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A/N: Exam is next week! I hate this but I'm gonna have to update less. Oh yeah, I changed Chapter 6 a lil', so please read it!

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Rasengan201- Itachi will kill his clan. As for what Naruto will do, that's for me to know and you to find out! Also, I'm planning on writing each book about, maybe 20-30 chapters?

scienceboy- I meant it as in ' final match of the first round '. I'll correct it, so thanks for pointing out my mistake.

VFSNAKE- Maybe I will...

BOOK 1: Ninja Kitsune: Promise Of A Lifetime

The two walked up, one grinning, the other frowning.

" Sasuke-kuuuuun! I know that I'm not strong enough to beat you, so ref? I give up! " she said while looking at the Uchiha pretty-boy, blushing.

I slapped my forehead. It was obvious that she was trying to gain favour points with the spoiled brat.

Chapter 8: Taijutsu Showdown

The Sandaime Hokage stood on the arena, eyes looking down at each and every contestant who had passed the first round.

" For the second round, there shall be a new rule which I have agreed to. I dub this new rule, ' Handicap '. "

Many murmurs and whispers began at the mention of the ' new rule '.

" As it's name implies, this rule will restrict the abilities of some here who had received earlier training. For example, the rule might be ' no genjutsu ', in which genjutsu will be restricted in the battle. Now, LET ROUND TWO BEGIN! "

I walked up, body tense. I knew for a fact that I can beat anyone here with ninjutsu, but the new rule complicates things. Itachi-sensei was a ninjutsu genius, as am I, and thus we ignored our taijutsu in favour of it. Sweat rolled down the side of my face as I stared at the board that is to determine this match's handicap, willing it to restrict anything except ninjutsu. As always, what we get isn't always what we want.

Handicap: Taijutsu-only Battle

I gritted my teeth in anger. Of all things, it just had to be taijutsu. Ah well, no turning back now. I turned around and glared at my foe, the Shishi heir, who was famous for his family's beast-like taijutsu.

I put myself in a basic defensive stance which Itachi-sensei taught me, ready to block at a moment's notice.

" Hajime! "

Tenho rushed forward, jumped and attempted a jackhammer, which I back-stepped and countered with a palm to his chest, making him lose his balance. I jumped and executed a heel drop, which missed when Tenho rolled to the side and performed a well-timed leg sweep, which made me fall as he followed up with a heel drop of his own.

Bam! " Gah! "

I pushed his leg off and rolled away from him, getting on to my feet as I spat out the blood which had collected in my mouth.

' Blood? '

I smirked. If executed properly, this move will end the match.

" Shishi Tsume! "

My eyes widened as I narrowly avoided the chakra-made claw which left some nasty marks on the arena floor.

' Kuso! This complicates things! '

I spat some blood into my palm and charged towards my waiting foe.

" Shishi Kyaku! "

I evaded the cat-like kick and smeared my blood into his eyes. The demonic properties of my blood has proved to have adverse effects when inflicted on others, this is no exception.

" Gyaaaaaah! " Tenho screamed as he clawed at his eyes, desperate to rid himself of the pain my blood caused, giving me a huge opening to initiate my combo.

" Hah! Take this, Sanjyuugoshou Rendan, beginning sequence! "

I charged towards my defenseless foe as I punched him fifteen consecutive times rapidly, finishing with a powerful uppercut, draining a quarter of my impressive stamina.

" Tarenken! Now, second strike, Tarenkyaku! "

I jumped up towards my airborne enemy and repeatly kicked him higher and higher into the air a total of fifteen times.

" Second strike, complete! Third strike, Sanjuu Gorikki Senpu! "

I flipped Tenho below me as I delivered three consecutive roudhouse kicks which caused Tenho's head to bend at an unnatural angle.

" Game Over! Tsutenkyaku! "

I ended my combo with a powerful heel drop at Tenho's abdomen, effectively ending the match.

" Shousa, Uzumaki Naruto! "

I panted as I fell to the ground, having used up my stamina in the recently-invented combo.

' I really need to improve my stamina. '

Medics rushed on to the arena and placed Tenho and I on stretchers, carrying us over into the medical tent to provide treatment for our injuries.

The last thing I saw before blacking out was the petite form of Hyuuga Hinata walking on to the arena.

Arena...

Hyuuga Hinata stared down her foe, Aburame Shino, as she took the Jyuken-ryu stance.

Handicap: No usage of chakra

" Hajime! "

Hinata charged towards Shino and attempted to strike Shino with a palm strike. Shino dodged the badly-executed move and tripped Hinata, causing her to fall.

Having the advantage, Shino attempted an elbow slam, which was countered as Hinata rolled over and kicked Shino in the ribs.

The Aburame heir fell to the ground as suddenly his wound healed and he started panting.

" Aburame Shino is disqualified for using chakra during the match! "

It couldn't be helped. The Aburame has a uncontrollable ability in which their bugs will heal them, or at least attempt to, in exchange for chakra.

Hinata panted heavily as she fell to her knees, feeling exhausted.

' Otou-san...am I worthy? Did I prove myself? '