Hearts of Wind
Naruto/Tenten
"Speech and Jutsu!"
"Thoughts"
Bijuu
(Flashback)

"Wait, Gaara-Sama, there are a few rules that need to be in

"The fights will go until we have two people standing. There will be no interventions unless ordered; should their be we expect you to stop." Baki explained.

"What about those who have…" Began one participant, Baki was about to open his mouth but Neji beat him to it.

"Tough luck, we're Shinobi…It is merely your fate to be in a Chunin Exam where you're at a supposed disadvantage. True Shinobi work with what they've got available."

"Participant Hyuga is correct. Participant Hyuga; remonstrating Chunin hopefuls IS MY JOB." The last three words were enforced with a burst of Killing Intent, which temporarily froze the participants.

"Group 1 remain, the rest of you get to the booth."

(Group 1 fight)

Hyuga Neji (Konoha)
Mijin (Suna)
Burami (Kusa)
Kegon (Taki)
Ajisai (Ame)

Neji took his position and looked to his left and right, noticing the sole Suna Genin was on his right. The tall genin was slightly nervous and was grabbing the scroll on his leg. Due to his purple facial markings Neji realised he was part of the Puppeteering Corps.

They made eye contact and nodded, Baki pulsed his chakra through the arena, launched himself out and the match began. Neji, immediately crossed in front of the Suna Genin, smoothly intercepting someone who made Choji look small. "Ninpo…" Began to the mass of flesh but Neji was already moving.

"You're within my field of Divination. Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Punches!" The Punch style of the Gentlefist was a deviation that Neji had begun to create under the mentorship and protection of his Uncle. The results had yet to be finalised but due to the difference of the style was only in the delivery of the chakra injections, very little had been altered in terms of katas.

Kusa no Burami, simply stood no chance. As good as his immense weight would have been against most taijutsu specialists, for someone like Neji he was a sitting duck. Burami had no chance as Neji brutally shut down his chakra network and with the final punch launched the morbidly large Genin into the melee that had erupted between the Taki and Ame Shinobi.

Speaking of them; Kegon couldn't help but smirk. Shibuki-sama couldn't and wouldn't fault him for cutting loose just a little would he? "Water Style: Water Shuriken!"

"Kuchiyose: Usimon!" The Ame-nin called and a sturdy wooden gate exploded into existance. The water made shuriken slammed into it causing next to no damage; the Ame-nin smirked, this thing stopped that Green Leaf Taijutsu Monster! It'd stop these! She was right it, it did just about.

Suddenly the gate was taken out as the large Kusa-nin, she and her team had just managed to avoid came crashing through the gate. "Fuuin: Kai: Shuriken!"

Kegon yelped as he had to dodge the veritable rainstorm of shurikens that came hurtling towards him. He pulled a kunai, only to find it wouldn't obey his orders.

"Puppet Art: Kunai Control!" The Jonin in disguise suddenly found himself yanked off his feet and reeled in. He let go of the kunai only to find a reptilian puppet skuttling towards him. It resembled a spider, Kegon despised spiders!

Suddenly the puppet leapt forwards, broke apart and reassembled, trapping the Jonin "I suggest you surrender. What you might receive is a dangerous neuro-hallucinogenic…"

"I surrender!"

Meanwhile Neji had reached the Ame-nin and after performing the 'Revolving Heaven' jutsu to deflect the origami snowstorm, took down his younger opponent.

"Mijin no Suna and Hyuga Neji through to the next round. Block 2 Competitors!"

(Group 2)

Rock Lee (Konoha)
Shira (Suna)
Fuyo (Ame)
Yamanaka Ino (Konoha)
Masuri (Suna)

The moment Baki dropped his hand Lee and Shira were amongst the rest of the group like Tora chasing pigeons. It was by the far the shortest match as Shira and Lee were nothing more than blurs incapacitating everyone in there path.

(Stadium)
"This is what one would expect of Might Guy's disciple." Someone murmured offhand.

"Same with Suna's Mannen Genin, formerly. Also the only Genin at our disposal to train Gaara in taijutsu and beat my brother's sand." Temari retorted gaining more attention from the Konoha contingent.

"Is there anything else about Shira that we should know?" Asked Jiriaya curiously.

Temari smirked "He's the same as Lee. Can't use chakra, he knows the Seven Heavenly Gates but uses his own technique; to be honest his own technique would garner his promotion it still will…this is just a formality."

(Arena)

Baki grunted, he'd anticipated this "Next."

(Group 3)
Tenten (Konoha)
Suiren (Ame)
Ameno (Suna)
Hyuga Hinata (Konoha)
Yoro (Taki)

This match unfolded more or less as everyone expected Tenten and Hinata paired up and fought back to back. Hinata effortlessly took out the Ame Ninja and demonstrated a proficiency for a bo-staff. She too not unlike her cousin had been developing and honing her Gentle-Fist style. Hers used blunt weaponry like staffs to deliver the eight-trigrams signature chakra blockages.

Suiren, Ameno and Yoro upon entering the match had possessed the right idea of trying to take out the Konoha Kunoichi but they lacked teamwork, trust and timing. Eventually it remained Ameno against Hinata and Tenten, Ameno was a taijutsu specialist but was no-where near Shira's level and eventually was defeated by Hinata but not before putting on a very decent show.

(Group 4)

Akimichi Choji (Konoha)
Fu (Taki)
Uzumaki Naruto (Konoha)
Kazami (Ame)
Muyami (Ame)

This bout caught many peoples attention. Fu had sought out Naruto and the pair quickly escalated the fight to the point where chakra was visible and each of their connected taijutsu attacks were causing miniature tremors.

Choji in the meantime had enlarged himself, strapped kunai to himself and launched himself forwards as a spiked wrecking ball; much like the time with Jirobo. However; unlike the Sound Nin he had fought his two opponents they had no idea how to deal with him.

Choji came out of the ball and with a very over-sized straight punch knocked out the first shinobi and then with a subtle Doton jutsu taught to him by a relative of his coated his arm in sand and knocked him out.

Meanwhile, Fu and Naruto's fight was escalating rapidly. Contrary to Hidan's belief that he had found the Nanabi Jinchuriki; he had in fact come across someone with Bijou chakra in their body, not enough for the creature itself but enough to fool Hidan who for all his skills was not a sensory nin.

However, in the arena Naruto's eyes widened. He could feel the Kyuubi waking up.

"Fu, calm down. We're fighting Kyuubi, we won't be able to win."
"Naruto, calm down. We're fighting Nanabi, we'll win…but at a cost."