I hate this chapter!
Itachi: Alright, what are you yelling about now?
Trying to make a fight scene. Only theres the fact I had 2 weeks and this is all I could come up with.
Itachi: Wow you suck.
Not helping...
Itachi: Right. Well, I guess nows the best time to announce a little thing the authors doing. He put a poll on his profile page on what story he should do next after this, although theres still a long way to go. So try and enjoy the chapter that contains little imagination!
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Ch. 12: Fight! Lees Destiny.
"Rock Lee vs Neji Hyuga, fight… Begin!" Hayate called to the two rivals.
Neji got into the gentle fist possession but not before giving a small grin. "Well Lee, it appears destiny has already chosen me to continue this exam. Just don't take it too personal when I beat you again."
Lifting his hand, Lee shook his head. "No I won't, because today I will beat you no matter what. I will become a splendid ninja yet, and show you that hard work will triumph!"
"I can't believe you still honestly believe that garbage. Honestly, like out of all our fights, you still haven't even come remotely close to beating me. Given every thing I have ever seen from you, you are unable to even perform jutsu. It's a wonder how can you even qualify to be a ninja, other than to become a distraction."
Unknowingly to Lee, he was clenching his fist so hard he could feelthe life starting to seep out of it. "Well unlike them, I trained with Guy-sensei and Kakashi-sensei. Let me show you what I learned."
"Try it. By-." But before Neji could activate his bloodline limit, Rock Lee dashed in on impulse attacking the Hyuga during the only point of venerability.
"Leaf Cyclone!" Jumping, Lee preformed and landed 3 solid kicks to the face. Still in motion, he landed on his hands and use them to start spinning rapidly like a top while both Lee's legs where flung out, lashing at its target until Lee had no momentum left, forcing him to flip back to stand up to see his target.
Neji stood there clearly angered, and untouched. Lee thought with grimace, 'I kind of guessed he could anticipate my moves.'
"I was going to finish this quickly, but now I will show you how much suffering fate can bring." The Hyuga sneered. "Byakugan Gentle fist technique: 8 trigrams 64 palms!"
He landed every hit flawlessly onto Lee who, in return, was paralyzed and could only stare wide eyed until the final blow blasted him into a near-by wall, leaving a dent slightly larger than the one the sound nin left.
"Proctor…he's finished." Said Neji once Rock Lees body fell to the ground. "I hit him at every chakra point on his body. He couldn't move even if he…" he slowly stopped as Lee slowly got up. "…Wait…How? How can you move after that attack!?"
"Its because…" Lee coughed, "I have a reason to fight, to prove to myself and everyone else that anything can be accomplished through dedication. That is also the biggest thing that separates us Neji."
The Hyuga gave a small smirk and decided to humor his opponent. "And just how do you figure that? Because destiny already chosen that you lose this fight?"
"Destiny…" replied Lee, lifting his head. "That word is your shield. Everything is…predetermined. No Neji. The difference between us is that I worked for what I have, but you where born with everything. Special abilities, a reputation, and Kami knows what else that I never had before. I suppose that your 'destiny' was really harsh."
"Shut up." The Hyuga hissed. "You know nothing-."
"I suppose I don't, but I never made a pitiful excuse to why life never gone my way, no matter how bad it became. That's what separates us." Lee spoke as he reached down to his orange leg warmers, "A man creates his own destiny, and a pathetic fool does nothing to make his."
This sent Neji over the edge as he ran forward with fury burning in his eyes with a chakra charged open palm ready to deliver the final fatal blow…
Yet Rock Lee quickly pulled out what was hiding in his leg warmers with a grin. "Neji, catch!" he called as he tossed out two heavy sets of weights. The Hyuga dogged it effortlessly and when he was almost to Lee, Lee vanished from thin air.
"What the?" was all Neji could muster before receiving a roundhouse kicked to the chest.
Managing to regain himself before he hit the ground, Neji looked back at the spot from where he was hit to see Rock Lee stand there smiling.
"And now," finished Lee, "I'll show you the truth of my words." And he blurred out in pure speed to reappear under Neji, delivering a kick that sent him into the air. Jumping up, Rock Lee loosened his arms bandages as he stopped right behind the Hyuga. "Primary Lotus!"
The bandages all of a sudden engulfed Nejis body as its owner gained speed while drilling down to the earth at high speeds, and the ground shook as they made impact. As dust, dirt, and rubble blasted up as Lee back flipped out, he breathed heavily as he looked at the small cloud cleared out. Once it did, there was Neji face down onto the rock floor.
"Rock Lee wins!" Hayate called out as medical ninja rushed out to the field to check on the Hyuga (They diagnosed that he had a mild concussion that would take a month or so till he woke up). As for Lee, he was crying with happiness. "I DID IT GUY-SENSI! I BEAT NEJI! I'M CLOSER TO BEING A SPLENDED NINJA! I'm…" he collapsed onto his back. "Dead tired." He laughed.
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-Meanwhile back at the Akatsuki hideout…-
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Kisame was tied to a chair in the middle of the torture cell that Itachi was in, facing Pein. After the fight, Kisame as unable to hold off the others for even a minute, and was quickly taken down. This small amount of time though was enough for them to loose track of the Uchiha however, and now they only have the fish man for info. Unlike last time though, only the leader was retrieving the Intel, and he couldn't break Kisame's spirit with torture, only mind, as he could also resist physical pain.
"Tell me where the Uchiha and demon boy went!" Pien barked. Normally he kept his cool, but this wasn't any normal circumstance.
"Went bye! Went to their last sanctuary. I LIKE MUFFINS (XD)!"
"This is getting us nowhere." Sasori called from behind the door. "After all your sessions, I would be surpised if he had a sane thought in his head."
"No…" Pien thought out loud, quickly going back to normal. "He keeps saying the same thing. A sanctuary… sanctuary…" Then Itachi headband flashed into his mind. "…The answer was before me the whole time. Sasori, gather the others. We need to think of a plan."
As he walked out of the room, the puppet man looked back in to see Kisame laughing madly to himself.
"What about him?"
"Leave him." Answered Pien. "Let him rot for his treachery ('and possibly for our own safety. The insane tend to become more dangerous.') and also tell the others that our targets are at their sanctuary. At the village hidden in the Leaf."
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-Back at the arena-
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Over the cource of an hour and a half the following fights took place:
Shino vs. Kin:
Winner: Kin by using her ability of sound to ward off the insects.
Sakura vs. Sasuke
Winner without putting up much of a fight: Sasuke
Tenten vs. Kiba
Winner: Tenten, although barely.
Ino vs. Hinata
Winner: Ino by a combo of a smokescreen and mind transfer jutsu to force Hinata to quit.
Choji vs. Kankuro
Winner: Kankuo, as Choji was a 'big' target for crow's blades.
Gaara vs. Dosu
Winner: Garra in 5 seconds through fatality.
Which left the final fight: Narachi of the Shade vs. Shikamaru Nara.
