A/N: I'm not exactly done with my homework, but I'm taking a break to write this up every so often. You get bored really quickly when you're reading a textbook to get your information. Anyway, I appreciate your comments and reviews! I hope you like this chapter as well as you liked the last one! Here are the review responses!
Chidori vs Rasengan: That's what I'm counting on! I like it when people point out little flaws in my work. It's not that much trouble and I fix it relatively quickly. I'm just glad some people are observant enough to see and courteous enough to say something about it. So, as you said, sit back and enjoy the show!
VFSNAKE: I actually have that specific part planned out. Thanks for your suggestion, though. Also, Naruto gets to pay them back by that nasty trick he pulled, even if it was for their benefit.
Anime Boy07: You are lucky. I hate summer homework! It sucks and it's so boring!
Ecchi-Anbu: I'm sorry if you were disappointed. You have to think, though. The Sound ninja were ordered to kill Sasuke. They were going to kill off the rest of his team after their objective was complete. Seeing as that wasn't the case. They had to fight wave after wave of Konoha ninja so they didn't really have a chance to strike at Naruto's seemingly unconscious body.
Zenithar: I really liked the trick he pulled on Sasuke and Sakura. It was really funny and I could just imagine their faces now!
Nekoofdeath: I liked it, too. It was like reliving the times when I wrote Naruto's pranks!
MagusKyros: I really don't know. I may have to consider changing the title a little later on.
Causeiambetta: I know; I shouldn't give Naruto everything. That would make a very dull story and I don't want that! Naruto has to, unfortunately, lose sometimes.
Silver Warrior: I know, isn't it great! That meant that Naruto never tried to open the scroll during the exam and Kabuto-teme didn't have to come to them. Also, I got to make a fool out of Sakura and Sasuke!
Nantukoprime: You're right; I shouldn't have done that. That was a forced conversation and nothing came out of it. I do have something planned, though.
Don't expect anything. Then you're never disappointed. : Those idiots really need to work on their listening skills. Anyone really observant would have seen the true Naruto already.
Gyper: Thanks for your support. I'll still update quickly because I'm curious about what'll happen outside of my plans.
Dragon Man 180: I liked how Naruto tricked them. Kabuto-teme is an idiot so I didn't put him in the picture. Also, if you want to see what will happen between Hinata and Neji, you'll have to keep reading to find out!
Conan98002: I love that line! It just rubbed salt in the wound as the other two members of his team look at him in a mix of surprise and stupidity. I hope that teaches them to listen when he speaks, huh?
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Disclaimer: OG: So, everybody, did you have a good vacation?
Juniper: It was okay.
Harry: It was a good thing that you sent us to a spa where people don't stare at you for being a "mythical creature". Thanks.
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OG: By the way, Amine Boy, you made Ronald a narcoleptic! Benny, I need you to do the disclaimer for me, if you don't mind.
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(Last Chapter…)
Team 7 soon reached the tower and Sakura and Sasuke groaned. Naruto thought that now would be a good time to say what he wanted to say as he, alone, opened the door. Sakura began to yell as Naruto took out a plain scroll and the Earth scroll inside the tower.
"Naruto, you know we can't pass without both of the scrolls!"
Naruto groaned outwardly as Naruto opened the scroll that looked normal. A puff of smoke appeared as he spoke.
"That is what I've been trying to tell you! I have the Heaven scroll!"
Naruto grabbed the item that appeared within the smoke and showed it to Sakura and Sasuke. They both stared dumbly at Naruto as he picked up the Earth scroll and pushed his teammates in the room and shut the door. Naruto walked in front of them as he noticed their faces. He only said one statement.
"Well, don't you feel stupid?"
(Start Chapter 16)
Sasuke and Sakura were still staring as Naruto scowled.
"I don't see what they're surprised about. I may have hid the real scroll in one of my own using my sealing technique and gave them a blank scroll, but they don't need to be that surprised."
As they regained their ability to speak, Sakura stuttered out a few words.
"But… how did you… it was … but… that guy… huh?"
Naruto smirked at this little untranslatable statement and started to laugh as he spoke.
"Well, you should have listened to me. I was trying to tell you that I gave you guys a fake and sealed the real one inside this scroll. I knew some idiot would try to get us and capture our scroll, and this way, we still pass. Lighten up, would you? You guys still pass with me."
Naruto walked towards the center of the large room and noticed a large unwound scroll on the wall with writing on it. Naruto started to read as Sakura and Sasuke listened.
"'If you do not have Heaven, go to gain knowledge and wisdom. If you do not possess Earth, go to train in the fields and gain strength. If you open both scrolls of Heaven and Earth, dangerous paths turn into safe ones. This is the secret of "X". It will lead you on your way.' Sandaime Hokage," Naruto said. All three of them were confused as Naruto pulled out both of the scrolls. Sasuke started to speak as he thought of something.
"Maybe we have to open the scrolls," Sasuke said as Naruto handed the scrolls to Sakura and Sasuke.
They opened them in unison as Naruto's eyes widened. It was a complicated seal pattern, but it was still a seal. In the center, there was the kanji symbol for "human" or "person". His teammates noticed this at the same time he did and they threw the scrolls to form an X-shape. The center of the X-shape started to bulge and a puff of smoke appeared. Naruto was surprised as he saw a familiar silhouette appear inside the smoke. As the smoke cleared, they were relieved to see that it wasn't an enemy. In fact, it was the direct opposite of their enemy.
"What are you doing here, Iruka-sensei?" Sakura asked as Naruto gave off a wide smile.
"Well, I'm here because I was assigned to do so. I'm glad you guys made it though. You guys also have a day to rest up before we explain the next part so you're at an advantage. Congratulations for passing the Second Exam of the Chûnin exam. I would treat you guys to ramen at Ichiraku's but…"
"Ramen, yay!" Naruto shouted as he jumped onto Iruka's abdomen as Sakura and Sasuke slumped onto the ground, exhausted.
"Hey, Naruto; let me finish. I still have to tell you something."
Naruto got off of Iruka to start dancing around the room as Sakura and Sasuke looked in surprise.
"Damn, what a stamina freak," Sasuke said. Sakura could only nod as Iruka laughed at Naruto's antics. Naruto eventually calmed down enough for Iruka to give them the rest of his message.
"Now, Iruka-sensei; what do you have to say before we get some ramen?"
Iruka laughed before he pointed to the large scroll at the end of the room. Naruto looked at the scroll again before thinking of a question.
"Hey, Iruka-sensei, what does the stuff on that scroll mean? We can't understand one bit of it."
"You see, that's what I have to explain. It's simple really. Heavenly qualities are qualities of the mind, such as wisdom and knowledge. If you lack those, like Naruto once did, you must study and gain such qualities."
Naruto scowled with a hidden smile as Sakura snickered. Iruka continued.
"Earthly qualities are qualities of the body, such as strength and endurance. If you lack those, like Sakura, this says to gain such qualities by training and honing your abilities."
Sakura looked sheepish as Iruka translated the last part.
"If you have both sets of qualities, you will be able to do anything, no matter how dangerous."
Sakura looked up at the scroll again to notice the blank area.
"But, Iruka-sensei, what about that blank space?"
"That, Sakura, is the symbol that symbolizes a chûnin. The symbol that was in the middle of this summoning scroll is your answer; the symbol for "human". In the last exam, you were tested on your ability to both complete a mission and your ability to survive in dangerous terrain. Even through this dangerous exam, you've passed. A chûnin is a commander class. He or she must be able to lead a team through rough conditions. A chûnin must have both knowledge and strength to succeed. Remember that as you progress forward. That is all I was ordered to tell you."
Iruka smiled as Naruto restarted his cheering as Sakura and Sasuke formed sweat-drops on the back of their heads. Iruka then led them to the back of the tower where they saw the rest of the genin that passed the test. They waited patiently as they rested for the day ahead.
(The next day)
Naruto was confused. It was good being able to sleep that night, but something was bugging him. Sasuke kept fidgeting every so often while clutching his neck. Naruto knew that this had something to do with that "bruise" that they were talking about during the second exam, but Naruto couldn't ask anything. The topic never came up after Team 7 arrived at the tower, though they could have talked about it while he wasn't there. Naruto did spend the previous day perfecting his new technique, and he was itching to try it out in whatever stupid thing they come up with in the next test of the Chûnin Exams. Even within the everlasting joy of perfecting a self-made technique, Naruto was perplexed at the effects of the "bruise".
Naruto started to travel with his team to the area where the next test was to be explained. He reached the area and stood in position with the rest of the genin who seemed to be standing in rows of three, divided by teams. Naruto quickly claimed the front spot, earning a small growl from Sakura. She was unable to pound his head in since Anko began to speak with a wireless microphone.
"I would like to say congratulations to all of you for passing the 2nd phase of the Chûnin exam."
Anko began to think as small discussions broke out among the genin.
"21 people out of the total 78 people passed? When I said that I would cut their numbers in half, I was really thinking a single digit number."
Meanwhile, Ino's team spoke in a whisper.
"I'm hungry," Chouji said.
"Excellent; Sasuke-kun made it!" Ino said enthusiastically.
"Of course they did; if they didn't, our efforts would have gone to waste," Shikamaru said in response.
Naruto could hear a conversation from the jônin in front of them, specifically Kakashi and Gai.
"Your students made it; didn't they, Kakashi. But, since my team's here, they will most likely be eliminated. Personal skill will be tested in the next test and your students probably made it by luck. Youth can be bittersweet and strict sometimes."
Kakashi didn't seem to hear his statement. In fact, Kakashi really didn't.
"Hmm, did you say something?"
Gai screamed at Kakashi's antics as he mentally cursed Kakashi's "hip-ness".
Naruto spoke to his team since nobody seemed to be paying attention.
"Hey, the entire Rookie Nine are here! Also, Hokage-oji-san and Iruka-sensei are here, too. It feels like everyone important is collected in one place!"
"Yeah, sure Naruto; but I have a bad feeling about it."
As soon as Sasuke finished, Naruto faced forward since Anko was speaking again.
"Now, we will hear an explanation of the next test from Hokage-sama! Everyone listen to his words carefully! Hokage-sama, will you do the honors?"
Sandaime Hokage Sarutobi stepped forward as he spoke to the genin.
"Firstly, I would like to congratulate all of you for making it this far! Now, before I describe the 3rd exam, I would like to make something clear. Do not be confused when we say that this exam is to promote healthy relationships between the allied nations. There is a true purpose."
Naruto held a look of confusion as he started to think. "What does he mean about "a true purpose"?"
The Sandaime continued shortly after seeing many confused looks from the genin.
"The Chûnin exams are a replacement for war between the allied nations. At first, the neighboring villages would constantly attack each other, creating a waste of military power. Then the nations decided to put a stop to that by determining a set place and time to fight one another. That is the beginning of the first Chûnin exam."
"Wait; does that mean that this exam is not for the purpose of promoting genin to chûnin?"
"Actually, the exam does give proof to whether or not a person is truly worthy of having the title "chûnin". However, this is also a place where ninja fight people and carry on their village's dignity. In the third exam, feudal lords and famous people will be watching your battles and examining your strength. These people are potential clients that watch to see where the best country to send their requests to is. If there is a significant power difference, the strong country will be showered in requests. If a country is seen as weak, there will be a loss of jobs. At the same time, the villages have the opportunity to show how their country has grown in military status. If nothing else, the villages can put foreign pressure on each other."
At this point, Kiba spoke up. "Why do we fight here if we could lose our lives!"
The Hokage spoke to answer that question.
"The country's strength is the village's strength. The village's strength is based on the strength of each of the ninjas within it. Also, a ninja's true power comes from a life-or-death struggle. The ninjas before have participated in this exam to maintain the pride of your respective countries so you must as well to maintain your country's honor and to maintain your own dreams and ambitions!"
Tenten spoke up next with a question that was pulling on everyone's curiosity.
"But, why do you say it is to maintain good relations with the allied countries?"
"I said to not be confused about that. Fighting in life-or-death battles and eliminating life to maintain balance is the very core of good relations in the shinobi world! Now, I can explain the 3rd exam."
At this point, the genin present immediately saw a jônin in front of them. The jônin spoke to the Hokage.
"Hokage-sama; can I, Gekkô Hayate, have the honor of explaining the next round?"
"Please do, thank you Hayate."
Hayate then turned to the crowd of genin and started to speak.
"Now, before we proceed to the 3rd phase of the exam, (cough) I (cough) need you guys to do something."
Hayate started to have what appeared to be a coughing fit after he finished speaking. Nobody moved since they were all looking in confusion. He began to speak with coughs every so often.
"Now, we need to hold a preliminary exam to see who will proceed to the main event."
Shouts of protest erupted from a few people in the crowd as some people looked downtrodden.
"That's not fair! What do you mean!" Shikamaru shouted uncharacteristically.
Sakura spoke calmly from the back. "But, Hayate-sensei, I don't understand. Why is it that not everyone present is allowed to participate in the finals?"
"As Sandaime-sama said, there will be feudal lords watching your actions in the final round. We may exceed our time limit if everyone present is allowed to participate. So, if you are not up to the task…"
Hayate coughed violently a few times before going into a large coughing fit. Naruto thought one thing.
"Damn, are you up to the task!"
"Excuse me," Hayate continued, "Those who wish to quit after this explanation can step forward since we will be starting the preliminaries immediately. By the way, as of now, you are able to make your own individual decisions. Your team will not be affected by your departure."
Shouts of protests erupted from the group again.
"We just passed the second round!"
"What do you mean, immediately!"
"What about eating!"
"Immediately; what are you talking about!"
"This is so troublesome."
"I'm out."
Everybody's protests were interrupted as a genin stepped forward. Naruto turned his head to see and saw Kabuto stepping forward, raising his hand. Naruto narrowed his eyes as he grew even more suspicious of the Konoha genin.
"He's quitting? What's going on? Does he want to fail? He did take it 6 times already. If he quits now, this will be his 7th failure. Something is very fishy here."
Naruto watched as Hayate dismissed Kabuto. Kabuto smirked as he turned his back. Not many people noticed, but Naruto did. This little fact only made Naruto even more suspicious.
"If he was tired or something, he would have looked relieved. He looks almost happy to leave. Also, that smirk tells me that he's up to something. What's his story?"
Naruto warped back into reality as he heard Sakura's voice.
"Please Sasuke-kun, withdraw from the match. You are in no condition to fight. That mark still hurts, right? If you don't do it yourself, then I'll do it for you," Sakura said as she started to raise her hand. Sasuke stopped her hand before it was visible to Hayate and spoke to Sakura.
"Sakura, shut up about the mark! This is not your concern so stay out of it! I told you before; I'm an avenger. The "chûnin" title means nothing to me. I only wish to answer one question. "Am I strong?" This is a perfect opportunity because there are many people who are truly powerful. If you deny me this opportunity, I won't forgive even you."
Sakura looked like she would break down at a small breeze. Naruto had heard enough.
"You idiot; don't you see that Sakura-san is trying to help you? She worried about you, you bastard!" Naruto shouted.
"Seriously, even if he is hiding something from me, I do like the concern he showed back in the battle with the Sound ninjas. Now, he's just being selfish!"
"Naruto, you are one of the people I wish to fight," Sasuke said as a response. Naruto was shocked. He expected an insult or something, not this kind of statement.
Hayate started to speak again, seeing that nobody was raising their hands or stepping forward.
"Since nobody else is quitting, I'll proceed. Since there's an even number, there will be 10 one-on-one battles and the victors will proceed forward to the final round. There are virtually no rules. The fight will progress until one of the contenders die, is knocked out, or admits defeat. Also, since we don't want to have unnecessary dead bodies, I will step in when a victor is decided. My ruling is absolute so when I say it's over, it's over. The matches will be chosen randomly with this electronic scoreboard."
Hayate coughed again as a digital television of some sort appeared in the upper left area of the room.
"Now that we're ready, let's select the first two to fight."
At that point, the board started to randomly shuffle the names. The genin waited in anticipation to see whether or not they have to fight immediately. The shuffling started to slow as the gazes of the genin intensified. The shuffling stopped suddenly and landed on two names separated by the word "vs."
"Akadô Yoroi and Uchiha Sasuke; stay down here as the rest of you go up into the safety of the upper area. Are you two ready?"
The two contestants gave sounds to the affirmative as Hayate watched the other genin and jônin go to the upper area. Team 7 lingered behind as Kakashi caught up to them. Kakashi paused next to Sasuke and started to speak.
"Sasuke, don't use the Sharingan. If you misuse your chakra while that seal is active, the results will change your life."
Sasuke smirked as he responded. "So, you noticed. I figured that already. When I tried to use my Sharingan earlier today, I felt a pain in my neck where that snake bastard got me."
"Good, so you understand. If I see the curse mark activate, I will suspend the match."
As Team 7 walked upward without Sasuke, he had a frightened look. Sasuke thought as he faced his foe.
"Now, how should I do this? Not only am I restricted from using the Sharingan, I am restricted from using any chakra in my normal arts. I'm quite a dilemma, here," Sasuke thought as he prepared for battle.
He felt a tinge of pain in his shoulder as he stared down his foe. The stupid curse seal was acting up and Sasuke visibly shook in pain. Sasuke could see his opponent smug facial expression as Hayate spoke.
"Now then, if you're ready, let the first match (cough) begin!"
Yoroi immediately brought his hands into the Tora (Tiger) seal and his hand started to glow blue. Yoroi threw three shuriken and they were blocked by a kunai from Sasuke.
Sasuke felt another wave of pain erupt from his shoulder as he fell to the ground. Yoroi charged and attempted to punch Sasuke as he lay on the ground. Sasuke quickly rolled over, dodging the attack while he pinned his kunai into the ground. Using the kunai as a focal point, Sasuke spun around and wrapped his legs around one of Yoroi's sending him to the ground. Sasuke grabbed Yoroi's arm and held Yoroi in a lock as Yoroi struggled to free himself. The hand that Sasuke was holding started to glow blue as Sasuke felt himself getting weaker.
"What the hell; I loosing my grip! My muscles are getting tired. What's happening?"
Sasuke was then punched in the chest with the arm he was holding and Yoroi jumped away. Sasuke was left on the ground as he thought about what just happened.
"How did he do that? He only grabbed my body and then…"
Sasuke was ripped from his thoughts as Yoroi lunged forward. Unable to move, Sasuke was hit in the head by Yoroi's hand and he was pinned to the ground. The siphoning feeling began again as Sasuke realized what was happening.
"You… You're feeding … on my chakra!"
"So, you noticed." Yoroi said smugly as Sasuke struggled weakly.
Sasuke stopped moving for a few seconds as Yoroi sucked up his chakra. Sasuke's arms fell limply to his sides as the energy was siphoned out of them.
"Focus, Sasuke; you need to divert your energy to do something to get this freak off of me! Now, before it's too late…"
Sasuke spoke as he kicked Yoroi across the battle area. Sasuke stood unsteadily.
"You bastard; I'm going to make you pay for that."
"How exactly do you plan to do that, Sasuke-kun? Just relax; I'll finish this soon."
Yoroi's hand glowed blue as Sasuke prepared for the assault. Sasuke whipped back and forth, dodging the glowing hand by mere inches each time. Unsteadily, Sasuke moved out of Yoroi's range as Naruto decided to speak.
"Sasuke; do you call yourself an Uchiha! This is pathetic! Is this the best you can do!"
Sasuke looked upward to Naruto's position and ignored the outburst. He was interested, however, in the green person beside him as Sasuke developed an idea.
"That's it! I can use tat in this battle! If I can't use my Sharingan, I can use something that I already learned by using it before! This is perfect! Now, I need to get into position."
Sasuke looked forward to see Yoroi charging towards him, his hand blue and glowing Sasuke dodged a few more attacks before disappearing.
Yoroi looked around in confusion before having a foot rudely hitting his chin. Yoroi flew through the air as Sasuke landed on the ground and jumped upward disappearing. He reappeared underneath Yoroi, who regarded his shadow with a shocked glance.
In the upper level, Lee and Gai looked astonished. The technique that was just used was obviously the Kagebuyô that is used right before the Renge technique.
"Did he copy it when I used it on him before the first exam? How can he copy it so perfectly after only seeing it one time?" Lee thought as he watched Sasuke's actions.
"That's Fuzzy Brow's…" Naruto thought.
Sasuke spoke from underneath Yoroi as they flew through the air.
"Now, I'll limit myself to my own talents. It's over."
Sasuke felt a sharp pain on his shoulder at that moment. Sasuke coughed some blood due to the pain of the mark. It felt like someone was shoving a spike through his shoulder while his upper body was being drenched in acid.
"Could it have chosen a worse time? I'm in the middle of something here!"
The spectators watched as Sasuke's face was covered in black marks. Anko and Kakashi were specifically on guard as the marks spread. Sasuke struggled as he flew through the air.
"I…am…not…going to let…this thing…control me!" Sasuke thought as he resisted the feel of the mark.
The spectators that knew about the mark were amazed or relieved at the curse seal's recession. Anko in particular was just surprised.
"He resisted it with the force of his will? That shouldn't be possible!"
"It's over," Sasuke said again as he focused on his opponent. He started his attack with a kick with his left leg. Yoroi saw this coming and he blocked it with his arm.
"That's not enough, you amateur."
"Amateur, indeed," Kakashi muttered as Sasuke continued.
Spinning around in the air, Sasuke backhanded Yoroi in the neck with his left arm. Sasuke then turned around as Yoroi fell to the ground. Sasuke focused his weight and slammed Yoroi in the neck with his right forearm. As the two contenders approached the ground Sasuke allowed his arm's momentum to flip him as he extended his left leg.
"I'm not done yet!" Sasuke shouted as he applied force to his flip. Sasuke's left leg made contact with Yoroi's abdomen as he hit the ground. Yoroi bent his body in pain as his body made contact with two opposing forces; the floor and Sasuke's foot.
"Shishirendan!"
As Yoroi coughed blood from the impact, the force from the blow caused Sasuke to fly off of Yoroi's body, only to land on the floor. Sasuke's body started dragging along the floor and stopped about 10 feet away from Yoroi's body. Sasuke seemed to collapse as he lumped on the floor. Hayate, watching the battle closely, checked on Yoroi's body.
"I don't even need to look. He's out cold," Hayate said as he looked up and smiled.
Sasuke was getting up unsteadily as he recovered from his own technique. Hayate knew this battle was over.
"I'm ending this match before it goes any further. Uchiha Sasuke is the winner of the first round."
Sasuke assumed a sitting position as the match ended. He could only hear Naruto's degrading shouts as the adrenaline rush wore off.
"That was great, Sasuke, but you won in such a lame way! It looks like you're the one that's beat up!"
Sasuke started to fall back as he responded.
"Shut up, Naruto," Sasuke said as he fell backwards and felt a support on his back. Sasuke looked back and saw Kakashi reading his perverted books and supporting Sasuke's back with his leg.
"So, the moves preceding the Shishirendan are derived from Gai's fighting style, huh? It's incredible that he's coming into the full bloom of the Sharingan this early," Kakashi thought as he looked at Sasuke's tired form. Sasuke was currently panting while glaring at Naruto.
The medical team was currently picking up Yoroi's unconscious body for treatment when one of them approached Sasuke.
"Uchiha Sasuke, we need to bring you into the medical ward as well."
"That won't be necessary," Kakashi interrupted, "I'll take care of him."
Kakashi then knelt down to Sasuke's level and spoke so nobody else could hear. "Come with me to the back and I'll seal away that curse mark."
Sasuke whipped his head upward and started to protest.
"Can't it wait? I want to watch the rest of the preliminaries!"
"No, Sasuke, if you allow that seal to run rampant, it will ruin your life. I let you have your way before, and it has only made you selfish. I will not take "no" for an answer."
Sasuke reluctantly followed Kakashi out of the area as the next match was being selected. Sasuke only caught the names of the contenders before he exited the room.
"Aburame Shino vs. Zaku Abumi"
(In the arena)
"Aburame Shino (Cough) and Zaku Abumi (Cough) step forward, please."
Nsruto thought as he looked down at the two contenders.
"That Zaku character is toast. Shino's going to blow him away. Anyone here can see that since his arms were destroyed by Sasuke in our last battle."
Meanwhile, Team 8 was discussing the variable safety of their teammate.
"D-do you t-think that S-Shino-kun will be okay?" Hinata asked.
"He'll be fine, Hinata. He's strong. In fact, he's one of the people I don't want to fight," Kiba said in response as the fight began.
The people above could see that the ninja called Zaku had his arms in a sling, suggesting that they had been broken not so long ago. They could also see the other person, Shino, staring impassively through his dark sunglasses. Hayate saw that the two were ready and he then started the match.
"The second match (cough) of the preliminaries begins (cough) now."
Zaku spoke as he unsteadily moved his left arm upward. Naruto noticed something immediately.
"That arm doesn't look broken to me. In fact, by the look of how Sasuke broke it, I would say it shouldn't be healed at all! Does that mean that somebody on his team knows medical techniques?" Naruto thought as Zaku charged towards Shino.
"I only need one arm to beat you!" Zaku shouted as he attempted to swat Shino in the head. Shino only brought his right arm to block the attack.
"You're going to need more than that. If you continue to fight me, you won't be able to fight again," Shino said in response.
"Zaku looked annoyed as he spoke. "Shut up, you bastard! Take this! Zankûha!"
Shino was caught by surprise by the wind and was blown away. A cloud of dust and smoke appeared from the blast. Shino fell to the ground as Zaku smirked.
"Get up," Zaku said as he watched the silhouette of his opponent slowly and steadily rise from the smoke. Zaku was disgusted at the scene before him as the dust cleared.
Shino was producing bugs. He didn't use a summoning technique. He didn't use a container. The bugs came from underneath his skin. Before Zaku knew it, he was surrounded. A swarm of bugs approached him from behind and drew closer as Shino spoke.
"These bugs are called Kikaichu. They are a parasitic species of bug and they feed on chakra. If I unleash this swarm upon you, you will surely die. Now, for you dilemma; if you attack me with your left hand attack, my swarm will attack your exposed backside. If you attack my swarm, you're leaving an opening for me to exploit. You should always have a trump card."
Zaku became annoyed as he heard Shino's words, quickly drawing his other arm from the sling. He pointed his left arm towards Shino as he pointed his right arm towards the swarm. Shino began to think as he started to charge his attack.
"Well, I thought that that other arm was still mobile. That sling is also unnecessary since I know those arms are perfectly fine. That doesn't matter, though."
Meanwhile, Naruto thought as he looked at the fight carefully.
"I knew it; he had his arms healed and now they're as good as new! If I know Shino well enough, he probably prepared for that. Like I said earlier, Zaku is toast."
Zaku started to speak overconfidently as he smirked towards Shino. "You should always have a trump card, huh? How's this! Zankûha!"
As he tried to release the technique, however, Zaku felt something wrong. For some reason, he could feel his chakra escaping short of the hole in his palms. He looked to each of his arms to see that chakra-charged air was escaping through… his arm, near the elbow. Zaku screamed in agony as the pressure inside his arm increased. The pressure then overpowered Zaku's arms as a large burst of chakra erupted from both sides. His right arm ended up on the floor as Zaku looked in horror. His palms were filled with bugs!
Zaku was brought back to reality by means of Shino's voice. "When I was informing you with my helpful advice, I ordered my bugs to plug up the weak points in your body, namely, your wind holes. That is a true trump card."
Zaku grew enraged at Shino as he swung his left arm towards Shino. Reacting quickly, Shino dodged the arm and delivered a punch to Zaku's face, incapacitating him.
"The winner of the second round is Aburame Shino," Hayate said as the medical corps came to take away Zaku's body. Shino did not escape the eyes of the curious shinobi, including but not limited to, Neji, Lee, Ino, Chouji and Kin.
(Meanwhile)
In the back room, Sasuke was sitting on the floor, surrounded by two circles etched into the ground with kunai. The kunai were sticking out of strategic points in the floor. Kakashi was busy behind Sasuke with a cut hand was he wrote symbol after symbol. The symbols, either Japanese symbols or runes were spread out in straight lines, originating from Sasuke's curse seal. In fact, the symbols were spread around Sasuke in six directions with each line of symbols equidistant from each other. Some of the lines were long enough to exceed the floor space so Kakashi placed the symbols on the pillars or walls that prevented him from using the floor
"I'm almost finished, Sasuke. You need to hold on for a little while longer," Kakashi said as he wrote the last seal. Kakashi then performed a number of hand-seals and placed his hand on the curse seal while saying the name of the technique.
"Fûja Hôin!"
Sasuke felt a sharp pain since the technique felt like boiling acid was being poured into his shoulder as long as Kakashi's hand stayed on it. He screamed in agony as the sealing commenced and fell to the ground as soon as Kakashi lifted his hand. Kakashi started to speak as Sasuke panted on the floor.
"Now, if that curse seal activates, this Fûja Hôin should suppress it. This technique is dependant on your will Sasuke so if your will falters even slightly, the seal will break free."
This was last thing Sasuke heard before he fell unconscious.
Kakashi chuckled as Sasuke fainted from the strain. This little humorous moment was interrupted as Kakashi felt a dark force enter the room.
"So, Kakashi, you've mastered the art of sealing, I take it?" a voice asked before a figure stepped into the light.
"I'm sorry, Kakashi-kun," the figure said as Kakashi's eyes widened in recognition, "I didn't come to play with you."
"Why are you here, Orochimaru?"
"You know why. Two people have something and a third must have it. You see, I've come for Sasuke-kun."
"Why?" Kakashi asked as Orochimaru chuckled evilly.
"Because I wish to fulfill my ambition and Sasuke-kun can help me. I want Uchiha blood."
Orochimaru stepped forward towards Sasuke as Kakashi clutched his right arm. A large blue orb with crackling lightning appeared in Kakashi's hand as he spoke.
"Do not come any closer. Even of you are one of those three ninja, I will kill you if necessary!"
"Well, Kakashi-kun, it seems your seal is futile. Sasuke-kun carries a will that can be influenced by light or darkness and as long as his goal is reached, the end justifies the means. He has the soul of an avenger and he will seek me for power."
Orochimaru walked away as Kakashi released the Chidori. Right before Orochimaru left the room, he asked something.
"By the way, how exactly did you intend to kill me?"
Kakashi immediately felt a wave of fear as Orochimaru left the room, chuckling evilly.
(In the arena)
Shino slowly walked up the stairs to the upper area as the contenders of the next fight were chosen. Naruto blanked out as he let his mask take over, making his presence more defined due to his loudness. Meanwhile, inside his mind, he was thinking about what he could use in his own battle against each of the genin if he was matched with each of them. The following battles ensued. Some of them were quick and uneventful; some of them were just repetitive.
Kabuto's teammate Tsurugi Misumi fought against Kankuro and Kankuro won by using a puppet to break Misumi's bones. This battle was quick and somewhat boring, but Naruto found out what Kankuro's ninja art is during that battle.
Ino went against Sakura in which they were evenly matched. Ino attempted to use her Shintenshin no Jutsu to make Sakura surrender, but Naruto's little façade took over and shouted at Sakura, getting her attention and making Ino pull out. They both ended it with two identical punches, causing a tie. Shikamaru sighed in relief nearby as the match was determined to be a tie. Naruto was somewhat impressed by Sakura's seriousness in the battle, but it was drawn out and predictable.
A girl from the Sand named Temari went against Tenten. Tenten put up a great fight with her weaponry, but she was no match for Temari's fan and she lost. Naruto found this somewhat interesting since Tenten seemed to use weapons which came out of nowhere from her scrolls.
The Sound girl, Kin, went against Shikamaru, who complained that he was fighting a girl. Shikamaru used little effort to make Kin give herself a concussion on the wall, allowing Shinkamaru to win. Naruto found this really boring, yet he laughed at the laziness Shikamaru showed during the battle.
After these battles Naruto was ripped back into reality when the board showed two specific names.
"Inuzuka Kiba vs. Uzumaki Naruto"
Naruto could hear Kiba's confident screams as he dashed down the stairs.
"Man, are we lucky! We could definitely beat this guy, right Akamaru!"
Naruto smirked as he heard this as he went down the stairs to prove him wrong the hard way. As he approached the center of the arena, Naruto could still hear Kiba's confident cries.
"Man, if we're fighting this guy, we might as well say that we've won, right Akamaru?"
Naruto heard a bark to the affirmative from the puppy in Kiba's shirt. Naruto got slightly annoyed since Kiba was obviously counting him out without knowing what he was capable of. Kiba continued his semi-rant as Naruto's patience wore thin.
"I mean, I know that you only know Kage Bunshin no Jutsu and…"
"Hey, Kiba; I was dead-last in the academy, but don't think I stayed the same since you saw me there," Naruto interrupted before he loudly proclaimed one of his hidden abilities. Kiba smirked as he took the puppy out of his shirt and placed him on the floor.
"Hey, Kiba; put the puppy away. It might get hurt when we fight."
"Are you kidding? Akamaru fights alongside me, right Akamaru?"
Another affirmative bark sounded as Naruto continued.
"Okay, that's fine by me. You'll need all the help you can get."
Kiba growled before facing his dog. "Akamaru, stay put for now. I'll handle this alone."
Naruto could see the doubtful glances around him after each of his phrases. Apparently, some people don't believe he could win.
Up in the balcony, a few people thought about Naruto's match.
"I'm sorry, Naruto; even if you aren't bluffing, I have to say that Kiba will win this battle," Kurenai thought.
"Naruto, show us how much you have grown," Kakashi thought.
"Naruto, maybe you will finally show what you have been hiding," Sakura thought as she shouted encouragements to Naruto.
"Naruto-kun, please don't hurt Kiba-kun too badly," Hinata thought.
Lee watched in anticipation as Naruto picked up a conversation.
"Kiba's lucky. Naruto can't win against him," Chouji said. Shikamaru started to speak in response.
"Don't underestimate Naruto. This match is too troublesome to predict since Naruto barely shows any of his abilities. If he is as strong as he says he is, Kiba's toast."
"Are you kidding, Shikamaru? Kiba's going to wipe the floor with Naruto," Ino said.
Naruto pulled his focus back to Kiba as he heard Kiba's voice.
"I'll pity you and end this with one blow."
"Naruto smirked in reply and spoke back. "Is that so? Well, I'm telling you now; you can't beat me."
Kiba scowled as he started to shout at Naruto.
"Stop looking tough, you idiot; you know you've lost so drop the act!"
As the two contenders stared at each other, Hayate spoke.
"So, if you're ready, please begin the 7th match."
Kiba immediately knelt down as Naruto focused. Kiba's body started to be surrounded in chakra. Naruto started to brace himself as Kiba charged forward. Naruto felt the blow less than 2 seconds later and he fell to the ground.
Naruto could hear Kiba's confident remark as he analyzed the blow.
"Examiner; he won't be getting up for a while."
Naruto also picked up a few statements from the balcony as he got up slowly as to not alert Kiba.
"Naruto-kun, that was really lame," Lee said.
"I know Naruto is stronger than that," Shikamaru said.
"I told you that he couldn't match Kiba," Ino stated.
(POV change)
Sakura looked down onto the field as she saw Naruto's motionless body. She faced Kakashi for a moment, drawing what looked like a smile across his features. She looked down as she saw Naruto get up.
"I used to laugh at you whenever you said, 'I will be the Hokage.' Now, I'm positive that I was mistaken after what you did in the Forest of Death. You've convinced me; now, let everyone else know!"
Sakura smiled as she saw Naruto get up slowly. Kiba turned to see Naruto standing, ready to fight. Sakura could see he eyes and they were serious.
"Don't underestimate me. You will regret it," he said as Kiba looked on in amazement.
"Go, Naruto!" she yelled.
(POV change)
"So, you're saying that while you're bleeding in the mouth! I told you to drop the act!" Kiba shouted as Naruto smiled wide.
"I let you hit me to test your strength. Your Shiyaku no Jutsu really improved since Wave Country, Kiba. It's faster now and it packs a bigger punch. However, that is far from enough to stop me! Go ahead and use your doggy there; I'll still kick your butt!" Naruto said as Kiba charged again. Naruto looked closely at Kiba's hand to see two purple spheres.
"Are those smoke bombs?" Naruto thought as Kiba threw the orbs, making a small smokescreen around him.
"Stay calm, Naruto; Kiba can attack from anywhere and you need to think fast. Now, what can I do?" Naruto thought as he looked out for Kiba's punches. Naruto carried a smirk as he thought of something.
From the outside, the spectators could see a large purple smoke cloud as Akamaru stood outside, growling and standing on guard. Suddenly, Naruto burst out of the smoke, only to be tackled by Akamaru. The spectators heard a confident, "You fell for it," within the smoke as Kiba jumped out. As the smoke cleared, they saw a disappointing sight. Akamaru was sitting calmly next to Naruto's body. Akamaru ran forward, seemingly rushing to his master when, suddenly, Akamaru bit Kiba's arm, shocking the hell out of both the spectators and Kiba himself.
"Akamaru, why?" Kiba asked as Akamaru gave a sly smile. Kiba heard a voice as Akamaru was replaced with Naruto.
"You fell for it!" Naruto stated as Kiba shook him off.
"You bastard; you couldn't even use Henge no Jutsu in the academy! Get off!"
Naruto released his hold on Kiba's arm and staggered back slightly. As he regained his composure, Naruto started to taste something REALLY bad.
"Yuck; you taste like dog, you know that?"
"Wait; where's Akamaru?"
"He's over here," a voice said. Kiba looked towards the voice to see another Naruto holding Akamaru by his front paws. Akamaru gave out a little whine as Kiba cursed under his breath.
"So, you've gotten a little stronger since the academy, have you? Well, that doesn't matter because I'm serious now," Kiba stated. He then took a deep breath as he dug within his weapons pouch.
"Is that so? Well, I'm telling you that you can't win against me," Naruto said in response.
Kiba calmly pulled a small pellet out of his weapons pouch as Kiba opened his eyes. Naruto looked onward in confusion as Kiba spoke.
"Naruto, I'll be taking Akamaru now, if you don't mind."
Naruto then saw Kiba flick the pellet, sending it towards Akamaru. The clone reverted into a puff of smoke as Akamaru jumped back towards Kiba. His fur was now red and it seemed that Akamaru was more vicious.
"His fur… turned red?" Naruto asked in confusion as he watched the dog closely. Naruto shifted his attention to Kiba, who was popping a pellet into his own mouth. Kiba smirked as he spoke.
"That's why he's named Akamaru. It's over now. Akamaru, let's go!"
Akamaru hopped on Kiba's back as Kiba formed a seal. Akamaru barked in time with his master as they performed a technique.
"Jinjû Ninpou: Jûjin Bunshin!"
Akamaru, on Kiba's back, started to transform. His front paws turned into hands; his rear paws turned into legs; Akamaru's face changed into Kiba's. Kiba's body, on the bottom, was being surrounded with chakra as they stared evilly at Naruto.
"Hey, is that legal? They took some weird medicine." Naruto asked Hayate as the transformation completed.
"Yes, Hyorogan are ninja tools, like kunai and shuriken."
"I see," Naruto replied as he dropped into a stance, "I guess I have to improvise, huh?"
"Hyorogan, huh; this is going to be trouble since Kiba's and Akamaru's chakras are probably through the roof right now. I wonder how I should do this," Naruto thought as the two Kibas growled in front of him.
"Well then, let's get started; Shiyaku no Jutsu!"
Naruto dodged the attacks as Kiba and Akamaru crashed into the ground. The two charged again as Naruto thought.
"He barely missed that time. He's gotten faster since he ate that Hyorogan. I'm in trouble here. Even if I focus my chakra into my feet, I only have a split-second opening. I can't work that fast!" Naruto thought as he jumped in the air to avoid another twin attack. Kiba looked up and started to charge again. This time, however, Kiba ran differently somehow.
"There's an opening." Naruto heard Kiba say before the twin Kibas charged forward and extended their arms. As soon as they finished extending their arms, the Kibas started to yell in unison.
"Take this; Jûjin Taijutsu no Ôgi: Gatsûga!"
Naruto landed as he saw two gray drills heading towards him. Unable to dodge, Naruto braced for impact. Naruto was hit hard by both of them and his guard was instantly shattered. Naruto flew through the air and landed on the ground, bleeding as Kiba began to brag.
"That's the difference between our abilities, Naruto. You can't even move enough to use that…"
"I can't… lose here. I will… become… the Hokage," Naruto interrupted. Kiba scoffed and restarted his taunts.
"You want to become the Hokage when you're weaker than me? I'll tell you what; I'll become a Hokage for you!" Kiba said spitefully as Naruto twitched at the thought. Kiba then started to laugh at Naruto's expense. Kiba continued. "You really don't think you can become Hokage, huh Naruto? I've said it before. Stop acting tough!" Kiba then restarted his laughter.
Meanwhile, up in the balcony, Hinata was contradicting Kiba's words.
"You're wrong, Kiba-kun. Naruto-kun is stronger than you think. He believes in himself and his self-worth, unlike me. I've always thought that was incredible because I know how difficult that is. I understand because I know he's always alone. Nobody would look at the real Naruto, thus he ceased to show it. Nobody would acknowledge the true person that he keeps locked away. Now, however, everyone is watching!"
Naruto unsteadily got up and thought as he saw Kiba's surprised face.
"So, that bastard wants to compete with me for the Hokage title, huh? Well, I'll show him who he's up against."
"If you try to compete with me for the title of Hokage," Naruto started, "I'll whip you like the dog that you are," Naruto finished coldly.
Kiba started to speak snobbishly as he pointed at Naruto.
"Don't you give it a rest!" Kiba asked as Naruto continued to smirk. Kiba only got annoyed. "Fine, Naruto, I'll make it so you won't walk again!"
Akamaru and Kiba charged forward as Naruto quickly made three seals, Ushi, Saru and Hitsuji. Kiba noticed these and launched the Gatsûga again. Naruto jumped into the air as Kiba and Akamaru rushed towards him in the forms of large gray drills. Just as the attacks were about to hit, Naruto thrust his hands forward and blew himself away just in time. Naruto landed just as Kiba and Akamaru did and he turned around just in time to see Kiba and Akamaru charging towards him once again. Two more purple spheres were thrown, creating a smokescreen around Naruto as the Kibas performed Gatsûga around the smokescreen. Inside, Naruto was thinking of a plan.
"Okay, Naruto; stay calm. Do what you did last time and avoid that stupid drill technique. Now, let's kick this up a little bit."
Kiba and Akamaru jumped out as the smoke cleared, revealing Naruto kneeling down and wiping blood and sweat from his brow. Naruto stood; this time, however, Kiba noticed a sword in his right hand.
"You don't give up, do you?"
"It doesn't matter. There could be five or six of you and I can still kick your butt into next week," Naruto said, clutching his blade with both of his hands.
Hayate noticed immediately and started to analyze Naruto.
"That stance is atrocious! He can't defend himself with such weak footing! Also, that sword doesn't look too strong. One of those attacks from that Kiba kid and that thing's going to shatter like fine china! What is he thinking?"
Kiba spoke as he charged forward. "All you do is talk. I'll end this with the next one."
Two more purple spheres were thrown as Naruto prepared to defend himself. The smoke consumed him as Naruto started to focus.
"Now, all I need to do is get my body airborne and I can damage him. I need to be careful though."
Naruto plunged his sword into the ground and jumped onto the hilt, dodging another attack by Kiba. Naruto then used the hilt as footing to jump into the air while focusing chakra. The spectators saw Naruto fly into the air as he used Kage Bunshin no Jutsu to create about 10 clones in the air. The clones started to fall as Naruto's real body looked for a safe place to land.
Naruto touched the ground as the Kibas started to rush him. Naruto stayed still as the Naruto clones fell on the backs of both of them, slamming them into the ground. Kiba growled at Naruto as Akamaru changed back into his puppy form. Each of them had 5 Naruto clones on top of them. Naruto walked up to Kiba and started to explain.
"You should know the weaknesses of your own techniques. If you don't, people can exploit them easily. For example, your Gatsûga attack may cause a lot of damage, but it only causes major damage if you make contact with the front end of your attack. That is why you can control the direction of your movements, even if you are spinning at a high rate of speed. Since your attack doesn't cause as much damage on the side, I was able to exploit that weakness by applying the laws of gravity. You see, the damage from the side is so minimal; my clones haven't disappeared from the impact. You should probably get your dog checked. With his size, I could have broken something when he changed back."
Naruto turned as he started to think. He walked ten feet away and turned around.
"He will get up in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1…" Naruto said.
As predicted, Kiba charged his body with chakra and flung all of the clones away. Kiba then attacked the clones holding Akamaru down and retrieved his puppy. He was alive, but apparently, he broke a leg bone. Kiba started to think as he looked at his dog.
"Calm down; he can't keep up with my movements so I can still win. Now, all I need to do is get behind him and I can strike back!"
Kiba looked at Naruto and bit his hand enough to draw blood. Focusing on the pain, Kiba calmed down enough to draw some shuriken.
Naruto, next to his sword started to speak. "So, are you finally getting serious? That's good; I have a special new technique to test out."
Kiba charged forward and started to throw his shuriken. "I don't know what you're up to, but I won't let you use that "special technique" of yours!"
Naruto immediately took his sword and blocked them all. Naruto looked forward to see Kiba closing in at high speed, obviously under the effects of Shiyaku no Jutsu. Naruto was hit by the attack, sending him flying across the arena. Naruto dropped his sword halfway as Kiba closed in for another attack. Naruto dodged his attacks with great difficulty and Kiba kept up his relentless attack. When he finally got a good shot at Naruto, he took it. Naruto was hit dead on and he flew for around 10 feet before disappearing.
"You know, it's too late to say that you're going to stop my technique," a voice said as Kiba looked for the source. As soon as he looked towards it, all he saw was air.
"It has already begun, U…" a voice said behind him as something punched him towards the source of the first voice. Kiba was able to look back for a second and saw Naruto smirking and another Naruto jumping into the air by launching off of the first Naruto's back. Kiba tried to recover as he was met with three more hits that seemed to come from nowhere.
"…Zu…Ma…Ki…" Kiba heard as he flew high into the air. Kiba was caught off guard as he felt a heel dig into his back, sending him towards the ground. A voice was heard from above as he felt the impact.
"Naruto Rendan!" Naruto said as he moved to land in front of Kiba. Naruto spoke to Kiba as he struggled to stand.
"I know; that technique was a total mockup of Sasuke-teme's Shishirendan, but that was not the technique I was talking about. I'm actually starting the technique now because I know that Naruto Rendan didn't end things."
Everyone present started to feel a large chakra surge as four clones started to surround Kiba. Each one started to perform identical seals, Ushi, Saru, Tatsu and Hitsuji. The real Naruto stepped back and smirked as the chakra surge grew. Naruto was about to release it when…
"I am stopping this match before it goes any further. By the potential power of that technique, I am assuming that it will ensure a fatal blow. The winner is Uzumaki Naruto," Hayate said.
Naruto scowled before stopping the technique. Kiba unsteadily got up and he was escorted to the medical facilities along with Akamaru. Naruto went back up into the balcony muttering something along the lines of:
"Damn it; I wanted to test that technique so bad, too."
(End Chapter)
Techniques:
Kagebuyô: Shadow of the Dancing Leaf
Renge: Lotus; you'll see this soon.
Shishirendan: Lion Combo
Hyorogan: Soldier pill (not a technique, I know)
Jinjû Ninpou: Jûjin Bunshin: Man-Beast Ninja Art: Beast Human Clone
Jûjin Taijutsu no Ôgi: Gatsûga: Man-Beast Ultimate Physical Technique: Piercing Fang
Uzumaki Naruto Rendan: Uzumaki Naruto Combo/Barrage
A/N: I didn't really like the beginning of this chapter, but I loved the end. Did you like the Naruto vs. Kiba fight? Please tell me! Also, please alert me of my mistakes if I make them. I'm not perfect. I'm still working on my stupid homework but I was tired of reading from a textbook so I typed this up. I hope you enjoy it! Posted 11:49, July 11, 2006.