The next morning, Konohamaru got up before the sunrise and jogged around the Sand Village. "This is it, Konohamaru. This is the big day!" Konohamaru said to himself. Konohamaru was more excited than he had ever been. He never expected to be in the final round of the Chunin Exams fighting against Udon. He really didn't expect Udon to be good, no, amazing at fighting. "Udon's right. This is going to be one of the hardest fights of my life. I'm terrible at genjutsu! Oh no! I'm going to lose in one second!" Konohamaru thought. Konohamaru suddenly was very nervous. He also had never been so nervous before in his life. He went back to the place where he and his team had been sleeping, and saw that Udon was awake. There was still an hour before they had to be at the arena. He walked into the place and locked eyes with Udon. Udon seemed to be so calm and unaffected by knowing that Konohamaru was his opponent. Konohamaru tried his hardest to keep a straight face, but his nerves took over and he became nauseous. He ran to the bathroom and began to throw up. When Konohamaru went to the bathroom, Udon let out a long breath. Udon was also nervous. He was trying to eat, but couldn't muster up any hunger. "Come on, I need to eat or I won't be at full strength! And, if I'm not at full strength, then Konohamaru will tear me apart." Udon thought to himself. He then had to get his composure back because Konohamaru was out of the bathroom. Ebisu and Moegi were now awake and they watched as both Udon and Konohamaru acted very strange through their nerves. "I've never seen them act so strange." Moegi whispered to Ebisu. "And, did you notice that Udon's nose has started running again?" Ebisu asked with a smile. Moegi looked and sure enough a large stream of snot was flowing from his nose. "That's so gross." Moegi said. Ebisu laughed, then they all got ready.
At the arena, there was a humongous crowd. There weren't even enough seats for all of the people there to watch the fight. This only caused Udon and Konohamaru to get even more nervous. "Oh no! All these people are gonna see me lose in one second. I'll be the laughing stock of the ninja world!" Konohamaru thought to himself. "This is great! Now all of these people are gonna see me getting my ass handed to me. I'll never live it down!" Udon thought to himself. Before the match started, someone tapped Udon on the shoulder. He turned around and saw Hibiki. "Good luck to you, Udon." Hibiki said with a smile. "Thank you." Udon replied, stunned. Then the exam proctor walked out to the middle of the arena and the crowd went nuts. "Gosh, the fight hasn't even started yet and they can't get the crowd to stop yelling." Moegi thought out loud. When the crowd was hushed enough so that the proctor could be heard, he spoke. "This is the final match of the last round of the Chunin Exams! The final match will be between Konohamaru Sarutobi and Udon of the Leaf Village!" The proctor announced. Udon and Konohamaru slowly walked down into the arena. They met in the middle with the proctor. "Are you two aware of the rules?" The proctor asked. Udon nodded then looked at Konohamaru. Konohamaru had his eyes closed and was listening to the cheering of the crowd. "Go, Konohamaru!" Some would cheer. "Get him, Udon!" The others would cheer. Konohamaru finally nodded his head after calming his nerves. "Good. Now shake hands and take five steps in the opposite direction." The proctor instructed. Konohamaru looked up at Udon and shook his hand. Not a word was exchanged during the shake and they took their spots. "Let the match begin!" The proctor announced.
As soon as the match began, Konohamaru charged Udon. Udon struggled to avoid Konohamaru's attacks, but Konohamaru was a whole lot faster. Udon took several blows to the chest, then was sent flying halfway across the arena by a kick. "Oh man. I forgot to account for his taijutsu skills. I have to start recalculating." Udon thought as he got up. Udon attached a paper bomb to one of his kunai and threw it toward Konohamaru. Konohamaru threw a windmill shuriken at Udon. "What?" Udon asked himself as he saw the explosion consume Konohamaru. Then, the shuriken transformed into the real Konohamaru. "I forgot to account for that too!" Udon thought as Konohamaru began to attack him. Udon had to think quickly, because Konohamaru had no intention to stop anytime soon. He casted a brief genjutsu that showed him getting away. Konohamaru followed the illusion foolishly. "I need to calm my nerves so that I can come up with a strategy. I'm going to need help preoccupying Konohamaru." Udon thought. "Summoning Jutsu!" Udon shouted. He bit his thumb and performed the correct hand signs, then there was a large puff of smoke. When the smoke cleared three owls had appeared. Udon summoned Tezema, Yajiru, and Suterusu. "Yajiru and Tezema, distract Konohamaru!" Udon commanded. Udon then jumped on the back of Suterusu and they flew above the arena. "So, what's going on, boss?" Suterusu asked. "I'm nervous." Udon answered plainly. "That doesn't sound like you, sir." Suterusu replied. "The problem is that I'm a strategist, but my opponent is one of the hardest people to strategize against. Konohamaru is so spontaneous, you can never really predict what he's going to do next. And, to top it all off, he's physically faster and stronger than me." Udon confessed. "But, there is not a person I know that is smarter than you, sir. Use your smarts to defeat him. Right now, he is just another opponent." Suterusu said. "You know what? You're right, Suterusu. Help me come up with a plan." Udon said eagerly.
"Fire Style: Owl Pellets!" Tezema called. Tezema spit fiery owl pellets at Konohamaru. Konohamaru attempted to dodge the attack, but following the projectile was always a large explosion. The explosions would make him fall to the ground or send him flying into a wall. The explosions also created thick black smoke, which when breathed in was toxic. "What am I doing? I'm wasting time down here while Udon just sits up there. I need to stop treating him like a friend. He is my opponent right now." Konohamaru muttered to himself. Konohamaru had already suffered the effects of the jutsu of Yajiru, so when Yajiru opened up to use it again, Konohamaru struck. "Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Konohamaru said. Konohamaru created one clone that went and distracted Tezema. Konohamaru was then trying to avoid Yajiru's jutsu for as long as he could. Then, Konohamaru heard Tezema use its jutsu close by. After one of the explosions, Konohamaru ran into the smoke and waited for Yajiru to follow. Like he planned, Yajiru followed. He then stabbed the bird and it disappeared in a puff of smoke. Konohamaru's clone followed Konohamaru into the smoke. "Got you now!" Tezema called out. The next thing Udon saw was Yajiru come flying out of the smoke and Konohamaru stab Tezema. Yajiru flew up toward Udon. "What is it Yajiru?" Udon asked. Yajiru then transformed into Konohamaru. Konohamaru tackled Udon off the back of Suterusu and they were sent into a spiral headed for the ground. "He has no intentions of cushioning his fall. This was planned, which means this is a clone." Udon thought. He then dispelled the clone by punching it. Suterusu swiftly flew down to catch Udon before he hit the ground. "Do you remember the plan?" Udon asked. "Yes sir!" Suterusu replied. "Good. Let's do this." Udon said.
Udon threw a smoke bomb straight to the ground. At the moment it was nowhere within Konohamaru's area, so he had no reason to move. When the smoke exploded out Suterusu swooped low in front of it. "Wind Style: Hurricane Winds!" Suterusu called out. He flapped his wings with great force and forced the smoke into the vicinity of Konohamaru. Konohamaru could not see anything except smoke in front of him. He tried to jump out of the smoke, but apparently the smoke was covering the arena. Suddenly, Udon appeared in front of Konohamaru. Konohamaru tried to attack him, but chains shot out of the ground and latched on to his hands. They pulled him down so that he could not move. Konohamaru struggled, but couldn't get up. "I've got you now." Udon said. He then pulled out a kunai and stabbed Konohamaru in the stomach. Udon knew it was a genjutsu so he didn't hold back. He shoved kunai through Konohamaru's hands. Konohamaru screamed, and Udon laughed to keep up the illusion. But, then Konohamaru disappeared and the illusion disolved. "What? It was just a clone! Suterusu!" Udon yelled. "Rasengan!" Konohamaru called out. Udon was Konohamaru's planned target, but Suterusu shielded him. The jutsu instantly caused Suterusu to disappear. "That was close. He's good." Udon thought. "Man, he even accounted for the sneak attack. He's good." Konohamaru thought to himself. Udon got another plan and charged Konohamaru. This seemed to stun Konohamaru, which was the desired effect. Udon began to hit Konohamaru, but then he disappeared.
"That was a clone too!" Udon cried out. He looked around and didn't see anything. "Rasengan!" Konohamaru yelled from above. Udon looked up and saw that Konohamaru was coming at high speed toward him. Udon had around three seconds to get up and move. Konohamaru's Rasengan collided with the ground and caused dirt, sand and debris to fly into the air. "How far ahead did he plan?" Udon asked himself. "Dammit! I missed!" Konohamaru scolded himself. Udon then smiled and began to laugh a little. "What the hell is so funny?" Konohamaru asked. "You really are something else, Konohamaru." Udon said. "What do you mean?" Konohamaru asked, seemingly offended. "I'm proud to be able to be on the same team as a ninja of your caliber." Udon said. Konohamaru smiled at Udon's words. "You're a great ninja too, Udon. I've spent whole nights trying to figure out how to defeat you." Konohamaru said. This caused Udon to laugh a little more. The crowd began to boo them for not fighting. "I guess we better finish this up then, huh?" Udon asked. "Yeah. Let's do this." Konohamaru said, mocking Udon. Konohamaru then held out his palm and began to gather up as much chakra as he could muster. There was a large, but unstable ball of chakra growing in Konohamaru's palm. "Oh man this is it. I've been saving this jutsu as a last resort, but I guess this is a last resort." Udon muttered to himself. Konohamaru held out the large ball of chakra. "I swear that Naruto had a name for this one, but I've forgotten it." Konohamaru said out loud. He thought for a moment while Udon began to do hand signs. "Oh yeah that's it! Great Ball Rasengan!" Konohamaru called out. He ran at full speed toward Udon. "Summoning Jutsu: Owl Guardian!" Udon called out when Konohamaru got close. There was a large explosion with a lot of chakra and dust. The crowd had to look away because of the amount of light that was produced by the explosion.
When the explosion ended and the smoke cleared, the crowd looked back down at the arena. In front of Udon, there was a large stone owl. The owl had served its purpose to shield Udon, but had suffered severe damage from Konohamaru's jutsu. It was missing half of its face and one wing and the stone was cracking and falling apart all over. It eventually did fall apart and disappear. Konohamaru and Udon were exhausted. Neither of them moved from where they were standing. They looked each other in the eyes. Konohamaru grinned a little bit. Then, he took a step forward toward Udon. This surprised Udon and he even looked a little scared. Konohamaru then tried to take another step, but fell to the ground and passed out. The crowd was silent and you could even hear Gaara hold his breath. "The winner is Udon!" The proctor announced. The crowd went absolutely nuts. No one person was sitting in their seat. The medic ninja came out and treated Konohamaru instantly. Udon smiled then, he too passed out.
"That was a truly inspiring fight." Gaara said. "I would call that a tie." Raikage A said. "The amount of chakra that on boy has is unbelievable for a genin." Tsuchikage Onoki said. "I think both of them deserve Chunin." Mizukage Mei said. "Definitely." The Otokage agreed. Tsunade smiled because she was proud of her up and coming ninja. Gaara then stood up and calmed the crowd. "The Promotion Ceremony will begin shortly after the fighters are treated." Gaara announced. When Gaara sat down he noticed an ANBU approach Tsunade. "Lady Tsunade, I have just received word that our village is now in possesion of the Two-Tails beast." Shikamaru whispered to Tsunade. "Kakashi wouldn't have let something like that happen would he?" Tsunade asked in response. "From what I understand, he led the team that captured it." Shikamaru answered. Tsunade then calmly stood up. "I'm sorry, I won't be here for the ceremony. I have matters to attend to back at the village." Tsunade said as she walked away.