LOL oh my god it was so funny to use that cliffhanger like that! I apologize to anyone who almost went crazy with suspense but the very reason I put this chapter on the finish NOW pile. Well I hope this chapter lives up everyone's expectations, if not my apologies and please bring it to my attention in the form of a review or message. Also if you think I underplayed Naruto revealing certain abilities don't worry, their will eventually be a MASSIVE reaction later on so please don't flame me for that. SEE NOTE AT END OF THIS CHAPTER FOR AN IMPORTANT NOTE!
crystal Coronello- Congratulations! You submitted the most accurate guess for the matches. Now I know people can see other peoples reviews, so let me explain how I chose the winner: If you could guess the two most critical matches in the prelims (those with Naruto and Ino). After I got multiple guesses that had the correct main ones, I moved on to who could guess another possible match that might be held this chapter. Though you didn't completely guess the side match, you did guess half of it along with BOTH main matches, so if you could please submit your idea to me via review or message ASAP, I will begin trying to work it into the story.
kenshi- Match: Correct, Name: Wrong, sorry.
Meteorthunder3- Sorry about that, I just resist the urge, and thank you for your compliments although I have to agree many of those names are a tad over used. Good try with the matches you got one right, though not the big one.
hells-fox- I reject your command and substitute my own: "Read on my loyal follower and review at the end of this chapter!"
Yu Paiyu- I am still excepting submissions, though I already have a good number of votes for a certain someone to be put in and yours is one of them.
Uber Ghidorah- Just a few more chapters my friend, the animal puppets will be arriving soon.
Frostfire613- I hope you continued to read this story, even though it contains some of the things you aren't a fan of.
Warwolf16- I didn't think of that, so I hope this appeases you.
SalemTheSpeakerOfTruth- Puppeteer Naruto
ramen-luver101- I'm glad you liked it, I hope this chapter can get a similar reaction.
Sang28- I've read a couple of stories that have Naruto and Kiba on a team, and all they give Kiba are his usual techniques, I thought it was time for a little change. Also very, very close guess for the name, I'll give one last hint before I just start telling you if its right or wrong(ANYONE CAN USE!): 'Think more along the lines along the lines of a wolfs 'family' and what else the bijuu are often called'
Danget the critic- Thank you very much for the compliment, I was a little sketchy on whether to do it or not.
harem lord- Nice try dude, but unfortunately wrong guess, I'll be sure to check it before the weeks over.
DraygonRayne67- Good guess for both of those matches.
Darkwill0w- Thank you for pointing that out to me.
Kalau- Thank you, and I hope I didn't make you wait to long.
Kitsune95- Thank you very much for your enthusiasm and your compliments. I thought it was time for a change with certain characters and it looks like its paying off.
Chapter 10- Hidden Treasures Revealed
"For the fifth match, will… Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha come down," said Hayate as he started a coughing fit. You could feel the temperature in the arena drop dramatically as Naruto and Sasuke made eye contact. Sasuke was giving Naruto his harshest glare, thinking that he could intimidate the dobe into forfeiting; did no one pay attention to the rules? Naruto merely brushed of the famed Uchiha death glare like it was nothing, compared to the glares the villagers had given him Sasuke's little attempt was nothing.
Sasuke looked away from the blonde when he didn't even flinch at his glare and jumped over the railing, eager to win the match. Naruto however, didn't even try to move, he just stood there looking at the arena floor with that dark smirk still present on his face.
"What's the matter dobe, afraid to fight me? Or is it that you've finally learned your place, beneath me and everyone else here?" said Sasuke with a smirk thinking he had this match in the bag. Sakura, who had been unconscious ever since her match, woke up just in time to hear what Sasuke said. Standing up, she went back to the task of being a loyal puppy… I mean fan girl.
"Yeah dobe, why don't you just give up; there's no way you could ever hope to beat Sasuke-kun," she said before she started laughing at him, only serving to increase Sasuke's smirk. To the surprise of everyone, it wasn't Naruto who responded to the insult, it was Gaara. Sand immediately incased Sakura in a coffin that was getting tighter with every passing second. The second Sakura was trapped she immediately stopped laughing and instead had a look of pure terror on her face. What Gaara said only increased her terror and terrified everyone present.
"If you ever insult my friend in front of me again, I don't care if it starts a war between our villages, I will kill you without a second thought. As it is…" Gaara trailed off as the sand around Sakura started to crush her even more. The Hokage and the jounin's were about to interfere when a cold voice stopped them in their tracks.
"Put her down Gaara, she isn't worth your effort," said Naruto his eyes never leaving Sasuke, "Thank you my friend for defending me, but we don't need the blood of innocent jounin spilled because of a stupid fan girl. Don't worry; she will get everything that's coming to her before these exams are over." The tone in which he spoke chilled everyone to the bone, but what started every high ranking ninja there, except for Kakashi, was what he said about them dying. 'He doesn't want our blood spilled? There is more to those two then meets the eye,' thought the Hokage and almost every other jounin in the room. "Now I believe there is a match to be fought." This brought everyone back to the present, before they noticed that Naruto still had not moved from his spot on the balcony.
"We can't start the match until you come down here, Uzumaki," said Hayate in his usual tone as if the conversation that just took place never happened. When he saw Naruto nod his head he thought he was going to copy Sasuke or take the stairs down, no one expected what happened next though. Naruto started sinking into the floor of the balcony with the area around him rippling like water. After he had completely vanished from sight a ripple appeared in front of Sasuke and Hayate and out of it came Naruto with his arms still crossed and his smirk never faltering. Everyone was speechless; the only people who were able to do that technique were Orochimaru of the Sannin and the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju himself.
"Now may we start the match?" asked Naruto his gaze never leaving the smirking emo in front of him. Shaking off his shock, Hayate looked at both boys before going through the regular procedures.
"The fifth match, Naruto Uzumaki vs. Sasuke Uchiha. Are both of you ready?" receiving a nod and smirk from Sasuke and a slight nod from Naruto, Hayate brought his hand down before jumping all the way back to the statue, fearing for his life. "BEGIN!"
Neither of them moved for what seemed like forever. The atmosphere was thick with tension; everyone waiting for the two titan's to clash.
"Just give up," said Sasuke with a smirk, "A dobe like you is no match for me, not with my Sharingan." Sasuke's eyes bled to red with two tomoe around each pupil. "With these eyes, I am invincible," he said as he slipped into the Uchiha Interceptor taijutsu style, with his left arm in front of his neck with the hand closed into a fist, his right hand inside his weapons holster and his knees bent, ready to move.
"You think just because you have the Sharingan that you are invincible? A dojutsu doesn't make one invincible, no matter what kekkei genkai you have there is always a weakness to it, it's only a matter of finding it," said Naruto not moving the slightest muscle, infuriating Sasuke even more.
"There is no weakness to the Sharingan! Even if there was, how would a dobe like you be able to find it?" asked the last loyal Uchiha with a sneer. Naruto closed his eyes and then started to chuckle, his chuckles eventually grew into a full blown laughter confusing everyone present, except for team 7. 'So he's pulling it out already huh? Must want to bring Sasuke down a peg or ten,' was the general thought process of team 7. Naruto's laughter had subsided by now and only came out in short chuckles every few seconds.
"How would I find the weakness of the Sharingan? Simple Sasuke, I already know it," said Naruto, his eyes still closed.
"LIAR, THERE IS NO WEAKNESS TO THE SHARINGAN, AND THERE'S NO WAY A DOBE LIKE YOU COULD FIND ONE IF THERE WAS ONE!" screamed Sasuke in rage, how dare this loser mock his clans kekkei genkai!
"Of course I know the Sharingan's weakness, after all, why wouldn't I know the weakness of my own kekkei genkai?" said Naruto shocking everyone in the arena. 'Naruto has the Sharingan? That shouldn't be possible!' thought the Hokage and every other Leaf ninja present. Sasuke was looking at Naruto with disbelief, before he smirked and started laughing at the absurdity of the situation.
"You…have the Sharingan…don't make me laugh dobe! How could you possibly have the blessed eyes of my clan?" asked Sasuke as he continued laughing. His laughing stopped though when he heard collective gasps from everyone in the arena. Looking around at everyone present, all he saw were pale, shocked, or smirking faces; the last ones coming from team 7. Following their line of sight, his eyes landed on Naruto before they nearly popped out of his head. Gone were the calculating sapphire eyes that everyone had come to know Naruto for. In their place were two blood red irises with three tomoe spinning wildly around an obsidian pupil. 'The Sharingan? That shouldn't be possible…HOW THE HELL DID THE DOBE GET THOSE EYES?' "How the hell did you get those eyes dobe?" screamed the Uchiha, all rational thought leaving him.
"You want the truth?" getting a furious nod from the Uchiha, Naruto continued, "If you must know, I got these eyes when I killed an Uchiha jounin that tried to kill me when I was younger. With a little help from a friend mine, I was able to isolate the gene that carried the Sharingan and transplanted it into my own genetics. Thanks to that little operation, and some modifications made by friend, I am now the first holder of the improved Sharingan. I no longer face the dangers of going blind once I achieve the Mangekyo, and I don't have to kill my best friend just to receive power," said Naruto as he finally moved his body for the first time, slipping into the Uchiha Interceptor opening stance like Sasuke.
No one could believe what they were seeing, or hearing what that matter. Naruto not only possessed the famed Sharingan, but he was the first to possess an improved version of it? 'What the hell did he mean by Mangekyo? Could it be that there is a higher level of Sharingan that surpasses the third tomoe?' thought the Hokage before he realized that the council would somehow hear of this and then the shit would hit the fan for him. 'Naruto, I love you like one of my own, but you can be the source of some very bad headaches for me. Wait a second; did he just smirk at me? That little brat, he planned that!' thought Sarutobi with a dark look towards Naruto, who just smirked at him again before he charged at the still stunned Uchiha.
Sasuke barely had time to react, one second Naruto was on the other side of the arena and the next he was in his face with right hook aimed at his temple. Ducking under the punch, Sasuke tried for a vertical kick to knock the blonde off balance. Even without his Sharingan, Naruto predicted this and was already set to counter. Catching the attacking foot in his still outstretched right hand, he used to momentum to jumped slightly and launch his own kick at Sasuke's jaw. With his left hand supporting him, Sasuke used his right to catch the kick before it made contact. They stayed in that position for a second before they both brook away from the other and started going through the same series of hand signs.
"Fire Style: Fireball Jutsu!" came the simultaneous cry of the two shinobi. Both fireball's met in the center of the two before an explosion happened, blanketing the arena with smoke. No one could see a thing; the only sign that both boys were still alive was the sounds of metal hitting metal. When the smoke cleared enough for everyone to see, it revealed Naruto and Sasuke each with ninja wires in-between their teeth with shuriken attached to the end tangled with the others, as they again went through the same hand signs. "Fire Style: Dragon Fire Jutsu," white hot flames erupted from the boys mouths and started traveling down the ninja wire before they met in the tangled group of shuriken before another explosion happened once again clouding everyone's view of the arena.
This time the smoke cleared to reveal Sasuke with a smirk on his face and a kunai stabbed into Naruto's heart. Everyone held their breath as they watched this scene paly out before them; no one could believe that Sasuke would go as far as to kill Naruto just to win a match. However their worry turned to relief and then shock when they saw the Naruto Sasuke stabbed turn into water. 'What, where did he get the water to use that jutsu?' Naruto appeared where Sasuke once was with his Uchiha puppet next to him. Sasuke turned to see Naruto with someone wearing a jounin outfit standing next to him, his eyes widened however when he recognized the symbol on the man shoulders as that of the Uchiha military. Looking at the man's face he saw the familiar Sharingan spinning in his eyes, but what caught his attention though were the three claw shaped scars on the man's face.
"Uncle?" whispered Sasuke, though because of the silence in the arena everyone heard it. Naruto raised an eyebrow in mild surprise, he didn't expect his puppet to be Sasuke's uncle.
"So this was your uncle huh? Oh well, he's my weapon now," said Naruto with a shrug before he twitched his fingers and the puppet shot forward, surprising the Sand Siblings. 'Naruto knows the Puppet Master Jutsu? That must be what he was doing when he vanished when he came to visit the Sand!' thought Temari and Kankuro, while Gaara merely raised an eyebrow.
Sasuke was furious by this point, not only did the dobe have his family's kekkei genkai but he had killed his uncle and was using him as a mere puppet to fight him? His hatred for Naruto had just gone through the roof; he would make sure he paid dearly for this crime against the Uchiha! He was so overcome with rage that he didn't notice when he started making hand signs faster than he should have been able to and that he didn't even know this series of hand signs! Naruto on the other hand, noticed the hand signs and recognized them as a jutsu he had learned from his Uchiha puppet, but could never perform. Pulling his puppet back and resealing it to keep it from getting destroyed by this next attack, he started going through hand signs at a rate that most jounin couldn't follow, while unsealing a familiar kage who also went through hand signs. Finishing his hand signs, Sasuke unleashed a jutsu that he had only read about before.
"Blaze Style: Incinerating Fireball Jutsu!" he brought his hand to his lips like he would for a normal fireball, but instead of the red/orange flames of normal fire, flames blacker than even his onyx eyes came forth and charged at the blonde shinobi. Said blonde had just finished his hand signs with the snake sign before slamming his hands on the ground.
"Wood Style: Life Regenerating Shield!" multiple roots rose from the ground and encased Naruto and the Second in a wooden dome, while the Second slammed his hands on the ground causing a wall of water to rise from the ground and surround them. To everyone else this happened in the span of a few second with the only thing they saw being the black fireball as it struck the place Naruto was. Nobody moved, nobody breathed, they couldn't believe what they had seen and learned throughout the duration of this match. First Naruto was in possession of the Sharingan, one that was apparently an improved version of the original Sharingan. Second, Naruto could use a water style jutsu without any water around as well as use the feared Puppet Master Jutsu of the Hidden Sand. Finally, the last Uchiha had unlocked his clans unique Blaze Style that granted them the ability to use the black flames of Hell!
Hayate, who had retreated to stand by the Hokage when the first explosion occurred, was about to call the match when the Hokage stopped him with a look. 'What could Lord Hokage be thinking; there is no way that Naruto could have survived an attack from the Blaze Style. It's said that not even the strongest water jutsu can extinguish those flames,' thought a totally confused Hayate before he followed the Hokage's line of sight and came face to face with a smirking team 7, 'Why the hell are they smirking there team mate just died!' Many of the other clan heads were thinking the same thing as they had also followed the Hokage's sight, all except for a certain Hyuuga.
'It can't be; Naruto is alive! His chakra signature just spiked through the roof and it seems he's surrounded by some kind of wood. But wait there's wall of water around him as well? Who could have…wait there's another chakra signature, they were the one to cast the other jutsu,' thought Hiashi as he watched the flames continue to burn.
Sasuke was panting, with a smirk on his face. He had unlocked his clans Blaze Style and had just destroyed the annoying blonde murderer. 'That's for my uncle you bastard, though I guess I should thank you. Thanks to you I have gotten one step closer to killing my brother,' thought Sasuke in sadistic glee. Canceling the flow of chakra to the flames, he watched as they slowly died down, before they vanished entirely. His smirk vanished altogether, only to be replaced by shock at what he was seeing. 'It can't be! The Blaze Style of our clan should be able to burn through anything! How did a wall of water and some roots protect the dobe from my jutsu?' thought Sasuke. Where the black flames once burned was a dome of wood with scorch mark and burn chunks missing from where the flames had broken through the wall of water that was pierced in some areas. To the amazement of everyone though, the wood dome was regenerating itself at a rate that could only be matched by the Kyuubi's own regeneration.
Everyone else was having similar thoughts to the Uchiha, except for Hiashi and the Hokage. Hiashi finally recognized the figure that was with Naruto and to say he was surprised would be an understatement. There kneeling next to Naruto, was the Second Hokage himself, Tobirama Senju in all his glory.
Releasing the jutsu's showed Naruto panting slightly while he leaned against Tobirama for support, 'Damn that jutsu took more out of me than I expected. I'll have to use my puppets now if I want to conserve chakra for later. You should feel honored Sasuke; you will be the first true test for my grandfather and granduncle,' thought Naruto before he unsealed Hashirama and attached his chakra strings to him.
Everyone was stunned into silence, not only had Naruto survived a jutsu that should have turned him to ash, but he also had the First and Second Hokage's as his puppets somehow. 'He must have used the same method as when he made that Uchiha puppet,' thought the clan heads while they smirked as they watched the match about to begin again. They knew the civilians and elders were going to raise all hell about Naruto wielding the First and Second as puppets, but they could see the value in this situation. Even if they were only puppets, the First and Second Hokage's were two of the most powerful shinobi to ever grace their village. To have their strength defending the village once again was an opportunity not to be passed up.
Sasuke was panting like crazy, as he watched Naruto stand up with the First and Second in battle stances ready to attack. 'Damn you dobe, I will get my revenge for this!' he thought before he was bombarded by a fearsome taijutsu combination from the First and Second. The onslaught continued for a few minutes before he was knocked into the wall by two roundhouse kicks from the kages and created a large crater on impact. Hayate took that moment to appear next to him and check him over before turning to the awed crowd.
"Winner: Naruto Uzumaki!" said Hayate while the medics came and took Sasuke away to be treated. Team 7 began clapping like crazy for their team mate as he sealed up the kages before jumping up to them. Before he could even react, Ino was wrapped around him trying to steal his tongue with her own. Grabbing her firm rear to keep her from falling, he gladly returned the kiss she was giving him with as much passion as he could muster. Meanwhile Kiba was taking pictures with a camera he pulled out of nowhere while muttering 'blackmail gold' every now and then while Kakashi was giggling perversely while taking notes, with the intent to send them to Jiraiya for his next book. Many of the clan heads, Shikaku and Choza specifically, were inching away from Inoichi expecting him to go into a fit of rage and try to kill the Naruto for what he and his daughter were doing. In public no less! To the surprise and utter shock of everyone, he simply took out a camera of his own and snapped a few pictures. After he put the camera away he noticed the looks he was getting from everyone else.
"What, my wife has been trying to get a picture of those two kissing since they started dating. I figured I'd go ahead and get one for her, besides they'll be great blackmail material later on," he said with a smirk. Now everyone was really shocked, on top of what they saw in that match, Inoichi who was feared for having sent many males to the hospital for even looking at his daughter was not only allowing her and her boyfriend to kiss like that in public, but also took pictures of it for blackmail! 'Either I'm dreaming or the world is about to end,' thought the other clan heads.
However not everyone's thoughts were happy or scared, there was one person in the arena that had an aura of death around them at what she had seen since the start of the prelims. Hinata was furious, first that sand girl has the nerve to kiss her Naruto and now the blonde bitch was literally wrapped around him while trying to steal his tongue. 'Those sluts, I will make them regret the day they ever met Naruto-kun. He is MINE and I won't let some blonde bitch or some sand slut to take him from me!' thought Hinata while her team mates backed away from her, even her sensei was terrified of the enraged girl. 'I knew women where troublesome but this is ridiculous,' thought Shikamaru as he tried to push himself further into the wall while praying his match was next. 'Hinata, please don't do anything you'll regret later on,' thought Kurenai as she turned her attention to the scrolling names once again.
"Will Shikamaru Nara and Tenten please come down for the sixth match," said Hayate as he once again stood in the center of the arena. Tenten jumped over the railing with Lee shouting support for her; however no one expected Shikamaru's response.
"Oh thank kami!" he screamed as he jumped down to the floor and ran to other side of it facing Tenten, a mix of relief, fear, and dread on his face. 'Yep I was right, the end of the world is coming,' thought all the clan heads as they watched Shikamaru actually want to fight or put forth effort at all!
"Alright then, the sixth match, Shikamaru Nara vs. Tenten. Are the both of you ready?" asked Hayate getting a nod from Tenten while Shikamaru gave a hesitant nod. "Then, begin!" he shouted before jumping back.
Tenten wasted no time and jumped back to put some distance between them. 'Something isn't right, from what I've heard this guy supposed to be the laziest person on the planet. Why the hell would actually put forth effort now? Could he be serious about becoming chuunin?' thought Tenten before she threw a handful of kunai at Shikamaru, who dodge them fairly easily despite his lazy nature.
Shikamaru was busy trying to think of way to prolong the match for as long as possible, while at the same time actually winning, 'Kami knows if were to lose Hinata might try something, when she's pissed like this you don't won't to disappoint her.' He looked at Tenten with a calculating eye as he analyzed and pierced together her fighting style just from her opening movements. 'Alright, it looks like she's a long range fighter, must likely a weapons expert if her first wave of kunai was anything to go by. However based on the composition of her team, and who her sensei is, she is also probably very skilled in taijutsu. Hmmmm I could come up with a couple of strategies to fight her, but I still don't know enough to ensure a victory. I guess I better follow team 7's example, no more holding back,' thought the lazy genius before he made a familiar cross-shaped hand sign.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu," a cloud of smoke covered Shikamaru before it cleared to show three extra copies of him.
With the Clan heads
"Shikaku-san, since when has your son been able to perform an A-ranked forbidden jutsu?" he asked in his typical Aburame monotone. They all heard a sigh from Shikaku followed by a mumbled 'troublesome' before he turned to address them.
"He's been able to perform that jutsu ever since he graduated the academy. It is required in our clan that once one graduates the academy they must learn to perform that jutsu," he said before he turned back to the match and watched as his son and his clones fight.
"Why would require a fresh graduate to be able to perform such a jutsu, and how did you get the knowledge of it in the first place? The only records of that technique are sealed in the Forbidden Scroll of Seals," said Tsume with a threating glare towards the Nara. Sighing again, Shikaku adapted a serious expression that took man of them by surprise.
"We require it, because our clan is the one who created it," he said shocking the others. "Our clan is known for being lazy, but we are also feared for our command of shadows. Haven't any of you found it weird that although we're lazy as hell, every task given to us is completed to perfection and in the fastest way possible? It's because of our Shadow Clone Jutsu, most of the time the original will just be lazy as usual while he sends his clones out to perform whatever task is needed." When he finished most of the clan heads had their jaws on the ground. They had never considered that the laziest clan in the world would have been able of creating the feared Shadow Clone Jutsu.
Back in the Arena
'Damn for someone who is supposed to be lay as hell, he sure can move!' thought Tenten as she unleashed another barrage of shuriken, only to have it dodge. Getting frustrated she made a grab for one of her special scrolls, but before she could even touch it her body suddenly stopped listening to her.
"Shadow Possession complete," said a voice from behind her. Everyone turned to see the owner of the voice, only to see shadow cast by the balconies with a thin black line attached to Tenten's shadow. Out of the shadows walked Shikamaru with his hands in his pockets.
"How did you get behind me?" asked Tenten as she looked at the clones before her. To everyone's surprise though all of them disappeared in a poof of smoke. "What they were all clones, how?" asked a stunned Tenten.
"When I first created them; I used the smoke as a cover to use my clans Walking Shadow Jutsu which allows us to become one with the shadows to hide and move into position to trap you," he said surprising everyone, even his dad. 'How much are you truly capable of son?' thought Shikaku with a smirk. "Well I guess I should end this now," said Shikamaru back in his usual bored tone. Before he could do anything thought, he was interrupted by a banshee screeching.
"How the hell are you going end the match, she'll just copy whatever you do," said Sakura with smirk, thinking she was right as always. What no one expected though was for two kunai to pass by her face narrowly missing her. Looking to where they came from, she found Shikamaru with his hand still out stretched from where he through on at her, with Tenten mimicking his movements.
"If you would shut up and quit poking your nose in things that don't concern you, you might find out," said Shikamaru in a cold tone that didn't sit well with his personality. Before anyone could make a move, he started going through hand signs, with Tenten mimicking him again. Ending in the rat sign, he performed a jutsu that had his father raising an eyebrow in surprise. "Shadow Split," he said before he took a step away from Tenten, but to the utter shock of everyone there, his shadow stayed in place and where Shikamaru once stood an exact duplicate of him formed; only he was completely black. Walking over to the still trapped Tenten he pulled out a kunai before placing against her neck. "Now, I believe that's checkmate," he said looking at Hayate.
"Winner: Shikamaru Nara," said Hayate as Shikamaru's shadow released Tenten before sinking into the ground and moving to attach itself back to him. The silence that had descended over the arena when Shikamaru performed that last jutsu was broken by the sound of Naruto clapping, soon followed by his team and the rest of the people on the arena.
Hayate turned again to the screen as it started going through the names of the remaining contestants, before settling on the next two.
"Will Kankuro of the Desert and Misumi Tsurugi please come down for the seventh match," said Hayate as Kankuro jumped over the rail and stood in front of him, while Misumi seemed content enough to walk down the steps. Once the two were in position Hayate went through his normal routine, "Are you both ready?" getting two nods he brought his hand down and shouted, "Begin!"
Misumi didn't waste any time, as soon as Hayate was clear he began his assault. Throwing a handful of shuriken at Kankuro to distract him, he did two hand signs before he threw his right arm forward like he was going to throw a punch. Kankuro dodged the shuriken with ease but he wasn't prepared for the now rubber like arm of Misumi to smash him in the face. He was sent rolling a few feet away before recovering and removing his puppet from his back. Everyone paid extra attention as they were curious as to what that thing was, well the genin anyway; everyone else was comparing this kid's skill in puppetry to Naruto's.
Once he removed the wraps around Crow, everyone got their first good luck at what a puppet was like, everyone but the Hokage, team 7 and Shibi who had fought many puppet users before. It was made of a dark brown wood, with a mangy head of black hair on top along with a black cloak covering its body. It had four arms protruding from under the cloak, with two feet to support it, the three eyes on its head spun lazily before settling on Misumi. Said spy was eyeing the puppet warily, from what he had seen in Naruto's match; those things were not to be taken lightly. Flicking his wrist, Kankuro launched Crow straight at Misumi who dump to the side just in time to dodge the lung. What he didn't notice though was the small knife retracting back inside of Crow after he passed him, a mistake he would regret sooner then he thinks.
Misumi went to grab a kunai before his body suddenly collapsed to the ground writhing in pain. The genin were confused as to what just happened, but before they could voice their thoughts Misumi suddenly stopped moving all together, and even through his face mask you could tell he was foaming at the mouth. Hayate moved to check for a pulse but couldn't find any; sighing at the first death of the prelims he addressed the curious crowd.
"Winner by death: Kankuro of the Desert," no one seemed to move after he had spoken. The only people who didn't seem the least bit phased by the death were those who were either aware of the invasion or had seen plenty of death in their time. The rooky genin, minus team 7, were stunned that someone their age could kill so heartlessly. By that time Kankuro had made it back to his siblings and team 7, turning to Naruto he gave him a thumbs up.
"Hey thanks for the new poison Naruto; you weren't kidding when you said that stuff was fast acting. Where did you learn about it, I haven't found any records of a poison like that one in Sand, and we're feared for poison mastery," said Kankuro as everyone turned their attention to the blonde shinobi who was lazily leaning against the wall.
"There are no records because I only recently created it," he said surprising everyone listening, including Anko who was now very interested in what he had to say, "It's a unique mixture that is made from the venom of the Winged Viper from Wind Country, the Magma Cobra from Demon Country, and Water Countries Acid-Tongue Toad. I won't tell you the mixing ratios but I'll tell you the effects; Winged Viper venom is a neurotoxin that stuns the body hardens the muscles preventing movement, this alone wouldn't kill someone but when you factor in the poison of an Acid-Tongue, that's different story. Acid-Tongue poison is a slow acting poison that slowly eats away the outer skin and muscles of the body. The tricky thing about though is that unlike most poisons, were if you move the poison spreads faster, this poison will take longer to take affect the more you move, so when combined with the stunning effects of the Winged Viper, this poison can become a serious threat. However that posed another problem, because it is slow acting, while the combination might be good for torture and interrogation, it's not good for battle. That's where the Magma Cobra comes into play, its venom is a fast-acting acid that will destroy all the internal parts of the body, organs, skeleton, soft tissue. When these three are combined however the result is quite terrifying to an enemy, or ally. Together they form a fast-acting corrosive neurotoxin; once its injected it immediately attacks the brain, causing the convulsing you saw before, after that it starts eating away at the targets organs turning them into mush within seconds, and finally everything on the inside is destroyed, it will move and start to eat away at the outer body."
No one could believe what they just heard; a poison of that caliber could easily kill off an entire village if it was put in the hands of a master. Sarutobi cleared his throat to catch their attention and asked the question that he didn't know if he wanted the answer to or not.
"Naruto, how exactly did you test out that poison?" he asked causing many to tense waiting for the response. If he could kill someone's family, although unknowingly, and not care about it, then there was no telling what he might do!
"Oh some random civilian who tried to attack me; you should have gotten the missing persons report on them by now, I think it was something Haruno," he said with shrug. No one noticed Sakura suddenly tense as she thought, 'Could he be the one who killed my cousin?' The Hokage had a thoughtful look on his face before suddenly snapped his fingers at remembering something.
"Ah yes, I believe it was Sakurai Haruno if I'm not mistaken. Just for the record Naruto, what exactly did he do when he attacked you?" asked the Hokage in such calm voice that you would have thought they were talking about the weather.
"He called me a demon, which is punishable by death due to your law about me still standing," Sarutobi nodded at this, that was how he managed to put the civilian council in its place when they brought the topic about Naruto killing innocents forward as a way to have him executed. "He drew a rusted kunai on me, probably got it from a training ground since he wasn't a shinobi, and tried to stab me with it. I simply avoided his attempts and when he tried again cut him with a poison tipped kunai. Everything after that is pretty self-explanatory," said Naruto before he was blasted with a measly amount of killing intent. Looking at the source, everyone found a pissed off Sakura Haruno who had an aura of death around her, well death by her standards and an upset baby to everyone else. She lunged at Naruto with a kunai drawn, screaming bloody murder at him.
"YOU BASTARD YOU KILLED MY COUSIN!" she screamed as she charged him at her fastest speed, which was quite pathetic. She didn't make it within ten feet of him, before she was being held by Shinigami who had his tanto to her neck while Kami had the edge of his hidden blade dangerously close to her eyes. Naruto merely looked on with a bored expression on his face before he raised his hand, chakra strings clearly visible, and twitched his pinky slightly. Shinigami reacted instantly and moved his tanto so it looked like he was going to stab her neck. That seemed to be Naruto's intent as he twitched his pinky again and Shinigami pulled his tanto back to stab the pink-haired banshee.
Anyone who didn't know about the Hokage's order that Naruto could kill whoever attacked him, couldn't move in time before the heard the sound of metal cutting flesh in the deafening silence that had overcome the arena.
Sakura watched on in fear as the lethal blade drew closer and closer to her neck, all too willing to end her life. She closed her eyes right before it struck her, not wanting the last thing she saw to be that damned blonde who killed hers and Sasuke's family members. Her eyes flew open however when she barely felt the blade nick her throat, but in the silence it sounded more like a head being cut off. She fell unceremoniously on her butt when Shinigami released his hold on her and moved to stand behind Naruto along with his brother. Sputtering for a few minutes, she finally managed to get a coherent sentence out.
"What the hell did you do? I thought you were going to kill me?" she asked in complete shock, as was everyone else in the arena, even his team thought he was going to kill her. Naruto merely resealed his brothers before turning away from her and facing the screen which had already selected the next competitors before responding.
"Simple, death is to easy a punishment for what you and your family have to done to me in the past. So I applied the worst possible punishment anyone can use on a female," at this most of the males were slightly confused, while the other females in the arena all tensed and felt a small amount of pity for Sakura, if only for the fact that she was also a female. "I took away your ability to sire children." The silence that followed this seemed to be endless, it only ended when the Hokage announced that the matches were to resume then.
Sakura sat there, still trying to process what had just happened to her, before it finally sank in. 'I can't have children? Then I can't help Sasuke rebuild his clan, and he won't be an eligible candidate for when he is put under the CRA! How could he…I SWEAR IF IT'S THE LAST THING I DO, I WILL KILL YOU FOR THIS YOU BASTARD!' she thought but before she even think of a plan to get her revenge she was knocked unconscious by two tremendous killing intents; it seems that the fighters just figured out it was their turn.
"Will Ino Yamanaka and Hinata Hyuuga please come down?"