*Just a heads up for oc characters I have to give then their own moves. So I'm going to be using google translate whenever I need names so bear with me if they sound long or weird. This may be a fanfiction but I'd rather not steal moves.*
Chapter 10: Secrets Revealed! Gaara hesitates!
"Hello. Long time no see." Iruka said smiling at them.
"What's going on?" Honoka asked.
"It looks like the five of you went through a lot of trouble." He said.
"Wait why did you appear with a summoning technique Iruka sensei?" Naruto asked.
"We Jonin are to welcome the examinees at the end of the second exam. I happen to get all of you. You made it on time to." He said checking a watch. "Everyone..congratulations on passing the second exam."
"We...passed…" Asuka said.
"I'd like to treat you all to ramen at Ichiraku but…" He trailed off. Naruto ran and hugged Iruka.
"Yeah! I want ramen! Ramen! Ramen! Ramen!" He yelled. Asuka, Honoka, Sakura, and Sasuke all sat on the floor exhausted.
"What a relief." Honoka said.
"Ramen! Ramen! Ramen!" He yelled.
"Shut up." Sakura said.
"You're still as restless as before." Iruka said.
~Timeskip~
(Skipping to when they're getting matched up to fight one another. Going to look at old episodes makes me see how much of it was just talking!)
"Before we begin is there anyone who would like to forfeit?" Hayato asked.
Honoka and Sakura looked at each other, then at Sasuke. He was grabbing the side of his neck. Honoka was about to raise her hand but Sasuke grabbed it. "Don't say anything about this bruise." He said.
"But Sasuke you're hurt." She said.
"I don't care. You're just being nosy. I told you before...I'm an avenger." He said.
She pulled away from him and looked down. Tears started to form in her eyes. "When did you become so cold?...I thought you'd show your remaining family kindness." She said.
Sasuke didn't say anything. Naruto got annoyed. "Hey what's the big idea Sasuke! Can't you see she's looking out for your well being?!" He said low but angrily.
"Shut up loser. You know….you're the one I want to fight the most Naruto." He said.
While they were talking a hand was raised. It was a random ninja. As he and his squad left he bumped into Naruto and Asuka. "Ow! Watch it!" Naruto yelled.
"Ow...that hurt." Asuka said.
"What's wrong?" He asked.
"One of them hit me in the stomach." She said.
"Do you need medical attention?" Hayato asked.
"No..I'll be fine." She said.
~Outside~
"I see your planned worked." Kabuto said. The two of the three ninja disappeared. The last one turned into smoke and Orochimaru appeared. "I don't understand why you sealed her chakra in the first place."
"You'll see soon. I didn't want her to use it earlier and waste it." He said. He turned into a cloud of smoke.
"Sending out a shadow clone. I should do that more often." He replied walking away.
~Inside~
Everyone stood looking at the board. The names started to shuffle at random until it stopped. "Sasuke Uchiha vs Yoroi Akado. All of the other teams may leave now." Hayato replied.
Everyone walked up the stairs and looked down. Sasuke and Yoroi took their places. Within minutes the battle begun. While the battle took place Gaara glanced over. He spotted Yuri and her mother outside. He walked down the stairs and then to the outside.
"Now Yuri stay here. I'm going to ask Iruka where the nearest restaurant is. You can watch the fight from out here." Reiya said.
"Hm. You just want to talk to Mr. Iruka because you like him." Yuri replied.
"What? No! I have no idea what you're talking about!" Her mother said blushing. "Now stay here and behave yourself." She said leaving.
"You're not fooling anyone." She said. She looked down at the ground and noticed someone standing behind her. She turned around to see Gaara. Before she could say anything he wrapped his hands around her neck and slammed her against the wall.
"You...I can finally kill you…." He said. "Tell me why….why do you look at me with those eyes of yours…"
"Be...because...you look sad." She gasped.
"What?..." He said. His gripped tightened. "Don't act like you know me!"
"I'm sorry...but I just wanted to help. I know you're not bad." She said.
"Uh." His eyes widened. He let go of her. She fell to the ground coughing. Sand swirled around him. It began to cover her.
"Why must you hurt those around you who care? I don't want to hurt you." She said staring at him. "I want to be your friend."
"...I don't need friends. I don't need anyone in my life. All I need is to see you dead!" He said.
She got up and did something so unexpected. Something Gaara never anticipated. He was so blinded by anger he didn't react fast enough. She hugged him. It took him a moment to realize what was happening. He tried to pull her off but she wouldn't let go.
His sand separated them. He held her against the wall again. Sand began covering her legs. His eyes were filled with anger. But she just stared at him. Her eyes were with sorrow and sadness. Not because she could die right now, but for him. But that's what made him angry. His sand was about to fully engulf her but it stopped.
He couldn't do it. He realized what was happening. Something he didn't know he was capable of. He hesitated. "Yuri!" Yelled Reiya.
"Lady Yuri!" Iruka yelled.
Gaara moved away. He went back inside. Yuri watched him walk away. "Mother. Mr. Iruka." She said.
"Why was that boy near you? What did he do?" She asked.
"Um...well…" She trailed off.
"What are these markings on your neck? Did he hurt you?!" She asked shaking her.
"Mother I'm fine really." She said.
"Lady Yuri. I'll have to take immediate action if he's done something." Iruka replied.
"No Mr. Iruka please don't. He'll be in serious trouble." She begged.
"How can you say that? He tried to hurt you and you're defending him?!" Reiya said.
"But mother he's just misunderstood." She replied.
"Misunderstood?! How can you possibly know him? What makes you so sure you can help him?"
"I...don't know if I can...but I want to try." She said looking down.
Reiya sighed. "I'm not sure if this is young love, a developing friendship or if my daughter is downright crazy." She said.
"A lot of things have changed since our generation." Iruka replied.
By the time Gaara had gotten back inside Sakura and Ino were matched up to fight. The fight was short and quick. A double knockout. Sakura woke up sometime later. More and more fights went on. Naruto went against Kiba and won. The next people to fight were Asuka and Yoshi. They stood facing each other down on the lower level.
"Alright you ready sis?" Yoshi asked.
"I was made ready." Asuka replied.
"Begin." Hayato said.
They started off the fight by throwing shurikens at each other. They cancelled out. "I know you're not gonna try to beat me with shurikens." Yoshi said.
"I'm not. Just warming up." Asuka said. Sharingan!
"Same here." Sharingan! They began fighting. Surprisingly they were equally matched.
"Even though she's younger Yoshi's speed is the same as Asuka." Honoka said.
"In some cases age doesn't matter when it comes to skill. But Asuka's at a disadvantage." Maru replied.
"Huh? What do you mean?" She asked.
"Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Yoshi yelled. Two shadow clones charged at Asuka. As they attacked at the same time she threw two kunais. They hit the clones. They turned into smoke, out of the smoke revealed...
~Paper bombs!~ Asuka thought. She managed to block some of the explosion but was knocked back.
"Now take a look at my new technique!" She did an unfamiliar hand sign and five clones appeared. All of them attacked Asuka. But upon impact they exploded. She could barely block it.
"What kind of jutsu is that?!" She yelled.
"I call it Sōdaina kurōn bakuhatsu (The Magnificent Clone Explosion)."
"I don't understand. How is that a secret technique?" Naruto asked.
"In a way you can call it a technique. How this jutsu works is the user uses their chakra to transform the paper bomb into a clone." Kakashi explained. "That chakra then amplifies the explosion. So basically depending on how strong the user is that's how strong the bomb will be."
"But shouldn't you be able to see the bomb inside?" Honoka asked.
"Only if you're a Hyuga clan member or an Uchiha. But I don't understand why Asuka can't." He said.
"Hey Kakashi, I'm go outside for some fresh air." Yuki said leaving.
"Yuki! Wait one moment I'll come with you!" Guy said.
"...Tell me how the fight goes." Kakashi said to Naruto. He left with Yuki and Guy.
The three of them stood outside. Yuki looked up at the sky. Guy and Kakashi looked at each other then at him. "So Yuki. Are you really not feeling well?" Guy asked.
"Well...no." He said.
"Alright Yuki. You've been hiding something from the very beginning. What else is there about Asuka that we don't know?" Kakashi asked.
Yuki sighed. He looked back inside the room. Asuka was dodging the clones as best as she could. One of the clones blew up in her face. He turned back to Kakashi and Guy. "Alright. I'll tell you. It was the day the Nine Tailed fox was unleashed. I was there with the fourth hokage and I was helping as best as I could."
"The fourth hokage could barely hold his own against the beast. Not to sound harsh but what could you have done?" Guy asked. While that was happening Asuka was beginning to lose.
"Come on Asuka is that all you got?" Yoshi said cocky.
~I don't understand. Why can't I avoid these dumb clones?!~ She thought.
"What's that?" Honoka asked.
Naruto looked over at her. "What's what?"
"There's a strange bottle sticking out of Yoshi's weapon pouch." She said.
"Huh?" He said looking down. "Oh yeah I see it. Hey Asuka she's got some weird bottle on her!"
"Aw man! You idiot!" Yoshi yelled. ~They saw my poison!~ Asuka took this time to appear behind her.
"Give me that!" She yelled grabbing the bottle. Yoshi took out a paper bomb and detonated it. The blast knocked Asuka back into the wall. Her head bounced hard off of it. Yoshi was blasted away.
"Hm." Hayate said looking around. Yoshi got back up. "The winner is-huh?" He said looking over. Asuka stood up. Blood slowly dripped down from her head. But what happened next shocked everyone. Kakashi, Yuki, and Guy were still talking outside.
"It seemed the Nine Tail's power was too much for Naruto's body to handle. So...in an effort to save the village…" He trailed off.
"Let me guess. You let him seal the remaining power inside of Asuka." Kakashi said.
The three of them didn't notice what was happening on the inside. Red chakra began flowing around Asuka. Yoshi was slightly afraid. Her fingernails were now claws her teeth turned into fangs and her eyes were red and filled with the intent to kill.
"Asuka….what's happened to you?..." Sota said to himself. Hinata looked over at him. She could see he was scared. With lightning speed Asuka charged at her. Yoshi couldn't react fast enough. Before she could do anything Asuka's fist connected to her face. She went flying and slammed into the wall. She slid onto the floor and fell unconscious.
"Asuka…" Honoka said shakily.
"Ugh!" Naruto said grabbing his head.
"Naruto?" She asked. "Are you okay?" His eyes were turning red. His nails began to turn into claws.
"It was the only thing I could think of. For the longest time I kept it a secret. But the third hokage found out later on." Yuki said. "The reason we left the Uchiha clan was because the power inside her came out. She nearly killed two kids."
"So what does that mean for her now?" Guy asked.
"Naruto and her are connected through the Nine Tails. In order to keep the fox stable we have to make sure those two are never together." He said.
"That's not going to be easy. They're in the same squad." Kakashi replied. He looked over. He immediately ran inside. Guy and Yuki followed.
Kurenai and Asuma restrained Asuka. She managed to break free and slash Asuma. He moved away only to get a cut on his face. He clenched his hand and punch her right in the stomach. She fell to the floor, the red chakra fading.
"Sorry kid. But you'll be feeling that later." He said.
"Is everything okay?" Yuki asked.
"Everything's fine now." Kurenai said. Asuma picked up Asuka and carried her out. Guy did the same with Yoshi.
"Ahem." Hayate said. "The winner of this match is Yoshi."
Naruto sat against the wall. His eyes changed back and his hands turned back to normal. "Aw man I'm tired."
~Something was happening to him too? I wonder why no one noticed.~ Maru thought.
Yuki walked up the stairs. Sota stared at him. "Dad….I-" He was cut off.
"The next round. Sota vs Elios." Hayate said.
"I've taken the time to train you. You better not fail." Neji said walking past Sota.
"Right." Sota replied. He jumped down to face the ninja.
"Neji you trained that guy?" Tenten asked. "How'd you manage that?"
"I humored him. I wanted to see him fail miserably. To show him that we are on two different levels." He replied.
"So what happened?" She asked again.
"I thought at first he was just copying my moves or mocking the Hyuga clan. But...there's something about him. Something I've never seen before."
"What might that be?" Lee asked.
Neji was silent for a bit. He stared down at the fight. Sota took a stance that he knew all too well. "He is able to use the 8 Trigrams."
"Honoka. Do you know why your cousin is able to use another clan's ability? Even though his form looks a bit sloppy, he's practically mastered the stance." Kakashi asked.
"No. I don't know anything." She said. Maru overheard their conversation and walked over.
"I know why." She said. She glanced over at Yuki. He stood there watching the match. She knew he wasn't going to tell them. "Our father and uncle Yuki are both Uchiha clan members. But our mom and aunt Yuki are not."
"Wait so does that mean…" Sakura trailed off.
"That means they both married a Hyuga clan member. Is that right?" Kakashi asked. Maru shook her head.
"Wait Maru I don't understand. Mom doesn't look like a Hyuga." Honoka said.
"She uses a very powerful genjutsu around us. That's why we can't see through it. The same goes for aunt Yuko." She said.
"So what you're saying is...neither of you are true Uchiha." Sasuke said.
"What? No we-" Honoka was cut off.
"Actually Sasuke this is a good thing. The Hyuga and the Uchiha are the strongest in the village. If two members were to have a child they would probably be unbeatable." Kakashi replied.
"I don't care how strong they would be together. The Uchiha is the strongest in the Hidden Leaf." He said.
Honoka held her head down sad. Maru got angry. She grabbed Sasuke by the collar. "I don't know what your deal is but can you stop acting like such a jerk for once!" She yelled.
"Hey stop it!" Sakura said trying to calm the situation.
"I don't have to listen to an outcast." He said.
"You little runt!" She said furious. She raised her fist towards him.
"No Maru please don't hit him!" Honoka begged.
"Why the hell not?!" She yelled. All of them heard a loud crash. They looked over to see that Sota had beaten Elios.
"The winner is Sota." Hayate announced. After a few more fights Hinata and Neji were matched to fight each other.
"Come on Hinata you can do it!" Naruto yelled.
"Hey Naruto." Yuki said.
"Yeah sensei?" He replied.
"I want you to give this box to Asuka. It's got medicine and some other things in it." He said handing him a large box.
"But why me?" He asked. "What about the fight?"
"Ok fine you don't have to it. There was some ramen in the box that was going to be your reward if you brought it but…" Yuki trailed off.
"Say no more I'm on it!" He yelled running down the stairs and out the door.
"Yuki." Kakashi said
"I want to see for sure if their power connects this way. If so then we'll take immediate action." He said back. Hinata's match was over in no time. She seemed to be more discourage than ever when she was fighting.
"Hinata…." Sota said. He clenched the railing and glared at Neji as he walked up the stairs. Neji brushed him off. Sota looked back down worried as the medics carried Hinata away.
"The next match. Rock Lee vs Gaara." Hayate announced.