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InnerSakura
A/N:
Disclaimer
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Recap:
Lee:
But it is not you who I want to fight, so please… stay out of this…Sasuke: You heard the guy Naruto. He challenged me… so this is my fight.
Naruto: Is that the way it's gonna be? *walking half-way between the two* … Fine then, I could care less about which one of you I fight. As a matter of fact… I got an idea…
An evil-like grin took its place on Naruto's face as he begun to explain his idea on a more fun and efficient way to determine which of the three was better…
Naruto: … A three way free for all brawl. This way everyone is happy…
Three-Way Brawl
Sakura: Naruto!! What kind of stupid idea is that? Sasuke is on our team… we're supposed to look out for one another…
Sasuke: I'm in. This just makes things more… interesting.
Sakura was confused. She didn't know what to do… To stop it or not… that was the question… Hopefully, they didn't want to get her involved as well.
The three combatants took their positions and prepared themselves for what was to come…
Suddenly, Naruto charged for Lee but was brushed aside with one move. To make up for this, Naruto tried to sweep Lee's feet from under him, but ended up being swept himself with Lee's…
Lee: LEAF WHIRLWIND!!...
As Naruto slammed into the wall, Lee took his stance once again and awaited Sasuke's move. Sasuke smiled at this as he recalled the moment when Lee showed how strong he really was. Plus, he knew that no one could just easily sweep Naruto aside the way he just did…
Sakura's worries began to grow as she watched Naruto get brushed aside, and now… Sasuke could face the same fate. She looked at the clock and mentioned that there wasn't time to continue the fight, hoping that this would put a halt on everything… at least for now. This didn't work however as Sasuke now made his move…
Sasuke charged and threw punch after punch, but none would land. He tried a flurry of punches and kicks but they were useless against this opponent…
Lee: LEAF HURRICANE!!!
Lee attempted a high spinning kick, but Sasuke managed to dodge it. Lee quickly rebounded and delivered a powerful low sweep. Sasuke put up his guard up in time, but he was still kicked across the room. Coming to a stop, neither Sasuke nor Sakura could make heads or tails of what just happened.
Lee looked over to Naruto who was now standing…
Naruto: Not bad… but since you were holding back it wasn't as good enough… That's why I intend to bring out everything you got…
Naruto charged Lee once again only to have him side step it. He kept the attacks up and then tried to hit Lee with a back hand, but Lee evaded by ducking. He then tried to catch him with a low kick which Lee avoided by jumping off of the ground. This was Naruto's chance…
Naruto: You may be quick on the ground, but in the air…
Naruto transitioned from the low kick and caught Lee with a devastating side kick. Lee managed to protect himself but the force of the kick was enough to send him flying across the room, much like he did Sasuke.
Naruto: … YOU'RE MINE!!!
As he skidded across the floor he managed recover, but as he got his bearings he looked up just in time to see…
Naruto: TOO SLOW…!!
Naruto kicked Lee into the air and followed running up the wall. Once he caught up, he delivered another kick to Lee's back, sending him across the room near Sasuke. Once again Naruto gave pursuit. Lee was starting to pick himself up but it was too late… Naruto had caught up and attacked once again. His target, however, was different this time…
Naruto knocked Lee to the ground in an attempt to get at Sasuke. As he soared through the air at him, Sasuke could see what he was planning and attempted a counter…
He did a side kick of his own only to have Naruto find a way around it. While in the air Naruto began to spin violently, bypassing Sasuke's attack and knocking him to the ground with his body.
Sakura: Naruto...!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!! SASUKE'S ON YOUR TEAM!!
Naruto: Not in this fight, it's every man for himself…
Noticing the unintentional distraction by Sakura, Lee jumped into action. Lee attacked Naruto with a flurry of kicks, taking control of the fight. He connected with a powerful one that sent Naruto crashing into the wall across the room and turned his attention to the now standing Sasuke.
Sasuke: I guess I have no choice… If I don't step it up, then I may have no chance of winning this… Heh… fine… This gives me a chance to practice it.
Sakura and Lee were surprised to see that Sasuke had activated his Sharingan and was finally going to use it here. Upon revealing his Sharingan, Sasuke charged right for Lee…
Sakura: When did he…? And it's in both eyes… Haha, you're amazing Sasuke…! If this is the same "Advanced Bloodline" as Kakashi sensei… then he'll be able to read that guy's movements. There's no way he'll lose now… I knew there was a reason I was drawn to him.
Sasuke: Ninjutsu or genjutsu… No matter what kind of trick… with this I'll reveal it!!…
No matter how hard he tried, however, Sasuke could not do any form of damage to Lee, but he received plenty from him. Lee was brutalizing Sasuke with kick after kick, blow after blow…
Naruto had pulled himself together and could see that Sasuke was having some trouble. It wasn't really his problem, but he wanted to repay Lee for the cheap shots he received earlier. He crouched down and prepared to use his new technique. As he was nearly finished preparing, he had to think otherwise…
Sasuke tried to mount some kind of offense but Lee seemed to disappear before him, and before he knew it… he was kicked into the air from underneath. As Sasuke's elevation climbed, Lee disappeared once again…
Sasuke: The… The sharingan… couldn't read it… This can't be… *Lee appearing below*
Lee: My techniques are neither ninjutsu nor genjutsu… It is taijutsu. They say that the Sharingan has the ability to reveal all types of ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu… It is true that by reading ninjutsu and genjutsu which require chakra to be raised and seals to be performed, you get an advantage through the Sharingan, but mine is a little different… Even if you can read my movements with your eyes, your body does not have the speed to react to my taijutsu, making your ability useless against me…
The bandages that were wrapped around Lee's hands began to unravel as if on their own, revealing his bruised and battered hands…
Sakura: SASUKE…!!!
Naruto: He's in trouble… I could help him if I used my "Dragon Wave"… but I'd risk hurting him as well…
Before Lee could carry out his plans he was stopped. A fast moving figure snatched him from the air, but Sasuke had begun to fall…
As he plummeted, it looked like he had no means of protecting himself from the fall. If someone didn't act quickly, things could turn out bad for him…
Sakura ran as fast as she could, but stopped when what appeared to be Naruto rushed in and caught Sasuke. Sakura was surprised to see this but also relieved nonetheless. The image of Naruto and Sasuke began to fade and to her surprise, they were to her left not too far from where she stood.
She approached them, noticing how shaken up Sasuke appeared. She resolved that this was the reason he had not even tried to protect himself from the fall. Naruto looked up and could see that Lee was obviously in some kind of trouble, but he was interested to find out just what kind and why…
Lee was being chewed out by the guy that had snatched him from the air...
Lee: Bu-But… I wasn't planning on using the other one, I swear…
"It doesn't matter, you know the price for what you have done, right," the guy in the green bodysuit said.
Lee nodded his head while his look-alike Jounin sensei noticed Team 7, "Well, well… if it isn't Kakashi's precious little students," he stated while taking a beyond bizarre pose.
The atmosphere became weird and uncomfortable as all of Team 7 sweat dropped in embarrassment...
Naruto: WHAT'S WITH ALL THESE FREAKS AND WEIRDOS APPEARING IN FRONT OF US?!!!
Lee: WHAT DID YOU SAY?!! STOP INSULTING GAI SENSEI!!! DO YOU…
Gai called for Lee's attention and as he responded, Lee was punched to the ground. They then had a weird and touching moment as… for no real reason they hugged and let out a manly cry. Once again, Team 7 had to witness an embarrassingly weird and uncomfortable environment…
Gai: It's alright Lee. Youth and mistakes go hand in hand together… But you did start a fight and almost broke my rules, your punishment… will take place after the Chunin Exam… 500 laps around the practice range!!...
Sasuke: Is he serious…?
Sakura: There's no way someone can do that many laps… It's physically impossible…
Naruto: … 500 laps eh… Sounds like it would be great training… I wonder if I could… *noticing Lee*
Lee began to wrap his hand but was not done with Team 7…
Lee: Sasuke… I'll say one more thing. The truth is, I came to test my abilities, but I lied before. I was just using you as a test… The one that I really want to fight is my very own teammate. Most likely the strongest Leaf genin taking this exam… Neji Hyuuga! I've entered this to defeat him… but now you are also one of my targets… Be prepared during the exam!! *looking at Naruto* … The same applies to you as well… Naruto… *leaving*
The fight kept replaying through Sasuke's mind as he was left with the stinging agony of defeat…
Naruto: Oh well… I guess the Uchiha clan isn't worth much these days…
Sakura: Naruto...!! Knock it off…!!
Sasuke: … Next time I'll beat him.
Naruto: Sure… you just got your ass handed to you, Sharingan and all. Even I faired better than you in this fight… though… I guess I'm not really one to talk…... You saw his hands right…? He must have trained really hard… That's all I'm saying…
Sasuke looked like he was upset, but then… he suddenly rose to his feet…
Sasuke: … Pft… This thing is getting interesting…! The Chunin Exam huh… Let's do this!! Ready?!… Naruto… Sakura!! *heading for the designated room*
As they reached room 301, there sensei met them outside…
Kakashi: … Oh, Sakura came too… Now you can properly take the exam. If only one or two of you had shown up, the exam for them would have ended here because it can only be taken as a team.
Sakura: … So why didn't you tell us all of this when you handed us the applications?
Kakashi: If I told you the truth, Naruto or Sasuke would have tried t pressure you into taking the exam. Even if you didn't want to, you would even though it wasn't in your heart for the sake of Sasuke… and… well… Naruto too… But you came of your own accord, you guys make me proud… Now go!! *stepping aside*
They walk in with their heads held high and thieir spirits revitalized...
What awaits them on the other side?
Next Chapter: The Exams begin...