the elimination and secret deal

after everyone arrives, they receive a sermon from Hokage, and the elimination stage begins.

just like in the original, the first battle is Sasuke vs. Yoroi Especially since Sasuke is not out of control he knew the battle would end faster than the story.

it's also a boring battle, that's why Kaoru chose to make his deal with Orochimaru.

Orochimaru saw Kaoru take a leave, and he also chose the same because he was curious about what Kaoru wanted to trade.

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inside a gloomy room, Kaoru waits for Orochimaru.

"Welcome, or should I say it's been a while, Orochimama" Sensing that Orochimaru already arrived he didn't want to waste more time since his team battle would be held soon.

"At least try to remember other people's names correctly kid, I am here, so what do you want?"

Orochimaru also didn't want to waste more time, the longer he stayed the greater a chance to be found by Hokage.

"I want to buy your Edo Tensei, Five-element seal, and five-element unseal technique"

Kaoru just states what he wants without any pleasantries because such an action is useless in front of this guy.

"What a greedy guy, it's fine I can give you those Jutsu, but what do you want to trade with?"

"Easy access to fight with Hokage without any disturbance, I could also help your spy to isolate the area around Hokage in the third exam"

Hearing Kaoru price gives Orochimaru a little room for error, which also tells him that this guy at least has a similar hatred toward the third Hokage.

he thinks this is a good price but still not enough before he can say anything Kaoru beat him.

"I will also give you my research about immortality"

Orochimaru was shocked by what he heard, even if the note was wrong, just from the idea itself is already a priceless treasure.

his research right now is stuck and he needs more ideas, fortunately, Kaoru gave him the chance.

even though he is tempted to take the note forcefully, he chooses to step back when he remembers his location.

when he is still thinking Kaoru throws him the note, and after reading it for a few seconds he gets many new ideas, especially by using Nature Energy or Otsutsuki's cells.

"Good this price is acceptable, these are the scrolls for those three Jutsu, actually I want to deceive you, but this note is really good, it will hurt my pride to trade it with fake scrolls"

For someone like Orochimaru, their pride lies in research, ideas, and discoveries, and since this guy also did similar research and what he asked is just some forbidden Jutsu that could be found in a banned scroll in Hiruzen's office, he didn't mind to share it.

after getting what they want, both of them retreat and go back to their own team.

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in the arena, the battle continued, and this time Sakura vs. Ino turns.

in the original, their battle is just like a catfight but because of Kaoru's teaching, Ino is far stronger than in the canon.

just as Kaoru guessed, Ino beat Sakura to the ground easily, What Kaoru taught her was not only a Kenjutsu but also some Ninjutsu and mostly Taijutsu.

"You're so weak Sakura, I felt ashamed to ever think of you as my rival"

"You think I'm strong because of my clan Jutsu, but you should be aware from the beginning I never use Shintenshin"

"From the moment you infatuated with Sasuke, you never improved no, it should be regress instead"

Ino kept beating Sakura because she felt annoyed by her friend's attitude.

when her teammates fight for their lives, Sakura on the other hand just stunned and didnt do anything.

if Kaoru hadn't appeared maybe they would have already been inside a grave as the best outcome since she knew what kind of people those mad scientists were.

Sakura who keeps receiving the beating can't properly respond because she herself aware of it.

she always thinks of Naruto as a burden but after fighting against Orochimaru she knows that the real burden is her.

"why? don't just keep silent, fight me Sakura!"

"If you don't want to fight then just surrender, stop acting tough!"

Ino gave her another heavy punch to the face and Sakura was thrown away.

but this time Sakura stands up properly and looks at Ino seriously.

"I knew it all Ino, I'm aware of it, but this time I will show you my resolution!" Sakura pulled a Kunai and brought it to her hair and immediately cut her long hair.

Ino who knew how Sakura really loved her long hair shocked by this action.

but after seeing how her friend threw away all the hesitation, Ino showed a very beautiful smile.

"Sakura this time I will go seriously, Kaoru-sensei forbid me to use this Jutsu since the burden for the user is so big that may lead to death"

"I also hate this Jutsu not because of the side effects but because I will become like a monster, but this time I will use it, so make sure you stay alive okay"

Ino put her right thumb on her chest, right on her heart, and pressed it while letting the chakra flow toward her heart.

"Removal!"

Then Ino's skin turns red with a bit of dark red chakra coming out from her body, and her blood vessels bulge on the surface.

but the biggest change is that Ino's face turns similar to a demon.

not to mention Sakura, even Gekko Hayate the referee has a shiver on his back.

"My limit with this Jutsu is 10 seconds so please stay alive Sakura!" Ino disappears and suddenly appears right in front of Sakura, and gives her another punch.

in the eyes of normal people, Ino only punched Sakura once, but for someone like Guy, Kakashi, and other Jounin who are always on the frontline, Ino punched Sakura's stomach at least three times and gave another sidekick on her right.

and Sakura who received all the blows lost consciousness with some internal injury and bone fractures.

"The winner, Yamanaka Ino" Hayate who was stunned immediately announced the outcome and told the medic to give Sakura medical aid.

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a/n: This will be the first batch for mass release, I will try to release the second batch around two or three days from now, or if I get more inspiration then you will get it faster, Thanks for always waiting for this fanfic.