Neji Hyuga was a genius. Someone truly akin to Sasuke in a sense. He was the best of his year and seemed to let just about everyone who stood in his way know it. After seeing Lee's power in the third round of the exams, Sakura truly feared what Neji was capable of if he was as strong as the spandex wearing boy said.
Naruto had made his entrance in a very Naruto styled fashion, his body sliding in from the entrance of the arena with a hard crash. He had picked himself up, staring down the older boy without a shred of fear or doubt, something she honestly had always envied about him.
The match started and immediately the crowd turned on the orange clad ninja which honestly didn't surprise her too much considering Naruto's past with pranks and all around being disliked by what seemed like the whole village.
But something almost magic started to happen as the fight continued, she could hear people mumbling at first, mostly little things, some even commending the blond for his ability to get back up against what seemed to be a losing fight. Then they started talking aloud, men chanting the blond on as he continued to summon clone after clone against Neij's almost unbeatable rotation.
They were talking, barely loud enough for anyone in the stadium to hear, not that you'd be able to over the majority of the crowd. Neji stood over the blond who lay on the ground, listening to the dark- haired boys story about fate.
After a few minutes, Naruto slowly pulled himself up; and looking at the slightly taller boy said, "Get over it!"
Sakura felt Ino give a small 'Ohhh' by her side as Naruto shook his head and flung his hand to his side, "So fucking what! You're struggles warrant nothing, and fate isn't in control of shit!"
"GIVE HIM HELL KID!" a man across the arena yelled as Naruto jumped back and placed his hands together tightly.
"I've been beaten, stabbed, burned, strangled, and abused!" Naruto was giving the boy a defiant look as he glared down at his opponent, "I've been told a million times to give up, and you expect me to roll over because fate says so? Well fuck fate or destiny or whatever and fuck you!"
"What's that idiot doing?" Ino asked from her side as Naruto clenched his hands and began to draw chakra, "Neji shut off his paths!"
"It's no use failure. Even you're not stupid enough to see that you have no chakra coming" Neji seemed a bit agitated and folded his arms as he looked over at the prospector, "You'd better end this match before he seriously damages himself… or I do".
"What the fuck is he doing?" Sakura bit her lip as she watched
Naruto's body tense as he let out a low groan, trying his best to do whatever it was he had planned.
Everyone in the stadium seemed to settle back down, once again looking at him with pity as he tried anything to stay in the fight.
"I… made a promise…." Naruto voice was slightly deeper, and the crowd was quiet enough to hear it, "to your cousin….to Hinata!"
As soon as the last syllable left the boys mouth, his body exploded with chakra, and the crowd exploded in cheers.
"Holy shit" Ino was practically hanging on the railing as she almost bounced in anticipation, "He actually did it!"
"Yeah" Sakura could only nod dumbly as she watched the thick chakra dance around Naruto angrily. He slowly stood up straight and look at the now shocked boy. "That's not his chakra though…" she didn't bother sharing her thoughts with her friend, who was all too focused on the match.
"H-How?" Neji was almost speechless as Naruto slowly opened his hand, only to quickly squeeze it tightly as the chakra quickly raced towards his body.
Watching the tendrils of energy shoot into her teammates body,
Sakura couldn't help but smile as she heard the boy answer, "Like I said, I made a promise to Hinata, and what kind of Hokage can't even keep his word!"
Just like that, the battle was on; only now Neji seemed to be the one falling behind. Naruto was fast, faster than she'd ever seen him move; and as he evaded Neji's throwing stars, she felt a very familiar heat form in her stomach.
"Wow" Ino said at her side, a small smile on her face as she kept her eyes on the action, "When'd Naruto get kind of cool?"
Sakura wanted to respond, but when huge explosion from Naruto chakra enforced kunai meeting Neji's rotation sounded, she was somewhat speechless.
The entire arena was covered in smoke, the only things she was able to make out were to smoldering bodies across from each other.
She couldn't lie, when Neji slowly stood up, limping towards Naruto's downed form; she felt her heart drop. The crowd seemed to agree as she heard men, women, and children alike moan in sadness for the blond.
"Not after all that!" She said aloud as she watched Neji stand over Naruto's unconscious body, a smug smile now adoring his features.
"GET UP" she didn't know she was screaming until Ino was by her side, shouting similar remarks for her friend, "DON'T LET HIM WIN NARUTO, I KNOW YOU CAN DO THIS!"
Neji's smile dropped as he looked up towards her, and with a glare said, "Shut up moron. Your teammate is done, not that he ever stood a chance. You asking him to continue is you basically leading him to his death".
Sakura bit her tongue, trying her best to not shout any obscenities at the smug boy.
Luckily, she didn't have to, as the ground under Neji exploded in rubble and fearsome looking Naruto popped out, fist ready.
"Laying down like a bitch for destiny may be the Hyuga way, but it sure as hell ain't ever gonna be mine!" Naruto's voice rang over the crowd as his fist embedded itself into the Hyuga boy's jaw and sent Neji tumbling away. The clone that lay still burst into smoke.
"YEAH"
The crowd was ecstatic once again as Naruto righted himself, tightening his bleeding hand once again as he made his way to the defeated Neji.
"This… this shouldn't have happened" Neji wheezed angrily through clenched teeth as he stared up at Naruto, "I simply under estimated you, and your abilities with clones".
"Funny you mention my clones" Naruto chuckled lowly as he looked down at the boy who was his opponent, "because for the record, three times I failed my graduation exam, and all three times was because of one jutsu that I couldn't pull off no matter how hard I tried".
Neji let his head drop, and Sakura could practically feel Naruto's smile as he said, "You've been called a genius all your life, and I was the failure who failed because of a lousy clone jutsu. So, don't come whining to me about destiny, and stop telling me you can't change destiny. If I can do it… so can you".
Neji seemed to steel his nerves, closing his eyes as Naruto slowly started turning away; only for his eyes to pop open as Naruto said, "After all, you're no failure".
"Tsk" Neji let his head drop again, and the crowd went wild.
"He actually pulled it off" Ino was leaned back in her chair, arms crossed as she finished, "I gotta admit, I had my doubts; but the shrimp pulled it off!"
Sakura could've cried in happiness as she watched Naruto run towards the exit slowly, a cheerful smile on his face as he ran and jumped to the many cheers.
"You know" she heard a woman behind her say almost quietly as she looked over at the girl sitting next to her, "He's really growing up".
"You're telling me" the woman next to her smirked, causing Sakura to drop her own smile as she continued, "He's getting pretty cute too".
Taking her eyes away from the woman, Sakura quickly began looking around the arena; and when she finally found her target, she jumped up.
Anko was standing up slowly, a sly grin on her face as she watched the blond make his way towards the arena's opening.
"She's going already?" Sakura couldn't help but panic as she watched Anko slowly start making her way through the rows of seats, like a predator on the hunt.
Snapping back towards her teammate who had finally made it out of the arena past the stretcher heading towards Neji, she nodded quickly as she too jumped up.
"Sakura?" she could hear Ino say as she began making her way to the steps that would lead her to Naruto, "Sakura, where are you going? Sasuke's up next!"
"He can wait" was the only thought going through the girl's head as she raced towards her teammate, her opponent being one sexually hungry Anko.
She found him in an unpopulated hall, his eyes shifting slightly as he looked around nervously. He was clearly waiting for something by a door.
"Naruto" she could waste anytime and wasn't going to try and talk herself out of what she'd been planning ever since that night in the alley.
"S-Sakura-chan" Naruto was quick to catch himself before he could make himself look suspicious, "What're you doing down here?"
"Looking for you dummy" Sakura was scanning the hall, look for any sign of purple hair, or her trench coat, "Why'd you run away so fast after your match? I figured you'd like to stay a bit longer and let the crowd cheer you on."
"Oh that…." He said, a red tint covering his whiskered cheeks as he rubbed the back of his head nervously, "Just tired you know. Even I get a little tired after kicking butt".
"Do you" she couldn't help but chuckle as she looked over at the him, happy to see Anko still hadn't made her entrance. She took notice that he was actually level headed with her now, a drastic change considering he was slightly shorter than her when team seven was formed.
"Yeah" Naruto dropped his hands, eyes scanning the hall way once again as he too waited for the chunin exam proctor to show up,
"Figured I'd rest before my next match… just find a room to take a loud of in".
"Take a load off eh" Sakura had never been too good at flirting, just like Naruto had never been good a lying, as she took a peak in the door. It was an almost empty room, besides the neatly made bed
that sat in the middle between two tables with lamps. A perfect room for a tired contestant to rest in… also great for getting your brains fucked out by an adult woman. "Why do you keep looking around?" Sakura was being risky, stepping closer; keeping her body closer to his own. When she noticed him looking at her, his blush returning, she couldn't help but smirk.
"I'm not looking around" Naruto was trying his best, but he was never any good at lying, "I was just getting ready to go in before you called out".
"Let's go in then" she was hot, the feeling she felt in her stomach during the match returning tenfold. She quickly pushed open the door as she felt her hands begin to sweat. Her shirt was sticking to her body and her mouth felt dry as she noticed Naruto almost gulp.
"S-Sakura-chan?" Naruto was leaning against the wall, so nervous it was actually funny, eyes still shifting; which was only serving to piss her off.
He quickly pushed away from the wall and opened the door all the way as he gave one final look down the hallway, "Shouldn't you be waiting out in the arena? I mean Sasuke's match is coming up".
"That's funny" Sakura couldn't help the coy smile she let take her features as she shoved the blond into the room, causing him to stumble backwards, "I could be asking you the same thing".
Just then, the speakers hooked through the walls of the coliseum cracked to life and a dreary voice blared, "Due to unforeseen circumstances, the next match is postponed. Sasuke Uchiha vs Gaara of the sand will take place after Shino Aburame vs Kankuro of the sand. Sorry for the inconvenience and thank you".
"Well…" Sakura said as she shut the door behind her, "Saved by the bell".
Her emerald eyes snapped back to the boy as he seemed to deflate slightly.
"I thought you came to rest?" she asked quietly as she looked around the room.
He too took a look around, his own sapphire colored eyes taking her in, "I did… but I kind of have to be a lone to actually do it".
She was playing along as she faked a look of understanding, "Oh… you did use a lot of chakra in the last match. That's understandable".
"Yeah" he said as she continued to look around, but she could feel it; the stare he was digging into her with as she pretended to not notice. If undressing someone with your eyes with a thing, then she was sure in Naruto's mind she never wore any cloths. He quickly caught himself though, swallowing as he said, "I'll meet you outside when I'm done. Just gotta get this done for the next match".
"That might take a while" she said almost off handedly as she looked him in the eye, watching as he shifted under her stare, "Do you need help?"
She could pinpoint the exact moment his mind seemed to register what she said, an as he bit his lip in the darkness of the room he said, "It's fine Sakura-chan".
"No, it's not…" she wanted to pull him into this. Sure, she wanted it, but she couldn't really let him know just how bad she did, so she continued, "I'm supposed to help you when you need it".
He opened his mouth and quickly shut it, once again shifting slightly under her innocent gaze. She could see him struggle for a moment as he said, "I know… but I can it myself. I don't want to bother you Sakura-chan…"
"You're not bothering me idiot" she was starting to have second thoughts about her approach as she looked over at the bed, "Just sit on the bed and we can get this done quicker so we can watch Sasuke's match".
He was about to argue again, something that was really getting to her and as he opened his mouth she quickly interrupted, "God damn it Naruto, just sit on the fucking bed and let's get this done".
Naruto slowly sat down, trying to steel his nerves as she walked over.
"W-What're you doing?" he asked quietly as she kneeled down in front of him. Staring at the hideous orange color of his pants, she could practically feel how hot his face was.
"Just…." She was close, as close as she was the first night; she could feel her body ace as she thought about what lay in wake for her in the pants before her.
She quickly reached up, and before Naruto knew what was going on; she was unbuttoning his pants.
"Sakura-chan?" he was so stupid. Why couldn't he just shut up and let her do this, why make it harder? The zipper was next to go, as she brought the metal down; she felt her body tremble.
Naruto was either accepting or was too flabbergasted to do anything, so she kept moving forward.
"H-Have you done it at all yet today?" she asked, finally looking up as Naruto stared down.
Red in the face, the blond replied quietly, "N-No".
"Fuck yes" she thought hotly as she nodded and began tugging at his pants. Thankfully Naruto lifted his hips allowing her to pull his pants to his ankles.
He wasn't fully hard yet, something that was surprising; but she could see the outline of it in his boxers.
"It's gotten bigger" she was practically biting her lip off in anticipation as she looked and down the bulge. It was thicker, and if she had to guess a little bit longer.
"Will it ruin me?" the thought made her body quake, and as she watched the covered flesh grow hard under her gaze, she quickly realized she wanted it to.
