(By the way, I realized something that may be confusing some of you. This story uses what I consider to be Naruto's 'real' age. He failed the genin exam three times meaning while everyone else is 12, Naruto is 15. The twins are the same age as Naruto. Hope that clears things up a bit.)

Saxyguy – Sup folks! Just figured I should let you guys know that the rumors that I had died are greatly exaggerated.

Leo – You know there wouldn't be any rumors if you just wrote on a regular schedule… reaches for nearby objet to beat Saxyguy with

Saxyguy – steps out of Leo's arms reach Anyway. This is the new chapter. We'll get to see the Chuunin finals and maybe the beginning of something after…

Leo – Baka! They already know about Oro-teme's invasion! beats Saxyguy with an inflatable hammer of doom

Saxyguy – Itai! That doesn't mean you need to hit me!

Leo – The day you get through a chapter without needing to be beaten is the day I hang up my pencil.

Chapter 10

Two weeks after the Prelims

There is a little known plateau deep in the woods surrounding Konoha. For those who know Kakashi well enough, they would recognize it as his personal training ground. The wind gusted across the plateau, kicking up dust and dirt. There was a sound starting. It sounded like the chirping of many birds, slowly rising in intensity. Two forms dashed forth, dragging their left hands, which appeared to be covered in lightning.

'Chidori!" Sasuke and Raid called out as they simultaneously slammed their hands into the rock in front of them.

"Good. Sasuke-kun, I want you to continue to practice Chidori to increase you efficiency and speed. Raid-kun, I am going to teach you my other original move, Raikari."

"Why can't I learn that one Kakashi-sensei?" Sasuke asked.

"Because Raikari requires the Raiton affinity to perform. Your genius lies in Katon jutsu."

"Hai." Sasuke replied as he moved to continue practicing.

'I wonder how Anee-chan and Naru-chan are doing.' Raid wondered as Kakashi began to teach him Raikari.

Konoha's hot spring: one week earlier

The last couple of days had been rather… interesting for Jade and Naruto. After taking one look at the seal Orochimaru put on Naruto, Jiraiya pronounced her to be permanently female. He also fixed Gaara's seal after Jade and Naruto proved how truly irritation they could be. Jiraiya was currently reaching Naruto to summon toads while Jade practiced using chakra strings by making a small puppet dance.

"And that's the theory behind summoning." Jiraiya finished. "Now, memorize these hand seals as I do them…" Jiraiya said as he performed the seals. Slamming a palm into the ground, Jiraiya shouted called out the technique. "Kuchiyose no Jutsu!"

There was a cloud of smoke and a toad appeared holding a large scroll in its mouth. Accepting the scroll from the toad, Jiraiya unrolled it in front of Naruto.

"Now prick a finger and sign your name in blood with your handprint below it." Jiraiya said indicating where Naruto was to sign. After Naruto finished signing her name, Jiraiya dismissed the toad. 'Now you try to summon one. Don't feel bad if you don't get it right away…"

Naruto slammed her palm into the ground. "Kuchiyose no Jutsu!" There was a massive explosion of smoke.

"Jiraiya why have you summoned me?"

'Holy shit! She summoned Gamabunta on the first try!'

"It wasn't me otherwise I'd be on your head." Jiraiya said from the ground.

"Well then who summoned me?"

"It was me." Naruto said as she crawled down onto Gamabuta's nose, only to be joined by Jade.

"Congratulations on your first summon." Jade said as she gave Naruto a high five.

"You mean to tell me that this gaki summoned me and it was her first attempt?"

"Yup." Jade and Naruto agreed, the former going back to playing with her puppet.

"Well I'll be… kids these days sure are getting stronger…" Gamabunta muttered. "Gaki I'll let you summon toads, but only summon me if the need is dire."

"Hai." Naruto responded. Gamabunta disappeared in a cloud of smoke, giving Jade and Naruto just enough time to realize they were 20 stories up with no way to catch themselves. 'Shit.' They both thought.

The day of the Exam

All the participating genin, minus Raid and Sasuke, were standing in the stadium as people filed in. a ninja chewing on a senbon approached them just as Kakashi, Sasuke, and Raid appeared in a swirl of leaves.

"Now that everyone's here, my name is Genma and I will be the proctor for the finals. The rules are the same as the preliminaries. The first match is Shikamaru versus Temari. All other contestants please move to the contestant box."

Everyone but Genma, Shikamaru, and Temari left the stadium.

Seeing their chance, Raid and Sasuke slipped over to Naruto and Jade, where they were joined by Gaara.

"So how did your training go?" Raid asked as Kin appeared beside him with a bang. "Oh hey beautiful." He said, causing Kin to blush.

"Well Jade-chan learned a jutsu in her affinity, and I learned how to summon. Speaking of which, Lyn-chan wants to talk to you." Naruto said as she created a Kage Bushin for Lyn to inhabit.

As soon as Lyn appeared, she glomped Raid, sending them both to the ground with as much grace as a sledgehammer. Naruto and Jade glanced up to see Shikamaru gain the upper hand in his match.

"You know in both of the times we've talked, I seem to spend a lot of time on my back." Raid commented.

"I can't help it if you're just too sexy for your own good." Lyn shot back. "Now for the real reason I'm here, do you have a summon?"

"No I don't. Why?"

"Then I offer you my race." Lyn said as she snapped her fingers, causing a large scroll to appear in a burst of flame. "This is the kitsune contract and I want you to sign it."

"Hey! Why didn't you offer that to me?" Naruto cried.

"You can already have my help just by making a kage bushin so what would be the point?" Lyn asked as Raid but his thumb and signed the contract.

"That's… actually a really good point…"

By this time Shikamaru had forfeited.

"Would the next two fighters please enter the stadium." Genma called.

Before she left the contestant box, Naruto summoned Gamakichi. "Hey, Gamakichi. Can all toads spit oil or is that just Gamabunta?"

"We can all do it, but where Tou-san would give you enough to level small towns, I can only produce enough to keep a small lamp lit for a few hours."

"So bigger toads mean more oil right?"

"In a nutshell, yes."

"Thanks. I'll get you a snack next time." Naruto said as she dismissed Gamakichi and joined Neji in the stadium.

"Fate has led us to this day and…"

"If you start spewing some retarded ass crap about fate I will humiliate you with your defeat. As it is, I want to give both of us a chance to show off a bit. So how about you shut up and prepare to fight?" Naruto said, causing Neji to close his open mouth with a snap.

"Match two: Uzumaki Naruto versus Hyuuga Neji. Hajime!"

Neji stood back and activated his Byakugan, waiting for Naruto to make the first move. Naruto reached up and bit down on her thumb, drawing blood. She flitted through some hand seals before slapping a palm to the ground and shouting. "Kuchiyose no Jutsu!"

There was a large cloud of smoke. When it cleared, Naruto was crouched on the back of a large toad with twin katana strapped crosswise on its back.

Neji's eyes grew to the approximate size of basketballs.

"Let's show this guy who's boss. You keep him occupied and I'll provide Ninjutsu support."

"Hai." The toad croaked as it drew one of the katana on its back. The toad leaped forward and went for a horizontal slash that would have cleaved Neji in two had he not jumped over the blade. He was so focused on the toad; however, that he forgot about Naruto.

That was his first mistake.

"Suiton: Teppoudama!"

'Fuck.' Neji thought as a large ball of water smashed into his upper back, hurling him into the wall.

Contestant box

"Looks like Naru-chan learned a bit more than just summoning." Sasuke commented.

"She's a bit like a jutsu sponge really." Jade replied.

"You'll really want to watch me and Sasuke-kun go at it. It'll be good." Raid said, still pinned to the floor by Lyn. Kin flopped to the ground next to his head. "How are you still here anyway? Not that I really mind…" Raid asked, looking at the kitsune seated on his chest.

"Naru-chan's control with kage bushin has grown at an amazing rate in the past month. I can stay out for up to three days now."

"Cool. Now we can hang out more." Raid said as Kin slid his head into her lap and started to toy with his hair.

"You have no clue how much I envy you right now." Kankuro remarked as Kin began to tie a bunch of mini braids in Raid's hair.

"Not that Aniki's love life isn't interesting, but I would like to watch the match. Jade said from the floating platform of sand her and Gaara were seated on.

The Stadium

Naruto seemed to be in dire straights indeed. After several minutes, Neji finally defeated Naruto's summoned ally. Now Neji had Naruto tied up in melee combat with no time to use her impressive arsenal of jutsu. Neji sent a barrage of attacks at Naruto, but her lithe form somehow bent to avoid them all, her flowing movements oddly reminiscent of the flow of water. One thing about Naruto's new style became rapidly apparent. While Neji kept up a grueling pace of blows, Naruto was slowly getting faster. Eventually, Naruto began launching strikes of her own. She lashed out with her right hand and grabbed the front of Neji's vest. With a surprising show of strength, Naruto swung Neji up over her head and slammed her left palm into Neji's chest with a cry of "Futon: Heki Hira no Jutsu!" Neji was blasted straight up as Naruto did the seals for summoning again. She summoned a medium sized armored toad. "Now! Give me oil directed at him!" Naruto shouted as she pointed at Neji's airborne form.

"Hai." The toad replied, forming the appropriate seals and shooting out a stream of oil.

Naruto did her own set of seals and ignited the oil with a Katon jutsu. The resulting fireball engulfed Neji for a second before the toad ran out of oil.

Neji fell to the ground and lay still. Upon closer inspection, he was revealed to be merely unconscious and mostly unharmed by the fire.

"Shousha: Uzumaki Naruto." Genma announced.

Naruto walked out of the arena and rejoined the rest of the gang in the contestant box. The thing that got the most attention was when she seated herself in Sasuke's lap.

"Next match: Miyuki Jade versus Sabaku no Kankuro. Contestants please enter the arena." Genma announced, prompting Jade and Kankuro to leap into the arena.

Raid flanked by Lyn and Kin, approached the wall to watch what was sure to be an interesting match.

"Match three: Miyuki Jade versus Sabaku no Kankuro. Hajime!"

Jade whipped out a wire with several kunai strung along it as Kankuro unwrapped his puppet and set himself for Jade's attack. Jade held the wire at both ends and ran chakra through it, causing the kunai to levitate and point at Kankuro. She released the wire and the kunai hung in the air. With a jerk of her hand, she sent the kunai speeding towards Kankuro, who brought Karasu around to block.

The kunai deflected harmlessly as Kankuro laughed. "You'll have to do better than that!"

"Okay, how about this?" Jade retorted as she jerked both her hands back and Kasaru twitched out of Kankuro's control. With some quick movements of her fingers, Jade drew Karasu to her, leaving Kankuro to simply gape in amazement.

'Hey! Give that back!"

"No. Besides, what kind of guy plays with dolls?"

"That is a puppet not a doll! And a dangerous one at that." Kankuro said indignantly.

"No kidding." Jade replied sarcastically. With a twitch of her finger, Karasu's arms flipped up and launched a barrage of kunai at Kankuro.

Kankuro leaped to the side and drew out a scroll. 'Thank kami I brought a spare.' He thought as he unrolled the scroll. There was an explosion of smoke and when it cleared, Kankuro was standing backed by another Karasu.

'This could get interesting… He obviously knows more about the puppet then I do… How to do this…' Manipulating the chakra strings, Jade and Kankuro sent their puppets flying at each other. Both puppets deployed blades and hacked at each other. After a moment, the two puppeteers pulled their toys back to survey the damage and plan their next move. Amazingly, Kankuro's puppet was worse off; having lost two of its four arms where Jade's had only lost one.

Jade fired another barrage of kunai and followed it with her puppet.

Kankuro pulled his puppet in front of himself to block the kunai, and then sent it to meet Jade's in battle once more.

That's when Jade did something totally unexpected. She detached the chakra strings on her right hand. Then she used Kawarimi no Jutsu to switch places with her puppet. She attached chakra strings to Kankuro's puppet with her right hand and, using the leverage from her closer position, stole the second puppet from Kankuro. "Now who's the puppet master?" Jade asked flanked by both of Kankuro's puppets.

"Bite me bitch."

"Wrong answer." Jade replied as she fired a storm of poisoned senbon at Kankuro. The young nin became a life-sized pincushion.

"I… I… f…forfeit…" Kankuro said before he collapsed.

Jade returned Kankuro's puppets to his side and left the arena as medics rushed to attend to the fallen puppet user.

Balcony

"That was an incredible match but did you have to kill my Nii-san?" Gaara asked when Jade arrived.

"He'll live. He only passed out because of the number of senbon that hit. He'll wake up in a few hours and be able to take the antidote."

"Oh. Well it was a really good match regardless."

"Thanks."

Arena

By this time, Raid and Sasuke stood facing each other. Sasuke chuckled to himself as Raid removed all the mini-braids Kin had put in his hair.

"You look ridiculous." Sasuke said.

Raid simply grunted and finished taking his hair down.

"Match four: Miyuki Raid versus Uchiha Sasuke. Hajime!"

They both stood and faced each other before Sasuke spoke. "Do we want to be flashy of quick?"

"Flashy of course. We wanna show off how strong Konoha nin are."

"Liar!" Sasuke retorted, pointing at Raid. "You just want to show off in front of Lyn and Kin!"

"You got me. So should we start?"

"Let's go!" Sasuke shouted with a grin.

Raid threw a double fist full of shuriken at Sasuke then threw both arms out to his sides, causing twin hilts to shoot out of his arm warmers and into his hands. There was a tearing of cloth as twin wakazashis appeared from his now shredded arm warmers.

Sasuke avoided the shuriken by leaping to one of the arena walls. He flew through some hand seals before shouting his technique. "Katon: Housenka no Jutsu!" Twelve small fireballs streaked at Raid.

Raid spun his wakazashis into a forward grip ((A/N: Saxyguy – blade extending from the thumb)) and batted all the fireballs away, revealing the shuriken hidden in the flames. Twirling the blades, Raid forced chakra into them, causing them to lengthen to full size katanas. He then slipped into his stance, his right katana rested across his shoulders while his left arm crossed his chest to hold the other katana straight back from his armpit.

Stands

Tenten stared in awe at the swords Raid now held. 'I have GOT too get him to tell me where he got those.'

Arena

Sasuke pulled out a shuriken and threw it at Raid. Running through some hand seals, he announced his jutsu. "Shuriken Kage Bushin no Jutsu!" the resulting cloud of shuriken was thick enough to completely obscure vision.

Raid crouched and, forcing chakra into his legs, leaped directly at the incoming projectile cloud. His arms became a blur just before he was engulfed in the tide of pointy things of doom. There was a long screech of metal striking metal so quickly it slurred into one note before Raid emerged from the other side of the cloud flying directly at Sasuke.

Sasuke leaped out at Raid, who threw his left hand blade at him. Sasuke somehow twisted out of the way of the blade and caught it by the hilt, meeting Raid in an aerial blade lock.

"Let's take this up a notch. The first one to touch the ground forfeits." Raid challenged.

"Fine by me!" Sasuke shouted as he kicked Raid away from the wall. As Raid tumbled away, Sasuke threw the sword in his hand straight down. The katana hit blade first and stuck, allowing Sasuke to land on the hilt. Looking around, Sasuke spotted Raid a short distance away, perched in a tree. Sasuke tied a wire to the hilt of the katana and leaped to the wall, using the wire to pull the weapon after him. Sasuke pulled out a kunai and hurled it at the tree below Raid. When it stuck, the kunai exploded, shattering the base of the tree.

Raid easily kept his balance as the tree slowly began to fall. As he closed in on Sasuke's position, Raid leaped from the tree. Sasuke held his position, waiting for Raid. Raid came in slightly above Sasuke and lashed out, Sasuke's block connecting with a resounding clang. The force of their strikes and blocks somehow kept Raid suspended in the air above Sasuke. Sasuke's next strike slammed against Raid's block with enough force to send Raid flying straight up several meters, leaving him perched on the railing in front of the audience.

Raid threw off his over-shirt, revealing a third wakazashi strapped hilt down on his back. Reaching back, Raid drew the blade, forcing chakra into it as he did, again causing it to lengthen to a full sized katana. Raid then simply leaned forward and fell head first at Sasuke.

Sasuke activated his Sharingan as Raid vanished, reappearing under Sasuke's guard and kicking him away from the wall. Raid followed him into the air and they fought for several seconds before Sasuke kicked Raid back again. They both created Kage Bushins behind themselves and used them to jump back into the fray. Sasuke swept both of Raid's swords to one side and, spinning in a complete circle struck at Raid's stomach with his katana. Raid, seeing that his own blades were out of position to block, brought his left shin into the path of Sasuke's sweeping strike, halting the blade with a clang. Sasuke's eyebrows shot up. "What are you wearing under there?"

Raid smirked. "Another sword. Why?" He replied as he lashed out at Sasuke, only to have his strike blocked. Raid twisted around in mid air and slammed his foot into the hilt of Sasuke's katana, ripping it from his hands. He discarded his blades and did some quick hand seals and began charging Chidori. As the two teens fell, Raid grabbed Sasuke's shirt with his right hand to keep him between him and the ground. "We wanted flashy so how about this?" Raid shouted as they both hit the ground, resulting in a huge explosion of dust. When all the dust settled, Sasuke was pinned under Raid, who had his left arm buried up to the elbow in the ground next to Sasuke's head. "I win Sasuke-kun." Raid said as he ripped his arm from the ground.

"I forfeit." Sasuke said as Raid stood and helped him up. Raid retrieved his swords and they both left the arena. When they were ascending the stairs, Sasuke suddenly remembered one of the Uchiha family laws. "Raid-kun wait. I almost forgot one of the Uchiha family laws."

"Which says what?" Raid asked suspicious.

"That if the family is ever reduced to dangerously low numbers, like now, and one of the heirs to the clan is defeated and allowed to live, like what just happened between you and me, then the victor is inducted into the clan and given on the our ancestors eyes." Sasuke said.

"So you're saying I'm like an honorary Uchiha now?" Raid said in awe.

"Nothing 'honorary' about it. You ARE Uchiha. When you receive your new eye, a mutation starts in your other eye to activate the Sharingan in it. Once that happens, you will be able to pass our bloodline on to your children." Sasuke said with a smirk. He turned to Raid and realized that he was talking to an empty hall. "Raid-kun?"

"Down here." Raid said, prompting Sasuke to look down the stairs they had just climbed.

Sasuke sweat dropped. "What kind of ninja falls down the stairs?" Sasuke deadpanned.

"HEY! Cut me a little slack. You just told me I'm becoming part of one of the most illustrious clans in Konoha. I'm allowed to be a little shocked right?" Raid asked indignantly.

"Well you might want to get un-shocked soon, because you do have to fight again." Sasuke reminded Raid as he climbed the stairs again and they continued to the contestant box. "And your next match is against Jade-chan of all people."

"AW, HEYELL NO!" Raid shouted. "Damn. I didn't want to have to forfeit this soon…" Raid muttered as they walked into the contestant waiting room and both found themselves suddenly staring at the ceiling.

"That was awesome Sasuke-kun!" Naruto squealed, reminding everyone of a much less annoying Sakura.

"You should wear less clothing more often, Raid-sama." Kin said, causing Raid to blush.

"I agree Raid-sama." Lyn said, admiring his now mostly exposed torso.

"Girls, I'd really like to watch this next match." Raid said as Gaara and Shino entered the arena. Kin and Lyn both stood and Raid approached the railing in time to see Shino forfeit. "Damn, I thought that was going to be a good match." Raid commented as Lyn and Kin pulled him back to the ground.

Gaara exploded into a cloud of sand, reappearing in the contestant box with a bang.

"Show off." Jade murmured as she came up next to Gaara. Gaara caught Temari's eye and signaled her to meet him in the hall, then steered Jade out of the room with him.

Hall

Temari was leaned against the wall when Jade and Gaara walked up. "What did you need Gaara-nii-san?"

"Temari-nee-san, I want you to forfeit your match with Naru-san." Gaara said, cutting straight to the point.

"What? Why?" Temari asked, shocked.

"Orochimaru-teme is going the signal the invasion during my next match."

"What invasion?" Jade asked, alarmed.

"The Suna-Oto invasion of Konoha." Gaara replied, as if it were common knowledge.

"WHAT?! I have to go tell someone!" Jade exclaimed as she turned to find someone to warn.

Gaara wrapped her in sand and brought her back to his side. "Hokage-sama already knows. I want you and me to be in the arena when Orochimaru-teme signals the invasion because I am turning on Oto and Suna."

"What?!" This time it was Temari who shouted.

"I have finally found someplace I feel I can belong." Gaara said with a glance at Jade. "You think I'm gonna help destroy it?"

"Then I'm gonna help you." Temari responded.

"Let's go, and remember, fight to kill. The enemy will do the same." Gaara said as he released Jade.

"Aniki!" I've got to warn him!" Jade said.

"Go ahead, but be careful. Hokage-sama doesn't want a panic."

"Hai." Jade replied as the three of them returned to the contestant box.

Contestant Box

As Temari and Naruto went to the arena, Jade used the silent code she had developed with Raid to contact him.

'Take Sasuke-kun and Lee-kun and hide yourselves above the Kage seating. Tell Lyn to return to the seal. Prepare to fight for your life.' Jade signaled

'Hai.' Raid responded as he passed on the message on to Lyn, who dispelled herself to return to Naruto. 'Who's attacking?'

'Oto and Suna are betraying us. Be careful, they are being lead by Oro-teme.'

'Hai. Good luck!' Raid signaled as he grabbed Sasuke and took off to find Lee.

"Raid-kun, what about your match with Jade-chan?" Sasuke asked puzzled.

"Something else has come up. I'll send a kage bushin to forfeit. We have to find Lee-kun." Raid said.

"What's going on?" Sasuke asked as Raid spotted Lee.

"I'll explain in a minute. We have to go now. Raid said as he grabbed Lee and took off toward the Kage seating.

"My most youthful rival! What has happened?"

Raid glanced toward the arena to see Temari and Naruto walking off the field. "We're going to be attacked during Gaara-kun and Anee-chan's match." Raid said as he sent a kage bushin to forfeit his match with Jade. "We are going to hide on the roof of the kage balcony and assist Hokage-sama in any way we can."

"This is a most youthful goal! We will succeed for we are in the Springtime of Youth!" Lee exclaimed, causing both Sasuke and Raid to roll their eyes.

When they landed on the roof, Raid spiked his three wakazashis into the roof, creating a triangle. He then crouched down in the middle of the triangle and started a long series of hand seals. "Step inside the triangle." Raid said as he neared the end of his technique. Sasuke and Lee stepped in with Raid as he hit the final seal. "Ninpo: Kamereono no Jutsu!"

Nothing happened.

"What was this jutsu supposed to do again?" Sasuke asked with sweat drop.

"We have become invisible to everyone outside the three swords." Raid replied with a smirk.

"Now what?" Lee asked.

"Now we wait." Raid replied as he checked his weapons.

The Arena

Gaara and Jade stood in front of Genma staring at each other.

"Final first round match: Sabaku no Gaara versus Miyuki Jade. Hajime!"

At the proctor's call, Jade shot forward and unleashed a powerful taijutsu combo on Gaara. Gaara didn't even flinch as each strike was blocked by his sand.

Seeing her taijutsu assault fail, Jade hopped back and hurled a double fistful of kunai at Gaara. The sand blocked all but one of the kunai. The kunai that got through deflected off his hitai-ate, leaving a long scar across the Suna symbol.

((A/N: Saxyguy – Has anyone ever heard of foreshadowing? Just thought I'd ask.))

Jade flitted through some hand seals before announcing her technique. "Mokuton: Soutei Kontei no Jutsu!" Roots and vines sprouted from the ground under Gaara and wrapped around his legs before constricting, causing Gaara to explode into sand.

Sand swelled up behind Jade and then collapsed on itself, revealing Gaara, who was completely unhurt.

When 'Gaara' exploded, Jade jumped forward and began some hand seals. She pivoted on her landing and shouted "Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu!"

As the fireball approached Gaara, the sand began to form a sphere around him to block it. Just before the sphere was completed, Jade emerged from the ground and dove into the sphere. The fireball quickly dissipated as the bushin forming the jutsu dispelled, revealing a perfect sphere of sand. The sounds emanating from the sphere made it sound as though several thousand nin battled in it. The sand suddenly started quivering, as if something inside was attempting to force its way out. Suddenly part of the sphere exploded outward. There was a blur as a human form streaked towards the arena wall before impacting hard enough to leave a rather large crater. Everyone was shocked at the sheer power and brutality Gaara had just displayed. As the dust settled, a form was seen staggering out of the crater.

Gaara stumbled away from the wall and fell to his knees in pain. 'Mental note: never piss Jade-chan off…'

'I could have told you that.'

'Since when are you and I on speaking terms, Baka-tanuki?'

'Since you started dating someone I like.'

'Since when have I ever wanted or needed your… never mind. We'll talk later.' Gaara thought as the sand blocked another volley of shuriken.

As Jade charged in for another taijutsu bout, the Kage seating exploded into purple smoke. According to their plan, Jade punched out at Gaara. Gaara dodged the strike and grabbed her wrist. Pulling her flush against his body, Gaara crouched down, shielding Jade with his body as weapons impacted all around them.

Saxyguy – CLIFFHANGER NO JUTSU!

Leo – Beats Saxyguy with a steel chair Baka! Stop tormenting our readers!

Saxyguy – That's it! I'm sick of you beating me for no reason! Pulls out an overripe orange in a pair of nylon pantyhose and takes a swing at Leo

Leo ducks and the pantyhose wraps around Saxyguy's head before the orange smashes against his face, spraying citric acid into his eyes.

Saxyguy – GAH! MY EYES! IT BURNSES!

Leo – There's not really much I can add to his pain… except for this! Pulls out a whistle and blows on it.

Saxyguy was suddenly crushed under the foot of a trained elephant.

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