Taruto vs. Ikido

Chapter 1: Negotiations
Ikido and Taruto have been helping each other out for quite a long time. Taruto Uchiha, the leader of the PS Organization (Remade) did not just let Ikido join, however. In order to join the organization, one must not simply ask but prove their worth in front of the leader. What better than to have the leader himself battle the recruit. There are some certain qualities that Taruto looks for when testing his new recruits. What are those qualities? Taruto never reveals those qualities until the very end of the battle. So the question remains, how did Ikido join and how close was he to not being accepted?

It was a sunny day in the fields. Taruto was able to lay down on the grass and look at the sky, admiring its perfection. He liked the smell of the grass, it was just so...natural. Taruto stood up and took out an apple from the lunch bag he brought with him. As he ate the apple, he admired its sourness. To him, green apples were probably the best fruit in the whole entire universe. When he finished eating the apple, he got a piece of paper from his bag and wrapped it around the apple. He did not want to throw it on the grass and ruin the environment. As he was about to put the apple back in his bag, a kunai suddenly pierced the bag and apple. Taruto ignored this sudden change of events and put the apple, paper, and kunai in his bag. He then looked at the direction from where the kunai came from and saw none other than Ikido.

Ikido smiled at the sight of Taruto. "My, I didn't expect to find you here. I thought you'd be in some secret base with bats flying everywhere." Ikido said jokingly. He knew everything about Taruto, his personality, background and even some of his abilities. "So tell me, should I ruin the moment by damaging this environment that you care so deeply about? If I'm not mistaken, you are an enemy. Enemies must be destroyed, if you know what I mean?" Ikido asked in a calm yet wicked tone.

Taruto sighed and said, "I would advise that you not destroy any part of this land. A little while ago, just where you are standing and around you, I planted several hidden bombs that can go off just by you walking away from that point. And if you gather chakra, the bombs around you and under you would go off." Taruto had somehow knew from the very start that Ikido would stand at that exact spot today.

Ikido put a mean look on his face and then asked in a harsh tone, "Impossible, how did you know? How did you know that I'd stand in this exact spot!?" Ikido did not like this at all, not one bit. He knew he wouldn't survive if he moved or gathered chakra, but he had to think of something. He just couldn't allow this man to defeat him without even doing anything. Exactly what happened in a previous battle he had with another strong Shinobi.

Taruto smiled and said, "Oh, that was just a simple guess. I guessed that you'd be standing there today so I just decided to plant bombs there. And would you look at that? My prediction was true all along. So what are you going to do now? Just stand there for the rest of your life? Unless you can remain a statue forever, your death is very near. So, it was good knowing you, even if it was for a short time only." Taruto laughed a bit and then turned around, only to find Ikido there, thrusting a sword right into Taruto's chest.

Ikido laughed and said, "I'm sorry, but you were mistaken. The Ikido over there is a shadow clone and you fell for it. I'm sorry, but like I said before, or my clone said, enemies must be destroyed and I just destroyed you. Goodbye." Ikido was now extremely happy to have tricked this genius yet idiot of a Shinobi. After he was done here, he decided that he would go out for some Ramen. However, as he thought this, an explosion occurred all over the field where Taruto, Ikido and his clone were and the rest of the field.

"I'm sorry, but you were the one who was mistaken" Taruto said, a few feet away from where Ikido had thrust the sword in him. He had activated Gunbai Barrier Technique so as not to be damaged by the explosion. He had also used Chakra Suppression Technique so as not to be detected by any of the Ikidos. The Taruto that the Ikidos saw previously was none other than a clone. Taruto examined the destroyed fields, and saw nothing but debris everywhere of the ground. He disliked this new environment, but it'd have to do for now. Ikido was still standing but with burns in different areas of his body. "My, you survived the explosion. Oh, that's right. The explosion wasn't that strong from where you were standing. So, you should still be able to fight." Taruto said upon seeing Ikido.

Ikido was now frustrated at Taruto. He growled and asked, "Didn't you say that you guessed that I'd stand in that position? You bluffed! You planted the whole thing everywhere, suppressed your chakra as I faced the clone, and as soon as he was stabbed by the sword, you activated your barrier and the bombs!"

Taruto laughed and said, "Yup, you're right about that. I had no idea where you were going to stand, I didn't even know that you'd be here today. I claimed this field a while back and planted bombs a while back. I was able to activate it by a control I had with me. I held the gunbai with one hand, the control in the other. And then I pressed the button and boom! You totally fell for that! You sure you are the brains of the Uzumaki, because I seriously doubt it!"