Forest of Death: Tower

The Genin waited as the names for the first match of the Preliminaries were chosen. Soon it showed Sasuke Uchiha vs Kin Tsuchi

Sasuke smiled. "Didn't waste any time, did they?"

Kin smiled as well. "Perfect."

Dosu put a hand on her shoulder. "You should forfeit Kin. You can't take him."

Kin looked back at him angrily. "You keep saying that Dosu, but I'll prove you wrong. I'll prove everyone wrong. A Kunochi can be just as strong as our male counter parts."

Dosu removed his hand. "Don't say I didn't warn you."

The doors behind everyone silently opened and Karin, without her Grass Village forehead protector, slipped in. She moved up to the second level.

Hayate said, "Those whose names have been drawn, come forward." The two Genin came to stand across from one another. "You two have been chosen for the first match. Sasuke Uchiha and Kin Tsuchi, any objections?"

"None here." Sasuke stated.

"Same." Kin added.

"Alright then." Hayate stated. "Everyone but the two chosen Shinobi will now clear the area and move to the upper levels."

Upper Levels

Teams Kanja, Guy, Sound, 10, 8, and 7 moved to stand with their Sensei on the second level. Those Sensei were Kakashi, Guy, Kurenai, Asuma, Akane from the Mist, and an unknown Sound Sensei.

Akana, the Mist team's Sensei, was a man of average height and build with fair skin, medium light blue hair, and orange eyes. His attire consists of a black T-shirt with matching boots and gloves as well as gray pants. His Mist Village forehead protector was around his left leg.

Asuma was a tall man with brown eyes, olive skin, short black spiky hair, and a beard. His clothing consisted of the standard Konoha ninja uniform with the sleeves rolled up halfway, flak jacket, regular shinobi sandals, and forehead protector.

Kurenai is a fair-skinned woman of slender build. She has long black, untamed hair reaching her upper back and red eyes. She wore make-up consisting of red lipstick and purple eye shadow. Her regular outfit consists of a red mesh armor blouse with only the right sleeve visible.

Lee noticed Karin standing with Guy and ran over prompting his teammates to do the same. "Karin, what are you doing here?"

Karin smiled. "I spoke with the Third Hokage, and he offered me a place here in the village." She grabbed Lee's arms. "That means I get to stay."

"That's good to hear." Lee declared.

"Maybe a strong Shinobi wouldn't mind showing me around?" She winked. "We can call it a date."

"A date?" Lee looked at Guy exuberantly. "Did you hear that Guy Sensei? A pretty girl just asked me out on a date!"

This was drawing everyone's attention with many in disbelief over what they were hearing.

Karin smiled. "His Chakra feels so warm and bright. Very dazzling."

"Does she not see how crazy Lee is?" Tenten asked. "I'm almost surprised he hasn't…"

Lee looked at Karin. "Would you please be my girlfriend Karin? I vow to protect you with my life."

Karin blush deeply as she leaned into him. "Yes Lee."

Tenten sweat dropped. "Oh god no, she's just as crazy as Lee."

Guy was crying tears of joy. "That a boy Lee."

Neji sighed. "Whatever."

At this point, everyone fell over in shock at what they had just witnessed.

Sasuke vs Kin

Hayate looked at the two Genin. "If you're ready, let the match begin."

Kin threw Senbon with bells which Sasuke dodged with ease. He then charged in intent on showcasing a new move he'd been thinking over. This seemed like the perfect opportunity to do so. The Sound Genin threw more Senbon, but Sasuke ducked below her.

Kin was shocked. "Where did he go?"

Sasuke kicked Kin into the air forcing her to let go of the thin wires attached to her bells. He then jumped up after her coming to fly along underneath.

"Get ready because I'm showcasing a borrowed move with a little spin on it." Sasuke declared. "Here we go."

He spun around to deliver a kick only for Kin to block him. "Nice try Uchiha, but I'm not falling that easy."

Sasuke smirked and moved to the other side catching Kin in the throat with his arm. He spun back around and nailed her their again.

"Here's the finisher." Sasuke delivered a powerful axe kick to Kin's stomach impacting her body into the ground hard. "Lion's Barrage!"

Sasuke flipped off her landing on his feet as Kin was laid out unconscious.

Hayate walked over to Kin to make certain she was out cold before standing up and pointing at Sasuke. "Sasuke Uchiha advances to the third round."

All three members of Team Seven, Sakura, and Ino cheered.

Tower

Medical Shinobi rushed out and took Kin to be treated.

Dosu shook his head. "I tried to warn her."

Sasuke walked up to the main level and stood with his team.

Naruto thought, "I can't wait until it's my turn."

Lee looked over at him. "Sasuke Uchiha… Simply amazing. He only saw me do that move once, yet he was able to copy it perfectly."

Hayate said, "Ok, let's move onto the second match."

The screen randomized the names until it gave Gaara of the Desert vs Shino Aburame. Gaara made a hand sign for the Body Flicker, sand variety, and appeared in the center of the stage as he looked up at Shino.

Sakura looked at Shino worriedly. "Shino, you need to be careful. That's no ordinary Shinobi."

Shino put his hands in his pockets and proceeded to walk down. "It's my opponent who should be careful of me."

Gaara of the Desert vs Shino Aburame

Shino came to stand across from Gaara and Hayate said, "Begin."

Gaara stood there with his arms crossed as grains of sand whipped around the field taking out insects that came at him with ease. Shino held out his arms to produce more insects. They shot out at Gaara only for sand to wash over and kill them.

"Kurenai Sensei?" Sakura asked.

Kurenai closed her eyes. "Unless Shino's insects can land on their prey, there's nothing they can do."

Kiba gripped the railing. "So, Shino basically got the one person he has no chance against."

"I didn't say that." Kurenai opened her eyes. "Shino is smart and not completely without options."

"Insect Clone Jutsu." A clone of Shino appeared behind Gaara, and it as well as the original moved to tackle Gaara. "Iron Tackle!"

The clone and original were met with sand which ensnared both before smashing them into the ground and retracting. The clone turned back into bugs which reentered Shino for safety. The Aburame then jumped to his feet grabbing Shuriken attached to ninja wire.

He applied explosive notes to them. Shino then threw the shuriken and manipulated the wire around Gaara only for his sand to come to his defense once more. The wires started to wrap around, but before they could be pushed away, the bug user activated the explosive notes.

They went off blowing apart the sand. Shino ran in delivering a punch to Gaara face. To almost everyone's shock, he hit more sand which cracked. By this point, Gaara's first defense had recovered slamming into Shino hard.

Gaara looked at him. "Is that all you got?" The sand armor healed. "I hope you haven't finished entertaining me. We haven't had enough blood."

The sand rushed at Shino who avoided it before holding up an arm. "I surrender." Gaara retracted the sand. "I came ill equipped to fight my opponent."

Hayate nodded. "Gaara of the Desert moves to the next round."

Tower

Naruto looked at the scene angrily. "What the hell was that Shino! You just gave…"

Kakashi punched him on the head. "Quiet Naruto. Shino realized he was in no position to fight this opponent, so he gave up. To foolishly ram against an unmovable object without the right tools would be suicide. That is no death for a Shinobi."

Shino rejoined his team.

Sakura said, "You did well out there Shino."

Kiba was looking at Gaara. "If that guy had you beat, then he must be on an entirely other level."

Shino looked at Kurenai. "Sorry Sensei. I was…"

Kurenai shook her head. "No, your teammates are right Shino." She smiled. "You performed wonderfully against insurmountable odds. The fact that you even cracked what we now know is a second defense is a feat that shouldn't be ignored."

Shino nodded and walked up to the railing. "I will have to train, so that I do not fail my team in the field."

"We shall be moving onto the next match." Hayate stated.

The randomized match was Naruto Uzumaki vs Kiba Inuzuka.

Naruto smiled. "Alright, it's finally here! I get a chance to show what I got."

Kiba was ecstatic. "Alright, looks like it's us against the kid Akamaru. We just won the lottery."

Lee slouched. "I was hoping I'd get a turn."

"Alright, it's your move Naruto." Kakashi stated. "Let's see just how far you've come."

Naruto Uzumaki vs Kiba Inuzuka

Naruto and Kiba stood in the middle of the room facing each other.

"I've been waiting forever for this." Naruto declared. "Sorry Kiba, don't take it personally if I blow you away."

Kiba was angry. "That's just what I was going to say, only not so politely, right Akamaru?"

Akamaru barked in agreement.

Naruto said, "Let's see what you have to say at the end of the match."

Kiba sat Akamaru on the ground. "Little squirt."

"Hold on a second! What's the puppy doing here?! He's just going to get in the way!" Naruto exclaimed.

Kiba shouted, "Deal with it! I never go into battle without Akamaru!"

Naruto turned to Hayate. "Come on, isn't this against the rules or something?!"

Hayate replied, "No. Kiba is a member of the Inuzuka Clan. They specialize in training ninja hounds and their family Jutsus rely heavily on them being together. He is well within the rule."

"Whatever. Fine with me." Naruto stated. "I'm at my best when working with a handicap."

"Ha, we'll just see about that." Kiba taunted as he stood up. "Akamaru, you stay here and leave this to me. I got it."

"Naruto, don't let Kiba get to you." Hinata cheered.

"You've been training hard, so show us all the fruits of your labor." Daichi added.

Sasuke crossed his arms with a smirk. "Dobe, if you lose, I'm never letting you hear the end of it."

Kurenai looked over at her fellow Jonin. "Sorry Kakashi, but your boy doesn't stand a chance against Kiba."

"Kiba, you better not lose, you hear me?!" Sakura shouted.

"Look, I feel sorry for you, so I'll finish this in one shot." Kiba declared.

"Is that right? You're even dumber than you look if you think you can beat me." Naruto stated.

Hayate looked at the Genin. "When you're ready, you can begin."

Naruto instantly began funneling Chakra to his limbs.

Kiba crouched. "Ninja Art of Beast Mimicry: All Fours Jutsu."

Kiba got on all fours and his fingers became claws. At the same time, Naruto gained that red sheen in his hair as his eyes became the same color. The Inuzuka came in to deliver an elbow to the Uzumaki's gut.

Naruto dodged to the side and decked Kiba in the face hard sending the transformed ninja tumbling along the ground until he came to a stop on all fours. Everyone, except Team Seven, were shocked.

Kiba wiped his face with his arm. "Lucky shot."

Naruto smiled. "If you think that, then why don't we see what your dog can do. Go on, I want to take you down at your best, so everyone knows I'm not holding my team back."

Kiba looked at Akamaru. "If you want everything we got, you'll get it wise guy."

The Inuzuka produced two food pills before giving one to Akamaru and taking one himself. Akamaru turned red and became more feral.

"I hope Naruto enjoyed that strike he got because Kiba's going in for the kill." Kurenai thought.

"Let's go Akamaru." Kiba crouched and made a hand sign as Akamaru jumped onto his back. "Beast Mimicry: Man Beast Clone!"

Akamaru became an exact clone of Kiba.

Shikamaru said, "I don't get it. What was that stuff he ate?"

"Those are food pills." Choji replied. "They're something the military developed. An energy boaster that's so powerful, the ninja who take them can fight for three days and nights. After extended use, they can lead to anxiety and exhaustion."

Both Kibas charged at Naruto who began dodging them like mad as he could tell they were some speedy opponents. Nowhere near as speedy as Naruto was right now, but two opponents made up for the deficiency in speed. Eventually, Naruto had to block a strike and was sent skidding back.

"Damn, I don't want to take to many hits if this is the strength he's bringing." Naruto thought.

The Uzumaki rushed in and kicked one Kiba while elbowing the other sending them skidding along the ground themselves.

"Akamaru, let's take things up a notch." Kiba declared as they both began to spin. "Fang over Fang!"

Naruto's eyes went wide as he began a desperate attempt to doge the spiraling Shinobi, but even with his style it wasn't enough to completely avoid them. He was bombarded with attacks from all sides until both crashed into his torso.

Naruto was knocked to the ground, but he slowly rose back to his feet panting. "That the best you got Dog Breath?"

Kiba stood with a confident smile. "You talk tough Naruto, but you're nothing. In fact, you're always running your mouth about how you'll be Hokage. That's false." He pointed to himself. "I'm the one who's going to be Hokage."

Naruto stared him down. "What did you just say?"

"I said, you don't have what it takes to be Hokage." Kiba declared. "I'm going to be Hokage."

Hinata shouted. "You're wrong Kiba." Everyone looked at the girl they remembered as soft spoken. "Naruto will become the Hokage because he never gives up. He'll keep fighting to the very end. Right now, he's going to prove you wrong."

Naruto smiled as Hinata's words spurred him to begin pumping more Chakra into his style, and he wove the hand signs for a Jutsu. "Shadow Clone Jutsu."

5 Narutos appeared.

"Please, you think a few clones are going to scare me?" Kiba looked at Akamaru. "Let's go, Fang over Fang!"

The clones began to dodge to the best of their abilities until finding the perfect opening to throw shuriken and weave more hand signs. "Shuriken Shadow Clone Jutsu."

The pair, as they were spinning, were bombarded by multiple shuriken cutting them up. When they came to a stop, Akamaru became normal and collapsed.

Kiba looked at him with worried. "Akamaru!"

"Give it up Kiba." Naruto declared. "I don't want hurt you or Akamaru any more than I have."

Kiba declared. "I won't lose to you Naruto!"

The Inuzuka ran forward pulling out his own shuriken and throwing them. The clones simply dodged them.

Shortly after, two of Naruto's 5 clones vanished. "I can't maintain this Chakra for long." Him and his remaining clones ran in to meet Kiba. "I have to put an end to this." He called out to his clones. "Alright guys modify the new technique. Let's do this!"

They each pumped extra Chakra to their legs. Kiba ran in for a punch on one of the Narutos only for all three to drop and slide into him with a kick. They hit Kiba launching him into the air.

"Na-Ru-To!" The remaining clones tossed Naruto into the air, passed Kiba, before dispelling from lack of Chakra. "Uzumaki!" He spun with his foot coming down on Kiba's head smashing him into the ground. "Barrage!"

Everyone was amazed as Naruto was sent skidding across the ground before tumbling to his knees. He slowly rose to his feet panting as he returned to normal.

"Looks like the Dobe finally learned something from me after all." Sasuke thought.

The proctor walked over to Kiba who was out cold. "The winner is Naruto Uzumaki."

Tower

Hinata happily shouted. "Way to go Naruto!"

"You did it, man!" Daichi proudly yelled.

Shikamaru was impressed. "Unbelievable, who'd have thought he could beat Kiba!"

Sakura was shocked. "Wow, Naruto is far stronger than he ever was at the academy. I never imagined he could beat Kiba."

"So, that is Naruto Uzumaki." Karin thought. "He's amazing."

Kiba was put on a stretcher as Naruto ran up to his team.

He stopped by Hinata who had gotten her ointment from earlier out. "Hey, it's more of that amazing ointment." He looked at Hinata. "Can I really use it?"

"Of course." Hinata handed it to him. "Here you go."

Naruto began applying it. "Man, this stuff worked great on my cut. Thanks, Hinata."

Hinata smiled with a slight blush. "It's no problem Naruto."

"Poor, clueless Naruto." Kakashi shook his head. "He just doesn't know."

Neji looked at them. "Hinata…" Seeing that fight had made him wonder just how strong Hinata had grown which only brought back the story Shun told him. "She doesn't have a care in the world. The only reason she can be like this is because my father gave his life."

Tenten noticed that her teammate was gripping the railing and seemed rather angry. "Are you okay?"

Neji simply said. "I'm fine."

Sakura ran down to Kiba and Akamaru which caused the Medical Shinobi to stop. "Mutts, are you two going to be okay?"

Kiba chuckled. "I'll be fine forehead. What you need to do now is worry about yourself. There are people you need to be smart about if you face them. Getting someone from Team 8 in the finals or settling your score with Daichi aren't worth risking your life. The Sound Genin with bandages, that Mist Genin with wires, and Neji aren't to be taken lightly."

"We will now pick the names for the next match." Hayate declared.

The randomizing finished displaying Choji Akimichi vs Dosu Kinuta.

Sakura nodded to Kiba. "I'll keep your warning in mind."

She then ran back up to her Sensei and Shino as Kiba was taken away.

Choji started shaking as he fell to his knees. "I don't think I can do this. Maybe I should just surrender."

Asuma spoke up. "If you win, I'll take you for BBQ."

Choji looked at him. "What? Come on."

Asuma got down on his level. "Choji, don't worry. If it gets bad, I'll step in and stop it. Just think about it. All the BBQ you can eat."

"Now you're talking!" Choji became fired up. "All I can eat!"

He jumped over the railing and walked up to Dosu.

Choji vs Dosu

Choji and Dosu faced off.

Dosu glanced up at his 'Sensei'. "I'm beginning to see through you Lord Orochimaru. We're just pawns, and as my clan is meant to serve, I never questioned you until now. You've played us for fools and continue to do so."

Choji thought. "Just keep your eyes on the prize. All you can eat BBQ."

Hayate spoke up. "Begin."

"I'm not in the habit of waiting around." Dosu stated as he seemingly appeared before Choji faster than he could react. "You're going down Fatso."

Choji, despite the situation, got angry. "What did you…"

Sound was emitting from Dosu's gauntlets, so every punch he dished out, in rapid succession, was not only painful to Choji's body but his ears as well. He screamed out in pain before Dosu ended things with a final punch knocking a screaming Choji into a wall.

Choji fell to his knees and covered his now bleeding ears unable to move resulting in Hayato having to make a call. "Dosu Kinuta is the winner."

Tower

Dosu walked away. "Orochimaru, I am more than a mere puppet."

The medical Shinobi once again ran in and quickly removed Choji for treatment.

"Man, Choji didn't even last 30 seconds against that guy." Shikamaru stated.

Ino nodded. "I don't know who I'd have wanted to fight less. Dosu or Gaara."

Once more, the randomization came up reading Sakura Haruno vs Ino Yamanaka. Sakura and Ino looked at one another firmly.

Kurenai leaned down next to her student. "This exam has been surprising. Don't underestimate her Sakura."

Sakura nodded firmly.

Sakura Haruno vs Ino Yamanaka

Sakura and Ino faced each other in the center of the arena.

Hayate said, "Begin."

"Listen up Ino." Sakura took off her head band. "You can take this fight as seriously as you want, but I'm going all out from the start." She tied it around her forehead. "This fight isn't over Sasuke."

"What did you say?" Ino questioned.

Sakura firmly said. "I didn't enter this Exam to get him to notice me, fight you, or even fight Daichi. They are goals but not the real reason I'm here. I'm here to prove my worth as a Kunochi. That means, I will not lose.

Most of all, I've come to realize something important thanks to my Sensei. I let Sasuke divide us. He was the reason we stopped being friends. The reason we competed." She pointed at Ino. "That is the reason why I no longer see you as my rival. I now see you as another Shinobi."

Sakura's words caused Ino to remember when they both became Shinobi and were assigned to their teams. Sakura had returned the ribbon and told her she was no longer going to chase after her. Putting the head band on the forehead meant they saw themselves as real Shinobi.

"I think I finally understand Sakura." Ino took her own head band and placed his around her forehead. "Very well, I'm not holding anything back."

The two Kunochi ran at one another and engaged in Taijutsu, but Ino just couldn't keep up. Sakura. Haruno simply had the greater speed, strength, and technique. Ino was forced to retreat and attempt to cast her Mind Transfer Jutsu.

Sakura was ready and threw several shuriken nailing her before weaving hand signs only for Ino to attempt the Mind Transfer Jutsu once more. This time, she hit Sakura only for her Jutsu to pass through flower petals and hit the wall putting the Yamanaka out of commission."

Hayate held up a hand. "Sakura Haruno is the winner."

Tower

"She's gotten good." Naruto stated with a smile.

Sakura picked Ino up, placed her over the shoulder, and looked up at Naruto. "Still not interested!"

Naruto slouched forward with Hinata patting his back.

"Genjutsu." Daichi looked at her. "If I face her, I'll have to be careful."

Shikamaru sighed. "How could so many of our classmates have gotten this strong? First Naruto takes out Kiba and now Sakura handily defeats Ino. A lot has changed in the past months since I last saw the other Rookies."

Sakura walked up to the second level and sat Ino against the wall before joining her.

Shikamaru was going to walk over to check on her until Asuma put a hand on his shoulder. "She'll be fine. For now, let them be. I think they have some talking to do."

At that moment, the randomization had finished once more showing Kuma Valumi vs Tenten.

Kuma vs Tenten

Akana looked at Kuma worriedly as Kenjo and Kanja had both told him of what happened in the forest. "Kuma, the Mizukage sent you on this mission because of your strength, so far you have disregarded her wishes not to kill."

"Wish not to kill." Kuma angrily spat. "She hadn't ordered us not to. None of you have any right to restrict me, and I'm getting sick of you three lecturing me." He stared right at the Jonin. "Keep in mind, you are not my Sensei."

Akana sighed. "Kuma, the Bloody Mist is finished. We are…"

Kuma leaned in close. "If it'll get you to shut up with the lectures, I won't kill the girl. If you want to keep talking, I'll remove her head from her body."

No one spoke up, so Kuma jumped over the edge before walking up to Tenten content to avoid another lecture. "If I were you, I'd surrender."

Tenten smiled confidently. "Not a chance."

Kuma shrugged. "Can't say I didn't try."

"Begin." Hayate stated.

With Sakura and Ino

Ino finally returned to her body and looked around seeing Sakura next to her.

"Good to see you're back Ino." Sakura stated with a smile.

Ino looked at the ground. "So, our match is over."

"I hope you aren't going to cry on me." Sakura stated.

Ino looked at her. "No, I think I'll be okay. Especially because a blossom has bloomed into a beautiful flower." She smiled. "You've become really strong Sakura."

"I didn't grow on my own." Sakura smiled. "Daichi opened my eyes allowing your words from when we were younger to finally resonate with me. Thanks to my Sensei's direction, I'm on the right path."

"Well, the next time we fight I'll be a better Shinobi. One worthy of being your rival." Ino leaned back. "Even though I'm not your rival, I won't just hand Sasuke over to you."

Sakura put a hand on her friend's shoulder. "You're starting to sound like a rival and friend."

They both smiled.

Tenten vs Kuma

"What are you waiting for?" Hayate asked. "I said you can begin."

Kuma looked at the proctor. "Sorry. I'm attempting to configure my moves in a way that I don't kill my opponent." Tenten stared at her opponent. "Something about my 'team' not wanting me to kill. Really it's just all lectures with them."

"is this guy for real?" Tenten asked.

Kuma stuck his hands in his pockets as his wire came up behind him controlled with Chakra. "I'll move now."

The wire shot out at Tenten only for her to jump into the air and spin around with an open scroll. The Mist Genin retracted his wire and stared up to see where this goes. Soon weapons started to rain down, so Kuma grabbed them up with his wire

When Tenten landed, she was utterly shocked. "He caught every weapon!"

Kuma ignored her as he stared at the weapons. "You can have these back now."

He spun and bombarding Tenten with her own weapons. The Leaf Genin screamed in pain as she was sliced up in several places. When the barrage was over, Tenten was standing there with numerous cuts all over her body.

"I have no choice but to use what I was planning on saving for the third round." Tenten removed two scrolls, placed one on each side, and wove hand signs. "Rising Twin Dragon!"

"This may be her best chance at winning." Guy declared.

Everyone watched as two smoke dragons ascended and flowed like a helix becoming the two scrolls now open. Tenten jumped into the middle of them summoning weapons and throwing them with blinding speed.

Kuma proceeded to catch them all once more. Tenten landed and jumped into the air flipping upside down. At this point, Kuma noticed the thin wires connected to the weapons. Tenten manipulated them in a way that they tugged on his own wires.

"I see." Kuma thought. "She's attempting to remove my defense. While others have tried, I'll give her credit for creativity."

Kuma let his wire be taken and began weaving hand signs.

Tenten let the weapons fly as the Mist Genin finished his signs. "Water Style: Wild Water Wave!"

Kuma spewed water at the coming weapons with such intensity that those threating to hit him were knocked away leaving him unharmed.

Tenten landed panting. "Nothing I do is working."

Kuma began to quickly weave hand signs as he seemingly appeared in front of Tenten. "Storm Style: Laser Circus Jutsu"

"Strom Style!" Guy exclaimed.

"Guy Sensei, what's Storm Style?" Lee asked.

"A Village Hidden in the Cloud Bloodline Limit." Guy explained. "On top of that, his use of wires is unique to only a few Shinobi in the Hidden Mist. I'm not sure who his parents are, but one is a Mist Village Shinobi and the other has to be from the Cloud Village."

A halo of bright energy formed around Kuma's hands before encircling them.

Tenten jumped back only for Kuma to declare, "You're finished!"

Multiple beams were shot out and nailed Tenten shocking her. She cried out in pain before falling into unconsciousness. She fell to the ground with a resounding thud. Kuma then put his hands back in his pockets and walked away.

"Kuma Valumi wins." Hayate declared.

Guy nodded. "Hard to believe he's even a Genin with abilities like that."

"He's a dangerous one." Neji thought. "Tenten just didn't have the ability to compete."

Sasuke smirked. "Round 3 is starting to look promising."