Anime Portal Station (Actually it's more of a break room.)

*AU Whip's stance falters, and for just a second, his expression is very reminiscent of his alternate in terms of surprise*
AU Whip: G-godchild?

*Van smiles nervously and waves a single hand*
Van: Hiiii....
*Whip stomps on the ground and points at Ling*
Whip: YOU GOT LUCKY LAST TIME KID, BUT NOW I'M ENERGIED UP AND READY TO KICK YOUR BUTT!
*He turns and points at Shadow*
Whip: AND IF YOU TRY TO GET IN MY WAY, I'LL MAKE YOU GO RUNNING BACK TO THE OTHER BLACK KNIGHTS CRYING!
*Van suddenly looks at Shadow in a new light*
Van: ...Black... Knight? That guy is...

Mana: *finally looks at AU Whip as she rubs the back of her head sheepishly* That is what I said, yes.

Shadow: *crosses his arms and seems to be glaring at Whip darkly from underneath his face shield* Don't waste my time, rabbit.
Ling: Ehhh~? Does this mean you're working with him? *grabs the taller bodyguard's hands and holds it to his chest as he shies away his body and alternates between standing from one leg to the other as if he's running slowly in place* Scaaaarry!
Guard: *his or her eyes have gone wide under the mask* M-My lord!

*AU Whip turns from Naruto, to Mana, back to Naruto, and back to Mana again*
AU Whip: ...But...He's almost your age....

*Whip scoffs and crosses his arms*
Whip: Yeah right, like I'd partner with a loser like him! I don't need a sword that's bigger than I am to do my work for me!
Van: Technically-
*Whip shushes him*

Mana: *her sheepish expression turns slightly irritated and she puts her hands on her hips and puffs out her cheeks* I was under the impression I explained this to you as well as my counterpart. *sniffs and turns away* Perhaps you and your counterpart do not differ as much as you would like to believe.
Naruto: Heeeeey!
Mana: *ears perk up and she turns attention to the young blond ninja* Yes? Are you ready to battle now?
Naruto: *crosses his arms and his eyes seem to close as he scowls at the two* We've been ready! *his scowl quickly turns into a huge cocky grin* Hurry up and get ready to face the wrath of Naruto Uzamaki!

Kakashi: *is now on the upper floor of the dojo with Sakura, Kenshin and Denzel* Good luck you two.
Sakura: *has blush stickers on her cheeks* Do your best, Sauske-kuun~!
Denzel: *waves to everyone* Good luck everyone!

Sauske: Hn. *doesn't bother to take his hands out of his pockets* This will be easy.
Naruto: *grins cockily* You said it!
Mana: *smirks gently* Do not count yourselves blessed by Fortune before this altercation even begins~!
Naruto: *gains a completely lost expression at Mana's words* ...What?
Mana: *loses the calm and collected princess facade she's held onto for awhile and takes to a irritated magician one instead and stomps on the ground* MIND IT NOT!

Ling: Ehhhh, no offense, buuuuut... *turns away from the two rabbits and other mobian and turns back to Shadow* I'm busy, so I'll play with you later~ Fu and Lan Fan will entertain you until then~
Tanya: *suddenly faceplants into the ground with a large virtual sweatdrop on her head*

*After recovering from the jab at his relation to his alternate, AU Whip faces the opposing two and re-raises his sword*
AU Whip: I'll try to make this painless.
*With that, He takes off, charging for Sauske first, deeming him the larger threat of the two*

*Whip's mouth threatens to devour Ling and all his casual glory*
Whip: YOU CAN'T JUST WALK AWAY FROM THIS BATTLE AND LET YOUR CRONIES DEAL WITH US WE CAME TO TAKE YOU DOWN AND TAKE THAT EMERALD I HAVE HALF A MIND TO WIPE THAT SMUG SMILE OFF OF YOUR FACE YOU HEAR ME!?

Sauske: *seems to equal AU Whip in speed and meets his sword with a kunai knife, and when he looks up from his stance, his eyes are a startling crimson color in comparison to the coal black they were earlier, with interesting flecks that surround the pupil and seem to resemble commas in a way* ... *shifts the sword away in a flash and twists so he sends a surprisingly strong kick into the rabbit's chest, sending him upward*
Naruto: *makes a gesture with his hands that seems to resemble a cross of the sort* <<Ability Activated!>> Shadow Clone Jutsu! *suddenly, multiple Narutos appear around Mana and they all try to attack Mana*
Mana: *eyes narrow in concentration, and suddenly, her familiar technique of maneuvering is noticeable, as she easily maneuvers around the boy's clones, although there are times she does falter in her movement and stumbles slightly, but makes up for her mistakes with a spell that takes out a clone, leaving only a puff of air*

*In a flash, Tanya's narrowly blocking Lan Fan's kunai knife with her own*
Lan Fan: *glaring scarily at Whip through her mask* You will not talk about the young lord in such a manner.
Tanya: NII-SAN! DX
Ling: Don't kill them too much Lan Fan~ Fu~ *looks back to Shadow* Now where were we?
Shadow: Hmph. *gets into an offensive stance once again* I won't play games with you anymore. If you're so curious as to what an immortal can do... *the hedgehog begins to glow with a dangerous crimson aura* Then I would be happy to oblige.
Ling: *drops the playful look and gains a more serious one* He's serious...

*Startled by the boy's speed and strength, not the least of which includes keeping up with his own attack, AU Whip twists in the air and lands on his feet. The second his toes touch down, he starts running again, going for a different tactic. Just before he reaches attacking distance, his foot twists, as if he's about to turn and flank the boy*

Whip: Nyyyygh!
*Whip hops back onto his hands, and then pushes off and lands further away on his feet. He summons two knives, one large one that more resembles a short sword, and another that appears as a kunai with a lengthened handle*
Whip: Oh... right... I almost forgot about the bodyguards....
*Van, only a step behind Whip, seems offset by the sudden conflict*
Van: You're gonna fight both of them?
Whip: ....Well, yeah, the thing is... I'm more of a sneak-attack fighter, and... These guys are like, leveled specifically to fight people like me....
*Whip puts his finger to his cheek*
Whip: Hey, I have an idea! Why don't you switch into Swordsman class and try out that sword you made before?
Van: Wh-what?!

Sauske: *as AU Whip moves in for his attack, the ninja expertly sets the rabbit off balance by swiping at his feet with his leg at the best possible moment, and, moving with the rabbit, he quickly twists himself around Whip and lands another kick by doing a midair somersault and knocking him into the ground, before taking to the air and performing hand gestures somewhat similar to Naruto*

<<Ability Activated! Fireball Jutsu!!>>

Sauske: *his cheeks puff up before he creates a little hole with his thumb and forefinger and suddenly blows large balls of fire out from his mouth and at AU Whip*

Mana: Haaaaah! *releases a blast of ice at the real Naruto, trapping him effectively*
Naruto: H-Hey! Let me go! I-It's cold!

Kakashi: Hmm... Somehow, her fighting style resembles the Hyuga Clan...

Tanya: *breaks off the clash with Lan Fan* Are you kidding? He'll only get in the way! *quickly opens her menu up and suddenly, her outfit glows with a bright white light before it disperses into sparkles revealing a new outfit that I'm too lazy to explain right now but will later and she pulls out two kudachis*

Class Change detected. Player: TANYA has changed from THIEF CLASS to WEAPONS CLASS.

Tanya: Let the Jack of all Classes handle this!

*Reacting as quickly as someone who'd just been slammed into the ground so hard their body bounced can, AU Whip is streamed over by the fireballs, hurling out of it's direct path in a spinning front flip and trailed by smoke. His health bar diminishes a bit more, though he avoids the brunt of the attack and lands on his feet running. He continues running away, before swerving into a U-turn and charging quickly at Sauske once more. His eyes, alight with plot, analyze the ninja for a reaction*

*Van stares in awe*
Van: Is that... a class change?
Whip: You better believe it~ Tanya's main class is the Weapon Master, actually.
*Whip sweatdrops and smiles nervously*
Whip: But... she's kind of scary strong in that class, even someone like me doesn't stand a chance.
Van: It seems like you don't stand a chance in a lot of fields...

Sauske: *as he falls, he performs more hand signs before placing his hands together, almost on top of each other, and suddenly the air is filled with a sharp chattering sound that is reminiscent to several birds chirping and his hands begin to crackle with bright blue electricity*
Mana: *turns around quickly, leaving the cursing Naruto to his own devices* Whip!! Take caution! That technique could end you!! *gasps from the sound of shattering ice and narrowly dodges a roundhouse kick from the hyperactive ninja, but fails to dodge the quick, follow-up punch*
Naruto: Don't count me out just yet! I'll show you why I'm better than Sauske! *creates another clone beside him and the clone begins to make a sort of clawing motion around the original's outstretched hand, and a ball of condensed energy that resembles wind begins to form*
Mana: *has a nervous expression on her face* Ohhhh dear...

Tanya: Ne, Nii-san! Don't become a dead weight like Van too! Get your butt into gear and help me out!

*And with that, Tanya and Lan Fan begin to face off, the young rabbit girl showing a surprising amount of expertise in her weapon wielding, enough that she's able to match the skilled ninja blow for blow. Ling and Shadow have also taken to fighting as well, but their level of fighting seems almost out of anyone's level. It is notable that Ling is beginning to look worse for wear in comparison to the hedgehog, a byproduct most likely from the Black Knight's relentless onslaught of speed attacks. Fu, although considered for the prince, follows orders and prepares his weapon of choice against the rabbit and Van*

Fu: Make your move, rabbit.

*Though he hear's Mana's warning, AU Whip doesn't stop from his run, instead taking note of the ninja's new attack*
AU Whip: An electric attack?
*Looking up at Sauske as he falls, he quickly analyzes every detail, from Sauske, to his hands, to the lightning crackling around in the air, and then smirks*
AU Whip: ...It's almost a signature by this point~
*He skids to a stop, making himself a prime target for Sauske's attack*

*Though initially startled by Fu, he turns his attitude around into a swagger*
Whip: Hah. You think you can keep up with me, old man?
*He shrugs*
Whip: I don't mind losing to a girl, but who in their right mind hires a grampa like you to bodyguard? This'll be too easy~
Van: A-are you sure you should be taunting him like that...?
*Whip rolls his eyes at Van*
Whip: Tch, watch this~
*Whip pulls back his shorter, kunai blade and seems to go into a focus, and then suddenly throws a short burst of kunais at Fu*

Sauske: *as soon as he touches the ground, his arm branches out to the side and then behind him, tearing up the dirt under him from the energy, before he's dashing at AU Whip at speeds that make his form into an almost indistinguishable blur, the sounds of his battle cry as well as his attack the best warnings that are offered to the rabbit*
Naruto: *just as Sauske begins his charge, he begins his as well, giving a battle cry as well that makes the two young ninja almost parallel each other*
Mana: *narrows her eyes and her tome begins to glow with a pink light that matches the one that surrounds her eyes*

Fu: *parries the kunais with his suddenly drawn sword before he dashes at Whip with an no intent of holding back*

*With quick reactions that hint that his initial plan did not work out and, consequentially, is now reliant on improvision, AU Whip slams his sword into the ground, barring Sauske's direct path to him, and kicks off of the grounded sword, bursting back just a foot from the weapon. In the split second between this action and Sauske's inevitable reaction, he watches for any change in path*

Whip: Nya-!
*Whip quickly pushes Van far enough that he exits the line of fire and, in the process, pushes himself just out of Fu's path as well. He backhand-springs to his feet, slightly shaken by the man's speed*
Whip: WHAT DO THEY PUT IN YOUR TAPIOCA OLD MAN!?
*Not excited about being charged again, Whip quickly hops into a tree to try and gain a height-advantage on Fu*

*Sauske alters his path just as AU Whip slams his sword into the ground, and in less than a second is about to make contact with AU Whip; however, a sudden cry of "Switch!" from Mana is heard, and suddenly, AU Whip and Naruto have switched positions, with Naruto and Sauske colliding their attacks together and AU Whip right next to Mana. The two young boys collide with their attacks, and a bright blast of light and energy beams out from the collision, temporarily blinding everyone in the area*

Fu: *easily pursues Whip and readies his sword for a slash* You talk too much, young fool! *goes in for a slash, only to halted by a chain wrapped around his weapon by Tanya*
Tanya: *yanks Fu in her direction as she flips over Lan Fan's attack* Stop messing around, Nii-san!!

*AU Whip, slightly thrown off by the sudden displacement, barely shields his eyes from explosion*

Whip: I-I'm not messing around!
*Annoyed by his sudden--and repeated--ineffectiveness, swings down from the tree towards Fu, knives outstretched and ready to attack*

*Once the smoke clears, the two genin are groaning in pain, before slowly sitting up*
Naruto: Agh... Why'd you have to get in my way, Sauske? I had the match in the bag!
Sauske: *glares at Naruto* You're the one who fell for the spell, idiot. If anything, you got in my way.
Naruto: *growls* What was that?!
Sauske: What, are you deaf, too?

Mana: *sweatdrops* Would it be dishonorable to finish them off now...?

Lan Fan: *catches Tanya by the ear and slams her into the tree*
Tanya: Nyah! *as a byproduct of Lan Fan's attack, her grip loosens on the weapon in her hand*
Fu: *now easily rips out of the chains and readies to meet Whip's attack*

Ling: *grinning as he skids back from one of Shadow's attacks* For someone who claims to be an ultimate life form, you sure are having a hard time beating a weak little human, aren't you, Shadow-san~?
Shadow: *growls and his form begins to grow a dangerous red* I've had enough games...
Ling: *expression grows serious* I can sense a powerful attack coming...

Lan Fan: *meets Tanya's kunai with her own but glances from the side of her mask at Ling and Shadow* This energy...!
Tanya: *also notes Shadow's attack* Nyaaaah! NII-SAN, VAN, WE MIGHT WANT TO GO!

*AU Whip lowers his eyelids at the bickering between the two*
AU Whip: ...If they don't do it first....

*Whip cancels out of his attack very quickly and cartwheels around Fu, kicking off his back and lunging for Tanya*
Whip: I'm on it! SHADOW ESCAPE A-
*As he speaks, he crashes into Tanya and carries them both into the tree again, though as they slam into it, the "Skill Activated: Shadow Escape Art!" appears over his head anyways and conjures them both into Van, the far-standing bystander, whom joins in the inter-spatial tumble into the ground*
Whip: Oww....
Van: My digital bones...

Mana: *rubs the back of her head sheepishly* I truly do not wish to bring harm to Naruto... But if we must to win this battle...

Tanya: *squirms under the weight of the two boys frantically* Get up get up GET UP!!

*All three humans rush Shadow with attacks as he begins to glow a bright red, but it seems as if he's completely unaffected by their attacks*

Shadow: Chaos...
Tanya: *desperately scrolls through her items list and seems to activate an item that makes all three of the mobians shine with a white light*
Shadow: BLAST!!

*The entire area is engulfed by a huge red blast of energy, temporarily blinding all that who are caught within it*

AU Whip: Just remind yourself that they started this battle and that they'll be fine afterwards.
*AU Whip readies his blade*
AU Whip: Then aim for the blue one. My blade will cause less pain than your magic.

*Van makes a sound as the light engulfs them, and Whip positively screams with painless agony, and it's not entirely apparent through the blast whether or not he realizes he's under Tanya's protection*

Mana: *nods in affirmation to Whip's plan, but a sly smile works onto her face* Why do I have the sneaking suspicion that this suggestion is also based on the fact that you are simply outmatched by a boy of only twelve summers?

*As the blast fades, Ling's two bodyguards are shown unconscious nearby the beaten and bruised prince, who shakily tries to raise from the ground, desperately trying to reach towards his nearest bodyguard, Lan Fan. The Black Knight moves closer to the defeated trio to claim his prize, when the completely unaffected Tanya moves in front of the three*

Tanya: *in her right hand she holds a golden rapier with a prominent ruby within its bracer and glares determinedly at the hedgehog with a smirk despite her slight intimidation* Hey, hey~! We called dibs on that emerald first, Shadow! So if you want to get it, you'll have to get through me, first! *her rapier makes a subtle motion from Whip and Van towards Ling, as if she's trying to tell them something*

*AU Whip remains silent for a second, before tauting the tip of his hair again*
AU Whip: I'd retort, but I'm going to let "boy of twelve summers" speak for itself~

*Both Whip and Van catch the signal and nod their heads*
Van: Right.
Whip: Got it.
*They simultaneously find Ling's weakened state behind Tanya. Van offers him a hand, but Whip....*
Whip: Hrn... where'd you put it?!
*Whip rustles through Ling's belongings*
Van: Whip! What are you doing!?
Whip: Uh, hello? I'm looking for the emerald! Did you forget why we're here?
*Whip nudges Ling with his foot*
Whip: So where'd you hide it? It's not like that immortality thing is panning out, huh~?

Mana: *eye twitches, but she holds back her tongue and faces forward* Do not underestimate Naruto as you did with Sauske, for if you do, our counterparts will utilize such humiliating knowledge to the best of their abilities. *her tome floats to her outstretched hand so it connects, allowing her to fire off orbs of water towards both ninjas*
Sauske: *takes note of the water and jumps out of the way*
Naruto: *yelps from the attack and is sent flying*

Ling: *glares at Whip's statement before looking back at Lan Fan's fallen form for a moment before relenting* Ne, ne... Bunny boy. Here's a deal for you. Help out my bodyguards and I'll return the favor by giving you the emerald.

Shadow: Hmph. *swings his sword out dangerously, getting into a stance that screams of danger for Tanya* I'm tired of these games.
Tanya: *determinedly readies herself into a stance as well, but her expression is marred by slight worry* Shadow's as fast as Sonic. I won't be able to keep up. *as the hedgehog dashes towards her, the doubt is washed away and she jumps into the air, her rapier changing to a strange weapon with some sort of chao-head attached to it instead, a huge maniac grin lighting up the young girl's face* Oh well!

Ability Activated!! Overload Barrage!!

Tanya: I'M AWESOME, SO YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO DEAL, SHADOW!

*With her firm declaration and some unhinged laughter, Tanya fires her weapon which releases the chao head towards Shadow, who neatly cleaves the chao head in half as he jumps towards Tanya. Tanya, however, is undeterred by his quick movements, and flaps her ears to send her higher into the air, sporting a bloodthirsty grin. Suddenly, her weapon releases a ridiculous volley of crimson energy shots towards the hedgehog, who quickly changes his direction to maneuver away from the attacks; however, the shots seem to follow him, and the hedgehog is pressured to try and dodge them all, when he realizes that the attacks are beginning to spiral around him, entrapping him so that there's no where to go until he's cornered and forced to endure the slaughter of energy attacks. Slight grunts of pain are heard from the hedgehog, but a bright red light in the sky tells everyone that Tanya is far from finished*

Tanya: EAT MY COOKIE LASER YOU LOSER! >D

*This time, one giant crimson laser pierces through the sky and directly at Shadow's location, creating possibly a nice Shadow-Shisk-A-Hog*

*AU Whip watches his target sail away and tries to take him seriously*
AU Whip: Roger.
*AU Whip takes off after the airborne ninja, following right underneath him and waiting for his descent to be close enough to attack*

Whip: Heh, yeah right! You're not exactly in a great bargaining position ponytail!
Van: Whip... We should do this for him...
Whip: What? So his bodyguard can use the "Second Wind" ability and shank me through the neck? No thanks!
*Suddenly, Tanya's Cookie Laser creates enough of a backdraft to blow a strong gust at them. Whip battles to stop his ears from dragging him away, despite being tied up*
Van: ...You want to be the one to tell her we couldn't get the emerald?
Whip: ....What'd you have in mind, ponytail?

Mana: *her tome floats in front of her and she simply places two hands on her book, causing it to glow brightly as she stares Sausuke down*
Sauske: *readies himself, hoping Mana will make the first move*

Naruto: *reorients himself in the air, and makes another hand sign that causes clones of him to appear next Whip, grabbing him by the arms as original closes in for a megaton punch* Haaaaaaarrrggghhh!!!

Ling: *turns his head in a vague direction* Beyond these trees and across the river... is another village. I've made some friends there... They will help Lan Fan and Fu recover...

Tanya: *lands on a tree branch, admiring the damage she caused* Wow, Hana-nee was right~! It is a lot better when- HUWAH!
Shadow: *has appeared behind Tanya with heavily damaged armor and has abandoned his face plate, allowing his burning scarlet eyes to actually strike some fear into Tanya's soul as he holds her tightly by her neck* I'm tired of nuisances like you, rabbit... *his obsidian sword catches some light as he readies it* Any last words?
Tanya: *clawing at his hands, eyes squeezed shut in pain, but manages to open one slightly with a grin* (wheezing out) Y-Yeah... Eat... flash bomb...!

*A bright light blinds Shadow, causing him to slacken his grip enough so that Tanya can stomp her boot into his face, and with admirable speed that competes against the game's programming, she changes back into thief class and manages to nab both Shadow's sword and the <<Chaos Emerald>> he has on hand*

Tanya: *clutches Chaos Emerald tightly, causing the item use screen to pop up, which she clicks on upon Shadow's momentary disorientation, only to have her face fall in horror* W-What!? What do you mean I don't have the Chaos Control ability!?

*AU Whip assesses the situation, quickly glancing at both clones and the approaching Naruto. He springs up, twisting his still-restrained arms and landing behind both of the clones, and uses them to shield himself from the young genin's punch*

Whip: You want us to carry your bodyguards over a river and through some woods!?
Van: To grandmother's house we go~
Whip: ...What?
Van: Y-...you never-... nevermind.
Whip: Well, fine. If we're dragging these deadweights with us, I'm getting that emerald first. So cough it up, ponytail!

*Van glances over at Tanya's progress*
Van: L-let's put a rush-order on that! Shadow survived Tanya's onslaught!
Whip: Wh-what!? How!? No, nevermind! Hurry up with that emerald! We don't have all day!