Chapter 67 : Shika Vs Sasuke 13

Sasuke saw the barrage of deadly great swords flying at him and frown, gritting his teeth he internally knew now that there is no way but to take some damage to get out of out this attack, he can't do anything the attack was way too wide spread for him to dodge it. 

With all this power he used the last of this Chakra and his Sharingan flare. His body was battered by now and many of this rips were broken, he was almost out of chakra but still he moved and using his Sharingan tried to find the most optimal way to avoid most of the swords. 

Ducking, jumping, side stepping he dodge most of them, but he didn't came out of it unharmed, there were many cuts on his body but he avoided most of the lethal attacks. 

But it wasn't done yet, he saw just one more sword was flying towards him, Sasuke waited and when the time was right duck to avoid that last sword. 

He thought that the fight was finally over but then suddenly a voice came. "Finally got you now." Shika's voice came making Sasuke's heart sank even more. 

Turns out that last sword wasn't just a shadow clone of the Kobikiribocho, as soon as it pass Sasuke, the sword turn into Shika. 

To be more exact a copy of Shika as humans can't change their shape that much but shadow clones can. 

Sauke felt a looking presence behind him, his heart beating fast, if only he look behind him he might see a demon holding a huge ass sword trying to cut off his head right now to take him to the afterlife. 

Shika was holding the big Kobikiribocho, which he swung at Sasuke and finally caught him off guard.

But Shika wasn't planning on killing Sasuke, what he was planning was to trap Sasuke by his neck at the one curvature of the great sword. He targeted Sasuke just right, hitting right at his neck and then digging the sword at the ground, making Sasuke bend over and lying flat at the ground, his head now stuck at the ground. 

"Finally got you." Shika sigh. He was about out sit on Sasuke so that he don't move anymore and try to escape. But that was when Sasuke who was in front of him Vanish with a puff of smoke. 

"What…" 

Shika was flabbergasted, 'Since when he started playing clones. That's Naruto's Copy Right.' 

But he didn't had the time to think about this as he saw someone appearing right beneath him, It was Sasuke. 

Sasuke pull a Lee on Shika and kick him up. But that wasn't enough so he kick him even further in the air and lastly jump high enough to lastly send a powerful kick at Shika. 

"Lions Barrage." Sasuke put everyone last bit of his power in that attack and kick Sasuke back to the ground with a kick.

Thud…

Shika's body fell to the ground with a thud, and Sasuke too followed as he no longer had enough power to fight anymore. 

After that silence fell in the hall. Waiting for something to happen, anything. But nothing happened.

"Is this even a genin fight anymore. Are you sure those guys are already not chunin, if not Jonin." Someone asked with disbelieved.

"Is this finally end ?" 

"Did, Sasuke won ?" 

"Hah, I knew that Sasuke will win, he is the best." 

Others talk and discussed about the fight and now it ended. They were expecting a good fight from Sasuke but not Shika.

"I…I won." Sasuke finally mutter as he was not completely out of chakra, that clone took all of it and that last attack pretty much exhausted him. Now he was even having hard time staying conscious.

His transformation already retreating back as he went back to his base form like he never turn into an half demon teenager before. Not he not longer had any power even more around.

Sauke look at the proctor like asking him to announce the result, but the proctor didn't . 

"I Won." Sasuke say to the proctor but before he could get any response he heard this. 

"Nah, I Win." 

Sasuke's eyes widen, he barely able to turn his neck enough to only see who was standing behind him before he body stiffen. 

Now he was only able to move his eyes, he with struggle looked down only to see a shadow holding him and not only that the shadow was creeping up to him and…

'Shadow Strangle Jutsu.' 

"H..how ? 

I beat you, that last was can't be a clone." Sasuke was looking out of mind right now. Frantically trying to look back to the Shika who he just kick.

There was no way that last one was a clone. No clone can handle even the first kick from him let alone and entire lion's barrage.

"Here I will let you." Shika sigh and lose his hold on Sasuke's head as shadow which was stangling all over hid body now started to retreat Sasuke was able too move his head now.

When he look back, he saw Shika's body was still lying on the ground. Which confuse him.

"This…" Sasuke look confuse.

 "The one you kick was the real me. I am the shadow clone." The clone reply with a smile as he took out a kunai and place it at Sasuke's neck.

Sasukes eyes stook at this ? 

"I lost ?" Sasuke's say, not announcing but more like asking.

"Who knows. You got me first. Technically I lost as my main body is already out for count" Shika at this just reply and shrugged. Making Sasuke and ohters quite down. 

By now everyone around was just quiet, just wanting to hear what both of them have to say. None made any noise.

"Then… then why ?" 

"Why I'm holding you like this at the edge of the Kunai's tips. Hahaha." Shika just laugh. 

Shika now had a calm smile now as he was praising himself for hiding his shadow clone in his shadow and transferring making the clone come out at the last moment.

"You see… in the shinobi world its not how one live, but how we die…" Shika reply with a smile on his face.

Making him and others who were listening to him confuse. Even the Hokage and Orochimaru who was by now having multiple orgasms after seeing the fight listen intently.

"Being able to live in this world is a luxury which not many can afford just like being able to die in peace.

As a Shinobi you will die protecting your country and your love ones, that the only relief you have.

There are times when the odds are too much against us, so we end up dying. That is. Pretty much the end of the story, But being a Shinobi you are not allow die alone. 

If you are going to die then you better take the enemy with you. Because when you dont, the same people you die for get killed." Shika reply making others shinobi understand exactly what Shika was talking about. 

"If you don't kill your enemy before you die, then your comrades die, I will never allow that to happen." Shika reply with firm tone. Making a certain one eye scarecrow to lower his head, but if he wasn't wearing his usual mask then others could have seen a small smile forming on his face.

"That is my nindo, my will of fire." Shika was nailing for the politically correct words right now.

"So you can kill me, but you better bet on your ass that I'll gonna take you down in the process. I might die but I will not lose or let anyone precious to me die either." Shika reply as he remove they kunai from Shika's neck and let go of Sasuke as he remove his Shadow blinding.

Sasuke was even sitting still thanks to Shika's shadow was supporting him, the moment he removed that Sasuke fell to the ground.

"To me, a ninja is someone who endures, protect and and stands true to his value till the very end.

…

Even after death.

That when you can call yourself a Shinobi." Shika said a he turn back to the proctor. 

"Do whatever you want to with the match. It's on you how won. I'll be taking my main body to the hospital now." Clone reply, reminding others that he was still a clone. And then move towards the real body who was by now was unconscious and took him up. 

He didn't waited for the result, the clone soon will run out of chakra which could be dangerous for the main body, though in Konoha it's mostly safe but after showing what he was capable of, at last to a certain degree, there are many people in the village who can make a move on him. 

He just look back once and look at Hinata, said something which Hinata didn't hear as he only wishper but Hinata understood.

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"That was… actually very cool." Ino who was earlier cheering on for Sasuke's mutter as she recall what Shika said.

Even Sakura had to agree that that was cool.

Naruto on the side had star marks in his eyes while he shouted with excitement.

"Gosh, that' youth." Lee called out and Tenten was smiling ear to ear right now. 

Karin on the side was the same, earlier she was cheering for Shika while most of the girls were cheering for Sasuke. Her Uzumaki blood almost seems like boiling at the incredible fight she just wittiness.

"Maybe, saying here with him won't be that bad after all." Karin smile and muttered slowly.

Gaara on the side remain calm, earlier he wanted to fight with Sasuke's but no longer, he now wants to fight with Shika now.

"Now that some shinobi alright." Temari smirk as he saw Shika taking his body out.

 The adults were the same, they had a smile on their face. Almost all of them knew that the fight was unfair but still that faught till the very end.

"His strategies to were on point and he have the power to back up his believes." 

"He never stop planning while fighting while fighting an enemy much stronger than him."

"He always had a plan ready and if not he was quick to come up with one." 

"He is a Nara alright, his backup plan had back up plan." 

"If this were a real fight then he did exactly what a Shinobi suppose to do." 

The Jonin all chatter among themselves as a smile was playing at all of their faces. Even the Hokage was smiling a little as he puff a smoke.

 "Gekko announce the result." Hokage rely while looking at Gekko Hayate who was looking at him for an answer all this time. 

Technically it was Shika who become unconscious first but there are many things which could already disqualified Sasuke's let along thinking who won. 

But more than that, Gekko wanted Shika to win, because the boy really had all the qualification of a Chunin. 

But seeing the final outcome and the identity Sasuke he waited for Hokage's response.

Though the Hokage didnt say to Gekko who he suppose to announce as the winner but he understood by that smile Hokage had on his face.

"The Winner is Shika Nara." 

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