Chapter 19: Dealing with the Hyuga, and the Preliminary Matches Begin
"This is outrageous Hiashi! Do you really think we will allow this?!" A member of the Main house questioned in an irritated and disapproving tone.
Hiashi and Hinata were in front of everyone as Hiashi had told them all what happened to Hinata and her team while they were in the forest of death as well as Hinata's engagement. Hinata had even showed them the mark on her shoulder to testified that it all really happen, but the council was being incredibly stubborn and against what had happened. "It can't be help, if it wasn't for Uzumaki-san, Hinata's mind might have been corroded and bent to Orochimaru's will. Even if Hokage-sama had sealed it, it would had only reducing the corroding effect, but sooner or later the corroding would had claim my daughter's mind and Orochimaru would've gained the Byakugan." Hiashi explained as the last bit was to convince the more. . .stubborn ones that it was to only way to prevent that.
More muttered went around on what to do with the situation, until. . .
"Speaking of which, where is the Uzumaki boy to support his side of the events that transpired?" Another Main house member asked out of curiosity.
Hinata winced a moment before regain her composure. "Naruto-kun used a lot of his chakra from both his training and as well as for breaking the curse seal onto myself, so right now he's resting at where he lives." Hinata masterfully answered as she did wonder how Naruto and Satsuki were doing after Satsuki asked her to do that with their future husband.
Satsuki moaned as the sunlight touched her face and started to wake up. "Oh. . .it's morning. . ." She muttered as she looked up to her happiness to see the boy sleeping face as she smiled at him. "That's right. . .I'm engaged. . .I'm his! I'm really his now!" She thought in excitement and glee with a pink blush on her face as she almost squealed like a little girl, but she managed to stop herself from doing so. "No, Satsuki you are not a fangirl. BAD SATSUKI! NO COOKIE FOR YOU!" She thought, chiding herself as she continued to hug the boy's chest, cuddling it all the while she rub her cheek to it and began to purred like a cat.
"Damn straight you're his girl now, Uchiha." Satsuki heard the voice as she soon was looking at the seal where Kyūbi was being held behind the cage.
Satsuki shrugged her shoulders as she went and leaned on one of the bars of the cage. "Well, what can I say? Love is a crazy thing. I love Naru-kun and I'm glad I'm marrying him. So I really got to thank you for this." She said as she smiled kindly at the Kyūbi.
Kyūbi chuckled as he looked at her. "You're one interesting and insane girl. I unintentionally killed his parents, cause the Kit's life misery, now I got the Kit to mark you and the Hyuga as his mates and yet you thank me for that last one." Kyūbi then rubbed his head with his paw. "Humans . . .I'll never understand you creatures." He soon admitted.
"So what did you call me for?" Satsuki asked.
Kyūbi then shrugged his shoulders. "Meh, no real reason, just for the fact that I thought you were gonna pull something else last night." He commented offhandedly and caused the ravenette to blush at the implications. "But other then that, nothing else."
Satsuki nodded, the blush still on her face. "Uh. . .ok then. . ." She awkwardly got out while closing her eyes to leaving the mindscape, soon reopening them to find herself still in bed with Naruto. Smiling, she got up from hugging his chest crawled up like a cat and kissed him on the lips. "Naru-kun, it's time to wake up." She playfully cooed out in a sang-sung manner.
Naruto struggled his eyes open to see Satsuki looking at her as he remembered what they did last night. Smirking, Naruto pecked Satsuki back on the lips. "Morning baby, slept well?" He replied as he hugged her.
Satsuki giggled at being hugged as she gave off a playful smile and a nod. "Yes I did," She began then she hugged him tighter, pressing her bare breasts against his chest. "Thank you Naru-kun, thank you so much." She got out with gratefulness.
Naruto chuckled as he separated the ravenette from him. "Well, I aim to please." He bragged as they then started to sniff the air, cringing at the smell. "Dang, we really went all out with the exam yesterday." He commented with a chuckle.
Satsuki nodded with a giggle. "Yes, yes we did Naru-kun."
The two looked at each other for a moment before Naruto started up again. "Anyway, maybe we should go and wash up," He then smiled as he pecked her on the lips again. "Are you alright with that?" He coolly asked.
Satsuki then gave off a cat-like smile. "Of course Naru-kun." She replied and they both soon got out of bed, grabbed some towels to wrap themselves with and headed for the shower.
As the two arrived, Satsuki started the water. "The water will warm up soon Naru-kun." She then removed her towel and headed in.
"Alright then Satsuki-chan," Naruto said as he entered as well after removing his towel. "Kami Satsuki-chan, your beautiful as always." He breathed out as started to rub her breast from behind, causing her to moan in pleasure he then started to kiss her neck.
"Oh Naru-kun. . ." Satsuki moaned out as she enjoyed being massaged and kissed. Soon, she turned around and made out with Naruto, massaging her own tongue with his causing them both to moan in pleasure as Naruto leaned against the wall with Satsuki up against him. "I love you so much! I never want to leave you!"
Smiling, Naruto returned the kiss with full passion along with squeezing her butt, causing her to yelp for a second before purring. "Satsuki-chan, you are so sexy." He then touched her breast. "And your mine." He added with a husky tone.
"I am," Satsuki responded seductively. "And I'm happy to be yours." The two then continued to make-out, their tongues dancing together in each other's mouths as the steam filled the bathtub.
"Anyway," Hinata continued. "I know that most of you may not like my husband to be, but you must have to deal with it. I am to be engaged to Naruto Uzumaki, and there is nothing that can be done." She declared with absolutely no hesitation in her voice.
Hiashi then started before anyone could interrupt. "As you know, I had already approved of their marriage, as she is only an heiress candidate, but he is also willing to wait until they are at the appropriate age for the ceremony." More muttering went through the room before Hiashi started again. "There's just one other manner we must discuss. . ." He began.
Naruto and Satsuki soon finished the shower and got dressed as they both started to work together to make breakfast. Satsuki was making her family's curry while Naruto was making the eggs. Naruto started to sniff the air as he smelled the curry. "Mmmm, your curry smells good Satsuki-chan." He commented as he began to drool slightly.
Satsuki giggled at the reaction as she leaned into her boyfriend. "Why thank you Naru-kun," She began as she then started to smell the eggs. "Same with your eggs, they smell pretty good." She commented, then she started to notice something. "You know Naru-kun, I think I'm getting some new abilities." She stated.
Naruto looked at her with a confused look. "What do you mean?"
Satsuki then pointed to her nose. "I think I got an enhanced sense of smell, just like yours." She replied as she took another whiff at the eggs.
"Well that interesting," Kyūbi stated as he then came out of Naruto's stomach while taking his chibi form and on to the counter. "I didn't even cause it, but you and Lavender eyes possibly gained some of the same abilities as the Kit." Kyūbi commented as he then sweat-dropped as he was grabbed then cuddled in-between Satsuki's breast, soon smiling perversely. "Soft. . ." He added with a perverted tone.
"Sooooooo cuuuuuuute. . ." Satsuki squealed out as she then started to pet under the Kyūbi's ear.
"Oh yeah, right there. . ." Kyubi purred out, shaking his tail.
Naruto chuckled at the sight as he finished cooking the eggs and placed them on the table. "Satsuki-chan, could you put the fuzzbutt down?"
"Aw, do I gotta?" Satsuki asked, mimicking a child as she gave off puppy dog eyes.
Naruto chuckled some more as he went over and pecked her on the lips. "Sorry Satsuki-chan, but we still have to eat." He told her. "That and your curry's done."
"Oh right!" Satsuki quickly placed Kyūbi on the ground as she got the curry off the stove. "Whew, it's still good." She sighed in relief as she then placed it on the table next to the eggs. She then sat down with Naruto across from her after placing the milk down to stop the spiciness. "Well then,"
"Down the hatch!" The two said as they started eating. As they ate the eggs, they enjoyed some small talk.
Kyubi was distracted by one thing, the curry. He continued to glare at it with curiosity. "Heh, I bet I could handle this. It can't be that spicy for a demon like me." He cockily muttered as he ate some of it.
Hiashi and Hinata sweatdropped at the sight of the entire Hyuga council jaws dropped to the ground. Hinata then turned to her father. "Were you really the only member of the Hyuga clan to know about Satsuki-chan?" She bluntly asked her father.
Hiashi sighed with a nod. "Yes, yes I was." He replied with a slight annoyed tone in his voice.
"THIS IS PREPOSTEROUS HIASHI!" One of the elders members of the Hyuga clan yelled out as everyone picked up their jaws. "YOU EXPECT US ALL TO BELIEVE THAT THE LAST UCHIHA WAS A FEMALE THIS ENTIRE TIME!" He stated/shouted.
Hiashi nodded as looked at them all. "Yes, it was a secret that was kept by the shinobi council when-" He began to explained when. . .
"HOOOOOOOT!" The entire clan heard a deep voice yell out, only Hinata wincing as she recognize it. "SPICY! SPICY! HOLY KAMI THAT'S FRICKIN HOT AS HELL!" The entire council ran outside to see a tiny orange-red blurr bounce through the entire village, leaving a trail of fire all the while destroying some of the property he passed as they heard multiple swears from it as it started coming toward their direction.
Confused, Hiashi used his Byakugan along with other members of the clan as they gasped at the sight. "I-Is that?" The clan head started not believing what his Byakugan was looking at.
Hinata giggled awkwardly with a sweat-drop, Byakugan also activated. "Yes. . .it's the Kyūbi. . ." She commented.
The rest of the of the members of the clan looked at Hinata with disbelief. "WHAT!?" The whole Hyuga Clan shouted as Hinata then started to explain the situation with the Kyūbi.
Naruto and Satsuki were chasing after Kyūbi after he rushed outside, breaking the window. "Shit, I didn't think that the Kyūbi couldn't handle spicy food!" Naruto panicked as he had come to terms with it eating Satsuki's curry.
Satsuki panted as ran beside her's and Hinata's fiancé. "Yeah, who would've thought!?" She jokingly started to chuckle as she saw Kyūbi head for the Hyuga compound. "Oh boy, it's heading for Nata-chan's place!" She told him.
"Then we better get there quick!" Naruto replied as they continued to the Hyuga Compound.
The Hyuga clan looked the strange sight, the Kyūbi, The Kyūbi, though a tiny version of him was rummaging through their fridge as he chugged bottle after bottle of milk while Hinata pet his ear. "Well. . .this is awkward. . ." Hiashi started as he couldn't say anything else that could fit this visared scene.
Hinata sweatdropped as she continued petting. "Uh Kyūbi, what exactly happened? Why were you screaming your head off and swearing?" She asked while Kurama was still chunking down another bottle of milk.
Kyubi just finished his fourth bottle of milk as he started gasping for breath. "Curry. . .really. . . spicy. . .curry. . ." Was his only replied.
At that moment, most of the Hyuga clan members, including Hiashi face-faulted, all thinking one question in mind. "The Kyūbi can't handle spicy food?" They all thought as they sweatdropped in unison at this discovery.
Everyone heard panting when they saw Naruto and Satsuki come in. "Geez Kyūbi, you really overreact from a little spicy curry." Naruto said, trying to catch his breath before looking at Hinata. "Morning Hinata-chan, sorry about this." He greeted to his other mate.
Hinata giggled as she went over and pecked him on the lips. "It's alright," She started as she then went to his ear. "Father told the rest of the clan about Satsuki-chan, so they all know about her." She told him as she then saw Naruto nodded as they separated and held each others hands.
Satsuki went over to the Kyūbi, grabbed him, and cuddled him into her breasts. "Sorry for that, I didn't think you wouldn't be able to handle the spiciness." Ignoring the perverted chuckling, she continued squeezing him into her breasts and pet his head.
"Meh, I'm alright," Kyūbi started. "Seriously though, that was spicy! I hadn't experience anything like that since the Yonbi dared me to eat a lava rock. . .never again. . ." He shivered as he then started to hear giggling from Satsuki. "Don't even ask why that monkey dared me to do that. . ."
Satsuki giggled some more. "Note taken." She replied, then she started to go back over to Naruto and handed him Kyūbi. "I think Kyūbi should go back in now."
Kyūbi scuffed as he went on Naruto's head. "Yeah yeah, I was getting bored being out here anyway." He cockily said as he turn into red chakra and went back into the seal.
"Ahem. . ." The members of Team Seven looked to see the Hyuga council looking at the three. "I don't mean to be rude but," Their was a gleam in Hiashi's eyes. "You three have some explaining to do!" He said with a twitch in his eye as he was at his wits end to all this nonsense and it was only early on the morning. The three then gulped as they started explaining what just happened and how long they've been in contact with the Kyūbi.
Hiruzen rubbed his head from a migraine as he was awoken from a deep voice. At the moment, he was at his office, currently doing the day's three piles of paperwork with the help of two shadow clones. One thing was on his mind. "Log damn Civilian Council, once I find a reason, they will be disbanded-" He was interrupted from a knock on the door. "Enter." He commanded and soon, two people entered, causing him to palm his face in annoyance. "What is it Homura, Koharu?" He asked with an annoyed tone.
The two scuffed as the elderly female stepped forward. "Hokage-sama, there have been reports that the Uzumaki boy had passed the second test of the Chunin Exams." She started.
The elderly man then stepped forward. "What we both want to know is why that boy is even in the exams in the first place?" He asked.
Hiruzen's eye twitched as he looked at his old childhood teammate that came in just to ask about that of all things. "Is that all?" He asked as his annoyance was only increasing.
"Of course not Sarutobi," Homura started again as he rolled his eyes. "We've also been hearing rumors that Orochimaru marked Uchiha-sama and-" He began but only for the Hokage to interrupt him.
"That issue was already been taken care of. You can now leave." Hiruzen said as he went back to his paperwork.
"But-" The both said in unison.
"Now!" Hiruzen repeated in a more forceful tone, causing the two elders to flinch and leave instantly. Afterwards, he sighed and looked out the window to see a rainbow circling the sun. "I have a bad feeling that a certain snake is gonna get involved in someway really soon. I'll have to increase security." He thought as he stamped a large 'no' a paper giving civilians the right to increase their shops by building them in training fields. "Log damn civilians. . ." He muttered as he was really getting fed up with the civilian council trying to take more control of more areas of the village. "Over my dead body will they ever do more harm to the village."
After explaining to the entire Hyuga council of what happened earlier with the chibi version of the Kyūbi, Naruto started to explain that the girls might have obtained some of the same skill as him. Intrigued by this, Hiashi decided to take the three outside for the council to watch to see what his daughter might have obtained thanks to the Kyubi. After a quick display, it was learned that Hinata and Satsuki had both learned to be able to make at least four shadow clones and make one of them an exploding clone, demonstrating that they had gain at least five times their normal chakra reserves.
"Hmm, it seems that Hinata being on this team has improved her well." Hiashi said as he looked at council behind him. "Wouldn't you say?"
Muttering went through the council again as an elder stepped forward. "It seems so, although I was surprised to see that the last Uchiha was actually a female." He commented, then he looked at the three. "You three also seem to be well in sync with each other. Was it cause by Kakashi training you three?" He asked Team Seven members.
Satsuki turned towards them as she dispersed her clones. "Some of it was actually and some it was also from Kurenai-sensei when we sparred against her team." She told them, as she then started to wipe the sweat off her head. "Other than that, it's when we train together after being dismissed for the day." She added.
Hinata nodded in agreement. "As she said, we're willing to train for hours after each training and missions, even to the point of exhaustion." She giggled as she pecked Naruto on the cheek after they both dispersed their clones. "Although I don't think we'll have to worry about that anymore, right Naruto-kun?" She asked with a smile.
Naruto chuckled as he pecked Hinata on the lips, causing Hinata to blush a pretty shade of pink. "Yeah, I think another side effect that the girls also have beside being able to make solid clone like me is that they might have enhanced stamina." He heard some perverted chuckling from Kyūbi but he decided to just ignored it. "Anyway, we'll be back at the tower soon for the possible preliminaries round that Anko-san told us about yesterday." He told them.
"A set of preliminary round huh? That hasn't happened in quite a while." Hiashi said with slight sign of being impressed. "Must mean that there had been a lot of potential Chunin candidates this time.
Satsuki giggled as she held onto Naruto's arm. "Yeah, I'm a bit curious about who made it. . .except Sakura." She added with a little annoyance in her voice.
The elder then raised an eyebrow. "The Haruno girl?" He asked.
"Yup," Satsuki started, causing Naruto and Hinata to sweat-drop, knowing what was coming, a part of Satsuki's 'hate Sakura' rant. "She doesn't even thought that I'm a real female and thinks that the real me is just 'Sasuke's' version of Naru-kun's Sexy Jutsu." She stated and as she started to continue her rant, which caused most of the clan to sweat-drop in response as she went on.
Back at the tower in the middle of the Forest of Death, Sakura sneezed after tending to a bruise on the back of her hand that she covered her arm in bandage wrappings. "Sasuke-kun must be talking about me!" She commented as she started to squeal with delight, which cause Kiba and Shino palmed their faces before walking away. "Hell yeah!" Inner Sakura declared. "Sasuke-kun will be mine! And I won't lose him to anymore. I will kill all obstacles in my way. . .Kukukuku!" Sakura unintentionally started to lick her lips.
Meanwhile, Shino, Kiba with Akamaru on his head were walking down the hallway as they started having a conversation. "Did Sakura seem. . .'off' to you?" Kiba asked, Akamaru barking and whining a little in agreement.
"Hmm. . ." Shino started. "Yes, my insects have been telling me that there is something strange with our teammate, but they can't figure that out. . .and you know how Sakura is with my insects. . ." The two sighed in annoyance from Sakura's bug hating habits before returning to where she was. On the way back, they heard some footsteps. "Kiba. . ." He stated as the footsteps grew louder.
Kiba nodded in agreement. "Yeah." He replied, then the two turned around to see the members of Team Gai, with a girl on Lee's back. "Her headband." He commented with a growl.
Shino nodded as he saw it. "Yes, an Oto shinobi, but why?" He wondered as he and Kiba looked on with curiosity.
"Lee, I still don't understand why you brought her with you?" Neji asked as he watched Lee carry the Oto girl on his back.
"Neji," Lee started as he turned his head back. "Even though she is my enemy, it is still not honorable for her to be with a pair of monster teammates like them. That and they look like the abusive types. . ." Lee faced forward again as he tried to fight off a blush as he felt her breast against his back, but he quickly shook it off.
Tenten raised an eyebrow, but shrugged it off. "It's his choice." She simply said and continue to walk.
Neji glared at the girl before rolling his eyes. "It doesn't matter, it was probably her fate to be as Lee's fate is, to be the way he is." He thought as they continued walking down the hall.
". . .and finally, she completely suck as at being a kunoichi!" Satsuki finished ranting.
"Ok. . ." Hiashi started. "We get it. . ." The other members of the clan started to mutter among themselves about how the last Uchiha was so. . .active, unlike her male persona, who was known to be the complete opposite. "Anyway, you three are allowed to leave, we have much to discuss."
"Alright." Naruto said with a bow.
"As you wish father." Hinata said as she bowed to him.
"Of course Hiashi-sama." Satsuki said, bowing to the entire clan, slightly surprising them for the moment. The three soon left the compound. "Well, that was interesting." She commented.
"It was. . ." Hinata replied as he nod her head in agreement. "So what do you want to do now?" She asked her teammates.
Naruto shrugged his shoulders, before his stomach started to grumble, causing him to chuckle. "I guess my stomach gave my answer for me." He commented as the three started to chuckle before Naruto smirked. "So ladies, Ichiraku's?" He asked his mates.
The two girls gripped onto his arms. "Sure." The two said in unison as Naruto escorted them to Ichiraku's, ignoring mutters of the civilians calling him 'demon', the girls responding by giving them the middle fingers to them and giggling at their baffled reactions.
The last days went by very quickly as the three members of Team Seven trained on their own as they practice their newfound abilities each day as they implemented them into their fighting styles.
Satsuki did return the favor to Hinata that night by letting her 'spend' the night with Naruto. The next day, Satsuki sneaked a peek into the room as she then giggled, looking at the naked Naruto and Hinata cuddling each other, hearing Hinata purring all the while. After that, they three enjoyed a breakfast together after Naruto and Hinata took a shower together, Satsuki hearing some excessive moaning from the bathroom, causing her to giggle some more.
Soon after some more training, Naruto was called in by Hiruzen for an update on any changes the girls, him just telling them about what they had shown the Hyuga. Hiruzen then told Naruto to rest up since tomorrow he and the girls were heading back to the tower, now knowing for sure that there will be having preliminary rounds, Naruto nodding in agreement and heading back to the apartment. When he got home, he went to sleep on the couch when heard moaning from the bedroom, also after ignoring the Kyūbi's wants to watch the girls 'get it on' with each other.
Soon, they all returned to the tower via the Anbu members Taka, Tora and Bata after Satsuki put her 'Sasuke' disguise back on.
Twenty-one genin teams were lined up in front of the group of jonin and Hiruzen as he stepped forward. "I would like to say, congratulations on passing the second test!" He started.
Muttering went throughout the room from the genin and senseis as some started talking amongst themselves.
"Looks like there's gonna be a lot of competition." Naruto whispered, getting nods from his teammates.
"Looks like all of the rookies are back together again! Nice!" Kiba said with a smirk.
"Indeed." Shino said before looking on.
Sakura scuffed when she saw Naruto still alive. "The only reason Naruto-akuma passed was because he was on Sasuke-kun's team!" She stated, ignoring the groans of annoyance from her teammates. "Indeed he is. . .and he is an obstacle to kill. . .no one shall get in the way of my love!" Inner Sakura demanded.
Gai just smiled as he looked at Kakashi's Team. "Well Kakashi I must say your Team isn't too bad or maybe they were just lucky. But as long as my Team is around, getting any farther is impossible." Gai commented with a big smile on his face, while Kakashi just looked unimpressed by this.
Gai then looked over to Kakashi but only ever so slightly. "Since from now on it's about real abilities." Gai said to Kakashi.
Kakashi on the other hand just looked to his right at where Gai was. "Huh? Did you say something Gai?" Kakashi asked still looking bored.
Gai on the other hand just looked away from Kakashi who just kept looking at Gai. "Not bad Kakashi my rival, you're so cool with that hip attitude and it really gets on my nerves!" Gai thought angrily as he tightened his fists.
"It seems that Naruto-san and his team has made it." Lee whispered to his teammates.
"Not only them, but all of the rookies also did." Tenten added looking around, impressed with the other leaf genin being around.
Neji looked at the competition. "Seems that there's a decent group of candidates." He commented, then he looked at the Oto team, mostly at the girl who was blushing as she looked at Lee while her teammates glared at her, causing him to raise an eyebrow. "I still wonder why Lee would save that girl. . ." He thought as he then turned and glared at Hinata. "Failure. . ." He muttered under his breath with much hatred in his voice.
"Troublesome, all the rookies are here. This is gonna be a drag." Shikamaru muttered, scratching his head as Chōji held his stomach in hunger.
"Come on Shikamaru, be more enthusiastic, everyone one we know is here." Ino said as she then noticed the Oto, Suna genin teams and Sakura, hearts in her eyes as she looked at 'Sasuke'. "And some we wish weren't here. . ." She got nods from both her teammates before she sighed in annoyance.
'Sasuke' shifted 'his' eyes around as 'he' looked at the other genin teams. "Hmm. . .besides us, it seems that the Sand genins, Oto genins and Kabuto's team have made it." Satsuki thought as 'Sasuke' looked at Anko and nodded 'his' head to her as she nodded back.
Anko looked at all the teams as she then looked at Kabuto. "If what they said was right, that Yakushi kid had the scent of snake, most likely my old sensei's." She thought as she started muttering into her communicator. "Anbu, be prepared if the genin Kabuto Yakushi leaves, he is suspected to be a traitor." She ordered. as heard and understood from the other line as she turned it off and stepped forward to start the preliminary rounds. "Alright you maggots, Hokage-sama has a few words to say!" She stated, as all the muttering in the room ended. "Hokage-sama." Anko stated with respect as she gave a quick bow and then stepped back.
Hiruzen stepped forward again as he coughed into his hand. "Before we continue on, I will explain the true purpose of these exams." He then started explaining about how the exams were a replacement for war, politics and other major subjects as the genin listened on as well as answering the Genins questions. "I will now let Hayate take over since we'll be having a preliminary rounds since there are too many people." He added as he then stepped back.
A sickly looking shinobi stepped forward. "Ok my name is Hayate Gekko *cough* I will be the *cough* referee of the preliminary part of the Chunin exams. The matches will be set up *cough* in a single elimination tournament style we are going to *cough* have the preliminary matches now in order to *cough* lessen the numbers of contestant in the main matches." He started as he then heard an outcry from a girl but ignored it as he moved on. "If anyone feels that they would be unable to continue *cough* with the fight they may leave now. Just raise you hand *cough* and you will be escorted to the village." It was silent for a moment when. . .
"Um. . .I'm going to quit." Everyone looked to see Kabuto Yakushi raising his hand. "I got really banged up in the forest so I don't think I can continue." He explained as he started to leave.
Hiruzen glared at the sight as he then looked at Anko, who nodded back to him. "If Naruto-kun is right, then the Yakushi boy is a spy for my old student." He then made an unnoticed hand gesture to a hidden Anbu to capture the boy and bring him to the Interrogation Corp.
Hayate coughed again as he continued after seeing that no one else was going to be leaving. "Good *cough* Alright then, anymore questions?" He then saw Gaara raise his hand. "Yes what is it?"
Gaara looked at him with his regular expressionless face. "Are we allowed to kill our opponents?" He asked with an emotionless tone, this made everybody shivered at what he just asked.
"Yes, you are allowed to kill *cough* but it is severely looked down on." Hayate answered with a commanding voice as a massive television screen came out of the wall behind them. "If that is all *cough* we shall now begin the preliminaries." Then a huge television started to show two names. They all looked towards the board and saw the names pop up, the Leaf rookies going wide-eyed at the names.
"Oh boy. . ." Most of the genin thought except two of them.
"Didn't see that coming. . ." Kurenai and Asuma muttered.
"This will be interesting. . ." Kakashi muttered.
Hayate coughed again before saying the order. "Ino Yamanaka *cough* and Sakura Haruno stay here. Everyone else *cough* please proceed to the balconies." Everyone listened as the two chosen genin stayed and the rest of them went to the balconies on the sides of the rooms.
Sakura smirked as she looked at her opponent. "Well then Ino-bitch," She started as she then got into a fighting stance. "Let's get it over with!" She growled out, giving off a menacing glare.
Ino sighed as she got into her own stance. "Bring it Sakura. . .I've been wanting to fight you for some time now. . ." She replied as she gave off her own glare. "I've given up on 'Sasuke'." She stated.
"W-What!?" Sakura stammered in shock, not noticing the rest of the Leaf genin smirking. "W-Why would you abandon Sasuke-kun!?" She asked not believing what she just heard.
"Begin!" Hayate called out as he started the match.
Ino rushed in with a few kunai as Sakura blocked them. "Let's just say Sakura," She started as she delivered a roundhouse kick that was blocked by Sakura's bandaged arm. "I've gotten a new perspective on 'Sasuke'." She finished a the two then went at each other delivering blow for blow.
In the stands, Asuma smiled. "Looks like she's finally gotten over 'Sasuke', huh?." He thought as he looked at 'Sasuke', who was watching the match. "I'll have to talk to dad about this afterwards." He added as he turn to look back at the match.
Kurenai noticed that her student was acting a bit 'off'. "What's going on?" She thought to herself as she looked at Sakura's bandaged hand. "What happened in the forest?" She asked herself as she then turned to Shino and Kiba. "Did something happen to Sakura in the forest?" She asked the two of them.
Kiba looked at her and shook his head negatively. "Nah, nothing really happened, hell we were the second team at the tower besides those Suna genin." He replied.
Shino nodded agreement. "Indeed, we were easily able to acquire the scroll we needed and quickly make it to the tower." He added, then he walked over to Kurenai and whispered something. "Apparently she got a bruise on the back of her hand, so she covered it up. . .I believe she is hiding something. . .but I don't know what. . ." He whispered to his sensei.
Kurenai's eyes widen as she looked back at the battle, the two panting and had blood on their faces. "It's getting intense. . ." She thought as she then noticed Sakura wincing in pain for a moment as she lightly touched her bandaged hand. "What injury did she get?" She muttered to herself.
"YOU BITCH!" Sakura yelled out as she delivered a punch to Ino's face. "HOW DARE YOU GIVE UP ON SASUKE-KUN!?" She bellowed in fury.
Ino chuckled as spit some blood from her mouth as she then looked at her and shrugged her shoulders after getting a distance away from her, rubbing her cheek from her punch. "Easy Sakura, I've learned recently that nobody is perfect that's all." She replied as she smirked then she grabbed her ponytail with one hand and a kunai with the other. "And you know something. . ." She began to say as she brought the kunai to her hair and cut the ponytail, shocking everyone. "Neither am I!" She declared as she threw the ponytail in front of her as she then released the shortened ponytail, her hair now to her neck. "Let's finish this Sakura." She added with conviction.
Sakura cockily smirked as she cracked her knuckles. "Bring it on bitch! Your going down! Hard!" She declared as she rushed at her.
'Sasuke' looked on before smirking. "It's over. . ." 'He' simply said.
Naruto turned to 'him' along with Hinata. "What do you mean?" He askin his teammate.
"Notice the chakra in Ino's hair?" 'Sasuke' asked as the two look and then they notice, as 'he' then smirked. "Exactly."
Kakashi raised his ear brow as he saw the chakra flow through the hair, slithering around Sakura's leg and ensnaring her. "Interesting. . .I wonder how this end?" He sarcastically thought.
"Gotcha!" Ino confidently said. "Now all I have to do is use my 'Mind Transfer Jutsu' on you and make you say that you give up. Your done!" She said as she went through the Yamanaka unique hand seal.
Sakura struggled to try and get out, but it was no avail. "Damn it. . .damn it. . .DAMN IT!" She seethed out, ignoring the pain she was starting to get in her arm.
"Mind Transfer Jutsu!" Ino called out as the two girls went limp. After a few seconds, 'Sakura' raised her head and gave off a smirk. "Sorry. . .Sakura." Ino stated as she had successfully completed her jutsu and taken over the other girl's body. She slowly raised her hand. "Proctor I giv. . ." She started to say but then suddenly, Sakura's body started to shake as she then grabbed her head and started screaming in pain.
"What the?!" Naruto said, wide-eyed at the sight.
"Impossible. . . It can't be. . ." 'Sasuke' muttered out as 'he' looked on.
"How. . .?" Hinata muttered out. Everyone else looked in shock as Sakura's bandages started to come off from her arm, to reveal a familiar looking mark to Team Seven on the back of her hand as it slowly crept up Sakura's arm.
"SON OF A-" Kyubi yelled out inside of the members of Team Seven's heads.
"S-STOP IT! GET OUT!" Sakura roared out as the mark receded, then with one more scream, Ino was ejected out of Sakura's body and returned to her own as they both fell to their knees.
Ino panted heavily, sweat running down her face as she looked at her former friend. "M-Monster. . ." She got out as she then going wide-eyed, she fell to the ground face first, passing out.
Sakura continued panting as she looked at Ino before smirking. "B-Bitch. . .I. . . win. . ." She got out as she continued panting while smirking evilly.
Everyone was silent again for the moment before Hayate stepped forward and coughed again. "The winner is. . . Sakura Haruno. . ." As he said it, Sakura fell to the ground unconscious from exhaustion.
Hiruzen looked at the sight before motioning to Anko, who nodded. "Orochimaru. . .have you become that desperate. . .?" He thought as he saw Kakashi and Asuma come down from the stands. "Kakashi will deal with the mark." He muttered.
Anko looked on at the girl, swelling with different emotions in her. "Why. . .why would he mark her of all people!?" She thought.
Kakashi looked at the fainted girl as he put her over his shoulder before turning to Kurenai who nodded back to him. "I'll take care of this. . ." He then turned to his student and nodded to them as he disappeared in a puff of smoke.
Asuma held Ino in his arms as he turned to Shikamaru and Chōji. "I'll bring her to the medics and possibly her father to explain to me what happened in the end, I'll be back." After getting nods from his students, he disappeared as well in a puff of smoke.
"Umm. . . Anyway, we will now move onto the next match." Hayate said as the monitor shuffled through the names, still leaving everyone baffled at what just happened.
Though the day started out well. . .it was only the calm before the start of something that will change the lives of many. . .