Chapter Twelve.
The day of the Chunin entrance exams rolled up quickly, so fast it was if the weeks flew past like wind tossed leaves.
Sakura sat in the front row of the stadium, next to Ino and Choji, who had been released form the hospital, and was currently on his third pack of diet chips.
"Sasuke-kun's going to win hands down!" the two chanted, arm in arm and a large, 'We love Sasuke-kun' Banner raised in the air. Choji wisely chose to keep his mouth shut.
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Hinata sat next to Kiba, who'd offered to escort her there, since she was still technically unfit to leave the hospital, and was looking at the arena, where most of the competitors had already gathered.
Naruto was nowhere in sight, but that didn't seem to bother the heiress much, as she place a hand to her chest.
'Naruto-kun...you'll be here...I know it.'
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Sarutobi sighed as he looked over the scene, clearly upset.
'Sasuke is absent too…what the hell are you doing, Kakashi?'
Looking over at the Kazekage, he scowled, remembering the strange letter he'd received the other day from a VERY familiar face.
'So Sunagakure thinks they can catch us off guard eh?' he smirked wryly.
'Not when their supposed 'ally' is only pretending to be a missing Nin.'
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The Kazekage felt the Hokage's knowing glare and began to sweat, worried that the plan may be discovered, until the older Kage smiled and offered him a peanut.
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"Ohayo, Sakura-san." Lee greeted, as he hobbled over on his crutches. Gai stood behind him, like a sentinel, ready to cart his ward back to hospital should the need arise.
"Have the matches started yet?"
Just as the kunoichi was about to answer, there was a swirl of leaves, which blinded everyone down in the arena.
When it cleared, Naruto stood next to a startled Hyuuga Neji.
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The Naruto in the stadium was a lot different from the Naruto everyone saw at the tower though; His sleeveless coat remained, but he wore what appeared to be the upper half of one of Gai's infamous green leotards, his hands were bandaged and he appeared to be wearing bracers on both arms, both of which looked toned up through the skin-tight green fabric.
His leggings were still the standard Shinobi black, but he was wearing leg bracers as well as his normal shinobi sandals.
Also, his hair had gotten longer, that it had to be tied in a small ponytail, and if anyone bothered to look closely, he was reading the third in the 'Famous Shinobi throughout history and their achievements' series.
However, the most startling thing was that, even though he was standing right next to Neji, the Hyuuga prodigy could barely feel his presence.
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Naruto turned the page in his book wth an almost bored expression on his face, before looking up at the senbon chewing Shinobi Aoba, cocking an eyebrow.
"Am I late?"
Aoba snorted at the obviously rhetorical question.
"Actually, you're right on time." he smirked, "You were cutting it pretty close though."
If this stateent bothered the blonde at all he didn't show it, and so Aoba turned around and faced the audience, clearing his throat.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, the Chunin selection exam finals are about to begin!"
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As the roars of the crowd filled the Arena, Naruto ran an analytical eye over the competitors, noticing that two were missing, namely Dosu and Sasuke.
'The sound guy I could care less about…but where the hell is Sasuke?' the blonde muttered, trying to get a feelon his teammates chakra. when his search came up empty he snorted.
'Kakashi-sensei better not have passed his tardiness traits on to him.'
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"The first Round will be Uzumaki Naruto versus Hyuuga Neji," Aoba called out addressing both the crowd and the contenders.
"Contestants to the centre, all others, please leave the arena via the exits.."
As the other chunin hopefuls made their way to the exits, Naruto marked his place and put away his book, eyeing his opponent opponent carefully.
Neji didn't appear to have changed much since he and Hinata fought a month ago, though he seemed to have gone up a level or two if the chakra Naruto sensed was any indication.
Remember, Jyuken relies on close range combat, so keep the battle ranged and you shouldn't have a problem.
Naruto nodded, feeling his knuckles pop as he clenched a fist.
No point in holding back here…I'm going all out.
The fox chuckled, amused.
Just don't push yourself too far…even my chakra won't help if you kill yourself.
Naruto snorted, then moved into a Goken ready stance.
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Up in the stands Lee's eyes widened in surprise, at the blonde's pose.
"Naruto-kun! That's my"
"Yes Lee," Gai said, placing his hand on his student's shoulder, causing the boy to look up.
"After coming to visit you, Naruto begged me to help him train for this fight, and he gave me a man's promise that, after he defeats Neji…he will wait for the day you recover."
The Taijutsu specialist smiled at his 'cute' pupil.
"Do you remember what he promised you?"
Lee blinked, confused, before he felt his eyes widen in rememberance.
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'…but I swear, once you've recovered, you and I will definitely fight, one on one, in a man's fight.'
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"Naruto-kun…"
The recovering genin shook with suppressed tears, clenching a fist. "I will remember that promise! Once my body has healed, we shall battle like Eternal rivals!"
Gai smiled at his student, before eyeing the two in the arena.
"Neji…Naruto…Fight hard, both of you…"
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Neji scoffed at the blonde's form, smirking derisively.
"So you're imitating Lee as well, are you?", he mocked, hardly impressed.
"You're as bad as Uchiha Sasuke, monkeying around, copying every skill you can get your grubby little mitts on,"
The Hyuga prodigy smirked at the teen, the very image of superiority.
"Scrabbling in the dirt…at least Uchiha is a survivor, you on the other hand…fate did not smile on you the day I became your opponent."
Naruto snorted and didn't answer, causing Neji's smirk to grow.
"What's the matter, afraid?"
"No, just wondering if it hurts." Naruto replied smoothly, face neutral.
Neji frowned, obviously confused.
"Does what hurt?"
At this Naruto's face changed to a grin that Mitarashi Anko would be jealous of.
"You having a three foot Kunai perpetually shoved up your ass."
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Up in the stands, Kiba burst out laughing, holding his stomach, whilst Hinata flushed scarlet.
"Good one Naruto!" the boy roared, holding his sides and trying not to fall headfirst over the railing. Hinata merely turned a deeper shade oifmagenta and tried to get the image out of her mind.
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Neji however, was not amused inj the slightest.
"Byakugan!" he yelled, activating his bloodline limit, and moving into the Jyuken stance.
Naruto's smirk grew more serious, as he took a precautionary step backwards.
"Calling out the big guns early huh?" he closed his eyes, "Well I'm ready for it."
As Neji blinked in confusion, Naruto's eyes shot open, blazing red.
"Kyugan!"
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Neji, along with Hyuuga Hiashi, winced at this, both not expecting the boy's sudden change in eye colour.
Hyuuga Hanabi tugged on her father's sleeve, her face the picture of puzzlement.
"Tou-sama…what's that?"
Hiashi shook his head, just as off guard as his child was.
"I don't know Hanabi…perhaps it's a Kekkei Genkai that he's never used before."
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Sakura stared at her blonde team-mate in surprise, 'Since when could Naruto do that?!' she wondered, yet again confused by the walking enigma that was her team-mate.
She wasn't the only one, though various adults in the audience were muttering darkly at the obvious refereance the boy's 'tennant'.
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'Thanks to Gai-sensei, I can activate the fourth stage at will now…but it takes a while to get used to…something I wish I had a lot more of.'
He glared at Neji, his eyes picking up the slightest movement of from the boy, from the blinking of his eyes, to the loose strands of hair being blown in by the breeze.
'At least I'll be able to see how this damn 'gentle-fist' style works.'
And with that last thought, Naruto suddenly blurred out of view.
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'He's coming form above…to the right!' Neji dodged and moved strike, only to be surprised as he struck a log instead.
As he recovered from his shock, something moved just to his left, shooting towards him like a wrecking ball.
"Konoha Senpuu!"
The Hyuuga blocked quickly, moving with the kick to lessen the damage, before flipping to his feet, to see Naruto once again in the Goken ready stance.
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"What was that about fate not smiling?" Naruto asked, smirking at the Hyuuga prodigy.
"Perhaps it's because Lady luck likes me better?"
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Neji snorted, amused at his brief error in judgement.
'But of course…Naruto isn't limited to Taijutsu alone like Lee…' The genius thought, before he charged forwards, aiming for the blonde's heart.
'Regardless! His skills won't have developed to match Lee's in just a month!'
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As if mocking him, Naruto dodged the Hyuuga's strike and threw a flurry of punches that were meant to distract, whilst avoiding Neji's attempts to close his tenketsu.
However, the older Genin managed to land a glancing clip on the shoulder, sending searing pain up and down the blonde's entire arm.
With a yelp, the blonde backflipped, holding his shoulder to lessen the pain.
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Damn! Feels like I was stabbed by a kunai!
Naruto leapt back again, eyeing the older teen warily from a safer distance. The Hyuuga had moved back into his ready stance and was smirking softly, the epitome of calm.
Naruto snorted, 'What the hell is with this guy...is it physically impossible for a Hyuuga to look anything other than dignified?'
He winced at the pain in his shoulder, feeling the healing red chakra surge through it a lot slower than he'd prefer.
When they say it's the strongest style in Konoha…they weren't kidding! he muttered.
But you did manage to see how he released his chakra…right?
Naruto snorted, noting the Fox's uncertainty.
Yeah, but it'll do me no good until I unlock the fifth stage…which I doubt will happen any time soon.
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Standing up and rotating his stiff shoulder, Naruto looked at Neji, trying not to show his discomfort.
"Not bad, you winded me there for a second."
Neji made a derogatory sound in his throat, not fooled for a second by the blonde's bravado.
"Say what you will, destiny has decided that I shall win this fight."
Naruto scowled at the teen, feeling his eyebrow begining to twitch.
"What is it with you and this entire destiny shit?" He growled, looking the older teen over.
"I mean, knew the Hyuuga's were the most reclusive clan in Konoha but I didn't take them for a bunch of Emo-freaks."
Neji scowled, deciding to put the 'emo-freak' asiude for the moment.
"You read those shinobi history books, don't you?"
Naruto snorted, not seeing the point.
"Yeah, but I haven't reached the Hyuuga section yet…I don't think they're even in this volume." He patted his equipment pouch.
Neji frowned, then stood out of his stance, reaching for his hitai-ate.
"Then listen well, and I shall tell you of the Hyuuga family's legacy of fear and hatred!"
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Naruto felt a shiver go up his spine as he watched Neji replace his Hitai-ate.
Okay…Hinata's family is officially fucked up. Naruto thought.
After hearing Neji's tale, the blonde came to understand just why it was that Hinata's cousin was such an ass, he could almost relate to him in a way.
Coming from the boy with a demon sealed in his navel, that means a lot. Kyuubi said coyly, causing Naruto to smirk internally.
Shut up, you know you love me.
Like the brother I never had. Kyuubi replied, chuckling.
Naruto's smirk widened, as he cracked his neck joints.
Well then Aniki, shall we ask this guy to dance?
I prefer women...though with that hair…
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Naruto snorted, ignoring the shot at Neji's appearance, watching as the teen finished placing his Hitai-ate back on.
"So what, you expect me to give up just because your family has dominance issues?"
Neji scowled, not expecting such a reaction, clearly he hadn't gotten through to the blonde.
"I expect you to understand that destiny is like a cage; no one can escape it, only those who are born to be great can achieve great things."
He pointed at the blonde, "You, a loser without a dream or ambition, are doomed to failure."
Naruto rubbed his nose with his free hand, clearly unimpressed.
"I think that seal's affecting your brain right now, I swear you're repeating yourself."
Neji's face darkened like a thundercloud.
"Fine then, I'll show you the strength of Destiny."
Getting into a different stance, the Hyuuga prodigy glared at Naruto.
"It's over; you are within my field of Hakke."
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Hyuuga Hiashi winced as his nephew completed the main branches legendary divine palms-64 strikes technique, sending his blonde opponent soaring backwards.
'He truly is the greatest genius of the clan…perhaps Hizashi should have been made the branch head instead.'
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Hyuuga Hinata winced as her cousin sent Naruto flying, before beginning to cough, blood covering her small hand.
"Hinata!" Kiba yelped, looking around for a medic.
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"You can no longer draw on your chakra; I have closed your tenketsu."
Naruto gasped for breath, trying to block out the Hyuuag's superior tone.
'Damn…even glancing blows are lethal!'
He pulled himself to his knees, the effort making him wince in pain.
'If this keeps up…I won't last long.'
Shall I lend a hand? Kyuubi asked, worried.
Naruto considered it for the briefest of moments, then shook his head.
If I keep relying on you aniki, then I won't have kept my promise to Lee.
Reaching down and pushing himself to his feet, Naruto brought his hands into the ram seal.
'Time to lose a few pounds.'
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Dispelling the jutsu on his bracers, Naruto felt himself become much lighter, as he sighed in relief.
This did not go unnoticed by Neji, who frowned at the expression on the blonde's face.
"What happened there?"
"Nothing much, just dispelled the weight jutsu on my bracers." Naruto hopped form foot to foot, letting his muscles relax and stretch.
"I usually have as much as Lee uses in total, on each limb."
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Neji's eyes widened, knowing full well that Lee's leg weights weighed as much as two tonnes all together. Therefore, if what Naruto said was true, that hewore that much on all four of his limbs, it meant the blonde was wearing at least eight tonnes!
The Hyuuga shook himself, shock giving way to the patented Hyuuga look of superiority.
"Regardless, you can no longer summon your chakra, this match is-"
"Just beginning." Naruto whispered, right in the Hyuuga's ear.
Neji spun, only to receive an uppercut to the chin that sent him flying.
'So fast!' he wondered, landing quickly and activating his Byakugan, 'But against this, he has no escape.'
"Relying on you blood-limit is a mistake I intend to make you pay for."
Naruto's voice echoed out throughout the arena, making it hard to locate him.
"Every strength has a weakness…and the Byakugan can't be any different."
Neji smirked, "Regardless, a loser like you can never find it."
"I swear if you go on another of your, 'I'm destinies whiny little bitch' reels again I'm going to slap you one." Naruto growled, appearing behind Neji with a spin kick aimed for his head.
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Kiba had collapsed due to a laughing fit, and was currently being looked over by an ANBU that was on hand.
Hinata, having already been treated, was flushed beetroot at the blondes comment.
'Naruto-kun…Neji-niisan…'
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Naruto dodged a Jyuken strike aimed at his solar plexus and slammed his heel into Neji's cheek, the loss of his weights had given him a greater dodging ability, and he was slowly wearing the older genin down.
Neji lunged forward to attack, when he felt something tug on his ankle.
The next second, over a hundred shuriken, each attached to exploding tags, darted at him from the trees, at point blank.
"A true Ninja uses his surroundings to his advantage, another 'Loser' taught me that one!" Naruto yelled, smirking.
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Shikamaru sniffed at the 'loser' comment, whilst Yusuke and Kuwabara were cheering the blonde on.
"You tell 'im kid!" Kuwabara yelled, leaning over the railing, "Wipe that smug smile of 'is face!"
"Yeah, show what it means to be the under-dog!" Yusuka added, waving a fist in the air.
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Neji smirked and twisted his body a split second before the Kunai reached him.
"KAITEN!"
There was a flash of blue, and suddenly, all the kunai were deflected away from the Hyuuga.
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'What the hell?!' Naruto yelped as he barely dodged the following explosion, the end of his coat singed.
'That move was off the scale! How'd he do that?!'
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"The divine shell, Kaiten, an impenetrable dome of chakra that protects me from danger."
Neji smirked, the upper hand being his once again.
"You surprised me before…it will not happen a second time."
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Neji lived up to his words, no matter what trick Naruto used, the dome of Chakra blocked all the blonde's efforts.
'Crunch time here…running low on chakra…' he swallowed a soldier pill.
Get ready Aniki, this one's gonna hurt.
Crossing his arms in front of him, Naruto prepared to unlock the chakra gates.
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Up in the stands Lee's eyes widened as he recognised what his friend was doing.
'Naruto must be desperate! He's going to damage his own body to beat Neji!'
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Roaring as he unlocked four of the gates, Naruto glared at his opponent, as the tremendous chakra that the gates sealed off blazed around him.
What shocked many however was that the chakra was not the usual blue, but rather a blue intertwined with flashes of red.
"Get ready…dickhole."
Neji braced himself as Naruto lunged forwards like a bat out of hell, already beginning the Kaiten.
To his great surprise, the Naruto outside exploded into smoke as soon as it touched the barrier.
'Nani?!' the genius wondered, completely caught off guard at the sight.
"Kage bunshin?! But I sealed your tenketsu!"
"A ninja sees beneath the underneath…so you really should have been watching your feet." Naruto's voice called out.
Neji's eye's widened as a foot shot out of the ground, connecting with his chin and sending him skyward, cutting off the Kaiten in Mid-spin.
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"Initial lotus!" Naruto cried out, pushing off the floor with his hands, "Uzumaki Naruto style!"
"Ichibi!" he rose in the air, kicking the Hyuuga repeatedly in the chin, much like Lee had with Gaara, before bouncing to the wall.
Launching off the wall he created a bunshin that leapt up and kicked the prodigy into the air along with him.
"Nibi!"
With a cry of "Sanbi!" he and two bunshins leapt at him, juggling Neji's body like a volleyball, before it fell to the ground.
"Yonbi!"
Four bunshins slid across the ground and kicked Neji back into the air.
"Gobi!"
Five bunshins darted through the air slamming into the teen as they passed.
"Rokubi!"
Six Bunshins uppercuted the teen again, causing him to soar higher.
"Shibi!"
Seven bunshins kicked him in the back, sending him higher once more.
"Hachibi!"
Eight Bunshin dropkicked him in the stomach, sending him spiralling down towards the ground, before dissapearing in a puff of smoke.
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As Neji watched the ground hurtling towards him, the real Naruto became visible, using Lee's Kagebuyo to travel in the Hyuuga's shadow.
"This is for Hinata." Naruto whispered into the stricken teen's ear.
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Spinning around rapidly, Naruto performed the final blow of the Ura-renge within ten feet of the ground, ramming the Hyuuga into the ground with a roar.
"Kyuubi Rendan!"
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A hush fell over the stands as the Blonde's words sank in.
'Kyuubi Rendan…the nine-tails barrage…'
Gai stared at the teen in wonder, 'Was that what he meant by a new technique?'
He shook his head, 'Lee couldn't perform that, since he can't mould enough chakra for Kage bunshin"
The jounin shivered, "…even I may have a hard time of it."
He looked down at his pupil, who to his surprise was cheering at the blonde.
"SUGOI! Sensei, did Naruto develop that on his own?! His youthful passion has definitely been put to good use under your training!"
Of course, this set Gai off on another of his crying spiels, as he and Lee embraced in a sight so sweet it caused teeth, and brain cells, to rot.
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Hyuuga Hiashi however, was shocked to the very core of his being.
'A move like that should have crippled him, yet he appears to be unharmed…could he be channelling the Kyuubi's chakra?'
He felt a shiver go up his spine, smiling to himself.
'Without a doubt...Uzumaki Naruto is definitely worth investing the clan's interest in.'
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Naruto gasped for breath has he stood over the crater he'd made with Neji's body.
"Oy…you dead down there?" he panted, half expecting it to be true.
To his mild relief, a weakened groan was his answer.
"You're alive then…good." He knelt next to Neji and began making seals.
'Ram, horse, ram, monkey, ram, tiger, dragon, snake.'
"Ninpou: Shinrei Shujutsu!"
He placed his glowing hands on Neji's chest and began healing the teen's broken body.
"Normally, I'd leave you here to rot…but I'm not the type to hold a grudge against someone who's never hurt me before…but the only reason I'm doing this is that I'm pretty certain Hinata would be upset if you died."
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Neji looked at the blonde as he felt his body slowly begining to mend itself, regardless of the damage.
'What...jutsu is this?'
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Naruto flinched as he felt his eyes twinge, and then smirked as the Hyuuga's internal organs became visible, lined with dim streams of chakra.
'The fifth stage just activated…that'll make the healing go by faster.'
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Focusing on the Hyuuga's muscles and organs, Naruto pumped enough healing chakra into the teen to make it seem like the injuries were never there.
"Why...are you healing me?" Neji asked, confused as hell.
"I am...your opponent."
Naruto snorted and ignored the teen for a moment, before looking at him form the corner of his eye.
"Even after I heal you, you're out of chakra, and you'll probably pass out once I finish."
He grinned, "As to why…you're a bastard, but your also a Konoha shinobi…and I don't like killing a comrade even if they are bastards."
Neji frowned as the teen continued, then felt his eyes getting heavy.
Before the prodigy passed out, he felt Naruto tap his forehead.
"Oy, don't pass out on me yet."
The blonde grinned at the Hyuuga, amking him feel uneasy for some reason.
"I'll make you a deal, you apologise to Hinata, and I'll try to find a way to get that tattoo of your forehead."
He smirked at the expression on the older boy's face, and elaborated.
"I believe it's cruel to cage birds, they belong in the sky."
Those were the last words a startled Neji heard before he passed out from exhaustion.
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Up in the Hokage booth, the Sandaime smirked.
'He used the terrain to his advantage, ensured that Neji couldn't time his moves, and used psychological stimuli to throw Neji off…'
He nodded to himself, clearly impressed.
'I do believe we have a fine Chunin in the making.'
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Walking up the steps to the fighter's booth, Naruto smirked at Shikamaru.
"And that, my friend, is that."
The lazy genin shivered, definitely put out by the fight in the arena.
'I really don't feel like fighting this guy…' he muttered, looking over at the other opponents.
'Or any of these guys come to think of it…'
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Kurama frowned and nodded at Kuwabara, the two sharing the same thought.
'He's definitely the vessel of the nine-tails.' the communed to the other two members, via sign language.
Or they would have, if Yusuke hadn't already jumped into the Arena when the blonde had entered.
"Hey, get down here will ya?! I'd like to get this match started!"
Gaara sniffed, and moved down the steps, taking his time.
'Baka…he's not worth feeding to the sand.'
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By the time Gaara had reached the arena, Yusuke had been warned about his language three times, and was still hurling obscenities through the air like kunai.
"Took ya long enough, that gourd on your back must weigh a good tonne."
Gaara snorted and immediately began hurling sand at his opponent, hoping to end this farce as quickly as possible.
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Yusuke: Man, I always hated going to the beach, the sand gets in everywhere, and the food sucked. Now I gotta fight a guy that uses sand as a weapon and has more issues than that girl from the ring!
Gaara: Sabaku-Kyuu!
Yusuke: Holy! You trying ta kill me?!
Kurama: (laughs weakly) Thast IS the poiunt Yusuke...
Next time on Naruto Gaiden! The second round of the torunament!
Gaara: I shall feed your blood to the sands.
R&R!