The Red Flash Chapter 66 (Uzumaki Vs Uzumaki) (Patreon)

"Naruto Uzumaki vs Karin Uzumaki"

As Naruto stared at the screen, reading and rereading the names, it dawned on him that he was about to fight Karin. He had wanted to speak with her, and he had sensed the Chakra emanating from her, much like he had sensed it emanating from Kimimaro when he used to wield the Cursed Seal of Orochimaru.

He knew she must be in pain and that The Snake Sannin had most likely forced her to serve him; Naruto wondered if he could do anything to help her. He didn't know how to remove a Cursed Seal. He had never attempted to remove one before.

The redhead couldn't help but cast a glance over his shoulder to the other side of the hall, where, in contrast to him, Karin stood firm and didn't appear to be bothered by the names on the screen.

While walking down the stairs to the arena, Naruto heard Ashara and Fuu wish him luck; however, the rest of his team said nothing, his Sensei appeared to be more focused at this point.

When he arrived at the arena, Karin stood in front of him, her eyes narrowed, a sword tightened around her hip; the sword was a Katana, and she was a fierce opponent. As the Chakra flowed through the sword like a violent river, Naruto was almost convinced that the sword was alive in some way. He was perplexed as to what the deal was with the sword.

After slowly moving his hand to the pommel of his katana and infusing wind chakra into it, Naruto's sword's blade turned slightly red, almost shining.

"Being a Kenjutsu practitioner, I'm really looking forward to this," Naruto said, hoping to elicit some sort of response from Karin, but she stood as emotionless as a stone, the only change in her outward expression being a flash of sadness across her eyes that vanished as quickly as it appeared.

Neither Naruto nor Karin said anything when Hayate asked them if they were ready to begin. When Hayate asked them, both nodded without saying anything.

Despite Hayate's announcement that they could begin, none of the Uzumaki's moved a finger.

"Beat her ass Naruto," Sakura yelled, raising her fist in the air and leaning against the railing. Sasuke could sense the tension building, and so could the rest of the audience.

Neji fixed his gaze on the Senju, waiting to see how much of a threat he was to the group. Lee questioned whether Naruto would be able to emerge victorious from this battle; he had heard that Naruto had stood his ground so that his friends could flee, which was about as youthful as one could get.

TenTen couldn't keep her gaze away from their weapons; she could recognize the steel from a mile away; both of their Katanas were made of special steel, which was probably the best steel in the world. TenTen sighed. She was curious as to where they obtained them because, as far as she was aware, no one knew where to find that particular type of steel anymore.

One of her father's stories was that the legendary sword of the Uzumaki Clan 'Dark Blood' was the catalyst for the great division of Kiri. She remembered her father telling her about this.

The Jinchuriki of Matatabi wondered how this would go. True, she knew Naruto wasn't to be underestimated, but this would be the first time she'd get to see him in action. Yugito remained silent, wondering how good Naruto really was.

Bee-sensei, who was standing behind her, was deafeningly quiet, his gaze fixed on the sword that the Uzumaki Girl was wielding.

"I'm familiar with that blade, but I thought it had vanished after the Massacre of the Uzumaki Clan," Gyuki said, speaking on his head.

The sword known as 'Akai Honō' was wielded by an Uzumaki Warrior named 'Meiyo Uzumaki' seven centuries ago, who stood his ground against Hachibi 'Gyuki' and survived the battle with only his right arm severed from the shoulder down.

Gyuki wondered aloud, recalling the dammed Uzumaki unleashing his most powerful attack, which caused an entire mountain to be sliced in half like paper. "I wonder if the girl can reach that level," Gyuki speculated.

Gitago remained silent, contemplating what it would be like to fight him, and he appreciated the opportunity to witness a Genin who had stood his ground against a Sannin and survived.

"All right, Uzumaki, how about we get this fight started?" In the end, Naruto finally asked the question after a few more minutes of staring into each other's eyes.

When the redhead girl responded, she nodded before drawing her Katana and putting herself in the Sword position.

Naruto drew his Katana back and spun around to attack Karin's unprotected left side with it after coming into contact with her Katana.

Finally, Karin narrowly escaped Naruto's horizontal slash by spinning around to Naruto's left and attempting the same move on Naruto's unguarded side on the other side.

As soon as Naruto caught a glimpse of what Karin was doing out of the corner of his eye, he sprang to his right side as quickly as he could to protect himself.

A minor cut to his arm was all that was left after the slashing, but it was enough to keep him from being killed and to put some distance between them.

Following his successful avoidance of Karin's slash, Naruto reversed direction to face the Redhead girl before moving forward to engage her once more.

Two minutes later, both redhead Shinobi were engaged in a fierce steel battle with each other. They were both moving at breakneck speed at the time.

In the eyes of those who weren't as skilled as some, the two redheads appeared as blurs as they moved from one end of the field to the other, appearing for a split second to clash swords before disappearing in the same blur as they had appeared.

The good shinobi side were able to keep up with and follow their movements and were awestruck by the speed and agility of both Genin.

As the battle progressed, Naruto retreated in order to avoid being struck by another downward sword slash from Karin, who was advancing on him.

In his next move, he attempted to catch the Uzumaki Kunoichi off guard by utilizing the Rolling Water technique, which he had discovered on his own.

The moment Naruto made a light stab at Karin, Karin leapt backwards at the last possible second in order to avoid the more serious blow.

Karin moved forward as soon as she managed to avoid Naruto's attack in order to take advantage of an opening that had appeared as a result of Naruto's error.

In order to avoid the slash and maintain some distance between them while swinging her Katana down on Naruto, Uzumaki swung her Katana down on him after jumping backwards to avoid the slash.

He attempted to surprise the girl bypassing his Katana from his left hand to his right hand, which he concealed behind his back, in an attempt to use the Nagareru Mizu (Following Water) technique. He was unsuccessful.

On the other hand, Karin raised her Katana at the exact moment Naruto swung his sword, deflecting the slash and pushing Naruto back.

Karin couldn't defend herself because the assailant vanished in an instant.

Afterwards, Naruto reappeared in front of the female Uzumaki and attempted to cut her from behind, only to be cut through the air by Karin, who vanished in the same way as before.

These moments were filled with frantic sprinting around the arena, dodging each other's attacks while slashing at each other at the same time, as the two redheads battled for supremacy. To behold such a sight was a thrilling experience.

The fight progressed and a few members of the audience noticed sparks erupting from the two Katana as they collided, which they later confirmed.

Following another Naruto slash, Karin drew several shuriken from a seal on her wrist and hurled them at Naruto, causing him to fall to the ground.

As soon as he was forced to deflect them with his Katana, Karin took advantage of the situation by sprinting up to him and using the Mirror Slash technique on him.

After realizing what Karin was planning, Naruto leapt into the air to avoid being struck by the lethal slash that would have ended his life.

On the other hand, Naruto had no idea that this was exactly what Karin had in mind, and he had no way of knowing that he was now vulnerable to attack while flying through the air.

She cut the Uzumaki in the face with the 'Mirror Blade,' before preparing to cut off his head with the 'Mirror Blade.'

The redhead boy's head was about to be cut off when "Naruto" transformed into a large wooden log and revealed that he had used Kawarimi no Jutsu to replace himself with a large wooden log just as she was about to cut it off (Body Replacement Technique).

So as soon as she realized that Naruto had played a trick on her, she immediately began searching the arena for any evidence of the Uzumaki's presence.

Her attention was drawn to Naruto's sword by the reflection in the corner of her left eye, and she quickly spun around to avoid being struck by the lethal sword a short time later.

As a result of a barrage of rapid attacks from him, Karin was forced to go on the defensive.

At the exact moment Karin realized she was at a disadvantage, she made the decision to turn the tables on her opponent by channeling Chakra into the kunais on her right hand.

Naruto was then attacked by her, with her kunai blades attempting to slash at his left side and her Katana blocking one of Naruto's blows. Naruto was forced to flee the battlefield.

As soon as Naruto became aware of this, his reaction was quick and he leapt away, narrowly avoiding being slashed on the edge of his jacket a second time after that.

When Karin challenged Naruto, he quickly retrieved a Kunai from his utility belt to help him level the playing field with the other character.

After that, they battled it out for the next ten minutes, moving around the arena and trying to gain an advantage over the other in their pursuit of victory.

Because of his Katana and Kunai, Naruto was able to hold his own in the fight for a short period of time.

Naruto's Kunai was thrown at the redhead's head after deflecting one of Karin's sword stabs with his Katana, and the redhead was temporarily distracted. Natsu's Kunai was aimed at her, but she was able to avoid being struck in the head.

As a result of this, Naruto was able to take the initiative and go on the offensive against his opponents.

As a result, Karin reacted by swinging her kunai at Naruto's head, putting him on the defensive in an attempt to put him on the defensive.

After noticing this, Naruto dove beneath the swipe and used his sword to cut Karin's legs out from under her.

After performing a backwards flip to avoid being struck by Naruto's sword swipe, Karin kicked the redhead beneath the chin, causing him to fall backwards.

They both recovered quickly and charged at breakneck speed towards each other, engaging in a bloody brawl that lasted for several minutes. They were both seriously injured.

While they were fighting, Karin was able to use her bare hands to knock Naruto's Katana out of his grasp and into the air.

The result was that Naruto was able to punch her in the stomach with such force that she skidded several feet back across the ground and collapsed in agony.

Soon after arriving, Naruto charged his right fist with Chakra and delivered the deciding blow to Karin.

The redhead Kunoichi was about to be struck by Naruto when Karin leapt into the air and executed a flawless mid-air flip over him, avoiding the punch while simultaneously kicking the Uzumaki in the back of the head, causing him to fall to the ground.

However, Naruto made the distinction by drawing his hands up to his chest as he fell forward, enabling him to land on his feet.

Karin had only recently returned to the ground after landing on her feet when he turned around and threw several Shuriken from his seal around his belt at her, forcing her to move away.

The moment Naruto received her back in his arms, he raced over to his Katana and picked it up, before re-engaging Karin with his Katana for the second time.

While they clashed swords with each other for several more minutes, neither of the two redhead sword users gained a significant advantage over their opponent's swords skills.

The two redheads separated themselves and leapt away from one another as their final sword clash came to a close, allowing them to assess the damage and decide what to do next.

After a brief pause, the two Genin took off at breakneck speed in the direction of one another.

In the aftermath of a brief clash of blades, the two Genin reappeared at opposite ends of the arena, facing in opposite directions.

After reappearing, they immediately turned around to face each other, and Naruto threw his Kunai at Karin.

She launched a Kunai from her pouch, striking Naruto's projectile square in the face and deflecting it away from its intended target.

While the Kunoichi was distracted by Naruto, he attempted a downward slash, which she narrowly missed blocking.

For the next few minutes, the two young Shinobi raced around the arena at breakneck speed, fighting furiously in the hopes of gaining the upper hand. The audience stood and watched as they raced around the arena at breakneck speed, their breath caught in their throats.

After a while in the match, Naruto was able to gain the upper hand by blocking one of Karin's sword strikes and pushing her to the opposite end of the arena, where she was forced to drop her Katana. Naruto then proceeded to defeat Karin by defeating her with a katana of his own.

Karin yelled "Fire Style: Ash Maker!" before pursuing his advantage with a series of high-speed hand seals, causing a massive stream of green-hot Flames to erupt from her mouth.

"Crap!"

When Naruto became aware of the large Fire Stream coming towards him, he used several signs as quickly as he could to avoid being hit.

Naruto was engulfed by a massive wall of water after a series of multiple drops of water appeared all around him during "Water Style: Point Break."

Everybody in the arena covered their eyes as the green fire and his water jutsu collided. The heat emanating from the green fire caused everyone in the arena to cover their eyes.

Astonishment filled Yugito's eyes as she realized the extent of the heat emanating from the green flames, which she had never seen or heard of before.

"Can you tell me what kind of flame that was, Nibi?" Yugito muttered something to her friend.

"I'm not sure what to make of it, but keep an eye out for that kitten," Nibi cautioned, having never heard of anyone being able to use green flames before.

"Naruto-Kun," Fuu screamed out in panic, and she was about to jump down to the ground when Ashara grabbed her shoulder and stopped her in her tracks.

"Don't be concerned, Naruto is still alive," she said, a worried expression on her face as she looked down at the arena.

When Karin lost sight of Naruto in the steam cloud, she paused her attack and waited for the steam to dissipate before continuing her attack.

Karin tried to feel where he was but to her surprise, she couldn’t feel his chakra anywhere? Why is this happening!? She asked herself out loud.

Eventually, a large crescent-shaped blade of Wind erupted from the steam and flew towards her as the steam began to die down.

When Karin managed to avoid the deadly Wind attack, the attack slashed the arena wall behind her, leaving a large slash mark on the surface of the arena wall behind her.

As soon as she managed to evade the initial attack, several Kunai attacked her from behind, forcing her to flee once more.

She jumped back to avoid them despite the fact that she didn't have much time on her hands. However, she soon discovered that they were tied to exploding notes, which exploded shortly after they hit the ground.

Despite the fact that half of the arena was still covered in steam, Karin began searching for Naruto as soon as the explosion occurred, narrowly avoiding injury and suffering only minor injuries in the process.

As the steam continued to dissipate, Naruto emerged from the cloud, his Katana in hand, attempting to stab her in the stomach with it. The wait was brief.

The moment Karin realized what was going on, he deftly sidestepped the redhead boy's attack and then struck him in the back of the head with a reverse heel kick in the hopes of knocking him out cold.

"He" however, as soon as Naruto arrived on the ground, burst into a cloud of smoke and revealed himself to be an impersonator of Kage Bunshin (Shadow Clone).

The moment the redhead girl realized what had happened, she immediately turned her attention back to the steam cloud, which had completely dissipated by that point, and was able to see the real Naruto within it.

He was unable to focus on the task at hand because he was distracted by the need to complete a lengthy series of hand-seals to gather all of the remaining water in the arena.

When Karin noticed Naruto performing a long series of hand seals in one place and a large amount of Water being gathered in another, she realized he was preparing a large-scale Water technique.

After learning about Naruto's attack method, Karin devised her own series of hand-seals to counteract it.

Approximately at the same time, both Genin completed their set of hand seals, and they launched their individual attacks at approximately the same time as well.

"Water Style: Water Dragon Bullet Technique!" Naruto let out a yell.

After she finished her hand-seals, Karin reflected on them and thought to herself, "Fire Style: Wildfire."

After that, she spat out a long stream of green Fire, this time in the shape of a bird.

Within seconds, the two powerful attacks collided, resulting in a massive explosion that instantly neutralized both of them at the point of contact, effectively ending the battle.

Naruto had completely prepared his secret Fuinjtsu to neutralize Karin and bring the battle to a close before any of them were seriously injured, lost a limb, or even died. No one in the arena or outside the arena was aware of Naruto's preparation.

Naruto could feel the Chakra around her shoulder becoming more intense. Naruto wasn't sure how much control Karin had over her cursed mark, but he didn't want to find out either way.

Karin was exhaling heavily, the curse mark on her shoulder was burning, and she had the sensation that something was trying to come out of her skin, slowly piercing and cutting its way to the surface.

She clenched her teeth in pain, her palm resting on the mark she had made. No, Orochimaru-sama, I am capable of completing this task on my own, she thought determined, recalling her master's directives in her mind.

Her personal feelings aside, she needed to serve him because he had saved her when no one else could, and she kept telling herself over and over that He had saved her.

She prepared to attack when Naruto spoke for the first time during the duel, when her red eyes opened and she saw him standing with his Katana in his right palm.

"This is it," he said before slamming his hands together, and she gasped.

A large weight was suddenly placed on her entire body, and she gasped. Several seals around the arena were glowing purple and joined together to form a Giant Seal on the floor, with Karin standing in the middle of it.

Her whole body ached as she felt herself slipping away from her feet and she collapsed on the ground, unable to stand.

Naruto's demonstration of Fuinjtsu mastery drew gasps from the audience. Karin had the sensation that she was about to pass out and couldn't keep her eyes open any longer.

"Naruto is so Amazing!" Ino yelled loudly and enthusiastically, raising her arms in the air and cheering enthusiastically.

"Yes!" Sakura exclaimed, pumping his fist into the air in excitement.

"Naruto did a fantastic job," Jiraiya thought to himself as he smiled. He was extremely pleased with his pupil.

"Nice!" A large smile appeared on Ashara's face as she exclaimed.

"Naruto has come a long way in a short period of time," Kakashi observed.

"It appeared that Naruto had completed the task, as he had defeated the red chick," exclaimed an overjoyed Omoi, who had been quite impressed by their level of Kenjutsu proficiency.

"Whack Yo," Killer Bee thought to himself after watching the fight.

"The Uzumaki must be put down!" The Suna Team sensei was aware that someone with that level of skill in Fuinjtsu is extremely dangerous.

"Bravo Naruto-Kun!" exclaimed Fuu, who was jumping up and down and clapping his hands.

"Geez, what a troublesome fight," Shikamaru grumbled as he looked around the arena at the marks left by the fighters, grateful that he had assumed he could just forfeit because this was becoming too troublesome.

As Kankuro grew increasingly alarmed over Uzumaki's actions, he quietly inquired, "This is not good Temari, someone like him might be able to do something against Gaara?"

"I understand!" Temari, who was also concerned, stepped in to say something. "Despite his Fuinjtsu prowess, he is powerless to stop Gaara from transforming."

With his expression indicating that he was not entirely convinced, implying that both he and his sister were doubting their own words.

Instead of engaging in conversation with the others, Sasuke, Gaara, and Shino simply stared down the arena, their gaze fixed on Naruto.

When Hayate got closer to announcing the winner of the match...

"AAAAAAAAHHHHHH" After hearing Karin scream out in agony and feeling her entire being burning, Naruto looked shocked and concerned, not understanding why she was in such pain until he noticed marks spreading out around her face and chest, which looked like dark chains spreading everywhere.

"Karin, accept my power," Orochimaru-sama said in her head as her entire body was covered in dark chains, almost like a tattoo. Her skin was on fire, and the pain was unlike anything she'd ever experienced...

Naruto watched as the new strength slowly destroyed his seal, and Karin rose up on her legs, her red hair having darkened and grown to reach her middle back. She lifted her head, and her right eye, which had lost its red color, had turned yellow.

"Let's give it another shot," Karin said, her Katana engulfed in purple Chakra as she spoke.