Still Falling for You [NH year 2020]

July - Movie inspired

Manga/Anime: Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto/Studio Pierrot
Words: 1 939
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Summary: The final fight

Instinctively, Tendo wrapped his arms around Naruto's neck. So he pushed on his feet to roll him over. He sent his knee in his nose then he elbowed his chest. At the same moment, he took a punch in his side. It made him let go of his opponent.

Facing each other, the two men dodged each other's attacks. Only their loud breathing and their punches ripping through the air could be heard.

Hinata had found Menma impressive but compared to Tendo, he was nothing. His legwork was never the same and as soon as one of his attacks broke Naruto's defence, it was efficient, weakening him a bit more.

Her husband was having a hard time. She could clearly see it every time he wiped the blood dripping from his brow bone to his eye.

Once again, he had the disadvantage to have fought before coming.

And she was still handcuffed, she reminded herself when she didn't move away from the bed.

Naruto sent his opponent on the ground with a kick in the legs. But he stood up right away to meet him. He then gathered speed and hit with all his strength, fuelling with rage. Tendo's head spined. He let out a grunt as his calf was crushed, forcing him to kneel again.

Unfortunately, he was at the perfect height for his next attack. Taking out a knife from his belt, he stabbed Naruto's thigh and cut his skin to his calf.

It was so fast that Hinata only saw it once it was done.

Hissing from the pain, Naruto lost balance and had to lean against the wall. His sweaty face tensed every time he tried to put foot on the ground while blocking Tendo's blade. It was his turn to be on his knees, pushing the ginger's arms to prevent the blade from driving in his shoulder.

A second blade then appeared at the bottom of the knife and it pierced Naruto's hand, pinning it against the wall.

His yell froze Hinata on the bed.

Nothing else mattered now. All she saw was blood.

So much blood.

Too much blood.

Before she could realise what she was doing, her fingers wrapped themselves around her left thumb and pulled until dislocating it.

The crack caught the attention of both fighters.

In a few seconds, Tendo understood she was escaping and he escaped Naruto's grip, too weak to hold him back.

Hinata's eyes left the scene while her hand was sliding out of its prison. She dug in her hair and unclipped a hairpin, seeing the clone coming closer to her. She fiddled in the lock with it until it set her right wrist free.