Hey everyone, welcome back. Sorry for the delay, but for those who read this and my Lich King fic, well you may have an idea but for those that don't: My Note folder; where I keep all my notes for my fics on where I'm going each chapter, what I want to add to the arsenals or harems, and what specifics I want to change; was corrupted somehow so I had to rebuild the ENTIRE thing from scratch. For those wondering: Yes, I am using a new computer and a new flashdrive and still this happened.
Then it was further delayed as I was writing on my grandparents' computer and it fucking crashed taking all my progress with it. However, I think this version ended up better than the other one so while annoyed, I'm happy with it.
Anyway, this is the finals and start of the invasion. As promised, there aren't any lemons or limes in this but a few are implied since Gaia/Gaara wanted the same treatment Samui got and his girls at his home will have been missing him. There will be at least one next chapter since I plan for Naruto to "recruit" Tsunade nearly immediately since he'll want her on his side and in his bed for various reasons.
I'm glad to see a lot of y'all like me adding in some new women and there are others that can be added and one of whom has been agreed to by Tremor, but I know a lot of y'all also want Naruto women so let me know if you want me to add some new ones or not.
Also, forgot to mention this last chapter, Tenten's mother is Cattleya from Queen's Blade for those that didn't know her and Chun-chan is Chun Li from Street Fighter.
Next, a couple of y'all have asked for Sasuke and Kakashi to be female and a few for Guy to be a woman too (I will have the eyebrows be part of a Henge if done) and I'm not sure what to do since both having them be women and having them be normal have appeal. So, go ahead and let me know what you think. Be warned, though, male Kakashi and Sasuke will be dead by the end of the fic whereas female ones may be turned towards being Naruto's servants either willingly or through seal work.
Lastly, I'm not going to show all the fights since I don't want to make this go on and on and some of the fights would be very skewed towards one person over the other so I don't want to go over fights that really are not worth it since I couldn't get into them fully.
Well, that should be it, enjoy the chapter.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or a few things here outside of some custom items and jutsu; would be nice if I did, but I don't… be nice to have the money.
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Chapter 4: Finals
Chunin Stadium: Day of the Finals
It was a bright and busy day in Konoha due to the Chunin Exam finals taking place since it meant many visiting dignitaries and traveling vendors, which meant that the stores were open early to try and get some big sales from the rich people coming through to either get some entertainment, see the potential strength of the villages, or place bets on the fights.
Naturally, Naruto's holdings in the RLD were making him a tidy profit as well especially with Dosu keeping the employees in line and punishing anyone that tried to interfere in the businesses. Yamamoto and Bayonetta were also making money especially since all three divisions were running bets and bookkeeping on the coming fights, naturally Naruto was the favored to win the whole thing in the RLD.
The most packed place was the stadium filled with ninja and foreigners that wanted to watch the fights with most being ninja from Konoha who had the day off… or at least that was the cover story since they were actually in place to ambush the ambushers from Sound and Suna since if their so called allies could be swayed so easily then they were no allies of theirs and the Hokage gave express notice no to touch the female Subaku siblings or their Sensei since they were turning on Suna as soon as the attack began.
When asked how or why, Hiruzen merely told them that he had someone that was able to sway them. In reality, after he returned from Wave with Tsunami and Haku in tow, Naruto had "visited" Gaia like she had requested and it was interesting to say the least as Naruto rubbed and groped her and Gaia would in turn grind her ass against his crotch and Gaia felt the madness in her ebbing away as she felt her mother be happy she found someone. Naruto had theorized that perhaps Shukaku was mimicking her mother's voice and her mother was really sealed into the sand which is what protected her which is why the sand even when she was drained of chakra blocked attacks and always acted as a second pair of eyes.
Naturally this pissed Gaia off at her father even more, but Naruto had to sadly remind her that her father was already dead so she could settle for killing several Suna and Sound ninja. That little bit of incentive got him a passionate make out with the one tailed container and the two had pushed it to the limits and by the end Gaara was on the bed exhausted, leaking from all three holes, and had a very satisfied smile on her face while Naruto was still feeling good.
Naruto then informed Temari and Baki of how things were going to play out and how Kankuro had no place in the plan, which was a slightly bitter pill to swallow until Naruto showed them documents that Orochimaru had stolen from the Kazekage showing that Baki was to be executed for not training his son properly and not keeping his youngest on a tighter leash and Temari was going to be given to several of his prominent ninja for breeding material while Kankuro was to be trained to become the next Kazekage. Naturally, this pissed the two off and they decided to side with Naruto on things, though only Naruto knew the documents were fake since he made them using what Orochimaru and Kabuto used as spies and assuming identities. Thus he was very skilled at forging documents and signatures.
With his three new allies secured, Naruto began training his body to use Orochimaru, Kabuto, and Yoroi's abilities and skills while also training his different girls in new abilities and refining their skills. There was also the case of Samui's team, but he hadn't talked to them even after Samui told him she could hear them through the walls moaning his name in desire. Naruto decided to… acquire them during the invasion and show them why his side was the best side.
How you may ask? Well he had Haku, Karin, Samui, and Bayonetta waiting on standby to grab and tell them what was going on and offer them a place in his growing group while Kin handled another of Orochimaru's minions and turned her to his side. Out of Orochimaru's sound 5, there were only two that Naruto had an interest in for recruits and the other three were disposable and thus would die before the invasion was over. Gaia also had a side mission of talking to Fu and convincing her that staying with at least two other Jinchūriki would be a good idea rather than go to a village that repeatedly commissioned Konoha for a seal to enslave her to their will both as a weapon and breeder and would show her "proof" of it.
For Naruto's girls' progress, Sakura had become more devoted to being his slave and bitch while also taking her training seriously to ensure she had a chance to beat Shikamaru and it wasn't disappointing. So far she had a few Genjutsu, some medical jutsu, and some attacks with weapons that would make her effective in combat. On another note of Sakura's, Naruto was unable to meet with her mother due to conflicting schedules and decided to make it a point to visit her after the invasion since he felt it would be quite enjoyable when it was over.
Haku was training to regain her former speed and skills and was also using a pair of Kama now at Naruto's insistence since they went with her style of fighting. She was also pushing her ice abilities to further degrees since she wanted to prove herself as Naruto's tool and loyal servant. The latter was coming along though she still blushed when she remembered the foursome she had with Naruto, Yugao, and Tsunami as Tsunami had gotten Yugao and herself dressed up for Naruto and then the real fun started since Tsunami wasn't shy about doing anything to please someone even going down on a girl while they were being fucked or waiting their turn to be fucked and it only got crazier as Naruto took his lust out on them, which they were happy to help with.
Tsunami had settled into the house easily taking to wearing lingerie, an apron, or a mini skirt and bra only when in the house and took care of the grocery shopping and the cooking, though she put on normal clothing for shopping. She regularly helped the other girls in the house by giving them a pleasurable break and Naruto even used her to train the other girls as they would be expected to perform different tasks while Tsunami teased their bodies and attempted to distract them.
Karin was a dutiful maid as she used Shadow Clones to take care of her "duties" while training and was able to start making chains from chakra while also increasing her medic and combat skills since a medic left open in combat was a soon to be dead medic, not that many medics paid attention to that tidbit. She still wore the skimpy maid outfit that she chose and had no shame about it and properly cleaned the compound while making sure her ass was sticking out each time she bent over.
Kin worked almost as hard as Haku to prove herself as she didn't want Naruto to suddenly change his mind and consider her expendable, which was why whenever he wasn't home or he was preoccupied she was in training clothes and working herself to the bone then she'd shower and be back in the bikini to show off to Naruto with the vibrator and butt plug taken out only when she used the bathroom and showered or when Naruto wanted her. Kin was becoming proficient in Senbon and Haku was teaching her the pressure points and nerves to hit with Senbon. Kin also expanded her sound based Genjutsu with different notes for each bell she had on her senbon, different combination of notes meant different Genjutsu.
Samui's training was good for what they were able to get in as Naruto helped her with her swordsmanship and her lighting nature while also expanding her repertoire so she wouldn't be as predictable in the off chance she had to fight her teammates. Samui had been informed by Naruto he was taking several women and planned to take over Konoha and expand his money making operations to ensure he was set for life and ensure no one could touch him. Samui was actually very supportive and enthusiastic about it and just wanted him, his massages, and his dick to herself some times in return for her help in anything he wanted, which was easily agreed to. They also had frequent massages, which Anko began asking for too, and Samui would end up relaxed and more exhausted and satisfied afterwards. Part of the reason she was agreeable was because apparently she was a bit of a girly girl too in that she liked expensive things but never actually needed to have them at all times and with a powerful, well hung, rich man by her side she could have everything she wanted and would help him get what he wanted.
Anko was also working hard, both for training and proving to Naruto she was worth his affection, and was learning everything that Orochimaru withheld from her when she was his apprentice and improving her own skills that she gained after she and Orochimaru parted ways. She also taught the girls different interrogation, torture, and seduction techniques just in case the need would ever arise and was happy that she was the only one right now allowed to share the master bedroom with Naruto, which made her feel good since she was the only one he mentioned being his wife to so far. She wasn't an ass about it though and wasn't delusional enough to think he wouldn't pick others to marry too, but still it felt good to her that she was the only one at the moment and possibly the first he offered to.
Yugao and the others females he had were also doing daily routines and training but Naruto wasn't able to help with that since if they began coming to his home too much it would draw attention and even if he had the Hokage under his command it still was very risky since too many ninja still didn't care for Naruto. Thus, he didn't want them to suspect something was up and he'd have to wait till the invasion since he planned to remove some obstacles to his path and let the blame fall on Sound and Suna.
Asuma and the others of his allies were already prepared in addition to Konoha's forces except they were going to remove some of Konoha's forces as well. His biggest help with this part was going to be Danzo and his Root.
After returning from Wave, Naruto had set up and appointment with Danzo via the Root Anbu that were to follow him the minute he got back into the village. The two had met peacefully and Naruto had told him his business partner was now destroyed and gave Naruto everything he had because of his stupidity. Normally that would have made Danzo annoyed or upset and he simply would have killed Naruto then and there, but he was intrigued by what the young man would do since like Hiruzen he knew Naruto had control of a large section of the RLD and was making the village and Naruto himself money because of it.
Then came Naruto's offer, he'd help Danzo make Konoha the top dog in the entire Elemental Nations and in exchange Danzo supported him when it came to being Hokage and let him turn different women into his servants, wives, and breeders. He had made it clear Danzo wouldn't be Hokage, he was too well known by the older generation in the outside villages and too many of the Clan Heads didn't trust him, but Naruto would ensure Root was restarted and operational again and with Naruto taking different women with unique traits and skills it would ensure several different Uzumaki offspring that would strengthen the village in the next generation plus with Naruto's talents combined with Orochimaru's he could bolster Konoha's spy network, research departments, jutsu libraries, and more.
All Naruto wanted was women he aimed for, the RLD stays his turf, and Danzo's help in finding Kushina and killing the assholes. Needless to say, Danzo was intrigued and it became even more intriguing when Naruto showed him documents that showed Himura was ready to throw Danzo under the bus if ever needed and was going to have Koharu, Danzo's secret lover, put under his "authority." Naturally that pissed Danzo off and it made it worse that Hiruzen had signed off on everything so long as he had "visitation" rights to Koharu and Danzo knew what that meant clear as day.
It was his love/desire for Koharu that made him preach emotions were useless since this very situation could come and haunt a person! Using her allowed them to gain leverage over him when he could have just said he didn't care and let them kill her so no one would have leverage, but he couldn't bring himself not to care about Koharu it was his one weakness that he both hated and appreciated.
It only got worse when it showed documents accounting for who in Root Himura and Hiruzen had planted there and made sure were loyal to them and not Danzo. So Naruto added incentive to the deal that he'd have his best guarding Koharu at all times until they could remove Himura, Hiruzen, and the fake Root.
It was several minutes of intense silence between them until Danzo agreed and even gave Naruto two new subordinates: a pale emotionless boy named Sai and a blank yet still sexy girl named Nemu. Naruto put them to use learning what they were capable of and had Sai on standby for some assassinations in the village while Nemu was put with Yugao to ensure certain… people made it to his home in one piece and ensure no invaders got within 10 yards of his home.
Back to the here and now, the majority of competitors were on the arena floor waiting the start with the majority noticing Sasuke being absent while some noticed Naruto missing though Gaia knew exactly where he was as did Fu and Yugito since they had become rather attuned to his signature with Yugito being because she couldn't stop her body from heating up every time she caught his scent on Samui when she returned to the hotel. Fu it was because her senses had locked onto him since the display at the tower and then the few times she saw him, she had to leave and find an area to relieve herself of the pent up lust and desire and for both it was getting harder and harder every time.
Unknown to the two, their Biju were responding to Kyubi venting pheromones through Naruto that attracted/spoke to other Biju making the two girls feel the side effects of it since Kyubi was basically informing the two others that his container was strong and ready to handle and protect them. The two Biju responded in kind by venting their own pheromones hitting the two teenage girls so they were getting their own hormones getting kicked up to entice them to mate with Naruto whenever he was near. As for Shukaku, well he was kind strangled by the seal being improved a bit by Naruto and Gaia and her mother's own sheer will so he couldn't interfere anymore.
At the moment, Naruto was standing atop the wall looking around and saw that the "Kazekage" was there with Hiruzen along with the Raikage and Tsuchikage with a couple guards each and then there was a woman with red hair wearing a dress with two guards that he didn't recognize and from the lack of robes she wasn't the Mizukage. Naruto smirked knowing he'd get his name out there before he turned his attention down at the arena floor analyzing the competition and found none of them had enough skill or power to make him worry. It would be annoying if he had to fight one of his fellow Jinchūriki, but it wasn't something he was drastically worried about.
Sakura wouldn't stand a chance though he'd ensure she showed her skills to show growth and that her training paying off. Anko would ensure Kakashi couldn't take credit for it if the cyclops bothered to show up on time, which was doubtful, and she'd ensure credit went to her and him since he had Anko help Sakura with some things.
Neji was going to be defeated after Naruto was done showing why you don't fuck with someone that's his ally. Naruto would make it painfully clear to the village and the few Hyuga not in his pocket not to fuck with him once he decimated the famed Hyuga prodigy in a straight up fight. He only planned to use one jutsu in the fight but it was going to prolong Neji's punishment rather than actually affect the fight.
It also reminded him he needed to "visit" Hinata or have her over at some point and to set a meeting up with Hiashi to talk business since there were some business items to discuss as well as personal ones. Hinata was more a… socializing affair since he had explained to her that she could be in a relationship with him and help him, but she would not be his wife since he needed a specific kind of woman. Normally she would have broken down and everything but thanks to the seal that was on her it made her a bit more understanding and fueled her fire to try and prove she was worthy of being his wife. Though at the moment he only had two prospects within the village, both of his choice and his other girls not caring if they were married or not.
Back onto the competitors though, Shikamaru wouldn't be a threat since he doubted he would win against Sakura as it was since he knew the lazy pain in the ass wouldn't train seriously even after his assessment of the teams and even if he did it wouldn't have been a ton that he could do since he had trained Sakura a few days earlier than Shikamaru could have trained so she at least had a decent grasp of things. There was also the fact she had stamina training in the form of he and Anko constantly pleasuring and enjoying her.
Sasuke wouldn't be a threat even with the training Naruto's clones saw him doing since his speed was still pathetic along with his others skills compared to his older sibling. Naruto knew that for a fact even without Orochimaru's memories adding to that conclusion. Plus thanks to Orochimaru and Kabuto's research, he knew how to counter the Sharingan in it's entirety aside from the couple methods that one of his allies had taught him.
Shino no doubt began looking into other forms to train in but wouldn't have gotten anything substantial down that he could pose a significant threat and his Kikai insects had several flaws that could be exploited.
Kurotsuchi was the biggest threat outside of his fellow Jinchūriki due to her being the Tsuchikage's granddaughter and if the old man was smart then he would have put her through the ringer to ensure anyone trying to fight her or kidnap her would be put in the ground easily. Hell, when Naruto planned to have kids he was going to ensure a Jonin would struggle against any one of them before they became Genin. He had already broke down and analyzed her fighting style and had ways around her Lava Style techniques.
Karui and Kin weren't an issue since he knew fully well what they could do and Kin was under his orders anyway to be ready to fight and forfeit the next round to give her time to find her friend that Naruto wanted recruited. Karui basically had the same skill set as Samui so there wasn't any surprises there.
Regardless of who he faced or when, he had a plan of attack and counters for their attacks and strategies. He just needed to ensure his personal forces were in place to remove the enemies and that the people he wanted captured were taken without issue. Once this was done, he'd already had Hiruzen decide to make his student Tsunade into the next Hokage and have Jiraiya the Toad Sage take Naruto along with him to get her.
Naruto had to snort thinking of Jiraiya, while the man was powerful, he was an idiot and a fool. He actually expected Naruto to come crawling to him begging for training once word that he was in the village came and Naruto had mentally noted to pay the asshole back for expecting that of him. The only reason he was accompanying the fool was because he wanted to recruit Tsunade and Shizune to his side since two skilled medics, one of whom is the best in the world, would be a great help since Tsunade's knowledge surpassed even Kabuto's and her own form of combat had advantages as well.
Shaking those thoughts away to focus on the here and now, Naruto Shunshined down to the ground behind the competitors and leaned against one of the trees there waiting as a Jonin named Genma, another ally of his since he was one of Yugao's best friends, gave the instructions for the finals and how Dosu had forfeited due to unexplained reasons so after Match 6 there would be a drawing for opponents and would then continue as a tournament.
The Genin nodded causing Genma to start the finals making the crowd roar in approval, "Will everyone except Neji Hyuga and Naruto Uzumaki leave the area." Genma called making the others leave while Neji was smirking thinking he already won, "Naruto, you'll have to stand in front of your opponent for me to start the match." Genma stated making many raise an eyebrow before a grunt was heard and they all saw him standing there against the tree before he walked over to Genma and stood in front of Neji with a bored expression.
Genma looked at the two and signaled the start before jumping away as Neji merely looked at Naruto and Naruto returned his gaze as many felt the tension building in the air. Just as Neji was about to speak, Naruto brought his hands up and started going through seals making Neji jump back and get into his Juken stance. After about the 50th seal, Naruto slammed his hands on the ground, "Ninja Art: Field of Life." Naruto stated as yellow bubble spread out from his hands and spread over the field in its entirety and sent several dozen pulses through itself as Neji merely looked around in confusion.
His Byakugan showed him that the field was covered in chakra, but he didn't feel any different and he couldn't find anything different about his opponent. Naruto smirked and removed his jacket and then vest making many women whistle appreciatively, blush, and drool as the wife beater showed off his hard earned muscles even Kurenai was blushing at the muscles he was showing. Anko giggled to herself at her best friend's hungry look and hoped she could get her in with Naruto as well.
Naruto then folded his jacket and vest and set them aside before audibly popping his neck and knuckles, "Now, time for me to live up to the promise I made you, Neji." Naruto stated looking at Neji with a predatory gleam in his eye that unnerved Neji, but he quickly straightened himself.
"What? That nonsense about causing me unknown levels of pain?" Neji asked with his cocky smirk on his face.
"Yes that one. You should know Hinata made me promise not to kill you and I am inclined to oblige. However, there are ways around that and I will ensure that you never cross me again." Naruto stated as he walked towards Neji while flexing his fingers.
Neji merely smirked seeing that Naruto was going to fight him in hand to hand combat and charged at him with a palm strike thinking his improved training would let him get him. He was of course shocked when Naruto grabbed his wrist before pulling him forward and slammed his forearm into Neji's elbow snapping it backwards making him shout in pain before Naruto then delivered several kidney punches to his body and then kicked him away making Neji roll across the ground.
Naruto merely lowered his leg and walked towards Neji as he struggled to get up before he felt someone grab his collar and pull him up before Naruto began hitting his solar plexus over and over again before dealing one heavy uppercut that made Neji gasp and vomit blood and food on the ground. Naruto then grabbed his still working arm and twisted him into an armbar hold before raising his fist and bringing it down on Neji's shoulder snapping the joint making him scream before Naruto then kicked both his legs at the knee joint snapping them out of place. As Neji collapsed in pain, Naruto grabbed him in a chokehold and held him there as Neji struggled and gasped for breath, "Do you feel that need to breathe Neji?" Naruto asked as he kept the hold tight slowly strangling the Hyuga prodigy.
"Do you know that it's not your lungs screaming for air, but your brain? You see your lungs can actually last a long time without refilling with air, but your brain can't so it processes it as your lungs screaming for air when it's really your brain screaming at your lungs to give it air. I bet I'm starting to sound very far away now aren't I? Well don't worry, I'm not going to strangle you to death, I just want you to remember this pain thoroughly: your brain making your body burn and scream for oxygen when it won't get any." Naruto stated coldly as Neji starting turning blue before Naruto grabbed his head and snapped his neck like it was a twig.
Everyone in the stands watched in shock as Naruto decimated the prodigy of the Hyuga clan like he was small child trying to fight an adult. A few winced and were shocked at the cruelty Naruto showed when broke Neji's arms and legs and then gasped when Naruto snapped Neji's neck. Hinata for her part was stunned as well since Naruto had promised her he wouldn't kill Neji and was wondering what happened to make him lie.
Elsewhere in the stands, Hiashi Hyuga sat impassively knowing full well Naruto had some bigger plan as he and several of the elders had dealings with Naruto in the past and knew the boy wasn't as blunt as that. Beside him was his youngest Hanabi, who also was blushing as she gazed at Naruto even if he was older than her.
The other competitors were shocked that Naruto would kill a fellow Konoha shinobi and it didn't bode well for those not native to Konoha since if he would kill a comrade then what would he do to an enemy? However, they all broke from his inner musings and gained even greater amounts of shock as Naruto did something before Genma could call the match.
On the Field
Naruto glared at Neji's dead body before kicking the corpse away from him before snapping his fingers causing one of the pulses of the bubble to retract and as it passed over Neji his body disappeared until it showed him standing there normal before he suddenly grabbed his throat and gasped for breath.
Naturally, everyone was stunned at seeing the boy alive again and Naruto smirked, "How do you like my own original Genjutsu Neji?" Naruto asked with a grin while many were shocked that Naruto made a Genjutsu and that apparently it could be so effective.
"Genjutsu? But… But I felt all that pain for real and I still feel it." Neji gasped out as he still felt phantom pain in his throat from the hold Naruto had him in.
"Yes, that's because it's a REAL Genjutsu, Neji, meaning everything that occurs is real and truly happens." Naruto stated shocking everyone, especially Kurenai, further, "You see this bubble? Think of it as a time/preservation seal given form. It captures everything trapped within exactly how they were when the bubble went up and each consecutive pulse is another bubble on top of it. Everything that happens in the bubble happens for real and then when the bubble comes down everything is restored to how it was when the bubble first went up, meaning you got to experience death and pain for real and then be perfectly healthy as soon as the bubble came down. This is how I plan to punish you Neji: in this bubble I can kill you over and over again as many times as I please and then bring you back just so I can break you again and again. The whole time I will keep my promise to Hinata and not kill you, I'm just going to break you down into nothing." Naruto stated with a bloodthirsty grin as everyone stared in shock.
"So Neji, prepare for a hell of your own making as I break you apart piece by piece. I'll start by removing your eyes, then your fingers, teeth, tongue, nose, arms, and then leave you like that so you can hear the people whispering about you never being the same again and again before I then kill you. Then I start getting more creative like chopping you to pieces, beating you to death, and doing it more and more until I run out of bubbles to bring you back and then when I have truly broken you and your sanity, then you will have my permission to die for real and then I will not kill you because it would be a mercy." Naruto stated as he called Kusanagi to his hand shocking more of the onlookers as he approached Neji, who felt a very cold chill of fear go through him.
Up in the stands, Hinata knew she should feel bad for Neji but after getting that confidence boost from Naruto, she truly felt the ass deserved it after everything since it wasn't her fault his father died since she was only 3 years old: how the hell was she supposed to fend off a Jonin attacker?! While one small part of her felt this was a bit extreme, she felt it was a good enough punishment for Neji being an ass for all the times she tried to be nice and help him only for him to glare and insult her. She was sure her father and the other "noble" Hyuga members felt it was good punishment too since it essentially washed their hands of having to dole out punishment.
The next half hour could only be described as torture and cruelty to Neji as Naruto made good on his threats and took Neji apart piece by piece ensuring he didn't die till Naruto was done torturing him thoroughly while the whole time Neji couldn't keep up and it showed clearly that he was outmatched and had no hope for defending himself. The ninja knew fully well why the proctor wasn't stopping it: Naruto wasn't technically killing Neji and Neji technically had a chance to fight back each time the bubble went down and in war there was no just stopping because you knew you'd lose even if that showed a strong leadership skill in saving your team's lives to fight a possibly more important battle later, there was always the times someone had to stay and play the sacrificial pawn. Besides, Neji could have forfeited at any time he wanted and stopped the pain and suffering, he was just too stubborn to do so.
By the time the last bubble retracted, Neji had died almost 20 times and was now on his hands and knees panting as he felt the phantom pains of everything Naruto did to him including giving him a death of 1,000 cuts to his body and having one of his limbs blown off by a wind jutsu at point blank range.
Naruto was merely looking at Neji in boredom not the least bit tired from holding the jutsu up or anything since he was restored each time the bubble closed too, "Well Neji, I'm officially bored of killing you." Naruto stated before giving him a swift kick to the face knocking him out before walking away.
Genma smirked, "Winner, Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze." Genma called and did a mental countdown before the stadium erupted in shouts before Hiruzen blasted his Killing Intent and gave a big speech about how it was true and they should be ashamed of themselves for not respecting the Fourth's wish to see Naruto as a hero and yadda yadda that Naruto wasn't listening to since he didn't give a damn one way or the other since Hiruzen would be dead within the next few months, which was another reason he needed Tsunade: Who better to pass his death off as an accident or just old age than the best Medic in the world?
As Naruto got to the competitor's box, most of the group moved away while Sakura came up and kissed him as Kin internally pouted at not being able to do anything in public yet. Gaia merely looked at Naruto with lust evident since she loved watching him destroy the Hyuga and showing no mercy while doing it. Whoever said her bloodlust came from Shukaku clearly didn't know her that well. Yugito, Karui, Fu, and Kurotsuchi were just trying not to stare and blush like mad.
Naruto broke the kiss as Sakura and Shikamaru were called to the arena and Sakura quickly jumped down ready to fight. Shikamaru groaned muttering a troublesome since he didn't want to fight and chance getting promoted but he didn't want his mother to brain him with her frying pan either. There was also the fact that if he somehow hurt Sakura, then Naruto was going to give him the Neji treatment and Shikamaru didn't like the thought of going through that.
Before he could make a decision he was pushed over the railing by Naruto, "Get your ass moving, we've got other things to do today." Naruto commented as Shikamaru fell and twitched on the ground making many sweatdrop before Shikamaru reluctantly got up.
He sent an annoyed glare at Naruto, who didn't even blink, and walked to stand in front of Sakura and waited for Genma to start the match. Once he did, Shikamaru immediately sent his shadow at Sakura, who didn't even move as it reached and grabbed her, "Well, that was easier than I thought." Shikamaru stated while Sakura smirked making him raise an eyebrow, "What's so-" was as far as he got before the Sakura in front of him faded from view shocking him before he quickly ducked as a kunai flew over his head before two more came lower and he dived to the right to dodge them.
Realizing he was too exposed, he rushed for the little bit of tree cover only to have more kunai fly at him from behind making him duck again but still got a few cuts to him before getting behind a tree and panting as he was getting more of a workout than he thought he would be. He then stood to try and figure out what to do and where his enemy was when he heard a snap and suddenly he was jerked upside down and dangling from the tree he was hiding behind before kunai flew and pinned him to the tree while cutting his kunai and shuriken pouches from him. He blinked to see Sakura appear from nowhere and realized he essentially fell for the same trick as Ino as Sakura had sent a Bunshin down to the field instead of jumping herself and then must have snuck inside the arena while he was busy getting up from the ground and everyone was paying attention to him. Then she started throwing kunai, while no doubt leaving one in the tree line to switch with, before switching with the first kunai she threw making him believe she wasn't in the trees before she just switched back and then let some simple traps take him out of the game.
All in all, it was a risky yet smart plan and Shikamaru had walked right into it because he was too distracted by everything else that was annoying him. As Sakura came and put a Kunai at his throat to where she drew a thin line of blood, he knew he lost since if he did possess her than her fighting the control would make her shake thus risking the kunai hitting a major artery and killing him before he could make her hand move away from his neck and there was the fact that he couldn't move properly due to being pinned.
In essence, he was checkmated before he even got to make five moves that his opponent didn't want him to make, "What a drag. I give up." He stated before finding himself dropped unceremoniously on his head as Sakura cut the rope holding him and apparently had wires on the kunai that he missed, which meant he was in even more trouble had he struggled and tried to get free.
Sakura put her tools away and helped Shikamaru up before heading for the Competitors box with a smile on her face as Genma called her the winner making quite a few cheer since while short was exciting to watch. Sakura came back to the box and got a deep kiss from Naruto while he also palmed her ass making her moan erotically and wrap her arms around him while many in the box blushed.
In the stands Anko was grinning like the cat that ate the canary as she knew pinky did good for her part of the finals and what Naruto wanted since he didn't want to chance that two long matches would give Sasuke a chance to show up so she was to use the strategy Naruto came up with to get a quick, but effective and impressive win to ensure Sasuke would get disqualified. Thus that would make the Uchiha lose face with many of the nobles and others since if they hired him for a mission they would expect him to be on time. She also made it a point to correct anyone that said Kakashi trained Sakura better and point that he was only training Sasuke and hadn't bothered to provide any teachers for Naruto or Sakura so she offered to help Naruto with his plan to train the pinkette since it felt insulting to her as a kunoichi to see someone with a chunk of potential wasting it because her sensei wouldn't train her.
Needless to say, Kakashi was losing points fast with many of the other Jonin that weren't in league with Naruto and he had already taken a hit from the prelims debacle and everything so it was safe to say that a couple more hits and Kakashi would be down for the count on reputation alone.
Back to the finals though, when Sasuke and Gaia's match came, Sasuke was a no show, which no one doubted was due to Kakashi dragging something out. When it was discussed, it was a unanimous decision between the Kage and the judges to disqualify Sasuke on the grounds of not arriving on time and how this would affect his promotion chances, which made many of the nobles and such agree since they wanted prompt response from the ninja they hired not a "I'll show up when I feel like it" attitude.
So the matches continued with Shino vs Fu, which was a bit one-sided to say the least. Fu already had the advantage of being a Jinchūriki, but since her Biju was the Nanabi and Fu was female, it made it very hard for Shino to fight with his insects. Some of you may be confused so let me explain: Insects have the hive mentality and there is always a leader or more specifically there is always a Queen. Because of the Nanabi being inside Fu, the insects couldn't distinguish her from their true queen and thus couldn't bring themselves to attack her regardless of Shino's wishes.
When Shino realized that, he then forfeited since he was nowhere near skilled enough to fight in hand to hand especially when Fu had her spear ready to be taken out and used. Those who knew what Fu was didn't blame him, least of all the other Aburame since they would be in the same boat as Shino if they fought her, thus Fu was declared the winner and she returned to the fighter's box.
Yugito vs Kurotsuchi was a much longer and dangerous fight since Yugito had her vast array of fire jutsu while utilizing the Nibi's fire for some of them and Kurotsuchi had her Lava and Earth styles to fight. Naturally, it was pure chaos as they launched jutsu and moved into Taijutsu as well while wrecking parts of the field to the point Genma moved up onto the wall to be safe.
It was actually eye opening to all the fangirls that were in the audience as they witnessed a real kunoichi battle and not some schoolyard fight. Naruto merely watched the fights with a smirk on his face since he knew who would win each match just based on his sensor abilities and what he knew of the competitors and had a subordinate place bets for him accordingly where the odds of him winning were slim and none so he knew he'd make a bigger fortune off of it. He'd then give his subordinate the finder fee he always guaranteed, then give Danzo a boost in funds to get some more work done, and then work on some plans for expansion both in and out of the village.
In the end, Naruto's luck and bet proved true as Yugito won from just having more stamina and chakra to use as Kurotsuchi was just too exhausted after a knock down drag out fight for over half an hour. Yugito was declared the winner and went to the medical area to get checked out since she had a few burns, bruises, and scrapes she wanted treated while Kurotsuchi was carried back.
The final match of the first round was decent since Kin immediately was immobilizing Karui with her bells and causing Karui pain through her senbon. However, Karui then evened it up a bit when she blasted lightning through the ground and out of the senbon that were stuck in her hitting Kin and paralyzing her right arm and sending some shocks to her body. It also stunned her enough that Karui was able to get some of the senbon out of her and try to get closer to Kin, right before Kin flicked her fingers and made the bells ring again.
The battle ended in a tie as Karui started to black out so with the last of her strength she hit Kin with another burst of lightning that was too much for her and knocked her out just before Karui passed out herself. Naruto didn't feel one way or the other about it since he had placed a bet on Karui, Kin, and a tie happening and winning one made up for the loss on the other two.
With Dosu having sent an announcement of his forfeit, Genma announced there would be a 30 minute break to allow competitors a chance to recuperate before they continued. It was at that point Sakura announced her own forfeit since she wasn't strong enough to fight any of the remaining opponents and she didn't want to risk an injury when she could fight another day.
At this point a few people were edging on their seats since they knew the last four fighters were all Jinchūriki and it was nearly unheard of to see two fight let alone four. However, these same people also knew that Naruto was the strongest and was going to win unless the invasion that was ready to commence interrupted it.
Up in the booth, the Kage were all discussing the matches none of them really angry over the losses of any shinobi they had since they were just matched against an opponent that had techniques and skills they weren't prepared for. However, they were all a little disturbed by Naruto's display since many hadn't seen someone take an insult or whatever happened so hard and the fact he did it all with a straight face meant he was a real shinobi and not a kid trying to be one. Add on to the fact he was related to the Red Death and Yellow Flash and it was even more fear inducing.
However, the red head was looking at him in interest and a lot of lust as she liked his brutality and the body he had showed she could have a lot of fun with him. She was glad she had come here to discuss a possible request for aid for the rebels against the Mizukage since she could possibly broker some form of arrangement to have Naruto brought with her to… better their village relations.
Back on the field, the 30 minutes ended and Genma was about to call for the matchups when a Jonin came down and whispered in his ear making him nod, "Attention, due to time constraints of the tournament, the next match will feature all four competitors against each other." Genma stated getting a lot of murmurs going while those who were betting wondered if this would affect their bets at all.
Naruto merely smirked before jumping down while Gaia Shunshined down to the field while Fu and Yugito were hesitant. The two finally jumped down and spaced themselves from the others while Naruto smirked, "Well, how about this for a final match? Four Jinchūriki all fighting each other." Naruto stated making everyone widen their eyes in shock except for the other three Biju containers.
Up above, both the Kage and the audience were sweating since it was rare for two Jinchūriki to be near each other, but four?! To top it off, they were aware of their demons and were about to fight each other! They were of course not very keen on this idea, but what could they do? Genma was the only one with the authority to stop the match since Hiruzen doing it would be seen as a possible bias to ensure his village's Jinchūriki wasn't harmed.
Naturally, Yugito was nervous since Naruto, Fu, and Gaia were going into this fight fresh while she had an actual fight and was still building her stamina and chakra back up. With that in mind, she decided that subtly was better than a potential death or serious injury, "Proctor, I'll take this time to forfeit. One of my opponents hasn't even fought yet and the other two are relatively fresh from their matches while I'm still trying to recover from my own." Yugito stated before she left the arena with many seeing her point since even a Jinchūriki could only draw on so much of their demon's power before it took a large toll on them.
The Raikage named A released a breath he didn't know he was holding at seeing Yugito wasn't going to fight since he didn't want to risk her in a fight like this. While he would've liked seeing Yugito thrash another Jinchūriki, it wasn't likely while she had three opponents and all three were a container of an unknown Biju.
Back on the field, just as Naruto, Gaia, and Fu were about to start, they were interrupted by a swirl of leaves showing Sasuke and Kakashi while many just deadpanned at them, "Are we late?" Kakashi asked making many face fault while he was wondering why Naruto was on the field with Sasuke's opponent and one of the other competitors.
Genma frowned, "Not only are you late, but Sasuke was disqualified for not showing up, you missed your other two students winning their matches, and we are in the last match between Naruto, Gaia, and Fu." Genma stated shocking the two since they fully believed that Sasuke wouldn't be disqualified for being late and both were also shocked that Naruto and Sakura both won their matches.
"What?! I can't be disqualified, I'm an UCHIHA! That means that I can show up when I please!" Sasuke stated making many just stare at him with deadpanned looks.
"Yeah… no, not how it works. No one gives a damn if you are an Uchiha, you were told what time to show up and you did not so therefore you broke the rules and are disqualified since a client is going to wait till you want to show up when they hire you for a mission. You don't like it then take it up with the Hokage since the judges all agreed that you should be disqualified. Now get out of my arena before I have you brought up for insubordination." Genma stated while leveling a glare at Sasuke, who was seething.
"Dobe! Give me your place in the finals now!" Sasuke demanded making many look at him incredulously since he seriously couldn't expect someone to just give up their well earned place just because he demanded it.
"Hmm let me think… no." Naruto stated looking at him with a bored expression, "You chose to be an idiot and not show up so now you pay the price. I'm not giving you jack shit except for an ass kicking if you don't get out of the way of my match." Naruto stated giving Sasuke a cold look that made the Uchiha flinch away.
"Kakashi! That is enough! We will discuss your disgraceful actions later, now get out of the arena!" Hiruzen ordered from the viewing area making Kakashi sweat slightly as he grabbed Sasuke and left the area knowing when to not push his luck.
Naruto then turned his attention back to his opponents and smirked before cracking his knuckles audibly, "Well then, we know I can kick your asses without my Biju's help, so the question is can I still kick your asses while you use your Biju?" Naruto stated before he blurred from existence shocking everyone before Fu found herself hurled towards Gaia, how used her sand to move Fu out of her path only for Gaia to be sent flying via a kick to the head causing her to fly and roll before she hit something solid while sitting upright and felt hands on her sides and breath on her neck, "Come on Gaia-chan, I'm not made of glass, you don't have to be that scared to cut loose and fight me." Naruto whispered in her ear before throwing her towards Fu, who getting up from colliding with the tree Gaia sent her towards.
Gaia rolled on the ground and quickly righted herself before standing and facing Naruto knowing Fu would think the same thing: Take down Naruto first then worry about each other. With that in mind, Gaia released all the sand in her gourd and kept about as much for your average sand castle hovering around her while the rest prepared to lash out at Naruto. She learned from her mistakes after Naruto… worked out her kinks and now ensured not all of her sand lashed out at her opponents and left her wide open to any other attacks.
Fu summoned her spear and twirled a few times before chakra butterfly wings sprouted from her back and her eyes took a honeycomb pattern. She knew fully well that Naruto was dangerous and that if she didn't play to win the entire time she could end up worse than taking a loss. This was why she changed her eyes since she could keep a better visual track of her opponent and hopefully react accordingly.
Naruto merely grinned and drew Kusanagi before rushing at them with Fu charging to meet him and Gaia's sand moving to attack from the sides, above, and behind in a triple pincer movement. Against any other opponent, that attack would have been effective, but Naruto wasn't a slouch even before he got Orochimaru, Kabuto, and Yoroi's talents and skills so it wasn't going to end well.
Naruto quickly flipped the blade over in his hand and spun before throwing it right at Fu forcing her to duck as it flew right at Gaia, who ended up having to block her vision. While she quickly began moving her sand to toss the sword away, she wasn't dumb enough to let the blade stay close to her after seeing Sakura's match and knowing Naruto had trained her, Fu was on edge since Naruto had begun a barrage of attacks that were actually denting her spear's shaft with the hits. She tried to continue the blocking, hoping that Gaia's sand would make him back off or catch him, when she was sent hurdling back via a spartan kick from Naruto after she blocked a hammer fist.
The kick was strong enough to send her crashing back towards Gaia, who couldn't use her sand to stop the mint haired girl's landing due to wanting that sword away from her and focusing on getting the other sand on Naruto. Both proved futile as Naruto flashed through handsigns and stomped the ground, "Earth Style: Grand Spike Graveyard." Naruto called as several dozen spikes erupted from the ground in front of him heading straight for Gaia and Fu with the former cursing and quickly ditching the sword and using her sand to protect her and Fu.
That proved bad since Naruto was able to get under her sand and blew fire up into the sand turning it to glass before moved as it fell to the spikes and shattered making the girls shout in surprise as they crashed against the pillars and landed harshly on the ground with some cuts from the glass.
The two groaned and got back up with their cuts healing thanks to their Biju before feathers started falling from the sky before a few explosions went off around the village and walls just as the hidden Suna and Oto Ninja attacked and were met by Konoha Shinobi at the ready.
Naruto smirked seeing his new version of Orochimaru's plan was going to work really well and nodded to Gaia before he took off for somewhere else. He had some points to win with some people and some cannon fodder to kill to get used to his new abilities while his girls handled their assignments.
DONE! Hope you all enjoyed it since it was a pain in the ass to rewrite. Anyway, I got a poll like I mentioned above so check it out since there is less than 18 days left before it's taken down.
That should be it, read and review and all that and I'll see you next time.