Disclaimer: Don't own Naruto. Own the OC's.

A/N: Here's chapter 4 of Naruto. I meant for it to be on here earlier, but I wasn't around my computer Friday. Also, since this is the preliminary matches, some are canon and will be noted as such. So here it is.


"All right," Hayate said. "If anyone wishes to stop, raise your hand."

Kabuto raised his hand. The Rookie 9 all looked at him in surprise. He just shrugged his shoulders and walked out.

"Well, since there is now an uneven number of participants,*cough*, one person will get a bye to the finals," Hayate said, coughing again. He got a box from a chuunin and started going down the line. "Now, all but one piece of paper is blank. Also, no use of jutsu to get the bye...understand?"

"Hai!" Everyone said.

He stopped at each genin and they drew a piece of paper. Finally, he stopped at Sakura and she drew a piece. She pulled it out and saw it was the bye.

"Okay,*cough*, Haruno Sakura, you may go to the upper level or go home until the matches,*cough*, are finished," Hayate said.

"I can't miss Naruto or Sasuke-kun's fight," Sakura said.

"Okay," Hayate said. To the others,"Everyone else will go to the,*cough*, upper level and we will begin the preliminary matches."

Everyone went to the upper level, each team taking different places. They looked at the screen, waiting for the first match-up to be revealed.

Sasuke Uchiha vs. Yoroi Akadou(Canon Battle)

"Winner: Uchiha Sasuke!" Hayate said.

"Yatta! Way to go Sasuke!" Naruto yelled. Sasuke looked up and smirked. He then grimaced in pain and fell to the ground, clutching his neck. "Sasuke-kun!" Sakura shouted. She was about to run down to him when Naruto grabbed her shoulder, stopping her. She looked back, wondering why Naruto would stop her. He pointed at Sasuke and she noticed that Kakashi was standing next to him. Kakashi told the medics to leave it to him and shunshinned out with Sasuke. The sreen went through the names again.

Kankuro vs. Chouji Akimichi

Both genin walked down to the center of the arena where Hayate was standing. Kankuro stood there, smirking confidently, while Chouji looked emotionless. "Are both genin ready?" Hayate asked. Both nodded. "Hajime!"

"Okay fatty, time to end this quick," Kankuro said, still smirking. The room suddenly dropped in temperature.

"Umm, did we miss something?" Ryu asked.

"Trust me, you never, and I mean never, call Chouji fat," Shikamaru said.

"I AM NOT FAT!! I'M BIG-BONED!" Chouji yelled, flames appearing in his eyes. "Baika no Jutsu! Human Boulder!"

Chouji started to grow into a big ball, his arms, legs, and head going into his body. He started spinning, and kept getting faster. Finally, he shot toward Kankuro at full speed. Kankuro dodged at the last second and Chouji slowed down to go back toward him.

"This Kankuro better think of something fast," Jin said.

"Don't worry about him, he can take care of himself," Temari said from farther down.

"Really, then how did that happen?" Ryu asked, pointing at the crater where Kankuro was laying.

"Heh, he's fine," Temari said. Chouji stopped spining and stood back where he began, panting from chakra overuse.

"Winner: Akim.." Hayate started. He was stopped when the Kankuro in the crater started moving oddly. It suddenly shot toward Chouji and grabbed him in a bear hug.

"How?!" Chouji said.

"I switched with my puppet right before you smashed into me," Kankuro said.

"Smart move," Ryu thought to himself.

"Anyhow, you're trapped now, so you might as well give up," Kankuro said.

"You're right, I'm spent," Chouji said. To Hayate, "I give."

"Winner: Kankuro!" Hayate said.

"Why did he give up?!" Ino said frustrated.

"He didn't have any chakra left, it would have been troublesome to continue," Shikamaru said. The sreen showed the next match-up.

Naruto Uzumaki vs. Kiba Inuzuka (Canon Battle)

"Winner: Uzumaki Naruto!" Hayate said.

"That would have to be...the weirdest way to win a battle, ever," Jin said.

"I can't believe he won it in that way," Ryu said, hiding his face in embarrasment. The screen went through the names of the genins once again.

Shikamaru Nara vs. Kin (Canon Battle)

"Winner: Nara Shikamaru!" Hayate said.

"That guy is definitely smarter than he looks," Tsuya said.

"Yeah, we'll have to watch him in the next round," Jin said. Ryu nodded in agreement. The screen showed the next match.

Jin Shuuha vs. Dosu

"Good luck Jin," Tsuya said.

"Yeah, you'd better not lose," Ryu said.

"I don't plan on it, you'll never let me live it down if I do. Besides, I already know what he's capable of," Jin said.

"Don't forget, he knows about you too," Tsuya said.

"Not everything," Jin said as he jumped down to the arena. Dosu was standing in the center, waiting.

"Hajime!" Hayate said.

Jin started to form handseals while Dosu ran toward him. As soon as Dosu got close enough, Jin called out his jutsu.

"Fuuton: Daitoppa!" Jin said, throwing his arms apart. Dosu didn't have the strength to hold his ground and was blown backwards. He landed on the ground a couple of feet away and got up. Dosu started running toward Jin again. Jin used the Daitoppa again and blew Dosu back a second time.

"I know how you fight, you have to be close to an opponent to hit them with your soundwaves," Jin said.

"Well, it's good that I'm close then," Dosu said from behind Jin. He swung his arm at Jin, but Jin dodged. Suddenly, Jin fell to the ground heaving, just like Kabuto had during the first part of the exams.

"When did he..." Jin thought, he then noticed that the other Dosu was still there. "A bunshin!" Jin stopped heaving and flipped backwards, forming handseals once again.

"That's not going to work this time!" Dosu said, charging at Jin.

"Fuuton: Reppushou!" Jin said. He threw out his palm as Dosu reached him. A strong gust of wind came out and went toward Dosu. Dosu's eyes widened in surprise as he was thrown backwards, lacerations appearing on his body. He stopped as he crashed into the far wall. Dosu slowly stood up. His left arm was hanging limply at his side. He walked to the center and rose his hand.

"Proctor, I surrender," Dosu said.

Hayate nodded. "Winner: Shuuha Jin!"

Jin went back up to the upper level and stood next to his teammates as they congratulated him. "Good job Jin," Tsuyoi said. "Thank you sensei," Jin said. The screen flickered to life once again. It went throught the remaining names and finally stopped.

Neji Hyuuga vs. Hinata Hyuuga (Canon Battle)

"Winner: Hyuuga Neji!" Hayate said after Neji had been stopped and Naruto gave his speech. Naruto then followed the medics to be with Hinata.

"I can't believe someone would do that to their own family," Tsuya said.

"Yeah, there seems to be a lot of ill will between the Hyuuga's Main and Branch families," Ryu said.

"Yes, the Hyuuga clan is very different compared to most clans," Kurenai said.

The next match was between Shino and Zaku. Shino took victory by using his kikai bugs. Unfortunately for Zaku, he lost both arms because he tried to blast soundwaves through his hands while they were filled with the kikai bugs. He was carried away by medics as Shino left to check on his teammates.

"Well, at least he learned a lesson," Jin said. Everybody else kept quiet and waited for the next match.

Temari vs. Ino Yamanaka

Temari and Ino went to the arena and began their match. Ino kept trying to get to Temari, but was blocked by win everytime. Ino started throwing kunai, but that was just as useless. Finally, she did a last resort move and tried her Shintenshin no Jutsu, only to miss. Her teammates knew it was over after that and Temari won the match.

"She gave a good effort, but she had no chance against that sand kunoichi," Tsuya said. The screen then showed who would be in the next match.

Tsuya Kyoushu vs. Tenten

"Good luck Tsuya-chan," Ryu said.

"Yeah, same here," Jin said.

"Thank you Ryu-kun, Jin," Tsuya said before she went down to the arena.

"The same,*cough*, rules apply as usual," Hayate said. The girls nodded in understanding. "Hajime!"

Tenten jumped backwards as Tsuya ran forward. Tenten started throwing kunai and Tsuya had to start dodging. The onslaught of kunai kept coming and Tsuya continued to dodge.

"I won't be able to dodge much longer, got to think up a plan," Tsuya thought. After the kunai finally stopped, Tenten pulled out a scroll and summoned a katana. She ran at Tsuya. Tsuya started forming handseals, "Doton: Doro Gaeshi!"

The floor right in front of Tsuya rose and blocked Tenten's slash. Tenten jumped backwards, wary of a trap/ She was about to go back toward the wall when a dragon made of mud shot toward her, forcing her to jump to the side.

"Perfect," Tsuya said, finishing more handseals. "Doton Kekkai: Dorou Doumu!"

Tsuya appeared beside Tenten and slammed her hands to the ground. A dome formed around Tenten. Tenten couldn't see any way out. Tenten then used her katana and tried to slice through the dome wall, but it barely made a scratch.

"This jutsu has to have a weakness," Tenten thought as she continued slicing the dome in different places. She noticed that the marks started reforming themselves. She then saw that one of the marks was taking longer than the other.

"That's it!" Tenten said, slightly panting. She pulled out another scroll and summoned a morning star. She slammed it into where she thought was a weakness. It started to crack and she hit it again, breaking out.

"You found the weakness faster than most people," Tsuya said from the opposite side. The dome crumbledas she took her hands off of it. They both stood looking at each other, panting.

"I've got one last chance to beat you," Tenten said. She threw her morning star at Tsuya, slightly altering its course to make Tsuya get farther away from the earth wall. Tsuya noticed it too late as Tenten jumped in the air, two scrolls spinning around her.

"Tsuinryuu Tobidougu!" Tenten yelled. Weapons of all kinds started to rain down toward Tsuya.

"Shit," Tsuya cursed, quickly forming handseals. "Doton: Doro Gaeshi!"

The wall came up just in time to block the weapons. Tsuya was forcing as much chakra as she could into the wall to make sure that it didn't shatter from the weapons hitting it. Finally, the barrage of weapons stopped and both genin fell to the ground. Hayate was about to call the match a tie when one slowly stood up.

Hayate smiled at her strength, "Winner: Kyoushu Tsuya!"

"Yeah Tsuya-chan, way to go!" Ryu yelled in excitement. Tsuya smiled at him and blushed before falling unconcious.

"I didn't think you had that effect on her Ryu," Jin said smirking.

"She's just tired," Ryu said, a faint blush gracing his face. The medics came out and got both genin. The screen went through the remaining names and the next match-up appeared.

Gaara vs. Rock Lee (Canon Battle)

"Winner: Gaara!" Hayate said.

"That guy freaks me out," Jin said. Ryu stared impassively as some of the others nodded in agreement.

"There is something off about him," Ryu thought. There was a sudden rumble in his mind. He nodded.

"Well Ryu, you're the last one," Tsuyoi said.

"Yeah, you're right," Ryu said.

Ryuzuchi Uzumaki vs. Misumi Tsurugi

"Don't lose Ryu," Jin said.

"Never crossed my mind," Ryu said smirking. He then jumped down to the arena.

"Ready?" Hayate questioned.

"Hai!" Both genin said.

"Hajime!" Hayate said.

Ryu took out a couple of shuriken and threw them at Misumi. Misumi just dodged them. Misumi suddenly charged forward and Ryu threw a punch. His eyes widened as Misumi bent at an unhuman angle and wrapped his body around Ryu.

"Give up and I won't have to break your neck," Misumi whispered in his ear. "You can't use jutsu since I have your hands tied."

"Who said I needed hands?" Ryu asked. His body suddenly poofed out of existence and electricity coursed through Misumi's body. He fell to the ground, unable to move from paralysis.

"That's what I call Raiton Kage Bunshin no Jutsu," Ryu said, walking in from the the entrance.

"When?" Misumi asked.

"Right before the match actually," Ryu said. Everyone, except Tsuyoi, were in shock. They didn't even notice that one had been created. Not even Jin knew, and he was standing next to Ryu!

Hayate just smiled,"Winner: Uzumaki Ryu!"

"Naruto, you have one surprising itoko," Sarutobi tought, smiling.


Sarutobi stepped up, about to speak. Before he did, however, Naruto, Shino, and Sasuke walked in. "Well then, the preliminaries are now over. If you would please line up, you will draw numbers for the next match-ups," Sarutobi said.

"Since one of the genin is resting, that genin's sensei will draw for them," Hayate said. He went down the line and everyone drew a number. "Now, please announce your number."

"Five." Shikamaru said.

"One." Neji said.

"Seven." Sakura said.

"Ten." Jin said.

"Four." Ryu said.

"Eleven." Sasuke said.

"Eight." Tsuyoi said.(Tsuya's)

"Three." Kankuro said.

"Two." Naruto said.

"Six." Temari said.

"Twelve." Gaara said.

"Nine." Shin said.

"Okay,*cough*, the matches are as follows: Neji vs. Naruto, Kankuro vs. Ryu, Shikamaru vs. Temari, Sakura vs. Tsuya, Shino vs. Jin, and Sasuke vs. Gaara," Hayate said.

"Arigatou Hayate-san. Now, the Chuunin Exam finals will begin one month from tomorrow. I must mention this, you will be fighting while in the presence of many daimyos and villagers from the many countries. While it is in a tournament-like form, it does not mean that the winner will become a Chuunin. It will be the decision of the lords, myself, and the Kazekage as to whether any of you will become Chuunin, or none at all. Also, you will be returning to your home village for the month break. So, I wish you safe travels back to your home countries, and good luck in the finals!" Sarutobi said, finishin the explanation.


"So, Gaara's match is last," Orochimaru said.

"Hai, Orochimaru-sama," Kabuto said, bowing.

"Very well. This just gives us more time to get everything in order," Orochimaru said.

"Hai," Kabuto said. He then left Orochimaru to his thoughts.

"Soon, Konoha will be destroyed, and my newest vessel wiil be within my grasp!" Orochimaru said. He started to laugh maniacally.


"All right you three," Kakashi said. They were sitting outside of the arena after the Hokage dismissed them. "I have gotten you all a mentor for the month."

"Huh? Why can't you train us Kakashi-sensei?" Naruto asked.

"I will be training Sasuke on how to better use the Sharingan. Sakura, you will be under the tutelage of Anko-san and an old friend of mine. Naruto, Hokage-sama has got your sensei at his office, so you'll need to go there. Does everyone understand?" Kakashi said.

"Hai sensei," they all said.

"Good, Naruto, you're dismissed. Sasuke and Sakura, follow me," Kakashi said.

"See ya in a month guys," Naruto said.

"Hn/ See ya," Sasuke and Sakura said.


Naruto walked into Sarutobi's office and was surprised to see Ryu and Tsuyoi standing there.

"Ryu, Tsuyoi, what are you guys doing here?" Naruto asked.

"We haven't told you?" Ryu asked. Naruto still had the confused look on his face as he shook his head. "Well, as soon as the Chuunin Exam is over, we're getting a transfer to Konoha!"

"Does that mean...?" Naruto started to ask.

"Yes Naruto, we'll be Konoha shinobi," Tsuyoi said.

"That's awesome!" Naruto said excitedly.

"Yeah, we're finishing up the papers now," Ryu said.

"Naruto, if you could wait outside, I'll see you in a moment," Sarutobi said.

"Sure ojii-san," Naruto said. He walked out of the office.


Jiraiya was slightly late. Why was he late? Doing research of course.

"Hope Sarutobi-sensei doesn't get to mad," Jiraiya thought. He kept heading toward the Hokage Tower, hoping to get there fast.


Naruto was sitting outside the office for about ten minutes when the door finally opened. "Well Naruto, guess I'll see you in a month," Ryu said.

"I'll be here," Naruto said. They clapsed hands and then Ryu and Tsuyoi left. Naruto walked back into the office to see a man with long, white hair come in the window.

"Who are you?" Naruto asked. Jiraiya went through his dramatic introduction and looked at Naruto's face. Naruto had a surprised expression.

"Ahh, my reputation precedes me," Jiraiya said.

"Jiraiya, you'll be teaching Naruto here for the next month," Sarutobi said.

"What?! I didn't come to babysit," Jiraiya said.

"Jiraiya, this is Naruto Uzumaki," Sarutobi said, ignoring Jiraiya's comment.

"Uzumaki you say? He couldn't be...!" Jiraiya started.

"Yes, he is," Sarutobi said. He started to smile because he knew he had Jiraiya's attention.

"Okay, how long do I got?" Jiraiya asked.

"A month," Sarutobi said.

"All right, kid, follow me," Jiraiya said as he walked out of the office.

"Is he...?" Naruto started to ask.

"Yes, he's your kyoufu," Sarutobi said. Naruto nodded and then followed Jiraiya out of the office.


"Oi, Ero-sennin, why do I got to do this?" Naruto asked.

"I already told you to quit calling me that," Jiraiya said. "Also, I'm making you do this so I can see something."

Naruto and Jiraiya were at the hot springs. Naruto had just realized that Jiraiya was perverted as soon as they got there, because Jiraiya had tried to peep. Jiraiya was making Naruto do the water-walking exercise. Naruto fell in the water once again. Eventuall, they moved to a stream with normal temperature water.

"Come here for a second brat," Jiraiya said after Naruto had fallen into the water yet again. Naruto walked over. "Gather up your chakra again."

Naruto gathered chakra and his seal appeared. Then the Gogyou Fuuin that Orochimaru put on him appeared. Jiraiya formed the seals behind his back. "Gogyou Kaiin!" Jiraiya said before slamming his fingers into Naruto's stomach, releasing the seal.

"Okay kid, try it again," Jiraiya said. "I might have more fun training him than I thought," he thought, smiling.


1 week later, Konoha...

"UGGH!" Sakura groaned as she was once again knocked to the ground.

"Come on, hime, don't become even more pathetic," Anko taunted.

They had been training like this for a week now. Every day, Sakura was woken up at the early morning hours and trained until dark. She went home so tired that she wished it would just end. Anko made the training unbearable, saying that she wasn't going to be embarrased by training a girl that would get knocked out in the first round of the finals. Of course, Yuugao, Kakashi's friend and her other sensei, made her feel better. While Yuugao's training was just as tough as Anko's, she would help Sakura understand better, unlike Anko.

"Now, again," Anko said.

"Only 3 more weeks to go," Sakura thought as she got back up. Hopefully, it would get easier.


Unknown location...

"Try again Sasuke," Kakashi said.

"I,*pant*, am,*pant*, trying," Sasuke said tiredly.

"Well, you're not trying hard enough," Kakashi said. Sasuke got back into a taijutsu stance.

"Now, I'm not going to tell you where I'm going to hit this time," Kakashi said. Sasuke only nodded.

Kakashi ran forward, raising his fist. Sasuke saw that he was aiming for his solar plexus since Sasuke had his Sharingan activated. He tried to dodge, Kakashi was too fast and connected, sending Sasuke sprawling on the ground.

"Try again," Kakashi said. Sasuke stood back up, slower than before. They had started this training after handing Sakura over to her sensei's. At first, Kakashi was telling Sasuke exactly where he was going to hit. Kakashi was trying to raise Sasuke's speed. So far though, Sasuke hadn't improved that much. So they kept training.


Somewhere outside Amegakure...

"AGHH!!" Ryu screamed as he was once again electrocuted.

"Ryu, I know you can do better than this," Setsutako said.

"Sochi, let's go again," Tsuyoi said.

"O-okay," Ryu said, wincing in pain.

He was training his Raiton ninjutsu, kenjutsu, and taijutsu. His tou-san had gotten sensei's for him and his teammates, but decided to train his son as well. Ryu's other sensei was Setsutako Aikuchi, one of the Seven Swordsman of the Mist, who had an affinity for Raiton jutsu. Tsuyoi had gotten him to help because him and Setsutako were old friends. Ryu stood up and charged at Setsutako.

"I can handle this, I know it!!" Ryu thought confidently.


A common thought was going through all of their minds. "Just you wait everyone! I'll come back stronger than before!"

Jutsus/Names:

Setsutako Aikuchi - Sharp Octopus Dagger
Gogyou Kaiin - Five Elements Unseal
Gogyou Fuuin - Five Elements Seal
Raiton Kage Bunshin no Jutsu - Lightning Element Shadow Clone Technique
Doton: Doro Gaeshi - Earth Element: Mud Overturn
Tsuinryuu Tobidougu - Twin Dragon Projectile Weapons
Doton Kekkai: Dorou Doumu - Earth Barrier: Earth Dome Prison
Shintenshin no Jutsu - Mind Body Change Technique
Fuuton: Reppushou - Wind Element: Gale Wind Palm
Fuuton: Daitoppa - Wind Element: Great Breakthrough
Baika no Jutsu - Multi-Size Technique


A/N: I'm sorry about the late updtae for this chapter. Wasn't around the computer Friday and got sidetracked yesterday. Anyway, the next chapter should be up by next weekend, unless something stops me. So until then, FFD signin out.

Ja Ne!