This was his coming out party, so to speak. He didn't want to show his whole hand, but he would do enough to foster a healthy dose of fear in those who sought to ruin him.
Naruto lifted held his hand up in the Ram seal, catching the attention of those around him. He closed his eyes before channelling his chakra just the way he wanted it.
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While Naruto was seemingly meditating, Gaara laboriously made his way towards the middle of the arena. Glaring hatefully at his opponent the whole way. He has never felt this much pain in his life. It shouldn't be possible. But somehow this person was hurting him.
He drew out his blood. He was denying his existence. Unforgivable! It was unforgivable to Gaara! The voice in his head was egging him on as Gaara slowly gave into its commands. Sand started to swirl violently around him.
The Suna-nin in the audience tensed up when they saw what was happening. They were all too familiar with what was about to happen.
Temari was gripping the hand railing in the competitor's box to the point of it almost denting. She looked to the Kage box to see that the signal still wasn't given out yet.
She wondered what the Kazekage was waiting for. Things were about to get ugly soon and they needed to act quickly while they still had the element of surprise.
Orochimaru, was simply looking on in interest. Now that Sasuke wasn't competing any longer, he wanted to see what other surprises the Kyuubi-brat had in store. He allowed the match to drag on, hoping that he would reveal some tricks like he did in the last match.
But he didn't so far. He was about to signal Kabuto to start the invasion…when Naruto beat him to the punch.
In the middle of the arena, opposite a silently stewing Gaara…Naruto's eyes snapped open. He started rapidly going through a chain of hand-seal that none, of those few that could follow, could recognise…before settling on the snake seal.
As his chakra flared…the kunai he planted earlier reacted.
The kunai to the East lit up in an azure glow.
The kunai to the West lit up in white.
The kunai to the South lit up in vermillion.
The kunai to the North lit up in black.
Finally, Gaara's chest lit up in yellow.
Each colour had an accompanying kanji.
Seiryu, Byakko, Suzaku, Genbu and Kouryu respectively.
Many were off their seats, watching the strange phenomenon. It was an entrancing display of colours. Gaara was frozen on the spot. Not by choice. But because Naruto made it so.
"Uzumaki Hijutsu: Five Point Demonic Suppression"
Naruto whispered as he clapped his palms together.
The effect was instantaneous. The colours danced with each other as they circled the boundary that Naruto had outlined with his kunai at the beginning of the match. The started rotating faster and faster.
All the while they started closing in on their focal point. That being the holder of their beacon. Gaara.
"No! Stay away! Mother! Mother make it go awayAAAAAAGGH!" Gaara scream out hysterically as the colours closed in on him. He instinctively knew that something was wrong and every fibre in his body was telling him to run. But he couldn't and he didn't have any more time as the colours slammed into him.
There was a blinding flash as Gaara's scream pierced the arena. The audience had to shield their eyes to prevent being blinded by the brightness of it.
The seconds slowly ticked away as every person was waiting with bated breath to witness the result of such a display. As the glare died down, the audience was once again able to have a full view of the arena. And what they saw disappointed them.
Naruto was still standing in his previous position in the exact same pose.
Gaara was shielding his face in fear. But eventually even that gave away when he realised that he felt no pain. He slowly brought his arms down and flexed his hands to see if everything was still working. He finally calmed himself down when he realised that he was unhurt.
He slowly looked across the arena towards Naruto…when he suddenly froze. He eyes widened frantically at what he was hearing…or better yet…what he wasn't hearing…
Naruto casually relaxed his stance and took up his usual posture. His back was straight and he gazed placidly at Gaara. If you looked closely though…you could see the mischief dancing in his eyes. Naruto slowly bent over and picked up a small stone and tossed it up in his hand a few times.
He smiled in the direction of Gaara, and lazily lobbed the stone in his direction. It was the most casual throw anyone has ever seen in the history of the Chuunin Exams. Even the slowest member of the audience could follow the trajectory of the stone as it sluggishly sailed through the air.
It was as if time was moving in slow motion as they watched the stone leisurely cruised through the air before finally plonking the top of Gaara's head and harmlessly bouncing off.
For the more slow viewers in the audience…that action didn't mean much. Most of them still wore confused faces.
For the more intelligent members though. The implications hit them like a freight train. The look of absolute horror and fear on Gaara's face just solidified the conclusion.
His automatic defence didn't activate.
His greatest protection was crippled.
Gaara was a sitting duck…
Gaara was in the middle of having a nervous breakdown. He couldn't hear the voice of his mother anymore. For the first time since he could remember…he could hear the voice. His ultimate defence didn't work either. He was so unresponsive that he didn't even bother to check if his sand manipulation was still functioning.
Naruto just looked at him. There was a tiny…miniscule amount of pity that he felt for what he was about to do. But the larger part of him didn't really care one way or another.
This was currently the largest threat to his shitty village. He wasn't about to let some jumped up tanuki rampage on his turf. He was 8 tails too short to be trying to accomplish what he and his village were trying to do.
"You probably won't hear me. The shock is probably setting in. I want you to know...this is going to hurt you a lot more than it's going to hurt me." Naruto stated. His face taking on a look of anguish. He was so good that most of the audience didn't know if he was seriously feeling remorseful or if he was just mocking Gaara….It was the latter FYI.
"I'm about to give you a lesson in respect. Something that should have been given to you ages ago. But having a deadbeat dad tends to rob one of those important lessons being imparted.
The beating you're about to experience is going to be the most brutal you'll ever experience in your life. If you are still sane after what I'm about to do to you…I'm sure we can become good friends." Naruto remarked. "You've been asleep for a long time. This is your wakeup call…"
After saying that, Naruto flicked a regular kunai straight up into the air from his position before vanishing from the spot.
Just as Naruto finished his speech and flicked the kunai up, Orochimaru realised that he may have left things for too long. He finally moved to motion Kabuto to start the invasion. But it was too late…
Naruto appeared right in Gaara's face and connected with a brutal head-butt to the bridge of his nose, breaking it. Gaara screamed in pain, but he didn't have time to dwell on it as pain started erupting from different parts of his body.
Naruto vanished again and appeared behind Gaara and elbowed him in the spine. Naruto sent a kick to Gaara's right knee cap, breaking it. Gaara wanted to cry in pain but Naruto the back of his head and brought it down on his knee, busting his face up even more.
Naruto got into his guard and directed five swift but powerful jabs to his unprotected sternum.
As Gaara staggered back painfully, Naruto trust the tips of his middle and forefinger straight into Gaara's throat, cutting off his air supply.
At this point Gaara looked like a bloody piece of meat. His right eye was swollen shut. His lip was busted open. His nose was broken in at least three places.
Knee right knee cap was busted. His face was smeared with blood and there were bruises all over his body. This was the most intense pain that he has ever felt in his life. He couldn't even distinguish the sources of pain anymore. It was as if they all compounded upon each other and equalled one big beating.
This all happened in the space of a few seconds as Naruto appeared back in his original position and held his hand out to catch the kunai that he previously threw into the air. It was a blur to most of the audience.
The just saw Naruto throw his kunai into the air and catch it. But Gaara looked like he was put through the meat grinder afterwards. It was extremely confusing to them. The more experienced members of the audience had no trouble following the sequence. Some had to close their eyes and wince at the brutal beat down. Anko looked as though she had an orgasm.
It was at this time that Orochimaru finally managed to get the signal to Kabuto. It only took him a few seconds to pass that signal on…but it was a few seconds too late.
By the time Kabuto started going through hand seals…it ate up even more precious seconds. Time that Naruto sure as hell took advantage of.
Naruto looked directly into the one good eye of Gaara who was still pathetically staggering. That one eye showed pure unadulterated fear.
Naruto smirked deviously at him, before rapidly going through three hand seals.
"Original Sin"
Gaara's body went rigid…before his eyes widened in horror. His mouth wide open in a silent scream as his body toppled over. He was completely catatonic.
Feathers started floating down the arena.
Naruto flared his chakra and dispelled the illusion that was trying to take hold.
Explosions rang out in the stadium and throughout the village.
Temari, Kankuro and their sensei, Baki, suddenly surrounded him. Looking at him in anger and fear. But fear won out as they were terrified to be in his presence.
Naruto looked into their eyes. And a horrific expression appeared on his usually tranquil and serene face. A bloodthirsty, malicious smirk was directed at the quivering opponents in front of him.
The invasion has begun…
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AN:
Next arc we will see the more sadistic nature of Naruto that he normally hides under his calm smile. In the chapters so far we saw the 'light' side of him ... for the most part. Next arc will be violent and bloody as I try to portray the 'dark' side of him.
Look forward to it.
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