The screen flashed to life. It cycled through names, shuffling them like cards.

TENTEN VS TEMARI

I sighed, rolling my head over. Ino was starting to wake up, I smiled over at her. Tenten jumped up onto the railing eagerly, "Hey, (Y/N)!" She called back to me before jumping off, "Hm?" I looked up at her, "See ya." She giggled, her face pink as she jumped down. "Um...see ya?" I scratched the top of my head.
After watching that last fight, I'm fired up! (Y/N) is just too cute, ah~! Tenten clasped her hands together, giggling to herself. Temari walked down into the arena, her hands on her hips. "What's so funny?" She grumbled, looking down at Tenten. "Nothing, nothing." Tenten waved her off.
So, this is the second genin from the sand village. Neji thought, crossing his arms. "Go Tenten!" Lee cheered her on, "This should be interesting to watch, at the very least." Neji shrugged.

"Gnnnnn..." Sakura's nose twitched, "Hey! I think she's wakin up!" I whispered, climbing up to my knees. A small smile hung from Ino's face. "So, you're finally waking up, huh, Sakura." Ino crossed her arms, Sakura gasped, sitting up with her eyes wide open. "Come on Tenten! Use the power of youth!" Lee shouted, "Huh?" Sakura turned her head over to him, I sighed a breath of relief. "Nice Lee, let's hear that support! You can do it, Tenten!" Guy cheered along with him, his fists in the air. "Our match is already over." Ino said with a small shrug, I turned my head back to them. "Yeah, and now that your match is over, you two never have to fight again! Never! Understand?" I pointed at both of them, "So...that means I lost then..." Sakura whispered looking down at the ground, "Ha. That's no fair. I'm the one who wants to cry. To think I tied with you, I still cant believe that happened." Ino shook her head, her voice was soft. "Huh?" Sakura looked over at her, I shook my head. "Here." Ino called out, holding Sakura's head band out for her to grab. "Looks like you got a flower to bloom. A beautiful flower." Ino smiled, tears rolled down Sakura's scuffed up cheeks. My eyes widened, Sakura held onto Ino's hand. I sniffled, feeling tears peck at my eyes. "You guys!" I gasped, wrapping my arms around both of them.
"Hey!" Ino shouted, "You big crybaby." She scoffed, I smiled up at her. "I'm happy." I smiled, "Oh, and Sakura. The next time we fight, I won't let you go the easy way out by fainting again." Ino spat out, her arms crossed. Sakura turned her head away, "Oh, and don't forget. I won't just hand over Sasuke too you either, understand, Sakura?" Ino smiled smugly to herself, Sakura clenched her fists. Sakura turned her head over to Ino, her eyes blazing. "Oh, yeah? Well that goes double for you Ino, you ugly pig!" Sakura shouted back, her fist raised. I gulped, taking a small scoot back. "Gnnnnn!" Ino growled angrily, "Hphm!" She crossed her arms as she looked away from Sakura, I sighed, looking back down at my lap.

"The fifth match..." Hayate called out from the arena, I turned my head around. I almost forgot! I thought with a small gasp, spinning up on my feet. "Hm?" Ino looked back over to me, I stood up as I walked over to the railing.

"May the fifth match begin." Hayate's voice echoed around the arena.

"Alright Tenten!" Lee and Guy continued to cheer from the sidelines, Naruto leaned on the railing, puffing out his cheeks. When will it be my turn? He sighed, slouching his shoulders.
"Hm?" Tenten squinted her eyes at Temari, jumping back, Tenten stared at her intently. "Come on Tenten! You're doing great, keep her guessing!" Lee shouted out with a smile, "Go for it! You've got the power of youth!" Guy yelled with a nod, shooting a fist up. "Come on Tenten! Send that girl back to her village on a stretcher! We believe in you all the way Tenten!" Lee danced around, his arms in the air, Tenten sighed. His cheering is starting to get on my nerves. She thought with a small sigh. "Let's hear it! Two, four, six, eight, who do we appreciate?!" Guy chanted, "Woohooo!" Lee added, dancing around in circles, Naruto slapped his hands over his ears, trying to ignore them. "Tenten! You go!" "How did I get stuck in the cheering section?" Naruto groaned, I popped my head up with a smile, trying not to laugh.

Hm. Tenten is carefully determining her distance. Just what I'd expect from her. She's well positioned to attack or defend. Lord Hokage thought with a nod, rubbing his chin. Hayate sighed, "What are you waiting for? I said to begin." He looked at both of them, impatiently tapping the edge of his clip board. Tenten kept quiet, keeping her eyes on Temari. Temari shrugged, "Heh. I guess she's waiting for me to make a move. Big mistake, because the first move I make will be the last one you see." Temari said, taking a step forward, she balled her hands into fists, Tenten took a step back. Temari took another step, her smile growing. "Come on, I don't want this match to be over to quickly." Temari chuckled, putting her hands on her hips. Tenten kept quiet. "So, why don't you go first? Come on, girly. Show me what you've got." Temari grinned, Tenten squinted her eyes at her. "Okay, if you insist." Tenten leaned forward, "Remember, you asked for it!" Tenten smiled as she jumped up into the air, her fists clenched as she stared down at Temari.

Tenten threw a hand full of shuriken down at Temari, jumping back as she landed on the ground. The shuriken fell down around Temari in silent clanks. Tenten's eyes widened, "I missed her? There's just no way!" She gasped out in shock. "What was that? A warm-up exercise? Or are you a little nervous and it's affected your aim. Is that it?" Temari tilted her head to the side, Tenten gritted her teeth. "Or maybe...you're still thinking about (Y/N)." Temari grinned, Tenten's eyes widened. "Don't think I didn't see your little hand grab, I wouldn't get too over excited about it if I were you." Temari's tone grew dark, "(Y/N) wouldn't even give you the time of day, there's no way they'd go for someone as petty as you. I'd give up while I was ahead." Temari shrugged, a smug grin sprawn across her face. "Why you!" Tenten gritted her teeth.

"What is going on? How could she have missed? It is incredible!" Lee said through squinted eyes as he tried to make out what was going on. I peered over Lee's shoulder, Guy shook his head. "It's impossible! Tenten's aim is perfect, she always hits her mark." Guy shook his head, Neji crossed his arms. "Not this time, she didn't." He added. "She never misses." Guy continued, "There must of been something that made her miss." Guy nodded his head, "Huh?" Lee's eyes widened as he turned over to Guy.

"Y'know, you can always count on Temari to put on a good show." Kankuro said with a small shrug, Gaara ignored him. Mikio took a step closer to the railing, he tapped his fingers against it. "Tch. They're such an idiot." Mikio mumbled under his breath, shaking his head as he looked back at me. "Out in broad daylight, walking around like they have a huge sign on their head saying 'Daigan'. It's like they're trying to get themselves killed." Mikio shook his head, Kankuro turned his head over to Mikio. "Hm? Sorry, couldn't help but of over heard your little 'spiel' over there." Kankuro said, squinting his eyes at Mikio. Gaara slowly turned his head over to him, Mikio crossed his arms. Kankuro took a step closer to him, "Listen, I don't know what your problem is, but if you say one more word, I'll snap your neck." Kankuro said in a sinister hushed tone, pointing his finger at Mikio. "Understand?" Kankuro said, tilting his head slightly to the side.

"Man, this is embarrassing." Shikamaru heaved a heavy sigh, "The sand village wins again." Shikamaru said with a small shrug. "Huh? What are you talking about?" Naruto asked, turning his head over to Shikamaru lightning fast. I nodded, "Yeah. The match just started." I added, crossing my arms. Shikamaru turned his head over to us. "It's over." He groaned as if he had a head ache. "Give me a break! What makes you so smart?" Naruto clenched his fists, Shikamaru rolled his eyes, "I'd skip it. If you can't see it, I'm not going to waste my breath." Shikamaru shook his head, closing his eyes as he looked away from us. "Just as Shikamaru says, this match is over." Choji agreed with a silent nod. "Man, I don't get it. I really don't understand these guys at all." Naruto said, shaking his head as he looked back to the match. I jumped up between them, poking Shikamaru on the side of his head. "Ow!" He jumped back, slapping his hand to the side of his head like a fly landed there. "What was that for?" He groaned, "For you not believing Tenten has a chance. You never know how a battle could end, even you and your big brain gets it wrong time to time." I huffed, Shikamaru rolled his eyes. "Whatever." He crossed his arms, turning his face away from me. Choji snorted out a short laugh seeing Shikamaru's face flash red, I shrugged, turning away from him.

Okay. Stay calm. Don't let her get to you. Tenten slowly breathed in and out, relaxing her arms. One, two, three...she must of dodged them some how. Tenten's eyes traveled down to Temari's feet, the shuriken laying around her. But, if I try a different approach...Tenten looked up. Ha, look at her, measuring her distance. Temari thought with a snicker, rolling her eyes. Here comes her 'big move'. Temari reached behind her, gripping her fingers around the bottom of her fan. Tenten smiled. So that's her secret, that fan she carries. Tenten nodded, okay! Tenten hopped up, running to her side, away from Temari, circling her as she ran. Temari watched her, her brow raised. "Alright!" Tenten shouted, jumping back up into the air. "Try this on for size!" Tenten dug straight into her pocket, pulling out a red scroll.

She spun the scroll around, the tapestry flapped in the wind around her body. She pulled it close, continuing to circle her arm around her. Temari squinted her eyes at Tenten. Tenten was hidden inside the large scroll. She ran her hand over the ink characters, summoning weapons around her. She flung them down at Temari, Temari watched with a board expression. A small snap of her wrist, she pulled out her fan. A small gust of wind blew the weapons away, they crashed to the floor in heavy clanks. Shuriken, kunai, and swords of all kinds skidded on the ground. Tenten jumped back down to the floor, she was out of breath, her eyes locked on Temari. Temari put her hand on her hip, her other hand holding onto the front of her large fan. Tenten's scroll slowly flew down around her, Tenten clenched her fists.

"No way! She stopped everything I flew!" Tenten's eyes widened, Temari rolled her eyes. "What has she got in that fan of hers?!" Tenten growled angrily, "Ha, take a look." Temari called out with a small shrug, a large purple dot stared back at Tenten. "This is the first moon. There are two more. When you see all three moons, you'll know, you lost the match." Temari grinned down at her.

"Tenten!" Lee called out, leaning half of his body over the railing. "Do not play you opponents game! Maintain focus! Maintain focus!" Lee shouted, his voice cracking. Tenten sighed, gritting her teeth. I know, Lee. Well, I was planning on saving this for the finals and not wasting it on the preliminary rounds, but it may be now or never. Tenten gave herself a small nod before reaching into her back pocket, she pulled out two similar looking scrolls. She held them both in one hand, showing them to Temari.

"Huh?" Lee gasped out, "She's using that already?" Guy said, rubbing his chin. "What's with the two scrolls?" Naruto asked, looking back over at them. "Yeah, is Tenten going to be okay?" I wondered, taking a step closer to them.

Tenten knelt down on her knee, a scroll in each hand, she tapped both of them down on the ground around her. "Ha." Temari turned her head away from Tenten, "It won't work, whatever it is." Temari said, rolling her eyes as she watched her. Tenten ignored her, keeping her head down. She balanced the scrolls on the floor, taking her hands away from them, they stood up around her. She started making hand signs, keeping her eyes closed. Tenten shot her arms out to both sides. "Rising Twin Dragons!" Tenten shouted out, pointing her palms out towards the scrolls. A large cloud of smoke filled the arena, "Gah!" Temari chocked out, holding her arm in front of her face to block the smoke.

The scrolls were launched up into the air, spinning around each other, Tenten opened her eyes. She jumped up from the ground, cutting through the middle on the two scrolls, she extended her arms out to both of them, hovering her fingers over the paper. In small puffs, she pulled out weapons from the ink, kunai floating around her as she glared down at Temari. In synchronized movement with the scrolls, Tenten spun around in the air, aiming all her weapons down at Temari. (Y/N), I hope you're watching! Tenten thought with a smile as she continued to fling down blades towards her. Temari rolled her eyes. "It doesn't matter how many you throw down at me, it's all the same." Temari said with a exaggeratedly long sigh. She flicked her fan out again, "Moon number two!" She shouted out, sending a strong wind gust towards Tenten. All of her weapons crashed down to the floor, Tenten jumped back, safely landing on the ground. The scrolls fell down in front of her, folding over each other as they landed.

"I'm not done yet!" Tenten shouted, jumping up on her feet. She flung her body back up into the air. Tenten flicked her wrists, thin wires tightened around her fingers, she pulled her arms back, watching as all the weapons flew back up into the air around her. "Ha!" Tenten grunted, swinging them back down at Temari, I've got her now! Tenten thought, smiling to her self. Temari picked her fan back up, watching the shower of blades edge closer to her. Temari grinned, throwing another large gust at Tenten, Tenten flew back, landing on the ground in a large thud. She skidded on the ground, gasping for air as she brushed by a few of her blades.

Tenten sat back up, her eyes wide. Temari held out her fan in it's complete form, staring down at Tenten. "Moon number three." Temari said with a small grin. Tenten climbed back up to her feet, staring Temari down. "Now, it's my turn." Temari called out, flinging her fan over her shoulder.
"Ninja Art, Wind Scythe Jutsu!" Temari shouted out, sending a large vortex of wind hurtling towards Tenten. It picked her body up, keeping it locked inside of the wind, she was powerless. The wind cut into her flesh, large gashes riddled her arms and legs, the wind picked up her blood as it howeled.

"Temari's chakra is controlling the vortex." Neji said with a small nod, watching her intently. "Tenten fought well, but she'll never escape from that whirlwind. It's over." Neji crossed his arms, watching as the wind started to die down. Tenten quickly started to fall from the sky, shooting down like a star.

Tenten landed directly on the top of Temari's fan, "Gah!" Tenten gasped out, coughing up a spew of blood as she landed on her back. My eyes widened, "Whoa." Naruto gasped out next to me, "T-That girl's really ruthless." Naruto chocked out, I nodded.

"Wasn't much of a match, kind of boring." Temari said with a small shrug, looking down at Tenten. "If I ever see you touch (Y/N) again," Temari said in a harsh whisper, "You won't be walking away alive." Temari lost her grin quickly.

"I can't believe she fended off all on Tenten's attacks." I crossed my arms, "Still, I wonder what they're talking about down there." I said, eyeing Temari suspiciously. "It was impressive alright. But scary." Naruto gulped, "Just like you said it would be." Choji sighed, "Well, of course. That's why I said it." Shikamaru rolled his eyes.

"Well, looks like we're guaranteed a clean sweep in this round." Kankuro said with a small shrug. "Hm." Gaara made a small noise, what it meant, no one knew. Mikio glared down at Tenten, "Hmph. Pathetic." He turned his head away from her, looking back across the way.

"Hm. This sand team is clearly one to be feared." Lord Hokage said with a small nod.
"Ahem." Hayate cleared his throat, "Looks like another win for the sand village, or should I say," Hayate crossed his arms, a small smile making it's way to his face. "Another wind." He grinned, Temari squinted her eyes at him. "You're lame." She sighed, putting her hands on her hips. "Whatever...the winner is Temari." Hayate called out, scribbling it down on his clip board.

"Wait!" Lee shouted, jumping down into the arena. Temari looked down at Tenten's body, flinging her off of her fan with a small grunt, Lee jumped down onto the floor, catching Tenten in his arms. He skidded back, laying her down on the ground. My eyes widened as I leaned over the railing. "Hey, nice catch." Temari rolled her eyes, Lee clenched his fist. "What is wrong with you?! She may have lost, but that is no way to treat an opponent who has done her best!" Lee shouted back at her, Temari threw her fan back over her shoulder. "Oh, beat it. And take that trash away with you." Temari spat out, Lee gritted his teeth, jumping back up on his feet, his fists raised.

"Lee!" I shouted out, jumping off of the railing and down into the arena. Lee froze, looking back at me. "Come on, let's just go back. We should focus on getting Tenten into a better position." I said, reaching out to him. Lee started to calm down, "You are right." Lee said with a nod, I reached my hand out to him, patting him on the shoulder, Temari gritted her teeth. "SO, you're running away now, huh?! You leaf village trash." Temari shouted out behind us, "What did you say?" Lee called out, turning his head back to her. "I said, you're nothing but leaf village trash!" Temari said, pointing a finger at him. "That is it!" Lee shouted, running towards her, "Leaf Hurricane!"

"Lee, no!" I shouted out behind him, Temari blocked his kick with the side of her fan. "Not even close. Y'know what, you're as dumb as you look." Temari squinted her eyes at him, "What did you say?!" Lee seethed, drawing his arm back to fly another punch towards her, "Lee! Stop!" Guy shouted out, jumping down behind Lee. "Guy-sensei!" Lee turned around to him.

"Temari. Forget them, the match is over. You won, so why are you wasting your time with that loser and his ridiculous mentor." Gaara called out from above, Lee looked up at him, "What?!" Lee said through gritted teeth, staring up at Gaara. Their eyes met in a burning fury.

"Just calm down, Lee." Guy said, putting his hand on his shoulder. "Hm. A word of warning. You sand villagers have no idea what Lee is capable of, remember, he still hasn't fought yet. So I'd be careful, if I were you." Guy called out, putting his other hand on his hip. I threw Tenten's arm around my shoulder, starting to pick her up. "Yeah! Lee can kick all your butts!" I shouted behind Guy with a smile, Tenten snuggled closer to my chest. Mikio stepped over to the railing, glaring down at me, I stared back up at him.
"Long time no see, brother." I squinted my eyes as I looked up at him, "Tch. How pathetic. Wriggling around with the rest of the leaf village worms." Mikio clenched his fists, "I'll make you eat your words!" I shouted back, pointing an accusing finger back up at him. "Mikio. Shut up." Gaara breathed out, turning his head around to him, Mikio froze, his eyes widening with fear.

"They're crazy picking a fight with them! Those sand village guys are trouble, they're the last people I'd want to go up against. Dang it, they're always doing stupid things like this!" Kiba exclaimed, rubbing his head. Hinata frowned, "Oh, (Y/N)..." Hinata whispered, looking down at her feet. Akamaru whimpered, going deeper into Kiba's jacket.

"I wouldn't worry Naruto, I know that we can take em." Sakura said proudly, walking up to the railing with her hands on her hips. "Wha-Sakura! You're alright? I never thought you'd be back so soon." Naruto said with wide eyes, "I'm fine, but never mind me, what ever's going down there with (Y/N) and that sand village guy doesn't look so pretty." Sakura said, shaking her head. "I think...that he's (Y/N)'s brother." Naruto said, scratching the top of his head. "What? Really? (Y/N) never told me they had a brother. Are you sure about that?" Sakura squinted her eyes at him, "Um...you're probably right. I must of misheard."

I crossed my arms, taking my stance back next to Naruto and Sakura. I was severely ticked off. "Hey, (Y/N)." Sakura called out to me, "What do you want?" I snapped at her, her eyes widened. "Sorry, what is it Sakura?" I sighed, trying my best to calm down. "I just wanted to thank you for earlier. Shouting out like that really helped my snap out of it, if you hadn't called out while you did, who knows what would've happened. If it hadn't of been for you, I still might not be here." Sakura said with a small smile, her hands behind her back. "Yeah. That's probably true." I shrugged, "Why you little!" Sakura whispered to herself, clenching her fists.

The screen flashed to life once again. "Okay! Here we go! Let it be me! Please, it's gotta be my turn!" Naruto shouted out, clenching his fists as he chanted. "Come on! Come on! Come on!" I chanted, punching my fists up into the air. "No, it's my turn! My turn!" Lee danced around, his fists clenched. Ding!

SHIKAMARU NARA VS. TSUCHI KIN

"Awe man." Naruto groaned, "Gnnn!" I growled angrily, crossing my arms.

"Guess it's me." Shikamaru sighed, stepping out to the arena with his hands in his pockets. "Shikamaru, you better not loose!" Ino shouted out, I turned back towards the railing. "Come on, Shika! You can do it!" I blurted out, Shikamaru slumped his head down, "Yeah! Come on!" Ino continued to chant, Choji eyed her. When did she get so pumped up? He thought, crossing his arms.

"Remember, he can manipulate shadows. Watch the shadows." Dosu whispered to Kin, she turned her back on him. "Heh. You think I'd ever fall for a stupid jutsu like that?" Kin grinned, her hands on her hips.

Aw man, what a drag. I mean, come on, give me a break. I've got to fight a girl? Shikamaru sighed, what a lazy fool. This should be easy. Kin thought with a smile. I know what these guys are capable of from the time we met them in the forest. Shikamaru squinted his eyes at her, the way they treated (Y/N). They won't get away with it.

"Ready? Shikamaru vs Kin, begin." Hayate said with a small wave, taking a step back. "Well, it's all I've got." Shikamaru clasped his hands together, "You aren't trying that stupid shadow trick again, are you?" Kin called out, her hands on her hips. "Gnn! Shut up!" Shikamaru snapped back at her, "Ninja Art, Shadow Possession Jutsu!" Shikamaru called out, his shadow shooting towards Kin. She jumped out of the way easily, "Is that all you know? If that's the only trick you've got, this is going to be easier than I thought." She said, landing a little bit aways from him. She quickly dug into her side pocket, a small clank went shooting towards Shikamaru. He dodged two needles with bells attached to the ends, they stuck into the wall behind him.

"Bells? Heh, oh please, not that old trick." Shikamaru rolled his eyes, "Let me guess, next time you'll throw needles with and with out bells at the same time, I'll focus on the bells and then won't notice the silent needles coming at me. Am I right? Tch, good luck." Shikamaru crossed his arms. "You sure talk a lot, don't you?" Kin said, running towards him, she flung a hand full of needles towards him. Shikamaru dodged them with ease, "Now that I know to dodge all the senbon, what are you going to do now-!" Shikamaru's eyes widened, "What? Where?" He gasped out, hearing the bells clank together, he turned his head around quickly. A small slither shined in the bright over head lights, wire was tied around the edges of the needles, Kin smiled as she held the other end of the wires. "Aw man." Shikamaru sighed, looking back over at Kin. "Too late!" She shouted out, throwing another three needles towards him, Shikamaru skidded back.

"Shikamaru!" Ino gasped out, "Well, that didn't take long." Naruto said with a shrug, I waved my index finger at him. "Hold on, don't be so sure. He's not beaten yet." I shook my head, "Huh?" Naruto turned his head back over to me, Tenten groaned out in her sleep, I sat next to her on the floor.

"One inch higher, and that would've been a fatal hit." Shikamaru said with a heavy sigh, gritting his teeth as he pulled a needle out from his arm, a drop of blood trailed down his skin. He threw the needle to the ground, turning back to Kin. "Okay, now it's my turn." "Sorry, that was your turn!" Kin cut him off, pulling the wires back, the bells rung out once again. Kin grinned as she clanked them around behind Shikamaru.

Shikamaru stared to wobble, his knees buckling. "What the...what's happening?" Shikamaru said, gasping for air as he fell down onto his knees, Kin put a hand on her hip, smiling as he watched him go down. "You see, you don't ever ask for when the bell tolls, because it tolls for thee. This bell sends off a peculiar sound vibration that travels to the outer and inner ear, and then directly to the brain. First comes paralysis, and then you'll start hallucinating." Kin explained with a small chuckle, Shikamaru grimaced, clapping his hands over his ears. "Heh. It's useless, you can't block the sound out when it's already inside your head." Kin laughed, her chuckle bouncing around Shikamaru's head. He opened his eyes back up, Kin's image started to wobble, duplicates of her every where he looked. "I-I can't tell which is the real one..." Shikamaru said in a whisper, his eyes widening.

"You can't move your arms or your legs, and even if you could, you wouldn't know which one of us to throw your shadow at." Kin said with a smug smile, "Face it, you're cooked, little man." Kin raised her arm, needles pointing out in between her fingers. "I'm going to cook you nice and slow over a hot fire." Kin laughed, her chest rumbling. "You think it's that easy, huh?" Shikamaru called out, looking between the laughing faces of her duplicates. Kin threw a hand full of needles down at Shikamaru, Shikamaru gritted his teeth as they dug into his flesh, patched of red puddled around his jacket. "That was three, next time I'll throw five. Each time a couple more until you end up looking like a hedgehog, ha!" Kin grinned down at him, her hands on her hips. Shikamaru squinted his eyes at her, "Stop playing games, why don't ya?" Shikamaru grumbled, "Hm?" Kin tilted her head, her long black hair shifting. "If you're so tough, get it over with, stop wasting my time." Shikamaru answered back, Kin shrugged. "Oh, I'm sorry. So, you aren't a fan of my slow and painful method, huh? Fine, suit your self, we'll take the quick way then." Kin held more needled in her hand, glaring Shikamaru down. "But, I can't promise it will be any less painful." Kin said with a smile, "Heh." Shikamaru grinned, "Huh? What's wrong?!" Kin gasped out, her arm stopping in mid air. The needles that she was holding fell to the ground, "C-Can't move my arm!" Kin cried out, her limp arm going back down to her side.

"Kin!" Dosu called out from above, "Ha. Looks like my lame shadow jutsu was a success after all." Shikamaru said with a small shrug, standing back up, he wobbled around a bit before getting his footing, Kin copied. "W-What?! You haven't thrown any shadows!" Kin called out, looking down at her feet, "No way! I made sure of it!" Kin cried out, "Heh. You really still don't see it?" Shikamaru shook his head, Kin copied his movement. "Huh? What do you mean?!" Kin gasped out, "Look at that wire you're holding," Shikamaru answered back, Kin strained her eyes to glance down at the wire she had tied around her fingers, the shadow underneath stared to wobble, stretching out to take it's full form. "Don't you find it a little strange that it would even cast a shadow at that height? Of course you didn't notice it because you were concentrating on other things, like killing me." Shikamaru glared at Kin, the shadow. It's spreading out around me, and I didn't see it coming! Kin thought, gritting her teeth as she watched it move. "Right, I stretched my shadow out along the line of that thread and followed it all the way back, now I'm attached to you." Shikamaru explained, raising his right hand up. "Gnnn!" Kin growled angrily, straining her shoulder as she desperately tried to get out of the shadows hold, it was fruitless. He left arm raised up just as Shikamaru's did. "Tch, whatever." Kin called out, "And now? So, we mirror each others movements, so what? A cute trick, but what do you gain by it?" Kin spat out, Shikamaru rolled his eyes. "Man, you're annoying." He sighed, "Shut up and watch." He called out, reaching his right arm down. Kin raised her brow, feeling her left arm drop down, her middle finger tapped against the side of her shuriken holster. Shikamaru grinned as he unhooked the latch that kept it closed, Kin's eyes widened as she felt the blade of a shuriken brush against her fingertips. "You must be insane! If you throw that shuriken at me, you'll just be attacking yourself!" Kin cried out, her eyes as wide as saucers. Shikamaru coiled his arm back, holding the shuriken between his two fingers, Kin gritted her teeth, pulling her left arm back, she matched his stance. "Makes it kind of interesting, doesn't it?" Shikamaru said with a grin, "No! You wouldn't! You couldn't!" Kin cried out, tears pecking at her eyes. "Yeah? Like a game of chicken, let's see who dodges first!" Shikamaru called out, pulling his arm back, "No! Please! You're crazy!" Kin screamed as the shuriken left her finger tips, she closed her eyes tight, Shikamaru grinned widely, he bent his knees back as soon as he saw the shuriken beeming near. "Ha! I knew you were too much of a coward-!" Kin bit down on her tounge as she bent back, her head hit the wall behind her, Shikamaru watched Kin's unconcious body slide to the floor. WIth a small grunt, Shikamaru jumped back, shaking his head as he saw Kin topple down onto the floor. "The wise shinobi carefully scouts the physical layout of the battle feild, and never looses sight of his position on it. That was your problem, I made sure she was so busy focusing on the shuriken, she didn't notice the wall inches behind her head." Shikamaru explained, Hayate scribbled it down on his clip board as he took a step closer to Kins body. "Now, that's what I call..." Hayate paused, looking around the arena, "Using your head." He said with a smile, silence filled the air once again. "Dang it." Hayate said under his breath, "Winner of this match, Shikamaru Nara." Hayate said with a heavy sigh, pointing towards him. "That was awesome, Shikamaru!" I shouted out, cupping the sides of my face with my hands. "Yeah! Woohoo!" Choji called out after me, Shikamaru put his hands in his pockets, walking back up the stair case.

Lee shot a fist up into the air, his eyes burning with determination. "Come on, come on! Me next, me next, me next! Me!" Lee chanted his hopes out to the heavens, I watched him with a smile, Naruto crossed his arms. "Even that good for nothing lazy bones won his match, when am I gonna get my turn? Gnnnn!" Naruto whined out, I chuckled silently to my self. Tenten stirred in her sleep, grabbing out, she held tightly onto my arm. "H-Hey!" I gasped out, Tenten smiled to herself, hugging my arm close to her chest. I was stuck.

Dosu looked down at the floor. "Now, there's only me left." He thought with a small sigh, "Ahem!" Hayate cleared his throat, looking back up at the blank screen.

The screen instantly flicked to life, "Alright. There it goes. Moving onto the next match." He said with a small sigh of relief, looking back down at his clip board.
"There's only one sound ninja village left," Kiba called out, raising his thumb. "Then there's me, (Y/N), you," He looked down at Hinata's worried face, "Naruto, Choji, Neji, Lee, and those weird sand village guys." Kiba stopped counting on his hand when he reached five, looking up at the ceiling. "Just don't put me up against that creepy red head, that's all I'm asking for." Kiba sighed, leaning against the back wall.
"This years rookies are looking to be quite a challenge." Neji said, looking across the battlefield at the sand village, he crossed his arms. Hinata gulped.

Ding! The screen beeped, it rung around the arena. I peeked my head up, uncomfortably wiggling out of Tenten's surprisingly strong grasp, "YEAH!" Naruto screeched out, punching his fist up. My eyes widened as I took a peek at the screen.

NARUTO UZUMAKI VS. KIBA INUZUKA

"It's here, it's here, it's finally here! The moment I've been waiting for, finally I get a chance to show what I've got!" Naruto was jumping for joy, a large goofy grin hanging off his face. "Yeah! I know you can do it Naruto!" I laughed, looking up at him from the ground. "Of course! You better watch (Y/N), I'm going to pound that Kiba freak into the ground!" Naruto shouted out, my eyes widened. He's going up against Kiba? I gulped, "Y-Yeah! You do your best!" A bead of sweat ran down the side of my face.

"Ha! It's us against the kid. Hey, Akamaru, I think we just won the lottery." Kiba said, grinning down at his furry companion. "Arf!" Akamaru barked out, wagging his tail excitedly.

"Aw...I am going to die of old age before I get my turn..." Lee mumbled, slumping his shoulders down at he turned away from the railing, Naruto continued to cheer from behind. I just want a chance to show (Y/N) what I am made of. They're going to get tired of waiting. Lee thought with a frown, "All I want is a chance, is that too much to ask?" Lee grumbled, Kakashi looked down at him.
Lee, he's just like Guy used to be. Kakashi thought with a small sigh, turning his head over to Guy. "Hm?" Guy looked over his shoulder, back at Kakashi. With a wide sparkling grin, Guy flipped his thumb up, giving Kakashi a wink. A bead of sweat ran down the side of Kakashi's face as he slowly turned away from him.
"Hehehehe!" Naruto chuckled, "Good luck, Naruto!" I smiled up at him, "Do your best!" I nodded, "You know it, (Y/N)!" Naruto couldn't stop smiling, it's your moment Naruto. I thought with a nod. Go on, show us. Show us how much you've grown, I believe in you. I smiled up at him. It's my time to shine! Naruto thought with a smile, looking down at his fist.