A/N: This is the set up for Nadeshiko's and Arata's battle. This is the last part of my Triple Update. I'll probably put up Chapter 10 tomorrow or the next day. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto

Chapter 9

I opened my eyes and light flooded in. My stomach had butterflies in it and I felt like I was going to puke.

I was going to get to see Arata today but I also had to fight him.

I grabbed something to eat from the apartment kitchen and headed off towards the center of town. I was prolonging until I would see Arata because he would be able to copy my Jutsu.

I went down to the arena. Everyone was there. Thousands of people screamed from the stands even though the first battle wasn't for another hour.

I found Bitto and Shuhan in a balcony. I climbed up to go see them.

"Arata's over there. You're sure you don't want to see him?" Shuhan teased.

"He'll copy my Jutsus just by looking at me. I'll see him enough after the matches." I sighed.

He looked perfect scanning the crowd and anticipating our match. He saw me and smiled. I smiled weakly back. He turned away and said something to the Otokage-sama.

"He wants to know if he can stand over here. The Otokage-sama said no." Bitto interpreted. She didn't need to thought because whatever the Otokage had said made Arata just sit down and look at me.

Soon a person selling Pocky came over and handed me one. Chocolate covered with Almonds. My favorite.

"From Arata Uchiha. He would like to know if you would go and get Ramen with him after." Said the man selling the Pocky.

"Please tell him yes, I most certainly will." I replied. He walked over to Arata's balcony and told him.

Arata beamed. It was going to be sad that I was going to beat him. I'm being too arrogant. He could very well win.

"Let the first fight commence." Said Shino. I assumed he got stuck with the job of Procter again.

Shuhan jumped onto the sandy ground. It was sandy in the arena. Why didn't I notice that before? I need to survey my surroundings if I'm going to win. Yume got down off of her balcony. I guess I wasn't paying attention to who Shuhan was going to fight. Shuhan quickly called upon a wolf pack. She then selected one and did an impressive tai-jutsu that had her and the wolf collide with Yume.

Shuhan then did Great Fireball Jutsu. She was showing off just to get high marks. She finished by deeply cutting Yume in the back. Shino stopped the fight and announced that Shuhan had won.

Bitto's fight was next. Bitto's fight didn't last a minute. Her opponent got into the fighting area and then began to beat herself up. She knocked herself out and Bitto was the victor.

As the day waned to an end, Arata's and my fight was growing closer every moment.

Finally it came. I hesitated to get down but Shuhan and Bitto pushed me. I flipped and steadied myself.

"Let the fight begin." Shino said. The crowd went wild.

"I'm sorry if I hurt you but I really want to win." I apologized.

"Same here. I can't wait for Ramen later though. If we are both well enough." Arata said happily that he could finally talk to me.

"What's that supposed to mean?" I questioned giggling at his happiness. But he didn't answer.

A/N: Next Time: the Battle heats up! Who will loose and who will come out on top? This will all be in the next Chapter of Demon Three: Chuunin Exams!