Yo!! I bring you another awesome chapter in the life of the Sun Nin. The boys are causing more trouble than ever, and preparing for the fights that are coming. Cheer for your favorite nin, and watch it all play out.

Chapter 24: Grave Misunderstanding! Neji and Lee Face off!

5 days have passed since the last round finished. All the nin have been preparing, but now, all training was going to stop for a situation. "AHHHHH, WHO TOOK THIS PICTURE OF ME!?!?!?!" Sakura screamed out loud. It was a picture of Sakura in the Bath House, a towel covering her lower parts, but her top half showing to the whole world.

Satoshi, who was tired from training, overheard her, and used Tarogan to get a look at the picture. He then looked incredibly scared. (Damnit Kai!!! I risked my life getting you that picture, and you drop it like a dumb ass!) Satoshi screamed in his mind, thinking of a way to get that picture. He then got an idea. Running, he ran into Sakura, forcing her to drop her picture.

"Oh, my bad. Here." Satoshi said, handing the picture to her. He then jumped up, and began acting like he was in a rush. When he turned the corner, he pulled out the swiped picture, and took off for the hotel. "Mew, it would be a good idea to pray that Naruto meets her before that picture you cloned disappears." Gatto said, laughing at the dilemma at hand. Satoshi flipped him a mental finger, and ran.

(Elsewhere)

Kai was walking casually around the hotel, told to take it easy since he did take a blow to his heart 5 days earlier. (Satoshi truly is a friend. Even though I was joking he got me a picture of a nude Sakura. Idiot.) Kai thought to himself before a familiar chakra was noticed. "Speaking of idiots." Kai said to himself. Satoshi then appeared in front of him in a puff of smoke, via Body Flicker.

"And to what…" Kai started before Satoshi interrupted him by showing him the picture he had. "Dumbass, you dropped the picture." Satoshi said, eyes dotted. Kai sweat dropped, and then had a scared look. "You didn't steal that off Sakura did you?" Kai asked, and Satoshi nodded.

"She's going to know you took it, and then we'll both be in hot water!" Kai said, and then, just because god hated them, a loud 'WHERE THE HELL IS SATOSHI MUSASHI!!!' was screamed, and both nin cringed. "Perfect." Satoshi said to himself before they both felt like the whole area was weighted by killer intent, causing both nin to haul ass out of there.

Unbeknownst to them, a certain blond nin was within hearing range, and was thinking of a way to make some money, or get free ramen.

(Outside)

Neji was wandering the area for a while, lost in his thoughts. He had been avoiding Tenten because she heard what Kai had said about his feelings towards her, but Kai didn't really say he liked her, Lee did. So Neji, being the 'supposed ice block' that he is, avoided talking or speaking to her for a while. He heard Sakura scream, and knew that Satoshi would probably get what he deserved.

He then came to a small area with some grass on it, and decided to meditate there. Of course, he wasn't going to get what he wanted, because Lee appeared near him. "My eternal rival, why are you avoiding Tenten?" Lee asked, and Neji sighed under his breath. (If Lee noticed, than I must be acting very obvious about it.) Neji thought to himself.

"If I remember correctly, you sort of announced my personal business out loud during my match against Kai, or did you finally lose the few brain cells you have training to hard?" Neji replied, with a smart-ass tone. "Neji, you aren't trying to blame me, are you?" Lee asked, looking a little annoyed. "No Lee, I believe some other fruit in Green Spandex shouted what you said." Neji said, voice dripping with sarcasm.

Lee jumped up, and somewhat glared. "I don't appreciate you making Tenten cry!" Lee screamed, and Neji jumped up, glaring right back. "I haven't done anything to her, dumbass! Recall I said that I was AVOIDING her!" Neji screamed back, and Lee growled.

"She believes she did something to you!" Lee screamed. "That is retarded!" Neji screamed back, his cool officially lost. "That's it Neji. I challenge you to a battle here and now!" Lee said, getting into his stance. "Good, I needed something to vent on for a while, and I'll add to my victories over you at the same time." Neji said, getting into Jyuuken Stance.

(Elsewhere in the Training Grounds)

Tyson was royally pissed. In the course of 5 days, he's received nothing but death threats from women he never even knew, and he believed that the Kunoichi had put a bounty on his head because he killed 30 bounty hunters from various villages, making his situation worse.

The Tsuchikage and Mizukage had sent letters to the Kazekage, demanding Tyson be killed, but Gaara refused outright, saying that he was defending himself. So in the course of 4 days, he had made an enemy of the Mist, Rain, Rock, and he finally made the hit list for Rock, along with his other Sun peers.

"So Tyson, heard you made a few enemies." Satoshi said, appearing out of nowhere. "None of your damn-" Tyson started before Kai ran in, sweating heavily. "We need to jet, Satoshi, Sakura may be around someone." Kai said, and both of them disappeared, leaving a confused Tyson. Tyson was going to continue 'training', before Ino and Sakura appeared, making him sigh in annoyance.

(Oh great. Just my luck.) Tyson said, seeing the girls give him a rather evil glare. At this point, the only girl who would talk to him is Hanabi. Even Kasumi would start crying and run from him when he saw her. "And what pleasure do I owe you?" Tyson asked, well aware that he was probably starting a fight with someone with inhuman strength, and a mind reader. "We could care less about you. We're looking for your friend, Satoshi." Sakura said, and Tyson figured Satoshi did something stupid.

"Well, as you can see, he isn't here, so let me train in silence!" Tyson said, a neutral look on his face. They both glared, before walking off. "You are both too much of a pain." Tyson said to himself, tossing a kunai and hitting the target dead in the center. (At least trees don't have hissy fits when you beat the hell out of them!) Tyson smiled in his mind.

(Other Training Field)

Neji and Lee were in their stances, waiting for the other to make the first move, but neither would move. Then Lee charged forward the same time that Neji used the Byakugan. "Leaf Hurricane!" Lee said, jumping into the air and doing a spinning kick, which Neji ducked under, but Lee kept spinning. "Leaf Whirlwind!" Lee said, spinning on his pivoted foot, and trying a quick sweep kick, that Neji jumped over.

Bad move.

Lee spun around using his feet, and caught Neji in his side. Neji slid for a few meters, before Lee charged again, except he took a Jyuuken Strike to his shoulder. Lee slid back, and Neji charged, throwing chakra filled palms and fingers at Lee, who was dodging them easily. Neji knew he shouldn't be doing this, but his pride as one of the strongest of the Konoha 12 and a Hyuuga wouldn't allow him to back off. That, and one misplaced blow to his chest, and he could be in some serious trouble.

Lee jumped back, and threw a kunai, which Neji caught in the little hole on the end that you can tie string into. Neji pulled the kunai out, twirled it around his fingers, and pocketed them. "Thanks for the present Lee." Neji said, taunting him. Lee growled, and charged again, this time, moving faster than earlier.

(Damnit! I'm not in the condition to be facing Lee at full power. I need to subdue him before I get really hurt.) Neji thought to himself, dodging the wild swings. He then tried another Jyuuken Strike, only to be dodged, and be punched dead in the face, sending him sliding along the ground.

"Neji! Take back what you said! Tenten isn't acting stupid. Apologize for making her cry!" Lee screamed, fire in his eyes. Neji stood up, blood coming out of his mouth, and his breathing hitched. "No." Neji said defiantly. In the trees, with one black eye and one blue eye, a young man, 19, looked on interested, and covered his blue eye.

"Seems like Satoshi's friends are having a conflict. But I need to find him now. Orochimaru is going to make a move, and I'll be damned if Kajikage-sensei gets on my case for not saving him." He said to himself, watching the battle.

(Somewhere in the Sand Village)

Satoshi and Kai were running like their lives depended on it. If Sakura caught Satoshi, and noticed the small print on the back of the picture that said 'To my friend Kai: Sun Nin, Friend, and Closet Pervert!  From Satoshi' then both of them would be dead. They came back to the hotel, both tired, and hungry since it was about 12:00. They went to the restaurant, and instantly regretted it. Sakura, Ino, and Tenten were right there, waiting for them.

(Fuck!) They both thought to themselves, shuddering. Sakura cracked her knuckles, and glared a vicious glare. "So, where have you been all day?" Sakura asked, a sickeningly sweet tone in her voice, causing both nin to have a chill go down their spines. "Now Sakura, there's no reason to kill me off. I was merely doing a job." Satoshi said, and his right eye gleamed. "What do you mean?" Sakura asked, ready to kill the young nin, who merely looked at her uninterestedly.

"Jiraiya paid me 15000 ryo for the picture, and I accepted." Satoshi said nonchalantly. "If you must kill anyone, kill the pervert." With that Sakura turned an interesting shade of red, and began to place her fury into finding the Toad Sannin. Tenten and Ino left to their own devices. Kai looked over to Satoshi.

"Damn you're a good liar." Kai said, and Satoshi smirked. "At least you get your picture, and I strike a blow against perverts everywhere!" Satoshi said smirking. "Hey, I take offense to that! Perverts make the world go around!" Gatto screamed in Satoshi's mind. Satoshi sighed in his mind.

(Training Field)

Tyson felt like he was having the worst day ever. Apparently people were pissed at him. The trees he destroyed were a rare tree found only in Sand, and it was illegal to destroy them. Well, too late for him, because he completely decimated close to all of them without any remorse.

Gaara let him off, saying he never knew, and that there were a few left that they could repopulate the trees using them. But that didn't help the feeling that he had to destroy just about anything that had a pulse, or had bark. (I never knew that trees had the power to piss me off!) Tyson screamed in his mind, as he walked to the hotel, deciding that resting would calm his hurricane of a mentality.

He then saw Kai walk in, tired, and chuckling. "You look like your having a bad day." Kai said, while Tyson had clouds of dread over his head. "I've had better days for sure." Tyson said. "And now I'm going to take a nap." Tyson said, walking off. Kai sighed, and decided to follow suit.

(Back at the Training Field)

Satoshi was chilling in the trees nearby the forest-like terrain Tyson was training at. He saw that Tyson had vented his anger, and he then felt chakra coming from across the plains. "That's Neji's signature. There is no other source out there, so he must be sparring with Rock Lee. That Neji would…wait! Hold on a second!" Satoshi said to himself.

"Neji was told not to…Lee was looking a little…ah SHIT!! Lee is going to kick Neji's ass! Damnit!" Satoshi screamed, running to the site of the battle.

And like Satoshi said, Neji was looking a little beat up, and by a little, I mean he had a black eye, blood coming out of his mouth, and just now he had just spit up a nice amount of blood. (I need to end this. My heart is giving out, and I don't recall Lee knowing anything close to a Clone Jutsu.) Neji thought to himself, laughing bitterly at his joke.

His vision was doubling, and Lee wasn't even winded. Curse being in an unfit state to fight. He should be able to at least hurt Lee, but with his condition, he was winded after a few minutes. "Last chance Neji! Apologize to Tenten!" Lee said, still in his stance. Neji struggled to get up, and smirked that 'Make Me!' smirk.

"Frankly Lee, this is between me and Tenten, so you have no right to tell me what to do, especially since this isn't my fault!" Neji said. "But it is! You're the reason she is crying!" Lee said, sounding annoyed. "Think about it you retard!" Neji's cool has been lost again. "Have I spoken to her since the last round? NO!! So how in the flying fuck can this be my fault if I haven't said a damn thing to her!?!?!" Yep, the moment Neji starts chaining curse words, he is pretty pissed.

"And now, you, like a retarded bull, come charging at me like it's my fault!?!? Why don't you go do something useful with our time and mind your own damn business, you Mini Gai Reject!!!"

Now Neji knew that he was pissed, and he had just insulted Lee in the worst possible way. Of course, Lee knew that Neji was pissed, and insulted him in the worst possible way, but because he revered his Sensei so much, and Neji wasn't seeing that he was to blame, Lee sort of snapped.

Growling and glaring, he charged with the intent on killing poor Neji. (Well, should I die, I died being as un-Neji-like as possible, thanks to Lee.) Neji thought to himself, prepared for the final blow. But after a few moments, he realized it never came. He opened his eyes and saw Satoshi holding Lee's fist a few inches from Neji's face.

"Now Lee, attacking someone who is severely injured isn't very 'youthful'." Satoshi had caught the fist that was supposed to be driven into his face. "But-" Lee started before Satoshi cut him off. "The reason you two are fighting is lost to me, but attacking someone deemed unready to fight isn't very nice Lee. Whatever Neji did, it can wait until he has been cleared for any and all ass kicking." Satoshi said, as Neji slumped to the ground on one knee.

"He made Tenten cry! He won't take responsibility for his actions!" Lee screamed, and Satoshi sighed. "Lee, I'm sure that there is a good reason that Neji can explain, because making girls cry is a pretty low thing for any guy to do." Satoshi said, causing Neji to glare at him.

"I did nothing to make her cry!! I've been avoiding her!! This retarded jack-ass assumed I went and did something!!" Neji screamed. Satoshi then knew that Neji must have been pissed, because his friend was so good at hiding his emotions, that only extreme feelings, like the past contempt he had for Hinata, or the blushing he produced when Kai hit the one mark he wasn't expecting, his emotions, would cause him to break from his poker face.

"Lee, I don't think Neji is doing it intentionally. But he's right Lee. You should leave Neji alone to sort through his emotions." Satoshi said, a plan of sheer brilliance forming in his head. Lee shrugged, and ran off mentioning something about Gai-Sensei, and Satoshi had a Shadow Clone help Neji back to the hospital, to get himself re-healed. Satoshi smiled, and then looked into the tree.

"You're free to come out now. No one is around." And the person in the tree landed silently, and Satoshi's eyes widened. "You!" Standing in front of him was the one person he didn't want to see ever again. Same black hair, and carefree demeanor. His brother, Koji Musashi, has appeared.

(Hotel)

3:30. Kai and Satoshi had been avoiding Sakura for the last 3 and a half hours. This was the time he woke up from his little nap, and decided that finding Satoshi and pestering him for a while would prove to be amusing. "Hey Kai, I know something you don't know!" Then again, maybe the gods had something in store for him. Naruto ran up to him, but what Kai caught was his smirk.

He knew that smirk. That's the same smirk Satoshi and Tyson had when they were about to do something bad. "What is it Naruto?" Kai asked, and Naruto grinned even broader. "Because I know what you and Satoshi did! Now, the question is, should I tell Sakura that I know, or keep my mouth shut?" Naruto said, in fake contemplation. "What do you want, Naruto?" Kai asked, knowing he was going to be the victim of blackmail. "I want you to treat me to Ramen! For the rest of the competition!" Okay, not the kind of blackmail he was expecting, but hey, it's only ramen, right?

(Training Ground)

"Hey little brother." Koji said, his Sun Headband around his eye. "Koji!? What the hell are you doing here!? You should know by now that I plan on killing you for abandoning the Sun Village!" Satoshi said, his hand twitching near the kunai holster he has. (Ugh! As dumb as ever. I guess this is where I come in.) Koji thought to himself.

"No brother, the village wasn't abandoned, in fact, Kajikage-Sensei has brought the village to a somewhat steady rate. Not many ninjas and villagers were killed, just blown away." Koji said, rather sullenly. "But he did kill off our entire family, and I plan on making him pay for his crimes. He is a bastard, and on the promise from my father, I WILL kill him!!" Koji said, and Satoshi looked at him confused.

"I understand you wanting to kill Orochi-teme, but why are you parading like a pirate?" Satoshi asked, referring to him wearing his headband around his left eye. Koji then had a look of sorrow, and he then gave Satoshi a hard look.

"The reason I have my headband like this is also the same reason I mainly want to base my killing him on our dead father." Koji said, raising his headband. Satoshi's eyes widened. "No…way…" Koji's left eye was blue and the black pupil was slitted.

"That's…" "Yes brother. This is Father's Tarogan Eye. Before he died, he gave me the Tarogan." Koji explained, and Satoshi was stunned. He then regained his composure and smiled at his brother. "So you didn't abandon the Village. That's great brother! Then that means that after this tournament, then we can return to the Sun Village!!!" Satoshi screamed, jumping for joy.

"Actually, I was coming as an emissary from the Sun Village, but I'm also intending on staying in Konoha for a while. There's something that's happening in the Sun Village that's making me not want to return." Koji said, sweating. "Huh?" Satoshi replied confused. Koji mentally cried, not wanting to have to explain this to Satoshi.

"Okay, during the invasion quite a few of our strongest nin were killed, so Kajikage-Sensei made a decree stating that anyone and everyone that was a ninja should pair up and begin making babies like hot and horny rabbits." Koji said, and Satoshi sweat dropped and his right eye twitched. "You mean that…" Satoshi started.

"Correct. The moment you, me, Kai, or Tyson enter The Village Hidden in the Heavens, we may most likely be gang raped by rabid fan girls." And Satoshi imagined a gang of girls having their way with him, and immediately cringed. "Okay, you've proven your point. We stay in Konoha." Satoshi said sweating. "Good. Oh, and I convinced a friend of mine to televise the last round. These fights are too good to miss, and I'm sure Kajikage-Sensei would love to see how strong you are." And with that, Koji disappeared. "Well, seeing as how nothing is happening, I guess I can begin to put operation 'Get Neji Laid' into motion once the competition is over." Satoshi said, smirking.

(Hotel)

When Satoshi got back, it was close to 7:00. (Tomorrow needs to hurry! I want to fight Naruto man to man and demon to demon!) Satoshi thought to himself. He then walked to his room, planning on sleeping in early. What he saw disturbed him. At the Ramen bar, Naruto had stacked up about 20 bowls, and Kai looked like he was sulking in the corner.

"Satoshi, if it wouldn't be much of a problem, I would like you to kill Naruto in the next round, so I don't owe him anything ever again." Kai said sulking, and figured out what happened. "Naruto found out about the picture didn't he?" Satoshi asked, and Naruto smirked at him.

"Of course! Now I got him to treat me to ramen for the next month!" Naruto cheered, while Kai cried a little. "You said for the rest of the Competition!" Kai said, and Naruto smirked. "I did? Maybe I should slip in keeping this too myself." Naruto said, and Kai ran his head into the counter. "Well, that's what we get for being sneaky." Satoshi said. Kai then gave him a 'this is your fault' look, and Satoshi replied with a 'not my fault at all look'.

(Hospital)

"Okay Jiraiya, explain this to me again." Tsunade said, in the Sand Village hospital. "Sakura ran up to me, screamed pervert, and beat the holy hell out of me! I swear that I wasn't doing anything perverse this time! She just came out of no where!" Jiraiya said, crying anime tears. Most of Jiraiya's bones were broken, and he had all sorts of bruises.

"Somehow, I doubt this isn't your fault, seeing as you ARE a pervert." Tsunade said, causing Jiraiya to sweat drop. "I have an alibi this time! I was peeping at the bath house! I couldn't have taken some kind of indecent picture of Sakura." Jiraiya said, but Tsunade didn't really believe him. Sighing, she walked out, and left Jiraiya grumbling.

"Whoever did this injustice to the great Toad Sage will surely get their asses kicked!!" Jiraiya said, thrusting his fist into the air.

(Next Day)

The day was finally here! The day of the last round! The best battles ever were going to be battled here. And it was time! "Ladies and Gentlemen, it's time for the Semi-Finals!!! The Finals will also be played out today, and the victor will be recognized as the strongest Chuunin here! So, let's bring out the competitors for the last rounds!" Baki announced, and the final 6 nin walked out. The cheers were astounding.

"Hey Satoshi. You ready to get your title taken from me?" Tyson said as they were walking. "You wish Hothead. I'm going to go all the way!" Satoshi said, smirking. Everyone else was lost in their own thoughts. "Now, the first match, will Satoshi Musashi and Naruto Uzumaki please enter the arena!" Baki said, and Naruto and Satoshi were confused.

"Hey, where's Hinata-chan?" Satoshi asked. "She conceded defeat yesterday. So it's just you two." Baki said, and both nin nodded, and took their places. They could hear the cheers coming from the stands, and they weren't even fighting yet. They both smirked, and continued to stand their ground, knowing that some last minute adjustments were made so that they could fight to the strongest of their powers.

Begin was called, and they both disappeared. The people were waiting for an explosion of power, but nothing happened for a few seconds, until something began shooting out of the ground. When the dust cleared, it was a giant screen, and Satoshi and Naruto were standing in the desert plains a mile outside the Sand Village Gates.

ShadowRonin: Yeah. That ends that. Satoshi and Naruto start off the next round. Both nin are something else, and their demons are life long rivals. Who will come out on top? Find out.

Next Chapter: Naruto Uzumaki. Satoshi Musashi. Both have demons that hold Nine Tails. Both are incredibly powerful. Both are close to half demons. Friends and Rivals. Which Demon Child will pull ahead of the other? Find out on:

Chapter 25: Gatto vs. Kyuubi! Power of the Fifth Tails!!!