Satoru had spent the entire night at that lab doing various tests which didn't let him sleep one bit. As an apology gift he had gotten pills which would boost his performance to compensate for the sleep deprivation.
Satoru took a soldier pill and ate it, it wasn't the do or die type. It was a passive pill which kept the consumer refreshed in case they had to stay awake for a long time.
Satoru internally thanked her as he felt the headache going away and the groginess reduced too. Satoru stretched his arms out and saw Chosuke walk towards him. It seems like they will have a rematch.
The referee saw both as ready and began the battle, the hype of the audience made the proctor not waste time and start the match immediately.
Chosuke smiled as he placed his packet of chips back inside, and taking out his a staff.
Satoru threw a volley of shuriken, testing his speed and getting what he expected. Chosuke effortlessly defected the shuriken redirecting back at him. He caught the shuriken and placed them back in inside his pouch.
The both laughed at their actions, before Satoru raised his guard and blocked a thrust from Chosuke's staff.
He deflected to the side and got close, landing a jab successfully at his chest making Chosuke step back and swing his staff to hit Satoru.
Satoru stepped back to get out of range, but then the end of the staff burst with a puff of smoke.
The smoke had transformed into a hammer and it hit Satoru straight in the ribs, making him scream as he was flung away.
Satoru quickly collected himself before rushing back at Chosuke, 'chunin exams is about flexing our power, right? It's nice that I pretended to be weak in the previous matches. I'll be getting a massive win from the gambling hall!'
Satoru ducked under the strike and landed a kick before blocking another hammer strike with a kunai and throwing it at Chosuke who ducked it and rushed ahead.
Satoru dodged through the various strikes, Chosuke was expertly spinning the hammer, if the heavy missed then he would use it's weight to hit from the other end.
"It's a heavy weopon but I can still attack quickly! You won't be able to use my slowness against me anymore." Chosuke said, spinning the hammer to block the shuriken Satoru threw at him.
Satoru cocked his arm back charging it chakra before it clashed with Chosuke's hammer. Satoru's fist hit the hammer and chakra from his fist went into the hammer damaging it from the inside.
Chosuke used the chance to spartan kick him away, placing his hammer down he weaved handsigns for Fire style: flame thrower jutsu.
A massive wave a fire moved outwards at Satoru who also stepped up his game, unsheathing his Arashi-ken and charging it with wind chakra.
He slashed forward, creating an arc of razor sharp wind which cut through the fire with ease. The arc caught fire and became a fire arc, heading towards Chosuke.
Chosuke swatted it away with his hammer, which was made of chakra conductive metal caught fire becoming even more deadly,
Chosuke swung the hammer for Satoru's head, releasing fire as it move through the air, clashing with his sword. Satoru channeled lightning chakra from his sword into Chosuke's hammer, electrocuting him.
Satoru used the chance to slash him in the abdomen before making more distance to dodge the enlarged fist which came straight for him. Satoru blocked the punch with his sword and was sent crashing from the sheer force.
Chosuke used transformation on his hammer, matching the size of his fist. He slammed it into the ground breaking the ground and sending debris towards Satoru like cannonballs.
"Lightning Step." Satoru immediately sped up and crossed a lot distance evading the the debris boulders.
"Huh? Where did he go? He was just right there!" Chosuke was struck by a bolt of lightning on his back and turned and sweeped the ground with the hammer.
The sheer power behind his strike and the fact that the hammer tore into the ground, a wave of chakra carried dust with it towards Satoru.
Satoru quickly weaved handseals for wind style: Breakthrough. Compressing the area it would hit it a small region and pointed it straight down. Satoru blasted off into the air like a rocket, dodging the aoe attack but got stranded midair.
'Shit! I'm mid air, I cannot dodge anything anymore.' Satoru could see Chosuke weaving handsigns before a massive plume of fire consumed his vision.
Satoru charged up breakthrough once again but didn't expel it out and instead spat it on his hand. He used his sword to create a wind current and released his hand expelling the compressed gale.
'The distance I have to cover is too much! I won't be able to escape completely.' Satoru thought, the compressed gale allowed him to to move from the centre of the attack to the edge, before being engulfed in fire.
Chosuke was about to prepare another ninjutsu but waited till he knew Satoru was confirmed to be fine. He didn't see what Satoru did to escape.
He couldn't react as Satoru rushed out of the flames with his sword pointed at Chosuke like a stinger, ready to impale.
Chosuke brought his hammer in front of him, hoping to block and Satoru...who smirked. He thrusted the sword as it roared with electricity coursing through it,
'The cracks I left on his hammer must have gotten larger as he transformed it.'
The lightning surged as the tip of the sword hit the hammer, lightning chakra left from the sword and entered the hammer, destroying it from the inside.
Satoru jumped back and swatted away the fire from his clothes and hair, feeling an extreme case of deja vu. Chosuke also stepped back, placing his hammer on the ground but then felt something.
The hammer made a loud cracking sound, shocking Chosuke who watched as it shattered into pieces in front of him.
"Are you trying to recreate our last battle? It won't work, I'm telling that you now." Chosuke said as he threw the broken handle away, squaring up to fight using is hands.
Satoru sheathed his sword placed his hands on it, slowing channeling chakra and began walking towards Chosuke.
Chosuke jumped up and inflated his body, attempting to land on Satoru, who shot wind bullets at his now enlarged body.
"Human boulder jutsu" Chosuke body turned into a large ball and began spinning mid air. The wind bullets hit his body and did no damage.
Satoru jumped away before he would be crushed, only for Chosuke to start rolling, catching up to him and bulldozing him.
Satoru heard a crack in his body and he felt the grip on his sword loosen. Chosuke undid the jutsu and used his enlarged and lengthened arm to grab the stunned Satoru before spinning him in the air and slammed into the ground.
'Why did that feel like katakuri's strike? At least there wasn't any spikes.' Satoru thought, his body bounced on the ground before his body stopped. He glanced up to see chosuke continuing his charge towards him, his arms now covered in earth style rock glove.
Satoru manged to stand just fast enough to dodge the left hook from Chosuke and throw a smoke bomb at his eyes before escaping.
"Stop evading all the time! Fight me one on one like a true shinobi, Satoru." Chosuke said, irritated not only from the fact that Satoru always runs away but also that the smoke bomb contained irritants.
Satoru's mind raced to a memory of Yotsuki clan's poison transmutation, it allowed the used to transmute their chakra into poison as long as they are immune to said poison and can artificially produce it in their body.
Satoru weaved handsigns for wind style breakthrough launching a powerful gust of wind at Chosuke who stopped rubbing his eyes built three stone wall which covered all four directions after a set of handsigns. The breakthrough hit the walls.
'He should still be irritated by the smoke bomb, now that it's blown away I can sneak in and catch him off guard and poison him. One touch is all I need to poison him.' Satoru closed in on Chosuke, chakra flaring up at his palms.
Satoru sneaked behind Chosuke and punched, chosuke instantly turned around and caught his fist, not with his own but with stone arm which rose from the ground.
Several more arms rose from the ground and held onto Satoru's body, the arms fusing together and sealing Satoru's body, restricting his movements.
Satoru couldn't move at all, the stone locked his movement as Chosuke held out a kunai bring it close to his neck "I win this time!"
"You are pretty bold to put a medic, the ninjas with the best chakra control into a genjutsu, that too, a weak one." Satoru said, his fingers made a sign.
Satoru instantly broke through and punched Chosuke, who blocked and sweeped making Satoru jump to dodge.
Chosuke held onto Satoru as he jumped and slammed him into the ground. Satoru grunted in pain before kicking Chosuke in his leg, preventing him from attacking.
Chosuke stepped back from the kick and pulled out his kunai as Satoru threw shuriken at him before charging at him with his own kunai. Satoru used his speed to his advantage and swung several times at him, which was replied with Chosuke's own strikes.
Satoru thrusted the kunai at Chosuke who used the side of the kunai to block creating a stalemate. Satoru was unable to channel lightning through kunai without hurting himself, and Chosuke used that to his advantage.
Chosuke pushed him off, the kunais breaking from the force as Chosuke's fist enlarged again before he threw a punch.
'I could concentrate my chakra into a small point to counter his large fist, will it work though?' Satoru thought before cocking back his fist and sending out a punch of his own, clashing with Chosuke with ferocious intensity.
The enlarged fist had its strength spread out throughout the arm while the concentrated strike placed everything into one point.
The both grunted in pain, Chosuke felt the bone in his finger scream at him while Satoru flung back from the recoil.
Satoru quickly got up and got in close, preventing Chosuke from using the expansion jutsu.
Satoru landed a side kick into Chosuke's right side who blocked with his right broken hand, unable to take the entire force, his body bended around the kick and he felt pain radiate throughout his body.
Chosuke then quickly landed a jab at Satoru, who for some reason spat on Chosuke's hand just after he got hit, stepping back he took out a napkin and wiped away the spit from his own face.
'That was the third dose. He has about a few minutes before he starts sleeping like a log. I need to get to my sword and hold him off before he beats me up.' Satoru thought, glancing at his sword laying on the ground.
Chosuke noticed the glare and rushed towards it before Satoru could reach it, the sword decided their fate.
Chosuke was ahead but Satoru threw a kunai with paperbombs, making him jump away and allowing Satoru to close the distance.
Satoru shot a chakra string at the sword but failed to pull it towards himself as Chosuke cut the string and landed a punch into his gut. Satoru held on to his hand and kicked at chosuke's face.
Chosuke moved his head and grabbed his leg before lifting him up like a fish and proceeded to land a devastating augmented punch into Satoru's gut.
'The akimichi strength is truly unmatched, a few more hits and i will be the one who will be sleeping like a log.' Satoru thought.
Chosuke threw Satoru into the air and jumped up slamming him down into the ground. Satoru shot a breakthrough point blank at Chosuke the moment he landed.
Chosuke felt his skin being cut in many places despite the metal armore he was wearing underneath. The breakthrough was more inclined to the cutting aspect than blowing, and it cut spectacularly.
Satoru used a strike to grab a nearby kunai and rushed at him. Chosuke reached into his uniform and ripped out a metal chest piece and smashed Satoru's kunai, along with his wrist.
Satoru grunted in pain before Chosuke used the chest piece to hit his head.
'It's made of chakra conductive material?!' Satoru thought as he reassessed his injuries. The chosuke went closer to the sword and stood over it daring Satoru to try and take it.
'My shoulder is messed up from that recoil of the punch and now my wrist. My left arm is almost gone now.' Satoru thought, his palm now glowing green.
Chosuke took out a storage seal and picked up the sword to seal it. Making Satoru smile.
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"Hey, that scroll you made me pour chakra into...how does that work?" Satoru asked, making Orochimaru think.
"The seal requires various inscription like space, contain, preserve and chakra. It allows any object which has this seal store chakra which can be drawn upon at any moment." Orochimaru explained, showing the seal on her wrist on the Kanji inscribed.
"What's stopping people from having a hundred people dump chakra into it and then send it to a enemy territory and blowing an entire village with it? It seems like it would work." Satoru asked making her chuckle.
"From the moment chakra is stored, it begins dissipating. If you are not constantly pouring into it...the total amount will be lost. Only advanced seals like the four triagrams seal can seal chakra away from a long time.
The chakra you were putting into the seal back then was being funneled back into the person was giving it to you...if that wasn't done, the entire experiment would barely last thirty minutes."
Satoru thought about before asking "can you teach me? How to make this...I mean, I could probably use it in combat. I already figured out a way to improve one of my techniques."
Orochimaru took out the tag from her wrist and pointed at his sword Arashi-ken, specifically. Satoru, puzzled, handed it to her.
She placed the tag on the handle and made a handsign which made the seal glow. "If you want to use this jutsu, then you'll have to learn it by yourself. But here's a trial run. It can only be used once...and then it's gone." Orochimaru handed the sword back to him.
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Satoru saw the sword in Chosuke's hand and made the handsign. 'At this point only twenty percent would be remaining in that seal. It won't be enough to stop him.'
Chosuke burst into agony as electricity coursed through him giving Satoru the perfect opening. Satoru ran straight at Choauke with a scroll of his own.
Chosuke could only watch Satoru pull out a second sword. It turned pitch black the moment Satoru poured chakra into it. Satoru's sword arc began near Chosuke's shoulder and ended near his leg.
Chosuke fell to his knees as a sudden paralyzing feeling crept into his muscles, locking them into place, making him fall to the ground.
Satoru sheathed both his swords and checked a pocket watch. "Guess I was wrong, it was over 30 seconds earlier than calculated. Wrong dosage and incorrectly timed, I cannot repeat this again...he could have died." Satoru thought his word out loud but it turned into a whisper as it ended.
"The winner is Satoru!!!"
The crowd cheered and Satoru injected a syringe into Chosuke making his muscles instantly feel better. He then walked straight to the betting area to collect his rewards.
"I purposefully made my image as a weak medical ninja who gets caught lacking in two rounds back to back...everyone must have bet on him." Satoru had a small smile as he greeted the guy once again.