Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of Naruto.
A/N: Yes I know this chapter is very late and I don't really have any excuse other then I was being lazy. It seems that thanks to a messed up social life and school I can't seem to find any time to write anymore. Don't worry, I will still continue this fanfic but updates might not be weekly anymore. Okay to the pairings, since people don't feel like following the rules and I'm a nice guy I am now allowing pairings including team 7. Other rules still apply, no Yaoi, Yuri, and you can vote for the same pairing only once. So with the new rules the Statistics are:
Naru/Saku- 6
Kiba/Hina- 1
Neji/Ten- 1
Shika/Ino- 1
Hmm it seems Naru/Saku is winning well I'm hoping for that anyway. If you want a specific pairing please review and let's get to the story.
-----Team Seven's Training Area-----
After being blown back by the explosion both Kiba's hit the ground, hard. The force from the crash makes one of the Kiba's yelp in pain and turn back into Akamaru. After the initial impact knocks the breath out of him Kiba slowly staggers back up to his feet. The dog user is covered in soot and is favoring his left arm. Kiba's left arm has been burned and the left shoulder is lower then the right, possibly dislocated from hitting the ground. Kiba slowly turns around to see how much injury Akamaru has sustained. The dog in question seemed to have fared better then Kiba, his only injury being a broken paw and burnt fur.
Glaring at his blonde opponent Kiba decides that he wants some answers. "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT? HOW THE FUCK DID YOUR CLONES EXPLODE LIKE THAT!"
"Those weren't normal Kage Bunshin's..." states Neji his Byakugan activated.
"What do you mean Neji-kun, they looked like normal Kage Bunshin's to me, are you sure he didn't attach exploding tags to them? Asks Ten-Ten
"That blast was too big for normal exploding tags, and I didn't see any attached to the clones…" says Shikamaru.
"Yes Shikamaru is right when I was looking at the battle with the Byakugan I noticed that those three clones were different from normal Kage Bunshin's. Those Bunshin's had a very large and unstable amount of chakra inside them which means that they were made to explode on contact with the enemy."
"Heh I should have known you would have figured it out Neji." Says Naruto from behind the group.
Everyone quickly turns around to find Naruto behind them sitting on a tree branch and another Naruto still in the clearing.
"Don't worry I'm just a clone the real Naruto is still in the clearing. Well anyway the Jutsu he just used was Bakuretsu Kage Bunshin. It is a shadow clone that is made with a large amount of unstable chakra. Well it looks like the real Naruto is about to explain to Kiba what happened so I'll let you guys hear him out." The Naruto clone disappears in a puff of smoke.
-----Back with Naruto and Kiba-----
"Well Naruto why did those stupid clones explode like that?"
"Those were my Bakuretsu Kage Bunshin'sthey are Kage Bunshin's that explode when they make contact with the enemy." Replies Naruto.
"Well yeah I kind of figured that out but when did you create them? I didn't see you do any hand seals when we were about to use Gatsuuga on you…"
"Heh I created them when the smoke from my normal Kage Bunshin's covered the whole field. Then I had the clones dig under ground when I used Daton Yomi no Muna no jutsu so they were waiting under the swamp. Finally when you broke free of the swamp I released the jutsu and leaped back allowing the Bakuretsu Kage Bunshin's to jump out and intercept your attack."
"You had the whole fight planned out from the beginning….I underestimated you again Naruto…But that doesn't mean you won, we will keep fighting till we can't anymore right Akamaru?"
"Bark Bark Ruff!" (Translated to English it roughly means Hell yeah lets kick his ass!)
"No! Kiba-kun you are already injured, if you continue fighting you might seriously get hurt!" shouts Hinata.
"Don't worry Hinata I'll be alright, besides if I back out now I'd lose my dignity." Shouts back Kiba.
"Wow they are both so think headed…why are boys such numbskull?" wonders Ino shaking her head.
"They both want to prove how much they improved from their last battle so I don't think giving up is an option for any of them. Besides I think that whoever loses would rather be beaten head on then just give up when there is a chance that he could have won…" answers Choji while stuffing his face with never ending chips.
"It's amazing how much Naruto has improved since he left. Both Kiba and Akamaru have sustained serious injuries but Naruto barely has a scratch on him. And Naruto also had the fight planned from the beginning, he is probably holding back right now…" says Shino.
"Wow I can't believe how much Naruto has improved in these two years. The old Naruto couldn't plan for his life but this new Naruto isn't even trying…How much stronger did you really get Naruto? Wonders Sakura surprised at the improvement in her teammate.
Kiba slowly reaches back to his weapons pouch and takes out two soldier pills. After giving one to Akamaru and eating one himself the dog user clenches his teeth and pops his shoulder back into its socket. After a muffled groan of pain Kiba slowly goes through a set of hand seals.
"Lets finish this once and for all Naruto, no more holding back give me everything you got."
Finishing his hand seals Akamaru once again jumps on top of Kiba and the dog user shouts out his technique. "Soutourou!" Suddenly a huge stream of smoke envelops the Dog and Master and when the smoke clears a huge Double-Headed Wolf is seen in their place.
(Okay I don't remember if Kiba can talk when in this form so let's just assume he can)
"This is it Naruto it doesn't matter who wins or loses just don't hold back one me!"
"Okay Kiba this ends right now." Replies Naruto.
Suddenly both Ninjas (um actually one ninja and one big kick ass Double-Headed Wolf) rush toward each other. When they are both within 50 feet of each other they both start their attacks.
The huge Double-Headed Wolf starts spinning with tremendous force creating a massive drill that makes Gatsuuga look like a child's play thing. "GAROUGA!"
At the same time Naruto focuses chakra into his right hand spinning it in a compact sphere of rapidly spinning blue chakra called the Rasengan. As the huge drill gets closer Naruto jumps in head on and trusts the Rasengan right into it.
"RASENGAN!"
The impact of the two tremendous attacks causes a wave of swirling chakra to lash out. After a few seconds of struggling Naruto's Rasengan overpowers the Garouga and the Double-Headed Wolf is shot back, engulfed in a sphere of spinning blue chakra.
Having been defeated the dog user and his partner release their jutsu, and for the second time today Kiba and Akamaru find themselves being blown away from one of Naruto's jutsu's. Seconds before they hit the ground Naruto creates two more Kage Bunshin's to prevent any further damage to the duo.
All the spectators rush toward Kiba and Akamaru but before they reach him a flash of yellow and black speeds by and Naruto appears beside his friend. Once the group reaches the trio Sakura and Hinata step ahead to help the boys and dog with their wounds.
"Hey Sakura! Please help Kiba I think I went a little overboard with that Rasengan…"
Sakura hits Naruto on the head "YOU THINK! What were you thinking using the Rasengan on Kiba?"
The dog user slowly gets to a sitting position. "Its okay Sakura I wanted him to do it, I wanted to see how big the difference between us really was…."
"Argh both of you are such idiots, okay Kiba I need you to lie down while I heal your injuries."
"No first check on Akamaru if anything was to happen to him I…"
Hinata interrupts Kiba. "Don't worry Kiba-kun I will tend to Akamaru, let Sakura heal your wounds."
"T-thanks Hinata"
"Okay then lets get you fixed up" Warm green chakra forms around the medic-nin's hands and she begins to heal Kiba's injuries.
-----Hokage Monument-----
A dark figure slowly makes its way out of the shadows. Covered in a long black cloak, his appearance cannot be seen. The figure opens his eyes revealing glowing green eyes and unusual yellow insignias surrounding his pupils. Bringing a hand to his face, he brushes off a few strands of black hair revealing the bottom of his forehead protector.
"I know you're there please come out…"
Two more figures step out of the shadows. Both of them are dressed in black cloaks with a red cloud pattern. The dark figure turns his attention to the two Akatsuki members and green eyes meet red.
"It's nice to see you again Uchiha Itachi you to Hoshigaki Kisame."
"The Container of the Kyuubi has returned to the village….will you interfere with our objective?"
"If I am ordered to, then yes…"
Red eyes flash. "Do you think you would be able to beat both of us in a battle?"
Both green and red eyes stare at each other. "You should know Itachi-san power and abilities do not always determine the winner of a battle…"
"It seems you finally managed to master it didn't you?"
"That is for me to know and you to find out."
"I will look forward to seeing you again, until then please don't interfere with our mission…"
The two Akatsuki members disappear in a cloud of smoke leaving the dark figure alone on top of the Hokage Monument. Moments later the figure flashes out of view leaving no trace of the meeting.
-----Team Seven's Training Area-----
After Kiba and Akamaru are healed everyone heads off to where they are needed. After last goodbyes and threats (Naruto gloating at Kiba) Sakura and Naruto find themselves alone. Lying down on the grass Naruto decides to ask Sakura a question.
"Hey Sakura-chan wasn't today the day Kakashi-sensei said to meet him here?"
"Oh yeah Naruto I forgot all about that."
"Well since we killed some time how much more time is their till he gets here?"
"Well according to the Lateness schedule we all recorded together about two years ago, judging from the sun and the position of the shadows he should be here… right about now!"
A cloud of smoke suddenly appears and the Copy-nin appears exactly where Naruto is lying down.
"Hey Sakura I'm glad you remembered about our training today….wait where's Naruto?"
"Um sensei you're standing on him…" Sakura points at Naruto who has Kakashi's feet jammed in his stomach and chest.
"Oh I was wondering why the ground felt weird…I'm sorry Naruto." Kakashi jumps off his student.
Sakura sweat drops.
"Oww Kakashi- sensei! What kind of Jounin are you can't you watch where you land?"
"Ah sorry Naruto I didn't notice you."
"So how come you didn't land on Sakura?"
"Because I didn't want to injure her" Kakashi cringes his visible eye in a smile.
"ARGH I'm going to kill you!"
Kakashi brings his pointer finger to Naruto's forehead to prevent his student's random punches from reaching him.
Bringing out two familiar bells the copy-nin shows them to his students. "So how about we see how much you two have improved?"
A/N: Okay Naruto and Kiba's fight is done, I know its very cliché but I wanted to show how much Naruto has improved. One of my original characters is introduced in this chapter, don't worry this story will only have a few OC's. A little more of the plotline is shown in the confrontation of the "OC" and Itachi, see if you can figure out what they are talking about. Next chapter will be Kakashi's second bell test and for those of you who read the manga it will be VERY similar to the manga. Thanks for reading and please review!