HEYO! I felt so good today that I wrote the next chapter and since it is TECHNICALY the next day where I am I'm gonna post it! Hope you enjoy and thanks for the reviews!

"Speech"

'Thought'

"Kyuubi"

(Standard Disclaimer)

Chapter 32: A Gluttons Feast

Taishou sighed and he set Naruto down and took notice of names of the next participants. "I'm sorry but I have to go, urgent business you understand. Good luck!" Taishou said with a smile and a snapping leave. Naruto was lying on the ground taking deep breaths, from the looks of it he was going to be there a while. "Good...luck...Zaiaku..." Naruto breathed as he tried to regain the air into his lungs.

Zaiaku nodded and was about to begin his way to the arena until he felt a hand grab his forearm. He stopped and turned around to see his arm had been grabbed Itami. "Stay alive ok coin boy," Itami said with an calm and even sober sounding tone. Mixed in her voicehe could feel something...something she didn't speak with normally. Fear?

Zaiaku smirked and said, "15 minutes, 12 seconds." Itami blinked confused, what exactly was the meaning of that? Before she could ask Zaiaku had taken his arm from her grasp and disappeared down the steps for the arena floor. Itami sighed, that jackass better stay alive or she'd find his reincarnation and kill him.

Zaiaku marched out into the arena his body and mind already in his near constant state of calm and centered. Zaiaku turned his face with masked excitement as his opponent, the leader of that little Suna trio, march out in his ceremonial robe. Taking his time the Suna boy took off his robe, folded it, then set it to the side all the time irking the crowd and Zaiaku.

The Suna leader, Koumaru, glared at Zaiaku as he crossed his arms. Just before the Judge began the match Koumaru said, "can I get a WORTHY opponent?" Zaiaku merely chuckled and said, "look who's talking. Isn't it the women who wear the veils?" At this Koumaru went red with rage from head to toe but rather then attack he began to rant...

"HOW DARE YOU INSULT ME IN SUCH A WAY! IF ANYTHING I AM THREE TIMES THE MAN YOU ARE! YOU WORTHLESS WORM, I'LL CRUSH YOU THEN BECOME THE NEXT KAZEKAGE!" Koumaru yelled with such volumes that even Gaara heard him. Gaara sighed and placed his head in his hand, maybe that boy was just a tad excitable.

While Koumaru continued to rant the Judge signaled for the match to begin. Zaiaku looked to Koumaru who didn't seem to be stopping so he looked around in boredom. With his keen eye for coins he spotted a small shining spot just a yard to his right. He took a step toward it and found that it was one of those new coins fresh off the print. Someone must have dropped it. He picked it up and flipped it a few times to test it out. Eh...a little heavy on one side.

"ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING?" Koumaru yelled when he noticed Zaiaku had tuned him out LONG ago. "Hm? Did you say something?" Zaiaku asked as he flipped the coin with his thumb. 'Hm...take this all out or toy with him?' Zaiaku though as he flipped the coin and caught it. Opening his hand he smirked and turned to Koumaru who had begun another long winded speech about how he was going to be the Kazekage.

Taking careful aim Zaiaku flipped the coin so it shot straight for Koumaru like a bullet. The coin found it's mark in his skull and knocked Koumaru to the ground with it's force. "Heads," Zaiaku said with a smirk earning a groan from Itami and Naruto. If Taishou were in the area one would probably see him writing that down in a small handheld notebook.

Zaiaku crossed his arms and waited, that COULDN'T be it. Sure enough Koumaru stirred and stood up, the coin cutting his village symbol in half on his Hitai Ate. "You...bastard," Koumaru said as his hands began to viciously form seals.

Zaiaku smirked, finally the little prince would fight rather then flap his gums. Before Zaiaku could preform any jutsu Koumaru had already finished his hand seals and cried out the name of his attack. "Sabaku Kyouen!" Koumaru bellowed as the ground to began to quake from the jutsu. Slowly the solid ground began to crack in large fissures and just as the rumbling earth had calmed the cracks began to fill with fine grained sand.

Zaiaku raised an eyebrow in confusion until Koumaru smirked and said, "devour!" Koumaru wave his hand at Zaiaku who in a matter of second was trapped in a massive pair of jaws made entirely of sand. The jaws held him trapped at they raised high in the air then viciously pulled back to the ground slamming Zaiaku into the ground powerfully.

"Feel my power you fool..." Koumaru said as the sand began to gather on top of the slammed ninja, putting even more weight on the already crushed Zaiaku. Koumaru laughed right up until he saw the sand begin to move and rise as if inside it was a giant bubble. In a flash the sand prison had broken apart and standing in a cracked globe of coins was Zaiaku panting, neither of his golden eyes activated.

"Not bad," Zaiaku said with a grin as he charged Koumaru not giving him room to preform a jutsu. Preforming elementary taijutsu strikes they measured each others capacity slowly upping the ante every once and a while. Zaiaku found the loudmouth did have some skills to back up his voice while Koumaru found his opponent was in fact worthy to face him in battle.

In a flash Koumaru had drawn his blade forcing Zaiaku back with torrents of sand and rock that he controlled with his blade. Along it's broad sides were several seals inlayed into the metal which gave it the magnificent sand and rock controlling abilities. Forcing Zaiaku back with the blade and it's attacks he attempted a jutsu but not before Zaiaku pulled that huge black parcel from his back revealing his huge double bladed sword which had an engraving on each blade.

"Steel to steel," Zaiaku said as he launched himself at Koumaru, striking like a man possessed leaving little to no room for Koumaru to strike back. Black blade met silver in a massive shower of sparks from these skilled swordsmen. Who says the great swordsmen only came from the Mist? Proof was right here in front of them that the theory was wrong.

The audience watched this marvelous display of power and speed as it danced from one end of the stadium to the other. One combatant seemed to gain the upper hand only for the other to pull a trick and balance it out. When the swordplay had come to a head Zaiaku struck downward with such force that it shattered Koumaru's sword right down the middle.

Koumaru's eyes widened but before Zaiaku could strike again the found that one of his swords blades had met the ground. Apparently the meeting went so well that the ground invited the blade to stay and there he was, half of his sword stuck in the ground. Zaiaku shrugged and let the handle go as he waited for Koumaru's next move. He could fight well enough without his blade as he did with it.

Koumaru sneered and preformed several quick hand seals slamming his foot on the ground and causing a colossal wave of sand to the cry of "Suna Tsunami!" Zaiaku raised his eyebrow and in a flash Koumaru's wave was met by another powerful force, a wave of coins. Koumaru and Zaiaku fought, sand against coins, chakra against chakra. In the end when neither won, the waves fell to the ground defeated.

Koumaru smirked, before the enemy could regain his weapons! Koumaru flashed several hand seals then ended on tiger. Focusing his eyes on Zaiaku it looked as it nothing happened but Zaiaku knew better. Training with a person who lived in Sound headquarters they had to learn how to listen to vibrations through ANYTHING.

Zaiaku leapt up just missing a shockwave that could have very well sent him crashing into a wall. As the shockwave ran across the stadium it collided with the wall throwing its already potent damage further into chaos by giving it several thousand new cracks to weaken it. Zaiaku looked at the damage and thought, 'can't take a hit from that.'

Koumaru continued to send out these shockwaves through the sand until Zaiaku narrowed his eyes. This was getting old FAST! Zaiaku quickly dodged a shockwave while forming several hand seals, "...bird, dog, horse, tiger, ram, dragon." With those closing hand seals Zaiaku grinned and called out, "Shichi Zaiaku no Jutsu: Yokushin!"

Pulling a coin from his pocket he threw it up in the air letting it hover there. Koumaru froze, what was this technique? After a few seconds of silence absolutely nothing was happening, it was a bluff! Koumaru relaxed with a sigh and a roll of his neck. "Ha, I call your bluff," Koumaru said with a smirk as his hands flashed through seals.

"Wait for it..." Zaiaku said with a grin. Suddenly anything and everything made of metal, specifically blade and coin metal, was being pulled into the center of the arena, right to that small coin Zaiaku had thrown to hover.

Zaiaku smirked as he watched Koumaru's seals go faster, seemed like the prince was getting desperate. As his ball of riches grew larger and larger he nearly laughed, oh the match was done. When the ball stopped growing Zaiaku formed a few more hand seals and called out, "Shichi Zaiaku no Jutsu: Taishoku!"

Koumaru hands had finished his jutsu, before him stood a large creature made of sand. It was a creature of ancient legend with the attributes of a human and leopard mixed into one deadly concoction. It was a truly impressive creature that could rip any ordinary ninja to shreds. Lets see that coin boy dare to try and make a jutsu of this magnitude! Koumaru turned his head to see Zaiaku's new Jutsu began and he could only think, 'shit.'

Itami sighed and shook her head turning away from the scene before that mini mutant could form. She already knew what it would look like. Small and pathetic...and Zaiaku's pride would be demolished which would cause him to lose the match. Or worse he could use THAT technique. She hated Koumansa with a passion. It robbed him of his life but...it always got the job done she supposed.

"I don't know why he tries, it just looks sad," Itami said with a sigh as she took a drink of her Tokkuri. "N-no...I t-think he got it right!" Naruto said in amazement with wide eyes and his tails twitching madly. Itami turned and promptly spit her Sake all over. "What has he been feeding it!" Itami said with a hanging jaw.

In the center of the ring stood Taishoku and no longer was it some minuscule demon from hell. It looked like a juggernaut as it stood a good 13 feet tall with the same vicious looking mouth as before with the insect like legs to carry it's massive weight. However it's front two body legs were made completely of blades and on the end of it's tail was Zaiaku's own massive black sword resembling a vicious scorpions stinger. Its teeth were now almost the size of Zaiaku and all along its back were spikes made of kunai blades collected from the ninja in the crowd.

"Meet my pet Taishokukan," Zaiaku said with a smirk as he placed his hand on the side of Taishokukan's massive body while the creature shook from side to side making a loud chorus of clinking. "Claim your prey my pet," Zaiaku hissed which caused Taishokukan to take off like an insectoid train. It opened its cavernous mouth and let loose a monstrous snarling screech that chilled even the most experienced ninja to the bone. It sounded like the voice of death incarnate...

"Attack!" Koumaru said desperately as his Suna Hikyuu took off meeting the monstrous coin creature halfway but it didn't stand a chance. The massive coin creature completely railroaded the sand leopard monster and crawled swiftly to the young prince. Before the prince could make any other move the monsters three tongues shot from its mouth wrapping the poor prince in the barbed appendages.

The beast began to draw Koumaru into the monstrous cavern of its mouth but a stern, "freeze" from Zaiaku caused the creature to stop the meal, for now that is. Zaiaku walked over to the beast, patting it on the side of the stomach signaling it to let him speak to the prince face to face. The beast turned its massive body and brought the captured Suna warrior toward his master allowing them to have a little chat.

"You have two options in this situation. You can forfeit and live with just a few scratches and dented pride," Zaiaku said with a wicked grin that made Koumaru flinch. "OR I could have my pet here live up to its name and you get crushed into oblivion in its solid metal stomach," Zaiaku finished while the beast shivered in excitement rising a chorus of clinking coins and death like calls.

It wanted to eat, to feel the struggling body slide down its silver lined gullet. To feel the blood and crushed body of the victim lie in its metallic belly. This opponent in it's tongues was the perfect candidate to satiate that animalistic compulsion. How Zaiaku was able to attach thought and feeling to this creature that had no organs and hence no brain was beyond any logical mind but here it was and it was terrifying.

"I...I surrender," Koumaru said dejectedly while Zaiaku smirked and the monster that he controlled made a sound that only could be categorized as a disappointed demonic growl. "Winner Onigiri Zaiaku!" called the Judge as he heard Koumaru's surrender. Zaiaku grinned smugly as he banished his beast back into the items that had formed it. "That was fun. Thanks for the entertainment oh Kazekage-sama," Zaiaku said with a mocking grin to Koumaru who simply glared at him.

Zaiaku summed his coins (plus a few more) back to his being then began his way back up to the stadium seats only to be stopped by the Judge. "Don't you think you should clean up this mess," the man said with a annoyed face clearly indicating the large pile of weapons and metal in the middle of the arena. "It's not mine," Zaiaku said simply as he disappeared up the stairs and to the stands.

Zaiaku was met with an open mouthed stare from Naruto and a grin from Itami. Naruto's case was a mystery, of all the people he shouldn't be surprised by huge displays of power like that. Itami however, her smirk was easy to figure out. Zaiaku glanced at the clock that timed the matches and it read '15 minutes 13 seconds.'

Gaara scowled deeply as he saw that Zaiaku boy walk up the stairs and back to his seat. "You idiot! Do you KNOW how late you made us!" screamed a feminine voice followed by a loud THWACK. "OW! Damn it at least I wasn't off with that Deer guy!" came another more masculine voice. "YOU!" came the feminine voice followed by a large crash. Seemingly out of thin air a ninja dressed head to toe in black with makeup on his face raced out into the Hokage seats.

"Damn it Temari! Lay off me!" the ninja yelled as a girl in Suna armor and a gigantic fan rushed from the hall. "Shut up and take your punishment doll boy!" Temari said seconds before promptly shutting her trap as a massive wall of sand rose between the siblings. "You are both acting like idiots. Temari what did I tell you about seeing him," Gaara said as he retracted his sand.

Temari scowled while Gaara continued with, "unless I see the Nara as anything beyond a lazy and incompetent genius you are not allowed to fraternize with him beyond your duties." Temari sneered deeper but sighed and said, "yes Kazekage-sama."

Tsunade and Kyuubi watched this exchange in fascination until Tsunade smirked and said, "Oh Kazekage. About our bet?" Gaara nodded and said, "Kankuro," at this point the black clad ninja turned to Gaara. "Pay the woman," Gaara said while Kankuro looked at him as if he lost his head. "What! You make ten times as much as me Gaara! You pa-" Kankuro ranted until he was completely silenced by a glare from Gaara. "Pay her NOW Kankuro," Gaara said which made Kankuro swiftly pulled out his wallet and hand Tsunade a large amount of money.

"Pleasure doing business with you Kazekage," Tsunade said with a wide grin. Gaara nodded while Temari and Kankuro grumbled. He wasn't as bad as he used to be but still, he could still be a little on the harsh side. Especially if he was mad and boy did he radiate that now.

"Well THAT was interesting," came the growling voice of the person neither of Kankuro nor Temari noticed or recognized. "Uh Gaara, who's he?" Kankuro asked his brother indicating the demonic throne and man who sat upon it. "Someone you should fear..." Gaara said with a deep scowl.

"Yeah puppet master," came the voice from right next to Kankuro's ear. Kankuro turned swiftly just to catch an after image of the self proclaimed 'Onikage.' "You too wind mistress," came the voice from behind Temari. Before she could nail him with her fan he had already vanished and returned to his seat kicking his feet up on the stolen puppet masters scrolls and the thieved wind users fan. He smirked while he munched on the food he had picked up and basked in the newly installed fear of the two remaining Suna siblings. 'It's good to be me,' Kyuubi thought as he bit into some of his rare cooked teriyaki steak.

Zaiaku laughed at the time and thought, 'just missed it.' "That was pretty impressive coin boy," Itami said with a drink of her Tokkuri. Zaiaku merely shrugged while Naruto smiled wide and said, "that was awesome." Zaiaku scratched the back of his head and said, "thanks guys." Zaiaku was ecstatic on the inside. He had won his match and made it look cool enough for Naruto to say it was awesome. Even Itami complimented him, yeah today was good.

Itami looked to the board and said, "heh, my match is up." Naruto grinned his foxy grin and said, "good luck Itami, well be rooting for yah!" Naruto then turned his attention back to the arena to find Itami's opponent already in the ring waiting. "Better hurry, the guy's getting impatient," Naruto commented as his mind slowly went into his own thoughts before the match began.

Itami was about to leave but when she passed Zaiaku she stopped and looked at him. He held a gaze she had a hard time discerning. At first it looked like he was angry for no reason but then that gave way to a look of soft concern. "Be careful, this Genin is demented," Zaiaku said softly so as to not alert Naruto. Itami nodded and, with a swig of her Tokkuri, she walked up to Zaiaku and wrapped her arms around him...

End Chapter

Oi...I gotta stop doing these OC chapters. You guys wanna here about Naruto not figments of my and my friends imagination. ANYWAY time for some Q and A.

Q: Kireru's claws?

A: Ok, this was my friends ideasince she came up with...ok not going to give spoilers. The jewel in his claws gathers chakra and turns it into fuel for a mechanisim in his claws that causes them to vibrate at such a high frequency that it creates a blade similar to Baki's wind blade. However this blade is made of air vibrations rather than wind.

Q: Naruto's two month trip?

A: ...Oh I'm gonna love it when you learn the truth...oh I'm gonna love it!

Q: How'd he get the tail?

A: You'll see...I CAN'T WAIT!

Q: Zaiaku/Itami?

A: ...I'm working on it...I just hate makeing so many OC chapters. It makes me feel bad and I feel neglectful of the other charaters.

Q: Kyuubi's tale to Kazekage and Hokage?

A: Ah, ah, ah, not until I want to tell you shall you find out.

Well that's it for now! I have a preview and then I'm gone! Later all!

His body twisted at inhuman angles in the air and just avoided the concentrated stream of fire. Itami's eyes snapped open, not everyone moved like that or dodged her Katon: Hiya no Jutsu. Itami growled and formed three hand seals then clapped her hands together only to have them burst in flames, "Gouka Kobushi!"

Katsu looked indifferent as he fell to earth only to gracefully land on his feet and rush at Itami. Even with her hands aflame Itami formed several seals and called out, "Kami Hi An Mittui Hontai!" The sacred trinity flashed below Katsu's running form and another below her. She opened her eyes to the speeding ninja and saw her lightly glowing targets. Showtime!