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-Recap
"I don't like were this going" said Naruto
"You should try to finish this; it's never a good thing when some pulls out a scroll" said Sasuke as he watched Naruto take a stance.
"Come on Naruto; it took me twelve minutes to win my match" said Sakura.
Before Naruto could reply and answer Sakura through the force the scroll Haku had revealed began to glow blue; as Naruto watched he was amazed at what he saw …………
Chapter Ten: End Games
The scroll Haku held in his hand began to glow brighter and brighter until the entire arena was blinded by the light; Naruto shielded his eyes and waited for the light to fade.
As Naruto and the rest of the arena could see again they were amazed at what they saw; they saw a large wolf as white as snow, the wolf was covered in armor from the tip of its snout to the end of its tale. The armor the wolf was wearing was decorated by a tribal design and markings. Next to the wolf there was a large set of armor; armor that looked like it could only fit a very large man.
"It seems that you are full of surprises" said Naruto as he looked at the wolf and armor.
"You should feel honored" said Haku while smiling, "That you will fall at the feet of a child of Mandalore".
Haku's two teammates were right next to Naruto's team and they could only smile happily at Haku.
"Ah, I've heard of your kind" said Naruto while smiling, "Barbaric savages who rely on brute force and power".
Haku's face turned red with anger and she yelled at Naruto, "Disrespectful mongrel, you will die for insulting our beloved ancestor".
"Ordo Attack" yelled Haku.
The wolf, Ordo, lunged at Naruto; Naruto could barely dodge the large predator, it used is claws to attack Naruto from both his sides. Naruto had already taken to blows; his left arm was now bare because Ordo had ripped of the sleeve and his chest had three claw marks over it.
"I can't attack with out killing the creature" thought Naruto as he dodged a strike aimed for his head.
Naruto had made up his mind; he flipped over Ordo and headed straight for Haku, if he could some how get close enough he could knock her out and end this before he had to do anything to suspicious. Before Naruto could reach Haku the armor moved, a blue fist collided with Naruto's blade as he was pushed back and soon attacked by Ordo.
"I control my armor through the water that is inside of it" said Haku as she smiled gleefully at Naruto.
"Ah, so you turn the water inside into ice and force the armor to move like a puppet" said Naruto causing Haku to look back at him in horror.
"How to you know that" asked Haku.
Naruto smiled as Ordo lunged at him once again; Naruto slid underneath Ordo and with amazing speed he jammed his blade upwards, a sharp howl could be heard as Ordo landed on all fours. Naruto stood up ignored Ordo and turned to the armor: Naruto lifted his blade and threw it hilt first, Naruto's katana hit the armor in its chest.
Haku looked and laughed at Naruto, "What just happened, all that fancy jumping around did nothing to Ordo or my armor", boasted Haku thinking she had Naruto.
"Oh ye of little fate" said Naruto as he sat down in a meditation pose.
Ordo had suddenly fallen to his side with droplets of blood coming out of his armor and staining the visible parts of his fur; in a poof of smoke the wolf disappeared and the armor's left arm shattered, chunks of ice scattering all over the floor and it too disappeared just as the wolf Ordo had.
"What did you do to Ordo" asked Haku through gritted teeth.
"Don't worry I didn't hurt him as badly as possible, just struck some ligaments" said Naruto while standing up.
"Kirigakure no Jutsu (Hidden Mist Technique)" said Haku as she angrily looked at Naruto.
"Hey can you rap this up" said Sasuke through the force.
"Patience is a virtue, Sasuke" said Naruto as he waited for Haku's next move.
The spectators could see a large cloud of mist and hear the clashing of metal; they waited in suspense and then the mist lifted. Naruto stood over Haku who was now unconscious and she was resting on her side; silver needles could be seen jutting out of her side, her face pale and her eyes closed.
"SISTER" yelled the only boy from the mist team.
He jumped over the railing of the rafters and made his way to Haku; he cradled Haku's body and looked at Naruto with hate in his eyes. The boy started speaking in a strange language that no one seemed to understand; the other member of the mist team, a girl, came to the boy's side.
"Hayate-san please call the match" said Naruto calmly.
"Winner, by kill Uzumaki Naruto" said Hayate.
Naruto turned his back to the mist team and walked away, "Look again Hayate-san, Haku is very much alive" said Naruto, and everyone turned to Haku who was starting to open her eyes. If they could look closer the needles in Haku's side were senbon needles; weapons that can kill or simply give the illusion of death.
"Wait stranger" said the girl as she stepped away from Haku and the boy.
"Yes" said Naruto as he turned around and faced her.
"My name is Momochi Isaribi" said the girl, "and this is my younger brother, Momochi Kensuke".
The boy in question was helping Haku sit up and he nodded in Naruto's direction, "Thank you for sparing my sister, we Mandalore will not forget this" said Kensuke.
Naruto was now in the rafters; two battles had passed, Sasuke had battled against Kensuke. It was a battle of both will and swordsmanship; Kensuke proved to be a worthy foe but in the end the force had allowed Sasuke to defeat his opponent. Sasuke and Kensuke had battled for one hour and in doing so they earned each others grudging respect.
Rock Lee defeated Isaribi; Isaribi was very talented at swordplay and she gave Lee a run for his money but the green clad boy proved too much for her. In the end Lee used his taijutsu to counter Isaribi's Kenjutsu. Lee had proven to be a very dangerous foe, and his large connection to the force caught Sasuke's attention.
There were only two competitors left, Neji and Hinata; the two were currently standing face to face ready to fight the final match and put a close to the exams, something many were hoping for.
"This will be interesting" said Sakura through the force as she stood next to Sasuke and Naruto.
"She's doomed" said Sasuke while leaking his aggression through the force.
"Neji won't hurt her" said Naruto calmly.
"How do you know" asked Sakura, her confusion very evident through the force.
"When he came to me earlier in the exam, among all his dark thoughts, I glimpsed one bright spot. One good and kind thing he holds onto, something that he will protect even until the end" said Naruto calmly.
"I never thought I would be fighting you, Hinata and I don't want to" said Neji drawing the attention of Naruto and his team.
"I-I agree, N-Neji-nii-san" said Hinata sadly.
"I thought they were cousins, why call him brother?" asked Sakura as she watched the two.
"They are among the members of Konoha's famous Hyuuga clan. They're related, but they're not siblings; probably a term of affection" answered Sasuke.
"Something that you hold for Sakura?" whispered Naruto through the force causing Sasuke to turn a slight shade of red.
"So, they're related. This makes it pretty hard to fight, huh" said Sakura without using the force and in doing this drawing the attention of Kakashi.
"Not necessarily" said Kakashi, "I heard that there is some strain between the Main House and the Branch House. I don't know the details, but supposedly there is a great deal of hate in the family".
"Hinata, I have something to say before we begin" said Neji causing the arena to go silent, "You are not cut out to be a shinobi" Hinata flinched as Neji continued. "You're kind, caring, and loving to people. You create peace, not battle, and that is why I trust you with my life".
By now Hinata was crying, Naruto could feel the joy that she felt at hearing these words come from Neji; Words that she needed to hear before this fight happened.
""I've seen many things with my Byakugan and I know that you are, you are the hope of our clan Hinata; you are the one to save us from our hate" said Neji as he took a taijutsu stance.
Hinata could not speak; she wiped the tears away from her eyes and took a stance similar to Neji's.
-Break
The exams were now over; Neji had beaten Hinata but just barely, he could barely bring himself to strike at her and that was Hinata's advantage. Neji didn't want to hurt her and Hinata didn't want to disappointed Neji by not giving it her all; the match looked like a dance, beautiful and graceful but deadly and precise.
Neji won the fight but forcing Hinata to exhaust her self; once Hinata was too tired to use her techniques a quick and painless chop to the back of the neck send Hinata into a state of unconsciousness.
Finally all the winners were gathered in front of both the Hokage and the Mizukage; there were eleven winners in all: Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Neji, Rock Lee, Shikamaru, Shino, Gaara, Temari, Kankuro, and the boy Dosu from sound.
The two village leaders were now facing the winners, there instructors, and everyone else that had competed in the exams; both elderly men very pleased with the way the exams had ended.
"Congratulations young shinobi" said the Mizukage, "You have made it this far and now you have one final trial".
"Yes the eleven of you will compete in the finals and prove if you are worthy of being called Chunin" said Sarutobi, the Hokage.
"While the final battle was taking place we decide who will battle whom in the finals" said the Mizukage.
At this the screen that had announced all the other battles had come to life with a flicker and a list of names was visible; Naruto would face Neji, Sasuke against Gaara, Sakura will go up against Kankuro, Shikamaru versus Temari, and the final battle will be an all fight between Lee, Shino, and Dosu.
"There will be a total of five battles; the final battle is to be a battle in-between three, there can be only one victor in that match and the three competitors will solve that in-between themselves" said the Hokage
"In a months time the finals will commence and you will be one step closer to being Chunin" said the Mizukage putting a close to the preliminaries.
With that the competitors locked eyes with there opponents and they all began to leave.
"We have to prepare my friends; I fear that we must face the dark one" said Naruto as he leaked his anxiety into the force.
"Don't worry" said Sasuke, "We know about the invasion that sound and sand are planning, we have the mist as our allies, and our forces are preparing".
"That's true but remember we are going to have to fight him" said Sakura with fear.
"My only question is 'are we ready for this?'" whispered Kakashi as his students looked at him with concern.