Chapter 300

Since then, the pale skinned ninja had seemingly turned up the heat and all of his physical attributes had gained a significant increase in both speed and strength. Neji and Lee had done their best to fend off the attacks, and in many cases had managed to give it as good as they had. But no matter how much damage he received, Kimimaro would just get right back up thanks to his bloodline. His bones seemed to protect him, and not even Neji's famed Jyuuken seemed capable of breaking through them.

And now it looked like the fight was about to be picked up even more.

"You two are fairly talented for trash," Kimimaro said, though Neji was unsure whether to call it a compliment or not. "To force me to use my cursed seal is no small feat; however, this is where it ends."

Kimimaro rushed forward, his speed surpassing what it had been by a good margin. In retaliation Lee shot off and clashed with the pale ninja, using his speed to dodge many of the attacks that were coming for him. The bowl cut Genin managed to duck under a swipe from the Oto ninja's odd bone sword, before planting a hand on the ground and launching a kick towards the bone user.

However, Kimimaro was much quicker now and was able to back pedal and dodge the attack rather easily. He was about to move back in when Neji appeared on his left, aiming several jabs at the tenketsu on the left side of his torso. Before the Kaguya had activated his cursed seal, those attacks would have hit. They would not have done anything more than stung, but they would have at least hit him.

Instead of hitting Kimimaro, the attacks flew past him as he dodged to the right by rolling along the ground. He came up and aimed a slash at Neji, one that the Konoha Genin saw coming thanks to his Byakugan, but due to the speed of the attack was unable to dodge all the way, and ended up being spun around as he received a slash on his left arm.

As Neji hit the ground, Kimimaro advanced on him to end the Hyuuga's life. Fortunately for Neji, Rock Lee managed to engage the pale ninja before said ninja could reach him. Lee launched a powerful kick at Kimimaro, one which was dodged by bending backwards and letting it pass over. Rather than be deterred by this, the taijutsu specialized spun on a heel and lashed out with a low kick. This one did manage to connect but Kimimaro merely rolled on his back and kipped back up on his feet. The moment he did Lee was there and managed to kick him in the chest, however several factors prevented it from doing much, if any damage.

The first was that thanks to his bloodline, Kimimaro's bones could be made to be so dense that the weight prevented Lee's attack from moving him more than a couple of inches back. Two Lee was beginning to tire after two hours of battle and another twenty four of running to catch up with Kimimaro and the other Oto ninja. And three, Kimimaro's ribs were protruding from his chest, and had caught the Genin's foot in them as well as stopping it from actually connecting with his body.

Kimimaro looked at the bow cut Genin with a dull expression, "Karamatsu No Mai," he exclaimed in a dead tone.

Lee did not even have time to curse his misfortune, not that he would do such an un-youthful thing, as Kimimaro spun his body around and used his momentum to dislocate Lee's ankle and send him flying back towards Neji.

"You alright, Lee?" asked Neji as said Genin landed next to him with a thud.

"I am fine Neji-san," Lee grimaced as he tried to move his dislocated leg, only to be rewarded with stinging pain. "But I seem to be diminishing in youth."

Were it not for the seriousness of their situation Neji would have rolled his eyes. Even in the face of death, all Lee thinks about is being youthful.

"I commend you two on lasting this long," Kimimaro walked towards them, "As a reward, I will ensure that your deaths are as painless as possible."

"Tsubaki no Mai" Kimimaro called out, as he began the first dance in his repertoire to take care of the pesky shinobi that had been fighting him.

Only to be stopped as a large amount of sand attempted to latch onto him.

"It looks like you two could use some help," A voice spoke up behind them.

Turning, Lee and Neji saw Gaara standing on a pile of sand that was floating several feet off the ground, his arms crossed and a typical blank expression on his face.

"You are Gaara correct?" asked Neji as he drudged up the memory of the boy from the Chunin Exams.

"That is correct," Gaara answered, turning to face the two leaf shinobi, "I along with my two siblings and Naruto were ordered to come here and help you."

"So Naruto-kun is here as well," Lee grinned, "what a most youthful comrade to be helping us despite not having even been in the village!"

Gaara looked at Lee with a raised eyebrow, before turning to the Kaguya. "Since you two seem to be exhausted, I will take care of him," As he spoke, sand came up from under the two and floated them off the ground, taking them away from where the battle would happen so he could use his more destructive techniques.

"You think you can defeat me Suna trash?" asked Kimimaro as he yanked his bone blade towards him, when the sand dispersed back towards Gaara. "I will show you the error of your ways."

"We shall see," Gaara replied in his monotone voice.

"Kesshō: Rokkaku Shuriken: Ranbu (Crystal: Hexagonal Shuriken: Wild Dance)!"

Several dozen shuriken made of crystals shot towards Naruto, who brought his fists to his side and began to channel wind chakra into them. A second later he thrust them out, creating two powerful tornados that shattered the crystal projectiles like they were glass.

A second later Naruto was speeding off to the left, his form blurring as he used his immense speed to dodge several spikes that shot out of the ground when the woman he was fighting cried out, "Shoton: Kasui (Crystal Spike)!" As he moved he flicked one of his wrists, launching several shuriken of his own, and then began doing one handed seals with the other hand.

"Shuriken Kage Bunshin No Jutsu!" Several shuriken became several dozen, and all of them sailed towards the woman. However Naruto was far from finished as he thrust out his other hand palm first, unleashing a gust of wind that increased the speed at which the projectiles were going.

However, the crystal user was far from surprised or even worried as she went through a set of hand seals far faster than Naruto could do, slamming her hands into the ground when she finished.

"Shoton: Kabe No Kesshou (Crystal Release: Wall of Crystals)!" A large crystal wall shot out of the ground, blocking the shuriken. Naruto narrowed his eyes as he noticed that, even with their enhanced speed, the shuriken didn't even make a scratch on the crystal wall.

"You know that's a pretty powerful ability you have," Naruto commented lightly, "I assume you have some kind of bloodline?"

"That's right," The woman smirked as her shield dispelled, "It's called Shoton, and with it I can combine earth, and lightning to create crystals that are harder than diamonds. It's why I am one of Orochimaru-sama's most powerful ninja."

"Huh, I'm rather surprised he's taken such an interest in you," The whiskered blond commented lightly. "I mean, we all know Oro-teme has a thing for little boys. I guess that's why Kabu-teme is his right hand man and not you; you simply can't play hide the snake in the trousers with him."

The woman gritted her teeth as she began speeding through seals. "How dare you insult Orochimaru-sama? Take this! Shoton: Assai Chuuseki (Crystal Release: Crushing Pillar)!"

Naruto's danger sense had him jumping back just as a larger pillar made of crystal slammed into the ground where he had previously been, generating such force that it sent earth up from the ground and unleashing a shockwave that knocked Naruto off balance.

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