Chūnin Challenge. Rock Lee vs. Sasuke
"Hey you!" called the other male genin on Lee's squad. "What's your name?" The question was directed at Sasuke.
"It's common courtesy to give your own name before asking someone else's." Sasuke pointed out.
"Hey, you're a Rookie aren't you? How old are you anyway?" he asked.
"I'm not obliged to answer." Sasuke replied, turning his back on the other genin.
"Hey Naruto, Sasuke, come on already let's go." Sakura said.
"Yeah, after all, we have an exam to take." I added.
Sakura and I linked hands and led the boys away so they wouldn't start a fight and make us late. Yeah, I had a feeling these exams were gonna be interesting. I smiled to myself, waiting to see what these big, bad, Chūnin Exams were really all about.
"And I'll be around to make sure you don't get killed." Helena chided, smiling.
We made our way to the training hall.
"Hey you, with the attitude." someone called. "Hold on."
We all stopped and turned to see that Rock Lee was the one calling us. He stood a floor above us, staring down at us.
"What do you want?" Sasuke asked.
"I want to fight. Right here and right now." Lee answered. He jumped down and landed opposite us. "My name is Rock Lee. You said it was common courtesy for a challenger to give his own name first, Sasuke Uchiha."
"So you know me." Sasuke said.
"I challenge you." Lee said, taking a weird stance.
"This guy is pretty ballsy to challenge Sasuke like this." I thought.
"Well then he's just as stupid as he is weird, and he is very weird." Helena snickered.
"Everyone is always talking about the Uchiha Clan, how powerful they are." Lee went on. "I want to see if it is true. You will be a good test for me. And also…" Lee turned his attention to Sakura, who froze. "Oh Sakura, I love you."
Sakura screamed and hugged herself, "Your hairstyle is weird and those eye brows are so bushy, you're such a weirdo!" she yelled.
"You are an angel, sent from heaven." Lee replied, winking and sending a kiss to Sakura, who dodged, still creeped out. He sent a dozen or so more, making Sakura dodge for her life.
"This guy has totally flipped his lid." Helena sighed. "I'm glad he's not in love with us, one creep is bad enough."
"You've heard about the Uchiha Clan yet you're challenging me?" Sasuke asked. "You must be even more psycho than you look."
"If that's even possible." I muttered.
"You want to know more about my clan? Then I'll teach you, the hard way." Sasuke said, narrowing his eyes.
Lee held up his hand, palm facing him, "Bring it on." he challenged, smiling.
"Hold it!" Naruto interjected, and all of us looked at him. "I get him first, this weirdo is mine."
"Go for it." Sasuke, shockingly, encouraged.
"No thank you." Lee said. "Right now the only one I want to fight, is Uchiha."
"Well I've got news for you!" Naruto yelled, charging. "Sasuke can't compare to me, believe it."
Lee just moved his hand, stopping Naruto's punch. Naruto fell forward enough for Lee to get underneath him and kick him to the wall, where he hit his head and fell unconscious.
"Wow, he's better than he looks." I gasped.
"He's still a weirdo." Helena chided.
"Just accept it. You have no chance against me. Your skills are inferior." Lee said. "You see Sasuke, out of all the Leaf genin I am the best. Fight me and I will prove it to you."
I remembered just earlier when he stopped Sasuke's kick in mid air, holding it firmly, his strength never wavering. He may look weird, but, I believe him when he says he's one of the toughest fighters here.
Sasuke's mouth curled up in a smile. "This'll be fun." he said, "Let's do it."
Sakura and I exchanged glances and then looked at the clock. The time read 2:34 pm.
"There's no time to fight this guys Sasuke." I told him. "We have to register by three o'clock."
"That's less than half an hour." Sakura added.
"Don't worry, this will be over, in five seconds." Sasuke told us, his eyes glaring at Rock Lee. Sasuke charged for his challenger, and once he joined in on a fight, there was no stopping him.
"I hope he knows what he's doing." I thought.
"Man, that ego of his is gonna get us into trouble one of these days." Helena chided.
"Boys." Sakura sighed.
"Get used to it." I told her.
Sasuke aimed to punch Lee square in the face, only for him to dodge instantly. Lee reappeared behind Sasuke and prepared a kick. Sasuke was all ready to block, but the kick connected, with his cheek.
"Sasuke!" Sakura and I yelled.
Sasuke landed a few inches from us, laying on his side.
"A hell." "This is very bad. At this rate we're gonna have to drag Sasuke and Naruto by their ears if we want to make it to registration on time."
Sasuke slowly stood up, smirking. "I've been waiting to try this out." he said.
I gasped, "Could it be?" as I got a closer look, I saw his eyes had changed from deep onyx to red, with a black design. "His Sharingan. But when did he awaken the power? It's in both eyes, incredible."
Sasuke went back to fighting against Lee, and with his Sharingan, he has an advantage.
"Sasuke's getting stronger every day, just what you expect from someone of the Uchiha." I thought.
Lee landed a full forced kick to Sasuke's jaw. He then continued to dodge Sasuke's punches, and get around his guard somehow.
"You see, my technique is neither ninjutsu or genjutsu." Lee informed. "It is only taijutsu, no tricks, just pure martial arts."
"He must've gone through intense training to have taijutsu moves that good." I thought. I remembered my dad telling me that taijutsu is a battle skill all shinobi possess, some stronger than others. It's basic hand to hand combat, no tricks, no weapons, just agile swiftness and skill. He taught me a couple of moves when I was younger and said it's a valuable technique to learn, just in case you find yourself running low on chakra, or if you're fighting an opponent with close-range combat skills.
But for this guy, only a year older than us, to have mastered such a technique with that incredible speed, able to get around Sasuke's guard so easily, it's almost unreal.
"Forget about your technique, it will not work, not on me." Lee told Sasuke. "You're Sharingan gives you the ability to read your opponent's chakra, and decipher his hand signs. With that, you can guess what he's going to do almost before he knows himself. But see, taijutsu is a little more different."
"So what's your point?" Sasuke asked, annoyed.
"I do not try to hide or disguise my moves." Lee answered. "You cannot stop me, you are too slow." he added. "Your eyes may be quick enough to read my moves, but if your body cannot keep up, what good does it do you?"
"This guy is defiantly trying Sasuke's nerves." Helena noted. "If this keeps up, he's gonna destroy this place, not to mention we're gonna miss registration."
I sighed. "His ego is getting the best of him, isn't it?"
"You see Sasuke, I believe there are two types of ninja; those like you, born with talent who don't have to work at it, and those like me, who must train hard every day of our lives." Lee said. "n reality, your Sharingan is the worst match, for my extreme taijutsu." Lee prepared another kick and it connected, tossing Sasuke up into the air.
Next he performed the technique known as the 'Dancing Leaf Shadow' a taijutsu technique known only to the Hidden Leaf village. The bandages from Lee's arms began to unwind only a little, enough to tie around his opponent.
"He couldn't be using that jutsu, could he?" I thought.
Just as the bandages were about to wrap around Sasuke, a pinwheel pinned it to the wall. We all looked in the direction it came from and saw a giant red tortoise with a red shell, with a yellow underside, yellow swirls on top, yellow markings around his eyes, and wearing a Konohagakure headband around his neck.
"A giant turtle? What the hell?" Helena asked.
"That's enough Lee!" yelled the tortoise.
Lee landed in a kneeling position in front of the tortoise.
"Sasuke!" Sakura called.
"I got him!" I told her, running to catch Sasuke before he hit the ground. I slid across the floor and barely caught him, "Gotcha." I grunted.
His body looked pretty beat up, but he was shaking with anger. "Sasuke?" I thought.
"Is he okay?" Sakura asked, kneeling on the other side of Sasuke.
"He's really shaken up." I noted. "He didn't even take the fall right."
I glanced over and heard Lee apologize to the tortoise that was berating him. "Could that be a summon of his sensei's?" I thought.
"I don't know, but watching him getting lecture by a reptile is pretty funny if you ask me." Helena chuckled.
"Says the canine demon who agrees with my crazy little sister on occasion." I replied.
That shut her up, but she did growl at me.
"Hey you guys." Naruto called, joining us.
"What Naruto?" Sakura asked.
"That thing he's talking to a turtle right?" Naruto questioned.
"No." I answered. "It's a tortoise you moron!"
"What about it?" Sakura asked.
"Maybe it means turtles can be sensei too." Naruto said.
I felt the urge to use him as a punching bag. "You idiot!" Sakura and I yelled in unison.
In a scene of smoke and noise, a Jonin appeared on top of the tortoise summon. The Jonin looked strangely similar to Lee, same haircut, even bushier eyebrows, same jumpsuit, leg warmers, and he struck a very odd pose, creeping us all out. The only difference from Lee is that this Jonin wore a flak jacket, just like normal Chūnin and Jonin wear.
"Hey everybody! How's it goin'? Life treatin' ya good?" he yelled, energetically. According to the ninja tortoise, the Jonin was Guy-sensei.
"So that's where he get's it from." Naruto said. "Same soup bowl haircut, and even bushier eyebrows."
"Do not insult Guy-sensei! He is the greatest man in the entire world!" Lee yelled.
"Well excuse me for not noticing his greatness! I was too busy watching him crawl out from underneath a turtle!" Naruto yelled back.
"He did not crawl out." Lee stated.
"Give it a rest Lee." Guy-sensei told him. "Now for your punishment for trying to use that forbidden technique." said punishment was a punch to the jaw, sending him skidding a couple of inches from our feet.
Guy walked over to Lee and knelt in front of him. "I'm sorry Lee, but it's for your own good." his voiced choked up at the last part.
Now the next thing that happened freaked us out even more, both of them hugged each other and burst out crying.
"That's just sad, and many levels of disturbing and creepy." Helena said, gagging.
"How could Sasuke be beaten by someone that lame?" I asked, my eyebrow twitching.
Even the damn turtle was crying, and that was even more disturbing. I think I threw up in my mouth a little bit.
"They're both totally crazy." I muttered.
Lee and Guy-sensei proceeded to walk out of the practice hall.
"Wait, you guys just can't leave." Naruto said.
"What about the Chūnin Exams, there's no time for messing around." Sakura added.
Guy-sensei cleared his throat. "Oh right, sorry about that." he faced Lee. "You not only broke the rule against fighting but you also disrupted the Chūnin Exams, I think that warns a slightly more severe punishment."
Lee saluted his sensei, "Yes sir."
Guy broke his seriousness by striking another weird, and creepy, pose, "Let's make that five hundred laps around the practice field, how does that sound?"
"Outstanding sir." Lee answered.
"They're insane." I said, stating an obvious fact.
Guy looked up and stared right at us, creeping me out even more.
"So tell me, how is Kakashi-sensei?" Guy asked us.
"Do you know him?" Sasuke asked.
"Do I know Kakashi?" Guy repeated. "Well people say, he and I are arch rivals for all eternity."
"There's just no way!" Sakura, Naruto, and I yelled in unison.
In once second Guy was next to Lee, the next he was behind us. "My record is 50 wins and 49 losses, which is one more than his by the way."
We all gasped and turned around.
"What?" Sasuke asked.
"You're kidding. How'd he beat Kakashi?" Naruto followed.
"The fact is I'm stronger than Kakashi, and faster." Guy answered, smiling.
"There is just no way you're stronger than my father." I said.
"Father?" Guy repeated, looking at me.
I covered my mouth, "oops"
Guy then chuckled, "Of course, how could I not see it before, you're the spitting image of Kagome, rest her beautiful soul." he said. "And I can see that spirit in your eyes that's just like Kakashi's."
"You-you knew my mother?" I asked, blinking.
"Bless her beautiful soul, I did." Guy answered. "I was present the day when your parents wed, oh how beautifully breathtaking it was."
I gagged, getting ready to punch this guy. I didn't care he was a Jonin, he was creeping me out. I made a mental note that after these exams to ask my father exactly how his rivalry with Guy-sensei started.
"I apologize for the trouble Lee caused." Guy-sensei said. "Now Lee, please accompany these fine young ninja to the classroom." and with that, Guy and his tortoise summon vanished.
Lee readied his hand and I caught a glimpse of the bruises he had all over his knuckles. "Wow, he must train really hard to acquire bruises like that." I thought.
"Sasuke." Lee called, getting my teammates attention. "I have not been completely honest with you. It is true that I wanted to test my skills, but you are not the one I wanted to test them against." he added. "I lied to you when we were fighting before." Lee admitted. "I told you I was the best genin here, but in truth, the best fighter is someone on my own team, and I came to defeat him; Neji Hyūga."
The boy with the brown hair that approached Sasuke earlier in the hall.
"You were just practice, now you are a target." Lee said, jumping to the second floor and running down the hallway.
"Oh Sasuke." I sighed, looking at my teammate, and friend. He clenched his hands into fists, and gritted his teeth. "That was a major blow to his ego, and I always hated it when he got angry. Because when he got this way, he became distant, and that's something that terrifies me the most."
Naruto put his hands behind his head and scoffed. "Well how about that, I guess the Uchihas aren't as good as everyone says they are."
"Naruto!" Sakura and I yelled. "That was totally uncalled for!"
"Just shut up!" Sasuke yelled. "Next time I'll drive him to his knees."
"Yeah right." Naruto huffed. "Who just got his ass kicked."
"That's enough Naruto!" I scolded.
"You saw his hands right?" Naruto asked. "I bet that guy has been training till he drops." Naruto looked at Sasuke, "He trains a lot harder than you do."
Sasuke's expression changed. "This is starting to get interesting." he smirked. "The Chūnin Exams, can't wait to see what's next."
"Alright." Naruto chuckled.
"Uh-huh." Sakura and I giggled.
Sasuke stepped forward. "The let's get going." he said. "Naruto. Sakura. Kristin."
And with that, the four of us walked towards the classroom, anxiously awaiting the Chūnin Exams.
"Let's get this party started." Helena chuckled.
Next time…
Wow, what a surprising turnout that I never would've thought to happen. All of us Rookies were recommended by our sensei's to take the Chūnin Exams. Totally awesome, this just means we're gonna have to work a little harder to get respect from all the other candidates.
Next Time: Genin Takedown! All The Rookies Face Off!
This is gonna be fun! *Giggles*
A/N: Ok so here it is^^ Hope you all enjoy it. I'm also going to tell you all that I am waiting on conformation from a friend of mine who is letting me use a few of her OC's in my story, to make sure they debut in the next chapter, or if I have to wait till the Chunin Exam finals to introduce them. I don't know how long it will take, but as soon as I get the okay, I'll begin on the next chapter. Until then, review this one^^