The Son of Two Heroes

Chapter 10

Sarutobi smiled, Jiraiya really outdid himself this time. It was impressive, the way Naruto resembled Minato. The sight alone made the villagers question how they looked at him, a step in the right direction. He felt the Kazekage beside him stiffen ever so slightly at the sight of the boy and the Sannin. He knew this man was not the Kazekage, the old Hokage knew more than Orochimaru thought. But had hope even though he knew it was futile, that seeing Jiraiya here would make the traitor hold his attack off a while longer.

"Dosu of Otogakure, has not arrived and cannot be located. He will be disqualified, and Hinazuki Rikka will fight Haruno Sakura in his place to keep the flow going." The proctor informed the crowd before continuing. "First match, Hyuga Neji against Uzumaki Naruto."

Jiraiya turned to his blond pupil. "Hey good luck kid. Kick ass." Smiling he flicked off to the Kage box.

"Thanks Jiraiya-sensei."

At the Kage box, Hiruzen addressed Jiraiya's arrival. "So my student, how did his training go?"

"He's faster than ever now Sarutobi-sensei. He's truly a terrifying force."

"There's no way...it's not possible he taught the boy that technique. No of course not. It's completely unlikely. Jiraiya himself doesn't even know how to perform it. I myself couldn't even figure it out." Orochimaru thought to himself.

Naruto stood across from Neji staring the Hyuga down. "Between my eyes and your fate. You will lose here to me."

"Can it Hyuga, I promised you a beating, not a heartfelt conversation. Maybe after I'm done kicking your ass, but not before."

Neji looked as if he was about to speak, but Genma interrupted anything the boy might say. "Begin!"

The Hyuga prodigy quickly activated his byakugan, only for his eyes too widen as he saw Naruto behind him. "How!?" He thought. He quickly spun to intercept the strike the blond had prepared only to be met with the sight of the boy, behind him again. Appearing in a handstand that allowed him to bring both his feet to bare in a vicious kick to the Hyuga's side. Said kick launched the older boy across the stadium, and into the wall with a resounding impact.

Neji stood quickly. "What the hell just happened?"

"Your all seeing eyes can show you everything I do. But it won't matter if you aren't fast enough to react to it." Naruto said from across the stadium field.

Neji stood silent, not knowing what exactly to say in reply. Naruto suddenly threw a large group of kunai at the long haired boy, who quickly deflected them with his own. The blond smiled, and Neji's eyes widened as a kunai was suddenly where Naruto had just been and he felt a fist smash into the back of his skull. Naruto had substituted with one of the kunai and immediately transferred into a body flicker to put him directly behind the older boy.

Neji hit the dirt with an angry snarl. This wasn't how this was supposed to go. This blond bastard was faster than Lee. How could he counter something he couldn't even react to. Neji stood, and immediately launched into an attack at Naruto, just as his first palm strike was about to hit the speedster, he hit a kunai instead. He realized he had ran right past one of the previously deflected kunai as Naruto appeared beside him, kicking his legs out from under him and planting his fist in the Hyuga's face before he even hit the ground.

Neji knew he needed a counter. And he needed it now. He jumped to his feet, throwing a smoke bomb on the ground. He knew at the very least he could see better in the smoke than the Uzumaki could.

"Oi...Hyuga. You should know my team an I fought Momochi Zabuza, the Demon Of Kirigakure, one of the Seven Swordsmen of Kirigakure. He was a master of the hidden mist jutsu, and the art of silent killing. Because of that man...I can fight just fine without my eyes." Naruto said to the older boy.