Hey guys! Sorry this has taken so long. I wrote it a few months ago then lost it. I just spent the last two hours going through all my school stuff looking for it. XD hope you like it ^^

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Mark Chapter 11

Tension was thick in the air as the two angry, powerful genin competitors faced each other.

Gaara was ready to destroy Sasuke; that much was obvious. Sasuke's rage was high because he had been unable to attain Sakura, not to mention that he was ready to fight to the death for Sakura.

"You aren't allowed to kill each other," Hayate said. "And when I call for the fight to end, it ends. Do you both understand?"

Both preteens nodded.

"Very well," Hayate said. "Begin."

Gaara didn't give Sasuke time to blink, let alone move, before his sand plowed into the other boy.

It knocked Sasuke back across the room as it wrapped around him.

Gaara raised his arm and the sand came up with it, along with Sasuke who was glaring down at Gaara.

"I'll make you pay, Uchiha Sasuke," Gaara growled.

Sasuke smirked and disappeared, leaving only smoke to fill the space now in the sand. He reappeared behind Gaara and executed a side kick. Gaara's sand flew up, caught Sasuke's leg, and three the Uchiha across the room.

No one moved for a moment. Dead silence filled the air. Then, a burst of malevolent chakra blasted the rubble away from the fallen genin and said ninja rose with purple chakra swirling around him as black, flame-like marks spread across his face and down his arm.

Sasuke grinned wickedly at Gaara. "You're going to lose," he hissed, then charged, practically invisible, towards Gaara.

However, instead of attacking the red-head straight on, Sasuke appeared some ways behind Gaara, smirking as he completed the final seal for his jutsu.

"Fire Style: Grand Fireball Jutsu!" he yelled as his hand came towards his mouth. His thumb and forefinger formed an 'O' that pressed against his lips. The other three fingers on that hand stood straight in the air.

Sasuke blew out and a small stream of fire exploded into a large ball heading towards Gaara.

Gaara didn't have time to move, to blink, before the ball of fire hit him head on.

Sakura's high-pitched, terrified scream tore through the air as Sasuke watched on, smirking, as the fire died down.

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Naruto's red eyes glared at the spy.

"What does Orochimaru's curse mark do?" the blonde growled, slamming Kabuto into the wall with his hand wrapped around the silver-haired genins throat.

Kabuto's answer was to spit in his captors face, show him refusal to answer.

Naruto's eyes narrowed dangerously as he threw the silver-haired genin to the floor.

"If you want to play that way," Naruto smirked, "We will."

Kabuto tired to get up, but Naruto was quicker. He was straddling Kabuto's waist before he could blink.

"Now, now," The 12-year-old chastised as he pushed Kabuto's shoulders to the ground, "Be god and this might not hurt as much."

Naruto wrapped one hand around Kabuto's neck, pushing softly against the teens Adam apple, as he withdrew a few sebon from his weapon pouch.

Naruto the adjusted himself so one knee was pushing painfully into Kabuto's stomach and his shin was resting just to the side of Kabuto's privates on the older boy's thigh.

Kabuto looked up with wide eye; if he twitched Naruto's leg would find a painful perch in his crotch.

"This is better," Naruto said calmly, "Now I know you won't move as much." The blonde lifted a sebon and twirled it between his fingers. "Before I begin, would you like to tell me what affect the curse mark as on Sasuke?"

Kabuto shook his head. He wouldn't betray his master. No matter what this brat did to him.

Naruto smirked, "Pity."

The blonde lifted one of Kabuto's hands and smiled. He pulled on the teen's pointer finger and held it straight.

"I suggest you don't move too much, or bad things will happen," Naruto warned as he placed one pointed end of the sebon just beneath Kabuto's nail, not pushing yet.

"Last chance," Naruto warned.

Kabuto's breathing sped up in fear, but he still refused.

Naruto blinked, "Ah well, more pain for you."

With that, Naruto jammed the sebon under Kabuto's nail, pushing it in about a centimeter before snapping it.

Kabuto screamed in pain; his back arched off the ground and his eyes shut tightly. There were many nerves beneath the nails, which made then a wonderful target for torture.

Naruto just stared at the withering getting. He could easily cause Kabuto more main by moving his leg, be he would save that for later.

"And now will you tell me?" Naruto asked.

Despite his current condition, and the knowledge that there was definitely more to come, Kabuto still refused to give up any information.

Naruto's eyes lit up. "Perfect."

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The fight had been going on for a while; neither genin faltered nor gained the upper hand.

The fight was getting boring, but it wouldn't end until someone was unconscious or surrendered.

Hinata and Sakura were leaning against each other. Naruto had disappeared in the beginning of the fight, telling them to stay together. Both were curious about what the blonde was doing, but had been too entrapped with the fight to follow him at the time.

There was a scream, causing everyone to jump and look below.

Sasuke's arms had been broken and blood was seeping down it. The Uchiha was panting heavily as he stared at Gaara.

The red-head smirked at Sasuke and allowed his sand to creep up Sasuke's body to the other boy's neck.

Sasuke was in too much pain to respond as this happened and he was lifted into the air and slowly crushed. Glazed, black eyes stared down below.

It was obvious that Gaara was aiming to kill, or at least it was until Naruto appeared.

The blonde suddenly appeared next to Sakura and Hinata, covered in blood.

Gaara looked up as his friends chakra signature suddenly appeared.

"Gaara," Naruto said, "Don't kill him, but don't release him."

Gaara snarled; even if he knew that Naruto had a good reason for this, the Uchiha had harmed his mate.

"Gaara," Naruto's eyes narrowed when he saw that Gaara wasn't going to obey him. "Listen to me. You know I have a reason for this."

Gaara's eyes narrowed and he ordered the sand to slightly loosen its hold on Sasuke, whose head slumped forward as he finally fell unconscious.

Naruto grinned. "Thank-you, Gaara."

Hayate stepped forward. "Winner, Sabaku no Gaara!"

Naruto jumped onto the ground and caught Sasuke as Gaara's sand released him and returned to Gaara's gourd.

The blonde nodded to Gaara and ran off with Kakashi calling after him.

Gaara returned to the balcony and wrapped his arms around Sakura.

"Naruto was covered in blood," Hinata said.

"Yes," Sakura agreed.

"Why?" Hinata asked.

Sakura blinked and looked at Gaara who shrugged.

They stared after Naruto, wondering where the blonde had gone and where he was going.

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*End*

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