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Honestly cuz of my internet fucking up and me not getting to post when I wanted on Sunday I was half tempted to call this week a dud and start posting fresh again like Friday in advance for Sunday, but eh, fuck it.
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One by one, the other six began to make their way out of the arena. Gaara paused slightly as he passed, giving him a simple nod. "The heck was that about?" Naruto wondered, clapping him on the shoulder as he passed by.
"Good luck, though I doubt you need it." Hinata said softly as she walked by, and that left Sasuke at the back who stopped beside him.
"You better not lose." Sasuke smirked at him.
Daiki scoffed, "Do you think I would?"
"No, but it's worth saying," he snorted, "The only one allowed to defeat you, is me."
"Not that you can," Daiki laughed, "Careful though, Naruto might get jealous and think I'm stealing his rival. Infidelity is a sin you know."
Sasuke released a deep breath, but didn't stop smirking, "I'm going to enjoy putting my hand through your chest cavity."
"Gay." Daiki snorted.
"God I hate you sometimes," Sasuke's eye twitched, before he moved on, "I'm going to enjoy imprinting my sandal in your face after I deal with that sand lunatic."
Before he got far though, Daiki spoke up, "I need to speak to you after this round actually," he said quietly, "I found out more stuff, about your clan, and your brother. Deep, crazy weird stuff."
Sasuke paused, "Alright." he said simply, before continuing and leaving the arena.
It wasn't long, before it was just him standing across from Neji, and the hateful Genma standing off to the side.
"Sucks to be you huh, having to fight me first?" Daiki struck up conversation, casually stretching out his arms, "It's a shame honestly, you really do have the skill and power to easily be a chunin, honestly I'd give you good odds against even your average Jonin. But, you won't even get a chance to show off with me as your opponent."
Neji scoffed, "You talk big, as usual," he stated, arms crossed, "I seem to remember you saying I was your better when it came to taijutsu during the prelims, and if we fought, you would lose."
Daiki blinked, "…No I didn't?" he raised a brow, before outright laughing, "The only time I talked about you, was when Sakura was going to fight you, and I said in pure skill you were better than me then. But I would have dragged your sorry ass face first across the ground like a ragdoll if we fought even then. I was just that superior to you in physical ability. But now? I'm your better in every single way. You won't even last ten seconds against me, if I take you even a tenth seriously."
"Big talk again, let us see if you can prove it," Neji snorted, uncrossing his arms and feet sliding apart, arms parting as he slid into the beginning stance of the Gentle Fist, "I do admit however, I will enjoy this. Hinata-sama and Hanabi-sama are thriving like never before because of you, and I suffered quite the humiliation against that pink haired buffoon of a girl because of you."
"Oh yeah," Daiki was unbothered, running a hand through his hair, "You're part of the Hyuuga branch family right? Got that dumbass seal. That reminds me, I'll need to deal with that."
A konoha citizen enslaved? Not in his fucking village. If the Hyuuga wanted slaves, they should go hunt some mongrels from Iwa or whatever. Fucking idiots.
'Then again, that would mean they would dirty my village roads with their filthy mongrel feet.' he thought in disgust.
"…What?" Neji's eyes narrowed, veins throbbing into existence around them, "What did you just say? So causally to me?" he hissed.
Oh right, his whole tragic backstory thing. To be honest, Daiki was more concerned with the whole looming invasion thing and wasn't thinking. But well, he'd already said it now. May as well lock in.
"Exactly that," Daiki shrugged, "In theory the Caged Bird Seal is a good one, stopping the Byakugan from following into the hands of foreigners. In practice, the fact that it's used as a means to control the branch members of the Hyuuga clan and inflict crippling pain or outright kill you, is disgusting. It has no place in my village. So I'll be getting rid of it whether the main Hyuuga family likes it or not."
Neji open and closed his mouth, outright gaping at Daiki, "And…who are you exactly to be spouting such outlandish claims?" he retorted, "To think you can do as you please and force the Hyuuga Clan, the strongest clan of the Leaf to bow to your demands?"
"I'm the next Hokage," Daiki bared his teeth in a grin, "And what I say, will be law. Who are they going to get to stop me? Mr. Mc-Doesn't-Exist?"
Neji could do nothing but stare at his sheer arrogance in disbelief.
The hateful Genma palmed his face, "Kid…the camera's are on you know?" he said, "You realise, what you just said was broadcasted for everyone up above to hear? The Hyuuga clan have multiple members in the audience….even the Hokage heard every word.
Oh….huh.
Oops?
Even so though-
Daiki shrugged, "And?" his grin widened, "That changes nothing. What I said is the absolute fact of what is going to happen. I will be the Godaime Hokage, and there will be no more enslavement of Konoha citizens. If the Hyuuga want slaves, they should just capture some useless cloudies to use instead. Turn about is fair play considering them trying to kidnap Hinata isn't the first time they tried that shit."
Quite frankly, those filthy Cloud Monkeys should be thanking their lucky stars he hadn't taken an enthusiastic walk over towards their village and levelled it with a bijuudama from miles away as soon as it came into sight.
Truly his restraint knew no bounds.