The second match was Kankuro against Shino Aburame. Kankuro chose to forfeit, so Shino Aburame advanced to the next round. The third match was Shikamaru against Temari. This match showed everyone in Konoha just how clever Shikamaru was, and its outcome was exactly as Naruto remembered from his previous life. Shikamaru used the hole Neji had made to catch Temari with the Shadow Imitation Technique, then surrendered because he was running low on chakra.
Watching this, Naruto had to admire historical inertia's terrifying ability to restore things to their original course. Historical inertia really is terrifying. I've made a complete mess of things, yet it still forced everything back on track. No wonder Orochimaru could continue with the Konoha Crush Plan even after being injured so badly. Now Naruto was certain that this Fourth Kazekage was none other than Orochimaru.
When Genma Shiranui announced that the fourth match would be Sasuke Uchiha against Gaara, Naruto spoke beside Sasuke. "If anything unexpected happens, use the Body Flicker Technique to get to that pervy old Third Hokage's side. Leave Gaara to me. He and I are both jinchuriki, so I understand his abilities better. You deal with that masked boy."
Sasuke nodded. "Sure. I'm more interested in that masked guy right now anyway."
"Don't let your guard down," Naruto said.
Sasuke nodded, then walked toward the arena.
Once Sasuke and Gaara had entered the arena, Genma Shiranui announced, "The fourth match, Sasuke Uchiha of Konoha against Gaara of Sunagakure, begins now!"
Sasuke took a defensive stance. Gaara watched him with an excited, cruel grin. "I finally get to fight you. Killing you should prove that I exist, shouldn't it? Hahahaha!"
Sasuke smiled at Gaara. "You think you can kill me? How naive." With that, he used Earth Walk and attacked Gaara. With