[World of Battle Royale— The Kyuubi Jinchuuriki]
"Could this so-called system not have arrived a day or two later? I missed the chance to smash that bastard Neji's face."
Narumi thought as she moved through the artificial forest of the Battle Royale World.
She was furious that she didn't get a chance to fight her designated opponent Neji Hyuga in the finals. Neji had injured his cousin and Narumi's best friend, Hinata Hyuga severely during the preliminaries.
Neji, despite being a cousin of the Hyuga heir Hinata Hyuga, was a part of the branch Hyuga Clan which were basically treated as slaves by the main Hyuga Clan. This treatment had caused a great amount of hatred to fester in Neji towards the main clan.
'But Hinata didn't deserve any of his hatred or cruelty.'
Hinata, although a rather timid and shy girl, was one of the kindest person Narumi had ever known. She was empathic towards the branch Hyuga Clan and wanted to better their conditions.
However, despite knowing all this, Neji took advantage of Hinata's kindness and cruelly injured her. This was something Narumi could never forgive.
"A Shinobi! Finally someone to take my anger out on."
Narumi thought as she encountered her first opponent who was likely a Kiri Shinobi, given his blue Genin uniform.
As soon as Narumi neared the Kiri Shinobi, her hands habitually moved through the seals of her most used Jutsu, 'Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu'.
"Fuck!"
Narumi cursed as a massive amount of chakra started draining from her body. In her anger, she had forgotten about one of the most important rules of the Battle Royale and had habitually used the Multiple Shadow Clone Jutsu without thinking twice.
It was only now she remembered that her chakra reserves were limited to Genin level in this Battle Royale World.
She immediately cut off the chakra supply, ending the Jutsu with only a single Shadow Clone summoned. However, just this single Shadow Clone had drained more than half of her chakra reserves.
The 'Shadow Clone Jutsu' was considered a forbidden Jutsu because of its heavy chakra usage, making it inefficient to use for most Shinobi. Unfortunately, being blessed with huge chakra reserves from the beginning, Narumi had never considered the Shadow Clone Jutsu a Forbidden one.
Given that she had just consumed huge amount of chakra reserves, Narumi decided to make do with what she had and ordered her Shadow Clone to engage the Kiri Shinobi, with herself following right after it.
The Kiri Shinobi had also noticed her by now and immediately engaged her Shadow Clone, the kunai in his hand ruthlessly trying to hit any of the clone's vulnerable spots.
However, as Narumi arrived to double team him with her Shadow Clone, the Kiri Shinobi made a large sweep with his kunai, causing her Shadow Clone to instinctively dodge backwards.
Taking advantage of the gap, the Kiri Shinobi jumped backwards and headed towards the trees. Meanwhile, he also dropped his kunai, his hands flicking through hand seals, obviously preparing for a Jutsu.
'Not on my watch.'
It was at this moment that Narumi used a move she generally didn't have a need to use not could see use it perfectly.
A glowing chain formed of chakra emerged from her right hand and wrapped around the Kiri Shinobi's leg, dragging him back before he could take cover in the trees.
The Kiri Shinobi was obviously not prepared for the sudden move and as such, couldn't react to it. Narumi's Shadow Clone took advantage of that and immediately slashed at the Kiri Shinobi's neck with her kunai, finishing him off.
'I should have listened to Naruto when he said that I should not rely too much on my chakra reserves.'
Narumi thought as she looked at the Kiri Shinobi's supposedly dead body while it disappeared in particles of light.
Narumi was training to be a Ninjutsu expert, her general course of action in a fight being to summon a few Shadow Clones and then prepare a massive Jutsu while her opponent was engaged with her Shadow Clones.
This was also the reason why she faced difficulty in the current fight. With her current Genin level chakra reserves, it was not possible for her to fight like her usual self.
"Thankfully, I still remembered my Chakra Chains."
The 'Chakra Chains' was a bloodline ability of Uzumaki Clan Narumi as well as her brother Naruto had inherited from their mother.
But unfortunately, Narumi was not proficient in this bloodline ability, barely able to manifest a single Chakra Chain while her brother could already manifest four or more easily.
'At this rate, I would be defeated by just sheer chakra deprivation. I should see if I can find a Konoha Shinobi to team up with.'
Narumi thought as she began moving again, realising that this Chunin Exams Battle Royale was really not fit for her moveset.
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[Chunin Exams Stadium— The Uzumaki Matriarch]
"Phew! Thank goodness Narumi made it through. My heart had almost left out of my chest when I saw her face pale because of Shadow Clone Jutsu."
Kushina let out a sigh of relief as she saw her daughter finally defeat the Kiri Shinobi.
"This was something inevitable. Even if Narumi made a rookie mistake because of unfamiliarity with the rules of the Battle Royale, she has been trained by you and Minato as well as the ANBU since her childhood. You should have some faith in her." Kushina's best friend, Mikoto Uchiha, the Uchiha Clan Matriarch said, asking her to believe in her children.
Since no one could do anything about this mysterious Battle Royale for the moment, Kushina and her friends whose children were also stuck in the Battle Royale World, were currently sitting in the stands, watching their children fight for their lives in the Battle Royale.
"You know how much Narumi is like me. Just as boisterous and impulsive as I used to be in my youth. I simply can't help but worry about her.
I never have to worry like this about Naruto. Just like his father, he is mature and intelligent. Though I wish he could sometimes act like the children his age. He has several burdens thrust upon him in such a young age."
Kushina said, sharing her worries with Mikoto as she started focusing on Naruto this time.
The blue screen which currently broadcasted the Battle Royale live had a unique way of broadcasting it. The viewers could look either at all the Shinobi currently in the Battle Royale or they could instead focus on a single Shinobi like Kushina and her friends were currently doing, looking at their children.
"I-Ino has encountered that monster Gaara!"
It was at this moment Ino Yamanaka's mother suddenly shouted, drawing all the women's attention.
"Don't worry. This Battle Royale is just a Genjutsu. Nothing would happen to Ino." Mikoto consoled Ino's mother, knowing that Ino's defeat was confirmed the moment she encountered Gaara.
Since all the Shinobi who had been defeated previously in the Battle Royale had safely arrived at the stadium in a burst of light without a single scratch, no one was worried about the participant's lives.
"B-but what about her mental health?" Ino's mother, being a member of the Yamanaka Clan which specialised in mind Jutsu, knew how much of an effect even an illusion of that could have on one's mind.
"Mother, where are you?"
When Ino encountered Gaara, his attention was not even on her. Instead, he was muttering something, constantly calling out for his 'Mother' without even paying attention to his surroundings.
"Mother, this is not funny! Where are you? Why are you not answering me?" Gaara's voice became louder as he didn't get a response from his supposed guardian spirit who he called 'Mother'.
"You! Have you seen Mother? Do you know why she is not answering me?" Gaara suddenly asked Ino in a demanding tone as his eyes fell on her.
"The one you are searching for is not your 'Mother'."
Surprisingly, Ino said the truth to Gaara bravely even though knew the consequences of such an action.
"What did you say?"
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Author's Note— The reason Gaara is even made than before is that the Battle Royale had also cut Gaara's connection to Shukaku for the moment. This makes Gaara search for Shukaku's voice like a madman since he has not received Naruto's 'Talk no Jutsu' yet.
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