Gohan Chakra Warrior Chapter 4

Loud cheers resounded within the arena, shouts of 'slay the demon' mixed alongside. The people were fairly excited, after all, it's not every day you get to see shinobi go at it at each other, well it's never this safe, usually they attempt to kill you. Granted the ones to fight were only snot nosed brats, but hey, a fight is still a fight. And on the plus side, they also get to see the damned demon brat beaten to an inch of his life by the Hyuga prodigy. But the majority were there to see if the rumours that have been flying around the last month were true.

Naruto and Neji both eyed the other, Neji's condescending smile mocking the blond, his arms crossed at his chest and head held high. He would show these people, the destiny that fate had chosen for him, was not something that this blond idiot could stop, he, Uzumaki Naruto was destined to lose by his hands!

-Up in the Stands-

Sakura sat there in deep thought, worry present in her eyes. Her crush was late, as was there Sensei. And on top of that, her last remaining team mate, whom she had always considered as weak and useless, was standing there, ready to face the previous 'Rookie of the Year'

But Naruto of today seemed a lot different to the Naruto who always begged her for dates, he wasn't loud, nor was he wearing bright orange. His demeanour had changed, the aura he exerted was more… she couldn't describe it, it was just 'MORE'

"Hey forehead, when did Naruto get a makeover?" Sakura's train of thoughts hit a brick wall as soon her rival's voice was heard "What was that Ino-Pig!" Sakura's irritated voice was loud enough for even Naruto to hear it 'If only Sakura-Chan would cheer for me that loudly'

-Back to the Fight-

"You should quit while you have the chance, fate has destined for you to lose. Let's not waste everyone's time here" Naruto wasn't a sensor…yet, but could still sense that giant stick up this guy ass. He was more arrogant then Sasuke-teme and that was saying a lot.

If he had not met Gohan, he would've ran head first, without any plan, just spam his clone jutsu and try to bring the arrogant asshole down and take vengeance for Hinata-chan. But the Naruto of today is different to the Naruto of the past.

"Ohh? And why should I?" Neji simply took the Hyuga taijutsu stance "if this is what you have decided, then allow me to show you your place"

"COME!" Naruto also took his stance, a modified version of the standard academy taijutus form. Gohan had promised him that he'll teach him a better and more effective taijutsu style if his performance here today was satisfactory enough. Naruto smirked, ready to show the people his newly trained strength.

Both participants remained in there stances, eyeing the other. It was Neji, who attacked first, getting tired of waiting for him opponent. He moved forward, ready to hit the blonde with an effective and match-ending 'Juken' strike. What he didn't expect, was for the blonde to simply side-step him and follow with his own punch aimed at his head.

He was honestly surprised. His 'Juken' strike was fast, faster than anything the blonde showed a month ago. Yet he dodged it with ease. Neji had to jump away to avoid that punch, taking the momentary gap to re-examine his opponent. An increase in speed like that cannot be achieved in such a short period of time, especially not as short as a month. He himself spent years to naturally increase his speed, granted he wasn't going his absolute fastest, but it was still not a pace that the blonde idiot should've been able to follow, let alone dodge.

The surprise and line of thoughts appeared in the minds of those who knew of the boys capabilities. But then again, a slight increase in speed was not something to go crazy about. It might've looked inhumanly fast and impossible for the untrained civilians, but to the trained and experienced, both were still not 'Fast Enough'.

Neji, again took the initiative to attack first, and yet again, the results were the same as before. He had increased his speed, slightly using chakra, but Naruto almost showed the same increase. Neji tried again and again, increasing his speed, number of strikes, the chakra enhancement to his strength and alternating between different forms of the 'Juken Style', yet the blonde managed to dodge and counterattack each time. As a result, Neji wasn't fairing that well.

But neither was Naruto, sure he knew the cheat-code, sure he trained his ass off, but in the end, a week, is only a week and not that long for major improvements, after all, even his accelerated healings had its limits.

With one final, clash, the two broke apart. Both panting, sweat covering their foreheads and chakra slightly depleted. "YOU!, why do you try to defy fate?! Just as it is my destiny to bear this hatred and anger, it is also yours to be defeated by my hands, just like that weakling cousin of mine!"

Naruto narrowed his eyes "Why do you talk like? What happened to you to make you turn out like that? Why do you Hate Hinata-Chan so much?"

Neji slightly shifted his stance "Why do you care?"

"Because I want to understand" was all Naruto said.

Neji went deep in thought, he will entertain this fool for bit longer "Very well. My father, Hyūga Hizashi, was the younger brother to the current Hyūga Clan Head, Hyuga Hiashi. As part of the Hyuga tradition, the eldest born within the main family are chosen to be the next Clan Head and those born after, are to serve the main branch for life. My father was born just a few short seconds after Hiashi-sama. Because of those few seconds, Hiashi-sama was declared the next Clan Head while my father was sent to the branch family, to be the slave of the main family his entire life.

During the pace treaty signing with Kumo, their Ambassador attempted to kidnap Hinata-sama. Hiashi-sama prevented that by killing the Ambassador in mid-attempt. Naturally, Kumo denied this and demanded compensation, otherwise they would go to war with us. Kumo wanted the person who killed the Ambassador dead and their body delivered to Kumo. Hiashi-sama was too important for the clan, so his identical twin, my father was chosen as the scapegoat. JUST BECAUSE HE WAS A FEW SECONDS YOUNGER! *HUFF* * HUFF* fate had determined my father's destiny and mine, we cannot defy it"

Naruto took all of that in, the traditions of the Huyga were truly disgusting "So is that why you hate Hinata-chan? It wasn't her fault that your father died"

Neji calmed himself "Who I hate and the reason behind is none of your concern"

Naruto took a deep breath, maybe he could help Neji, try and reason with him, so his hate would not consume him. "You know, I improved a lot during this one month, but the most important thing I learned wasn't anything to do with being a ninja."

"Oh, and what is this 'Important lesson' Uzumaki?"

Naruto smiled "Perspective"

-Flashback-

Naruto lay on the ground, exhausted form todays training *HUFF* *HUFF* completely drained and out of breath

Gohan sat on top a large stone, a bit away from the blonde "Hey Naruto, I have one last lesson for you until after the finals"

Those words were enough to fill Naruto with energy. As he jumped on his feet and bolted towards his friend and part time sensei "What is it Gohan? Is it a badass jutsu? Huh huh?" this child like behaviour always put a smile on the half- Saiyan's face.

"No not really Naruto, it's more of a life lesson" Gohan saw the disappointment in the blonde's eyes, haha truly childish. Gohan took a deep breath "What do you think of the beast that resides within you?"

At the mention of the kyuubi, Naruto's blood began to boil, how you could not hate the very being that caused the villagers to despise him? To make him so lonely? Without friends? Family?

His reaction was more than enough to answer the question. So Gohan asked another "Why?"

The angry became visible on his face, he jumped on his feet with his fists clenched "WHY! It's all because of it that my life has been such a pain, I was always alone. Everyone hated me. Parents would tell their children not to play me. I DID NOT DESERVE THIS!" His previous exhaustion coming back, resulting in him falling over on his ass.

Indeed, Naruto had been through a lot, he has suffered things no child should have to ever face and yet, he never gave up, always pushing himself forward and aiming for greatness.

"Naruto. Do you want to be the same as those people who treated you badly?"

The question re-fueled his Uzumaki anger "I would never be scam like them!"

Gohan's smile vanished "But you're already thinking like them" Before Naruto could retort, the Demi-Saiyan continued "The villagers hate the Kyuubi and by extension you. They never got to know who you are, they just thought of you as the Beast. They hate you for what the beast did and just like the villagers you hate the Kyuubi for what he did. But did you ever try to find out why he did what he did?

All you know are stories of the Kyuubi, told by others, biased opinions and personal thoughts. Just like the villagers never tried to find out who Uzumaki Naruto is, you haven't bothered to find out what the Kyuubi is. And that's the lesson for today, Perspective."

"Perspective?" Naruto tilted his head, his anger forgotten due to confusion.

"Yes Perspective. Each person is different, they think differently, they act differently and they behave differently. Just because you view something as right, does not mean the person next to you will share that same view. For example, in Konoha, the Yondaime Hokage is the hero of the 3rd Shinobi War, winning the war in an instant and bringing the temporary peace that is now. Yet in Iwa, he is seen as a horrid villain, who killed a thousand for their people in an instant, without remorse, without mercy."

Gohan took a small breath, looking up at the sky "What I'm trying to say is, do not blindly follow the others, find out the truth yourself Naruto, and make your own judgement. What if the Kyuubi did what he did without a choice? What if it was a misunderstanding? So many 'What if's' Naruto?"

The half-breed looked at his blonde friend, before standing up and walking away. Naruto didn't even realise that Gohan had left him in the clearing alone, too absorbed in his thoughts. That night, Naruto could not get a wink of sleep, contemplating what Gohan had said. Was he really just like the villagers that mistreated him? He guessed that he was, He never gave the furball a chance to explain, he just followed everyone else and hated it without reason.

Naruto quickly sat up on his bed, arms folded "I need to talk to the furball myself, Gohan was right, I need to make my own judgement after I know all the facts….but how do I contact it? Last time, Ero-sennin threw me down that fricking cliff, no way doing that again, maybe mediating will help?"

So Naruto followed Gohan's instructions on how to meditate and folded his legs, steadied his breathing and cleared his mind. Before long he found himself in that sewer of a mindscape of his. In front of him, was the cage that keeps the beast at bay and him safe from it.

It's eyes open slowly, staring at him, sending that chill down his spine "So you've returned, what for? To demand more of MY CHAKRA!" the Kyuubi smashed his front paw/hand on the pillers of the cages, resulting in the entire space to shake. But Naruto remained standing strong "No" it came out as a whisper, but the Kyuubi still heard it "Then why are you here Ningen? To gloat? To remind me of my place?" at least he calmed down.

Naruto stepped forward "I want to understand"

The Kyuubi remained silent "I want to know why you did it? Why did you attack us?"

The Kyuubi raised its head "And why do you care all of a sudden? Aren't you going to blame me for all of your little problems like the rest of your pathetic people?"

"Because….I'm different than them. I want to know the real reason. No lies, no tricks, no deception. The truth and nothing but the truth!"

*Silence*

*Silence*

*Silence*

"Would you say something already!"

*Sign* "You want to know the truth? Fine how bout you make a deal with lil ol me. Your little human tournament is soon right?"

"Yeah. What about it?"

"Hehehe. If you win, I'll tell you everything"

"Yatta!"

"But if you were to lose, then you own me a favour, an IOU, which I can cash in at any time I want."

*Gulp* "So I just have to win right?"

"Yes you have to win…that includes beating that special friend of yours"

The Kyuubi fully knew that his pathetic jailer was incapable of winning against that kid, hell he had doubts that he could even beat the kid, if what he was sensing from the boy was true. So much raw, but tamed energy. Not chakra, no, pure life energy and much of it supressed. The boy, truly was a beast, in every sense of the word.

-Flashback End-

Neji's eyed narrowed "Perspective? What does Perspective have to do with anything?"

"EVERYTING!"

"That's stupid, you're stupid. STOP BEING STUPID!"

Naruto re-took his stance "Fine I'll tell you… right after I beat your sorry ass"

Naruto rushed forward, his hands in the familiar cross sign, "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu" a cloud of smoke erupted and 4 identically figures dashed forward. Each with a kunai in hand. Half way reaching the Hyuga, the clones split up, each surrounding Neji, in 4 directions, before rushing towards him.

"So you've equally split your chakra between all 3 of your clones. Trying to throw me off with such low standard tactics will never work. Hakkeshō Kaiten! (Eight Trigrams: Palm Rotation)"

The chakra dome, pushed all the clones back. Resulting in them turning in to smoke. Leaving only 1 still standing. Naruto again crossed his hands and summoned 8 clones, with the same tactic as before, splitting his chakra equally between them to try and confuse his opponents eyes.

When the smoke dissipated, 8 Clones rushed Neji again with kunai in hand. Clone 1 came at Neji from the front and clone 2 from the back, both in striking position. Neji side-stepped and hit both of them. 2 more clones took that opportunity to throw their kunai at him, only for Neji to jump away. While in mind-air, another one, threw his kunai at Neji's head.

Neji seeing the incoming projectile, tilted his head to dodge, as soon as the blade passed his head, he heard a *PUFF* and from the resulting clouds, emerged Naruto. Neji being in mid-air, was unable to dodge the hard kick and was sent crashing down on the ground.

As the dust began to settle, everyone saw the Hyuga on all fours, coughing up blood "You! I will destr-" before he could finish, he was again punched in the face , sending him flying to the side, before he could regain his balance, another clone sent him flying up with a kick. And the still airborne Naruto, Was heading right at him with his fist pulled back

'I have lost'

A great haymaker right to the face, and the resulting crash, sent Hyuga Neji into unconsciousness for a few seconds.

"Hyuga Neji is unable to continue, Uzumaki Naruto is the victor!"

Silence was all that there was. Everyone was seemingly in shock, some more than others. The Kyuubi brat won against the Hyuga prodigy? How? What? Dafuq!

-Kage Box-

"Ohhhh to think the Hyuga would lose. Interesting"

'Naruto-kun, you always did say that you would prove everyone wrong and become the greatest Hokage in history. Looks like that dream might actually come true. Minato-Kun, Kushina-Chan, you both would've been so proud of your son.'

- In the Stands-

"H-hey forehead, when did the 'dead-last' become so strong?"

Said forehead was too shocked to hear or say anything at the moment.

-With Naruto-

Neji ley there, in defeat. Had his beliefs in fate been wrong this whole time? That blonde idiot was supposed to lose, it was his destiny to lose, yet her he was, the loser instead "I can't move. You, how did you become so strong? All you know is that one clone jutsu"

"You know I failed the academy gradation exam three times, cause of this one jutsu that was always on the exam and it tripped me up every time, it was the one jutsu that I just couldn't master. That's right, I fluked the 'Bunshin Jutsu' every time. So, don't come crying to me about this destiny bullshit.

You know why Perspective is so critically important, it's everything in life. It governs our thoughts, which in turn determines our attitude to what is happening around us. You see Hinata-chan as weak and unfit to be Clan-Heir, but I what see is a gentle and kind girl, who is trying her best to amend the wrongs of her clan. Change your views. With an open perspective, you are more likely to see things differently, and do things differently. Instead of putting Hinata-chan down, you could help her and just maybe, your kids and the future Hyuga descendants won't have to be branded like you."

Neji closed his eyes, deep in thought. Maybe he was always wrong. Maybe. The Iryō-nin (Medical-Ninja) rushed Neji out of the arena. Naruto made his way back up onto the stands to re-join he friends.

"Good job Naruto, all that training did wonders for you"

"Thanks, Gohan. I can't wait to see you fight though"

-Later-

"Can Uchiha Sasuke and Suna no Gaara please make their way to the arena"

"If Uchiha Sasuke doesn't appear in 2 minutes, then he will be disqualified"

-Kage Box-

"It seems that Sasuke-Kun isn't here yet. Your son will win via disqualification Rasa-dono"

"Sarutobi-dono, I came all this way to see the 'Last Uchiha' in action, I hope you can make an exception and allow this fight to be held at the very end if this round"

The Sandaime signed "Very well"

"Can Kankuro and Aburame Shino please come down"

Kankuro hesitated, sure the death of Orochimaru meant that the invasion would no longer be possible. Only reason Suna had grown a pair was because of the snakes support. Without him, Suna stood no chance, especially when the snakes four-eyed bit*h took all of Otogakure's forces and retreated back into the hole they first crawled out of. And he really didn't want to the come face to face with the 'Sennin-Killer'

"I Forfeit"

*Silence*

"DAFUQ!" "GET IN THERE AND FIGHT!" "WE DIDN'T COME ALL THIS WAY FOR YOU TO QUIT YOU LITTLE TURD!"

"Very well, can Temari and Nara Shikamaru please procced to the arena"

Both the lazy-ass and the hot-tempered made their way down for a good fight.

"What a drag. I Forf-" "Don't you dare! If you're a man, then come down here and face me like one!"

Shikamaru the lies down on the ground "I don't wanna fight"

"This Bastard!" the angry blonde, took her fan, ready to strike. Just at that moment, the lazy Nara rolled to the side and launched a number of hidden kunai, paper bombs attached to the ends. Temari jumped back, while swinging her fan, to change the direction of the incoming projectiles.

The bombs exploded with force, creating a smokescreen of dust and cloud. Temari, swings her fan again, to dissipate the dust. As the arena cleaned, the Nara was nowhere to be seen. Temari immediately put up her guard, she crouched ready to react to any incoming attack. The sound of something travelling through the air above her, alerted her. Looking up she saw, tens of kunai heading towards her, forcing her to dodge again. It kept raining blades and she kept dodging, no time to draw her fan and blow away the knives.

She didn't realise that she was moving to the centre of the arena, where the Nara had disappeared from. Finally the rain of blades stopped and she got some breathing room, but she tensed, he body, she could not move her body.

"Finally caught you" the Lazy Nara was behind her, a dull and bored expression on his face.

"H-how?"

"Meh, it's too much of a drag to explain. But whatever, I forfeit"

*Silence* "Shikamaru! You lazy ASS!" – Yamanaka Ino 2018

"Son Gohan, due to your overwhelming strength, it would unfair for any of the genins' to fight you. As such, both the Hokage and the Kazekage have hand-picked Jounin level opponents for you to combat. Naturally it would be unfair for only you to go against higher ranked shinobi. As such, you can refuse and fight the genin."

Gohan, standing in the middle of the stadium, facing the proctor, who just gave him the option to fight stronger people. "I'll accept…under one condition. If I win the first two matches then, I get to choose my third opponent."

The proctor, Shiranui Genma, disappeared in a cloud of smoke before reappearing shortly after "The Kages have agreed to your condition." He spoke in a louder voice "Your first opponent has been chosen by Kazekage-sama. Jonin of Sunagakure, Baki"

The announcement sent the crowd into shock and some less informed beings into a fit of anger

"WHAT! We came here to see Genins fight each other and their talents. Certainly not to see a Jounin beat the crap outta some kid!"

"What are the Kages thinking?"

"Hey he's the rumoured one right"

"Did you hear? People are saying he has the same abilities as Shodaime-sama"

The Super Saiyan and the Suna Jounin stood facing each other, the rumour of the 'Mokuton' silenced the arena. Baki's face showed uneasiness, this kid was the 'Sennin-Killer' and his Kage, not believing his, nor his own children's words, had sent him to fight the boy… 'I just wanna go home'

Gohan stood with his cloak covering his frame, the mask covering the bottom half of his face and his untamed hair out in the open. The Saiyan's eyes showed excitement, his Saiyan genes ready for a good fight. But knowing that the level of his opponent wasn't very high, the excitement kindda dimmed.

"Begin!"

As soon as the word left the proctor's mouth, Baki dashed backwards to create some distance, while performing hand seals, coming to a halt, he yelled "Fūton: Daitoppa!" (Wind Release: Great Breakthrough!) he took a deep breath and released, expelling a gust of wind so strong, that it would be enough to cause serious damage or even kill Low-Jounin rank Nin upon impact.

The Jutsu collided with the boy, forming a cloud of dust. 'Yes! A direct hit!'

Baki's happy expression disappeared when the dust settled and the boy was nowhere to be found. Franticly turning his head to the left, he saw nothing, to the right, nothing again, looking forward, he was startled. The boy was right in front of him, Gohan's hand was less than then 2inchs away from his face with the middle finger building up pressure behind the thumb.

Before Baki could react, the boy let go of his finger and it struck the man's forehead, right in the centre. The resulting reaction to Gohan's simple action, would haunt not only Baki, but the entire audience watching, for a very long time.

First, Baki's head was snapped backwards. Second, the sound created from the young saiyan's finger and the elder Suna Nin's metal forehead protector impacting was akin to 10's of paper bombs going off all together. Third, the moment Gohan's finger touched the metal protector Baki was launched backwards, as if a speeding bullet. Impacting the 50cm thick wall behind with such force, that it was enough for Baki to go all the way through said wall and impact the 2nd wall, 5 metres away. The man was indented into the wall having fallen unconscious the moment he went through the first wall.

Gohan was surprised, he didn't think that using chakra to increase his strength would be enough to create such an effect. He thought that the Suna Nin would only be launched 5 or so metres backwards and he would follow with a strike to the stomach, but to think that the man would be launched so far back and lose consciousness so soon…..

The arena became silent, no one spoke, the shock from what a Genin did to a fully trained and experienced Jounin was too overwhelming for them. Not to mention that all the boy did was fucking flick the Jounin and he went flying like a fucking ragdoll….DAFUQ

"W-WOW! HOW DID HE DO THAT" – a certain blonde Yamanaka

"I did not even see him move" – a Bug loving Aburame

"That kid can kill us all!" *woof* - a Inuzuka and his companion

"…." A wide eyed Akimichi with his chips on the ground

- Kage Box -

The kazekage had gotten to his feet the second Baki was flicked. His expression was dark, wild and dangerous thought in his mind.

The Hokage on the other hand, was deep in thought, analysing what he had just witnessed. The boy was fast, too fast. He could only think of a handful of people that could keep up with him, he was sadly not part of that list….not anymore anyways 'Damn this old body'. Seconds before the Wind Jutsu hit, the boy disappeared and seconds later, appeared right in front of the man, ready to flick. But how he controlled his chakra was something that surprised him to no end.

The moment right before the flick, the boy build up a mass of chakra and released it, granting him the strength he just showed. A technique similar to that of Tsunade-Chan, but the amount of chakra compressed and released in that span of time, is something even Tsunade-Chan will have trouble doing. It's as if his chakra listens and obeys all his commends without any resistance. This was another reason to try and ally with the child, if another nation were to have him and get a hold of his secrets, which would spell disaster for his village.

- With Gohan -

The half-Saiyan dejectedly walked back to the waiting area 'Is there no one that give me a decent challenge?' but those thoughts did not linger any longer as he was greeted with his new blonde friend.

"Oh man Gohan, you were so awesome just then. All you did was flick that guy and he went flying. And not to mention that speed. I couldn't even see you move at all. It's like you became invisible or something. Hey hey can you teach me how you did all that!"

'Haha always the excitable goofball' "In time Naruto, what I did will become child's play for you"

Just then, a cloud of smoke erupted in the middle of the arena, taking most by surprise, some just signed at the duo's antics. A man in green spandex cried rivers of joy while yelling "Damn you Kakashi with your hip and cool attitude!" …mostly everyone tried to create some distances from said man and try their best to just ignore him and his oddness. Gohan just found him funny and weirdly cool

"I hope we are not late"

"You're lucky that the Kazekage wanted to the Uchiha fight and asked for the match between Sasuke and Gaara to be delayed to the end of the first round."

"We wouldn't have been late in the first place if not for you Kakashi-Sensei" a black haired youth, wearing a black one piece suit, with black sandals and white tape wrapped around his right hand.

The Suna jinchuuriki appeared in a sand shunshin with a blood thirsty grin on his face

Kakashi said "Remember Sasuke, 2 is your limit." Before he shunshin'ed to where the other Jounin sensei's were

"You seem to be intent on creating another you huh Kakashi" Asked a breaded smoker

"As if one if you, arriving hours late and reading the smut in public isn't already bad enough. I swear Kakashi, if I see that book in the hands of any of your students, I will murder you in your sleep" A red eyed 'demon' *cough* *cough* Genjutsu mistress stated with absolute certainty

"Yesssss anyways, mind filling me in on what's happened so far?"

Sarutobi Asuma took out another cigarette and lit it up "You other student has shown major improvement Kakashai, he beat the Hyuga"

Kakashi raised his brow on that, but didn't comment, he'll speak to the blonde later and see whats happening

Yuhi Kurenai continued "The puppeteer forfeited even before the match began and Shikamaru, like all lazy Nara, gave up as he was about to win the match. But the most interesting thing happen thus far was with the infamous 'Watari Nin'. Instead of letting him fight Genins, the Kages allowed him to fight Jounin's, he just beat up Baki, the Jounin of the Suna team."

"He moved fast Kakashi, even I was only barely able to keep up with his movements, his strength is immense" Maito Gai ended in seriousness

- Gaara vs Sasuke -

Sasuke was ready. An entire month of training, his new Jutsu was for this exact moment. This Gaara was only a small stepping stone, his aim was to beat Gohan and then, His brother's death.

Gaara stood statically with his arms folded, the beast whom he calls mother had warmed him about that boy, no, not the incest standing in front of him, no, him, the boy who made his so-called sensei look like a complete and utter useless piece of waste. 'But first, to deal with him. His arms, to break or not to break?'

"BEGIN!"

-Next time: Sasuke vs Gaara. Gohan vs ? -