Will Of Fire ~KakashixOc (Editing)

Sasuke's Battle Ch.25

Song- Bleeding Out by Imagine Dragons
"When the hour is night, and  hopelessness is sinking in. When the wolves all cry, to fill the night with hollering. When your eyes are red and emptiness is all you know. With the darkness fed, I will be your scarecrow. You tell me to hold on. Oh, you tell me to hold on. But innocence is gone and what was right is wrong. 'Cause I'm bleeding out. So it's the last thing that I'll do is bring you down. I'm bleeding out for you. So I bare my skin and I count my sins and I close my eyes and I take it in. I'm bleeding out. I'm bleeding out for you."

For the first two battles, I found myself sitting on the roof of one of the large stands. I watched Naruto battle proudly, noticing the power he has gained with just a month of train... If you would call summoning tadpoles training.... When He won, I almost jumped down from my spot and gave him a huge hug, but, for the sake of Naruto's ego, I stayed in place. It'll have to wait until later. Shikamaru's battle was quickly over, he had Temari's under his jutsu, but in the end he gave up. You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink. Shikamaru was so close, but he let himself get the better of him. Even regarding his loss, I can see him being promoted to Chūnin. He has all of the mental and leadership qualities. I'm sure Suma would be proud. I look over my shoulder, to the path leading up to the arena.  I see a man in a green jumpsuit and a boy with a crutch hobbling towards the door. I mouth pulls up, smiling at them and I quickly flash step to them. I end up behind them, kneeling on the ground. Gai balanced on on of the his legs, arms in the air.
"All right!" He yells, grinning at Lee. "Let's go, Lee!"
"Roger!" Lee says, saluting him. "Oh! Yes, sir." Lee had bandages wrapped all around him, but my chest swelled just to see him up and moving.
"Lee!" I yell, running to him. Gai and Lee turn around in unison, eyes wide. I stop just in front of him, carefully wrapping my arms around him.
"I'm so happy you're here, Lee..." I whisper, tapping the bandage on his cheek. I smile at him, wiping away the tears in my eyes. "...Y-Your youth is inspiring..."
Lee beams at me and Gai engulfs me in a hug.
"Such youthful tears! It makes me want to cry as well!" Gai says, letting me go. I laugh, linking my arm with Lee's open one.
"Let's go on up." I say, nodding towards the arena. We walk to the door, where two Konoha shinobi stood guard. They see us approaching and instantly straighten up their postures. They bow, quickly greeting us. I wave my hand, signaling for them to stand.
"What are the status on the battles?" Gai asks the shinobi, crossing his arms.
"Almost all of the first round battles have concluded." One answers, "The only one remaining is Uchiha Sasuke and Gaara." Lee freezes next to me.
"What about Naruto and Neji's battle...?!" He asks.
"That's the interesting thing..." Lee gulps, preparing himself. "...Hyuga lost." Gai and Lee's eyes go wide in unison. I watch as a small smile appears on Lee's face.
"..." Lee nods, "I see..." I look up at Gai, who was watching Lee with a smile on his face as well. We seem to be thinking the same thing. I ruffle Lee's hair, leading him inside.
"Lee... You're such a great kid."

When we get to the area reserved for the contestants, the entire crowd was chanting for Sasuke. They were demanding him.
"What's up with the next match?!"
"Where's Uchiha?!"
I frown slightly, still holding Lee's hand. They really are late, aren't they... I swear that I told Kakashi multiple times not to be late. Look where that leads me. Just as anger started to raise in my chest, leaves started to spin inside the arena. They spun in a mini tornado and quickly settled back down, revealing Sasuke and Kakashi standing back to back.
"Ahh..." Kakashi says, "So sorry we're late..."
"Your name?" The proctor asks, grinning.
"Uchiha Sasuke." Sasuke conforms, searching the crowd. The crowd erupts into cheers, shaking the stadium with their voices. I could see Naruto and Shikamaru down next to them, but I couldn't hear what they were saying over the roar of the crowd. Once they die down, Kakashi puts his hand on his neck.
"Uh, flashy entrance aside, don't tell me... Sasuke lost by forfet?" Kakashi says, turning to Sasuke. "See...? I told you we'd be late, Sasuke."
"Sheesh!" The proctor says, shaking his head. "Maybe your tardiness is contagious?!" Sasuke and Kakashi sweat-drop.
"So what's the deal?" Kakashi asks.
"Don't worry, you're safe. Sasuke's match was postponed." He say, chewing on the grass in his mouth."His match wasn't forfitted." Kakashi laughs, rubbing his neck.
"Oh, good! Good!"