Gai looked towards me. "he finished it without moving, what a genius. 'kakashi... this boy reminds me of when you were a kid.' Gai thought.
the medics ran in and took yoroi on a stretcher, leaving the stage clear for the next match. Soon the matches went by same as the anime.
< haruno sakura vs. yamanaka ino >
Sakura and ino were shocked to see their names.
Both of them turned their faces toward each other at the same time. Sakura looked at me and I smiled. Then I said "No need to hold back anymore I'm strong enough to protect you now. So go show your true powers." Sakura's face showed visible happiness as she made her way to the stage. Naruto shouted towards sakura and said "sakura! good luck don't lose". Hayate looked towards both of them and then announced. "BEGIN".
Sakura reached into her pocket quickly as she sent two kunais flying straight towards ino.Ino reacted by taking her kunai out and deflecting both, during which sakura covered the ground between them both. Ino realized that sakura had shortened the distance between them both, dodged towards the back in response meanwhile sakura followed her relentlessly. They both got into close-range combat where both used only their limbs to face each other off until Sakura managed to land a punch. Ino lost her footing as her face contorted in pain.
"you" she stared at Sakura in anger. Sakura thought back to how Ino had stood up for her in the past, and how both of them were extremely close until sasuke came into their lives."At this point in time." "i don't even plan to fight over sasuke with you. You and sasuke don't go together, and i am totally stronger than you. You are beneath me to even notice" Sakura declared loudly, with a strong intent to fight. "Sakura do you know whom you're talking to? Don't press your luck, crybaby Sakura." Ino shouted back.
At this point, sakura once again thought back to how she started admiring ino after she had given sakura a ribbon to tie up her hair. Slowly she remembered to the scene when they had both met again after getting their headbands the same evening. "I won't lose to you anymore, ino." said Sakura. "No matter what happens, i won't lose to you either, sakura" Ino replied with a smile.
Sakura shook her head and said. "Right Ino, I'm sorry I have to do this. No hard feelings" And smiled at Ino muttering 'Earth style-Earth pillar prison'. Several pillars of rock lifted up the ground and cought Ino in the middle. Everyone looked astonished. Sakura then smiled and said "Give up Ino. You are no match for me." and looked at Hayate. Ino tried ro break the pillar to no avail. She then sighed and said "Fine I lost."
Hayate announced "The winner of the fourth battle. Haruno Sakura." The crowd was totally stunned. Kakashi was the one most surprised. He was their sensei, but was unaware of their strengths. He then thought 'That was not a jutsu that a genin could use. How did she learn such an advanced earth jutsu? I definitely should have a talk with them.'
After hayate had announced, sakura walked towards ino and dispelled her jutsu. Ino looked towards sakura. "Sakura, you've outgrown me," ino said as she looked down in defeat. "Ino, work hard, till we battle again" sakura encouraged as she walked away. Ino felt light-hearted as she looked towards sakura. "i'm still not giving up on him" she screamed.
< temari vs. tenten >
Soon temari defeated tenten, who had fallen unconscious on temari's huge fan. "The land of sand is also to be feared" Hiruzen commented. Hayate approached temari. "The winner of the fifth battle. Temari" he announced. Temari smirked at this moment which was noticed by lee. "It's bad!" lee exclaimed as he jumped down.
Temari used her fan to send tenten flying. lee had arrived just in time and caught tenten, right before she landed on the ground. "gu!" lee made a sound feeling the brunt of the force temari had added to throw tenten away.
"Nice catch!" temari praised. "what are you doing? Is that something you do to an opponent who fought to the utmost?" lee shouted as he questioned temari. "You're annoying!" Take that trash away already" Temari countered. lee growled at temari's comment as he launched himself at her in a fit of anger. "stop it! lee" neji warned 'taijutsu - leaf hurricane'. lee executed his great kick only to be blocked by temari using her giant fan. "hmph" temari snorted with disdain. "what?" lee was surprised at his failure. "you're just like you look. You're dull too," temari commented as she intentionally provoked lee.
"What did you say?" lee asked as he got up. "Stop it, lee" Gai interfered as he appeared beside lee. "Gai-sensei" lee exclaimed. "tsk!" temari became angry knowing that all her provocation before, had become useless now that lee's teacher appeared. "temari!" gaara called out. "come up quick; you've already been declared the winner. Don't keep company with that awful-looking guy and his chaperone forever," Gaara spoke out without even flinching as he directly challenged maito gai's pride.
lee could not take this comment silently as he stared at gaara. "That's enough, lee" gai calmed him down as he was filled with pride towards this favorite disciple of his. Gai smiled as he spoke out. "gentlemen of sand" Gai looked at gaara as he continued. "I wonder if i may give you a word of warning." Gaara frowned as he heard this statement. "This kid is strong," gai said as he placed his hand on lee. "You should prepare yourselves." Gai and lee left the stage after the which the giant screen lit up again.
< nara shikamaru vs. tsuchi kin >
Obviously, Shikamaru had won this battle. Hayate announced shikamaru, the winner after which the names of the remaining genins were randomized on the screen. After a few moments, it had finally stopped.
"Next match…"