Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Power Of Three ❯ The Neo Sannin ( Chapter 10 )

A/N: Sorry for not updating sooner... I've hadn't had access to the internet a little after my last update. This originally was meant to be two chapters, but I combined them into one... so it really long. Plus I cut out some fight scenes that I didn't want to add.

Credit battousai222 for allowing me to use his created technique that you'll see in the chapter and a little bit of last chapter.

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Chap ter 10

The air was thick with tension as people made their way to the stadium. The month was finally over as the ten contestants started to fill the arena. Naruto sighed as he stood at the entrance as he didn't exactly want to go in for a few reasons. One being that the villagers in the stands would be screaming for his head. Not that he couldn't deal with it, just he didn't want to right now. Another reason was Hiboruto was already in the field and he wasn't sure if he could hold himself back. And the final was that Gaara was currently talking to himself. It was most likely Shukaku he was talking to, but it still really freaked him out as he was talking about blood, crushed bodies, dismemberment and other things around those lines.

So for this same reason the majority of Konoha shinobi including Genma and Temari were standing at the entrance. Haku turned towards Temari with a critical eye before stating the obvious. "Something is seriously wrong with your brother."

Temari, Naruto and Yugito sweat dropped at this as they knew the reason for it, but her statement was still true none the less. Temari just nodded as she leaned up against the wall as they waited until they were forced into the arena with the lunatic known as Sabaku no Gaara.

Sasuke walked into the entrance and stood next to Naruto as he saw no one else was going in. Naruto gave him a critical eye before smirking at him. "Damn. And here I thought you were going to be late and make a flashy entrance." Sasuke scoffed at him. "I was planning to, but I wanted to come early so I ditched the lazy eye pervert if I wanted to be on time."

Naruto nodded as he laid back against the wall as Sakura walked over and joined them. She turned towards the two before smiling at Naruto. "So have fun on your date yesterday."

"Date? What date? Fill me in here." Sasuke said curious as he looked at Naruto before turning back to Sakura. Naruto just gritted his teeth before answering. "It wasn't a date, Yugito and I just went out to get lunch yesterday."

Sasuke rose an eyebrow at that as Sakura smirked at him. "Oh. Is that what you call it when both of you were unusually close to each other and she even kissed you on the cheek."

Naruto's eyes widen as he remembered that as Sasuke snickered at him. Hearing this discussion, Yugito jumped in... to defend herself. "It wasn't a date! I was hovering closer to him cause I let Nibi out before hand as she tried to rape him!"

Naruto could help but flush red at that and started muttering things about two certain cats, skinning, blenders and a super large smoothie. Everyone looked at Naruto before backing away slowly as he looked up at them oddly. "I just said that out loud didn't I."

Yugito nodded as she hid behind Haku in terror as she knew she was one of the said cats.

After a few minutes of hovering away from the hebi jinchuuriki, Genma looked down at his watch before nodding. "Alright, time to go in." The others nodded meekly before following him into the arena and gathered around the center. Each looked around and noticed that the sound gennin wasn't here but shrugged as they figured he would be late since he didn't have a first round match.

Naruto looked around and noticed many were looking at him with disgust. He was used to this by now, so he continued searching the crowd till his eyes landed on Hiashi, Hinata, Hanabi and Neji. He noticed each of them tilt their heads at him a bit and smirked at that.

He continued searching the crowd and noticed Rikimaru standing with the other senseis. He wondered why he had a strange glint in his eyes, but shrugged it off as he had no way of telling at the moment. Naruto noticed Gai was standing there with Lee with his eyes bandaged up and gritted his teeth and started to clinch his fist as he looked over at Hiboruto with rage burning in his eyes.

"Hatchling. Calm down. Your anger will cloud your vision and actions if you don't." Spoke Hachimata as noticed something off with the image, as if it wasn't real and she tried to keep her container from rushing Hiboruto and starting the fight now. Naruto closed his eyes and took a few deep breathes before opening his calm violet eyes with untold rage seeping it's way through.

Yugito and Gaara looked towards Naruto as they began to feel youki slowly flowing in his veins as both Sasuke and Sakura noticed his chakra slowly flaring. They weren't the only ones as Hiashi and Neji from the stands could see it as well, the former not even using his Byukugan.

Genma noticed it as well as he looked up to the Kage's booth as both the Sandaime and the Kazekage nodded and Sarutobi stood up and walked to the front and took a deep breathe before speaking out in a loud voice to get everyone's attention.

"Welcome to the 21st bi-annual Chunin Exam. This year we have ten contestants competing in this years finals from Konoha, Suna and Oto. Today, the best of each villages gennin will face off against each other to show the strength of each village. This is the first time in four years that Konoha has held these exams and it is a privilege to see so many of ours competing in this tournament. For all those who are watching today congratulate the victorious and show respect to the defeated. Let the Chunin Exam Finals begin!"

With that said, Sarutobi walked over to his seat and sat down as his two Anbu stood beside him. Genma nodded as he looked towards the gathered gennin who were already leaving towards the contestant box, not wanting to delay the ever impatient Naruto from his target and vice a versa for Hiboruto. He only shook his head as he watched everyone walk out of the arena leaving the two alone with him as they inched closer to each other, ready to start the match.

Genma took a step back to give them some room as he looked at both. As he was about to announce the match, Naruto balled his right hand into a fist and held his hand out in front of him like he did one month ago. Everyone that was their instantly knew what he meant as Hiboruto narrowed his eyes at him as Naruto spoke in a malicious tone. "As I said, I will kill you for what you did to Lee."

Hiboruto just smirked at him. "I'd like to see you try."

Naruto narrowed his eyes before activating his Taiingan and slid into a lax stance that looked to be a combination of the jyuken and the yougekikiken as Hiboruto slid into a basic academy stance. Dust and small rocks started to rise between them as they started to flare their chakra as they gave each other death glares lace with killing intent.

Genma seeing that if he didn't start the match soon, they would attack each other anyways spoke up. "Alright, seeing as both are ready. Let the opening match of this years finals between Yami Hiboruto and Uchiha-Hyuuga Naruto Hajime!"

Soon as the H rolled of his tongue, both charged each other with impressive speeds. Genma jumped out of the way as the two arrived at the spot he just occupied. Naruto grabbed Hiboruto's right wrist as he did the same to him. Hiboruto jumped back instantly as he felt his hand get cut, but Naruto pulled him back and delivered a punch to his shoulder bone and quickly followed up with a knee to the stomach and a back hand to his face.

Hiboruto gasped in pain before jumping back to catch his breathe as he looked at his hand to see a shallow cut on it. His eyes narrowed as he felt blood dripping from his cheek and looked at Naruto as he analyzed what was going on. 'How is he doing this? It doesn't make any sense. He isn't using any weapons so it must be something else... but what?'

Naruto rushed towards him not wanting to give him a chance to recompose himself. As he reached him, he swerved around a punch before his haymaker was parried leaving another cut on Hiboruto hand. He followed up with a jab and then a palm strike to the chest, but Hiboruto blocked the jab and side stepped the palm strike before back handing Naruto and brought his knee into his chest and then a upper cut to his chin. Naruto gritted his teeth in pain as he fell onto his side before he quickly rolled out of the way from a stomp aimed for his head. He jumped back to his feet and placed his hands in a cross seal.

"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!"

A large plum of smoke covered the area and started to slowly disperse to reveal around fifty Narutos with kunai in hand surrounding Hiboruto. His eyes widen as he looked at the clones as they threw the kunais towards him and above him to keep him from jumping to avoid them. He curse silently as he went through a few one handed hand seals before merging with the ground. The stray kunais stabbed clones on the other side making them disperse. Each clone looked around looking for where he went but found no trace of him any where.

His eyes narrowed as he searched for any signs to show where he was. He continued searching and started to spread his clones around to make it harder for him to reappear and not be discovered. One of the clones looked at the wall and noticed something odd before it suddenly broke with Hiboruto jumping out throwing a kunai with his other hand in a hand seal.

"Kage Kunai no Jutsu!"

His one kunai suddenly multiplied into thirty as it destroyed the clones in front of him, but still leaving a little more than twenty including Naruto himself. Naruto and his clones rushed towards him quickly. Hiboruto stood waiting them as they came before quickly striking the first Naruto that reached him, kicked the one behind him and pulled out two kunais from his pouches as he awaited the others. He jumped over the next clone and stabbed a kunai into it's head as he landed on another before slitting another’s throat and watched as they poofed into smoke.

Naruto narrowed his eyes as he saw this and backed off a bit to let his clones wear him down a bit before going in himself.

Hiboruto kicked another in the chest as he stabbed another clone in the shoulders and was punched in the face as a result before it dispersed. Using the momentum of the punch, he rolled and grabbed his airborne kunai and the another from his pouch as he sliced to more clones near him. He jumped up to avoid some shurikens from the clones and threw his kunai dispersing two more clones when he noticed that one of the Naruto was circling around him as if watching and waiting for him to get tired.

It clicked in his mind that it was the real Naruto as he pulled out a eight shuriken as he landed on a clone before throwing them at the clones destroying a few more. He jumped back as he allowed to Narutos to punch themselves and disperse each other as he pulled out two more kunai and rushed the waiting Naruto while slicing a few clones along the way. As he was reaching him, he threw his kunai to make him dodge to where he wanted him to and smirked as he saw the exact reaction he anticipated before stabbing him in the heart with the kunai.

Naruto coughed up some blood as the clones started to disperse much to the delight of Hiboruto. Then suddenly to his shock, he grinned as he turned into a plum of smoke to make a large smokescreen around him. Hiboruto narrowed his eyes before closing them and sending chakra to his ears to listen for foot steps. He instantly heard them from behind him and turned around to see Naruto mere feet away from him as his hand was held back as if he was going to deliver a palm strike to his heart.

In a instant, Hiboruto grabbed his wrist to keep him from hitting his target. He gritted his teeth as he felt his hand being cut by an unknown force as he gripped it but refused to let go as Naruto was still pushing. Naruto threw another palm strike only for him to grab a hold of it and get cut in the process. Hiboruto gritted his teeth in pain as he felt the stinging sensation through his hands as they were slowly being cut away by what felt like... wind.

'That's it! He's using wind manipulation and combining it with his taijutsu!' He let go of Naruto's wrist and quickly spun around to avoid his stumbling form and jumped back as Naruto flipped in mid air to regain his balance. Hiboruto gave Naruto a critical eye before analyzing this new found information. Naruto turned around and rushed him once more only to see him jump back, keeping his distance from him. Seeing this, Naruto knew he wasn't going to catch him at this rate before looking at his wrist and smirking as he sent chakra to the seals.

On the side lines, Hanabi was one of the many stunned individuals watching the match. She turned to a smirking Neji and a passive Hiashi before speaking. "Tou-san. What is the taijutsu Naruto-ni-san is using? It looks like the jyuken but it's different."

Hiashi nodded as Neji and Hinata continued watching the fight with their Byukugan.

"It is. Naruto has never been comfortable using either the jyuken or the yougekikiken on there own. So he combined them and added in his wind nature. Instead of sending chakra to close the tenketsu or damaging the insides like the jyuken, he sends his wind natured chakra into their system causing their insides to be cut and shredded. He also creates a small vortex of wind around his hands and feet to make blocking his strikes an unwise decision. It also allows him to do more damage by inflicting it on the outside as well. It isn't complete as Naruto is still working on send his chakra through his punches and kicks, but he can do it if he's uses it like the jyuken."

Neji and Hinata nodded at Hiashi's response as they could see him using it while Hanabi looked on wide at the stunning revelation. She turned to the fight and activated her Byukugan to watch the fight closely.

Back on the field Naruto checked to make sure he was freed of the weight before looking towards Hiboruto and rushed towards him with speeds that surprised everyone except a few. Hiboruto's eyes widened as he tried to jump away only for his leg to be grabbed. Naruto began to spin him around like a discus before releasing him at the tree. He flew like a human missile and toppled the tree on impact before he started to get up and stagger around like a drunk.

Naruto sped towards him seeing his opportunity and thrusted another palm strike to his heart. Even in his dazed state, Hiboruto's instincts were screaming at him to move so natural he fell to the ground making Naruto miss. Having no clue where Naruto was, he did a 360 degree sweep kick and tripped him. He jumped back up and did a few flips and ran into the wall, bringing his vision back to it's senses.

Looking around he saw Naruto jump back up and charge at him once more. He jumped onto the wall and started to go through some hand seals as Naruto jumped up to meet him going through his own seals. Naruto finished his first followed by Hiboruto just a second afterwards.

"Futon: Daitoppa!"

"Doton: Doryuheki!"

Naruto thrusted his hands forward at him as Hiboruto placed his hands on the ground creating a wall of cement to block his wind blast. He quickly sank back into the wall, not wanting to stay there and wait for Naruto. As the wall crumbled after he left, he noticed that Hiboruto wasn't there and started looking around all over to him and was about to make more clones to search for him when he busted through the wall and pulled him into it, leaving only his head. But to his surprise the Naruto poofed into smoke.

Then he realized that there still had to be a few clones left as they ground and wall around erupted with a few Naruto jumping out to meet him. He jumped into the air and throw his shuriken and kunai at them and quickly dispelled them as he landed on the ground. He turned around to see Naruto doing a few quick hand seals and taking a deep breathe.

"Katon: Hosenka!"

Suddenly a mother load of small fire balls started to stream out of his mouth with impressive speed at the stunned Hiboruto, who could do nothing but put his arms up for defense as the fire balls impacting him. He bit his lip to keep from screaming as he felt his skin and clothes being charred by the fire balls till they ended and smirked at him as he dropped his guard.

Naruto eyes widen when Hiboruto smirked and watched in horror as he dissolved into mud and started to look around once more until he heard the whizzing sound of shuriken being thrown and saw them behind him. He turned around and noticed the shuriken pass by him harmlessly, until he noticed the wire attached to them as they started to wrap around him. Naruto started to struggle against them and started using his wind as he noticed Hiboruto going through a few hands seals before gripping his right wrist.

From the side lines five pairs of eyes went wide as they saw this. They belong to Hatake Kakashi, Uchiha Sasuke, Akanami Rikimaru, Maito Gai and the Sandaime Hokage. Kakashi was the first to speak with the group of jounin. "How... I haven't taught anyone that except Sasuke..."

Gai narrowed his eyes at that but shook it off as Rikimaru looked at it closely with his Washigan. "No... it's not Chidori or Raikiri. He's not using lighting for it... he's using fire."

All the jounin's eyes widen hearing this as they watched the fire beginning to flare around his hand and the sound of a roaring lion was beginning to be heard.

Meanwhile, all the Konoha gennin were getting worried as they saw this, and the fact that Shino was holding Sasuke back from jumping into the arena seeing Naruto struggle against the wires as his wind was struggling to cut through them while Haku was doing the same for Sakura and Yugito using her bloodline to freeze there legs, and arms in Sakura's case. Even then all three were barely being suppressed from helping their brother, teammate and friend. Over with the Hyuugas, each one was holding their breathe and Hiashi was ready to intervene as he saw Naruto wasn't getting the wires cut fast enough.

Yugito was gritting her teeth as she was about to start to flow Nibi's youki through her to break the ice surrounding her legs when Haku grabbed her arms and pinned them behind her. She looked back at Haku before yelling at her. "Let go of me!"

Haku shook her head as she continued to hold her down. Yugito began thrashing even more as she tried to break through her grip. "Haku! Let go! I need him!"

Haku raised her eyebrow at that but continued to hold Yugito down. "I would, if he given up. Look at him, he's still fighting."

Both Sakura and Yugito looked oddly at Haku when she pointed at him. They both looked down at him.

Sasuke was in a very uncomfortable position right now. Mainly due to him be covered in Kikai's to keep him from interfering from the fight. Sasuke glared at Shino for this. "Let me go! Your going to let Naruto die like this!"

Shino shook his head before answering. "No. Look at Naruto's face." Sasuke looked into the arena and at Naruto struggling against the enhanced shinobi wire.

Down on the arena, Naruto was seeing that he wasn't cutting through them fast enough as well and wasn't going to escape and began to think how to get out this situation. His face became dead serious as he looked at everything and began analyzing everything around him. 'Dammit! I should have noticed the shuriken sooner! Then I could have used the Kaiten to get out of...'

Suddenly he was hit with an epiphany.

All three started to calm down a little as they noticed his calm demeanor, but were still on edge when Shino spoke up. "He still has fight in him. This isn't even close to being over yet."

Haku nodded as she continued to hold down a much calmer Yugito as she stared intently at Naruto and noticed something odd as Hiboruto charged with his fire blade in hand.

Naruto closed his eyes as he took a deep breathe. 'Alright, have one shot at this. Let's hope it works.'

With that said, Naruto began to send his wind nature chakra through each tenketsu. Wind began to surround him and started swirling around him as if he was going to do the Kaiten. The wires began to snap from the pressure and the cutting winds, giving Naruto enough room to start spinning.

"Futon: Kaiten!"

All the Hyuuga’s watching the fight eyes widen as vortex of pure wind swirled around Naruto, destroying the wires around him. Hiboruto's eyes widen as he saw this and jumped out of the way when he felt his arm get cut. His eyes narrowed as he backed up and waited for Naruto to stop his Kaiten. As soon as he did, Hiboruto charged at a vulnerable Naruto with fire blade in hand as it roaring started to become deafening. He stabbed it through Naruto's chest as his eyes widen in pain as he started coughing up blood.

Haku, Sakura and Yugito started freaking out as Sasuke looked eerily calm before he motioned for Shino to let him go. Shino did so as Sasuke walked between both of them and spoke softly so that only they could hear. All three instantly started calming down as they heard this.

Hinata and Hanabi breathe were caught in their throat while both Hiashi and Neji looked absolutely calm. Both noticed this and activated their Byukugan and noticed something off with Naruto.

Hiboruto smirked as he saw this and started laughing crazily. "Yes! I did it! I've avenge you mother! I've..."

His eyes widen as Naruto smirked before disappearing in a plum of smoke. He turned around to see Naruto break through the ground and kneed him in the chin before following up with a kick to his chest, sending him tumbling along the ground. He stood up and wiped the blood of his lips as he looked at Naruto with fury burning in his eyes.

Naruto looked oddly calm as he formed another cross seal making Hiboruto on edge for another mass amount of clones when only one appeared beside Naruto as he held his hand out as his clone started moving his hands erratically in a sphere pattern as a ball of blue chakra began to form in his hands. Hiboruto's eyes widen not knowing what this jutsu was but he wasn't taking as he did a few quick hand seals as he gripped his wrist as fire began to spark in his hands.

Once the Rasengan was stable, the clone turned into a cloud of smoke as Naruto rushed towards Hiboruto as he did the same. Hiboruto dragged the fire blade along the ground making the roaring louder as he approached Naruto before thrusting it forward as Naruto met it with his Rasengan.

"KAZUKI!"

"RASENGAN!"

The fire blade and the swirling ball of chakra met and both struggled for dominance. Both teens began to pour more chakra into their attacks as they tried to overpower the other. Fire started to be thrown around as the Rasengan began spinning it rapidly as it tried to shred through it. Both narrowed their eyes as they continued to struggle for control as the ignored the burns both were getting from errant flames.

The spinning orb started to push through the fire blade, but it seemed that it was becoming unstable. Neither noticed this as they pushed even more chakra into the attacks, not wanting to lose this battle. Hiboruto gritted his teeth as his chakra reserve was almost depleted as he pushed the last of it into his fire blade.

It started to slowly form once more as it started to push the Rasengan back. Naruto narrowed his eyes and started sending more of his chakra into it. The two glared at each other with killing intent rolling off them in waves as they pushed more chakra in the attacks. The two jutsus couldn't take it anymore and exploded in a flash of spiraling flames. Hiboruto skidded across the ground on his back as Naruto was flung into the cement wall, creating a light crater.

Everyone looked on wide eyed as they saw this. The majority of the crowd was shocked that the demon had just used a technique that was created by the Yondaime. Most of the shinobi were the same while Rikimaru just shook his head as he looked at the two down on the field. 'Damn. I swear that he has lady luck sealed within him. I mean damn, he always pulls through with everything on the line.'

He shook his head as he tried not to laugh at the stunned faces of his fellow jounin, besides Gai.

Up in the Kage's booth, the Kazekage smirked as he saw this while Sarutobi let out the breathe he was holding back. Kazekage continued to smirk as he watched Naruto slowly pull himself out of the wall. 'Ku ku ku. It's to bad that I can't use you for my next body Naru-kun. Kaa-san, hime and the gaki would rip me limb from limb for that. It's also to bad that I can't use Sasuke's due to your connection. Oh well, at least Kimimaro is completely healed now and he's a better vessel than he is.'

His smirked continued to widen as he looked on the fight.

Naruto picked himself up and started to pant lightly as he wiped the blood off his lip as he looked on at the rising Hiboruto who wasn't in much better condition and going to take a few moments to recover. Seeing this, he began to focus completely on Hiboruto as he started to flow chakra evenly throughout his body. He increased the amount he was putting out gradually. He closed his eyes for a brief second before opening them and completely focusing on the panting Hiboruto as he rose to his feet.

Gai narrowed his eyes as he noticed what Naruto was doing as well did Kakashi and Rikimaru.

"So he's going to use it." Rikimaru said with a little emotion in his voice, though there was a hint of worry. Gai nodded his head before speaking. "It seems so. He's got this part down and can use it, but it's not ready for active battle."

Rikimaru suddenly looked somewhat better as Kakashi spoke. "I see why he's using it now."

Both Gai and Rikimaru nodded as they looked back down at the fight.

Naruto took a quick step towards Hiboruto as he sent all his chakra to his legs and disappear leaving no trace of where he was. Hiboruto's eyes widen and out of instinct move to the right to attempt to dodge what was going to happen. His instinct turned out to be correct as he felt a palm strike hit him in his right chest, where his heart would have been. He coughed up blood as he felt his lung being sliced by an invisible force.

Doing the only thing he could, he pushed Naruto off him. He tried to follow up, but he fell to his knees and started to cough up more blood as his right lung felt like it just went through a blender. Naruto stood above him as he looked at the crippled form of Hiboruto before he kicked him in his other lung forcing him on his back and leaving him breathless.

Hiboruto held coughed more blood from the kick and looked up to Naruto who stared at him with is cold violet eyes as he had deactivated the Taiingan. For the first time in since he was six, he felt something grip his heart. Fear. Fear for his own life as he looked into Naruto's eyes holding nothing but contempt for him. He knew his time was up as he looked at the cold violets of his doom.

Everyone that was there a month ago knew exactly what was going through Naruto's mind as he looked at Hiboruto before looking towards Lee then the crowd. He was thinking on what to do now. Many of the rookies weren't sure on what he would do. Some believed he wouldn't carry out his threat and would just end his career as a shinobi. Only Sasuke, Sakura, Yugito and the senseis knew that he would possibly do it but had to worry about the consequences later.

Naruto grabbed him by the collar of his shirt and threw him into the wall as he out stretched his arm towards him.

"Sen'eijashu!"

Four snakes lashed out of his sleeve and wrapped and sank their fangs into Hiboruto as they wrapped around him. Naruto smirked at this as he the snakes' venom attacked the nervous system, paralyzing it's victim. He looked at Hiboruto before speaking.

"I do not care why you hate me as I already know the reason. You hate me for holding the very thing that caused everyone in this village so much pain and taking your mother away from you. But you know, if it wasn't for me, this village wouldn't be standing. If you wish to hate me, by all means hate me. Loathe me. Detest me. But that does not excuse you for what you did to Lee. He was a promising shinobi of Konoha and you ended his career without second thought. For that, I will give you no mercy as you gave him none for being my friend."

As he finished speaking he opened his as a large purple snake slithered out of his mouth and the Kusanagi hilt came out of it's mouth. Naruto gripped it and pulled it out and the snake slithered back into it's seal. Only the few that didn't know that he had it gasped in surprise as they recognized the sword instantly as the legendary sword once wielded by Hachimata and Orochimaru. Sarutobi went pale as he saw the sword and now was beginning to really wonder what his old student was up to as the Kazekage had to fake a look of surprise, but on the inside he was laughing like the maniac he was.

Hiboruto started to tremble in fear as Naruto started to slowly walk towards him and started to wonder why Genma wasn't calling the match. Once he reached him, he placed Kusanagi at his face making him close his eyes as he tried to refrain from shaking from the fear he was in. Naruto looked at him coldly before speaking a low tone that only Hiboruto could hear.

"Time to die asshole."

Most of the rookie twelve along with the crowd looked on in horror and some even closed their eyes when they saw Naruto thrust his arm forward and heard Hiboruto scream.

Naruto pulled Kusanagi back and wiped the blood off it as his snakes let Hiboruto drop to the ground and he cover his eyes as blood started to gush from them. He looked down at him without pity. "That is for Lee. Don't mistake it for being mercy."

He stepped closer before kneeling down next to him and whispering. "I would kill you, but it would start a riot as the villagers would be calling for my blood if I did. So you lucked out, but if you don't get that poison removed you still might die. Even if you do though, you'll never be able to see again since the poison takes effect immediately. Just like Lee, your shinobi career is over."

With that said, Naruto got up and turned his back before he walked towards the stairs leaving a screaming Hiboruto as medics came to help him.

Genma looked at his retreated back with and had a shiver crawl up his spine at Naruto's cruelty as he heard what he had said to Hiboruto. He sighed before looking up and announcing his victory.

"Shousha, Uchiha-Hyuuga Naruto."

Mostly everyone looked stunned at what happened except a few. The few being the Kazekage, Rikimaru, Yugito, Temari, as she was used to much worse and Gaara, though he just wanted to see more blood. As he walked into the contestant box, he ignored the shocked stares from the others in the room. Gaara smirked psychotically at him making Naruto a little edgy, but ignored it as he leaned against the railing as he looked down to see the medics shushin out of the arena with Hiboruto. Yugito walked over to him and leaned down against the railing and gave him a slight nod.

Sasuke was the next to recover out of them as he stood next to Naruto. "Naruto... I..."

"I wish I could kill him, but I really don't need to deal with the villager's shit right now. Sometimes I really wish I was you. You could have killed him and everyone would be congratulating you for doing it."

Sasuke flinched as he heard this and unfortunately he knew it was true as the village would kiss his ass if he told them to. Not that it was a bad thing, but it was extremely annoying that they tried to hand him everything without having to work for it. He slightly hung his head and nodded in understanding as he looked down at the arena.

Yugito looked over at Naruto before motioning him to follow her. He rose and eyebrow at this, but shrugged his shoulders as he did so.

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From outside the arena, a curious vixen had watched the entire fight. She was slightly confused on what just happened. From what she gathered from the fight, she would of killed him if she was him. Then again she was Kyuubi no Kitsune and just like killing people...

She shook that off as she placed her hand on her chin and began to thinking on what to do. She wouldn't admit it but she was slightly impressed from the fight and how the boy performed.

'Every time I see him his strength increases beyond what should be physically possible. Not but a few months ago he was barely worth more my time... but now he's become this and if the rumors are true he can summon Manda which makes him that much harder to get. And with the Akanami and the perverted hermit keeping tabs on me it's becoming harder to get to him. I have to strike now. The others can wait.'

Her eyes focus completely on him as he walked off with Yugito.

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Hanabi and Hinata looked on shocked at what they saw Naruto do while Hiashi and Neji hid theirs. Well, Neji actually looked a little happy about it as he was smirking, but he hid it not wanting anyone to see. Hanabi spoke up with a little fear in her voice. "Why... did Naruto-ni-san... do that?"

Hinata and Neji flinched as they knew the reason why, but really didn't want to explain. However, Hiashi explained for them.

"A person can only withstand some much hate without breaking. Over the years, Naruto has suffered from this village's hatred for him for reasons he has no control over. For this, he has slowly started to become what they have called him over the years. This is the result of their mistreatment of him. If they continue on with their loathing for him, he might end up becoming the next Orochimaru or even Itachi."

At this even Hinata and Neji eyes widen as did some of the people nearby who over heard him. Hiashi was wondering why they suddenly were so afraid before it hit him, Itachi did wipe out the Uchiha clan and comparing Naruto to him wasn't such a bright idea. "I meant he probably go on a killing spree killing villagers. Not us."

They looked a little bit calmer than before but they were still shocked to the core.

Sarutobi sighed as he shook his head as he looked at Naruto. 'I wish there was something I can do. I've passed laws that protect you, assigned Anbu to watch after you and even had some of the major clans put you under their protection but it still doesn't seem to be enough. I'm really beginning to wish it was me that performed the jutsu instead of Minato. At least that way you have a better life...'

As Sarutobi was mentally kicking himself, the Kazekage had to refrain the large smirk that was slowly growing on his face. 'Ku ku ku. It seems getting you to come will be easier than I anticipated. And with you I gain your teammates and possibly another jinchuuriki to join my ranks.'

He had to use a privacy jutsu on himself to keep anyone from hearing his vile laughter, though that didn't mean that his guards were spared...

Naruto followed Yugito into the vacant entry hallway as she turned back towards Naruto before slapping him. "Don't you make me worry like that!"

Naruto stumbled back as he wasn't expecting to be slapped. He wasn't the only as Nibi and Hachibi were sitting in their cells wide eyed. As he recovered, he turned towards her. "What was that..."

He suddenly was drawn into a deep kiss. He looked surprised as Yugito was kissing him with her eyes tightly shut. A small part of him was wondering why while ninety-nine percent of him was enjoying it and started to kiss her back. She moaned happily as she gripped his shoulder. He wrapped his arms around her waist as he deepened the kiss. From within them, both bijuu had their jaws on the floor as their vessels continued kissing.

The two separated from each other as they need air and looked at each other. Yugito's eyes widen as she realized what she did before jumping away from him and running out of the hallway, leaving a shell shocked Naruto. She walked up to the railing as her mind was still reeling on what she just did. 'Why did I do that? Why did I kiss him? It doesn't make sense! I don't like him! Do I...'

"You do kitten. That's what I've been telling you this entire time." Yugito stopped her mental rant as Nibi spoke up and for once, actually listened to her. She was somewhat surprised that Yugito was listening so intently but shook that off and continued. "You do like him. I know you very well Yugito. After the first couple of weeks, I noticed a slight change on how you act with him. Yes it was a rivalry at first, but it has become something more."

'Something more?' Nibi mentally nodded at her. "Yes. I don't know what as I've never felt this feeling before now myself, but I do have a very good idea of what it is. From my conversations from Hachi, I know that he has the same feeling for you. You two like each other, there is no doubt on that. Hell, we aren't the only ones that can see it!"

Yugito's eyes widen as she heard that. 'You mean... That's why Haku, Kurenai-sensei and even Sasuke and Sakura have been pressing me so hard.'

Nibi nodded in confirmation. "Yes it is kitten. They can see you like each other, very much at that. I don't know what else I can say, but at least allow yourself to become close and don't push him away."

She looked down at the ground. 'But...'

"Don't even try to use me as an excuse! He's a jinchuuriki as well Yugi!" She fell silent at this for a few moments before responding. 'Alright. I'll try.' Nibi smiled lightly at her container.

"That is all I, and the others can ask for. I will say a few things though. I know you two like each, hell it might even become love if you stop denying that you do and allow yourself to get close to him. But from what I've heard from Hachibi, he will try to push you away for your own protection. Don't let that discourage you, it's just something he is going to do."

She nodded as she figured that before looking back in the hallway and noticed Naruto was still in a state of shock. She smiled as she noticed this and saw his sensei walking up to him before turning back to everyone else with a small smile on her face.

As Naruto was still stunned at what just happened, Rikimaru walked up looking at him with a critical eye before patting him on the back. "Well, I came down here to congratulate you, but I think hers was much better."

Naruto snapped out of his shock and looked up at his smirking sensei. He nodded his head a bit as he was back in reality. "I wanted to kill him... but.."

"But you didn't want to because of the villagers." Naruto nodded slightly. Rikimaru sighed before leaning up against the wall. "I can't blame you for wanting to as I certain would, but you have to worry about the consequences. As you know, they will not only go after you, but the Hyuuga's as well. If Sasuke wasn't the 'last Uchiha' they would go after him to."

Naruto nodded as he already knew all this. He sighed as he looked over at the contestant's box, but his eyes locked onto Yugito. Rikimaru noticed this an closed his eyes knowing what was going through his head. "Naruto, you know they will still retaliate for doing what you did." He nodded as he continued looking at Yugito.

"I will say this, be careful. If they learn that you two are going out, they will go after her to." Naruto was about to nod before he blushed a crimson before rounding on Rikimaru. "We're not going out!" Rikimaru smirked and waved him off as he started walking out of the hallway.

"Whatever."

Naruto fumed at his sensei's sarcasm as he watched him walk away. 'Damn you sensei! I'll get you for that!'

He shook his head before walking back to the contestant box and leaning on the railing next to Yugito. She smiled a bit before scooting a little closer to him and placing her hand over his. He looked at her before smiling lightly and had a slight smile grace his lips. She smiled back before they both turned towards the arena. Sasuke smirked at seeing this while Sakura gently smiled at them.

Genma sighed as the medics just left before looking up to the contestants box before calling the next two down. "Will Haruno Sakura and Sabaku no Temari please come down."

Temari pulled out her fan before she glided down to the arena. Sakura shook off her shock but was still slightly nervous on fighting in front of this many people. Naruto and Sasuke put a hand on her shoulder seeing her being slightly nervous.

"You'll do fine Sakura." Sasuke said trying to calm her down a bit. Naruto nodded in agreement with him. "You got this. And if she's giving you trouble, remove the weight seals." Sasuke looked at her wrist and noticed the seals before slightly nodding in agreement. She smiled at the two before nodding her head.

"Thanks, I need that." Both smiled lightly at her before she walked down the stairs. Sakura took one more deep breathe before she walked out on the field and headed towards Genma. She looked over to see Temari impatiently waiting for her.

"Come on already. I want to get this over with already." A vein began throbbing on her forehead as Temari was apparently blowing her off. She took a deep breathe and closed her eye to calm herself before opening them and glaring at her. Temari was slightly unnerved by Sakura's glare but refused to show it as she glared right back.

Meanwhile up in the box, Gaara was having a dilemma. On one hand, he liked his sister and on the other was Shukaku was screaming for the pink hair girl to crush her. So right now he was grabbing his head in pain as he struggled for control of his body. Everyone else in the box was slowly stepping away from him not wanting to be around him at the moment.

Yugito leaned onto Naruto shoulder and whispered. "Um... you're good with seals right?" Naruto nodded in confirmation as he was ready to Shunpo out of here if need be.

"So why don't you just seal Shukaku further away? asked Yugito. Naruto sighed as he shock his head. "Well, I don't know what seal he has, or where it is though it's probably on his stomach. Therefore, I could actually could be releasing her instead. So until then, I can't do it." Yugito cringed at the thought of releasing the sand demon and nodded her head as everyone continued to back away from the unstable jinchuuriki.

Genma checked the two kunoichi were ready before speaking up. "Alright, let the second match between Sabaku no Temari and Haruno Sakura Hajime!"

Temari whipped out her fan and swung it at Sakura unleashing a massive gust at her. Sakura didn't even move as the wind caught her and blew her hair wildly, cutting some of it. She just stood her ground as she watched Temari getting ready to start calling out her other jutsu as the winds began to die down. Noticing this, Sakura rushed towards Temari as she swung her fan.

"Kamaitachi no jutsu!"

As she swung her fan, whirlwind engulfed Sakura and started to leave small cuts on her skin but they didn't seem to bother her. She grabbed her fan and glared at Temari before pulling it out of her hands with ease. Temari looked stunned and didn't have any time to react as she felt a fist in her stomach before she went flying into the wall.

Sakura looked at the fan in her hands before shutting it and snapping it in two as if it was a twig. She looked over at the dust cloud in the distance and threw the two pieces at Temari as she scrapped herself off the wall. She blinked as she noticed the two large objects flying at her and barely managed to duck them as they impaled themselves in the wall. She looked up at the two objects and noticed that they used to be her fan. She paled immensely at this.

'Holy shit! That fan was made with some of the toughest metal found in Suna and she broke it!'

From above, Tsunade smirked as the look of all the Daimyos' faces were priceless and she refrained from giggling like a school girl at all the money she was about to get because of her newest apprentice. But it was not to be as she noticed Shizune pulling out a list of debt collectors and started scratching out names.

Tsunade groaned as she saw this. "Oh come on Shizune. Can't we just spend the money that I'm getting?"

Shizune just glared at her master making the slug sannin back away from the normally calm nurse that had an aura of murder around her. She sighed in disappointment before turning back to the fight.

Temari picked herself off the ground before glaring at Sakura as she pulled out a small scroll she kept...

Many men started to have nose bleeds as she pulled it out of from her top, more specifically from her breast.

She bit her thumb and rubbed it on the open scroll as another fan appeared in her hands. Sakura sweat dropped at this and began to wonder how many fans she kept with her as she pulled it back and swung her fan viciously at her.

"Daikamaitachi no jutsu!"

A giant whirlwind started to form and swirled around there arena engulfing everything, including an unfortunate Genma as he wasn't prepared for something like this but he managed to get out with a quick shushin. Sakura covered his face as he body was being littered with cuts and bruises from errant rocks. She sent chakra to her feet to keep her from being lifted in the air of the massive vortex. Temari continued to swinging her fan, adding more power to the massive vortex that seemed to be morphing into a miniature tornado.

Sakura gritted her teeth as she knew that if this continued she would surely be picked up by the power of the winds. Then she noticed something flying at her, and that something happened to be the tree that was broken in Naruto's fight. Her eyes widen as she realized that dodging it would get her pulled into the vortex and using her super strength wasn't a much better idea. Suddenly an idea hit her, but it was risky.

She watch the tree come closer and closer to her till it was almost on her before she jumped over it and grabbed the end before throwing it at the stationary Temari as she continued adding more power into the vortex. Temari's didn't notice the tree thrown at her, but she did see Sakura in the air and waved her fan at her created a blast of high concentrated wind that kind of looked like Daitoppa. Sakura's eyes widen as he saw this and definitely wasn't something she was expecting as it collided with her and sent her higher into the air.

Temari smirked as she saw this but her eyes widen as she noticed a large tree flying at her. She used another Daitoppa against it but it seemed to be useless as the tree continued on it's path at her. Her eyes widen as she jumped out of the way, only to see that her miniature tornado managed to catch the tree and turned it long ways. Temari's eyes widen as she put her fan in front of her like as shield as the tree collide with her, crushing her between the wall and it. She screamed in pain for a few seconds before it overwhelmed her and she passed out.

Sakura gritted her teeth as she was now at least a seventy meters in the air and she knew a fall from this height was deadly even for shinobi. She cursed as she couldn't figure a way on how to slow herself down when she noticed the wind began to die down. When she began to plummet to the ground she racked her large brain trying to find anyway out of this as the ground was quickly. She suddenly came up with something, but wasn't sure it was going to work.

She closed her eyes and focused on the seal on her neck as the black marks began to flare around her. Her eyes snapped open as she felt the power surge through her. She bit her thumb and went through a few hand seals praying that this would be enough.

Everyone held their breathe in as Naruto was getting ready to summon Manda to catch her when they noticed the curse seal and her going through the same hand seals Naruto was. Both his and Sasuke's eyes along with the sannin eyes widen as she thrusted her hand forward as she was only twenty meters from impact.

"Kuchiyose no Jutsu!"

A large plum of smoke appeared and started to dissipate revealing a very large slug. Both Tsunade and Shizune's jaws dropped to the floor as they instantly recognized it.

"KATSUYA!"

The large slug instantly noticed both her older summoners over in the stands and realized that it was the new summoner, Sakura, that just did it. She was about to look up when she noticed a pink object fell on her soft head. Sakura looked up at the Katsuya and smiled.

"Nice meeting you..."

Katsuya was interrupted as Sakura refrain from screaming and let out a whimper of pain as she tried to pick herself up before noticing that she had broken her right humerus. She knew this as she looked down at it as it was sticking out of her skin. Sakura gritted her teeth as she knew she had more injuries but fixing them would be difficult as the markings retreated, leaving her with no chakra left, one useable arm and no soldier pills.

Even with all this, she slowly picked herself up and onto her knees and looked at the knocked out Temari before turning at Genma.

Instantly understanding what she meant, Genma called it so they could get treated. "Shousha, Haruno Sakura."

Soon as he said that, Tsunade, Naruto and Sasuke jumped on top of Katsuya's head. Sakura smiled at the three before passing out from chakra exhaustion and her other injuries. Both Naruto and Sasuke caught her before she fell as Katsuya looked at Tsunade.

"What happened here Tsunade?"

Tsunade shook her head before answering. "I'm not sure myself old friend, but I will tell you later after I get Sakura healed up."

Katsuya nodded in understanding. "That's fine. Oh and when she wakes up tell her she can call on me when she needs it."

Tsunade nodded before taking Sakura from Naruto and Sasuke before shushining to a medical room. Naruto and Sasuke jumped off the large slug as she went up into a plum of smoke and landed in the arena. Both looked up at where Katsuya was before shaking their head as they had no need to worry about Sakura, after all she was in the hands of the best medic in the world.

"Dammit. Now she can summon Katsuya and I've still haven't successfully summoned Gamabunta yet." Sasuke said slightly irritated at this fact. Naruto rolled his eyes before patting him on the back. "Gamabunta takes the same amount of chakra as Manda does from what I figure, which is more chakra to summon than Katsuya as they on a different level than her."

Sasuke nodded at that but was still a little irked at the fact she could call out her boss summon. Naruto bit his lip not to laugh at him before looking somewhat serious. "Well, your fights next and seeing Haku is already down here I'd better get back up to the box. Just don't get beat to badly."

Sasuke scowled at Naruto as ran up to the box leaving him behind with Haku and Genma. Genma refrained from laughing as Haku just smiled at Sasuke making him scowl even more.

From the Hokage both, Kazekage looked oddly pleased as he started to tap on his chair. "So Hokage-dono, it seems this years gennins are very talented."

Sarutobi nodded in agreement as he was slightly surprised by the last two battles himself. "It seems so and we haven't seen the rest. If this continues I might have to give all of them chunin jackets."

The Kazekage looked somewhat surprised at this but nodded in understanding.

In the crowd, an Anbu sitting behind the crowd noticed the Kazekage's tapping and smirked as he saw this. He slowly started to get ready to execute the plan as he looked over at Baki and nodded.

Getting over his laughing fit, Genma looked at the two and checked to see if everything was ready before announcing the next match. "The third match between Onbinaisu Haku versus Uchiha Sasuke..." Most of the people in the crowd go went into an uproar hearing his name making Sasuke scowl even deeper. Genma sighed before finishing his sentence. "Hajime!"

Sasuke activated his Sharingan and slid into the yougekikiken stance and awaited for Haku to make the first move. She pulled out a few senbon and threw them at him before rushing at him. Sasuke saw the senbon coming and easily slid past them as he counter rushed her. Haku pulled out another senbon and threw it at him quickly but he easily dodged it.

She stopped quickly before jumping back to keep the distance from Sasuke as she started going through a few hand seals while pulling out a scroll.

"Mizu Bunshin no jutsu."

Suddenly, water began to pour out of the scroll and started to from four clones of her as place the scroll back in her pocket. Sasuke instantly recognized what she was doing. 'Great. She knows I can copy her jutsus, but with any excess water around I can't counter her. But then again...'

He smirked at her before biting his thumb and going through a few hand seals.

"Kuchiyose no jutsu!"

In a plum of smoke, a toad with armor covering it's body appeared besides him. "Alright Gama, I need you to supply me with water for support and watch my back in case she traps me in the ice mirrors I told you about."

The medium sized toad nodded as he took a deep breath before unleashing a torrent of water. Haku's eyes widen as she saw this and cursed her luck before she and her clones charged him before he could use it. Sasuke smirked seeing this before pulling out a few shuriken and throwing them at her as his other hand was going through a few hand seals.

"Kage Shuriken no Jutsu."

The shurikens multiplied into twenty. Haku's eyes widen as she pulled out a few senbon and deflected the ones she could and dodged the others. Two of her clones were destroyed as they couldn't keep up. She looked at him and noticed his hands finishing another series of hand seals as Gama opened his mouth once more.

"Katon: Hosenka!"

A flurry of fire balls erupted from his mouth as a Gama squirted a small stream of oil at her. The miniature fireballs ignited the oil as it approached her. Haku jumped over it as he other two clones were destroyed only to see Sasuke right next to her before driving his knee into her stomach. She gasped in pain but managed to push herself away from him. As she landed on the water, she jumped out of the way of Gama's katana before creating a few more clones to help her even the numbers.

She pulled out of few more senbon and threw them as Sasuke rushed her. He easily evaded them and reached her and punched her in the stomach before she grabbed to back of his shirt and brought her knee up. In an instant, he pulled stomach back to avoid the knee, complete ignoring the slight smirk on Haku's face as she changed directions with it and brought it into his crotch.

Most males in the crowd flinched in pain as Sasuke fell to the ground in agony. Naruto just shook his head. "That's just not right..."

Everyone, including Gaara, nodded in agreement while shivering a bit.

As Sasuke was pulling himself together, Haku started going through hand seals needing to end this fight before he got back up. As Sasuke looked up at her he instantly remember the hand seals before cussing out loud.

"Dammit!"

"Makyo Hyo Sho!"

A large amount of ice mirrors began to surround the two as Gama was currently cussing up a storm as the Haku clones easily out maneuvered him and pelted him with senbon. Sasuke pulled himself up as he glared at Haku before speaking. "That was low."

Haku looked at him with her eyebrow raised. "Low it may be, but a shinobi must do anything to succeed."

As she finished speaking, she merged with the mirror making Sasuke pale somewhat as he looked around for Gama, only to see him swinging his katana like a mad man at her clones. A tick mark developed on his head before yelling. "Gama! Get your ass over here! I need some help!... Oh shit!"

He pulled out his scythe and started to spin it around him deflecting the senbon that were coming from all directions. Gama hearing this fired a water bullet at the unsuspecting clones before jumping into the mirrors and shrinking into his armor and deflecting all the senbon behind Sasuke.

Having Gama from behind him, he could focus on the senbon in front of him as he continued deflecting the oncoming senbon. Haku gritted her teeth as she continued jumping from mirror to mirror as she was growing tired and noticed that not a single senbon had even touched him. She cursed at this fact before looking at the large toad that managed to destroy her clones with a lucky shot.

'Alright, I have to take out the toad and make Sasuke block me from all directions.' She started aiming her senbon at the armored toad trying to get inside the armor while still throwing them at Sasuke trying to keep him from realizing her plan. Even doing so, Sasuke began to notice the number of senbon being thrown at him decreasing and was beginning to think she was running out when he remembered that she could created water senbon.

His eyes narrowed as he looked back and noticed a plum of smoke as a senbon hit Gama in the skull. His eyes widen as he realized what that meant and looked towards a smirking Haku.

"Now with the toad out of the way, let's see you block all of them." He cursed before going through a quick set of hand seals.

"Mizu Bunshin no jutsu!"

Two clones formed from the water below them and pulled out their scythes as Sasuke hand started going through another set of hand seals. Haku seeing what he was planning started littering the clones with senbon and quickly destroyed them, but Sasuke already finished the hand seals as there was only five of them. He gripped his wrist as he looked directly at Haku as lighting started to crackle around his palm.

Up in the stands all the jounin except Rikimaru were staring at a blank face Kakashi. Kurenai was the first to speak. "Kakashi, if he hits my student with what I think that is, I will neuter you understand. Same for you Rikimaru."

Both paled slightly at that before Kakashi spoke. "I don't think he's going to use it on her." Rikimaru nodded in agreement, hoping he was right. "He's most likely going to use it to escape the mirrors, as Haku still doesn't have the chakra to make a second set of them."

Kurenai looked at both of them before grabbing their ears and dragging them a few inches from her face. She glared at them with her ruby eyes before speaking in a quiet, yet dangerous voice. "You'd best be right or you will never be able to procreate, understand."

Both nodded in fear of the genjutsu mistress in front of them before she let them go and turned her attention back to the fight.

The Kazekage looked positively thrilled at what jutsu Sasuke was using before he became positively livid. 'Dammit... Can't use him as a vessel! Damn you for being so close to Naruto!'

Sarutobi looked at him oddly as he noticed the Kazekage's changing expressions in his eyes. 'Something's up. I can't pin point it, but with him acting like this I have a bad feeling...'

The old Hokage shook his head before turning back to the fight.

The lighting it Sasuke's hands began crackling oddly as it sounded like birds chirping before he rushed at Haku in her mirror. She cursed the Sharingan before moving out of the mirror to one a few spaces away. Sasuke smirked and quickly changed directions as he followed her. Haku's eyes widen in horror as she realized this and jumped to another mirror, only to see Sasuke closer to her than before. She tried one more time and jumped at another mirror. As she did so, Sasuke stopped her before she could reach it.

She closed her eyes only to her the sound of chirping die down and felt the cold metal on her throat. "I win."

Haku's eyes snap open and look behind her to see Sasuke holding a kunai at her throat and another at her back. She nodded slightly. "Guess you do. You've improved since our first fight."

Sasuke smirked at her as he pulled his kunai back and extended his hand. She smiled before shaking it lightly. Genma smirked as he chewed on his senbon before announcing the victory. "Shousha, Uchiha Sasuke."

For some reason the crowd wasn't screaming it's head of. Mainly the fact that most were now asleep as feathers started to cloud their vision.

The Kazekage smirked before turning towards a slightly stunned Sarutobi as he noticed people falling asleep. Suddenly one of his guards threw a smoke bomb at his feet and it erupted covering the box up. His eyes widen as he felt himself be grabbed and whisked away as someone had used shushin to teleport him.

Seeing feathers clouding his vision, Naruto activated his Taiingan. His eyes widen as he noticed it was a genjutsu, and absently noticed Gaara and Kankuro jumping over the wall with Yugito hot on their trail. "Everyone! We're under a genjutsu!"

They all were figuring this out already, but nodded as they placed their hands in the tiger seal and released it.

Suddenly he and the others noticed an explosion in the kage's box. He would have jumped up to help the old man for his kindness over the years, but that's when he saw both Suna and Oto shinobi running into the stadium and attacking everyone they crossed.

A slow smirk crossed his face as he now had a way to vent his anger for the years of mistreatment from the village. He jumped up into the stands with Shino following him and ran up to the top to find the other gennin.

A Suna shinobi jumped in front of him but was quickly dispatched as a kunai sliced his throat from behind. As he fell to the ground, Rikimaru, Kakashi, Gai and Kurenai appeared in front of them as Haku and Sasuke jumped besides him. Naruto looked at the jounin senseis before speaking. "If you don't want anything, move. I need to release pent up frustration." He emphasized his point by stabbing some Oto shinobi in the skull. Everyone sweat dropped and the jounin began wondering if sending Naruto was a good idea.

Rikimaru shook his head. "I would let you, but we have a mission for you." Naruto looked at him expectantly before he tap a Oto shinobi in the heart and he fell down instantly. Rikimaru sweat dropped again before shaking his head as he threw a kunai to his left, ending some Suna shinobi's life. "We need you to go after Yugito. It seems she is chasing Gaara. We need the rest of you including faker over there to assist you incase your ambushed in the forest."

Naruto narrowed his eyes at his sensei before forming a Rasengan and ramming it into another enemy shinobi. "One of us is enough to take him on. I agree with sending the others, but since Yugito is already chasing him, there is no need for me to go." Gai nodded as he crushed some poor Oto shinobi's skull.

"True as that may be, but it's best to be prepared just in case." Kurenai answered as she kicked a poor shinobi in the crotch before slitting his throat. All males in the vicinity flinched and slowly backed away from her.

Kakashi threw a kunai behind Haku and entered a nameless Oto shinobi's heart. "Besides, we can't fight to our fullest with you under our foot."

He narrowed his eye at them before turning around and kicking Shikamaru in gut. "Wake up, we got a mission."

Shikamaru groaned in annoyance as he looked up at Naruto. "Dammit. Just let me sleep. This is to troublesome."

Naruto just glared at him before smirking wickedly, making the lazy genius sweat bullets. "Let me say this, either you come with us, or I'm going to have one of my snakes crawl into you pants and make you less of a man."

In an instant, Shikamaru had jumped up and was frantically nodding as that was something he really didn't want to happen.

"Wait, you'll need someone to track them." Kakashi said getting ready to summon Pakkun.

Naruto shook his head at him. "No need. Both Shino and I can track her and Gaara easily." Kakashi sweat dropped before nodding as Gai slammed someone through the wall.

"Now go." Rikimaru's clone said as it exploded killing a few unsuspecting shinobi before a few more started to fall as kunai from Kami knows where started to pick the enemy shinobi off. Naruto rolled his eyes and muttered something about senseis that loved to show off before jumping out of the hole in the wall with the others not to far behind him.

Once they reached the forest, Naruto turned to Shino. "Can you use your kikais to locate them?"

Shino nodded in confirmation. "I was prepared just in case, so I've had a few following them after they left the stadium." Naruto nodded as he noticed a few kikais land on Shino's hand. "Follow me."

They nodded as he jumped off into the forest with them not to far behind. As they rushed after Shino, Naruto pulled out his pouch and threw two soldier pills towards Sasuke and Haku. "Eat. We're being followed by eight, no nine shinobi. And they don't smell like ours."

Both nodded and did so as Shikamaru narrowed his eyes as he heard that. "What kind of equipment do they have? And can you tell what rank they are?"

Naruto activated his Taiingan and concentrated on them for a few seconds. "Just the regular kunai and shurikens. Seems they are more of an assault squad than anything else. As for rank, I would say they are all chunin with one jounin."

The lazy genius narrowed his eyes before nodding as he tried to come up with a plan when Sasuke spoke up. "Is there a chance we can ambush them."

Naruto looked around the upcoming area as Shino shook his head. "No. I know this area well, plus since this is an invasion they will have decent knowledge on the landscape here. The only thing we can do is out run them or to try and shake them."

Suddenly Shikamaru spoke. "Or a distraction." He turned to Haku. "Can you make your ice mirrors again?"

Haku nodded as the soldier pill gave her more than enough. "Yes. I can. What's your plan?"

Shikamaru suddenly stopped making the other do so. "My plan is for both Haku and I to stay behind while you guys go ahead. With her ice mirrors and my Kage Mane, we can stop them quite easily either by killing or putting them in a near death state."

Naruto nodded at them. "Alright, just make sure she doesn't die, otherwise sensei is going to be coming after you with vengeance."

He nodded figuring that already as he turned away from muttering something about troublesome pranksters. "Just go already. Your girlfriends waiting."

The hebi jinchuuriki twitched in annoyance as he Shino and Sasuke quickly took off. 'It wasn't that obvious was it?'

"Oh but it was hatchling. I mean I doubt anyone that knew you well enough hasn't figured it out already." Responded Hachimata as she smirked wildly. Naruto twitched even more in annoyance hearing this and muttered darkly.

The three continued forward as they closed in on Gaara's and Yugito's scent when Naruto and Hachibi's eyes widen as the scent of fox hit them. He quickly pushed both Shino and Sasuke out of the way as a tail swiped the branch they were on.

"Fu fu fu. Impressive for one so young. I didn't think you would notice dear old me." Both Naruto and Sasuke narrowed their eyes remembering the voice all too well from their gennin test and looked up to see a smirking Kyuubi looking directly at Naruto.

She pouted at the glares she was getting from the two boys. "Aw. You two aren't happy to see me. Your no fun."

Both continued to glare at her as Shino looked up nervously at her. His kikai were buzzing frighten at the aura she was emitting and he had to admit, they were right. Kyuubi shook her head as she looked at Naruto. "Oh well, time to come with me boy. And this time there's no one to save you..."

A kunai scratched her cheek as she jumped back as in a swirl of wind, Rikimaru was standing in between her and Naruto once more. She narrowed her eyes dangerously as she saw him and growled. He looked at her with an stoic expression before speaking to the three gennin. "Go. I'll her. You need to help Yugito."

Sasuke's eyes widen remembering last time they left him alone with Kyuubi. "Sensei! Don't be foolish. Remember last..."

"Sasuke. Listen to me. It will be okay. Just go." Rikimaru said while smirking slightly as a golden aura surrounded him as he looked at the vixen passively.

Naruto looked over towards his sensei, then to Kyuubi before turning towards Sasuke. "Come on, we need to go. Sensei can handle this."

The Uchiha narrowed his eyes, but seeing Shino nod and rush off with Naruto, he had no choice to follow. As they looked back, Naruto smirked watching through his Taiingan. 'Best come back sensei. Otherwise I'm going to kick you ass when I meet you in hell.'

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Kyuubi narrowed her eyes as she glared at the jounin in front of her. His scent was the same as it was three months ago and that irked her to no end. Yet something was different this time.

Last time, with a look into his eyes she could tell he believed he wouldn't win. But this time, there was an aura of confidence that wasn't seen before, as if he believed he would win. She growled at that. "You know you've sign your death warrant, Akanami."

Rikimaru looked passively at her before a light smirk appeared on his face. "You think so, huh."

Blurring out with speeds double than what he possessed during the wave mission, he reappeared besides Kyuubi before delivering a haymaker to her chin and followed up with a few quick jabs to the stomach before kicking her into the gut. She spiraled towards the ground and hit causing a small crater.

With an explosion of red youki, Kyuubi looked up at him from the crater unharmed. "So you've gotten better. Big deal."

A smirk appeared on his face before turning into a poof of smoke much to the surprise of the fox demon. She looked around and noticed the tree tops where littered with clones all smirking at her. Her eyes widen as a torrent of kunai and shuriken was unleashed towards her. Acting quickly she jumped up and avoided the first wave and created a red barrier around her to deflect the second one.

"You have to do better than that. I know all about your prized sniping skills." The smirk never left the clones faces as the all suddenly became poofs of smoke.

"True. AKA NAMI!" She quickly turned around to see a wave of red youki not unlike that from Zabuza's sword rending the ground asunder as it rushed her. Kyuubi's eyes widen in realization as she jumped out of the way just in time. She quickly got up only to lean back to avoid a slash from a head chopping sword. She jumped back and landed on a tree as she glared at Rikimaru pulling Kubikiri Houchi out of the ground.

"So that's what happened to the sword. Figured you would take. It does fit you perfectly now." Rikimaru smirked at her as he brought the blade at the ready before rushing her once more. She jumped off at the branch towards him as he slashed it at her. She parried it with her tail before gripping his wrist and kicking him in the gut, sending him flying from the sword.

She threw it into the air and a quick movement of her arm, it shattered into thousands of pieces. Kyuubi looked down towards the jounin now that the threat of the sword was gone, only to see that he wasn't there. Her eyes widen as she sniffed around him and couldn't pick up his scent. They bulged out as she her stomach was hit by a rough elbow before followed up by palm strike to her face, sending her skidding across the ground.

Her eyes narrowed as she looked around for him once more, only to see he wasn't there. She created another barrier around herself to give herself time to figure out what he was doing as she could see or smell him. Focusing on the air around her, she notice ripple along it much to her confusion.

'What's going on here. It's like he vanished, yet he's still here. It can't be a genjutsu as I can see through them. He isn't using any speed technique that I know of and if he was it would be a waste of chakra right now. So what is he doing?...'

Suddenly she jerked her head sideways as a kunai scratched her cheek, much to her surprise as the barrier was still up. She turned behind her to see nothing and jerked her head once more as another pierced through her barrier. 'How is he doing this?'

Kyuubi looked around as she grabbed a kunai and threw it back towards where it came from and noticed a shiver in the air. Her eyes widen in realization. 'Shit! It is an genjutsu! He must have found a way to hide the chakra signatures that genjutsus create when their active. And if that's the case, he must have used Zabuza’s sword to find a way around my barriers as well.'

Her eyes widen as she noticed another heading towards the area and cursed mentally. 'Dammit! I have to end this now before the white haired pervert gets here! If this brat has improved this much, I doubt I can handle both at the same time.'

Kyuubi's eyes glowed a vibrant red as she pulsed her youki dispelling Rikimaru's genjutsu before she rushed him and kicked him as hard as she could, sending him flying. She jumped after him and axed kicked him towards the ground, only to see that the she had kicked him out of the forest, and into a lake. Creating a youki claw, she grabbed him and pushed him deeply into the water.

Rikimaru gasped in surprise and the water rushed into his lungs. He struggled against the youki claw but it was overpowering him. Not giving up he summoned all his chakra and struggled more violently as he refused to let it end this way. The water continued to pouring into his mouth and nose as he couldn't hold his breathe at the moment. His struggling became weaker and weaker by the second as the lack of oxygen was becoming obvious.

A light smile appeared on his face as he looked up through the crystal blue water as his body started turning cold and became limp as his struggling seized.

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Naruto, Sasuke and Shino rushed through the tree tops as fast as possible as they were close to reaching the battle as two youkis poured out in massive waves. As they were about to leave the dark and clammy part of the forest, Kankuro jumped in front of them. All three tensed as he pulled out Karasu. "You will not pass."

Shino stepped in front of Naruto and Sasuke as he motion his head passed the puppet user. "Go. I'll deal with him."

Both looked at Shino before nodding and continuing on as Shino glared down Kankuro before smiling. This was going to be a challenge.

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Yugito gritted her teeth at the partially transformed Gaara in front of her. She was in her one tail form and had a few gashes over her chest and legs as the rest of Nibi's youki was converted on her healing not wanting to waist it. She thought this would have been an easy fight, but she had to give the Suna jinchuuriki credit. He was strong. Much stronger than she had anticipated.

Gaara wasn't completely unharmed either. He had a few good gashes along his chest and stomach. His sand was healing them, but it was an odd feeling as he had never been hurt before and he learned something. He didn't like pain.

He gritted his teeth as the sand started to contract around him even more forming a miniature version of Shukaku. The tanuki glared at the neko in front of him before rushing towards her much faster than he was before. Yugito's eyes widen as she tried to jump out of the way, only for the gashes on her ankles to slow her down.

Her eyes widen as the large claw was about grab her and closed her eyes. As she expected the sand to crush her, she heard a smack of leather meeting sand. She snapped her eyes open to see Naruto in front of her, kicking the transformed Gaara in the face. He flew back and skidded on the tree tops before running into a tree. He quickly pulled himself out to see Naruto looking at him coldly.

Sasuke appeared besides her and checked her over to see if there was any life threatening wounds. She pushed him off as she struggled to stand as she reverted back to her normal state, this time with clothes on. "Don't worry, Nibi's healing them. I just need some time."

He nodded before turning to Naruto who was glaring at the now smirking Tanuki.

Gaara laughed manically as he saw Naruto in front of him. "Ha ha ha! So you've finally came! Great, the girl was boring me!"

Naruto narrowed his eyes as he noticed the crazed glint in Gaara's eyes. He was no longer to one in control. He shifted into a lax stance, waiting for Gaara to make the first move. He wasn't disappointed when the Tanuki took a deep breath.

"Suna Shuriken!"

Balls of sand the same size of shuriken shot out towards Naruto with impressive speeds. He weaved in and out of them as he rushed towards Gaara. Gaara continued fired as many balls as he could to slow down Naruto as he continued to get closer. Seeing it wasn't working, he stopped and slashed at Naruto with his claw.

Naruto ducked under it easily and delivered an uppercut to his chin before slamming a palm strike into Gaara's chest. The tanuki stumbled back as he coughed up some blood as wind cut into his insides, but did no real damage as Shukaku's youki kept from nearing his organs. Naruto closed the gap quickly and started delivering quick blows with his fist while ducking under some claw strikes from Gaara.

Gaara trying to get Naruto off of him, swung her tail at his side, only to see Naruto jump over it with ease and deliver a spin kick to his head sending him through a nearby tree. Lifting himself out of the tree, the tanuki glared daggers at Naruto. Suddenly a smirk appeared on Gaara's face as even more sand began to emerge and surround him before exploding upwards.

Both jinchuuriki's eyes widen as the true form of Shukaku appeared in front of them. Gaara slowly emerged from the head before looking down at them. A psychotic grin appeared on his face as he raised his hand towards Naruto.

"SABAKU KYU!"

The sands quickly wrapped around Naruto's feet, who tried to jump out of the way but was unable to. It quickly wrapped around his chest before completely covering him to the horror of the two watching. Gaara's smirk grew wider when he clenched his fist.

"SABAKU SOSO!"

The sand surrounding him crushed inward spewing blood over the tree tops. Sasuke's eyes widen as Yugito screamed in horror.

"NARUTO!"

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Kyuubi smirked as she felt the life leave Rikimaru. "Tch. So much talent. It's a pity you pissed it away just to save a doomed child."

As she let go of her youki claw and was about to walk of the lake, the water began swirling violently behind her. She turned back quickly to see a purplish black, malevolent chakra emerging where Rikimaru was. He slowly emerged from the water, but wasn't looking like himself any more.

From his forehead to underneath his nose, his skin was navy blue while underneath his mouth and chin were a grayish tent, kind of like a hollow mask. The rest of his skin was the same grayish color with navy blue streaks through it. His hair had turned pitch black and lengthened to his shoulders. He had six black, miniature angel wings protruding from his back.

His fingers had lengthened into claws with sharpened nails that could slice through bone easily. His eyes snapped open to show that his Washigan was the same, but with streaks of black running through the yellow. Kyuubi narrowed her eyes at this development before sneering. "I never knew you were like that. Borrowing power from that snake, so disgraceful."

Rikimaru's eyes snapped towards her and with speed nearly five times faster than before, he was on her. Kyuubi's eyes widen as she didn't even have time to make a barrier and was forced to parry his enhanced blows. She gritted her teeth at this. He wasn't near her level, but it was good enough to keep her on guard.

She backhanded him before rushing him and pulled her hand back pushing her youki into it, intending on ending this now. Rikimaru dove into the water as he bit his thumb. She narrowed her eyes and was about to chase after him when she felt a large chakra surge coming from him. Her eyes widen before she jumped back when a large sea serpent erupted from the water.

Her eyes narrowed as she instantly recognized the summon in front of her. The boss summon of the sea serpents, Shiidora. It was slightly small than Manda in size and width, yet the aura around it felt just as intimidating. It's scales were dark navy blue, one would call it black if they saw it from a distance. It's face was pure gold and looked as if it was made of metal and had a jagged golden horn at the top of it's forehead.

Shiidora looked up to see Rikimaru in his Oni Juin form before looking down to see Kyuubi in front of him before his eyes narrowed. "I see. At least you don't call me out for trivial things. I demand a thousand fish after this battle is over."

Rikimaru nodded as he looked down at the pissed vixen. "Fine by me. Just help me get rid of her."

The giant serpent smirked before it dove into the water and rushed towards Kyuubi with blinding speeds. She barely managed to dodge the strike and skidded across the water with her eyes narrowed. Beating Rikimaru was one thing. Beating him in his Oni Juin form was another. But him in that form with Shiidora was a completely different game.

She narrowed her eyes as flames started surrounding her and spoke with as much venom as she could muster. "We'll meet again, Akanami!"

Rikimaru's eyes widen hearing this. "Don't let her get away!"

Shiidora nodded as Rikimaru jumped of his head as lighting began gathering at his horn before rushing towards the flaming kitsune. The fire disappeared just as it reached her and she was no where in sight. Rikimaru cursed loudly as he quickly reverted back to him normal state just as Jiraiya jumped into the clearing. He shook his head before turning to his boss summon. "Thanks Shiidora. I'll call you back out when I have your fish."

The large serpent nodded before returning to it's world. Rikimaru fell to his knees as he was completely exhausted from using the Oni Juin as Jiraiya rushed to him. "What happened?! I felt Kyuubi's youki and I came here to help."

Rikimaru sighed as he looked up at Jiraiya. "Alright, I'll tell you right after I check on my students."

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Gaara laughed maliciously as the sand pulled away from the corpse of... dozens of snakes?

"Nice trick. If I didn't use my Hebi Bunshin I would have been killed." Spoke Naruto as he jumped from a nearby tree. Sasuke's jaw drop hearing this as he couldn't tell the difference even with his Sharingan while Yugito's tears dried up instantly before she looked slightly pissed at him. As she was about to yell at him for scaring her to death when he spoke again. "Sasuke, are your reserves at full."

Sasuke looked at him oddly before nodding. "Yeah, why?"

"Cause I want you to use almost all of it to summon." Responded Naruto as he threw him another soldier pill. "Eat that after you do." Sasuke's eyes widen with realization before smirking as he jumped a good distance from Naruto and Yugito as Naruto did the same. Both of them bit their thumbs and flashed through a few hand seals before calling out their jutsu.

"KUCHIYOSE NO JUTSU!"

Two large plums of smoke enveloped the area revealing two of the most feared boss summons in the world. Manda and Gamabunta.

Manda looked around and noticed Gamabunta and Shukaku before looking up at Naruto and hissed loudly. "Boy! I know I said you could summon me, but I demand sacrifices for working with that waste of slimy skin!"

Naruto sighed as he looked down at Manda before nodding. "Fine, but only after I find some. I'm not like Orochimaru, I can't use anybody I want."

The giant snake nodded as Gamabunta glared at him before looking up at Sasuke. "The same goes for you boy. I demand a hell of a lot of sake to work with this bag of scales. Maybe some black mail on Jiraiya as well"

Sasuke popped in a soldier pill before nodding at the toad boss. "Fine. Though I'll have to ask sensei on the last part."

On the ground, Yugito looked up in shock seeing this. 'Whoa... How did Naruto get so strong so quickly? And the same with Sasuke? He couldn't even beat me in a spar a month ago, but now...'

"Kitten, this is why the summon world is in an uproar right now, well from what I heard from Hachi as she speaks with the summons Naruto calls. They believe the next chosen three have emerged, just like the sannin." Responded Nibi as this she wasn't even slightly surprised by this turn of events.

Yugito looked slightly shocked to hear this, but was also confused. 'Chosen three?'

Nibi sighed as she explained it to her. "During each century, three souls that are born around the same time emerge into the shinobi world with skills that are almost unrivaled and they have the ability to summon the strongest from the summon world. Each one on their own is powerful, but all three together, they are almost unbeatable."

"Yet they rarely ever work together as the past has shown. The closest group to due it was the sannin. And they fell apart at the turn of the century."

Yugito nodded numbly as she listen and looked on in aw at Naruto and Sasuke as they stared down the sand made tanuki. 'Guess it makes sense why all the jounin are calling them the Neo Sannin.'

On top of Shukaku, Gaara looked surprised and slightly frightened, though he didn't show it, that the two in front of him summoned two creatures of equal size of Shukaku. Her gritted his teeth before placing his hands in a ram seal.

"Tanuki Neiri no Jutsu!"

Suddenly Gaara's head slumped as he fell asleep. The sand colored eyes of Shukaku turned gold as she took over. "FINALLY! I'M FREE ONCE MORE!"

Both boss summons tensed hearing this and looked towards the crazed Shukaku as she glared happily at them. They looked at each other and with such and gave such a slight nod that even the Mangekyou Sharingan couldn't have seen it before they charged the psychotic tanuki. She inhaled deeply before firing out a large blast of wind towards the two.

"Futon: Renkudan!"

Manda easily swerved around it as Gamabunta jumped into the air. Sasuke seeing the opportunity looked down at Gamabunta. "I need oil!"

He nodded as Sasuke went through some hand seals and gushered oil out of his mouth towards Shukaku. Sasuke breathed deeply before breathing out a large ball of fire combining with the oil to create Katon: Gamayu Endan. Shukaku's eyes widen seeing this and pulled Gaara inside her head so she could stay out, and alive at that.

As the fire was about to engulf Shukaku, Naruto finished his hand seals.

"Futon: Daitoppa!"

The pressurized wind caught the flame bullet and at first and looked like it was going to tear it in two when the wind caught fire and engulfed the sand demon. All four watched nervously waiting to see the result when suddenly the flames erupted into a ball of air heading straight for Manda. Naruto's eyes widen as they were engulfed by the super heated flames as Shukaku laughed maniacally.

Sasuke eyes widen as he narrowed his eyes as Gamabunta rushed Shukaku and sliced an arm off before she realized what was going on. She narrowed her eyes a slapped Bunta with her tail and was about to fire another Renkudan at him, when she noticed the fire died out. And all that was left was scales.

The earth erupted from underneath her ass Manda shot up and sank his fangs into Shukaku's neck as his body wrapped around hers. Seeing this, Bunta rushed over and gripped her arm before yelling as Naruto and Sasuke. "Hurry and find a way to hit him! He'll wake up with a good hit!"

Manda blinked his eyes in agreement as he had a mouthful and couldn't speak, though he would never verbally agree with the toad. Both young shinobi nodded and jumped onto Shukaku's head, knowing Gaara was somewhere within it. Sasuke cursed as his Sharingan couldn't detect him as the sand had chakra and youki flowing through it making it impossible to find him.

Naruto was having the same problem, but his vision was slowly piercing through the sand as his half moon pupil slowly morphed into a full moon. Suddenly everything became clear to Naruto as he saw Gaara just arms reach out inside the skull. "Sasuke! I've found him. He's about a little more than arms length beneath the sand. I'm going to use a Rasengan to tear through the sand to give you a short distance to hit him with Chidori."

Sasuke's eyes widen hearing this, but seeing this full moon Taiingan, he nodded as he went through five hand seals and pressed his hand against Shukaku's head as lighting began to crackle. Naruto created a kage bunshin and slowly started to form a Rasengan while Shukaku struggled to get free and throw off the two on it's head.

The clone dismissed itself as the Rasengan was finished. With lighting speed, Naruto thrusted the Rasengan into the skull, blasting away sand as it was shredded off from the force of the jutsu. Naruto gritted his teeth as he pushed it deeper and deeper till it finally died out. After drilling in about three feet and leaving a crater about five feet wide.

Sasuke took this opportunity and thrusted it towards the center of the crater s soon as Naruto jumped out of the way and pierced inside it. Shukaku in a desperate move, managed to move Gaara just enough to the side that it forced the Chidori to miss his skull and pierce through his right chest.

"NO! I JUST BEEN FREED!"

The eyes slow shifted back to their sandy color before it hardened and started cracking. Manda released his grip as did Bunta as the sand start falling rapidly. The two young teens jumped on top of their summons heads as the sand crashed to the ground, leaving a beaten and broken Gaara on the ground.

Naruto nodded towards Manda. "Your jobs finished. I'll try to get the sacrifices for you when I can."

The giant snake nodded as he let Naruto off on the tree tops.

Sasuke sighed as he jumped next to Naruto before turning to Bunta. "Alright, I'll find a way to get you your sake and black mail. Might take a while though." The toad summon nodded and both exploded into large plums of smoke leaving the two young shinobi standing on the tree tops watching the invading shinobi run from Konoha.

The invasion had failed.

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