Disclaimer: Pointless, but I'll say it anyway, I don't own Naruto)

The Prologue: The Revelation

This is how it started….

At the local park in Leaf, some of the Genins were arguing over which clan of the Hidden Leaf was most powerful…namely Kiba, Neji, and Sasuke.

Kiba boasted, "The Inuzuka Clan is the strongest clan ever! We fight with our dog pals which make us twice as strong as any other ninja!"

Sasuke scoffed, "Hmph… You fool… You forget that the Uchiha clan had one of the highest reputations among the hidden villages for our flame manipulation and the Sharingan (Reflecting-Wheel Eyes)!

Neji sneered, "Sasuke… I believe you are forgetting the fact that the Bykaugan (White Eyes) of the Hyuga allows us to see chakra (spirit/physical energy) flowing within you. Also, you know that you Uchihas are descended from us Hyugas."

Sasuke yelled, "Neji, that is just a rumor! You can't prove it true."

Kiba exclaimed, "Hey, the Inuzukas can transform into a Sotorou (Twin-Headed Wolf)! I can kick all your asses with it!"

Sasuke said, "You just turn into some overgrown puppy, you weakling."

Angered, Kiba shouted, "Why you little! When I become Hokage, I'll send you back to the academy!"

Sasuke scowled at Kiba and said, "I don't care if I return to the academy as long as my goal in life succeeds."

Nearby the bickerers, Shikamaru was having many failed attempts to take a nap, Choji was eating potato chips, and Hinata was pointing her index fingers together as usual.

After Shikamaru woke up for the forty-seventh time, he muttered, "Braggarts….How troublesome…. A peaceful day is ruined by these three stooges…"

"Umm…Kiba-kun…Sasuke-kun…Neji-niichan…," Hinata tried to say.

"Shut the hell up, Hinata!" yelled Kiba and Sasuke.

Hinata's face became a deepest shade of scarlet and she began sulking.

Neji tried to apologize but was cut off by Kiba who said, "Bleagh! The Hyuga Branch sissies are as weak as underpants-head over there!"

Choji was annoyed but said nothing….he was content as long as he didn't lose his appetite….at least Kiba didn't make fun of his obesity.

Even the somewhat calm Neji had his pride, "At least the civilized Hyugas don't look, smell, fight, resemble, look, eat, are extremely stupid, act, have bad breath, and even look like curs!"

Shikamaru finally lost his temper and told the three, "Guys, I don't mean to brag, and I don't give a damn for this stupid argument… But remember that the Nara laboratories make some of the greatest potions in the Leaf, plus our control over the darkness is no joke either."

The three glared at Shikamaru and were just about to retort when suddenly a gray flash materialized behind them and startled everyone…it said, "Plus….. If the Aburame didn't exist….the Leaf village wouldn't exist…. We Aburames were the ones who discovered that the Hidden Rock was unleashing an assault on the Leaf……many years ago….. The Aburame defeated the attackers and protected our village. If we did not exist…..the Leaf would fall…….fall…from the tree and become demolished by the rolling Rock….."

Everyone was left speechless and uneasy at the end of Shino's words, except Kiba who yelled, "Shino! Don't sneak up behind us! It's creepy, you Bug Fr–"

Before Kiba could finish, Shino rapidly held a kunai at Kiba's neck and said, "Not another word, you canine imbecile…"

Shino removed the kunai from Kiba's neck and told the six Genins, "I have received a message…..from Lady Tsunade… Would it suffice if I say….A-rank mission?"

Everyone stared at the mysterious stoic. The only person who wasn't astonished was Shikamaru, who frowned and muttered, "Aww…crap…"

"I have already informed Yamanaka Ino, Uzumaki Naruto, Lee Rock, Haruno Sakura, and Ama Tenten… We must come to Mistress Tsunade office immediately…"

Shikamaru complained, "Why do we gotta do it! There are a plenty of Chunins and Jounins, aren't there!"

Shino calmly stated, "All the available Chunins and Jounins are either hospitalized or on missions….some are already on this current mission."

Shikamaru, "Dammit… I don't know why the hell I became a shinobi in the first place…"

Sasuke said, "Hmm… I believe this mission will improve my skills."

Twenty minutes later, the Genin dozen (including Shikamaru the Chunin) were at Tsunade's office.

"Aburame Shino will have told you about the A-rank mission. This will be more difficult the Chunin exam… Of course, you won't get promoted to Chunin if the mission succeeds," she added with a chuckle, "But not all of you will take part in the mission. Only three of you twelve will. And we have just the right method to "eliminate" you weaker ones."

"Eliminate?" asked everyone except Choji, Shino, and Shikamaru. Choji was eating, Shikamaru didn't care, and….Shino is just plain silent 99 of the time….

Everyone seemed to ignore Naruto kept on yelling, "Aww…yeah! It's an A-rank mission! Yeah!"

"Yes, we are going to have a tournament, between you twelve, but of course, instead of one, there will be three victors in total," replied Tsunade.

"The tournament will take place at where the preliminaries of the Chunin Exam took place. To choose who fights who we'll draw lots. Each of you will have a colored strip of paper that symbolizes you: Sasuke: Blue, Naruto: Orange, Sakura: Pink, Kiba: Crimson, Shino: Black, Hinata: Yellow, Ino: Purple, Shikamaru: Gray, Choji: Brown, Neji: White, Lee: Green, and Tenten: Peach. So, I'll take out the papers….Hmmm…"

The battles were as follows:

Choji V.S. Hinata

Shino V.S. Tenten

Sasuke V.S. Kiba

Ino V.S. Neji

Shikamaru V.S. Sakura

Naruto V.S. Lee

"Umm…I think I'm ready….Choji-kun," Hinata mumbled.

"Let's have a great match, Hinata," Choji smiled as he continued eating.

"………………………….." obviously, this was said by Shino.

"The Aburame will be a challenge…well, I must defeat him if I'm ever going to be a strong kunoichi like Mistress Tsunade," Tenten said to herself.

"Hmph! What a waste of time," Sasuke sneered, "I'm the only person needed for the mission to succeed anyway…"

"This battle will prove that the Inuzukas are superior over the Uchihas!" yelled Kiba.

"Hmm…I'm fighting the Yamanaka, eh?" said Neji, but deep down he thought, 'Pft, piece of cake… Yeah, Naruto proved to me that destiny doesn't exist, but the chance of me defeating her is over 100.'

"I have to beat this Neji to prove how strong I am to Sasuke-kun," Ino said confidently.

"Greeeeeeaaaat…. Just great….. First I fought Bell Girl, then Fan Girl, then Flute Girl, and now I'm facing the Forehead Girl (I'll kill myself if I fight Shy Girl or Weapon Girl in the next round)…..," Shikamaru grumbled.

"Shikamaru….," said Sakura

'Shannaro! Shannaro! Shannaro! Shineh you pineapple-headed bastard!' said Inner Sakura.

"Fuzzy-brows! Ah! What bad luck!" exclaimed Naruto. He remembered the time when Lee hit him with Konoha Renpu (Leaf Gale) and Naruto became a spinning human top that crashed into a wall.

"We were destined to fight Naruto-kun, by the springtime of youth!" said Lee happily.

"Guys, stop fooling around and get ready for the tournament, since it will begin in two hours… Anyone of you may win, so get ready to pack. Be ready, this tournament is a necessary preparation for those of you who will be in the mission…"

Sasuke smiled, "Heh…these guys will be no challenge to me at all."

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Blazing Kusanagi: Pfeh…..feel free to tell me who you think will win……there will be a 50 chance that they'll be the victor…... Plus, just for some trivia………a cur is a dog……you mentally challenged people out there…... Ama is a (false) last name given to Tenten by fans…...just like Jaganshi is assumed to be Hiei's (Yu Yu Haskuho) surname…… I believed it would be unfair if…..Tenten was the only one without a last name (not like she has much storyline significance or anything…..)… I called him Lee Rock…because….his surname should come first… Shineh means die….. Finally when I say Genin dozen, it's still including Shikamaru…..even though he is a Chunin in this story… Dammit, I've said way too much…. No comment……