And I oop-. ( Naruto! Various & Modern! reader ) ( EDITING)

End of Preliminaries !

The rest of the fighters passed by quickly. The stadium was filled with cheering ( read: [Name] and Naruto roaring like animals). The cheerleading duo wow'ed and stayed silent during Neji and Hinata's match, whilst [Name] pretended they didn't know Naruto during the fart attack. However...

" In the end, a loser is a loser. They cannot change. "

" Shikamu did ya get this on camera?? "

" Sara... Now's not the time..."

" I know, I know..." Sara gazed down at the crowd " Both ends here kinda suck don't you think? That Hyuga girl is naive and soft, no doubt pressured and outcastes from the main branch. However the main branch isn't so innocent. Neji's anger is understandable... Talk about a sucky family." She childishly stuck her tongue out.

The commotion died down. Hinata was taken away by the medics and the round ended with Naruto's blood vow. Soon the next participants were to be announced and the genin made their way above.

"Now then... It's time for the next round!"

" Guess it's finally your turn! Go, Lee!!"

With a scrunched face, Lee stubbornly turned away " No way! I've waited this long. If it were up to me, I'd rather be the final act!"

The board rolled the remaining names. It finally landed on two.

' Gaara Vs Rock Lee.'

The rest got whiplash from Lee's sudden change of mood. Said boy posed enthusiastically " Okay! You caught me!! As soon as I said wanted to be last... I was thwarted!! It's a natural law...

You can throw a stone at a telephone pole time and again and never hit it... But the minute you aim to miss, you end up hitting the thing dead center. I didn't really wanna be the final act anyway!!"

Gai grabbed him by the shoulder " Lee! I've noticed something crucial that most people may have overlooked." That gourd of his is quite suspicious... "

Sara and Shikamu raised a brow at eachother then glanced at [Name] and Sakura, who were already looking at them with a ' They fr? ' look. The four stared at eachother then at Gai and Lee, as one though ran through their mind ' The gourd is legit the most obvious thing...'

" Alright!! Go get him, Lee!!"

" Yes, sir!!" Lee jumped from the balcony and landed Infront of Gaara. He smiled confidently " Facing you so soon makes me so happy!"

" I have no doubt Lee is strong... But I hope he will be alright. That Gaara looks scary... " Sakura rubbed her hands nervously.

Lee hurried at Gaara, deciding to make the first move. The boy aimed a kick at Gaara, but instead of the boy, he kicked sand. The sand circled around, pushing Lee away. Le continued with his attacks... To which all of them ended up being blocked by the sand. Le was cornered towards the Giant hands near the stadium. The boy jumped, watching as the sand made no attempt to reach him.

" Lee! Take them off!!"

" B-But Gai- sensei! You said never to do that unless I was defending the lives of people that are precious to me!!"

" It's alright!! I'll allow it!!

Lee beamed at that, happily sitting down and taking down his leg warmers, revealing weights around his legs."

" He uses weights as well?" Sakura spoke up, in information reaching Neji's ears.

Neji connected the dots and looked at Sara with a pissed off look.

The girl stuck out her tongue and threw in a middle finger " You don't know the magic of weights wrapped in chains do?"

" Alright!! I can now move freely!! " Lee exclaimed whilst dropping the weight. The weights dropped, creating two clouds of smoke and leaving everyone shocked.