Naruto Fanfiction

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto

Author's Note: uh… Yeah.

He has experienced hatred as if it was raining down upon him. And yet, he still calls being hated a privilege. Being ignored is the worst experience anyone can go through. At least with being hated, you are noticed. Even being loved once is a dream that will forever hold your hopes up high. But he had never experienced love.

Every bump in the road will be an extra kill for him. A man who would know him not as his fellow villagers knew him, would wonder why he was still in the village where he was born? What was driving him, what was giving him the spirit to go on?

"Naruto, should you ever need anything, you will know where to go…"

People, who knew him but didn't know why he was frustrated all the time, wondered how he came to be so. Every single word you threw at him, even if it was encouraging, would be thrown back with rage added to it.

"I kneel before thee and you kneel before me… We are equals, destined to be forever like this."

Right now, he was holding in a Killer Intent he hadn't shown in a very long time. He had been knocked out by the one man who was allowed to do so. But that didn't mean he didn't feel like releasing his anger on some poor Shinobis in the nearby vicinity…

The Clashing
- Chapter 3: Simmer Down

"Like lambs to the slaughter…" A cold voice sizzled to his ear. The listener frowned to his right to see his teammate hop from branch to branch.

"Heh, this mission we were given is nothing." He responded. "You've seen it, haven't you? He's weak, they're weak, all of them."

He received a snort back. "Never underestimate you adversaries, Zaku." His chilly voice almost seemed to make Zaku cringe.

"Leaf Shinobis are weak. I say Orochimaru-sama commands all of us to just take Leaf down." Zaku half-yelled.

"Silence." Dosu softly warned. "Even though we're not sensing anyone, there might be higher-levelled Shinobis from the Leaf who can still hear us."

Zaku sighed and frowned at the same time. "Yeah, that could be, if your hearing wasn't so damn perfect, Dosu. Anyway…" Dosu and Zaku both looked at each other and nodded. "They're approaching Kin already. They've moved faster than we've expected."

"It doesn't matter, Kin must be finished by now." Dosu responded as they both landed on the ground and continued from there. "We'll wait until we hear the explosions."

Sasuke winced every time Naruto rammed a Kunai through a different body part as the Sound Genin was pinned to a tree by a few Shurikens and Kunais. Sakura had turned her back to the small massacre, flinching every time she heard the Sound Genin sob in pain…

Naruto chuckled shortly, before he rammed another Kunai through her left shoulder. "Pitiful Sound Genin… The finishing touch…" Naruto whispered as he grabbed a small piece of paper out of one of his pockets and plastered it on her forehead. The Sound Genin was panting, trying to recover from all of the pain she was withstanding. "Better clear out, this explosion might kill you two as well." He said to Sakura and Sasuke.

The Leaf Genins quickly jumped away and were followed by Naruto a short moment after. And then the explosion came, which sent trees flying, soaring past them. Sasuke and Sakura were caught in the fierce wind caused by the explosion and were also sent flying a bit, but they were in control.

As the duo landed, Naruto appeared beside them, holding his finger to his mouth. "Her teammates are approaching. I can't wait to see their reactions…" He said, before the trio hid.

A few seconds later, two male Sound Genins entered the clearing, caused by the previous explosion.

"Ah, Dosu… The explosion was pretty big, it seems…" Zaku started, but saw Dosu moved his arm to silence him.

"I can hear breathing and…" Dosu crouched to pick up a head protector, a Sound Headband.

Zaku looked at the headband, slightly curious what it could mean. 'Don't tell me…'

"Kin has been killed. We've been lured into a trap." Dosu confirmed his thoughts and braced himself. "They seemed to have taken care of her easily…"

"Indeed…" Dosu and Zaku turned around to see the blonde Leaf Genin from Sasuke-team stand in front of them. "You were hunting on the wrong team…"

"You're the one who killed our teammate?" Dosu whispered as he readied himself. Zaku grinned as he, too, prepared himself. "You're in Sasuke-kun's team, right?"

Naruto frowned. "You're after the Uchiha as well?" He motioned with his head for the two to look behind them. "It's good to see you two don't care about your teammate. Such weakness a Shinobi doesn't need, after all."

Dosu and Zaku turned a bit to see Sasuke and Sakura jump out of a tree. "However…" Naruto continued. "I will see to it you will have the same fate your teammate had."

Zaku laughed and put both of his arms up and aimed them at Naruto, only to have one sliced off in a second. Zaku dropped to his knees and screamed his lungs out. Dosu's eyes widened as Red Chakra was all over the place. Through Zaku's screaming, his voice could still be heard. "What are you?" All he see was red, everywhere. 'This sense of Chakra… It's abnormal!'

"Your only weapon is that arm of yours, isn't it?" Naruto asked as he appeared in front of Dosu and stared at his metal arm. "I can see Chakra coming out of it."

Zaku rose again, this time aiming a mighty glare at Naruto, while panting. Dosu's only reaction was a nod. "Don't do anything, Zaku. This one's way above us…"

"I'm going to end this. My day has started off bad; you guys will make it up for me by dying by my hands." Naruto whispered deadly as he stepped forward.

"Zankuuha!" Zaku screamed, releasing a Wind Blast from his remaining hand. As his Wind Blast was going on, he saw the blonde Shinobi walk right through it as if it was small breeze… "Wha…! Take this! Ultimate Zankuuha!"

Dosu, observing, widened his eyes when he saw red Chakra ripping through Zaku's Wind Blast and actually forming itself in a huge Red Claw. He nervously swallowed as it easily ripped through Zaku's body, leaving nothing but body parts.

Dosu wanted to respond or give up and was ready to kneel on the ground but Naruto rammed his claw straight through Dosu's chest. He didn't allow Dosu to fall as he grabbed Dosu's special arm. "What's so special about this?" Naruto analyzed. He kicked Dosu away and sent him through a tree. Dosu's arm remained in Naruto's hands however…

Naruto chuckled as he observed the arm in his hands. "I think I'll investigate this one…" He put it on the ground before he did a few hand seals. "Die, Sound weakling… Doton, Taishoku!"

Sakura's eyes widened as the ground around Dosu rose a bit and then seemed to swallow him up. From above, you could see it was actually a humongous mouth swallowing Dosu up.

"Yes, this Jutsu actually makes the ground around the victim able to 'eat' the victim. It's very interesting, he'll be buried alive… Also, with this Jutsu, it's almost impossible for a weak Shinobi like him to escape. The Chakra needed to break through has to be that of a Chuunin… at least." Naruto explained with a grin.

Sasuke nodded, taking in the information. With his Sharingan, he had copied the Jutsu.

"We'll have to dig him up again once he's really dead, though. He was the one who had the scroll." The blonde killer said as he picked up Dosu's arm and walked towards where he buried him.

'Now might not be a right time to join them…' An observer thought as he watched team 7 from a distance. 'The short one is emitting a very intense Killer Intent. He seems to be quite angry…'

Kabuto narrowed his eyes at Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke. 'It seems Orochimaru didn't put a Curse Seal on Sasuke-kun. Did he fail or did he deem him unworthy?' The other Leaf Genin, Haruno Sakura, was of no concern.

And then, his eyes widened as the Naruto he had been observing popped away. 'Kage Bunshin!'

"Oy…"

Kabuto hastily turned around to see Uzumaki Naruto standing right in front of him. 'He caught me off guard! He must be above Genin Level! Very interesting.'

Naruto grinned as he saw the confused look on Kabuto's face. "I don't know what you're thinking, but… I can't allow anyone to observe us like that." He said as he tilted his head to the right, making a cracking sound while doing so. "You really picked the wrong team to watch, Yakushi Kabuto…"

Kabuto straightened himself and stood one and a half head taller than Naruto. "Ah, you remember my name? I was observing your team to see if you guys were alright. We are fellow Leaf Shinobis, after all."

Naruto narrowed his eyes. "Not in this Exam. I'm collecting scrolls; I can smell you have two. Prepare to fight for them."

"I have no need of a battle, Naruto-kun. You also have both scrolls, am I correct?" Kabuto asked. Just to be sure, he prepared himself for a sudden attack.

Naruto sighed and shook his head. "We have two scrolls, but they're the same."

Kabuto seemed to brighten a bit. "Ah, let me help you on your way out!"

Naruto glared. "I don't need any help." The blonde Shinobi suddenly had kunais in his hands. "Prepare yourself!"

Back at the small clearing, where Sakura was drinking water and Sasuke was burning some fish, both of them sensed Naruto's Chakra very close. They both turned their heads to see Naruto fight an older Leaf Shinobi. They were both falling out of a tree.

Kabuto moved his arm in front of his face to block Naruto's fist. "I do not wish to fight, Naruto-kun." The duo landed a few meters away from Sasuke and Sakura.

"Oy!" Naruto yelled towards both Sasuke and Sakura. "He has the scroll we need! Attack him already!"

Kabuto's eyes widened as Sasuke suddenly joined in with a fire attack. "Katon, Goukakyuu no Jutsu!"

Evading the Fire Ball, Kabuto moved in high speed, and appeared behind Sakura, with a Kunai to her neck.

"Heh, I knew you would resort to that…" Sakura strangely said, which made Kabuto frown. Sakura's head turned a bit to reveal blue eyes and… Kabuto quickly jumped away when he sensed a large amount of Chakra being gathered in Sakura's body. The huge explosion afterwards was the explanation. 'Explosive Kage Bunshin?' Kabuto thought as he was sent flying into a tree…

The real Sakura jumped out of the tree Kabuto bumped into and landed next to Sasuke, who just got done doing a few handseals. "Katon, Ryuuka no Jutsu!" A narrow, but very powerful streak of Fire was sent towards Kabuto sprawled form. As it hit, Sasuke, Sakura and Naruto observed the burning tree. As it died down, they saw a burned chopped of tree branch where Kabuto was a few seconds before.

"Kawarimi." Sasuke figured.

Naruto snorted as he looked around. "He's still close, but his scent is fading. He's running away."

Sasuke looked sideways to observe Naruto. 'This one was pretty powerful… But we scared him away quite easily…'

Naruto sighed in irritation… "He's running away from the tower… It's no use pursuing him." Naruto sighed in annoyance. With reluctance he continued, while staring in the direction Kabuto had ran. "We'll find another group to kill." He said as he turned towards the tower they were supposed to get to. "Let's finish up. We'll wait for approaching Teams close to the Tower."

His anger was growing by the seconds. It's been a very long time since he has released his anger completely. He couldn't believe how tempted he was to just kill his two teammates right then and there. He was looking to his left and right, using his nose and his ears to their fullest abilities.

'Orochimaru, eh?' Naruto's thoughts wandered off. 'He was beating me rather easily. Not only that, he was beating me AND another demon container at the same time… I need to become stronger than this… And yet, I hadn't shown my strongest yet…'

Suddenly, Naruto's right ear twitched, indicating that he heard movement. 'Finally…' He almost groaned. "You two stay put. I want to take care of this team alone."

Sasuke rose to his feet. They were all seated on a broad tree branch shadowed by hundreds of leaves. "I'll come, too." He whispered back. "There's no way I'm letting you do all the work."

Naruto grinned. "Ah, finally showing a backbone? Fine, how about I let you have a try first?" Naruto's grin vanished to be replaced by menacing glare. "You better hurry up quickly, Uchiha, or I'll finish the team along with you."

Sakura was sulking behind the duo, knowing she would just be a nuisance if she tried to help. She looked up to hear Sasuke's response. "I'll finish them before you get your hands on them…"

Shino and Kiba had both stopped moving as Akamaru barked really softly. "Hinata…" Shino suddenly whispered, letting her know that they were sensing someone.

"Byakugan!" She responded softly, as her renewed vision allowed her to see far more than her teammates. "Uh… A Konoha team."

Kiba grinned. "So it's just a Konoha Team? We can handle that, right, Akamaru?" But Akamaru wasn't as confident as his master as he released what seemed like a whimper. "What's wrong, Akamaru?"

Shino narrowed his eyes behind his glasses as Uchiha Sasuke landed before them. 'Uchiha Sasuke… I see. His teammates were Haruno Sakura and… The new one.'

Behind Sasuke, Naruto and Sakura had appeared shortly afterwards. "Let's see how far you've come, Uchiha." Naruto said as he glared at the other Konoha Team.

"Be careful…" Kiba suddenly said. "One of them has a huge Chakra which is overshadowing the others… I've never heard of something like that…" Akamaru had crawled inside his clothes. 'What's wrong, Akamaru?'

Shino prepared himself as he saw that Sasuke did the same. "I assume you want our scrolls?"

"What I want is a fight. I don't care for the scrolls." Sasuke replied. "Aburame Shino. Be prepared!" He rushed forward with incredible speed, but was interrupted as he saw a fist appear between him and his target. He could just barely dodge Kiba's attack as he circled around him, kicking him down by the ankles as he did so. He immediately kicked behind him to fend off the attacking Shino, but was surprised to find his foot stuck in… 'Bugs?'

The next thing he saw was the trunk of a tree…

Kiba jumped up after he saw Shino use his bugs to throw Sasuke into a tree. "He's got good reflexes… Be careful…" Kiba warned.

"Do not forget his teammates." Shino warned. They both looked at Hinata, who was, as always, just observing. "Hinata, let's take this team down."

Hinata nodded as she walked up to Kiba and Shino. "You two take care of the other ones. I will face Uchiha Sasuke." Shino reasoned.

"No!"

All three looked towards the source of the voice. Uchiha Sasuke, with a Sharingan blazing towards them, was glaring at them in rage. "All of you will face only me!" He yelled as he rushed forward.

"C-Crap!" Kiba yelled out as he saw Shino being knocked away like a rag doll. He quickly vexed his claws and went to slice at Sasuke, only to receive a kick in the gut. Hinata dodged every blow Sasuke gave her, however.

Sasuke stopped his attacks as he noticed Kiba and Shino re-appearing beside Hinata. "You… with those eyes. That's a Doujutsu, right?" Sasuke asked as he glared directly into Hinata's Byakugan.

"Y-yes… The Byakugan." She answered.

Naruto suddenly spoke up, his voice clearly echoing over them, even though he was just musing. "In some ways, her Byakugan is superior to the Sharingan… It can see all around and up for a few miles, too… Yes, I do think this Byakugan is better than the Sharingan…"

Sasuke gritted his teeth in anger and rushed forward again, now fully intent on taking Hinata down. Before he could do so, however, Shino and Kiba both rounded on him, attacking him with everything they had. Sasuke's Sharingan was working overtime…

Kiba suddenly crouched, leaving Shino alone to fight Sasuke. "Ninpou, Shikakyuu no Jutsu!"

Sasuke was suddenly hit in the face by a massive shoulder bash and was sent sprawling on the ground. 'Ugh, that dog, he's gotten faster…'

"Juujin Bunshin!" Sasuke looked up as he heard Kiba yell his next technique. What he saw made him glare, he now saw two Kibas.

'It's not Genjutsu…' Sasuke noticed with his Sharingan. He quickly got up to dodge Shino's right foot, which was about to land on his face.

"Is this all you can do, Uchiha?" Naruto suddenly butted in. "I'm getting impatient."

Sasuke ignored him and quickly performed a few handseals. "Katon, Goukakyuu no Jutsu!"

Shino and the two Kibas vanished from his sight and Hinata wasn't targeted, so she didn't have to move. She was just observing. Sasuke cursed as he ran up a tree and performed a second set of hand seals. He quickly kicked away one of the Kibas, who had suddenly appeared next to him. In the next second, he delivered a roundhouse kick to Shino's chin, which sent him down to the ground again. And then, he finished his hand seals…

"Katon, Ryuuka no Jutsu!" He yelled, but he was aiming it at nothing… Until right before the hit connected, the observers saw the remaining Kiba appear in front of the attack and he was hit directly, catching the full power of Sasuke's fire attack.

The other Kiba's eyes were widened as he saw what happened. "Akamaru!"

Sasuke chuckled. "You thought I couldn't see you three move with my Sharingan? Ignorance!" He continued to chuckle as he jumped down to continue his assault against the remaining Kiba and Shino.

Kiba jumped towards where Akamaru landed to find him unconscious. Shino was fighting hand to hand with Sasuke. "So you've got bugs inside that coat or what?" Sasuke asked as he tried to hit Shino. "Bugs burn, too… Katon, Housenka!"

Shino easily dodged every incoming fireball. 'He's using a lot of Chakra….' He turned around. "Hinata! Hit him!"

Hinata nodded hesitantly and rushed towards a frowning Sasuke. 'As if she's going to make a difference…' Sasuke snorted as he released another fire attack at the approaching Hinata. "Katon, Goukakyuu no Jutsu!"

To his surprise, Hinata dodged easily and actually came close to Sasuke. He jumped backwards to avoid the incoming 'Palm?'

As Sasuke dodged, he saw Shino from above, ready to hit him through the ground. He blocked Shino's fists and somersaulted the Bug user in the face, effectively getting away from Hinata at the same time. As he landed, Hinata was right in front of him, hitting him barely on his shoulder. Sasuke responded by grabbing her by the collar and kicking her away. Kiba caught her as he returned to the battlefield.

'Damn… My shoulder hurts more than it should…' Sasuke thought.

"Sasuke-kun! Are you alright!" Sakura's scream annoyed Sasuke further.

"Shut up!" He responded angrily and glared at his opponents. "Come… Let's continue."

Shino nodded his head. "I advice you not to move."

Sasuke snorted. "As if my Sharingan didn't notice all of your puny bugs around me…"

Shino narrowed his eyes as Sasuke gathered Chakra around him to give him some space, by blowing away few of the bugs. He jumped up and collided with Kiba, who managed to grab him and throw him into a bush. Sasuke quickly got out, ready to fire another attack. "Doton, Taishoku!"

Shino was surprised to find the ground shaking beneath him. 'What's this technique?' He found his feet stuck in the ground and a huge hole forming around him… 'This is going to swallow me down…'

Naruto slapped his forehead and shook his head. "That idiot… Now he's definitely out of Chakra."

Kiba had rushed towards Shino, as had Hinata, to save the Bug User from his demise. Sasuke couldn't stop them, as he had dropped on his knees from Chakra exhaustion. 'Did this technique take so much Chakra!' He thought in frustration.

The Sharingan user looked up to see that his technique had failed, as Shino's teammates had saved him. 'Damn this… I'm out of Chakra…' He panted as his Sharingan deactivated on his own.

"You admit defeat, then?" Shino said as he was staring at Sasuke.

"Heh, you stuck up bastard! I told you that it was impossible for you to beat us!" Kiba half-yelled. In his arms he held his wounded friend, Akamaru.

Hinata was just observing everything with the Byakugan. "Ne… His teammates…"

Shino turned around to see Naruto grin, while Sakura was still whimpering a bit. "Indeed. Now it's my turn."

"I expected as much…" A voice echoed throughout a small clearing. Three Konoha Shinobis were seated around a small campfire.

"He's stronger than I expected. That usually doesn't happen… My assumptions are usually right on the mark…" Kabuto whispered, sounding a bit confused. "Still, he does have a demon inside." He reasoned. 'Even with that in mind… I thought I had come prepared enough…'

Orochimaru appeared just outside the circle of three men. "Kabuto… I've fought with him as well. He is strong, especially for a Genin… I haven't seen his strongest yet, but… I think you can beat him. I want you to confront him or Gaara, during this Chuunin Exam and give me your report. Leave the little Uchiha to me."

Kabuto nodded. "As you wish, Orochimaru-sama."

"What about us?" One of Kabuto's teammates, Akadou Yoroi, spoke up. "How may we serve you, Orochimaru-sama?"

Orochimaru grinned. "I expect you two to assist Kabuto in the best way you can…" With that said, he disappeared.

Short Chapter, I know, I know! I'll probably revise this chap, too, hahaha, sorry, sorry…

I've been really busy, really, really busy:(… But I have almost finished three new Naruto fanfictions and I'm working A Motion Too Far and There Where When is Now, Book 3. Almost holidays for me, so expect a lot of updates in two weeks.

On another note! I want to create a Naruto Fanfiction site, based solely on Quality Fics. But I don't really have any critics to decide whether a fic is of high quality or not. Do I have any volunteers? I already have three, who volunteered on my forum! Please visit the forum and volunteer as well. The more, the merrier, but not everyone can be a critic of course… Many thanks!

Next chap of The Clashing will be a Clash between Gaara and Kabuto…

Naruto's turn to fight the Konoha Team consistent of Hinata, Shino and Kiba…

And… One of the Akatsuki makes an appearance!