Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Eyes piercing the darkness ❯ Chunin exams part 2, genin face-off. ( Chapter 10 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

Chapter 10 is under way and I can't wait to get started on this. I've always been waiting to do the chuunin exams, but first off let me tell you guys. Ahem, I will not be writing out the fights I do not change. I only have two reasons for that, either I don't want to change it or I feel that it doesn't need to be done. I think it's a watse of my and the readers' time so I will not bother. I'm just going for the short and sweet, but I will not do the whole.

????? vs ?????: ????? wins.

I won't do that, I hate it, I'm more clever than that, this chapter is all about the fights and like the normal chunin exams, it will set the stage for later events. So get ready because this is going to be a wild ride. I think. Let's begin.

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Chunin exams part two, Genin face off!!!!




Sarutobi smiled at all of the young hopefuls trying out for the exams. He looked up with and pointed his hand at the large screen behind him and shouted.
Sarutobi: This computer will randomly choose names from you all and decide who will be facing who in the exams. The elimination tournament will decide which of you will be going on to the next round. The losers will be allow to continue watching if they so chose, if you lift your hand and concede to your opponent, you wil lose. Also if you are knock unconcious or die, you lose. I wish you the best of luck in and implore you to try your best. Now I ask that all teams and their teachers go to the top floor and wait until their name is called.

All turned to each other and smiled, before they jumped up to the upper floor and waited for the matches to begin. Name started to randomly cycle on the computer. The names that stuck seemed to have been together by the very hands of fate themselves. A sickly lookin man stepped forward and coughed into his hand before he annouced the names of the first two contestants.
Hayate: The first match will be Kabuto Yakushi vs Raizen Aname. Would both combatants please come to the lower stage.

As asked both boys slowly walked down to the combat arena. Raizen smiled over to Kabuto and bowed.
Raizen: Don't hold back.
Kabuto: You either.

He replied with a sly smile. He eyes shot over to someone disguised as a teacher who smiled and nodded back. Naruto looked over to the man and squinted, there was something he didn't like about him.
Yubiki: What's wrong kid?

Naruto jumped and turned around with a confused look in his eyes.
Naruto: When did you get here?
Yubiki: I was always here, and if you couldn't sense that then you have a lot more training ahead of you.
Naruto: Mom, I want to talk to you about something.
Yubiki: Can it wait, I want to see how this match turns out. I kind of want to see how this Raizen boy holds his own in a fight.

Despite the severity of what Naruto wanted to say, he held his tongue. He looked down and turned back to the bottom floor of the arena. Raizen smiled and bowed before Kabuto who did the same.
Kabuto: I hope you're ready because I'm coming at you with all I've got.

Kabuto smiled kindly at the young boy who saw him as a friend and ally. Raizen had no idea that the person he was facing truly had no intent on holding back anything, even if it killed him. Hayate coughed into his hand and then lifted the same hand into the air, before bringing it back down with the word.
Hayate: Begin.

Raizen was the first to attack, with a quick push he had launched himself right in front of Kabuto. The punch was precise, extremely accurate and too fast for anyone to dodge, but somehow Kabuto had manged it and countered with a swift knee to the stomache.
Kabuto: What's wrong, I told you not to hold back.

Raizen held tightly onto his stomache and backed slowly away from Kabuto. His eyes had completely changed, Kabuto seemed like a different person in battle. Raizen clencthed his teeth and ran forward after Kabuto once again. Kabuto smiled and readied himself for another attack, but suddenly Raizen vanished before his eyes.
Kabuto: What?
Raizen: Behind you!

The second Kabuto's eyes whipped toward his opponent a jumping whip kick made contact with his face. Kabuto was thrown sideways and before he could even touch the ground Raizen was once again launched into a super sonic rush. Kabuto couldn't even stop himsel before Raizen was once again in front of him. Raizen thrusted his fist forward and connected with Kabuto's stomache. Kabuto grabbed tightly onto Raizen's fist after the hit landed and kicked forward into his face. Raizen slid back and slammed his hand on the ground.
Raizen: Good counter.
Kabuto: Thank you.

Kabuto smiled and went on the offensive. He quickly closed the distance between the two and threw his hand forward, it was glowing with bright green chakra. Raizen barely dodged, but somehow he still felt something. Kabuto's hand lightly knicked his neck and Raizen's vision started to grew fuzzy. Raizen right eye last its vision completely and Raizen spun out of the way before he covered his eye.
Kabuto: It seems you were able to dodge, but I was still able to sever the ocular vein in your neck. Your right side is now a completely open blind spot. Sorry, but I'm in this to win.

The second he was finished speaking he rushed at Raizen and turned to his new blind spot. Raizen clicked his teeth and rooled out of the way as Kabuto punched for his right side. He didn't know what was coming but he knew that he needed to move. Raizen turned back and tried to watch Kabuto's movements, but that was proving a harder task than he thought. Kabuto once again move for Raizen's blindspot and launched his fist into the boy's chest. Raizen took the blow and smiled.
Raizen: Your own tactic.

Kabuto frowned and looked down to his hand. Raizen had waiting for an attack to come his way so that, like Kabuto had done eariler, grab his hand. Raizen pulled Kabuto to the side and punched him in the stomach.
Raizen: I don't need depth perception to beat you. I'll make sure you don't recover from my next attack.

Raizen let go of Kabuto and punched up into his chin.
Raizen: Sonic rush!!

Raizen smiled and charged forward at Kabuto. He sent a straight punch into Kabuto's chest, which quickly turned into fifteen more lightning fast attacks. Raizen followed his attack with a side kick, and Kabuto stumbled back and Raizen quickly continued with a spinning back hand and a quick knee to Kabuto's stomach. With a smile Raizen cocked back his fist and launched it into Kabuto's face, the attack sent him rolling back along the ground. Raizen once again rushed forward and grabbed Kabuto before placing both feet on his chest and kicking him up into the air. Raizen smiled and jumped up to the the railing on the second floor and moonsaulted from it. Once he was above Kabuto's body he span around and sent a backhand into his face that cause him to go crashing down into the floor with tremendous force. Raizen flipped back to the ground and smiled.
Raizen: And that's how it's done.

Raizen looked on and took a very slow step back as Kabuto started to raise from the ground, looking completely unfazed by the attack.
Kabuto: I'll admit, that was pretty intense.
Sasuke: How is he still able too get up after that!?
Claire: Regeneration.
Sakura: What?
Claire: You mean none of you have noticed yet?
JJ: He's healing himself faster than wounds can be inflicted on him. Hitting him with normal attacks won't work. I doubt there are many ways to stop that aside from killing him.

Kabuto looked up and smiled.
Kabuto: Way to spoil the mystery, but I guess they're right. So how will you prepare your next attack Raizen, will you kill me or will you keep up this futile attempt to win without doing so.

Kabuto quickly moved across the feild toward Raizen who tried his best to avoid him, but Kabuto's hand began to glow once again. Kabuto watched as Raizen ran passed him and kabuto slammed his fingers into the young boy's neck. Raizen fell to the ground and life abandoned his left eye. Kabuto's attack could have very well killed the boy, but he chose against it, he was toying with him. Orochimaru frowned down on him, he ordered him to kill the boy, not toy with him. Raizen stood back to his feet and stared blankly into nothingness.
Sakura: Raizen!!!
Kiba: That's low!

Kiba growled out, Kakashi closed his eyes and said silently.
Kakashi: I think it would be best if we pulled him out.
Sakura: Kakashi-sensei?

Sakura Looked down on Raizen with a sullen look.
Raizen: You think I give up because I don't have eyesight. I will not lose. I don't need to see you, and I finally see what you're doing, you're really playing to win. I'll do the same.

He said staring away from Kabuto completely. Kankuro laughed at the boy.
Kankuro: He can't even tell where he is and he's talking about winning.

Raizen smiled and Kabuto lightly walked toward him. His footsteps made no sound, it was deathly silent. Raizen waited queitly as Kabuto's fist came at him, and blocked it.
Kabuto: What!?
Raizen surprised? Now I know not to hit you with normal attacks. So let me give you a powerful jutsu.

Raizen punched Kabuto in the face and pulled the Shuriken from his back. Raizen opened the Aname windmill and launched it dead at Kabuto. Kabuto quickly dodged, but Raizen's move wasn't over.
Raizen: Lightning runner!!!

The entire path the Shuriken had run was traced by bolts of lightning. The lightning bolts slammed into Kabuto's body and crushed him into the ground, leaving a large imprint of his body in the cement. The sounds of pebbles and debris hitting the ground were all that came from the wreckage Raizen had caused. However, that didn't last long, Kabuto reached from the hole and lifted himself from it.
Kabuto: I see.

He said as he stood to his feet, finally injured by the previous attack.
Kabuto: Clone jutsu!

He shouted as four images of himself surrounded Raizen.
Kabuto: Tell me which one is the real me.

Raizen sweatdropped and stepped back.
Kabuto: I thought so. The Aname clan is adept at anything containing electricity, and the human body is surrounded by an electromagnetic pulse, some are weaker than other and some stronger. You knew where I was by simply feeling out my electromagnetic pulse. But while I can't make my clones mimic substance, I can make them mimic the body's electric feild. So, where am I really?

He said with a smile as all clones moved forward. All closed in and attacks flew from every direction. All of the clones vanished, but Kabuto's hit landed with tremendous force. Raizen fell to the ground and coughed before looking up at Kabuto through his sightless eyes. Raizen cursed and Kabuto leaned down to him, all his previous wounds gone.
Kabuto: Now I'll make sure that speed your so proud of is a thing of the past.

He said as he placed his glowing hand over Raizen's leg. Raizen screamed in pain and growled.
Kabuto: Sorry. This is going to take a while.

Raizen frowned and growled loudly into the air. Raizen's hands shot up and latched tightly onto Kabuto's neck. Breathing became near impossible feat through Raizen's grip. Kabuto tried to step back and ripped the boy's hands from his throat, but that too prove impossible. Raizen stood to his feet, despite the pain he felt wrapping his leg and growled out once again, there was something different about him, and everyone else had caught on. Kabuto had to think fast. He lifted his foot and slammed it into Raizen's face, That however just managed to anger his opponent. Raizen lifted Kabuto higher into the air and slammed him down with force that caused a crater to appear under them. Raizen started to laugh in an almost sinister way as he once again lifted Kabuto and forcefully threw him into the all behind him. Kabuto coughed up blood and fell roughly back to the ground below. Before he could even stand back up Raizen was already charging at him. Kabuto rolled out of the way as Raizen fist smashed through the wall. Kabuto slapped together a seal and called twelve clones to his side, all of which split into all directions.
Kabuto: [I need to get some distance, what just happened? How did he get so much stronger!? At least now he can't find me.]

Suprisingly, Raizen looked back at Kabuto and smiled. The had found the real one out of all of the clones.
Kabuto: [There's no way he could have found me.]

Raizen laughed and charged forward through all of the clones and clotheslined the real Kabuto, causing the illusions to break away. Kabuto flipped from his feet into a spin and braced himself for impact with the ground, but he never touched down. Kabuto looked up and Raizen was holding tightly onto the front of his shirt. Raizen hurled Kabuto up to the ceiling. Kabuto was healing rapidly, but the pain still remained, it was intense, crushing. Raizen waited and grabbed Kabuto on his shoulders into a fierce backbreaker. Raizen flipped Kabuto from his shoulders and kicked into his back. Kabuto tried desperately to grab the ground, but failed miserably. Kiba growled, it was a while since he had seen Raizen like that.
Kiba: Damn, he snapped again.
Shino: Snapped?

He asked drawing the attention of the others around him as well as Raizen's own teammates.
Kakashi: Do you know something about this? I've never seen Raizen act like that.
Kiba: Rai has a habit of going off when he gets really mad, it takes alot to do it, but when it happens he gets stronger, beastlike. I don't think he's finding Kabuto because of his power anymore, he's running off pure instinct.

Everyone turned back to the two fighting and Kabuto was still trying to dodge the boy's attacks, Kiba noticed something however. Raizen's leg was wobbling.
Kiba: Rai wake up!!!!!

Raizen snapped back and stumbled to the ground as he began to breathe heavy.
Hinata: What happened?
Kiba: His leg is injured, he doesn't feel pain like that. I'm steppin' in.

Kiba tried to jump down to Raizen, but Shino's hand quickly grabbed his shoulder.
Kiba: What are you doing?
Shino: Not yet Kiba, if you interfere Raizen will lose. Even if he is hurt, I don't think he'd want to lose that way.

Raizen smiled to himself.
Raizen: Thanks Kiba.

He said forcing himself back up to his feet.
Raizen: I've lost all ability to use my legs before, you think I'll give up because you hurt my leg.

Raizen closed his eyes and started placing seals. Under his eyelids, his eyes had become red, his lightning god sharingan was now active. Raizen's entire body began to exude lightning and his body spark up. Raizen jumped into the air and shouted.
Raizen: Let's see you dodge this!!!!!

Raizen's lightning started to surround his body, and suddenly it filled the entire room with a powerful eletric feild.
Raizen: Over load!!!!!!
Naruto: Get down!!!!!!!!!

Naruto shouted as everyone hit the dirt, Gaara however didn't even move, he just covered his front with sand. Kabuto, however wasn't fortunate enough to dodge. The blast lasted for 45 seconds, the result Kabuto rolling around on the ground cringing in pain and the shocked looks of everyone around. By the time Raizen reopened his eyes his sharingan was gone. Raizen smiled and looked directly at Kabuto. Resignating lightning started to surround Raizen fists and ingoring the pain in his leg he ran forward with the last of his strength. Pulling back both fists he slammed them into Kabuto's chest with unmatched speed. Repeatedly hitting his mark with forty well placed eletrically charged strikes with the shout.
Raizen: Lightning storm!!!!

Kabuto felt pain this time, and the attacks were coming too fast and consistant for him to heal. Raizen stopped and pulled back both fists before shouting out.
Raizen: Blinding Blaze!!!!

Both fists slammed into Kabuto's chest and lightning recoil shot from Raizen's arm like a rocket, blasting Kabuto into the back wall with crushing force. Kabuto fell limp to the ground as Raizen finally collapsed to the ground from the pain in his leg. Raizen looked on and smiled, however, it didn't last long. Kabuto started to stand to his feet, growling beastlike as he fumbled from the pain obviously still racking his body Kabuto coughed up blood and started to growl even louder, letting loose something he shouldn't have.
????: Kabuto!!!

Shouted out his unnamed instructor. Kabuto regained himself and stumbled to his feet. He slowly and weakly raised his hand into the air.
Kabuto: I concede!

He said weakly, trying desperately to heal himself. Raizen stared at him, even through his sightless eyes.
Kabuto: You win, I withdraw.

He said walking passed Raizen toward the exit as everyone watched on, one more than others.
JJ: [His aura, it changed.]

He thought to himself. He watched Kabuto walk away as Hayate annouced Raizen as the winner of the match. JJ stared on in his own mind as another annoucement flew from behind him.
Hayate: Next match: Norugi Suzaku vs Yachi Kumino! Will the contestants please come down to the arena.

JJ looked up and Claire placed her hand on his back.
Claire: Don't worry, I'll heal Raizen, could you bring him to me before you begin your match?

JJ looked back at her, of course she knew that wasn't the reason for her student's dismay, but she wanted to calm him, whatever it was could wait. JJ nodded to her and jumped down to Raizen before lifting his arm over his shoulder, Raizen's teammates did the same as Sakura constantly asked if he was okay. Sasuke looked his teammate and said.
Sasuke: Good one.
Raizen: Thanks.

JJ jumped to the second floor and left Raizen under his teacher's care, before he waved off and left back to the arena. Claire bent forward and started to heal Raizen, but she noticed something.
Claire: [What, that boy wasn't just disabling his leg, he was tearing veins, tendons, he even put a fracture in the bone. He was trying to tear his leg apart from the inside. That boy, he was trying to kill Raizen.]
Raizen: Is something wrong Claire-san?
Claire: No, I'll work on your eyes next okay.

She said with a warm smile that Raizen could see without his eyes. Raizen smiled back and blushed.
Raizen: Thank you Claire-san.
Claire: No problem.

Sakura peered over to Raizen, frowning at the look he had on his face. Sakura huffed and turned, which caught Ino's attention.
Ino: Jealous?

She asked from right next to her once again best friend. Sakura jumped and shouted.
Sakura: No!!!!

Sasuke chuckled at her with an assuming grin and she quickly blushed.
Sakura: I'm really not Sasuke-kun, Ino doesn't know what she's talking about.
Sasuke: What, I didn't say anything.

He said looking away toward the bottom floor. JJ had finally gotten ready for his fight and Yachi was looking ready to go as well.
Yachi: I won't hold back Norugi-sempai.
JJ: Alright, come at me with everything you've got. [Damn, he had to be nice didn't he. I'll try to hold back, I don't want to make him look bad.]

JJ stepped forward and Yachi began the attack with a pre-emptive punch. JJ blocked it and knocked it away, before quickly doing a downward leg sweep, that Yachi jumped over. JJ rolled away as Yachi followed his previous attack with a windmill kick. JJ slid back to gain distance and smiled.
JJ: You're good.
Yachi: As are you Sempai.
JJ: I hope you can keep it up.

Yachi led the attack once again and swept downward for JJ's feet, but he simply jumped over it. Yachi quickly pulled back his foot and kicked high into JJ's face before he could land. Yachi spun his body around and punched into J's stomche before he could even move any further. JJ coughed and smiled as he grabbed tightly onto Yachi's fist and pushed himself away from the boy.
JJ: Nice. Now I'll stop playing too, ready?
Yachi: Come at me whenever you wish Sempai.

JJ took a step forward, but his motions suddenly became unpredicable, every step seemed to have no form. Even as he broke into a sprint there was no flaw in his motions. Yachi stepped back, but failed to dodge a straight punch into his chin. JJ flipped sideways and sent a downward spinning toe kick into Yachi's face, sending him sliding back across the ground. Yachi flipped to his feet and wiped his mouth with a smile before he started a round of handsigns.
Yachi: Water style: Water cannon jutsu!

JJ jumped into the air as a powerful spout of water blasted at him, and just barely managed to dodge it. JJ smiled as he noticed something to his side, Yachi had jumped up with him. Yachi spin sideways and kicked JJ in the chest, sending the older boy flipping back to the ground. JJ landed to his feet and slammed his hand on the ground to stop himself from sliding back.
JJ: Nice move.
Yachi: Thanks.

He said as he fell back to the ground. Yachi smiled and said.
Yachi: Sempai, why are you holding back so much?
JJ: Huh?
Yachi: I can tell you're stronger than this, stop playing around.
JJ: You sure?
Yachi: Yes, even if I lose, I don't want to have pity taken on me.
JJ: Heh, alright.

JJ stopped and step still, he looked down and then quickly snapped his head back up. The second he did, his eyes were dead cold. With a single thrust JJ had hurled himself at the boy, with a punch that the boy barely blocked. JJ followed the punch with a quick leg sweep that knocked Yachi from his feet, but before he could even hit the ground JJ spun around and launched a straight kick into his opponent's chest. Yachi tried his best to stop the attack, but he couldn't even keep his eyes on it. By the time Yachi had finally stopped himself JJ was already behind him.
JJ: Sorry kid, but this is gonna hurt, I just need you to rest for a while, don't worry though, I'll get my teacher to take care of your wounds.

JJ lifted back his hand and started doing a round of handseals. When opened his hands a strange black chakra appeared over them.
JJ: Darkness style: Shadow wave jutsu.

JJ's hands shot forth a black wave that blasted Yachi back across the ground into the wall. Yachi's eyes rolled over and he fell to the ground. JJ smiled down on him and turned around, but soon after he did a shout came from behind him.
JJ: Darkness style: Shadow wave jutsu!

JJ tried to block the attack, but the jutsu was thrown back at him in full force. Yachi had somehow managed to throw JJ's own chakra back at him. JJ was hurled back into the wall behind him, but he didn't fall to the ground.
JJ: You can reverse jutsus!?
Yachi: Sorry sempai, but I couldn't lose that easily.
JJ: Don't worry, you tricked me into using a jutsu on you so you could use it back on me. However I don't really need to use jutsu.
Yachi: I kind of guessed that.

The young boy said rubbing the back of his head.
JJ: However, I kind of want to defeat that power of yours. I doubt you took that jutsu without any damage.
Yachi then you'd be right, however I don't need to take your hit just to do it.
JJ: You just couldn't dodge fast enough. That's good to know.

JJ once again charged forward closing the distance between him and his young foe, but Yachi was prepared. With a couple of handsigns Yachi had activated JJ's own jutsu against him.
Yachi: Darkness style: Shadow wave jutsu!

As the black wave fired once again at JJ, he made no attempt to dodge, but instead he charged straight through it. Yachi's eyes shot wide as JJ ran at him with both arms crossed in front of his face.
JJ: Howling Tackle!!!!!

The black chakra from Yachi's own attack surrounded JJ and he used to force to his advantage. The wind behind JJ made a loud whistling sound as he quickly ran forward and slammed into Yachi, sending the boy flying high into the air, spinning with blood trailing around him. JJ slammed his hand onto the ground and stopped his slide as Yachi fell back to the ground unconscious.
JJ: But there's one big flaw to using the jutsu of someone else, if it's theirs they'll already know how to stop it.

He stated with a smile.
Hayate: The winner of round 2 is, Norugi Suzaku!

JJ looked up and grabbed the unconscious boy; with one quick burst he hurled the boy over his shoulder and carried him to the arena's second floor. This time instead of asking Claire, JJ healed the boy himself. Once he had successfully removed the wounds he himself had inflicted on the boy he sat back and waited for the next match to begin. As the screen once again cycled through the contenders everyone grabbed tightly onto the railing surrounding the upper level. Soon the names finally locked.
Hayate: The next match will be: Mika Viria vs Tamina Nodate.

Mika sighed and jumped down to the first floor, looking very uninterested. She had wanted a better opponent, she could tell just by looking that the girl in front of her wasn't a challenge. As Tamina finally walked down to the first floor she smiled and waited for Hayate's signal
Hayate: Begin!

With that shout Tamina burst out into a sprint and pulled back her fist.
Mika: I suggest you don't run at me.
Tamina: Don't worry; the first hit will be the last. I'll make sure that I end this quickly.

Mika sighed once again and waited. Once the girl was finally in range she kicked her heel forward into the ground and caused a small slab of stone to appear in front of the girl's feet. Tamina tripped over the stone and went rolling forward. Mika pulled her foot back and gently tapped the ground with the front of her shoes three times, each time a pillar shot up, slamming Tamina higher into the air, the last of which slammed her into the ceiling and dropped her back to the ground as Mika sighed once more. JJ looked down and shouted.
JJ: Com'n couldn't you have held back a little!?
Mika: Why?

She asked dripping of uninterested.
JJ: You could have at least given us a show.
Mika: And your definition of "a show" is?

JJ stopped and thought for a second before responding.
JJ: Well, at least a fight, maybe some jutsus, a little wrestling, shirts being torn off.

He said the last part with a shameless grin and a slight blush. Raizen and Kiba both joined him by making the same face.
Mika: You lost me at the wrestling.

Mika said looking at her opponent. Hayate checked the unconscious girl before he announced with a cough.
Hayate: This match's winner is MIka Viria.

Mika smiled and flipped back to the second floor beside her team. JJ wrapped his arms around her and screamed.
JJ: Yeah, my girl rules!!!

Mika blushed and shouted back.
Mika: Stop that!!!
JJ: You know you like it.

Mika blushed deeper and shouted.
Mika: Sh-shut up!!!!
JJ: Hey think it'd be okay if we healed that girl too?
Mika: Why do you have to heal everybody?
JJ: Cause, they're all here for the same reasons as us, no reason to be assholes to them. It's only right that we help them out.

JJ's voice carried around the arena, while some smiled at his philosophy, others laughed at it. Mika stomped on the ground and a pillar hurled Tamina up to the second floor. Tamina almost hit the wall until JJ caught her. He looked at Mika with an empty stare and said in a sarcastic way.
JJ: Nice.
Mika: Hehehe.

Hayate rolled his eyes and then finally activated the computer once again. Orochimaru's eyes went wide as his clone finally closed in on his student. His presence in the arena dimmed slightly and his focus became split between the two incarnations of himself.

[Flash]
Orochimaru: Kabuto.

Said boy slowly turned his head with a smile to his mentor and teacher.
Kabuto: Whatever is the problem Orochimaru-sama.
Orochimaru: Ask me such a stupid question again Kabuto and I'll kill you.
Kabuto: My apologies.
Orochimaru: I ordered you to kill the boy, not toy with him.
Kabuto: I'm sorry, but my curiosity got the better of me. I wanted to know what he was capable of.

Orochimaru looked away from his student and stated flatly.
Orochimaru: I want you to disappear for a while.
Kabuto: Excuse me sir?
Orochimaru: Kakashi is very thorough; he may have realized who you are during that battle. And also, for a second during that fight, near the end, you let loose, if only for a second your aura changed. No doubt Norugi-san noticed, no matter how brief it may have been.
Kabuto: Then what do you wish of me?
Orochimaru: Find Yura and keep her an eye on her, she hasn't been in our little group for very long, she may be having second thoughts. I want you to supervise her.
Kabuto: So I've been demoted to babysitting?
Orochimaru: Be glad it wasn't worse.

With that said Orochimaru's clone vanished form sight and his focus returned to the match ending in front of him. Kabuto stuff his hands into his pockets with a smile and turned away. No sooner did he turn he felt a sharp pain in his chest. He tried to stifle it, but the pain Raizen's attack had dealt was still racking his body.
Kabuto: Damn, I should have finished him when I had the chance.

He said aloud to himself before continuing his stride.

[Flash]
Yura's eyes wondered the village carefully, scoping and memorizing every single crevice in Konoha. She skillfully evaded notice or any actions that may have alerted the villagers to her presence. She slowly crawled a wire above a dark alley and walked onto a roof in crouching position.
Yura: Who's there!?

She said quickly drawing her weapon from her side. A short dagger, held tightly in her hand aimed at the figure behind her.
Kabuto: My, aren't we jumpy today.
Yura: I hate questions that sound like statements.
Kabuto: Heh, finally you speak.
Yura: Kabuto-niisan, is there something you wish of me?

Kabuto walked closer to the girl and smiled.
Kabuto: What does Orochimaru-sama see in you?
Yura: Maybe the demon blood?
Kabuto: There would have to be something more than that.
Yura: He also wants my ability.
Kabuto: That is?
Yura: My ability to detect and neutralize chakra based attacks.

Kabuto looked at the back and laughed loudly into the sky.
Kabuto: An ability like that is absurd. Someone with ability like that would be a threat to everyone who uses ninjutsu!

Kabuto finally killed his laughter and turned to the girl.
Kabuto: However, now you've got me curious.

He said forming seals. His hand began to glow with a bright green chakra. Kabuto quickly leaned in on the girl and lower his hand toward her left breast. He smiled as he prepared his chakra scalpel to cut the girl's heart in two, but as she mentioned, when she lifted her hand, the chakra vanished. Kabuto cast the girl a look of disbelief before saying.
Kabuto: Amazing.

Yura however, was in another realm, her eyes were wide, and she was breathing quickly. Kabuto took notice and pushed the girl to the ground, before positioning himself over her.
Kabuto: You're afraid of me aren't you?
Yura: Y-Yes.

She said shivering as if freezing.
Kabuto: Even with an ability like that you can feel fear. Do you fear Orochimaru-sama as well?
Yura: Yes.
Kabuto: Heh.

He snorted before rolling away from the girl.
Kabuto: Then why did you join our group?
Yura: Because I have nothing else.
Kabuto: Hahahaha, if that's the only reason, then there's no wonder Orochimaru-sama doubts you. Fine, I don't care as long as you can be a useful tool for the time being. But thanks to what you just showed me I know a weakness of yours cat-girl. Your power neutralizes your own chakra doesn't it?
Yura:....
Kabuto: No matter, it makes no difference.

He said standing to his feet.
Kabuto: What is your current mission?
Yura: Orochimaru-sama ordered me to overlook the exams and determine the true extent of the contestants’ powers.
Kabuto: How?
Yura: By watching their chakra and detecting weaknesses.
Kabuto: And what have you found so far?
Yura: You're extremely arrogant.

Kabuto looked over to the girl with an evident glare, Yura didn't look back at him, but she could feel it on her back.
Yura: That boy you were fighting has an amazing power. But it's easy for him to expend it. Think of it like a battery, he can use a lot of power, but his chakra drains just as fast, that one move he used when he blasted the entire arena, it used up all of his chakra.

Kabuto looked at the girl with curiosity in his eyes, how hadn't he noticed that? That thought alone sparked another question.
Kabuto: If that's true, then how did he attack me with that last attack?
Yura: I told you, think of it like a battery, while it is a weakness, if he can drain electricity from something, in that case i was the residing chakra left behind by his own attack, he can drastically restore his own chakra.
Kabuto: So, he can restore chakra. That's improbable.
Yura: Well Kabuto-niisan About as improbable as a human who can restore his injuries faster than that of a demon.
Kabuto: Fair enough.

Yura turned toward the forest of death once again and focused on the chakra battling in the arena.
Yura: Like the people fighting now. That boy with the shadows can control shadows, but if the shadows were dispelled, it'd be completely useless. I think a darkness style justu would work the best. If you could manage to overtake him with darkness there's no way he can even cast a shadow. That girl is going to lose though; she's not smart enough to figure it out.
Kabuto: Heh, you really are useful. Keep up the good work; there are others who we wish to learn more of.

Kabuto looked around the village.
Kabuto: It' been so long since I've been home. It's nice to enjoy the sights, especially since they'll be gone soon enough.
Yura: Either way, it makes no difference to me.

Kabuto looked back at Yura and once again laughed into the sky.

[Flash]
Time had passed and much had happened in the arena, matches had run their course and winners had emerged. Sakura, had to face off against Ino in an emotionally driven battle, but alas, neither emerged victorious. Sasuke battled Yoroi of the sound, and in the battle not only did he win, but he also managed to control the curse seal on his neck. Shino entered into a very one-sided battle with Zaku of the sound three, of which he barely had a challenge. Kankuro was finally able to display his skills as a puppet master, the battle barely started before he managed to crush his opponent. And in the most recent match Shikamaru faced off against Kin, who despite her knowledge of his jutsu, was defeated in a rather humiliating way. The matches would resume and with the naming of the next contestants. Tenten looked up toward the computer screen and smiled as her name stopped on the display screen.
Hayate: The next match is, Tenten vs Temari. Will the to contestants please enter the arena.
Lee: Good luck Tenten.
Tenten: I won't need it.

She said as she jumped down from the second floor. Temari simply appeared down in a gust of wind, without even looking at her opponent.
Tenten: Heh, get ready to lose.
Temari: Two minutes, tops.

She said to herself rather than her opponent. Hayate coughed several times into his hand and then lifted the same hand into the air.
Hayate: If the contestants are ready, you may begin.

He said waving his hand down between the two girls. Tenten was the first to move, instead of going after the Temari, she decided to strife to her side. With a single fluid motion she pulled three kunai from her pouch and tossed them at temari, who dodged them without even giving a hint to moving.
Tenten: I missed!?

Temari smiled at her and closed her eyes, mocking Tenten's efforts.
Lee: There's no way Tenten never misses.
Neji: She didn't, that girl moved. Maybe you should watch more closely Lee.

Tenten frowned and once again pulled out as many weapons as she could. With a smiled she waved her arm horizontally, releasing her weapons all at different moments, trying to catch Temari once she moved, but despite, her efforts, none hit the mark and the large oblongish piece of steel Temari was holding had opened, revealing paper with a small blue moon on it.
Temari: This is the first moon, when you see all three, you will lose.
Tenten: Are you mocking me?
Temari: What good is a shinobi that can only use ninja tools?

She said flatly taunting the girl. Tenten frowned and pulled and two scrolls from her back and unlatched them.
Tenten: I'll show you what I can do.

Tenten bit into her thumb and quickly grabbed the hanging paper of the scrolls.
Tenten: Dodge this!!! Floating blade wall!!!!

She said as she flapped the scrolls open along the ground and weapons sprouted from the scrolls as they landed on the ground. Temari clicked her teeth and jumped back away from the scrolls, back it somehow seemed to be following her. A smile graced Temari's face as the weapons finally closed in on her and the final weapons, a large claymore, jumped from the scroll after her. Before the weapons could hit her Temarl flipped back and a vicious wind blew the scrolls away from her and passed Tenten, who dodged the weapons, even with her eyes closed. Once she opened her eyes once again she saw Temari standing right in front of her. Tenten took a step back and stared at Temari's fan.
Temari: The second moon has made it's appearance, that means you're starting to bore me. Remember the promise I made you.

Tntenn frowned once again and pulled out another pair of scrolls. This time she set them both to her sides. After a round of seals she spread her arms to her side and shouted.
Tenten: Flying twin dragons!!!!!

Smoke erupted from Tenten's side and she flew high into the air as the smoke formed two dragons around her. Tenten smiled and reached under the smoke, grabbing for something as the smoke faded away into the scrolls. Tenten grabbed large sword and hurled it at Temari, who dodged without even trying to. Suddenly thousands of weapons were flying at her in mere seconds. Temari quickly moved out of the way and avoided the onslaught, but once the weapons had past her, Tenten pulled them back toward Temari once again.
Temari: [Strings?]

Temari quickly move out of the way as Tenten somehow managed to pull the thousands of weapons back without even landing on the ground. Temari frowned, temporarily losing her cool. She dropped her fan open completely and revealed the third moon. Once it was open she waved it slightly and created a powerful gust of wind that blasted the weapons back at Tenten. Tenten dodged quickly and stood her ground from the wind attack, Temari however seemed to be missing from her sight. Tenten's eyes gazed up and Temari was riding her fan back down to the ground.
Temari: You lose.

She said as she dropped to the ground with her fan held out to her side.
Temari: Three moons, I guess that means it's my turn.

She said grabbing her fan tightly as Tenten braced her self for the next attack. Temari pulled her fan with force and shouted.
Temari: Wind scythe Jutsu!!!!

Once she finally waving the fan a tornado surrounded Tenten and carried her into the air. Invisible blades of air slashed randomly on the girl's body, ripping her apart. Temari smiled and closed her fan. With a quickly swing of her hand she hurled the fan straight up into Tenten’s back. Not letting the time to even remotely recover from the attack Temari leapt up to his fan and with a swift spin slammedx it into Tenten's side, sending her falling back to the ground at break neck speed. Tenten hit the ground hard and rolled back until she came to a stop, but not naturally, Lee had quickly moved to stop her, before looking over to Temari.
Temari: I guess I win.

She said smiling with her fan at her side.
Lee: That is no way to treat an opponent who has tried her best!
Temari: If that was her best, then she's more pitiful than I thought.
Lee: Why you!
Tenten: Gah.

Lee's attention was turned back to his fallen teammate as he noticed her coughed up a large amount of blood. Claire's eyes went wide and she jumped down to the first floor. Once she turned Tenten around she noticed somthing, on her landing, one of her scythes had pierced through her back, and punctured her lungs. Tenten was fading fast.
Claire: Damn, I need to operate fast. Someone help me carry her!!!

Gai moved down to the first floor so fast he seemed like a moving blur. The second he arrived and checked the girl medic nins appeared on the scene and placed her on a sctrecher before taking her away. Claire left with her slowly and carefully operating on her as they moved. Lee's eyes went wide and Temari's wavered slightly before she closed them and looked away.
Lee: She was hurt.
Temari: Don't blame me, I'm not the idiot who spread weapons all over the ground.

Lee clencthed his teeth and growled before charging at the girl. Temari didn't even turn, she just lifted up her fan to stop a spin kick Lee sent for her. Lee however vanished from sight and appeared in front of Temari with his fist pulled back. His fist was quickly stopped by someone else who made a quick appearance in the arena without even being seen. Cold eyes locked onto Lee and stared through his soul. Gaara smiled and opened his hand, but liike he had done, someone else appeared on the feild. Naruto punched right at Gaara's face, but he dodged it, with very little effort.
Mika: [He didn't use the sand?]

Mika made her way down to the arena as well and pulled on Naruto's shoulder. Gaara shot a crooked smile at her and then to Naruto before saying.
Gaara: Don't worry, I'll deal with you soon enough. After all, you're the reason I came here in the first place.
Naruto: What?
Gaara: Temari we're leaving.

He said turning away, with an evil smile he gazed at Mika, who quickly pulled Naruto and Lee back.
Mika: We should go too.

Naruto finally turned and started to walk away until a voice called out to him.
Hayate: It'd be better if you stay where you are.
Naruto: Huh?

He asked coming to a complete stop.
Hayate: While you all, were 'cough' occupied, we went ahead and run the names for the next match.

Naruto looked up to the screen and looked at his name with a frown.
Naruto: I'm fighting him?
Hayate: Everyone, but Naruto please leave the arena. The next match wil be Naruto Uzumaki vs. Kiba Inuzuka.

Hinata looked from both Naruto and Kiba, until suddenly she quickly cycled between the two.
Hinata: [Who do I cheer for!?]

She asked herself, confused on whether to cheer for her friend or her boyfriend. Kiba took a step forward and said.
Kiba: It's okay to root for him.

In a quiet voice before finally jumping down to the arena with Naruto. Hinata stared on, something in Kiba's voice sounded hurt when he said that. Naruto watched as Mika and Lee smiled back at him. JJ looked over to Mika once she landed and asked.
JJ: Do you know that guy?
Mika: [You don't miss anything do you] None of your business.

JJ narrowed his eyes and looked back to the ground.
JJ: Whatever.

His tone somewhat made Mika feel bad, but he'd be mad if he'd known who he really was and how she knew him. Mika sighed and looked down as well. Naruto tightened up his headband and looked over his shoulder toward Gaara.
Naruto: [He came here just to meet me?]

Kiba frowned and shouted.
Kiba: You better keep your eyes on this match Naruto or else you might just lose to me.
Naruto: Oh how highly you think of yourself Kiba.
Kiba: Since you can't use you powers in this match I can beat you.
Naruto: Keep telling yourself that.

He said shaking his arms loose. Akamaru jumped down from Kiba's head to his shoulder and then to the floor. Naruto lifted an eyebrow and cocked a smile.
Naruto: So you're fighting too Akamaru?
Akamaru: Arf!

Naruto chuckled and looked at the boy and his dog with a dark smile.
Naruto: Then I won't hold back on either of you.
Kiba: Nobody asked you to.
Akamaru: Arf! Arf!

Hayate stood in between to two competitors and lifted his hand.
Hayate: You may now.....begin!

He shouted waving his hand down. Kiba crouched down and smiled wide as he slapped together a hand sign.
Kiba: Go Akamaru!

Akamaru quickly chaged at Naruto and dived for his chest. Naruto took one step and avoided the attack, but Kiba made his move after the attack. Naruto's evade made him lose his blance slightly and Kiba took advantage of it. Kiba slashed downward at Naruto's chest, but Naruto quickly span out of the way and dodged Kiba's attack, however, his opponent foresaw that. Akamaru jumped onto Naruto and shomped down hard on his arm. Naruto winced and Kiba moved in for the kill. Kiba opened his hand and slammed his palm upward into Naruto's chin, then quickly followed with a slash across his chest. Naruto leaned forward just in time to recieve Kiba's final attack, a shift spin kick to his jaw. Naruto went sliding back along the ground and came to a complete stop. Kankuro chuckled silently watching the display.
Kankuro: That's who you got all worked up about Gaara?
Gaara: Open your eyes fool.

Kankuro looked closer to the arena and Kiba smiled.
Kiba: How long you gonna hide over there?

With that said the Naruto on the ground disappeared in a cloud of smoke and the real Naruto dropped a false wall from around his body.
Naruto: So you knew that wasn't me?
Kiba: Of course I did, I can smell you. And your scent was coming form two different directions.
Naruto: Then why bother with the clone?
Kiba: Because there's no way I'll allow you to sneak up on me with some stupid clone.
Naruto: Is that so?

Kiba suddenly felt a chill, when he turned Naruto was holding up Akamaru while covering his mouth so he couldn't call out to Kiba.
Naruto: It's really easy to mask your scent, it's the first thing I learned in my training.

Kiba cursed aloud and threw three shuriken at the Naruto clone holding Akamaru. With a poof the clone vanished and Akamaru dropped down to his feet before shaking his head. Kiba's eyes went wide when he noticed dozens of Naruto's walking closer to him.
Naruto: It'll never end, I have enough Chakra to have clones fight you until the match is over, The real me doesn't even have to lift a finger.

Kiba was finally encircled by the array of Naruto clones and Akamaru stepped under him.
Naruto: I currently have 99 clones plus myself. If you can manage to find the real me among the clones, I'll only use this jutsu for one last attack, and I won't use this advantage anymore. But, can you manage to do that before I beat you?

Kiba frowned and pulled a small pill from his pocket.
Kiba: Akamaru.

He called out quietly to his familiar. Akamaru turned and looked up at Kiba before chomping down on the pill dropped in front of him. Shortly after ingesting the pill Akamaru's red became a dark red tint. Kiba smiled and popped another pill into his own mouth. Kiba leaned forward and slapped together a seal as Akamaru jumped onto his back and both growled.
Kiba: Ninja art of beast mimicry: Man-beast clone!!!!!!

Smoke surrounded Akamaru and Kiba himself. Once the dust had finally settled there were two Kibas standing in the center of the many Naruto clones.
Naruto: Nice idea Mr. Inuzuka, two of you probably would have better chances of winning.

He said as his clones slowly walked forward in a tattered formation.
Naruto: But you have no chance of defeating me.

Kiba and akamaru looked around and opened their hands as they signaled for Naruto to do his worst. Naruto's clones closed the nearly non-existant distance between them in no time at all. Kiba punched forward at one of the clones, but his hand was deflected, Naruto bashed his fist into Kiba's stomache and one of his clones jumped into the air and kicked him across the ground, splitting him away from Akamaru. Kiba stopped himself and rolled to a stop. Akamaru tried to run to him, but Naruto clones closed the away from each other. Kiba wiped his mouth and jumped into the air.
Kiba: Fang over fang!!

Kiba span his body into a large fang tornado and flew toward Naruto's clones, all jumped out of the way, dodging the attack with ease. Kiba stopped himself and smiled, his real objective was to get back to Akamaru, who now stood by his side.
Kiba: Ready boy?
Akamaru: Grrrr.

She growled with a smile. Akamaru and Kiba both croutched down and prepared. for their next attack. In a quick motion they both rushed forward, randomly attacking the Naruto clones, however, all that were hit vanished in a coud of smoke, none were the real one.
Naruto: That's ten down, but that still leaves ninty to go, Mr. Inuzaka.
Kiba: Stop making Matrix references!!!!!

Kiba shouted out at Naruto.
Naruto: Fine. Then I'll just get serious.

He said as his clones all moved in for the kill. Each clones moved in sequence, all following behind a single one. Kiba thought quickly and ran toward them.
Kiba: Fang over fang.

He shouted as him and his famiar charged after the mass of Naruto clones. The fang tornado the two formed only set them up for Naruto's trap. Naruto's clones broke formation and quickly merged back together as the two tornadoes flew passed them. Naruto started a cycle of handsigns and smiled as his clones followed suit.
Naruto: Wind style: Crushing gale jutsu!!!!

All clones shouted in unison, wind rushed from behind them and slammed into Kiba and Akamaru, blasting them back into the wall with a loud thud. It was a low level justu, but with so many clones doing it at once, it was multipled into something overwhelming. Kiba stumbled back to the grounds and stood to his feet along with Akamaru struggling to stand.
Kiba: [Damn I need to think, which one is the real Naruto? Wait, he said he didn't even need to lift a finger. He must be hiding n the back. Heh, I got ya kid.]

He thought with an arrogant smile, he glanced over to Akamaru and nodded. Following his master's lead Akamaru ran into the crowd of Narutos. Kiba leapt up and pulled his arm back as he aimed for the Naruto in the back of the crowd and Akamaru grabbed the boy by the collar.
Kiba: Now I'll lay you out.

Kiba launched his arm down and slashed downward on Naruto. The boy winced and stumbled back.
Kiba: Got ya.

He said as he landed down on the ground with his arm pulled back once again. Akamaru mimicked Kiba's movements and both opened ther hands as the howled and slash in an uppercut on Naruto's chest. Naruto fell to the ground and rolled back.
Kiba: Now what.
Naruto: Sorry, try again.

He said as surprisingly, Naruto vanished, Kiba was wrong. Naruto's clones rushed. All surrounded the two Kibas, preparing for something. One clones grabbed Kiba by his collar and pulled him back, before launching his fist into his face. Another clone slammed his knee into the unfortunate boy's stomach, Akamaru tried to come after Kiba, but the clones uppercutted him at the same time. One clone grabbed Akamaru's foot and swung him into the wall behind them. Before the Akamaru could even fall, one of Naruto's clones slammed his knee into his stomach.
Naruto: Sorry Akamaru.

Akamaru coughed hard and fell to the ground as Naruto's clones slowly turned back to Kiba. Kiba couldn't even try to keep up with all of the attacks flying at him. Kiba ducked down under a punch, but suddenly another fist came at him from below. Naruto uppercutted Kiba in the chin and lifted him off the ground, while another Naruto sent a spin kick into his back. Kiba rolled to the ground and turned over on his back. When he opened his eyes, he caught the sight of five Narutos coming down at him with their fist drawn back.
Akamaru: Rowwwrrrr!!!

Akamaru slammed into the clones and quickly dragged his claws through the bodies of the five Narutos before landing in front of Kiba as the five clones vanished in a cloud of smoke. Kiba stood up to his feet and said silently.
Kiba: Thanks Akamaru. [Dammit, which is the real him? He has to be somewhere in there. He must be hiding back. Wait, I know.]

Kiba thought to himself with a smile, with one unaimed nod, he signaled to Akamaru. Without even looking directly at Kiba, Akamaru knew what to do. Kiba ran into the crowd of clones and ddged the attack flying at him until he reached the one in the far back. Kiba pulled his arm back and lashed out before stopping his own hand mid flight.
Kiba: Now Akamaru!!!!!

Naruto's eyes flew wide when he turned around to Akamaru right in front of him, the real him. Akamaru slammed his fist into Naruto's face and then slashed across his chest. Kiba quickly circled around and entrapped Naruto between him and Akamaru. Both let their fists fly, unrelentlessly attacking Naruto, until Kiba shouted out.
Kiba: Wolf fang ripper!!!!!

Kiba and Akamaru both slammed their fists into Naruto and thrusted their faces forward, both locking thier jaws onto Naruto's body. Akamaru jaws laid locked on Naruto's chest, while Kiba's locked on Naruto's back. With a primal growl, both ran the direction opposite of each other, ripping their fangs from Naruto with enough force to send him spnning with a spiral trail of blood flowing around. Naruto landed on his hand tossed himself to the side in an attempt to lessen the damage Kiba had caused. Naruto's clones vanished and the boy smiled at his two opponents.
Naruto: How'd you know which one was me?

Kiba smiled back and laughed.
Kiba: At first I took to heart what you said about not needing to lift a finger to fight me. Then I remembered, you're a guy who faced down a legendary senin without even thinking twice about it. Why would you be too scared to fight me yourself, hell, more than that, you always led the charge. A normal enemy would fall for it, but I know you kid. You're not a chicken.

Naruto chucked as he finally stood back to his feet.
Naruto: Good, I also don't go back on my word, I'll only use the shadow clone jutsu for one last attack, that's the good news, the bad news is, I don't need the shadow clone jutsu, I have plenty more jutsu to use against you.

Naruto stood to his feet and slowly wiped the blood from his mouth. Kiba smiled, he had Naruto right where he wanted him.
Kiba: Ready Akamaru?
Akamaru: Grr.

He growled with a nod. Naruto prepared himself and watched as Kiba and Akamaru spun their bodies into a tornado once again, both movely at blinding speed toward Naruto. However, Naruto simply stepped out of the way without giving even a little effort.
Naruto: Is that all you've got Kiba, you've been using the same move since the beginning of the match. It's easy to tell what you're gonna do.

Kiba stopped himself and reached down in his holster. With a quick flick of his wrist he hurled three shuriken at Naruto, taking one step to dodge, Naruto easily avoided the attack, but however, he couldn't dodge the attack Akamaru through from behind him. A quick downward punch through Naruto off balance and gave Kiba the opprotunity he need. Kiba charged forward and grabbed Naruto collar before slamming him into the ground. Kiba clutched tightly onto his collar and ran along the ground, dragging Naruto with hm before throwing him into the air. Akamaru ran along the walls and then flipped off above Naruto as Kiba slid under him.
Kiba: Colliding fang drill!!!!!

Kiba and Akamaru both drilled into Naruto body until finally Kiba moved and allow Akamaru to slam Naruto into the ground below. Both Kiba and Akamaru stared down at Naruto from above with a smile as they finally seemed to have Naruto beaten, but suddenly Naruto's form vanished and was replaced by a small box.
Kiba: What?

Suddenly the box shot open and chains wrapped around the two boys and Naruto appeared behind them with a scroll in his mouth. Naruto slapped his hands together and formed several signs in a single second. Naruto opened the scroll and flapped it open completely.
Naruto: Wind style: Crushing wind scicle!!!!!!!

Naruto through the scroll into the air and a powerful blast of slammed down on the ground, controled completely by Naruto's own chakra. Naruto excellently controled it's every movement, crashing it down into Kiba and Akamaru with the wind slashing tthrough the ground and the two under the crushing wind. When held out his hand and quickly pulled it back, calling the wind back over to him. The gust surrounded Naruto and he folded his arms around himself before shouted.
Naruto: Howling gust!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

With arms now spread wide he threw the wind completely around him, a sphere of wind shot forth and slammed Kiba and Akamaru against the wall. Kiba still and struggled to his feet. Akamaru stood and frowned, he had to act fast. Akamaru weakly ran forward and spun his body into a tornado nce again, going after Naruto alone.
Kiba: Akamaru don't!

Naruto smiled as the remaining wind gather into his hand and spun into a spiral.
Naruto: Rasengan!!!!!

He shouted as he slammed the ball into Akamaru, never before had anyone there, except JJ, seen a Rasengan that powerful. Akamaru struggled hard, but stood no chance in overcoming the might of Naruto's rasengan. A powerful funnel slammed Akamaru back into the wall with Kiba, but this time Akamaru didn't get up, with a puff of smoke, the jutsu dropped and Akamaru lied unconcious in his original form. Kiba reached over to the dog and frowned as he slowly turned back to Naruto. Both stared at each other with empty eyes, to them the fight thewy were having was all for the same reason, her. Both had their minds on her, the one who got her, and the one who wanted her. Both's eyes locked on one another.
Kiba: What makes you so great? What are you that makes you so much better than me.

He asked, openly mocking Naruto, who closed his eyes and calmly replied.
Naruto: My desire, My will to fight is stronger than yours, because I have something that I want to protect more than anything.
Kiba: Heh, I want to protect the same thing as you. So why? Why is your desire so much better than mine!?
Naruto: Simple, because it isn't enough to want something. You have to have the strength to take it with your own two hands.

While most of those who knew the two boys were completely lost on what they were talking about, there were some who were able to interpret their words. Naruto balled his fist and shouted.
Naruto: There's only one way to gain what you want back from me. And that way; is to kill me.

Kiba frowned through grit teeth as Naruto finished.
Naruto: And I don't think you have what it takes.

Kiba smiled and sat up slowly.
Kiba: You know , I really don't like when people question my grapes. If you think I don't have enough guts to throw a killing blow then you're dead wrong, kid.
Naruto: Then come on and stop talking.

Hinata gasped as Kiba bent forward into position and readied himself for a desperation attack, his final trump card. Kiba's eyes went wild and his teeth ground against each other, With only dust remaining where he once stood, Kiba launched forward, no trace remained, showing the signs of his training with Raizen. His reappearance however, was vicious, violent slashes across Naruto's body appeared as blood flew through the air. Kiba's attack ended and he reappeared at Naruto's side.
Kiba: Wolf fang spiral!!!!

He shouted as once again his body turned into and funnel and he ran passed Naruto, viciously ripping him apart while also dragging him into the air while spiraling around his body. Kiba broke away from Naruto and watch the boy free fall to the floor, but before he collided, Naruto flipped back to his feet and slid back along te ground. Kiba landed with a frown and growled.
Kiba: That should have finished you.
Naruto: It probably would've finsihed your average person, but I'm not average. I think it's about time I finished this, those wounds you left kind of hurt, but I'm not going to hold back any.

Naruto placed together a seal and prepared for the his final attack.
Naruto: Be glad, you'll be the first to test my new attack.

Kiba stood back and prepared for another attack, there was no way he was going to allow Naruto to finish whatever he was planning. Kiba reared back his fist and charged toward Naruto, only to be blasted back by a sudden gust of wind.
Kiba: What the-?

He thought aloud, Naruto had casted a jutsu while charging chakra for another jutsu. He hadn't seen anything like it before. Naruto smiled as he finally finished beginning his technique. Seven differentclones stepped from Naruto's body and surrounded Kiba.
Naruto: Get ready, for my newest attack.

Kiba waited, trying to figure out which clone would attack first, the one on his left stepped up to attack, but the second the clone got close, he jumped out of the way. Kiba's eyes went wide as the clone in front of him quickly launched his fist into his face. Another clone quickly followed behind that one.
Naruto: Na-

He shouted as he executed a straight kick into Kiba's stomach.
Naruto: Ru-

Another clond shouted as he sent a snapping spin kick into Kiba's face.
Naruto: To-

Shouted another clone that finished with a vicious upwards kick that sent Kiba flying into the air. The final four clones gathered around under Kiba and looked up. With a smile the first jumped up with a missile kick into Kiba's back, the second excuted a flip kick in his face, third jumped with an uppercut into Kiba's stomach, the last finished with a flying headbutt as they all shouted in unison.
Naruto: Uzumaki!!!!!!

The real Naruto flipped from one of his grounded clones during the last attack as another jumped up with him. Naruto reaced out and grabbed the hand of the clone and it began to spin him downward until he was no more than an orange blur, and released him at blindin speed down towards Kiba.
Naruto: Barrage!!!!!!

He shouted as he slammed his foot into the back of Kiba's head. The force of the kick made a crater in the ground with Kiba's body, leaving the boy unconcious and no longer able to continue the fight. In one quick combo, thrown together with no pratice, Naruto had finished the match. Hayate walked over to Kiba and checked his condition before standing with the annoucement.
Hayate: Kiba Inuzuka is no longer able to continue the fight, the winner of this match is Naruto Uzumaki!

Naruto smiled as he stood tall and stuffed his hands into his pockets. JJ smiled as he watched his teammate look up to him.
JJ: Think that move was inspired by what Sasuke did earlier?
Mika: No doubt.
Yubiki: That's how I taught him, use whatever you see as another form of strength, even if you don't practice it.

Naruto looked down to Kiba one last time and whispered.
Naruto: At least I know I can trust you with my treasure if need be. You definitly can hold your own in a fight Kiba.

JJ jumped down to the floor and grabbed Kiba as Raizen came over to check on him.
JJ: He's fine don't worry.
Raizen: I'm not worried about the knucklehead, I'm just coming to make fun of him for losing his first match.

He said obviously lying. JJ started to heal Kiba as Hinata and Shino walked over.
Hinata: Kiba-kun.
Shino: Kiba how are you?

He asked as the boy finally started regaining conciousness.
Kiba: Where's Akamaru?
JJ: Don't worry, Mika moved him during the match. He's been fine for a while now.

Every looked over to Mika, who was holding the tiny dog in her arms with a smile.
Raizen: How the hell did you manage that without anyone noticing?
Mika: When you can control earth, there are many things you can do without people noticing, I just created a hole and brought him to me from under the ground, that way he wouldn't get hurt during the rest of the match.
Kiba: Heh, thanks, I owe you one.

He said laying back down as JJ healed his wounds. JJ looked seriously into Kiba's eyes and stood up.
JJ: I think that's enough for now.

He said walking back over to his team. Raizen followed suit as Shino and Mika followed behind them. Hinata bent forward and asked.
Hinata: Are you okay?
Kiba: Yeah.

He said looking away, He sat silently for a few seconds before he finally stated.
Kiba: It's okay that you cheered for him. You don't have to choose your teammate over your boyfriend. Just know that.
Hinata: I rooted for both of you.

Kiba's eyes flew up to Hinata who simply smiled her pure smile to him.
Hinata: You're my friend Kiba-kun, and nothing will change that. I know that I can count on your for anything. So, I rooted for you too.

Kiba smiled and looked away, before saying.
Kiba: Yeah, if yu ever needed me, I'd come running without even thinking twice.

Then he said with a sad smile.
Kiba: But Naruto would probably beat me there.

Hinata stood up and looked at him with confusion in her eyes, for the first time, she had caught a hint of his underlaying emotions. Kiba laid back and closed his eyes.
Kiba: Hinata, if you get put up against that kid with the red hair.
Hinata: I know.
Kiba: Good, also, if they place you against Neji, you know he won't hold back, don't give him the satisfaction.

Hinata looked down and a sad look gripped her face. Neji looked over to her and tilted his head to the screen. Hinata's eyes went wide as she gazed at the bold letters.
Hayate: The next match will be Hinata Hyuga, versus Neji Hyuga, will the contestants please come down to the arena.

Hinata's eyes wavered, Naruto stared at the screen and sighed, he was barred from interfering. Yubiki smiled at Hinata and winked, confusing Naruto who just stared on.
Neji: Are you coming, or is this as far as you go Hinata?

Hinata jumped slightly and looked over to Naruto. Naruto shot a worried look at her and she sullenly walked down to the lower floor. Neji chuckled, she actually walked down into the arena with him.
Hayate: Are you both ready?
Neji: Hinata, I know now that I may have been wrong for how I treated you, but I do not recede my opinion on your abilities. You as well as I know that cannot win this fight. Also, even if I willed it, my body won't allow me to hold back against you. You should quit while you're ahead.

Hinata weakly shook her head, without casting her eyes up to Neji.
Neji: Fool, even if I did hold back you wouldn't even stand a chance.
Ishi: Neji-kun.

She said quietly to herself. Hinata looked up to Neji and gasped, her determination slowly slipping away.
Neji: Your entire life all you've done is depend on others!

Neji shouted at the trembling girl, crushing her spirit, chipping away at her confidence. Naruto frowned down at Naruto and Hinata's eyes drifted to the upper floor.
Neji: Look!

He shouted causing the girl to jump slightly.
Neji: The second you became scared your eyes drifted to Naruto. You're too afraid to fight your own battles.

Hinata's eyes lew wide and she started to hypoventilate. Naruto gripped onto the rail, his hands rushing the metal between his fingers as he shouted.
Naruto: Hinata-hime!!!!

All eyes flew to him, Naruto said nothing afterwards, his expression dead serious. A smile slowly crept on his face as he looked at Hinata. All her worries washed away, her fears and doubts left her completely. She smiled back, no words were said, yet she had been revived.
Hinata: Yes.

She said turning to Neji.
Hinata: I won't run away, ever again.

She said activating her byakugan. Neji dropped into stance and activated his byakugan as well, before saying sternly.
Neji: Fine, but I won't go easy on you not at all. Just remember, I warned you.

He said as he slightly walked forward, His strike flew faster than sound, cutting through the wind, jabbing at Hinata's stomach with procession. He smiled as Hinata leaned forward, but he couldn't pull his hand back. Hinata clucthed onto his arm tightly and shot her palm forth for his chest, but Neji quickly evaded it with a smile. In a smooth motion he launched his hand into her stomach pushed her back several feet. Hinata fell to her knees and frowned, she wasn't going down that easily. With a push of her heel she ran for Neji with her hand pulled back, Neji prepared for her attack, but mid-sprint Hinata jumped into the air and kicked for Neji's head. Neji leaned back under it with ease, but Hinata had prepared for that as well, the moment she hit the ground she span into another kick, this time she aimed for Neji's side. Neji blocked it and held tightly onto her leg. Neji pulled back his hand and slammed his palm into her chest, chakra blasted from his hand like a rocket, completely crushing Hinata into the ground.
Neji: Heh.

Naruto's eyes went wide, not because of what Neji did, but what he had missed.
Naruto: When did-?

He started to ask before he looked over to his mother.
Naruto: Did you-?
Yubiki: Well.

Neji pulled his hand back and looked down at Hinata. She was gone, Neji's byakugan flared and his vision caught sight of Hinata coming from his side. She thrusted her palm at him, but he dodged before throwing three strikes for her heart, when the hits landed Hinata vanished and two more of her came from both sides. Neji took both down with precise strikes during a spin. As both vanished, Hinata emerged from the smoke of her fallen clones and slammed her palm into Neji's chest. With a slight cough Neji backed away, there wasn't much power behind Hinata's strike, but the damage his internels had been done. Neji flipped back away from Hinata and pulled three kunai from his side Hinata smiled and with a swift spin, she activated her rotation. Neji wanted that, in one quick motion he grabbed one of the kunai Hinata had deflected and slammed it into the ground in front of the large chakra sphere. Hinata dropped her rotation and charged for Nejji, with a smile he pulled a wire and the kunai came back toward him, or more accurately, Hinata, with a tag wrapped tightly on it. Hinata noticed at the last minute and made a last ditch effort to dodge it. However when it exploded, the shockwave sent Hinata flying into the back wall. As Hinata slowly lifted herself and opened her eyes, Neji had both his hands stretched for her chest. Neji then smiled and pulled his arms far apart as he bent forward.
Neji: You're in range Hinata.

Hinata's eyes flew wide as the first two strike hit her. Neji's eyes flared with the rage he had felt over the years as he continually slammed his fingers into Hinata's body, sealing sixty-four of her chakra points. A delayed attack sent her back into the wall, with chakra flying from her body. Neji smiled and threw his hand to the side as Hinata fell to the ground.
Neji: You knew it would end this way before you even stepped down to fight.

He said as began to walk away.
Hinata: Wait.

She said weakly raising herself from the floor. trying her best to make herself seem stronger. In her first effort she stumbled, Neji chuckled at the girl, his old feelings re-emerging.
Neji: Why don't you just give up, can't you see it's useless? I don't know what it is that makes you think you can even stand up to me, but if you continue on you will die.
Hinata: Shut up!!!!!!!

The shock that swept the room left everyone speechless, but none more so than Neji, never before had he even heard those words exit Hinata's mouth, but if he had, they definitely weren't aimed at him. After letting the shock settle, Naruto smiled, at the moment he had given her the mark, he had experienced some of Hinata's memories. He realized, it wasn't that Hinata didn't have negative emotions, it was hat she locked them away deep down inside herself, afraid of what would happen if she didn't. It seemed like she had finally started venting like she should have long ago.
Hinata: You don't know anything about me! You assume so much about me and then act like I've always had it better than you. But you have no idea.

She said standing firmly to her feet as she held her stomach, never once did she look up.
Hinata: I know what you're saying, do you think I've never felt that way, I have the pressure and an over-whelming fear of how my future will be.

When Hinata finally raised her head tears flowed down unceasingly. She spoke once again with voice now choked and strained.
Hinata: I never once thought that I'd be strong enough to lead the Hyuga clan. I'm afraid of that, I always have been....so weak. But even still I had to deal with Father's pushing, the mocking words of the side-branch members and most of all...you cutting me down every step of the way.

Neji looked away, he had seen her cry before, but this time, it hurt him. Hinata wiped the tears from her eyes and frowned.
Hinata: But I'm not weak, I won't run away anymore. I'm not a little princess who needs to be protected. I will not lose here, because I want to be like him.

Yubiki smiled wide as Hinata slapped hands together.
Yubiki: It's about time.
Naruto: Yeah.

Hinata strained, forcing her chakra to surface, even after Neji's assualt. Neji's eyes peered up to the girl, he huffed and turned away.
Neji: You're watsing your time. Not even the strongest shinobi would be able to use chakra at this point.
Hinata: Yes, that's true.

Hinata said as her eyes flashed red. Neji stared in shock as Hinata's chakra lashed out into a dark blue blur.
Hinata: However, I am more than just a normal shinobi.

Hinata's chakra points unlocked and her cheeks became traced with whisker marks. Her nails had become claws, her canines fangs. She stared across at Neji and blinked once, dropping her demonic form and returning to normal. However, her chakra stayed dark blue. Kurenai stared in amazement, then it hit her, something had changed, and she knew how.
Kurenai: Yubiki, have you been training Hinata?
Yubiki: Maybe.

Kurenai sighed and looked down at her student.
Kurenai: How much did you teach her?
Yubiki: A lot.
Kurenai: She could have come to me.
Yubiki: Don't take offense, Hinata's changed alot, there's things about her new self that you couldn't teach her. But there are things you teach her that I can't. In order to control her powers, she needed someone who uses them too.

Kurenai sighed and looked down to Hinata.
Kurenai: Can she win?
Yubiki: That's all up to her.

Hinata smiled and ran forward, her speed greatly increased from before. She striked for Neji's chest, and with a error in movement he actually managed to dodge it, but before he could even try to counterattack Hinata slammed her palm into his stomach. Neji slid back and winced in the pain. He sent a strike back at her, his speed was amazing, but not fast enough to hit Hinata who ducked under it into an all fours position. Hinata pushed herself up into a flip and kicked down into Neji's head. Neji's vision blurred on impact, but the second he recovered he narrowly dodged Hinata's kick for his stomach. Neji moved away from, trying to gain distance from the now powerful girl. Neji smiled, things were finally getting interesting. Hinata quickly ran after him, and Neji leaned back before sending a spin kick at her. Hinata instantly stopped herself and blocked the kick with her right arm. Using the momentum of the attack Hinata turned into a spin that soon turned into a kick , which planted itsef into Neji's jaw. Neji's fall looked to be in slow motion. Neji landed on his palm and flipped himself back to his feet, immediately after landing he span into a rotation and Hinata did the same shortly after The ground below them crumbled under the weight of their attacks.

Neji dropped his rotation and leaned forward, waiting for Hinata's to fall as well. Once Hinata dropped her's Neji smiiled, He had once again caught her in his 8 trigrams. Hinata frowned as Neji shouted, beginning his attack. However, Hinata dodged the first two strikes. Neji gritted his teeth and roared as he continually tried to land his attack, all in vain. None hit her, and once he had launched all 64 of his attacks, not a single one had landed on Hinata. Neji leaned forward once again and with a frown he shouted.
Neji: Let's continue!!!

With that he slightly moved his hands over and moved forward. Hinata hadn't expected this.
Neji: One-hundred and twenty-eight palms!!!

Hinata stepped backed, struggling to dodge the second round of attacks coming at her, but somehow managing to accomplish the feat. Neji roared as he throw the final attack, however Hinata smoothly ducked under it and ran up Neji's chest. Neji with a growl shot his fingers forth after Hinata who flipped from him after reaching his shoulders. Hinata flipped back and pulled her feet forward before launching them into Neji's face. The sound of the attack thundered through the entire arena. With a sickening thud, Neji fell to his back and held his face as Hinata landed on her back as well. A quick roll and she was back to her feet, Neji however still had to shake the cobwebs from his brain. Hinata went back into stance and Neji frowned as he finally stood to his feet. Neji closed his eyes and dropped into stance. Hinata shot her palm a him once again, but this time he managed to block it, Neji had calmed himself, at least for the moment. Now Hinata hits didn't land, but neither did Neji's. Neji opened his eyes and shot straight forth into Hinata's chest.
Neji: Got you.

Hinata coughed and jumped back, once again dropping to all fours. Hinata smiled and ran around the arena at blinding speeds, never once slowing down. Once she finally reached the side wall, she ran up it and jumped off after Neji. Neji quickly turned back to her and pulled his arm back, however, Hinata vanished and reappeared in behind Neji. Neji's eyes went wide, his byakugan saw what she was doing. She leaned forward with her arm spread apart as she smiled back at him.
Hinata: You're in range for my eight trigrams.

Neji turned back and launched his palm at her, but Hinata side stepped it with a spin and started her assualt.
Hinata: Twenty-five palms.

She said launhing her open palms flaring with chakra into Neji's chest.
Hinata: Fifty palms.

Neji coughed as the attacks slammed into him and Hinata smiled as she finshed.
Hinata: One-hundred power palms.

Hinata slammed her two plams into Neji's chest, but he only stumbled back. Neji smiled and said.
Neji: Is that all? You're still not strong enough.

Hinata smiled as she ran quickly to his side before his eyes could even follow her. Hinata jumped up and latched her right leg around his neck. Hinata spun herself around and landed low on the ground, her leg still tightly latched onto Neji's neck. Neji's eyes slowly opened and he looked at the girl who once again had her hands spread far apart. Like he did earlier, she moved them both slightly opening up for another attack as she said coldly.
Hinata: I never said I was done.

Hinata span under Neji while simultaenously removing her leg from him, she slammed her palm into his chest, three palms was all it took to send Neji hovering above her. Hinata repeatedly slammed her palms into his chest in such a fluid motion that it seemed as if she was dancing. With a ferocious slam into Neji's chest Hinata shouted.
Hinata: Eight trigrams two-hundred power palms.

Before her attack finished Hinata laced her fingers together above her head. Her chakra became sharp and gathered into her fingers. With her attack ready Hinata pulled both of her hand toward the ground and her chakra continually assaulted Neji while he fell to her.
Hinata: Guard!!!

Hinata's chakra slammed into Neji and sent him flying to the other side of the arena, lying cold on the floor, Neji could barely lift himself, let alond stand. Hayate walked over to check on Neji, who was still concious, yet unable to continue fighting. Hayate stood to his feet and shouted.
Hayate: The winner of this match is Hinat-
Neji: Wait!!!!

Neji screamed out as he struggled to stand. Anyone there could tell he was in no condition to fight anymore, but he still stood back in stance, his body shaking, trembling in pain.
Hinata: Neji-niisan, it-
Neji: Not you!

Hinata stepped back at his words and looked down.
Neji: Anyone but you, I'll except defeat by anyone, but you. There's no way, I'm gonna....lose to you.

Hinata stared at the ground as if it had spoken to her, Neji looked away as well as he said.
Neji: I've always hated you.
Hinata: I know.
Neji: What main branch stands for.
Hinata: I know.
Neji: I always thought that at least if I was stronger than you, I could prove why the main branch isn't pure, that they were unfit to rule the hyuuga clan.
Hinata: Neji.
Neji: I-I'm doomed to serve you for the rest of my life, curse to life and die as you please. Only because your father was born a minute before mine. He, was sacrificed because of you, one day, I'll just be another pawn, to be thrown away, for the head of the clan.
Hinata: I'd never-
Neji: Of course you wouldn't, you're just going to tell me, "I'm not like that." Ha, that what you say now, but you'll change. Power has a tendency to drive people insane. It happened to Hiashi, it'll happen to you too, you're no different. You'll change the second that you learn how to activate the seal on me. I know it.

Hinata looked up to Neji and asked he queitly.
Hinata: Do you truly think that?
Neji: Of course I do.

Hinata looked as if she were contenplating something in her mind, then suddenly she put a one handed seal in front of her, one Neji recognized.
Hinata: Caged bird seal: level one activate.

Neji's entire brain felt as if it were completely numb, then suddenly it thorbed in indescribable pain. Neji fell to his knees and held his head tightly, after only four seconds, the pain went away and he stared at Hinata in confusion. Only Naruto had known that Hinata could do that, and not because she had told him. But something he had found out while walking through her mind. Naruto stared down at Neji as he looked bewildered at Hinata, not knowing what to do or think.
Neji: W-What did you just-
Hinata: Years ago, on the day when I was kidnapped by the Oto ninja when I was just four...and uncle died, father feared that the side branch families would retaliate against us by coming after me, so he thought it would be neccessary if I learned how to control the seal as soon as possible. I successfully mastered this technique when I was seven.

Neji's eyes went wide in disbelief.
Neji: Lies, if you could've done that all this time, then why didn't you.

Hinata smiled at Neji and started walking closer.
Hinata: Just because I know how doesn't make it right to use it on people.
Neji: Stay back!

He said weakly stepping back away from her, however Hinata kept walking closer. With a warm smile she reached out to Neji and pulled him into a deep hug.
Hinata: I promise that I won't change when I become the head of this clan. I will lead the Hyuuga clan into a new era.

Neji's arm fell to his side and he looked down.
Hinata: But first-

She said untying his headband.
Hinata: I'll need to find a way to remove this, okay.

She said stepping back and giving a smile that completely overwhelmed Neji. Hinata turned and walked away from Neji who finally lost all wil to fight. Neji fell back into sitting position and closed his eyes as all that knew them smiled down at the scene. Hayate grinned before lifting his hand into the air to finish what hhe was saying earlier.
Hayate: The winner of this match is Hinata Hyuuga!!!

Neji sat still for a moment, trying his best to sort out everything running through his mind, but before he could Lee and JJ appeared at his side.
JJ: Plan on sitting here all day Neji?
Lee: It's time to go Neji.

They both said grabbing one arm. Neji simpply let them lead as they took him back to the second floor. When JJ set Neji down he prepared to heal his wounds, but he noticed someone else walking toward him. With a wide smile JJ walked away and let Ishi tend to Neji. Her smile gave away her true feelings and Neji said silently.
Neji: You seem happy.
Ishi: Do I?
Neji: Are you glad that I lost?
Ishi: Kind of.

She said applying salve to his cheeks.
Ishi: Maybe this is just what you needed to knock some sense into you.

Neji looked away from Ishi carefully hiding his face, Ishi leaned in closer and asked.
Ishi: Are you crying?
Neji: Of course not!

He shouted back, Ishi only chuckled at his response, no one failed to noticed the tear briming in his eyes.
Mika: You're not gonna heal him?
JJ: Nah.

He said turning away.
JJ: Any guy would much rather have his girlfriend tend to his wounds than his friend do it.

JJ turned over to Hinata and grinned.
JJ: You did good, guess you're going to the second rounds. Naruto, and I will be cheering for you.
Hinata: Thank you JJ-kun.

Yubiki walked up behind Hinata and patted her back.
Yubiki: You're good, maybe even better than Naruto.
Hinata: N-No there's no way I-
Naruto: Who knows, maybe you are.

He said with a wide grin. Hinata shyly smiled back, with a wide fox grin he gave her a thumbs.
Naruto: Congratulations.

Narut he said rigt before turning back to Lee, who had completely ruined the moment by celebrating for his name finally showing up on the computer. Naruto walked over to Lee and stated flatly.
Naruto: You can be obnoxious sometimes.
Lee: I am sorry, but I'm just excited that I finally get to show what I am made of!
Naruto: Heh, yeah, you'll definitely be able to give that guy a run for his money.

He said staring at Gaara, his eyes were fixed on him too. Both stared at one another until finally something re-emerged in Naruto mind, something that he avoided ever since arriving in the tower.
Naruto: Mom, I need to ask you something.

Yubiki took a deep breath and sighed.
Yubiki: Can't it wait?
Naruto: No, I have to ask you before I forget again.

By this time Naruto had managed to gain stares from all close to him. Yubiki hhuffed and turned away before asking.
Yubiki: Fine, what is it that's so important it can't wait?
Naruto: Do you someone named Insuru?

Yubiki's eyes flew wide open and the entire atmoshpere of the room had made such a drastic change everyone turned to her. Yubiki looked around and then locked her eyes down on Naruto.
Yubiki: Follow me.

She said as she began leading the boy away from the arena.
Lee: Naruto-kun, are you leaving?
Naruto: I'll be back in time to see your match Lee, there's just something I need to handle. Make sure you crush that guy though, I'll make sure to be back to see you win.
Lee: Right, I will not let you down.
Gai: Yes Lee, go show them all what you're made of.

Gaara moved down to the lower level using his sand and Lee jumped down shortly after him. Naruto took one last glance and whispered.
Naruto: Good luck Lee.

Before he followed after his mother into a small room, on the second floor. After making sure that no one was listening Yubiki asked Naruto flatly.
Yubiki: Where did you here that name?
Naruto: A man told me, he called himself Insuru.
Yubiki: So I did smell his scent. I thought he was dead. I saw him die, Naruto where did you see him.
Naruto: He was in the forest of death, with Orochimaru. He said that he's the original head of the Orochi.

Yubiki's eyes went wide once again as she stared down at her son.
Yubiki: What?

She asked in confusion.
Naruto: Who was he to you Mom?
Yubiki:.....A lot of things, but I guess the best word to use is ex-husband.

Naruto stared emptily at Yubiki for a moment before finally asking.
Naruto: Ex-husband? Then how come you didn't know he was a member of the Orochi?
Yubiki: He was cursed. He was forcefully sealed into his human form. I never saw his demonic form. Now I know why.
Naruto: That's means he must have had an agenda before he even met you. I mean he.......wait.

Naruto had finally thought of something, something that made it heart stop and his throat run dry, as a question ate away at his mind. Naruto opened his mouth, araid to even ask the question that plagued him, but he needed to know. In his own musing he barely even noticed the ground below him shake violently as if the very eath were quaking under the power of something big. Gathering all of his courage Naruto asked.
Naruto: If he was your ex-husband.....does that mean he was Neko-niichan's-
Yubiki: Father.

She said finishing for him. Silence fell over them for a while, nothing spoken between either of them. Naruto knew he couldn't begin to comprehend what Yubiki was going through. It was nearly impossible to even try.
Yubiki: You can say something you know.
Naruto: Huh?

Was all he could manage to sqeeuze out, his mind need to reset, and once it finally did he asked.
Naruto: Mom, he's in league with Orochimaru, that means he's our enemy.
Yubiki: Worse than that, it also means that all of the incidents that happened so long ago were all plotted out from the beginning. Orochimaru couldn't have known of taking a demon's powers through flesh, it was a well gaurded secret, only a demon would know of it. meaning he probably told Orochimaru of it.
Naruto: When we think of it like that, maybe that was his plan from the very beginning.
Yubiki: I trusted him....

Once again silence fell over the two and a long pause came over them, completely oblivious to the rumbling coming from beneath them.
Yubiki: I'll go to the hokage with this after the exams are over. I want you to pretend I never told you about this.
Naruto: How am I supposed to do that?
Yubiki: Just act normal, try your best to do that, please.

She asked with tears brimming in her eyes. She quickly wiped the tears away and Naruto looked down before slowly nodding at her. Naruto turned around and opened the door just in time to see Gaara soar into the ground. With eye wide open he stared at Lee with a smile.
Naruto: He's winning.

Naruto ran from the room over to the railing in front of his team members. Gaara landed hard into the ground and Naruto looked over to Lee as he landed on the ground as well, before finally re-sealing his gates. The damage on Gaara had been done, but the damage on himself was just as bad. Naruto, looking at Lee had managed to push back what he had heard earlier. Claire glared at Lee with anger running in her eyes as fire, and closed her eyes as Gaara's form emerged from the dust cloud surrounding him. His entire body covered in cracks, but a sickening smile showing through. Sand broke away from Gaara's face and sand erupted from below him. Lee's hidden lotus had barely hurt him. Gaara stepped forward and sand trail behind him as it grew large. Small hands formed in the sand and reached for Lee as he weakly tried to get away from it. Before he could escape, the sand wrapped tightly around his left arm and leg. Gaara tightly closed his fist and the sand covering Lee slammed on him a crushed his limbs brutally. Lee laid flat, no longer moving, however, Gaara wasn't finished. His sand moved in for the final move and suddenly burst in front of him. Two people had stepped in Gai scattered the sand and Naruto checked Lee to see if he was okay.
Gaara: What?

He asked as his entire body throbbed.
Gaara: What are you doing? He failed.

Gai stopped and looked back at Lee. Gai's eyes wondered back and gazed directly into Gaara's soulless eyes.
Gai: Because he is my student. And he is the most important person I have.

Temari gazed down at Gaara expecting the look that crept on his face to mean he was going to attack again, however much to her suprise, aara dropped his arms and said straight out.
Gaara: I quit.

In a deep voice. Naruto stared at him in wonder, Lee had already lost, what was the point of quitting now, like a child angry because he didn't get his way. Naruto turned ack to Lee, who forced himself to stand even though all the pain.
Naruto: Lee, you're-

He couldn't even bring himself to finish when he realized something, instead his hair shrouded his eyes as he growled through gritted teeth. Gai turned back to him and looked at Lee noble stand. Gai closed his eyes as he looked at his student with a smile.
Gai: Lee it's over, you've fought well, but-

Suddenly he noticed as well. Lee's eyes had no more fight in them, he was completely unconcious however he managed to stand up. no longer able to continue, yet he stood anyway driven by sheer willpower alone. Naruto glared at Gaara who looked back at him. Naruto couldn't even hear Gai's sobs, his eyes were locked on the person walked away as if he had done nothing. Even if Naruto did go all out, he didn't kill anyone just for the fun of it, but Gaara would've killed Lee, if Gai hadn't intervened.
Naruto: You'd better not lose.

He said to Gaara with his eyes burning rage.
Naruto: Because I want to crush you, got that Gaara.

Temari chuckled.
Temari: Gaara would crush him.
Kankuro: No lie, especially if he had problems with the dog boy.

Gaara didn't once take that threat as lightly as his siblings did.
Gaara: Then you'd better not hold back like you did earlier demon fox.

Naruto wasn't shocked at all as Gaara called out his type. He could demon chakra flowing from Gaara, and he knew Gaara could do the same, however when Gaara said this his siblings stared in confusion.
Temari: Wait then that means that boy is like Gaara.

Gaara smiled as Naruto balled his fist and red chakra began to envelop his body.
Naruto: And come at me with everything you have too stupid raccoon!

Gaara smiled, Naruto not only knew what he was, but what demon he had. Naruto's tail appeared behind him and at the moment he released his fist it vanished. Gaara walked away finally and Naruto looked back at Lee.
JJ: Claire-sensei, can you-
Claire: No!

She shouted as loudly as she could, everyone heard her.
Claire: I hate people who run only on pride, even if a loss is embarrassing, even if you feel shame in it, what good is a win if you send a your own sword through your chest just to defeat your enemy. If you destory yourself just to win one fight, what's the point. Some day I will heal him, but maybe feeling what it's like to dream of something he can never attain is just what he needs to get the stupid out of him.
Kakashi: [Harsh.]

Claire huffed and started walking away from the entire room.
JJ: Where are you going?
Claire: I'm no longer interested in the exams.

She said nothing else JJ watched her walk off.
Kakashi: That was interesting, what's wrong with her?
JJ:......A long time ago, when Claire-sensei's father was killed, her brother devoted his entire life to training and fighting, he at many times pushed himsef too far, and Claire was the only one who could heal him. She, at many times, pulled him away from death's door.

He said watching the form of his master walking away.
JJ: Whenever she asked him why he pushed himself so hard, he answer "Because I have to protect you and become strong enough to lead this village. So nothing like what happened before would ever happen again." Maybe the only reason Claire-sensei got so good at healing is because she always had to save her brother's life. Then one time, he came back so hurt, that she nearly didn't save him in time. She didn't stop crying, even when he woke up. She just yelled at him and asked, "What will you protect, what's the point of it, you'll never be able to protect anything if you die before you even get the chance." He just replied, "It's pride, my pride won't let me sit by and do nothing, I'll ever let anything like that happen again." After that Claire-sensei just slapped him and swore that she'd never heal him again.
Mika: What happened after that?
JJ: She kept her word. Never again did she heal him. He had to learn how to not get hurt and whenever he did she just said,"let your pride heal you." Be glad, she didn't say she wouldn't heal Lee, she just said she wouldn't do it now. Big difference. Trust me, just let her get over it. I've been the victim of that wrath a couple times too. She's just mad because she's worried.

JJ stopped and watched as Lee was carried away. Gai's eyes never once left his pupil, sorrow and regret washed over him. Naruto angrily made his way over to JJ as Kakashi went to talk to Gai.
JJ: So you knew that kid was a Jinchuriki from the beginning?
Naruto: No, I just kind of noticed it when we had that stare off earlier. His chakra is different. Like mine.
JJ: Small world huh?

He said with his eyes glancing over to Gaara.
JJ: You didn't see that entire fight so maybe you don't know this, but that kid is something else. He barely even needed to move to have a full-out battle. I doubt he'll be easy to beat, think you can win?
Naruto: I know I will.
JJ: Good response.

JJ turned to a noise that caught his ear, the computer had been started again.
JJ: I guess the final match is about to begin.
Naruto: Why go through the computer roll, it's only two people left.
JJ: Probably just for fun.

Once the computer finally stopped rolling through names it landed on Choji and Dosu, the final two contestants of the exams.
Choji: Oh man, I knew it was going t have to happen eventually.
Ino: Com'n Choji, you can beat that guy.

Choji looked over to Ino and sighed heavily, she sounded sure, but he wasn't. Sarutobi held his hand in the air and called out.
Sarutobi: Before we begin the final round, Mika Viria, could I borrow you for a moment?
Mika: Huh?

She said as she jumped down to the first floor with the third hokage. A short whisper and Mika jumped back in shock.
Sarutobi: You wouldn't mind would you?

He said with a smile. Mika sighed and turned to the crumbled arena and with one swift stomp on the ground she had completely rebuild the arena. Many stood in awe of the girl's effortless feat. Mika turned to Sarutobi and said weakly.
Mika: Can I go now?
Sarutobi: Yes you may.

Mika walked back up to the second floor and turned away as JJ stiffled his laughter. Choji reluctantly left to thhe lower arena and Dosu smiled under his bandages.
Dosu: This is gonna be easy.
Hayate: You may begin.

He shouted to the crowd with his hand held high. Choji was the first to make a move. His jutsu quickly activated and with his body formed into a solid sphere he shouted.
Choji: Giant human boulder!!!

With a single body motion he propelled himself forward lie a giant wheel at Dosu. A chuckle broke through the silence, Dosu waited, not even the slightest bit afraid of the ball coming right for him. Dosu placed his hands on the ground and readied himself for the boy's approach. Once oji finally got in range Dosu quickly swung his arms three times, each causing sonic booms. As each one slammed into Choji he swrived off track and slammed into the wall on the far right side of him. Choji didn't return to his normal form, he simply sat in the wall, waiting for the next attack to come.
Dosu: You really are a dedicated specialist aren't you? Or is that the only jutsu you know?
Choji: You're one to talk, all you ever use are those sonic emitters on your arms.
Dosu: Ony because this is all I need to defeat you.

He said as he slammed his arm into Choji's body.
Choji: Useless!!! Even if you attack me now you'll never get through.
Dosu: Yes, but did you know that sound can be amplified and carried along water. The human body is made up ninty percent of water, so.
Choji:.......Crap.

Dosu gently thumped his sonic emitter and a large sound wave ate away at Choji's body, leaving him in a heap on the ground. Dosu stopped and turned away from the boy with a mocking chuckle, and just as Hayate was about to announce the end of the match, JJ took a deep breath and yelled.
JJ: Hey fatass!!!!!!!!

Choji's eyes flew open and all eyes turned to him.
JJ: Man you must really suck if you're gonna let some mummy beat you!!!!!
Choji: Who are you calling a fatass Norugi!!!!!!
JJ: I'm talking to the guy who see his own feet. Hell for that matter you probably can't even see your own junk without having to trek through that blob you call a stomache. That is if it hasn't been absorbed into your stomache with the rest of your body.

Choji exploded, all of the anger of the laughter coming down on him washed over all the fear he had of fighting.
JJ: Heh, you mad?
Choji: Damn straight I am!!!
JJ: Then you need to use it on him, I don't want you losing here too okay. I know you can do better than that. Focus, don't let him get to you, besides if you can win, the barbecue is on me.

Choji looked up in wonder, JJ just insulted him to make him fight better. He smiled and turned back to Dosu.
Choji: I hear you, but I get to hit you good for that crack you made!
JJ: Fair enough.

Choji slapped his hands together and prepared for his next attack.
Choji: I'm ready now, prepare for the end!!!
Dosu: So your friend shouts insults and you decide you can win. You should have played dead, but I guess you're more of a method actor, huh.

Choji smiled wide as he shouted out.
Choji: Partial expansion jutsu!!!

Withh that shout his arms stretch out to both sides of the arena. Choji quickly dragged them both in the same direction and slammed them into each other, giving Dosu little time to dodge. Dosu managed to get back, but something else was coming.
Choji: I'll show you what a real sonic boom is!!!!

Like Choji a large sound wave slammed into Dosu and blasted him back into the wall. Choji smiled and repeated the same move three more times, each time causing a bigger dent with his opponents body. Choji reached over to Dosu and grabbed tightly onto both of his arms.
Choji: Now to finish this. Human boulder!!!!!!

He shouted as his body once again turned into a sphere. Dosu shouted, trying his best to break free of Choji's grip, but before he coud even give a good effort he found himself being ground into the wall. When Choji finally stopped and pulled back Dosu fell to the ground in a bloody heap. Not dead, but surely not fit to continue any further. Hayate looked at him and lifted his hand into the air.
Hayate: The winner of this match is Choji Akimichi.

Asuma smiled down on his student and the friend who motivated him by unconventional means. Choji celebrated and shouted to the top of his lungs.
Ino: Good job Choji, you rock.
Shikamaru: Yeah, I guess well meet in the next round.
Sarutobi: Speaking of which, all those who won your matches, could please join me down in front.

Dosu's body was carried off and Choji looked back before turning to JJ. JJ smiled and lifted a hand in congratulations. Choji answer this geisture with a punch to is face. JJ didn't even move, but Choji felt pain ran through his fist.
JJ: There you got your hit.
Choji: Using dragon skin isn't fair!!!!

He shouted gaining a chuckle from Ino. Sarutobi coughed into his hand and called attention.
Sarutobi: This is the pairings for the next round of the exams. Before I hear any complaints, know that they were chosen at random.

All of the contestants stared hard at the list before JJ pulled back.
JJ: Who the hell is Jinta?
Jinta: I am.

Spoke out a boy behind him.
JJ: Oh great I have to fight someone so unimportant that we didn't even show/mention his fight.
Jinta: Screw you kid, I'll tell you now that I wasn't impress with your fight. And that I'm gonn-
JJ: I should pull out, remember your promise Sarutobi.
Sarutobi: Yes, I remember.
Mika: What promise?
JJ: I'll tell you later.

He said strecthing, Naruto turned to him and shouted.
Naruto: No. You can't quit, not until we have our match.
JJ: Heh, you really wanna fight me Naruto. You won't win.
Naruto: We'll never know until we see.

JJ smiled and looked around, but all of his friends were staring at Hinata, who was staring wide-eyed at the list. He traced her eyes and saw why Sarutobi had taken the time to make it clear that the pairings were chosen at random.
JJ: Naruto.
Naruto: What is it?
JJ: Look.

He said pointing to the first match pairing for the second part of the exams. His eyes shot out in shock, the first match was, Naruto Uzumaki vs Hinata Hyuuga.



Chapter 10 end.

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JJ: Well it looks like we finally get to relax for a while. A month from now you'l be seen as the abusive boyfriend.
Naruto: Shut up this isn't funny!!!!
Mika: Yeah, think about what poor Hinata must be going through.
JJ: I hear she's training hard. She wants to win Naruto.
Naruto: So she wants to fight me?
JJ: It's deeper than that, maybe to her, this is a chance to prove herself. Guess you better get training too.
Naruto: I guess.
Mika: Com'n now we just find a teacher.
Hinata: Naruto-kuuuuunnnn.
Naruto: Um Hinata why are you dressed like that?
Hinata: Take me.
Naruto: What!!!!
JJ: Uh-oh.

Next time on Eyes piercing the darkness: A heated chase and the mysterious sennin.

Naruto: Hinata-hime, don't touch there. AAAAHHHHH!!!!!




Wow this took forever and I'm so sorry to all my fans. The file got corrupted and I had to start all the way over. Which sucked, because the last time something like that happened I stopped writing the story all together. It's a good thing I like this one. Anyway I will be getting started on the next chapter immediately after posting this. Once again I apologize and I will never take this long again I promise. Anyway what am I doing talking, it's time for-


Omake theater!!!!!
Training with Konohamaru:

Konohamaru: Boss!
Naruto What is it Konohamaru?
Konohamaru: I've found the secret weapon.

Naruto lifted an eyebrow at his young student and asked curiously, not really taking the boy serously.
Naruto: Yeah really? And what is that?
Konohamaru: The sexy justu.

He said with a large smile on his face as Hinata, JJ, Hanabi, and Mika looked on.
Naruto: I thought I already told you about that.
Konohamaru: No, I know about the sexy jutsu and harem justu having it's flaws, but I have the perfect way to use them effectively. If used right I could even beat you with it.
Naruto: Is that so?

He asked with an intimidating smile.
Naruto: If this doesn't work I'm going to crush you. Got it?

Konohamaru swallowed his spit and closed his eyes before shouting with resolve.
Konohamaru: I know I can win!!!
Naruto: Fine.

He said standing in front of the boy.
Naruto: Then show me.

Konohamaru jumped back away from Naruto and smiled as he placed together the handsign for his desired jutsu, but he suddenly started putting together more seals for it. Once the seals were made he shouted.
Konohamaru: Special sexy jutsu: Naruto's desire!!!!!

Naruto lifted an eyebrow as smoke surrounded the young boy, but suddenly e found his entire body grow stiff, he didn't take the normal form of a brown haired beauty, but instead he re-emerged as Hinata, fully decked out and surrounded by a thin veil of smoke. Naruto's nose erupted with blood, as well as JJ's and Mika's. JJ quickly turned to Mika and asked.
JJ: Why are you getting a nosebleed.
Mika: Because the author of this story is a pervert.

She shouted back covering her nose.
JJ: I am not! Okay maybe, but still miss Yuri.
Mika: Don't call me that, this is all your fault.

Hinata hwever was completely blank, and Hanabi only stared at her sister. Once Konohamaru finally dropped the jutsu Naruto walked over to him with his hand pulled back. Konohamaru flinched, but Naruto gently placed his hand on the boy's shoulder.
Naruto: You've grown strong Konohamaru.

He said with tears streaming down his face. Konohamaru hearing his first words of praise from his mentor, started to tear up as well as he said.
Konohamaru: I learned from the best.

Both boys closed their eyes as the tears fell and hugged each other as they cry.
Konohamaru: Boss!!!!
Naruto: Konohamaru!!!!

They shouted in unison as the sun set behind them and the ocean splashed on the rocks.
Hinata: Why would he do that?

She asked huddled over into a ball.
Hanabi: Don't worry, I'll kick his ass later Nee-chan, please don't cry.

Special Omake: Songifc 1-Naruto's peek into Hinata's mind.

A/N: FOR those wondering I like to make songfics and this one has been on my mind for a while. Note in this songfic Naruto is seeing Hinata's memories through her mind, a moment during the marking process, however thoughout the entire veiwing he is somewhat of a spectre, meaning he cannot be seen or heard.

[Music que: She don't want the world, by: 3 doors down.]

Naruto walked slowly through an unfamiliar hallway, leading out into a large courtyard. Sounds echoing slowly as if time had distorted around him. Naruto looked dead at a girl crumbled in the middle of the courtyard. She sat up holding her heart as she looked down.
Naruto: The open wound she hides, she just keeps it bundled up and never lets it show.

Hinata's gaze flew to the sky as tears fell from her eyes.
Naruto: She can't take much more of this but she can't let it go. But that's okay, cause she don't want the world.

The entire room around Naruto spun around and Hinata disappeared from the courtyard to standing in front of a room on the far right of her. Kurenai slowly walked from the room and turned to Hinata who had over heard something she would have been better off not hearing. Kurenai moved for her, but Hinata quickly turned away and ran down the hall. Naruto looked over to Hiashi who simply leaned an eye over to where his daughter stood.
Naruto: And all he things he says, but he's just laying there without someone to hear her cry.

He said reappearing in Hinata's room as she quietly sobbed into her pillow. Slowly the sobs died down and her eyes slowly closed.
Naruto: And she slips off into a dream about a place to hide, but that's okay, cause she don't want the world.

Naruto softly sat down next to her and placed his hand on her head, but suddenly something emerged from her body, a black fog, a mealstrom of dark emotions.
Naruto: This love she feels, everything she's ever known or ever thought was real, seems like it's been thrown away now, how's she gonna live? It's okay, she don't want the world.

Hinata quickly sat up as the mealstrom once again receded into her body and disappeared from the outside world, completely locked away in her heart. The only emotion that remained, was sadness.

The entire room fell to the ground, random moments in Hinata's life played out in front of him. Her fumbles, her small triumphs and her losses, everything that tormented her, repeatedly playing out all revovling around his head. Until finally, it stopped on a single moment, she walked down into his tomb slowly she walked over to him tears falling fresh down her face, she clung to him and cried out loud, but all he did was look away. Naruto clentched his fist and stared with regret.
Naruto: The words he never spoke, haunt her like the memories of all the times before.

He said as he was warped into a hallway Hinata stood down as Neji walked passed her. In a soft voice she called out to him, but his response was roughly pinning her against the wall and shouting into her face.
Naruto: She tried to show him love while he would only ask for more.

Neji turned and walked away from Hinata, a lone tear dropped from her eye and Naruto gently tried to brush it away.
Naruto: But it's okay, she don't want the world.

Naruto stood still from a moment and suddenly the wall fell back behind Hinata and she free fell into her own bed, Naruto hovering over her, slightly blushing, suddenly he noticed the gentle look on her face and he smiled.
Naruto: Softly in sleep.

The black emptiness around them began to become brightened by stars, slowly filling the room. Naruto rolled over to the side of Hinata and stared at the black abyss above him and images of Hinata and himself appeared above them.
Naruto: Pictures of the live she's longing for slowly appear. She's seen them all before but somehow never quite this clear.

Naruto reached his hand into the image ans placed it on Hinata cheek. The second he did the image changed, a soft smile garced her face.
Naruto: She just smiles, she don't want the world.

The stars feel from the sky like a beautiful star shower.
Naruto: The love she feels, everything she's ever know or ever thought was real, seems like it's been thrown away now, how she gonna llive?
It's okay, cause she's don't want the world.

Naruto sat up as the sun cut through the darkness through Hinata's cracked room.
Naruto: A brand new morning shines.

He said wincing at the light, as Hinata sat up and stretched.
Naruto: She wakes up alone again this time to face the day.

Hinata jumped from the bed and got ready. Before she left the room she pumped her fist and walked.
Naruto: She swears this time to make it as she simply walks away, but that's okay, cause she don't the world.

Hinata walked through the door and closed it behind her as Naruto sat on her bed with his head hung low in the darkness that was Hinata's world.

End!

Okay everyone, I'll admit to being kind of slow on this one, but it's something that I always planned to do and I want to do it right. This songfic is in no way connected to my story, but more to the storyline of the actual series. It was something I planned to put in my AMTV story, but I decided that I'd attach it to this first, because more people read this and it's something I really want to do. At first this was just something I wanted to do because I love this song, but now, it's a tribute to someone I've looked up to since childhood. Of course many people could guess who I'm talking about, but for the sake of mentioning it out loud, I mean the king of pop Michael Jackson, who passed recently. This song always got me to cry, no matter when I heard it, because I could always relate, and like I said before, if I can relate to anything I can relate it to Naruto, because we are so much alike. This song is beautiful and I've always wanted to do this so here it is.

Special Omake: Songfic 2-What is human nature?

Naruto sat alone in his small apartment, staring out into the nothing, completely lost in his own mind. remembering the events of earlier that day.

[Flashback]
Naruto: Opmfh.

The small boy said as he fell in the dirt, completely surrounded by people who only laughed at him. When he reached out his hand, a single boy reached back to him. With a large smile Naruto extended his hand to the boy, but the second his hand got close enough the boy knocked it away, before stuffing his hands in his pockets. With a mocking smile he walked away with a single whisper.
Naruto: Damn monster.

With that said he walked away as laughter flew from everywhere. With in minutes, he was left alone sitting in the same spot. Suddenly a shadow loomed under him that blocked the sun. Naruto looked up the vision of the person above him blurred by the blinding rays of the sun.
Iruka: You okay Naruto?
Naruto: Yeah.

He said finally picking himself up. Naruto put his hands into his pockets and tured away from his mentor.
Iruka: Naruto, can you come with me?

Naruto didn't answer, he just turned back and walked behind Iruka. Iruka led Naruto up to the top of the hokage monument and patted his back.
Iruka: You see that? Isn't that the most beautiful veiw?

Naruto was awe-struck, nothing he had ever seen before could begin to compare to the veiw from where he was.
Iruka: This will be our spot, whenever you need to think, you can just come up here and look down. It's gauranteed to clear your head.

He said with a smile that Naruto mimicked. However, the smile didn't last long, it just dropped and he looked back over the horizon.
Naruto: Why do they all hate me?

Iruka looked down at the boy and scratched the back of his head before finally sitting down with him.
Iruka: Because they're scared.
Naruto: Of me?

He asked with curiousity in his eyes.
Iruka: Yeah, they're scared of what your future my bring.
Naruto: Why?
Iruka: I.....guess there's no good reason. It's just human nature to fear what we don't understand.

Naruto stared at his teacher for a moment, but then he huffed and looked down. He said and asked nothing else.

[Present time]
Naruto: Human Nature?

I thought out loud as he looked out toward the window.
Naruto: Looking out across the night time, the city winks sleepless eye.

With his words the moon became suddenly eclipsed for a milli-second, exstinguishing all light around for that short time. Across the city a raven haired girl stared out into the night along with Naruto, her mind looked only on him. A sharp exhale escaped her lips and traveled through the night. Naruto's eyes went wide as his window rattled and smiled.
Naruto: Hear her voice, shake my window.

He said opening it, once he did the exhale of air gently carress his face.
Naruto: Sweet seduuucing sighs.

Naruto shot up and burst out of his front door, with his jacket only buttoned at the top, lleaving the rest open to display his white shirt underneath as the wind blew his jacket open.
Naruto: Get me out, into the night time. For walks will woe me toniiiiiight.

Naruto swiftly picked an apple from a random tree and jumped down from his terrace before walking slowly in front of the hokage monument.
Naruto: If this town, is just an apple.

He said looking down at the beautifully crisp apple that reflected the village above his, he sank his teeth in it and tossed it aside.
Naruto: Then let me take a bite. If I say why, why? They tell me that it's human nature.

Time suddenly began to speed up behind the boy who seemed to be caught in a time that stood still. Night turned to day and the sun burned down on those.
Naruto: Why? Why, do they do me that way?

Naruto turned around and the second his foot touched the ground, time stopped accelerating. With his hands in his pockets he walked through the massive crowd.
Naruto: If I say why? Why? They tell me that it's human nature. Why? Why, do they do me that way?

Naruto looked over and watched as a boy with dark blue hair skipped rocks across the water on a small wharf. Naruto grabbed the shoulder and he turned to him.
Naruto: Reaching out, touch a stranger. Electric eyes are everywheeeeeere.

Naruto said turning to the cold stares of the villagers as Sasuke now walked with him, but one look wasn't full of hatred, the same girl from the night before.
Naruto: See that girl, she knows watching.

He said as Hinata gently blushed and waved at him.
Naruto: She likes the way I stare.

He said as he waved back shortly before she was yanked away by her father. Naruto frowned and Sasuke looked over to him as he asked.
Sasuke: Why? Why?
Naruto: They tell that it's human nature. Why? Why, do they do me that way?

Across from him another younger boy sat gently rubbing a mark on his forehead. Naruto looked down at him as he asked.
Neji: Why? Why?
Naruto: They tell me that it's human nature. Why? Why, do they do me that way?

Neji sat up and followed Naruto along with Sasuke.
Naruto: If they say.
Sasuke: Why?
Neji: Why?
Naruto: They me that it's human nature, why? Why, do they do me this way? I like livin' this way, I like lovin' this way.

He said in standing in the center of the village with his two friends. Naruto spread out his arms and took in a deep breath.
Sasuke/Neji: That way.
Naruto: Oh whyyyyyyyyyyy, oh whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?

At his shout time began to accelerate again, however Naruto and the other two boys remained untouched
Sasuke/Neji: That way.
Naruto: Oh whyyyyyyy, oh whyyyyyyyyy?

Naruto pulled his arms back and slammed his hands together. The second he did the next day had set, Naruto emerged from his house as Neji and Sasuke sat back leaning on each side of his door.
Naruto: Looking out, across the morning. The city's heart begins to beeeeeeat.
Sasuke/Neji: Bum bum ba bum bum.

They said as they walked over to him.
Naruto: Reaching out, I touch my shoulder, I'm dreaming of the street.

He said as he imagined himself standing tall among the villagers as their proud new hokage. However his gaze caught sight of a red haired boy staring emptily at the sky. Naruto walked over to him and looked at him.
Naruto: If they say.
Gaara: Why? Why?
Naruto: They tell me that it's human Nature.

He said gaining a stare from the boy.
Naruto: Why? Why, do they do me that way? If they say.
Sasuke: Why?
Gaara: Why?
Naruto: Oooooh tell them.
Neji: Why?
Naruto: Why, do they do me that way?

He sang leading them to the top of hokage mountian.
Naruto: If they say why?
Gaara: Why?
Neji: Why?
Sasuke: Why?
Naruto: Shashashashashashashashashasha, why, why do they do me that way? I like livin' this way.

He said once again closing his arms.
Naruto: Oooooooooooohhhhhh whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, oooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?

When he threw them open again Time once again began to accelerate, but this time at a much faster rate. As he screamed those at his side vanished, and reappeared as time flew through the ages, others began to rush to his side as his allies slowly joined him. All, but Sasuke, who at one point turned around and left the entire group standing on the mountain.
Naruto: Ooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhh why, Oooooooooooooooooooooh why?

He sang into the heavens as time finally settled on a point where the boy now stood as a man. Naruto stopped and looked out into the village, all of his friends and allies at his side as he gazed at the beautiful site his master had once showed him. As he looked on a single tears fell down his face and his eyes closed. All those standing next to him vanished, all but one.


End

If you want to know who the final person standing with Naruto was I'll tell you if you can guess it, but I'll let you know now, it's not who most of you might think it is. Anyway, this concludes the tenth chapter of EPTD. And I will be starting on the next immediately after posting this. To all out there, my your light shine forever.