Previously on NARUTO TCG…

"Hey Naruto," Konohamaru says, "is that your girlfriend?"

"Heh, I guess your right…"

"WRONG!!!" Sakura comes up and punches Naruto in the face. She is totally pissed off. Naruto crashes into a wooden fence. Konohamaru and company ran to help him. "I don't even think she's human!" he says, "Did you see how wide her forehead is?" Now Sakura is really, really pissed off and about to take out her anger on the kids too. As Sakura chases the kids, they run into two mysterious ninjas. An evil looking male ninja picks Konohamaru up and threatens him.

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NARUTO TCG: CHUNIN BATTLE TOURNAMENT DUELS-

COILS OF THE SNAKE

Chapter 3:

The tournament Begins

"All right, thanks for the report, Kakashi-sensei. How's Naruto doing?" Iruka says. He is filling reports with Kakashi at the academy. "Is he getting along ok with the other students?"

"Hmm? Uh, well, little by little..."

"Things have been so busy around here. I haven't seen him since he got back from the mission to the Land of Waves. I'm a little worried about him."

"You know, Sasuke is also in our group. Naruto sees him as a rival, which puts a constant strain on the group, but it also pushes Naruto to excel, so he's making amazing progress. One day, his skills might be so strong they'll match the person he respects most in the world: you."

"You don't say?!"

Meanwhile…

"That really hurts you know." The hooded ninja said.

"Hey, you jerk!" Naruto shouts, "Why don't you pick on someone your own size?!"

The hooded ninja looks at Naruto and spots his headband. 'Hm, he's definitely a leaf genin.' He thought.

Naruto attacks the ninja holding Konohamaru, but he uses a technique to knock Naruto back. "Hmph. You leaf village genin really are pathetic."

Sakura spots the ninja's headband and realizes that his insignia is different. 'He's definitely a foreigner. What are they doing here?"

Meanwhile, at the Hokage's tower, all jonin and chunin are in a meeting in his throne room. You've been assembled for one reason." The Hokage says "It should be oblious by the members here. One week from now, on July 1, the Chunin Battle tournament will commence.

Meanwhile…

"Hey! If you don't let go of Konohamaru right now you're gonna be sorry!" Naruto recovered. Sakura stops him by putting him in a head lock.

"You sure are an annoying one, aren't you?" the hooded one said, "Basically, I hate midgets. Especially younger ones that are rude… makes me sick. Maybe after this one I'll just take care of you." He starts to hit the kid, a small pebble hits him on the head, releasing Konohamaru. It was thrown by Sasuke, residing on a tree branch.

"What do you think you're doing?" he asks.

Meanwhile, at the Hokage Tower…

"Now," says the Hokage, "first we'll hear from those who are watching the new genin, Kakashi, Kurenai, and Asuma, are there any genin that you would like to enter into the tournament selection exam? I don't have to tell you, but after a genin has properly completed at least 8 missions, they may take the exam and enter the tournament if nominated by their sensei. Now, starting with Kakashi…" The three said jonin approached to the front.

Kakashi steps forward, "Under the name of your truly, I nominate Naruto Uzumaki, Sakura Haruno, and Sasuke Uchiha to the selection exam."

Then Kurenai, "Under the name of your truly, I nominate Hinata Hyuga, Kiba Inuzuka, and Shino Aburame to the selection exam."

And finally Azuma, "Under the name of your truly, I nominate Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru Nara, and Choji Akimichi to the selection exam."

'Hmm,' the Hokage thought, "how rare."

"Hold on! Just a minute!" Iruka interrupted, "With all respect, the nine names that were just given were all my students at the academy. I know their skills and abilities. They all show great promise, but it's too soon. They need more experience before they are tested. If they try now, they're sure to fail the exam!"

"When I became a Chuunin, I was six years younger than Naruto is now." Kakashi said.

"Naruto is nothing like you!!! Are you trying to destroy them?"

"Well, they're always complaining about not being challenged enough. Maybe wiping out on the exams will teach them a lesson. A little pain is good."

"Wha-what did you say?"

"Oh, nothing fatal, of course, but seriously, Iruka, relax. I understand how you feel, and know it's personal, but..."

Kurenai steped in. "Alright, Kakahsi, you've said enough."

No, Kurenai! Iruka needs to hear this! I know this is hard but, they are no longer your students; they're mine!"

Meanwhile…

"Another one who ticks me off." The hooded one said to himself.

"Get lost." Sasuke says.

"Hmph. Why don't you get down here? I just hate show-offs like you the most." The shinobi unleashes a his shinobi shield and converted into duel mode.

"Kankuro, stop." Another ninja appeared upside-down a tree branch. "You're an embarassment to our village, Kankuro. Have you forgotten why we came all the way here?"

"I know. I mean, they challenged us. They started the whole thing, really. See, here's what happened..."

"Shut up...or I'll kill you!" that really shut Kankuro up.

Sasuke was surprised at how quiet this new person is. "No mere genin can approach this quietly. That's the level of a jonin."

"Sorry, guys," the ninja said as the teleported to the other two foreigners, "it looks like we got here too early, but we didn't come here to play around."

"Wait!" Sakura intervened. "You're ninja from the Hidden Sand Village! You may be allied with the Leaf, but it's forbidden for shinobi to enter each other's village without permission. What's your reason? Depending on that, we may not let you go…"

"Heh, talk about clueless." The second shinobi is a girl named Temari. She holds up a piece of paper. "We have our pass permits. Don't you know anything? At least you're right about one thing: we're genin for from the Hidden Sand Village. We've come to your village to take the tournament selection exam."

Naruto quickly turns to Temari. "Tournament selection exam? I've never heard of any tournament selection exam, believe it!"

"Oh, I believe it. You obviously have no clue. Okay, a tournament selection exam is where genin from neighboring villages assemble to take an qualification exam for the main purpose of being there: to compete in the Chunin Battle Tournament."

"Why do we take it together?"

"The purpose is to improve relations between the allies and to raise not only the shinobi level, but also the duelist level. But each land likes to maintain a power balance and…"

Temari stopped to realize that Naruto wasn't paying attention and was talking to someone else. "Hey Konohamaru!" he said, "Ya think I should enter this tournament thing?!"

"Wha… you idiot!" she yells. "When you ask a question, you're supposed to listen until the end!"

Sasuke jumps off the tree. "Hey! You! Identify yourself!" he said.

Temari blushes, "You mean me?"

"No, him. The guy with the gourd on his back."

The person stares at Sasuke with a blank face. "My name is Gaara of the Desert, and I'm curious about you, too. Who are you?"

"I am Sasuke Uchiha."

Naruto joins in. "Hi there! I bet you're dying to know my name, right?"

Gaara just stares at Naruto. "I couldn't care less." At that, he and his friends walked away.

Meanwhile, three dark figures stand on the same tree listening to their conversation.

The first one starts, "Well, what do you think?"

"Well, nothing serious," the second answered, "but that black haired kid, and the one with the gourd… let's keep an eye on them."

Meanwhile, in a far away forest, three more genin are training…

"Hey, did you hear? For the first time in 5 years, there are going to be rookies in the tournament selection exam."

"No way! It's probably some stubborn jonins in competition or something."

"No the story is that three of them are students of that Kakashi person."

"Hm, sounds interesting." One genin throws a kunai at the other… and hit a bulls-eye just over his head.

"But in the end… you have to feel sorry for them."

TO BE CONTINUED…

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Tune in for the next chapter of NARUTO TCG: CHUNIN BATTLE TOURNAMENT DUELS

Next time: Sasuke vs Lee

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