"So…you brought your students after all eh? Shoudaishou!" said Tashiguma. Behind him were a bunch of tough looking students none of them had a single smile plastered on their face. Their eyes had a glint of kill in them. Truly one would think twice before messing with them.

"Yep I did" proclaimed Shoudaishou as he walked in front of his class. At first his class were a bit shocked that they were going against 'The Karasuto Tashiguma'. However much to Shoudaishou's surprise and pride their fear vanished just as fast as they appeared. Each of them now had a burning determination and confidence in their eyes.

The news of the matched spread like wild fire across all of Konoha, many shinobis that weren't on missions and villagers came to see the match including all the academy teachers and their students.

Tashiguma took one look at Shoudaishou's class and he and his students bellowed with laughter. "That's your class?! A bunch of sardines is all I see, you couldn't possibly defeat me and my class!" shouted Tashiguma with laughter.

However much to everyone's surprise including Tashiguma and his class, Shoudaishou and his students just stayed there with a face splitting grin. Tashiguma quickly got rid of his surprise and shouted…..

"Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls you should all be crying in joy for today I 'the legendary blood stained bear' and my students are going to show all of you what it means to be a real shinobi by defeating the Fourth's son Namikaze Naruto's class!!". Everyone roared in approval and anticipation except Shoudaishou and his students who were thinking along the lines of 'Geez, this old bear sure is full of himself'.

After the shouts and claps died down Iruka stepped in the middle of the battlefield and announced the rules. "The match will be a 'survival and hunting test'. whose class that can survive the longest in the forests surrounding Konoha and whose class finds all the marked kunais and the first class to make it back here at 4 o'clock sharp will be pronounced the winning class!" shouted Iruka as the audience gave a uproar but was stopped as Tashiguma shouted his opinion.

"WHAT?!, this was suppose to be a spar between the two classes not some shitty survival and hunting test!" Tashiguma shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Tashiguma me and the other fellow Chunin teachers have already agreed to this test, the kunais are have already been put in their places to be found. You can't change the competition now" said Iruka calmly.

Tashiguma gritted his teeth and emitted some killing intent at Iruka who seemed unfazed, he then went to talk to his students about how to win. While Shoudaishou was doing the exact same thing.

With Shoudaishou……

"Yosh, everyone gather round c'mon bend a knee" he said while his students huddled around him. After making sure Tashiguma couldn't hear them Shoudaishou said "Look guys I know some of you might be a little nervous and scared since most of you have never been to the forests outside Konoha so let me tell you some things" his students leaned in to listen. "This match isn't about winning, the only reason I accepted his challenge was to let all of you test and sharpen your ninja abilities. Tashiguma and his class has a weakness that I saw right through" at this all his students looked surprised but listened anyway.

"Their weakness is that all they know is fighting and protecting themselves. When put in a team they all think that its every shinobi for themselves. All of you however know how to work as a team and use how to use nature and your environment to aid you thus giving us a great chance to win. I will not lie to you the forest outside the village is very dangerous if one isn't an experienced ninja, however I believe in each and everyone of you that you will all come back alive and proud. Remember to stay and work as a team, look underneath the underneath and always expect the unexpected" his students all nodded in understanding while the determination and confidence never left their eyes. Shoudaishou felt his heart swell with pride and joy at seeing his students like this. So he added something else to his advice "remember guys strong shinobis stand up for themselves but stronger shinobis stand up for others. Not matter what happens never leave a team mate behind work as one to the best of your abilities and remember I will always be proud of all of whether you come first or last" Shoudaishou finished his speech with a heart warming grin that boosted his students determination and confidence even more.

"We won't fail you Shoudaishou!" said his students in unison as they saluted him. Shoudaishou saluted back and said "Now…go and show them what it means to be the 'stronger shinobi'!" he said to them.

"Hai!".

Iruka then announced that the time starts now! And both Tashiguma's and Shoudaishou's class ran for the forests. Tashiguma snickered since his class was taking the lead and said...

"Your little sardines don't stand a chance agai..".

Tashiguma never got to finish his sentence since Shoudaishou gave him a nice hard punch to the face that sended him through the wall of a class in the academy.

"Don't underestimate my students Tashiguma" Shoudaishou said and went to sit at a near by bench waiting to see whose students will return first.