Hey everybody it's me, I think I'll be adding new shorter chapters just to keep everybody on there toes as to when I might post a larger one (author laughs evily). (Then author turns around to see a a lawyer looking at him like the Undertaker.) Aggh okay here it is.
"I do not own Naruto or Undertaker." There I said it are you happy. (Lawyer nods and walks away.) Men who sit in offices all day should not have that kind of an evil eye. Anyway on with the fic.
The arena slowly came back to life as Naruto rose to his feet. The Jounin-Sensei's were in shock, none of them had seen anything remotely close to the power that had been displayed while the various Genin were shivering in fear of the being that had appeared to as it seemed literally destroy one of their number.
The medic nins rushed Kiba out of the ring to the hospital while all eyes remained on Hinata and the dark being that had retrieved his coat and hat and now stood looking at all the Genin. His eyes lingered on Gaara as his eyes swept the upper balcony then he turned and placed a hand on Hinata's forhead. His eyes closed and he raised his other hand, he seemed to concentrate and Hinata shivered then fainted.
Naruto's gaze returned to Kurenai, "You may have her back now."
Kureani tried to glare at the young man standing over her students form but those cold and callous eyes made her back down. Naruto then started slowly walking towards the stairs and suddenly everyone felt they could breathe again although there reactions were varied.
'Hhhhmmm, that is an interesting young man although my spies will pay for telling me he died', Orochmaru thought.
'How is it possible that he's alive? Hokage-sama did you lie to all of us?' Kakashi thought.
'BuzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzHmmmm, buzzzzzzzzzzzzz, this may be a problem,' thought Shino.
'I have never seen someone so utterly destroy his opponent,' he has displayed, thought Sasuke, 'I wonder who he is.'
'Mother who is he why do cry so desperately for his death' Gaara though he didn't show it was trying desperately to stop himself from attacking Naruto as he glared at Naruto calmly climbing the steps, 'who are you to arouse mothers attention so much.'
'How, how could he posses Hinata-sama so easily, even though she is not on par with myself fate granted her the Byukagen she still should have been able to see through a Genjutsu' thought Neji watching Naruto from the balcony.
'W-w-who is h-he,' thought Sakura.
Naruto ignored the stares of the ninja around him and gazed into the ring. His mind however was far from vacant as his expression implied. Sarutobi had been watching in stunned disbelief, when he heard a voice in his head. 'It's been a long time hasn't it Hokage-Jiji.' Sarutobi carefully schooled his expression back into its normal look, 'Don't turn or look surprised that I can speak in your mind. Tell the proctor to continue.
Sarutobi motioned for Hayate to continue and he obeyed, 'there is no time to tell you where I have been or what I am now. But know that Sand conspires with a snake and the sandman is there sword, the deadman must face the sandman in one month's time.' Sarutobi looked across and watched the young red-head looking in Naruto's direction, he had received reports about the psychotic nature of Sabuke no Gaara and he had no doubt that Naruto spoke the truth about him being the sword in his former student's hand that would destroy the village.
'Well Naruto I must say you still certainly know how to make an entrance.' Sarutobi heard a chuckle in the back of his mind. 'On the night I was run into the forest to Root Anbu talked and said that I must be finished and that Danzo would be pleased. I don't see a tombstone in Konoha's graveyard with his name on it. Why?'
Sarutobi sighed, 'Well despite the fact that they were his Anbu we couldn't prove that he ordered them to do anything, no mission statements, no briefings, nothing to tie Danzo to the two Anbu who incited the attack on you.'
Naruto's voice was quiet for a moment while the two Kunoichi's in the ring screamed at each other. It was all in all a pathetic fight. In some alternate universe this fight would have been punctuated by flashbacks of the Kunoichi's past together as friends before they broke up over some feud over a boy. But that would be dumb and boring.
Naruto spoke once more and this time Sarutobi heard the restrained anger in his voice, 'I hope at least you hanged the two who were responsible.' Sarutobi chuckled, 'Yes the two were tried and executed but they remained loyal to Danzo to the end. Even to the end of a rope.'
Naruto grunted in approval but then his voice turned darker, 'that's good old man, but not good enough, Danzo will pay for what he did to me and he will REST…IN…PEACE.'
Sarutobi shook his head at Danzo's foolishness for arousing the ire of this new Naruto. The Kunoichi fight was over and the next fight was underway which involved Kankuro and some Genin from Konoha who could stretch his body. The fight ended when Kankuro trapped him inside one of his puppets and threatened to turn him into a stuck pig. His opponent wisely gave up.
Naruto retired from his mental conversation with the Hokage and watched the next fight which proved to be interesting enough. Gaara vs. Lee.
Lee had relentlessly tried to attack Gaara with close range Taijutsu attacks. Gaara's sand kept him at bay for a while until Lee with Gai's approval removed his weights. Lee was moving so fast that Gaara's sand couldn't keep up, Lee eventually managed to land a hit on Gaara's cheek.
However he was astonished to find that Gaara's sand encased him as well as floating around him. Gaara counterattacked by launching his sand in waves at Lee enraged that someone managed to hurt him.
Lee finally opened five of the eight gates in a desperate attempt at victory; Gaara was pummeled on all sides as Lee hammered at him with his Lotus attacks.
Lee finally unveiled his primary Lotus and attacked in one last desperate effort. The attack landed forcing Gaara to unveil his trump card. In the end both of them could barely move and Lee's life was saved by Gai when Gaara's sand crushed his arm and leg.
Gaara was eventually able to return to the balcony.
Temari won her fight by literally blowing her opponent away.
Since Hinata was still in some form of coma she was unable to fight and Neji was declared the winner. Shino face one of the last two ninja of sound and won by placing his bugs in the tubes in his opponent's arms. His opponent's arms literally blew up when he tried to force an attack.
Dosu faced Chouji who was defeated by Dosu's sound wave attacks.
Sarutobi stood in front of the victors, "I congradulate you all on your victories you now have one month to hone your skills before you face each other in a final tournament. Now this year I have decided to do things a little differently than previous exams. Since this tournament will be held in front of all the Kages of different villages I am allowing the Genin's to decide who they wish to challenge in this tournament. If you are not challenged then your opponent will be decided for you. You now have five minutes to confer with your Sensei."
Kakashi and Sasuke stood together, "Sasuke I will not tell you who to challenge, but I would advise challenging either Gaara or Naruto."
Sasuke looked questioningly at Kakashi, "Naruto?" Kakashi point at the blond, "Him."
"That's his name uh, so why shouldn't I challenge him" Sasuke asked?
"For many reasons for example we don't anything about him or his style of fighting, I am sure you remember the lesson in the academy that said the unknown is a ninja's worst enemy. Furthermore I have seen the sand user watching him intently so I think it's obvious who is going to challenge him."
Sasuke nodded even though he was excited about the thought of going toe to toe with the blond he had seen what the blond and furthermore Gaara had done to their opponents. And as much as he hated to admit it he wasn't at that level just yet. 'But someday I'll find out who is the strongest of all three of us.'
Neji had already decided when he heard the Hokages voice, the Ucihia survivor had proved he could overcome odds so that was who he would take on.
Temari decided to go for someone easy, or who she thought would be easy but maybe a challenge at the same time. Aka Shikamaru.
Shino had watched all the fighters from the calculation of a bugs mind and had decided on the opponent that was least likely to cuase destruction to his companions.
When the five minutes were up, the nine competitors returned to the Hokage. All of the competitors challenged their opponents and it came down like this.
Sasuke vs. Neji
Temari vs. Shikimaru
Kankuro vs. Shino
Gaara vs. Naruto
Dosu vs. winner of round one.
"Very well," the Hokage said, "I wish you all good luck in the finals."
Gaara couldn't stand it anymore, he watched the blond start to leave he followed. Naruto turned and was faced him, the two stared at each other both merely inches away from the other and Gaara's killing intent rose. All the Ninja in the room watched this confrontation in pins and needles the other nins prepared to separate the two in case these two didn't want to wait one month to fight.
"You have one month to live then Mother will feast on your blood," Gaara said insanely his sand swirling violently.
Naruto's eyes glowed an even brighter red, "I have no doubt that you will try, but there is one reality even you cannot escape. At the finals you will REST…IN…PEACE."
The lights in the arena went out and as they came back Naruto was gone.
Well there is that I am finally done, and for those of you who are wondering I know I am doing a little AU Sasuke but I think he is too smart to go to some gay snake. Anyway I am still waiting for any pairing suggestions, so please give me a little input.
Preview for future chapters
"Where are you going Gaara? Don't you feel safe anymore? Guess what you're not going to the finals. You're coming with me straight to hell. Hell in my cell."
Benjaminwa out.