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As Naruto neared the Arena ground entrance, the on-site Kumo medics rushed past him towards the infirmary carrying one of the Kiri genin on it. The Kiri genin didn't look as battered as Anko was, but his situation wasn't good either.
Naruto shook his head as he reached the Arena grounds entrance. If he was correct, then that injured genin was Haru. The fourth match must have concluded between the two Kiri genin.
What is wrong with these Kiri genin? They aren't even decent to one another. What type of Village is Kirigakure if their shinobi are trying to kill each other? They seem to have no essence of camaraderie at all. Shinobi are expected to be merciless to their enemies, but at least be civil with their own.
As Naruto entered the arena, he drew some cheers, unlike the first match, as he spotted Isamu and Masaru waiting for him. Masaru was giving him this bloodthirsty look and feeling.
'Look as much as you want. You aren't leaving this place on your own feet.' Naruto thought coldly
'There are a lot of people watching Naruto. What are you going to do?' Kurumi said for the first time since the start of the tournament.
'That didn't seem to deter Masaru from basically torturing Anko in front of them, and the Kumo jonin allowed it. So, I will return the favor. Ten folds.' Naruto replied with epithetization at the end.
In the Kage booth, Tsunade had just returned to he position behind Hiruzen when he asked: "Everything alright, Tsunade?"
"Yes, everything is going to be fine, sensei. Anko is going to be fine, she just needs some rest." Tsunade said
"That is good," Hiruzen said with an even tone, but he was silently proud of his youngest student.
Naruto approached his spot while unsealing his Katana without unsheathing and returned the storage scroll to his belt.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, I welcome you all to the first match of the semi-finals. The winner of this match will be fighting in the finals." Isamu announced, drawing a cheer from the crowd.
"Naruto of Konoha, Masaru of Kiri. Are you both ready?" Isamu asked, to which he got nods from the two genin.
"Hajime," Ismau announced before moving away.
As soon as the match started, Masaru started to weave hand seals.
"I have seen your first match. You are a fast guy. I will enjoy playing with you and making you bleed with you, knowing how you won't be able to retaliate." Masaru said in an unhinged tone of voice as his hands stopped on a ram seal before mist started to pour out of his mouth.
In the crowd, most were happy to see that Konoha may be knocked out of the tournament, while very few were slightly worried about Naruto, especially Yugito and her team.
In the Kage booth, A gave a side glance towards the Konoha group, he was a bit surprised that they weren't even the least worried.
Back to the arena grounds, as the mist still thickened, Naruto muttered softly: "You aren't even worthy of my time." Which Masaru heard, making him agitated.
"Is that so? Let's see how confident you become when I fill your body with wounds." Masaru's voice echoed through the mist.
"This went on long enough," Naruto muttered as he took a low stance with his Katana's Sheath in his left hand.
"Ittoryu (one sword style)," Naruto breathed out with the thumb of his left hand flicking the Katana open by pushing the guard before his right hand grasped the Katana's handle firmly.
With his senses locked on his prey's position, Naruto's feet pressed on the ground for a second before he bounced towards him with breakneck speed.
The audience was looking at the mist with wonder as it was obstructing the view, and they couldn't hear anything from there. Suddenly, the mist seemed to be lifting rapidly, which puzzled a lot of the crowd, as the jutsu had been cast just recently. Did the Kiri genin win so fast?
As the mist lifted completely, the audience could see Masaru standing awfully still, with Naruto standing a bit away behind him, his Katana drawn out completely with his right hand and the sheath in the left, with his back towards Masaru.
Naruto flicked His katana downward, making the thin line of blood on the Katana's sharp edge fall to the ground. With that done, he started sheathing his Katana.
"Ryugeki (Dragon strike)," Naruto breathed out the rest of his technique's name as the Katana was almost entirely sheathed.
Click
As soon as the Katana was fully sheathed, A small red line appeared on Masaru's body for a second before blood burst out of him like a fountain, and then he fell to the ground. Some gasps and screams were heard from the crowds as they took in the gruesome wound that appeared from Masaru's left shoulder to his right hip.
"Since you like blood so much, have as much as you want from your own," Naruto said as he started to walk slowly towards the exit while sealing his Katana back into its storage scroll.
Isamu appeared beside the fallen Masaru and checked him for a second before announcing: "Winner by incapacitation, Naruto of Konoha."
With the match's official end, the medics frantically ran towards the heavily bleeding Masaru.
"H…how?" Naruto heard Masaru choke out, making him stop and turn to look at the downed Masaru as the medics reached him.
"Ho..w d…id" Masaru started before seeming to vomit blood as the bandages over his mouth got soaked by it. The medics seemed to be alarmed by it as they turned Masaru onto his back before one of them told him not to talk anymore.
"If you survive, you can come and ask me your question," Naruto said before turning around and walking again towards the exit.
In the Daimyo booth;
"Ho ho, Seems that the sweet boy has a ruthless side to him." The fire daimyo said as he fanned himself with his handheld fan.
"No matter how sweet they seem, they are shinobi in the end." The lightning daimyo said
Even with that said, the fire daimyo seemed to appreciate Naruto even more now. A nice and approachable guy most of the time but effective and ruthless when needed was what the Daimyo wanted from his country's shinobi.
to be continued.
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