Naruto: The Blind Shinobi

Chapter 11: Prelims

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Beta: Leolion101

A/N: I know most of the fights are short, but I promise that the finals will be a lot better. Most of these fights were one-sided since I wanted the best people in the finals.

Also I am glad that everyone is liking the story so far. I am trying my best to put as much up as I can while I am on vacation, in order to make up for the long break I took while working. I also just kind of love the couple so much I can't seem to stop writing.

shessys mate Thank you for your first review, I am glad you like to story.

Ladygoddess8: I have a plan in mind for Sasuke and the curse mark.


(Five Days Later)

Team Eight walked into a room that seemed more like an arena. As they got to the railing, they heard the Sandaime speak up. As the Hokage talked about the true purpose of the exam, Naruto examined the chakra of everyone in the room. Gaara's team, the three rookie teams, the team with the silver-haired genin from before the first exam, Hinata's cousin's team, and another team (Sound).

As Naruto examined the genin someone else stepped forward. "My name is Hayate and I will be the proctor for the third exam and the preliminaries. Now is there anyone who wanted to quit before we start."

Kabuto raised his hand. "I can't go on, I am too tired from the forest."

Hayate nodded at this. "Very well Kabuto Yakushi is disqualified. Now then the way we are going to determine who fights who in the preliminary matches is the monitor behind me." At this point the monitor was revealed on the wall. "It will randomly select two names and the fights will start." At this point it started going through the names. "The first match is Sasuke Uchiha vs. Yoroi Akado."

As the two walked down to the arena Naruto frowned. 'That cursed seal is mostly suppressed, but I can still sense it. The seal over it doesn't completely work.'

Kiba looked down at the fight as the two squared off. "Sasuke has got this in the bag! That wimp won't be able to beat him, ya know."

Naruto smiled at Kiba's confidence and nodded as the two took off towards each other.

(Sasuke Uchiha vs. Yoroi Akado)

Sasuke was standing in front of Yoroi with a smirk on his face. "You might as well surrender now. I would prefer not to hurt you." Yoroi took insult to that and went to run forward, but after training with Haku, Sasuke had gotten used to higher speeds then the boy was capable of traveling at. As Yoroi got close enough Sasuke saw him raise his hand to throw a punch. Knocking the hand away, Sasuke jumped into the air and kicked Yoroi in the chin, sending the boy backward.

Running through hand-signs Sasuke spoke again."I will give you one last chance to surrender."

Yoroi stood up and glared at Sasuke. "Screw you, you son of a bi-" What the boy was going to say was cut off by the three small fireballs, that Sasuke had launched, hitting him in the chest.

The hit sent him skidding across the room, and he was unconscious when he stopped. "Tch, amateur" Scoffed Sasuke as he walked back to his team.

When he got back into place the monitor started spinning through names again. "Hinata Hyuuga vs Kankuro no Sabaku"

As Kankuro walked down to the ring, Naruto whispered to Hinata. "Activate your bloodline right away. Don't take any chances and you can win this."

(Hinata vs Kankuro)

She nodded and steeled her resolve as she headed down to the arena. 'I can do this, my team believes in me and I won't let them down. All it takes is,' At this point she paused in her thoughts, looking up towards Kankuro with her bloodline activated. 'All it takes is confidence!'

The moment the match was called Hinata threw a kunai, that didn't need to be dodged. It hit right next to Kankuro, and the moment it did, Hinata charged him. Kankuro was cocky as she kunai missed. "Pathetic aim girly."

As she got closer she, went to the side, forcing him to turn, and sent out a palm strike at him, only to disappear when the attack was about to hit. In her place was a kunai as she reappeared behind Kankuro, striking the bundle on his back. The bundle unraveled as Kankuro dropped to the ground. Inside the bundle the real Kankuro had received a knock-out blow and his puppet was no longer usable. "The Hyu-Hyuga clan's eyes can't be de-deceived." Hinata said as she walked back towards her team.

When she got back to her team, Kiba was smiling at her. "Good job Hinata-chan!"

She blushed at the praise, and it was worse when Naruto spoke as well. "That was a brilliant plan Hinata."

Looking towards the monitor the girl nodded. "Thank you Kiba-kun, Naruto-kun."

(Gaara vs Dosu)

As the two names were called Gaara grinned. Walking down to the arena Gaara and Dosu were glaring at each other. "Are you worthy?" Gaara asked.

Dosu snarled at the question. "Worthy enough to kick your ass!" As he finished speaking Dosu ran forward with his arm pulled back, only to be encased in sand.

"DIE!" Gaara snarled as the sand crushed Dosu and blood coated the ground. Walking back to the stand all of the other contestants took a step away from him.

(Ino vs Neji)

Ino was nervous as she walked down to the arena, but confident at the same time. She had seen the skill displayed by the other genin, but she was sure that her clan's abilities would let her win. As the two fighters got down to the stage, Neji looked at her in a way no one had before, like she wasn't worth his time. "You might as well surrender, destiny had declared that I will win this fight."

Ino wasn't going to be brushed off, in her mind she was the strongest girl in the room. "Don't act like you are better than me!" She shouted as she charged Neji. Shikamaru face-palmed in the stand as she got closer to a Hyuga who smirked at the girl.

"You should learn to think before you act." Neji said as he dodged a sloppy punch from Ino before sending her flying halfway across the room with a palm-strike. "Now you should surrender. You are a pathetic excuse for a shinobi, and have only gotten here because of your team."

Ino picked herself up and glarred at the older boy. "You don't know anything about me!" As se said this Ino brought out a kunai and cut her hair. Throwing the strands towards him Ino smirked. "Dodge this, Mind Transfer Jutsu!"

Ino slumped forwards As Neji simply took a few steps to the side. "Proctor call the match, or I will attack her. She thought to hold a Hyuga in place with chakra threads, how pathetic."

Neji walked back to his team as Ino was taken to the infirmary, her shoulder having some internal damage. The next two matches were Kin vs Shikamaru, in which Shikamaru tricked the girl and caught her with his shadow so that he could cause her to knock herself out, and Temari vs Tenten, in which Temari deflected all of Tenten's weapons with her fan before sending her flying. As Tenten was falling Temari made sure she had a safe landing. Afterwards the Kazekage's daughter said something about respecting a true kunoichi.

At this point Kiba was complaining that he hadn't got to fight yet. Naruto kept him calm by wrapping his arms around the taller boy's waist, getting stares from some of the other competitors.

(With Ino)

While Tenten and Temari were fighting Ino had woken up, only to learn that it was Sakura who was treating her. "What are you doing forehead?"

Sakura smiled as she moved her short hair out of her face. "I was just finishing fixing up your shoulder Ino-chan."

That got widened eyes from the Yamanaka heir. "Wait, why aren't you insulting me."

Sakura almost laughed at the question. "I don't think it would be appropriate to insult one of my patients Ino-chan. Besides we were friends once, and I miss that."

Ino narrowed her eyes now, expecting this to be a trick. "Well what about Sasuke-kun? I thought we were rivals in love."

Sakura looked down, a small frown on her face. "We were stupid when we became rivals. No boy is worth ruining a friendship, and Sasuke isn't even interested in us. I once thought that it could be different if I could get through to Sasuke, but after seeing how he acted around Shino and Naruto, and then seeing how Hinata acted towards Naruto, I realized that I didn't love Sasuke. It was a stupid selfish crush, and it harmed any chance I had at being friends with Sasuke, which is what he really needed."

Ino looked shell shocked at her old rival. "But, but-"

Sakura put her hand on Ino's shoulder. "Ino-chan maybe you should put some thought into why you wanted to become a shinobi. I had wanted to be a medic before I started crushing on Sasuke, and now that I am back on this path I am a lot happier. We shouldn't have to sacrifice what we want for some boy. Just think about it." Sakura finished before walking out of the room.

(Back in the arena - Kiba vs Misumi)

Kiba and Akamaru had headed down to face their opponent with smiles on their face. As soon as the match was started Kiba threw Akamaru a pill. "Four-legged Technique, Beast Human Clone. Let's go Akamaru. Fang Passing Fang"

Kiba and Akamaru, who looked just like Kiba, charged forwards, turning into a spiraling drill of claws. As they struck their target the boy flew into a wall. Kiba and Akamaru stopped, waiting to see if her was down. Instantly a hand was shooting out of the dust, stretched to unnatural proportions. Kiba side-steped and slashed downward with his claws, only for the appendage to twist downward at the point of contact before striking him. (1)

Akamaru was dodging the other hand and Kiba was getting aggravated. Looking up he saw Naruto and calmed himself. 'No one is here to come up with a plan for me. I have to think. He can distort his body, but there has to be a limit.' Grabbing the hand that had struck him, Kiba glanced to Akamaru who bit down on the hand attacking him. "Fang Passing Fang"

As the two started spinning the twisted around each other, tangling the older boy's arms up in knots. As the arms stopped stretching Misumi let out an ear-piercing scream, before fainting from pain. Hinata and Neji winced as they realized his abilities. Misumi used chakra to stretch his body, and when that chakra was stopped, and his arms were stretched like they were, it was as painful as having them stretched that amount all at once.

Naruto moved to Kiba as the brunette made his way back to his team. Naruto kissed Kiba on the cheek, right on the tip of the red fang mark, and smiled. "You did really good Kiba-kun."

Ino, who had just came back from the infirmary was wide-eyed. "When did this happen!?" The girl screamed, making Kiba wince.

Naruto knowing his boyfriend had sensitive ears, turned towards her. "How is that any of your business, and anyway don't scream?"

Kiba wrapped his arms around Naruto and he saw Ino blush. "Ignore her Naru, it is time for the next fight."

(Shino vs Zaku)

The moment the match started, Zaku lifted his arms and shot a blast of air at Shino. Shino moved to the side as the blast of air passed by him. "You will have to do better than that. Why? My teammates' attacks are much faster."

"Shut up you damn tree-huger!" Zaku shouted as he shot out a blast of air once again.

Shino found the air easy to dodge and sighed. Lifting his sleeves up, a huge amount of kikaichu flew from his sleeves. "This will be your last chance to surrender. Why? Because I will defeat you with a single attack."

Zaku glared at him. "I SAID SHUT THE FUCK UP!" Raising both of his hands Zaku screamed in pain as his arms blew apart.

Shino looked at him as he pushed his sunglasses back onto his face. "I told you it would take one attack. Why? Because while I talked to you my insects plugged the holes in your arm. As the air had no way out, it had to create one."

Zaku screamed again. "SON OF A BITCH! MY ARMS, I WILL FUCKING KILL YOU!" As he tried to charge forward, a large amount of kikaichu swarmed him. When they pulled away, Zaku was unconscious.

Shino allowed his insects to return before walking to his team. "He had no chance. Why? Because he wasn't skilled enough to belong in the exams."

(Haku vs Choji)

The moment the match was called, Naruto focused on the last person that had to fight. The boy had barely any chakra in his coils and it flowed weird, even as it was bright, signifying happiness.

Focusing on the fight about to start, Naruto could feel Choji worrying until Asuma spoke up. "Choji if you win I will buy you three all you can eat bar-b-q lunches."

Choji instantly went wide-eyed. "BAR-B-Q! Partial Expansion Jutsu!" Instantly his arm extended, shooting towards Haku, who jumped over the attack. Kicking off it Haku drew several senbon and threw them at the boy. Choji jumped back to avoid the senbon.

The moment Choji avoid the attack Haku went through several hand-signs. "Water Release: Gunshot" After saying that Haku shot a small ball of water that struck Choji in the stomach.

Choji doubled over when he was stuck and Haku threw several senbon into his neck, knocking him out. "I am sorry, but I can't afford to waste time here."

(Naruto vs Lee)

Naruto and Lee walked down to the the stairs to the arena and Lee frowned. "I am going to ask you one time to surrender. It would be dishonorable to attack you with your handicap."

Naruto hearing this got mad. Looking at the ground he focused on his chakra before placing his hand in the ram seal and slamming it down on the ground. Instantly symbols raced to Lee, who jumped away just as the ground he was on exploded. "You say something like that again, and I will kill you! Do you understand me." Naruto said, the last part said with extreme venom.

Lee looked surprised. "Well you are certainly strong. I suppose I shouldn't have thought you would let a handicap get in the way of your dream."

Hearing that word again, Naruto looked down. That word made his blood boil. 'Kit, calm down before you pull on my chakra.'

Letting the anger go, Naruto focused on the fight. 'Sorry, I won't let my anger get the better of me Kyuubi.' Lee took that moment to charge forwards with a straight punch. Naruto moved slightly to the side, barely avoiding the hit. As he avoided the first one though, Lee spun and kicked him in the chest, sending him flying. As Naruto pushed to his feet, Lee was back on him. As Lee threw another straight punch, Naruto grabbed his hand before moving away.

As Naruto jumped back away from Lee he put his hands in the ram seal again. "Fuin (Seal)" Lee was able to keep from falling to the ground, but he crouched.

Looking at his hands he saw the markings all over the bandages he wore. "An interesting technique, designed to slow my movements. However, I can simply speed up again." After saying that Lee revealed the weights he had on his ankles, and when he took them off, they slammed into the ground hard enough to shake the stadium. "Now I feel better."

Naruto tensed as Lee charged him again, and as he got hit in the stomach he rolled across the ground. 'Seems I don't have a choice. I have to kick things up a notch.' Standing up, the blonde lifted his arms and allowed chakra chains to form around them. As he did he unsealed his sword. Lee charged forward again and as he launched a spinning round-kick, Naruto blocked with his chain covered arm, before slashing at the boy. Lee was too fast though and avoided the slash.

Lee countered throwing a punch which connected with the chains once again, and as Naruto slashed Lee humped backwards. As he did though one of the chains came unraveled, wrapped around the sword, and the sword was sent lashing outward towards Lee. As Lee avoided the attacks, he saw his options slimming. "Well, Naruto-kun it seems like you might force me to use my trump card. I will give you once chance to surrender Naruto-kun before I start opening the gates."

Naruto had never heard of a technique called the gates, but luckily Kyuubi had. 'He is talking about the eight chakra gates. Each one, once opened, provide you with a power boost. If the eighth is opened the user will gain the power to fight a Kage, but the higher the gate, the more damage the body is put through. The eighth gate causes death.'

Naruto nodded and thought of a plan. As soon as Lee started opening the gates, Naruto cocooned himself in his chakra chains. Lee instantly went on the attack, knocking the cocoon in the air and as the boy blurred from one place to another so did it. As he got ready to use his finishing attack though, he closed his eyes. As he slammed the cocoon into the ground it opened to reveal a chunk of stone.

Lee landed on the ground, eyes wide. He went to take a step forward, only to collapse to his knees as Naruto spoke up. "You did extremely well, but the technique put to much strain on your body. When you winced it gave me time to substitute out of my chains which had protected me from most of your attacks." Naruto appeared in front of Lee with a busted lip. His shirt was torn revealing the seal on his stomach, and a bruise on his chest that was already fading. "People like us, we have had to fight and train harder than anyone else around us to make up for the problems we have. I know you won't surrender Lee, so I am sorry."

As he spoke Naruto's fist started glowing blue, and the blonde slammed it into Lee's head, sending him flying. Walking over to where his sword was dropped the blonde sealed it before turning towards Lee, who while unconscious, was standing on his feet. "Proctor you need to call the match. He will only cause more harm to himself."

Hayate agreed and called the match in Naruto's favor. As the winners came down to the arena both Kiba and Hinata rushed to Naruto's side. "Are you okay Naru/Naruto-kun?" They both asked at the same time.

Naruto nodded. "The damage that was done by that last attack was absorbed almost completely by my chakra chains, and his attacks were meant to wind me. My guess is that he was taking it easy on me before I started using my chains and sword. Then when he realized I had range with my sword he felt cornered. I am just lucky I knew what the gates were." As Naruto said that he sent a mental smile the the Kyuubi. 'Thank you for that by the way.'

As the winners were told about the finals they had to draw numbers, and the final round's bracket was set.

Match one: Sasuke Uchiha vs Shino Aburame

Match two: Temari no Sabaku vs Shikamaru Nara

Match three: Naruto Uzumaki vs Gaara no Sabaku

Match Four: Neji Hyuga vs Hinata Hyuga

Match five: Haku Momochi vs Kiba Inuzuka

Naruto frowned as his opponent, but figured he would be ready after a month of training. Plus with the Kyuubi helping him with his in seals he could have a few different precautionary measures in place for the fight. Kiba wasn't worried about his fight, but he was worried about Naruto's. Looking at Gaara's eyes the Inuzuka almost started growling, and would have if not for Akamaru barking at him about Naruto being strong enough to take care of himself.

As the teams were dismissed, Team Eight walked outside to find Kurenai waiting on them. "Well I think congratulations are in order. All three of you will be in the final exams."

Naruto smiled at his sensei before a question came to his mind. "Kurenai-sensei, why weren't you in the room as we fought?"

Kurenai frowned. "It was decided that since the exams are meant to see how well you do on your own, that having us in the room would be bad, as some jonin would be inclined to give their genin directions. We did however watch from a screen set up in a different room of the tower. How about we go out to eat though, to celebrate. Afterwards we can work out a training schedule."

All three genin agreed, and they went to eat at Ichiraku's, all of them smiling and laughing the rest of the day.

A/N:

(1) Think about how Orochimaru twists and turns into a half snake, but this guy can do it with any part of his body.