Hello once again readers!

I hope you are all alright on this fine morning, I want to apologise with all of you, as I've been reading Sword Art Online and I got kind of sidetracked, anyway here is the next chapter.

Final Match X Break X Duty

The proctor had started the match already, but the two contenders were facing each other with a calculating look. Gaara had already set up his defenses waiting for the right moment to attack.

Rock Lee was ready to attack at any moment, but he didn't have enough information about his opponent or what kind of jutsus did he use, so he decided to find out right now and charged against the redhead.

Gaara suddenly used his sand to create a barrier and avoid getting damage, after the initial charge of the weird ninja, the redhead shifted his sand and started to attack Lee with sand spikes.

Lee was sent flying backwards and crashed against the wall, he tried to recover from the impact and get away from the next attack, but the sand was faster than him and caught him in a Sand Burial.

Sand Burial was a powerful jutsu capable of destroying his enemy by crushing his bones until there was nothing left.

"I won't kill you, but you must give up" warned Gaara.

Lee couldn't accept those terms, he wanted to defeat Neji for what he did to Tenten, but this guy was extremely strong, he was about to give up when suddenly someone yelled to him.

"Lee! use it!" said ninja looked at the source and saw his sensei cheering for him "use it? does he meant IT?" he concentrated enough and then used the only kinjutsu that was taught to him.

"First gate! Gate of Opening Release!" a sudden burst of chakra erupted from his body changing his skin color.

"Gai, why did you teach him such a powerful jutsu? you know the side effects of..." Kakashi was interrupted on his rant.

"I know! but his dream is my dream, and I know he can do it" answered Gai

"How many gates can he open?" asked the gray haired jounin.

Gai didn't respond but lifted five fingers taking Kakashi by surprise.

Meanwhile Lee had already opened the first gate and was already using a godlike speed to overpower Gaara's sand, after he landed a hit the Tanuki inside of Gaara got angry.

"Look at what you are doing! let me out and have a few words with him! that bastard will know why I'm the god of the desert wind!" Gaara was about to complain when suddenly he had an idea.

"I think you are right...let's show him what we can do" said the redhead starting the command for the summon.

"Kuchiyose no jutsu!" A small tanuki about the size of a squirrel appeared.

"Let the games begin!" yelled the Ichibi attacking Lee with a fist made of sand, while Gaara used the distraction from the Tanuki and made his own sand sneak behind Lee, successfully catching the spandex wearer ninja.

"Sand Asphyxia!" said the Tanuki using the sand to cover Lee from toe to head, after some seconds they released the jutsu and Lee was already unconscious (I didn't want to hurt him a lot, so I changed the match a bit)

"The winner is Sabaku no Gaara!" declared Hayate "The participants of the next round will be chosen right now and the match will be held in one month, until that time you will be given free pass to move freely on the village, now please everyone come here and take a number"

As everyone did as they were told, they dragged a number "now please say your number out loud" said Hayate.

"1" Hinata

"2" Neji

"3" Gaara

"4" Haku

"5" Naruto

"6" Sasuke

"7" Temari

"8" Shikamaru

"9" Shino

"10" Dosu

"11" Fu

"Then the winner on the fifth match will fight Fu Uzumaki, remember that as a ninja you will have to face a lot of situations where things are not in your favor" explained Hayate

As the numbers were sorted out, Neji glared at Hinata "so the first match is against her? destiny has set up the stage, and I will be the winner"

Naruto was slightly worried that Hinata had to fight a member of her family, he didn't want her getting hurt, but he knew that she would need to fight eventually.

Hinata glanced at Nej was glaring at her "I can't wait to fight you, it seems destiny has shined upon me once again, oh and wait until uncle Hiashi knows about this, you will be forced to come back to the compound and...well you already know the rest"

"Oh you were talking to me? I thought you had lost it a moment ago, I mean you sure talk a lot when you are scared right? anyway Hiashi won't know that is me, and even if I told him myself and he told the council they would never have proof to back support them" Hinata turned to leave but looked at Neji one more time "but once I defeat you I will tell you the truth about Hizashi, the truth that my father and the elders from the clan didn't tell you" and with that she left leaving a very confused Neji.

"What?... the truth about my father?...it must be a lie!...that must be it" thought Neji leaving the place, but even as he walked out of the place the thoughts about what his cousin had told him just confused him more.

X Some time later X

Mighty Gai was on the treatment area with his student Rock Lee at his side, they were watching the steady breath of Tenten who had suffered a great damage, mostly on her heart.

"I need to make a blood transfusion, but I need to make tests and find the best suitor" said Tsunade looking at the medical sheet on her hand.

Gai nodded understanding the situation, normally it would take a familiar to get a transfusion and sometimes even that wouldn't work, Tenten was an orphan so it would be harder.

"She won't give up! her flames of youth will prevail!" shouted Lee making Gai smile and hug his student.

"That's right Lee! she won't give up!" said the Green Beast with a nice guy pose.

"Gai sensei!"

"Lee!"

"Gai sensei!"

"Lee!"

As they were beginning with their display, Tsunade stepped back slowly until she reached the door and then ran away from there.

X Ino X

The blonde was depressed, she knew that without making it to the finals, Tsunade wouldn't let her be her apprentice.

She looked at the sky wondering if she should run away from the village, maybe Naruto would accept her on his group, he had Hinata and others with him and they seemed to grow stronger, she was evaluating her thought when suddenly someone interrupted her.

"What are you doing here? I need help looking for someone with a certain blood type and my other assistant is busy with other patients you know? so it's up to you, my disciple, to help me as part of your training understood?" said the woman with authoritative voice.

Ino couldn't believe it, her idol was actually telling her to help her, and yet better, she accepted her as a disciple! "Yes Master!" answered Ino with excitement.

"We will talk later about our escape from the village, I'm sure the old man Hokage called me here to make me take his place..." started complaining Tsunade at her new student and future sage.

X Naruto - Hinata - Fu X

Naruto and Hinata were holding hands walking along the road "are you aware that they will want to take you back?" asked Fu

Hinata nodded "Yeah but they can't prove anything, remember that my blood changes when I'm using my chains, besides the Hokage will help me if they try to take me with Inoichi or Ibiki"

Naruto nodded and voiced his opinion "Besides, she is an Uzumaki now, that only means that she has a link with an Uzumaki, most likely me, so technically she is my wife, thought we are not married yet, anyway we will marry on the future so is not big deal, right honey?"

Hinata blushed furiously while saying a faint "Y-yes"

They were about to enter their designed hotel when something caught Fu's attention.

"I'll be back on a while, you guys have fun!" said the green haired girl while jumping away.

Naruto and Hinata entered the hotel and went directly into their room "I'm tired!" said the blonde jinchuriki.

"Yeah me too, I'm going to change and I'll be back" said Hinata kissing Naruto on the lips.

The blue eyed guy nodded and started changing once Hinata entered the bathroom.

X Meanwhile X

"Hey there cute, did you think you would hide from me?" asked Fu to the guy who had followed her and her teammates all this time.

The bug user got startled for a second, he had lost sight of his "prey" and she was now suddenly behind him "Your skills to hide from sight and even mask your chakra from me and my allies"

"Well is kind of easy, mostly because your "allies" are my friends, they wouldn't betray my position and they know why" said Fu overconfident on the fact that she had the queen of bugs inside of her.

Shino started fidgeting around "Well...I was thinking that...maybe if it's okay with you..." now he kind of understand what his fellow comrades

"Are you trying to ask me out?" asked Fu with a smirk.

"Well...is it a good time for you? I know that we just got a break and..." he couldn't finish because Fu was giggling a lot.

"Come at the hotel tomorrow at five, don't be late or I will kill you understood?" said Fu while crossing her arms.

"Understood" answered Shino leaving the place with a big smile on his face.

When he reached his home, his father only saw the small and totally unusual smile "I wonder if I should give him the 'talk' already" mumbled the man to himself while looking his son dissappear on his room.

X Hyuga Compound X

Hiashi heard what happened in the preliminary phase "So she came back? I will go tomorrow and take her back to the compound, you have done well Neji, there is no doubt that you will be a great leader"

Neji nodded, he knew he had done his job well, but something was bugging him "Hiashi-sama, would you tell me what happened that night? the night when my father died?"

Hiashi frowned confused by the sudden request "Of course my nephew, I'm glad that you are still fond of my brother's memory" and once again Hiashi started to tell the same story, the same lies.

X Meanwhile X

Itachi was wandering to his hotel, he looked like he hadn't had a good night of sleep "I'm so tired...I want to sleep"

It had been days since he had sleep well, and the worst was that it was because of her "no, I won't say it! I...I don't need it! I must show the Uchiha pride!...aw who am I kidding, I miss her!"

Suddenly he bumped into someone "I'm sorry I wasn't watching where I was..."

"Missed me?"

Done! I hope you liked this chapter, I enjoyed writing it, and most of the fight on this chapter was inspired by the books and light novels I've been reading.

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