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Note: If you haven't read True Strength Revealed or The Angel and The Demon , you might not understand much of this story.

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The crowd was settling back down after the confrontation on the ground had ended. Naruto oofed himself back in his seat after witnessing the ordeal. He could have been focusing on how the situation with the Genin involved seemed all too familiar. But that was not where his focus was. His focus instead was that bizzarre aura he sensed from Toba.

In the stands Hiashi was in awe. " I haven't felt an aura like that since......" Hiashi reminisced back to when Naruto first unleashed his demonic chakra while fighting Neji.

" Naruto...." Gaara said. " Shukaku informed me as well. It could have just been a manifestation of extreme anger, I assume Toba and that girl are friends?"

" Hai." Naruto nodded.

Anko looked up at Naruto, Naruto gave a nod to continue.

" Very well, the next match will commence." Anko said.

The names once again randomized.

Ugihara Ichiro

vs.

Amero Yorui

" Well it looks like it's my turn." Ichiro said.

" Do make it quick, I'm on after you." Ouji said.

As Ichiro and a Kumo nin walked down the stairs, Toba stood but a few feet across from Chojo Akimichi. Their eyes cornerd at eachother. Toba's scowl was enough to send chills up any shinobi's spine. But as sinister as it was, Chojo's stare could equal it. The 2 youths continued glaring , similar to how 2 ravenous dogs would lock eyes before tearing into eachother.

" Begin!" Anko said.

The Kumo nin jumped back launching Shuriken at Ichiro.

" Well I guess I should make it interesting, I don't want to be a show off like Ayumi was." Ichiro thought was he leaned back ducking the shuriken.

He then unsheathed 2 kunai. One in each hand Ichiro dashed toward his opponent at impressive speed throwing a spin kick wich was ducked. Ichiro then spun low forcing his opponent to jump back.

" You're fast, but not faster than me." The Kumo nin said.

" Oh brother......" Ichiro thought annoyed.

The battle continued.

" Hmm, this one's more reluctant to cut loose than his teammate." Gaara said.

" That is odd. He was doing alot more in the pre-lims." Naruto said.

Suddenly an ANBU appeared beside Naruto. " You called for me Hokage-sama." he said.

Naruto leaned over to him. " Keep a close eye on my son. If anything seems out of the ordinary, alert me immediately." Naruto whispered.

" Hai." The ANBU said before vanishing.

" He has superb tai-jutsu skills." Neji said in the stands. " This one could prove a challenge to Kato."

The Kumo nin unsheathed his katana and ran towards Ichiro. Who blocked the strike with both kunai. With a few simple moves, Ichiro disarmed the Kumo nin. The Kumo nin was kicked down and as he slid, his head hit the tree. Ichiro dashed toward his opponent. He then seemingly bit his thumb but as he pulled back he revealed to be unraveling assassination wire. As the Kumo nin stood up, he found a shining wire wrapping around his neck. Ichiro then flipped over his opponent and over the nearby treebranch. The wire suddenly tightened around the Kumo nin's neck as he was lifted off his feet while he tried to gasp for air.

Then Ichiro appeared in front of him with a kunai. He then held it to his opponent's abdomen. " The wire or your body, one of these is going to be cut, you decide."

The Kumo nin then motioned to Anko that he was giving up.

" Very well, The winner of this match, Ichiro Ugihara!" Anko declared.

The crowd roared in response. Ichiro threw the kunai, cutting the wire at the branch. The Kumo nin dropped to the ground coughing.

Ichiro looked down at him, his face emotionless. " A good match." he said. He then turned and walked across the battlefield back to the balcony.

Ouji looked across at a Sand nin he knew to be his opponent. He looked at him half wickedly and half seductively which in itself was a fine way to freak out the Sand nin. He knew what Ouji was capable of and knew he wouldn't hesitate to kill him. The murderous aura began to emitt from Ouji's eyes. The Sand nin's expression turned to terror as he dared to gaze into them.

After the Kumo nin was carried off the battlefield, Anko looked up at the balcony. " It is now time for...." Anko was cut-off.

" Proctor! I forfeit the match!" The Sand nin bellowed out which prompted a few boos from the crowd.

" Ahhhh, spoil my fun." Ouji said in a half pouty sort of way.

Anko was surprised. But she maintained her appearance and lowered her hand. " Very well, that concludes the first round. The next round will commence in 1 hour so the combatants may recover. The remaining Genin's names will be displayed on the board here above."

Hyuuga Kato

Akimichi Chojo

Uzumaki Toba

Ugihara Ichiro

Ugihara Ayumi

Ugihara Ouji

" We ask those that leave to please return for the next round." Anko said.

Many of the people in the stands which mostly comprised of villagers and shinobi got up to stretch their legs or attend to some other business.

Back in the balcony where the Genin resided, Toba and Chojo continued their death glare. Kato wasn't going to admit it, but he felt alittle insulted that Toba took his focus off him. Didn't Toba know he was the one he is supposed to be hellbent on?

" Toba." Hinata called from a distance to her son.

Toba still continued glaring at the Akimichi brute.

" Toba!" Hinata called louder.

" Hey, yer mommy's calling you." Chojo said.

Toba narrowed his eyes then walked away toward his mother.

" What Mom?" Toba said.

Hinata immediately began her inspection. " Are you ok?" She said as she put her hands on his head and pulled up the brow of his eye with her thumb.

" Ow! Yea Mom, I'm fine. Why?" Toba responded.

Hinata inspected with her Byakugan. But as far as she could tell, her son was fine.

" Something about you seemed different on the battlefield earlier, do you remember?"

" No, nothing was different 'cept I never wanted to pound someone so much into the ground as that Akimichi punk."

In the hospital.......

Ami laid in her bed, her father and brothers stayed by her bedside. Her mother was constantly checking her monitors and making sure Ami was as comfortable as possible.

" Papa...." Ami said, though considering it hurt to talk she couldn't do it very well. " I'm sorry.....after all that talk I did I thought....I would have done better."

" Don't talk, all I want you to do is rest. You did excellent, you have nothing to be sorry for." Chouji said as he fluffed her pillow.

" Can we get some more pillows in here?" Chouji told a nurse.

" Papa, I'm fine..."

" 'nee-chan....." Inodashi muttered. " what....did you think you were doing?"

" ne?" Ami said.

" What did you think you had to prove by continuing that match. You almost got killed out there."

"' Nii-saan.....I had to..." Ami was interrupted.

" Don't tell me you had to do it, because you didn't! You're a medic nin! It's important for you to stay safe in actual combat!" Inodashi said.

" That's enough Inodashi! Your sister had her reasons!" Ino said.

" Gomen, I...didn't mean to worry you 'Nii-saan." Ami said weakly in her bed.

" Just don't talk now Ami, just rest." Chouji said.

" Hai Papa." Ami said as she closed her eyes.

Her family sat around hoping Ami was going to be fine.

" Aww well isn't that sweet." Chojo said leaning on the doorway.

Ami was stunned to see Chojo in her hospital room.

" Are you all gonna sing a song next?" Chojo said.

" I'll kill you!" Chotsu shouted as he and his brother darted toward Chojo.

Their efforts were thwarted however, as their father slid in to hold them back. Their mother grabbing them by their collars.

" 'Tou-san! what the...." Inodashi said.

Chouji looked dead into the eyes of Chojo as he held back his sons. " I want justice just as badly as you do boys.....but beating him down here and now won't solve anything. For now.....we let Toba handle this....his way ."

" You really think that blonde shrimp stands a chance against me? Now I see where Ami gets her stupidity from." Chojo said.

" Watch it Chojo! I might want a piece of you myself." Ino said as she held on the boys collars.

" You got a stay of execution for now asshole. You better pray it's Toba that gives you the ass-kickin' you so richly deserve." Chotsu said.

" Pheh! Cowards...." Chojo said walking off.

" Man, I hope Toba-chan beats that bastard." Inodashi said.

Then in walked Sakura into the room.

" Well?" Ino demanded.

" A few cracked ribs and some bruising, but other than that she'll be fine." Sakura said.

" That son of a bitch!" Chotsu growled.

" Leave this to Toba." Chouji ordered.

Afar from the hospital room the Akimichi family was being watched through a wall no less as Toba was watching and reading their lips with his Byakugan.

He took a deep sigh. " I should've got in there sooner." He said to himself. " Ami-chan....I'll make that bastard pay. I swear it." He then turned to walk away. Toba was on his way out the hospital back toward the stadium.

Toba stopped. " You might as well come out over there, I can see you ya know." Toba said.

Suddenly, the ANBU sent to watch him came out from behind a rock. " I underestimated that Byakugan of yours, good stuff." The ANBU said.

" So what, did my father send you to spy on me or something?" Toba asked.

The ANBU pointed behind Toba, and as he turned he saw his father right in front of him which caught the young Uzunaki off-guard completely.

" Geez Dad! What the hell!?" Toba barked.

Naruto raised his head and nodded to the ANBU, who then vanished.

" Toba.....are you alright?" Naruto asked.

" No Dad, I'm not alright! You saw what he did to Ami-chan!" Toba said.

" No Toba, I understand how you feel about that.I want to know.....if you feel like yourself?"

" Myself? Dad I'm fine, nothing's wrong with me, why is everyone freaking out? Seriously."

Naruto prepped himself. He knew his son was not going to like what came next. " Toba, I think it would be a good idea for you to withdraw from the tournament."

Toba's eyes were about ready to pop from his head. " WHAT!? WHY!?"

" Because I think your emotions are running too high for you to think straight." Was the best explanation Naruto could come up with. " And if you can't think straight on the battlefield, things can go real wrong real fast."

" No! You can't do that!" Toba yelled.

" I sure as hell can! I'm the Hokage and your father!" Naruto countered.

" Trust me I know! I'm reminded everyday my dad's the Hokage! I never hear the end of it from anyone!!" Toba yelled. " But now I wanna show that I can be more than just Naruto Uzumaki's kid!"

Naruto was caught off guard by this.

" Dad! I have to fight that Akimichi! I can't let him get away with what he did!"

Naruto sighed as he drifted his eyes to the side.

" Oh my God...." Toba said. " You don't think I can beat him do you?"

Naruto snapped his attention back. " I didn't say that!"

" You didn't have to!" Toba yelled.

" Toba! This isn't about your opponents!" Naruto said.

" Then what is it about Dad? Why are you trying to ruin my chances!?"

Naruto took a deep breath trying to calm himself. " I swear boy.....I love you....but you are the most stubborn as hell kid I have ever known!"

" Who the hell do you think I get it from?"

Naruto held the bridge of his nose as a vein of frustration popped from his forhead. " I swear, did I annoy Tsunade this much as a kid?"

" Dad...." Toba said. " I made a promise to Ami-chan that I'd take down that Chojo guy. Don't make me a liar."

" Toba...." Naruto began.

Not wanting to argue anymore, Toba made a run toward the stadium. " I'm gonna fight in this tournament whether you like it or not!" He shouted.

" I said no!" Naruto shouted.

" Watch me!" Toba yelled.

" Now is not the time to start rebelling against me." Naruto said to himself.

Suddenly, Toba was blinded by what seemed like a flash of lightning, as his father appeared right in front of him. Toba was surprised again as he discovered he had been bound with rope.

" Dad? How'd you....."

" Now you listen to me Toba, I'm the Hokage, I have the authority to pull any Genin out of this tournament that I want."

" I hate y-" Toba was about to say until his mouth was covered by his father's hand.

" Let me finish please." Naruto said firmly. " That being said, if I feel I need to pull you out at anytime, I'll do so. Until then, I'll allow you to compete."

Toba's eyes lit up. " You mean it Pop?"

" You want me to change my mind?"

" Hell no!"

" Then get to the stadium before you get disqualified." Naruto said.

" Right!" Toba said shaking the rope off and dashing toward the arena.

Naruto sighed. " I just hope nothing happens to you son."

The contestants of the next round were about to be called and all the remaining Genin stood before the crowd as they waited for the names to show on the board.

" Heh....looks like Uzumaki was all talk. He didn't even have the guts to show for the next round." Chojo said.

" You're a fool." Kato said calmly and cool.

" Ne? Did the little rich boy just speak?" Chojo said holding his hand up to his ear.

" You think Toba's afraid of you? Toba's afraid of no one. It's you who should be afraid for making an enemy out of him." Kato said.

" Heh, you say that but take a look, he's no where in sight, and here I am standing." Chojo said.

" Yo! Don't start without me!!" Toba yelled as he ran through the doors.

" Hmm, I guess Naruto's son is going to continue after all." Neji said.

" Toba-san, thankyou for joining us finally." Anko said.

" Gomen, I was literally tied up." Toba said rubbing his head.

" Don't wanna hear it." Anko quipped. She then turned back to the crowd. " These are the remaining contestants of the tournament!"

Naruto walked back to his seat where Hinata awaited him.

" Naruto-kun, what did...." Hinata began.

Naruto brought his hands the sides of her arms. " I talked to Toba. If I feel I need to pull him out, I will."

Regardless, Hinata still felt a strange intuition for her son.

Toba walked up and eyed the Akimichi.

" Didn't think you'd show...." Chojo said.

Toba didn't answer, he only glared at his new rival.

" We will now commence with the selection!" Anko said.

" I hope it's you and me next you bastard." Toba said.

The names quickly randomized on the board , then suddenly stopped. Chojo looked up at the board then grunted in dissatisfaction. " Guess it'll have to wait."

As Toba looked up his eyes widened.

Uzumaki Toba

Vs

Ugihara Ayumi

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Next Time.

Kisha: Careful Toba, this girl's got major skill, you may not be able to get in close.

Toba: Damnit, my jutsu's not cutting it, I'll have to change my strategy.

Toba: Next time, Byakugan vs. Dancing Pedal!

Well, That's it for now, I apologize for such late entry, I have had some recent changes in my life. Keep reading.