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Sakura leaned against the iron bars of her cage. Her bare feet pressed against the cold metal. She was very annoyed. When she arrived to the stadium for the battles, she was graced with some very annoying rules.

1) You must enter the stadium in one of the following ways;

A) Naked slathered with oil. (The old way)

B) Or brought in by dancers in a cage.

Sakura picked the cage. But the dancers weren't there, so she was just going to be carried by the regular people.

Second of all, she had to split with Gaara. He has to go watch the matches to prevent any unfair play.

Yeah right. Gaara would probably be the one killing the contests early so he could speed up the matches.

She smiled at this thought. Gaara was a very funny guy.

The last thing that pissed her off was her out fit. Every one threw a big fit about her not wanting to fight with out any clothes on. So they gave her different clothes to fight in, as well as her opponent. Ginger was the blonde girls name. Sakura wore a black mini skirt, with mini shorts underneath. It was small, flexible and actually quite comfortable, but it was really weird to fight like that. She would be very scared to do a flip in the air, or lift up her leg for a seismic kick. They had also given her an equally short red shirt. It has long sleeves and looked torn at the bottom. It exposed her six packs and inny belly button.

Yup, Sakura was very annoyed.

There were to be three stages to the fight. But she had no idea what the stages would be. She was completely clueless. Her cage was small, the room was dark, and she was about to blow!

That's why it was a great thing when she heard the audience cheer. She was the first match. Sakura could hear the noise of the dancers in the arena.

So she's entering first. I better get more applause than her.

Then it was finally her turn. Sakura tried her best to look ready for battle. She flinched slightly when she was hit by the light, but she had gotten an even louder applause that other girl.

The stadium was like the Chunin stadium. How ever the walls and ground were made out of metal. The ground was covered with ten feet of sand, it was very hard to stand on with out sinking. One wrong move and you'd be stuck underneath it. It was the Kage's choice wether or not he would save them from the sandy fate or let them suffocate. So incase you sank, it was Gaara's choice wether or not you lived. A man with brown hair and a tooth pick stood in between the two cages.

He walked slowly to Sakura's and smiled at her.

Cool! It's Genma.

Genma looked from her eyes to her breasts.

Inner Sakura: Ah man, it's Genma

He then walked over to the other opponent and let her out of her cage as well.

So there they stood. The same way you would stand at the Chunin exams. They had there angles covered in sand, and they were ready, and unarmed for the moment.

"Welcome every one!" His voice echoed through out the crowd.

"This match represents the struggle between Leaf and waterfall." He sighed deeply.

"And this year, its two girls who will battle it out to see which village are stronger."

Every one whistled and cheered.

Sakura looked across from her. Her opponent was dressed the same way she was, except the blonde girl had on a purple shirt. Her eyes glared at Sakura. If looks could kill, Sakura would be a bloody mess right now. But Sakura just grinned and return the glare ten fold. The audience went wild. They could feel the tension.

Inner Sakura: Oh girl, we have to beat her.

Sakura: Cha!!

Inner Sakura: Hey, that's my line!

Sakura: To bad.

GAARAGAARAGAARA

Gaara sat eagerly in his chair. He had changed from his earlier attire to the formal kage wear. The sand around the stadium shifted slightly.

Gaara stared at Sakura's slender form from above the ring. He was tuned into the sand and could feel Sakura's ankles shaking.

Is she eager or scared?

Shukaku: You need to have more faith in her. Does she look scared to you?

Gaara: No I guess she's more feisty then I thought.

Shukaku: That's so hot.

Gaara: Yeah, it is.

"I'm going to enjoy this match more than I thought." Gaara looked to his left, and saw Sasuke Grinning with pleasure as he watched Sakura brace her self for the fight.

Why had he been there?

Well, he was one of the strongest people in Konoha, so he was honored with the task of giving the weapons to the fighters. He stood still, holding two silver Katans in his hand, one had a blue handle, and the other had a black handle. Gaara glared at him from the corner of his eyes. He knew Sakura had previously loved this guy. But was that love still there?

"The first match will be a challenge of swordsmanship."

The audience cheered again.

Back on the field.

Sasuke appeared in the middle of the two girls. He held each arm out , the tip of the sword facing each girl. Sakura looked at him questioningly. He obviously wasn't coming to her , so she had to go to him.

Lazy bum.

Sakura took the black sword, and returned to her spot.

Sasuke stared at her with astonishment. She hadn't at all been effected by his presence.

If things keep going like this… the plan wont work.

Genma tapped Sasuke on the shoulder.

"You can go now." Genma waited a minute for Sasuke to leave the ring.

"Now" Genma looked both ways then stepped back, "Begin!"

Sakura blinked in surprise. The blonde girl came at her with amazing speed. The sand flew up wards with each chakra filled step the girl took. This sent a cloud of sand flying behind her. This girl was almost as fast as Lee with out his weights. Ginger swung her sword, and aimed strait for Sakura's heart. The metal tip ready to pierce through Sakura's soft flesh. Sakura braced her self, muscles tightened and breath held. She met the blade with her own . A loud echo of both blades sounded through out the now silent audience. Sparks flew . The force from the blow cause both opponents to be thruster back wards. Sakura landed head first, then the rest of her body flipped over, sending a painful cracking sensation down her neck area.

The audience gasped, thinking Sakura broke her neck

Gaara shuttered. He couldn't let Sakura die. He had finally found some one that had feelings for him, then she had to die in a matched that he had to supervise. Gaara was about to go cactus jack on some one if Sakura got hurt. But before he could move….

Shukaku: Gaara, calm down..

Gaara: Did you not just see that!

Shukaku: Just wait a bit.

Gaara sat back in his stone chair and crossed his arms. He fumed silently. Sasuke stared at him curiously, then back to the match.

I know Sakura; she can do better than this.

Sakura was quick to recover despite the pain. She placed her hand to her neck and healed the strained muscles. She stood up and got back into her battle stance.

Once again the crowd cheered. Ino and the gang were seated some where near by Gaara, and were going wild.

Ginger raised her head up from the sand, she had fallen flat onto her back, but it had racked all of her bones, and caused a temporary paralyzing effect.

Sakura charged at her, her speed increased with every step. She jumped high into the air above Ginger, and was ready to make contact.

Ginger looked up and saw Sakura flying towards her. She screamed with fear then rolled over. Sakura's blade landed right next to her head. A small cloud of sand extended out ward. They exchanged glances and smiled. It was going to be a good battle. The other girl got to her feet and did a back flip away.

A breeze blew.

They stood and glared at each other. Sakura's short hair blew back wards. Gingers long hair blew into her face slightly. Their cloths moved in the same fashion.

They both charged again. Their blades met and stayed there. This was now a battle of endurance and a battle of strength, who could hold out the longest before the other girls arms gave out.

The crowd was silenced. The air was thick that it seemed hard to breath. Gaara and Sasuke stood bewildered from the over view stand. They had both lost there composure and looked completely surprised.

The only sound heard was the squeaky rubbing of the metals against one another as the pressure caused more sparks to flew.

Sakura's arm crack as the blonde girl increased pressure. She grinded with an evil malice at Sakura. She pressed harder onto the sword and began to push Sakura into the sand. Her knees were covered now.

"So I guess I get Sasuke", the girls teeth a smirk just like the one Sasuke had on his face when he had cornered Sakura in her own mind.

All sakura could do was sink, and try to hold off the sword. Her mid section was now underneath the sand.

Inner Sakura: Looks like you need a bit of help.

Sakura: Yeah, it would be much appreciated.

Inner Sakura: I'm going to pull from your friend ships to get the energy. Hold on for a little bit more.

Sakura: I'll try.

Sakura's shoulders were being covered.

"I'm not fighting for Sasuke!." The girl paused on adding pressure for a moment.

"What!" Her eyes opened wide. It was as if Sakura had completely shocked and surprised her. But for the love of mother and daughter Sakura couldn't figure out why.

"I have friends, and family who care about me." Sakura paused for a moment thinking about what she had just said. She had finally uncovered the whole mystery of her life. Her friends actually did care about her. She had just never let them in. She then began to accumulate chakra into her heals.

"Gaara cares, Naruto cares, and, Ino cares , they all help me out.", She began to raise from the sand, she was now fully standing on the surface. A bit sandy, but ready and refreshed to fight.

Sakura pressed full against the sword and sent a burst of Chakra into it.

"I don't need Sasuke!" Sakura yelled in rage.

Ginger flew back a couple of feet.

They both took a moment to get ready. They regained their composures and started running towards each other.

This was it, the final charge. This would determine who had won the first battle. They ran at each other. The audience was unable to see as the sand flew up around the two girls. There was a moment of impact and the whole stadium was filled with sand.

Gaara stared eagerly once again.

Sasuke's hands were covered in sweat.

Ino and every one else in there group sat watching. Silent.

Genma looked through the dust and could make out the two figures.

Both girls stood straight. Their chins pointed upward slightly. Sakura's blade pricked the skin of the other girls neck, and Sakura had a blade resting on her shoulder, lightly digging into her skin.

If one of the girls made a move, they both would die.

"The first match is over." Genma announced slowly as the sand settled back onto the ground.

"Tie!"

The crowd hesitated for a moment, them went wild.

KIBAKIBAKIBAKIBA

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