Aftermath (A Sequel to A Flash to the Future)

Chapter 25 - The Finals: Part 5

(A/N: Whoop whoop! Back at it again. If you haven't read the ANBU Kitsune Arc, then go to the series addition to find it. I just finished it, but like most of this book, I still have to go through and edit it. Anyway, enjoy!)

Naruto strolled down the halls of the arena as he looked for the medic ward. They were currently on a 10-minute break so he decided he would go see Neji since he knew that boss was busy getting everything prepared. Naruto frowned at the thought. He then began to scowl at the air. He knew that Sasuke was with Kakashi and had an inkling that he was the reason why the boy was late. He shook his head as he finally entered the medic bay. If everyone hadn't been so insistent on seeing the Uchiha fight today, his teammate would have been disqualified. Had that been him or anyone else, they would have been disqualified immediately. He sighed the thought of the council. Like Shikamaru would say, they are such a drag.

The blonde walked up to the administration desk where they admit the injured. The woman at the desk was wearing a standard nurse uniform and was writing something down in her binder. When Naruto arrived at the desk, he cleared his throat, causing the nurse to pause and look up. She frowned when she didn't see anything and was about to resume her task when someone cleared their throat once more. She looked confused as she looked around once more.

"Down here." Naruto said, causing the nurse to look down. When the nurse finally look down and saw him, she frowned before it became a look of disgust.

Naruto just looked annoyed as he spoke again. "I'm not that short, y'know." he said in irritation.

"What do you want?" she snarled, not surprising Naruto.

"What room is Hyuga Neji in?" Naruto asked.

"I'm afraid I can not tell you." she said as she began to write in her binder again. "Immediate family and senseis only."

Naruto narrowed his eyes at her. This bitch was lying. He knew it. With that, Naruto politely acted like was leaving before sneaking past her and into the patient area. Following his chakra signature, Naruto continued his way through the halls until he stopped at a door that read 'room 108'. Naruto checked to make sure there was no nurses in there before he entered the room. Sitting up in the bed, was Neji staring out of the window. When he heard the door open, his eyes landed on the mop of blond hair and blue eyes that walked into the room. His pupil-less eyes stayed trained on him as he shut the door and made his way over to one of the visitor chairs. The two stared at each other for a couple of minutes before Neji finally spoke.

"Uzumaki." Neji said.

"Hyuga." Naruto said casually.

"I must say I'm surprised to see you here." Neji commented.

"I had time to kill so I came." Naruto stated.

The room went silent again. Neji stared at the blond until he spoke once more. "I didn't expect for you to fight so well, Uzumaki-san." he said.

"What was that all about, anyway?" Naruto said with a raised eyebrow.

"You weren't taking me seriously." Neji answered. "I wanted a real fight. Not some staged act."

"We could have always sparred another time, Neji." Naruto said dismissive.

"How, when no ever see's you?" Neji retorted. "Besides, it's not like you make yourself available."

"Hn." Naruto said before he chuckled. "People find out a little information and they suddenly want to know everything about you. It's pathetic and shallow."

Neji frowned at that before he narrowed his eyes at the boy. "Maybe people would take more interest in you if you'd stop being so fraudulent." he scolded.