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Chapter 19

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As the chunin participants were leaving the village to begin their trek we find a beaten, bruised, and defeated Ino in a dark room.

'I wonder how long the chunin exams are. I guess I should be thankful for the reprieve from the abuse and beatings.' Ino thought, 'I wish I could be free again.'

It's amazing how when we make a wish it can come true.

"Ino, are you awake?"

Ino rolled over and looked at the rather intimidating animal and with a demur demeanor she replied "yes".

"Then today is liberation day for you." The large animal commented and then swiped its claws at Ino. She never flinched. However, pain never came. She looked down and her eyes widened. Her shackles were cut off her. She was free from her chains.

With tears in her eyes she looked at the animal with a slight visage of hope. "Am I free? Can I go home now?"

"Yes, and No. I am here to get you someplace safe and get you medical help. However, you cannot go home yet. You will come with me to my Lord's home where you will stay safe until this issue is resolved permanently."

"How far away from Konoha will I be?" Ino asked.

"The compound is in Konoha. You will be safe. It is guarded by other members of my clan."

"Ok, let's go. I'm done with this place." Ino commented and slowly got up from the floor she was sitting on.

"Hold on to my neck tightly and close your eyes. We will travel via the shadows and it can be very disorienting if you haven't done it before."

Ino complied with the order and got on the animal. "What's your name?"

The animal was silent for a minute. "I apologize but due to my duties to the clan it would be better if you didn't know my name, regardless if most of my brothers and sisters look similar. However, I'm a leopard so you may refer to me as leopard if you wish."

Ino not only held on tight, but hugged the leopard and whispered in his ear, "thank you".

The leopard acknowledged the thanks, "hold on". And into the shadows they sunk as if walking into a lake of water and Ino was finally liberated from the evil Uchiha's.

When Ino and the Leopard arrived in a random room of the Namikaze compound Ino was instructed to open her eyes. She found herself in a nice room with a bed and an attached bathroom. There were a few other animals there that looked different, but she decided now wasn't the time to question her saviors. She was instructed to get cleaned up, eat, and then rest in the bed until medical help arrived.

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"Lady Hinata, there is a lion here to see you again." Commented one of the Hyuga Guards.

Hinata being surprised went to the waiting area. There stood Shesho. "Ah, Lady Hinata", the lion bowed, "we request her medical expertise at the compound. Please bring all material you may need for a detailed checkup."

Hinata was surprised, but she went to gather her things without question and left right away.

Upon arrival she was ushered to a room where she found Ino asleep in a bed. She gasped at seeing her friend safe and in the care of the Panthera Clan. The gasp woke Ino and she looked up to see Hinata. Ino had tears in her eyes and they hugged for a long time.

Hinata did a full check up on Ino and other than some broken bones that didn't heal properly and the shattered knee, the torn ligaments, and the atrophy that occurred due to being chained and unable to move properly Ino was in good health.

"Ino, there are some torn ligaments and the some bones that will need to be broken and reset. That is easy for me. However, the shattered knee can be fixed, but only Tsunade-sensei and maybe Shizune-sempai will be able to fix it. There is atrophy in the muscle, but we can work on that later. All-in-all, you will be able to make a full recovery."

Ino didn't really care at that moment. All she knew was she was free. She lied down and fell back to sleep. This was the first time in a long time that she felt like she could truly rest.

Hinata moved into the compound shortly after leaving Ino to ensure she was close by if Ino needed anything. And thus the rescue of her friend was complete. The only thing she had to wonder is how would her Naruto-kun make this permanent. She didn't doubt him, but she was only curious.

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As this round of the Chunin exams was coming to an end the teams that passed were separated into two groups. The red group and the blue group. They were not to have any contact with the either side. A Jonin proctor instructed all teams that they would be fighting in a tournament and they wouldn't know who their opponent is until they stepped onto the field.

It was time for the tournament. Naruto, Konohamaru, and Moegi wished each other luck and stood with the other genin in their camp waiting for the proctor to give them their instructions.

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"Welcome participants to this year's Chunin exams. In front of you are several rooms with chairs, cots, and general refreshments. These will be your rooms for the exams. The room has two doors. The one you will enter and the one that leads to and from the stadium. Above the door to the stadium you will see three lights. A red light means you can relax and recuperate as needed. The yellow light comes with 2 alarms. When the light turns yellow the first alarm will sound. This is your cue to let you know that you will be up next in the tournament. The second alarm is a notice to let you know that the light will turn green shortly and you should be ready to fight. When the green light is turned on the door will open. You will have 2 minutes to exit your room and enter the stadium. If you do not enter the stadium in that time frame then you will forfeit your match. Do you all understand the format?" asked a proctor. He received confirmation from all those present.

"Good, Rules are as follows. All skills and techniques are allowed. Deaths have happened. Sometimes they cannot be avoided. So remember, unless the proctor feels you cannot continue or you forfeit the matches will continue. Any questions?"

He got shakes of heads from everyone present.

"In that case step up, pick a number and head to your room. Matches will begin shortly."

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It was a bright sunny day for Konoha and the people were excited for all the games, food, and other festivities around the village. As the stadium was filling up the clan section was sectioned off. As the fiancé of one Naruto Namikaze, Hinata was sitting in the section for the Namikaze clan. She had one quest with her. The guest was in a cloak, covering who they were. She smiled and waved to the other clans that waved to her. She even invited her sister to sit with her, but she wanted to stay with her father. Ever since that fateful encounter in the Hokage's office Hiashi had started to change little by little. He started to realize his actions especially when his daughter conspired with the Hokage. At first he was furious to be played like that, but in the end he started to change. Additionally, things started to change for the Hyuga as well. Since Hinata and Hanabi were going to be married to other clans he needed a new 'official' heir. Who better than the famed prodigy Neji. However, that is a story for another time.

As we come back to the arena it was time for the chunin exams to begin.

The announcer provided all the rules and lay out for the one on one matches. The numbers for each door would be pulled randomly and the betting would be allowed for 2 minutes while the contestants measured their opponents.

The first battle was not significant. It was between two random genin that wasn't exciting at all.

"Winner of the first match, Random Genin number 2". The proctor announced and the crowd clapped.

"Second match" the proctor continued. "Number 6 versus number 3" The crowd waited to see who would come out.

Before long Moegi and Sakura came out onto the field. The announcer called out the contestants putting emphasis on Sakura being an Uchiha. Before long the match began.

"Begin" the proctor announced.

Moegi immediately shot to the right and started circling. Sakura stood there like she didn't have a care in the world. Moegi was about to start making her move when she felt weird. That's when she noticed it. Sakura was holding a handsign with both hands down at her side. Moegi was caught in a genjutsu. She noticed the stadium was empty and Sakura was still there in a statue like state. Moegi tried to break the jutsu but her release technique was not working. Moegi took a strong punch to the face and flew into the wall. In the real world the audience was curious as to why Moegi was just standing there and taking it. Why couldn't she release the jutsu.

Never let it be said that Sakura was just a slave. She was a strong slave that Sasuke molded to help build his clan. She was always the smart one. So smart that she found a way to create that Uchiha genjutsu that was so strong without having the sharingan. It was a combination of genjutsu, pheromones, and hallucinogens that created one of the strongest genjutsu techniques that didn't allow for the release technique to work. However, there are two other ways to get out of a genjutsu. One is to have help from the outside world to help stop the flow of chakra and the other is to cause yourself pain.

Moegi was not a genius, but she wasn't a dummy either. She kept taking cheap shots back to back while she tried to figure this out. It didn't take long for Moegi to inflict pain by stabbing a kunai knife in her leg, but by then she had taken quite a bit of damage from Sakura.

"Proctor, I forfeit" called out Moegi.

"Are you sure" asked the proctor.

"Unfortunately yes. I've taken too much damage and my chakra is out of sync because of…whatever she did to me. I will not be able to continue as I am."

"Winner by forfeit, Sakura Uchiha."

There was a round of applause, but the crowd was not too pleased. Mainly due to the disrespect the Uchiha clan had been showing around the village and also because of the lack of action.

"Match three, Numbers 5 and 12."

The crowd roared in approval as they saw the one and only Konohamaru and some genin that no one cared to remember.

After the allotted time for the betting the proctor announced "Begin".

The random Genin number 5 pulled out a bo staff.

"Interesting, you are a bo staff user. I should warn you. My clan is notorious for our bo staff skills. How about a bo staff match?" asked Konohamaru.

"I didn't come here for a challenge in one skill. I'm came to show my skills and tactical ability so I can be promoted. Therefore, challenge denied. Come at me Leaf-nin." Responded genin number 5.

"Very well, Shadow Clone" suddenly 2 Shadow clones popped up. People were impressed. To have a genin like Konohamaru create shadow clones in battle; it showed how much his chakra reserves had increased.

Konohamaru ran straight at his opponent while his two clones following about 3 steps behind their original. As Konohamaru got close to his opponent he planted the staff into the ground and used the staff to vault over in an attempt to distract his opponent while the clones went to work.

As Konohamaru landed he rolled once just in case to create some distance. The clones dispelled rather quickly and from what Konohamaru could tell, his opponent never got close to him. He couldn't figure out how his clones were dispelled. (Konohamaru was lucky to have learned the secret to the shadow clone early on)

Knohamaru jumped into the air and held the staff in his arm pit. He went through a series of hand signs and spit out an ash like substance, "Ash Cloud" as soon as his opponent was surrounded by the ash cloud he clicked his teeth to create a spark and the cloud ignited in a stunning display of fire.

The crowd roared in approval. Then to everyone's surprise the fire seemed to be spinning taking on the look of a tornado except upside down. Little by little the fire dissipated into the air above the stadium until you could see Konohamaru's opponent spinning his staff around his head and body and amazing speeds.

"That is how he dispelled by clones. That staff can conduct chakra and he must be a wind user. He must have extended the staff with wind chakra in order to get my clones to dispel. He's a clever one." Thought Konohamaru.

"Care to try something else?" asked the opponent.

"As a matter of fact I will" replied Konohamaru.

Konohamaru remember many lessons from his grandfather, but one that stood out to him was physics. He grandfather wasn't known as the "Professor" for nothing. He started to throw kunai at his opponent and what appeared to be random. His opponent dodged out of the way periodically. Konohamaru saw the pattern. His opponent was predominantly right handed which meant is reactions allowed him to position his body with the right hand ready to attack or defend.

Konohamaru ran through hand signs again, "Earth Wave". Out of the ground right at his opponent the ground formed a curved wall. Konohamaru did this two more times.

"Ash Cloud" Konohamaru used the same jutsu again.

"Don't you know any more tricks" taunted his opponent.

Konohamaru clicked his teeth again causing a spark for another stunning display of fire.

Like before, his opponent performed the same air technique which for some odd reason didn't work this time. The shriek from the opponent was blood curdling.

After a few moments, the smoke cleared to see a tired Konohamaru standing over his opponent with his staff in his opponents face.

"H-How did y-ou do that?"

Konohamaru though tired spoke with confidence. "Those earth walls are curved and they created a valley. When you used your wind element the valley trapped the air in-between the earth walls. By adding your wind to my fire, you only made my jutsu stronger."

"I c-ommend you. It w-as a b-rilliant plan. I concede defeat, proctor." The opponent grunted.

"Winner by defeat, Konohamaru of the Leaf." The Proctor announced.

The crowd erupted in applause and cheers for a stunning display of skill, tactics, and jutsu.

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"Next Match, Sasuke Uchia of the Leaf versus Kumo Ninja 1". The proctor announced.

It was an odd sound. There were applause for Sasuke, but not a loud as it should have been in Sasuke's opinion.

"Are both fighters ready?" asked the proctor.

Both nodded.

"Fight"

Sasuke wasted no time. He activated his sharingan and three tome spinned to life. She charged his target. Sasuke never used hand signs. In his hand he created the Chidori. The famous jutsu of one copy-ninja Kakashi.

The Kumo ninja brought out a katana and channeled some lightning chakra into the blade and flowed his chakra toward the blade and stuck the blade into the ground. When Sasuke got close his Chidori faded. Surprised by this feat he tossed some kunai and jumped back.

The Kumo ninja blocked the kunai with this sword and stopped the flow of chakra.

Despite his attitude, Sasuke was not a ignorant. He took a moment to asses the situation.

"Clever for a Kumo ninja. Using the flow of your chakra and creating a lightning field around you. It seems you grounded the blade to disburse the my lightning technique. I guess instead of ending this quickly I can make you suffer." Stated Sasuke arogantly.

"You may try, but we shall see." responded the Kumo ninja.

The next thirty minutes was a display of kenjutsu and taijutsu that would make most jealous. However, the final attack by Sasuke was devastating. Using the superior ability of his dojutsu he was able to predict his opponents next attacks and countered them. He then performed an acrobatic technique that allowed him to cut several tendons in the Kumo's legs. Sasuke was about to lop his head off when the proctor called the match. Sasuke gave his normal "Hn" and left the field.

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The fights continued on down. Konohamaru was able to defeat Sakura and then fight Naruto. Prior to the tournament they had agreed on a trap and taijutsu fight only. Konohamaru ended up losing to Naruto, but it was a beautiful display of skill and technique of combat and of setting and disabling of traps during combat. No doubt that both would be promoted. We have finally found ourselves in the final.

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The Proctor's voice sounded over the intercom. "Final Match…." he had to wait for the cheers to settle down. "Sasuke Uchiha versus Naruto Namikaze."

The stadium erupted into cheers as the two clan heads came onto the field. Sasuke sneered at the dope. Naruto just looked on impassively. It was time to get things under control around here.

As the two contestants stood across from each other the proctor turned to Sasuke. "Are you ready?"

Sasuke nodded his head and "Hn" as usual.

The proctor turned to Naruto. "Are you ready?"

This was the moment Naruto needed. This was the moment that 3 people in the audience were waiting for and had no clue they were waiting for it. Naruto turned to the proctor and said "No."

Confused, the proctor looked at Naruto; "are you forfeiting?"

"No" replied Naruto. Then in a loud booming voice that carried throughout the stadium Naruto stated called out.

"I, Naruto Namikaze, call for the law of a "Clan Dispute" to be solved here in front of all these witnesses."

Though a majority of the civilians were clueless, the clans and specifically the Hokage gasped. This was a serious claim.

The proctor looked at Naruto for a moment and then turned the Hokage.

Sasuke was fuming. He knew the law, but didn't know what right the dope had to call into action this law.

"What right do you have to call into effect this law dope." called out Sasuke.

Naruto looked Sasuke and then the Hokage. The Hokage looked at Naruto and call out. "Sasuke has called into question your claim. By what right do you have to request the "Clan Dispute" law.

"I several occasions prior to the Chunin Exams Sasuke insulted me in the market in front of the civilians and anyone else who may have been around, by not referring to me as the clan head as my right. I requested of him to apologize in which case he did not. I filed a claim with the office with witness signatures and testimony. The issue was never resolved." Naruto pulled out a scroll. "Here is the claim and filing date of the claim for review. Here is a copy of the claim for Lord Sasuke to review if he wishes. Since he has not apologized I wish to enact the "Clan Dispute" law."

After several minutes of review the Hokage looked at both contestants. "Sasuke, do you have any response to these claims?"

"I am an Uchiha. I do not apologize to anyone." Spat Sasuke.

The Hokage wanted to smack that little prick upside the face, but she couldn't. She looked at Naruto and then proctor. "Very well, Proctor, you may leave the field." The proctor vanished after a bow to the Hokage.

"Naruto Namikaze, per the law, if you win this dispute what are the three requirements of the Uchiha clan you will demand." asked the Hokage.

Everyone was silent to hear how this would play out.

"If I win, then I will demand the following to be enacted immediately.

If I win then Sasuke Uchiha may not force anyone past or present into a marriage. If he request a marriage for more wives then the woman asked must agree to the wedding with the Hokage in private as not to be persuaded by an outside force.

If I win, then the Uchiha clan must pay the Namikaze clan 10% of earning from all missions for the next one year.

Finally, if I win, then Sasuke Uchiha must have his Sharingan sealed for 2 years."

Sasuke was fuming, but he knew the law and now was the time to get rid of the dope.

The Hokage turned to Sasuke. "Your requirements Sasuke?"

"If I win, then I will demand the following to be enacted immediately.

Naruto Namikaze must give me his compound and everything in it as of the end of the match.

Naruto Namikaze will give over his potential wives to me. (This caused an uproar, but Naruto didn't move or twitch in the slightest.)

Finally, Naruto Namikaze must leave the village and never join another village ever again."

There gasps all around. Sasuke was cruel and it showed.

The Hokage mentally sight and thought 'I hope you know what you are doing Naruto'.

"Naruto, do you accept the terms of the dispute?" asked the Hokage.

"Yes" Naruto's voice boomed and echoed all around the stadium.

"Very well, contestants, take your places. Are you both ready?" called out the Hokage.

Both got into fighting stances and nodded. Sasuke had the arrogant smirk and Naruto looked impassively at Sasuke.

The Hokage called out. "Until one forfeits, gets knocked out, or dies, the fight will continue. Contestants, BEGIN"

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When Naruto made his demand three people gasped and prayed he would win. The first was Hinata. She knew now, what happened during their date. It was a ruse to trap the Uchiha for this one moment. She was scarred and happy at the same time. She had faith in her Naruto, but that didn't mean she was not scarred of the outcome.

The second was Ino. Who happened to be in the cloak next to Hinata (in case you haven't figured it out). She prayed beyond all hope that Naruto would win her freedom.

The final person was Inoichi, Ino's father. Ino's mother was tending to the flowers at the shop. Inoichi prayed for the safe return of his daughter. Little did he know that his daughter was about seven rows behind him. Ino did see her dad, but she knew to be patient and wait.

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Naruto and Sasuke dashed at each other.

They traded blow for blow and counter for counter. Their taijutsu was on par with each other. One using the Uchiha Interceptor and the other using konoha's academy style. One might think that the Uchiha style is better and more refined. Well, you would be correct. However, Naruto was technically stronger and quicker. Therefore, the two styles were evenly matched.

Sasuke jumped back with his sharingan blazing to life. His had crackled with the familiar chidori. He rushed Naruto who just stood there. Sasuke thrusted his hand forward and to the shock of the stadium it went through Naruto's chest. The stadium went silent in disbelief. The match was too quick. How could this happen. Three people in specific lost hope in their future. Sasuke smirked at his easy win. "Once a dope, always a dope."

Naruto just smirked back and quietly whispered to Sasuke. "We're just getting started teme." And just loud enough for Sasuke to hear, "boom". It was a split second, but it was enough for Sasuke. He charged chakra to his feet and leapt backwards. In the split second of jumping the clone exploded and Sasuke went careening into the wall of the stadium.

The split second decision did help Sasuke to not take too much damage, but it did hurt none the less.

Then, in the center of the arena came up from under the ground was Naruto. There was a collective sigh and happy murmuring throughout the stadium. This just pissed Sasuke off more. These ungrateful fools should be cheering for him.

Practically reading his mind Naruto commented. "You know, if you showed more respect and compassion for the village of your ancestors the people might have different views. However, from what I have gathered, it would seem the great Uchiha clan has been rather rude to the village and people don't appreciate that. I guess once a teme, always a teme?"

Sasuke growled, "once I embarrass you and drive you from this village I will turn that Hyuga whore of yours into my baby machine. I will ensure she asks for it every night."

"You know Sasuke, I have come to care of Hinata. I may not fully love her yet, because I'm not sure what real love is, but I can assure you that you won't be touching her or any other female in this village without consent ever again. However, despite that Hinata is still my fiancé and she is my fiancé willingly. I do not claim her or demand anything from her. She gives me her heart freely. Therefore, you have earned my wrath now for threatening the future of the Namikaze clan. Let the REAL BATTLE BEGIN!" Naruto stated and yelled at the end as he rush Sasuke.

The taijutsu battle began again, but this time, the taijutsu utilized by Naruto was fierce. He got in close to Sasuke and using Aikido he maneuvered Sasuke into open positions with his legs and hands and then using Savate. The blows to Sasuke were hard and devastating to his joints and muscles. Sasuke got some tough hits in, but not nearly as much as Naruto did.

Sasuke finally create some space with a kick to Naruto's abdomen and jumped back. That is when he unsealed a straight katana from a seal on his belt and put it on his back (like in shippuden). Sasuke pulled out the blade and readied for an attack. He rushed Naruto and swung horizontally and him.

With a loud clang Sasuke saw his blade stopped. It was pinched between the blades of two Kama. Sasuke's eyes widened. Where did these weapons come from? His sharingan never picked up any movement. Then Naruto went back on the offensive with a combo of Aikido and while using his Kama he was giving Sasuke a good workout. Sasuke was able to inflict several cuts, but for every cut he inflicted, Naruto was able to about one and one-half cuts.

In an impressive display of acrobatics Naruto summersaulted over Sasuke and while twisting one of his Kama he barely caught Sasuke's face. The blade just barely missed, but there was a small cut over Sasuke's eye brow. Naruto landed then back flipped several time to create distance.

Sasuke was fuming. How dare the dope aim for his eyes. He had no right. He was an Uchiha. The world should bow before his very feet.

In his rage Sasuke stated going through familiar hand signs, but with him being older he now had more chakra then when he was on a genin squad. He unleashed the largest fireball many have ever seen.

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As Naruto leapt back he turned toward his tenant.

'It is time…Kurama' stated Naruto internally.

'About time brat' commented the demonic fox.

'Will you ever stop calling me brat?' asked Naruto.

'No' the fox simply stated. 'just because I have agreed to aid you, doesn't mean we are friends. I still want my freedom. Always remember that brat.'

'I remember our agreement' Naruto reminisced.

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It was a bright sunny day and Naruto was being trained in his family's bloodline. One of the trainers was guiding him.

"Lord Naruto, you have the potential to take the bloodline further than one of your clan ever has."

"How so?" asked Naruto.

"Easy, you're a Jinchuriki. Access to a lot of chakra. The hard part about your bloodline is the fact that you have to know where the attach is coming. And forget about large area jutsu." the trainer responded.

"I still fail to see how me being the host of the fox is beneficial." replied Naruto.

"The reason being is your bloodline takes a large amount of chakra. Many of the Namikaze could only use their bloodline on a portion of their body or a whole limb at best. However, with the chakra you possess you could coat your entire body and not feel the effects." commented the trainer.

"However, that requires me to be able use the fox's chakra and I cannot do that. Every time I use that chakra I loose control and possibly hurt people." answered Naruto with a downcast look.

"Have you ever tried to make a deal with the fox?" asked the trainer.

Naruto stood there. He never considered asking for use. He only demanded rent or just took the chakra. Naruto sat in a lotus position and after a long period of meditating he entered his mind scape. He stood before the cage that held the great fox. The wide red eyes stared back. The fox did not look happy. "Have you come to demand more 'rent' brat?"

"No" replied.

"Really?" the fox asked

"I'm sorry" commented Naruto

The fox's eyebrow rose, but waited.

"I am sorry for demanding your chakra and I'm sorry for taking your chakra. I'm sorry for not considering you as a part of me and me as a part of you. We are stuck together and so we should work together. What do you say, is there any way we can work out a deal where I can use your chakra?" asked Naruto.

"We may, I want to sense the outside world." the fox commented.

"Ok, how do I do that?" asked Naruto.

"You rip off a corner of the seal and I should be able to sense the world outside of you. To feel the wind, smell food, and hear the world through your senses. You do that and I will allow you up to two tails of chakra." replied the fox.

"And how do I know the corner will allow you to use my senses and not do more?" asked Naruto.

"You don't." replied the Fox.

Naruto stood there for a long time. He decided that this was the best option for the future. So he made his decision.

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"Firestyle: Great Fire Ball Jutsu" roared Sasuke.

The flames were so large that 90% of the arena was going to be covered in flames. Naruto just stood there and waited. The audience and Sasuke thought Naruto (dope) was too scared to move. The flames enveloped the arena and Naruto. Hinata, Ino, and Inoichi were down trodden. Their future hopes were dashed.

Gasps where heard all around the stadium. Hinata, Ino, and Inoichi looked up. The fames were being displaced from the inside. Like they were hitting something. Sasuke's eyes were wide in disbelief. He cut the jutsu and when the flames died down there was Naruto calmly walking toward him. Then Naruto disappeared and re-appeared in front of Sasuke and planted his foot into Sasuke's stomach. The foot felt like a rock compared to a normal kick from a normal ninja sandal. Then Naruto started punching and kicking Sasuke with such veracity. Each time Naruto made contact with Sasuke it felt like a rock was hitting him.

Naruto was striking Sasuke in all the right joints and muscles. The beating lasted a couple of minutes, but to Sasuke it felt like it lasted hours. The blows were devastating and they hurt. Sasuke fell to the ground hard. Naruto looked down at Sasuke.

Sasuke could not move. He tried to will himself to get up but he could not. Just behind Naruto stood the Hokage.

"Sasuke Uchiha, you have ten seconds to get up." stated Tsunade.

The 10 seconds went by quick for Sasuke.

The Hokage announced, "This concludes the final match of the Chunin Exams. Also, as per the agreement Naruto has won the "Clan Dispute" law and thus his demands will be met and enforced by the village and council without argument (she glared at the civilian council who wilted under her gaze). All contestants will have an minimum of 20 minutes rest time before they may leave and get cleaned up for the rest of the festivities around the village. We welcome you call to the Leaf village and hope you enjoy the rest of your stay.

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Inoichi was ecstatic. He was ready to march into the Uchiha compound and get his daughter when Hinata approached him.

"Lord Inoichi, I believe I have someone here for you." Hinata stepped aside and allow the cloaked figure to step forward and remove her cloak.

Ino and Inoichi had tears in their eyes. Ino launched herself at her dad (well as best she could, she would still need Shizune or Tsunade to fix the major damage to her knee and anything else they might find).

The father and daughter held each other for a long time. As Hinata was starting to walk away she was tapped on the shoulder by Inoichi.

"Is this Naruto's doing?" he asked.

Hinata smiled by said nothing.

"If there is anything the Namikaze ask of my clan, if it be in our power it shall be done. Take that message to Naruto please." stated Inoichi.

"There is nothing for you to do. Simply be a family again." Hinata said and bowed before walking away. Inoichi picked up his daughter in a bridal style carry and took her home to her mother. It would be the first time since he could remember that the store would be closed during a festival, but he didn't care. He had his daughter home and safe from that damned Uchiha.

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Poll:

For my next story I am going to start working on an outline for it. (This story is not close to being done, but I just thinking ahead.)

It will not be a harem story.

Naruto x Temari

Naruto x Hinata

Naruto x Samaui (kumo)

Naruto x female Haku

Warning, most of the story ideas all begin similarly, but change or vary as the story goes on.