The three weeks preparation and training time for the finals went quickly. Most of the residents in konoha wre excited about the matches since all of the fighters were from Konoha. The local town lords and Daimaos began arriving the day before the finals , they wanted a day of peace and relaxation. The Tsuchikage and it's escorts arrived right afer the delegates and began to have a short meeting with the fifth Hokage Tsunade.
Hokage Tower
"Tsuchikage-dono , Welcome to Konoha" Tsunade greeted while offering the Tsuchikage to sit. The Tsuchikage sat down and gave a small sigh of relief.
"I trust your journey was not a stressful one?" Tsunade asked while she surveyed her fellow Kage who seem to be abit tired from the journey.
Earth Country was Northwest of Fire Country and it took about a week's journey to travel.
"No It wasn't a stressful one..rather a troubling one is more like it" The Tsuchikage answered while thinking about the journey that he went thru.
"Oh? How so?" Tsunade asked her curiosity getting the better of her. The Tsuchikage shook his head from the memory and told her some troubling news.
"It seems Otogakure no Sato[Hidden Sound Village] is planning an all out attack on Konoha." The Tsuchikage said a bit of anger and bitterness in his voice.
"Don't worry Tsuchikage-dono If that damed snake plans to attack Konoha..It will have lots of surprises in store for the sound-nins" Tsunade said giving the Tsuchikage a small smile. "So how about a little wager on who wins the finals??" Tsunade challenged , giving her sweetest smile to the Tsuchikage.
The Tsuchikage just smiled and replied "Sure..I hear the Uchiha has become stronger..and the late Kazekage's Son also..I bet on the Late Kazekage's son"
Tsunade just smiled and replied "I'll bet on Uzumaki Naruto! for a million Yen and two scrolls full of fire jutsus"
The Tsuchikage just smirked and said "Hehehe are you sure Hokage-dono?? Very Well then Ill bet 2 million Yen and three scrolls full of earth jutsus and 1 scroll of the Earth Kin Jutsus"
Tsunade just smiled while inside her head a chibified version of herself was swimming in money. She stiffled a giggle and regain her composure. "Well I'm sure you want to get some rest Tsuchikage-dono"
Tsuchikage rose from his seat and gave Tsunade a short bow which she returned. The Tsuchikage then left her office leaving Tsunade to think of a plan defend Konoha against any possible attack from her damned ex-comrade Orochimaru.
That night inside the Shinigami now known as the Uzumaki Manor, the only light that could be seen was in the library. Naruto sat on an armchair reading a scroll.
"This should be a nice technique" He said to himself while reading the theory of the teachnique.
A voice outside stopped Naruto from his studying , he got up and walked over to the window to see who it was.
Hinata stood outside waiting for him. Naruto smiled nad quickly went to the gate to open it.
"Hey Hina-Chan" Naruto said giving Hinata a tight hug which the Hyuuga Heiress returned affectionately.
"Naruto-kun tomorrow's the finals..Do Your Best" Hinata said then she gave Naruto a passionate kiss on the lips which the blond boy returned with equal passion.
After a few minutes of bliss between the two , they finally broke the kiss to catch their breathes.
"Do your best as well Hina-chan" Naruto giving one last lingering kiss to Hinata who was now bllusing as red as a tomato.
Naruto gave her a huge grin which Hinata returned with a peck on the cheeks causing Naruto to blush as well.
"Well I better go Naruto-kun" Hinata said as she backed away and started walking back to her home. "Oh By the way...Tou-san wants to talk to us tomorrow after the tournament" Hinata said as she gave Naruto a smile before disappearing next door.
Naruto smiled and went back inside to rest for the night his thoughts on what Hinata said. 'Hhhmm....I wonder what Hinata's dad wants Oh well I'll find out tomorrow'
The light from the library flickered off as Naruto went to sleep. Dreaming of Hinata and Ramen...
The Finals
Most of the population in Konoha came to watch the finals of the Chuunin Selection Exam. They heard about the Uchiha Survivor and Gaara of the Desert were in the exam again. These guys still didn't know that Naruto was back most of them will be in for quite a surprise.
All of the finalist stood in one straight line infront of the whole stadium. Their faces full of anticipation for the matches to start. The crowds were yelling for the matches to start.
Aoba ,the referee for the finals, nodded as he saw the signal for the first match to start. "Okay Uchiha Sasuke and Uzumaki Naruto please stay while the rest of you stay in the observation area." Aoba said
Sasuke took a step backwards and waited for Aoba to start the match. Naruto was also excited about the match since he wanted to see how much Sasuke had improved.
"Are you ready to lose infront of this crowd Dobe?" Sasuke asked as he took a casual fighting stance.
Naruto just smiled back and replied "By the end of this match I'll have you calling me by my real name."
Sasuke just smirked as he quickly vanished from Naruto's sight , to attack him with speed. Naruto just closed his eyes and listened as the wind around him started to speak to him in a language he could only understand. Naruto quickly ducked down as Sasuke's fist came out of nowhere aimed for his head. Naruto quickly spun around sweeping Sasuke off his feet.
Sasuke pushed himself off his back and launched himself into the air his hands were a blur as he performed some handseals. "Katon Housenka no Jutsu" Sasuke blew the flames towards Naruto who quickly rolled to the right making the flames miss completely. 'Damnit!' Sasuke silently cursed as he landed on the ground.
Naruto meanwhile was waiting for Sasuke to attack again. He was waiting for Sasuke to use the Mangekyou Sharingan or use the more dangerous jutsus that he had.
Sasuke quickly ran at full speed towards Naruto. Sasuke smirked as he remembered the jutsu that Anko taught him. "Senei Jashu!" Sasuke said as he threw a punch that launched three snakes which wrapped around Naruto. The snakes bound Naruto in place making no escape for him from Sasuke's attack. Sasuke smirked as he prepared for the Chidori when Naruto suddenly melted into a puddle of mud. 'Kawarimi?' Sasuke thought as he suddenly felt Naruto appear beside him.
"Doton: Doryuu Taiga!" Naruto yelled as the ground transformed into a river of mud sweeping Sasuke backwards towards the stadium wall. Naruto smirked as he finished the second set of hand seals. "Doton: Doryuudan" Naruto continued doing another set of handseals as a Dragon's head made out of earth came out of the mud river. The Dragon opened its maw and launched spears made out of earth. Naruto then exhaled spears of flames after the earth spears. "Katon:Karyuudan"
From somewhere hidden in the stands an ANBU recognize the combo. 'Nani?? This is the excat combo that Sandaime did to Orochimaru 4 years ago and the jutsu the boy is doing are Kage level jutsu' He thought as the fight went on.
Sasuke came out of the rubble his clothes torn, his eyes were now red with the three dots spinning wildly. 'Impressive Dobe you manage to catch me off guard..and I copied your jutsus' Sasuke thought as he quickly went back to the offensive.
Naruto quickly blocked a kick with his arm while throwing his own kick at Sasuke's neck. Naruto quickly anchored his foot on Sasuke's neck and started to spin around rapidly while his hands jabbed at random vital points in Sasuke's body. Naruto then released Sasuke with a final spinning kick to Sasuke's head. The kick sent Sasuke crashing into the wall causing dust clouds to spread everywhere. "A Shadow Skill from the Uzumaki Clan: Boomerang!"
The crowds waited in anticipation for the Uchiha to attack again. Sasuke coughed up some blood while trying to shake away disorientation from his head. 'Damnit! Damnit...I guess I'll have to use it now' Sasuke thought as he pulled out some Shurikens from his holster and threw them at Naruto. Naruto leaped away from the incoming projectiles only to meet Sasuke to his left with the Mangekyou Sharingan.
"Hell's Wrath!' Sasuke yelled as he hit Naruto with a full blast of the Illusion. Naruto held his head , his eyes full of horror and pain. Naruto began screaming in agony while Sasuke just smirked and prepared to finish Naruto off.
From the stands Tsunade watched the fight anxiously, the Tsuchikage said started to laugh and face her. "Looks like I win Hokage-dono" The Tsuchikage said as he pointed to the screaming Naruto.
Tsunade just smiled and said "Naruto will win Tsuchikage and I will win our bet" Her face still showed worry as she continued to watch what was happening down below.
-In Naruto's mind-
Naruto stood there infront of Ichiraku which was close and it said OUT OF BUSINESS. He couldn't find the old man or his daughter anywhere.
"NNOOOOO NOT THE RAMEN STAND!!! NNOOO" Naruto screamed while tears where freely flowing down his face. Naruto tried to calm down but another sign sent him screaming even more. The sign said Ramen Banned. While another said that the ramen business went bankrupt. Naruto started wailing because his favorite food was no more.
Naruto just stood there blubbering about Ramen when a kick to his stomach suddenly brought him back to reality.
-Real World-
'Nani?' Naruto thought as he notice than he was in the air. Sasuke meanwhile was underneath him doing the Shadow Leaf Dance. 'Naruto quickly braced himself for Sasuke's Shishi Rendan. Sasuke then started with a punch to Naruto's ribs followed by a kick to his chest.He suddenly felt Naruto's hand grab hold of his foot and fling him towards a tree. Sasuke felt his ribs break as he slammed into the tree sideways. 'How the hell did that Dobe get loose form the Hell's Wrath?'
Sasuke got up , his hand holding on to his mid-section. He saw Naruto doing nothing but stand unmoving or even starting to attack him. 'Heh I guess I win this time Dobe' Sasuke said as he stared in Naruto's lifeless eyes. "Referee I win" Sasuke said in a arrogant tone , flashing his Mangekyou Sharingan at Aoba.
"The fight isn't over yet" Naruto's voice suddenly called out to Sasuke's retreating form. Sasuke turned around his face full of surprise and anger. There stood Naruto his sapphire orbs blazing in fury at the Uchiha Survivor.
Sasuke quickly flipped backwards and after doing the needed handseals , began to gather chakra in his hands in huge amounts.
Naruto just stood there as a reddish aura began to surface from his body...his sapphire orbs quickly change to a deep red. He quickly paced a hand on a casp on his clothes. Naruto's other hand reaches for his back and pulls out the Black War Boomerang.
A Blood Red star is formed under Naruto as the Martial Language Begins
"I , Naruto , am Invincible.."
Naruto muscles tightened and the ground started to slowly crack. Sasuke meanwhile now held a fully charged Chidori in his hand. When he heard what Naruto just said He started laughing like a madman.
"Noone can survive against my Shadow Skill!"
Naruto eyes quickly went to a deeper red as he clenched his fist tighter. Sasuke began to dash at Naruto with the Chidori causing destruction at it's wake.
"NOONE CAN WITHSTAND A BLOW FROM ME!!!!"
Naruto yelled the last part as he felt the energy wrap around his body. Sasuke was coming in really fast with the Chidori that was louder than the crowd's roar. "I don't care what kind of bull your saying Dobe..You's blabbering doesn't scare me at all!!" Sasuke yelled as he reached Naruto and thrust the Chidori into Naruto's chest but all he hit were clothes and a pile of weights that created a huge crater on the ground.
Naruto appeared infront of the stunned Sasuke and gave him a taste of the Harken. The blow sent Sasuke flying into the air holding on to his chest. Sasuke then turned around to face Naruto but he found that Naruto was gone. 'Where did that dobe go?' Sasuke thought as he quickly performed a series of hand seals. His concentration was disrupted when Naruto used Sword on the unsuspecting Sasuke. Both of them started to plummet to the ground but while they were still in mid-air Naruto performed the Boomerang on Sasuke again.
Nearing the ground Naruto quickly released Sasuke by kicking him towards the wall. Naruto immediately raced after Sasuke , catching the raven haired boy by driving his knee into Sasuke's spine. Naruto then began using the war boomerang on Sasuke hitting him in the arms then breaking the bones. Sasuke screamed in agony as he tried to read Naruto's moves but all he saw was absolutely nothing. He could see where Naruto was and he did not know what Naruto is going to do next.
Sasuke then got up his arms sagging as he tried to move them. His arms were broken they wouldn't respond to his wishes. Naruto then started walking towards Sasuke , his eyes still the same color as Sasuke's Sharingan. Sasuke tried kicking Naruto but his foot was just caught and twisted around till a crack was heard. Sasuke then screamed in agony as he fell down trying to bear the pain.
"Sasuke You already lost the fight even when it started" Naruto said as he neared him. "You should always have maximum respect for your opponent." He continued as realization came into Sasuke's eyes. Naruto gave him a smile and started walking away.
Anger boiled inside Sasuke as he stared into Naruto's back. The cruse seal immediately activated and the black marks spread all over his body , healing his injuries and giving him chakra. "I'm not done yet UZUMAKI!!!!!" Sasuke yelled as he got up and charged towards Naruto, in his hand a purple Chidori started to glow brightly and the sound was deafening.
The crowds covered their ears trying to block the sound as they watch in horror. Sasuke had gone berzerk again and was attacking Naruto under the influence of the curse seal.
Naruto sense the evil aura Sasuke was giving off and the purple Chidori that the boy held while racing towards him. Naruto gritted his teeth and sadly thought 'Time to pull out the big guns' Naruto started gathering in his index finger as he ran forward waiting for the attack to be finish.
"Yes Run! Run from me Naruto!! But i will catch you and i will kill you soon!!" Sasuke yelled sending chills down everyone's spine.
Sakura who was watching the fight was crying as she watch Sasuke go berzerk again like last time. 'oh no Please no' Sakura thought as tears continued to pour down her ugly face.
In the observation area everyone was excited as they watch Naruto and Sasuke duke it out. Now they were terrified of what Sasuke had become. Hinata just watched in anticipation to see what Naruto will do.
Jiraiya , who was watching on the roof, shook his head as he saw Sasuke use the curse seal. 'What a pity for that boy using Orochimaru's taint for power.' He thought as he watched Naruto try to wear down Sasuke while waiting for the Rei Gan to be charged up.
Back to the arena
Sasuke had finally caught up with Naruto and was running at him at full speed. Time slowed down for the two of them as each struck with their attacks.
Sasuke rammed his hand towards Naruto's chest but Naruto quickly ducked down causing for Sasuke to miss. As Naruto blasted Sasuke straight in the chest with his Rei Gan. The blast engulfed Sasuke in blue energy before carrying him off to the other side of the arena wher Sasuke met face to face with the wall. Naruto just stood there ready to continue the battle if Sasuke went level two.
Sasuke came out of the rubble his arms limp from the way he collided with the wall. Sasuke then dropped like a ton of bricks hit him as Naruto removed his finger from Sasuke's neck.
"Winner Uzumaki Naruto" Aoba announced from the far wall where he stood away from the fight.
The crowds cheered and yelled Naruto's name..The other finalist turned around each other and began giving some money to Gaara and Hinata. They had bet that Sasuke wouldnt be beaten up to badly while Gaara and Hinata bet that Sasuke would be pummeled to the ground and have numerous broken bones.
On the highest stands Tsunade was yelling and celebrating about Naruto's win.
"I win Tsuchikage-dono!" Tsunade bragged while waving to Naruto who returned with a foxy grin.
"There is still Gaara of the Desert Hokage-dono. So don't say you won yet" The Tsuchkage said abit of bitterness in his voice since he wanted Sasuke to win.
Next Match: Gaara of the Desert vs Rock Lee
"YOSH!!! It's MY TURN TO SHOW OFF" Lee's yell could be heard by the crowd who immediately sweatdropped at his appearance. Murmurs from the crowds were heard like 'Hey look it's another one thick browed loud hyperactive nut like that wierdo Maito Gai from 14 years ago'. Gai, who was listening to this, started to break down he started to cry on Kakashi's soldier.
"Why! Why? must i be called wierd??" Gai yelled into Kakashi's ear.
"Eh?? You were saying something?" Kakashi replied completely oblivious to what Gai just said.
'Curse you my eternal Rival once again you thwarted my dreams but no matter My student will beat your student' Gai thought as water splashed on the background. Actually Kurenai and Asuma threw their water bottles at Gai since he was standing up blocking their view.
Meanwhile on the outskirts of Konoha, Orochimaru and his forces began to move towards the village ready to destroy it and claim Sasuke for his own.
Along with the sound , Hidden Rain and Hidden Grass nins were following them They allied themselves with Orochimaru after hearing his boast about killing two Kage's singlehandedly.
Next Chapter: The rest of the finals...