"So what is it? You like the pretty boy type?"
"Can you start this now?" asked Sakura, looking at the proctor desperately.
"It's okay if you do. I like the pretty boy type myself, those delicate features . . . that soft voice . . . ooh, really gets me you know? Like that Sasuke guy, he's just yummy."
Naruto couldn't help the laugh that sprung from him, a laugh that Kiba was quick to join him in.
"Or maybe that Neji guy, that hair of his and his Byakugan, I bet he can see all kinds of things if you know what I mean?"
That comment even got Hinata giggling a little, her laugh light and tinkling like a little bell.
Sakura was not only bright red with embarrassment. "Yeah, you're definitely related to Naruto," she groused under her breath.
"Hajime," called Hayate finally getting the nod from the Hokage.
Poor Sakura was so embarrassed she never saw Karin close on her and hammer a fist into her stomach followed by and upper cut that knocked her off her feet. Then Sakura kind of wavered out of existence.
"Shit, genjutsu."
Sakura smiled victoriously, having successfully ensnared Karin in her genjutsu as soon as the match began. She was content to work on rapidly tying the girl up in ninja wire. However, as she was working she realized she didn't carry ninja wire, where had it come from?
"Shit, genjutsu."
To the audience, the two girls were simply staring at each other, not moving.
"Um, what's happening?" asked Ino.
"Genjutsu," Sasuke answered, his Sharingan picking up all of it.
"I didn't know forehead had gotten so good at them. I thought she was just an iryonin?"
"She's become . . . competent," he replied reluctantly.
"She's gotten good, it's okay. You can say it." Naruto pushed Sasuke frequently, it was nothing new between them. He didn't want to push too much, Sasuke seemed to be a lot more stable today than he was the first day of the chuunin exams, calmer too.
"Hn."
Still an ass though.
Finally from the floor there were two solid thumps as both girls lost consciousness, the genjutsu war finally over and both having lost.
"Draw," announced Hayate, motioning for the medics to come check the pair over.
It was only a second after he said it that Karin sprung back up to sitting position. "Is it over? Did I win?"
"Draw, you both lost," answered Hayate.
"Damn, she's was good. I thought I had her with the pretty boy orgy genjutsu too."
The genin present all looked at Naruto then Karin and back to Naruto.
"What?"
"That sounds like something stupid you'd do," answered Ino remorselessly.
"I would never-" he started to protest only to pause when he heard a cough from the Hokage.
Sakura was roused a minute later, her face stained pink almost immediately, her eyes wandering over to Sasuke shyly before looking away quickly.
Karin and Sakura both walked up the stair to the balcony together, Sakura refusing to look anyone in the eyes.
"So, how did you recover before me?" asked Sakura.
"Not sure, I've always recovered fast. Good genetics I guess."
"Naruto recovers pretty fast too. Is it a Kekai Genkai?"
"Could be? Don't know. Like I told Naruto-kun, I was taken when I was really young. I didn't even know I might be Uzumaki until he told me and that was just about an hour ago."
"You think the recovery could be an Uzumaki thing?" asked Naruto, joining their conversation.
"Your mother always recovered quickly," Kakashi added helpfully. "I haven't known many Uzumaki but they were well known for their ability to recover quickly, live long lives, and having powerful chakra. But those could all be rumors for all I know."
"What else can you tell me about my mother?" asked Naruto.
"Well, I don't know much but I do remember hearing that she was actually a princess . . . well, not really a princess but she was heir to the Uzumaki clan."
"So that would mean I'm the heir?" asked Naruto.
"I guess, but it's hard to be heir to a clan of one, maybe two if Karin is indeed Uzumaki."
After acquiring knowledge of your family and the hierarchy of their legacy, an evolution of your status 'Uzumaki' has occurred changing your status to 'Uzumaki Clan Heir' (+100 VIT, +100 INT, +150% experience to [Fuinjutsu] Skill).
Naruto wanted to scream and shout in joy from seeing that change but he managed to refrain, at least for now.
Naruto was about to ask for more information but before he could, the next fight was announced.
Uchiha Sasuke vs. Abumi Zaku
"Hah, I get the pretty boy, this is going to be easy," boasted Zaku, jumping the rail and landing softly on the tiled floor below. The boy's hair was spikey, almost reminiscent of Kakashi's hair but dark brown. His clothes were simple, pants and shirt, using the same camouflage pattern as Dosu.
Sasuke sneered. He was less than please by being called a pretty boy. Sasuke jumped over the rail as well, landing without making a sound then took his place across from Zaku. Sasuke was dressed in his standard dark blue shirt and black shorts, the Uchiha fan printed on the back of the shirt showing off proudly.
Back with Naruto the bets he took heavily favored Sasuke as he expected, Zaku wasn't very impressive and was very overconfident based on his posturing.
"Hajime!"
Sasuke's Sharingan flared to life instantly, he moved fast, appearing in front of Zaku, already drawing his chokuto intending to end the fight quickly.
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