Board Thread:Versus Debates/@comment-29908830-20180221011538/@comment-34767509-20180221051330

I'll go with the first possibility. Naruto v. Gaara would be a earth shattering fight as it was later on. In fact, I actually feel that those two would have pushed each other to such limits that their tailed beasts would break through and cause the fight to be called off out of fear of the spectators getting injured, but lets say that somehow they are allowed to fight without being bothered. Without going into too much detail, we'll just go ahead and say that Naruto would ultimately win as he did in their actual battle just a little bit later in the series. The two of them would battle until they both passed out but just as the referee is about to declare a draw, Naruto slowly lifts himself off the ground, causing the entire arena to stand in utter shock and awe. Naruto Uzumaki would be declared the winner! Next we have Shino v. Temari. Now I must admit, I have nowhere near the skill level of Masashi Kishimoto when it comes to thinking up slick tricks in my head that characters could utilize to trick their opponents in mid battle to secure the victory. While I feel that Shino could definitely create multiple plans to trick Temari in battle, the Narutopedia does state that during part 1, Shino has a total of 17 points regarding his fighting abilities while Temari has 19. On paper, Temari would appear to be the easy victor. Although do note, despite Temari having 2 more points over Shino, she is only his superior when it comes to strength, speed, and taijutsu. Shino surpasses her or matches her in all other fields. Impressive considering their age gap. To not drag this on any further, we'll say that Temari wins since I feel that Shino is still pretty early on in his ninja career and I honestly couldn't see his insects staving off Temari's brutal fan attacks for too long. Temari Nara is the winner! This would make the final battle a interesting fight. Naruto v. Temari! Now I have a interesting view of how this may have went down. Initially, Kakashi attempts to keep Naruto from fighting in the final battle considering the fact that he nearly killed himself fighting Gaara and he truly has no more to give. As usual, Naruto refuses to surrender stating that he did not fight tooth and nail to reach the final battle only to tap out now. Naruto rushes down to the combat area and loudly proclaims that he is ready to defeat Temari and become a Chunin! Temari meanwhile is in complete horror. Despite Naruto appearing to be a loud mouth little brat, Temari is horrified of the mere idea of even combating a fellow jinchūriki like her brother Gaara whom she was already deathly afraid of. Temari gently whispers that she is withdrawing from the tournament and refuses to combat Naruto. This causes Naruto to become the final combatant of the Chunin Examines! Although as is stated in the anime, simply defeating your enemies does not guarantee your promotion to the rank of Chunin. Ultimetly, Naruto is told by the judges that his near complete dependably on The Nine Tails to secure his victories proves that he is not currently ready for the rank of Chunin and therefore, Shikamaru is the only shinobi granted the promotion.