"Alright, here's the main idea, you have a limit of tries and a certain number of Shuriken to throw. The winner of the round is the person who hits the most targets in the least amount of tries. Got it?" Explained Choji to the row of Academy students. They nodded and the boy joined the line of kids. The first to go was Shikamaru, who took out his limit of ten Shuriken.
He tossed the metal stars at top speed, hitting eight of the ten targets. The kids ran through the line until only two remained: Shizi and Sasuke. Sasuke brought out his ten Shuriken and closed his eyes, concentrating on the targets. He threw them in one throw and stuck all ten targets perfectly.
"My turn." Whispers Shizi as Sasuke removed his Shuriken from the targets and stepped out of the way. Taking out her ten Shuriken, she shuffled them so five were in each hand and focused on the targets.
"Do you need me to add to your abilities, Shizi-chan?"
She thought better of it- not wanting to cheat- and kindly thanked Jingxiao. Using one throw, she too hit every target in the perfect bullseye. The next competition was hand-to-hand combat in pairs. Shizi was paired with Kiba and Akamaru.
"Do you need me to put away Akamaru, Shizi?" She smiled and shook her head. Biting down on her thumb, she slammed her hand down on the dirt.
"Summoning Jutsu: Rén de Jingxiao." The smoke cleared to show a thin boy about the age of 12. He was dressed in a long, black cloak with a pulled down hood. The boy's eyes were a deep brown with pupils slit vertically and his black hair was wild. Strapped to his back was a body-sized reaper, the blade touching the dust and a blood red.
"Yes, Shizi-chan?" She smiled up at the boy, who smiled kindly back, his teeth sharp and needle-like.
"Jingxiao, I'd like for you to meet Kiba and Akamaru, our battle partners for today." His dark eyes slid over the boy and his pup.
"Shall I kill them?" The two looked horrifically terrified at the prospect of dying. Shizi giggled and shook her head.
"No, just friendly fighting alright?" He nodded and instituted his special ability as a person, telepathic link with his master Shizi. "Ready when you are, Kiba."
"Alright! Man-Beast Mimicry!" The pup jumped on Kiba's head and poof-ed into a twin of the said boy. They ran at the pair they are to battle. "Fang Over Fang!" They twisted into twin, whirling columns of power. Jingxiao wrapped an arm around Shizi's waist and jumped free of the two, letting them twist by.
"Ready, Shizi-chan?" She nodded and they began their attack. They used a Transformation Jutsu to change into the Kiba boys. The dust cleared to reveal four perfect Kibas.
"Hey, who's who here?!" Shouted one of the Kiba boys at the other three. "Akamaru, let me know which you are!" Shizi/Kiba and another Kiba both barked in the same instant, only adding to the boy's confusion.
"Awe, man this is beyond confusing!" Shouted Kiba.
"Now, Shizi-chan?"
"Now." Two of the Kiba boys ran at the others, Kunai drawn and ready. As they swiped at the boys, they jumped back to avoid getting cut. As they did, Jingxiao and Shizi undid their Jutsu and Jingxiao drew his own reaper. Since Jingxiao is here as a human, Shizi was to use a Kunai. They clashed back and forth across the arena, catching the attention of the rest of the students who were battling or waiting for the fights to end.
Kiba had tackled Shizi to the dust and they rolled into a mass of limbs. Jingxiao was fighting the other Kiba and he was winning by a landslide. Not bothering herself with that, Shizi focused on pinning Kiba to the ground. She caught him in an arm-bar and held him down as much as she could.
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Beautiful Monsters
Fanfiction"The true measure of a Shinobi is not how he lives, but how he dies..." Shizi Yemao's pretty smile hides her secrets and her pretty eyes have cried too many tears. It's scary what her smile has come to hide, and she has gotten better at hiding the...
