Welp here's another long one. Hinata's fight could of been an entire chapter itself with how long it was, and I even skipped some minor details too. But I figure you would want to see Lee V. Gaara so I put that in this chapter as well.
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The memory came back. The eight looked to the screen but no names were posted.
"They're still taking Kiba out." Mirai said.
Kiba was being carried away by a streacter. Hinata stopped then, offering medicine.
"Your mom is so sweet, Boruto." Chocho said.
"Listen Hinata." Kiba said. "If you get that Sand guy, pull out. Same if you get Neji."
Hinata look hesitant.
"Why would she have to pull out because of Uncle Neji?" Boruto asked,
"That guy will be hard on you." Kiba told his teammate. "He will destroy you."
Hayate called the next match. The names started randomizing. Everyone watched. The screen stopped. Hinata Hyuga Vs. Neji Hyuga. Hinata looked scared, Kiba looked angry.
"Why is she scared?" Sarada asked,
"I don't know." Boruto said. "Mom has only ever said good things about Uncle Neji."
Hinata and her cousin moved to the floor.
"I never thought I would have to fight you, Lady Hinata." Neji said.
Hinata didn't reply much, she call him her brother. They could hear Naruto and Sakura ask about that.
"She's not pulling out like Kiba asked her too." Inojin said.
Hayate called the match to started. Neji got ready. He told Hinata that she should withdraw, that she was too nice to be a ninja.
"Why is he so harsh?" Sarada asked after Neji theorized why she register for the Exams.
Hinata tried to defend herself, saying she entered the exams to change herself.
"You are a spoiled one from the Head Family." Neji told her. "People can never change!"
Hinata looked scared again.
"A failure will always be failure." Neji said. "That personality and strength will never change."
"What does he mean Boruto?" Shikadai asked.
"My mom said it was expected of her to become a ninja, being the heir to the Hyuga Clan." the Blonde said. "I know that much. She told me. Here I would agree with my Uncle, but my mom is stronger than she looks or acts."
Neji said more work, Hinata looked more scare. The older Hyuga got ready to attack. He started attacking her verbally, explain all of her movement, shaking her thought process.
"The Seventh doesn't look happy." Metal Lee pointed out.
He was right. Naruto had a face of anger, his hand clenching a familiar container of medicine.
Neji's words were getting to Hinata, she was at the point of hyperventilating and crying. Neji was about say she couldn't change but was interrupted. Naruto had yell that she could change, he gripped the railing of the walk way, glaring at the pale eyed boy.
"I'm sorry, that was cute." Mirai said. "Aunt Hinata likes the Seventh here it seems he has the medicine. The Seventh seems to barely know her and is already standing up for her. So cute."
Chocho agree with her.
"I don't see why she like him." Boruto said, crossing his arms.
Naruto yelled that Neji doesn't have the right to decide things, calling him stupid and telling Hinata to go at him. Neji looked back at the annoying blonde.
Hinata's face relaxed a bit at his words. Happy he even spoke to her. Hinata's entire form changed. Her arms by her side, hands clenched. Head down. Naruto yelled some more encouraging words to Hinata. Neji was shocked at the change in body language. A new found determination was in the girl's eyes.
"I won't be responsible for what happens." Neji told her when she didn't withdraw.
Hinata didn't answer. She did some signs. She activated her Byakugan and got into a stance, telling Neji she is challenging him. Neji followed the stance, accepting her challenge. The bother struck.
"They're using Gentle fist." Boruto said.
He was more interested now. He has the change to see his Uncle his mom spoke highly of, and his mom fight.
The two Hyugas were equal. Blocking, attacking, countering. They were mirroring each other's moves. Hinata almost go Neji, causing the fighting to stop momentarily. They slowly circled each other, both on the defensive. They jumped into action again, Hinata forcing her way to offensive. The fighting stopped, a hit had landed. No one could tell who landed the hit. Both Hyugas stood still. Suddenly Hinata coughed up blood. Hinata wasn't done, she knocked away her cousin's hand and went for another jab. Neji caught it and poked her arm.
"He's not even phased." Sarada said.
"Gentle Palm is deadly." Boruto said. "It can destroy internal organs and mom took one to the chest."
Boruto clenched his hands, he didn't like what he was seeing. How could his mom talk so highly of this boy.
Neji rolled up Hinata's sleeve. Red welts were all over her arm. It explained why her hit didn't do anything. Neji had blocked her chakra. Neji hit Hinata back, she landed hard on the ground. Hinata struggled to said. She repeated words. Words that were said by Naruto during the first exam. She got ready to attack but she waivered. Hinata coughed up more blood and held her chest. Neji still got ready to attack again. Naruto shouted for Hinata again. She charged. They danced around in their fight. Blocking, dodging, hitting. It was graceful and no wrong moves were seen. That is until Hinata falter one of her step and Neji got her. The Hyuga boy sent her flying from a hit to the chin. She went backwards but didn't fall. She coughed again. She ran forward, getting a strike ready. Just as she got close enough to hit her cousin. Neji hit her hard. Hinata fell to the ground. More blood come out of her mouth. Hayate moved to check Hinata. Just as he was about to announce Neji the winner, Naruto shouted for hinata to not give up.
"It seems the Seventh inspired you mom." Sarada said as Hinata started to stand again.
She struggled, breathing hard. She stumbled a bit but managed to stand. Neji asked her why she stood. Neji was angry that she stood. That she stood with a determined look and a small smile.
"That's not good." Metal Lee said when they saw Neji activate his byakugan.
Hinata stumbled forward, saying she wasn't done yet. Neji tried once more to get ehr to quit. Saying that she won't change and that she's barely standing. She just shook her head. Told him he was the one who was wrong. Said he was the one who was suffering. Neji didn't like that. He ran forward, even with Hayate telling him that match has been called. He didn't stop. Hayate ran forward in order to stop it. Chocho closed her eyes. Boruto glared at the memory. The others watched in anticipation as the Hyuga boy closed in on his cousin. Neji was stopped by the squad jonin and Hayate. He asked why they were butting in. The eight relaxed a breath they were holding. Hinata went down coughing. Her sensei ran to her side along with Naruto and Sakura. Lee join his team, helping calm Neji down.
"Why would he do that?" Sarada said. "Is there really that much of a rift between the main and branch family in the Hyuga clan?"
"Not anymore." Boruto said. "It seems like thing have calmed down since then."
Neji call out Naruto. Telling him that his he wanted to be call a real ninja then he would stop cheering. He repeated that a failure will alway be a failure. Naruto challenged him.
"My mom looks nervous." Mirai said.
The jonin had unzipped Hinata's jacket, putting her hand on the girls chest. She glared at the Hyuga boy how mocked his now dying weak cousin. Kurenai call for the medics, they rushed her out saying she needed an emergency room. Naruto watched as she went by. He didn't say anything and touched the blood the was on the ground, Hinata's blood.
"I promise you." The blonde said, turning to Neji with his now bloodied hand held out. "I will win no matter what!"
The memory faded.
"That was touching, although a bit gross at the end." Shikadai said.
Boruto didn't say anything. His dad barely knew his mom here, but he promised to beat Neji no matter what. Why? He thought to himself. His dad was so devoted to his friends here but not to his family now. What changed? Or is he devoted to his family along with everything else? No one else spoke. They don't know much about Neji, other then the fact he was Boruto's late Uncle, but they didn't like him so far.
The next fight came into focus.
Gaara stood on the main floor, he was glaring at someone. Telling them to get down there.
"Huh?" Shikadai said. "What's my Uncle doing next to the Seventh?"
Kankuro had moved from the other catwalk and was now standing next to Naruto. The blond didn't look happy. The screen said Gaara Vs. Rock Lee. Choji was screaming safe, scaring his team. Lee seemed to be a bit too excited.
"It's dad's turn." Metal Lee said. "I shall use this to learn more for my training!"
Metal Lee seemed to have forgotten that the Redheaded boy known as the Kazekage had ruthlessly killed three people. He, himself, was excited to see his father fight at full power.
Lee made his way down to the floor. He told Gaara he was happy to be facing his, he got no reply. Lee sudden caught something.
"Please don't be in such a hurry." The green clad boy said, dropping the cork from Gaara's gourd.
Hayate started the match. Lee ran forward to do his Hidden Lotus kick. It was block by a wall of sand. The wall grew before it tried to swallow Lee. The Leaf Ninja flipped out of the way. The sand retracted back to the gourd. Lee ran forward again. He tried using his Taijutsu to try and hit Gaara. It didn't work. His hits were met with the sand wall. The sand tried to grab Lee, he avoided it by slicing the sand with a kunai and jumping around. Gaara hadn't moved at all. He was just standing there, not even blinking.
"Is that it?" Gaara asked
The redhead pushed Lee to fight some more. But it became repetitive. Lee's attacks where blocked by the sand. When the sand attacked Lee jumped away. In his last jump, Lee slipped on the sand and fell down. The sand came down on him. It looked like he got consumed.
"Oh no!" Chocho said.
Lee wasn't there though. He had jumped. He flipped through the air, landing on the giant hands at the front of the room. Lee's sensei told him to 'Take them off'. Lee protested at first but complied. He pulled down his organe leg warms to reveal weights.
"What will taking those off do?" Sarada asked.
Lee dropped the weights, saying he could no move freely. No one expected them to leave two, giant craters in the ground once they landed.
"How much were those?" Metal Lee asked. "I don't even wear that much weight."
"You wear weights?" Mirai aske.
Metal nodded.
Gaara wasn't phased, everyone else was. Lee disappeared. That's when Gaara's face showed shock. The green ninja appeared behind the redhead. Even though he was much, much faster the sand still blocked him, but barely. Gaara turned around. Lee's fist broke through the sand but only for a moment. The redhead's face portrayed shock. Gaara and his sand could barely keep up with Lee and his new found speed.
"I have a bad feeling." Sarada said.
Lee came from above, he slammed his heel into Gaara's head, too fast for the sand to block him. Gaara wasn't happy, he was active moving the sand himself now, trying to get Lee. He has a gash on his cheek. Lee was too fast for the sand. After two block, Lee ended up punch Gaara in the face, sending him flying.
Gaara stood up, pieces of sand fell from his face.
"The Sand Armor!" Shikadai said. "I've never seen it broken before!"
Gaara repaired his armor. His face was unsettling but it turned back to stoic once the sand encased him again. Lee unwrapped part of his arm wrappings, ready to use his his Primary Lotus move. He ran around Gaara before kicking his upwards. When he didn't go high enough Lee kept kick up. Lee winced during a kick. He wrapped the cloth around Gaara's body and began a twister back down, head first. They slammed into the ground, cracking it to bits. Lee jumped back. Gaara was laying the the new crater, unmoving. Gaara's body crumbled, it was a sand clone.
"When did he do that?" Inojin exclaimed! "And where did he go?"
Everyone looked for the redhead. He appeared behind Lee and started attacking him relentlessly with sand. Lee landed, he tried standing but it seems that his last moved had a recoil. Gaara drove a tidal wave of sand into him.
Metal Lee's eyes widen, all he could see were those three Rain Ninja's dying. Lee was slammed into the wall. He had done his best to block the attack. Metal released a breath. There were no apparent injuries on his dad.
The sand came back, this time however, Lee dodged and dodged. No one like the look on Gaara's face. He attacked again, pushing Lee down, then slamming his sand on top of his opponent. Lee screamed in pain. Lee stood up again when he had the chance. It became a one-side fight. Lee could do nothing but block and try to dodge. Sakura pleaded with him to stop. Lee smirked as sand rained down on him. He moved. He was fast. The fight wasn't over yet.
"Why is he suddenly able to move?" Shikadai asked.
"He's opened gates." Metal said. "I think he's on the third one, no the second one."
"Can you do this, Metal?" Mirai asked.
"Yes, but not fully." He answered.
Lee put his hands up in a blocking formation. A powerful energy appeared around him, the whole area shook.
"What is he doing!" Chocho asked.
"He's opening the third gate." Metal Lee said.
Lee's skin turned red. The energy that come off him made his hair stand up. His eyes were fully white and veins where appearing under the skin. The energy tore up the ground around Lee.
"I'm not done yet!" Lee said. " The fourth gate, the Gate of Pain, Open."
"Another one!" Metal said.
Lee moved forward. No one saw him move, the ground was completely destroyed where ever he moved. He kicked Gaare under the chin again. The Sand boy's sand couldn't help him against the monster Lee had become. Dust covered the area, Gaara had flown high into the air. His Sand Armor and protected him. Lee appeared above Gaara. Faster then anyone could see, Lee started hitting Gaara all over the place. His sand was useless right now.
"He might win!" Metal Lee cheered.
"Fifth Gate!" Lee shouted from somewhere. "Gate of Closing. Open!"
"The fifth one!" Metal shouted. "My dad's so awesome."
"More like your dad's a monster." Boruto said.
Gaara had been slammed down. He didn't hit the floor because Lee had grabbed the white sash around his waist. Everyone looked at Lee, he was moving so fast he looked like a blur just staying still.
"Hidden Lotus!" Lee shouted.
The green blur slammed into Gaara, sending him down to the ground. Dust exploded over the field. At the last moment Gaara's gourd turned into sand. Lee rolled on the ground, his gates no longer open as his skin was no longer red. The dust cleared to show Gaara was mostly fine. He was struggling to move his arm. His sight trained on Lee, full of anger.
Lee sat up. He turned away from Gaara, trying to move. He couldn't.
"The side effect of the gates." Metal Lee said, his eyes wide with fear. "My dad can't move!"
The sand move towards Lee, everyone recognized it as the attack used on the Rain Ninjas. Lee still struggled to move as the sand move closer. It wrapped around one of his legs. Lee tried to swat the sand away with his arm my only ending up getting it wrapped in sand as well.
Metal Lee wanted to look away, he truly did but it was like he was in a trance, unable to tear his wide eyes away from what he was watching. Lee tried pulling away from the sand but it was too late.
"Sand Coffin!" Gaara said.
The sand crushed Lee's arm and leg. Metal finally snapped out of it. He cover his ears to try and get away from the screams his dad made, it had little effect. He closed his eyes so he wouldn't have to see the blood. Everything was eerily quiet, none of the eight could speak. All anyone heard was Gaara saying 'Die'. Metal peeked an eye open before he opened both of the, keeping his ears covered. His dad's sensei stood over Lee, he had blocked Gaara's final attack. Gai was not happy. Gaara recognized the look Gai was giving him. The eight didn't know why Gaara all of a sudden started demanding why Gai saved Lee. Gaara held his head like he was in pain.
"What's wrong with him?" Sarada whispered.
Gai told the redhead that Lee was his precocious subordinate. Gaara didn't seem to understand what he meant be he had calmed down it seems. He stood him, gathering all of his said and remaking his gourd. He walked back to the side, saying he quit. Lee had already lost though. Hayate was about to announce the winner but something shocked him. Lee had stood up. Metal Lee's eyes widen at the current sight of his father. Lee was shaking, he stood on his broke, bloodied leg while his arm hung limp at his side, his head was down but he was in a fighting stance. Gai went over to Lee, telling him it was over.
"Lee!" Gai whisper in shock and started crying.
The eight moved closer to see what had happen. Lee's eyes were half open and unmoving, they weren't focused on anything. He was unconscious. The memory faded there.
You guys are getting spoiled. Two long chapters in less then 24 hours. This one has taken the first place of the longest chapter. I will not be doing Choji's fight, it's quick and one sided, i honestly felt like they could of done more with that fight as well. There seems to be a lot of conflict with whether or not i do movies, since some have pointed out that they aren't canon and that they will only delay the good stuff, I partiality agree. So, I will be doing a poll on whether or not I shall do movie and I will have you guys vote on which movie, from my listings, I will add to the story. This will come out in a week since I haven't watched all the movies myself.
Thanks for reading.