Orochimaru felt an emotion that was foreign to him, mingled with the depths of another emotion that was vast as it was fathomless.

As the man trembled with unbridled rage, he looked down at the body of his apprentice. Kabuto was a diamond in the rough, a prodigy when it came to the art of Medical Ninjutsu. Perhaps even more so that his former teammate's spawn. The boy's ability was so advanced that he guide his chakra to the point where he would more than likely be stricken and start the healing process before the damage was even received. Yet, even as he prepared to tank the shot that would have more than likely killed his master, it cost him his life instead.

The only relative bright side, if it could be called that, to this tragedy was the simple fact that they learned that his beloved nephew wasn't as immune to genjutsu as they initially thought. The genjutsu itself was where it seemed as though Orochimaru was stretching his neck. In reality, a Sannin-henged-Kabuto was standing in front of Sasuke, preparing to administer a paralysing serum to the boy so that they could just take a sample of his blood for research prior to administering the Cursed Seal of Heaven.

Orochimaru, one of the Sannin and student of the great snake sage of Ryūchi Cave, was livid; oh yes, he was indeed livid.

Still, the pale man looked at the now headless body of Kabuto. As much as the man was a deceptive and manipulative shinobi, he possessed positive emotions. The jubilation in his heart when little Naru-chan took to Fuinjutsu and Juinjutsu as though he'd simply forgotten what he'd learned and was remembering it as he went on. Though Tsunade had not allowed the boy to explore the darker arts that Orochimaru could teach him, she did allow him to learn about the most infamous seal amongst the noble clans of Konohagakure. It was a thing of beauty to watch the boy unravel the secrets of the Hyuga's precious Bird Cage Seal. Of course, Orochimaru had already done it, so he was able to instruct the boy whenever he had trouble with a certain part of the seal.

The sheer pleasure he received when the excitable blonde told him 'Love you, Maru-oji!' So the magnitude of the death of the boy he considered a son was far graver than anything he'd ever felt still; watching Kabuto's head basically explode from the blonde's punch hit him hard, harder than the effeminate man could have possibly imagined. For the past four days since escaping that damn forest with the body of his protege, he raged around the lab he situated a few miles outside of Konoha.

The man sighed; another thing he could take solace in, was the fact that his nephew underestimated him, just as the Sannin underestimated the blonde. Sasuke still received the Cursed Seal of Heaven via one of Orochimaru's many white snakes. Another one had bitten Naruto, injecting a specially crafted venom that was supposed to drain his chakra to dangerously low levels. By this point, the team he sent to infiltrate Konoha should have already gotten hold of Sasuke. A sinister smile curved the man's thin lips as he covered Kabuto with a white sheet.

Orochimaru underestimated his nephew, but he would not make that mistake again. Not this time.

"Get the fuck away from him!"

Ino, with her Earth Release: Earth Spear activated, loosed a powerful tornado kick to the arm of the bitch that dared to try and slit her koibito's throat. The crack was satisfying to the blonde girl, as was the fact that the dark haired bitch's right arm now hung limply at her side. It was strange, however. The girl with the hitai-ate that bore a musical note only hissed in aggravation. Her eyes were dead as she continued to stare at the unconscious blonde, not even paying Ino the attention that one would normally give the one that broke their arm. Instead, the girl made another mechanical move for her blonde. The uppercut Ino delivered was fierce, knocking the dead-eyed girl off of her feet before returning to the ground with a muffled thud.

Kin Tsuchi was indeed as dead inside as her eyes portrayed. Their mission, given to them by Orochimaru-sama himself, was to test the skills of Sasuke Uchiha after he received the Cursed Seal of Heaven and report back. Kin, Dosu, and Zaku tailed Team Seven, watching them and waiting for the perfect opportunity to strike. Imagine her surprise when she noticed that it wasn't Orochimaru-sama that those Konoha tree-huggers were fighting, but Kabuto. She noticed that he reached for the bridge of his nose in an attempt to push up glasses that weren't there. Her surprise was doubled, then transformed into a murderous rage when that blonde sack of shit with the diamond on his forehead punched Kabuto with enough force to make his head literally explode. Whether they didn't notice, or were caught in a genjutsu, she didn't know. But her lover was dead, and mission be damned, Kin was going to enact her revenge.

Sakura, with her blade drawn, was warring with another boy from the three-man cell from Otogakure. This boy, with black hair styled similarly to Kakashi-sensei, was giving her a run for her money. Thankfully, she had her training. He held his hand out to perform that strange jutsu that compressed air into a blade, but Sakura acted faster. With an upward sing of her tantō, she relieved the boy of his arm. The pinkette knew she was going to have nightmares about his scream of pure agony, about the blood gushing from the wound, and about the look of shock that the mummy-looking boy gave. That could wait for now, however. Her teammates were in trouble.

Meanwhile, Ino was trying to keep Kin down. No matter which bones she broke, no matter how many times she knocked the girl off of her feet, she continued to stand and mechanically make her way over to the unconscious blonde. She would have admired the girl's drive, if her koi's life wasn't on the line. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw a hard-eyed Sakura slice the dark-haired boy's arm off. It was brutal, bloody. What the hell was Naruto teaching her? In that singular moment of distraction, Kin rushed past Ino. The blonde held up the bird hand seal, ready to end the girl's life, but froze. Everyone had stopped moving, point of fact.

Two powerful, and downright evil waterfalls of chakra saturated the air. It became difficult to breathe. Naruto and Sasuke stood, rising slowly as though coming back from the dead in those cheesy horror films Ino loved to watch. Visible purple chakra spiralled around Sasuke, as black flame-like markings tattooed the left side of his body. His Sharingan was active, the two tomoe in either eye were spinning madly, and the look of murderous glee on his face was something that would make even a hardened jonin flinch. That, however, wasn't what made Ino want to wet her pants.

Naruto had also gone through a change, and it was as drastic as the Uchiha's. His nails had become claws, his canines turned into fangs. The adorable whiskers on his face were more detailed now and his hair was shaggier, giving him a feral appearance. A white tail with a beige tip had appeared from the base of his spine, swaying seductively. His eyes, the orbs of deepest cerulean that Ino loved, had become whirlpools of blood, an eerie crimson that danced with a vicious mirth. Steam was billowing dangerously off of his body, the pure heat overpowering the eerie chill of Sasuke's chakra. Two protrusions formed on either side of his forehead, looking more horns than anything.

Ino, Sakura, Shikamaru, and Choji, the latter of whom had just shown up were rooted to their respective spots. The team from Oto were going through their own reactions. Dosu was silently freaking out; Orochimaru-sama had not alerted them to the blonde having a power similar to the Cursed Seal of Heaven. Zaku, who'd finally managed to ease the bleeding of his arm, looked thunderous and he was going to take it out on their target. Kin could only see red. The boy that killed her beloved was standing mere feet away from her, and he had the audacity to be smiling. In her anguish, he was the picture of evil serenity, as though he could set the whole of the Elemental Nations ablaze and his only response would be to serve tea to the unfortunate survivors.

"Dobe," said the Uchiha, a dark smile twisting his features. "I think these Oto-Nin need to be taught a lesson."

Naruto's voice filled both Ino and Sakura with a preternatural fear as he spoke. "For once, Uchiha, we agree on something. Who would have ever guessed that Konoha would see another Senju-Uchiha tag team?"

It sounded as though multiple people were speaking in unison when the blonde opened his mouth. Ino's jutsu had worn off by this point and she was trembling. Sakura's sword was forgotten, as were the chips that Choji decided to snack on. There was a sound of outrage, and Kin was the first to make a move. She rushed the blonde, kunai in either hand. It was strange, given she usually used senbon. But she wanted him to feel her pain, wanted him to bleed. She wanted him to…

A spray of blood pounced on the flesh and bandages of the other members of the Oto cell. Kin continued walking on shaky legs before her headless body crumpled at the feet of the blonde and dark-haired duo. Jaws dropped as Naruto examined the blood that coated his right hand. It was putrid to him, but until he reached somewhere he could wipe it off, he was stuck. Sasuke grunted before vanishing from view and tearing the remaining arm from Zaku. Once again, his scream filled the air of the Forest of Death. In a burst of speed, wherein neither white nor blonde could be seem, Naruto lightly pressed a finger directly over Dosu's heart. When his feet touched the floor, the other boy's body jerked once before red stained the bandages over his mouth. Team Nine had arrived to the scene just in time to see the end of Naruto's attack, and to see Sasuke slapping Zaku across the face with his own arm.

"Death Technique: Heart Sever."

Dosu fell to the ground, still and lifeless. Naruto turned to the newest team that decided to show up. He noticed Tenten, a boy in a hideous green outfit, and a Hyuga that possessed the same arrogant air as the Uchiha. At that moment, Naruto wanted to cripple the boy.

Arms suddenly wrapped around him. He could smell a floral aroma and knew instantly that it was Ino. His Ino. He stopped, his features reverting back to normal. Almost normal. When Ino looked down, his tail had wrapped around her waist almost possessively. She tightened her hold on him with the faintest of smiles as his tail vanished.

Sakura had her tantō in her hand once more, and in a flash of pink, bashed the hilt into the Uchiha's temple, knocking him out cold. The pinkette was afraid, so much so that she flinched violently as Naruto move next to her to pick up Sasuke.

It was why Ino was currently mouth-raping her koibito. Memories of the day prior had haunted her throughout the night. She had seen Naruto fight before, knew that he loved a good fight almost as much as he loved performing a successful operation, but to see him act in such a violent way… it scared her. Naruto was pinned to the bed in the room given to them in the tower that was their destination as Ino violated his mouth. With her tongue, she wrestled with his, fighting for dominance as she straddled his waist. Her dainty hands traveled beneath his shirt as she traced his steel-like abs. She needed this; needed to feel him, that he was okay and was still the lovable blonde nerd that belonged to her.

"I was so scared," she whispered as she broke their kiss and buried her face in his chest, tears racing down her flushed cheeks. "I've never seen you like that before."

Naruto said nothing at first. Part of him had wanted to tell her of his status as a jinchūriki; hell, he wanted to drag her to the depths of his subconscious so that she could meet Kokuō, since the majestic creature had been almost as pivotal in his upbringing as his mother and sister. Almost. But he didn't want to scare her. During their travels, they'd seen how people like him were treated by the places they call home. It was painfully easy for the Senju heir to see himself in their shoes, to be hated, outcast for something he couldn't control. Ino, such a short time, had come to mean a lot to Naruto. It was frightening really; that he would rather fight half of the Elemental Nation to the death with no backup than let her go. Frightening was an understatement.

"I'm sorry, Ino-chan." he pressed a kiss to the crown of her head. "I didn't mean to scare you."

She looked up and met his eyes, pale cornflower on sensual azure. "Can you promise me that it won't happen again."

Naruto Senju never broke his promises. If the poison factory of a blonde uttered the words 'I promise', 'You have my word', or 'On my honor', anything that followed was all but guaranteed to come to pass. Her gaze was unwavering, her breathtaking eyes filled with mingled hope and desperation. It made Naruto feel like a monster for his reply.

With a slow shake of his head. "No, Ino-chan. If your life was in danger, I would gladly go through that transformation again."

The other blonde sighed with a small smile as she rolled off of her koibito. It made her feel warm and fuzzy that he felt so strongly about her. She was damn tempted to admit that she loved him right then and there, but she didn't. Come the morning, they were going to move on to the third phase of the Chunin Exams. In truth, she should be getting rest, but her dorky blonde came first. She got out of the bed and he followed suit, stretching and popping his neck. Naruto groaned at the relief that immediately surged through him; who would have guessed that being pinned and violated by his blonde for upwards of an hour would've given him a crick in the neck.

"I'm a tough girl," she said, pressing her body against his as they stood, wrapping her arms around his neck as his arm snaked around her waist. "You trained me, after all."

With a smile as he gently brushed a stray lock of hair behind her ear, Naruto kissed her forehead. "My duty is to save the flower."

Ino could feel her heart sing and her blood boil with a sudden surge of desire, as a group of butterflies exploded into a frenzy in her stomach. If, at that moment, he wanted to impregnate her, she would have gone through with it happily. Granted, they hadn't done more than have some seriously intense make out sessions, but the fact remained. Ino felt mixed emotions as the door to the room opened and Sakura entered, effectively shattering her mood. Part of Ino was glad that the pinkette decided to make herself known, because she would have more than likely ended up alerting the entire tower to the activities she'd started with her koi, should he continue sweet-talking her. The other part of Ino was absolutely livid at Sakura's most inopportune timing. That Kami be-damned Forehead Girl had a knack for showing up when things between the blonde were starting to get too hot.

Reluctantly, Ino untangled herself from the other blonde before giving a tight lipped smile to her best friend and rival. "How are you feeling Forehead?"

Her viriscent eyes never left Naruto, who was staring at her with a friendly smile. "I'm good. How are you two?"

'Miffed that you interrupted us, but still glad you did.' the Yamanaka heiress thought before saying. "I'm alright and Naruto-kun is indeed normal."

The blonde in question rolled his eyes. "Seriously, I'm fine. But how are you two? Ino told me that you cut that poor bastard's arm off. How are you really doing?"

Sakura shuddered at the memory. She was so cold at the time, she was unfamiliar with herself. Needless to say, she emptied the contents of her stomach shortly after they reached the tower. It didn't help that that Naruto literally made the dark-haired girl's head pop like a balloon filled with viscera, or that Sasuke ripped off that guy's other arm and started abusing him with it.

"I've been better, but I'm just glad I wasn't slapped around. If you hadn't helped me train, I would've been more than useless."

The blonde male chuckled. "I'm glad. And you, Ino-chan? I didn't get a chance to ask before you started mouth-raping me."

"Is it really mouth-rape if you didn't deny me?" she asked innocently.

He paused. She had a very valid point, but he wasn't going to admit it. It was nice to see her so aggressive. Turned him on, point of fact. Sakura blushed prettily at the thought, though the Ino was replaced by a mental image of herself. Naruto cleared his throat rather loudly, more so to distract himself from more impure thoughts about the other blonde.

"Anyway…"

She giggled. "I'm alright. My Earth Spear is overpowered, and Mud Spore is so much fun to use."

As the very first jutsu he taught her, the two earth release jutsu held a special place in her heart. They were also the only ones that she could now use without performing the necessary hand seals. Naruto didn't know that bit, just yet. She planned on surprising him with it. Still, that dark-haired bitch just didn't know when to quit. Broken arm, fractured ribs, and she still kept getting back up to attack her venomous blonde. It was frightening to think that Ino was actually going to kill someone. The jutsu she was preparing to do would have killed the Oto-kunoichi, regardless of where it struck.

"In any case, ladies. Get some rest. Something tells me that we're going to need it tomorrow."

"Are you serious?"

Though Tsunade was aware of her sensei's plan in terms of the Clan Restoration Act being enacted on her son, but that didn't stop her from wanting to go back to the council room, rip off Danzo's arms and beat him to piss and back with them, then crush his windpipe. She looked through the archives that Hiruzen allowed her access to as his successor and she could find a single damn thing about the Clan Restoration Act. This meant one of two things. One possibility was she overlooked something, which was something she genuinely doubted. The other possibility was that the civilian council tried to find a way to boost their own standing in the village, and decided to indulge in some masturbatory harem fantasy. Either way, she was getting this elder wank fantasy off of her son.

Still, as she looked at the feral woman that was eyeing her seriously, she couldn't help but feel like her Sochi was going to end up attracting more floozies that were going to take him from her. Er, rather, ladies that would shower her beloved son with the love and affection he deserved. Still… a clan head?

"As serious as a kunai to the throat," said Tsume. "There's something about your pup that I can't shake, as embarrassing as it is to admit."

Tsunade snickered as it was how she initially felt about her late lover, Dan. There was just something about him that she could quite put her finger on, but it kept her around him until he toughened up and said yes to her asking him out. To be fair, the buxom kunoichi had quite the forceful personality, more so in her younger years than she did now. If the blonde were being honest, she was only just getting used to Ino being a constant in the Senju compound, though she was wondering why Sakura followed the pair. The mother wasn't oblivious to how the pinkette treated her son, nor was she oblivious to the complete one-eighty her sochi made her perform. Now she had an idea of why, but such behaviour had become common for her about a month and a half before the enacting of the Clan Restoration Act (which she was beginning to believe more and more that such a thing didn't exist).

Polyamory wasn't uncommon in the Elemental Nations; to maintain clans, to start clans, to branch out and combine clans. Polyamory and incest were alive and well practiced in the more noble of clans. Neither were particularly appetizing to Tsunade herself, but to each their own. Still though, she hadn't found anything official. She even sent a few messages to other villages that claimed that they owed Shizune, Naruto, and herself favors. None of them had any official documentation in regards to the CRA, but they did possess marriage certificates that had multiple names. This meant that the Clan Restoration Act didn't exist through official mediums.

That wasn't her main concern at present, however. She and Shizune stared at the feral woman that developed a sudden interest youngest blonde in the Senju household. Shizune was tense, believing that the older woman was planning on corrupting her precious little brother in some manner. It was something both clan heads noticed, but decided not to comment on.

Tsunade was aware of the Inuzuka clan, how their members were more or less equal parts canine and human. It didn't help that their signature jutsu, the Ninja Art of Beast Mimicry: Four Legs Technique turned the human feral and caused them to look, act, and move like their ninken. As such, dominance within one's family within the Inuzuka clan was fought for; whether the man or woman wore the pants in their family was determined in single one-on-one combat, and whoever ended up baring their neck was the bottom within the dynamics of their household. It was a system that gave equal opportunities to both male and female, seeing as how all training was equally brutal for both genders. The image of a little blonde girl with the red Inuzuka markings, Naruto's whiskers, and the Strength of a Hundred seal on her forehead popped into Tsunade's mind, and she had differing reactions.

Part of her wanted to squeal at how cute the image was. Part of her wanted nothing to do with that and want to keep her baby boy attached to her hip for all eternity. All of her knew that the latter option was ridiculous, but still. This was her son, they were talking about. Her only son. The buxom blonde heaved a sigh. Shizune knew what that sigh meant and excused herself before she brought shame to her master's name.

"Come with me to the next part of the Exams in the morning. You can watch him perform and tell me for certain then." Tsunade looked into the woman's eyes; warm honey to kind black. "Your son is participating as well, right?"

She nodded. "He is and we'll be there."

The next portion of the Chunin Exams was one-on-one combat in between the genin, but since there was a decent amount of contenders, this would be regarded as the preliminary round. The victors would move on to the finals, which would be the end game of the exams. Naruto and Kiba noticed their respective mothers engaged in a friendly conversation before the Sandaime went into his speech about the true reason behind the exams. It was noble, Naruto thought, but not enough. For if someone want to wage war, they would do so and showcasing a villages might only led to the capture and breeding of the powerful. Regards, the boy smiled up at Zabuza who was acting in place of Hayate as the proctor since he was still recovering from the operation.

The majority of the fights were of little interest to Naruto; Sasuke claimed victory over the chakra leech named Yoroi. Shino embarrassed the pliable Misumi. Shikamaru forfeited when he learned that he was to fight Gaara. Neji nearly killed Hinata, a member of his own family, but Naruto appeared between them and caught the boy's hand before he could deliver the finishing blow; this didn't help the blonde not want to bury the Hyuga. If anything, the fact that he would strike down a member of his own family made him want to plant him firmly in the ground, but he didn't. Kiba against Choji was a rather interesting match. The speedy Inuzuka ran literal circles around the powerful Akimichi, until the plump boy whipped out his signature technique and turned into a human cannon ball. He flattened Kiba who'd managed to underestimate the speed of the boy in his Human Boulder form.

The very next fight, being third from last, was between Ino Yamanaka and Tenten. The blonde Senju knew precious little about the girl he still referred to as Panda-chan, but when the match started, it was already clear who was going to win.

Zabuza had barely announced the start of the match when Tenten whipped out two scrolls and opened them while twirling elegantly. Team Nine as well as Team Eight thought the girl was going to be skewered since she just stood there. The rapid and repetitive metallic clang drew everyone's eyes to Ino.

"Earth Release: Earth Spear." She looked down at her close which hadn't covered her clothes before turning her gaze to Naruto who was grinning down at her. "Ah, damn it, my outfit! Koi, take me shopping."

All seemed to stop as the kunoichi in the room looked at her incredulously. Did she really just…? In the stands, Naruto was chuckling darkly before he said something that made the kunoichi look even more confused.

"Win first."

The blonde girl cracked her neck and vanished in a burst of speed. When she reappeared, the blonde was behind Tenten and was in the middle of performing a deadly tornado kick. Tenten conjured a sword from another scroll and blocked the attack. The impact of her darkened foot meeting with the chakra conductive metal of Tenten's sword resulted in a loud ring as she weapons mistress was set skidding back. Ino slammed her hand down before the ground shook. Mud was conjured seemingly out of thin air, flowing like a powerful mudslide towards that other girl.

"Earth Release: Mud Spore."

Tenten jumped and applied the necessary chakra to stick to the wall. She fished out two more scrolls and setting them vertically on either side of her. It was difficult since she had to imbue the scrolls with extra chakra. The mud flow ebbed, and the girl had to grab her scrolls and rocket to the now dry ground as the blonde appeared in front of her, her arm shoulder deep in the wall where Tenten once stood.

Running through her own hand seals before crossing her hands, Tenten realized that she had been underestimating the kunoichi before her. Her mind flashed to when they first met, all that time ago in front of Konoha Hospital. She didn't feel anything like a serious kunoichi; she was a joke, a disgrace to the term. If she had to guess, the other blonde was the key to her opponents change. Tenten wondered if he would train with her as well.

The weapons mistress jumped, spinning as she unravelled her scrolls. "Ninja Art: Rising Twin Dragons."

Her Earth Spear active once more, Ino starting running through another set of hand seals as various bladed weaponry bounced harmlessly off of her diamond like flesh. "Earth Release: Earth and Stone Dragon."

A dragon-like construct erupted from the ground below and rushed angrily at the airborne girl. As it was made of stone, her myriad of weapons did nothing to effect it. Resorting to the substitution technique, she managed to get away from the creature as it crumbled into nothing. When she turned, she could only gasp as a blackened fist crashed into her face, sending her bouncing off of the ground. Tenten didn't stand back up.

Team Ten, Naruto and Sakura cheered. Might Guy and Rock Lee were gobsmacked. Tenten was not easily defeated. So for this blonde girl to just take her out with ease was both beautiful and terrifying. If Lee wasn't so devoted to Sakura, he would have more than likely fallen in love with the Yamanaka clan heiress right then and there. But he was blessed by Kami as his love was up next.

Sakura stood before a girl named Temari. She was one of the Suna trio that tried to bully Konohamaru before Naruto and that red haired boy set them straight. The ash blonde girl drew her giant folding fan, the art of tessenjutsu her forte. Sakura, on the other, drew her sword. Zabuza started the match, but neither kunoichi made the first move.

"Sakura-chan."

All eyes went to Naruto who looked oddly proud. "Take them off."

A few kunoichi blushed in an embarrassed rage before they felt a spike of chakra coming from the pinkette. Thoughts of striking the supposedly perverted blonde ebbed when horizontal and vertical black markings decorated her body before glowing brightly and fading with a loud snap! Weighted seals had been removed and now Sakura could finally let loose. With the speed of a veteran, she ran through hand seals that ended in tiger.

"Water Release: Water-Heavens Convergence." Dozens of hundreds of orbs of water, which were made from moisture pulled from the atmosphere, came into being, floating around the pinkette as if awaiting her command.

All were surprised, none more than the jonin instructors who looked incredulously at Kakashi, who was looking at his blonde pupil the same way. Their eyes followed his and they had a similar thought. 'No fucking way.'

Sakura vanished before reappearing in the spot she once stood, looking as though she never left. Except more and more copies of Sakura were appearing at some place on the battle ground. Temari opened her fan to the third moon, excited at the prospect of fighting a proper kunoichi. Meanwhile, Naruto's grin was turned into a full blown smile. He wasn't expecting her to master the Afterimage Clone by this point. That wasn't to say that he lacked faith in her, but the amount of speed required to create solid afterimages was astounding. He was fast enough to keep up, but he couldn't make solid afterimages. Saying that he was proud was an understatement.

The pinkette and her army of cherry blossoms started walking towards the ash-blonde. Temari was a little creeped out; the girl looked so cold that it was reminiscent of Gaara, but she lacked the killing intent. That's why she was going to lose.

"Wind Release: Wind Scythe." She swung her fan horizontal, kicking up a powerful chakra laced wind tunnel. Blades of wind collided with each other, sharpening as they went along and bisected multiple clones along with the small spheres of water. Nothing more happened however.

Sakura appeared beside the blonde, crouched low and coiled to strike. Temari closed her fan and planted it firmly before Sakura could cut her, only to notice another Sakura on the other side of her. Bursting wind chakra from her very body, Temari backpedaled and opened her fan once again. She was about to swing it, but a neat cut ran through the middle of her weapon. When the Suna-kunoichi looked up, she could see Sakura's blade had a spiralling torrent of water clinging to it.

"Water Release: Water Forge Technique." She threw the blade up before running through another set of hand seals and cupping her hands in front of her face. "Water Release: Water Trumpet."

The pinkette launched a massive jet of water from her mouth that collided mercilessly with the ash-blonde. The other girl collided hard with the wall and slumped. Zabuza named Sakura the winner and the sword came down. Sakura caught and gave a single rudimentary swing to rid it of the whirling water chakra. When she rejoined the other genin, Zabuza stepped forward.

"The final fight of the preliminaries is Rock Lee versus Naruto Senju."