It's time for the fith battle, and that means more Kunoichi - Tenten and Temari. Their respective teammates Neji and Gaara give each other the big eye. Having Lee and Guy in your corner automatically gets you the award for 'most enthusiastic cheering section.' Tenten's picked her spot carefully, able to go either on offense or defense, and Temari throws out the usual 'crush you in a second' banter. She taunts Tenten to strike first, and Tenten obliges her. She lobs a flight of Shuriken at Temari, who does this weird double-blink and it looks like Tenten missed. Tenten doesn't miss, says Guy (and how my heart breaks for her when she did miss, because it's Guy-sensei), so Temari's pulling something funky out of her ninja hat. Shikamaru's all ready to throw in the towel, because he's a defeatist little punk, and Naruto and I demand to know why. Shikamaru doesn't bother, but Choji's willing to take it on faith. Heh. Tenten sizes up her next attack, to make sure this one won't miss. Guy's Kunoichi darts behind Temari before launching into the air, and busting out some scroll Jutsu. Do I smell a Summoning? Sort of. What she summons in an assload of sharp objects, but Temari and her fan block them all.
The Sand Kunoichi's fan is showing one symbol, and she says when it shows three, it's over for Tenten. Lee over-excitedly yells out encouragement for Tenten to be calm, and I realize what wonders having Lee on your team must do for your focus. Tenten has a trick she was going to save for later, but decides it's now or never. She pops a pair of scrolls out, Rising Twin Dragons, there's an explosion of twin dragon-shaped smoke and it's a ridiculous barrage, but Temari bats them away with the second start. Tenten's not finished! She pulls them back up with thin lines attached to all the weapons, but Temari hits the third star and blows them and Tenten away. Temari vanishes behind her fan, before riding it like an air skiff over the Leaf Kunoichi. Ninja Art: Wind Scythe Jutsu! Poor Tenten gets caught up in a Chakra-charged tornado that rips at her skin. For the last act of being a brutal Sander, Temari catches Tenten on the edge of her fan for some spinal trauma. That was... definitive. Lee catches Temari when she throws Tenten away, and is pissed at Temari's dismissive treatment of his squadmate. Temari blocks his kick, and Guy stops Lee before it can go any further. Gaara also reigns Temari in, though not before calling Lee awful-looking. Heh. Might Guy amiably warns the Sand Villagers not to underestimate Lee.
Squad Eight doesn't want to fight the Sanders at all. Sakura, back on her feet, thanks Naruto for his help during her brawl with Ino, and even that Naruto can't get right. Hee. Next bout! Shikamaru vs. Kin! I'm glad we get a Shinobi/Kunoichi fight (and another, depending on whomever Hinata fights). Ino's uncharacteristically cheering on Shikamaru (at least to Choji), and across the duel room Dosu advises Kin to watch out for his shadow tricks. Shikamaru thinks it's all such a major drag, thinking back to how it'd be easier if it was Dosu, since he saw Dosu fight, but he hasn't seen Kin and Kin's seen his Shadow Paralysis stunt. That's what he goes for, and Kin calls him on it, easily dodging the Jutsu and lobbing senbon at Shikamaru. It's a trick, one has bells and one doesn't, so Shikamaru'll respond to the sound of the bells rather than the needles themselves, but he sees right through. Hmmm, thinks Dawgstar. Ah, but Kin's sneaky, too! This time the bells ringing is a senbon Kin already threw, pulled by string. Distracted, he can't dodge her next needles, though he takes these one in the arm instead of the chest. Kin gives the bells another tug, and the chimes are actually the focus of Kin's sound jutsu. Loss of balance AND hallucination. Nice.
Multi-Kin taunts Shikamaru, catching him on the other arm with more senbon. Shikamaru calls her out for dragging it out when she said she'd end it quick. WHOOP! Sneaky bastard Shikamaru's locked in the Shadow Paralysis, having manipulated his shadow and followed the string on Kin's bell to the real Kin. Okay, okay, you got me - Shikamaru's lazy but clever. I can dig it. Kin asks how he's going to win with that, and Shikamaru reaches for some Shuriken, which Kin has to do, too. The simul-lob their throwing stars, and Shikamaru bends backwards quickly to avoid them. Kin has to do the same! Only she's WAY too close to the wall and brains herself and fine, fine, Shikamaru's awesome, too. That was a pretty sweet win. Naruto still thinks he's dull and plain. We go back to the Billboard, and Kiba's praying for anybody but Gaara. I can't blame him. There's an odd moment when Hinata meets Neji's eyes, then quickly looks away. Hmmm. We have our next bout! Naruto in a handicap match against Kiba and Akamaru! I'm stoked. Lee's stressing over needing to be the next guy to fight after this, or else, and Kakashi remarks he's just like Guy was at Lee's age. I believe this totally. It's Naruto's turn to show us what he's got!
Next Episode: Naruto goes to the dog!
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