattering bark as he managed to stand on the trunk horizontally.