Late arrival
The battle between Shino and Temari was rather… Uneventful.
The two kept distance between each other, one attacking with bugs while the other used wind. Temari didn't use any Justus, which caught the other competitors off guard. She continued to send wave after wave of wind with her large fan, while Shino would dodge frequently.
Unknown to everyone, Shino was holding back as well. As he dodged, he was simply learning the girl's movements. He could tell that she wasn't taking this battle seriously so he did the same. He wasn't the least bit surprised as she withdrew mere minutes into the fight.
"And your winner, Shino Aburame," the proctor said in a bored tone. The crowd clapped for him, and there was also a loud buzzing coming from the Aburame side of the stadium. Shino glared at the Sand Nin as she jumped back into the waiting area.
Meanwhile, Naruto was getting antsy. He was waiting a whole month to get into his match, a whole three years to fight the Uchiha brat, and now the bastard chose to be late? How dare he!
Genma glanced towards the Hokage, who simply nodded towards him. The proctor cleared his voice. "Will Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha please come to the arena."
Before the man could finish calling his name, Naruto was jumping over the railing. He landed sloppily, barely catching himself before he fell forwards. He looked around, expecting to see his rival.
"Where's the teme?" he asked no one in particular. He looked towards the Hokage and was given a shrug. A low growl escaped his throat.
Genma looked towards the crowd. He knew this was going to suck, but it had to be done. "Sasuke Uchiha is not here, therefor, he surrenders his match. The winner is-"
Before the man could finish his statement, there was a whirl of leaves in front of him. He lazily gazed at the small storm, already expecting it to be Sasuke. To his surprise, it was more than just him.
The Uchiha stood there in all his glory. He held a confident smirk towards his proctor. To his left was the Jounin Sensei of Team 7, Kakashi Hatake, for once not reading his book. On his right was Jiraiya, smirking at the proctor as well.
Sasuke took a step towards Genma. "I don't believe I remember forfeiting," he responded cooly." The proctor could only chuckle in response.
"You should have forfeit, if only to save you the embarrassment!"
Sasuke stiffened. He slowly turned towards the voice and was shocked to see Naruto there. "What are you doing in the ring, dobe? Did you lose your match and come to interfere with mine?"
Naruto beamed at the boy. "Actually, you are my match, teme!"
Sasuke's face slowly twisted into a mischievous smile. He lucked out this time. He doubted that he would have to show his training off this early!
"Well then, it's your unlucky day, Naruto." The boy shifted into his traditional stance. "I don't feel like playing any games today. I'll make this as quick as I can."
Jiraiya looked to Kakashi. "I'm guessing that these two brats are more popular than us, huh?"
Kakashi looked towards the man. "It'll be best to get to a safe place. I'm not sure how much you've trained Naruto, but I know how these two tend to act around each other." With that, the Hatake vanished the same way he came.
Jiraiya walked over the his student, ignoring the word battle the two boys had going on. "Hey Gaki," he said to the young Uzumaki.
"What?" Naruto yelled at the man, still gazing at his opponent. Before the boy could protest, he felt a hand on his forehead. Naruto felt a small burst of chakra Coke out of his Sensei's hand.
"Good luck!" Jiraiya said as he vanished.
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"Hey, look! It's Naruto!"
Bulma gazed through her binoculars and zoomed in on the boy. He was standing in the front of a black haired kid; and if the screen was anything to go by, this was Sasuke.
As much as she knew about Sasuke, she didn't like any of it. The boy was selfish and arrogant, he seemed to enjoy bringing Naruto down. Well today she was ready to see these two compete!
"Go get him, Naruto!" She yelled at the top of her voice. She was shocked, however, as her binoculars was covered. The girl pulled back and saw Jiraiya returning to his seat. "Where the heck were you? You almost missed Naruto's fight!"
"There wouldn't even had been a fight if it weren't for me,"he grumbled out in annoyance.
Bulma crossed her arms, glaring angrily at the Toad Sage. "You're lucky I don't feel like arguing during Naruto's fight-"
The raven haired martial artist smiled wide as he jumped into his seat. "Hey, look! It's about to start!"
"Shut up, Goku," the girl replied calmly, giving the boy a glare. Goku flinched, covering his head in anticipation of an attack that never came.
The surrounding crowd was now staring at the trio in shock. It wasn't normal for children to speak to Jiraiya, and especially with this much disrespect.
The old man glared at the blunette, the edge of his mouth turned up in a scowl.
The civillians stepped back to give the three interesting characters space. The shinobi however, including an Aburame, three Inuzuka's, and the entire Hyuuga clan, save the immediate daughter of Hiashi, simply looked on with interest. What did these shinobi have in common?
They each specialized in tracking. That meant they were paying much attention to this little fiasco.
Jiraiya sighed. "Fine, you can win this round. The first punch is about to be thrown, so you got lucky kid." A smirk was Bulma's response, before turning back to gaze at the arena.
"Oh boy, I wish I could go out there and fight!" Goku said as he looked at the two boys glaring daggers at one another. "Jiraiya, do you wanna train with me after this is over?"
"Sure kid, whatever you want."
Jiraiya was barely paying any attention to the duo beside him. His eyes were observing his surroundings.
Being a Sennin, he was really in tune with everything going on around him. Jiraiya was feeling on edge, as if something were going to happen.
His first clue was the Anbu. Usually, they stayed hidden from the villagers. You'd never know they were there until they wanted to show themselves. Today they were simply staying in the back rows, watching the crowd.
The next thing was the townspeople. Jiraiya travelled the world for fun, and he was pretty sure that some of these people were using a henge. Why would you disguise yourself for a free event? It was idiotic at best, a sure fire way to attract unwarranted attention.
The final and most obvious sign was the fact that the other villages were literally brought to the doors of the village. Everyone was sitting here, watching the fight. If there was to be a frontal assault, all Hell would break loose.
It was this thought that made the man create three shadow clones, which each disappeared as quick as they came into the village. He knew that something fishy was up, and he had a good idea who would be involved in it.
The old man withdrew a flask and decided to take a swig. He was getting too worked up, and it could possibly be for nothing. He needed to calm himself, and what better way then thi-
"Jiraiya, it's starting!"
"Don't yell in my ear, Goku!"
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Genma smirked as he looked at the two competitors. He had a feeling this would be an interesting fight. The two had a rivalry since they were children, so this was nothing new to him.
Sasuke, the lone Konoha Uchiha was the fan favorite here. He was talented as a toddler, well respected by his peers and instructors. The boy went through a horrible tragedy, watching his entire clan murdered before his very eyes, and came out of the flames stronger than before. He was ahead of most, if not all of his peers.
Then there was the blonde enigma. Genma was confused as to his progress, to be honest. The boy was a dead last that seemed to get lucky every step of the way. His excitement was impossible to contain, and the child was always optimistic in the most mundane of situations. He went from not being able to properly throw a punch to one of the most promising shinobi in his class in only a few months.
He looked between the two boys, noticing the determined stare down the two were having. "And the match…" He paused for a dramatic response, and smirked as the two boys jerked, eager to get to the other. "Begin!"
In an instant, both boys jumped towards each other, a fist cocked back. Their faces were stone, the only emotion being shown was determination.
As Sasuke was nearing Naruto, he noticed the boy was moving faster than him. 'Huh, guess the dobe's been training.' He withdrew his fist and raised his guard, preparing for the impact.
When Naruto's fist connected with Sasuke's forearm protector, a boom resonated around the arena. Things seemed to go in slow motion as the boys faces finally showed emotion. Both faces were the same.
They were beyond shocked.
Time returned to its normal pace as Sasuke realized he was being propelled back. He twirled in the air and released a number of kunai at his opponent.
Naruto was staring at his hands in shock. Was that really his power? What the heck happened? Earlier today he was his normal self, and now?
"Naruto, look out!"
The boy instinctively jumped as he heard Bulma's screech. He watched as the kunai trailed under him and into the ground. He was shocked, however, that he kept rising. He kept rising and rising, until he was over the clouds. "Oh no…" He grumbled as he reached his peak. When he looked down, he could only see clouds. He was terrified of reaching the ground, he cringed at the thought of it. Falling miles out of the air was terrifying, and would hurt like hell.
It was suddenly the boy got an idea. Sasuke wouldn't be prepared for this trick!
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Sasuke looked on in annoyed amusement. Why- better yet, HOW the heck did the Baka jump so high? He watched as he became a mere speck in the distance.
It was then that things began to get funny. He continued gazing into the sky, and could swear that things seemed different. He activated his Sharingan to get a better view, ignoring the screams from the fan girls in the audience, and grit his teeth at what he saw.
Instead of seeing the blonde rocketing to the ground, he saw dozens. And when the dozens got closer, they turned into hundreds. Sasuke could only sum up his feelings with one word, whispered through grit teeth.
"Crap."
"Uzumaki misairu danmaku!" The clones all screamed at the top of their voices. They each wore a smile as they bombarded from the sky, fist stretched out as they released emphatic yells.
Sasuke was stunned for a moment, but quickly shook off the shock as he went through familiar seals. "Katon: Hōsenka no Jutsu!" A ball of fire was released from the boy's mouth, and he quickly threw a dozen kunai, quickly igniting them as they blasted in the air.
Each of the clones gulped as they saw the flaming projectiles headed their way. The first to be hit instantly burst into smoke, and was quickly followed by a dozen more. Shouts of pain and anger could be heard as the sky became covered in smoke, clone after clone being destroyed by the flame covered weapons.
It was then that Sasuke jumped back, a fist pounding into the ground where he was moments ago and dispersing afterwards. The impact left a large crater, and dozens more continued to fall. Sasuke was quickly dancing, attempting to avoid the bombardment of blonde clones.
The boy threw up a kick at a falling blonde and slid to the side as he saw another coming. As the clone fell he kicked him in the head, causing it to burst into smoke. Sasuke ducked as he felt another behind him. The clone released a yell as he kicked at the Uchiha who simply smirked as he threw up his forearm. The blonde clone growled and threw a punch, which the Uchiha simply ducked. He stuck out his leg and twirled, taking out the clone and three more that were approaching. He jumped back and threw a volley of kunai which each found their target.
Sasuke landed, smirking at the remaining Naruto's. He counted sixteen, not nearly enough to give him a challenge.
"Hey, Naruto." Sasuke's smirk widened as he saw the boys eyes furrow. "I just beat you over one hundred times in less than 5 minutes, hypothetically speaking. Did you train at all during this last month, dobe?"
This got the reaction he was expecting from the dead last. The boy's began snarling at the Uchiha, angry beyond measure. The one in the middle seemed to be the angriest.
'Bingo.'
"Shut up, Teme!" the more angry one yelled as he point a finger at his rival. He took a step forward, shaking angrily. "I'm much stronger than you, or anyone else in this stupid exam!"
Sasuke continued to smile at the boy. He was enjoying pushing his buttons. He actually had a lot of stress built up and was sure he'd be able to vent on his pathetic team mate.
"Is that so? Then please tell me why, even with hundreds of clones you can't lay a finger on me?"
That did it. In less than a fraction of a second, each clone were charging directly at him.
"Sasuke!" they yelled in unison, each preparing to attack.
The raven haired genin smirked as he lowered into his interceptor stance. He gazed at each blonde with a look of satisfaction. His body was twitching in anticipation, Kami how long he waited for this!
'It's been a long time coming, Dobe.'
The first clone to reach their target was quickly dispatched with a punch to the jaw. The next decided to attack together. "Heh," Sasuke smirked and lowered himself, twisting on his left foot and kicking the charging blondes.
The next three each carried kunai. Sasuke decided to humor them and withdrew one himself. His cool and calm face was a steep contrast to the scowls of the clones.
The first swung high and was quickly blocked. Sasuke expected the next to come charging from the side and he was right, he kicked the copy in the chest. He shoved his palm against the immediate ones nose and swung back with the kunai, dispersing another into smoke.
As the others began to get rush in, Sasuke went through seals, ending on tiger. "Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu!"
A massive ball of fire erupted from the mouth of the Uchiha, crashing into his rival. The ball blast through each clone, the original jumping high to avoid it.
Naruto landed and glared at his opponent. The boy smiled confidently, as if he'd already won this fight.
Well then, no holding back.
"What's the matter?" Sasuke taunted. "Can't fight one on one "
Naruto growled, his fist bawled to the side of him. He was angry, but Jiraiya always said that an angered fighter was a losing fighter.
He slowly inhaled, closing his eyes. As he released the breath he trained his eyes on his opponent.
"Are you ready?" Naruto asked. Sasuke continued to smirk.
"Are you talking to yourself?"
Before Sasuke could laugh at his own joke, he felt Naruto in front of him. He instinctively switched places with a log and was shocked as it burst into saw dust.
"What the-"
Sasuke released a cry as he was kicked in the back. 'Such speed!' he thought as Naruto slid on the ground, his momentum still carrying him.
Sasuke rolled and sprung up, landing skillfully on his feet, gripping a fuma shuriken and swinging it at Naruto.
The blonde ducked, dodging at the last second. Sasuke smirked as the one in its shadow turned back towards Naruto. His smile was wiped away, however, as the boy simply reached back and grabbed it out of the air.
Naruto finally smirked, enjoying the surprised look on Sasuke's face. He dropped the weapon in the middle of the two. The metal clanging onto the ground echoed throughout the silent arena.
Sasuke flinched at the metal scraping the ground. He had to admit that he was rather surprised by that move. He began to scowl, angry that the blonde had finally one-upped him.
"What's the matter? Are you scared or somethin?"
Sasuke glared intently at Naruto, causing the blonde to flinch. Naruto could feel the anger riding off of his teammate in waves, and the freaky red eyes only made it more scary. Instead of cowering, however, he chose instead to lower into a fighting stance. He bent his knees and rested his right fist on it. The other hand was raised, with a few fingers opened on it. The most annoying part of it all was the wide grin spread across his features.
"You should be bowing, Teme." The blonde began to chuckle as he noticed the scowl deepening on his opponent. "At least your loss would be expected. Not everyone can say they lost to the future Hokage, hee hee!"
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Jiraiya couldn't help but to grin at his student. The boys stamina and power had improved dramatically, much from the help of his seals. The boy was easily keeping up with the Uchiha, which was a feat in itself.
The most amusing part of it all however was that he kept his cool. The young Uzumaki that he knew would have been boasting the entire battle. The blonde seemed to have an obsession with being the center of attention; his clothing was a testament to this.
"Hey, he's going to fight like me!"
Jiraiya glanced at Goku, then back towards the arena. He could see Naruto mimicking his fathers stance, yet less gracefully. He could note that his feet were off, and his hands were slightly too far apart.
"Goku, when did you teach him this?"
The boy beamed wide at the old man. "When we were traveling with Bulma! I taught him that, and he taught me a cool move!"
Jiraiya raised a brow at this. "Oh? And what move would that be?"
Goku gave him one of his soon to be famous grins. "It's a secret, heeheehee!"
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Sasuke fixed his face into a smirk. He straightened up, placing one hand behind his back while bending the other at the elbow. As the blonde's eyes furrowed, the Uchiha goaded him with the come here motion.
A second later and Naruto was charging at him.
The blonde punched towards his opponent, but it was blocked by a raised forearm. He aimed a kick that was kneed away. The impact of the chakra enhanced block against the seal trained attack caused an audible boom throughout the arena, making the less experienced genin and civilians cover their faces from the ensuing wave of power.
What followed was a rapid series of blows. The Uchiha prodigy and his dead last teammate begin to move at a speed that was rarely found among genin. In fact, it hadn't been seen since the days of Kakashi Hatake versus his eternal rival Might Guy. For each punch thrown another followed.
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Sasuke POV
'What the hell!'
Sasuke was in utter shock as he dodged another sloppy right hook from his adversary. He took that moment to send a kick into Naruto's chest, sending him away a few meters. As expected, the boy just jumped right back into the fray.
Throughout the battle there were two things that Sasuke noticed, and one of them irked him greatly. The first was that he was a much better fighter than Naruto. He smirked as this was proven in rhythm with his thought. The blonde attempted a high kick at his head, which he ducked under and retaliated with a strong uppercut, sending the preteen into the air. He jumped to meet him with a follow up kick, aiming to send him down.
It was then the other thing that he noticed was proven true once again.
Naruto was faster than him, by a slim margin, yet stronger by a slightly larger one. The boy recklessly let the hit land square in the center of his chest, grunting from the pain, and gripped the assaulting limb. Sasuke attempted to wrangle free but the boy's grip only tightened as he began to smile.
"I hope you didn't eat before this fight!"
Sasuke raised a brow at the boy's weird statement, but quickly realized what he was implying. The boy released a burst of chakra as he began to spin in a circle, twirling them both at a rapid pace. Sasuke's vision spun as he could only focus on Naruto's smug grin. He was slightly relieved as he was released from the cyclone.
The Uchiha slammed into the arena wall, causing a mini crater to form. He was happy for his sharingan as it seemed to make him immune to the dizziness usually accompanied from spinning at this rate, or at least less effected by it. His vision was spinning slightly but it was quickly returning to normal.
Naruto wasn't so lucky.
He watched as the blonde landed sloppily, teetering to one side as he tried to regain his balance. Sasuke took this time to force himself out of the wall with a grunt. He smirked as he approached the boy, just as he fell forward and heaved up his last meal. He began to cough as he attempted to stand, only to fall backwards and land on his behind.
Sasuke smirked once more at the poor excuse for a shinobi. To think he actually had a chance to beat him?
Yeah, he could beat him to the grave.
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Naruto's POV
'Note to self; never do that again.'
Naruto was on his back, staring at the clouds. He was beyond dizzy! He was sure that if he was this disoriented with the Kyuubi inside him, then Sasuke should be on the other side puking blood.
How wrong was he.
Naruto quickly placed his arms above his head and pushed up as he saw the black clad ninja coming down from above. He landed barely om his feet and stared in awe at the three craters created by the three Uchiha's.
He frowned. Either he was still dizzy, or he was suing the hell out of the boy for copyright infringement.
Naruto was brought out of his daze by pain shooting into the right side of his face. He barely saw the boy move until the foot impacted his cranium. As he soared to the right the boy was there, getting his fist acquainted with Naruto's stomach. Before he could even release a scream he felt another sandal impacting his jaw, sending him once more into the air. He felt a hand grasped his foot and suddenly he was being slammed into the ground.
Naruto slowly pushed himself back to his feet. His limbs were shaky, and he ignored the cheers coming from the crowd of his inevitable defeat. Sasuke stood ahead of him with both hands in his pockets. The boy looked at him as if he knew he'd won already.
Like Hell he did.
Naruto shakily put his fingers together in his trademark technique. He ignored the smirk the duck butt headed bastard gave him as he positioned himself into his stance once again. He dropped his Sharingan, even further insulting the boy. "You just don't know when to give up, huh?" he asked, his voice laced with cockiness.
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Sasuke POV
Sasuke couldn't believe the kid. He could barely stand and here he was, still trying to get to equal footing with him. He really didn't know when to give up!
It didn't matter. To him, it only meant that he could take out more frustration on the boy. This had been a long month for him. He was training non stop to master one technique. ONE TECHNIQUE! He was an Uchiha! The copied techniques for Kami's sake.
And not to mention his encounter with the Hyuuga. Not only did he seem to be annoyingly confident in his abilities, he also lost to his underling. This left a sour taste in his mouth and he was angry beyond belief. He was happy the boy was demolished in round one. He could only wonder where the Hyuuga was. He holed he won his fight because it would be a shame not to have his chance to defeat him himself.
Sasuke was taken out of his thoughts as he heard chuckling. Naruto was still standing wobbly, his body shaking from the effort. His fingers were still pressed together in his technique yet nothing came yet.
Naruto then began to laugh. Sasuke along with the spectators looked at him in confusion. Had he finally lost his mind?
"What's so funny?" he demanded angrily.
Naruto continued to laugh, gripping his stomach from the pain. "It-it's… YOU! HAHAHA!"
A noticeable tick could be seen on the boys head. "What about me?"
Naruto covered his face with one hand as the laughing simmered down to a chuckle. He continued to smile as he and the boy glared at each other. "It's simple. I've been trying to be as good as you in the last few months. I tried to get on the same level as you, and I always seemed to lag!" With this statement, Naruto threw a kunai and jumped away from his opponent, landing near the other end of the arena. Sasuke was shocked by the amount of force from the blade and jumped back to dodge it.
Sasuke's jaw tightened as he listened to the boy speak. He had a feeling he wasn't going to like how this was going to go.
"And I finally did it!" Sasuke's eyes thinned as the boy continued. "I figured it out! It wasn't because I wasn't as good as an 'Uchiha.' It wasn't because I wasn't as smart as you either." Naruto's voice began to raise as he continued. "It's because I was cheated my whole entire life! Every single year we were in class together, and every time the teacher would treat you like you were Kami's gift to earth, and I was spoiled ramen, waiting to be thrown out!"
Sasuke noticed the tears welling in the boy's eyes but he didn't care about them. He was getting more and more frustrated with every word the boy was saying.
"I figured it may have been because I was just bad in school. And then we got placed on teams and I was stuck with you AGAIN!" His hand swung to the crowds, an accusing finger beamed on the two other members lf Team 7. "That perverted cyclops and your hot girlfriend continued to prove that I was only in your way all the time! He taught you so much, while I had to freestyle on my own!"
Sasuke spared a glance at the two others and saw their expressions. Sakura looked angry at being accused of something he was sure she thought was only fair. In her eye's , it seemed he was the greatest person in the world. He then glanced at their leader.
Sasuke could see something akin to sadness in the man's eye. This was one of the few times the man wasn't engulfed in his book. He stared at the duo, and Sasuke could swear that he was hurt beyond repair. He turned his attention back to the blonde and saw him gazing towards the ground, his hands in fists at his side. He was surprised that the boy now spoke silently in almost a whisper.
"And then I met… them."
It seemed that every head in the crowd turned to follow the boy's gaze. Sasuke wasn't sure who these people were, and he could frankly give a damn.
"Hn. I don't wanna hear your li-."
"I WASN'T FINISHED DAMNIT!"
Sasuke took a cautious step back at the outburst. He could hardly believe that the roar came from the boy. The voice was deep and grisly, and he could feel a burst of killing intent laced along with it. He couldn't help but to hear people in the crowd murmur about some demon, causing him to gulp in fear.
Just like the day the boy left.
Naruto chose this time to continue, his voice rising once more. This time he didn't hold back the tears, letting them ro down his face as he took a step towards him. "Jiraiya taught me things that I never knew! Yeah, he's a pervert, but at least he man's up to it! He showed me how to fight, and made me do the most ridiculous things to make me stronger, but guess what? It worked!"
Sasuke noticed Naruto was reflexively flexing his muscles, the once slim arms now becoming more defined.
"And then there's Bulma." A blush formed on the boy's tear streaked face as he rubbed the back of his head like always. "She's the first girl to not be mean to me… well not all the time… and she even called me cute!" The boy's face now resembled an apple as he continued to blush. "And Goku…" Naruto looked towards the boy, Sasuke following his gaze. A smirk crossed the Uzumaki's face as he returned the gesture. "He's my best friend. He's the closest thing to a brother that I could ask for. Even if he's kind of slow at times-"
"Hey!" Goku yelled with a pout as he crossed his arms. "I'm faster than you!"
"he's… the best."
Sasuke tightened his fist as he soaked in everything. He had noticed that the boy was cast out in class and even in the streets, but he figured it was because of his pranks. Was there more to Naruto Uzumaki than he previously thought?
"Now'." Naruto placed his hands into the cross once more, creating a single clone. He raised a hand and chakra began to gather. The clone jumped over and began to move his hands around it, creating a sphere like ball of chakra. Sasuke reflexively gripped his wrist, channeling chakra into the single technique he was taught as his eyes turned to red once more. "Any last words? I'm done talking!"
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Naruto's POV
Regardless of the severity of the match, Naruto couldn't be more happy. In the few months that he and the Uchiha were on a team together things were rocky. The two seemed to clash constantly, even before the team placements. Naruto was constantly in the boys shadow, and was reminded daily by his banshee of a teammate.
It now felt right.
He had climbed over that obstacle and let the world know. His long winded speech was to mainly buy enough time to recover chakra. He wasn't sure what was the problem, but his reserves were emptying much quicker than before.
Sasuke angrily gripped his wrist, charging chakra into it. The sound of birds chirping could be heard surrounding the arena, seemingly from nowhere yet everywhere.
Naruto's eyes slightly widened. It wasn't hard to guess where that technique came from. He charged more chakra into the ball as Sasuke's continued to grow with each passing second.
"One last attack, eh?" he asked as the wind whipped around him.
"Shut up and dodge!" Sasuke shouted as they both began to close the distance.
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The genin on the sidelines were each feeling differently about this fight. Some were excited, some were bored, and others were worried that the fight was going to get it of hand.
The speech the kid made seemed to shush everyone. The Konoha genin never knew why, but they were basically taught to ignore the boy. The few that didn't could barely say they were friends more like passing acquaintances. It seemed to put s lot om their minds about their fellow graduate.
Shikamaru sighed. "This is going to get bad, real fast."
Shino nodded in agreement. "Yes. It would seem that Naruto is letting his true colors show. He no longer wishes to be Sasuke's shadow." The boy pushed his frames up his nose. "I seemed to have misjudged him."
Shikamaru grunted in response as he leaned over the railing. His eyes widened slightly after Naruto's declaration of being the best genin. "Troublesome."
Although this small boast of arrogance was overlooked by many of the genin, it caught the attention of one. Gaara's eyes narrowed at the two shinobi battling in the ring.
Although the boy was more than confident that he could beat both of them, his mother was itching for blood. He could hear her whispering in his ear. At first it was for the Uchiha, but now it was for both.
The boy began convulsing, feeling the boys dying by his sand. He could almost hear their shrieks of pain, and it made him feel so powerful. He, Gaara of the Sand, the most powerful genin destroying two wanna bees.
The boy took a step towards the railing and gripped it tightly, breathing sporadically. The cork of his gourd began to shiver, almost as if it were going to burst right off. Gaara began to growl lowly, waves of killing intent flowing off of him.
"Gaara, calm down!" Temari screamed. She ran towards her brother and triple his shoulder. "It's too early. Please, calm down!"
Gaara turned towards his sister with a snarl, causing he girl to flinch. She jumped away just in time to avoid a swipe from the boy. "Gaara!"
"Shut up!" Gaara gripped his head in agony. He stared towards the girl with a pained grin on his face. The boy's eyes were widened and red. He released a cackle into the air. He then lowered his gaze and centered it on his brother. "You."
Kankuro froze. He stumbled backwards as all the intent was focused on him. It took every last bit of chakra to remain standing under the pressure. "M-m-me?"
Gaara began to growl, even more ferociously than before. His hair seemed to stand on end as he glared at his older brother. "Your such a coward!" Sand began to fly out of his gourd rapidly, surrounding Gaara in rapid succession.
"What the Hell?" Shikamaru asked as he jumped away with Shino beside him. The two lowered into defensive stances in case something were to happen.
"Stay on your toes, Shikamaru," the Aburame whispered. Shikamaru gave a nod in response as he pressed his hands together.
"Kagemane No jutsu!"
As soon as Gaara reached forward, he was captured. The boy was straining against the jutsu, causing Shikamaru to strain to hold him.
"Run!" Shikamaru yelled.
Kankuro didn't have to be told twice. He quickly retreated from his demonic brother, scared beyond belief.
It took Gaara only a second more to break free of Shikamaru's jutsu, pursuiting his prey.
"No, Gaara!" Temari shrieked as she too took off in pursuit.
"Dammit!" Shikamaru yelled to himself. He wanted to help the kid, but then again might as well let them kill themselves off.
Shino released a big yawn, surprising the Nara.
"You okay?" He asked the bug user.
"I'm…. Tired…" Shino said as he fell to the ground.
Shikamaru furrowed his brow as a yawn came on him as well. He looked around and saw the crowd all becoming tired and instantly knew what was happening.
Shikamaru released a small amount of chakra and instantly felt awake. He gazed around and noticed that the two genin ceased fighting, and the stands decided to commence it. Enemy shinobi appeared out of no where and were being stalked by Konoha nin.
Only one thought crossed Shikamaru as he gazed around.
"I need to get to Asuma, fast."
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Hey everyone. First off, im sorry about making Naruto and Sasuke's fight so terrible. Im still looking for a beta, because I honestly need help. Second, there's no Jiraiya story his time, sorry. Last chapter was a bang, I got plenty of favorites! I also got a request from a fan (I have fans, unbelievable right?) that I should do a Naruto in the mirai timeline fic. What do you all think? Any way, thanks for reading.
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Jutsu:
Uzumaki misairu danmaku: Uzumaki missile barrage
Katon: Hōsenka no Jutsu: fire style: Phoenix Fire jutsu
Gōkakyū no Jutsu: Great fireball jutsu
Kagemane no jutsu: shadow possession jutsu
Authors note: OK, I apologize but I'm releasing this story. I feel like before I kind of rushed it. I made it seem like Naruto was that much stronger than Sasuke…but he's not. At this point although Naruto was a growing shinobi, he wasn't near the Uchiha, at least without the Kyuubi of course. That's hard to say, considering I'm a die hard fan of the blonde. I would like your honest opinion on the fight here. I also have an… interesting twist coming in. I hope you enjoy it as much as I will# I'll respond to you guy's comments next chapter. Thanks for reading!