AUTHOR'S NOTE: SORRY I TOOK SO LONG!! I ran into a problem with deciding who was gonna go against who next……if u didn't already no from previous author note………… SOO again I say sorry to you all and I hope this chapter is full of action packed GOODNESS!!

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"And the next battle will be…………Kimiko V.S. …………Sasuke."

Once Kimiko heard this she was enraged even more. If that was even possible.

"HEY! What's up with that?! I don't what to battle him! I want Sakura!!!"

Sasuke came up to her and stared at Kimiko. "Is it because you know you'll lose against me and since Sakura is weak you want an easy win."

Kimiko gasped. "NO!"

'I just don't want to fight a hottie like you.'

Sasuke just sighed and made his way down to the new battle zone. Soon after Kimiko followed suite.

'Well it looks like I will be fighting Sakura-Chan. That I am looking forward to.' Thought River smiling.

Rain looked over at River, to see him smiling.

'He must be thinking of his match with Sakura. But right now lets hope Kimiko can hold her own against Sasuke. Kimiko may be a girl. But she isn't a pushover.'

Sasuke was on one side while Kimiko was standing on the edge of the brook.

'If I want Mr. Hottie to recognize me……I have to beat him. No problem. That should be easy. So I hope.'

'Great. I have to go up against a fan-girl. Oh well. For all I know she is weak. All my fan-girls: Sakura, Ino, Ect. Are so weak. I doubt she will be any different.'

Hiroshi saw that they were in position so he started his speal. "Ok same rules as last time. And don't kill each other…………to badly."

"Yes Hiroshi-Sama." Kimiko said. While Sasuke just nodded his head.

"OK!...READY!!!...SET……………GO!" Hiroshi yelled.

Kimiko decided to move and took out a few kunai's and charged at Sasuke. Sasuke just stood there, waiting for her attack. Kimiko grinned at Sasuke's action, or lack of, and stopped her charge when she was a few inches away from him.

'Why did she just stop. She must e planning something.'

'Brace yourself hottie.'

Kimiko took the 2 kunai's still in her hands and threw them towards Sasuke's feet.

'Enough of this.'

Sasuke, getting very bored of the battle already, took a few steps back and then he disappeared.

'Do you seriously thing that I am that stupid? That's why I threw those kunai there.'

"Do you think that would do anything?" Kimiko stated.

Sasuke just snorted at her and did a few hand seals. (AN: keep in mind he is still hiding from her)

Before Kimiko could pin-point where he was located fire balls came towards her.

'What?! So he is hiding…..All I need to do is get behind those kunai's.'

Without further adieu Kimiko ran behind the kunai's.

'What would that do?' thought Sasuke.

Kimiko just stood there. 'Wait for it……..Now!'

As the fire balls approached Kimiko, Kimiko was gathering chakra in the 2 kunai's on the ground. Once the fire balls got right above 2 kunai's Kimiko released her chakra causing a electric wall to cancel out the fire ball jutsu.

"hehe…Told you that those kunai's were there for a reason."

'Damn…..So she really isn't a pushover…..Well that makes things more interesting then, now doesn't it.'

Sasuke jumped down from his hiding spot and stood right in front of Kimiko.

'So he wants Tidjutsu then…Bring it.'

Then as it was a mutual thing they both charged at each other.

Kimiko first threw a round-house kick to Sasuke's side who caught it and tried to throw her away but Kimiko's foot was glued to the ground. Sasuke threw a couple of left hook punches, while still holding her leg. All Kimiko could do was try to dodge. Kimiko saw an opening while Sasuke threw his punches. Even though it would maker her open as well her leg would get free. So she took her other leg and while Sasuke punched he kicked his open spot with her other leg. But being the Uchiha he was he let go of her let her foot go. Recoiling back Sasuke used his right fist to punch Kimiko. Causing both of them to go flying.

-----At the Bamboo Tree--------

They all were watching the battle with interest.

"It seems your student Rain isn't a pushover either."

Rain looked at Kakashi and smiled. "Well neither is your student. From what I have seen so far."

While they talked, River was half watching the battle and half listening to Sakura talk to her teammate.

"Sakura-Chan…..What are we gonna do? If Teme is having trouble with her then what will happen to you?" Naruto asked while billions of pictures went threw his head of Sakura getting beaten to a pulp.

"Naruto don't worry. You won against one and I have a feeling that I can beat him. Don't you think so Naruto?"

Naruto turned to her. His full attention on her now. "OF COURSE SAKURA-CHAN!...It is just what IF?"

"That is where everything comes into play. Have faith in your teammate Naruto." Kakashi interjected.

--------Back to the fight---------

The whole punch-kick exchange went on for a while. Both getting a good amount of bruises.

'Geez this girl wont give.'

'He is as strong as he looks.'

'What ever. Since tidjutsu wont work then time to go straight to my special field. Ninjutsu.'

Sasuke backed up trying to formulate a plan. Kimiko in the mean time was catching her breath.

"Ok….Its time."

With in a blink of an eye Sasuke was gone.

'Not this gain! Well all I have to do is find his chakra sign.'

Kimiko concentrated on her surroundings but couldn't find him.

'Shit. He concealed his chakra.'

Sasuke, who was in the trees, smirked.

'Time to begin my plan.'

In a flash Sasuke was in a different tree and made his infamous fire-ball jutsu.

Kimiko sent a certain amount of chakra to her feet to claim up the tree. Completely missing the fire ball that Sasuke sent at her.

In the tree Kimiko stood there. Sasuke used another fire ball jutsu and aimed it at Kimiko. Kimiko was caught off guard, only getting grazed in the leg, by the fireballs flam. Landing on the branch she saw there was not much damage and continued to try and find Sasuke.

'Am I an airhead?! I could use my specialty.'

Kimiko did a few hand seals and whispered "Vince Tree Attack"

Sasuke didn't notice that Kimiko released chakra and kept launching her to his one specific spot.

"Come on is that all you got?"

Kimiko growled at Sasuke and ran full force at the sound ending up yet again on a branch all alone.

'Ger' Kimiko growled again.

Soon Kimiko's vines sensed Sasuke's chakra and went for him.

Sasuke smirked and let the vines catch him. Kimiko ran to see Sasuke wrapped in a her vines. Kimiko was still on her guard, for all she knew she could be running into a trap.

"Told you I was no push over."

Kimiko saw Sasuke's smirk and then heard sounds coming from behind her. Spinning around Kimiko looked around to see if anything was suspicious. While Sasuke distracted her with the sounds coming from the tree, he preformed his jutsu. 'Fire Body, Encasement!'

All of a sudden Sasuke went on fire burning Kimiko's vines. Causing Kimiko to turn around, only it was to late, she got knocked down from the trees and was heading straight for the ground.

Everyone saw Kimiko fall and a huge fireball following her.

Sasuke landed on the ground in a graceful manner and faced his fallen opponent.

'She won't know what hit her.'

Kimiko got up only to have Sasuke activate his series of explosive tags that he laid out while he had her jump around. (AN: JUMP AROUND….JUMP AROUND JUMP UP AND GET DOWN……sorry I couldn't resist it reminded me of the song ) ) While the explosive tags went off Sasuke activated his Shuringan as well.

'You aren't going to get me that easily buddy.'

With that set Kimiko did her 'Earth Element: Body Shield' and stopped the explosives. Causing ALL of Team 7 to be shocked.

'Damn her. But no matter. I saw how she was able to do her vine attack and now I know hoe to do her body shield.'

Before Kimiko could register what happened after the smoke cleared all of a sudden vines wrapped around her body. Making her unable to move.

"How did you copy my jutsu?" Kimiko stated in a surprised tone.

Kimiko could feel his smirk upon her and when she looked up she saw his eyes, once black now turned to bloodshot red.

'That must be a blood limit. He truly does not think that he is the only one that has one does he? Well so do I!'

Kimiko smirked her own smirk and stared straight into Sasuke's eyes. Sasuke looked at her with a blank stare, but inside he was questioning why she was smirking all of a sudden.

Kimiko closed her eyes and did a few hand seals in her mind. Yes in her mind. All of a sudden there was a burst of chakra illuminating from her body and then in a second it disappeared. Sasuke looked to see if anything has changed and indeed something has changed. Kimiko destroyed the vines and was know………standing on a floating rock?

"Tisk, tisk, tisk……I thought you would be better than that. You see……Sasuke Uchiha this is my element. This is my blood limit. I can control rocks and just to save you the trouble……Lets just say that you are going to lose."

-----At the Bamboo Tree-----

Sakura and Naruto gasped as they saw Kimiko stand on a rock. And once she explained that she to had a blood limit then that just added to their shock.

"Rain……Does any of your other students have a blood limit?"

Rain looked at Kakashi and then back at the fight.

'Kimiko may have the upper hand in the elemental field, but Sasuke is going to have a few tricks up his sleeve. Especially since he has seen her body shield jutsu.'

"Yes Kakashi Kimiko and River have blood limits. Alli on the other hand may not have a blood limit but her persistence and stamina can be called a blood limit." Rain said with a smile.

Kakashi just nodded. 'If River has a blood limit then Sakura better watch out. Kimiko is a hand full for even Sasuke. I wonder how this will turn out.'

Naruto over heard what Kakashi asked Rain and also heard Rain's answer. 'Boy was I lucky that I didn't have to fight one with a blood limit. But Sakura-Chan does……Might want to tell her……after this fight. No sense in worrying her when she is probably worried about Teme.'

With that thought in mind Naruto looked over to see just what he thought he would see. Sakura was standing there biting her bottom lip. A habit he has noticed that she does when she is nerves, or worried, or scared.

-----Back to the fight------

'Damn it. Now I have to watch out for boulders flying at me. Just great.'

Sasuke watched his opponent with calculating eyes. A simple movement from her could send him into either a defensive or a offensive position.

Kimiko raised her right hand and with the flick of her wrist she sent three medium sized boulders towards Sasuke. Sasuke saw them coming and formed the seals of what Kimiko used on him. 'Earth Element: Body Shield' And just like before the boulders where blocked causing a huge amount of smoke. Sasuke used this to his advantage and ran up behind her.

'All I have to do is get her in the water to weaken her rock attacks. But she isn't that stupid to just come in the river. There has to be something I can do to weaken her. If I don't then I would have to go at her with a final attack and I am NOT tying to a fan-girl.'

Kimiko giggled at Sasuke ran around her like she was a queen waiting to be served. But she had to end it now or else she would get a extremely low amount of chakra which would not be good.

Sasuke still ran around her even after the smoke cleared and even if she could see him. Sasuke ran around a few more times then an idea came to him. Getting out of his running circle he ran to he water and started to float on the water. Kimiko moved after him until she got to the edge, then she stopped.

"He………You are funny, do you seriously think that I would fall for that?"

"Who said I wanted you to come to me?"

Kimiko just gave him a puzzled look.

'I cant use much of my chakra for this. So I will have to use my survival tactics to make a bucket.'

Sasuke let the chakra flow to his feet stop and swam to the bottom of the water. Kimiko decided to move over to the water, making sure to float high above the water. Meanwhile while Sasuke was under the water he was mending rocks and leaves to make a bucket. When he was done he came to the top only to be meat by a boulder being ready to crush him. He smirked.

"I wouldn't be smirking Sasuke." Then Kimiko hurled the rock towards Sasuke.

Sasuke got up on top of the water again and stepped on the rock intended to hit him and dumped the water all over Kimiko.

Kimiko screamed out of shock and out of anger. Everyone who were watching gasped at Sasuke's way to weaken her. It was very smart of him to do.

Sasuke landed on the ground again and smirked.

Kimiko knew that know she had a weaken "rock throw" so she decided now was the time to end it. Making the rocks take he to the ground she stood in front of Sasuke.

At the same time they both formed seals. Sealing that this would be their last attack. Winner take all. Then as they finished they shouted:

"Fire Element: Flame Thrower Swirl"

"Earth Element: Ground Sprout Bind"

Sasuke's fire attack started at his hands and then fire balls where developing at his hands as his throat contained the remaining fire that would act like the "flame thrower".

Kimiko's earth attack had vines wrapped around her whole entire arm and then some were at her feet.

They charged at each other aiming their attack at each other. Sasuke let his fire in his throat come out causing them to be encircled by a swirling fire pit. Kimiko let her roots at her feet give her some extra jump as she jumped in the air, outstretched her hands and aimed at Sasuke's stomach when he would look up. Sasuke saw this and used his fire balls on his hands and jumped right at her from the ground causing a huge………………………BOOM!

Everyone watched as the intensity of their attack caused another smoke screen. Making them not able to see who won.

Hiroshi moved into the smoke only to be greeted by Kimiko and Sasuke both out cold and surrounded by huge boulders.

As the smoke cleared Kakashi, Rain, River, Alli, Naruto, and Sakura gasped. They all just saw what Hiroshi saw.

Rain and Kakashi ran to their students and picked them up gently.

"Your student Kakashi is very strong and smart. It was a pleasure to have Kimiko tie to Sasuke."

Kakashi looked at Rain as she praised Sasuke. This woman was way to kind for her own good. None the less he returned her complement.

"Yes well I would say the same about Sasuke……but I don't think he would want to know that he tied. So I'll just say that it was a pleasure to see Kimiko fight against Sasuke."

Rain and Kakashi walked back to their spot where everyone else was including the medics. After the medics took care of them. They decided to wake up. With Sasuke scowling a lot and Kimiko telling Alli how she so should get a rest after that battle.

"That was great Sasuke. You did awesome." Sakura complemented.

"Hn."

"Oh come on Teme. Sakura-Chan just gave you a complement don't just stick to that."

Sakura rested her hand on Naruto's shoulder. "Naruto let him be. I am sure your pride would be hurt to if you lost to a girl." Sakura said with a smile.

'I am having to much fun with this.'

'No! Fun is good!!'

Sakura was going to respond when Kakashi interrupted her by placing his hand on her shoulder.

"It's up to you now Sakura."

Sakura just nodded.

As everyone cleared the field Hiroshi turned the switch only to have a new zone come out. It was more densely populated with a lot of grass and trees and such. It was suppose to represent a jungle.

----The Balcony, now they no longer can stand at the Bamboo tree---

"Hey Teme do you think Sakura will be ok?"

"Dobe. Do you have to ask that? If I tied then she will definitely lose. We mite as well call this a failed mission."

"Have some faith in our teammate Sasuke. Sakura had faith in you that you wouldn't die and look you didn't." Kakashi said as he smiled.

"But Sasuke-San has a point." Alli said. Kimiko was to much into her pride to talk to them so she did.

"What do you mean?" Asked Naruto

"Kimiko and I are some what at the same level I guess……well not really……I am the weakest then it goes to Kimiko………But River-Kun……Well he could defeat her in about 5 minutes. More than half the time it took Sasuke-San. It would be a miracle for Sakura to win, judging by her chakra signature."

"See told you dobe."

"Shut it TEME! At least I'm not gonna give up on Sakura-Chan."

'Lets hope Sakura can really show us how much she has grown. Good luck Sakura. Your going to need it.' Thought Kakashi as he turned his full attention on the match.

--------The Fight-------

Hiroshi took his post yet again for the last battle.

'My son……do not let your friendship get in the way of this battle.'

As if reading his mind River nodded his head.

'Sorry Sakura-Chan……I can not go easy on you. Just hope that she will give a good show. Because by her chakra signature………she has extremely low chakra……as low as Kimiko and yet she is standing up and moving like nothing happened………I wonder.'

River was knocked out of his thoughts when he heard his father speak. It was along the lines of don't kill each other and all that boringness.

"Ready………………Set…………GO!"

But when Hiroshi said go no one moved.

River looked at Sakura who looked back at him.

'I am not going to go easy on you.'

'Yeah! Lets show him what we can do!!!'

-----TO BE CONTINUED!!!!

AUTHORS NOTE!!: Hey everyone! Hope you all liked the chapter and I hope it was very much action packed! I will tell you all this now. Since the summer is rolling in I normally am not home a lot to update or respond to your reviews. So if I do not respond to u or if there isn't a story up in like forever don't kill me. I will write the chapter so that way all I have to do is type it on the pc ok???

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