Whats up guys, it's time for chapter two. This will cover the challenge and first elimination.

Before we get into it, a couple of notes.

- Each chapter will be one challenege/elimination.

- Someone pointed out that Karin's stereotype seemed a little off, and they were right. Their stereotype has been changed from "The Scientist" to "The Geek". I'm not super happy with it but Karin was the hardest to get a stereotype from. Neither her outfit nor her dialogue changed, just her stereotype.

So, with that being said, let's jump right into it!


The twenty two campers found themselves with Chris on the top of the fifty foot cliff in their bathing suits.

"You are not about to make us do what I think you are," Karui snapped.

"Your first challenge," Chris said, ignoring the loudmouth, "is divided into two parts. This is the first part! You all must jump off this 50 foot cliff into the lake below!"

A few people gasped.

"Oh-ho, that's not all," Chris continued, trying and failing to hide his smirk, "if you look down you'll see a ring in the water. That's your target. And trust me, you're gonna want to hit that target."

Some of the campers looked down into the water and saw the ring, which looked to be about 10 feet by 10 feet.

"Dare I ask why we want to hit the target?" Itachi asked cautiously, looking handsome in his stylish black and red swim trunks.

"Well, you see, the waters below have been stocked with man-eating sharks! That ring is almost certainly shark free."

"Almost…?" Karin repeated nervously, looking over the side. She was clad in a brown and

"This is gonna be totally awesome!" Naruto hooted, looking

"You can't seriously expect us to dive into the water with sharks," Temari told Chris, "I mean, I want to win as much as the next guy, but I'm not about to die for a hundred thousand bucks."

"Relax," Chris smirked, "the target is not hard to hit and we had some interns test out the challenge before hand. It's safe…enough."

The campers, unsurprisingly, did not look to comforted by this.

"Now, here is how you win," Chris continued, "for each person that jumps, they score their team a point. The team with the most amount of points gets a major advantage for the second part of the challenge!"

"So we don't have to jump?" Ino asked quickly.

"Nope," Chris told her, "but if you refuse, you'll be labeled a chicken!" He held up a large yellow chicken hat. It was ugly and wobbly and many teens did NOT want that on them. "You'll have to wear it for the rest of the day, and risk the ire of your teammates."

The campers were silent as they digested all this information.

"Alright, Foxes, you're up first."

There was dead silence on the Foxes. They all looked awkwardly at each other. "Uh…does anyone want to go first?"

"Alright, I'll do it!" Naruto spoke up, stepping forwards. He looked a little nervous, but masked it well with his usual boyish excitement.

"First he will go, down to the ocean below, can't swim slow….yeah," Bee narrated as Naruto walked up to the edge, tugging on his orange trunks.

"Alright guys, wish me luck!" Naruto told his teammates. He took a deep breath, took two steps back, and then leapt over the side. "Wooo-hooo-hoooo!"

Most of the contestants ran to the side of the cliff to see the gonzo boy's fate. There was a large splash as he landed in the safe zone, and emerged with a loud cheer. "That was awesome!" He cheered.

"Did you see any sharks?!" Kurotsuchi bellowed down to him.

"No, I didn't fart!" Naruto screamed back, unable to hear her properly due to the distance between them.

"He's going to kick the park?" Kurotsuchi repeated to her teammates back on land, confused.

Itachi shrugged, "he seems to be fine, though."

"Indeed," Kisame agreed, sweeping his massive arms around him to shoo his teammates away from the edge of the cliff. "I'll go next."

Meanwhile, a crappy motorboat had arrived down in the lake below, driven by Chef Hatchet. The huge man hoisted Naruto out of the water and tossed him onto the boat. They drove off a little way to wait for the next man to join.

Kisame was up top, his toes sticking out over the edge as he looked down.

"Chickening out?" Tayuya mocked from the other team.

Kisame turned to look at her, "On the contrary, I've always loved water." He gave her a sarcastic little wave before leaping off, but since he was so close to the edge the ground crumbled and he stumbled, driving him way off course from his initial jump. He landed about twenty yards from the safe zone, and many of the campers up top gasped in horror.

"Swim!" TenTen yelled from down below, "get to the boat!"

"What an idiot," Sai observed from above, he turned to Chris. "If he gets eaten will we have to vote someone off if we lose?"

TenTen glared at the pale boy as Chris chuckled. "'I'm afraid so, Sai."

However, down in the water, things were going rather…smoothly. True, the sharks had been alerted to Kisame's large form crashing into the water, and one of the sharks curiously swam towards Kisame.

Kisame, still underwater, stared at the shark, a little incredulous. The shark eyed him for a few seconds, then backed off a little. It continued to stare at him as the big man surfaced and got picked up by the boat.

"Dude!" Naruto exclaimed as Kisame boarded, "you ok? Did you see a shark!?"

"I did, but I stayed calm and it ignored me." The athlete grinned. He turned his attention back up to the cliff. "I hope everyone else is capable of jumping."


(Confessional: Kisame.)

Kisame grins, his pointy teeth giving him a rather shark-like grin, ironically. "I've always been fond of sharks. You have to respect their brutal ways. Looks like the feeling is mutual." He chuckles darkly.

(End Confessional: Kisame.)


"Well, he's not dead and he missed…maybe Chris was lying about the sharks?" Karui suggested, her tone a little hopeful.

"Do they still get a point even if Kisame missed the safe zone?" Sasuke asked the host.

"Yup," Chris nodded, "the point is given for jumping. The safe zone is just an added bonus." A pale blur blitzed by him. This blur turned out to be Lee, in a rather shocking tight green speedo. He gave a big thumbs up to his teammates. "Sharks or no sharks, I am confident I will succeed!" He gave his teammates a reassuring smile.

Ino was holding back laughter at Lee's rather ridiculous swimsuit, and Hinata had turned a bright crimson and covered her face.

"Just jump already, dude," TenTen muttered, averting her eyes.

"With pleasure!" Lee leapt off and landed in the safe zone.

Spurred on by three successes, TenTen and Kurotsuchi followed the three boys over the edge.

"This is bad," Temari noted from the Rhinos, "almost half their team have jumped and no chickens…" she surveyed her own team, "we might be in trouble…"

"What's that supposed to mean?" Kiba asked, offended. He thumped his chest, "no way I'm chickening out!"

"Yeah!" Tayuya added, leering at the rest of the team, "I'd feel bad if anyone were to lose us the challenge by chickening out."

Most of the Rhinos gulped.


(Confessional: Konan.)

Konan sighs, "Tayuya gets people to do what she wants by using fear and violence. It's not super fun to deal with, but you can't deny that it's effective." She shrugs, "and effectiveness will bring the team to victory, or whatever." She rolls her eyes.

(End Confessional: Konan.)


"I…I don't know if I can jump," Hinata admitted, looking down over the cliff.

"Well, there's no way I'm jumping." Ino said haughtily. She flicked her long, beautiful hair with a hand and tutted. "My hair will get destroyed by the saltwater."

"You're not jumping because of your stupid hair?" Sai asked, looking a little surprised, "that's pretty lame."

Ino growled at him.

"Actually, I'm with him for once," Karui agreed, "you came to an island summer camp competition and didn't think you'd get your hair in the ocean once?"

"Look, if it was more dire, I'd do it," Ino said, already walking away from the edge. "Trust me, I'm a serious competitor, but you guys got this. Ten points should be enough to beat them."

Chris stopped her as she walked by him. "Forgetting something?" He asked with a cheeky grin. Ino stared at him blankly, but the blank stare soon became horrified when he held up the hideous chicken hat. "Remember, you have to wear this for the rest of the day!"

Ino blanched and hurtled herself back the other way, leaping off the cliff into the water below. She ran so fast she smacked Bee in the mouth with her long hair.


(Confessional: Ino.)

A still damp Ino shivers in her rather skimpy two piece, and her long hair is piled up in a messy bun. "Yeah, getting my hair wet sucked, but did you SEE that chicken hat?! If I wore that those pictures would be on the internet like, forever!" She shakers her head. "No way."

(End Confessional: Ino.)


(Confessional: Bee.)

Bee is picking long blond hairs out of his mouth. "Blech!"

(End Confessional: Bee.)


"Well," Itachi remarked with a slight smile as he prepared himself to jump, "that's one way to get it done."

"Way to help the other team, jerk!" Kiba shook his fist at the host.

Itachi splashed into the water below, right into the safe zone.

Only Bee, Hinata and Sai remained.

"Well," Sai looked down the cliff, "I'm not doing this. I don't have a death wish like the rest of these psychos."

"Everyone has literally been fine, don't wine you swine." Bee pointed out.

"Keep your crappy raps to yourself, I don't wanna hear it." Sai told him, walking over to Chris, who put the hideous chicken hat on his head.

"Head down to the beach to meet up with the others," Chris told him, and he nodded.

Bee and Hinata, the last two Foxes up there, eyed each other.

"See ya down there, girl," Bee grinned, "YEAAAAAAH!" He leapt off the cliff into the water.

Now it was just Hinata up there, still unsure if she was going to jump.

The Rhinos all looked at her and, sensing weakness, began to taunt her.

"Probably smart not to jump," Karin said loudly, "I wouldn't want to get torn limb from limb in a horrendous fashion."

"Can you imagine if my bathing suit came off after the impact of the water?! I'd be so mortified I might have to quit," Fu added, an impish grin on her face.

Hinata gave a little eep and looked down at her one piece, which failed to fully hide her considerable chest. She pushed her pointer fingers together as the Rhinos continued their verbal torment, not jumping but not giving up just yet.


The nine Foxes that had jumped were currently on the boat looking up at Hinata.

"She hasn't jumped yet," Itachi observed.

"C'mon, we need her to." Karui said, "motivate her!"

"C'mon, Hinata!" Lee shouted, pumping a fist in the air, "we believe in you!"

"Do it for the team!" TenTen cheered, "we need to win this first challenge!"

None of this was really getting to Hinata due to the distance between them, but a certain boisterous boy had a solution for that.

"C'MON, HINATA!" Naruto bellowed, startling most of the other on the boat with him. "YOU GOT THIS! I BELIEVE IN YOU!"

Well, that had certainly reached the nervous girl, and she swallowed nervously as her cheeks reddened. "I…I Can do this," she said to herself. Taking a deep breath, she closed her eyes and jumped before she lost her nerve. She screamed as she fell, but crashed harmlessly into the safe zone. She emerged to cheers from her team as the boat paddled over to her.

"Nice going!" Naruto grinned as he reached down to help her into the boat. "We'll get 100% of us jumping now!"

Hinata shivered on the boat, a little chilly. "Um…Sai didn't want to jump. He's coming down now with a chicken hat."

This caused a few grumbles, but Lee was quick to console. "Fear not friends, 10 out of 11 is still great! I am confident in our odds."

This settled most of the grumbles, though Karui looked annoyed and Kisame had an eyebrow raised.


(Confessional: Sai.)

Saw flicks at the wobbly chicken hat, annoyed. "So far this show is not what I expected it to be. Everyone here is rather annoying and the challenges seem dangerous and not suited to what I can do." He sighs.

(End Confessional: Sai.)


The Rhinos were looking at each other, now that Chris had given them the go-ahead on jumping.

"I'll go first then," Temari said, thinking that one person jumping would make the rest of the team less apprehensive, "but you all better jump! We're winning this challenge." She turned and dove off, heading down into the safe zone.

Kiba stepped up next.

"Wait!" Deidera said, looking around, "where's Akamaru?"

"He's chilling in the cabin," Kiba told him. "This sounded dangerous so I didn't want the little guy to get hurt. He's fine there."

"As long as he doesn't pee on my bed," Sasuke grumbled, and Kiba glared at him.

"Keep talking and I might just tell him to," the dogboy snapped, heading to the edge. He let out a hoot as he fell into the water below.

"Me next!" Fu chirped, leaping down into the water below. She landed perfectly in the safe zone.

"I..I don't know if I can do this," Sakura whimpered, eyeing down the cliff in her pink two-piece swimsuit.

"Move over, wimp." Tayuya grumbled, pushing Sakura away. "The rest of you better not chicken out," she barked, eyeing Sakura in particular. She leapt down into the water, but crashed outside the safe zone.

"Hurry up!" Temari barked from the boat with the three others. The Foxes has been relocated to the beach. Sure enough, a shark fin was cresting the water and heading right towards Tayuya.

"Oh my gosh!" Fu whimpered, gripping the sides of the boat. "Hurry up!"

Tayuya swam towards the boat as the shark got closer. "Oh screw this!" She snapped, whirling around and punching the approaching shark in the jaw.

Temari, Kiba and Fu all screamed in terror as the shark reared up, alarmed by the punch. Tayuya took this temporary distraction to swim the rest of the way back up to the boat. She was pulled in by Temari and Kiba.

"You are nuts!" Fu squealed, her knuckles on white on the side of the boat.

Tayuya grinned and flexed her decent muscles. "Easy-peasy."


(Confessional: Tayuya.)

"These nerds and losers need to understand that I'm here to freaking win." Tayuya snaps, thumping her fist against the side of the Confessional. The camera shakes from the impact. "I'm tough as nails, and it'll take a lot to bring me down!"

(End Confessional: Tayuya.)


"Did she just punch a shark in the face?" Karin asked, incredulous.

"I think so," Konan said dully, "not gonna lie, that's pretty hardcore."

"Who's going next?" Shino asked the group.

"I'll do it," the goth continued, picking at her black bikini bottoms. "Not much scares me." Without a sound, she dropped into the water below and into the safe zone.

"Might as well get this over with," Sasuke grumbled, "if dog boy can do it, I can too." He walked over to the edge, "and I wouldn't be caught dead in that stupid chicken hat." He went over with a splash.

"Alright, we're on a good track." Shino observed. "I will be jumping now."

"Good luck," Karin offered as he went over the side. He landed in the safe zone, and all was well.

Karin, Deidera, Sakura and Shikamaru were the only Rhinos left on the cliff.

"See you guys down there," Karin told the others, "this challenge should be ours with no issue."

"Yeah, right…" Sakura gulped as the med student went over the side, "…no problem."

Shikamaru rolled his eyes as Deidera prepared to jump.

"This is no problem, hn." Deidera said, doing some stretches at the edge of the cliff, "It might sting a little on impact but what is a little stinging in the grand scheme of things?" He grinned at the last two Rhinos up there and nodded, "Adios!" before jumping.

It was just Sakura and Shikamaru up there now, and the slacker glanced at the trembling girl. "You can't do it, can you?"

Sakura froze up at those words. "I…I don't think I can," she admitted.

"That's fine, go get your hat."

Sakura shamefacedly approached the grinning host, who offered the gnarly yellow hat to her. Sakura clutched it in shame before placing it on her head. She turned around and let out a shocked gasp as the host put an identical hat onto Shikamaru.

"Shi…Shikamaru! What the hell are you doing?" She gasped, paling.

"What does it look like?" Shikamaru grumbled.

"But…why won't you tie it up?"

"Because then we'd have to deal with a tiebreaker and that's just a drag," Shikamaru gave a meaty yawn.

"Well too bad," Sakura snapped, "because I'm changing my mind! Let's see how happy the team is when you're the only chicken!"

She started to stalk off towards the cliff, but Chris spoke up. "I wouldn't do that if I were you," the host advised her, "it doesn't matter now if you jump or not, you forfeited the point the moment you put the chicken hat on."

Sakura took a second to comprehend this. "Wait, so even if I jump, I don't get a point?"

"Correct!" Chris grinned, "that means, with a score of 10-9, the Foxes win the first part of the challenge and get the advantage!"

Sakura groaned while Shikmaru looked indifferent. "This is all your fault!" She snapped at the lazy boy, even though she knew it wasn't true.


"We lost!?" Temari snapped.

All twenty two campers were down on the beach. Notably Shikamaru, Sai and Sakura were still wearing their chicken hats.

"How could you two chicken out like that?! We had the victory in the bag!" Temari continued, glaring at the two chickens.

Sakura, to her credit, hung her head in shame. Shikamaru maintained his mask of indifference.

"Relax, lady," Shikamaru drawled, making Temari's eye twitch. "We'll win the main part, which is all that matters."

"Gonna be hard to do when we have such a sick advantage," Ino taunted from the other team. She turned to Chris, "err, what is our advantage, exactly?"

"Excellent question, Ino!" Chris grinned. He pointed to two stacks of crates nearby. "Each team has six crates they need to bring from here on this beach all the way back to the cabins. The Foxes get the advantage of having hand trucks to cart the crates with." The Foxes all looked pleased with this and the Rhinos gave out noises of discontent. "Once you bring the crates back to the camp, you must open them! However, this is easier said than done, because you HAVE to use your teeth and teeth only to get the crates open! Don't worry, they've been designed to be tough, but not impossible to open with your mouths. Minimal damage to teeth too!"

"So whats in the crates?" Karin asked.

"You'll find all the supplies and parts needed to build your very own hot tub! Everything, that is…except for the directions! Hahah! The team that builds the best hot tub wins the challenge." He surveyed the twenty two teens. "Now, are there any questions?"

Shino raised a hand, and Chris called on him.

"Is there some sort of time limit?" The bug boy asked, sunglasses glinting.

"Yes, you have until sundown." Chris confirmed, "it's about 3 o'clock right now, so that gives you about five hours total to get the crates the five-ish miles to camp and build the hot tub, so get moving!"

The teams split off and ran towards their crates. The Foxes had hand three trucks that could fit two crates each.

"How heavy are these crates?" Ino asked her teammates, giving one a half-hearted push.

"Not heavy," Kisame grinned, lifting up one with ease and thumping it down onto the cart.

"Yes, not heavy!" Lee agreed, lifting one up with a little more difficulty.

"Ugh, very heavy," Sakura panted, struggling to push the crate.

Temari clapped her hands and the Rhinos all turned to her. "Alright, we're going to push in groups, with one solo. Who's the strongest on this team?"

The Rhinos looked around. "Probably me or this meathead," Tayuya said, jerking her thumb at Kiba.

"I'll do the solo," Kiba told her, "help one of the weaklings."

Tayuya, surprisingly, didn't argue with this, and merely nodded. She walked up to Konan. "Let's get pushing, toothpick."

"I'm with her," Temari continued, walking up to Sakura.

"Oh, with me?" Sakura asked, looking over towards Sasuke, "maybe I could be with-"

"Do not argue with me, chicken little." Sakura fell silent, bitter but accepting. "Shino, take the other chicken. Deidera, take Karin. Sasuke, you're with Fu."

Fu looked delighted to be with the handsome rich boy. Everyone else seemed at least grudgingly accepting of the teams, so they began to push.


Kisame and Lee had easily loaded the boxes up to the carts.

"If one person takes each handle of the cart it'll be super easy to get it done." Itachi said.

"That still leaves 5 people with nothing to do." Karui pointed out.

"Well that's 5 people who can open the crates with their teeth." Kurotsuchi pointed out. "Anyone have a preference?"

"I can do both," Kisame said, showcasing his pointy teeth. He walked over to a cart, "let's save the strategizing for the road, teammates. We need to capitalize on our advantage."

Itachi joined him at the other handle. "I agree," he said, "let's move."

Sai and Kurotsuchi took one of the other carts, and Lee and Naruto took the other. The rest walked ahead of the pack.

"Does anyone actually know how to build a hot tub?" TenTen asked as they walked.

"How hard can it be?" Sai said dismissively, "even a bunch of dolts could figure it out I bet."

"I have to agree with Mr. Whiny." Naruto agreed, "They're gonna want us to build something. No way they make it like rocket science!"

"Mr. Whiny?" Sai blinked. "Watch your mouth, dumbass."

But Naruto had already gotten back to conversing with Lee, and didn't hear Sai's insult.

"Don't get so defensive," Kurotsuchi told him as they wheeled the crates along. "It's a bad look in a social game."

Sai responded to this with an exaggerated yawn, and the tomboy rolled her eyes.

"OHHH! WE'RE WALKING, WE'RE WHEELING, WE'RE GONNA WIN THE GAME!"

Most of the Foxes jumped as Lee and Naruto spontaneously burst into merry song.

"Bee!" Naruto looked back and grinned, "drop some beats for us!"

As Bee began to beatbox, Lee and Naruto continued their loud singing, even getting Kurotsuchi and TenTen to sing along.

Meanwhile, Hinata looked at the blonde bruiser with a small smile.

Sai looked like he wanted a screw in the eye.


"Do you guys hear singing?" Fu asked, eyebrow raised and sweating slightly.

It had been almost two hours since they started pushing, and they were now approaching the campground. Most of the Rhinos were dog-tired and crabby, and it didn't help that the singing got louder as they got closer to camp.

Sure enough, when they arrived the Foxes had already gotten to work on opening most of their crates, and were now organizing their materials.

"Wow, look who decided to stop by!" Karui taunted, smirking as the tired Rhinos took a quick breather.

"They performed admirably!" Lee agreed, missing the point of the taunt. Karui gave him a look, and he seemed to understand. "Oh! Uh, not that it matters, since we will totally kick your bottoms! Ha ha, and too bad, so sad!"

It didn't help that he was respectfully saluting the enemy team the entire time he 'taunted' them. Karui face palmed. "Just get back to work," she grumbled.

"Okay," Tayuya said, the first to recover from the break. "Those dweebs might have a head start but we can do this." She ground her fist into her palm. "Let's bust these crates open!"

Kiba was on a crate in a flash, sharp canines digging into the crate's fleshy edges. With a mighty tug, he hoisted the lid off. "Easy as pie, let me at the next one!"

Chris appeared out of nowhere. "Ah, ah, ah!" He tutted, wagging a finger condescendingly. "Each crate has to be opened by a different person. Can't make it too easy on you."

Temari rolled her eyes. "Of course." She turned to Kiba, "start sorting through and pulling out the stuff in that crate." She turned to the rest of the team. "Everyone else, get opening!"


(Confessional: Temari.)

"I've been leading all my life," Temari states proudly, "and I'm pretty damn good at it! Things weren't looking too good, but I knew with my leadership skills, we'd have a shot!"

(End Confessional: Temari.)


"Hrrrrghk!" Sakura was trying her damnedest to open her crate, desperately trying to make up for her blunder in the first part of the challenge. Finally, she heard a sharp snap and she was sent flying backwards. Groaning, she looked up to see the lid of the crate was off. "Yes!" She cheered.

Temari came up, an approving look on her face. "Not bad." She turned to leave, but Sakura ran up to her.

"Wait, Temari!" Sakura walked beside her as their de-facto leader went around surveying everyone. "I just wanted to explain what happened in the first part of the challenge and why I'm wearing this." She pointed at her chicken hat, which was slightly crooked from her recent tumble.

"Oh? You mean other than the fact that you just chickened out?" Temari seemed uninterested.

"No! I mean, yes…but I was really scared! And Shikamaru came up and told me it was ok! So I thought he was going to jump and we'd be tied! But then he just gave up!"

Temari stopped walking and turned to look at the pinkette. "Really? Why would he do that?"

"He said a tiebreaker would be a pain, or something like that." Sakura explained, wringing her hands together, "I would've jumped for the tie if I knew he was gonna give up, honest! He tricked me!"

Temari studied the pleading girl, studying for traces of a lie. Finding none, she allowed herself a trusting nod. "Fine, I'll keep an eye on Shikamaru. Thanks for your honesty." She walked off, and Sakura breathed a sigh of relief.


Eventually, both teams had managed to open all their crates, and were now debating how best to start putting their hot tubs together.

"I can't believe they didn't give us any instructions." Itachi mused, "this seems pretty complicated too."

"You're telling me," Naruto groaned, bonking on his head as he looked at all the parts. "Gah! What are we supposed to do!?"

"We'll do our best." TenTen said, stepping up and getting the rest of her teams attention. "Even if its not perfect, we're going to make a hot tub! I'm splitting you all up! Itachi, Kurotsuchi, work on the frame. Naruto, Sai, Bee, Lee, work on collecting water because we'll need a lot of it to fill this hot tub. Hinata, Ino, make sure all the small bits like screws and filter parts don't get lost. Kisame, Karui and myself will float around and help where it's needed."

Lee saluted. "Yes ma'am!" He bounded over to one of the crates and rummaged around for a second, coming up with a comical amount of buckets dangling from his arms. "Let's us go forwards, teammates!" He hooted.

"Blech, I can't wait until we're back in normal clothes and not swimsuits." Karui gagged, doing her best to keep her eyes off Lee's midsection.

Kisame watched TenTen curiously as she directed her team where to go.


(Confessional: TenTen.)

"I don't get off on telling people what to do," TenTen explains, "but we were in serious need of some leadership, and not the yell-y, degrade-y kind that Karui or some of the others would've brought to the table."

(End Confessional: TenTen.)


"Alright, we're looking good," Karin said, "my ex-boyfriend had a hot tub similar to this and he used to have to repair it all the time. I know a thing or two about this."

"I dunno what's more unbelievable," Tayuya muttered under her breath, "that she had a boyfriend at one time or how cliche it is that nerd face knows how to build a hot tub."

"What was that?" Karin asked sharply, but Tayuya ignored her. "That's what I thought…" she continued to the rest of the team. "I shall give instructions about how to build this hot tub. I need people that are good with their hands and clever to build the frame. The strongest of us should begin collecting water."

"I'm great with my hands," Deidera volunteered. Shino and Sasuke stepped up too.

"I'll go get the stupid water," Tayuya said, and Kiba and Temari went off with her.

"I actually might be able to help with the construction," Shikamaru offered, "If I can look at it like a giant puzzle, I'll probably be able to solve it."

Karin nodded, and the two began to observe their pieces.

"What about the rest of us?" Fu asked, gesturing to herself, Sakura and Konan.

"Just sit tight and be ready for miscellaneous tasks," Karin said impatiently. "Now let us work."


Hours passed and the sun began to sink. As it got closer to the horizon, the teams began to work more urgently.

Eventually, the sun dipped completely below the horizon, and an airhorn was heard.

"Alright!" Chris said, walking over to the teens. "Time is up! Time to see what you guys were able to make! Rhinos, you're up first!"

He walked over to the hot tub that the Rhinos made, which looked well made. Chris gave it a careful examination, testing the sturdiness of the structure, how the filter worked, if there were any leaks, and other things.

"Seems to be structurally sound," Chris said to the nervous Rhinos. He looked into the tub, "but its only about two-thirds full!"

"We ran out of time," Sakura protested, "water's heavy, y'know!"

Chris dipped his hand in the water, and it was hot. "It's too hot," he told the Rhinos, "because there isn't enough water in it. Other than that, it's not bad."

The Rhino's hung their head in defeat.

"Great, we're so boned!" Temari groaned.

"Maybe the Foxes messed up more than we did!" Kiba said hopefully.

"We'll find out in a second." Chris told them. He walked up to the Foxes, and their hot tub looked good too. "Foxes, how're you feeling? Confident?"

"Of course!" Naruto boasted, "it's the best hot tub ever!"

"Well, it's full, so that's good," Chris observed, dipping his finger in the water. "Nice temperature too!" He went to the base and gave it a firm shake. "Well, it seems to be a perfectly good hot tub," Chris grinned, "so it looks like…hey, why are my feet wet?"

He and the Foxes looked down, and Ino let out a gasp of horror.

There was a sizable stream leaking between two of the boards of the hot tub, right onto the hosts shoes.

"Blech!" Chris leapt back and shook his shoes, and the Rhinos could barely contain their excitement. "That's a major leak, Foxes. That blunder can't be outweighed by a not full tub. The winner's of this challenge are…

The Rampaging Rhinos!"

The Rhinos broke out into cheers of varying volumes. Tayuya and Konan high fived, Kiba and Shino exchanged a fist bump, and Temari grinned victoriously.

Meanwhile, on the Foxes, they all let out groans of disappointment.

"Foxes, that means you will be sending someone home tonight! You all will go eat dinner in the Mess Hall, after which the Foxes will be called to the first elimination ceremony to cast your votes and send one of you down the Dock of Shame in a humiliating fashion!"

He turned to leave, "and by the way, Rhinos, your reward for winning is…you get to keep that hot tub for your team to use for the rest of the summer!"

The Rhinos all cheered at that.

"Now, go get out of your swimsuits and back into your clothes. Dinner is in 10, and the elimination ceremony half an hour after that."


(Confessional: Naruto.)

"I can't believe we lost!" Naruto exclaims, slapping his forehead. "And now one of us has to leave?! Well, it's not gonna be me, believe it!"

(End Confessional: Naruto.)


(Confessional: Kiba.)

Kiba pumps his fist, back in his normal clothes with Akamaru perched on his head. "Let's go, baby! We pulled out the win even though we lost the first part of the challenge! Comeback kings, woot woot!"

(End Confessional: Kiba.)


The twenty two teens, back in normal clothes, were eating their mediocre dinner in the Mess Hall. The teams each sat at a separate table. While the talk at the Rhino table was jovial and giddy, it was silent at the Foxes.

That is, until someone broke it.

"So, are we gonna like, discuss who we're voting for?" Ino asked. "Or are we going into it blind."

"I think some discussion could be beneficial," Kisame agreed, sharp eyes scanning his teammates, most of which now looked nervous. "Would anyone care to throw the first name out there?"

Everyone was quiet for a few seconds, before Sai spoke up.

"I think it should be either Lee, Naruto or Bee." He said placidly. He missed Kisame's savage grin.

"Us?!" Naruto yelped, jumping up in his seat and nearly upending his dinner. "Why us?!"

"Because you're idiots," Sai said pointedly, "and you were little help this challenge."

"At least we jumped, fool!" Bee spat, pointing his finger at Sai accusingly, "and it looks like to me someone has a chicken hat on his head."

Sai scoffed, "we won that part of the challenge you dumbass, my failure to jump was inconsequential, just like I knew it would be." He glared at TenTen, "we also had a terrible leader for the building part."

TenTen scoffed, "at least I tried to do something."

"Don't blame TenTen, she did her best." Lee proclaimed, "we all tried our best!"

Sai actually groaned, "will you shut up with that revolting attitude? No one likes your fake cheeriness."

"Fake…?" Lee repeated, confused. He jumped when Karui cut in.

"He's kind of right. And what gross pig brings a bathing suit like that to this island?"

"Wh…what's wrong with my bathing suit? It's youthful." Lee defended himself.

"Back off him!" Naruto snarled, "you're just a big jerk, Sai!"

"Big ol jerk, got no perks," Bee added.

Itachi had been silent this whole time, studying Kisame. The elder Uchiha had not overlooked the big smirk the big teen had on his face.


(Confessional: Itachi.)

Itachi brushes his long hair out of his eyes with a limp hand. "It seems Kisame was not lying when he claimed that he is more than a meathead. It was rather clever what he did, if not a little devious." A small smile plays at his lips, "I don't mind, though. Sai is a bit of a jerk, and Lee can be rather grating."

(End Confessional: Itachi.)


(Confessional: Kisame.)

Kisame is grinning broadly, "Hello, prime two candidates for elimination!"

(End Confessional: Kisame.)


Before the argument at the Foxes could escalate any further, Chris walked in.

"Attention Foxes, it is time for the elimination ceremony. Please follow me down to the elimination area."

There was a loud noise as eleven chairs scraped the wooden floor of the Mess Hall, and the Foxes left the Mess Hall single-file.

"Have fun!" Tayuya mocked from the Rhinos, eliciting a couple chuckles from her team.

"Bite me, troll!" Ino snapped as she left.


The eleven foxes sat on the stumps. It was truly night time out, and crickets chirped merrily out of sight.

There was a blazing fire between the eleven campers and Chris, who stood at his oil barrel. Firelight cast shadows across the dimly lit area, very successful in creating tension for the teens. Chris pulled a tray out from behind the barrel, and on it were ten marshmallows.

"You all have cast your votes." Chris told them, "the fate of one of you is sealed. Here on this tray are ten marshmallows. These represent life and safety here on Total Drama Island. If your name is called, please come up and claim one. If you are the one camper not to receive a marshmallow, you must walk the Dock of Shame, board the Boat of Losers, and leave Total Drama Island…and you can never come back." He added. "EVER."

He let this sink in for a few seconds, and relished all the nervous looks on most of the campers faces. Only a few, like Kisame, Itachi and Karui looked unbothered.

"The first marshmallow goes to…Kisame."

Kisame smirked as he stood up. He gave Lee a mocking pat on his shoulder as he passed him and went up to Chris. He plucked a marshmallow from the tray and ate it in one bite.

"Please stand by the fire while your fellow campers join you." Chris instructed. He turned back to the ten yet to be called safe. "Also safe are…"

He trailed off dramatically, looking very pleased with himself.

"Oh just get on with it!" Naruto pleaded, biting his fingernails.

Chris laughed, "Ino, and Bee!"

The model and rapper high fived and quickly joined Kisame at the fire. They clinked their marshmallows together in celebration.

"…Karui, Hinata, TenTen and Itachi, none of you are in peril tonight either. Come get a marshmallow."

That left only Naruto, Sai, Lee and Kurotsuchi without marshmallows.

"One of you four will go down in history as the first person to be publicly humiliated on this show," Chris told them. "But that person will not be…Kurotsuchi."

The tomboy heaved a large sigh of relief and all but ran to get her marshmallow.

"Naruto, you are also safe."

"YEAH!" Naruto leapt up, did a massive fist pump, and bounded over to Chris to get his marshmallow. He happily joined his teammates in the safety of the firelight, but soon looked nervous for Lee.

"Lee, Sai, this is the final marshmallow of the night." Chris said solemnly. Lee looked terrified, while Sai was shooting Lee a confident smirk.


(Confessional: Lee.)

"I've been training for years for an opportunity like this!" Lee exclaims, terrified, "that dream cannot die so soon! It just can't!"

(End Confessional: Lee.)


(Confessional: Sai.)

"I will be very relieved to see that revolting bowl cut fading from view on the back of that crummy boat." Sai says with a happy sigh.

(End Confessional: Sai.)


Chris held up the final marshmallow. It goes to…"

Naruto and Bee clutched each other for support, silently rooting on their exuberant friend.

Kisame was staring holes at the marshmallow in Chris's hand, knowing full well who he wanted it to go to. He didn't even notice the person clutching his arm in suspense.

TenTen was so caught up in the suspense that she didn't even realize she had Kisame's arm in a death grip.

Karui looked very nonchalant about the whole ordeal. She didn't care who went home since she didn't like either.

"…

Lee."

"Noooo!" Bee and Naruto howled at the same time, clutching each other ever harder, "you were so youthful!" Naruto sobbed.

"Easy you two, it means he's safe," Itachi said with a smile.

Both Lee and Sai were frozen, but for very different reasons.

"I'm….I'm still in?! I'm still in!" Lee jumped up and ran at Chris. "Oh thank you, thank you!"

Chris put up a hand and mashed it against Lee's face so the boy couldn't envelop him in a hug. "Don't thank me, dude, thank your teammates." He let go of Lee's face and dropped the marshmallow into his hand. "There ya go."

Lee turned to his teammates with happy tears dusting his eyes. "You won't regret this!" He said fiercely, "I will make the team proud!"

Bee and Naruto let out happy cheers that were half sobs and enveloped their friend in a crushing bear hug. Ino took a step away from the trio, disgusted.

Sai finally snapped himself out of his shock and stood up, glaring at his former team. "Fine!" He spat, "singing up for this show was a huge mistake anyways! Thanks for doing me a favor! Assholes!"

The three boys stopped their sobbing abruptly and turned to wave exaggeratedly at the departing boy. "Buh-bye!" Lee called, "jerk-head!"

"Don't let the boat door hit you in the ass on the way out!" Bee hooted.

"Smell ya later, dummy!" Naruto added.

"Enough you three," Itachi said quietly, "it doesn't pay to be sore winners."

The three boys quieted down.

"Sai, you've been eliminated from Total Drama Island," Chris told the boy as he approached him. "Your luggage has been packed and stowed on the Boat of Losers. Any final words before you walk the Dock of Shame?"

"Those idiots will drag your team down, mark my words," He told the Foxes bitterly. With nothing left to say, he turned up his nose and marched down the Dock. The Foxes were silent as they watched him leave. He stepped onto the boat, being driving by Chef Hatchet, and it sped off out of sight.

The ten remaining Foxes looked at each other in the firelight until Chris broke the silence.

"Ooooh, dramatic!" He rubbed his hands together, "Well Foxes, you ten have survived the first day at Camp Wawanakwa. Go get some sleep, because tomorrows challenge is a doozy. You are dismissed."

The ten Foxes headed back to their cabin.


It was late, but there was a hot tub party going on at the Rhinos. Fu, Tayuya, Kiba, and Deidera were actually in the hot tub, chatting and laughing. Akamaru was sitting on the edge of the tub, biting excitedly at the churning water. Sakura, Shino, Sasuke and Temari were sitting at nearby picnic table chatting and getting to know one another better. Konan had went to bed because she didn't like parties, Karin was in the bathroom getting ready for bed, and Shikamaru was tired of getting glared at by Sakura so he had gone to bed too.

"Oh look who it is!" Kiba grinned as he saw the Foxes returning from their elimination ceremony.

"So tough that you guys lost, maybe next time!" Fu called with false-sympathy and a giggle.

"Just ignore them," Kurotsuchi advised the louder members of the Foxes. "They'll be eating their words when we win tomorrow."

The Foxes passed them and entered their cabin without retaliation, the girls splitting off into the right room and the boys entering the left.

"Aww, they're no fun," Tayuya said dismissively, slapping the water and accidentally nailing Kiba in the face with a wave. "Wups, watch yourself, Dogboy."

As Kiba spluttered indignantly and Fu and Deidera laughed, the tone of conversation was a little more serious over at the picnic table.

"An alliance? Isn't it a little early for one of those?" Sasuke asked, raising an eyebrow.

Temari nodded, "I know, and I know we don't know each other that well yet, but we all seem like decent competitors. I suggest we just keep it on the down low, don't flaunt it, and we just hit each other up whenever we lose to decide who is going home."

"I think its a great idea!" Sakura said quickly, looking excited to be involved with the handsome Sasuke on something. "Better safe than sorry, right?"

"Exactly," Temari agreed. "Shikamaru seems like real dead weight, Karin's a little strange, Tayuya's a jerk, and Konan's antisocial. Kiba, Fu and Deidera are nice, but I don't know if they have that killer edge that'll help them excel here."

"And she does?" Shino asked, looking at Sakura and her chicken hat, which Chris had reminded her she still couldn't take off. The pinkette flushed but glared defiantly back at him.

"She seems fine," Sasuke said dismissively, moreso to challenge Shino than to compliment Sakura, but she blushed all the same. "Like Temari said, it's still really early in the game, but as far as rudimentary alliances go, I think I can work with this one."

"Hmm, I guess I agree as well," Shino said, "just please remember to keep it on the down low. We wouldn't want the others ganging up on us if they found out."

The four nodded, and it was decided.


In the Fox boy cabin, things were loud.

"I am so glad you're still here, dude!" Naruto hollered.

"I'm so glad you're still here, my boisterous friend!" Lee retaliated.

"I'm so glad you're both still here, my brothers from other mothers!" Bee wrapped an arm around each of their necks and brought them in for a bear hug.

"It's going to be impossible to get any sleep here, is it?" Kisame groaned, in bed already.

Itachi, on the bed next to him, looked over at the three. "Something tells me they'll tire themselves out soon enough. It's been a long day."

"I can only hope," Kisame muttered.


"I still think Lee should've gone." Karui said as the girls settled into bed in the Fox cabin.

"Lee? But he's nice," TenTen protested.

"He's loud and obnoxious, and not particularly helpful. Bee or Naruto could've gone too, any of them would've been fine." Karui said as she snuggled under her sheets, red hair splayed out on the pillow. "I don't hate any of them, even if they are a little annoying, but at least Sai was calm and collected."

"Sai was a freaking jerk." Ino pointed out. "And he seemed to be hell bent on being a little shit too. I'm glad he's gone."

"Yeah," Hinata spoke up, "and…and Naruto's too nice to got home anyways. Lee too."

"Pfft," Karui waved a hand, "yeah, let's see how far niceness will get you in this competition once the heat really starts getting kicked up."

TenTen grinned as she reclined back onto her bed. "I can't wait."


Chris stood on the Dock of Shame in the dark, with only the dying fire of the elimination ceremony behind him to illuminate him. "What an exciting first day on Total Drama Island! Our first contestant is gone, but many more are soon to follow? What do we have in store for our unprepared campers? Find out right here, NEXT time, on Total! Drama! Chaos!"


Voting Confessionals:

Bee: No way Sai is going after my boy. He's got a nasty ploy, but it'll be foi...led! Lata' Sai!

Hinata: *Tapping her fingers together* I...I don't want to vote off Naruto's friend, and Sai seems to be really mean...I vote for him. Sorry!

Ino: Sai may be a bit of a jerk, but he's not annoying like the other boys on our team. Besides, he's kind of cute. I'll vote for Lee tonight. Maybe Sai can mellow out if he stays.

Itachi: While both boys in peril are tempting to vote for, I have to go for Sai. If he stays he will only bring more discord amongst us.

Karui: Sai's a jerk but so what? Jerks ain't all bad. Lee on the other hands *shivers* yuck. See ya later, Bowl Cut.

Kisame: My plan worked to perfection. I knew it was only a matter of time before Sai pissed off the wrong people. Bye bye.

Kurotsuchi: Man, this is actually kind of a tough vote. I think I'll have to vote for Sai though. I'll take annoying over asshole anyday.

Lee: I vote for Sai! He is very rude and not a team player at all!

Naruto: Sai is such a jerk face! He's rude to us because he thinks we're stupid! We'll see who is all high and mighty tonight!

Sai: Lee will be the first of the obnoxious three to go. Maybe once they're all gone we can work well as a team.

TenTen: Lee's annoying, but at least he's nice. Sai can suck it.


Votes:

Sai: 8 votes - (Bee, Hinata, Itachi, Kisame, Kurotsuchi, Lee, Naruto, TenTen).

Lee: 3 votes - (Ino, Karui, Sai).


Rampaging Rhinos: Tayuya, Sasuke, Kiba, Fu, Sakura, Temari, Shikamaru, Shino, Karin, Deidera, Konan.

Fierce Foxes: Lee, Naruto, Ino, Itachi, TenTen, Kisame, Karui, Kurotsuchi, Bee, Hinata.

Voted Off: Sai.


Last Words:

Sai - "Those idiots will drag your team down, mark my words."


And there is the end of the episode, and Sai becomes the first to leave us! I eliminated him first because I don't think his blunt nature would be really suited for a social game. He gets better on later in canon obviously, and he's a funny character with good backstory, but none of it really works for this universe.

Who do you guys think will be eliminated next? What will the next challenge be? Let me know your thoughts in a review. I hope you enjoyed!

Ciao!