Naruto: Bound For Glory.

Training for the finals

A week has passed since the Prelims and all of the finalists have 3 weeks to prepare. The Sand team has chosen not to train, which made the Hokage had a team of Anbu to keep tabs on them.

The cloud team were currently using one of the training grounds they were permitted to use. Omoi and Heiya were helping each other with strategies and their opponents Naruto And Neji.

Omoi: When you fight that guy Neji try not to trade blows with him. His gentle fist will be your biggest challenge. Focus on mid-range attacks and only get in close if an opportunity present itself.

Heiya: Would fighting long to and be better????

Samui: No. He'll simply avoid long range attacks way before it reaches. Mid range though his timing to dodge will be more narrow. He can still dodge it, but if you rush him immediately with you Kenjutsu strikes he's going to focus on not being cut. Besides Lightning Jutsus is more dangerous to him compared to the other 4 elements. If he's hit even a little, he can be temporarily paralyzed, his internal organs can be fried. But be careful, remembered that incident with the head ninja back then.

Heiya: Hopefully he doesn't take it out on me. I would like to be his friend if possible.

Karui: Heiya! You're not falling for that Neji guy are you!?

Heiya:.............. Maybe. I don't know.

Karui: HEIYA!!!!

Samui: That's enough Karui. I still need to figure out a strategy for Omoi since he has to fight the Uzumaki.

Karui: I been meaning to ask, is he an actual Uzumaki from the Whirlpool Village??? I thought they had red hair?

Samui: Most Uzumaki have red hair but some do have brown hair, and gray hair. That color of blond hair hair, no.( But I have a theory of who he might be related to...). During that fight with that Zaku boy, Naruto has a wind affinity, but so far all I saw was defense. He may not have an actual offense as far as his wind Jutsu. The sand village had wind Jutsu but it's very little. He's clearly not showing his arsenal.

Omoi: Yea, I figured he could had finished that match under a minute if he wanted to. But I can't shake this feeling that there's something familiar about him. Like I've be around his presence before even though I never met him until the exams came about.

Karui: Yea I have to admit I felt that too.

Heiya: ( I wonder if I can have a word with Neji san after the Exams??? There's something he needs to know...)

Samui: ( Heiya.... I know what you're planning. For you to go against the Cloud village council is a xteemely bold of you. if Raikage Sama backs you on this, they won't have much of a choice. )

Elsewhere outside of the village

Jiraiya decided to take Naruto somewhere to teach him some things and prep him for finals. (The place where he took Naruto to summon the Chief Toad). Honestly Jiraiya was still upset cause Naruto already has a summon. But he can still teach other things, it just that summoning Jutsu was one of the main 2 things.

Jiraiya: Okay Naruto, I want to see if you can gather enough chakra to summon the boss summon.

Naruto: Boss summon??? Wait you don't mean the summon that's orders other summons do you???

Jiraiya: Yes.

Naruto:............

Jiraiya: What's wrong??

Naruto: The thing is, I've only came across Topazu and the 2 of the 4 siblings of the of the Queen Crab Safaia. Her siblings are also her Guardians, I haven't even met the other 2 guardians yet. I'm not even sure what Safaia looks like.