Chappie 2- A Blast from the Past

"Hmm, Uchicha Sasuke truly is strong, isn't he?" Tasuke asked Tsunade who was glaring at the cloaked teen who just came back to his side. He had dropped his hood now as there was no use to hide his face anymore, but she had to admit that for a teenager, he was quite the catch.
"Yes, he is, however Tasuke-san, I must admit that I was caught off guard by how talented Ren Kishimoto is." Tsunade noticed that a smirk lingered on the man's face, she brushed it off and so she decided to send out on impulsive fighter of her own, Uzumaki Naruto.

"Yes, yes, enough about that, do you have your next top shinobi?" Tsunade noted mentally that he was being sarcastic and proud just because his subordinate managed to defeat an Uchicha. She nodded and waved her hands while she noticed that the other spectators, meaning the other clan elders and leaders were anticipating who was fighting next for Konoha in the initiation rites.

"Very well then, Uzumaki Naruto, will be the next to fight, he is the current kyuubi and is a talented shinobi." Tasuke smirked slightly before motioning to his team on the other side of the arena. One of them walked towards the front where Naruto was standing while flexing his arms.

"I present to you a very talented student of my wife, Akira Yirakura. She specializes in techniques that are complicated and is a good student and ninjutsu user." Tsunade smirked, she knew that this girl would stand no chance at all in winning the competition, Naruto was known for turning the odds against him. As the girl prepared to remove her cloaks, Naruto immediately created clones and attacked the girl with precision. She didn't anticipated the attack so she was glued to the very spot until they loomed on her with a Rasen Shuriken on their hands. Tsunade felt herself smirk, this was what she liked about Naruto and his fighting skills, female or not, he didn't cared as long as it was to prove that he was strong and Konoha was too.

"Woah there, you are getting overexcited man... You should know how to introduce yourself first! I'm Akira Yirakura~cha, 18 years old, how'd ya do?" Naruto merely grunted and attacked her still, he didn't cared for self-introduction and instead continued to do what he was doing, attacking.

"Hmmm, your little kyuubi there is very talented, isn't he?" Tsunade smiled proudly at Tasuke, finally, something was going to happen and this something was totally not expected.

"I don't care, we'll defeat you and that's what matters to us!" Naruto exclaimed while the girl just shrugged, he activated his Beast mode and was about to attack her when her face changed to that of Sakura before she left, three years ago. Her hair was shoulder-length and her eyes were dead looking at him with such hatred and pained expression.

"H-how did she..." Tsunade trailed off when Naruto's cloak of chakra deacivated and he was forced to stare at Sakura. Tsunade couldn't help but choke on her tears while staring at Sakura's young form.

"W-why did you do that Naruto-kun? Why did you let us leave?" The voice would drift from Hinata to Sakura's and so would the face. Naruto felt like punching the girl and out of anger, he screamed.

"No, they are gone! How dare you take their forms, you will pay, you will pay!" Naruto said while his eyes turned red from anger and he blindly charged at the girl who did nothing but evade and evade until she, in the form of Hinata kicked him in the gut and pointed the edge of her dagger towards his neck which made him concede to the fight. Tsunade still stared at the girl as she noticed that she was berated by one of the cloaked figures for doing something so tricky like that but she wondered where those two met Akira, and how did she knew about Sakura and Hinata's past. Those two couldn't have been captives and killed now, would they? Or maybe yes, after all, those two, were weaklings and survival was something they weren't good at. Tasuke remained smirking at and Tsunade couldn't help but feel mad at this, she was being toyed around and it seems that though they will be truly allies after the initiation, she couldn't help but feel that something was strangely familiar with the cloaked figures auras and the fact that this man here still held many more secrets.

"How could that girl know about them?" Naruto asked his friends when he was finally brought to their side. He was so shocked and surprised and angered that he couldn't move a muscle after his defeat.

"That was a very dirty trick you know. The way that she used them to your weakness, how could they?" Ino stated while looking at the cloaked figures, who were talking to themselves, they had gotten a ten minute break since it was nearly lunch time, and they had given them time to eat. Ino looked at the cloaked figures, they were talking among themselves as if they were planning something, however, Ino blushed when she glanced at Ren Kishimoto who chose that moment to open his closed eyes creating eye contact between the two of them.

"Uh, Ino? Why are you so red? Do you have fever or something?" Atchi asked Ino who merely shook her head in response, she couldn't let them now about her small admiration towards a certain purple-eyed person who defeated Sasuke.

"Okay, the third match is about to occur, I choose... Hmmm, Yamanaka Ino, the heiress to the Yamanaka clan." Ino looked at the direction of the Hokage who gave her a nod which she responded to. She positioned herself in the center of the arena while their rival decided on who was the person to send.
"Very well then, Shin Takamura, the top one in his class and one of the bests shinobi we have." Ino gulped, she was hoping that among them, she wouldn't be chosen, however, this seemed to be impossible as she was now face to face with a cloaked figure. He removed his cloak and revealed a handsome face like Ren's only he had this playful aura and his eyes were grayish gold and his hair was dark violet with some hints of black and blue hues in it. Ino felt herself blush when Shin smiled warmly, but boys and crushes could continue later, she had a fight to finish and she couldn't help but think of what might their reaction if she wins. As soon as she was in range, she did the technique Shikamaru taught her and he was locked in position, he was trapped by her chakra and she started to transfer her mind and consciousness to Shin only to find out moments later that she was tricked. Shin was informed probably that she was a mind jutsu user and he used that to his advantage, however, no matter what the reason, she found herself pinned to the ground with Shin on trapping her legs and pinning her hands on the ground.

"I win, Yamanaka-san." And he stood up and dusted himself leaving a dazed Ino sitting on the ground processing what just happened to her.

"Ino-chan, are you okay?" Atchi asked her to which she merely nodded to and stared at the back of Shin who was smacked on the head by one of the cloaked persons. She saw one of them staring at her and she couldn't help but feel as if she was reading her mind just by looking at her. She shuddered at this while Hanabi sat next to her and smiled emotionless.

"Are you fine, Yamanaka-san?" Ino smiled at the girl and nodded, ever since the incident when she was announced heiress to the Hyuuga clan, the girl had became more and more open especially when they found out about Hinata's demise. It happened the day that they were sent on a mission as to show the new arrivals, Atchi Takamura and Hikari Itsumo how they worked and all about herbs when they were attacked suddenly by unknown attackers. A huge fight erupted while Sakura and Hinata told the girls to run and find help, however, help arrived too late. They found Sakura and Hinata's tattered hitai-ite, and they soon found them fifty away from the scene, their bodies were wounded terribly and weak. They were revived again but after a day in the hospital, Sakura had vanished leaving only a note. It seemed as if something pushed her to do the leaving and it always remained a mystery to them, Hinata followed shortly and after a few weeks of looking for them, they gave up and declared the two dead on action. However, if they truly did left for a reason, Ino had some suspicions about it. Hinata was despised by her father and no matter how strong she strived to be, she was considered an indecisive failure both by her grandfather and family. Sakura had known that she was being replaced by the Hokage since Hikari had became much more stronger in a span of three weeks. Ino, however knew that they were all blinded to the fact that Hinata and Sakura were actually strong. They weren't given the chance to show off since they were held back by teammates protecting them.

"The fourth fight, will be now held. The scoring is 0-3 in favor of Shiyuukigakure, for Konoha~." Tsunade stood up and looked at Hanabi and nodded to her who understood it and stood up.

"Hanabi Hyuuga, the heiress to the Hyuuga clan and a prodigy. She had bested her seniors even at a young age and doesn't hesitate." Ino looked at the Hokage and then towards the man who was smirking now. He motioned his hands for one of the cloaked persons to step forward. With each stride, she was completely confident and her cloak was different. It was the same white color but this had lilac linings and a large lily cord was hanging down the place where it should be locked by a pin.

"I will have my daughter, Hina, fight this fight..." Ino stood up, she felt her eyes widened and they knew why... The person standing before them, was none other than...

Author's Notes:

So, here goes another one. What do you all think huh? Is it getting interesting for you, or are you still bored? If that's the case, well, care to give me any of your ideas? I'd appreciate that very much since I'm still not that good at this stuff. I've only written poetry and that's different in stories, that much I figured out.

~WITH LOTS OF LOVE~

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