Again, thanks everyone for reviewing, and here's the next chapter.
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Unwanted
Chapter 28 – Finished
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"The next match is Ryuga vs. Gaara!" Anko called out after intermission. Ryuga instantly appeared in the arena, but there was no sign of Gaara.
"Where is he?" inquired Naruto, surprised Gaara wasn't there yet.
"I have no idea," replied Katayanagi. "I haven't seen Cagalli either."
"You don't think…" Naruto was cut off by someone calling Katayanagi's name. It was Ayame.
"Hey, guys! What's up?" she slapped Naruto on the back.
"Not much…" replied Naruto, now in even more pain than before.
"You haven't seen Cagalli recently, have you?" asked Katya, hoping Ayame would know. Ayame merely shrugged.
"Why do we care where Gaara is anyway?" Naruto thought out loud. "I mean, it's not like he's our friend or anything."
"Alright!" they all heard Anko yell. "Gaara isn't here, so that counts as forfeit. Ryuga is the winner! The next match will therefore be Ayame vs. Ryuga!"
"See you two later!" Ayame dashed past them, and went into the exit that Naruto and Katya had come out of before. She quickly came running into the Arena, and stood in front of Ryuga, not the least bit intimidated. She actually wore a smirk on her face.
"Ok then, let's get this final match underway!" called Anko. "Begin!"
Chakra pouring out of her, Ayame wasted no time as she formed quick hand signs. A giant ball of water shot out from her mouth. Ryuga drew his sword and held it out; the water was sliced in two when it collided with it.
Ryuga had payed no attention to Ayame as soon as the water ball came flying towards him. But now his eye caught her, she was making the same sequence of hand signs, and another water ball came towards her. He again held his sword out, but before it could hit his cold blade, he was hit before by something from behind. The force sent him flying forwards, then colliding with the other water ball.
"Ha!" laughed Ayame, "you're not so tough. Those others you fought before must have just been really weak to lost to you!" Ryuga looked up and noticed the girl that had stood behind him disappear into a cloud of smoke.
"Clone…" he thought as he got to his feet.
"Maybe I just didn't try my hardest," he replied with a smirk. The speed which had been displayed in his first two matches reappeared, and he was instantly behind Ayame, sword drawn and pressed against the back of her neck. Ayame shivered.
Ryuga laughed. A small stream of blood ran down Ayame's neck. The blade was just touching her skin enough so she bled. She felt mad, extremely mad. 'Beaten in the final match? No way!' she thought as she grit her teeth, trying to think of a plan.
"You won't beat me," he exclaimed, "and defiantly not in the final round." Suddenly Ryuga
looked up towards the sky. Ayame sensed he was distracted and she managed to escape from the blade of his sword. "Damn," he swore, looking back at his opponent.
"Hah, you got distracted!" Ayame laughed, quite happy he did so. Ayame was instantly ready to fight again, but then Ryuga looked back towards the sky. She wouldn't let this chance slip by, she charged. But Ryuga saw her out of the corner of his eye, and he met her kunai with his sword.
"Sorry," Ryuga stated, "but I'll have to crash this little fight of ours. Bye bye."
"What the hell are you talking about?" as she spoke he ran and scaled the large wall surrounding the arena, and jumped over the top.
"Uh…Ryuga has left the arena, therefore Ayame wins by default!" Anko announced. "Alright then, everybody! That's the end of the chuunin examinations! All the fine genin who have participated this time will be judged and may pass, but the results won't be in for the next week or so! Please stop at our gift shop on the way out, thank you!"
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"Well I guess that's that. We'll find out in a week," stated Naruto as he, Katya and Ayame walked through Konoha.
"I can't believe that guy just left in the middle of our match!" Ayame exclaimed, "man, it was so much fun until he chickened off!"
"But don't you think it's kind of strange?" Katya asked.
"Damn yeah!"
"I mean, why would he just leave? It was the last match of the chuunin exams, I don't suppose I know anyone who would just up and leave half way through," replied Katya.
"No, me either," agreed Naruto. "Well after all that action, who wants to stop by Ichiraku for
some ramen?"
"Sure, I'm kinda hungry," replied Ayame.
"Yeah, let's go," Katya smiled, "but you're paying, Naruto."
"What?"
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Damn, I've gotten so lazy with fic writing. I'm terribly sorry, and I'll try to update faster.