Human talking, "Show me what you got!"

Human thinking, "Pathetic."

Nonhuman talking, "This will definitely be fun."

Nonhuman thinking, "I think I was wrong."

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto does.

This chapter has a Lemon, but if you've come this far, then you already know where to read it.

Chapter 18

After Kakashi had tried to talk with the members of Team 13, they had settled within the Tower. Naruto smiled when being here, the place where he became 'a complete man,' as Kurama would say it; he saw this place as something special.

They continued walking until they reached the second floor. The rooms were here, and Naruto knew it very well. They proceeded to take the rooms, and the girls had tried to come in the same room as Naruto, especially Karin, but unfortunately, this wasn't possible because the people in charge wouldn't allow it.

At first, the girls had been angry, but Naruto had said that once the exam was over, they would have lots of free time, so they didn't complain more and went in different rooms. Those in charge had allowed Karin and Kin to stay since the examination period wasn't over yet, but once the five days had passed, they would have to return to the village and talk to their Jounin sensei to know what they would do next.

Naruto lay on the bed with crossed arms as he stared at the ceiling. He was still thinking about Orochimaru's curse mark, and about how he would get the second level. He didn't know what Orochimaru had planned because after processing Orochimaru's memories, he decided to block them. That guy was sick, and Naruto didn't want to keep seeing anything else about him.

He could process the information of the ritual that unlocked the second level; he could easily replicate it once he left the village. However, he didn't have the slightest idea how to unlock the third level. Maybe it was something similar, and he would only have to find a way to do it.

He also managed to understand a little more about the seal; it seemed that the reason for the changes was that the Curse Mark absorbed Natural Energy at the second level.

Naruto sighed; he still felt bad for failing Anko. If he had known that the Apple would have affected him in such a way, he wouldn't have used it with Sai yet. However, it was something he couldn't help.

Since he had woken up from his coma, he had realized that his emotions had suffered many changes. Now he became angry and lost control more easily. He also noticed something else, and that's what he told Karin.

He now understood better the meaning of the word 'love.' How could he not? After seeing the way his family lived, how they were, and then seeing them dying, it opened his eyes.

Naruto had always loved his girls, but he had always refused to accept that feeling because no one in his life had given him that, so he denied it as impossible.

But then his girls came to his life, and they had offered him that, and much more; that was strange from him. Though he was grateful to them, he didn't want to accept that there were people who could love him.

However, after what happened on his mission in Uzushiogakure, he concluded that he couldn't deny that feeling anymore.

He had wondered how many people had died that day without telling the people they loved about their feelings just because they didn't want to, or because they were afraid. And Naruto decided to stop being afraid; his girls loved him, and he loved them too. Although it was still a bit confusing for him, he was sure that he would soon get used to his feelings.

And it wasn't all that bad, everyone had the right to love, and he always said he would respect women, as long as they didn't try to kill him.

Naruto sighed again; this wouldn't be easy to say. How could he explain that he loved more than one woman? As far as he knew, one person could only love another one, and this was confusing him. Perhaps love with multiple people was possible? He didn't know it, and this was confusing him a lot. More than ever before Naruto wanted his mother to be with him since he was sure that she knew about these things. After all, she was a woman, and women knew about this stuff, didn't they? He didn't want to ask his girls about it since he didn't know how they would take it.

Naruto sighed again; he was certainly sighing a lot lately. There was much more that he wanted to think about, but he couldn't because someone knocked on the door. He knew who it was since he could recognize her Chakra, so he just said, "Come in."

The person entered the room; Naruto just continued staring at the ceiling and asked. "What's up, Haku-chan?"

Haku closed the door and answered, "Naruto-kun… I want to talk about something."

Naruto rose up a bit and sat on the edge of the bed. He patted at his side, so Haku sat there. "What do you want to talk about, Haku-chan?"

Haku lowered her head slightly and replied, "It's about the girls."

Naruto raised an eyebrow and asked, "What about them?"

Haku looked into his eyes and responded, "I don't know; I've noticed that you seem to attract more and more women, and I don't think that you're going to stop. In this test, I have seen that at least three girls have shown feelings for you, and it seems that you've accepted them. Naruto-kun, what do you think of us?"

Naruto could see the sadness and hope in Haku's eyes. The Uzumaki sighed, stood up and lay back against the wall. "Haku-chan, are you angry?"

Haku looked away and replied, "N-no, it's not that; it's just that I thought that maybe you're getting bored of us, and that was why you wanted to have new girlfriends," Haku stated, now looking at Naruto.

He had opened his eyes a little bit before putting a grave expression as he approached Haku to sit down at her side.

Naruto looked straight into her eyes as he caressed her cheek. "Haku-chan, don't ever think that again. You girls are the best things that have happened in my miserable life. Yes, you're right; I may attract more and more girls. But I don't do it just for fun or because I don't feel anything for you. Haku-chan, I do it because I see something special and unique in each of you. You already know who I am, and if I wanted to play with your feelings, I'd have slept with all those women that want to have me in their beds, not only in my organization but also in this village. You already know of my stupid fan club, and you have seen me avoiding them like the plague. Haku-chan, don't think something like that again because… b-because I-I…" Naruto stuttered at the end.

Haku was thrilled since she thought that maybe Naruto was trying to say those words that she had been waiting to hear. For this reason, she decided to help him a little bit. "Why, Naruto-kun?" She asked blushing while her eyes sparkled with excitement.

She slowly approached her head, and Naruto couldn't help answering, "Because I love you."

Haku's heart jumped of happiness; she knew that Naruto wasn't lying because she could only feel the sincerity in his words.

Both made contact and shared a gentle and loving kiss. They moved away, and Haku couldn't help smiling with happiness before hugging the Uzumaki. "I love you too, Naruto-kun."

Naruto returned the hug and put his chin on Haku's shoulder as he caressed her hair. "I'm glad to hear that, Haku-chan. But don't ever think that again, I will always love you, as well as the others girls. Never think otherwise."

Haku smiled again, but she felt like a fool for doubting Naruto. However, she had been able to bring Naruto's true feelings to the surface. After that, she blushed and pushed Naruto away from her shoulder before directly looking into his eyes. "Naruto-kun… I… I want to show you the love I feel for you."

Naruto understood what she meant, but he decided to play with her. "Haku-chan, we've just arrived, where will you get Sake in this place?" Naruto asked with a half-smile.

However, Haku gave a soft knock on his head. Naruto rubbed it and exclaimed. "Hey! That hur... ts."

He stammered at the end due to the glorious sight in front of him. It was obviously Haku, and she was giving such a charming and sexy smile that Naruto was speechless.

Lemon

Three Days Later.

Today was the last day of the second part of the Chunin exam. The teams that made it through the test were in a large hall.

The Jounin Sensei of each approved group were there too, in addition to several doctors, some ANBU, and Minato. They were in front of the Genin, who were patiently waiting for the beginning of the last part of the exam.

Many things happened in those three days. Naruto had forgotten to place a privacy seal in the room, and needless to say what the reactions of the next day were.

Regardless, Naruto had spoken with Karin quite a bit; he wanted to know more about her. He also told her what to do once she left the forest. The Uzumaki boy said the same he told Kurotsuchi, but of course, without killing her sensei; Naruto would take care of that once he left this place.

He talked a lot with Kin; she was still a bit shocked due to what had happened in the forest, but he always knew how to calm her down, and nothing made him happier than seeing her happy.

He saw the brothers of the Sand a couple of times too; Naruto had flirted a lot with Temari.

He had also joked with Kankurō a couple of occasions, and Gaara kept looking at him like a maniac.

That same day Ino's Team had arrived. She thanked Naruto for giving her the scroll that she needed, and Chouji and Shikamaru were grateful to Naruto for once in their lives. Then Tenten's Team had arrived, and then at night... Well, there was no need to give details about that.

Before the day of the final test, Naruto had sent Karin and Kin to his apartment to wait for him until his arrival.

And now they were listening to a boring speech of his father about the reasons of the Chunin Exams. Naruto didn't pay attention until he could hear a familiar voice. "All right, brats! The preliminaries for the third exam are about to start; this test will consist of one against one combats. All who qualify will pass to the third round of the Chunin exams that will be held a month from now."

Naruto looked up and saw Anko, who looked at him with a smile, but Naruto lowered his head as he clenched his fists.

After seeing his reaction, Anko got worried. "What's wrong with you, Naruto-kun?"

She looked at Naruto fists and saw that blood was coming out of them. Now she was anxious; she just wanted to go there and ask him what was wrong, but unfortunately, it wasn't possible yet.

They would speak once the test finished. She knew that he now had Orochimaru's mark, and she will need to ask him about that too.

Within Naruto's body, Kurama could only sigh. He looked happy these days, but now he looked guilty and angry. The Nine-Tails would never understand humans.

The fact that this was just a preliminary surprised most of the Genin; there were a few who had just arrived, and they would have to fight already. Many asked why, and Minato replied that there were many candidates and other reasons that Naruto didn't pay attention to.

After that, a sickly-looking Jounin stepped forward; Naruto recognized him instantly. However, he said nothing. "Very well, *cough* *cough* *cough* those unwillingly of participating may withdraw now. *Cough* *cough*."

Kabuto raised his hand and then withdrew. Naruto knew that Kabuto was up to something, the reason why he needed to keep an eye on him.

There were six teams of Konoha counting his, the team of Suna, and the team of Kumogakure.

Naruto paid attention to the last ones, especially to the girl who was with them, feeling the same impulse he had felt with Karin. However, he held it back and looked to the front; he would talk to her later.

"Now we'll start the fights. Remember, it will be one against one fights; everything is permitted. *Cough* But I can stop a fight if I see it necessary. Anyway, let's start with the battles… Open it."

With that said, something on the wall opened and revealed a display that showed the Genin's names randomly.

After a few seconds, it stopped. "Sasuke Uchiha and Yoroi Akadō take a step forward; the others leave the arena so that the fight can be performed," Hayate said.

Everyone left and headed to the observation area.

All the teams along with their Jounin Sensei were in different spots, all but Anko; she had to stay with the other examiners.

Those present looked towards the arena while Naruto stared at the redheaded girl of Kumo. He was sure that she was an Uzumaki, and he would definitely speak to her once Sasuke's fight was over.

Menma, meanwhile, shouted that he wouldn't forgive Sasuke if he lost, which only made the Uchiha smile. After a few seconds, the fight started.

Sasuke had trouble at first because he had underestimated his opponent, and Yoroi took advantage of that to absorb his chakra.

Sasuke took the battle seriously, and after a few moments, the Uchiha defeated him after giving him a strong kick called 'the Lion Combo.' The technique reminded Naruto of Lee's Omote Renge, who was staring at him as he squeezed the bars sharply.

Hayate declared Sasuke as the winner, so he returned with his teammates, but not before looking at Naruto, who was still staring at the Kumo girl.

The Uchiha shrugged and returned to his companions, who congratulated him for winning his battle so quickly.

Karui, who was this girl's name, noticed that Naruto was staring at her. That bothered her a bit, but of course, she couldn't see Naruto very well because he was on the other end of the room. "Who the hell is that guy? And why the hell is he looking at me like that?" She whispered.

Her companion, a young, dark-skinned Kumo-nin with short, spiky, white hair; replied. "Maybe he wants you to fall in love with him, so you betray the village, or maybe he wants you to assassinate Raikage-sama, or maybe he wants…"

However, he couldn't finish because Karui had hit his head. "Shut up, Omoi!" Karui shouted.

The other woman of their team observed impassively; this girl was Samui.

They looked at the display again since the names reappeared.

"Shino Aburame and Rock Lee, please come to this place."

Lee instantly jumped down, and Shino approached slowly. Naruto wanted to see this fight, but since he had already seen Lee fighting before the exams; he knew that Lee would win. Shino was an excellent Genin, but that wouldn't be enough to defeat Lee.

Naruto, tired of waiting, used a Shunshin and appeared right next to Karui, surprising her team. "This guy really knows how to move. Bakayaro! Konoyaro!" Their Jounin Sensei thought.

They quickly turned around, seeing with surprise the guy who changed the mind of the first examiner. Karui was about to yell something, but she couldn't for some strange reason; she just stared at him.

Naruto smiled and took one of Karui's hands; he bowed his head before kissing it. That action surprised Karui; what the hell was this guy thinking? She wanted to scold him, but she was unable to.

Samui and Omoi were also surprised, even more so because Karui didn't punch the guy yet.

"Excuse me, Miss, could you be so kind as to share your name with me?" Naruto kindly asked with a smile.

Karui mentally squinted, "Don't think that I'll say it, stupid idiot!"

"M-My name is K-Karui," she automatically answered.

The redheaded girl opened her eyes in surprise, "What the hell? Why did I respond to this idiot?"

Naruto smiled and continue, "Nice to meet, Karui-chan; my name is Naruto."

Karui then remembered the kiss, and she unconsciously touched her hand. It was the first time she experienced something like that, and she found it odd.

The Kunoichi squinted again, and just when Karui thought that she could scold Naruto, an impulse made her say, "Nice to meet you, Naruto-kun."

The eyes of the Kumo-nin widened, even Samui's, who always seemed to have an emotionless gaze. Something strange was happening to Karui since she had never shown interest in boys. And it was odd that she already called him affectionately, to a guy she had just met.

They couldn't understand what was happening. Too bad they didn't know about the Uzumaki attraction, if they did, it wouldn't have been so difficult to comprehend.

Naruto smiled again and was about to say something when he heard a voice behind him. "Yo! Nine Boy! My name is Killer Bee; I'm the Jounin sensei of this team."

Naruto turned and looked at him while remembering how he had called him; the Uzumaki looked into his eyes with a severe expression and uttered, "Hachibi."

His Genin were surprised; they were sure that that information was unknown for Konoha, even more for a Genin. Even though his father had fought against their Sensei in the past; they doubted that his father had shared that information.

Bee smiled again and was about to make another of his bad rhymes when a voice in his head shouted, "Bee!"

Bee automatically entered in his mindscape, appearing over the nose of a huge octopus. "Yo! What's up my friend?"

Gyūki put on a serious face and replied, "This guy… Don't joke with him. This guy isn't ordinary; I can feel a great power within him."

Bee didn't see anything unusual and replied, "The power of your brother flows inside him! Bakayaro! Konoyaro!"

Gyūki shook his head and answered, "No, I can't explain it, but it's something else. Bee, don't joke with this guy; I can feel a great evil within him, and it's not Kurama... Besides, this is not the essence of Kurama; that within him is not the Kurama that I remember. This Kurama is pure evil, but for some strange reason, it seems that he trusts his Jinchūriki. Bee, I repeat you, don't joke with him. Avoid him if you can. "

Bee believed that his companion was exaggerating, and just when he was about to talk about it, something made him leave his mindscape. "Are you done talking to him? If you'll excuse me, I want to keep talking with Karui-chan."

The Genin didn't understand what Naruto meant, but Bee could, and he was frankly surprised.

The Jounin tried to say something, but he couldn't because Naruto started talking with Karui, who surprisingly was starting to blush.

"And how is the weather in Kumo, Karui-chan? Is it cold?" Naruto asked; he already knew the answer since he had traveled to the Land of Lightning in his days as an ANBU.

Karui had an internal struggle, much of her wanted to talk with Naruto, but her other hand, and though it was minimal, wanted to scold him. Nevertheless, she couldn't, so she smiled and was about to answer him when they heard in the arena, "Winner Rock Lee."

She didn't bother to look there since Naruto continued looking at her with such a charming smile.

She smiled, and just when she was about to answer Naruto's question, someone else interrupted her.

"Naruto!" Lee shouted.

A vein popped out on her forehead; she clenched her fists and was about to yell when Naruto placed a hand on her shoulder.

She looked up and saw an expression that would have made Samui proud, which surprised her a little bit.

"What do you want?" Naruto asked, staring at him.

Lee clenched his right fist tightly; he raised it before pointing his thumb down. "You're going down."

Naruto mentally smiled. He would be more than happy to see if he was able to do that.

Those who knew Naruto didn't take Lee's threat seriously, but those who didn't know him well couldn't help but wonder why he said that. Though most wondered what Naruto was doing with these ninjas of Kumo; especially Neji, who felt quite annoyed with their presence, but he just kept his impassive gaze. He trusted in Naruto; maybe he had a reason.

Hayate approached Lee and continued, "Alright, Lee. * Cough * you can return to your place, we have to continue with the fights."

Lee shrugged before looking back at Naruto, seeing him talking with a blushing Karui.

Lee growled and clenched his fists, but then jumped up and returned with the rest of his teammates. Tenten and Gai congratulated him, but Lee didn't care; he only cared about Naruto.

Back in the arena, Hayate coughed again while doctors took Shino away. After they had left, the names appeared on the display.

"Sakura Haruno and Karui, please come down to the arena. *Cough* *cough*" Hayate asked.

Karui sighed in disappointment since she was having a good conversation with Naruto.

The Jinchūriki put a hand on her shoulder, approached his head at Karui's ear and whispered, "Karui-chan, if you win, we'll have some Kenjutsu practices… alone."

Karui shuddered when feeling his breath against her ear. She blushed, but nobody besides Naruto noticed it.

Naruto watched Karui walking down the stairs; she was pretty, but her clothes hid much of her beauty. Perhaps the people in Kumo didn't appreciate her as they should, which made him angry. Especially because he was sure that she was the daughter of an Uzumaki woman, who Kumo kidnapped to use her for breeding.

The thought of what the woman had to suffer made him boil with anger. However, he wouldn't say anything about it yet.

Naruto leaned back against the wall and saw that the other two Genin of Kumo were looking at him incredulously.

"What's up?" Naruto asked while looking at Omoi, who was watching him open-mouthed, but he closed it, shrugged and turned around without responding. Samui also did the same, to watch Karui's fight.

Bee was carefully looking at Naruto. He couldn't detect the evil that the Hachibi had spoken about; in fact, he seemed very quiet. The Jounin tried to take a step forward to talk to Naruto, but a shout in his head stopped him, "Bee! I told you already, don't bother him!"

Bee squinted; he could feel some fear in his words, why would one of the most powerful Bijūs be afraid of a child? Also, he was a mere Genin; Bee didn't understand this, so he decided to ask. "Yo! Hachibi my friend, what's wrong? Why are you talking like a scared chicken?"

Gyūki didn't answer; he only cut the connection. It wasn't fear, but there was something about Naruto that made him feel insecure. He wasn't sure, but the only thing he knew was that Bee had to avoid that guy; nothing good would happen if that boy got angry.

Meanwhile, Karui and Sakura were facing each other. Sakura had a Kunai in her hands and Karui her Katana; Hayate was right in the middle of them.

Hayate then looked at both, raised his hand and lowered it quickly while saying. "Start."

Sakura wanted to make fun of her clothes, but luckily, she didn't get the chance because Karui immediately went on the attack.

Sakura was surprised but blocked Karui's attack just barely on instinct. The redheaded girl moved her Katana, pushing Sakura's Kunai aside. When seeing the opening, she kicked Sakura's stomach, throwing her a few meters back.

Naruto shook his head; what the hell did she do all these months? She was pathetic.

The Uzumaki sighed, maybe he would ask Anko to train her a little; just because training with her wouldn't be easy. And maybe she would stop fawning over Sasuke if she managed to endure Anko's training.

Menma cheered for Sakura, who slowly stood up, with one hand on her stomach. "That…didn't... hurt me," Sakura stated, but everyone could tell it was otherwise.

"Give up; little princess, you can't beat me," Karui expressed, returning to her first stance.

Sakura smiled; she made hand seals and exclaimed while running towards Karui, "I'll show you who the princess is!"

She ended her hand seals and four replicas of herself appeared, which were running at full speed towards Karui.

Naruto led his hand to his forehead; this was so pathetic that was making him cringe. He would tell Anko to help Sakura a little bit.

Ino couldn't believe that Sakura was only able to do something like that. The blonde Kunoichi thought that she would be stronger because Menma and Sasuke were her teammates.

Sakura smiled since she was about to reach Karui, believing that the Kumo Kunoichi didn't notice which was the real one. However, Karui moved towards her, knocking her down to the ground as she placed the edge of her Katana against Sakura's neck.

Hayate quickly declared, "Winner *cough* *cough* Karui."

Karui stood up while sheathing her Katana. "Wow, girl. If this is all you can do, I wouldn't be surprised if something awful happens to you on a mission."

That reminded Sakura of Naruto's words that day at the Academy. Therefore, she looked at him, seeing his expression of total disapproval.

Sakura sighed; everyone was right. She had never taken her career as Kunoichi seriously. Perhaps it was a good time to increase her training.

She got up but was curious to know how Karui discovered whom the real one was. However, she didn't ask after seeing her shadow. She instantly felt like an idiot, and she was supposed to be the smartest Genin of her generation. Sakura returned to her team; Sasuke didn't even look at her, but Menma and Kakashi tried to cheer her up.

The Haruno looked at Kakashi and asked, "Kakashi-sensei, I want you to train me seriously from now on."

Kakashi closed his orange book and gave her an eye smile before nodding. After that, he looked to the front.

Karui slowly went upstairs; that girl was indeed weak; she wondered if all Konoha's Ninjas were like that.

After arriving, she looked at her team and Naruto. He was smiling, and she couldn't help smiling back.

"What the hell? Why am I feeling in this way around this guy? Arrgh! Karui! He's a ninja of Konoha, and you are of Kumo. Even if he wants something with you, it would be impossible!" Karui thought as she stood next to him.

Karui blushed again, and this time, everyone could see it. "Oi, Karui, what the hell is happening to you?" Omoi asked.

She blushed a bit more before changing her expression to one of annoyance while hitting Omoi's head. "Shut up, Omoi!" She yelled.

"Ouch! Hey, why did you hit me?" Omoi asked while rubbing his head.

Karui growled again as she raised her fist. Therefore, Omoi decided it would be best to stop bothering her.

Naruto couldn't help smiling; Karui was a girl with character, just as he liked.

The names appeared again, this time stopping at Tenten and Temari, making Naruto smile.

The Uzumaki saw that Temari descended to the arena over her fan, and Tenten jumped down. Once both were there, both looked at him. He smiled, and they did it too. Afterward, both girls looked at each other, this time, with a more serious expression.

Hayate then gave the order to fight, and Gai instantly cheered for Tenten, who quickly began to throw an endless supply of weapons at Temari, who merely opened her fan to divert her weapons.

Temari smirked and stated, "You can't beat me. When you see the third moon of my fan, you will lose."

Tenten squinted, concluding that the fan was the problem.

However, she smiled and looked at Naruto with a requesting expression.

Naruto gave a nod, and Tenten smiled again as she moved her hands into her ninja bag, pulling a scroll out.

Gai believed that she would already use 'that' attack, but on a closer look, he noticed that the scroll was different. This one was much smaller, plus it was green, and it had strange white inscriptions around it. He didn't know what that scroll would do, so he just stood by and watched.

Most people didn't know what she would do with that scroll, not even Minato, who knew about a lot of scrolls, but it was the first time he saw something like that. However, he understood that Naruto made it because she asked him permission to use it.

Tenten threw the scroll at the ceiling, and it embedded on it. After that, some seals came out of it, spreading over the entire length of the ceiling that covered the arena—without reaching the place where the spectators were.

Minato couldn't help being surprised; those were some quite complicated seals. He managed to identify some of them, but there were others that he didn't know what they were for. Nevertheless, he understood what the scroll would do.

The Hokage looked subtly at his son, who was nodding. Minato was surprised, his son was a master in the sealing art, and maybe he would surpass him shortly. That thought made him happy.

Tenten smiled and spoke as she made a hand seal, "You know? I didn't want to use this scroll. The person who gave it to me told me that it would be my trump card; I'm sure it wasn't easy for him to make it. However, I realized that it would be the only way to defeat you. Give it up now, or this will hurt you."

Temari felt a bit nervous; she didn't know what those seals on the ceiling were, but she knew they weren't a good thing. Therefore, she grabbed her fan, opened it completely, and just when she was about to launch the final attack, she heard Tenten shouting, "I won't allow you… Kai!"

The seals on the ceiling glowed and changed to white color while a barrier of the same color that completely covered the arena came out from the ends.

The barrier disappeared, and Temari took this as her chance, ignoring that the seals on the ceiling were still glowing. However, she believed that Tenten's attack had failed.

Temari fully opened her fan and shouted, "Ninpou Kamaitachi (Sickle Weasel Technique)!"

A strong whirlwind came out of her fan and headed at Tenten.

She didn't move, and everyone thought that she would lose, but when the attack was about to hit her, it hit something. The white barrier became visible, and it disappeared after a few moments.

"What the hell was that?!" Temari shouted.

Tenten smiled, and Temari growled angrily. "Ninpou Kamaitachi (Sickle Weasel Technique)!" Temari threw her attack but got the same result.

She growled, and Tenten spoke again. "Very well, I think it's time to finish this battle. Look up." She pointed to the ceiling, and Temari and the rest looked up.

"As you may notice, not all the seals are glowing. Do you know why?" Tenten asked as she made a hand seal again.

Temari didn't answer; instead, she stood in a defensive stance. "Because this is not over yet... Kai!" Tenten shouted, and those seals glowed. Another barrier appeared again, and this time, it reduced Temari's space.

The blonde woman tried to break it with her fan, but every hit pushed her fan backward. She growled again; she wouldn't give up so easily, perhaps the barrier had a weak point, and perhaps its weakness was the floor. If she could break it, maybe she could escape.

She tried to carry out her plan, but she felt that something began to fall on her head. She looked up and saw water drops coming out of the ceiling. The drops quickly changed to spurts, and it filled the place with water.

Minato could only think, "Impressive." He couldn't believe that tiny scroll could do all this.

The water filled Temari's place from the floor to the ceiling. Therefore, she quickly channeled her chakra in her lungs to keep the air; she still had time to carry out her plan; 'a bit' of water wouldn't stop her.

Hayate was about to finish the match, but after seeing that Temari seemed unaffected, he continued watching.

Temari swam down, looked at the floor and bit her thumb as she thought. "I'll have to use that Jutsu; I just hope I can make it."

Naruto shook his head. "That won't work, Temari-chan. This…"

"Is over!" Tenten shouted, finishing Naruto's line of thought.

Right then, some inscriptions appeared below Temari; they glowed intensely, and she felt an electric current running through her body.

She screamed and released the air she had left before losing consciousness.

Tenten sighed and did another hand seal, removing the barrier while the inscriptions at the ceiling sealed the water, leaving the arena completely dry.

Temari fell from a great height, and Hayate tried to enter. However, there was a barrier that was pushing him back. The other Jounin Sensei also tried it, and Tenten was unable to disable it.

Naruto put a foot on the railing and jumped there, going through the barrier and catching Temari before she hit the ground.

He raised his hand; the barrier instantly disappeared, and the scroll fell into his hands. He grabbed it and then walked slowly towards Tenten.

"Tenten-chan, did you forget how to disable the main barrier?" Naruto asked.

She bowed her head due to the embarrassment. "Sorry, Naruto-kun," she replied.

Naruto smiled and whispered as he handed her the scroll over. "Don't worry about it. But remember, use the Ram and Tiger seals to disable it. And don't worry, I've already charged energy to the scroll. You won't have to wait so long to reuse it."

Tenten nodded, and Naruto walked in the opposite direction. "You can now enter."

Hayate shook his head and declared Tenten as the winner while some doctors took Temari away.

Naruto watched her leaving; she certainly gave a good fight, but that barrier was a weakness for users who didn't use Doton or didn't have powerful Jutsus to destroy it. It was one of the simplest barriers that Naruto could do so far. He didn't know that Temari and Tenten would fight, and maybe if Tenten hadn't used that scroll, the result would have been different.

Naruto used a Shunshin and returned with the Kumo ninjas, who looked at him with open eyes.

"Yo, Nine Boy! Your scroll rocks!" Bee said as he moved his fingers.

The Hachibi just shook his head; it seemed that Bee would always be a stubborn one, who would never pay attention to his advice.

Naruto ignored him; he looked at Karui and spoke, "It was nice to meet you, Karui-chan. However, I have to go back to my team. If you want to meet again, you can go to this address. I usually train there at noon."

He wrote something on paper before handing it over to Karui, who blushed at the thought of training alone with him.

Naruto said goodbye to the other Kumo Ninjas and walked slowly to where his team was. The Jinchūriki noticed that almost everyone was looking at him, which was pissing him off. And just when he was about to yell at everyone, someone hugged him from behind, whispering in his ear. "Naruto-kun, how are you?"

Naruto recognized her voice and lowered his head while replying, "Anko-chan, I'm sorry."

Anko hugged him even harder; she couldn't understand why Naruto was like this; he sounded guilty and sad. "Naruto-kun. You don't need to feel sad; I'm not mad at you. You've not done anything wrong to me," Anko whispered again.

She then looked at his neck and saw the Cursed Mark. However, this one was entirely different from hers, and it was also red, which surprised her.

The seal didn't appear to be affecting him, so it didn't worry her much.

She turned to Naruto and realized that he still had his head down. Therefore, she lifted it with her fingers and continued, "Don't worry, Naruto-kun, you can explain to me what's going on with you once we're... alone." She stroked Naruto's chin while giving him a sensual smile.

Naruto smiled and nodded; Anko was right, they could speak better later, and he would finally remove her Cursed Mark. It was the only thing he could do for failing his promise.

Far away, Karui growled as she clenched her fists tightly. "Who is that woman? And why is she hugging Naruto-kun like that?" She thought, instantly realizing what she did. "What the hell? Why should it bother me what he does? After all, we are nothing," She thought the latter disheartened.

Everyone looked at the arena when Hayate coughed to attract their attention. They looked at the display, and Gaara used a sand Shunshin before his name even appeared.

Then it stopped, and Chouji turned pale. "Whew, I feel sorry for you, Chouji. It's troublesome that you have to fight against the crazy one," Shikamaru said looking at Chouji, who was on his haunches and holding the railing bars.

"I don't want to…" Chouji stammered.

Ino shook her head. Yeah, that guy looked creepy, but he should at least try before saying that.

Asuma smiled and added, "Chouji, if you win, you can eat all you want."

Chouji didn't care and stood up before shouting, "Examiner, I give up!"

"Are you sure about that? You could at least try *cough*," Hayate replied.

Chouji looked at Gaara, who had an insane smile on his face. The redheaded Jinchūriki was like this due to what he had seen Naruto doing. He desired to prove his existence now more than ever.

Chouji after seeing his expression shook his head and shouted, "I'm more than sure!"

Hayate shrugged and declared Gaara as the winner, who snorted and returned to his team.

His expression intimidated Baki and Kankurō, and they both knew that Naruto had caused it.

Meanwhile, Naruto could only shake his head; there was no doubt that Ino's teammates were cowards.

The names reappeared, and Naruto immediately heard Sai talking in a questioning tone. "Naruto-sama…"

Naruto looked at him and nodded. "Don't hold back."

Sai then nodded and used an Ink Shunshin, and Naruto looked at Ino, who walked down there.

"Show me how strong you have become, Ino-chan," Naruto thought.

Notes

Chapter finished!

Naruto revealed his feelings.

Naruto created the scroll. It's one of the simplest ones he can make so far, and the barrier isn't very powerful. An attack like the Rasengan can destroy it, but Temari didn't have such attacks.

I plan to add Karui in the Harem. This time, Naruto could control his impulses, but trust me, if it weren't for Karin, her teammates would have been more than shocked.

I'll announce that there will be a 'marathon' of Lemons (maybe two Lemons per chapter, each chapter) after the finish of the preliminaries.

That is necessary, and I think it will be the only occasion that I'll do something like that.