The first round of the preliminaries went by pretty fast. The Konoha genin and the sand siblings winning the matches. Some of the matches ended fairly quickly. Gaara won by killing his opponent. Sakura winning against Ino even with the shintenshin. Choji conceded on account of Shikamaru threatening to dump an entire bag of potato chips. Tenten was defeated when she ran out of ranged weapons that she could throw at Neji. Temari won against the remaining sound shinobi called Zaku by distorting the air distorting the sound waves. Hinata, using her newly created gentle step technique, had won against Shino when she got close enough to seal the chakra points essential for the growth of his kikaichu.

After a week of respite, the remaining sixteen returns for the second round. The names of the contestants were shown on two sides of a screen in quick succession. The randomizer came to a stop. Sasuke smirked as his name appeared on the screen. He jumped into the ring. Eager to face his opponent. The roulette started again. Stopping at the name 'Rock Lee'. The young man clad in green spandex made his way on the opposite side of the ring.

"Ready to eat dirt?" Sasuke asked arrogantly.

"Yosh, let us have a great match Uchiha-san," Lee replied. His eyes burned with determination. "Today, I will face one of the students of Guy Sensei's eternal rival."

"I'm still going to win this," Sasuke declared. "I am an Uchiha after all."

"I plan to win this as well," Lee said. "Whether a loser can defeat an elite through the power of hard work. That is something to look forward to in this match."

Hayate raised his hand. The two fighters went into their fighting stances. The moment his hand dropped, the two battlers were on each other. Trading punches and kicks. Also dodging jutsu in Lee's case.

In the stands, Might Guy stood beside Kakashi. Watching as their pupils exchange blows. The masked jonnin was wondering how his students will do against others.

"What do you think Kakashi?" Guy asked. "Impressive isn't he?"

"His taijutsu is beyond that of a genin but he does not seem to be using chakra," Kakashi stated his analysis. "I'm guessing that his chakra reserves are rather low or that he has a limited knowledge of jutsu."

"It's not that Lee doesn't use ninjutsu," Guy clarified. "He can't use it."

"Oh,"

Down below them Naruto and Sakura watched as their teammate fought evenly with his opponent. One supporting Sasuke. The other praying that Lee wipes the floor with him.

"Go kick Teme's ass Lee!" Naruto shouted.

"Baka!" Sakura screamed into his ear while bopping his head. "Don't cheer for the other team!"

"But Sakura-chan," Naruto pouted. Nursing the bump on his head. "Lee worked very hard."

Lee unwrapped his bandages. Dodging a barrage of shuriken and kunai. He sent his opponent into the air with a kick then wrapped him in the bandages and begun spinning.

"Initial Lotus!" Lee said while he crashed his opponent into the ground and jumping away.

Guy smiled. Seeing his student perform a difficult technique. He was proud of his student. The boy had come a long way from where he had started.

'That's it Lee!' Guy thought. 'Show everyone what your youth can do!'

Kakashi could not believe his eye. That such a young man can perform a technique. It must have taken quite a lot of dedication. He was also shocked that Guy would teach the boy something so dangerous. Looking at the other jonin, it could be seen that they thought the same as he did.

"Guy," Kakashi called. "You didn't."

"You see when I found him. He felt like he was nothing. A total failure," Guy stated. A sad and nostalgic look transparent on his face. "He couldn't use either genjutsu or ninjutsu. All he had was taijutsu. He trained hard. Undergone gruelling training. Inhuman even by my standards. His youthfulness knows no bounds. He took all the lessons I've taught him to heart. That is the boy who stands before you now. He is no mere genin. Lee is a taijutsu specialist."

In the cloud of dust, a figure can be seen. Looking closely, the silhouette was weaving signs.

"Katon: Great Fire Ball jutsu," Sasuke said as he unleashed a massive fireball at the green-clad boy. The area effect was devastating. Seeing his handiwork. He smirked.

"That was a great jutsu Uchiha-san," Lee praised. Appearing at the side of the arena.

Sasuke turned to see his opponent. Unscathed. Shocked, that the boy had managed to avoid his attack. He realized that he needed to take this fight seriously.

"You're tougher than you look," Sasuke said.

He closed his eyes. When he opened them, they were red and had two tomoes. They restarted their fight. Lee's movements, though fast, were being telegraphed to Sasuke because of his Sharingan.

"Now, let's see you try those moves again," Sasuke said. An arrogant smirk on his face.

He charged at Lee. The taijutsu specialist tried to counter; however, his movements were read. This time, it was his turn to be launched into the air with Sasuke parallel to his back. He kicked the young man on the left side causing them to switch positions.

"Lion Rendan!" Sasuke shouted. Drop kicking the boy to the ground.

A crater formed when the boy crashed. At first, it seemed like he was not getting up. Hayate was about to declare the winner.

"No," Lee said. He moved his body. Shaking at the damage done by the attack. Slowly, he got back up to his feet. "My youth, shall not burn out here!"

"Lee!" Guy called from the stands. "Take off your weights."

"Yes!" Lee responded. He took off the weights on his legs. "Guy-sensei!"

"Hnn!" Sasuke snorted. "As if removing a couple of pounds can help you defeat the might of the Uchiha."

Lee dropped the weights on the ground. The spot where they dropped exploded. Everyone watching went slack-jawed.

"Guy," Kakashi said with a sweatdrop. "Isn't that a bit much?"

"It wasn't me who pushes him that far," Guy replied. "His drive is what pushes to go that far."

"Still," Kakashi said. "That's too much."

Instead of replying, Guy gave him a smirk that was out of character. He called to his beloved student. "Lee! I am authorizing you to use that!"

"Yes, Guy-sensei!" Lee replied.

The boy began to run around the ring at incredible speeds. His opponent trying to cope with the sudden burst of agility. Struggling to track his opponent as he delivered punches and kicks from random directions.

"Guy?" Kakashi said while giving the man a questioning look.

"You see Kakashi," Guy began to explain. "Out of all the times I challenged you, I was not only trying to improve myself. I learned from you. I learned to fight the sharingan by going up against you. I learned about my own weaknesses. I learned how to battle jutsu of different variations but there is something else that I learned from you my eternal rival!"

"Hmm?" Kakashi responded. Confused and curious as to what Guy was going on about.

"You are about to see the sole technique that was copied from the copy ninja," Guy declared with pride. "And I have passed it down to Lee!"

'Ugh,' Sasuke groaned in his mind. 'How can someone become so fast by removing a couple of weights? How heavy were those weights?'

Even with his sharingan activated, he was having a hard time tracking the boy. Lee moved at great speeds but varying it. Causing great strain to his eyes. It did not help that Lee was coming at him from random directions.

"Forgive me Uchiha-san," Lee said as he appeared behind Sasuke crouching with his hands in a hand sign that he had never seen before. Time slowed. "But this is over!"

"No way is that!?" Naruto said, excited.

'Lee!' Sakura internally screamed. 'For the love of god, don't do it!'

'What!?' Everyone else thought. 'Guy said that he can't use jutsu! So what is that handsign!?'

Kakashi's eyes widened. He knew that hand sign. He turned to his rival, who only nodded in response to his unspoken question. He turned back at the green-clad boy in horror. In one swift motion, everyone who questioned the boy's actions were answered.

"Konoha Hidden Taijutsu Ougi: One Thousand Years of Death!"

Notes:

Hello readers,

Thank for the response on the questions. It gave me a lot of ideas about what to put in the story. Since Naruto already used the thousand years of death in the past timeline, I decided to give someone else the chance to use it.

'I don't get the premise of this story at all. Sasuke is hated by everyone bar Naruto yet they help him? and the solution to something idiotic like Sakura's feelings is to throw them into the past? what the? even Sasuke killing himself would make more sense by this point. What does going back in time solve? Sasuke is still there. -.-'

Technically he talked to a select few not everyone. He is a criminal but being a criminal doesn't automatically make him hated by everyone. I did state that the people he asked were reluctant to help him because of his past actions; however, it does not mean that no one would at least hear him out. Kakashi for example. No, them being sent back in time was more for Naruto and Sakura. In some small way, it is Sasuke's way of apologizing and give them the time they lost because they were chasing their vengeful teammate. Regarding Sakura's feelings, it was not a solution but more of a request and an advice than anything. You have to remember that every person is different. What you see as good can be bad for another. What she does with what he said is up to her.