What If Gaara Was Smarter?
Sasuke was sprinting at Gaara, using Kakashi's fabled Chidori technique in an attempt to kill Gaara, or at the very least, use its piercing ability to break through his sand defense. What happened would throw the entire world off-balance. Everyone was on edge for their Uchiha hero, the last of the clan, pampered by the majority of Konoha. Surely as the last of the "Elite of the Elite", he will surely win even against the son of the Kazekage, right?
... Wrong.
Naruto was the first to notice when Gaara made a slight movement, before the Chidori indeed spears through the sand and into Gaara. The shocked look on the redhead's face, opposed to the superiority that glazed Sasuke's wide grin soon melted into that of shock when "Gaara" crumbled into sand, along with the sand defense that surrounded him. And in a flash, the crumbled sand explodes into life and ensnares Sasuke, swallowing him like it was water. In a Suna Shunshin, Gaara emerged where Sasuke started his charge to end the fight. With a clenching of his hand, the sand constricted, and thus ended the life of the arrogant, power-hungry, Uchiha Sasuke. The sand shredded the dead corpse until the sand absorbed even the bone fragments, the blood tinting the sand even more and then called back into Gaara's gourd. In the stadium, you could hear a pin drop; it pointed out just how horrifyingly silent it was.
The sand let out two Sharingan-activated eyes, although with tears into the fleshy orbs. His foot lands on the eyeballs, crushing them beneath his heel. With this act, forever ruined a certain snake's plot for acquiring the eyes of Sasuke. With this act, the future had changed, destroying Madara's chances of controlling Itachi in the background. All Uchiha worshippers (especially the Civilian Council of Konoha) were horrified the last Uchiha (they refuse to believe Itachi as alive even though he killed his family for the greater good of Konoha's future) had died such a quick but brutal death. Naruto was oddly happy the idiot was gone, as was Hinata sitting a seat from him. Sakura and Ino had long since passed out. And Kakashi... well... who cares about him? He blew off Naruto just to train Sasuke and boost his arrogant ego.
"I win," he said in his gravelly voice, casting his cold eyes upon Genma.
"Sousha: Sabaku no Gaara," he announces.
With a grunt, the Jinchuuriki of the Ichibi performs a Shunshin back to the stands, appearing next to his siblings and Baki.
"That was the powerful Uchiha?" he spat in disgust at how the boy would bark words but never proves his might, "pathetic." He glazes over at Naruto. "I look forward in killing you."
Naruto just smiles back. He wouldn't know what hit him...
NO! The Uchiha's dead! That fucking sand rat killed Sasuke! Orochimaru in the skin disguise of the Kazekage seethed mentally.
Beside him, Sarutobi knew a ninja life was unpredictable. "Looks like the Uchiha Clan truly is dead," Jiraiya muttered, as he walked up behind Sarutobi.
"Sad, but life goes on," the Sandaime says. He pondered to think what Itachi would say once he gets wind that his brother got himself killed boasting power with a jutsu that he knew shouldn't ever be trusted in the hands of a Genin. He was looking forward to having a word with Kakashi after the exams. He then also wondered how Orochimaru will operate now that the only target of his lust for immortality was now dead.
The Kazekage regards Jiraiya with a minor look. "The Toad Sannin Jiraiya...? I didn't think you were back."
"I just showed up this morning... was busy doing something else, Kazekage-sama," Jiraiya replied, although his focus was still on the field. Behind Jiraiya, much to Orochimaru's shock he veiled under the Kazekage's demeanor, Tsunade walked up the steps and stood next to the Toad Sannin.
"So I take you're going to accept what Jiraiya told you, hime?" Sarutobi says in greeting.
"Yeah, yeah... I'll accept the position of Godaime Hokage, old man," Tsunade said, "besides; I'm here to see how Naruto will fare in the Chūnin Exams. You and I are going to have a talk however in private."
Sarutobi knew what Tsunade meant, and sighed, hoping he'll at least be able to live the rest of his old years teaching his grandson all there was about being a fine shinobi of Konoha.