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Kaito Chapter 89
The others began to make their way towards the designated area as Hotaru approached Kaito with a hug. "Good luck, Kai-kun," she said before joining the rest of the spectators in the waiting area. Itachi nodded at Kaito in acknowledgment as he too made his way to the stands.
Raidō motioned for Kaito and Utakata to move towards the center of the field, they stood opposite with distance between them as Raidō stood between them in the middle. The crowd erupted into loud cheers and excitement as they eagerly anticipated the battle ahead.
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In the stands
As Shikaku made his way down the stairs to his seat in the stands, he exchanged nods with the other shinobi around him. he sat next to Inochi and Choza, waiting for the Chunin Exams to begin. Inochi turned to Shikaku and asked, "So, what do you think of this year's exams? got bets on anyone"
Shikaku let out a tired sigh before responding, "I don't know for sure, but I have confidence that one of my students will come out on top."
Choza raised an eyebrow at his friend's certainty. "That confident, huh?" he remarked.
Shikaku simply nodded. "I've trained them for the past two years, and I know how capable They are. you'd say the same if you were assigned as their sensei."
Choza chuckled. "Right, we'll see how good Shikaku's students are."
Kushina's eyes lit up as she spotted her son's and his teammates entering the arena. "Look, it's Kaito, Hotaru, and Itachi!" she exclaimed, pointing them out to Mikoto and her other friend
naruto who was jumping up and down in excitement. "Go, Kaito-nii! Go, Hotaru-nee! You can do it!" Naruto cheered loudly.
Shikamaru couldn't help but roll his eyes at Naruto. "Naruto, you're being too loud," he said only for the blond to ignore.
The arena was hushed as the Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, began his speech, praising the young shinobi for their hard work and encouraging them to do their best. After his speech, the participants started walking off to the stands, preparing for their matches.
Kushina's excitement grew as she saw that her son was scheduled to fight first. "Kai-kun's up first!" she cried out, clapping her hands together. "Kick his butt, Kai-kun! Make Mama proud!"
On the arena floor
With the wind blowing in front of them, Kaito and Utakata stood opposite each other, their proctor Raido standing in between them.
Kaito couldn't help but ask his teammate, "There is something I've been curious about. Were you three put on the same team since you graduated, or were you specifically selected to be on the same team for the exams?"
Utakata tilled his head with a confused look, "And yes, my team was purposely formed for the Chunin Exams. In the Hidden Mist, we have an apprentice system where some top students are chosen by a jonin to be their apprentice. The others are placed into teams of three or the Genin Corps. "
Kaito nodded, as he thought. "That must be how the Seven Ninja Swordsmans of the mist finds their successors through apprenticeship," he mused silently. Just then, Raido, their proctor, spoke up. "Are you both ready?" Seeing that they were, he signaled for them to start "Hajime" as he left back.
Both Kaito and Utakata leapt back from each other and Utakata took out a small flute-like instrument. As he began to blow into it creating bubbles that moved toward Kaito. Kaito reacted quickly and threw a few shuriken at the bubbles, causing them to explode upon impact.
Taking advantage of the explosion, Kaito used his body flicker technique to appear behind Utakata and threw a punch at Utakata back. But to his surprise, Utakata popped revealing him to be a bubble clone that burst upon contact.
"A clone...but when?" Kaito thought as he sensed someone behind him. He quickly jumped forward while turning to face Utakata just as a wave of bubbles bombarded the ground where he had been standing moments ago.
Sliding back from the force of the explosions, Kaito retaliated by throwing more shuriken at Utakata. Once again, they collided with bubbles and exploded.
Seeing an opening, Kaito rushed towards Utakata and threw a punch, but Utakata was able to dodge and jump back, blowing more bubbles in the process.
Kaito jumped back as well, trying to avoid the bubbles. But found his legs stuck to the ground, looking down, he saw that he had stepped into a patch of sticky at the place where some of Utakata's bubble had impacted.
Before he could react, Utakata made a hand sign as all the bubbles floating around on the battlefield moved fast toward Kaito. They hit him from all sides, creating a small explosion upon impact.
Back on the stands
Naruto watched in horror as his older brother, Kaito, was struck by the powerful bubble attack. "No, Kaito-nii!" he cried out, fear and concern evident in his voice.
Shikaku explained the situation to the others. "That kid Utakata used his exploding bubble as a distraction while setting up a trap with his different variation of his bubble jutsu."
Choza raised an eyebrow skeptically. "Is this all your student can do?"
But Shikaku simply shook his head and replied, "Kaito is just playing around and feeling out his opponent. Watch closely, the match has already been decided."
Meanwhile, in another part of the stands, Terumi Mei watched the Genin fight with a deep frown. "That kid is just toying with Utakata as if he isn't a threat at all," she muttered to herself.
She couldn't help but think "This kid, must be the son of the late Fourth Hokage."
Across from her, Kakashi stood with his hands in his pockets, observing the fight with lazily. Beside him was Tenzo, who asked, "Is that the kid we met during the Danzo incident?"
Kakashi nodded in confirmation. "Hai, that's him."
Tenzo looked thoughtful as he watched the ongoing battle. "He's playing around with the other kid."
Kakashi had already lost interest and took out his infamous book 'Icha Icha Paradise', flipping through its pages casually as he replied nonchalantly, "Hmm, it looks like the fight is already over."
Back on the field
As the smoke cleared, Kaito's figure is nowhere to be seen. But then, in a blur of movement, Kaito reappeared behind Utakata with lightning speed. The older genin barely had time to react before Kaito slammed him onto the ground, with a palm on Utakata's back "This was fun," Kaito said, "but I don't want to waste my chakra prolonging the fight." As black marks began to appear on Utakata's body from where Kaito's palm had made contact, he found himself immobilized and unable to move.
Releasing his grip on Utakata's back, Kaito stood up and began to walk away, calling out to the proctor, "The match is over." However, just as Raido was about to call the match, both Kaito and Raido felt a surge of powerful chakra emanating from Utakata. kaito turned back in surprise to see that Utakata had broken free from the immobilizing seal and stood slowly, shrouded in an orange cloak of chakra. "It's not over yet," he growled fiercely.
In an instant, Utakata rushed at Kaito with blinding speed. Anticipating the attack, Kaito jumped up into the air to avoid the punch. In mid-air, he thought "his using his Biju's chakra". As he dodged multiple attacks from Utakata, Kaito landed gracefully on the ground, only to come face-to-face with Utakata once again.
Kaito moved to side-step yet another punch, but this time he wasn't quick enough. The acidic chakra grazed his face, leaving a painful burn in its wake. "This chakra..." Kaito thought, But before he could dwell on it further, Utakata punched at kaito stomach which kaito blocked but was sent him flying across the arena from the force behind the punch. Regaining his balance in mid-air, Kaito landed back on his feet skidding back, but not without noticing the burns on his hand from where he had made contact with Utakata's chakra. "This chakra... it's acidic. This must be the power of the Six-Tails " he muttered under his breath.
Just as Kaito was about to make his next move, Utakata used his unique jutsu to bombard the area around them. Dodging and weaving through the onslaught of bubbles.
Back in the stands
As the chakra cloak appeared around Utakata, Naruto suddenly felt a sharp pain in his stomach. He doubled over, clutching his midsection. The intensity of the fight between the two shinobi caught the attention of the onlookers, particularly the adults who watched with rapt attention.
Hinata, who sat beside Naruto noticed Naruto's discomfort, and asked with concern, "Naruto-kun, are you okay?"
Shikamaru also took notice and inquired, "Hey, Naruto, you alright?"
Kushina, seeing her son in pain, swiftly made her way to him and knelt beside him with worry etched on her face. "Naru-chan, what's wrong?" she asked.
Naruto winced, trying to speak through the pain. "My stomach... it hurts really badly like it's on fire."
Kaito's clone, who was standing beside Kushina, furrowed his brow in thought. "Could this be because of another tailed beast's chakra?" he wondered. Acting quickly, the clone wrapped a small chakra chain around Naruto and began channeling his chakra to suppress the Buji chakra. "How do you feel now?" he asked.
Naruto's face relaxed slightly as the pain subsided. "It's better," he said, breathing a sigh of relief.
The clone then made up an explanation for Naruto, Hinata and Shikamaru's benefit. "The chakra that the other genin is using can cause discomfort to others, especially those sensitive to it. It seems to have affected Naruto."
Both Hinata and Naruto nodded in understanding while Shikamaru remained skeptical but shrugged it off and refocused his attention on the ongoing match.
Naruto looked up at Kaito's clone with genuine concern in his eyes. "Will the real you be okay?" he asked.
The clone gave a reassuring smile. "The real me is just playing around. Don't worry, Naruto. I'll be fine." His words seemed to calm the young Uzumaki and he returned his gaze to the arena, ready to continue watching the fight unfold.
In the waiting area
Hotaru watched the intense battle unfold in the arena. She asked Itachi with a concerned expression. "Isn't that chakra...?"
Itachi nodded, his eyes narrowing as he focused on Utakata. "Hai, it's similar to that girl from Kumo two years ago."
Hotaru's worry deepened. "Do you think Kaito will be okay?"
Itachi gave a slight nod, his gaze never leaving the fight. "He's playing around. He's got this."
Hotaru let out a small. "Hai."
Back on the arena floor
Kaito landed gracefully on the top of the wall, narrowly avoiding another attack from Utakata. But Utakata is relentless and follows him onto the wall. Kaito expertly dodges and weaves through Utakata's attacks, But as Kaito glanced over at his opponent, he noticed a change in Utakata's demeanor. The once calm and focused ninja was now consumed with rage.
Utakata grows increasingly frustrated as Kaito evades his attacks, causing him to tap into more of his Biju chakra. as a chakra tail sprouts from his back and lashes out at Kaito.
Kaito thought " I need to end this, while I'm pretty sure I could handle the Six-Tails if it really comes to it, but Utakata might lose control and be consumed by the rage and go on a rampage and that will only cause more problems for me, mom and naruto." as he landed back on the arena floor.
As Utakata Chakra tail rushed towards Kaito, Kaito jumped back and quickly dodged as the Chakra tail impacted the place, the force of the attack created a large crater where Kaito had just been standing moments ago. Sliding back on the ground, Kaito watched as Utakata continued to charge towards him with incredible speed.
But just as it seemed like Utakata was about to land a punch, the punch passed through Kaito and Kaito reappeared above Utakata with a ball of chakra swirling around his hand. With a cry of "Rasengan!", Kaito slammed the Rasengan into Utakata's back, and Utakata's body was slammed onto the arena floor completely destroying the arena floor and creating a thick cloud of smoke.
When the smoke finally cleared, Kaito stood over Utakata's prone form on the ground. Despite the intense battle they had just engaged in, Kaito appeared unscathed except for a small burn on his cheek from one of Utakata's attacks.
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