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Chapter 3
I couldn't believe we have to have a Preliminary match! I had a strong hope that I wouldn't be paired up with Gaara. Anyone, BUT Gaara. Sasuke hissed in pain once again, grabbing his shoulder for the 3rd time. I couldn't help feel a prick of concern, but it quickly faded when I realized the pain on his face was fake. The snake-freaks fangs only grazed him, thanks to my expertly thrown Kunai. He had a tiny scratch on him, and that was it. No bruise, no nothing.
"You know, a real ninja could handle such a fatal wound." I whispered to him mockingly. His groans of pain stopped immediately, and he straightened up, sending me a death glare. I just rolled my eyes, and turned back to the match going on below us. Shikamaru had a female sound-ninja trapped in his Shadow Imitation Technique, and was pulling out a Kunai. The sound-ninja clenched her jaw, staring at him in anger and confusion.
"What the hell are you doing?! If you throw this, we'll both get hit!" She yelled, panic rising in her voice. So she was scared.
"I know, idiot. We'll just have to see who lasts longer." He growled. Though his words were focused on the Kunai, his eyes were trained on the wall behind her. I smirked, a feeling of surprise resting In my stomach. Who knew Shikamaru could be so smart? Shikamaru threw the kunai, and, obviously, so did she. He ducked the grin on his face growing even more. The ninja began to laugh, but was cut-short by her head colliding with wall behind her. I winced when the bang rang out clearly for everyone to here, and the ninja slumped to floor, obviously knocked out. The medic nin lifted her onto a sling, and took her out of the room. I turned my attention back to the screen to see which pair was up next.
My heart stopped for a second when I saw the names "Naruto Uzumaki" and "Kiba Inuzuka" appeared. Then I forced myself to calm down. Naruto was strong, way stronger then people believed him to be.
(Ok, I'm not gonna do Naruto and Kiba's fight, it's way to long, so I'm just skipping ahead to Sakura and Ino's fight! Sorry for any sort of disappointment, please forgive me!)
I gaped at the board, thinking maybe I hadn't read the words correctly.
"Haruno Sakura VS. Yamanaka Ino" stated clearly in bright yellow. Ino and Sakura shared a glance, and looked away just as quickly.
Alright, I can take down this bitch!
I already knew, deep down, not being able to beating her wasn't what I was afraid of. I was afraid I would completely destroy whatever shred of friendship we might have had left. I gulped, and walked down to the area we would fight. Ino watched me with a burning gaze, though if I looked close enough, I could see regret in her eyes. I could slightly see the day we broke our friendship, and immediately looked away.
"Begin." The examiner muttered, obviously feeling the tension in the air. I sighed, and turned to face Ino. She nodded slightly, giving me the hint that she didn't want me to go easy on her. I nodded, and slid out my ninja stars. It was now or never. I charged forward, jumped into the air, and threw two of them. She dodged both easily, not noticing the third one headed straight for her arm. It hit her square in the shoulder-blade, making her gasp in pain. I landed on my feet, and tried pushing away the slight concern that had risen up in me.
Ino got up, and turned around with a small smirk on her face.
"Neh, Sakura. If I'm a Cosmo, then what are you?" She recited from a day back in the academy. I blinked slowly, and ran the question through my head.
"A beautiful cherry blossom, that's going to make all the other flowers cower beneath me." I stated simply. Ino smiled, and shook her head, before pulling the kunai out of her shoulder.
"Remember how we thought Sasuke liked girls with long hair?" The blonde said suddenly. I blinked in confusion, wondering what she was trying to get at.
"Yeah…Why?" I asked, suddenly interested.
"He's the reason why we aren't friend anymore, Sakura. I'll never forgive myself for that." Ino whispered, pulling the kunai to her hair. I gasped, knowing exactly what she was about to do, and frowned. She was going to make herself seem strong. I pulled out another kunai, pricked my thumb, and held it up to my hair as well. Ino smiled slightly, and stared at me with big blue eyes.
"Lets say we make a truce?" She whispered. I smirked and nodded, and at the same time, we pulled the kunai's through our hair. I watched blonde hair mix with pink, and blue eyes bored deep down into my green ones. Things were about to get serious.
Ino made the symbols for her Mind-switch technique. I smirked, and raised a hand carelessly.
"Even if you perform the Mind-switch technique, It can only move in a straight line. I can easily move, and not get touched." I reminded her. She seemed surprised that I knew this, but wiped the confusion off her face. She placed her arms at her sides and sighed.
"Guess I won't do it then." Ino shrugged. I smirked, and threw a kunai, watching her catch it with ease. I smirked, disappeared, and reappeared behind her back. She looked confused, and I took this as my chance to slam my foot into her back. Ino flew forward, and hit the wall hard. I had channeled extra chakra into my foot, so I knew that hurt.
"Truce or no truce, I'm not going to have a soft side with you." I muttered, running a hand through my now short pink hair.
"Winner, Haruno Sakura."
Ok, Sorry, I know this chappy kind suckied, but I was tired and wanted to finish it, so I went in a hurry. SORRY! D: But thanks for the reviews so far, they make me very happy! XD
