(Wow there goes first and second exam really long chapter I hope I didn't make everything seem so confusing, first exam and second first part seemed a bit boring and repetitive to meh, but still, don't hate me for changing Yoroi's fight with Sasuke I love armbars but still I wanted to point out that Sasuke is different do to Naruto not being there and being stuck with really wierd people (Kiba mainly if I were in his team I'd wanna kill man kind to xD, Fights are a bit different for certain reasons but Hinata still fights Neji sorry.)
"Gah Sorry I'm late guys." Tenten burst into the room and looked at Lee and Neji and smiled.
"I had to finish something up."
"One of your stupid weapons?" Neji stated boldly.
"NEJI!" Lee yelled out.
"Its not a stupid weapon, genuine Samurai blade, made with really good material it could cut Lee's head off with a single stroke."
"I'm guessing your using this blade in battle?"
"Theres two actually and no it was for a customer, I didn't actually work on the blade."
"Sorry I'm late." Naruto muttered to his team, I had to get something done. Naruto sported two swords on his side with a catchy design on them. Neji sweat dropped when he saw Naruto walk in.
"You do know now Tenten, that our enemy can now finish us off in a single stroke."
"Hey all I did was make the sheath and sharpen it a little." Lee and Neji sweatdropped.
"Business is business." Gai's team sighed (It is actually Guy's team butttt, because you people are ignorant I'm going with Gai so no one complains)
Kakashi was waiting at the door.
"You know, I think your gonna pick this thing up and toss it around like a rag." Naruto smiled only for a second though.
"Good luck." They entered the room the crowded people, Naruto first noticed Sasuke and a bunch of other kids grouped around a dude with silver hair.
"Two A missions both C missions gone wrong, Strongest on the team."
"Fools." Naruto Ignored the foxes comments and walked on.
"S-sakura theres a-a lot of people in here."
"Yah from all the five ninja villages."
"Y-ya th-think there strong."
"Nothing we couldn't handle!" Sakura exclaimed glorified. Just then a giant man the size of a bear hit the desk in front of him making a loud sound.
"Listen up, this is the written part of the exams, you will have 10 questions, 9 of which will be given on a sheet of paper the tenth and last one will be given at the end of the test."
"If you are caught cheating you will be removed immediately, each person as a chance of scoring 10 points, you only have to score 1 to pass, if one team fails they all fail, and if your caught cheating you fail, please take your seats." Ibiki glared at the kids as they took there seats.
"You may begin." Naruto looked at the sheet of paper.
'Like any one could know this, use the sword.' Naruto shook his head. 'Now I'm starting to hear voices in my head.' How ever he popped the right katana open, the overglazed polish easily reflected onto the ceiling where there was a mirror used for reflecting light to make the room brighter. He however noticed that it was tilted and could barely make out the reflections on wired string. He saw Sakura's hands moving back and forth on a paper. 'So there copying of her huh.'
Hinata put her hands under the table and put her head on the desk acting like all was lost. Her Byakugan activated and she was pulled into the sensation of 360 degree vision. She looked around till she found some one who had there Chakra circulatory system outside there physcial form hence a transformation jutsu, she concluded it was most likely a chuunin in disguise to give the people a paper to cheat off of. So she began writing.
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"Do you think it is wise to let the demon brat into the chuunin exams." The council member shout his arms out in a over-exaggerated expression.
"Do not be foolish, he has a freedom like you are I." Sarutobi merely muttered.
"What if he ends up killing somebody, you've seen his records and thats in a 3 day span of each other!"
"He hates killing people." Kakashi walked in the door way who found the conversation rather instresting.
"Did you see what happened to that village!"
"And thats exactly why he hates it."
"Even if he had no control whos to say it wont happen again?!" The council member shouted out.
"He wont loose control, he wont let it happen." Kakashi muttered.
"Homura, I don't see why your complaining, If I recall you killed a first year genin in the chuunin exams, and it clearly states anything goes." Homura paused, and he stormed out the door.
"You insolent fools." He muttered on his way out as he slammed the door shut.
Kakashi and the Hokage stared at the door for a minute.
"Oh thats right..."
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"Now for the final question, however this is a special question." This got the attention of many.
"If just one person in your team fails this question, you all fail."
"And if you fail this question, you will loose the privilege to take the chuunin exams ever again!"
"Nani!?" A boy screamed out.
"You can either quit now and try again later or take the tenth question."
"So raise your hand if you wish to leave, if you leave so will your team." Kids raised there hands and people started to leave one by one the room was slowly reduced.
'Naruto...' 'I know you have problems with this, don't think about us just raise your hand have the chance when your more prepared.' Sakura started to shake. 'But of course you wont I'm...sorry.' Sakura slowly raised her hand but Hinata who chose to sit beside Sakura pushed it down to the desk.
"Sakura."
"Have faith in Naruto." She whispered quiet and soft, Sakura stopped shaking and took a deep breath. Naruto clicked the sword in and out playing with it, the light rebounding of the mirror light. Sakura looked at it and looked up at the mirror which clearly reflected her paper.
'Teme.'
More people started to get up and leave and after 2 more minutes no one was raising there hand any more.
"So shall we get on with the tenth question?" Ibiki stared at the small number of people.
"Alright but before we get started I would like to mention one thing." Naruto turned his head until there was a loud pop, and put his eyes back on Ibiki.
"Those who have stayed, are very brave." He took a breath and continued.
"Despite not knowing what was ahead you went ahead, when a ninja is on a raid mission for hidden documents, and he trips a alarm he has to decide, get out or continue, most would retreat and wait till its safe, who knows how many men and how many causalities would happen if he went for the documents?"
"But he is foolish, despite not knowing what is ahead you may never get a chance like that again, because the next time it will be stronger and more heavily guarded, maybe those document have plans for war or illegal blue prints of Konoha's underground system."
"For those who have taken on the challenge, I congratulate you, there is no tenth question all who are in this room pass regardless of how bad you did on the test."
"What?" Kiba muttered out in pure shock. Just then Ibiki closed his eyes and sighed when the walls came crashing down and a blanket blocked him off from sight.
"I'm Anko Mitrashi, maggots I will be your second proctor, tomorrow you will take on..." She paused for a moment and gave off a sadistic smile.
"The forest...of..death."
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Naruto wiped off the icy cold water from his face and landed on his bed that creaked as he fell on it. He yawned and closed his eyes. As he slowly went to bed.
Anko stood in the middle of a big arena, white grayish tiles beneath Naruto's feet the surrounding were white as platforms holding students and teachers alike floated on apparently a "white wall." Across from him stood Sasuke in a fighting position. Sasuke Uchiha versus Naruto Uzumaki, may the last preliminarily fight begin! Naruto charged at Sasuke who activated his Sharigan as he used his foot to sweep at Naruto. Naruto pulled one sword from its sheath while jumping in the air and swung at Sasuke the tip suddenly stopped there stood a man who screamed out snake, his tongue came out and in he was holding his sword by the tip with two fingers.
"You will not hurt my new container." A sword that floated in the air came behind and shot through his back as he could feel the blood coming up through his throat. There was a loud resonating beeping sound. He through his hand out and felt his alarm clock and hit the off button and slowly got out. He shook his head as he put on his black T and his blue gi pants. He ran out the door and headed for the second part of his exam. As soon as he appeared at the forest of death he went of and looked for Hinata and Sakura and soon found them.
"Naruto your late." Sakura muttered.
"Sorry I didn't have a good night."
"Well any way you have to sign this or they wont let you in the forest of death." He took the paper and read it, it was simple and plain.
"-By signing this sheet of paper you agree that we are not responsible for your death or injuries and cannot be punished for it-" He signed the sheet and handed it to the person, Anko appeared near a warning sign.
"Now that we have all the papers signed you will get a scroll, there are two types of scrolls, Earth and Heaven, you must get to the middle of the forest in 5 days with both scrolls then you will either be considered dead or you've left already."
"Killing is allowed but please avoid casualties, even though death in this forest is inevitable the Hokage would like it that you would not kill unless necessary, I would however give you one warning, its called the forest of death for a good reason."
"Many strong shinobi have entered the forest of death, these aren't stupid genins over some even Jonins and never came out, so good luck."
After Naruto got the scroll, which turned out heaven they got to there designated gates which circled the forest of death, after waiting a hour for everyone to get in positions the gate shot open and the teams rushed in. The place was shaded all around due to the thick trees they had already heard screams of pain and death echo through the forest. They kept on going for awhile till it got dark and they decided to keep camp.
"Ill keep first watch." Naruto mentioned as he let the other stay asleep. Hinata took the next watch then Sakura. Until they saw the sun rise.
"Man how far is this!" Sakura whined after a strait 45 minutes of jumping and running.
"Not that far away actually." Naruto muttered.
"Nani?"
"Yata! So we take a break!" Sakura exclaimed.
Something is coming)' Like intuition he knew something was there, it was strange but he learned to trust his instincts.
"Whoo, I'm pooped, lets take a break before going on to the tower." Sakura raised a eye brow, Hinata was just plain confused by Naruto's sudden emotional change. The sound of air whistled as a kunai bounced off Naruto's sword the he pulled out halfway. With his left hand he pulled a kunai out and threw it. Blood dripped down as a teenager fell from the tree holding his knee screaming. Naruto pulled a blade out and smiled.
"HELP ME GUYS!" He screamed. Naruto walked forward closing in on the boy.
"HELP!" He screamed out again for his teammate but there were no answers.
"It seems they ditched on you." Naruto sadistically grinned at his prey as he walked foward.
"DON'T LEAVE ME!" Hinata and Sakura could only watch in horror as Naruto raised the blade.
"HEEEELP!" "NARUTO!" Sakura screamed out.
"You fail." Naruto stated as he reached in pockets and pulled out a earth scroll. Sakura sighed, she actually for a moment thought Naruto had become a sadistic beast from his killings in the village, however she should have know that Naruto would never do anything horrible unless he was forced to.
"We will bring you to the tower where you can receiver medical assistance, your pals probably quit already or have already ran to the tower saying there teammate was killed." Naruto sighed putting the boy military style on his shoulders and they began walking towards the tower.
"I'm Razukye of the rain." Naruto ignored him.
"I'm Sakura." She bypassed the silence that Naruto gave off and looked at Hinata.
"She is Hinata."
"Nice t-to meet you." The tower was finally in sight but as they walked closer Naruto came to a halt. His eyes staring blankly at a tree shock on his face.
"What is it Naruto?" Sakura asked. She looked up at the tree hanging by a rope attached to two peoples ankles the head bands clearly showing the rain sybmol. The bodies were littered with shuriken and senbon.
Razukye began to shake, "Kasai...Gahna?" Naruto looked to the dirt and took a deep breath.
"Lets go."
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A doctor (a girl) used a ninjutsu and the scar slowly closed however she still wrapped bandage around his leg saying it my tear open again.
"Was there any poison on the kunai?" She asked.
"No." Naruto simply muttered.
"Whats your teammates names so we can find them and let them meet you." Razukye shut his eyes tightly, "There...dead."
"They must have gotten ambushed by some students who thought they had a scroll, don't feel sad things happen."
Naruto left the boy alone and with Sakura and Hinata they went to there gate that they went avoided for the pass days. Naruto took both the scrolls and unrolled them together as they slowly fell to the ground, smoke came from the scrolls spreading in the area removing visibility there was a poof and a you could make out the shadowy figure of a man standing in the smoke, it slowly cleared to reveal them man who they had summoned.
"I'm impressed."
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"How many casualties has there been so far." The Hokage asked Anko.
"My squads say 8, for Orochimaru appearing in the exams thats very lucky."
"Who were these people?"
"three from grass, the one Orochimaru impersonated an his three teammates, 5 from the rain, two of which, Kasai and Gahna after attempting to ambush Team seven Razukye was immobilized do to a kunai thrown from a kid named Naruto Uzumaki, after that the rest of the team ran for help and got killed by a sound team, Razukye was brought to the medical station at the tower by Team seven, the other three are labeled missing in action as they were not found, it was thought that 3 giant blood pools belonged to them sand was mixed in the blood..."
"Allow Razukye to spectate the preliminaries."
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There stood Hiashi with his arm in the giant sleeves of his kimono.
"F-f-father."
"After the long wait I began to become displeased but after hearing that you were attending for a newfound friend and had finished one the second day."
"It is good that your put your allies before yourselves however coming here was a simple task your put gray hair on this old man, opening the scroll would not have taken long."
He looked at Naruto who had a stale and mean look on his face and grimaced.
"Ill be glad to see your team win." He turned around and headed up the stairs and to the arena. After he was out of sight Naruto started moving towards the stairs too and the teammates soon followed him. "If you want to know, your teammates were stabbed it was fast and painless, however we've spotted disruption in the ear, they became deaf before having there throats slit, they were probably distracted by a very loud explosion from the ear however we see no burn marks so were unsure."
"Thanks." Razukye muttered, clenching his fist tightly.
The words came from Naruto's mouth in a soft dark way."You know Razukye, I've seen what revenge and agony can do to man."
"Thanks for your concern Naruto but I have to do this." Naruto grimaced at the words, he felt certain he could not persuade the revenge bidden ally.
When the four of them got to the top they were started by the vast room that surrounded them. The giant statue straight forward and two decks raised a story above the white tiles. Team seven joined the lines as the Hokage stepped foward.
He cleared his throat and took a deep breath, "This if the first time in years that we have had to take a preliminaries." There was a confused look among the crowds.
"You see there to many of you to go on to the third and final round the preliminaries will cut you down and decide who will be given the chance to become chuunin in our ladder base tournament."
"So your saying only one of us will become chuunin?!" Dog-breath cried out his hands clenched.
"No, any one who makes it to the finals will have a chance to become chuunin based on there performance and the way they fight."
"The person who wins the tournament may not become chuunin do to only using brawn and strength which often gets you killed against a cunning opponent, while the person who lost the first match may become chuunin do to the fact that he showed patience, calmness, intelligence and other virtues and chuunin should have."
"But I will be honest with you... there is one more reason the chuunin exams are being held." some kids looked left to right.
"The saying is that the children are our future by showing our genin's strength and power we stabalize military power with out the need of violence to see who has the strongest army. This is a age of peace however competing and power is a natural prospect of men so by doing the chuunin exams it will show the people which genin are the most capable."
"If a man watches a rain nin use cunning and strength and sees the rest of the rain nin doing the same thing his conclusion is going to be the rain are the most skilled and will go to the rain for his mission."
"Money is power thats why the chuunin exams are held to show who has the strongest military and goverment." The hokage took a deep breath. A man with his hand in front of his face stepped forward and coughed.
"Hokage may I?"
"Yes you can take it from here." He coughed in his balled hand as the hokage stepped back and stared blankly at the genin before him.
"The preliminaries will be a ladder based tournament, you will be randomly selected to fight a opponent, if you lose you are eliminated and will not be going on to the finals, you only have to win one fight to continue to the finals, the rules are simple, avoid killing besides that anything goes."
"Please advanced to the nearest deck and wait for your match to be called upon." The crowd split up as Hayate stood still in the middle. Naruto found a nice spot against the wall as his teammates and his sensei were beside him. Razukye had been allowed to spectate, sat against the wall.
Kurenai's group consisting of Shino, Kiba and Sasuke sat confidently by each other, Asuma's group consisting of Choji eating his chips, Shikamaru staring blankly at the giant digital screen and Ino who looked quite annoyed. Gai's team was also there, Lee, Tenten, and Neji. On the other side was the sand girl and her brother along with the sound team. Oddly enough Garaa's brother was on Naruto's side.
As soon as everyone got settled the screen shuffled around.
"First match of the preliminaries."
"Sasuke Uchiha & Yoroi Akadou." Sasuke jumped the ledge of the stairs landing softly on his feet as Yoroi did the same thing they slowly walked up to the ref in the middle.
"You may begin."
"Lets begin."
"Hm." Sasuke reached in his pocket fingering for a kunai. They stared each other down for a while.
He twisted his foot wondering what his enemy might be reaching for. Yoroi's hand shot out as shuriken flew towards Sasuke.
"Heyat!" He threw his kunai reflecting a shuriken as the two other soomed quickly as him.
Naruto watched as Sasuke dodged one going to his knees he grimaced the other steering off course reflecting to the ground.
'what was that?' Naruto felt the strange pretense of evil chakra resonating in the area.
He looked around he Garaa always gave off that feeling but not something like this, he spotted to sound team leader smiling brightly as Sasuke did hand signs shooting fireballs at Yoroi and landing a punch on his face.
"you will not hurt my new container." Naruto rubbed his forehead as he looked at Sasuke. Yoroi went in for a left hook Sasuke grimaced loosing his balance for a second the fist connected with his face planting him on the wall.
"damnit." He barely heard him breath the words as Yoroi's right hand surrounded by blue chakra shot out at his neck slowly raising him up in the air against the wall. 'There is that feeling again.' Sasuke twiched as his hands desperately tried to push Yoroi's hand away. Akadou's head leaned to the side as his vein popped he struggled to fight Sasuke's hand.
"What...is this..." Sasuke relieved the single handed choke pushing his arm away he spun around for a round house kick to the face. There was a crack as Yoroi's head turned from the power and he fell stiff to the ground. Sasuke was breathing hard.
"Winner of the first match, Sasuke Uchiha."
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The rest of the matches had been of a uninteresting despite Sakura's glorious trading of blows with Ino they hit each other collapsing to the ground in a double knock out. He sighed as he looked at Sakura unconscious at the wall. Hinata gripped tensely to the handle bars. Of those that remained were Kiba who had fought against choji tearing the fat guy up after he rolled over poor Akamaru. One sound member Dosu, the rest had been defeated by Shino and Shikamaru. Garaa, from the sand and destroyed Lee in a last attempt,Temari and Kankuro finished there fights A-plus. The only other person was Hinata and Neji.
"Hinata." He muttered. She turned around and looked at Naruto.
"Don't let him intimidate you've become a much better fighter then before." She could only nodded her head, it seemed like it was the only 10 word sentence he said since a while.
She turned around looking at the giant blank digital board.
"Now for the second to last match." The screen randomized Hinata tensed up.
"The semi-final match will be Naruto Uzumaki, versus Dosu Kinuta." Naruto stood up from his crouched and walked to the railing patting Hinata on the back right before he bear hopped over the railing landing swiftly on the tiles.
The sound nin muttered a low laugh as the ref held his hand out.
"Semi-final match, Uzumaki Naruto against Dosu Kinuta."
"You may begin." Dosu looked at Naruto bent over his arm holding the giant metal arm protector dangled to the floor his other hand held a kunai.
"Well?" He muttered. Naruto popped a sword from his sheath. He continued to stare him down.
"Fine." He took a step forward raising the arm protector... there was a loud resonating slap sound as Dosu's body hit the wall, Naruto held his sword strecthed out to his side.
"Gragh, you Bastard." Dosu cursed his left hand holding the red mark of the blade.
Hinata stared.
"What happened?"
"He was using a reversed blade, it seems Naruto doesn't wish to kill Dosu but prefers the extension of blade towards getting close, hes merely being careful." The jonin answered nearing Hinata.
"Don't let Neji psyche you out, I'm sure you will do your best."
"No more fucking playing around with you!" Dosu striked at Naruto with a left jab he simply dodged it as Dosu took a swing with his heavy right arm. Naruto simpled stopped it with his palm. He looked at Dosu for a second.
"Grr." Dosu clenched his teeth as he head butted Naruto. Naruto stepped back and got his blade out. The sound nin raised the heavy arm. A loud screech came from it as Dosu side stepped the downward blow. He took a jump in the air launching a smash attack. Naruto dived forward avoiding the destructive blow. The tiles let out a shattering sound as Dosu pulled his arm out of the wreckage and faced Naruto. The fox-nin pulled out both swords charging letting his arms fail behind him. More sound came from his arm protector. Naruto clenched his teeth running forward trying to ignore the sound resonating in his brain...He saw Dosu's right army swing.
'Shit.' The blow landed on Naruto's face sending him sprawling across the room.
"Hehehehe." Naruto got on his knees first the drip of blood hitting the ground. He stood up and wiped his noise blood wiped across his arm.
'If only that sound wasn't so damn annoying!'
The words came from Naruto's mouth in a soft dark way."You know Razukye, I've seen what revenge and agony can do to man." He took one look at Dosu grimacing, then another at Razukye.
"Damnit." he muttered.
"Pay attention to me!" Dosu came charging, Naruto brought upon a angry look.
"You bastard!" He brought his fist under his stomach as blood came from Dosu's mouth he then brought his right hand and punched him launching him across the room.
"Your such a cruel joke."
"Stop taunting me with words and fight me Leaf-nin!"
"Killing them for no purpose, when they did have a purpose." Naruto put his thumb on the blade pushing it down it twisted in place the sharp edge shined against the artificial light of the battle arena.
"Lets finish the fight!" Dosu charged as the blade flashed cutting his arm. Dosu's sleeves stained with blood it laid limp.
"I can't move...my arm.."
"You killed them." Hinata clenched the handle bars tightly, as Razukye peered his eyes open watching with interest.
"You killed them." Dosu brought upon a angry look.
He pulled a kunai out.
"Thats right I killed each and every one of them personally!"Drip drip blood slid down the blade dripping down onto the floor. The kunai hit the ground.
"Naruto...-kun." The bars on the railing bent slightly. Razukye watched in horror as blood poured out of the stomach. Naruto pulled the blade out, letting Dosu's body slump to the floor. He cocked the blade and striked horizontally as the blood swiped off against the wall with a gross sound. He sheathed the sword and turned around looking at Razukye.
'Why did he?'
The words came from Naruto's mouth in a soft dark way."You know Razukye, I've seen what revenge and agony can do to man."
Razukye clenched his head, it had made sense to him now, it was obviously made the Dosu had killed his allies in cold blood.
"Naruto..." He whispered to himself.
"Would go to such lengths... to protect the ones you care for..."
"...Revenge..." He shut his eyes and shivered, 'That could have been me.'