A/N: Here is another little snippet that was inspired by Hawk's TFF website. This ficlet was inspired a Naruto thread called Laying the Smackethdown, Naruto, the Wrestler by Vesvius.
I know what you're thinking... 'OMG! A WWE/Naruto X-Over! Must hide!'
But this is pretty good, and the idea makes for a really good crack!fic.
Mostly the snippets are by Vesvius and are pretty funny, though there are a couple of them that are by other authors. If you haven't guessed, this is the one I came up with and posted on that thread.
Yes, that's right I actually had the gall to write a WWE/Naruto X-over snippet.
So, I encourage you to open your minds and enjoy Neji getting the crap kicked out of him by Undertaker!Naruto. Especially since this is so far the first and ONLY snippet to date that was written specifically for the Archive Rejects.
Now... As of late I have been in a bit of a slump. Severe case of writers block and all that, but I have some new ideas. Whether I use them in my current active fics or through them to the Archive Rejects has yet to be seen, but either way, we'll all have a lot of fun, right?
And now... The rest of the story...
Archive Rejects: Special Project Chapter: Naruto the Wrestler
The Phenom vs the Hyuuga Prodigy
The other contestants, save Neji went up to the waiting area to await their matches.
Genma waited a few minutes before sighing. He had really wanted to see what the Uzumaki kid could do, especially after what the Hyuuga prodigy did to his cousin. It had nothing to do with the fact he had placed a bet on Naruto to win the match.
After all, if anyone could take out Orochimaru like he did in the Forest of Death, he should be more than capable of dealing with an overly arrogant Hyuuga Genin "Genius". Then there was the fact that since his Genin Exam the kid was just damn entertaining. Genma's personal favorite personality was Naruto's "Great One" persona. He had gotten a kick out of watching from the Sandaime's Crystal Ball as The Uzumaki verbally tore into the Inuzuka kid.
"Fool must have realized one can not fight against fate," Neji said arrogantly. Genma hoped that someone would put Neji in his place, but the only ones he knew of at this point that might be able to remotely come close were the Uchiha and that Gaara kid.
"Since Uzumaki Naruto has not arrived..." Genma began, before the chime of a bell was heard. The entire arena was then bathed in the purple hue of a black light.
Neji activated his Byakugan and frowned. He did not see the Uzumaki dobe anywhere, nor could his eyes see through the simple lighting genjutsu.
"Hyuuga Neji..." said a deep gravelly voice that boomed around the arena. "Take this time, on the Grandest Stage of them all, to say your last words. If you beg for mercy, I may end things quickly..."
The entire arena felt a chill run down their spines. Uzumaki Naruto had arrived.
"Coward! Show yourself!" demanded Neji.
"Very well..." said Naruto, "Rest... In... Peace..."
A chiming of a bell could be heard again. With the third chime, loud crash of thunder could be heard as the entire arena filled with mist. Chanting voices could be heard as flashes of lightning tore through the sky as the sound of whispers filled their air.
Sakura paled. "N-No..." She shook her head violently to rid herself of her fear.
"Forehead?" Ino asked concernedly.
Gaara's eyes widened in surprise, and he involuntarily took a step back. 'W-What is this... feeling...'
Temari and Kankuro watched as their brother stepped back with an expression on his face they had never seen before, fear.
"Akamaru?" Kiba asked in concern as his canine companion tried to bury himself into Kiba's body. Kiba and Hinata felt the icy cold feeling wash over them. "Th-this feeling... Is it... Killing Intent...?"
"No," said Kotetsu, "That's not killing intent..."
"Then... What...?" Kiba asked shivering.
"Death." answered Izumo.
"He said... He promised..." Sakura said shakily.
"Sakura-chan?" asked Ino worriedly.
"Ino... I've only felt this one other time... In Wave..." said Sakura hesitantly.
"You mean that mission that got bumped up in rank?" Ino asked, Sakura confirmed with a nod.
"Naruto's... Personalities... He becomes them..." said Sakura.
"What do you mean?"
"Naruto... He just doesn't change the way he acts... He changes his whole being..." said Sakura, "The Great One, Stone Cold, The Heartbreak Nin, The Nature Boy, The Legend Killer... All of them are Naruto, yet separate from him too. They have different strengths and different weaknesses, but deep down... Each of them are still Naruto. Flashy, loud, with a drive to be the absolute best..." Sakura took a deep breath and looked at Ino. "All of them come from the same basic mold... Sure Stone Cold's more brutal than the others, and the Legend Killer has a certain lack of respect that surpasses even Naruto, and has even less honor... But this one... The Phenom... He... He's not like the others..."
"He's not flashy, he's not loud, honor has no meaning to him, and he has powers and capabilities that none of the others have," Sakura went on, "He's an unstoppable force. Cold, ruthless and terribly efficient. He knows no mercy and terrifies even Naruto."
A bolt of lightning struck the door of the Arena and the massive portal swung open.
"He's here!" shouted a high pitched, somewhat whiny voice, "He has rose from the grave!"
There was the chiming of a bell as a fat Naruto walked in carrying an urn. The chanting got louder and torches could be seen through the mist. The fat Naruto stopped several feet in front of the entrance to the arena before dramatically facing the entrance, holding the urn high in the air.
Two columns of robed figures carrying torches followed him positioning themselves at either side of him. The chanting got louder as the bells chimed. In the distance organ music could be heard playing a mournful tune as the torch bearing figures entered. The bell chimes stopped. The organ music gradually got louder as six robed figures carried in a coffin. Neji attempted the see through the coffin, but found he could not.
The Hyuuga prodigy remained on guard as the procession made their way. The six robed figues set the coffin gently down in front of Neji before stepping away, kneeling while facing the coffin. The intricately designed wooden box opened slowly on its own accord.
However instead of body of Naruto that was supposed to be lying there, it was Neji. Neji had thought it a simple henge or an illusion until he checked with the Byakugan. What he saw, shocked him to his very core. The figure inside was definitely a decease human body. Not only that, but there was no chakra anywhere inside or near the body. It was not an illusion, nor was it one of the dobe's Kage Bunshin under Henge. What Neji was actually seeing was his own body lying in a casket.
Neji backed away trembling slightly. He and many others jumped when the body suddenly sat up and glared at him. The pupiless eyes of the Byakugan filled with malice and hatred, as the organ music reached its climax, when everything went dark.
'The Bringer of Darkness Technique...?' thought Sarutobi astoundedly, "How...?"
Neji, meanwhile, was trying to dispel the genjutsu, "KAI!"
Suddenly the arena became well lit again. Every stared at the arena with wide-eyed expressions. The coffin was empty, but Naruto was now right behind Neji, wearing a black wide rimmed hat and a black trenchcoat. Underneath he wore a tight sleeveless orange shirt and black pants, with black fingerless leather gloves. The scene was horrifying as Naruto had an expression of absolute hatred and loathing on his face, his teeth bared, and his eyes rolled up into his head.
Naruto reached up and tapped Neji on his shoulder. The Hyuuga prodigy turned swiftly, only to get a punch to the face. Naruto than began to pummel Neji with his powerful fists. The mournful tune of the organ music had faded out and the robed figures were dispelled when the first hit connected with Neji's unprotected face.
After a vicious right hook, Neji was sent sprawling away from Naruto.
Neji sat in dazed confusion. He looked up fearfully at Naruto who was looking at him in disgust.
"Where is that 'Fate' that you so desperately cling to?" asked Naruto, "Has it forsaken you? I was hoping for a challenge, instead I got a scarred puppy who is trying to play with the biggest dog in MY yard."
Neji got up and with incredible speed charged at Naruto. Naruto was able to block the initial strike and retaliated with a strike of his own. Despite Neji's superior skill in taijutsu with his Jyuuken style of fighting, it still seemed as if Naruto with his brawler style was still winning as the blonde Genin knocked Neji back with a few more powerful strikes.
Neji looked at Naruto astoundedly. It was like his Jyuuken had no effect on the blonde Genin, who had lost his hat in the exchange. Naruto then barred his teeth at Neji and slid his right hand across his throat.
'There!' Neji thought. "You are within range of my divination! Hakke Rokujuuyon Shou (Eight Trigrams Sixty Four Palms)!"
Before Naruto could move, Neji was already unleashing one of the Hyuuga Main Houses' advanced jutsus, much to the astonishment of the audience, the Hyuuga especially, as Neji was a member of the Branch House.
The final strike hit Naruto in the chest, over his heart. Naruto was laid out flat on his back.
"Proctor. It's over," said Neji with a smug look. "I'll admit he caught me off guard, but as was fated, I was victorious." As Neji turned his back to Naruto, the said Genin sat up, seemingly unaffected by Neji's assault. He stood up and raised his hand into the air.
The crowd was going ballistic.
Neji turned to see what had gotten them riled up. When he did, Naruto grabbed him by his throat. Neji struggled, but could not release himself from Naruto's tight grip. Suddenly Neji found himself hoisted into the air, Naruto was still gripping his throat tightly. After a few seconds, Naruto slammed Neji into the ground.
Neji's back exploded in pain as he writhed on the ground.
Naruto grabbed Neji by the hair and hit him with a devastating left. Neji was dazed on his knees, but was sent back to the ground as Naruto followed up with a powerful right.
Naruto then hoisted Neji up, positioning Neji's head between his legs. He grabbed the back of Neji's shirt roughly and slide his hand around his throat once more. Whatever Naruto had planned, it was the end game.
"Kaiten!" suddenly Neji started to expel a large amount of chakra and knocked Naruto away as he began to spin rapidly. Once more, Neji awed the audience with his intimate knowledge of forbidden Hyuuga technique.
'Incredible... Even without instruction, he was not only able to learn and master the Hakke Rokujuuyon Shou, but the Hakke Kaiten (Eight Trigrams Heavenly Spin) as well...' thought Hiashi.
Neji's stance then changed. It looked like the one he used to initiate the 64 palms, yet it was slightly different. "You are within range of my Divination!"
Naruto was slightly dazed and was trying to stand.
"Hakke Hyakunijuuhachi Shou (Eight Trigrams One Hundred Twenty Eight Palms)!" the audience went into a stunned silence.
'Impossible...!' thought Hiashi.
"Naruto-kun! Naruto!" shouted Hinata and Sakura in two separate parts of the stadium.
Neji became a blur of motion, moving at twice the speed he had shown with the Sixty Four Palms. "Two strikes! Four Strikes! Eight Strikes! Sixteen Strikes! Thirty Two Strikes! Sixty Four Strikes! One Hundred Twenty Eight Strikes!"
Not only did Neji hit twice as many tenketsu points in half the time, but he had attacked Naruto with such force that chakra could be seen exiting through his body. It looked grim for the blonde Jinchuuriki as the final two strikes pierced his heart as Neji poked Naruto's chest rather forcefully with his left hand, followed by a vicious Jyuuken palm strike. Naruto fell onto his back once more.
"I-is... Is he... Dead...?" Ino asked Sakura hesitantly.
"N-No way... He.. He can't be..." Sakura said in a dazed state.
"N...Naru... to... kun..." whispered a trembling Hinata as Kiba pulled her close to comfort the girl.
"It's over. He decided to fight against fate and paid the price," said Neji tiredly.
As Neji turned to leave he noticed the fat urn bearer looking smug and pointing behind him. Neji looked back towards Naruto, only to see the thought dead Genin to sit up. Again.
"N-No... Wha-What are you...?" asked Neji trembling with fear.
"I am the fear that dwells in your mind, I am the hatred of your heart, your malice. Hyuuga Neji, I am the Lord of Darkness and there's not a damn thing you can do about it!" Naruto said, "Give up, Hyuuga Neji. Beg, plead for the mercy you didn't show Hinata. I will enjoy listening to your squeals of pain, and your screams of agony."
"No! Fate has declared that I shall be the victor today! There is no way some worthless dobe will defeat me!" shouted Neji as he flew into a blind rage, charging Naruto.
Neji went for a powerful Jyuuken strike to Naruto's head, but the Blonde Jinchuuriki ducked under Neji's offence and grabbed Neji around the waist, flipping him upside down. Naruto then went to his knees, slamming Neji's head into the ground with enough force to leave a small crater.
Neji had been knocked into unconsciousness, laying flat on his back. Naruto crossed Neji's arm across his chect and rolled his eyes into the back of his head as he opened him mouth and stuck out his tongue.
Naruto then stood, Neji was still unconsious at his feet. The urn bearer then approached Naruto and the two conversed for a bit. The urn bearer pointed towards the coffin and then raised his arms up and flung them back down. Naruto then looked at Neji and then to the coffin.
Naruto then roughly grabbed Neji and dragged him to the coffin. Facing the coffin, Naruto positioned Neji's head between his legs again, wrapped his arms around the Hyuuga's waist, lifting him up into the air, onto his shoulders. Naruto then slightly lifted Neji off his shoulders and slammed him down into the casket with such force that the coffin closed.
The stadium was in complete and utter shock. Not only had Uzumaki Naruto defeated Hyuuga Neji, but he completely dominated him.
"Winner... Uzumaki Naruto..." said Genma in amazement and a bit of fear as well. After all, a person who could take that many Jyuuken strikes as if they were nothing was a very dangerous man indeed.
The fat Naruto looked on with glee, celebrating his champion's victory, as Naruto kneeled down next the to coffin. When he did so, a bell chimed and the arena was bathed in the black light once more, as Naruto raised his right hand to the heavens, looking up at the sky, his eyes rolled in the back of his head. The organ music from earlier could be heard and six robed figures appeared as they had earlier and carried the coffin out of the arena. The urn bearer followed them triumphantly as Naruto stood in the center of the arena, putting his hat back on.
Lightning and thunder could be heard and the wind picked up a bit, mist covering the arena once more. Naruto raised his arms slowly and two bolts of lightning seared through the air, striking the exact spot Naruto stood. There was an explosion and Uzumaki Naruto was gone. The Arena, with the exception of damage done by the one sided battle between Naruto and Neji, was back to its original state.