To Become a Shinobi Ch. 15
By Eliad Sholomovich

Ibuki was led outside by the bouncer. She tried to spot the mystery challenger but the crowd blocked her eyesight.

"Blasted crowd, He'll have the upperhand now" she thought as they entered a old rusty building a few blocks away. As she entered the door she went wide eye.

"What the...?" She asked out loud From the inside the building was huge. The place was clean and tidy. Many benches at its side. There was commentators booth and a large wooden arena in the center.

She was led by the manager to the ring. He turned to her "Whats ya name kid?" He asked. Ibuki muttered something to herself about men and pigs and answered in a whisper "Ibuki".

He nodded "G'luck Ibuki" He said and left and then muttered "You'll need it". She looked around her there were atleast 200 people there.

"Yikes! I've never had such a crowd before. Ok Ibuki...Concentrate, just like Sensai said, Focus the mind and keep it on your goal" She thought as she entered the ring feeling very nervous.

She flexed a bit, She saw Yun and Yang in the crowd. She waved at them and they smiled at her and gave her a thumbs up sign. Then the Manager's voice boomed on some nearby speakers "Welcome ladies and gentlemen...tonight's fight will be between... Ibuki VS an unknown challenger" He shouted.

The crowds cheers were deafning. She looked at Yun and Yang and saw both were wide mouthed. She looked at them and they gave her a nervous smile.

"Why are they so nervous, and Where is this Guy anyway?" She thought. She then saw her opponent enter the ring.

She went wide eyed and muttered to herself "My god! A Bushin ninja.Oh boy...Oh boy... sensai told me about their legendary fighting skills, This ain't gonna be easy, No sirry bob" Ibuki thought and felt her stomach clench in tension.

He bowed to her and she bowed back. They both entered their stances. Guy spoke so only she could hear "Its been a while since I've fought one of you Shinobi, Lets see if your still worth all the legends they speak of your skills" He said

Ibuki eyes narrowed "This isn't just a fight this is for the honor of the clan, I gotta do my best to win, But he's older and more experianced. This isn't fair, Why is fate so cruel to me all the time?" She thought

Meanwhile Vega was sitting in the middle of the crowd. He wouldn't catch any attention that way. He snickered "Lets see if the little girl can stop Guy,I had troubles with that blasted Bushin style,lets see if she can manage." He thought and leaned backwards into his seat.

The manager yelled "READY...FIGHT!!!"

The two ninjas circled eachother measuring eachother carefully. Slowly they came closer to eachother.

Guy swung his fist, Ibuki parried and choped. Guy swatted her hand and spun with a quick kick. Ibuki parried and spun around into a roundhouse kick towards his head. Guy barely managed to duck and kicked at her feet.

Ibuki was swept off her feet but flipped and placed her hands on the ground and cartwheeled to her feet. "D*mn*t, When I'll want a guy to sweep me off my feet It won't literally" She mused to herself to try and ease the intense pressure she was in.

Guy's face was impassive while Ibuki's full of determination. Guy shot a side kick at her abdomen, Ibuki sidestepped quickly and lunged forward with an elbow to his chest. It connected and Guy bent over, she then continued the motion with a punch.

Guy's head whipped back and she tried to nail him with a kick. She felt it pass threw thin air. He jumped over the kick She then felt two feet hit her gut she groaned lightly as Guy somersaulted with the momentum and tried to elbow drop on her head.

Ibuki dodged and jumped backwards to gain some distance to think Gosh, This guy's fast, I gotta try and match his speed or I'm history" She thought and concentrated even more.

Ibuki approached slowly, Guy waited, she swung her fist and Guy raised his hand to block, Ibuki stopped the motion to reverse spin kick his ribcage instead.

But Guy blocked that too, He then hit her with a elbow to the chest. He continued his onslaught and punched her four times with an alteration of his fists twice in the face, once in the chest and finally one to the gut.

He then kicked at her chin. Ibuki managed to bent backwards and dodged."Good thing I learned gymnastics Ibuki thought and made a mental memo to thank her Phys.Ed teacher next year.

Guy raised a brow as she nailed his chin with her feet, Guy was launched backwards by the powerful and quick motion. "How did she...Oh nevermind Guy, Concentrate, victory is only a small step away" The Bushin ninja thought and .

Ibuki and Guy circled eachother once more while the crowd cheered loudly.Both were wounded and a bit tired but kept the intense gaze locked between their eyes.

Ibuki and Guy grimaced a bit at the now deafning noise,They both shook their heads to stop the ringing in their ears, Ibuki stole a glane and Yun and Yang that looked at her worriedly.

Meanwhile Vega was impressed "Perhaps this mission will be interesting after all" he thought and smiled at the thought of his reward.

"They really do care, How sweet" Ibuki thought and smiled to herself, then she snapped back to reality as she heard running footsteps approaching her.

Guy dashed forward and somersaulter forward. Ibuki ducked and rose with her KAZEKIRI rising kick. Guy was hit in chest and lifted from the momentum of the kick.

At the kick's peak Ibuki tried to continue her attack but Guy blocked and grabbed her waist. Then he flipped them both and aimed Ibuki's back to the floor.

"Huh what the..." Ibuki thought before she was suplexed into the hard wooden floor of the arena. She groaned in pain and Guy backed away.A large crack now adorned the floor.

Guy took his distance and then started running forward as he saw Ibuki was not finished. Ibuki rose to one knee and groaned then she saw him dashing "Oh s*** he's quick, Give a girl a break will ya" She muttered angrily and leapt backwards avoiding his kick.

Guy looked at her "For such a young child she shows amazing promise, The question is how much?" He thought as she landed on her feet.

Guy kicked forward again, Ibuki caught his foot and punched his face , The punch connected and then she continued with a palm strike to his chest, then she let go of his leg and backfisted him.

As Guy reeled Ibuki jumped forward and stabbed his face with two kicks, She somersaulted backwards with the momentum of the kicks and threw a 3 ninja daggers at Guy, they all hit hilt first as she planned.

Guy grunted as the wooden hilts hit his face,chest and abdomen with deadly accuracy. He felt stabbing pain in his cheekbone, His breathing came painfully and he felt the urge to vomit but resisted it.

Guy had an idea he jumped and Ibuki stood still. "Perfect" her muttered and kicked at her head. She blocked and stood in place, Guy channeled his Chi and shouted "BUSHIN GORAI KYAKU" and launched himself forward the minute he landed.

Ibuki didn't cower and held her ground and blocked all his attacks. He struck at her with four punches to the upper torso and then propelled himself backwards and soared forward with a kick.

Ibuki crossed her arms and absorbed the final kick. She was pushed backwards. She felt a stabbing pain on her arm. " That'll leave a mark I reckon" she thought before Guy attacked again, He started swinging punches with great speed and power.

He managed to pass her guard a few times. He hit her with two punches to the face and one to her abdomen while the rest were blocked Ibuki was slowly tiring

"I Got to make him relent a bit, I can't keep up this for long" Ibuki thought and devised an idea, as he swung his fist again she sidestepped and grabbed his gi with lighting speed,then she summoned her Chi and slammed a Chi covered fist into Guy's stomach.

Guy grunted and was pushed backward by the Raida .Ibuki continued her assault and Guy felt four kicks stab his torso, Then in sheer luck he managed to duck under a roundhouse, he tried to punch Ibuki but the latter parried his attack and grabbed his arm, Then she flipped him over her shoulder.

Guy concentrate and used the momentum to flip and land on his feet. He was full of determination and adrenaline flew threw him.

"This is the best fight I've had for a long time, The Shinobi are truly skilled" He thought and pushed against his limits and dashed forward. He successfully hit Ibuki and with a dash kick, His foot slammed into Ibuki's chest, She was flung backwards the air knocked out of her.

She lay on the ground for a few seconds before pushing herself upwards and landing on her feet gracefully.

Yun and Yang were cheering like crazy. "Wow she really is something eh Bro?" Yun asked. Yang nodded "One of a kind indeed, Wouldn't want to be on her bad side" He said. Yun chuckled and then both looked at the fight again.

Vega was watching the fight, Studying her style as he did, "Amazing, So young,beautiful and deadly" he thought and smiled as he anticipated his fight with her even more after seeing her in action.

Ibuki was tired and breathing heavily, Beads of sweat adorned her forehead, The crowd's shouting was giving her an headache. Ibuki jumped high and aimed her fist at Guy's head.

Guy leapt into the air spinning. He used his Bushin senpuu kyaku to hit Ibuki's chin with his foot four times.

She landed on her back and slowly got up. Gotta...keep...fighting She thought and fought against the urge to lie down rest, Her eye sight was a bit hazy but she shook her head and pushed the dizziness away and stared at Guy full of determenation.

Guy was also breathing heavily "Amazing potential this girl has, But I can't lose I have one last trick up my sleeve He thought. He lunged with a kick hoping she'd commit the mistake he needed. Ibuki jumped over it.

Guy smiled "The match is over" He thought,then he turned back and faced the airborne Ibuki and channeled his Chi, He leapt upwards approaching her with great speed.

Then he shouted shouting "Bushin Hassoken!!!" Ibuki grimaced as pain enveloped her body,Guy hit her with five powerful Chi enveloped punches to her already tortured abdomen and finished it with a jarring sidekick that send Ibuki pummeling downwards to the ground.

As she was falling she thought "Geki-Sensai I've disappointed you once again, I'm sorry". Then she hit the ground and everything went black as she fainted from her weakness.

Yun and Yang pushed threw the crowd frantically and ran to check on Ibuki. "Ibuki! Oh maaan,Oh maan ,We are so toast. Look what we did" Yun muttered in a panicked tone.

Guy stepped forward and put his hand on her forehead. A blue aura surrounded his hand. He clenched his teeth and the aura vanished.

Guy sighed and rose to his feet "When she wakes up tell her she was a great challenge, and that for such a young age she has amazing talent." He said.

Then he turned to leave but spoke again "And pass her a word of advice too. Tell her never to jump attack an opponent as quick as you at the climax of the fight, its not worth the risk" He said quietly and left the scene.

Yang and Yun put each of her arms on one of their shoulders and slowly hauled her back towards the dojo.Dreading their Grandfather's reaction all the way.