Despite really wanting to Shikamaru was unable to forfeit before his match started. Now he had to contend with an overly exited weapon mistress.

'Mendokusei. She still hasn't stopped smiling'

Tenten pulled out a scroll. Genma started the match and leapt back. The kunoichi unfurled it; summoning all manner of bladed implements. Shikamaru backed up slowly. Steel began to fly and the Nara scrambled to evade. He stopped after he got a tree between him and Tenten. She paused, tossed out one large scroll and went through some hand signs.

"Ninpou: Kusari Demizu!"

Countless chains erupted from the unfurled scroll, all pointed at Shikamaru's location. Looking rather like a scared deer the young genin ran along the wall desperately trying to put some distance between him and Tenten.

"I forfeit! I forfeit!!"

"Oh, it's over already?"

Tenten blinked innocently, holding an oversized shuriken in preparation to throw it. Genma declared her the winner as Shikamaru held his chest as if he was having a heart attack. Shrugging Tenten waved to the crowd and gathered her scrolls. Then she and Shikamaru went back up to the waiting area. Genma called down Gaara and Sasuke. Ten minutes later Sasuke still had not shown up. Genma sighed.

"As the opponent has not shown up Gaa-"

A whirlwind of leaves burst onto the arena floor. Kakashi and Sasuke stood in all their belated glory.

"Well, despite the great entrance, we aren't late are we?"

"Two more seconds and you would be. You lucked out big time"

"Ah that's good. Well Sasuke I'm off. Try to win"

Kakashi shunshined to near Gai and Genma started the match.

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Sasuke looked across the way to Gaara.

'He certainly doesn't look all that tough. I'll win this easily'

Sasuke rushed in, confident in his speed. Gaara impassively watched as his sand sprang up to block the Uchiha. Sasuke reeled and threw shuriken at him, only for the sands to again stop his attack cold. Glaring Sasuke prepped a jutsu and leapt into the air.

"Katon: Hosenka no jutsu!"

Gaara didn't even bother reacting to the threat. Sasuke landed with a curse. His jutsu feared no better against the sand than is shuriken. Fed up with the lack of action he launched six kunai each with an exploding tag. All six were caught by the sand and an explosion rocked the arena.

"Is that all you are truly capable of?"

"What! Impossible!"

"How boring"

A large tendril of sand rushed toward Sasuke intent on smashing him into the ground. Sasuke was fast enough to dodge it with some ease.

'Damn. That sand of his is stronger than I thought. But maybe if I…' "Gokyaku no jutsu!"

Sasuke noticed that the tendril after him retracted to block the fireball he aimed at Gaara. The young prodigy smirked.

"Now I have your weakness"

"…"

Sasuke dashed back and up the wall, stopping midway. He performed three hand signs.

ggggg

The crowd was treated to the sight and sound of the Chidori; famed original technique of none other than the Copy nin himself, Hatake Kakashi. The brilliant blue hued lightning held in Sasuke's palm plowed through the sand tendril Gaara sent his way. For a moment there was fear in the Suna nin's eyes. His sands raced back to him as Sasuke approached. A cloud of dust was kicked up at the moment of impact.

ggggg

"So close!"

Sasuke's arm was trapped at the elbow with the still active Chidori nary an inch from Gaara's chest. At Gaara's command the sand crushed the Uchiha's arm. Sasuke tried to pull away, only for Gaara to rip his arm off at the shoulder. The crowd was horrified at the spectacle. Sasuke's curse seal roared to life.

"I WILL KILL YOU!!!"

Gaara enveloped the crazed youth in a fist of sand.

"Subaku Sousou"

Before anyone could react the last Uchiha was crushed.

ggggg

"No! You stupid monster you ruined the plan! Kill him!"

The two guards near the Kazekage shed their disguise and the Sound Four swarmed Gaara. The Sandaime turned a cold gaze to the Kazekage.

"Orochimaru. So your deceit knows no bounds. The true Kazekage must be dead by now"

"Though the sharingan is lost to me the Leaf will still burn!"

Orochimaru pulled out a smoke grenade to signal the invasion. Sarutobi knocked it out of his hand before it could be activated. In the stands Kabuto found the panicking crowd too much of an obstacle to do the genjutsu as planned and the hidden Oto nin were caught up in the chaos and unable to attack. A few of them jumped over the crowd to reveal themselves but were cut down almost instantly by the Konoha nin.

'I need to get out of here'

"Going somewhere Kabuto?"

"Kakashi, how nice to see you again. But I'm sorry to say I must be leaving"

"I must insist you clear your schedule"

"Really? Well I might-"

The traitorous med nin was silenced by the foot of Gai.

"I hear you are as strong as my eternal rival, Kakashi. Let us see how my youth compares to yours!"

Kakashi smirked under his mask. That was one loose end tied up.

ggggg

In the arena Sakon and Kidomaru were ripped in half before Jirobou used his Dorou Doumu to contain Gaara and his sand.

"What the fuck is he?"

"I don't know! His chakra is weird; so much but fluctuating as well.."

Gaara's mutated arm smashed through the barrier latching onto Jirobou's head. It was smashed like a grape.

"You are all my prey"

Tayuya summoned her three Doki and had them charge Gaara. Once they were close she activated their special ability to try and drain more chakra from the jinchuuriki.

ggggg

In the stands Lee had dealt with a handful of Oto nin but another was closing in on Sakura from behind.

"No! Tatsumaki Senpu Kyaku!"

The unfortunate shinobi was knocked back into and through the stand's wall. Sakura looked up to see Lee still rotating in midair. He landed in front of her.

"Are you unhurt, Sakura-chan?"

"Y-yeah. Lee-kun that was amazing!"

"I got it all from the scroll you provided for me"

"Lee-kun…"

"Sakura-chan…"

The tender scene was broken when six bodies crashed on the floor next to the couple.

"As amazingly youthful as this is, the best time for such is after the battle"

"Gai-sensei!"

"Come, let us make haste to clear our village of invaders!"

"Osu Gai-sensei!"

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jutsu

Kusari Demizu – chain flood; meh, the earlier description works well enough

Tatsumaki Senpu Kyaku – tornado whirlwind kick; in case anyone can't guess, it's the same technique that Ryu and Ken from Street Fighter use