Hanime and Ukimora

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Nikko's eyes widened when he saw Team Seven. "What the Hell happened to you?" he asked.

"A lot," Sakura said.

Did the guy that Anko and Ukimora talked about do this? he thought, Orochimaru. He's dangerous.

Hiruzen began his speech. He explained the purpose behind the chunin exams, but Hayate interrupted him. "Lord Third," he said, "May I have the floor just for a moment?"

"Hmm?" Hiruzen said, "Of course."

"Okay," Hayate said, "As it turns out, there are too many of you to proceed to the finals. Therefore, we will be holding a randomly selected preliminary round."

"Too many?" Sakura asked, "Why can't we all proceed?"

"That's not how the chunin exams work," Ukimora said as he approached Nikko, "Yes, chunin are selected from the candidates who take the exam, but there's another purpose." He placed a hand on Nikko's shoulder and leaned up close to his ear. "Look out for that Hanime boy," he said, no more than whisper, "He's dangerous. Extremely so."

"Anyway," Hayate said, "If for any reason any of you wish to withdraw, now's your chance. The victors of the preliminaries will proceed to the finals." Nobody withdrew. "None, huh? Okay. If you'd proceed to the spectator area we can begin the preliminaries."

The genin and their senseis all filed into the spectating area. "First match: Sasuke Uchiha vs Yoroi Akado," Hayate announced.

Nikko patted Sasuke on the back. "Good luck," he said.

"Thanks," Sasuke said, "I won't need it." He walked toward the stairs and descended.

Nikko found the match desperate. "Why doesn't he use ninjutsu?" Nikko asked.

"He can't," Ukimora said, "The curse mark might take over if he does."

"What is this curse mark?" Nikko asked.

"It's Orochimaru's way of putting people into a corner," Ukimora said, "If they survive long enough to use the curse mark, nine times out of ten the lust for power consumes them. It drives them to seek him out. When that happens. . ." He placed a hand on his black eye. "Nevermind. I'm sure Sasuke will do just fine." The curse mark began to crawl across Sasuke's skin. "Or not."

Nikko bit down on his lip. No, he thought, It'll take more than just a mark to beat Sasuke. Sasuke willed the curse mark away and continued his barrage. With it, the match ended.

"The winner is, Sasuke Uchiha!" Hayate said.

"What's going on?" Nikko asked as Kakashi led Sasuke out of the room.

"Kakashi is one of the few jounin that know how to seal the mark," Ukimora said, "He'll take care of Sasuke."

"Second Match: Ukimora Aki vs Hanime Otsutsuki," said Hayate.

Nikko's eyes widened and he gasped. That name, he thought, Has Lord Six Paths spoken with him too?

"Hm. It seems I'm the one who should worry," Ukimora said. He jumped over the railing and landed gently onto the ground.

Hanime walked ever so slowly down the stairs. He shot Gaara a glare, a challenge. The look in his eyes said, "Watch me."

"Okay," Hayate said, "if you two are ready. Begin!"

Ukimora jumped away from Hanime as the red-haired child drew a kunai. "Have you heard of the Otsutsuki clan?" Hanime asked.

"I know that they're supposed to be extinct, save for a few members," Ukimora said, "I never imagined I'd be fortunate enough to know two of them, or unfortunate enough to have to battle them." He glanced up to Nikko. "Albeit, one of them I've only ever trained with."

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