disclaimer: i do not own the term "like a bitch"
"Begin!"
"It's over. Fate has decided me the winner. You should just forfeit now." commented Neji, as arrogant as ever. Most of the stadium looked at him like he was retarded.
"I'll tell you what. Just to make this fair, I won't use my swords or either Jutsu I use to overcome doujutsu" stated Naruto with a cocky smirk.
"Fool, the only thing you're good with are those swords. Sure you may be strong, but you have no skill. There is no way to counter my eyes. Fate has decided this match. And you have already lost" stated Neji as he slid into his stance.
"Neji, I'm going to do you a huge favor. I'm going to rip the stick out of your ass, humble you up some, and make you normal." stated Naruto while flashing through hand seals "Water style, shock wave Jutsu!"
Naruto pushed out his right palm towards Neji. In an instant, water formed around his hand, then burst at Neji. Being point blank, Neji took the full force of the C-rank Jutsu and was thrown back.
"Byakugan!" cried Neji midair as he adjusted himself to land in a crouch. "Is that all you got Uzumaki? It will take more than a little water to defeat me."
"You know what you arrogant prick? I'll beat you with just taijutsu! That way when their whipping pieces of Hyuuga off the ground, you can't complain that I got lucky. I'm going to give you a taste of my own childhood." stated Naruto as he straightened up.
-with Sensei and friends-
"What does he mean by that Asuma sensei? A taste of his childhood?" asked the unknowing Ino.
Asuma looked to Kakashi, Kakashi nodded and Asuma begin. "Naruto was horribly abused as a child. From when he was 3 to when he was 6, almost every night he was beaten. He had spent more time on the line of life and death than he did healthy"
"What?" was the collective reaction from the group, minus Kakashi, Gai, Zabuza and Haku.
"Your kidding, right Asuma?" asked Kurenai, sure she didn't like the kid for humiliating her, but he didn't really go through that. Right?
"No, he's not. Me and Itachi were his guardians. He was attacked twice a night, and that was when we were on guard. The other ANBU let him get beaten and even joined in sometimes." explained Kakashi in a cold voice.
"To live such a life..."
-arena floor-
Neji smirked. "I'd love to, unfortunately, my life is doomed to be at the very best, unpleasant. Fate has decided me the winner."
"If you're so sure about that, then use your best move, I'll even give you a free shot." Naruto stated with his own air of superiority.
"Do you take me for a fool? This is the same trick you pulled on the Inuzuka. I rush in and get destroyed, I'm not dumb" replied Neji.
"I swear on my dream of becoming Hokage I will let your strike land." he stated as he relaxed from his stance.
"Well I appreciate your offer, it's not needed. You are within my range of divination. 64 Palms Jutsu!"
"2 Palms!" fast strikes hit each shoulder.
"4 Palms!" strikes continued on his arms
"8 Palms!" strikes to the legs.
"16 Palms!" the legs finished, Neji moved to the torso.
"32 Palms! 64 Palms!" Neji finished the Jutsu. Only to find the blonde still standing. "How are you still standing? Every major chakra point is sealed!"
"Unlike you Hyuuga, who so heavily rely on chakra, I have done the opposite. As long as I have enough chakra to stay awake, I'm still good to fight. My muscles are strong enough to work properly without and chakra."
-Friends and Sensei-
"How is that possible? You need chakra to move? We were taught that at the academy?" asked Ino
"It's not entirely true. Take lee for example, he can't use chakra, yet he's the second fastest genin in the village." stated Gai with a proud smirk, his two students were the fastest.
"Second fastest? Who's faster? I can't even see when lee moves." stated Choji.
"Naruto's the fastest genin. Actually, from what lord Jiraiya said, he may be the fastest in the village behind Gai."
-Kage box-
"Amazing. To have that level of physical strength..." stated A.
"Give him a minute, Mister Eight says he's no where near his limit." rapped Bee
"He's stronger? How is that possible?" asked Yugito
"He's right, that's nowhere near Naruto's limit." stated The Hokage
-Arena-
"Time for the fun part. Restrictive seal, release! Gravity seal, release! Chakra suppressor, release!" with every seal released, a wave of chakra came off Naruto. With the chakra suppressor off, his chakra points burst open and a light blue, almost white, flame of chakra surrounded him.
"W-What are you? No living thing has that much chakra!" questioned Neji
"I am Naruto Uzumaki, and I'm the one who kicks fate's ass!"
Neji was about to say something but a very hard hit to the stomach shut him up, and sent him flying. 'What the hell! I barely even saw him move! How can someone be so fast?'
Before Neji even landed from the punch to the gut, his Byakugan saw a flicker to his right. Not even a quarter of a second later, Neji felt an explosion of pain in the side of his ribs, where he saw Naruto had landed a heel. Now Neji was flying to his right, only to be met once again by a bone shattering hit on Neji's right hip, causing a monstrous amount of pain to invade his body. As Neji sailed through the air, to the left this time, he felt a sharp pain in his left thigh, when the blond had put a full powered punch into his quadriceps, shattering his femur.
"AHHHH" was the blood freezing scream that escaped Neji's mouth. Still tumbling through the air, A loud popping notice was heard as Naruto delivered a huge spinning heel to Neji's right arm, destroying what was once his elbow. Another scream of pure agony was heard as Neji continued his personal flight through the air.
Suddenly, Neji stopped moving, though he was still six and a half feet in the air. He looked down to see his opponent holding him up by the hips. The smirk on Naruto's face told him that he was going to hate whatever was next.
"Uzumaki style, Power Bomb!" yelled Naruto as he jackknifed Neji into the ground, creating a huge crater. Neji landed on his shoulders, but he might as well have landed flat on his head, as when he met ground, his head snapped back and cracked the bone that made up the back of his head.
-Friends and Sensei-
"S-So fast... So powerful..." gasped Kurenai, everyone else just nodded dumbly.
"Kakashi... I saw you using that eye of yours. How much chakra was he using? That was easily mid-high jonin speed." asked Asuma, the cigarette he had been holding between his lips had long ago meet the floor.
Kakashi eye smiled, as proud as ever of his little brother/son/best friend/student. "I was using the sharingan to record any moves Naruto used for the evaluation he's getting after the chuunin exams. He was only using chakra on the bottoms of his feet or on his hands for traction. There was no chakra enhancements."
-Kage box-
"Fast! Almost as fast as bee when he doesn't use the eight tails chakra!" commented Yugito, steadily growing more impressed with the blonde.
"Sorry to say miss two, but even that is something can not do." rapped bee who then spaced out.
"What can't you do bee? I know you're the second fastest in kumo, your easily my speed without my lightning armor." questioned the Raikage. He was amazed by the display of speed and power, but couldn't help but feel that there was much more to his speed than that.
Bees face became completely serious. "Mister eight says he was only using chakra for traction, by applying it to his hands and feet. In a test of power and speed, I'm not sure he could be beat."
-Arena-
"Holy shit. You're still awake? Or are you just in too much pain to black out? Maybe it's fate keeping you awake?" stated Naruto in a cold and condescending voice, as he noticed that Neji was still moving slightly. "The really reason you're awake right now, and not dead, as you should be, is because I sent a chakra cushion to your back and head."
"W-What are your?" questioned Neji once again, his face showing nothing but horror.
"I'm the same as you. A man who has had a tough life and got through it. Though unlike you, I don't use fate as a crutch, or anything else." stated Naruto, still cold and emotionless.
"You know nothing! I've been branded with the caged bird seal! At any moment I could be killed if I do something the man house doesn't approve of!" shouted Neji, earning a gasp out of most of the stadium. "Your just a clueless, clan less orphan! You don't know how bad life can be!"
"You think that your seal is bad?" questioned Naruto as he pulled his shirt up, showing the seal holding Kyuubi. "I have a fucking demon sealed in me!" this earned gasp from the young and either bows of respect from some and cries for his execution from the rest. "That's right, the nine tailed fox, sealed into me by my own father, Minato Namikaze, the fourth Hokage!"
-Kage box-
"Hmm, now that he said it, it makes perfect sense. He looks just like Minato, and Bijuu are usually sealed in members of the kages family." stated A, playing along so the Kazekage wouldn't know about the fact he already knew. After all, it wouldn't look good for Konoha if an enemy had information an ally didn't.
"Hokage Dono. Surely he is lying" seethed the Kazekage/Orochimaru. He hated Minato! He took the title of Hokage from him. A title he had earned, in his mind at least. Then he went and died, making the old fool Sarutobi Hokage again.
"Yes, it's true, he's the son of Minato"
-with friends and Sensei-
"What!" was the question that came from all of the teens and Kurenai.
"It's true, Naruto is my sensei's son, that's one of the reasons I took care of him." stated Kakashi.
-Arena-
"You think you've had it bad? Your loved! The village loves you because your a Hyuuga and a prodigy, the Hyuuga love you because they're your family, and even Tenten loves you!
I'm hated! Most of the village hates me even though I'm the only thing holding back the Kyuubi from killing them all! They beat me, cut me, try to kill me for what I hold and their too stupid to realize that if I die, Kyuubi's free to do what it wants!
I'm the son of the Yellow Flash and Kushina Uzumaki! And I'm hated for saving everyone in this village everyday of my life, so go ahead and bitch and whine about fate all you want, because at the end of the day your still loved, have a family, and don't have to worry about being killed in you sleep by an ANBU who was supposed to protect you! I on the other hand, have no family, and am hated, so piss off Neji, have a nice nap."
Naruto sent a jolt of electricity into Neji. Neji was down from the count. The only thing he had going for him was the medics coming to heal him, and the fact he was out cold, so he couldn't feel the pain.
Naruto turned and walked of the arena floor, his chakra still visible as he disappeared down the tunnel leading to the contestants box..
"Winner, Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze!" He was already in the tunnel, but could still hear the crowd going absolutely apes hit, some cheering for the match, some because the son of the Hokage won, others because they truly like the blonde, some of them even claiming him as a hero for his sacrifice. Others with booing, that the demon brat had tricked everyone into thinking he was the son of their most beloved hero.
-Contestants box-
Naruto walked into the room, only to find all eyes on him.
"What? Is there something on my face?" asked Naruto as he started feeling around on his face.
Everyone either sweat dropped or face vaulted, though the all composed quick enough to bombard him with questions.
"Is that the secret you were going to tell me?" asked Sasuke, Naruto nodded.
"So you're the Yondaime's son?" asked Sakura, another nod.
"Your troublesome" stated Shikamaru, Naruto just shrugged
"You're the same as Gaara? Is that why you helped him?" asked Kankuro
"Yeah, but I'd help anyone who needs it." stated Naruto
"Are you single?" asked Temari, getting a shocked look from both her brothers.
"Yea, but I'm willing to change that for you" stated Naruto in a very pleasing voice after composing himself, getting Temari to blush and Sakura to feel jealousy, along with another blonde.
-Kage box-
"Jealousy sense... Tingling!" stated Yugito. A and Bee slowly leaned away from the soon to be pissed off Jinchuuriki.
-Contestant box-
"My insects tell me your chakra is very potent... Why" asked Shino
"Mine and the Kyuubi's chakra are combining, my chakra is about as potent right now as the demon in Gaara's gut" stated Naruto
"You do remember what I said about my sister, correct?" asked Gaara, Naruto thought for a second, before a look of horror crossed his face and he nodded furiously.
Suddenly, the group in the contestants box heard Genma call out "There has been a change in schedule, the Haruno Vs Uchiha match will be moved to the end of the first round. Would Kankuro and Shino Aburame please come down to the arena!"
"I forfeit!" called out Kankuro, a wave of boos rained down from the crowd.
"Then would Temari and Shikamaru Nara please come down to the arena!" called out Genma.
Temari gave Naruto a seductive look and jumped out of the contestants box and glided down to the arena on her fan.
"Lucky Dobe, getting all the hot chicks..." muttered Sasuke
"What? Haku not enough for you?" questioned Naruto.
"Actually, we just started dating yesterday. And I have to say, it's not terrible." stated Sasuke with a smile. Sakura just dropped her head, she had officially lost the race to Sasuke's heart.
Naruto suddenly took to a blank stare, confusing his teammates and Shino Gaara and Kankuro both knew that look though.
-mindscape-
"Hey Dad! Kyuubi! What did you need?" asked Naruto
"Something's wrong, Sarutobi wouldn't have changed the order of the matches without a very good reason. You should go see what he's doing" stated Minato.
"Also, something's wrong with Shukaku. His chakra is much to calm, even with your seal on him. I don't know what it means, but be wary. A Bijuu with calm chakra is a Bijuu that's very dangerous." stated kyuubi
"Ok, so watch out for Gaara and go ask the old man what's going on. Got it. Is that all?" asked Naruto
"I'm good, wake me up for your fight." stated Kyuubi as trotted to the back of his cage.
"Just remember son, one man can take out an army, but one well placed blow can take out that man. Do your best son" smiled Minato.
-Back in Contestant box-
Naruto snapped back to attention, and a second later disappeared in a swirl of lightning.
-Kage box-
Sarutobi was enjoying the tactical battle he was watching, until he felt the ANBU next to him, but not just any ANBU. He turned to see a ninja with a puppy mask.
"Ah, what can I do for you, Puppy?" asked the aged Kage with a stifled giggle, it had been years since he called Naruto that.
"Sir, Report from Fox. Something is wrong with the Jinchuuriki, but he wasn't sure what. Also sir, if I may ask, why was the Uchiha's match moved back?" asked Puppy.
"Hmm, tell Fox to keep his eye on him" stated Sarutobi as he handed Naruto a scroll, who opened it and began reading.
'Go tell Kakashi, Gai, Asuma, Zabuza, and the clan heads to prepare for war. I had a 'vision' a week ago and if it was right, hells going to break loose during your match. If it does, be ready to lead the troops, as i will have my hands full. '
"Sir, if I may ask, was it like the others?" asked Naruto. The old man had told him about the visions, and they were nothing to be scoffed at.
"Yes, exactly the same" commented Sarutobi.
"Understood sir."
-Hiashi Hyuuga-
"Hiashi sama, message from Hokage sama." stated Naruto, now in his fox uniform
Hiashi saw it was Naruto, and knew this would be bad
"Yes, what is the message?"
"Prepare for war"
-15 minutes later-
Naruto had just got done informing all the clan heads and teachers to prepare, apparently while he was out rallying the troops, Shikamaru had shown that amazing ability to lazy his way out of a troublesome situation. He forfeited when he had the win in the bag. He was now standing next to Gaara and just in time to see the start of his teammates matches.
-arena-
"Fourth match of the first round of the chunin exams. Sasuke Uchiha vs Sakura Haruno. Begin!"
Sakura jumped back and started flashing through hand signs.
Sasuke had jumped back and flashed through hand signs only to be stopped when a bolt of pain went through his head and down his neck.
"Demonic illusions, overload!" shouted Sakura after she finished her hand seals. She took a taijutsu stance that was unknown to all but Gai, Kakashi and Naruto. It was a style from demon country, called the Black Widow. It was a slow and methodical style that used striking nerve clusters and hitting joints. It was called the black widow because the final hit was never seen by the victim. Sakura flashed through hand seals and her hands started to glow green.
Sasuke wasn't going to sit back and let her build up a base. He shot forward and threw a huge left hook, only to miss... By 5 feet.
'A double layered genjutsu? I'm going to need the sharingan.' thought Sasuke as he activated his doujutsu and slid into the Uchiha's Taijutsu style, the interceptor.
'Oh yea! He activated his doujutsu! This should help even the playing field' "Chakra pulse!"
Sakura launched a wave of pure chakra at Sasuke, earning both the desired effects. The first was to temporarily blind Sasuke, the other was to knock him off balance.
Sakura charged, landing a hit on a large nerve cluster in his right shoulder and using her chakra scalpels to cut the tendons in his right elbow, making it impossible for him to use Ninjutsu Or so she thought.
Sasuke smirked. "Not bad, disabling my shoulder and elbow so I can't do Jutsu. Only one problem..." Sasuke started doing one handed Jutsu with his bum arm while drawing his Katana with his good arm. "The problem for you is that I have the best Girlfriend in the world and she taught me to do one handed hand signs."
This gained a huge blush from Haku and an angry curse from Ino that she didn't get Sasuke. Then she remembered that Naruto was still in the market and started scheming to get him.
-contestants booth-
"Protective sense... Tingling" said Temari as she started unleashing killer intent.
-Kage box-
"Protective sense... Throbbing!" grunted Yugito. Bee and A both decided now was a good time to stretch their legs.
-Arena-
"That does cause problems" said Sakura with a very Anko like smile. She slid into a familiar stance and started building up chakra. "Naruto may have given me the base for this, but from here on out it's all original. Cherry Blossom style, Bull Rush Impact!"
Sakura was moving at mid jonin speeds, heading straight for Sasuke, she pulled out a kunai to meet Sasuke's blade and they collided, her kunai meet his katana, her fist met his arm, which he had used every ounce of willpower he could muster to move. And finally, her elbow meet his nose.
-Kage box-
"The young lady sure doesn't act like one. She's using a combination of genjutsu and pure power to overwhelm her opponent. That's my kind of fighter!" claimed A. He was having a blast, first his new favorite genin beat the piss out of a cocky Hyuuga, then he got to see two great strategical minds go at, resulting in a surprise finish, and now, he gets to see a powerhouse versus an Uchiha, and both looked well above chunin in this fight.
"Indeed. So far I believe I'm putting my name in for Shikamaru Nara, Temari, Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno." stated The Hokage
"What about the Uzumaki? It was an impressive display of power." questioned the Kazekage.
"Yes, it was. But to be a chunin means much more than brute force. They need to show strategical knowledge, the ability to lead a group and the willingness to put themselves on the line to win. But I'm sure Naruto will prove himself when he beats your son, lord Kazekage." stated Sarutobi with a smirk. 'If only the poor fool knew, Naruto is just as strong as Jiraiya is, and he passed me long ago.'
"I understand you like the boy Hokage Dono, but only I can stop Gaara when he's at full strength. The Uzumaki holds power, but not nearly enough to bring down a Bijuu." stated the Kazekage.
"You place too much confidence in your Jinchuuriki and not enough in you ninja. If we were going on Bijuu alone, Naruto would destroy Gaara. You should thank Kami thus is a Shinobi fight, otherwise you would lose your son." stated A. He hated when Jinchuuriki were only seen as the beast they contain.
"Well see Lord Raikage... Well see."
-Arena-
Sakura's elbow made contact with Sasuke's nose and a sickening crunch sounded throughout the stadium. Both fighters recoiled from the impact, Sasuke holding his now broken nose, Sakura holding her elbow, trying to get rid of the funny bone pain.
'What's going on! Was she always this strong, and an elbow? From where? I'm going to have to use it.' thought Sasuke as he started his one handed hand signs.
Sakura got the message, the gloves were coming off. She started on her own hand signs.
Both were flying through hand signs at ridiculous speeds, both ending on the dragon seal.
"Fire style! Fire Dragon Bullet!"
"Earth style! Earth Dragon Spear!"
The dragons collided in a massive explosion, engulfing ninety percent of the stadium floor.
It took almost five minutes for the cloud of smoke and dust to dissipate, showing both Ninja standing, if barley, in the middle of the arena.
"Your... Good... Sakura..." panted out Sasuke, his body coated in burns and bruises.
Sakura wasn't in any better shape than her teammate. "So are... You. But I'm... not backing down."
Sasuke just nodded and fell back into his Kenjutsu stance, Sakura slid into her Taijutsu stance and pulled out a kunai, loading it with earth chakra to make sure it could handle the sword.
They shot forward again, both at mid chunin speed. The blades clashed and a power struggle started. It didn't last long as Sasuke was naturally stronger than her. Sasuke got into her guard, and delivered a knee to her stomach. Sakura grabbed his leg as it hit and picked the Uchiha up, only to bring him right back down in a body slam.
Sasuke hit the ground, hard. The wind was knocked out of him, and Sakura fell to a knee. That last moved had used what little chakra she had to spare, and the pain from the burns didn't help at all.
Sasuke, still on his back, sent a kick to Sakura's face. She saw it coming and rolled to the side, only to find herself pinned to the ground by Sasuke, who was now kneeling on top of her back with a sword to her throat.
"Forfeit" stated Sasuke.
"Hmm... No" then Sakura turned into mud. Sasuke jumped up and started looking around for his opponent.
'Earth clone? But wh-' Sasuke was then taken out of his thoughts as The mud puddle that was Sakura reformed and got the drop on him with a punch to the cheek, laying him out. "How? You were a clone!"
"Nope... I used a... Genjutsu... To make it... seem like... I was a clone." stated a heavily breathing Sakura as she once again dropped to a knee.
"You really are a smart ninja... But your reserves don't match your intellect. I can tell you have just enough to stay awake. Forfeit." stated Sasuke as he rose from his position on the ground.
"Not happening. I'm not... stopping until one... of us is out cold." stated Sakura as she stood up again. 'Just enough for one more, then I'm out like a light.'
'She called my bluff. Shit, I used up too much chakra, no matter what I'm screwed after this match' though Sasuke as he steadied himself.
"Cherry Blossom Style, Dance of the petal!" stated Sakura. To Sasuke, she didn't move, until his instinct told him to cover his face, only for his arms to be forced to the side.
Everyone else had seen it happen. After Sakura had named the attack, she speed towards Sasuke. The Uchiha had not moved, making most think that the move was a gen/taijutsu mix. Which was correct.
"Kai!" shouted Sasuke, in an instant Sakura was in front of him, and to his horror, had a clear shot at his face. Sasuke shot his hands out to grab her arms.
Sakura smirked. A very Anko smirk.
Crack!
Both fighters reeled back once again, this time from a huge headbutt from Sakura to Sasuke. Sasuke dropped to his knees and gripped his head, pain filled his world. Sakura's huge forehead had hit both his broken nose and his forehead.
Sakura was on her back, no signs of life showing to the crowd.
"Winner! Sasuke Uchiha!" shouted Genma, then, Sasuke fell face first into the dirt, out cold.
Everyone in the stadium was shocked by the whole match, but the ending had everyone speechless.
-Kage box-
"Hokage Dono, I believe this match is a draw. Miss Haruno knocked him out. Plus she should at least get style points for her ingenuity and grit. She's very well rounded, showing chunin level skill in strategy, Taijutsu, Ninjutsu and Genjutsu. I put my vote in for both being chunin." Stated A
"As do I, Raikage Dono." stated Sarutobi with a huge grin, his village so far had shown power, intelligence and a never give up attitude. Yep, if it wasn't for his vision, he might just be the happiest man in the world .
-Friends and Senseis-
"Wow... Just wow." stated Ino, getting only dumb nods from everyone else in the area.
-contestants booth-
"That was quite the match, wouldn't you agree?" asked the monotone Gaara.
"Yea, didn't see that coming..." stated Naruto, before looking to Gaara. "Hows the seal holding up?"
"Fine, I'm liking the whole sleep thing. Though I get nightmares sometimes, those are unpleasant, but with all I've done I've probably earned my fare share." stated the monotone
"Don't worry, eventually they just stop bothering you." stated Naruto, not turning away from the arena.
"I hope so, I really like sleeping" stated Gaara, he then turned to Naruto "How many for you?"
"351"
"That's all? With you being ANBU I figured you'd have more... Not that it's bad. I wish I had been more merciful" stated Gaara with a hint of sadness in cold voice.
"No Gaara, that's not my lifetime total, that's the most I've ever killed in one fight." stated Naruto
"In one fight? That's a lot... More than me, though I never felt the need to kill that many at once." stated Gaara "Any idea on the total?"
Naruto looked down. "I've lost count, but I can still see all the faces I've faced, and all the backs of those I didn't show mercy to."
"I'm starting to remember them too, through my dreams."
-Arena-
"The next round is an elimination round between Naruto Uzumaki and Gaara of the desert, will start after a 30 minute break, please use this time to go the concession stands or use the restrooms."
-End of chapter-
(not much to say after this one, as always, read and review, personal msg me if you have and specific questions)
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(Sarutobi has chosen his successor, but who is its? and will he live to see them transcend to office?)