Chapter 5
A few days later, Takumi decided to join a lesson in Transfiguration. Checking the timetables, he saw that the sixth year Hufflepuff/Ravenclaw group had a lesson that afternoon. Spending the morning with Naruko, they walked along the shore of the lake, just enjoying the day. After a filling lunch, Takumi went towards the Transfiguration classroom. He arrived there just a few moments before the doors opened and the students were let in.
Following the students inside, Takumi moved over towards a corner so as to not be in the way during the lesson. Professor McGonagall eyed him as he entered, but turned back towards the class as he stepped off to the side.
"Well then," she began, "today, we will finish with the Bird-Conjuring Charm, and then we will move on to human transfiguration. Now, if you would line up…"
She waited while the student came and stood in front of her.
"Each of you will have two attempts to cast the charm, and if you succeed, you will have passed this part of the curriculum." She looked over towards Takumi. "Mr Takumi, do you wish to make a try?"
"Yes, I believe I shall, McGonagall-san." He said after a moment of consideration. "If it's all the same to you, I would do my attempt after your students have finished theirs."
"Very well." She turned back towards her students. "When it is your turn, take one step forward and perform the charm. Mr Hickins, since you are to the furthest left, you will begin."
A boy with sandy-blond hair and grey eyes, his clothes showing Ravenclaw colours, answered with a 'Yes, Professor'.
"Then begin when ready."
Stepping forward, the boy took a deep breath before chanting 'Avis!'. Three pigeons flew from his wand, circled the room once and then left through the window. McGonagall nodded as she noted down his success.
"Good, Mr Hickins. Miss Arklay, your turn."
The girl next to Hickins took a step forward and said the spell. She was only able to conjure a single pigeon, but as she had been successful, she was given a passing grade. One by one, the students took a step forward and performed the spell, with mixed results.
There were the normal pigeons, canary, crows and magpies, but also some strange birds mixed in. One student conjured a Bearded Tit, another got a seagull, and one confused student actually got an ostrich, though it was quickly removed by Professor McGonagall. Soon, each student had passed, and McGonagall turned towards Takumi.
"Mr Takumi, if you would..?"
Nodding, Takumi walked forward and stood in front of the class, which had all taken their seats again. Pulling out his wand, Takumi imitated what he had seen the class do.
"Avis!"
A cloud of smoke appeared in front of him, and once it had dispersed they could see a large, white owl standing in front of Takumi.
"Oh? It's been a while, Takumi-san. Tell me, why have you summoned me?" The owl spoke, to everyone's but Takumi's shock, in a language they couldn't understand.
"It's good to see you again, Yuuki-san, but I have to confess that I didn't mean to summon you." Takumi answered in the same language.
"Hoh? Then please tell me why I'm here?"
"To my best guess? I just attempted a spell that was created to conjure up birds, but since I am a summoner of the Owl Clan, the spell summoned one of you instead of a random bird."
"I see, I see… Well, as you don't need any help at the moment, I will return home. But, please Takumi, don't use the spell again unless you truly need our help."
"I will take care as to not do so, Yuuki-san. Farewell for now." Takumi did a bow, and the owl Yuuki disappeared in a cloud of smoke. Takumi turned to McGonagall.
"I'm sorry about that, McGonagall-san. I would appear that my connection with the Owl Clan caused the spell to summon one of them, rather than conjuring a random bird or birds."
"You will have to explain that, Mr Takumi." McGonagall told him.
"Of course. You see, McGonagall-san, in the place I've lived the last 14 years, there exist something called Summoning Scrolls. These scrolls are given out by certain clans of sentient animals of different kinds. If you are lucky enough to find a scroll, or a member of a clan, you can be allowed to sign the scroll said clan holds. By doing so, you can summon a member of the clan in order to help you with different things.
Different clans have different specialities. The Owls, which I am a summoner of, specializes in aerial combat and intelligence gathering. Naruko on the other hand is a summoner of the Toad Clan, which specializes in all types of combat and infiltration – after all, who would notice a toad in a pond? Tsunade-sama is a summoner of the Slug Clan, and they specializes in support and healing, which fits her very well, as she is the premiere healer in the Elemental Nations. Of course, those are not the only clans. Some of the others are the Snakes, Weasels, Crows, Hawks and Sharks."
"I see… So the magic recognized your connection with these owls, and summoned one of them instead of how the spell was supposed to work?"
"That would be my guess, yes."
Shaking her head, McGonagall indicated that she had no more questions, and with a small bow he returned to the side of the classroom. The rest of the lesson went on as usual, and at the end, nothing else had happened.
After thanking McGonagall for letting him observe the lesson, Takumi returns to the room he and the three other shinobi uses to go over the days' events. Stepping inside the room, he saw Naruko laying on the couch, reading a book. Looking closer, he saw that it was The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi. Smiling, he could only shake his head at his wife's obsession with that book. Sure, it was written by her godfather, and her name was based on the main character's own, but he had seen her read that book six or seven times a year since they were fifteen, and not even Kakashi was that fixated on his favourite book.
As he got closer to the couch and Naruko, she looked up and gave him a bright smile before moving around so that he could sit down behind her, after which she leaned back again. Hugging her from behind, they just stayed like that while she continued to read for a while. Some thirty minutes later, Hinata returned and after greeting each other, she sat down in an armchair opposite them with a book of her own. Another forty-five minutes, and Tsunade arrived, which made Naruko and Hinata put down their books, and Takumi and Naruko to sit up straight while Tsunade sat down in the armchair at the end of the table.
"So," Tsunade began. "Has anything new happened that's worth mentioning?"
Naruko and Hinata both said no, but Takumi straightened before answering.
"Yes, actually. Today I observed a sixth year class on the subject of transfiguration. The class began with a test of a spell they had been studying the past weeks. This spell was called 'Avis', and allowed the caster to summon or conjure up birds of different types. I was allowed to attempt the spell at the end of the test, and did so. That is when I discovered something interesting. Apparently, there is some connection between chakra and magic, for when I attempted the spell, I summoned one of the Owl Clan instead of just a random bird."
"Interesting…" Tsunade said, with a pondering look on her face. "If the spell works like the magicals version of the Kuchiyose no Jutsu, could there be other crossovers between the two?"
"It's hard to say." Takumi answered. "I can think of two possible examples, both belonging to the same person, the Sandaime Tsuchikage, Onoki. First, his ability to fly. Sure, there have been several shinobi that have used different abilities to fly, such as Gaara and his sand, or Deidara with his animated clay sculptures. But only Onoki has the ability of unsupported flight. The second is his Jinton. Based on the little I know of it, Jinton seems to work almost exactly as the spell Evanesco, also known as the Vanishing spell, which works – according to the book – by turning its target 'into non-being, which is to say, everything'. Add to the fact that he was taught both of those skills by his predecessor, Mū, and you have a situation not that dissimilar to this school."
"So you think we should look into it?" Hinata asked.
"Yes. There is a saying that fits this situation; 'Once is an accident. Twice is a coincident. Three times is a pattern.'
Me using a spell to summon an Owl; that could have been an accident. But adding in the similarities between known spells and Onoki's abilities, and we have a pattern forming."
Tsunade nodded in agreement. "And now that you have mentioned it, I must say that during my talks with the medi-witch, Pomfrey, there have been several similarities between the Shōsen Jutsu and some of the low level healing spells, but I haven't really thought about it until now."
"So, to sum it up, there is a possible link between our Jutsu, and the spells these magicals use. And we should try and find out more about it?" Naruko said, and the others nodded. "Right then, how should we do this?"
Naruko, Takumi and Hinata all turned towards Tsunade, who sat there with her eyes closed, thinking for a while. After about a minute, she looked at them again.
"We will continue like we have done so far, but from now on, we will make sure to look for anything that could link Jutsus and spells."
"Hai, Tsunade-sama." The other three answered.
"Now, then." Tsunade said, looking at Naruko. "I would like to do a medical check-up on you to see how your pregnancy is developing, so if you could lie down..?"
Nodding, Naruko lied down on the couch, her hand firmly grasping Takumi's, while Tsunade did a check-up on their unborn child. It only took five minutes, and once it was done, Tsunade told them that the pregnancy was progressing as it should, and the foetus was in the correct stage of development. Thanking Tsunade, Naruko gently cradled her stomach, while Takumi hugged her from behind, both looking down on the spot their child was growing in with smiles of love on their faces. Tsunade looked at the scene with a small smile on her face, before she and Hinata left the expecting parents to their own.
At the same time, in the headmasters' office, Dumbledore was in deep thoughts, thinking about what he could do to make sure Harry Potter would stay in Britain and fulfil his destiny. When Harry had disappeared from his relatives house seven years earlier, he had spent many hours trying to find him, only to come up short. It was a boon when the Goblet had summoned Harry on Halloween, though the fact that he was older than he should have been was strange.
He had hoped that Harry would turn to him in order to get home, since that way he could say 'of course, but it will take time. During that time, perhaps you could help us with some things?', thus making sure Harry remained for as long as needed. And if he could nudge Harry towards a suitable Light witch who could carry his child, so that the Potter name and fortune wouldn't fall into the wrong hands when Harry ultimately died, taking Riddle with him…
But no, that blasted child found a way home by himself, even going so far as to bring allies to him! Worse, one of them claimed to be his wife! This could not be allowed to happen, the Potter fortune needed to stay on the Light side!
So, in the late November afternoon, Dumbledore plotted and plotted, believing he had all the knowledge he needed to bend the situation back under his control, never knowing that the mere presence of one of the Shinobi had forced a new prophecy to be made, nullifying the one he had heard almost 15 years ago.
Flashback to November 3rd
Up in her tower, the divination professor Sybill Trelawney had just sat down with a cup of her favourite 'tea', when she suddenly froze and spoke in a deep voice.
The one with the power returns,
Followed by the Golden Child of Destiny.
The Light and Dark seeks to control,
But the Power he knows not will not be bound.
When the Child of Wind and Lightning has been born,
The Fox, Toad and Slug will protect,
While the Lightning wipes the slates clean
Of past and Future Sins.
Balance is restored and Hope reborn,
When Wind and Lightning return Home.
Shaking herself from the trance, Trelawney went back to her 'tea', not knowing of the third true prediction she had ever made.
Flashback end
A week passed, and it was time for the first task in the tournament. Takumi was sitting in the library together with Hinata and Naruko when McGonagall came to get him for the task.
"Mr Takumi."
Takumi looked up when his name was spoken. "Yes?"
"The first task is scheduled to begin in less than an hour. If you come with me, I will escort you to the area the task takes place in."
"Very well." Takumi said as he stood up. "Naru-chan, Hinata, I will see you both once the task is complete."
He then kissed Naruko goodbye and left with McGonagall. She led him out of the school and towards a spot on the far side of the lake. There, he could see a structure made of wood, about the size of the Konoha Chunin Stadium. At the part of the circular wall that was closest to the lake, a tent stood, and it was to that tent McGonagall led him. As they arrived, she turned to him.
"Now, the other champions are inside the tent, were you will receive the last information about the task, and in which order you will perform it." She motions towards the tent. "In you go."
Nodding towards McGonagall in thanks, Takumi stepped inside the tent and looked around. On the opposite side of the tent was another entry, leading towards the inside of the walled off area. Along the walls of the tent were benches, and on the bench to the left, the Hogwarts champion – Diggory, he believed the boy was named – looking slightly sick. Across from him, the female champion – Fleur or Flour, or whatever her name was – looking far paler than she usually did. The last champion – Krum, if he remembered correctly – was staring down on the ground with a deep scowl on his face as he paced back and forth near the exit.
Finished with his observations, Takumi stepped to the side and leaned on one of the wooden poles that were used to keep the tent standing. It was little less than ten minutes later that one of the men from when he was summoned entered the tent, smiling and looking like an overgrown kindergartener high on sugar as he bounced on his feet were he stood.
Behind him, another man entered, this one dressed in black and with a serious look on his face. As he came up beside the other man, he spoke.
"Ah, good, you are all here. That means we can begin. Gather around, please, and I will tell you what the task entails."
As Takumi and the three other champions approached, the man in black pulled out a bag of cloth (also black) and held it in front of him.
"The first task is to see how you fare when faced with the unknown. Inside this bag," he raised the bag for them to see, "are four models. You will each draw one model, and the model you draw represent what you will face in this task. Now, you don't have to defeat the thing you face, only retrieve that which it guard, and depending on how well you do, you will be scored accordingly. So, ladies first?"
He held out the bag, and Fleur (or Flour, Takumi wasn't sure which) put her hand down the bag and pulled up a green model of something Takumi didn't recognize, but could see had the number 2 around its neck."
"Ah, the Welsh Green, and you'll go second. Mr Krum, your turn."
Krum too put his hand in the bag and pulled something up. This model had the number 3 around its neck.
"The Chinese Fireball and on spot number 3… Mr Diggory, if you please..?"
The scene repeated, and Diggory pulled up a greyish-blue model with number 1 around its neck.
"The Swedish Short-Snout, and you'll go first. Now, while we know that Mr Potter… (queue a short burst of KI from Takumi, which caused the man to begin sweating) I'm sorry, Mr Takumi, will go last, we still need to know what he will face, so if you could..?"
Sticking his hand down the bag, Takumi felt something spiky and grabbed it. Pulling his hand out, he stared at the model. It was larger than the others, coloured in an ashen black and with dangerous-looking spikes along its back and tail. Its head looked very similar to the horned lizards that inhabited the deserts around Suna, only pointier and with teeth to match its spikes. All in all, it looked very dangerous.
"Ah, the Hungarian Horntail… The most dangerous breed in existence." Putting away the bag, he continued. "Each dragon will be guarding a nest of eggs, and amongst those eggs are a golden one. That egg is your goal. Now, in the next few minutes, the task will begin, and we will call you out in order for you to complete the task. There will be a ten minutes paus between each turn, so that the dragon handlers can switch the dragons and the eggs. The entry to the arena will be closed and warded during each turn, as to make sure no-one's cheating by spying on the competition. Good luck."
With that the two men left, one stiff and straight and the other one bouncing where he went. The champions all went back to what they were doing before the men entered the tent, but now, everyone but Takumi looked sick. He could understand their feelings, really. After all, they were school children. The most dangerous thing they had had to face before now was probably only a bad case of acne, or whatever animals they studied in that care for magical creature class.
He, on the other hand, had faced war, and even fought and died against an overwhelming enemy, only to be revived when Naruko had defeated Pein. While the dragon looked somewhat intimidating, he and Naruko trained regularly in the Forest of Death, so he doubted that the dragon would pose a large problem. He was broken out of his thoughts when Diggory approached him.
"Um, sorry to disturb you, uh, Mr Takumi, but I was wondering… How come you're not looking worried about facing a dragon?"
"It's quite simple, Diggory-san. I have been to war, and death is something we shinobi get used to very quickly, as from the moment we become genin – which is usually around the age of 12 – we are told that any and all missions that takes us out of our home village could result in our death, or the death of one or more of our friends. And, unlike you, I have not grown up with the knowledge that dragons and the like exist, nor have I heard any stories about them which could colour my perception of them.
As such, I don't see them as dangerous monsters, but rather like any other large animal, dangerous for a civilian perhaps, but not for a trained shinobi like me."
Diggory was about to answer, when he was interrupted by a voice from outside.
"Ladies and Gentlemen! Welcome to the first task of the Tri-Wizard Tournament! In this first task, the champions have tasked with the retrieval of a Golden Egg from the nest of a dragon! First out is Hogwarts own Cedric Diggory!" With this, Cedric left the tent under the cheers and applauds of the crowd.
"He will be up against a Swedish Short-Snout, so let's see how he does!"
Over the next 20 or so minutes, all they could hear from outside was the cheering of the crowd, the roars of the dragon and the commentary from the judges box. Every time the dragon roared, the other two champions got more and more pale, and it didn't get any better with commentary like; "Excellent use of transfiguration! Too bad it didn't work that well." "You better watch out, the Short-Snouts' fire is known to burn a tree to ashes in seconds, so you wouldn't want to get hit by it." Or "Ouch, that got to hurt! But he got the egg, let's see if he can get away with it! Aaaand… he did! Excellent work of Mr Diggory!"
Since Diggory didn't return to the tent, they could only assume that there was another place they had to go to when they had gotten the egg. The waiting for the next turn seemed to cause more distress in the other two champions than listening to Diggorys' try did. So, when the pause was over, and the next turn was to begin, it was a pale white and shaking female that went out to meet her dragon to the sound of the commentary.
"Next up is the lovely Fleur Delacour from Beauxbatons Academy of Magic! She will face the Common Welsh Green for her egg, so without further ado, let the task begin!"
Just as the last time, they could hear the crowd cheer, but this time there was basically no sounds from the dragon, making them wondering what she was doing. The commentary didn't give them many clues, however.
"What is she doing..? Oh, I see. A clever way to avoid getting close to the dragon, I must say. Let's see if it works."
It took almost fifteen minutes before something happened that made the commentary worth listening to.
"It would seem like Miss Delacour has finished her charmwork, so let's see what she does now. And she is approaching the nest, hope she doesn't disturb the dragon, though. She has the egg and is making her way away from the nest right… Oh, bad luck there for Miss Delacour, as some of the dragons' fire has hit her clothes, here's to her succeeding to put it out. Good thing we have an expert medi-witch on hand for things like this… And she has done it, ladies and gentlemen! Fleur Delacour has gotten her egg! Excellent show of the Beauxbaton champion. Now there will be another ten minute break before the next champion gets to try his luck."
As the minutes ticked by, Takumi observed Krum where he paced back and forth, waiting for his turn. While Krums' face never lost his trademark scowl, Takumi could see a slight trembling whenever Krum lifted his hands to rub his face in an attempt to calm himself. When his turn came, Krum took a deep breath and steeled himself as he exited the tent to the sound of cheers and the commentary.
"Our third champion, representing Durmstrang's School for the Magical Arts, is Quidditch star Viktor Krum! He will face a Chinese Fireball for his egg! Unfortunately, the only available Fireball was a bit smaller than normal, but don't let her size fool you. The Fireball is still one of the most intelligent breeds of dragons in the world, and should never be underestimated, no matter what size."
Closing his eyes, Takumi listened to what was going on outside whilst centering himself in preparation for his turn. From what he could hear, Krum had used some kind of spell that had hurt the dragon, making it move around and crush some of the eggs in her nest. It took some time, but Krum was able to use a large amount of curses and spells to drive the dragon away from its nest long enough for him to grab the egg and leave.
Hearing the commentator say that it was time for the last part of the task, Takumi strode towards the exit and left the tent. The arena was large and circular, somewhat bigger than the Chunin Stadium in Konoha, and made to look like a mountainous terrain (which made Takumi think of the mountain village of Kumogakure), and in the middle was the dragon.
As Takumi observed the dragon, he heard the commentator introduce him.
"And now, or final champion Harry Pott…" here he was forced to stop, as a concentrated blast of KI made him shit himself. A quick scourgify fixed that, but those around him moved away due to the smell, and he continued in a strained voice. "I'm sorry. Mr Takumi Uzumaki-Ishimaru, and he will face the fearsome Hungarian Horntail for the egg. The Hungarian Horntail is the most dangerous breed of dragons in existence. With a size that almost rivals the Ukrainian Ironbelly, an intellect similar to the Chinese Fireball and fire that could match the Swedish Short-Snout, the Horntail is only made even more dangerous due to the spikes that grows from its back and tail. It takes an average of thirty wizards to subdue a Horntail, so Mr Takumi is up for a challenge."
It was at that point Takumi zoned him out, and concentrated on the dragon in front of him. He had to say, the model he pulled from the bag was far more accurate than he had first thought, and he could see why the Horntail was considered the most dangerous of all dragons. Deciding that it was better to be careful than overconfident, Takumi slowly moved towards the nest, keeping his eyes on the dragon the whole time. It was lucky he did so, for once he had reached the halfway point to the nest, the Horntail opened its mouth, and he had only a split second to react as a river of flames rushed towards him.
Jumping out of the way, he saw that the dragon was following his movements, and was rearing up for another blast of fire. Weaving some hand seals together he took a deep breath and said his jutsu just as the dragon attacked again.
"Suiton: Suijinheki!"
Spitting out a huge amount of water, Takumi was able to block the dragons' fire with the swirling mass of liquid. As the fire abated, so did his jutsu and once the steam had cleared out, everyone could see him standing there, unharmed. The dragon looked stunned when it saw her fire had done nothing to him, but just as quickly got a calculative look in her eyes and curled up around her nest, turning herself into a spiky, fire-breathing fortress.
Knowing that he could get the egg at any moment with the help of a Kawarimi, Takumi decided to show off some of his skills a bit. Weaving a couple of hand seals, he declare his next attack.
Raiton: Jinraisen!"
Making a motion as if to throw something, the crowd is shocked when a lightning bolt leaves his hand and hits the dragon. The Horntail hisses in pain, and breathes a gout of flames at him, but a short Shunshin to the left causes the flames to miss.
'So the Jinraisen was mostly ineffective… It would seem like I need some more powerful techniques if I'm to do this.' Takumi thought, as he continued to observe the dragon. 'Perhaps I should try some Suiton techniques…'
Thankful for the lake nearby, Takumi weaved all 44 hand seals for his next technique, in order to make it as powerful as possible. Once he was done, he declared loud enough for everyone to hear;
"Suiton: Suiryuudan no Jutsu!"
At first, nothing seemed to happen, but then a loud rumbling could be heard from the direction of the lake. The crowd looked towards the direction of the lake, but couldn't see anything yet. The rumbling got even louder, and with a roar of a massive amount of moving water, an eastern-style dragon made of water rose above the arena, causing the gathered wizards and witches to scream in terror.
Takumi let out a small smile as he made his water dragon attack the real dragon in front of him. The attack wasn't strong enough to penetrate the dragons' scales, but the sheer amount of water, and the speed it hit with, caused the Horntail to be launched away from the nest and into the arena wall. The attack had stunned the Horntail, and damaged her wings enough for her to be unable to fly.
Seeing the opportunity, Takumi created a Kage Bunshin, and they both began to weave hand seals in different combinations. Finished with the seals, they both spoke at the same time;
"Renkei Ninjutsu: Raisuiryuudan!"
Takumi made another water dragon, while the clone channelled lightning chakra into it, making it glow in an otherworldly way. When the dragon was hit by the attack, the electricity in it caused her muscles to lock, effectively paralyzing her. Seeing his chance, Takumi dispelled the clone and ran to the nest to pick up the Golden Egg. Grabbing the egg, he made his way towards the exit. Too shocked to even make a sound, the crowd just watched him go.
Stepping inside what appeared to be a medical tent, Takumi could see the other three champions sitting there. Diggory had his left arm in a sling, and Takumi could see some dried blood on his clothes, so he assumed Diggory had been hit by a claw or something during his turn. Fleurs' left leg was uncovered, as the clothes she had had there was now burned away. She was busy rubbing some kind of salve on the burns, and he could see them slowly disappear as she went on. Krum, on the other hand, seemed mostly unharmed, but had a few cuts and bruises from where he had been hit by debris kicked up by his rampaging dragon.
As he stood there, the medi-witch, Madam Pomfrey, came up to him.
"Well then, let's see to your injuries, shall we?"
Takumi blinked at her statement. "But I'm not injured, Pomfrey-san."
Pomfrey snorted at that. "Don't be foolish, you man. You have just faced a dragon, so there is no way you're not injured. Now, come sit here so I can check you over."
"Pomfrey-san, I assure you, I'm completely unharmed. But if it will make you feel better, I promise you that if I start to feel something, I will go directly to Tsunade-sama and let her do a check-up on me."
Pomfrey made a displeased face, but relented. "Very well. I do not like it, but I cannot force you, and I know from our discussions how good a medic Tsunade is, so I will allow it… for now."
A few minutes later, the champions were called back out in the arena. Soon, they stood in a row in front of the judges.
"Now it time to give our champions their points for this task!" the commentator announced. "First up, we have Cedric Diggory of Hogwarts. He faced off against the Swedish Short-Snout, and was able to get his egg in 23 minutes, 42 seconds. With the use of an excellent transfiguration, he was able to lure the dragon away from the nest, but was unfortunately hit by its tail as he approached. Now for the judges to give him his score."
The five judges – the three heads of the schools, plus two others – lifted their wands and conjured up a number each. Diggory was given a 9 (Dumbledore), an 8 (Madame Maxime), a 7 (Karkaroff) and two more sevens from Tsunade (who used a scoring card) and the ministry representative.
"Cedric Diggory has been awarded 38 points of a maximum of 50! Next, Fleur Delacour of Beauxbaton. Miss Delacour faced the Common Welsh Green, and with the excellent use of Charms, she was able to put her dragon to sleep. Unfortunately, as she was picking up her egg, the dragon snored and set her clothes on fire. She was able to put the fire out, but lost time doing so, and she finished in 25 minutes, 4 seconds. Now, let's see her score."
Once again, the judges lifted their wands and conjured up a number each. Fleur was given two eights (Dumbledore and Maxime) and three sevens, giving her a total of 37 points.
"37 points to Miss Delacour! Our third champion was Viktor Krum of Durmstrang. He faced the Chinese Fireball for his egg. He used a Conjuctivitus Curse in order to blind his dragon, but this caused the Fireball to become enrages, and in its blindness, it crushed several of the eggs in the nest. Using a combination of curses and spells, Mr Krum was able to drive the Fireball away from the nest long enough for him to grab the egg and get away. So, if we can get the score for Mr Krum..?"
Once again, the judged put up a number each. Krum was given three sevens (Dumbledore, Maxime and Tsunade) one 9 (the ministry representative) and a 10 (Karkaroff).
"Mr Krum has been given 40 points, and is currently in the lead. Our final champion, Mr Takumi, representing his home of… Konohagakure? Anyway, Mr Takumi faced the Hungarian Horntail, the most dangerous breed of dragons in existence. As Mr Takumi approached the nest, the Horntail attacked him with its fire breath. Successfully dodging the first attack, Mr Takumi was then hit by the next, but somehow the fire wasn't able to hurt him. That's when things went weird. Mr Takumi used an unknown spell to throw a lightning bolt at the dragon, which hurt it, but did otherwise nothing.
Mr Takumi then used an Elemental spell to summon a giant serpent-like construct made of water from the lake, which attacked the dragon and was successful in knocking it away from the nest and in to the wall of the arena. While the dragon was stunned, Mr Takumi conjured up a magical doppelganger of himself, and together they created another water construct – this one infused with lightning – that attacked the dragon and was able to paralyze it long enough for Mr Takumi to get the egg and leave. After such a showing, we can most likely count on high scores for the fourth champion, so judges, if you please..?"
This time, the judges looked at him for a short moment before giving their scores. Takumis' scores were four nines and one four (Karkaroff), giving him a total of 40 points. Tsunade was looking at the Durmstrang Headmaster in disgust, but couldn't say anything, as each judge decided for themselves what score to give.
Takumi, on the other hand, didn't really care. He had done what he was supposed to do, and had done so without any injuries, which would make Naruko happy. She hated whenever he became injured, especially after she found out that he had died during Peins' invasion of Konoha, even though he had been revived after she had beaten Pein.
So right now, all he wanted to do was return to the castle and hug his wife. His musings was interrupted by the commentator, again.
"This brings the first task to end. The second task will take place on February 24th, and the eggs contain a clue to what that task is, so good luck figuring it out before then."
After giving the judges a slight bow, Takumi followed the other champions out of the arena, where he was immediately jumped by Naruko, who hugged the life out of him. Giving her a warm smile and a kiss, they continued up towards the castle, joined shortly afterwards by Hinata and Tsunade.
And that's the end of this chapter. Now, for some translations;
Suiton: Suijinheki = Water Release: Water Wall. The user either uses existing water or spits out a large amount in order to create a wall that blocks most attacks.
Raiton: Jinraisen = Lightning Release: Thunderclap Arrow. The user gathers lightning chakra in one hand, which is then thrown towards its target like an arrow.
Suiton: Suiryuudan = Water Release: Water Dragon Bullet. The user uses nearby water to form a large eastern-style dragon that then attacks its target.
Kage Bunshin = Naruko's signature jutsu. The user creates a solid clone of himself that has half the total chakra of the user. This clone can then be used in many different ways.
Renkei Ninjutsu: Raisuiryuudan = Collaboration Ninjutsu: Lightning Water Dragon Bullet. Requires two people to perform. One creates a water dragon, while the other charges it with lightning chakra, massively increasing the damage of the attack.
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