Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto does. This is nothing more than a story to alter the canon. Also I will use Jutsu of my own creation or alter the name of real ones to fit my work.
Author Note: This story includes gore, lemons and adult content. Also it will negate parts of the canon, like the space bunny goddess mumbo-jumbo. Lemons will be announced so is easy to skip them in case you are not willing to read them.
"Speaking"
"Thinking"
"Biju speaking/ inner Sakura speaking"
"Biju thinking/ inner Sakura thinking"
Jutsu.
Show must go on
The next match of the day was Sasuke Uchiha VS Gaara of the Sand. But there was a problem, Sasuke was not in the stadium. Genma Shiranui, as per protocol, was giving him 5 minutes to appear before disqualifying him.
"Hokage-dono, it seems that the last Uchiha is not here yet…" Said the Kazekage. The spectators where calling for the boy.
"That it seems. A pity that he inherited his teacher´s tardiness right? Well, if he does not arrive before the proctor calls the match he´ll be disqualified."
"Hokage-dono, Raikage-dono… lots of people have come here to see the last of the Uchiha clan battle my son. Why not delay the match? I know that my son is eager to prove himself against him." "Come on you foolssssss"
"Bah, I don´t care! A ninja that arrives late is a dead one! If he thinks himself so high and mighty to bound to the rules he is no ninja material!" A was clearly pushing to provoke the snake Sanin.
"Unfortunately the Kazekage is right. Lots of people have pay to watch Sasuke-kun fighting. Therefore it will be reasonable to bend the rules a bit… but he will have to prove his worth more than ever. This will reflect in his chances to be promoted." A consented to Sarutobi´s suggestion, reluctantly.
Down in the arena Genma announced that Sasuke´s match was to be delayed and asked for Shino Aburame and Kankuro Sabaku to prepare for their match. But Kankuro surrendered as fast as hearing his name.
"Hahahahahaha well, so far for gaining time right? I don´t think your younger son will be happy with his brother for a while." Laughed the Raikage.
"I hope that your daughter won't disappoint us now." Said the Hokage smirking.
"Laugh all you want. Kankuro will pay for his cowardice" Sssssstupid kid. He may be reserving his weaponssss for the invasion… but he made me look like a fool and I don´t forgive that."
Genma then asked for Shikamaru Nara and Temari to get down to the arena.
In the arena.
Temari jumped down with grace while the Nara kid was bitching about how troublesome it was to fight, more so to fight against girls and even more about troublesome blondies. Until Asuma threw him over the railing, chuckling.
Shikamaru hit the ground and rolled till he was sitting in the middle of the arena. He looked to the proctor, to his opponent and yawned. "Dam, why can´t I be a cloud? Spend my time doing nothing…"
"Proctor! The Nara clan forbids that Genin from forfeiting unless he is in a struggle!" A woman shouted from the stands.
"Sorry ma´am but only the clan head can issue that kind of conditions." Said Genma using chakra to amplify his voice.
Yoshino Nara, the true head of the clan, growled. Then grabbed her husband by his shaggy coat and made him get up… after decking him in order to make him do his part.
"Eh… Yeah… What she said…" Yawned Shikaku. "Soooo whipped!" Thought everyone.
"Thanks Mom, I love you too!" Grumbled Shikamaru. His sarcasm annoyed the already annoyed Nara mother. Her son jumped up and get in his fighting stance felling the killing intent she was emanating.
"Well… I guess I have no choice now. Let´s do this ok?"
"Let the match between Shikamaru of the Nara and Temari of Suna begin!" Shouted Genma, jumping backwards to give the fighters space.
Shikamaru, wasting no time, bent a knee and used his Ninja art: Shadow imitation jutsu. Temari did some backflips and dashes backwards till the shadow could not stretch any further. With a swift move of her war-fan she slashed the floor marking the reach of his opponent.
"Well, crap… can I convince you to take some steps into my shadow please?" Asked Shikamaru smirking.
"You wish."
"Yes" Answered the Nara boy as it was the most obvious thing in the world.
Temari, wanting to end as fast as possible, opened her fan showing the 3 moons on it and smirking she shouted: "Wind release: wind scythe jutsu!" Unleashing a powerful gust of wind full of wind blades with each swipe.
"Shit, shit, SHIT!" Thought Shikamaru dodging the attacks till he took cover behind a tree. Then he sighted and took his thinking position.
Kage box
"You have a talented daughter down there Kazekage-dono" Said an amused Hokage.
"What is the hand sing the Nara boy is using right now? I´ve never seen it before." Commented the intrigued tan man. "Is he doing some kind of hidden jutsu?"
"That, Raikage-dono, is no hand sing. But that kid´s thinking pose. As lazy as he is, the Nara boy is a genius. His IQ is out of the chards and when it comes to strategy games only his father, my Jonin commander, is able to beat him."
"So, do you think that this so called lazy genius has a chance against my daughter?" "Thanks Kami for Yoshino Nara´s presence. If the Nara can´t surrender this match will be long enough for Sassssssuke-kun to arrive."
"Let´s see, it is unwise to underestimate a Nara, no matter the power difference between him and his opponent." Said old man Sarutobi lighting his pipe.
Back in the arena.
Shikamaru panted before abandoning his cover. Then siting down in a fallen tree he asked: "Temari-san was it? Care to surrender, please? Fighting is such a drag but it seems that I can´t forfeit so… care to do it?" Temari´s right eye twitched several times as her anger rose, so did her war-fan.
"Troublesome girl, troublesome blondes and troublesome exams…" Grumbled Shikamaru forming his plan.
"What did you just say? Troublesome! YOU CALLED ME TROUBLESOME! You are so dead! YOU HEAR ME! DEAD!" Temari, enraged, swung her fan with all her might sending gale force winds full of blades to the lazy boy. Shikamaru dodged skilfully, and after avoiding the first gust he detonated several smoke bombs. As the next gust of wind spread the dense smoke around the arena, Shikamaru rushed to her throwing several shuriken.
Temari send another volley of her jutsu repelling the incoming shuriken, revealing the flash-bomb timed between her attacks. Blinded by the sudden light the Suna kunoichi jumped backwards to avoid any incoming attacks. As she regained her sight she managed to dodge the shadows that came from three different Shikamarus. "The hell? Those clones have shadows! The lazy bastard knows a Bunshin jutsu that is elemental? Maybe the famous Shadow clone of Konoha?" "Well you tried but now is my turn! Wind release: Great wind scythe jutsu!"
Temari´s jutsu went through the 3 clones revealing that they were indeed illusions. "What! Where is he?" Then the Nara jumped from behind the same tree where he hid the first time and started running in her direction as well as doing hand-sings. Shikamaru slid thru the ground avoiding the wind scythes and, kneeling in front of her, unleashed his shadow technique. But Temari, who was pretty experienced, managed to retreat in time.
"Well, that was a good try. But I know the reach of your jutsu! You´ll never get me!" Said a confident Temari some steps out of Shikamaru´s reach. Suddenly a small round shadow appeared next to the elongated one. Shikamaru directed his jutsu thru this new dark spot increasing its reach and lacing it to the kunoichi´s own shadow.
"Got ya! He he he…" Shikamaru snickered pulling a kunai from his pouch at the same time that moved his right arm. Temari, force to mimic his movements, dropped her weapon and didn´t pull a kunai, as she didn´t have any. Shikamaru glanced at her, slowly, studying her. The Nara boy sighed again and dropped the kunai and the jutsu.
"Proctor! I forfeit. I´m out of chakra anyways. So even if I somehow manage to win this with no chakra, I´ll have no juice left for another round." The boy yawned and scratched the back of his neck. "Nah, I won't fight any more. I´ll be taking a nap so don't wake me up till the end of the exams please."
"How? How did you do it? How did you trick me? What kind of Bunshin were those?" Asked a perplexed Temari.
"Je… Those were normal clones. I just used the wall´s shadow to amplify mine and make you use your jutsu to make my shirt-parachute-kunai-thingy fly high enough to lay my trap. Buuuuuuut I wasted to much chakra on that stunt so… well, I lost."
"Bu-bu but" Stuttered Temari. "But you could have ended the match there!"
"Nah, to troublesome. Just enjoy your next match… I´ll be sleeping over there. Mmmm… If you find losing to me to troublesome then I suggest a rematch playing Shogi… is not a drag to play against intelligent rivals once in a while… even if they are troublesome blonde girls." "Shikamaru what are you doing boy! Aaaaah such a drag… such a pretty and intelligent drag…"
Shikamaru leaved the arena, leaving a flustered and frustrated Temari behind… A blushing Temari.
Kage Box
"That was impressive. No doubt Konoha is so hard to fight on the field if you have strategist like that kid. Chunin for sure." Praised A, genuinely surprised with the talent of the Nara boy.
"Both did an excellent work. Your daughter is an impressive kunoichi Kazekage-dono, albeit a bit to over specialized. On the other hand young Nara… if only I knew how to properly motivate them…" Grumbled the old leader. The Raikage then, snickering, suggested to have them marry young to bossy wives in order to have them whipped and "motivated". Even the Kazekage chuckled at the friendly pun.
"Well, is time for my ace to shine now Hahahaha." Said A standing up. Then opening his arms in a metaphoric hold of the whole arena the Raikage proclaimed full of pride. "H-chan is the most talented, intelligent and responsible of the new generations of my ninja. Haku is as loyal and trustworthy as he is discreet and well mannered. And he is also powerful…" A grinned. "…And beautiful enough to best some of my kunoichi seduction specialist." The blonde man crossed his massive arms in his already pumped chest. "But, when I think in the one who is going to do the cleaning… that will be N-chan. She is my pride and joy. My own brother treats her like a sister instead of a student. And as joyful as she is… she is also effective. She switches and becomes a monster when fighting, able to slay without remorse. Also, if the objective manages to press her push her buttons, the emotional ones specially… she turns into a real bloodhound. This is going to be the show of the exam. Just wait and see my girl work her magic.
Back in the Arena.
Genma called the fighters of the three way match to the arena. The fighters arrived swiftly and eager. Naruto was displaying her new attire consisting in orange trimmed, loose, long, black pants. A sleeveless grey shirt that sowed no cleavage and a long black trench coat which opened at her back side, just under her hips, to allow her tail to go free. Also sleeveless. From shoulder to fingers she only wore her black, metal plated, fingerless gloves and her tiger stripes like tattoos. Her blonde mane in two shoulder length pigtails and Hitai ate in her forehead. Haku was also wearing a new light blue battle kimono with snowflake patterns, his bun undone giving him an even more feminine looks.
"I´ll show to Orochimaru-sama that I am not expendable pawn! I´ll fight and prove myself worthy of his attention!"
The proctor started the match and the three fighters started to walk in circle measuring each other. "Tell me, Dosu. Why do you follow Orochimaru? You are aware of how he is right? You know how he tricks people into thinking that he is their saviour just to use them as puppets afterwards. So tell me why do you follow the pedophile?" Asked Naruto glaring with her fascinating blue eyes.
"You don´t understand a thing about Orochimaru-sama. He may do all the atrocities you accuse him of doing. But the truth is that he knows how the world works. The real world, not your fancy villages. The big fish eats the smaller ones! Lord Orochimaru give us the chance to grow into big fishes no matter our past or our circumstances! I WILL PROVE myself worthy of his time and keep escalating in the food-chain." Dosu glared at the blonde while preparing his melody arm to attack.
"Such a pity. Haku stay out of this, will duel after I deal with this fool." Said Naruto looking to her teammate. "Hai, Naruto-sama." Was Haku´s answer. Naruto then unsealed a katana and took her stance.
Fast as lightning Naruto was over her prey swinging her blades while Dosu somehow managed to block the strikes with his gauntlet. "Fool! Don´t you see that each time you touch my gauntlet you are receiving damage. YOU ARE KILLING YOURSELF!"
"Je… jeje… jajajaja… JAJAJAJAJAJAJA. Yes. YES. That´s it. You feel it? The big fish eat the small! You call this damage? You can´t take me with your tricks." Roared Naruto. Even if her ears were bleeding the kunoichi kept swinging faster and faster. "You said that I am killing myself… but the truth is that you are already dead. The very moment you chose Orochimaru-bastard over your own life you signed you death warrant. Meh… I rather take you now that during the invasion."
"WHAT!" Shouted Dosu. "I need to alert Orochimaru-sama! Someone slipped their tongue! The plan is at risk!" Dosu, with renovated vigour, started to attack instead of playing defensive. But Naruto just avoided his attacks and somehow his vibration techniques stopped working on her.
"Getting nervous? Is because I know about your plans? Ju ju ju ju." Naruto pirouetted around him. "Is useless. My body heals itself faster than your micro damages, so it does not pile up on me. Although is quite annoying to lose my hearing with each move we make." Naruto jumped backwards positioning the Executioner´s blade vertically.
"Well, end game for you. We can´t have you alerting your buddies right?" Naruto then make a downwards slash, but this time coating the humongous blade with wind chakra. When the steel meet the sound device it cut thru like a hot knife does with butter, same with the flesh and bone behind it.
Dosu cried clenching what remained of his arm. He was defeated, now useless to his master. But he had to alert him! His only chance, forfeiting. But just before he could finish the world proctor, his head flew far from his body.
The whole arena gasped. The blonde kunoichi just decapitated his opponent! In the stands murmurs of fear and unease were heard. Gaara just liked his lips. Sakura was shouting to the other Genin that Naruto was indeed a monster who killed without remorse. "She killed him! Why? She does not seem the psychotic kind. Yet she beheaded him while he was looking to the proctor. Was he about to surrender? There are lots of ninja moving around… what is happening? It's a drag, but I better keep an eye on those Kumo ninja." Thought Shikamaru.
"Shall we duel N-sama? Or do you wish me to forfeit?" Aske the dutiful boy. "But of course Haku-chan! We shall duel to prove ourselves worthy of the rank!" Answered the sword bearer. Grinning both fighters started to circle each other like beast of prey. Haku pulled 4 senbon needles in each hand and rushed to his master at ungodly speeds. Naruto, fast on her reflexes changed the massive blade for two small swords, and bot started trading attacks.
"N-sama, are you perhaps holding your punches?"
"Ju ju ju… perhaps. I really like that word you know? Peeeeeeerhaps you are doing the same?" Both smiled knowingly. Haku slipped through Naruto´s guard in an attempt to stick some of his needles on her shoulder but Naruto just let herself fall to the floor and rolled out of his reach.
"Ice release: Thousand needles of death!" The ice boy unleashed his jutsu making lots of ice needles around Naruto before trying to make a pin-cushion out of her. Naruto made a Shadow clone who impaled herself to some of the ice projectiles before they started to move, forcing a escape route for the original.
"Nearly got me" Naruto winked. "But now is my turn! Wind release: wind blade!" Naruto started slicing the air with her twin blades, sending air blade after air blade. The girly looking teenager, displaying an impressive show of acrobatics, backed away avoiding the incoming attacks. Naruto changed tu her long Odachi and swung it in diagonal sending a bigger crescent moon shaped blade. "Ice release: Mirror shield!" The lone Ice mirror slowed the attack enough for Haku to dodge it.
"N-sama, I have some new moves for you to taste." The brunet said touching both halves of the cut down mirror. "You must mean test not taste right?" Said the female ninja with her trade mark foxy grin.
"Nop, taste. Like an ice-cream!" Chuckled Haku. "Ice release: Frozen lance!" Several ice spikes were formed and propelled from one of the mirror halves. Naruto contorted avoiding or redirecting the ice projectiles till she was just in front of him. "Ice release: Frozen spears" The remaining ice turned into a collection of various length spikes that nearly impaled Naruto.
"I´m not done! Ice release: White Naginata!" The spikes break down as some of the ice recomposed into a beautiful ice Naginata slightly longer than Haku. The boy swung it around himself with elegance before bowing his head in respect, ready to meet Naruto´s steel with his ice.
While the two ninja traded blows the spectators delighted themselves with their amazing show of dexterity in the use of weapons. Some of the nobles and upper class citizens took notes and the ninja´s pay attention to the rare display of Ice release jutsu.
"That´s what I was talking about!" Chuckled the Raikage. "My girls have this tournament under their belts already!"
"Isn´t Haku-kun a boy thought?" Inquired an amused Hokage.
"Bah, don't be a spoilsport Sarutobi-dono. Having people mistake Momochi-boy with a girls is like an inside joke for those close to him. It's hilarious, simply hilarious!" A started laughing hard. And his laughter was echoed by his bodyguards.
In the participant´s box Hinata and Karui watched with pride their friends display their moves. The other Genin, in both the stands and the box, watched in awe.
Each time their blades crossed, Naruto managed to cut the ice. But Haku just regrew it. Knowing that it was being highly depleting for the boy´s chakra reserves Naruto jumped backwards releasing her "Lightning release: shining dart!" A small lightning bolt coming from her index and middle finger, in a gun shape, while holding her blade. Haku intercepted it with his weapon while dropping it to avoid the shock. Just as he readied some senbon Naruto made some clones and swiftly surrounded him.
Haku fought bravely. He showed great skill, but at the end Naruto´s numbers and increased reach cornered him. The boy, with a blade in his neck, surrendered bathed in the ovations of the whole arena.
"Well Haku, that was great! How are you chakra wise? Need a refill?" Asked Naruto resealing her katana and offering him her hand. "I´m ready to keep fighting N-sama." Said the boy shaking said hand.
Kage box
A, Raikage of Kumogakure was elated. His team. The three "girls" of his younger brother just crashed the whole tournament. Kumogakure got all the publicity they could get with their displays… and his personal bets were making him filthy rich.
"YES! YES! YEEEEEEEESH!" Roared the tan man. "Look at them! N-chan has bagged the tournament already!" He laughed hard, the other kage got some distance between A and them. "Make that Uchiha come! I want N-chan to mop the arena with his ugly face! Or with your sons gourd, I don´t really care!"
"Calm down please Raikage-dono. We agree that they are worthy of promotion right?" Intervened the older man. The Kazekage nodded in agreement. "They are impressssive indeed. i sssshal keep track of them for future hosssts. Sssspecially that pretty ice boy."
The Raikage continued boasting about his elite Genin. Meanwile Genma called for Gaara and Sasuke. This time Sasuke and Kakashi appeared in the middle of the arena, in a swirl of leaves.
AN
Well the year is ending and I am happy to announce that this fic it´s going better than expected. I have ideas for other fics, and I may start them, but this shall be my main fic till I finish it or until I get blocked.
By the way, should I keep this strictly NaruHina or should I add others to the relationship? In both cases this will be a slow development, and Naruto and Hinata will share bed with other even if they don´t engage in a romantic relationship.
I´ll start some pools about it.
Happy new Year to all.