#30 Prelimenary Rounds #3

Naruto was disappointed in his fight and headed back up to the viewing area. Naruto you'll have a good fight.

Naruto started smiling again Big Brother I'm just disappointed, all had good fights, but I didn't.

I wanted to show that I have what it takes to become Hokage soon.

I know you just have to show me, I will be the next Naruto after all and have the biggest role in appointing the next one and I know how hard you've been training, because you've been training with me and my team.

The next two opponents were chosen, they were Neji Hyuga and Temari from Sunagakure.

Good luck Neji.

Don't worry Tenten.

Lee looked at him, win then we can fight next round.

Lee, I look forward to fighting you.

Neji and Temari entered the arena.

Uh you use a big fan, reminds me of Tenten, she always lost to me too.

We'll see about that white-eye.

Hayate opened the fight and Neji ran straight for Temari.

Temari opened her fan and waved it three times and windscythes darted toward Neji.

He saw that and activated his Byakugan. He just knocked them away with three Jukens and reduced the distance between him and Temari.

Temari saw that he was getting dangerously close and flew with her fan over him to get to the other side of the room.

Neji saw her fly over him and stretched his fingertips towards her and said Water Needle Juken Jutsu, from his fingertips then shooting 4 water needles towards Temaris fan.

Temari dodged at the last second and Neji slammed his right leg on the ground and said Stone Pillar Shot Jutsu.

Neji's body was shot up by a stone pillar and flew towards Temari who tried to throw Shuriken at Neji from the air as he flew towards her and Neji grinned and said Rotary Firestorm Jutsu.

He rotated himself in flames and formed an upwardly closed flame tornado and debuffed the Shuriken and flew straight towards Temari's fan and hit her.

Temari lost her balance and her fan was burned, she fell to the ground on her right leg.

Neji was heading to the ground again and to cushion his impact, he hit the ground with a Palm Punch Chakra Wave and then ran to Temari who was still on the ground. Temari recovered from the impact, but her right ankle was sprained.

She had hardly any options, so she shot a Windbullet Jutsu at Neji, who didn't care. He countered it again with a Juken and stormed on to Temari.

Temari now took her folded fan and tried to defend herself against Neji's blow coming towards her.

Neji broke the fan in half and threw Temari against the wall with his Palm Blast.

She hit the ground and bled profusely from the head, but tried to fight again and then just fell over.

This makes Neji Hyuga the winner.

Gaara and Kankuro couldn't believe it and Gaara got angry at Temari, but held back his anger.

Neji went back to the others.

Rurado you liked what I did with her.

Yes thank you Neji, they deserve it for what their village did to me, my mother and my father.

You're welcome.

Neji great fight, but with the flame tornado you applied it pretty thick, you shouldn't give everything.

Sorry Sensei Haru she was a very slippery opponent.

Well, you're doing extra training with Lee and Guy tonight.

Yes, Sensei Haru.

You were the embodiment of Youth Neji, I could literally feel your Flames of Youth. Thank you Sensei Guy.

Yes that was crazy Lee exclaimed. Kakashi said to both of them, don't you think what you taught your students is a bit over the top?

Kakashi Youth knows no barrier it cannot break Guy said.

And Kakashi couldn't believe it anymore. He didn't even understand how Neji's flame tornado worked and just nodded the whole thing off.

The next fight was Rura vs Kankuro from Sunagakure.

Yay, I'll get the perverted make-up fetishist.

Don't kill him Rura you got it?

Yes Haru I'm trying my best.

What if I vape just one of his body parts? That's ok he probably won't have any problems with a prosthesis.

Yay, cool.

Rura jumped into the arena.

Well, clown pervert, we see each other again.

Shut up, my puppet will take you out. Hayate opened the fight and Rura immediately called Shakuton Needle Rain Jutsu.

In the air around Rura, 10 needles of fire formed, flying in the direction of Kankuro. Baki saw this and shouted at Kankuro, don't let them touch you.

Kankuro heard what Baki said and held his puppet in front of him

It was hit and erupted into steam.

What was that?

Kankuro wondered his favorite puppet just turned to steam.

Rura wanted to attack him again, but Baki shouted give up Kankuro you don't stand a chance.

Kankuro looked at Baki and said I give up. Sunagakure has nothing more to offer than that, Rura said.

Keep fighting you coward i have a score to settle with your village for what it did to my family.

Baki couldn't believe what he heard, could it be possible, but why is she in Konoha? Hey you what's your mother's name?

You should know that or have you seen this ability by someone else before.

You betrayed my mother and hunted me and my father and then murdered him in front of my eyes.

I will pay you back for everything you did to my family in the future.

So you really are Pakura's daughter, so you are still alive?

Yes and I will take my revenge on you. Temari realized what the conversation was about, after the name Pakura was mentioned.

So she is the daughter of the great heroine Pakura, Sensei Baki, but why is she in Konoha asked Temari.

It was your father he was afraid that she would be dangerous to him and betrayed her on a mission and she died.

But her husband and daughter fled from our Anbu for years and when we got news that her father died in one of the Anbu attacks.

Did your father think that she wouldn't survive long in the desert anyway and let the matter rest.

But apparently she survived and is now a Ninja of Konoha, I have to tell your father that.

Stop talking like I'm not here you traitor. You betrayed my mother, my father said she loved the village and now look at the village.

You are the poorest of the 5 big nations and many people in your country are starving.

You don't even manage to produce good Ninjas as I can see from you.

I'll give your village the coup de grace if I'm strong enough for it.

It won't happen if Rasa finds out about your existence, he'll take care of you as soon as you leave the village.

Now Haru interfered and threw his Killing intent to Baki.

So you mean you can so easily threaten Konoha and its residents in my presence. Threat my girlfriend again and I will turn your entire village to ashes and erase you traitors from the history books.

Baki was about to pass out and Orochimaru was analyzing everything closely, still not knowing why he was dying when Haru and Anko appeared in front of him.

Haru calmed down and said Hayate call for the next fight.

I want to see Lee hit the Sand Splatter. Hayate looked at Haru and realized there was another fight to come.

I kgh kgh kgh call the last kgh kgh opponents into the arena.

Lee take off your weights or you don't stand a chance.

Ok Sensei Haru should give everything? Yeah crush him like a bug and go all out from the start.

Lee put down his weights and Naruto looked at them and tried to lift them, but couldn't even manage one and Lee was carrying four of them.

How much do they weigh?

Lee has about 500 pounds on every part of his body Naruto.

Lee sprinted into the arena and faced Gaara.

Well, on your forehead is written love, you'll need it when I'm done with you.

Hayate opened the fight and Gaara created a large sand hand that slid towards Lee.

Lee opened his first three gates, turned Red and dodged the hand, appearing right behind Gaara.

He then punched through Gaara's sand shield, hitting him square in the face. Gaara slid across the floor, his face cracked and sand spilled out.

He hurt me, I feel the pain.

Gaara got angry and shot sand projectiles at Lee.

Lee activated another 2 gates meanwhile, he saw the bullets and appeared again behind Gaara and punched him in the air and in the air he jumped at Gaara again and again and rained punches on him constantly.

Gaara didn't have time to react and Lee stopped hitting him and said open Gate of View.

He opened the sixth gate and struck in the direction of Gaara, his blows began to burn and Gaara's sand began to melt and turn into glass with each blow.

In the end, Gaara was melted in a glass container and couldn't break free anymore and with it Hayate declared Lee the winner.

Lee fainted and collapsed, but Haru and Guy jumped down to him.

You did well Lee.

Haru then healed him of his physical pain. And brought him to the others.

But then jumped down and made a strong hit on the glass dome in which Gaara was trapped.

It shattered, revealing a Gaara with a completely burned face, who was still conscious.

Hey you, I'll heal you for a moment, hold still.

Gaara had lost a fight for the first time in his life and was dependent on the help of others.

He looked at Haru and asked why everyone sees me as a monster?

He cried.

I see you as Sand Spatter no more and no less.

But my whole village is afraid of me, because this thing is inside me.

I know you see Naruto up there, he has something like you in him, but unlike you, he tries to convince people, that what's inside him doesn't make who he is and you see it yourself.

He has friends who stands with him and would do anything for him and I doubt your siblings are scared of you.

They're only afraid of you hurting others, because they know what you're going through and are trying to support you.

We can be friends too, if you want?

I also have something inside me that is far more dangerous than what you have. Should I tell that thing in you to let you sleep in peace?

I think I can convince him.

Please help me.

Ok close your eyes I'll meet the little one. Haru entered Gaara's mindscape and saw Shukaku.

What are you doing in here?

I heard you need a beating Shukaku.

And how does a little kid like you want to give me a rubdown and how do you know my name?

I have my sources and as for how.

Ura suck him dry.

A shadow appeared next to Haru.

What does this tiny one want to do?

Ura grew and became 10 times the size of Shukaku.

Did you call him tiny?

It's okay, I take it back.

That's what the fox also said.

Ura beat him up.

Ura sucked Shukaku completely empty, he was 30 cm tall.

Ura isn't he cute?

Yes Master.

Please spare me.

Only if you let Gaara sleep.

Yes, I won't cause him any more problems, but only if you never come back.

Ok I'll go again then.

Haru was in front of Gaara again and said I've taken care of your problem, you can now sleep without any problems.

What, how did you do that?

I just beat him up.

And now get up and go to your siblings, they're already worried about you. Orochimaru licked his lips.

How did he heal him so quickly without Gaara having to bite his arm?

The boy raises a lot of questions.

Thank you for what you have done for me my friend.

Gaara then turned and walked towards Temari and Kankuro.

Gaara are you okay?

Yes, he healed me and he probably made sure that I can sleep again.

What how?

He must have beat up the Ichibi.

What that doesn't work at all, right?

I don't know, but he stopped screaming in my head.

I'm going back home now, I'm not going along with father's plan anymore.

Haru is my friend now, I won't attack him, father should see how he gets along, will you come with me?

Gaara we can't just go.

I will go whether you come with me or not, it is your decision.

Alright brother, we'll come with you, but what about Baki, he won't just let us go. What is he going to do to me?

Kankuro thought for a moment.

You're right Gaara let's just go.

And brother, I'm supposed to tell you to wipe the make-up off your face, it's ugly. So now that all fights are decided, I ask you all to draw a number and this will then determine your opponent for the final tournament in a month.

Everyone drew a number.

Number 1 Rock Lee.

Number 2 Choji Akimichi.

Number 3 Hinata Hyuga.

Number 4 Naruto Uzumaki.

Number 5 Neji Hyuga.

Number 6 Kiba Inuzuka.

Number 7 Ino Yamanaka.

Number 8 Sasuke Uchiha.

Number 9 Rura.

Number 10 Tenten Magikarpo.

Number 11 Shikamaru Nara.

Shikamaru shouted and who is my opponent?

Hayate said you have none in the first round and start your first fight in the second round.

Finally I'm lucky, that means everyone will be down and then I can farm them.

Today is my lucky day.

Little brother, so you got your free pass, then we have to take you extra hard.

No Haru you said I don't have to practice if I win.

That was a lie.

Shikamaru come on I just use Ura and you do the same physical exercises as me.