A/N: Here comes the third scene for Laying the Smackethdown. It's one of my own, and comes from the second exam in the Chunin Exams. Ah... so many good scenes came out of that part of the manga.
This was actually the second scene completed, right after chapter one. Now: ENTER THE LEGEND KILLER!
The ninja who had just identified himself as Orochimaru hissed in victory as Sasuke went down, clutching the seal. Sakura looked on, shaking in fright as the snake ninja turned his attention to her. "Well, my little one." He snarled. "I just left Sasuke-kun a little present. Now he'll have a taste of the power he needs to kill his brother. For the rest-" Sadly for the snake themed ninja, he was distracted and never got to finish his monologue.
The reason for his distraction soon became quite apparent as Naruto staggered to his feet, the blue aura of his chakra surrounding him. The snake nin quickly hid his shocked look. He had hit the brat with a five-point elemental seal! That should have put him down for days! No one, except those with extensive knowledge of their chakra system, would have been able to get right up after that! Naruto tilted his head from side to side, seeming to relish the cracks it gave off.
"So," Naruto said, his cold tone a surprise to both Orochimaru and the stunned Sakura. "Who are you? I'd hate to take you down without knowing your name." Orochimaru threw his head back and laughed while Sakura's mouth dropped open.
To the pink-haired kunoichi, something seemed very wrong with Naruto. He was acting much differently then he usually did. Well, different then any of the personalities she'd seen him don before. When Naruto put on the persona he had designated 'The Great One', he was loud and cocky. When he had used the face that called itself 'Stone Cold' to defeat Zabuza, he was… loud and cocky. When he had literally told Ibiki to shut the hell up, he was… loud and cocky. But even though all three of those persona were loud and cocky, they had all still seemed nice. They had all demonstrated fairness, and willingness to abide by the rules, as well as some kind of inner warmth. This one, however, had none of those things. This persona radiated arrogance in addition to a cold air that spoke of a willingness to do anything to win.
Orochimaru, finally done laughing, answered him. "I am Orochimaru, one of your Legendary Sannin." Naruto stiffened up as he heard that, and Orochimaru cackled a bit more. "Does hearing that fill your veins with fear? Does it make you want to run? Well, prey, I'll give you five seconds to get out of my way."
The sannin was so busy laughing that he missed the cold smile settling uncharacteristically on Naruto's face. "Legendary, huh?" he said.
The next thing Orochimaru knew, he was down and eating splinters. As he leapt to his feet again, somehow, two clones appeared behind him. But these clones weren't attacking, no, they were seated behind a huge table and screaming out what was going on. "DDT! DDT!" One screamed out. "Uzumaki connects with a hellacious DDT! That has gotta hurt!"
Orochimaru shook his head, but felt a sturdy hand grasp his hair. He only had enough time to wonder what was happening when he felt an uppercut whistle by his head, allowing the bicep to catch him squarely under the chin. The snake nin went down again, and was much slower to rise this time. But when he did, Naruto was waiting for him once again.
Naruto jumped, spun in the air, and grabbed Orochimaru's head as he plummeted earthward. A front facelock was applied, and both Naruto and Orochimaru plummeted to the earth. Behind them, the clones started screaming again. "UKO! UKO!" One yelled. "That could be the end of this one!"
This time, Orochimaru didn't get enough time to get all the way to his feet. No, he merely got to his hands and knees when Naruto began charging him. Orochimaru had just enough time to see the telltale blue glow of chakra surrounding Naruto's ankle before it connected. Orochimaru flew out of the clearing, unconscious and possibly nursing a concussion. He would end up landing a quarter mile away where Kidomaru and Sakon would find him and pull him to safety.
Meanwhile, Naruto had struck a bizarre pose that seemed to scream 'Look at me! Look at me!' His arms were raised to either side while his head was tilted at a proud, proud angle. The clones finished their commentary by saying "It turns out that after all that hype, Orochimaru was just another legend to fall to Uzumaki Naruto, the Legend Killer!"
Sakura could only watch owlishly as two more clones appeared and used a low level Katon jutsu to summon a waterfall of sparks behind Naruto. Somehow, her teammates strange personality changes just didn't seem that stupid anymore.