Chapter 7: Promotion Anticipation

Thanks for all the OCs everyone, I really appreciate the support, A poll will be coming soon for this story, I hope you all vote as it will have a major impact on the story. Anyways, have fun reading. Also, I know this chapter was due four days ago but I had a lot on my plate and so I put the two chapters together, I don't think I'll update next week though so I made this one twice the usual length.

*Colys*

"Genin! Gather!" Ibiki, the huge ninja that is head of torture and investigation yelled at us. From all the villages around Genin came to rank up. "First Exam is a test, nine questions, to your respective rooms go!" he yelled, we all went where we were supposed to.

All the Konoha Genin were together, we went in together and sat where we were supposed to. I was beside Sasuke and Shino. Naruto was beside Sakura and Hinata.

"Everyone ready, too bad BEGIN!" The instructor said.

I scribbled down on my paper as fast as I could. After half an hour the instructor spoke again.

"Time for question ten, you do not have to answer it. If you do not wish to become ordinary people you may choose to drop out know for if you get this question wrong, that is your punishment. About half the people left. "Oh, your team is also eliminated."

Naruto put his hand up, I gasped, he then slammed it down and stood up. "I refuse to give up! I don't care how dumb I am I am not going to be the reason my team fails!" He yelled, everyone left agreed.

"Very well, you all pass." The instructor said. "Please exit towards the courtyard."

"Hey Naruto, that was pretty cool." Sasuke said, walking beside him.

"Sasuke I bet I'm cooler than you know!" Naruto said.

"Pft, ya right in your dreams dweeb." Sasuke responded.

"I'll take you on right here, as equals." Naruto said, facing up to the taller Sasuke.

"Bring it." Sasuke said, they jumped back and everyone made a circle around them.

Naruto lunged at Sasuke, who dodged. "Sharingan!" Sasuke yelled and kicked Naruto in the stomach, he growled and stood up.

"Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Naruto made a couple dozen clones. "Special Attack, Uzumaki Barrage!" All the clones picked a partner and swung them like a sack of potatoes, grabbing others and all at once throwing them, Naruto was on the ground and the clones were in the air, falling fast.

"Fireball Jutsu!" Sasuke aimed it at the clones.

"Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Naruto yelled again, making three more clones, they charged Sasuke, all making contact due to his distraction. The clones left in the air came and hit Sasuke as well.

"ENOUGH!" Naruto how could you hit Sasuke!?" Sakura yelled. She wasn't like this for a while, I had forgotten how much it pissed me off.

"Because he's Sasuke, my rival and one of my best friends!" Naruto yelled at her.

"Dummy, Sasuke shouldn't have to deal with these beatings!" Sakura yelled, Ino nodded her head, I guess they had made up, again.

"Naruto is still as stupid as the academy, hahaha." Ino laughed.

"Actually he might be stronger than me." Sasuke said, shocking everyone, even Naruto, but he quickly overcame it.

"Ya, you better believe it!" Naruto yelled, pumping his fist into the air.

"Colys, how strong are you?" Kiba asked.

"Strong enough to beat your ass." I responded.

"Bring it." Kiba growled.

"Maybe later." I said as we were joined by four kids, one had red hair and eyes, and looked mean. The girl there had blond pigtails with a giant fan strapped to her back. One was dressed in sand ninja puppet master gear. The last one was grinning from ear to ear, he had white hair and red eyes, and wore bandages and black shorts.

"Hey kids, I see you passed, too bad you're gonna die in the next challenge." The puppet master said, grinning.

"Don't make me kill you Kankuro." The red haired kid said.

"Yes Gaara." Kankuro bowed his head.

"Well we better go, don't want the weaklings to have to tell on us." The boy with white hair said, his grin still staying strong.

"Why you!" Naruto was all riled up now.

"Wanna fight weakling?" The kid asked again.

"Kayoh, we don't have time." Gaara said.

"Yeah Kay, we've gotta go." The girl said.

"One minute, Gaara, Temari, just one minute." Kay answered.

"Fine." Gaara said.

"Let's Go! Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Naruto yelled, making clones. "Flying Thunder God: Second Step!" He called, teleporting behind Kayoh and delivering a swift kick to the back before backflipping back.

"Nice, Burning Touch!" Kay called, his hands igniting.

Kay burned through clone upon clone, until the fire died. "Torched Fist!" His hands ignited once again and he lept after Naruto, I noticed the lightning in the fire, Blaze style.

"Rasengan!" Naruto made a clone and it formed the blue ball.

"Naruto, no!" I jumped up and kicked him, making him lose focus and the ball disappeared. "Dumbass, are you trying to kill him?"

"A little." He responded, I realized everyone was looking. I laughed.

"A minute is up, we're leaving." Gaara stood up, the other three followed him.

"All Genin still in the exam, please report to see Ibiki near the forest trail." the loudspeaker blared.

"Time for part two." Sakura said.

We made our way to the forest trail, we saw everyone already there. There was also a female Jonin at the front.

"Hello I am Anko, I will watch over this trial, watching everything to make sure you don't die." She said, she then grabbed a scroll and threw it into the crowd, she did this until every team had a scroll.

"Each of these scrolls has either 'Heaven' or 'Earth' on it, you must get the pair to pass, anything goes as long as no one dies." Anko said, "Oh, plus you only get three days. Have fun!"

"Only three days? It's impossible for everyone to get out in that time!" I heard someone scream, she was short with scarlet hair, pigtails in the back and slanted red eyes, she wore a ninja robe that was the same colour as her hair.

"Any team that does not make it back will be eliminated." Anko responded, smirking.

"Fine, let's get started, we'll be the first team back, just you watch!" The same girl yelled back, then began rolling on the floor laughing, and a boy with dark skin, corn rows and wearing a maroon jumpsuit with blue stripes. He was then slapped by a girl with hair like Ino, just no bangs and it was white. Said girl had blue eyes and was the same thing as Ino wearing only black.

"Ow Mai, what was that for?" The boy asked.

"Daisuke! Don't do that to Erika!" Mai yelled.

"I'm sorry." Daisuke smiled, then his eyes glowed pink and Mai began laughing.

"ENOUGH!" Ibiki yelled, "It's time to go LEAVE!" The forest gates opened, everyone marched through.

Our group had a heaven scroll, meaning we needed to get earth, I had no clue who actually had it though.

After around a day, Sasuke decided on a code word.

So, the code word is "All ninja do as a ninja will do if he is a ninja." Sasuke said.

"I can't remember that!" Naruto complained.

"Too bad." Sakura said, "Learn it"

"We're splitting up, Colys and I, Sakura and Naruto." Sasuke said. "Go!"

*Naruto*

I was stuck with Sasuke's lapdog Sakura. It wasn't fair, I used to like her then I realised she was a total kiss ass to Sasuke, even if him and someone else did the exact same thing.

"Hey Sakura, what's so great about Sasuke?" I asked.

"Well, he's handsome, and a good ninja and…." She started.

"Shouldn't you like a boy for their personality I mean he's super mean to everyone and continuously shrugs you off." I interrupted.

"Yeah that's because he…" Sakura started only to stop mid-sentence, "Hear that?" She asked.

"Nah, I don't hear nothing let's just keep going" I said, not wanting to get off topic right now.

"Alright, as I was saying, he can't express his emotions properly." She said.

"I've seen him being nice, angry, happy, even sad." I started, "He just isn't into you, or Ino, or anyone really." I said, a bit angry at what I had learned.

"So what, I never liked you before, you still liked me!" Sakura yelled back at me.

"I still like you actually, I'm just not an obsessive little b…" I started only to be slapped.

"You actually still like me!?" Sakura screamed/ asked.

"Yeah, unfortunately I do, I can't help it, I do like Hinata aswell though." I started, "I'm confused."

"I hear ya." Sakura said, sighing.

"Hey love birds!" I heard a voice and was knocked down to the ground, then a huge hand slapped Sakura.

I stood up, "Bad idea." I growled, I made a couple shadow clones.

"Ha, you're too weak to beat me!" The man said, "Clones are illusions dummy!" Then my clone knocked him to the ground.

"Yeah, pretty tough illusion." The clone mocked.

"W...what is this kid?" The man screamed like a scared little girl.

"A demon!" Me and all of my clones said together in a deep voice.

"AHHH!" He got up and tried to run, I knocked him out with a few blows to the head.

I searched for a scroll, there was none. Drat!

"Hello, looking for something?" I turned and saw a kid with a Konoha headband, he had whitish silver hair and glasses. "I'm Kabuto by the way." He stuck out his hand.

"First lesson at the academy was not to reveal yourself to potential enemies." Sakura said, "I don't trust you." She pointed at Kabuto.

"Really shouldn't, he's tough." A wall of a man walked out of the bushes beside Kabuto, he had no weapon and black hair.

"Now now Okuto, calm down." A small woman said, walking out from the other side of Kabuto.

"But Kokuti! I wanna kill 'em!" Okuto whined.

"Shut it, we're making an alliance." Kabuto said, "Look, there is someone really tough here, he's already past Jonin level, he's Orochimaru of the sannin, apparently the strongest too. He's here for a special Dojutsu."

I turned to Sakura, "Sorry we've gotta go!" I yelled, grabbing Sakura's hand and running off.

"Colys or Sasuke?" She asked.

"I don't know, Colys's is unique so I'm guessing him." I said.

*Sakura*

"Let's save him then." I said, remembering how much he had reminded me of Sasuke in the academy, Colys was a brighter more cheerful prodigy of a ninja.

Then there was Naruto, he was sweet but thick headed, generous but dumb, cute but loud. I might have liked him if he was quieter, actually I think I might like him, but Ino would never agree, and she would have Sasuke, I couldn't let her win again. Not after the last time.

So next chapter is Sakura's story (Flashback) Sasuke's P.O.V. and then the fight with Orochimaru. Please leave a review (positive or negative) and thanks for reading.