Sakon and Ukon Defeated

Before Sakon could even tell where his enemy was, a tremendous impact struck him. Bang! He was sent flying and crashed to the ground, unconscious. The Curse Mark Stage Two on his body began to fade.

The two-headed wolf that Kiba and Akamaru had become landed on the ground and turned back into Kiba and Akamaru. Kiba barely managed to stay on his feet. "My Chakra's almost gone," he murmured.

Seeing Sakon get hit, Ukon called out anxiously, "Sakon..." Choji saw Ukon was distracted and shouted, "Partial Multi-Size Technique: leg!" One of his legs swelled up and slammed toward Ukon, but Ukon darted aside, dodging Choji's attack once again.

After dodging Choji, Ukon did not continue attacking him. He rushed over to Sakon and actually absorbed Sakon back into his body.

Choji and Kiba stared at Sakon and Ukon in shock. "How is that possible?" they cried. Sakon's head emerged from Ukon's back. "That hurt! I was too careless. Damn it, using such a dirty move!"

Aching all over, Choji asked, "Kiba, how are you?" Kiba came over to Choji with Akamaru and said, "I don't have much Chakra left." Choji said, "Looks like we'll have to finish this quickly. I'll attack first." He draped chains fitted with Kunai over his body and shouted, "Spiked Human Bullet Tank!" He turned into a giant ball of flesh and charged at Sakon and Ukon, who darted aside to dodge. Choji stopped abruptly and charged back at them.

Seeing this, Kiba shouted, "Akamaru, Fang Over Fang!" He and Akamaru turned into two tornadoes and charged at Sakon and Ukon. Ukon frowned. "Damn it, I'm never the main body normally. My movements are a little sluggish." As Kiba and Akamaru reached him, he leaped up, dodging their attack.

Sakon and Ukon landed on the ground, and Choji was already charging at them. Sakon smiled smugly. "It's useless. An attack is no good if it doesn't hit anyone." They darted aside, dodging Choji's attack again. Feeling that his Chakra was nearly exhausted, Kiba said, "Damn it, Fang Over Fang!" He gritted his teeth, turned into a tornado again, and charged at Sakon and Ukon. They darted aside once more and said, "I told you it was useless. Besides, my body's injuries have almost healed."

Kiba and Choji stood together. Kiba looked at their opponent's wounds, all of which he had inflicted. "Damn it, what incredible healing power."

Choji was about to speak when he suddenly groaned in pain. Kiba asked with concern, "Choji, are you all right?"

Sakon and Ukon darted forward and appeared in front of the two. "You still have time to chat? Multiple Connected Fists!" Choji was in the grip of intense pain and was caught off guard, sent flying by the blows.

Then Sakon and Ukon shouted, "Multiple Connected Kicks!" Three feet kicked toward Kiba. His Chakra was already exhausted, and he could not dodge. He was sent flying. Seeing Kiba get hurt, Akamaru roared and charged at Sakon and Ukon, who sent him flying with a single kick.

"Akamaru..." Kiba cried anxiously. He tried to get up, but he had no strength.

Sakon and Ukon looked at Kiba, walked over to him, and shouted, "Multiple Connected Kicks!" Kiba groaned in pain as he was kicked flying again. "Kiba!" Choji shouted. Enduring the intense pain, he rushed behind Kiba and caught him. Kiba barely managed to raise his head. "I'm all right. Akamaru..." Akamaru lay on the ground and called out, telling Kiba he was all right.

Choji laid Kiba flat on the ground, then stood up and shouted, "Spiked Human Bullet Tank!" He charged at Sakon and Ukon.

Sakon and Ukon snorted. "I told you it was useless." When Choji reached them, they darted aside and dodged his attack again. Choji stopped, and a wave of weakness swept over him. He knew the pill he had taken was close to its limit. I can't fall here now, or Kiba, Akamaru and I will all be in mortal danger. All I have left now is the Red Chili Pill, but if I take it, I'll definitely die...

Sakon and Ukon charged at Choji. He came to his senses and shouted again, "Spiked Human Bullet Tank!" He charged at them. Sakon and Ukon said contemptuously, "How many times do I have to tell you? It's useless." When Choji reached them, they were about to dodge when a sudden pain came from their right foot. They looked down and saw that Akamaru had bitten it.

"Damn it!" Sakon and Ukon said furiously. They kicked Akamaru away, but the pause had given Choji enough time to crash into them. "Oh no!" they cried. They only had time to brace their hands against Choji, but the Kunai on his body had already slashed them all over, sending blood spraying.

Sakon and Ukon howled and grabbed Choji. He had already reached his limit and was weak all over. They hurled him away, and he crashed heavily to the ground in front of Kiba. Sakon and Ukon looked at the wounds covering their body, furious. They came up to Choji and shouted, "Multiple Connected Kicks!" They kicked him flying, and he slammed heavily into the ground. Then they kicked Kiba, who was beside them, sending him flying too. Kiba hit the ground with a groan of pain. "Kiba..." Choji called, forcing himself to his feet.

Seeing Choji stand up again, Sakon and Ukon put on a cruel expression. They came up to him and kicked him in the stomach. Choji groaned in pain as he was sent flying. Still unsatisfied, Sakon and Ukon walked over to him and planted a foot on his chest, drawing another groan of pain from him. They laughed cruelly and stomped on him several more times.

Kiba barely managed to raise his head. "Stop..." he called weakly. After saying that, he fell unconscious. Hearing him, Sakon and Ukon looked over. "Oh, you're not dead yet." Then they walked toward Kiba.

Blood kept flowing from Choji's mouth as he looked at the blue sky. Countless memories surfaced before his eyes: meeting Shikamaru, skipping class with Shikamaru, Kiba, and Naruto, and more-especially Shikamaru, his first friend. He murmured, "Shikamaru, I'm sorry. I'm afraid I can't go on. Kiba, I'll defeat him even if it costs me my life." Using the last of his strength, he took out the red pill and swallowed it. Powerful Chakra poured from his body.

Sakon and Ukon reached Kiba, and Sakon said cruelly, "You're the worthless fool who hurt me. I'm going to stomp you to death." He raised his right foot and brought it down toward Kiba.

Just as Sakon and Ukon's foot was about to come down on Kiba, a tremendous impact struck them. Blood sprayed from their mouth as they were sent flying backward into a rock, smashing it to pieces.

Sakon and Ukon raised themselves up and saw Choji standing in front of them. But Choji's body had become thin, and powerful Chakra radiated from him. "What is this?" Sakon and Ukon asked in disbelief.

"I won't let you hurt my best friend," Choji said firmly. He gathered all the Chakra in his body into his right hand and struck down at Sakon and Ukon. Sensing a deadly threat, they roared, "No..." They raised their arms, trying to block Choji's attack.

Boom! Choji's punch left a huge crater in the ground. Sakon and Ukon lay at its very center, their fate unknown, as the Curse Mark Stage Two on their body began to fade.

Choji picked up the unconscious Akamaru and slowly made his way over to Kiba with him. He sat down beside Kiba and felt that he had reached his limit. He fell to the ground and gazed at the blue sky. Memories of the past continued to surface in his mind as he slowly lost consciousness.