Sasuke Uchiha and Shiori Hyuga have been fond of each other since they were very young. Despite being from different clans, their parents are friends, so their families are close. That's why Sasuke and Shiori have known each other when they were in...
Shiori's Pov We reach Sasuke's room, the same Anbu Black ops from before standing guard
"Oh Shiori. Welcome back"
"You're with your big brother this time huh?"
"I hope all the walking around isn't getting to you"
The three Anbu dots on me once again
"Thank you for the warm welcome" I smile
"Oh it's nothing at all Shiori"
"Please. Go on in"
"We'll be here if you need anything"
Brother and I smile at them and we enter Sasuke's room
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•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~•~• Naruto's Pov "In the final rounds, each of you will put your battle skills on display. You'll demonstrate the power and control that you achieved in your respective disciplines. Accordingly, the final battles will commence I've month from now" the Hokage announces
"Wait. We're not gonna do it right here and now?" I ask
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"This is to provide suitable period of preparation" the Hokage replies
"What do you mean by that?" Neji asks
"Simply this. In addition to announcing the conclusion of the preliminary matches to each country's leaders, we must also have some time to prepare and distribute the summons for the final selection. Not to mention that you examinees are going to need time to prepare for something that is this important" the Hokage answers
Kankuro's Pov 'This old man sure likes to beat around the bush'
"Look. I don't really get what you're trying to say. What's the point of this?" I ask
"I mean that to know your adversaries and prepare yourselves, you need time. Even though up to this point, all the battles have been real battles as I'm sure you can all attest. They were conducted on the premise that you are fighting an unknown enemy. But that's no longer the case, now that you've battled each other" the Hokage explains
