Hiruzen was not amused. He of course was not happy to see one of his own ninja so thoroughly beaten. It had become obvious to him and likely would be to the other Kage as well. That is that girl Fuu was no genin. Sure she might have the rank, but she was obviously not. He wouldn't be surprised if Ame used their isolation to demote her just for this chunin exam, none of the other nations would be able to argue.
He wouldn't say anything for now. Because even if she was a ringer, it would make him look weak in front of the other leaders if he argued about it now. He'd have to let it sit for now. And that perhaps is what annoyed him the most. His genin was being harmed and he could do nothing about it at the moment.
Konan was ambivalent. Fuu had certainly come a long way under the blue haired woman's tutelage. Still things went as planned. Though she'd have to work on Fuu's abilities if she had to rely on Jutsu so early into the exams. Well their plans hadn't been derailed, so she looks forward to seeing how things will be going soon.
***
The genin were silent, much like the rest of the crowd. Though if the way the rails were warping under Naruko's grip were anything to go by, then they weren't happy. Because if Naruko wasn't happy than neither was her girlfriend. And Naruko was very obviously unhappy.
They understood that it was a match, and that she had given him a chance to surrender. Fuu and Sasuke were both friends of theirs, but she had been so brutal about it. It was hard to watch. Naruko didn't have time to ponder it as she gives her girlfriend a quick, shaky hug before jumping down. Sasuke was her best friend, and watching him get torn apart was hard. Perhaps the worst part for Naruko is that the feeling of something bad happening soon hadn't gone away afterwords. No whatever it is, it only seems to get worse. So if it hadn't been Sasuke's humiliation she was feeling what was it?
Hinata didn't say anything as her girlfriend went down. She was sure Naruko would win. But that means in the second round Naruko will have to fight Fuu. Hinata's stomach was tying itself in knots at the thought. She was fairly certain Naruko and Sasuke were about even in strength at the moment, so if Sasuke got so brutalized then wouldn't Naruko as well?
"Hey, Hinata-chan, why the long face?" Fuu had just returned to the competitors box, cheery as ever.
"I'm worried about Sasuke."
"He should be fine, I broke a lot of bones, but Konoha has a great med nin program. You should know that. None of that damage should be permanent."
"That's good… Hey Fuu."
"Yeah?"
"Why did you suddenly start bashing his face in at the end?"
"Oh I didn't want him to use that fancy new eye of his."
Hinata nods at that, the Mangekyo was a powerful tool, one that they don't even know the limits of… Wait a second. How did she know about the Mangekyo? It's supposed to be an Uchiha secret so the only people who should know is Sasuke and Itachi, obviously Team 7 too. So how did Fuu know? They didn't mention it to her during the preliminaries.
"How di—"
"Oh loo, Naruko-chan's match is starting!" Fuu says excitedly. Hinata wonders if the girl cut her off intentionally, but she's not wrong. Naru-chan's match was just called to start.
***
Naruko stood across from Ino, wondering if this will actually be a difficult match. Well no sense wasting time. The moment the proctor raised his arm Naruko readied herself to dash forward. With a quick pulse of chakra she removed her resistance seals. She's likely not going to need Sage Mode for this fight, it's only Ino after all. The proctors hand falls and Naruko immediately rushes forward. Ino was prepared for that much and immediately backed away.
The blonde had come a long way from the academy, but Naruko was always a powerhouse when it came to combat, and that had only become more true in the time since the academy. She quickly pulses her chakra as she feels a Genjutsu start to take hold. She was a master of the mind (or rather a master of the mind in training) and wasn't going to fall for a Genjutsu that easily. She winces as she throws a block up against Naruko's kick. The kick was strong enough to send her skidding backwards a few feet. Damn that girl was a freak with how strong she was.
Ino had realized quickly that she was never going to win a Taijutsu bout. Her only hope was to use her clans signature Jutsu and make Naruko forfeit. This was her first mistake. She continued to try and stall Naruko for as long as possible. She performs a quick substitution Jutsu with a log in the destroyed forest in the arena. Naruko didn't take long to arrive but Ino had already prepared the Jutsu by the time she did. The moment she came into view Ino fired it off. This was her second mistake.
The Jutsu landed successfully and both girls drop to the ground unconscious. The proctor being familiar with the Shintenshin no Jutsu (Mind Body Transfer Technique) doesn't call the match as a double knockout. He knows one of them will get up in a few moments anyways.
***
Ino found herself in some kind of weird temple, lit only by candlelight. It was one long corridor that seemed to stretch almost endlessly. This was weird, her technique isn't meant to put her into someones mindscape. Not only that but this was a weirdly developed mindscape, most of the time they are just an empty white space that has a scroll containing the users memories. She'd only seen mindscapes like this in her own clan members. Plus the only time this technique pulls people into the owners mindscape is when they have already set up barriers against mind techniques. Had Naruko somehow done so?
Knowing time passes slower in the mind Ino decides to explore. If she's here then Naruko is too, somewhere. Knocking her out here would do the same as knocking her out in the real world, so there is no harm in exploring. This was her third mistake. Despite the fact that the hallway seemed to continue forever she had somehow reached the end, looking back it continues to stretch on, yet she had only been walking for what felt like a few seconds.
She stood before an alter, sitting at the alter was a tall woman with white hair and horns. She was chained to the floor. To the woman's left and right were statues of a tree and the demon that attacked the village respectively. Interestingly both of these statues were chained to the floor as well, as though they were living.
Looking at this woman Ino wonders if this is Naruko's mental representation of herself. She couldn't imagine any other reason another person would be here. Or is the woman some kind of demon, she certainly has the horns.
The woman opens both of her elegant eyes and Ino is surprised to see a pair of Byakugan eyes staring back at her. "You do not belong here, girl. Leave while you have the chance.
"Who are you?"
"Are you daft? I told you to leave, not to question me."
"And why should I take orders from you?"
"Because you will die if you don't. It's already starting again."
Ino watched as the womans skin slowly started to turn to stone. She hadn't noticed it before but her shadow had been split onto the two statues. Now it seemed to be gathering onto the demon. "What's happening to you?"
"It's too late now, you better pray Uzume can save you." Ino was confused. She couldn't ask more questions as the woman turned completely to stone, looking every bit as elegant as she did before. Ino turns to leave only to hear a creak. She turns back and sees the statue of the demon was shifting now. Its head seemed to snap towards her, and she feels her pulse quicken. She quickly turns to leave but a gate slams down in front of her. The space between the bars is too thin for her to slip through, despite having the slim figure she's so proud of. The statue creaks again and she, much to her regret turns back to it. This was her final mistake.
The stone had started to flake off and it snapped a single horrible eye open. It's eye was red and ringed with tomoe. Ino felt the terror begin to take root into her psyche. Now it's mouth has snapped open and it let's out a single dreadful roar. It seemed to shift and suddenly it had swapped places with the womans statue. It continued to creak and come alive. It started to rattle against it's chains and all at once they snapped. It lunged at her and she screamed desperate now to fit through the bars. It grabs a hold of her foot and she notices that both it and the room seem to be growing. The candles flicker out and the once great temple suddenly falls into decay. It starts to pull her away from the bars. She desperately clings to them. Her grip slips and she starts to be pulled away.
Before she can a pale hand grabs her from the other side of the bars. "Ino you shouldn't be here."
"Naruko what the fuck is up with your mind!?"
"Now's not the time for this. Cancel your Jutsu now!"
"Why don't you just call this thing off! It's your mind!"
"It's a resident but it's no part of my mind." Ino looks at her, was this thing some kind of split personality?
Naruko was pointedly not looking at it. She remembers just seeing the eye from her chakra network. She would never dare look at this monster. Though this was the first time that she was in the seal while it has been in control. She doesn't like it, she much prefers Kaguya's presence. "Did you look in it's eye?"
"Y-yeah?" Ino answers hesitantly, not sure why she's being asked.
"Dammit, that means it's got a grip on your emotions. Remember back when I unlocked my chakra, how terrified I was?"
"I had thought you were just overloaded from too much chakra?" Ino was growing increasingly uncomfortable as the monster and Naruko did tug of war with her body. It let out an angered roar at being denied it's meal.
"No, it was from seeing this thing's eye." So this thing has been in Naruko's mind since they were second year academy students? How fucked was the redhead's life that it would produce the monster that destroyed Konoha. Or maybe, the villagers called her the demon for a reason, right? So then was this her true form?
"So what do I do?"
"End your technique and leave."
"I need both hands to do so." Naruko looked at her and sighed. Ino had a bad feeling.
"Then you'll have to be fast."
"Don't do it."
"We have no choice. Ready?"
"No."
"Good luck. I'm sorry." Naruko says as she releases the blonde. Ino screams and try's to make the hand signs of her clans Jutsu. She curses as her hand's shake in terror and she misses a hand sign having to start over. She doesn't get to finish as it pulls her into it's maw and snaps it closed. She feels her bones snap and crack as it chews on her, engulfing her in the sea of it's hatred and malice. She does the only thing she can, she screams.
***
It had only been a few seconds on the outside. They were standing, then they were unconscious, and then the Yamanaka heiress started screaming and thrashing. Naruko got up and ran over to check on Ino. She may not have been her friend, but she didn't deserve that. The girl was out of it. The proctor quickly steps in and calls the match in Naruko's favor.
"Yamanaka Ino is unable to continue. Uzumaki Naruko wins! Medics!" The medics rushed out and tried to get the heiress onto a stretcher. She's thrashing to much and they are forced to sedate her. Once more the crowd is silent as they look down at the combatants. The silence is broken by a single 'boo' and a bottle being thrown into the arena. It smashes against the redhead's temple and shatters, spilling alcohol all over her and cutting her face open. That seemed to start it as suddenly it seemed like everyone in the crowd was booing her and throwing things at her. She could only slowly walk back to the competitors box, the guilt gnawing away at her. Ino wasn't her friend but no one deserves to have been subjected to that. The crowd didn't even know what happened, they just knew that Naruko had caused some kind of trauma to an heiress. They likely wouldn't be throwing trash at her if they knew the truth of what happened. They would probably be throwing kunai and shuriken to 'kill the demon' if they knew.