Chapter 2 – Journey to the chunin exams

Hey guys here is chapter two just for you. I would also like to say that I don't own naruto or any of the jutsu that are featured in the series, however i do own my characters so nobody better steal them.

Again I awoke in the same dreary space, bored of the village and excited to be leaving the land of water for the first time. I stood walked through the empty darkness and grabbed my pre-packed supplies, before leaving.

We met at the field we trained in when we were at the academy – I have many fond memories of the field, training with my friends and learning new jutsu, the furthest point of the village. Ima stood with her arms folded impatiently and Akiyama stood bearing a large smile. Sensei stood with his ever blank expression staring off into space, awaiting us to make the first move.

"Let's go!" Ima exclaimed. With that we all started to walk towards the village gate.

After three days of travelling we made it to the land of lightning. We passed through several forests attempting to avoid as many ninja's as possible. Many ninja attempted to take out the competition and we often heard clashes.

Unfortunately by the fifth day we couldn't avoid the inevitable and we ran into a group of four ninja.

I passed through the forest quietly scouting ahead until I noticed them, four ninja, three women and a male who appeared to be their sensei. The man stood taller than our sensei and had a large scar on his left cheek. I used my jutsu to fly back to the place where my team mates resided. "Ninja in the forest to the north of here," I said. "Four, three genin, I think, and a jonin or a chunin, probably there sensei."

"Think we can take them?" jeered Ima.

"Yeah!" cheered Akiyama.

"No, we must try not to engage them," warned sensei.

"Let's go," I said emotionlessly.

"Aww," sighed Akiyama and we packed up our stuff and moved silently trying to avoid the ninja.

We managed to avoid them for several hours but our efforts were in vain, as eventually they found us and we were forced to engage them. I snuck up behind the team hoping to take out one our two but before we could their sensei used a wind style wind blade. We all scattered into the trees for cover.

They all turned round to face us. Sensei wasted no time in attempting to slice open the guts of the man. He slid out of the knifes way and led sensei away from us.

"Hello," said the one on the left. "I am Rena." Her long golden hair shone in the light that pierced the tree tops. Her blue eyes shone with happiness, eagerness and desire she relished this opportunity to fight.

"Hina," grunted the one in the middle. She had red eyes which were dark with a cruelty.

"Mai," squeaked the shy one to the right of Hina. She was small and worried about this upcoming battle.

"Engage them," ordered Hina – she was obviously the leader of the team and she carried a big, wrapped up item on her back.

Mai quickly darted forward and was behind Akiyama in an instant she kicked him in the back and he crashed into a tree. He quickly recovered from it though and threw three shuriken at her but she easily dodged and said, "Genjutsu – dancing lions." Her jutsu summoned two lions which were made of her bright purple chakra, which lunged at the blonde haired boy. He responded with his floral shield jutsu and the chakra loins bounced of the giant petals that spawned from his palms.

Meanwhile, Ima dashed at Rena who said calmly - unfazed by Ima's speed and glinting blade - "Divine art – hallowed arrow." With that a shimmering arrow appeared in her hand and she placed it carefully in her bow and fired at Ima. To Ima's surprise, the arrow landed in front of her foot stopping her in her tracks Rena then made the snake hand sign and the arrow exploded with a white blast sending Ima barrelling into the air. She would have fallen on her head if not for Akiyama, spawning a flower were she fell to break her fall.

Hina and I waited back during all this sizing each other up, until I noticed her fingers twitching and the item on her back was gone. "Oh crap!" I said realising her jutsu was already active. She was a puppet master. Her attack would have hit if not for her puppet snapping a branch on its descent. I took the opportunity to fly forward. It took me a split second and I was next to her. I drew a knife made of paper and plunged it into her but she produced no blood. It was not her I stabbed. I glanced up at a cracked and twisted face it was the puppet. The genjutsu around it broke revealing her puppet which instantly wrapped it's arms around me.

Akiyama and Ima rushed to help me, but they were unable to reach to me. Mai and Rena stepped into their path. As Akiyama ran to my aid, Mai whispered, "Ninja art – paralysis jutsu!" Akiyama was stopped in his tracks as soon as Mai's jutsu hit him. Again in an instant she was behind him and again she hit him hard. At the same time Ima tried to help me but Rena moved in front of her and calmly said a "Divine art – hallow shield." A shimmering chakra shield appeared in her hand and Ima knocked Ima acRonan the head with it. Ima crashed into the ground I heard a crack which informed me she was severely injured.

I realised I had no other option and so burst into paper and reformed next to Mai.

"Ninja art – celestial spear dance," I said jumping above her, while in mid-air my bag opened and paper erupted from it. The white sheets wrapped around each other forming a sharp and deadly spear in my hand. My lower body disassembled and formed the wings of an angel. My chakra glowed around me giving of a bright light and the illusion that I was a celestial being. I flew straight for Mai who was stunned by the light from the attack and I struck her in the ribs with the blunt side of my spear – as I didn't want to puncture her lungs and mortally wound her. She fell to the ground unconscious from the force of the blow, but I wasted no time in launching a cyclone of paper at Rena, her blue eyes glinted with smugness as she managed to protect herself with her shield that she had used earlier on Ima.

I was about to launch another attack when I ran out of chakra and my jutsu failed, my feet returned and my wings, and my spear disappeared.

Rena and Hina decided to launch an attack immediately after my jutsu ran out.

Akiyama stood up not a second too soon and used his floral shield jutsu to protect both of us.

Ima had also recovered and as she stood up she yelled "Thunder style – Thor's hammer." She raised her sword and in it formed a hammer of lightning. Ima brought the hammer down and clobbered the ground, the second it hit lightning shot up from the ground and shocked Rena. The calm blue eyes of Rena produced a single tear of pain as she fell to her knees.

"Woooo!" cheered Ima, forgetting about Hina.

Hina took the opportunity to attack the over confident blonde; her puppet smacked Ima with the flat of its blade. Ima shrieked in pain and tried to gut Hina with her sword. Hina easily dodged and caused her puppet attack Ima again. Exhausted from the hits and from her lack of chakra, Ima slumped to the ground unconscious.

I stared at her in fear attempting to stay awake but I felt myself slip away, I passed out from my lack of chakra and energy, leaving Akiyama alone to fight Rena and Hina.