Chapter 3

Once everyone but Naruto, Neji and the proctor cleared the field the proctor decided to let them speak a minute before he starts the fight. Neji quickly said with a smug smirk "Fate decrees I win dead last." Naruto just yawned and said "Yeah, hurry with the fate crap and lets fight." Neji scowled but nodded to the proctor who quickly said "Neji Hyuuga vs Naruto Uzumaki, begin!" As soon as they started Naruto quickly jumped backwards to get some space while Neji charged at him. While Neji charged Naruto quickly summoned a clone, then threw a kunai and both Naruto's went through hand signs with one yelling "Wind Style: Great Breakthrough!" while the other said "Kunai shadow clone jutsu". This caused the one kunai to turn into and go after Neji even faster than the original throw. Neji knew he wouldn't be able to dodge so he did the only he could and started to spin while yelling "Kaiten!" which shocked everyone in the arena, mainly the Hyuuga area. Naruto just cursed that it didnt quickly went through some more hand signs before yelling "Wind Style: Wind Bullets!" and shot five bullets towards Neji who quickly jumped back to dodge them. While Neji was dodging Naruto's clone quickly ran around the arena to try to get behind Neji since he hadn't activated his dojutsu yet so he should be able to get behind him fairly easily. The real Naruto quickly grabbed his kodachi and charged at Neji who looked shocked that he would try that but quickly smirked.

Neji sent a palm strike for Naruto's chest which was slapped away by Naruto's kodachi's flat side. This went on for a few minutes before Neji quickly jumped back. He was about to start taunting Naruto before he sensed something behind him, he turned around and came face to face with the Naruto clone that was slowly making it's way behind him. The clone threw a punch which Neji sidestepped before sending a palm strike which the clone grabbed his wrist with both hands but was unable to block the second hand coming for a palm strike. The clone was quickly dispelled but when Neji turned back to face the real Naruto he shocked! He saw Naruto standing on top a rather large toad that had a sword on it's back. The whole arena was shocked into silence.

- Competitor area -

Ino quickly said to Sakura "Forehead! How come Naruto can summon toads? I thought he was the dead last." Sakura just said "Of course Naruto-baka is the dead last, he's a horrible ninja, he should just give the toads to Sasuke-kun!" Everyone, even Ino, sighed. Ino had discovered she shouldn't be so much a fangirl to put others down and decided to try to be a real ninja. Shikamaru just sighed and said "Troublesome, clearly Naruto is a lot better than we thought if he can summon toads, now watch the match." Everyone still looked like they wanted to question it more but decided to wait for Naruto to do so.

- Kage booth -

The 'kazekage' quickly said to the Hokage "Hokage-dono I didn't know the toad sannin took another apprentice, even so it's rather impressive to be able to summon a toad that size at his age. Could this be a second coming of a genius on the level of Minato Namikaze?" The Hokage already had a feeling to who this was but couldn't do anything yet so he just sighed and said "Who knows? He is Konoha's number one unpredictable ninja after all."

- Arena floor -

Neji said "How can a dead last like you summon toads!? Your supposed to be a failure! Fate decreed me better!" Naruto just sighed and said "Gamaken can you shoot some water bullets at him for me?" The toad just croaked what seemed to be an agreement and said "Sure thing bro, call me out later for sword sparring though!" The toad then shot five water balls towards Neji who found they were too fast and he wouldn't be able to dodge. He quickly span and called "Kaiten!" while Naruto went through some hand signs and used "Lightning Style: Lightning Bolt Technique!" which shot a bit of electricity from one of his hands into the water balls. One ball managed to get through before the Kaiten was fully in motion but it was weakened. When it hit Neji it knocked him back stopping his Kaiten and stunning him for a moment. Naruto used this time to jump over to him and put his kodachi to Neji's neck while Gamaken quickly dispelled himself. Naruto said "Forfeit or die." Neji was going to say no but one look at Naruto and he knew he was serious so he sighed and said "Proctor, I forfeit." The proctor quickly yelled "Winner, Naruto Uzumaki!" The whole arena was silent for a few moments before clapping was heard and everyone turned to see the Hokage clapping which caused everyone else to clap. Naruto quickly grabbed Neji's hand and helped him while saying "I broke fate, you can too." and walked off.

- Competitor area -

When Naruto walked into the competitor area he stunned to see all eyes on him and said "What? Do I have something on my face?" Everyone face faulted at that before Tenten ran over and said "You beat Neji and your acting like it's not a big deal!? True you didn't look like you weren't trying that much but still!" Naruto just chuckled and said "I was trying really hard, It's hard to win trying not to show off many new skills, I chose summoning since even though it's know I can summon toads no one knows how big I can summon them." Everyone was quiet until Shikamaru said "Troublesome, he's saying that he has a load of more tricks he can use too so he still has an open playing field without everyone knowing his true strength." This caused Sakura to yell "Naruto-baka! Give Sasuke-kun your toads! Your a pathetic ninja so he should have them." Naruto just sighed and said "If I'm a pathetic ninja why is it that you always want me to give my skills to Sasuke? Wouldn't that make him worse than a pathetic ninja? Anyway why are you in the competitor area, I was looking forward to quiet." Everyone just chuckled while she screeched "I'm here because the people from the preliminaries are allowed to support their friends! And of course your a pathetic ninja but that doesn't mean Sasuke-kun is he just needs to get stronger so after he kills a man he marries me!" Naruto burst into full laughter and rolled on the floor clutching his stomach before saying "Sasuke is gay, Sakura, he even has 'uke' in his name." Everyone laughed except Sakura who saw red and swung for Naruto who dodged.

- Arena Floor -

The proctor quickly said "Due to Sasuke Uchiha having not arrived yet, his match will be moved to last. Can Shino and Kankuro come down?" Soon enough both were down and the proctor yelled "Begin!" This was a rather boring matchup due to the fact that neither opponent could get near the other, with Kankuro trying to get past the bugs. Eventually he got a slice on Shino with a hidden blade from the puppet, however Shino turned into bugs and flew to Kankuro while eating the chakra strings connecting him to the puppet. Shino then appeared from the tree in the arena while Kankuro collapsed and the proctor yelled "Winner, Shino Aburame!" There was a uproar of cheering as Shino walked away and Kankuro was room to the medics.

The proctor soon nan ounces the next match. "Shikamaru Nara vs Temari, Get down here!" Temari glided down on her fan while Shikamaru was kicked over the railing by Ino. Soon enough he got up and walked over. The proctor then yelled "Begin!"

- Canon Fight -

"Winner, Temari! Next match is Sasuke Uchiha vs Gaara!" Gaara quickly appeared in a swirl of sand and waited patiently for Sasuke to appear.

- Kage Booth -

The Hokage quickly said "Right well, the Uchiha is disqualified." Before he could send the message the Kazekage said "Can he fight the overall winner of the tournament? Even if he cannot be promoted this might satisfy people who wanted him to fight." While saying this he thought 'I must call the invasion off, this way Sasuke can hopefully see he is inferior to people and I can manipulate that'. The Hokage sighed but nodded and sent a message through one of his guards while the 'kazekage' got one if his guards to inform his troops it was cancelled.

- Arena Floor -

The proctor listened to the messenger and sighed but nodded. "Sasuke Uchiha still has not shown up so he is disqualified! However, he will fight the overall winner of the tournament. Even with this fight he has no chance for promotion. There will be a 30 minute break before the next round, your free to go buy refreshments and come back!" Gaara left in a swirl of sand while Tthe proctor went in a swirl of leaves.

Five minutes slater there was a swirl of leaves in the middle of the field where Sasuke and Kakashi appeared back to back. When he noticed no one was there he was about to say something before a messenger appeared and explained to Kakashi who gulped but nodded and took Sasuke in another swirl of leaves.

- Competitor Box -

After Kakashi explained to Sasuke what happened he went off to brood as usual. Kakashi used this time to go over to Naruto and say "Yo Naruto, how did you do?" Naruto quickly replied "Eh, I won Kakashi, and I'll say now while I don't believe scrolls make up for your lack of teaching, I thank you greatly for what you gave me. I haven't used it yet so you can see what I learnt!" Kakashi smiled under his mask and said "Okay Naruto, that's fair and I look forward to it, I believe in you." After that Kakawho walked over to the other Jounin sensei.

When Kakashi got near Kurenai said "Have you taught the other two properly yet?" Kakashi sighed and said "No, and before you say anything, I know I should've but Sasuke was supposed to have a supposed unstable jinchuuriki as a opponent. I've planned what I'm teaching then soon now anyway. Kurenai sighed but nodded.

- Arena Floor -

The 30 minutes were over. Genma, the proctor, quickly appeared and said "Naruto Uzumaki vs Gaara!" Once this was said, Naruto jumped down and used chakra to soften the fall while Gaara appeared in his swirl of sand. The proctor then said "Ready? Begin!" As soon as that was called Naruto jumped back while Gaara shot sand after him. This continued for a few moments until Naruto managed to get in close with a quick taijutsu combo before jumping away.

Naruto continued his hit and run tactic until Gaara surrounded himself in a sand dome. When he tried to break it, spikes appeared. Naruto discreetly activated his sharingan and jumped back before making there's hand signs and the sound of chirping birds filled the air.

- Competitor Area -

Sasuke ran over to Kakashi and said "Why did you teach him that too? It's my jutsu now." Before Kakashi could say anything Gai cut in "You taught two students this jutsu? That's dangerous friend." Kakashi sighed and said "I only taught Sasuke it, Naruto got it in a scroll, I'm amazed Naruto does it better than Sasuke at the moment. I taught it to Sasuke to try to have something I case Gaara had a defence like we see now and Naruto because he deserved it for my failure to teach." Before talking continued a scream was heard.

- Arena Floor -

Naruto had just pierced Gaara's sand dome and Gaara started screaming and then said "My blood! It's my blood!" When the dome cleared, it showed half of Gaara's body in its half transformed state. Naruto cursed until he remembered what Jiraiya told him.

- Flashback -

Jiraiya was training Naruto in sealing when he said "Now, since you'll most likely face that jinchuuriki with the unstable seal, I'll teach you the demonic chakra repressing seal."

- Flashback end -

Naruto breathed a sigh of relief as he pulled one of the seals out of his pocket. He quickly charged Gaara and was dodging his sand. He had to jump back several times but eventually made it and slapped the seal on part if his none transformed forehead. The sand covering his body quickly dropped and Gaara fainted from being cut off from his demon's chakra. The proctor called "Winner, Naruto Uzumaki!" The medics came and got Gaara while Naruto just walked away.

- Competitor Area -

Naruto walked into the area to see everyone staring at him, while Sasuke was glaring. He just took a deadpan look and said "Is this gonna happen every time I win a fight?" This immediately broke out people asking him questions until they were silenced by Kakashi who just walked over and said "I'm impressed you learnt Chidori that efficiently alone. I have a feeling I'll be showing you Raikiri soon Naruto." Naruto just smiled and nodded while Sasune glared again. Soon the next match was starting and Shino and Temari made their way down.

- Arena Floor -

Once they made it to their respective positions the proctor yelled "Begin!" As soon as this began, Shino sent bugs towards Tenari who jumped back and sliced with her fan and jutsu. This went on for five minutes until Shino said "Proctor, I concede, my bugs have no way getting to her." The proctor nodded and yelled "Winner, Temari!" Temari and Shino quickly left and went back up to join the others.

- Competitor Area -

As they walked in, Shino was wished better luck while Temari was congratulated. They were then told it was another 30 minute break until the final. This time was used for basic small talk until Naruto and Temari made their way down to the arena floor.

- Arena Floor -

Once Naruto and Temari were ready, the proctor called out "Begin!" As soon as he said this Naruto was forced to dodge a wind attack before attempting to charge in. Once he got close to Temari she blocked his punch with her fan and the jumped back. This continued for a few moments before Naruto wasn't through hand signs and said "It's time to finish this! "Summoning Jutsu!"" Naruto was soon standing on top of a large toad again, nearly he same size as the other but with no weapon. Naruto quickly said "Sorry, no time for talk, oil please!" The toad just croaked and spat out oil while Naruto went through hand sins before saying "Fire Style: Toad Oil Flame Bullet!" Naruto then spat out a stream of fire which set the oil on fire and it rushed towards Temari.

Once the fire cleared a slightly burnt Temari could be seen unconcious seemingly hiding behind her fan. The proctor quickly yelled "Winner of the Chuunin Exam Finals, Naruto Uzumaki! He will face Sasuke Uchiha in 45 minutes to allow him to rest. The crowd broke into cheers as Naruto walked away while Temari was carried off.

Soon enough the 45 minutes were up and Sasuke and Naruto were in their respective positions for the fight. Before it began Sasuke said "Prepare to lose dobe." Naruto sighed and said "We'll see Sasuke, we'll see." Seeing the talking was done, the proctor yelled "Begin!"

AN: I think that's a okay stop, want reviews are welcome and I'm interested in what you think.