Third Person's POV

As Nikki left, Gaara arrived in front of Sasuke.

The air was intense as their stared at each other.

"The rules are the same as in the preliminares. The match goes on until one of you dies or admits defeat. When it's determined that there'sa winner, the match can be stopped. But that's my decision." Genma explain to Gaara and Sasuke.

This causes Gaara to have a evil grinned, making Sasuke raise and eyebrown.

At the stands, Kakashi had arrived behind where Sasuke, Ino, Choji, Lee, and Guy was at, making them turn to him.

"Hey Huy! You too, Lee..." He greeted. "Is your body all right?"

"Kakashi!" Guy greeted back.

"Kakashi-sensei!" Sakura called out, giving him a worried expression.

"Oh! Sorry, sorry. You must've been worried. Sorry for not contacting you at all..." Kakashi apologize causing Sakura to frown at him.

Oh no, Sakura's gonna get really mad... Ino though.

Sakura's frown deeped as she turn back. "I don't really mind that." She said quietly causing Ino to look at her

It's hard to see from here... Sakura though looking at Sasuke's neck. Sasuke... She looked down.

"Kakashi-sensei..."

"Hm?" He look at her curiously.

"You know about the mark on Sasuke's neck, don't you?" Sakura asked. "Is that...?"

Kakashi look at her for a moment before looking toward the battle ground. "No need to worry." He said.

Sakura snap to him, surprised.

A mark? Ino wondered as she look back and forth between them.

Kakashi give a close eye smile. "So, that's that."

Sakura with a sacred expression with a smile. "Yup!"

Kakashi look around. One... Two... Three... Four... Five... Six... Seven... Eight... He counted the Anbu ninjas. Eight of them... There Blacks Ops in this spacious arena... Two platoons are too few...

"What's Lord Hokage thinking?" Kakashi wondered.

"Well...without knowing how or when the opponent would make their move... It can't be helped that the Anbu are dispersed and deployed in important areas in the village." Guy said.

"Huh?"

"It's about to begin. We shouldn't let our guard down, but for now... We need to pay attention...to this match. Kakashi, I'll be carefully checking out what sort of training you gave him...as your eternal rival!" Guy said.

"Huh?" Did you say something?" Kakashi asked.

"No! You're slick, Kakashi!" Guy exclaimed, crying as he holded his head. "Why are you always so avant-garde?!"

Back at the battle ground.

"Both of you, to the middle!" Genma told them as their did it.

Nikki watch intense as her hands aqueezed tightly together at her front.

Genma look between them. "Begin!" He said, jumping backwards.

Gaara made the first move by summoninghis sand, surprising Sasuke before he jump back to created space between them.

So this is the sand Kakshi told me about... He though.

Suddenly Gaara gasp and holded his face as he groan in pain.

"Please don't get so mad... Mother..." Gaara said to himself in pain.

What's he talking about...? Sasuke wondered.

"Earlier... Earlier I had you suck awful-tasting blood, I'm sorry. But this time it'll likely... taste good." Gaara said glancing at Sasuke.

"His conversation's started. This is dangerous." Kankura said.

Nikki turn to the sand ninjas as she had heard him.

Dangerous? She wondered.

"This is the first time I've seen Gaara get like that before fighting. So it must mean his opponent is that imposing... Him." Temari said nervously.

Nikki turn back to the fight, swallowing nervouly as she hold the hand with her promising ring from Sasuke, up to her chest, right over her heart. Sasuke...

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"It appears he's calmed down." Baki mumble as he watch Gaara panting heavily.

As Gaara had calm down, he look at Sasuke. "Come on."

Sasuke quickly pull out shurikens and throw toward Gaara.

Whi block them with his sand that took the formed into another Gaara.

"The Sand Shield become a Sand Clone!" Temari said shocked.

Sasuke quickly jump up to avoid it as the sand clone throw Sasuke's shurikensback at him causing Sasuke to pull out a new shurikensto collided with each other.

Sasuke then launching a kick at the sand clone, landing on his hands and flip over to stand on his feet before throwing his hand to it throat.

This causing the sand clone to grinned as it cover Sasuke's hand in sand.
Sasuke quickly reacting and slam the palm of his other hand at the sand clone's face, destroying it.

Sasuke runs towards Gaara again, Gaara's sand shield extands up to protect him. Sasuke smirks before he disappeared.

Nikki smile in amazed by Sasuke.

Sauke appears behind Gaara. Gaara looks surprised.

He's fast! This guy...is just like that guy... Gaara though, remember his fight with Lee.

Sasuke punches Gaara as hard as he could, knocking him back along with his sand.

He's fast! It's nearly the same as Lee's ordinary speed. And... Guy though shocked.

It's overlapping with the image...of my Taijutsu! Lee though.

"It that the Sand Armor?" Sasuke smirk as Gaara's face had now a crack on it.

Sasuke is so fast! It's amazing. Nikki though.

"Come on!" Sasuke said to Gaara.

Gaara made no sign of moving.

"If you're not gonna come at me, I'll go at you!" Sasuke said before he start running in amazing speed.

Gaara's sand shield are all round him, Sasuke manage to get throught it and delive a kick.

"What's the matter? Is that it?" Sasuke question mockingly.

"That armor... I'll tear it off." Sasuke told him as he started running in circles really around Gaara.

It's exactly like Lee's Taijutsu. Nikki though, smiling with a slide blush.

Sasuke came flipping toward Gaara, launching a kick to his face before grabbing a hold of him to slam his knee on Gaara's stomach.

What's Gaara planning to do? Kankura wondered. The Sand Armor uses up too much chakra... It can't last for very long.

Suddenly Gaara's sand start to surround himself, using it as a shield.

Sasuke launch q punch at the shield but did leave a mark, however spikes form of the sand shield.

Stebbing him as Sasuke jump back.

Blood start to appeared. So he used all the sand for protection... I didn't think there could be this much of a difference in the hardness with a didference in the density of the sand. Sasuke though.

"So it's absolute protection." Sasuke said to himself.

The hold stadium was quieted.

"The sand... It's covered his entire body." Lee said.

This is somewhat troublesome. Guy though worried. Now, how will Sasuke proceed?!

"Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto called out, came running with Shikamaru.

"Naruto!" Lee said as their arrived, panting heavily.

"Huh? What do you want?" Kakashi asked curiously.

"Sensei! Please stop this match right away!" Naruto begged.

Kakashinlook at them confused.

Sakura was shocked.

"That guy is totally different from us! He's not normal!" Naruto said.

"Naruto... What're you saying?" Ino asked annoyed.

"He lives to kill people. In any case... If this continues, Sasuke will die!" Naruto warned.

Inside the sand shield was Gaara chanting. "Jin, Saru, Ne, Saru, Tori, Tatsu, Ne, Saru..."

Nikki gasp in shock as she saw sand forming an eye over Gaara's sand shield.

There's no mistake about it. It's that Jutsu! Temari though shocked. This isn'tgood! Our plan isn't even on Gaara's mind.

Temari took a quick look over at Nikki.

"Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto begged.

Kakashi stared at Naruto silently before looking back at the battle ground.

Cause inside the sand shield was Gaara smirking.