Disclaimor: I don't own Naruto.
A/N: Ok...sorry for slow update...
The winnder of the poll was
DOSU! (poor poor Dosu...)
Dosu: 20
Kiba: 14
Zaku: 1 (Loser)
...Once agian i may have mis-counted...but it wasn't enough of a mis-count to count again (I hate counting...)
1)Oh...i've been gettin' complaints that i'm not putting enough detail...that was on purpose...i kind of find the beggining boring (which is why i've kind of rushed through it) though i do add my own twists to it...I know it's unproffession but...yea...I'm going to slow down cosiderably now...
2) ...GEEZ...I'VE BEEN Misspelling Uzumaki (with Uzamaki) and Choji (with Chouji) for a while now...lol...just noticed.
On with the fic (IMPORTANT AUTHURS NOTE AT THE BOTTOM)
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Chapter 8: the Preliminaries…
"SHISHI RENDAN (LION COMBO)"
Sasuke started performing a complicated aerial combo on Yoroi, doing a serious of powerful kicks, which little by little is sending Yoroi towards the ground. He finishes the combo with one kick, which slams the older ninja against the arena floor.
Gekko Hayate raises his right arm. "The winner of the first match is Sasuke Uchiha!"
This caused a series of loud cheers from certain people in this crowd…Sakura and Ino…
Sasuke made his way back up the stands, but was intercepted by his sensei. "Let's go Sasuke…"
Sasuke nodded towards his sensei…and the two disappeared…
Unseen by everyone, sans the Hokage, the Jounin-sensei of the Sound team…also disappeared.
Naruto stared at the board, waiting for his name to be called. Though he would never admit it, or show it, he was anxious to fight…
Sakura looked at the bored, terrified of what they would reveal. She was even more horrified by her teammate… It took every ounce of her will power to stop herself from yelling out that Naruto had the Kyuubi sealed inside of him…she probably would have mentioned it to Sasuke…but Naruto was always around and she never got any time alone with the Uchiha. Right now, all she wanted to do was have a LONG talk with either the Third or with Kakashi. But first she had to deal with the problem of getting through her match alive, 'Why do I have to be so weak.'
The board stopped.
"No…." moaned an anxious Rock Lee…who was not only anxious to fight, but was making sure that EVERYONE knew that he was anxious to fight.
'Hn…'
Shino Aburame vs Choji Akimichi
---Somewhere in the Tower---
"Fūja Hōin (Evil Sealing Method)!" Yelled the Copy Ninja as the seals written on the floor, and on Sasuke's body, started crawling towards the cursed seal. The markings made a circle around the Cursed Seal. All the while, Sasuke was writhing and howling in pain. When it finally stopped, Sasuke was on the floor, unconscious.
"There…that should prevent the cursed seal from taking control of you again…but in the end, it'll all depend on your will power Sasuke."
"Very good Kakashi…but that won't last long…" spoke a voice from the shadows.
Kakashi snapped in the direction of the voice and glared into the shadows… "Who's there…"
Orochimaru stepped out of the shadows. "Good evening Kakashi-kun…"
"Orochimaru…" growled the copy nin as he pulled out a kunai. "What do you want with Sasuke?"
"The Uchiha blood line of course…I thought that would have been obvious…" Orochimaru smiled at Kakashi… "Recently though…he's not my only target…I also want one of your other students…"
Kakashi looked confused for a moment…but his eyes snapped wide open… "Naruto…you want to continue your insane experiments…the ones that gave Yamato his abilities…"
Orochimaru nodded…
"You will not go near him…" spoke a voice from behind Orochimaru…
"Rin-chan…I was wonderering when you'd make yourself known…"
Rin growled as she pulled out her ANBU sword, 'I shouldn't be surprised that he sensed me…traitor or not…he was one of the Sannin…'
Kakashi started doing handseals. "Raikiri!" he yelled….as lightning energy charged in his right hand, as his left hand held his wrist.
Orochimaru smiled at Kakashi, "Like I told Anko…cancel the exam and I'll destroy your village…but I add another warning…pull Sasuke or Naruto from the exams and I'll destroy the village anyway…" With that Orochimaru disappeared.
Kakashi sighed and released his Raikiri…Rin sheathed her sword and walked over to Kakashi… "These two are in danger…I wonder what sensei would do in this situation…"
Kakashi sighed…Rin became distressed when Kakashi didn't answer her…
---Arena---
Shino just dodge another Nikudan Sensha (Meat Tank). He had been dodging Choji's attacks the whole time.
Choji got out of his Nikudan Sensha and turned to face Shino. Choji was panting. 'I'm running out of energy…damn it…I have to try it again…' Choji did the necessary hand seals… "Nikudan Sensha!" Choji's arms and legs went inside of his clothes as the boy ballooned up…He started rolling at high speeds towards the bug ninja…
Shino dodged again, but this time he wasn't able to get away completely, resulting in him getting knocked back and landing on the ground with a hard thud.
Choji came out of his roll and practically jumped with joy… 'Alright now…' "Bubun Baika no Jutsu (Partial Multi-Size Technique)!"
He launched a giant hand at the bug ninja and grabbed Shino with it…Shino smirked, though you wouldn't see it through his overcoat, and exploded into hundreds of bugs, which surrounded the Akimichi…
The Kikai bugs engulfed Choji and started to suck out his chakra. Instead of doing anything useful, though who knows what he could've done in that situation, Choji freaked out and started running around in circles screaming. Choji then tried rolling around on the ground. Shino appeared behind Choji, "They'll devour your chakra…give up and I'll stop them…keep fighting and you'll lose anyway…The choice is yours…"
"I GIVE UP!"
Shino recalled his bugs, slowly…and walked back towards the stands…
"The winner is Shino!"
Choji, slowly, started to move back towards the stand…
They all looked towards the screen again…
"ME! ME! PICK ME!" yelled Rock Lee.
Sabaku no Kankuro vs Misumi Tsurugi
---About an Hour later---
Naruto, and Lee, were still waiting impatiently for their turns.
Kankuro, or rather his puppet, easily defeated Misumi. Sakura and Ino fought next, both girls fought hard and last a long time against each other…proving how strong, or equally weak, the two Kunoichi really were. Shikamaru fought Kin, and easily outsmarted the girl, causing the girl to slam her head against the wall. Temari and Tenten were the next round, proving that there actually ARE great FEMALE Shinobi their age…Though Tenten put up a great fight, Temari was able to outclass her with little problems. The next match was Neji vs Hinata, Poor poor Hinata….though she was able to stand up to her superior cousin, something which Naruto admired, she wasn't able to even hurt the branch member of the Hyuuga…
Zaku vs Kiba
Zaku, Kiba, and Akamaru all went down the stairs, and towards the stadium.
Zaku and Kiba faced off. Kiba noticed that one of Zaku's arms was in a sling.
He smirked, 'Yes! He's still hurt from the second exam…I have this match down easy.'
"BEGIN!"
Kiba's hands went through a small chain of hand seals, "Shikyaku no Jutsu (Four Legs Technique)!" Kiba's nails lengthened into claws as he went down on his hands and legs. He lunged at Zaku with every intent to tear the sound nin apart.
Zaku quickly extended his right arm, the one that wasn't in a sling, and yelled, "Zankuha!" A blast of pure sound energy exploded from Zaku's hand and blasted Kiba away.
Kiba growled as he landed on the ground.
"Stupid mutt! You think something as pathetic as that will beat me?" laughed Zaku.
Kiba got up, just as Akamaru came up to him…Kiba reached into a pouch and pull out a pill. "Here Akamaru!" Kiba says as he flicks the dog the pill. Akamaru opens his mouth and takes the pill.
After Akamaru swallows the pill his fur begins to turn red. His chakra starts to flare up and in a puff of smoke; another Kiba appeared where Akamaru was just standing.
---Up in the Stands---
"Oh…damn it now there's two of them…", muttered Naruto, earning him a few giggles from the remaining members of the rookie nine, minus Shino…who never seems to laugh…
---Kiba vs Zaku---
Kiba and Akamaru, Henged as Kiba, lunged at Zaku. "Gatsūga (Double Piercing Fang)!" Kiba and Akamaru each spun into a razor sharp whirlwind, heading straight towards Zaku.
Zaku's eyes widened as he jumped out of the way just in time to avoid both whirlwinds. Kiba and Akamaru came out of their spin and turned around and preformed Gatsūga once again. Zaku jumped once again.
---Hokage---
The Hokage was sitting in his chair, with two ANBU, one on each side of him, when suddenly an ANBU appeared in front of him… "What is it Yamato?" asked the Hokage.
"I've just returned from the mission you sent me on…I though you'd like to know the results at the moment…" Yamato said, as he handed the Hokage an envelope…
The Hokage looked around to make sure no one was even paying attention to them…and the ninjas from other villages were to far away to listen in on them, even for ninja. The third nodded as he grabbed the letter, opened it, and read the contents… The third sighed, smiling. 'So the representatives of the Hayate clan will be coming in a weeks time.' "Thank you Yamato…that will be all…"
Yamato nodded as he disappeared.
---Kiba vs Zaku---
Zaku jumped away from another one of Kiba and Akamaru's attacks. This had been going on for a while. This time however, Kiba and Akamaru paused, both on either side of Zaku.
They both grinned, "Give up…and I won't have to kill you…"
Zaku sneered at him. "No way dog breath!"
Kiba smiled. "Gatsūga!" He screamed as both him and Akamaru lunged into another whirlwind, heading straight towards Zaku.
Zaku grinned as he pulled his left arm out of the sling, and pointed each hand at one of his opponents. "Zankuha!" He screamed as he blasted both combatants with an Airwave.
Kiba's eyes widened as he saw that BOTH of Zaku's hands worked. 'He tricked me!' were his last thoughts before the airwave knocked Kiba back. Akamaru, not being as strong as Kiba, was both knocked back and knocked out the moment he was slammed into the ground. Kiba was just knocked on the ground.
Kiba struggled to get back up, but froze when he heard Zaku yell, "Zankukyokuha (Extreme Decapitating Air Waves!", and with that an enormous blast of air slammed into Kiba and knocked him into the wall.
Kiba groaned as he hit the wall, coughing up blood at the same time. A moment later Kiba landed on the ground.
Hayate raised his right arm, "The winner is Zaku Abumi!"
Zaku smirked as he walked back up the stairs.
---Up in the Stands---
Naruto noticed Kakashi appear behind him, "Took you long enough to come back…"
Kakashi shrugged, "I was a little caught up."
"How's Sasuke-kun, sensei?", asked Sakura.
"He'll be fine…he just needs some rest…did I miss any good fights?"
"Not really…they've all be rather one-sided…well…except for the fight between Sakura and Ino…", muttered Naruto.
"Really? How'd that go…that must've been exciting…"
"I said that it wasn't one-sided…I never said that it was exciting…", mutted the Kitsune…
Sakura glared at the grinning blonde and would have probably smacked him over the head, if it wasn't for the fact that he was either the Kyuubi incarnate or even just the container…
---Ten minutes later---
Sakura watched sadly as Rock Lee was hauled off, with a crushed arm and leg.
Naruto shook his head, 'In the end…you did show that you were capable of being strong Lee…'
"BAH! Since when do you care about people of this village…"
'I don't care…it's the simple fact that I respect how far he's come…even with all the handicaps he's been through. No more…no less'
"Will the remaining two fighters please come down!", yelled Gekko.
Naruto and Dosu both walked down towards the arena. The two faced off.
"BEGIN!"
Dosu growled, "I'm so glad that YOU are my opponent…I'LL GET MY REVENGE NOW!"
---Up in the Stands---
"Revenge? What is he talking about Sakura?" asked the confused copy-nin…
Sakura's face became cherry red, "Um-um…you see Naruto had one of…his biting plants…um…"
Shikamaru finished for her, "He had one of those plants bite down on Dosu's groin…"
This seemed to produce a similar reaction from all the men in the room, even the ones that were there when it happened, a grim and sympathetic one…
---Naruto vs Dosu---
Dosu launched himself at Naruto. Naruto lifted his right arm and then his eyes widened, 'I don't have my bracelet…'
"You idiot…"
Naruto jumped back just in time to avoid Dosu's main punch, but unfortunately was hit with the same sound waves that hit Kabuto before.
Naruto grimaced as his inner ear started to throb and his vision started to blur. Naruto landed a few feet back, crouching.
Dosu grinned, though you couldn't see it, "I'm going to kill you…unless you beg for forgiveness…"
Naruto was still on the ground kneeling a few feet before Dosu, 'Damn it…I can barely see…'
"Because of my chakra your healing is increased dramatically…but you already know this…It'll probably take a few more moments before you get your eyesight back…"
Naruto groaned, 'Only have one choice…ninja's number one weapon….' Naruto rose to his feet and slowly made his way towards Dosu, who was now holding a kunai…He kneeled before the Sound-nin, earning a gasp from the crowd around him…
Dosu smile and cross his arms over his chest, "I'm waiting…"
Naruto smirked, Dosu had let his guard down, "Dosu…FUCK OFF!" With that Naruto performed Lee's Konoha Shōfū (Leaf Rising Wind), unfortunately Naruto, in his condition, was only able to knock Dosu back a few feet, unlike Lee or Sasuke who knocked there opponent into the air. However, the tactic bought him enough time to restore the damage done by Dosu's sound wave. Naruto started doing the hand seals, "Tajū Bunshin no Jutsu! (Mass Clone Technique)!"With that about fifty clones of Naruto materialized around the two combatants. Naruto jumped back, into the sea of clones.
Dosu growled as he regained his composure and started at all the Narutos.
One of them smirked, "In the future…just get your opponent to surrender…don't try to get them to beg for mercy you arrogant prick…"
Dosu growled as he launched himself at the one who just spoke. He threw a punch and connected with the Naruto, only to have him disappear the moment Dosu's fist connected. However, do to Dosu's amplifier, the five clones that were around the one who got hit, also disappeared.
"You missed me…" spoke another Naruto.
Dosu turned again and went after the second Naruto to speak, only to have him, and the six clones around him, disappear. Dosu didn't even wait for Naruto to speak; he just turned and launched himself at another set of clones.
Whilst this was going on, Naruto was busy pumping chakra into the ground. He'd need precise timing to do what he was about to do.
After destroying another four clones, Dosu landed in front of another Naruto, with five other around him. He pulled his fist back to attack, however was stopped when another Naruto, the real one, slid through the one he was about to hit, who was obviously a clone; Naruto stopped in front of the surprised Dosu, "Let's try this again!" he screamed as he gave Lee's Konoha Shōfū another shot, this time effectively knocking Dosu into the air. At the same time Naruto was doing a set of handseals, that Kakashi and Sakura knew all to well, "Mokuton Hijutsu: Tajū Jukai Kōtan (Wood Release Secret Technique: Mass Birth of Dense Woodland)!" With that, four roots burst out of the ground, flying as high Dosu, one of them slamming into his back. Dosu winced as the root hit him and he was knocked away from it.
He started to move towards the ground when an airborne Naruto suddenly appeared right in front of him. "U!", muttered Naruto as he punched Dosu in the stomach, knocking the wind out of the Sound-nin.
"Zu!", he threw a strong kick at Dosu, and launched him towards another one of the giant roots. Naruto, who was right next to one of the roots, kicked off, following Dosu's trajectory.
Dosu slammed into the root. He opened his eyes just in time to see Naruto hit him with an uppercut, "Ma!". Dosu was almost sure that his jaw was broken.
Naruto twisted above Dosu and deliver another powerful kick, right behind Dosu's shoulders, "Ki!" The kick launched Dosu straight towards the ground, and to right in the center of the square ring of roots.
Naruto kicked off the root he was right next to and flew out of the square ring, "Naruto Rendan (Uzumaki Naruto Combo)!" He yelled as he used his chakra to once again manipulate the roots. The four roots all turned downwards and flew at great speeds towards the Sound-nin. The four roots slammed right into the center of the ring and on Dosu, creating a screen of thick dust upon impact.
---Up in the Stands---
Kakashi grimaced at this, his eye shifted over to the Sound-Jounin…he growled when he saw that the man wasn't even concerned about his own student, but instead seemed to be staring and smiling at Naruto…
---Naruto vs Dosu---
Naruto landed, right next to Gekko.
Naruto's smile almost disappeared when he noticed something, "You moved…how disappointing…"
The crowd understood exactly what Naruto meant when the dust cleared… All four roots were slammed through the center and Dosu…was centimeters away from getting crushed…
Dosu was panting as he lifted himself off the ground…
Naruto, though he didn't show it, was a bit worried, 'That move wasted over half of my chakra…'
"Hello…"
Naruto's grin widened…
Dosu, finally having gotten up, was about to run towards the Leaf-nin. When suddenly two things burst out of the ground behind him. He turned just in time to see two purple flowers with razor sharp teeth, each one latch onto one of his arms, "AAAHHHHH!" He yelled as the teeth sunk into his arms…Both plants lifted the boy higher into the air, as Dosu's feet were kicking away like crazy. He looked towards Naruto and nearly wet his pants…not because the Leaf-nin was still smiling…but because of the giant purple plant that was growing behind him. It was similar to the plants that were binding his arms, however it's maw was about the size of Dosu himself…
"AAAHHHHH!" Dosu yelled as he felt two sets of teeth sink into each of his legs… He looked to see two more purple plants under him…spreading his legs…his eyes widened, "NOO!"
The GIANT demon plant, behind Naruto, snapped his mouth opened and close a few times to testingly…and then turned towards Dosu.
Dosu nearly had a heart attack, "I GIVE-MPHHHHH!" He was cut off as a green root wrapped itself tightly over his mouth…. "MPHMFFPH"
Gekko sighed, "Naruto… coughcough…I'm pretty sure he gives up…"
Naruto shrugged, "I didn't hear anything…" he muttered, as the plant got closer to Dosu… Everyone in the room sweat dropped at this…
Kakashi appeared behind Naruto and put his hand on the boy's shoulder… "That's enough…"
Naruto sighed, and dispelled the plants, dropping Dosu to the ground…
Gekko raised his right arm, "The winner is Naruto Uzumaki!"
Naruto and Kakashi walked back towards the steps… "Your amazing…to copy Lee's attack and develop your own on the spot without a Sharingan…"
Naruto shrugged, "I didn't just develop it on the spot…I've been thinking up the combo for a while, I just wasn't sure how to knock the opponent up in the air until I saw Sasuke…who I guess got it from Lee…"
When they reached the top of the stands, the Hokage, who was looking paler than usual, spoke, "Now…we will decided the combatants for the finals…" The screen started to shift…
It stopped
"The first match it Shikamaru Nara vs Sabaku no Temari."
The screen shifted again and stopped.
"The second match will be Shino Aburame vs Sabaku no Kankuro."
The screen shifted again and stopped.
"The third match will be Neji Hyuuga vs…Sasuke Uchiha
The screen shifted again and stopped.
"The fourth match will be Naruto Uzumaki vs Sabaku no Gaara…. meaning that Zaku Abumi already goes to the next match…"
Naruto's grin widened, 'This is going to be fun…'
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A/N: I hope you liked my modifications to "Uzumaki Naruto Rendan".
FYI...for those of you who like one shots...I made a new one involving a pissed off Naruto...and an embarassed Jiraiya...you'll see... called, "The Kitsune Strikes back"
Lastly for the Authurs note...I can't tell you it...I...have got to be somewhere else...so i'll let this guy say it... (JackOfBladesX runs out of the room)
Shikamaru and Gaara enter the room...Shikamaru starts reading a peice of paper...
Shikamaru: "Normally the authur wouldn't tell anyone this...but he thought you might want to know ahead of time. Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki will not be learning Chidori and Rasengan respectively...Wait What!" Shikamaru looks up just in time to see a mob of angry fans tackle him, yelling out a bunch of questions...
Gaara: Review...or else...
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