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Chapter 1: The Chunnin exams

"...Hai, thanks." said Naruto to the man. He was at the registration booth, signing himself up. "Tsunade-baachan told me that I'm allowed to be alone in the exam. So..." "Ah, yes, she has informed us of that. You may proceed." said the man. And show the Hokage a little more respect!

Naruto made his way up the stairs, watching the young genins wait curiously at the Genjutsu room. They keep it coming eh? thought Naruto, remembering the time when him, Sakura, and Sasuke made their way to the same room.

The memory didn't last long when he came to the right door. Some grass genins were blocking the way to it.

"Let us go you bastards!" squeaked a boy, kicking the larger of the older genins on the shin. The older genin pushed him roughly asid with one hand. "You aren't even ready to become chunnin" he said grinning. "Chunnins are-"

"-Shinobi whom want to get stronger"

The genins looked at Naruto. "Huh. Who're you to say that? You're a genin, like us." said a grass genin. "No, I'm not." he said cheerfully.

He quickly hit the larger of them in the stomatch whom feel back onto the wall. The rest of them moved aside as Naruto entered.

He sat at a corner outside the examination room, waiting for it to be opened. He scanned the area around him where he saw nobody his age except one boy, sleeping in a corner, a blade hung at his hip. He's a mist nin thought Naruto, looking at his forehead protector that was hoisted on the side of his head.

Suddenly, the doors opened.

Here it goes again...

Kakashi took off his mask, sighing. It was his turn to do the exams and he wasn't happy. Yet he had to do it. A minute later, he opened the door. "Welcome genins to the chunnin exams!" he greeted them. "The exams shall be done in 3 tests. Each having their own Jounin. The first test shall be done by me. If you may," he said, ushering them into the room. Everyone sat in rows. Naruto sat in the back row, along with the mist nin and others he didn't recognise.

"The first exam shall be a test of brains. These jounins," he motioned his hand at the jounins surrounding them, "Shall watch your every move, if you are caught cheating, you and your team are disqualified."

"Begin".

He sat down, watching Naruto curiously. He was looking at the jounins carefully. What are you trying to do Naruto?

Naruto looked at the jounins carefully, most of the were new and watching him. Naruto looked back at his paper, then at the genins around him. Evidently, he couldn't just simply look at the other person's paper, this relies on skill.

He closed his eyes and listened.

He began to hear every scribble, every movement. Since his element is wind, he could make out the letters that are being written. He took his pen and began writing.

By the time he was finished, a few minutes passed. He had nothing to do. He merely watched genins being kicked out of the room. It was rather boring until a haze began to appear around the room. Genins stoped, the jounins looked for the source of this haze yet it disappeared from sight.

He looked at the mist nin. He was done also.

An hour passed, Kakashi stood. "Examinations are over, leave your tests on you desk and leave the room." Everybody went out swiftly.

It was time for the second exam to start.

They made their way to the Forest of death where a jounin was waiting for them. His pale eyes piercing them. Hyuuga Neji stood at the main entrance of the forest. His arms crosse upon his cheast. He wore a simple tunic and a green vest, his dark hair hung loosely on his back.

"Here is where you shall stay for the next 5 days . Each team shall star with 1 scroll" he motioned to the scroll in his hand, it was black with a golden line on each side. " in the begining. You must obtain 2 more and come to the tower in the forest. You cannot enter for the tower for 72 hours, 3 days. Until those 3 days are up, you should survive in the forest of death."

Naruto looked at Neji curiously. 2 scrolls...that's all? Neji seemed to think the same. "There shall be a snacher in the forest so guard it with your life. If the snacher succeds in stealing it from you, you'll have to make upand find a replacement scroll. That is all."

At that moment, over 7 shinobis appeared in front of him, Showing the way to the gates. Naruto went with a jounin to the south-west gate. A snap was heard and the doors opened. Naruto rushed into the forest, remembering his first time in the forest of death. A shout could be heard from the heart of the forest.

And so the hunt begins.

It was almost nighttime. Naruto didn't know how long he was there. minutes? Hours? He had been searching the forest for something to do. He finally saw a clumsy genin group get out of their hiding place; in an old oak tree next to a river. Naruto advanced until he could hear them well.

"D'you think anyone'll see us?" said a hushed whisper.

"Of course not! Who'd think of looking here?"

Naruto silently agreed. No-one would ever suspect a genin group here. An Ideal spot thought Naruto.

"...Where'd you hide the scrolls?" So, they had more than 1.

"Here." A shuffle of noise could be heard inside. They must have dug up room under the tree. Naruto camped a little near to the genins. One mistake and a scroll shall be gone he thought, drinking some water. He sat next to a clearing a little far from the oak tree. He sat at the trunk of the tree and slept.

"...D'you think he's asleep?" said a hushed whisper.

"Hope so."

"What're we gonna do if he wakes up?"

"Let's hope not."

Naruto stirred in his sleep. He listened carefully for any sign of other people. He heard a hand rusle in his pack. The pack then bursted into flames. Instinctivly, Naruto woke up, grabing a kunai hidden in the trunk of the tree and looked at the thives. Sunlight was streaming fromt he tree. Actually, they were just young genins, surprised and shoked at the same time. "Wha- but you- how- ...?!" Naruto grinned.

"You'd better think twice before you try to steal a scroll from anyone," he put his hand together, rapid seals forming until he stopped, saying "Fuuton: Dai Guren kaze!(Wind technique: Great crimson wind)" From his outstreached hand came out a massive miniature tornado, speeding at the genins.

Runing was of no use to those genins, one by one, they were swallows into the heart of the tornado which grew, and grew until it was dispelled into nothingless. That was hard...holding back he thought, panting. He searched them all until he found what he was looking for; A black scroll. He quickly pocketed it and went deeper into the forest.

Suddenly, loud thud was heard a few feet away. He rushed to the area, watching for any hidden traps or concealments but was cut off from the sight of a large snake coming at him fast.

Naruto didn't hace much time. He began to do hand seals as the snake enveloped him into its stomach. "Katon: Pheonix flames no jutsu!"

The snake hissed happiliy. He finally got his second breakfast. Much tastier than the other guy... the snake began to feel hot, as thought the temperature had risen 20 degrees higher...it looked at it's stomatch, it was boiling red...shit

The snake exploded into 2, the middle had Naruto in a coat of digestive enzymes but nothing more. He looked at his surroundings. The trees were much older and thicker here, some were toppeled down.

A kunai zoomed beside his face. blood trckled off his cheek. He felt it, then ran to the source of the hit. After running for some time, he heard, "You'll pay for that!" A femenine voice.

"Yeah right" a a masculine voice.

Naruto came near to a clearing where 2 people were fighting to the death, or so it seemed. The mist nin he saw last exam was fighting with a female with a fishnet under her coat; Mitarishi Aneko. The crazy lady that shared some charactaristics with Naruto.

The mist nin took no notice of Naruto as he began to unsheath his blade. Aneko grinned. "You finally decided to take it out huh?"

The sword was larger than normal, the blade was pure black with a yellow handle, on the bottom of the handle had a group of strings on it, one had a small bell. It also had a yellow inscription on the blade.

"No," he said admiring it. "It was groaning that it wants to taste some blood, so..."He went into a stance. "That's funny, I was thinking the same thing" said Anko, her kunais ready.

They charged at each other.

A/N: Well, that was interesting, wonder why Anko was there? Anyways, until next time,

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