Legend of Uzumaki

-chapter 11-

"Speech"

'Thought'

"Summon/Bijuu speech"

Jutsu/Bloodline

-recap-

"Winner, Aburame Shino! Would Uchiha Sasuke and Sabaku no Gaara please enter the ring?" Sasuke's arrival into the ring brought loud chants for the last Uchiha.

"Hmph." Sasuke smirked, as Gaara was standing still in front of him.

"Hajime!" Gemna yelled as he leapt back.

Gaara's cork popped out of his gourd and nearly struck Sasuke's cheek with the force of a bullet. Sasuke dodged it, and it made a hole in the wall.

"Oh shit."

Gaara's sand started spilling out of the gourd.

'So that's the sand that Kakashi was talking about….let's see if it really is the Ultimate Defense!'

With that thought, Sasuke sealed for a jutsu. "Katon: Goukakyu no Jutsu!"

Sasuke breathed out a massive white fireball. Gaara's sand rose to defend him, but upon impact, some of the sand turned to glass!

"Nani?" Said a perplexed Gaara.

"Hmpf, so much for his Absolute Defense!"

"I'll show you!" With that, Gaara abandoned standing still, and assumed an unfamiliar taijutsu stance..

"Well this is unexpected…" Said Sasuke, also assuming his own stance. Sasuke made a 'come hither' gesture to Gaara. Gaara accepted the invitation, and threw a punch forward….while standing in the exact same spot! However, a fist made of sand erupted from Gaara's sand, and Sasuke leaned to the side to avoid it. Attempting a counter attack, Sasuke threw some shuriken, only for a wall of sand to rise up and protect Gaara. Frustrated, Sasuke does another jutsu. "Katon: Hōsenka no Jutsu!"

White hot fireballs are released from Sasuke's mouth, and Gaara, wary of the white flames, dodges them with some effort, although one fireball scorches him. Gaara dissolves in sand, revealing that he used a Suna Bunshin to absorb the attack.

"Interessting…" Sasuke rushed at Gaara, aiming a punch. Predictably, Gaara's sand rose into a wall to defend him right before the punch connected. "Hmph," Sasuke vanished in a blur of speed, surprising Gaara.

'His speed…just like the other guy…good thing I learned some taijutssu…'

Sasuke reappeared behind Gaara. Before the sand could react, Sasuke kicked Gaara away.

As Gaara made his way back to his feet, Sasuke assumed a different taijutsu stance, a certain stance familiar to the beautiful green beast of Konoha. 'That's my!'

Sasuke moved into copying Lee's Gōken Ryū stance. 'How did?'

"Before the Chunin exams, Sasuke sparred with you. He must have had his Sharingan on at the time, and with practice, has partially mastered that stance." Uttered Gai with a frown. 'Still, that stance needs a lot of speed for it to work…Kakashi what have you been doing?'

"Hey, where is Hinata-chan? I could have sworn she was here."

As Naruto searched for her, Gaara made a circle of sand to surround and defend himself. Sasuke sprinted forward into a blur, and kicked up a cloud of dust around Gaara. Suddenly, Gaara was knocked out of the sand, revealing Sasuke with a leg extended where Gaara was standing. Frustrated, Gaara surrounded himself in a bubble of impenetrable sand. Sasuke punched the dense sand shield, only for sand spikes to almost impale him. Sasuke cradled his hand.

'That sand is hard to break. It surrounded him in an impenetrable barrier, but this could be a good thing. It's hard, so it probably takes a while to form…which is perfect for my new jutsu…'

With a grin, Sasuke leaps onto the walls of the arena and performs handseals. Upon completing them, he grabs his left wrist, palm facing downward, with his right.

A chirping sound can suddenly be heard coming from Sasuke. The Konoha ninja's recognized that sound, but the Konoha 12 (the rookie nine plus team Gai) were wondering what the sound exactly was.

"Kakashi, you didn't teach…"

"Yes, I taught Sasuke that jutsu…"

"So that's why you upped his speed…so that he would be fast enough to use that jutsu."

"Gai-sensei," said Lee. "What jutsu are you talking about?"

"Kakashi's only original jutsu, which makes the distinct chirping of what sounds to be one thousand birds, which is why it was named…Chidori(2)."

"Chidori?" said Naruto. "What's that?"

"A straight thrust," continued Gai. "But the secret to that thrust is the high speed maneuvering and the chakra output of said arm. However, since the caster is moving in a straight line, resulting in tunnel vision, it can be easily dodged by the opponent."

Kakashi cut in. "Unless the caster used the Sharingan, which allows the user to see in that high speed."

"With the Sharingan, the Chidori is an A-ranked assassination jutsu."

'Sasuke-teme mastered a jutsu of that caliber?!'

Sasuke grinned. The chakra he was molding made a shallow crater. Sasuke then dragged his left arm to the left and then proceeded to sprint straight down the wall. Upon reaching the ground, Sasuke made a dust cloud, then continued straight to Gaara. Gaara was in the dome of sand, quite confident that nothing could pierce his sand. As Sasuke quickly approached, Gaara's sand dome protruded sand spikes that would have hit Sasuke. However, thanks to Sasuke's use of his Sharingan, he was able to avoid them, and thrusted the Chidorithrough the dome.

Gaara was shocked. No one had ever caused him to bleed like his opponent just did. He screamed of his blood. Sasuke pulled his arm out of the dome, and was meet with a severely wounded Gaara, clutching his left shoulder. Gaara then fainted out of shock. The proctor examined Gaara, then declared Sasuke the winner. Round 1 was over.

After a thirty minute intervention, Gemna announced the next matchups.

Naruto vs. Temari

Shino vs. Sasuke

"Would Temari and Naruto please enter the field?"

"Hmm," said Temari as she entered the ring, shortly followed by Naruto. "The Mistress of the Desert against…"

"The unpredictable, knuckle-headed ninja of Konoha." Continued Naruto.

"Indeed." Said Gemna, before raising his hand, and shouting, "Hajime!" as he leapt back.

Naruto drew out Teikiatsu, while Temari opened her fan. Temari was lacking confidence. The invasion plan depended on Gaara, but with Gaara's defeat, Temari didn't feel like fighting. However, she refused to give up against another wind user.

At once, both Naruto and Temari unleashed the same jutsu.

"Futon: Kamaitachi no Jutsu!"

The two wind scythes canceled each other out. Naruto threw a couple of kunai forward, while he used another jutsu.

"Fūton: Daitoppa!(3)"

The kunai accelerated forward at such a speed, Temari had no choice but to leap out of the way to dodge them. The kunai impacted the wall, causing a few craters.

'Time for my new jutsu.' Thought Naruto, as he made a cross seal. "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"

9 shadow clones, totaling ten Naruto's, formed and surrounded Temari. Each Naruto drew out Teikiatsu. Each Naruto then started jogging around Temari and gradually getting faster, while sticking inward Teikiatsu., until a tornado of wind surrounded Temari.

"Fūton: Jūha Shō!(4)"

Temari was trapped and slashed at by ten different Naruto's. She was bleeding heavily and deemed unable to continue with the match. Naruto was declared the winner and the next match began between Shino and Sasuke. Sasuke made short work out of Shino, and the final match was announced: Uchiha Sasuke vs. Uzumaki Naruto. However, before the match could start, Konoha was invaded!

1) Sand Clone

2) One Thousand Birds

3) Wind Release: Great Breakthrough

4) Wind Release: Beast Wave Strike