The remaining Genin were standing outside the gate that led to a forest. Everyone was talking, waiting for the Procter. Star searched the crowd for Sasuke and eventually found him with Sakura and Naruto.

"Hey, you said later! It's later!" she smirked at him.

He grabbed her arm and pulled her away from his squad, "Look, I was thinking…can you teach me what you can about the Sharingan?"

"Whoah, the great Sasuke, asking for help?" she teased.

"Just say yes or no." He looked away.

"After this portion of the test! Sound good?" She smiled and held out her hand.

He shook it and smirked, "Sounds good."

"Sasuke!" Sakura called to him.

"Coming." He called back.

He turned and walked back over to his team. Chihero appeared at Star's side, clinging to her arm like a lost child. Shiori leaned her arm on Star's shoulder, opposite Chihero and smirked, "He's really cute, but he REALLY looks like an Uchiha."

Star cringed, it bothered her. She knew that she didn't look like an Uchiha. Her purple hair and blue eyes were quite opposite to their black hair and onyx eyes. She sighed and lifted her shirt to reveal her belly, and the strange seal on it.

'It's your fault after all…' she looked down as she pushed her shirt back to its original position.

"Alright maggots! Welcome to the second stage of the Chunin exams! Before we let you in we need you to sign these release forms!" Anko, the Procter explained.

"Release forms?" Someone questioned.

"Oh yea. They call this The Forest of Death. We need you to sign these releases so no one can sue us for your injuries or death. So, here's the deal, when you all turn in your forms, you get a scroll. You'll either get a heaven or earth scroll. Your job is to survive the forest and steal another team's scroll. So if you have an earth scroll, you need to get a heaven scroll. Once you have both, go to the tower in the center of the forest. Do not open them until you've reached the tower." She smiled casually.

"What if we open them earlier?" a boy asked.

"Trust me young man, you don't want to know." She replied.

Everyone got tense and serious, but Shiori just smiled, "Some of us don't have people to sue them if we die…right Star?"

Chihero stiffened on Star's arm, very nervous of how she would take the joke.

"If you were anyone else, you'd be dead. Then again, who would know better about that then you?" Star smirked.

"Chihero you're the odd ball here. How's it like having a family still living?" Shiori questioned.

Chihero started to sweat; she didn't like being the focus of Shiori's bitterness.

"Leave her alone." Star commanded.

"Hm…yes ma'am." She laughed.

Star returned her attention to the Procter who had for some reason attacked Naruto, and now some grass ninja was being creepy.

"Ew, that grass ninja has a long tongue I do not trust!" Chihero shivered.

Star just smiled as her and the grass ninja locked eyes for a moment.

No one noticed, except Shiori, who just gave Star a funny look.

When the forms finally reached the three girls, they each took one and went their separate ways to fill them out.

When Star was done, she went to find Chihero. She found her sitting by the river, sighing and deep in thought as usual.

"You don't have to you know." The sudden voice made Chihero jump.

She turned around and met Star's sincere eyes, "No! It's alright! Shiori would get mad if I didn't do this and dragged you guys back home with me."

"Screw that bitch. She's just trying to bully you into getting her way. You don't need to feel obligated." Star sat beside the girl who had been her first friend in Suna.

They both were silent as they stared into the water. Finally, Chihero broke the silence, "I know I'm weak, and no good in an up close fight, but I will stay by your side, so that you can accomplish your dreams" she paused, "and for Shiori, she deserves to be a Chunin!"

Star's eyes widened as they met Chihero's innocent brown ones. Chihero stuck out her tongue and winked. Star just shook her head and smiled, "Come on, we have forms to turn in!"

The whole team turned in their forms and got an Earth scroll. They agreed that Star should hold onto it, even though Shiori thought she would do a better job guarding it.

The team went to their gate, and as soon as it opened, they darted into the woods.

"Let's get the scroll quickly; I have my own orders to fulfill once he's ready." Star smirked as they jumped from tree to tree.

Chihero frowned, "Don't you think…he's bad news?"

"I'm sorry, but who saved me? Who taught me all I know? Not our sensei." Star replied bitterly.

"My turn to say leave her alone." Shiori shot.

"Hm." Star sighed as they continued deeper into the forest.

Her team quickly stumbled upon a leaf village squad. They hid patiently until one of the team members went to get food.

"Shiori." Star whispered.

Shiori followed the lonely leaf ninja until they were far away. Shiori pulled the metal boomerang from her back. She smirked at her prey, "It's a shame I just sharpened this, it's gonna hurt so much less."

Shiori threw the device towards the ninja and before he even knew what was happening, he had been cut in half. He never made a peep.

After checking the body Shiori returned to confirm that he didn't have a scroll.

"I have an idea to separate the two." Chihero smiled as she threw a small rock towards the direction their team member had gone.

"What was that?" one boy asked.

The girl shrugged and wandered over to where the rock had been thrown, "Ichi, is that you?"

Chihero used her chakra to form puppet strings and attached them to the girl and pulled the girl toward her and quickly cupped her mouth so she couldn't scream. Chihero pulled out a rag covered in a powder that would knock the girl out. She placed it over the girl's nose and mouth. Once she was out, Chihero checked her for a scroll, but there was none.

Star smirked and jumped down to where the last member was. He pulled out a kunai and threw it towards her. She dodged it quickly and closed her eyes. When she opened them, she was using her Sharingan. She could predict this boys move easily, even if she had not used the sharingan, but it pays not to underestimate your opponent.

She pulled her sword from her back and ran straight toward the boy. He tried to move but couldn't. Chihero had put her strings of chakra on him, forcing the poor boy to stay where he was.

Star lifted her sword high and swung it down, cutting deep into his chest. He fell to the ground and was quickly covered in his own blood. Star searched his body and found the scroll. She smirked at it and held it in the air so her teammates could see. They both smiled when they saw it was a heaven scroll.

They jumped down to join their comrade. Shiori sighed, "Alright let's go already!"

"Yes! This place is scary!" Chihero whimpered.

"Not just yet. I haven't heard from Orochimaru yet. I can't go until I've done my job." Star replied callously.

"Fine. Let's at least go ahead and make camp somewhere, it'll be dark soon." Shiori suggested.

"Alright." Star shrugged as the three continued forward.

It wasn't long before they found a clearing and made camp. The sun was just about to set. Chihero sat beside Star who was leaning against a giant root of a tree. They cuddled up close for warmth, each holding out an arm signaling Shiori to join them.

She just ignored them and laid on the ground alone. Star shrugged as Chihero put her head on Star's shoulder and began to fall asleep.

A loud scream caught their attention. Chihero didn't open her eyes, she just spoke lightly, "Didn't that sound like that pink haired girl…what was her name?"

"Sakura…Haruno?" Shirori said slowly, trying to recall.

"Yea. That sounds right. I wonder how Sasuke and Naruto are doing." Star questioned to no one in particular.

"Sasuke is probably fine, and Naruto…well who knows. Isn't he a Jinchuriki like Gaara?" Shiori wondered.

"That's what they say." Star sighed.

"Like you." Chihero was barely above a whisper, hell she was barely conscious.

"Jinchuriki is a special name for those who carry tailed beasts inside them. I am not one of those people." Star corrected.

"You have the Goddess of the Sky trapped in you." Shiori recalled.

"Yea. I've grown accustomed to her voice inside my head, making my life that much more intolerable." Star sighed.

Just as the sun fell from the sky, another scream was heard. This one, however, was clearly calling for Sasuke.

Suddenly Star heard a male's voice in her head, "Go."

She smiled, "Of course I hear other voices in my head."

She stood up, letting Chihero fall over, which woke her up. Both her teammates looked at her.

"Where are you going?" Chihero questioned.

"It's show time." She smiled at both of them.

They both stood reluctantly and followed her through the forest. They only stopped when they found Sakura.

"Dawn." Star said.