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The remaining Genin stood in the middle of the arena awaiting the next names to be announced on the board. The names sped through.

Nagai Ichiro

Vs.

Hyuuga Neji.

Neji looked over at his opponent who looked back at him. The two stood still as the other Genin went back up to the skybox.

" So looks like I get to be the lucky one to face you." Ichiro said.

" True, but don't worry, you wont be the last to face me today." Neji said smirking with his arms crossed.

Neji got into his fighting stance while Ichiro pulled out 3 kunai.

" Begin!" The Proctor said.

Ichiro then separated into about 15 water clones. He thought he would be able to confuse Neji. This however wasn't the case as Neji has managed to advance his Byakugan to the point where he could differentiate the original from the clones. No doubt his last battle with Naruto prompted him to do this. As the clones attacked him, Neji blocked all their shots. The clones piled on Neji, he remedied this immediately by performing the "Heavenly Spin technique." striking them in the area of their chakra pool one at a time. Until he finally reached Ichiro, who three kunai at Neji to buy a little more time to make more clones. Neji however, did not give him the opportunity, as he dodged the kunai with ease and struck Ichiro's tenketsu forcing him back. Ichiro pulled out a kunai and attempted to slash at Neji. But Neji proved too cunning as he narrowly dodged the swipes.

Hinata was seen looking down at Neji, admiring his seemingly perfect skills. She then recalled a painful memory from her past.

((((((((Flash Back))))))))

Watching from the side, 8 year old Hinata Hyuuga was admiring the power and skill of her 9 year old cousin Neji Hyuuga as he destroyed a training post before her eyes. Neji noticed her looking and started to get a little annoyed that his cousin was watching him. As he finally finished he wiped the sweat from his brow and looked for something to wipe his face. Suddenly a towel appeared before him. Behind it was Hinata with an admiring smile. Neji took the towel and wiped his face.

"y-you're incredible Nii-san. Everybody in the clan s-says so."

Neji was clearly getting annoyed by his cousin.

" Otousan says y-you're the strongest one in the clan."

Neji looked at her.

" I wish I could be like y-you one d-day." Hinata mumbled out."

Neji brought the towel away from his face. Neji stood tall which caused Hinata to shrink a little from sudden intimidation of her cousin.

" Hmph, that will never happen Hinata-sama." Neji said coldly.

Hinata's eyes grew wide in shock.

" The fact of the matter is, you can never be like me. I push forth in combat. You, you surrender easily. Your kata is a mess, while I strive into perfecting mine. I am brave, you are a coward. These are differences between us that can never be changed. That is why the gap in our strengths will never be closed."

Hinata was close to tears.

" Furthermore I am of full Hyuuga blood, while you are not, which makes you genetically inferior. Face it Hinata-sama, you can be called a half-breed at best. This is why you will never be as strong as me." Neji finished and walked away.

Hinata just stood there as Neji walked away. Her eyes welled up with tears but not daring to let them fall.

" Is he right?" Hinata thought. " Am I just……. inferior?"

(((((((((End Flashback)))))))))))

Ichiro managed to stick a kunai into Neji's arm. This however, had little affect. Neji jumped up delivering a spin kick to Ichiro's head, knocking him several feet away.

" Hanabi, pay close attention. This is what you can expect from Neji. He will no doubt be the strongest shinobi in the clan." Hiashi said.

Hanabi nodded as she watched her Hyuuga hunk decimate his victim.

" Geeze, Neji's….just too fast." Shikamaru said.

" So this is the famous Neji Hyuuga I've heard so much about…. Yea, he's absolutely top notch." Matobe thought as he looked on from the crowd.

A the end all Ichiro could manage to do was throw a weak jab at Neji, who slapped it away and decided to finish the match.

" 2 palms"

"4 palms"

"8 palms"

"16 palms"

"32 palms"

"64 PALMS!"

The Proctor believed Neji may have overdone it a little. However He awarded him the match none the less.

" The winner of this match, Neji Hyuuga, he will advance to the next round." The Proctor said.

The crowd cheered. It was known amongst the crowd Neji was one of the favorites to win the tournament.

Hiashi had a very satisfied grin on his face. " Even Uzumaki can't counter Neji's attacks. Neji should win this tournament. I wonder if he'll have to resort to the "128 palm technique" he learned this past year?" He thought.

Neji went back up to the skybox. Hinata watched as he walked by. Her hands were shaking though it was unclear whether it was from fear or anticipation. Neji looked over at Naruto seeing if he was impressed the way he picked his opponent apart with ease.

" Eh." Naruto said wavering his hand as a way of telling Neji he did "ok".

" Hm, can't burn up all my energy on small fries. I'm saving my best techniques for you." Neji said.

Naruto turned his head to ignore him.

" And Now the next match." The Proctor said.

The names sped through the board. Jiraiaya's eyes lit up. The next thing that could be seen was Sakura looking straight at Naruto.

Uzumaki Naruto

Vs.

Haruno Sakura

Sakura was the first to jump down. She then started walking to the middle of the battlefield.

Naruto smirked. "Hmph, I just have he best luck in the world don't I." Naruto said sarcastically.

Naruto then jumped down and made his way to the middle of the battlefield.

Toba recalled the fight Naruto gave Jirobo and how he pummeled him using red chakra. " If he uses his red chakra on that girl he just might kill her." Toba thought.

" This match has some signifigance indeed." Sarutobi thought.

Naruto and Sakura locked eyes.

" Begin!" The Proctor said.

As soon as that was said, Naruto had a kunai caught between his teeth. The crowd saw it come out of nowhere.

" Geeze Sakura-chan, are you trying to kill him?" Ino said.

Naruto spat the kunai out.

" Why are you in such a hurry Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked.

"Don't call me Sakura-chan." Sakura said.

" Well….anyway like I was about to say before you tried to take my head off, I just wanted to say…..I'm sorry." Naruto said.

Sakura looked surprised.

" You're right to be angry at me. I did let you down. I knew how important Sasuke was to you." Naruto said.

Sakura almost didn't know what to say.

" But….are you gonna hold it against me like this forever? Sasuke was my friend to. I did what I could to bring him back." Naruto said.

" Naruto….." Sakura said.

Naruto looked up.

" Let's just fight." Sakura said as she threw her wires hoping to capture Naruto.

Naruto luckily was too quick for Sakura's wires as he disappeared before they could ensnare him. Sakura stayed calm trying to feel out Naruto's chakra-level. It was too late however as Naruto was already right behind her. Sakura immediately spun around and punched Naruto right in the jaw. Normally due to Sakura's strength, this would have knocked Naruto 30 maybe 40 feet, just like in the good old days. However this was not the case this time. Naruto leaned back a little bit from the impact, it even left an imprint on his cheek, but he rose back up. Sakura was shocked. A small smirk came onto Naruto's face.

" Hehe, funny….I remember your punches being a lot harder." Naruto said almost mockingly. Neji looked on from above.

(((((((Neji's Flashback))))))))

Lee and Neji were sparring in the woods just for training. Though Neji possessed the Byakugan, Lee's speed was far superior. Even given their distinct advantages over one another, neither managed to land a decent blow.

Later when they were done sparring, Lee and Neji were sitting down to relax.

" Your speed has gotten much better since the tournament Neji." Lee said.

" I have to be faster." Neji said. " So when the next tournament comes around, I can defeat a certain person."

" Naruto?" Lee said.

Neji looked at Lee.

Lee decided to drop the subject.

" I have to go." Neji said.

"Where are you off to?" Lee asked.

" I'm training with my uncle." Neji said.

" Oh, ok, bye." Lee said.

Neji walked off.

" Neji has been training much harder than he usually does. I guess Naruto really got under his skin." Lee thought as he smiled.

Neji walked into the Hyuuga compound. After seeing Neji, Hanabi ran up and wrapped herself around his arm.

" Uff, Hanabi-sama…." Neji said.

" What? We're gonna be married one day anyway. We might as well be comfortable around each other as husband and wife." Hanabi chirpily said.

" Neji, you're here. I will get Hiashi-kun." Motoko said.

Later Neji was practicing as Hiashi threw kunai at him.

" There's got to be a level beyond this. I have to get stronger. So I can defeat him." Neji thought.

(((((((((End Neji's Flashback)))))))))))

Sakura sneered at Naruto. She wound up for another punch, except Naruto caught it this time while smiling. However the punch was a diversionary tactic as Sakura was secretly looping a wire around Naruto's torso and legs. Sakura then jumped back.

" Should've paid closer attention to what I was doing." Sakura said.

She then tightened the wire around Naruto's body.

" Now would be a good time to surrender while you can." Sakura said.

" Oh man, that's like how she got me." Shikamaru said.

" Oh no." Hinata said.

Sakura seemed to have the upperhand. So she found it odd that Naruto would be smiling.

" I got a trick I think you're gonna like Sakura-chan." Naruto said.

Suddenly Naruto gritted his teeth and closed his eyes. He then reopened them to reveal crimson orbs. This was the first stage. The next stage Naruto's red chakra began to engulf him like it did in his first battle. The next thin to happen Naruto had not yet revealed to the crowd. What could only be described as a tail sprouted out from behind Naruto.

" What on Earth is this!?" Sarutobi thought.

The entire crowd was speechless at what they were seeing. The scary part was, it wasn't over. Naruto started putting out even more chakra. Suddenly, a second tail emerged. After a loud growl, a third finally emerged. Sakura was amazed. She had no idea what she was looking at or if it was even Naruto anymore. Neji looked on with his Byakugan and was amazed. He was no uncertain if he could defeat Naruto in such a form. Neji looked on at Hinata who had her hand over her chest. She seemed a little concerned but for the most part remained calm. As if she had seen Naruto in this form before. Naruto's red chakra illuminated the ring. The Proctor took a few steps back from witnessing Naruto's might. Before Sakura's very eyes her assassination wires had cinged off of Naruto's figure due to the intensity of his chakra. After Naruto was free he immediately lowered his chakra level severely. The Proctor, the crowd, even the Hokage were absolutely speechless.

" How could Naruto do that? To be able to control so much of the Kyuubi's chakra….." Sarutobi thought.

Naruto looked back at Sakura who was at a loss for words.

" Sorry about that. I guess I got a little carried away." Naruto said rubbing the back of his head.

Matobe looked at Naruto from above. "Damn it kid! Don't do that again! Your strongest form isn't a damn toy." He thought.

The crowd then began to scream cheers for Naruto.

Sakura after shaking off what she had just seen, got her head back into the game. She recoiled her wires and tried the " Multiple shuriken technique" against Naruto. Naruto however used the " Mass multiple shadow clone technique and caught all the shuriken. Sakura found herself running out of ideas, so she just lunged kunai at Naruto until she could think of another way. Using multiple back flips, Naruto managed to dodge the kunai. Unknowing to Naruto, Sakura managed to again loop assassination wire around his arm left arm. She intended to use it as a means of pulling him to the ground. However, Naruto surprised Sakura by jumping into the air.

" NARUTO NO!" Sakura shouted.

However it was too late. As Naruto jumped into the air he heard a slicing sound. The entire crowd gasped. Hinata was about to shriek. As Naruto landed on the ground he looked to his arm. Unfortunately…….it was several feet away from him. Naruto looked to where his arm should have been and instead found a bloody sliced nub. Naruto howled in pain. Neji looked on shocked at Naruto's injury.

" Naruto… I …I didn't mean…" Sakura said scared out of her mind.

" What have I done?" She thought.

Naruto looked down at his injury. He then grabbed the remainder of his arm still attached then began to glow with red chakra. Sakura and the Proctor had no idea what Naruto was doing. Then before the entire crowd's eyes. A new arm sprouted in the original's place.

The toothpick dropped out of the Proctor's mouth as it hung ajar.

Naruto smiled.

" Sakura-chan, remember at the prelims last exam when I offered you that ointment Hinata-chan gave me?"

Sakura still said nothing.

" Well anyway, I thought it was her ointment that healed my wounds. It wasn't til my year of training when I found out that cuz of the stupid fox in me, that my wounds pretty much heal on their own. I actually can take massive amounts of damage and bounce back from them." Naruto said.

Sakura was now intimidated.

" Seriously Sakura-chan, you took off my arm just cuz you're mad at me? Is this still over Sasuke? God, grow up will ya?" Naruto said who then got back into his fighting stance.

Sakura however turned and walked away.

" I quit." Sakura said to the Proctor.

Naruto was surprised.

" The winner of this match, Naruto Uzumaki. He will advance to the next round." The Proctor said.

Naruto stood rubbing the back of his head in confusion. But decided to go back up to the skybox. Hinata quickly ran up to inspect his arm.

" Are you ok Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked.

Naruto blushed. "Don't worry Hinata-chan, I'm fine." He said.

" Byakugan." Hinata said as she thoroughly inspected Naruto's arm.

What was amazing was that the arm all in all was absolutely fine much to Hinata's relief.

" Now for the final match of the second round. Will the remaining competitors please meet in the center ring." The Proctor said.

The scoreboard showed the names

Higashi Koichi

Vs.

Hinata

Hinata walked onto the field. Seeing Koichi already having his koto out for use.

" This might be bad. With that weapon he is far more proficient at long range attacks. I have to make sure I get into close range where I'll have a greater advantage." Hinata thought.

" You can win Hinata! Stay focused!" Toba yelled.

Hiashi shot a glance at Toba who seemed to casually ignore it. He was an elder of the Hyuuga clan. Even the leader must show respect.

Before the match began Koichi addressed Hinata.

" Miss Hinata, it is an honor to face you. I seldom get the opportunity to do combat with opponents as lovely and beautiful as yourself." Koichi said.

Hinata blushed as she brought a hand up to her cheek in embarrassment.

" a-arigato." She said shyly.

" Begin!" The Proctor said.

Hinata snapped out of her stupor and immediately charged Koichi in order to close the gap between them. She managed to kick his koto aside and attack his chakra points. She thought she might now have the upper hand. But when she struck his chakra pool, he disappeared in a puff of smoke. Hinata was confused until she began to hear the melody of strums . When she turned around, she saw Koichi strumming his koto.

" But…" Hinata said.

" Sorry for the deception but while I was complimenting you I made a clone of myself and put him in my place in the time it took you to close your eyes. I knew my next opponent might be tempted to close the gap between us quickly. Don't take it the wrong way, my compliment was truthful but I still used it to my advantage." Koichi said smiling.

Hinata stood still, she should have known better than to take her eyes off her opponent. But she remained calm trying to devise a plan get close to him. However, she could not devise one fast enough as she heard Koichi begin playing. Hinata stood and activated her Byakugan so she could see the attacks better, giving her a better chance of avoiding them. Koichi launched a serried of chakra blades. Hinata had no choice but to run and dodge them. She attempted to launch several kunai at him, hoping one will hit. However using a short range sound wave strum, Koichi deflected them.

" Well, the outcome seems obvious, Hinata can't get anywhere near him. This fight is as good as done. I frankly didn't expect Hinata to make it this far." Motoko said.

She looked to her daughter and smiled. Hanabi smiled back.

Toba looked on as his granddaughter continued to fight.

((((((((Flashback))))))))

Toba was taking a leisurely stroll through the training fields of Konohakagure. There he heard a voice off in the distance. He immediately recognized it as his first granddaughter and went to see what she was doing. He looked through the bushes to see 10 year old Hinata practicing against a post.

"Hm, what is she doing out here? Why isn't she practicing at the Hyuuga compound?" He thought.

Toba then noticed Hinata was all alone. Once more Toba noticed Hinata, though training hard, made a series of mistakes. He wondered why there was no one out here to help her train namely her father. Toba decided to pay a little visit to his son.

As Toba opened the door to the Hyuuga dojo he saw Hiashi and Motoko training Hanabi. Toba walked up to his son.

" Otousan, what a pleasant surprise." Hiashi said bowing.

" To what do we owe this honor Toba-sama?" Motoko said.

" Actually, I was wondering if I may talk to my son alone for a minute." Toba said.

" Oh….very well." Motoko said.

Motoko continued training Hanabi.

" So Otousan, what do you wish to discuss?" Hiashi asked.

" Well, first I would like to say that Hanabi is looking good." Toba said.

Hiashi smiled with pride from the compliment " Arigatou." He said.

" Yes, actually you and Motoko have been doing quite a great job training her. You've been training her every day for the past week or so haven't you?" Toba said.

" Yes we have. She holds much promise." Hiashi said.

" Very good, very good. And exactly…..how many days these past few weeks have you been training Hinata?" Toba asked.

Hiashi's smile quickly turned into a sneer. "Why?" He asked.

" Well it's just that….I just saw her over at the common training grounds instead of the ones here. The reason I don't know, but what I do know is that Hinata is making some mistakes and I thought perhaps you as her father might want to at least give her at least a few pointers." Toba said.

Hiashi turned towards Hanabi.

" Otousan, I can't waste my time with Hinata right now. I'm busy with Hanabi, unlike her sister, she actually holds some promise." Hiashi said.

Toba had known for years that Hiashi was neglecting Hinata and it was starting to anger him.

" Regardless if her mother wasn't a Hyuuga Hiashi, it does not change the fact that she is still your daughter." Toba said.

" Otousan, look at Hanabi, she is my "True" daughter. She excels at everything she does, she is not afraid to challenge nor to accept one. Hinata is weak and timid, she spends more energy trying to avoid combat than actually in it." Hiashi said.

Motoko overheard Hiashi and instructed Hanabi to take a break.

" It is a sad fact Otousan, but Hanabi is the future of this clan, not Hinata. It is only a shame that Hinata was born first otherwise there would be no problems." Hiashi continued.

Toba started getting angry with his son.

" I'm afraid I must agree Toba-sama. Hanabi is a true prodigy, and pardon the term but Hinata is really no more than dead weight." Motoko said.

Toba directed his anger at Motoko. He for a long time did not care much for his daughter-in-law. Mainly because of how she treated Hinata. Motoko never even considered forming a mother-daughter relationship with Hinata. To her it was only about her own daughter Hanabi. Motoko was originally chosen to be Hiashi's wife for many reasons. One being she is quite strong and skilled in the Hyuuga arts, but perhaps her best quality is how smart and cunning she is. In the case of the two daughters, she knew just how to get the main house on her side. The way she did this was she made sure everybody in the clan knew when Hanabi had accomplished something and she made equal effort to let everyone in the clan know when Hinata had failed at something. Toba could see right through her poised façade and see her for the witch that she is.

" Motoko! I don't recall anyone ask-…" Toba started but stopped.

He immediately turned around to see Hinata had been standing in the open door way. She heard nearly everything. Hinata plastered on a smile trying to fool everybody into thinking she heard nothing, which was failing miserably.

" I f-f-forgot my w-waterbottle." She said running into the dojo to get it from the resting area.

Her Grandfather wanted to stop her, before she left but he didn't want to make a big scene in the dojo. Hinata bowed as she left. Toba could tell she was choking back tears. Hinata then ran off. Toba looked at his son and daughter in-law absolutely disgusted with both of them. He walked out of the dojo.

((((((((End Flashback)))))))))

" Hinata has done everything she can to be accepted by the clan. Yet she was still shunned."

" Hinata-chan! You can do it you can win!" Naruto cheered.

Hinata, though still not getting close to Koichi, wasn't giving up hope. Koichi decided it is time for him to take the offensive. Koichi launched a mass series of chakra blades. Hinata jumped behind a rock for cover. While doing so Koichi was cutting through the rock with his koto.

"(gasp) Hinata-chan will get killed….." Ino said.

" How do I get through his attacks? He must have a weak-point" Hinata thought. " wait…"

(((((Flashback)))))))

Koichi: Those who do not feel our melody parish by it.

(((((End Flashback))))))

" That's it." Hinata thought.

Hinata jumped from the rock and stood still, her Byakugan activated as she looked straight at Koichi. Hinata pulled out a kunai to in a way substitute a fan. One thing that even her grandfather didn't know was that Hinata was incredibly skilled in ceremonial dancing. Koichi lunged attacks at Hinata, only Hinata managed to evade them gracefully while moving toward Koichi. Koichi continued his attacks however Hinata again was dodging them. It almost appeared to the crowd that Hinata was dancing. Using her Byakugan, Hinata could have a much sharper view of the attacks coming, and using her grace, speed and extreme flexibility she narrowly dodged them. If Koichi weren't attacking her it would almost seem like Hinata was dancing to his song. Hinata was getting closer as Koichi's attacks became faster and more frantic. Toba was amazed that Hinata was pulling off such a feet, and though he wouldn't admit it, so was Hiashi. Naruto was taken back by how beautiful Hinata's movements were. Hinata was no more than 10 feet away from Koichi.

" Ok, new strategy." Koichi thought.

Koichi jumped back about 10 feet with his koto.

" You've done good so far, but this is where you lose." Koichi said.

Koichi then split into 5 separate clones, each with their own koto. Surprise came over Hinata's face.

" Welcome to Higahsi's Symphony of Death!" Koichi said.

All 5 Koichis then attacked Hinata with their kotos. Hinata jumped back andtried to dodge the multiple attacks. These attacks kicked up a lot of debris. Koichi and his clones stopped their attacks to see if they had defeated Hinata. While waiting for the debris to clear. Koichi heard a crackling from the ground behind him. Hinata then popped out of the ground ready to strike Koichi. All the clones turned their heads. But Hinata was aiming for the Koihci in the middle. Koichi remembered that she did a similar move against the Fire nin in the preliminaries. Koichi however was not going to be taken down so easily. Koichi spun around with his koto still on his lap.

" Trying to sneak up behind me eh? NO GOOD!" Koichi said as he sent a massive sound wave against Hinata. Hinata covered her arms over her face as she took the full blast of the attack. Koichi smiled. Then Hinata exploded into rose pedals which took the smile right off of Koichi.

" What the-" Koichi said.

A loud thud was heard. Koichi's eyes grew wide. Behind him was Hinata, with her hand firmly against his back striking straight through his chakra pool. Koichi dropped his koto as he came to the ground.

" That was….a brilliant move." Koichi said. "You waited amongst the debris using your Byakugan to see me knowing I couldn't see you. You then sent a clone below to pop up and distract me. I admire your skill Hinata, this is a match I've lost."

" Match Over! The winner is Hinata, she will continue to the next round!" The Proctor said.

The crowd was roaring with cheer. The Hyuuga clan could hear the comments being made amogst the crowd.

" Can you believe that? That girl is awesome!"

"Man I hope she wins this tournament!"

" That girl is so clever, I would have never thought of that."

It seemed the only one smiling at the comments was Toba.

" That's my granddaughter" Toba thought.

Hinata came back up to the skybox.

" Hinata-chan! You Were Awesome!!" Naruto said coming in to hug her.

" Arigato." Hinata said happily.

Suddenly Naruto got defensive when he saw a figure behind Hinata. Hinata turned around to see Koichi behind her.

" A good match." Hinata said bowing respectfully.

Koichi smiled " Your dancing was superb, you truly do have many talents. I hope you know that my comments earlier, though a diversionary tactic were quite true."

A tick rose above Naruto's eye. His instincts told him Koichi was putting the moves on Hinata.

" It was an honor Hinata-chan." Koichi said.

That was the last straw for Naruto. Koichi had just referred to her as chan meaning "girl of affection". Hinata was blushing at this gesture.

" (Grr) It's great you're not a sore loser. But this area is for the "Winners" only, so bye!" Naruto said standing beside Hinata.

Koichi looked at Naruto wondering what the his problem was. Then Koichi decided to leave. Hinata looked at Naruto all defensive like.

" Naruto-kun…..were you jealous?" Hinata thought.

"Will the remaining competitors please take centerfield." The Proctor said.

Naruto, Hinata and Neji took centerfield facing the crowd.

" Ladies and gentlemen, these are the remaining genin to compete in the tournament." Sarutobi said.

The crowd was cheering. The score board shoed the remaining genin.

Hinata

Uzumaki Naruto

Hyuuga Neji

"That's My student! Go Hinata!" Kurenai cheered.

" Naruto, Hinata-chan! You rock!" Ino said.

Matobe was smiling from above that his two students had progressed so far.

Just then Naruto noticed something about the numbers. There were only 3.

"Hey Hokage, there's an odd number!" Naruto said.

" I am aware of that Naruto. Do to the tie in one match earlier 2 shall fight in the next round and the last that was not chosen by the board shall await them in the final match." Sarutobi said.

" So what you're saying is one of us is going to have to fight twice." Neji said.

" That is correct. Anyone who trains to become a ninja should know that life is not always fair, and that unexpected challenges will always appear, you should all know that by now." Sarutobi said.

The 3 genin acknowledged the decision.

" There shall be an hour intermission so the remaining competitors can prepare. Competitors, good luck. " Sarutobi said.

With that, Sarutobi dimissed himself.

The 3 genin looked at each other, anticipating what is to come.

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Next Time

Naruto: I hope it's me and Neji next round.

Neji: I'll crush you.

Hinata: Can I be taken seriously, perhaps I should just forfeit and the 2 people everyone came to see fight.

Naruto: Next Time! The Third Round Begins!

More to come…….

I hope I didn't screw up this chapter.

Wait! Someone dropped a review in my ego bucket. Gaara's hand is beginning to move.