Hey guys! Once again I have a new update! without farther adue: Chapter 18!
Chapter 18:
Minato lay on the couch looking through the bingo book, making a list of possible people who'd target him or his son if they found that he was alive. He worried about Naruto. Minato knew that he'd pass the chunin exams, but something was nagging Minato. Like something bad would soon be happening... but what?
In the chunin exam arena
"Will Subaku no Gaara and Rock Lee step down?"
"Yea!"
Tenten just looked at Lee. "I thought you said you didn't want to battle this round, Lee."
"Actually, I wanted to fight, but the board doesn't want me too, so if i said i didn't, the board would pick me!"
"Such a Youthful trick, Lee!" shouted Gai as he hugged his student. Then Lee jumped down and Gaara followed.
"Begin."
Gaara just stood there as Lee dashed behind him. Lee punched Gaara. However, he didn't meet flesh, his fist met a sand wall. Gaara's ultimate defense. "Its worthless. I'll dispose of you right now."
Lee's eyes widened, but then looked to Gai-sensei. He nodded. Lee vanished, only to reappear on top of the hand sign statue. Lee bent down and clipped the weights weights off.
Termari smirked. "What is taking of puny weights gonna do?"
"They're probably just for show. I bet they don't way alot."
Lee dropped the weights. Two huge piles of dust rose up to the ceiling as the 'CRASH' sounded. When the just cleared, the weights were at least ten feet into the ground. Everyone but Neji and Gai gaped, while Tenten would've smirked, but she wasn't there.
"H-how heavy were those weights..." Termari was bewildered.
"One ton," responded Gai casually, before ranting on about 'youth'.
"You're speed will do nothing to help you."
Lee appeared behind Gaara in a green blur. Sakura didn't even see him move. Then, Lee punched Gaara. Gaara didn't move until he fell to the ground from the punch. 'What the hell happened, mother.' thought Gaara as he spoke to his demon who he called 'mother'.
The Gaara's siblings and Baki stared down at Gaara. He was bad. Really bad. Not only that, but he was angry. He wanted revenge. "D-did..." Temari trailed off as Gaara stood up.
Kankuro and Baki nodded. "That boy actually managed it hit Gaara."
Kankuro and Termari couldn't believe their ears. Yes, they had saw it. Yes they had agreed that Lee had hit Gaara. Hearing out however, was a whole different story.
Lee slid under Gaara, whose sand armor was falling off, and kicked him into the air. "Konoha Leave Hurricane!"
A minute later, as Lee kicked Gaara to the ground, Gaara made a pile of sand to aid him from being injured anymore then he was. Physically that was. Emotionally, Gaara was insane. Lee would have been shocked if not for the fact that this was the second time that someone has countered his attack.
"Gate of opening... Open!"
Kakashi's eyes widened. "Gai... did you seriously teach him that?"
"I sure did my eternal rival! And we're tired on that bet of ours."
Kakashi rose his eyebrow. "How do you know that. Two of my students have won, while two of you're students have lost."
"Lost?" Gai started laughing. "Lee and Neji won't loose," Gai continued. He soon realized Kakashi's face was serious though.
"The winn-"
Gaara continued to send sand at Lee who was unconscious. "Mother wants your blood..."
"Gaara don't!" screamed Temari.
Gai jumped in front of Gaara's sand and blocked it, while Kakashi restrained Gaara. "The winner is Subaku no Gaara," Hayate spoke slowly, careful not to distress the boy. Gaara tried to wiggle out of Kakashi's grip, but couldn't. So he send sand at Gai and Lee once more. "Gaara," spoke Kakashi. "If you continue to attack after the match is over, you'll be disqualified.
Gaara sighed as he stopped the sand. Kakashi let go and let Gaara go back up to the stands as the medics took Lee away.
Kakashi/ Sasuke
Kakashi had just finished writing out all the seals around the curse mark to prevent it from messing with Sasuke again.
"Alright Sasuke you ready?" Sasuke nodded in response. "Alright... This is gonna hurt." Kakashi made a few hand signs before slamming his palm on the back of Sasuke's shoulder as he muttered "Sealing justu..."
Sasuke screamed as the seal lit up and each strand of symbols in the seal got pulled into the center around his curse mark. When it was over, Sasuke and Kakashi heard a few claps, followed by foot steps in the darkness.
"Very good Kakashi."
Kakashi's eyes widened as he heard the voice and spun around. "Why are you here?"
Orochimaru stepped into the light and smiled. "You're no seal master like Jiraiya or your sensei..."
"That'a not an answer, Orochimaru. Why are you here?"
"You know the reason."
Kakashi removed a few shuriken from his pouch and threw them at Orochimaru. "Sasuke, you rest." Sasuke only groaned in response.
However, as the shuriken approached Orochimaru, he just shushined away, leaving Kakashi and Sasuke alone in the room.
Hinata
Hinata was scared. Why? She was facing a person who'd hated her since he turned four. Hyuga Neji, her older cousin.
"Will Both Hyuga Hinata and Hyuga Neji step down?"
Neji started walking down as he glared at Hinata. 'I can't do this...' Hinata was about to back out when she heard Naruto's voice.
"Go get him, Hinata!"
Hinata blushed like a tomato and walked down.
"Begin."
"Lady Hinata, i wouldn't like to damage your frail structure. Please, forfeit."
"No. No Big brother Neji. I won't back down."
"Very well..."
Hayate looked between the two Hyuga. "Are you now ready?" Hinata went into her family fighting style while Neji did the same. "Well... Begin."
Hinata charged at Neji attempting to strike one of his chakra points. Byakugan activated.
Neji however, matched her move for move. And when he saw his chance, he took it. Neji rushed towards Hinata as she regained balance and started pressing her chakra points. All of them. "4 palms, 8 palms, 16 palms, 32 palms, 64 palms!" Neji shouted as he finished pressing Hinata's chakra points.
Hinata fell on the floor, scraping the little skin that showed. Hinata tried to get up, but couldn't very easily as she coughed up some blood.
"Come on Hinata-chan!" Naruto cried as he cheered for her. Hinata smiled an forced herself back up slowly.
"Give it up Lady Hinata. You are no match for me, and your father will be displeased with me if i hurt you too much..."
Hinata finally was able to full stand back up before rushing to Neji. "No... I will not give up... I want to change... I'm weak... I'm a coward... But i can change who i am..."
Neji just scoffed at his younger cousin's response. " You can't become strong... your fate has already been decided."
"No Neji-nii-san. I won't give up just because you are obsessed with fate. I want to change. So i can become strong for the person i most admire..." Hinata blushed tomato red as she mentioned her 'most admired person'.
"Hmph. Very well, Mistress. Face my wraith." Neji charged at her as she tried to hit him once more, however, it was still useless. Neji started spinning, as he created a chakra shield that went around him 365 degrees, above, below, and every side of him. The chakra shield hit Hinata, and caused her to fly backwards into a wall. Blood trickled down her forehead, as she went into unconsciousness.
"The winner is Hyuga Neji."
Earlier Naruto
Naruto looked at Neji and Hinata. "So those two are brother and... sister?"
Gai shook his head as he looked at the two Hyuga. "Neji is Hinata-sama's older cousin."
Naruto nodded. "He seems so cold..."
"That's because he normally is cold. Not only to Hinata-san, but Lee, Tenten, and many others of the Hyuga clan. He holds a grudge."
"A grudge you say, huh." Sakura looked at Kakashi's clone.
"It's true, Sakura. Although i can't tell you about the grudge because, its Hyuga clan matters only."
Present
"Will Kinuta Dosu and Akimichi Choji step down?"
"Finally, it's my turn..."
Dosu and Choji walked down and stood in front of Hayate. "Let the final match... Begin!" Hayate stepped back and the two began to fight.
"Partial Expansion Justu!" Choji shouted as his arm grew larger then his body. Choji grabbed Dosu and threw him against the wall.
This dazed Dosu, but it never lasted more then a second. Dosu was about to launch a sound Justu when a spiky human bolder came rolling over to him. He didn't have time to finish his Justu, and so he just settled for jumping onto the railings above while the 'boulder' hit the wall.
Dosu was half expecting Choji to get back up, but when he looked down, Choji's Justu had expired to the pain of the rock wall. Dosu smirked. "That wasn't even a warm up..."
Dosu looked at Hayate and nodded. "The winner is Kinuta Dosu."
Naruto
Kakashi walked back into the room where everyone gathered anything they left on the floor before following their sensei's. Sasuke soon followed. He dispelled his clone by his other two students, startling Sakura, but now Naruto. "You guys ready to go home?"
"Oh yea!"
Kakashi nodded as he lead his team out of the tower into the forest to see snow on the ground. Naruto looked up and saw it was well into the night, probably around eleven. Snow was also falling, steadily making the snow deeper.
"It's so beautiful!"
Naruto just nodded in agreement. Naruto looked at other teams as they shivered in the cold. He didn't blame them. Especially the sand ninja. After all, they lived in a desert, where there was no such thing as snow, and barely any rain.
"Alright, i'm going home now. I'll see you at practice in three days." As Kakashi spoke, the air coming from his mouth created a mist cloud before fading off. Making Kakashi's mask damp.
Naruto pouted. "You're leaving already?" Naruto looked at the gate in front of him, then turned back to Kakashi. However, he had already vanished away.
Team seven started splitting off, each member heading home. "Bye Sasuke-kun!"
Naruto looked back to Sakura before responding, even if she wasn't talking to him. "Bye."
As Naruto walked home he watched the snowflakes fall from the sky. They sparkles with the reflection of the moon shining on them. He had to agree. Sakura was definitely right. It was beautiful. Naruto looked at the villagers who were busy in putting up Christmas lights. Naruto decided to take a small detour home. He felt as he needed it.
Naruto climbs up to the top of the Hokage Monument and lay on his father's head. He was so relaxed. So calm. The wind blew his hair in his face, as well as a few snowflakes. The air was cold, but it smelt clean, fresh. He looked at the village lights, and then moved his eyes to the stars. Blue. The same color as his eyes. They were blue. Clouds were still covering most of the sky, but the clouds were thin. More like mist, and see through they were. The moon reflected it's light on the ground, causing the snow light up. Beautiful.
Naruto heard a few crunches in the snow, as is someone was walking towards him. Naruto turned his head to look behind him. Minato stood there in a jonin uniform. "Hey kiddo."
"Hey Minato..."
"Tired?"
Naruto just nodded in response, looking at the stars. "Did Old man make you a jonin?"
Minato nodded. "Naruto..." Tears started rolling down Minato's face.
Naruto looked at Minato confused. "You ok?"
"Naruto, i'm so sorry... I lied..."
"I know... But about what?"
"I lied to you for so long... I don't even deserve to be near you... You don't have a uncle, Naruto..." Naruto's eyes widened in shock, but continued to listen. "I am related to you, yes... but i'm the one responsible for your childhood." More tears ran down Minato's face.
"I sealed the Kyuubi into you, Naruto. Your father's name is Namikaze Minato, while your mother's, Uzumaki Kushina... I'm the Yellow Flash, Naruto... The Yondaime Hokage... Naruto, i'm so sorry i lied to you... I'm your father..."
Naruto didn't know what to do. Naruto wanted to hug him, but he had lied... Naruto was shocked. For years, Naruto had thought that the man was a friend, but all along he had lied to his own son! "I-I... I hate you."
Kutakizikari No i'm not telling you what it means. YET. Hope you enjoyed this chapter with the plot twister! This is also my longest chapter so far, yay!
-Narutofanninja2