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I did not figure this chapter out by myself. I'm giving credit to: Could-careless. She came up with some of the idea. So I would like to give a thanks to her!
Also, in the last chapter, someone told me (though I'm sorry I forgot her screenname, told me that the enemies were RAIN ninja. Which I totally forgot. So srry about that. And here is something special for: .xTenTen. since I forgot to put her in the people who got the reason for Sakura's crying or whatever right:
Me: Naruto! We have a special guest today that wants to meet you!
Naruto: Who Who?!?!
(walks through door)
.xTenTen. : Naruto-kun!!!! I love you!!!!
Naruto: Yay!!! I'm loved!!!!
( .xTenten. kisses Naruto on cheek)
Naruto: yay!!
Me: .xTenTen. Would you like to make the announcements?
.xTenTen.: I would be honored. Ashlee, nor I own Naruto…. Though we both wish we did.
Me: amen…..
Naruto: Would you guys like to have ramen with me?!
(gives puppy dog pout)
Me and .xTenTen.: AWWW!!!!!!!!!! THERE'S NO WAY WE CAN REFUSE!!!!!!!!!!
(walks out door, arms linked with Naruto)
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Sasuke, Sakura and Naruto were jumping from tree to tree heading for the tower in the middle of the forest.
"Are we almost there?!?!" Naruto yelled over to Sasuke and Sakura. Sasuke and Sakura sighed for the millionth time at his antics.
"Not yet, Naruto. Just be patient." Sakura said not looking beside her. Sasuke scoffed.
"Be patient my ass. The world will end before that happens." Sasuke said to him. Naruto was now steaming.
"Why you- Sakura cut him off.
"Guys! Quit it! We're here." Sakura said to them. She was right. They were now standing in front of the tower. Naruto removed his scowl with a smile. Sasuke sighed.
"It's about time! I wanna kick Kiba's butt in the next part of the exam!!" Naruto yelled while walking ahead. They walked over to the door they were supposed to go through. They took a deep breath before walking in.
When they walked in they found the same thing on the wall with missing letters. Naruto scoffed.
"Do we have to listen to Iruka-sensei's lecture again?" Naruto said pouting with his hands behind his head. Sakura hit him upside the head.
"Naruto!! Be quiet!! Someone might be listening!!" Sakura yelled at him. Naruto held his head in pain.
"OW!!!! Sakura-chan!!! Why do you have to hit me so hard?!?!" Naruto yelled to her, obviously in pain.
"Why do you have to be an idiot?!" Sakura yelled to him angerly. They stopped their antics when they heard a 'puff' in front of them.
"Fighting again I see?" Iruka asked. Naruto smiled in happiness.
"Iruka-sensei!" Naruto said jumping on him with a smile on his face. Sakura and Sasuke sighed while sitting down. Of course, he has sooo much energy.
"Naruto!!!" Iruka screamed while Naruto was constantly clinging to his jounin vest.
"Treat me to ramen after this, PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Naruto yelled. Iruka sighed.
"Fine, fine just let me go." Iruka said. Naruto gave him a great big grin and let go of his shirt. Sakura's shoulders slumped. He's defiantly going to be the same old Naruto.
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All of the remaining teams were standing in lines, facing the jounins and the Hokage. They were just about to explain the rules to what was about to happen. The Hokage coughed motioning the teams to pay attention.
"Alright. What we are going to do is a face off between people. We have too many in this current position and need to get rid of some genins." He started. He looked around for any one to object. So he kept going.
"We are going to have a face off between three people." Everyone gasped and whispered to their teammates. Team seven looked at one another in disbelief. Naruto looked puzzled.
"I thought that we only had a face off with only two people!!" Naruto whispered/yelled at his two teammates. Sasuke looked over at Sakura for an answer. Her eyes were currently shut, thinking of an answer. She opened her eyes and studied the other two.
"I think our travel back in time disrupted the space time continuem. Therefore, everything will not be as obliged as before. So our travel back in time conflicted with the past, so everything will not be the same as before. Time travel can disable someone's mind into something else. Therefore, ideas are going to be different." Sakura whispered to her teammates. Sasuke nodded in response while Naruto blinked a few times. They both looked over to him. Sasuke sighed in annoyance.
"Not everything will be the same as before, dobe." Sasuke said to Naruto. He blinked a few times, and then grinned while putting his hands behind his head.
"I get it now!" Naruto said to them. They rolled her eyes. 'Baka.' They both thought. This was going to be a long time. The Hokage coughed again and got everyone's attention.
"Now, the screens at the top will show who will be facing off against who. If there is anyone who wants to oblige to this, please speak up now." He said while looking around for any hands. No one obliged. Kabuto's team did not pass do to the earlier fight. Since he was dead after all.
"Alright, since no one has obliged, we will start." He announced. Then the screen started flickering random names. Sakura turned to her teammates.
"Sasuke-kun, Naruto! This may not be good! We could be going against anyone!" She said to them. By this time they were looking at her.
"We even could be going against- She was cut off when the random names were put up on the screen. Sakura's eyes widened.
"Each other." She finished. Sasuke and Naruto eyes widened and turned back around to look at the screen. They all gasped.
Sasuke Uchiha
Vs.
Naruto Uzumaki
Vs.
Sakura Haruno
They all turned to each other, looking at each other's eyes. Kakashi mentally gasped in amazment. Sure, Sasuke and Naruto wanted to go against each other, but he would have never guessed that they would go against each other in the chuunin exams. Especially a one-for-all battle between them.
"Whoever's names that are not on the screen, please go up the stairs to watch the next match." He responded. They obliged and walked up the stairs. Team seven's eyes still remained looking into each others. Then they separated themselves farther from each other and got some distance. Their eyes never removed from each others.
A few minutes had passed and no one had made a sound. Their own thoughts covered their minds. The audience stood there waiting for something to happen. The examiner knew they needed to say something before the match should start. He stood there and waited. They all stood there patiently looking at one person on the field to another. Some were tensed and others were exited to see how it turned out. Kiba was pouting because he wasn't going to fight Sakura.
Sakura sighed. She was so going to need a bath after this. She glanced side to side, looking at the two. They still have not moved from their current positions.
The Hokage sighed. 'These kids are taking this a little too seriously.' He thought to himself. Then a voice snapped him out of his personal thoughts.
"If you're thinking that they are taking this too seriously, then you're wrong." Kakashi said while looking at his students. The Hokage turned his head to look at him, but he kept his gaze ahead.
"They each have their own reasons for winning this battle." Kakashi continued. The Hokage lifted his eye brow in confusion.
"Sasuke and Naruto maybe friends, but they are also enemies. They are always at a battle to see which one is better. Sakura is always behind the two, wanting to show them both that she doesn't need to be protected. They all need a reason to win. This will be the final battle to see which one is the best of the best." Kakashi finished. The Hokage stared at him in amazement. Then he returned his gaze to the three ahead of him while looking at each individually. He smiled to himself.
"So in other words, they are all trying to prove that they are strong, and that they are the ones who have to protect their team, not just by enemies, but by the bondage between them itself." The Hokage stated. Kakashi smiled.
"Exactly." Kakashi finished. Then he sighed in annoyance. "I have seen them all fight. This is going to be a long battle." Kakashi said. The Hokage smiled.
"I wouldn't expect anything less."
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They stared aimlessly. It had been about five minutes and still no words have been spoken. Sakura closed her eyes for a minute, and then reopened them.
"Did think it would turn out like this, eh Naruto? Sasuke-kun?" She asked them. They both looked at her. They both smiled. She smiled back.
"I thought it would just be you and me, Naruto. But I guess somethings don't turn out to be as expected." Sasuke said looking at Naruto. He smiled while nodding. He smiled wider.
"Once I beat both of your butts, I'll beat everyone else in here!" He said proudly while making his smile bigger. Sakura rolled her eyes.
"Don't get so cocky, dobe." Sasuke said while smirking. Naruto looked over at him annoyed.
"I'm not a dobe, teme!!" Naruto yelled at him while pointing at him with his index finger.
"I'm not a teme, dobe." He said smirking. Naruto was boiling with anger and steam was coming out of his ears. Sakura slumped her shoulders. She was so going to need a shower after this. Sasuke took out his Kusangi from his back. Sakura and Naruto nodded. Sakura took out her gloves and put them on while Naruto tightened his headband. They locked eyes and waited for the examiner to begin. He raised his left hand.
"Begin!" he announced while bringing his hand down. Sakura jumped back while taking out two shuriken and threw one at each. They blocked and dodged. Naruto did a hand sign.
"Shadow clone jutsu!" Naruto yelled out. Ten other Naruto's appeared. Six went at Sasuke and five went at Sakura.
Sakura took out a kunai and strook all of her opponents. She only hit four! Sakura spinned around quickly and dodged the upcoming kick. She spinned and kicked the clone. It disappeared. That means the real one is against Sasuke. There were only two people fighting from afar. It was the real Naruto and Sasuke. They were only using taijutsu.
Sasuke threw some punches and blocked Naruto's kunai that was currently in his hand. Naruto threw some punches and kicks and blocked his kusangi. Naruto did a wheel kick, but Sasuke blocked effortessly. He grabbed his ankle and threw him. Naruto did a back handstand and landed on his feet. Sasuke and Naruto looked over to see Sakura pumping chakra into her fist. Their eyes widened. She threw her punch on the ground while the other two jumped in the air just in time. Everyone who was watching the fight widened their eyes in amazement.
Sakura jumped off of the ground and headed straight for Sasuke with a kunai in her hand. Sasuke used his kusangi and blocked it. They jumped away from each other on the wall and they headed for each other. Their weapons clanged. They jumped from each other and continued.
Naruto did a hand sign.
"Shadow clone jutsu!" He yelled out. Two other Naruto's appeared. Then the clones jumped to them before they collided with their weapons. They both twisted in the air and hit the clones. The 'puff' from the clones clowded their vision. Naruto came out form the smoke and hit them on the Sakura on the cheek while Sasuke blocked the attack just in time.
Sakura did a spin in the air and landed on the ground safely. She took some shuriken and threw several at them. She did some hand signs.
"Shadow shuriken jutsu!" She yelled out. Some extra shuriken appeared out of nowhere next to them and headed straight for them. Sasuke and Naruto blocked most of them while some scratched their skin. They both landed on the ground and jumped separate ways. They all looked at each other waiting for their next move. No one made a move. Sakura began thinking to herself.
'Tsunade-sama said to look at your opponents weak spots….. I could always out smart Naruto…' She thought looking over to Naruto. Then she looked at Sasuke. 'What's his weakness?' She thought again. 'He seems more comfortable throwing punches than kicks. If I can get a hold of his arms then I should catch him off guard. If I can land just one punch, then it's over.' She finished thinking to herself while taking out some kunai with explosion tags on them. She started throwing the kunai at them. They blocked all of the kunai. They looked at their arms and saw explosion tags. Sakura took out one last kunai and threw it on the ground in front them. It exploded.
Sakura held her arms in front of her face to not get any smoke in her eyes. Then she remembered Tsunade telling her about never losing track of her opponent's locations. She tried to sense where they were, but they hid their chakra signatures. She created a clone and jumped behind the statue of hands. The clone looked around. Then she saw a form of someone coming at her. She took out a kunai and blocked Naruto's attack. She skidded to a stop and looked around for Sasuke. The smoked still covered her vision.
Several shuriken came out from the smoke and headed straight for her. She did a back flip and dodged them just in time. She took some kunai of her own and threw them at where the shuriken came from. She didn't see where they landed, but she heard them hit the wall. She looked everywhere around her again. The smoke was clearing slowly. Naruto came from above and aimed a fist at her. She jumped off to the side just in time. She skidded to a stop and threw shuriken at him. He ducked while the shuriken passed over his head.
The clone ran straight at Naruto. She threw some punches, but he dodged them, being careful not to let it even graze him. Then clone did a kick at his stomach, but Naruto backed up enough to let the fist barerly graze him. He stumbled back. Out of nowhere, shuriken hit the clone. It disappeared. Naruto's eyes widened while looking from where Sakura was coming from, but it was too late. She gave a powerful punch to his left cheek.
Sakura gavea yell while hitting him. Naruto smirked. Sakura lifted an eye brow. Naruto disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"A clone?!?!" Sakura yelled out. Naruto came out from her side and hit her in the cheek. She fell back a few feet and hit the ground. Sasuke came out from the now almost cleared smoke and aimed a hit at Naruto's cheek. He barerly dodged. They began throwing taijutsu attacks again.
"This is the best part!!!! We can't even see anything!!!" Kiba yelled out. Shino sighed quietly by his side. He could never just keep quiet for once. Hinata looked all around the battle field for any sign of Naruto, but it was no use. The fog cleared their vision.
'Naruto, please be careful. I believe in you.' Hinata thought to herself while looking for him. Kiba turned to Hinata.
"Hinata, who are you cheering for?" Kiba asked aggravated by several different things. Hinata looked back at him with a questionable impression. She blushed and looked back at the field.
"I'm defiantly cheering for Sakura to win! Besides, I was supposed to be the first one to face her! She better win!! She said she would fight me!!" Kiba said pouting. Shino rolled his eyes, although no one could see it. Hinata blushed while looking to the side. From the corner of her eye, she looked for a certain blonde that covered the poor girl's thoughts.
'Naruto, please be careful.'
Lee was jumping up and down beside the annoyed Tenten and Neji. They hoped it would stop soon.
"Lee, stop your bickering. It's a discrace to our team." Neji said. Tenten sighed. She didn't like being around either of these two at the moment.
"Yeah Lee, you're giving me a headache." Tenten said while looking back at the field, secretly wishing for Sakura to win. She still wanted to fight against Sakura. I guess she isn't the only one that Sakura promised to fight.
"Woohooo!!!! Win Sakura!!! Let the power of youth fill you with confidence and- oowww!!!!" Lee said holding his head in pain. Tenten glared at him from the side.
"I think she get's it Lee!!" Tenten yelled at him. She then looked over at Neji from her side with his arms crossed over his chest proudly.
"Who do you think is going to win Neji?" Tenten asked. Neji closed his eyes and thought about her question. Then he reopened them and did not bother to look at her.
"The Uchiha. The other two don't stand a chance. he has the sharingan and will certainly win. Their destiny is to lose." Neji said. Tenten blinked a few times and then looked back at the now clearing smoke.
"I'm not so sure about that Neji."
"Come on Sasuke-kun!!!!! You can win!!!!!" Ino yelled beside the annoyed Shikamaru and none concentrating Choji who was stuffing himself. Shikamaru sighed with an annoyed look on his face.
"Please stop your yelling. It's so troublesome." Shikamaru said. Ino looked at him in annoyance. Choji was beside Shikamaru stuffing himself if chips, not caring about anything else.
"Sasuke-kun's defiantly going to win!! Forehead and Naruto don't stand a chance!!!" Ino said trying to forget the strong punch that Sakura landed to the ground. She as certainly amazed by her strength, but of course she would defiantly not admit it out loud.
"This is so troublesome. We know that the Uchiha is going to win, that doesn't mean you have to cheer everyone's ear off Woman." Shikamaru finished. Ino ignored his comment and began cheering again. Shikamaru sighed in defeat.
"Munch munch munch."
Sakura wiped the blood coming down from her mouth while looking at her two teammates fight each other. Naruto did a hand sign.
"Kage bunshin no jutsu!!!" He yelled out. Twenty other Naruto's appeared. They all took fighting stances or smiled proudly. Sasuke then disappeared, running faster then the human eye could sense. Naruto and Sakura's eyes widened. One by one, Naruto's clones disappeared. Sakura got up and ran at the two with a chakra filled into her fist. She gave a battle cry and aimed for where she located Sasuke.
Sasuke saw the fist and knocked her hand into another direction. Sakura gasped as she tried to pull her hand back, but it was too late. She already hit the wall that was now cracked. Everyone up above them grabbed a hold of the hand rail in front of them.
Sakura took her fist out of the wall that now had a hole in it. She looked back to see a few Naruto clones coming at her. She ran at them and struck at them. She did a hand stand and swung her legs around her in the air; hitting some of the clones. The real Naruto caught her leg and threw her a few meters away. She put her hands on the ground just in time and landed swiftly on the ground.
Naruto did another hand sign.
"Tajuu Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!!" He yelled out. One hundred other Naruto's appeared all around Sakura and Sasuke. Sasuke stopped in his tracks and looked all around him. He smirked.
"Nice going dobe." He said. Then he closed them and reopened them, revealing the sharingan. Sakura took a fighting stance and smiled.
'You're going to be Hokage one day Naruto. But I won't let you beat me! Not that easily!' She thought to herself while putting a serious smile one her face.
Sasuke also took a fighting stance. They stood there for a few minutes, looking at each other. Then Naruto took action. All of the clones jumped at them.
Sasuke began hitting the clones one by one. They all dispersed after a single hit. Sasuke began hitting faster and faster until he was running at an incredible speed that could not be tracked by the human eye.
Sakura began hitting the clones. They began getting a hold of her. Two clones were holding her arms down, while two others grabbed a hold of her legs. One came from behind and grabbed her waist. She began struggling; then more clones got a hold of her until her body wasn't in anyone's vision. Then the ground started cracking underneath their feet. The clones started disappearing as the cracking traveled across the ground. Sakura looked up and smirked. The clones around her as well dispersed.
Everyone above was surprised at how strong they were. Kakashi was standing there amazed by his students' actions, even though his face didn't show it. Asuma looked over to him.
"What are you doing to make them so good?" Asuma asked. The other senseis'and students' looked over at him as well. He blinked a few times and then smiled. Everyone could tell.
"That's my secret." He said putting his finger in front of his mouth. Everyone fell over anime style. Then he giggled while looking back at his students fight.
'I wish I knew…'
The real Naruto looked around at his teammates; trying to think of a plan to win.
'What should I do? I should look underneath the underneath… maybe… no… that won't work again… will it?' He thought to himself. What was there to lose? Aw the heck with it. He'll do whatever he can think of.
Sasuke stood in the middle of six shadow clones. He had an idea and did some hand signs.
"Chidori Nagashi!" Sasuke yelled out; emitting electricity all over his body. The clones hit him and dispersed from the electrical current. Sasuke pulled out his Kusangi and sent electricity through the metal part of the sword. More clones came his way; so he started attacking with his sword. They all disappeared after a single blow. The battle was getting more intense.
Sakura hit more blows to her opponents. They dispersed one by one. She was breathing heavily from stamina and loss of chakra. She needed to end this soon.
Sasuke hit some of the clones that surrounded him. He was also breathing heavily from stamina and loss of chakra. He didn't have enough chakra to keep his sharingan on. He closed his eyes and reopened them. The sharingan was gone. He looked all around him. He couldn't find the real Naruto. He would have to just guess the real one. Then he saw Naruto running from behind the statue of hands; running at Sakura who was preoccupied with the rest of the clones. He would end this first. Sasuke did some hand signs.
"Chidori." He whispered. An electrical ball came from his hands and started to get bigger. It made a small crackling sound that could be heard from a far.
Sakura got rid of all the rest of the clones she looked to her side to see Naruto running at her with rasengan in hand. She then saw Sasuke running at Naruto with Chidori in hand and incredible speed. She filled chakra into her fist and aimed it at Naruto.
"Rasengan!!!" Naruto yelled.
Sasuke was only feet away when the ground cracked underneath him; he looked down to see a clone that had rasengan in his hand. His eyes widened. All at the same time, Sakura hit Naruto in the face, Naruto hit Sakura in the stomach with the rasengan, and the clone hit Sasuke in the stomach with the rasengan. Everyone's eyes above widened. They all went flying back into the walls. Smoke was in the way of their bodies. No one could see.
"What happened?!" Kiba yelled out. Everyone's eyes looked around for their bodies, but the smoke was all that they could see. After a few minutes, they saw Sasuke, Sakura and Naruto in the wall, with a huge dent behind them. They all gasped up some blood while falling to the ground. None of them moved. The examiner looked at all of them. He raised his hand to get everyone's attention. Then he coughed.
"None of the contestants are able to battle. I hear by announce this battle-
"Stop!!!" Someone yelled. All of the eyes fell upon team seven. They were all trying to get up on their feet. Sakura stumbled forward a little bit while holding her stomach and a kunai in her other hand.
Sasuke held his stomach while he had his Kusangi in the ground; leaning on it for support.
Naruto had his arms by his side, breathing heavily. They all had a look of determination on their faces.
"I'm not giving up yet!!!" Naruto yelled. Sakura took a few breathes.
"Me neither!!" Sakura yelled out while trying to get in a better stance.
"There's no way you can defeat me that easily!" Sasuke yelled while taking his Kusangi out from the ground and putting it infront of him. Sakura tightened her fists and still tried to get a better composter. Naruto sat up straight and tightened his headband once more.
'They can't take much more.' Kakashi thought to himself while looking down at his almost unconscious students. He sighed. 'They never give up do they?' He asked himself.
"How… can they still be standing…" Ino asked while looking amazed at her once bests friend. Then she looked at Shikamaru who also had an amazed look on his face.
"I don't know… but they don't have much strength left." Shikamaru said. He looked down at the number one knuckleheaded ninja of the Leaf Village.
'You really have grown up, haven't you Naruto?'
"That's… amazing… they still have some strength left…" Tenten said looking down at the unstable Team seven. She blinked a few times.
'How am I ever going to beat her…?' She thought to herself.
Neji looked down at Team seven. He was defiantly amazed by their potential, but who wasn't. Everyone expected for Sasuke to win, but they were wrong. Well, except Kakashi of course.
Lee looked down at the whole team. He was speechless. He didn't think that they were all that strong. Especially Sakura. He gave his life to her and said he would protect her with his life, but it looks like she doesn't need him for that. He doesn't need him. Lee looked down sadly at her. She wasn't in love him. She was in love with an Uchiha.
Hinata looked down at Naruto. She was on the brink of tears; seeing Naruto in that condition. She held her hands together and closed her eyes, hoping that the tears would fade away. They would not. She wiped her tears away before Shino and Kiba noticed.
'Naruto-kun…'
Shino looked at his teammate who was on the brink of tears. He knew how much she cared for the blonde haired boy, though he could never find the words to talk to her. But of course, Kiba could never see that.
Kiba was certainly amazed on how strong they all were, but of course, he thinks he's stronger. Too much pride stored in him. He never wanted anyone to think he is weak. So he covers it up in pride and self-confidence. Though, inside he was a nervous reck. He quietly gulped. He defiantly wouldn't win against her.
Sasuke, Sakura and Naruto looked from one to another. They knew they couldn't keep this up. They all tried to take a step, but a pain shot through their bodies. They all collapsed. Everyone gasped. They were all knocked out cold.
The examiner looked from one person to another. He was going to call the match.
"Since none of the contestants are able to battle, I hear by announce this battle over. Since it is a tie, no one will be going to the next round." Everyone above gasped.
"What?! That's not fair!!" Kiba yelled at him. The examiner coughed. Then he looked up at him.
"The rules state, that if there is a tie, then they are all disqualified." He said. Then everyone's head turned to the next voice.
"Wait." The Hokage said. He walked over to the examiner. He looked back at him. The Hokage started whispering to him.
"Somehow, these students are all above Jonin. I want them to move to the next stage of this exam." He said. With that he went back to where he had been standing before.
The examiner coughed, getting everyone's attention. He raised his hand.
"By permission of the Hokage, Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno and Naruto Uzumaki are moving to the next part of the exam." He pronounced.
Hinata smiled. 'Naruto-kun's going to the next part of the exam? I'm so happy for him…' She thought to herself. Shino looked over at Hinata. He smiled inwardly. She was happy.
Kiba smiled while looking down.
'I knew Sakura would go to the next round!' He thought to himself.
'Wow… some battle…' Tenten thought to herself.
'Sakura-san…' Lee thought.
"Hmm…" Neji said out loud. 'They will defiantly be a good challenge.' He thought to himself.
Ino was staring wide eyed at the scene before her. Sakura actuall tied with Sasuke! How could she so much stronger than her?! This wasn't possible! Her eyes softened.
'Sakura really has bloomed, hasn't she?' Then she looked over to where the medics were coming from. They were all heading out to them and putting them in a little bed to carry them on.
'I don't stand a chance against you Sakura… fighting or love… Sasuke-kun really does love you… doesn't he? I guess I'm just fooling myself…but… I wish… that we could be friends again…' She thought sadly, watching them put her on the small bed. She had blood coming from her mouth, and had a small hole from where the rasengan was implanted. Her eyes became teary, but she wiped them away as fast as they came. Shikamaru saw her actions.
"You know…." Shikamaru said, getting Ino's attention. Then Ino looked at him questionably.
"You two used to be friends… right?" He asked her. Ino gasped. Then she quickly looked away, looking at Sakura, who was being carried away by medics. Ino's eyes saddened more.
"Why don't you two forget your rivalry and become friends again? Aren't friends the most important thing?" He asked. Ino looked at him and gasped. She let her eyes glance downwards towards the ground.
"I see how you always look at her. You want to be friends again. Why don't you just apologize?" Shikamaru asked. Ino looked back at him while opening her mouth. Then she quickly shut it, not knowing what to say next. Shikamaru sighed.
"Is it because you don't want to lose to her?" He asked. She closed her eyes and nodded.
"You know… sometimes it takes more courage to accept defeat than to suck up your pride." Shikamaru said. Ino looked into his eyes. He hasn't said troublesome though this whole conversation. He MUST be serious. Ino looked to where Sakura disappeared and thought about what he had just said. She then closed her eyes.
'I'm going to apologize to her…' Ino thought. Shikamaru still didn't remove his eyes from her.
Choji was standing behind them both while chewing on some chips.
'Well then, why doesn't Shikamaru just tell Ino that he likes her? Geez.' He thought while eating more chips.
After several minutes the examiner coughed, getting everyone's attention once again.
"We will begin the next match." He said. With that the board starting flickering names again. Everyone waited for the names to appear. After several minutes the names appeared.
Choji Akamichi
Vs.
Kiba Inuzuka
Vs.
Tenten
Everyone looked up at the names.
Kurenai looked up at the screen. She smiled.
'They don't stand a chance against Kiba.' She thought.
Kiba smirked and walked down the stairs. Tenten smiled and jumped down from the staircase. Choji looked down in defeat.
"Awwww man!!" He yelled. Then Asuma looked down at him.
"Hey Choji, how about if you win, I'll take you to an all you can buffet?" He said. Choji quickly jumped up and started running down the stairs.
"All you can eat buffet, here I come!!!" He yelled. After a few minutes they were all in position to start the match. Kiba smirked and put Akamaru down on the floor.
"This is going to be an easy match, right Akamaru?" Kiba asked his dog. Akamaru waged his tail and barked.
Tenten frowned at him.
"Speak for yourself, baka!" She yelled at him. Kiba smirked again.
"Please, like I'm going to lose to a girl and fatso over there." He said. Choji started steaming. Everyone noticed this. His head was facing downward, so no one could see his face.
The rest of Team ten gulped.
"Uh oh. This can't be good." Ino said. Shikamaru started sweating.
"This is going to be so troublesome." He said. Asuma started laughing.
"That was defiantly a big mistake." He said lighting another cigerrate. Shikamaru and Ino nodded in response. Ino sighed.
"I remember the last time someone called Choji fat. He got the stuffing beat out of him." Ino said twitching.
Choji tightened his fist. Then he returned his head up to look at him.
"I'm not fat!!!!!!! I'm big boned!!!!!!!!!" He said yelling at him; pointing with his pointer finger. Tenten and Kiba sweat dropped. They all got into a stance. The examiner coughed.
"When you are ready, you may begin." He said. Kiba bent down while Akamaru jumped on top of him. He did a hand sign and yelled out the jutsu.
"Shikyaku no Jutsu!" He yelled out. Then Akamaru turned into a clone of Kiba. They started growing claws and fangs with a strong aura around their bodies.
"Let's get him, Akamaru!" The real Kiba said. The clone barked. He jumped off of him and they started running at him. Then they both did some hand signs. They began spinning in the air.
"Spinning taijutsu!" Kiba yelled out, heading straight for Choji. Choji did a hand sign.
"Nikudan Sensha!" He yelled out. Then he became a bigger size and in a round shape. His limbs and head stuck into his body and chakra took it's place. Then his whole body started rolling. He jumped in the air and collided with Kiba. Kiba and Akamaru were forced back into the wall. Akamaru turned back into his origanal form and was knocked out. The examiner looked over at the bodies.
"Kiba Inuzuka is unable to battle. The two remaining contestants are Tenten and Choji Akamichi. Continue." He said. Tenten took out some weapons and threw them at him. He did his jutsu again and headed straight for her. Once they came in contact with Choji, they bounced right off. Not leaving a single scratch. Tenten gasped.
"What?!" She yelled. Then she noticed that he waas coming straight for her. She jumped out of the way just in time. He hit the already cracked wall. Thanks to Sakura. Tenten didn't want to take any chances, she was going to do this right here and right now.
She took out two scrolls from her kunai pouch and put them on the floor. She unrolled them, and she jumped into the air with the scrolls circulating around her.
"Sōshōryū!" She yelled out. Different types of weapons came from the scroll. She began throwing them at a fast rate. Choji again used his jutsu and turned into a big ball while jumping in the air and heading straight for her. All of the weapons just bounced off of his quickly spinning body. Tenten gasped.
She was going to move out of the way, but she didn't have any time. He came in contact with her body, she was sent across the stadium and smashed into the wall. She was knocked out. Choji quickly stood after his attack and looked at the now unconcious body. The examiner coughed.
"Tenten is unable to battle. The winner is Choji Akamichi." He said pointing over to him. Team ten began cheering.
"Nice one Choji!!!" Ino yelled to him. Choji began cheering on his own.
"All you can eat buffet, here I come!!!!" He yelled. Asuma laughed while Shikamaru smiled over to him.
Team Gai gasped in surprise.
"Tenten!!" Lee yelled jumping down from the staircase and running over to her. Neji remained stoic. Then he closed his eyes.
'It was fate, Tenten.' He thought. Gai sighed.
'I thought she was going to win this match.' He thought to himself.
The medics came from the doorway and put Tenten and Kiba on little beds and carried them off. Lee sighed, looking where Tenten disappeared. Then he closed his fist in determination and fire in his eyes.
'I will win for you, Tenten!' He said. Then he climbed the stairs and walked over to his team.
"Poor Kiba…" Hinata said to Shino. Shino looked over to Kiba, who was being carried away.
"He'll be alright." Shino said. Kurenai nodded. Hinata nodded back and looked over to where he disappeared. She sighed quietly. She'll save the medicine for Naruto.
After a few minutes of talking between teams, the examiner coughed, once again, getting everyone's attention. They all looked at him.
"The next battle will begin." He said. Then the board began going through randam names. After a few seconds, names appeared on it.
Hinata Hyuga
Vs.
Ino Yamanaka
Vs.
Temari
Hinata and Ino gasped. Temari smirked.
"It's about time." She said to Kankouro. "I was getting bored. Kankouro smirked back.
"This is going to be an easy battle." Kankouro said. Gaara growled.
"Don't get so cocky." He said, wanting to go. He was getting more blood thirsty, especially after the first battle. Temari and Kankouro gulped.
"Y-yes, of course, Gaara." Temari said, jumping down onto the battle field.
Ino was about to walk down to the field, when Shikamaru stopped her.
"What is it?" She asked him. He sighed.
"Good luck." He said. She nodded and ran onto the field.
Hinata walked quietly over to the field. Kurenai whispered something to her while she was walking.
"Be brave." She said. She turned to her and nodded. Then she continued her way down.
They all got into postions. Ino and Hinata gulped. Temari noticed their nervousness and smirked.
"You two are in for it…" She said. Ino glared at her. Hinata gasped quietly while looking away.
'I can do this!' Hinata and Ino thought in their heads. Hinata looked back at her opponents and took a stance. Ino did the same, but Temari didn't move.
The examiner looked over at each of the contestants and coughed. Then he held his hand up.
"You may begin!"
Me: I love cliff hangers…
Ino: You made me look nice!
Me: That's because I don't hate you!
Ino: Sakura and Ino: Friends forever!!!
Me: yah….. anyway…. I was like eating a whole bag of skittles while writing this whole chapter.
Ino: Yummy!
Choji: Skittles?!?!?! Where?!?!?!?!
Me: I already ate them…
Choji: What?!?! You're going to pay!!!!!!!!!!
Me: Don't hurt me!!!!!!!!
Ino: CHOJI!!!!!!!!!!!!
Choji: Ahhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!
(runs away)
Me: …..Thanks…..
Ino: No problem!
Me: Make the annoncements!
Ino: R&R!!!!!!!!!!!!