Naruto thought a bit. "Gaara doesn't show the use of any Taijutsu or Genjutsu. It seems he uses his sand and that's it. An impenetrable defense that he doesn't even have to think about to get it to defend him. If I can somehow get rid of his defense, I also remove his offense. He used his sand to crush Lee's arm and leg. But getting rid of all that sand won't be easy."
Tsume stood up, moving to check the meat. "I'll give you this one as a freebie. Water." Tsume said as she flipped the meat. "Lots and lots of water, weigh his sand down so that it won't react as quickly. I bet he can't even swim, or walk on water."
"Sasuke is being trained by Kakashi-sensei, so he could come back knowing ten more Jutsu." Naruto said and sighed. "But he's good at his family's Taijutsu, he's good at fire Ninjutsu, he's good with throwing projectiles, and he has his Sharingan to help anticipate his moves." Naruto didn't like Sasuke using said eyes, but he knew they were just another tool in Sasuke's arsenal.
"And his opponent is Gaara." Hana said. "Kakashi-san will likely build Sasuke's speed up so he won't get killed right off the bat."
Naruto put a finger to his chin thinking. A light flicked on in his head. "With Sasuke, all I need to do is turn it into a battle of attrition." He said suddenly, getting Tsume's attention.
"How so?" she asked, walking over and sitting back down. Doing that could ruin his chances at becoming a Chunin.
"Well, Sasuke's going to put his all into surviving and beating Gaara." Naruto said. "Afterwards, he's going to be tired. Even if he gets a break during the next matches, he'll still be sore and tired. I'm a Stamina Machine, I've outran Jonin and Chunin after my pranks. I'll be fine to go. Sasuke will have likely exhausted most of his chakra."
Hana nodded some, understanding. "So you'll use your superior stamina to keep away from him. It takes more energy to attack and miss than it does to dodge or block."
Naruto nodded, that was exactly right. "So that leaves Shino, Gaara's brother and sister, and that Dosu guy."
Tsume looked surprised. "Why didn't you include that Nara kid? He could surprise you by meeting you in the finals."
Naruto shook his head. "No way, not Shika's style. He'll likely win his first match so thoroughly, but give up, or forfeit before it even begins. He's the laziest person I know."
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Tsume nodded; impressed that Naruto had Shikaku's kid pegged. "Okay, let's work with Shino."
Naruto paused as he thought about it. With either Gaara or Sasuke, Naruto would likely be a little tired after the match. "I could summon a toad." Naruto said. Shino used bugs, toads liked bugs.
"Gaara's brother, Kankuro was it?" Hana asked
"Puppeteer, if I get in close I should be able to have the advantage." Naruto said.
"Temari?" Tsume asked. It seemed the kid would be at an advantage against most the other fighters.
Naruto thought on that one. "She uses wind with that fan, so she's probably dangerous at long range, but her body shows she's not above fighting at close range with it." He closed his eyes, thinking. "I'll have to catch her by surprise which means I'll likely wing that match."
"Dosu?" Hana asked leaning forward with a small grin. The kid had potential to be a Chunin on the first try.
Naruto rolled that one through his head. Dosu was going to be a bitch. "Uses Sound based techniques from that bracer. Vibrations, who's to say that he can't make even larger vibrations and cause minor tremors?" he asked. "Close range, he's dangerous. I'll have to fight at long range, overwhelm him."
Tsume nodded, getting up to finish the food. "Well kid, sounds like you got your game plans all set up." She said as she began to dish out the food.
Naruto graciously accepted the plate of steak and steamed vegetables. He began to eat it, pick slowly at it. He didn't like the vegetables, but didn't want to insult Tsume. When he was finished, he took the plate to the sink and rinsed it off. Hana and Tsume both finished soon after and did the same. Naruto wanted to sigh a bit; he was in the company of two very hot women and didn't get to do anything.
He immediately wanted to bash Jiraiya's face in because he was turning into a pervert and he wanted to blame it on Jiraiya.
Tsume had smelled Naruto's hormones night, and it had been slowly getting her horny. Hearing the gem that was underneath as the boy showed his intelligence had also appealed to her. She noticed the hungry look Hana was also giving the boy. "Oh what the hell, come here." She grabbed Naruto by the front of his orange jacket and pulled him into a hungry kiss, nipping at his lips. She was a little disappointed when she felt him timidly kiss her back.
Naruto was working on instinct, and shock as Tsume kissed him. It was why he was timid in kissing her back. Soon however, his brain rebooted and he grabbed the ass that had teased him all the way from the hospital and squeezed hard as he began to kiss with more vigor. When Tsume let out a small whimper sound, Naruto pressed against her chest, biting her lower lip and pulling with his teeth.
"Damn it Mom!" Hana yelled pouting a bit. "I wanted to do that to him." She said and growled a bit at seeing her mother cupping Naruto's groin.