They always have to look so cool by showing much disdain, don't they?
"I'll be surprised if you make it past the finals... Hanataro."
The crowd frantically searches for the source of the voice when suddenly, an exaggeratingly blind aura of light and fast piano music scores reveal the appearance of a cool looking, handsome boy, the same height and age as our protagonist.
Good looking guys, particularly those bishounen types, are the main rivals that most probably have some past relationship and/or common trait and link with the hero, usually the best friend or family enemy. All girls have a massive crush on him, including the hero's love interest, much to the hero's jealousy.
Anyway, the rival appears and Hanataro recognizes him. In a dramatical fashion, of course. His eyes grow serious.
"Kisuke? Uchiha Kisuke, is that really you?"
In response, the seemingly random villagers start muttering again, coincidentally giving us more information about Kisuke so we can learn a bit more about his background.
"Kisuke? Could he be... that Uchiha?"
"Kisuke? I heard that he mastered the Sharingan at age 8, same as the legendary Uchiha Itachi!"
"He defeated three Jounins at the same time!"
"I heard his parents were killed by his own brother... i feel sorry for him."
Then, Kisuke's theme music plays in the background as he taunts our suprised hero.
"Tsss... You haven't changed a bit since our days as Team 7, Hanataro. I hope you became stronger."
"K-Kisuke!"
"YOu won't become a Chuunin, Hanataro. The Hokage said that he will only choose one Chuunin. You know very
well that I will win! Give up now and train for next year, while you have the chance!"
Hanataro, being the naive yet optimistic hero, is wounded by these words, especially coming from his best friend and teammate. Of course, unlike a certain manga hero whose name starts with an "N", he's a nice guy who sort of simmers until he thinks of something to say.
"Is it really true, Kisuke? That you killed Sasaki-sensei?! Tell me that's a lie, Kisuke!"
"Hmpf. I don't care. Believe what you wish."
Just who is this Sasaki-sensei? Of course I know who he is, I just wanted to ask for the drama.
"That doesn't matter! what does matter is the question... who is stronger, me or you?"
"Kisuke!"
We all want to believe that Kisuke is a bad guy, but later we'll know that he is this way because something
bad happened to him in the past. Details of the past, he lost his parents at young age, or that his
brother whom he idolized killed them, may be revealed later as the story progresses. But that's getting too
much ahead of ourselves and the only thing we can assume that his ninja skills are superior to our hero's.
At least before the training part of our story.
"If you have a problem accepting that I'm better than you, then prove in the Chuunin Exam that you can do more than transform into Riuka-sensei or make a weak clone. See you in three days, at the preliminaries, if you can even make it that far! Heh. What technique can you learn in a few days that can beat my Chidori? Haha! See you, Hanataro."
Our hero is surprised.
"He already learned Chidori? It's impossible! I can't beat him right now! How can I be stronger in just three days?"
As if answering his prayers, an old man drinking sake suddenly speaks.
"Fufufu, I'll teach you a technique, young one. A technique even stronger than Chidori!"
"A technique... stronger than Chidori?"
Wait, shouldn't you first ask who this old man is? And what the hell happened to Riuka-sensei?
"Thirty years ago, there was a ninja like you... who fought a Hyuuga prodigy and won the battle in his Chuunin Exam. However, to use utilize this technique, you need immeasurable chakra.... the chakra of the demon fox!"
Now this is interesting.
Hanataro couldn't help but stutter. "That legendary ninja... Are you...?"
---To be continued----