The Chūnin Exams: It is that time of year where after varying tests, people from all around the world come to one village (if they can) to witness the finalists fight for determine their skills, while judges would evaluate how they have fared, whether or not the person has gained a victory or a loss. This year's Chūnin Exams was hosted in Konohagakure no Sato of Hi no Kuni. All was going well; tourism because of the Chūnin Exams brought many people from all around the country and out, people had their seats to witness a gladiator-like spectacle between ninjas whom are trying to earn their rank as Chūnin, and spectators from the Chūnin Exams who did not get past the Preliminary Rounds a month ago were there to support their fellow ninjas on, or in this case, those who knew that Naruto would be facing the Hyuuga would watch as his lucky streak ended here.
"May I have your attention!" he called out, waiting as everyone stopped talking and focused all their attention down on him, "Now, welcome to the final matches of the Chūnin Exams. Before we begin, let's once again introduce the eight Genin who made it all the way here today." The youths stood at attention as the applause echoes for the youths waiting to win this tournament and earn the rank of Chūnin.
"Now, like in the Preliminary Exams, a winner is decided if the opponent cannot continue, by death, or if I step in to stop the match."
Hyuuga Neji vs. Uzumaki Naruto
"Now, would Hyuuga Neji and Uzumaki Naruto step up? The rest please vacate the arena floor."
The other Genin not involved in the first match retreat off the field towards the stands, where the other Genin and their senseis stand at attention. The Suna-nins stayed well away from the Konoha-nins, however. In the Hyuuga Sky Box were Hiashi and his younger daughter Hanabi.
"There isn't another who received such thick Hyuuga blood, so watch closely, Hanabi," he told his daughter.
"Hai otou-sama," she answered.
"You will not win this match," Neji says, "Fate denies your victory."
"Hyuuga Neji VS Uzumaki Naruto! Hajime!" shouts the Proctor, before disappearing to watch from his safety area off the field.
Now, from here on out, everything that happened according to the anime adaptation, and the manga series, went exactly as written by Kishimoto. Naruto defied Neji's "fate to lose" and broke various people of their one-sided beliefs about him as a person in life; he humiliated as well as beaten Hyuuga Neji, but also broke his prejudicial views of the world around him, and made a future ally and friend at this point in time. But, this is fanfiction. What happened here, a different scenario plays itself in another universe, by a different Uzumaki Naruto.
Here are some of those different scenarios...
Naruto's Various Chūnin Selection Exams Finals
Disclaimer: Masashi Kishimoto is the author and creator of the popular manga and anime Naruto, and has ownership of all official characters, ideas, countries, backgrounds, etcetera from the series. Anything else that pops up that's not original or is simply cameo I do not own, that includes crossover cameos, fictional cameos, celebrity cameos, and real-world cameos. All I own in this are the story's originality and plot, the ideas that may appear to not make it full-time on its own, any and all of my Original Characters both with background and of filler purposes, original jutsu, techniques, and original countries and locations to expand the horizon within the Naruto world.
Author's Note: This came to me after discovering the many different Naruto stories out there that go through their own Chūnin Selection Exams. Each one vastly differs from the rest, and others have a crossover flavor. This is MY version of Naruto's Chūnin Selection Exams Finals... against mostly Neji in different mannerisms. Each one can be considered its own separate little story, exploring the different sides of Naruto in my list of favorites and few chosen selections recommended by friends and fans of my works. Beware however that some of them will sound like crack.
The Powers of That Little Black Book
"What are you doing?" Neji demanded, seeing his opponent did not listen to his SOB story.
Naruto simply wrote Neji's full name, age, and then adds in "death by seal torture". He then adds in Sasuke's name simply because he hated the bastard, and his reason for death is overconfidence against a stronger opponent (which in this case, would be Gaara and his powers over sand through his Jinchuuriki status).
"Nothing... I just wrote that I won this match. Shi... ne..."
And with his hand, snaps the little black book shut. Neji growls angrily at this.
"Don't mock me you bastard orphan!" he roars, and charges in, ready to strike Naruto between the eyes and impale his brain with a chakra shot, but his fingers stop a millimeter from touching him. He started screaming in pain as a burning heat started to erupt on his forehead.
"What! What are you doing to me?" he yells.
"Nothing... I just wrote down I won..."
He stands there, calm, near emotionless, as Neji rips his hitai-ate off his forehead. There, was the caged bird seal, and it was active. Hiashi from his position saw this through his eyes; he was shocked. No one was using the seals! No one! Looking around, he could see the Hyuuga Elders were just as confused and shocked one of their seals was going off for no reason at all.
You're such a cruel human, Naruto, Ryuk stated in connected thought to the blond.
Ryuk simply gets an internal thought of a cruel laugh in reply, while outside the mindscape, Naruto watches Neji slowly die of seal torture. The seal was burning harsher, like hot fire pokers impaling through the eyes. That's what Neji felt, and more. An unimaginable pain that would break a weak-willed man... He was clawing at his face at this point, trying to make this pain stop. His nails dug into his skin, breaking bloody marks, until he ripped into his eyes. Many people watching felt sick and disgusted by this. Tenten and Lee were staring horrified. The other Genin watch with sick stomachs (Sakura hurled). A fleshy explosion is what many would contribute to Neji's head exploding in a gory manner, detonated by the Caged Bird Seal overloading in foreign death-like energy. Naruto simply scrapes the blood and brain matter off his clothes before turning to a visibly ill Genma.
"I win."
