Kasek: What the-? This chapter's been complete for ages, yet it hasn't been uploaded. Whoopsies XD My bad!

Also, got around my writer's block for Kitsu Kitsu. The chapter's looking pretty good so far.

Disclaimer: I own neither Naruto nor One Piece.

Shikamaru sighed as he looked around at the Genin assembled around him. There was Naruto, Sasuke, Hinata, Shino, Kankuro, Kabuto, and lastly, Chouji and Ino. Yep, everyone was accounted for. Not that he cared about anyone outside of his team, but still. The Hokage, Hiruzen, gave some speech about the exams, and their new proctor, Shiranui Genma, soon dismissed them to the competitor's box while Naruto and Sasuke stayed behind.

Naruto scowled as he faced down Sasuke. "Sasuke... I will win this match."

Sasuke smirked at his teammate. "You and what army, dobe? Did you forget about my lightning powers?"

Naruto smirked as well. "Did you forget the power I used to defeat Kiba?"

Now it was Sasuke's turn to scowl. "Please. That power won't save you against me."

Genma looked between the two of them, and then raised his hand. "First match, begin!" He dropped his hand, and swiftly got back away from the fighting.

Sasuke's scowl went back into a smirk. "If you're so confident..." He turned his entire body into electricity. "...then I'll let you throw the first punch."

Naruto grinned as he cracked his knuckles. "If you insist..." He reached inside of himself, and found what he was looking for- the red chakra. He pulled on it, and many of the Konoha ninja were surprised to feel that energy once more after nearly thirteen years- the energy of the Kyuubi no Youko. Naruto's teeth and nails turned into fangs and claws, and his eyes turned red, with the pupils becoming slitted. "Here I come, Sasuke!"

Sasuke merely smirked as Naruto dashed at him, fist raised. Sasuke continued smirking as Naruto's fist went straight towards his face. He stopped smirking, however, when Naruto did the impossible and actually punched him, sending him flying through the air. Even after he touched the ground, he kept tumbling, giving him scratches on his now normal body. After a few seconds of lying still, he slowly got back up. "What... just happened?"

Naruto had a gigantic grin on his face. "I just decked you, that's what happened."

Sasuke's face was contorted in rage. "You think this is funny? An ability which is supposed to prevent you from even touching me... was circumvented! Just what kind of power are you using, that can touch the power of a god?"

Naruto's face was the epitome of seriousness. "The power of a demon, that's what." Naruto disappeared, and Sasuke could barely blink before Naruto's foot found itself in his gut, sending him skipping across the ground like a pebble across a pond. Sasuke managed to get up again, his Sharingan blazing the same color of the liquid coming out of his mouth.

"You... I won't go easy on you anymore." Sasuke raised a finger and pointed it towards Naruto, and a lightning bolt shot out and arced towards Naruto. However, it did not hit its mark- Naruto had disappeared from his spot, and was now a bit closer towards Sasuke, and a bit to the right. Sasuke again fired a bolt, and again Naruto dodged. Sasuke began firing them rapidly, and Naruto managed to dodge them all. After one last blast, Naruto was right in front of Sasuke, and threw another punch at his face, which even with his Sharingan, Sasuke couldn't dodge. Again, his body tumbled on the ground, and now he was bleeding from different scratches on his body, as well as from his mouth. "You... what are you?"

Naruto walked slowly over to Sasuke, and looked down on his rival. "Just ask any adult in this village- they'll tell you I'm a demon, a monster. Want to know what I really am, though?" He crouched down in front of Sasuke, and their eyes were at the same level. Sasuke shivered as he stared into the demonic eyes of his teammate, though he certainly wasn't one to talk. "The winner of this match." He placed his hands in the familiar cross-shaped seal. Instantly, Sasuke was surrounded by dozens of Narutos. "You should give up, Sasuke."

Sasuke grit his teeth as he gripped dirt. "I... will not... LOSE!" A lightning bolt came out of the sky and struck Sasuke, and the electricity branched out from him into several much smaller bolts that pierced all of the Narutos. The clones disappeared in clouds of smoke, and as Sasuke slowly got up, he saw Naruto clutching his stomach, a small hole burnt into his clothes. "Heh, who's the winner now, dobe?"

Naruto smirked. "Still me." A moment later, and that Naruto disappeared into smoke, as well. Sasuke had no time to react as the earth beneath him erupted, and a fist came out of the ground, Naruto right behind it. On instinct, Sasuke turned his body into electricity, but to no avail- Naruto's fist connected with his chin, knocking him out while at the same time sending him into the air. He landed a moment later, Naruto grinning as the effects of the Kyuubi's chakra subsided.

Genma appeared next to Sasuke and checked him. "The winner: Uzumaki Naruto!"

Shikamaru had to hand it to Naruto- somehow he had managed to beat Sasuke, even though the latter had gained power from an Akuma no Mi. Sasuke had said that he could nullify attacks with it, but apparently Naruto had found a way around it. He started clapping a little, and soon the rest of the crowd was clapping, as well (except for those who had bet on the Uchiha to win). Naruto's grin threatened to take over his whole face as he placed his fingers in a 'v' for victory, and began jogging back to the competitor's box.

Hinata, while glad that her crush had won, frowned when she thought back to her meeting with Akira. He seemed awfully interested in Naruto... I hope he doesn't do anything to him...

Shikamaru turned to her. "Hey. Kiba told me about what happened with that Akira guy... that you refused his offer. Good for you, I think he's up to no good with those powers of his."

Hinata blushed. "Ah... um... well... when I saw that Naruto was able to beat someone he had given power to... I thought... maybe I could do that too..."

Shikamaru smirked. "Yeah... this makes twice now that Naruto has beaten someone Akira has given power to... I wonder how he does it."

Hinata's eyes widened. "Sasuke, too...?"

Shikamaru nodded. "Me, Kiba, and Sasuke... though, I had no clue about what the fruit did when I ate it. I certainly didn't think I was being cursed, I thought I was just going to get sick."

Naruto appeared in the box. "Alright! I won! I won!"

Hinata glanced towards Naruto. "C-congratulations, Naruto..."

Naruto grinned. "Alright! Now it's your turn, Hinata! Kick Ino's butt!"

Ino growled at him. "Hey! I'm right here you know! There's no way I'm going to lose this match!"

Naruto waved her off. "Yeah, yeah. So you say."

Hinata giggled at Naruto's antics. "I'll... do my best, Naruto."

Naruto patted her on the back as she began walking out, causing her to blush and stumble. Ino growled as she walked alongside her. "You're going down, Hyuuga." Hinata looked down at her feet, but said nothing.

When they had gotten down to the arena and had taken their places, Genma started the match. Ino immediately drew her sword and charged at her opponent, slicing at her rapidly. However, Hinata seemed to flow around all of her attacks. Ino performed a downwards slash, and Hinata sidestepped it and rammed her palm into Ino's stomach, which caused Ino to cough up a mixture of bile and blood on the ground in front of her. Ino growled, and did a sideways slash, which Hinata ducked under, and brought her palm up to Ino's chin the force of which violently snapped Ino's head backwards. Ino took a few steps back, and rubbed her jaw with her left hand as she tried to regain her senses. After another moment, she gripped her blade with both hands and stepped forward, intent on stabbing Hinata. However, Hinata twirled around her, and used Ino's momentum against her to get behind her. What happened next surprised just about everybody- she literally kicked Ino's butt.

Ino sputtered as she got her face out of the dirt. "Wh-wh-what was that for?!"

Hinata looked down and to the side. "Well... I told Naruto i would do it, so..."

Ino growled as she took an offensive position once again. "I don't think that's what he meant..."

Hinata shook her head as she, too, got back into position. "I never go back on my word... that's my nindo."

Ino's eyebrow twitched. "If you're going to be that way, fine..." She charged at Hinata once more, going through a flurry of hacking and slashing. Hinata managed to sidestep, duck, or even jump over all of her attacks. Ino took a step back, a little out of breath. "Why, you-!" She practically leaped at Hinata, sword raised for a strike. Again, Hinata twirled around Ino to get behind her, and brought her hand onto the back of Ino's neck, effectively knocking her out. Genma appeared next to Ino and checked her for a moment.

"Winner: Hyuuga Hinata!"

Hinata blushed as the crowd cheered for her. She could make out Naruto cheering for her, as well, which made her blush deepen as she slowly walked back to the competitors' box.

Shikamaru glared at the cheering Naruto. "Do you mind? Some people were cheering for Ino."

Naruto put his finger in Shikamaru's face. "Ha! In your face, Shikamaru! I totally knew Hinata was going to win that match!"

Shikamaru raised an eyebrow. "Despite the fact that Ino was higher ranked in the Academy, and that Ino had a sword and Hinata didn't?"

Naruto nodded. "Yep!"

Shikamaru glanced at the entrance to the room, where Hinata was now standing. "Well, here's your girlfriend now. Why don't you congratulate her yourself?"

Both Naruto and Hinata blushed a deep crimson. Naruto coughed. "Sh-she's not my girlfriend..."

Shikamaru smirked as he saw Hinata stand next to Naruto as they watched Shino and Chouji get on the battlefield. Genma started the match, and immediately they began using their techniques- Shino with his Kikaichu, and Chouji with his Nikudan Sensha. Shino soon forfeited, as Chouji's rolling would only fling off or crush whatever bugs could get on him, and Shino had no way to get him to stop.

When Genma announced that it was time for Shikamaru and Kankuro's match, Shikamaru had to raise an eyebrow when Kankuro immediately forfeited. Why didn't he forfeit when we were first assigned these matches? His thoughts were interrupted when Genma then called for Shikamaru and Kabuto to come down. With a sigh of 'troublesome', Shikamaru walked down to the arena, followed by Kabuto.

Shikamaru yawned as he faced his opponent. "You sure you can't just forfeit like that Kankuro guy did?"

Genma shouted 'Begin!'. Kabuto smiled- to Shikamaru, it was very sickening. "While I'm not forfeiting... I'm not going to be fighting in this match, either." He put his hands together in a handseal. After a moment, feathers began falling from the sky. Shikamaru muttered 'troublesome' again, and cancelled the genjutsu Kabuto was casting immediately. A moment later, and the Kage's box, where the Hokage and the Kazekage were, was covered in smoke. Shikamaru's eyes widened as shinobi all over the stadium began fighting. He quickly took note that it was Suna and Oto versus the Konoha ninja. He turned back to face Kabuto, but he was gone. The only other person in the arena (besides Genma) was that Gaara guy. Gaara smirked as he placed his hands together, and a dome of sand formed around him. Shikamaru gulped as he felt an ominous chakra come from within it.

This can't be good...

Kasek: If you're feeling particularly curious as to how Naruto managed to hit Sasuke- or you think you know- leave it in a review or a PM.