Naruto: The Ultimate Shinobi

"Speaking"

''Thinking'

"Kyubi speaking/thinking'

"Shadow speaking/thinking'

Ninjutsu (translation)

-chapter 9-

I apologize for this late update.


The kunoichi that burst into the room through the window has light brown, pupil-less eyes. Her violet hair is done up in a short, somewhat spiky ponytail. She is wearing a tan overcoat, complete with a fitted mesh body suit that stretches from her neck down to her thighs. She wears a dark orange mini-skirt, as well as a forehead protector in the form of a small pendant that looks like a snake fang on a thick cord rather than a chain to prevent it from being easily torn off in combat, a wrist watch, and shin guards. She also wears a dark blue belt around her waist that connects to her skirt that has an appendage-like sash.

"MY NAME IS MITARASHI ANKO, SECOND PROCTOR OF THE EXAMS!" Anko then looks around, and sees way too many Genin.

"Ibiki! You let 26 team's pass? This exam is apparently way too easy…"

"There are a number of skilled participants this year, Anko…"

"It doesn't matter. By the end of the second phase, that number will be cut by half!" This statement caused most of the Genin to worry. 'How difficult is the second part?'

"Genin! Follow me!" Shouted Anko, before she leapt out of the window…


The group, led by Anko, arrived in a clearing before a fenced-off forest.

"Welcome to training field 44, also known as…The Forest of Death!"

'What an ominous name...' Thought Shikamaru...

"Before I explain the second phase, I have to hand out these forms…"

"Forms?" Asked Kiba.

"Yes, forms that states that neither I nor Konoha will be responsible for any death'sduring this and the third phase, but particularly in this phase…now let me explain the second phase arena and why you are here…"

'I see dead people all the time...'

'Cut it out, Shadow…'

"The Forest of Death has a river running through it, a tower in the exact center, and 44 gates that lead into the forest. The radius of this forest is ten kilometers. Each team will be assigned either a Heaven or an Earth scroll. Since there is exactly 26 teams, thirteen teams will get the Heaven Scroll, and the other thirteen will get the Earth Scroll …your task is to hunt for another team's scroll and to guard your own. If you have the Heaven or the Earth Scroll, you search for a team possessing an Earth or a Heaven Scroll. Once both a Heaven and an Earth Scroll are obtained, you make your way into the central tower. You have 5 days to complete this task. Any questions?"

"What do we do about food?" Asked Choji.

"There are many edible plants…but there are also that many poisonous plants and animals that hunt you down…anyone else have a question?"

"Will we be in the forest for the entire 5 days or can we quit in the middle? Asked Shikamaru.

"Besides entering the tower, you must remain in the forest for 5 days, and you can't quit in the middle…anyone else?"

No one else asked any questions, so Anko resumed her lecture.

"Now that that is out of the way, please hand in your forms in that booth. Three forms give each team either a Heaven or an Earth scroll…but other team's won't know which scroll you possess…we'll break for ten minutes so you can receive your scroll and/or strategize…"

All the rookie teams came together, but they were shortly joined by Gai's team…

Each team agreed that if worse comes to worse, the teams would help each other out, then team 7 were called to get their scroll. Sasuke carried the real Heaven Scroll in his pouch, but Naruto brought out two blank scrolls that resembled the scroll, and gave on to Sakura…


The time for the exam to begin approaches…Anko or another helper assigned each team a gate. When the clock struck 5:00 PM, each gate opened, and every team ran into the forest…


Team 7 were deep in the forest, when suddenly, they all tensed. A strong wind blew Naruto away before he could brace himself. The wind brought Naruto to a clearing, but before Naruto could recover, a giant snake appeared.

'Oh hell no…' Naruto thought as he was eaten alive by the huge snake. Moments later…

"Chaos…Blast!"


Sasuke and Sakura recovered quickly, and wondered where their teammate was blown off to, but before they could do anything, a grass-nin appeared…

"I've found my target at last!"

"Do you want our Heaven Scroll?"

"No I want you! But you want my Earth Scroll, so…" The grass-nin brought out her scroll,, wrapped it around her tongue like a snake, then swallowed it whole.

"Let's play a game…" Said the grass-nin, before revealing the yellow eye of a snake, which paralyzed both Sasuke and Sakura. Before the grass-nin can move, he was halted by a shout from Naruto.

"Stay away from my teammates, or else!" Shouted Naruto.

"Or else what?" Tauntingly asked the grass nin.

"OK, you asked for it. Chaos Spear!"

'What is that attack? It's clearly not chakra…'Thought the snake nin before he dodged it, only to gape at the destruction it caused. 'That attack...is lethal, and can probably severely harm any normal shinobi…but I am not a normal shinobi…'

"I need more power! Shadow!"

"Remove your inhibitor rings then, but I believe removing the rings awakens Kyubi, your other tenant!"

Naruto removes the rings, and immediately, a new voice awakened.

'Sorry about last time, but you awoke me when I was very grumpy…I am the Kyubi no Yoko, a vixen…so you need to make Shadow's Chaos powers stronger...it's done. His powers are stronger now…and any time you need a boost in chakra, just remove those rings and I will give you some…'

'I feel stronger already!'

"Chaos Lance!" Narutoshot an explosive red Chaos Spear, which the snake-nin dodged, only for more chaos to occur.

"As a reward for showing such power, I suppose that you earned the right to know my name. I'm Orochimaru, the snake sennin."

"And I am Uzumaki Naruto, The Ultimate Shinobi…"

"The Ultimate Shinobi? Don't make me laugh…" Taunted Orochimaru as he realized that the Genin's level of skill could easily top his…if he was not holding back. He is currently at 25% of his strength…

"Chaos Lance!" Naruto shot out a reddish Chaos Spear, but then he put back on the inhibitor rings. 'Damn it, if only I could handle The Ultimate Lifeform's full power…'

'Kyubi allowed you access to more of my power, 85% of my total power now runs in your chakra network!' 'In that case!' Naruto thought as he replaced the rings to recover his chaos energy.

"Fūton: Daitoppa!" (Wind Release: Great Breakthrough) Orochimaru said as he held out the palm of his hands to shoot a strong gust of wind powerful enough to blow the Chaos Lance slightly off course so that it exploded behind him, leaving him unscathed…

"You're annoyingly strong brat, but try this! "Sen'eijashu!" (Hidden Shadow Snake Hands) Orochimaru said as he made a punching motion with his right and left hands.

"Not enough snakes for you? "Sen'ei Tajashu! " (Many Hidden Shadow Snake Hands) The attack finally immobilized Naruto, despite attempting to escape. He then remembered that he had access to more of Shadow's Chaos Powers.

"Try to dodge this! Chaos…Explosion!" Orochimaru, in his arrogance, made no move to dodge the multiple blasts, but once the bullet exploded, it caused plenty of damage, but unfortunately, Orochimaru countered by choke slamming the enemy. "You are an annoyance. I'll eliminate you…with this!" Orochimaru reveals that his finger tips are surrounded in purple fire.

"Gogyō Fūin!" (5 Elements Seal)Orochimaru slammed his palm into Naruto's belly, causing s new seal to appear, and causing Naruto to faint as he fell off the tree branch, only to be rescued by Sasuke, who snapped out of his funk and immediately signed for a Jutsu after rescuing Naruto...

"Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu!" Sasuke inhaled and breathed out a large fireball directly at Orochimaru, who dodged it.

"Damn it! Try to dodge this! Katon: Hōsenka no Jutsu!" (Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Jutsu) Sasuke breathed out several smaller fireballs, which Orochimaru playfully dodged. "Is that the best you can do? Uchiha Itachi was far better..." Taunted Orochimaru.

"No! Time for a new jutsu! Katon: Ryūka no Jutsu!" (Fire Release: Dragon Fire Jutsu) Orochimaru attempted to dodge, but unfortunately, the multiple fireballs from Sasuke's previous jutsu had shuriken tied to ninja wire inside of each fireball. Orochimaru was tied up, and Sasuke ran flames down every ninja wire. When the flames met Orochimaru, he exploded.

Sasuke panted heavily, certain that his last jutsu caused at least a severe wound...but alas, Orochimaru escaped unharmed.

"You too," Said Orochnimaru, gesturing to Naruto and Sasuke, "Are strong...strong enough for me to consider retreating, but before that..." Orochimaru stretched out his neck, and bit an off guard Sasuke in the neck, leaving a mark that resembled the three tomoe of a fully matured Sharingan, causing Sasuke to scream in pain.Fortunately, Sasuke's yelling in pain caused Naruto to wake up momentarily...

Naruto turned his attention to Sasuke, who was still in pain, and then directed his attention to Orochimaru. Naruto quickly opened the palm of his right hand, and gathered what little Chaos energy he had left.

'This will knock me out for a while...' "Chaos Spear!" Naruto quickly launched a white spear-like projectile, which slammed into a distracted Orochimaru...

'Curses, that attack caused more damage than I thought it would...I have to fall back...for nw...'

"Kukuku...you are much more powerful than I thought...it's a shame that I can't mark you...farewell, Ultimate Shinobi." Orochimaru retreated as Naruto lost consciousness...

Meanwhile...

Team Gai, once night had fallen, stopped in a clearing surrounded by trees. "Lee, Tenten, split up and search for other teams. We will meet back here in a half hour, in this clearing." Hyuga Neji said as he flicked a kunai straight down. Neji has noticeably long dark brown hair, which reached the middle of his back and was tied back a few inches above the end, while two straps attached to a smaller headband underneath his ninja forehead protector frame the sides of his face. Like the rest of his clan, he has very fair skin and possesses the renowned Byakugan eyes, which when activated, stimulates the veins and arteries immediately around his eyes, which are depicted with a slight tint of grey to them, to protrude more prominently. He was seen with a black headband that he wore snugly over his forehead. He wore a khaki shirt and dark brown shorts. He also had bandages wrapped around his right arm, chest, and right leg.


Sakura wondered what she should do now that Orochimaru left. Deciding to treat their wounds in a more private place, she shouldered Naruto and Sasuke as she left to find a hiding place. She came to the hollow base of a giant tree, and decided to hide there for now...

Sakura quickly bandaged Sasuke's wound and placed an ice pack on Naruto's forehead. Sakura, once done, immediately set a few traps to at least stall any incoming enemies and sat down, guarding the pair.

Sakura almost closed her eyes several times, but she quickly snapped them open. 'Gotta guard these two...Sasuke-kun would do the same...would he?' Sakura immediately tensed when she saw a rustle in the bushes, but calmed herself when she saw it was a squirrel...then her eyes widened as the squirrel came too close. She flicked a kunai to the squirrel's feet, which caused it to run away.

"Did she see the exploding tag on the back?" Asked Abumi Zaku, one of the three Sound Genin who were spying on

Team 7. Zaku had spiky, dark hair and dark eyes. He wore a beige shirt with two black stripes and three prints of the kanji for death (死, shi) down the front. His forehead protector had a face guard, albeit more worn and under the cloth rather than connected to the metal plate. Like his two team-mates, he wore a snake patterned scarf around his neck.

"No...she must have set a trap there, and the squirrel with the exploding tag on its back must have got too close..." Said Kinuta Dosu, teammate of Abumi Zaku. Dosu has bandages covering most of his face, leaving only his left eye uncovered. He also wears a large poncho with long sleeves, a snake patterned scarf around his neck, a straw raincoat protruding from the back of his scarf, and a large amplifier on his right arm for most of his attacks. His back is hunched, making him look smaller than he actually is. Like his two team-mates, he also wore a snake patterned scarf around his neck. "Nonethelesss, I think she may have detected us..."

"We'll attack tomorrow morning..." said Tsuchi Kin, the third team member of her squad. Kin had very long black hair, almost reaching down to the ground, tied by a violet ribbon right near the end, and black eyes. She wore a forehead protector, a pale green vest somehow similar to a flak jacket, and snake patterned pants and scarf, much like her team-mates.

"As planned Kin..." Said Dosu, the apparent team leader of his squad. The members of Team Dosu waited till sunrise...

'So they are going to attack at sunrise...' Thought Sakura, who can apparently read lips...

-Meanwhile-

Rock Lee had just split up from his group. Lee'shair was cut and styled into a bowl-cut style like his sensei, and he also began wearing the same attire, consisting of a green jumpsuit, orange leg warmers, and wears his red forehead protector as a belt. Unlike his sensei, he regularly wore bandages around his hands and wrists, which also cover a set of stitches on his left hand,a trait that was due to his rigorous taijutsu training. Rock Lee saw the squirrel with the explosive note, which was already burning. He quickly removed the note, and tossed it into the trees, where it exploded, scattering twenty tree leaves...


Ninjutsu Library

Futon: Daitoppa

This is a relatively simple technique that creates a sudden gust of wind, but its scale varies greatly depending on the user. If used by a superior shinobi, it has enough destructive power to knock down a large tree. The wind from the Jutsu can blow away all things in the user's line of sight.

Sen'eijashu

This technique allows the user to eject snakes from their wrist or sleeve, usually after a punching motion. The snakes are used primarily to attack from a distance and, being snakes, can inflict multiple poisonous wounds on the victim's body or hold them in place. The snakes can also open their mouths to extend Kusanagi-like blades.

Sen'ei Tajashu

By increasing the amount of snakes summoned with the Hidden Shadow Snake Hands, the diversity of this ninjutsu is increased. The swarm of big snakes appear in an instant, each snake individually doing something like intimidating, diverting, or capturing the enemy in a cooperative attack. Without giving them the time to react, the enemy is entangled.

Chaos Explosion

A self made attack that only Shadow and Naruto can use. After immobilizing the foe, Shadow/Naruto rains down multiple uncharged Chaos Spears, than the user detonates them by launching a Chaos Lance that explodes in a Chaos Blast.

Gogyō Fūin

This jutsu produces a powerful seal that is used to block or disturb the flow of chakra in a target. Once the seal is completed, the target will become unconscious and unable to fight for a short time. Orochimaru performed this jutsu to tamper with the seal on Kyubi no Yoko. The original seal allowed access to the Nine-Tails' chakra, but the addition of the new seal blocks Kyubi's chakra from being accessed.

Katon: Hōsenka no Jutsu

This technique creates a volley of small fireballs, which are sent flying in an unpredictable manner assaulting the enemy. In addition, the flames are controlled one by one with chakra, so avoiding them all is extremely difficult. Shuriken can also be concealed within the flames, creating an unexpected secondary surprise attack. Like the flames, the shuriken can be controlled with chakra. For the most part, however, this technique is used as a distraction.

Katon: Ryūka no Jutsu

The user breathes fire along a cord or any other type of long object, which rushes forward in straight line catching the enemy on fire. A line of enemies can be used as the conductor as well. The flames are meant to target, and assault the enemy's upper body just like a projectile weapon.