A/N : Two super speedy updates in a row? What's going on here?... but first...

I'm going to reply to the reviews here, since quite a bit of questions and feedback was given to the last chapter. Before I started, I'm kind of strangely pleased with the reaction I've gotten. Rather than the usual "Please Update Soon" I got some great criticism. And I've almost been given a chance to use my awesome water jutsu. Now to begin the replies, once again, thanks for the reviews.

broken-horn : Not now at least, it would be a little overload to teach Naruto two powerful jutsus now. He might later on though.
S2219 : That's a great question. Number of reasons would be shown in this chapter, as well as in this reply. Maybe Jiraiya just sees this as a chance to redeem his failure with Orochimaru by helping Sasuke become a good guy? Maybe. I don't like to display favoritism in characters, though I will admit I like Naruto more than Sasuke. Nice to see you want me to update soon though :D
Parselmaster : Yeah, I've read the latest chapters as well. When writing AU fanfiction, basically it's your Alternative Universe :D. That's probably the best reasoning I can give. How sad of me. Now that you've mentioned it, I've made plans to explain it further on in the story - and it gave me a pretty good idea. Cheers for the review.
Ovan the Rebirth : The above reply, and this chapter explains the basics behind it. It has been proven that Sasuke has better control of chakra and basics, even if he does not have the big chakra pools like Naruto. In my opinion, as a ninja you must work on what you're best at. Sasuke is the better at chakra control and speed, though he has less chakra - so Rasengan would be a good option, as it requires all 3, and doesn't need that much chakra. Naruto on the other hand is able to release big bursts of chakra - so Kuchiyose would be a good option for him. In my opinion, since Chidori requires more chakra (Sasuke was only able to use it 3 times a day at around this time), Rasengan would be more suited. But if you feel that way of the Sasuke/Rasengan combination, we'll be able to see what would happen if he used it in the next couple of chapters.
Alahee4life - Made my day :D. Thanks, criticism is what makes us better. Chances of Naruto being taught by Jiraiya are low, but Jiraiya will have talks to Naruto through the story.
Talon Phoenix : Naruto summons dogs. I'm probably going to make him summon a boss dog for the Gaara fight.
faern : I'm sorry you feel that way. I didn't just change the names, in my opinion, reading the manga and watching the anime - Kakashi's a better teacher than Jiraiya. Why is Sasuke getting the Rasengan? Why not? 3 good reasons please. Besides - Because he's Sasucegay! Heh... Saucegay...
nathaniel smith : Sure it would, but wouldn't it be more fun if Naruto made his own jutsu to combat it? C'mon, Chidori can't be the only jutsu that can match Rasengan, there's probably loads of others. Do you get what I'm implying?
3lildee - I liked you on the first date, but now you'rE just boring. Ever heard that before? Anyway, small changes (Naruto getting the Cursed Seal, changes in those being trained), result in big plot changes. Things like - Naruto getting with Ino, Someone else drifting to Orochimaru's side, more character deaths and a different Valley of the End fight. I solemly swear, that from here on in, things are going to be different. Is that good enough?
K. Reikochan - Hey, at least you said it was good and favorited it. That's alright with me. Am I planning to let Sasuke learn the Rasengan, yes. But remember this - No 1. The anime/manga isn't called "Sasuke". and No 2. This fanfic isn't about "Sasuke". It's all about Naruto.

I want to pose a question. Do you all think that Naruto should become super-powerful like in all those other "creative fics"?
That's not very creative to me. This fic is more about Character Growth than anything, the little things is what changes it. I hope I've answered your questions well enough. If you wanna ask more, talk about it over, possibly have an argument that would put Naruto and Sasuke in shame - review me, message me, ask to talk to me. I don't mind. This story is puting me in doubts. I'm not really sure how I feel about this chapter, but I guess your reviews will tell me.

And enough with the A/N on with the story...

"Takako! Don't leave I love you!" Naruto yelled out loudly in a manly voice, before changing to a high-pitched squeal. "But I have to! Because..." His voice went lower, and he pretended to take off a false mask. "I'M A MAN!" The crowd of Ninken (Ninja Dogs), erupted in applause and barks of happiness, as Naruto bowed to his audience.

"Well done Naruto." Kakashi grinned.

"Two days left of training, and I'm reading adult novels to a group of dogs." Naruto sighed, scratching the back of his head. It was a good break from the usual training Kakashi had Naruto doing, usually involving chakra exercises, Taijutsu spars and summoning the Ninken.

"That's how I got them to be my summons in the first place." Kakashi sighed, turning back to his own book. "I remember as a child, reading this to them."

"No wonder you're so mentally scarred..." Naruto muttered to himself. "Isn't that right Naruken?" Naruto rubbed the head of the large black dog next to him. It wore a blue t-shirt on its back, with a Uzumaki swirl, it had become his first summon, along with Kakashi's group of Ninken.

"Naruto, I've taught you as much as I could in this space of time, and I think I've given you all the skills necessary to pass the next exam." Naruto nodded as he listened to his sensei. "I want you to remember one thing. When Orochimaru sealed the Kyuubi chakra it was seemingly closed off, right?"

"Yeah, I've been relying on my own chakra for the past couple of weeks."

"The Cursed Seal provides a sort of secret passage into the Chakra Banks of the Kyuubi." Kakashi said in the simplest form possible, to make sure Naruto understood. "What I'm trying to say is, I'm allowing you to use your Cursed Seal to draw out the extra needed if the time ever comes. But - I want you to take control of yourself. I've taught you these techniques so you can protect your friends, and that's what the extra Chakra should be used for. Understand?"

"Yes." Naruto tried to take in as much as possible.

"Then lets use these two days to our advantage as much as possible. Ninken! Attack!" The group of dogs leapt at Naruto, who immediately created several Kage Bunshin to protect himself.

- -

"Why are you training me?" There were few moments when Sasuke and Jiraiya had actual conversations, as most of them involved training. The two of them sat in a cafe inside Konoha, as they had completed their training.

"I was actually wondering when you'd ask me that." Jiraiya said, as Sasuke just waited for a response. "What have I taught you over this month?"

"I've improved my speed, and learnt the Rasengan." Sasuke replied. "Among other things, such as fire jutsu and the like."

"And now you're asking me why?" Sasuke nodded in response. "The Third Hokage was my Jounin sensei." It was a fact Sasuke already knew, though he didn't stop Jiraiya from continuing his story. "My teammates were the other legendary Sannin, Tsunade and Orochimaru. I believe you already met Orochimaru. He was a lot like you - a promising Shinobi, had some very powerful jutsu at his disposal - and he was a genius."

"What happened?"

"His thirst for power drove him over the edge. They called him a genius, brilliant and promising. He experimented on himself and others in search of immortality. When he wasn't selected to become Hokage he was changed. He was still a genius, but they called him other things - psychotic, insane and a murderer. I tried to bring him back, but he fled once again in the name of power." Jiraiya said. "Sasuke, I'm trying to tell you this; You don't have to sell your soul to become as powerful as you need. I remember someone once telling me that you'd become truly strong when you're protecting your friends. I believe that theory. Do you agree?"

"Yes..."

- -

For a person weighing such unpractical clothing, Dosu was pretty fast. Though even as quick as Dosu was, he barely was able to keep up with Sasuke.

"Katon: Hosenka No Jutsu! (Fire Release: Phoenix Immortal Fire Technique)" Sasuke jumped over Dosu, and in mid-air the fire balls launched from his mouth and onto the sound nin. Dosu rolled out of the attack, and managed to extinguish some of the flames with a sound attack from his arms. Dosu turned around, as Sasuke kicked him in the head, before laying a series of punches on the unsuspecting sound-nin. "Is that all?" Sasuke mocked, as Dosu got up.

"Watch your mouth!" Dosu yelled, as he clumsily tried to punch Sasuke, who easily dodged and place an uppercut in Dosu's stomach. To further propel him in the air, Sasuke kicked him in the jaw, and used his chakra to launch himself to the same height as Dosu.

"I'm going to tell you - this is going to hurt." Sasuke grinned, as Dosu tried to twist in mid-air to punch Sasuke, but all he found was another series of punches launching him higher. "That should be high enough to give me the time I need." Sasuke landed gracefully on the ground, as the crowd watched Dosu slowly fall. Chakra swirled in his hand, first slowly but quickly picking up speed before he formed a ball of pure chakra. The crowd couldn't tell what was going on in his hand, as Sasuke positioned himself under Dosu.

"Kyomeisen! (Vibrating Sound Drill)" The jutsu came not from Sasuke, but Dosu, as he fired a sound wave from his arm - directed at Sasuke's ears.

"Nozokimi no Jutsu! (Peeping Tom Technique)" Using Jiraiya's escape jutsu, Sasuke disappeared from sight, and reappeared behind the recently landed Dosu. "RASENGAN!" The ball of chakra grinded itself into Dosu's back, bringing him to the ground and possibly destroying his spine. "You were spineless to begin with."

The eruption of applause from the crowd was no match for the fangirl scream that came from Sakura, who yelled loudly for her teammate.

"The winner is Uchiha Sasuke!" Genma called, impressed at the results of the match.

- -

"The past matches have been impressive, Hokage-sama." The Chuunin examiners whispered to the Hokage in the stands, as he smiled in reply.

"Yes, our Genin have been doing well. Any recommendations for Chuunin so far?" The Hokage asked, as the Chuunin nodded.

"We've all agreed on Nara Shikamaru. He outsmarted Temari, and when it looked like he was too lazy to go on, he decided to finish the match and win anyway. Some of us have our doubts on Aburame Shino - Kankuro forfeited to him in the second round for unknown reasons. The past tests have shown Shino in good light though."

"And Sasuke?"

"The match shown was good to watch, he has improved greatly from the last test, and he seems ready to be promoted."

"What are your opinions on the next round... Specifically Uzumaki." The Hokage smiled, waiting for his answer. The arena was being prepared for the next match, and as Neji waited patiently in the middle, Naruto was nowhere to be found.

"Neji is a good candidate to become Chuunin, Naruto on the other hand is not. His past performances have been terrible - the only way for him to possibly become a Chuunin is to beat Neji, which seems unlikely. Gaara on the other hand is a clear favorite to defeat Ino." The Chuunin examiner finished his analysis, as another Chuunin approached the Hokage.

"Hokage-sama! Naruto is late, no one has seen him, or his sensei Kakashi." The Chuunin announced.

"Give him 10 minutes." The Hokage said. "He wouldn't miss this chance, at least I think."

- -

Neji was impatient. He gave a stern look to Genma, who ignored him completely. Everyone was wondering what was going on, why hadn't the #1 loudmouth ninja arrived yet? Surely he didn't want to miss something as important as this.

"Time to kick some ass!" The loud voice could be heard all over, as a puff of smoke appeared in the center of the arena. As the smoke cleared, it was revealed to be Uzumaki Naruto, wearing a torn black shirt, with an orange swirl on the back, and black pants. Kakashi, was standing right behind him, whispering something in his ear.

"Remember what I told you about the Cursed Seal. I've notified the Officials as to what to do if you go overboard with it." Naruto nodded, as Kakashi disappeared from behind him.

"Sorry for being late, Neji. We were doing some last minute training!" Naruto grinned, as Neji just shook his head in disapproval.

"Fate brought you here to be defeated. It's the only way for you to truly realize that I am the better of us." Neji announced, as Naruto pulled a tongue in his direction.

"So what?" Naruto grinned in response, as Neji was left without an answer.

"Byakugan!" His hands clasped together, as veins popped out of his eyes.

"I'll show you - destiny can be changed." Naruto assumed fighting stance, with the crowd anticipating the fight. "And I will become Hokage."

"Fool, close-combat is no use against me." Neji assumed his own stance, with his palms facing out.

"You speak crap." Naruto charged, aiming to punch Neji in the head. Neji dodged, and tried to block off a chakra point in his chest. Before his hand could reach Naruto, Naruto's foot covered the distance and kicked in the side.

"I guess I'll have to be more cautious this time." Neji said, as he changed his stance. "I'd be careful, if I was you."

"Sure thing." Naruto smiled, as he changed stances.

"Hakke Rokujuyon Sho! (Gentle Fist Eight Trigrams Sixty-Four Palms)." Neji's palms went to strike Naruto's chest, both making contact, until Neji's eyes saw what he had hit.

"Kawarimi No Jutsu!" Naruto smiled, as Neji found crushed rock in his palms. "I'd be careful if I was you."

"Four hands!" Neji called, as two palms were blocked by Naruto, but the next two caught him off guard. Naruto may have been faster than Neji, but his reflexes weren't as honed as the Byakugan user.

"I have to get around your eyes!" Naruto said.

"Eight hands!" Neji called, Naruto dodged the first two, and managed to block the next. He whirled around Neji, but the Hyuuga was able to turn around in time to catch Naruto with another four palms.

'Not looking good...' Naruto thought to himself, as Neji began his sixteen palms.

"Kawarimi No Jutsu!" Naruto repeated, as the first of the sixteen palms was intercepted by a very sharp object. Neji was only able to stop himself just in time, as a small gash appeared on his hand, he had been marked by Naruto's Kunai. Naruto used the one second delay in Neji's attack to land a blow in his chest. Recovering quickly, Neji returned to his Hakke stance.

Unsurprisingly Neji once again began his 16 palms. His eyes led him to become more careful, as Naruto became better at intercepting his moves, but was still unable to land a blow on the Hyuuga. The 10th palm in succession was on its way, but Naruto dodged, before quickly doing some seals.

"Kage Bunshin No Jutsu! (Shadow Clone Technique)" Five clones surrounded the area in which they were fighting, but they made no move to attack Neji, instead just standing there.

"Your signature move... Why aren't they doing anything?" Neji asked, stopping his barrage of palms.

"Why don't you ask fate?" Naruto smiled, as he punched Neji in the face. As Neji lost balance, he found a Kage Bunshin pushing him back to Naruto, who followed with another punch in the chest.

"Left!" A Kage Bunshin called, as Naruto blocked a palm from the left of him, and elbowed Neji in the face. "Stomach!" Naruto punched forward, catching Neji before he could strike again.

"Neji, meet my own Byagukan. The total vision given by my clones." Naruto smiled, as Neji realized that he would have to destroy the Bunshin to win, but he couldn't turn his back on the real Naruto.

"32 hands!" Neji called, this time two clones joined Naruto, and they intercepted the palms, while the real Naruto tried to land as many blows as possible. Neji felt the pressure, as the rest of Naruto's clones began to attack. Three clones were quickly destroyed by Neji, but Naruto and the two other ones were handling him. Neither side was winning, as the clones made up for Naruto's lack of reflexes, allowing it to become an even match. All three Naruto's went for the final punch, but Neji was too quick for them.

"KAITEN!" Neji said, as he released his chakra, blowing away Naruto and destroying his clones.

"Perfect..." Naruto spat out, as he removed something from his pocket.

"I won?" Neji asked, breathing heavily as Naruto's unconscious body laid in front of him.

"It seems so..." Genma was about to announce the winner, but the clone disappeared, and the real Naruto appeared behind Neji.

"Kuchiyose: Doton: Tsuiga No Jutsu! (Summoning: Earth Release: Tracking Fang Technique)." A scroll was in his hands, and blood from Naruto's mouth was smeared all over it. The eight Ninken jumped from the ground and trapped Neji, rendering him unable to move. "This is for blocking my chakra." Naruto drew back a punch, and in front of the whole crowd, landed it right into Neji's face. Neji's body collapsed to the ground as the Ninken disappeared, leaving Naruto unscathed - besides the blood coming from his mouth.

"Uzumaki Naruto wins!" Genma announced to the cheering crowd. Naruto stood over Neji's tired body.

"You quickly used a Kage Bunshin. Your main jutsu?" Neji asked, to which Naruto replied with a solemn look on his face. "I should've have expected that…"

"I failed the genin exam three times." Naruto said. "The test on the exam was always decided as my weakest Ninjutsu - the Bunshin No Jutsu." The surrounding people listened in to what he had to say, as Naruto continued his story. "Destiny can't be changed - what a load of crap. You have no right to say that, you were never a loser like me."

- -

The Hokage smiled at the results of the match. "It was good, wasn't it?" He said to a nearby Chuunin examiner who nodded.

"He overcame his weakness, analyzed his opponent well enough to find out how to defeat him, he even made his opponent drop his guard right before he humiliated him. The tactics, and the jutsu he used were clearly of a high standard." The Chuunin examiner said, as the Hokage nodded in approval.

"So, do any of you still have doubts about Naruto?" The Hokage asked, as they shook their heads. "Good."

- -

Ino was shivering. She was scared, and frightened. She barely managed to defeat the forehead-girl, and now she was place in a match with a monster.

"You're afraid." Gaara grinned cruelly. "But don't forfeit. That wouldn't be fun." Sand hovered eerily around Gaara, as Ino withdrew a kunai, in a vain attempt to find something to defend herself with.

"Ready?" Genma asked, more serious than usual. He didn't want to have to step in for the girl, and he definitely didn't want to get himself in a fight with Gaara. "May the match begin!"

The match was tense, Ino was too afraid to move, and Gaara was enjoying her fear while the match lasted. Ino threw the kunai at Gaara who, unsurprisingly, was instantly protected by a sand barrier. She tried to circle around his sand defense and throw more kunai in his direction - to little avail.

"You're being too cautious..." Gaara said. "You don't want to come close to me at all. I guess I'll have to make you." He laughed, as sand burst from the ground in front of Gaara. Just as it was about to engulf her, she quickly rolled out, and tried to rush forward out of the repeating barrages. Gaara was holding back his speed, he was purposely going slowly - he enjoyed watching her run. And then he got bored. The sand lifted itself from the ground and pinned her to the wall of the arena. Ino struggled, but the grip just got tighter and tighter. It took all her willpower, as Ino managed to get her hands together to form a handseal.

"Shintenshin No Jutsu! (Mind Body Switch Technique)" The crowd was shocked that she actually was trying to do something, as her mind traveled through the sand and towards Gaara's mind. Gaara had no idea what was going on when she passed through his armor and into his head. But Ino couldn't handle it much longer. His mind was too mentally damaged to explore, full of pain and bad memories. And then there was something else inside. It wasn't like the Inner Sakura she saw before - it looked like a demon. She was trapped and unable to get out of the horrors of the boy's mind. She struggled, trying to force Gaara to give up through his mind.

Out side the crowd couldn't guess what was going on. All they saw was Gaara with a stern look on his face, and Ino's body stuck against the wall by a giant hand made of sand. And then suddenly Gaara laughed. The hand around Ino took her from the wall, and raised her to the sky, as it tightened her grip.

"That's enough Gaara!" Naruto yelled from the crowd, as did the other rookie 9.

"Naruto! You have to do something." Lee, standing next to Naruto said. "If he could do this to me, who knows what he could do to Ino!"

"You're right..." Naruto jumped from the stands, and into the arena, using a kunai to try and slice through the hand of sand. The sand just reformed, so Naruto tried the method of going after Gaara in close combat.

"This match is ended! Yamanaka Ino is disqualified for interference on her behalf!" Genma announced. "You may let go now, Gaara." Gaara didn't let go, eyeing Naruto as he ran towards him.

"Shunshin No Jutsu!" Naruto said, as he launched himself from the ground and into the air. He threw kunai down into Gaara, whose sand defense simply blocked it. Naruto landed next to Gaara and tried to punch him from the sides, but another shield of sand protected him. "Kage Bunshin No Jutsu!" Naruto called, as the clones proceeded to jump around Gaara's defense, trying to find a weak spot in him. Gaara was not used to 10 clones attacking him all at once, so slowly the sand barrier began to weaken. Kunai began slashing harder through the sand, and aimed straight for Gaara's chest.

"Shunshin No Jutsu!" Gaara's defense didn't see it coming. Gaara had counted 10 Naruto's. Unlike Neji, he did not have the gift of seeing all around him. Thus he did not see that the real Naruto was preparing himself for an attack from behind Gaara. The Shunshin No Jutsu had launched Naruto faster than Gaara could catch, and gave Naruto the chance to land one punch into the back of his head. His sand armor crackled, as Naruto's clones protected the real Naruto.

"Enough!" Genma called, standing between the two genin. "Any more of this, and both of you will be disqualified!"

"Sorry, we were just playing around." Naruto smiled, as his clones disappeared and Gaara's armor fixed itself. The two faced off in a stare-down, before the Chuunin examiners, accompanying the Hokage went to the arena.

"We were going to announce something before our unplanned extra round of fighting." The Hokage said, as medic-nin carried off Ino's unconscious body. "May the winners of this round please step forward."

"What the hell was that dobe?" Sasuke whispered as he appeared behind Naruto.

"It's called winning, try it some time." Naruto laughed, as Shino and Shikamaru joined them, both keeping their distance from Gaara.

"All of you have done exceptional in the past rounds." The Hokage began, as the Chuunin examiners nodded in agreement. "That is why we, the Chuunin Examiners and the Kazekage have decided to deem all five of you official Chuunin." The four Konoha nin grinned, even Shino - though no one could tell.

A blast of smoke came from where Gaara was standing.

From that point onwards, all chaos broke lose in Konoha.

The Invasion had begun.

A/N : Two author's notes... The first one was to reply to reviews, which I am thankful for getting. I got bored today, so I completed this chapter. It's not as good as I hoped it would be, but it did what was needed. I'm having my doubts about this chapter, but I'm happy with it.

And for all you reviewers... IF I GET ONE MORE REVIEW ABOUT SASUKE... Then I'll be happy that I got one more review. :D. You don't have to say "please don't be offended about this". I don't mind, I love reviews, whether good or bad. This chapter was rushed, so I have a feeling that I won't get many good reviews about this - but hey a reviews a review.

As I said in the first A/N - If you wanna ask more, talk about it over, possibly have an argument that would put Naruto and Sasuke in shame - review me, message me, ask to talk to me. I don't mind.

And I've started a competition. Favorite reviewer of the chapter... Alahee4life, one of the first people to give me a good review. But you don't have to be nice to win though... heh...