Legacy

Chapter 16: 16 - Preliminaries

warning long chapter

This chapter is mainly only fights. I seem to favor ninjutsu over taijutsu because it seems easier to write but I hope you like it.

Chapter 16: Preliminary's

Team 8 was walking towards their assigned rooms. Since they completed the second task of the chunnin exams in one day they could relax and recover during the four available days.

"Naruto-kun" - Hinata said getting Naruto's attention "If I had to fight Gaara do you think I could win?" - she asked.

They continued walking and Naruto was thinking, after a few minutes he decided to reply. "I don't really know what he can do but when we met him, he had sand around him and apparently he is the son of the fourth Kazekage so he probably can control sand with his chakra. Since you are a water type you can drench his sand in water to make it slower and more chakra demanding to use forcing him to waste more chakra. But if he decides to use his bijuu than I think you would lose... unless you do that trick I taught you" - he said grinning.

"I guess your right" - she replied. Shino just heard the conversation with interest. This year there was a lot of tough competition. His bugs wouldn't much against a bijuu, since primarily he uses them to drain the enemy's chakra and draining a bijuu might take...a while.

They arrived to their room and found it a standard room. It had three single beds, a small bathroom, a small desk with chairs and a window.

"Do you think you will be able to sleep without me?" - Naruto said grinning.

"Oh...i'm not sleeping without you" - she said walking towards him "If you hold me close enough I think we will be just fine" - she replied and kissed him.

"I like the idea" - He said smiling and holding her. "Want to go eat something?" - he asked and she nodded.

"Hey Shino want to come?" - He asked and the bug boy simply nodded. They finished unpacking and left their stuff in the room.

Team 8 got out of the room and walked throught the hall heading towards the other floors. The tower in the middle of the death forest was relatively small. It had five floors. The first was reception and the arena, the second was the kitchen, the third and fourth floors were the rooms and bathrooms and the last floor was the administrative and surveillance room.

They made their way down the floors and quickly found the kitchen. There was plenty of food already prepared due to the chunnin exams. They entered the kitchen and noticed that they weren't alone. Inside the kitchen there was the sand team.

"Hey Gaara" - Naruto said waving as he entered the kitchen. Both Kankuro and Temari instantly stiffened as they knew that Gaara could flip at any time. Hinata and Shino were just a bit weary of them.

"Uzumaki Naruto" - Gaara said eyeing Naruto carefully. "You interest me" - he said.

"Sorry but I don't swing that way besides I already have a girlfriend" - Naruto said chuckling and kissing Hinata's cheek. Gaara's eye twitched at his statement. Temari and Kankuro were wondering if all leaf shinobis had a death wish.

"Mother will have your blood and then everyone will acknowledge my existence" - Gaara with a sick smile.

"Mother? You do realize Shukaku is male right?" - Naruto asked "And you don't have to kill to have people noticing you" - he finished.

"I doesn't matter once I kill you I shall forever prove my existence" - Gaara said.

"You want people to acknowledge you than find people to protect. Instead of killing them, fight to protect them and those few precious people will acknowledge you forever" - Naruto explained.