Naruto: the Demon Hidden in the Leaves

Chapter 13: Another Member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist

A half a week later, and Naruto has mastered the Rasengan. Right now, Naruto is fighting a Shadow Clone with Kubikiribocho, when he hears some footsteps. He says, "I know you're there. I can hear you."

A young woman appears in front of Naruto. This woman is Ameyuri Ringo, a member of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist.

Ameyuri is relatively short in comparison with the other members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen of the Mist. She has long, red hair, black eyes, and together with a Kiri hitai-ate, she also wears a simple cloth around her head, distinctively tied at both sides so as the ends of the material protrude upwards, while the remainder of hair is allowed to flow downwards.

She wears a loose, pin-striped long-sleeved shirt with a dark obi around the waist, black pants which got much looser near the ends, resembling hakama, and striped leg-warmers. Like all the other members of her generation of swordsmen, she wore bandages loosely tied around the neck and had jagged teeth.

Naruto then asks, "What's the beautiful wielder of Kiba doing gracing me with her presence?"

Ameyuri answers, "Charmer, huh? Anyway, I saw your fight with the Sannin. You did well, but I want to fight you... To the death!"

Naruto replies, "Why would you want to fight a lowly Chunin like me?"

Ameyuri yells, "You are not getting away from this!"

The wielder of Kiba then crosses the blades in an X shape. Ameyuri then sends bolts of lightning to electrocute Naruto. She yells, "Raiton: Raiga (Lightning Release: Lightning Fang)!" Which Naruto blocks with Kubikiribocho.

Naruto then envelopes the area with a thick mist. He then appears behind Ameyuri, and slashes. Only for her to jump away, but still gets a shallow cut across her back.

Ameyuri buries Kiba's blades into the ground and then sends out an electrical charge towards the sky, which in turn, causes lightning to fall from the sky decimating the immediate area around the her, burning everything to a crisp. She yells, "Raiton: Sandāgēto (Lighting Release: Thunder Gate)!"

The mist clears with only a single burnt log visible. Ameyuri then quickly turns around to see Kubikiribocho flying towards. Which she jumps over. Ringo then hears a puff of smoke erupt from behind her. From behind Ameyuri, Naruto catches the flying blade, and swings, aiming for Ameyuri's neck.

Ameyuri jumps away from the killing blow. Holding the Kiba swords over her head like birch rods, Amwyuri summons a bolt of lightning from the sky to shock anyone in their immediate vicinity. She yells, "Raitō Jutsu: Rakurai (Thunderswords Technique: Thunderbolt)!" As the lightning hits Naruto, he disappears in a puff of smoke.

Naruto then appears behind her, and weaves a string of hand seals. Ox → Monkey → Hare → Rat → Boar → Bird → Ox → Horse → Bird → Rat → Tiger → Dog → Tiger → Snake → Ox → Ram → Snake → Boar → Ram → Rat → Yang Water → Monkey → Bird → Dragon → Bird → Ox → Horse → Ram → Tiger → Snake → Rat → Monkey → Hare → Boar → Dragon → Ram → Rat → Ox → Monkey → Bird → Yang Water → Rat → Boar → Bird. The blonde yells, "Suiton: Suiryūdan no Jutsu (Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet Technique)!" Naruto manipulates water into the shape of a dragon, which he then directed at Ameyuri. The water dragon then crashes upon the wielder of Kiba.

As Ameyuri is flying away from Naruto, a Shadow Clone appears and weaves some hand seals. Snake → Ram → Monkey → Boar → Horse → Tiger. He yells, ""Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu (Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique)." A medium sized fireball shoots at Ameyuri.

Another clone jumps up into the air from behind Naruto, and weaves a string of hand seals. Snake → Ram → Boar → Horse → Bird → Clap Hands Together. As Naruto shoves his palm at the fireball, he yells, "Fūton: Reppūshō (Wind Release: Gale Palm)!"

As the gale combines with the fireball, it grows huge, and explodes against Ameyuri. When Ringo falls to the ground, then Naruto jumps into the fire, and slashes at Ameyuri, who ducks under the slash.

This is when the fire dies down. She then sees six Naruto's standing around her. The clones then kick or punch the target into the air, each yelling "U-ZU-MA-KI" as they do so. While Ameyuri is airborne, the fifth clone appears just below Ameyuri, and smashes a Rasengan into her stomach. The real Naruto then appears above the wielder of Kiba, and brings Kubikiribocho down onto the redhead. As Ameyuri plummets back down to the ground, she is bisected by Kubikiribocho.

Ameyuri, with the last of her strength says, "Thanks for the fight. I was going to die anyway. I now see why Zabuza-kun let you wield Kubikiribocho. I'll now do the same. Find someone who can wield Kiba, and train them. Here is all of my jutsu. Goodbye... Naruto... Kun."

With that, Ameyuri Ringo, the wielder of Kiba is dead. Naruto then looks at Kiba. They are a pair of swords, each with slim and straight double-edged blades. Both blades also have an upward-curved bladed prong near the tip of one side of the blade and another one near the base of the blade's other side. At their bases are smooth brown hilts with a round grey hilt.

As Naruto seals the blades into a scroll, Jiraiya appears. He says, "That was quite a fight their, Gaki. I see that you mastered the Rasengan. So now that you have two of the seven, are you going to collect them all, or master the two you got?"

Naruto answers, "Master them, and then I could give them to Konoha's Weapon Mistress: Tenten Higurashi. She is a Genin under Might Gai."

Jiraiya just nods. As the Sage laughs, he replies, "Well then, let's just go back to the hotel, and wait for the rest of the week. I don't want another Mist Swordsman coming after you."

So they go back to the hotel they are staying at.