---
The viewing room was buzzing with anticipation as the new chapter began, and everyone was eager to see how the preliminaries would unfold.
"Finally!" Naruto exclaimed. "Time to see how they handle the real competition!"
"With Kyo's injuries and Satsuki's curse mark, this could be dangerous," Tsunade noted with medical concern.
"I'm worried about our boy," Yuri said softly, gripping Ryo's hand. "He's been pushing himself too hard."
---
Everyone saw Team 7 enter the building. Unfortunately, Kyo and his team look like they're at war with light bruises and dirty clothes.
"They look like they've been through hell," Kurenai observed with concern.
"Three days in the Forest of Death will do that," Anko said with professional understanding.
"Look at Kyo's bandages," Tsunade noted with medical alarm. "Some of them are bloody."
"Alright! We arrive on time!" Naruko said with excitement as Hinata and Ino walked closer to them.
"Naruko's always optimistic," Kushina said with motherly pride. "Even after everything they've been through."
"She's trying to keep morale up," Minato noted approvingly.
"I know you will make it!" Ino said with a smile as she went closer to Kyo, she saw his condition. "Are you okay, Kyo-Kun?" She asks in worry as Kyo smiles at her.
"Ino immediately checking on Kyo," the real Ino noted with approval.
"She can see he's hurt," Hinata observed softly.
"I'm fine, Ino-Chan. Thanks for asking." Kyo smiled at her, which made her blush.
"He's definitely not fine," Yuri said with maternal worry. "Look at those injuries."
"But he's putting on a brave face for them," Ryo added with paternal understanding.
"Classic Kyo behavior," Kushina noted with fond exasperation. "Always protecting others' feelings."
"Thanks, Kami-sama. You all okay?"
Hinata said with a smile as the seven smiled back at Hinata. Suddenly, someone jumps right in front of them. They know who she is.
"Kakane-Sensei!"
"Sensei's entrance," Kakashi noted with amusement.
"Perfect timing as always," Kurenai added.
"Yo, congrats, passed the first round," Kakane said with an eye smile as she held Satsuki's shoulder and took a peek at the mark. "I'm sorry, everyone but Satsuki and I are gonna have a little chat." Satsuki looks at Kakane as they disappear in the blink of an eye.
"The curse mark," Orochimaru noted with scientific interest. "She's going to try to seal it."
"Smart move," Hiruzen noted approvingly. "Can't have that active during the fights."
"Satsuki looked nervous," Mikoto observed with maternal concern.
Team 7 understands why Kakane takes Satsuki with her; she is probably going to seal or remove the curse mark.
"They understand what's happening," Sasuke observed. "Good team awareness."
"They've been through so much together," Sakura noted warmly.
"Where are they going?" Ino asks the Team 7 members.
"They probably have something to do," Kyo said as he saw so many people on the balcony watching them. "Wow, so many people here," Kyo said, amazed at how many people were in there.
"International audience," Ay noted grimly. "All the villages are watching."
"Too much attention," Yuri said with worry. "I don't like how they're all staring at our boy."
"Yes, Indeed..." Shikamaru said as he watched ninjas from another village.
Then they heard a multi-footstep as Hokage, Raikage, and Mizukage stepped forward.
"Three Kage present," Mei noted with interest. "This is a big event."
"More than usual," Hiruzen observed with growing concern.
"Congratulations, Genins, for passing the first round! This time in history, six villages compete in this chunin exam, and we will have 5 Kage to be the judges in the last round without further ado. Let round two begin!" Hiruzen said with a loud voice as he screamed to awaken the Genin spirit.
"Five Kage as judges," Onoki noted with approval. "Maximum prestige."
"Six villages competing," Gaara observed. "More than usual indeed."
"Something's drawing all the villages here," Shikamaru noted analytically.
3 Kage walks back to the balcony.
Kyo fist-palms to himself with excitement, and if Kyo is honest with himself, he is exhausted and in pain, but he can't worry about his teammate right now.
"He's hiding his pain," Tsunade noted with medical concern. "That's dangerous."
"Always putting his team first," Yuri said with worried pride.
"Even exhausted, he's thinking about others," Ryo added with paternal admiration.
The second round begins.
"Here we go," multiple voices said with anticipation.
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Shino VS Zaku: Shino won the match with his bugs.
"Shino's victory," the real Shino noted with satisfaction.
"Bug techniques are underestimated," Shibi added with paternal pride.
"Classic Shino efficiency," Kiba noted with approval.
The young Saiyan congratulates Shino and gives him a thumbs up.
"Good sportsmanship," Minato noted approvingly.
"Always encouraging others," Kushina observed warmly.
Then Kakane and Satsuki appear as Naruko and Sakura go toward them both.
"They're back," Mikoto said with relief.
"I hope the curse mark is sealed," Fugaku added with paternal concern.
"Kakane-sensei, Satsuki-Chan. Glad you made it!" Kyo said with a grin as Kakane replied.
"Don't worry, Cutie," Kakane said with an eye smile. Then they heard Satsuki's name being called.
"Satsuki's up next," Fugaku noted with paternal interest.
"Right after dealing with the curse mark," Itachi observed. "She must be emotionally drained."
"Good luck, Satsuki-Chan," Kyo said with a smile.
"Don't you ever thinkof losing!" Naruko and Sakura said at the same time, and Naruko's shoulder fists Satsuki as Satsuki scoffed.
"Team support," Kurenai noted warmly.
"They're like sisters now," Yuri observed with maternal satisfaction.
"Like I'm gonna lose," Satsuki replies as he walks down.
"That's the Uchiha confidence," Sasuke said with approval.
"Even after everything, she's still determined," Mikoto added with pride.
Satsuki VS Yoroi: Satsuki won the match with the Kyo [Meteor crash] technique that she learned years ago from Kyo.
"She's using Kyo's technique!" Lee exclaimed with admiration.
"He's been teaching them for years," Guy noted with approval. "YOUTHFUL MENTORSHIP!"
"The student mastering the teacher's moves," Gai added with tears of pride.
"That Meteor Crash looked powerful," Kankuro noted with professional interest.
Kyo gives Satsuki a thumbs-up as she smiles back at him, and the next match continues.
"Proud teacher moment," Kushina said warmly.
"Their bond is beautiful," Hinata noted softly.
"He taught her well," Ryo said with paternal satisfaction.
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On Kage's side, Raikage and Mizukage frown because none of their genin these years have made it to the next round, but they also can't blame them. The Forest of the Dead is the most dangerous place.
"Not all villages have strong genin every year," Hiruzen noted with understanding.
"The Forest of Death has a high casualty rate," Anko added grimly.
(Their Genin are just some Random Genin from their village, and none of them are canon characters)
'I wonder if I can find the genin that fights the monster that kills our Anbu in a single glance.' Mizukage thought, but unknown to them, Raikage also thinks the same.
"They're looking for someone specific," Shikamaru noted analytically.
"Someone who killed their Anbu," A said with growing concern.
'Only Tomarot can stop me, and he also Genin rank if that you human call it.' Raikage and Mizukage thought about what their survival Anbu said to them before dying of their bloody condition.
"TOMAROT!" Multiple voices screamed in recognition.
"That's Kyo's original Saiyan name!" Kushina said with growing alarm.
"They know about him!" Ryo said with worry.
"Their Anbu encountered Asura," Yuri realized with horror. "And Asura mentioned Tomarot."
'Who is this Tomarot!?'
"They don't know it's Kyo yet," Minato noted with relief.
"But they're actively looking for him," Hiruzen added grimly.
"Mizukage-Sama... We are at the last match."
Mizukage stops her thoughts as she realizes she is lost in her thoughts. As she turned her head and saw Raikage also lost in thought.
"Who wins?" Mizukage asks.
"They're both distracted by the Tomarot mystery," Ay noted with concern.
---
Ino VS Sakura: Draw. It seems both of them try to be the best Kunoichi for the village and Kyo.
"FIGHTING OVER KYO!" Multiple girls yelled with various emotions.
"At least it motivated them to get stronger," Kurenai noted with amusement.
"Competition breeds excellence," Ino said with satisfaction.
"Both of them have grown so much," Tsunade noted with approval.
Kankuro VS Tsurugi: Kankuro wins with his puppet technique.
"Puppet mastery," Chiyo noted with professional approval.
"Efficient victory," Temari observed.
Temari VS Tenten: Temari wins with her Giant fan and deflects all Tenten's attacks.
"Wind techniques counter projectiles," Temari noted with satisfaction.
"Good tactical awareness," the real Tenten noted with professional respect.
"Fan techniques are underestimated," Baki added approvingly.
Naruko VS Kiba: Naruko wins with 5 [Shadow Clones] and 5x [Meteor Crash].
"SHADOW CLONE METEOR CRASH COMBO!" Guy screamed with excitement.
"She learned from Kyo, too," Naruto said with pride for his female counterpart.
"Five simultaneous Meteor Crashes," Lee noted with admiration. "Incredible coordination!"
"That's my girl!" Kushina beamed with maternal pride.
"The power behind those hits," Kiba said with a wince. "I feel sorry for my counterpart."
Lee VS Dosu: Lee wins when he drops his training gear and opens his live gate.
"TRAINING WEIGHTS AND GATES!" Guy cried with tears of joy. "ULTIMATE YOUTH!"
"Please make it stop," Kakashi pleaded, covering his ears.
"The speed difference was incredible," Neji noted with professional interest.
"Gate techniques are dangerous but effective," Hiruzen observed.
Choji VS Jiro(Ninja from Amegakure): Jiro wins with her poison technique, but the most shocking to all of them is that she is the granddaughter of Hanzo.
"Hanzo's granddaughter," Hanzo himself noted with interest. "Interesting bloodline."
"Poison techniques," Tsunade said with medical interest. "Difficult to counter."
"Sorry, Choji," the real Choji said with sympathy for his alternate's defeat.
"Hanzo's legacy lives on," Jiraiya noted with respect.
Hinata VS Neji: Neji wins when Hinata faints from exhaustion and damage to her body, but the fight is on par, but Hinata doesn't have enough energy to continue. Neji also didn't have a better condition. Hinata also damages Neji's goods.
"She held her own against Neji," Hiashi noted with paternal pride.
"'Damages Neji's goods,'" Tenten said with evil satisfaction.
"The fight was equal," Neji noted with respect. "She's grown strong."
"Exhaustion decided it, not skill," Hinata said softly with understanding.
"I'm proud of both versions," Hiashi added warmly.
Kyo was now down to the fighting stage as he was the last one fighting, as he saw Gaara standing right in front of him. Kyo is sweating from the pain he is holding inside of his body.
The room tensed as they realized the implications.
"Kyo vs Gaara," Gaara said with interest in his match-up.
"And Kyo's in terrible condition," Tsunade noted with alarm.
"This is the worst possible timing," Yuri said with maternal dread.
"Fighting a jinchuriki while injured," Naruto said with deep concern.
---
Kakane notices Kyo's sweaty face. "You notice, too, huh?" Kakane turned as she saw Gai walk closer to her, his head still looking at Kyo. "Yes, he seems in pain..." Kakane replies to Gai.
Kakane got worried about her student.
"Even the senseis can see he's suffering," Kurenai noted with concern.
"Professional recognition of serious injury," Tsunade observed grimly.
"They want to help but can't interfere," Gai said, understanding his alternate's position.
---
Jirayu and Tsunade are also there watching the fight. "Seems like the kid will collapse anytime soon," Jirayu said with a sigh.
"That is his own fault. He insists on fighting when he is still injured." Tsunade replies.
"My counterpart is right," Tsunade said grimly. "He should have withdrawn."
"But we know Kyo would never abandon his team," Jiraiya added with understanding.
"Stubborn just like someone else I know," Tsunade said, glancing meaningfully at Naruto.
"If Sensei said it's true... he might be....." Jirayu's words stop when Tsunade continues. "Reincarnation of Kenshi Uchiha."
The room went deadly silent.
"Reincarnation of Kenshi," Hiruzen repeated with amazement.
"They see the resemblance, too," Yuri said softly, tears in her eyes.
"Even in this timeline, people recognize Kenshi in him," Ryo added with complex emotions.
"The legendary Yonin member," Jiraiya said with deep respect. "If they think Kyo is his reincarnation..."
Unknown to them all, Orochi is looking at Kyo to disguise himself as another person. 'Who are you, Kyo Uchiha?'
"Orochi's watching him," Orochimaru noted with interest.
"Still confused about his identity," Jiraiya added.
"She's probably planning something," Anko said with suspicion.
---
Back to Kyo and Gaara. Kyo is in his fighting stance, while Gaara stands there.
The entire room held its breath. This was the match everyone had been waiting for.
"Two jinchuriki-level fighters," A noted with professional interest.
"This could level the building," Onoki said with concern.
"READY?"
Kyo and Gaara nod.
"GO!!"
"Here we go," multiple voices said with anticipation.
Gaara sends a small sand wave at ankle height as Kyo jumps to dodge the sand wave, but when he jumps, he sees Gaara send a dozen sand daggers toward him. Kyo released a Ki blast toward the sand daggers and destroyed the sand daggers one by one.
"Smart tactical opening from both sides," Shikamaru noted analytically.
"Gaara's testing his mobility," Temari observed professionally.
"Kyo's Ki control is precise," Madara noted with approval.
Kyo landed away from Gaara as Gaara spoke to Kyo. "Kyo Uchiha... your blood will be perfect for Mother." He has a scary grin.
"Shukaku's influence," Gaara said with understanding. "I remember that bloodlust."
"Mother," Kushina repeated with worry. "He's already losing control."
"That's not Gaara talking anymore," Naruto said with concern.
Back to Jirayu and Tsunade were both in shock when they saw Kyo's power. "Is he a Ki user?" Jirayu shook her head as she said. "I didn't know..."
"They're realizing he uses Ki, not chakra," Jiraiya noted with interest.
"The legendary Sannin are studying him," Hiruzen observed.
"Ki energy is so different from chakra," Tsunade added with scientific fascination.
---
Back to Kyo fighting Gaara, Kyo uses his high speed and disappears. He appears right in front of Gaara with his Sharingan active. Kyo punches Gaara right on the abdomen, but his punch is stopped by a wall of sand covering Gaara's abdomen. The redhead grinned as he locked Kyo's left arm with sand.
"Gaara's absolute defense," Temari noted with satisfaction.
"But Kyo's speed is incredible," Lee observed with admiration.
"Sharingan prediction versus sand defense," Kakashi analyzed.
Kyo wants to move away, but his leg is also a lock; Kyo's eyes are wide open as he uses his free hand, and [God fists] Gaara right on his face, which sends Gaara flying away, and the sand becomes weaker.
"God Fist technique!" Lee said with admiration.
"Breaking through absolute defense," A noted with amazement.
"The power behind that punch," Guy noted with approval.
Kyo breaks free from a sand lock.
Kyo saw Gaara standing, but Gaara's face was cracked.
"First blood," A noted with professional interest.
"Gaara's never been hit like that," Kankuro said with amazement.
"The shock on his face," Temari observed with concern.
"Damn you, Kyo Uchiha!" Gaara rages as he claps his hands together. Sand from his back came out and formed a giant hand with a black claw.
"Escalation," Gaara noted grimly. "Shukaku's getting more involved."
"Those claws look deadly," Tenten observed with weapon specialist interest.
Kyo once again found himself trapped in the sand before breaking free of the Giant hand that came toward him. Kyo releases his Ki aura to deflect the sand as he blocks the Giant hand.
"Using Ki as defense," Madara noted with tactical interest.
"Smart adaptation," Minato added approvingly.
Kyo uses the Ki blast to destroy the giant hands while holding the sand hand. Kyo fires a dozen Ki blasts toward Gaara without a second thought, and they hit Gaara.
"Rapid-fire Ki blasts," multiple voices noted with amazement.
"He's overwhelming Gaara's defense," Shikamaru analyzed.
---
Back to Girls or Friends, they were worried about Kyo, but it seemed Kyo led the fight.
"I told you Kyo would win!"
Naruko said with happiness, just like the girls who have a crush on Kyo. But their happiness stopped when they heard Gaara laugh.
"Too early to celebrate," Shikamaru noted ominously.
"That laugh doesn't sound like Gaara," Hinata observed with worry.
---
"HAHAHAHA..... YES, MY MOTHER WILL LOVE YOUR BLOOD!" Gaara spoke like a madman, with his face cracking even more as he felt blood on his forehead down to his face. "B-Blood.....? Y-YOU MAKE ME BLEED!" Garra warps itself with its sand, almost resembling a cocoon. Kyo felt the energy from Gaara's outburst.
"Oh no," Gaara said with growing alarm. "Shukaku's taking over."
"This is bad," Temari added with worry.
"The cocoon transformation," Kankuro noted with dread.
"Kyo's in serious danger now," Tsunade said with medical alarm.
"HeheheheHAHAHAHAHAHA!! YES!!! FINALLY, I'M OUT!! ALL THANKS TO YOU, BRAT!"
A different voice came from Gaara's cocoon, making Kyo's eyes widen.
"SHUKAKU!" Multiple voices screamed in recognition.
"Complete possession," Naruto said with horror, remembering his own struggles.
"This is a tailed beast now, not Gaara," Kurama noted through Naruto with concern.
---
Back to others, everyone is shocked; Ichibi has taken control of Gaara.
"Why does Gaara have a different voice, Kakane-Sensei?" Sakura asks her teacher. "G-Gaara is Jinjuruki of Ichibi(One tail)."
That shocked all of Genin, but mostly Naruko. 'He is the same as me?'
"Naruko recognizing a fellow jinchuriki," Kushina said with deep sympathy.
"The pain of carrying a tailed beast," Naruto said with understanding.
"She's realizing what Gaara goes through," Minato added softly.
"Fellow containers," Gaara said with sad understanding. "We understand each other's burden."
---
Gaara's cocoon broke as Kyo saw half of Gaara covered in sand and looking like a monster. Kyo felt lightheaded. 'Damn it. I can't hold on long enough; this pain is killing me.' Kyo thought to himself as he held his stomach tight.
"He's at his limit," Tsunade noted with medical alarm.
"Fighting a tailed beast while injured," Yuri said with maternal terror.
"Internal injuries getting worse," Ryo observed with paternal worry.
"His stomach wound from the Orochi fight," Kushina noted with concern.
"HAHAHAHA, TIME YOU TO DIE!" Gaara laughs as his sand rises from the ground; the dust of sand covers the whole stage and Kyo and Gaara.
"Battlefield control," Ay noted professionally.
"Shukaku's trying to hide his movements," Shikamaru analyzed.
Everyone on the top balcony has to cover their face because of the dust and sand, just like Kyo.
"Can't see anything," Kiba noted with frustration.
"YOU CAN'T RUN, KYO UCHIHA!"
Kyo's eyes were wide open as he felt sand start to gather all over his body. "What the!" Kyo shakes the sand off himself, but more sand comes toward him. The sand felt heavy and hard, and a dozen sandbags started to cover Kyo's body, which made him unable to move.
"Sand binding," Gaara noted grimly. "Shukaku's favorite technique."
"He's being trapped," Lee said with worry.
"The sand's getting heavier," Tenten observed with concern.
---
Everyone saw sand dust start to move toward Kyo, and Naruko and Kyo's friends started to worry about the Young Saiyan. When the dust had cleared, they saw Kyo's body covered in the sand. Only 80% of his head is out of the sand.
"KYO!" Multiple voices screamed in terror.
"KYO/-KUN!"
"He's trapped," Lee said with worry.
"This looks like a Sand Coffin setup," Gaara said with growing horror.
"They're going to crush him," Yuri said with maternal terror.
---
"I-I can't... move!" Kyo tries to move, but he can't. Kyo saw a sand wave come and smash his head a dozen times. Kyo growls in pain as a moving wave comes to hit him. Kyo has blood strung down to his face, and his Sharingan has turned off.
"They're torturing him," Kushina said with rage.
"This isn't a fight anymore," Hiruzen noted with concern.
"His Sharingan deactivated," Fugaku observed with alarm. "He's losing consciousness."
"The blood loss," Tsunade said with medical panic.
---
"Kaka-Sensei, please tell them to stop the fight! That is no more Gaara!" Naruko said as she looked at Kakane. "Please save Kyo-Kun!" Sakura also said to Kakane.
"I'm so sorry, but... Ichibi is part of Gaara, and I can't interfere. If I do, Kyo will lose the match..." Kakane said with a sad-serious tone that she also wanted to help him, but that also made him lose the match.
"The rules are cruel sometimes," Minato noted with sympathy.
"She wants to help but can't," Kurenai said with understanding.
"Tournament regulations," Hiruzen said grimly. "Even during life-threatening situations."
---
At Kage stands. Kages watch with no emotion.
"That Uchiha kid is done..." Raikage said to the nearby Kages with arms crossed over his chest.
"Cold assessment," A noted with disapproval of his counterpart.
"No, I think it's not Raikage-san. I believe Kyo Uchiha has more potential than this." Hiruzen said in the hope that Kyo would somehow overpower the incomplete One-Tailed form.
"Hiruzen still has faith," A noted with interest.
"He knows there's more to Kyo," Jiraiya added with approval.
Hiruzen looks at his two former students, who are both really focusing on the match.
"The legendary Sannin are invested," Orochimaru noted with interest.
Back into the match. They saw Kyo had blood dripping from his mouth as they saw sand slowly cover him.
"More blood," Tsunade noted with medical alarm.
"NO, GAARA, STOP! DON'T KILL HIM!" They all heard Temari shout to her brother.
"Even Temari's trying to stop it," Kankuro noted with sympathy.
"She can see this has gone too far," Gaara said with gratitude.
They all immediately return to watch the match.
---
"AFTER I'M DONE WITH YOU, I'LL KILL EVERYONE HERE! HAHAHAHA!" Ichibi said with a monster laugh. "NOW DIE! [SAND COFFIN]!" Ichibi screams as he closes his right arm and compresses Kyo inside the sand.
"SAND COFFIN!" Everyone screamed in terror.
"The ultimate crushing technique," Gaara said with horror.
"GAHHHHH!!!" Kyo screams in agony.
The sound of Kyo's scream tore through the viewing room like a physical blow.
"NOO!!"
The room was in emotional devastation, watching Kyo's apparent death.
"Our boy," Yuri sobbed, unable to watch.
"Not like this," Ryo said with quiet anguish.
Ichibi heard yells from to balcony. As he turned his head to the people, he saw anger, killing intense, and said. "Your precious Kyo Uchiha is DEAD HAHAHAHA, NOW YOUR TURN!"
"Threatening the spectators," Gaara said with horror. "Shukaku was completely out of control."
"He's targeting everyone," Kushina said with rage.
The match referee is shocked that he forgot to announce the winner.
"Even the referee is traumatized," Kurenai noted with sympathy.
Before Ichibi can move suddenly, the ground shakes violently.
"What the?!"
"Something's happening," multiple voices noted with anticipation.
"The building's shaking," Kiba observed with amazement.
Ichibi turns to Kyo's sand coffin as a small rock around him starts to float, and suddenly, before anyone can say a word, the sand coffin bursts and reveals Kyo standing still.
"HE'S ALIVE!" Everyone screamed with relief and joy.
"THE SAND COFFIN BROKE!" Multiple voices cheered.
"How is that possible?" Gaara asked with amazement.
"Saiyan durability," Ryo said with proud relief.
"HOW DID YOU SURVIVE?!" Ichibi claims with anger.
"You can kill if you want..... but never touch my NAKAMA!!!" Kyo yells and disappears, only to reappear right in front of Ichibi. Low swing kick before Icibi can touch the floor, Kyo kicks Ichibi right on the abdomen to the sky; when Ichibi is in the sky, Kyo pushes his feet to the ground as he jumps toward Ichibi.
"NAKAMA POWER!" Guy screamed with tears. "THE ULTIMATE YOUTH!"
"Threatening his friends triggered his power," Gaara noted with understanding.
"The speed of that counterattack," Lee noted with amazement.
"From near death to complete dominance," Minato observed with awe.
"[METEOR CRASH]!"
Dozens of Punch and Kick hits Ichibi as Ichibi's sand side started to disengage, and in the final attack, Kyo swung the kick right on Ichibi's head and crashed down to the ground, and Kyo also went down to the ground.
"COMBO ATTACK!" Lee yelled with admiration.
"Dismantling the sand armor," Neji noted with tactical appreciation.
"The final kick," Guy noted with tears. "Beautiful technique!"
"How! HOW DID YOU STILL CAN FIGHT!" Ichibi claims with anger.
"My friends are the source of my power..." Kyo said in a serious tone as everyone could see Kyo's clothes in the abdomen area start to bleed.
"That's so beautiful," Kushina sobbed. "Friends giving him strength."
"But he's bleeding internally," Tsunade noted with alarm.
"The power of bonds," Naruto said with deep understanding.
"Just like when he fought Asura," Yuri noted with worried pride.
Ichibi had an evil grin as he said. "Is that so... Then I'LL KILL YOU, NAKAMA FIRST!!" Ichibi fires a dozen sand daggers toward Genin's balcony side. Kyo's eyes are open as he goes as fast as he can to block the sand daggers.
"PROTECTING THEM AGAIN!" Multiple voices screamed.
"He's always throwing himself in danger for others," Sakura noted with admiration.
"EVERYONE, TAKE COVER!" Gai said as all the teachers went in front of their students to protect them from dozens of sand daggers.
"All the senseis protecting their students," Kurenai noted with approval.
It takes about a few meters more for sand daggers to arrive. Kyo appears right in front of them and blocks it all with the Ki barrier.
"Ki barrier," Madara noted with tactical admiration.
"Human shield," Yuri said with maternal pride and terror.
"Kyo-Kun!" Hinata said as she saw Kyo float right in front of them. "H-He flying?" Kiba claims that as he and the others were shocked at Kyo's ability, they heard Kyo say.
"Flying abilities," A noted with amazement.
"Defying gravity with Ki," Tenten observed with awe.
"You were trying to hurt my friends, and I'll not forgive YOU!!!"
The determination in that declaration sent chills through the viewing room.
A golden light emanated from Kyo, blinding everyone in the hall; as the light dimmed, they saw Kyo, with gold-blonde spiky hair, green eyes, and a golden aura surrounding him.
"SUPER SAIYAN!" Everyone who knew screamed with excitement.
"Golden transformation in front of everyone," Ryo noted with concern. "His secret's out."
"The entire building can see it," Hiruzen observed grimly.
"Every village, every Kage," Yuri added with worry.
"Kyo-Kun... he looks like Kami-Sama..." Ino said in amazement as suddenly Kyo disappeared right in front of them.
"Divine appearance," Hinata noted with awe.
"The golden aura," Sakura observed with amazement.
"He's fast!" Gai said.
"Understatement of the century," Kakashi noted dryly.
---
"HE CHANGES!" Tsunade said in shock. "His Chakra is 50 times stronger than before!" Mizukage also said in shock.
"50 times multiplier," multiple voices said in amazement.
"The Kage can feel the power increase," A noted with professional interest.
"Oii Hokage! As far as I know! Uchiha can't turn blonde!" Raikage said to Hiruzen.
"I didn't know either." Hokage lies through his teeth.
"Good poker face, Hiruzen," Jiraiya noted with amusement.
"Protecting Kyo's secret even now," Minato observed approvingly.
"But they all suspect something," Shikamaru noted grimly.
---
Back in the fight, Ichibi suddenly felt a punch from Kyo in Super Saiyan form.
Ichibi saw Kyo's face calm, but he could see anger in his eyes before he flew away and crashed into the walls; Ichibi quickly recovered and used the sand wave to attack Kyo, but the young Saiyan was too fast. He dodges with ease in a blink and eyes.
"Completely outclassing the tailed beast," Kurama noted with interest through Naruto.
"The speed difference is incredible," Lee observed with admiration.
"Calm fury," Gaara noted with respect. "The most dangerous kind."
Kyo reappears again in front of Ichibi, and a roundhouse kick to the head makes Ichibi crash to the middle of the fighting stage.
"Dominating the fight," Lee noted with admiration.
"Super Saiyan power versus One-Tail," Madara observed with fascination.
Kyo puts his right hand in the air as a small glitter of light forms in his hands; Ichibi slowly stands up, wobbly.
"Charging up something big," multiple voices noted with anticipation.
"That's the Thunder Crusher charge-up," Sasuke recognized.
"Oh no," Temari said with growing alarm. "That technique could kill Gaara."
---
"What is he doing?" Sakura asks if anyone knows the answer.
"Didn't know. I never saw Kyo make that move before," Naruko replies with amazement in her tone.
"Wait, you both know about this?!" Kurenai comes closer to the group while she says that.
"About what?" Naruko replies as Ino hits Naruko on the head.
"You Idiot... That!" Ino pointed to Kyo's blond hair and said, "What's with that?"
"They know about his transformation," Kurenai realized.
"The girls have seen this before," Anko noted with interest.
"I don't know the details... but Kyo turns to that when he fights a person to protect us," Naruko said with a sad tone when she remembered it.
"She's seen this before," Kushina noted with understanding.
"When he fought Asura," Yuri said softly. "To protect them."
"Protection-triggered transformation," Minato noted with paternal understanding.
Then everyone focused back on the match when they saw Kyo finish his technique.
Kyo's hand glows bright blue, and lightning dances around it.
"Thunder Crusher again," multiple voices recognized.
"That technique destroyed Orochi's summon," Orochimaru noted with concern.
"It could level half the building," Hiruzen said with alarm.
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Back into the match. Unknown to them all, Gaara is slowly coming back to his senses.
"Gaara's regaining control," Temari noted with relief.
"The human consciousness fighting back," Gaara said with hope.
"[Super Move-]" When Gaara heard Kyo disappear inside, he sensed Kyo behind him. When he turns, is Kyo right behind him, which makes him fear and scared of Kyo. "[-Thunder Crusher,]" Kyo says in a cold tone.
The room held its breath.
"Maximum power technique," A noted with professional dread.
Then Kyo saw Gaara in fear.
"He sees Gaara's back in control," Gaara noted with gratitude.
"Fear in his eyes," Temari observed with worry.
"GAARA!!" Gaara's siblings yell in worry.
Everything went silent when Lightning waves burst outside the building, stretching 4km long, and Everyone was left in shock.
"4 KILOMETERS!" Multiple voices screamed in amazement.
"That's village-wide destruction potential," Hiruzen noted with alarm.
"The lightning reached outside the building," Kakashi observed with awe.
"Environmental impact," Shikamaru said with analytical amazement.
There, smoke covers Kyo and Gaara. Second, later, as the smoke cleared, they all saw Kyo didn't land that punch on Gaara; it was just slightly away from Gaara's head.
The room went silent with understanding.
"He stopped," Gaara said with deep gratitude.
"He chose mercy," Minato noted with profound respect.
"Even with all that power, he held back," Tsunade said with amazement.
"That's our boy," Yuri sobbed with proud relief.
They saw Gaara with an open mouth in shock and scared but still standing.
"Alive," Temari whispered with tears of gratitude.
"Kyo could have killed him," Kankuro noted with respect.
Kyo, in other words, that makes everyone care for him, jumps down to the arena. He has blood dripping from his mouth and bleeding all over his body. He is no longer in Super Saiyan form.
"The power drain," Tsunade noted with medical alarm.
"He's bleeding everywhere," Yuri said with maternal terror.
"The cost of using Super Saiyan while injured," Ryo observed with worry.
"G-Glad, you are awake, Gaara..." Kyo's last word before he collapses to the ground and faints because of an overuse injury to his body.
The room erupted in emotional chaos.
"He's down," Yuri said with maternal terror.
"But he saved Gaara," Ryo added with paternal pride.
"His last words were concern for his opponent," Kushina noted through tears.
"Even collapsing, he's thinking of others," Minato said with deep respect.
"W-Winner! G-Gaara no Sabaku!" The referee announces the winner.
"Technical victory," Gaara said quietly.
"But Kyo won the moral victory," Guy said through tears.
"He showed mercy when he could have taken revenge," Hiruzen noted with profound approval.
"That Thunder Crusher could have vaporized Gaara," Temari said with gratitude.
"Instead, he chose compassion," Kushina said with maternal pride.
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•To Be Continue•
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The room sat in stunned silence as the chapter ended, processing the incredible display of power and mercy they had just witnessed.
"He lost the match but won something more important," Sasuke said quietly. "He won Gaara's respect."
"4 kilometers of lightning," Ay repeated with amazement. "I've never seen anything like it."
"And every village saw it," Onoki added grimly. "They all know about him now."
"The Mizukage and Raikage were looking for 'Tomarot,'" Shikamaru noted. "Now they know he's Kyo."
"But he collapsed," Tsunade said with medical concern. "Fighting while injured, then pushing Super Saiyan... his body couldn't take it."
"He put everything into protecting his friends," Kushina said through tears. "Just like his father would."
"The mercy he showed Gaara," Hiruzen noted with approval. "That's the mark of a true shinobi."
"Stopping that technique at the last second," Minato said with awe. "The control that took..."
"Even in Super Saiyan rage, he recognized Gaara was back in control," Gaara said with deep respect.
"That's what separates him from other powerful warriors," Jiraiya noted with approval.
"Power without wisdom is destruction," Yuri said softly. "But Kyo has both."
"The way he protected everyone," Sakura noted with admiration. "Even strangers in the balcony."
"Willing to die for people he barely knows," Naruto said with understanding.
"Guardian-sama," Minato requested, "please tell us he'll recover from this."
The Guardian's light pulsed with warm reassurance. "A warrior's greatest strength is not in the power to destroy, but in the wisdom to know when not to use it. Kyo's choice today will echo through many hearts, including those who once saw him as an enemy."
"He changed Gaara's perspective," Naruto noted with understanding. "Just like he did for me in our world."
"But now everyone knows what he's capable of," Kakashi added with concern.
"The secret's out," Ryo said grimly. "Every nation will want him now."
"Or fear him," Yuri added with worry.
"Either way," Jiraiya noted seriously, "Kyo's world just became much more complicated."
"The political ramifications," Hiruzen noted gravely. "Five Kage witnessed that power."
"They'll all want to either recruit him or eliminate him," A said grimly.
"But first," Tsunade said with medical determination, "someone needs to treat his injuries before he bleeds to death."
"Our son," Yuri whispered, "always saving others at the cost of himself."
"That's what makes him special," Ryo said with quiet pride, "and what terrifies me most."
Everyone settled back, emotionally drained from watching the intense fight, proud of Kyo's noble choice but deeply worried about both his physical condition and the consequences of his power being revealed to the entire ninja world.
The mercy shown to a possessed Gaara had touched every heart. Still, the political and medical implications of what they'd witnessed would have far-reaching consequences that none of them could yet fully understand.
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(That is a wrap for chapter 25! The emotional intensity of this fight was incredible!)
(Kyo's choice to spare Gaara shows his true character - mercy over vengeance!)
(But now his powers are exposed to all the villages - the political implications are huge!)
(The Thunder Crusher technique reaching 4km - absolutely devastating power that could have leveled half the village!)
(Every Kage witnessed his Super Saiyan transformation - no more secrets!)
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