The Chuunin examiners, Kotetsu and Izumo, said about the battle something that surprised me to the bones, "I think that the Uzumaki deserves the Chuunin status, he does seem to be having a good use of the Kage Bunshin, along with Chuunin level techniques. Kage Bunshin is a Jounin level technique, after all. And making that many shadow clones in one go. That indicates his chakra being enormous." Not asenormous as mine, though, but still, I see his point. Naruto has a chakra amount that would definitely make a regular Jounin jealous.

"Yeah, and that's not even mentioning the Hyuuga. They both deserve the position." How quaint. I managed to get Naruto become a Chuunin! And still maintain the crucial and fragile balance within the time-line! Well, sort of. Naruto becoming Chuunin means that Shippuden will become changed, drastically. Hopefully for the better.

Naruto began using Wind Release, Great Breakthrough at Neji, forcing him to use Eight Trigrams Palms Revolving Heaven, or in shorter terms, Rotation, to defend himself. After a while, Naruto and Neji began to tire from using as much chakra as they were using. Eventually Naruto began to use shadow clones again, opting to go close combat with him. Mainly to distract him. After Neji had dispelled all the clones, he began to talk.

And guess what he began talking about. That's right, he began talking about his clan's demise. The Hyuuga family's situation was a very weird one, in my honest opinion. On one hand, you have the Main family, and on the other, the Branch family. Why in the world split the family? What purpose does it solve? Why increase the already massive ego of the Hyuuga by separating it into twin branches? Was it because there were too many people? I call bull, that cannot be true. The Inuzuka clan, as dog-worshipping as they are, are a big clan! I should know, I had spotted a lot of people with those red markings on their cheeks as I was traversing through the town during my stay here in Konoha. Anyway, in my honest opinion, there is no need for the Hyuuga clan's Cursed Seal at all. I find it a waste of valuable effort, manpower and chakra to put it on every Branch family member's forehead. And theoretically, it could easily be put on the stomach than their forehead-

And I had zoned out of the rest of the match.

I noted that Naruto still barely won against Neji, but this time used the shadow clones as a distraction while he buried himself downwards to punch Neji in the jaw. I knew this, because Naruto stood above a fallen Neji with a hole behind him. Naruto looked up to the Kage booth. He noticed me, and began cheering wildly. I simply grinned and gave him a thumbs-up! He thoroughly deserved the victory, along with the Chuunin position, I thought. With the knowledge of one C-rank jutsu, the Great Breakthrough, and one A-rank, Wind Blade, and the future knowledge of yet another A-rank jutsu, the Rasengan, he would without a shadow of a doubt deserve at least Chuunin status.

I zoned out once again past the announcement that Sasuke's match with Gaara being postponed after some encouragement from the Kazekage.

Next match was against Temari and Shikamaru Nara. It went as it went in canon. I broke off the link of chakra I had sent to my ears and eyes, instead focusing on the railing. The railing was orange. A delectable colour of orange. In fact, it was-

"Pay attention, Shinji-kun. You wouldn't want to lose track, now, do you?" the elderly Hokage chuckled. Dammit, when I really want to zone out, I'm not allowed to! Dammit all to somewhere unmentionable! A bull's absolute excrement! No, now that was just downright disgusting, I am sorry...

I manage to give off a weak smile and start focusing on-

The already finished battle. Shikamaru had resigned, just as predicted. I remembered telling Shikaku of his son's resignation, and frankly speaking, it did piss the lazy father off, but he came to understand his son's decision. Now, I personally would be pissed off, but I am a person who can hold a grudge. It's just that it takes a lot for me to create a grudge, if you get what I mean.

Next match was Gaara versus the 'Last Uchiha', Sasuke Uchiha. Again, the crowd murmured their confusion, and I swear I heard Naruto yell something about Sasuke's whereabouts.

And just like in canon, there was a swirl of leaves in the middle of the arena, showcasing both Sasuke and his teacher, Kakashi. Standing there, looking all cool-like. Undeservedly so, too, in my honest opinion. I mean, really now, just because they are skilled, they shouldn't be cherished as the pinnacle of humanity. Well, that is luckily just a few people's opinion. Mostly fan-girls, too. Lucky me, lucky me...

Unsurprisingly the crowd burst into cheers. Wild cheers. Hell, I could hear a few squeals of 'Sasuke-sama!' here and there. I channelled some chakra through my eyes, enhancing my eyesight comparable to that of an owl or an eagle, and sure enough, there was Sasuke smirking his trademark smug smirk. Damn him, I don't see what the fan-girls see in him at all. Oh well, different people different tastes.

And then, as both the Hokage and I noticed, two of one of the Feudal Lords' bodyguards went to the booth of which the contestants were inhabiting. They did not come back. Just as I had predicted, and had told Sarutobi.

Then Gaara appeared from the hole in the wall. Well, more like the stairwell. And he had this crazed grin on his face that could scare most people shit-less. And that included me, just so you know. Well, not shit-less, but close enough. Though the only reaction most people would get from me was a clenching of the jaw, and maybe a widening of the eyes, perhaps also a short, inaudible gasp.

Slowly, but surely, Gaara's wicked grin faded off to obscurity. Gaara stepped into position, perhaps about three metres away from the doomed Uchiha.

The proctor said a few words of which I heard none of. And when he threw his hand down, Sasuke immediately jumped back an inhuman distance backwards. As in, he jumped maybe three or four metres backwards. Not that much in shinobi standards, that's for sure.

Gaara simply stood still, watching Sasuke with a wary eye, ready to kill him at a moment's notice.

Sasuke charged, aaaand-

I zoned out. Again. I knew how the fight would end. It would end with Gaara going insane and the Invasion on Konoha would start prematurely because of it. So, in order to occupy myself, I started people-watching. It's really simple, actually. You watch people and then you imagine what they would say or something. I looked towards Kakashi, still channelling chakra to my eyes. Once again, it enhanced my eyesight considerably. Kakashi was looking around suspiciously towards the many ANBU guards, and I swear I saw him raise an eyebrow in surprise. ANBU are, after all, the elite of the elite. Or so they say. I still think the ANBU are severely underestimated-

Oh, and there jumped Sasuke up the walls. He prepared the legendary Chidori. Once again, I heard squeals of 'Sasuke-sama!' or something weird like that. Honestly, girls, they can be so confusing sometimes. But then again, boys are confusing for girls as well, so I can't really say anything there.

Monkey, Dragon, Rat, Bird, Ox, Snake, Dog, Tiger, and at last, Monkey. What a long sequence of hand seals! Just like the Water Dragon Bullet! Though the Water Dragon Bullet has about 44 required hand seals, much more than the puny Lightning jutsu. The Second Hokage was specialized in Water jutsu, and his way of shortening the required hand seals was ingenious. Not the shortening of the hand seals itself, but rather the way he did it. Discussion for another time, I know, I know.

Then, after Sasuke finished the sequence of hand seals, he began charging towards Gaara, who had surrounded himself with a dome of sand. The reason for why Sasuke had charged the Chidori in the first place. I saw an eye made of sand floating in the air just outside the dome of sand, allowing Gaara to view the events happening outside his 'ultimate defence'.

And then Sasuke neared the dome at breakneck speeds, his left hand crackling with lightning.

And his hand, covered with Lightning chakra, penetrated Gaara's ultimate defence, much to the shock of Gaara's siblings, Temari and Kankuro.

And Gaara screamed in pain and the sight of his own blood.

The Hokage and I tensed up at both the severe intensity of the killing intent flooding from Gaara's form, and in expectation from the incoming smoke bomb from one, or perhaps both, of the 'Kazekage''s bodyguards.

We all saw the sand arm coming from the dome of near-impenetrable sand. The sand arm that would hunt our dreams and nightmares for the rest of our lives, had we been normal people. It was, just as I predicted, covered in blue markings, along with being adorned with black claws, tearing up Sasuke's arm, making him bleed slightly.

And then clown-faced one of the Kazekage's bodyguards reached into his pocket, fishing for what both I and the Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi, noticed was a smoke bomb. And he promptly threw it down, making the entire booth be swamped in dark grey smoke.

We, as in the Hokage and I, immediately jump to the roof. The bodyguards followed, since I, too, had jumped up to support my leader.

At the same time, three gigantic snakes with red scarves around their necks broke through Konoha's great wall, allowing Suna and Oto forces to invade the unknowing village.

Both the bodyguards split into two, equalling four parts in total. Each part jumped to a corner. And they finally took their time to take off the blasted disguise. They were the Sound Four, Kidomaru, Sakon and the sleeping Ukon, Tayuya and last but definitely not least, Jirobo. They hastily erected a barrier, but not before one of the ANBU captains managed to get inside the barrier. I noted that his mask resembled a Turtle of some sort. However, just like in the original version of Naruto, one ANBU was stupid enough to try and see if the barrier was flammable. Which it was, funny enough. Let that be a lesson for you, unnamed ANBU. Don't play with things you know absolutely nothing about.

So, here I stood, along with the Hokage and an ANBU captain. The odds would be prominently better, now that the Third Hokage had back-up.

I immediately move the the Hokage's side, as did Turtle. "So, how has age been treating you... Sarutobi-sensei?" the 'Kazekage' lifted his hat slightly, showing his maddened eyes, befitting of the vile and wretched snake Orochimaru truly is.

"Quite well, I would say, Kazekage." the Hokage took off his robes with a flourish, showing his battle-armour beneath them. He was prepared for such an occasion, just like in canon. "Or should I say, Orochimaru?"

Orochimaru chuckled. He tore off his mask and threw his uniform away, making it collide with the barrier, effectively burning it. He was truly a scary human being. Or not. As in human. Hell, I might think he is a snake who has taken on human form. And seeing as people can transform into inanimate things and summon gigantic slugs and toads, it wouldn't be impossible for some animal to gain the ability to talk and grow into a human form. Something like an experiment, yes?

Meanwhile, Turtle shouted orders to the rest of the ANBU. "We will handle it from this end! Go help the Jounin with their battles! Now!" and immediately the rest of the ANBU shot off like thunder, towards the rest of the Jounin to help. And they would definitely be a great help, that was for damn sure. They were, after all, ANBU.

"I am curious, Sarutobi-sensei. How did you know it was me?" the snake Sannin asked, licking a kunai he had fished from one of the pockets of his robes. Sure, he was attempting to creep us out, but he would never succeed! Well, at least not on the Hokage or Turtle. Me, though? I was practically shivering in my pants! Jesus christ, he is frightening! And despite all my chakra and Rinnegan and whatnot, I still couldn't face the killing intent! I swear I saw myself being decapitated! Well, after I had been stabbed multiple times, being bitten by Orochimaru's poisonous snakes and what ever you can think of! Fuck, it was scary as hell! And hell is as scary as it gets!

Though outside, even if I was shaking slightly from the killing intent, I tried to neutralize killing intent in the air with my own. And lo and behold, it worked. Apparently killing intent is directly proportional to how much chakra you have. Sort of like energy and power. You can't have lots of energy if you don't have lots of power to back it up. If you know what I mean.

In fact, in worked so well that Orochimaru almost shivered from it. It wasn't my intention, but hey, when will I say no to an advantage.

Orochimaru chuckled again, despite the sweat on his brow. "My my, eager to kill me, are you?"

I respond, grinning madly, wanting to scare the snake Sannin slightly more. "Of course, you snake pedo. I want to kill you so badly it almost hurts!"

Orochimaru chuckled once more, before standing up straight. Suddenly, he held a strange smile on his face, like he knew something incriminating to me. Me, specifically. In short, it scared me. "Yes... Yes, you would do, then."

"Do what?" I asked. I was hesitant to know what it was that he wanted, but alas, I was curious, and despite knowing that curiosity killed the cat, I am no cat. I knew that. Besides, all I had to do to kill him was to Bansho Tennin his ass and touch his head!

Now there's a plan...

But no, we had to fake Hiruzen's death. We had to, so no Soul Separation, Shinji! I would have none of it!

"You would definitely do. Your chakra, it's so," Orochimaru inched forward slightly, a mad grin on his face, "very, potent..." he hissed.

"What the fuck are you talking about, you old fart!" I say. I mean, he is, what, fifty years old? At least! Oh wait...

I might have insulted the Hokage!

I turned towards the Hokage, "No offence, Hokage-sama..." I said apologetically.

"None taken." the Hokage smiled.

Wait a minute...

Now I think I know what Orochimaru meant by me 'doing'.

He wants me! No, not like that! He wants my body! No, not like that either! Pervert! He wants my body, in the literal sense. He wants to switch our minds, become me, while still retaining himself. He wants to use his resurrection technique on me!

Oh hell no!

I decided to reflect my thoughts, pointing at myself, "Oh hell no, you pervert! I will not become a host for your body! Bansho Tennin!" I stretch my hand towards him. I was imagining him flying towards me, a string of chakra between my hand and his head. And what do you know, he flew towards me head-first.

And I touched his head.

I did not let go, though. I decided to reveal my disguised Rinnegan eyes to him. I disabled my henge on my eyes, and showed them to him.

He gasped, "I-impossible!" he stared wide-eyed at me.

"Yes," I hissed, strangely reminiscent of the same snakey person I was holding. "Witness the true power of the fabled Rinnegan. These eyes will be your demise!" I said, as I almost threw my hands off of him. Almost. Something stopped me, though. A hand. Now why would someone stop me from killing the snake bastard?

"That is not necessary, Shinji-kun." the wizened Hokage said.

…

"Right, sorry." I took my hand off of Orochimaru without extracting his soul. Orochimaru was in too much shock to say anything. After all, it was the same pair of eyes that his former leader had.

"Shinra Tensei!" I said. My words made both Turtle and the Hokage wonder what that jutsu was.

And their faces when they saw what effect it had was hilarious!

I thought it was high time for the snake Sannin to reveal his 'trump card'. Not so much of a trump card when you know what it is, is it?

"Well, Orochimaru? Don't you have anything to show us? Impure World Resurrection, perhaps?" I taunted, making a rude hand gesture at him. Yes, that is correct, I gave him...

The 'finger'!

Orochimaru widened his eyes at the prospect of his enemies knowing what his trump card was. But then he narrowed his eyes. He probably thought someone was a snitch. Someone talking behind his back. Orochimaru wouldn't like that one bit, that was for sure.

Orochimaru went through the necessary hand seals in a blur. Hell, it was so fast I almost couldn't catch it. Tiger, Snake, Dog and Dragon, then he clapped his hands, his hair billowing in an unseen and unfelt wind.

"Summoning, Impure World Resurrection!" Orochimaru roared out.

Two coffins rose up quickly, with a third coming in. I wasn't worried, there was no way it would raise up.

The Hokage didn't know that, though. I had forgotten to tell him that the Fourth would be resurrected too, so he immediately clapped his hands together into the Snake hand seal. He managed to suppress the final coffin.

The coffin opened to reveal the Second Hokage and the First Hokage. Both in their blue and red armour, respectively.

"You've grown old, Saru." the Second Hokage said to Sarutobi. He, as in the current Hokage, the Third, looked down, saddened to see such a desecration of his former teachers.

"Indeed you have, Sarutobi." the First said. He looked around and spotted Orochimaru. "Aren't you his student? I apologize, I forgot your name."

Orochimaru chuckled, something I assume he does very often. "Oh, that is not necessary, you old coot." Orochimaru produced two red-tagged kunai and plunged into the heads of the First and Second.

After Orochimaru put the tagged kunai into the heads of the two Hokage they slipped into a combat stance immediately.

"Let's get this show on the road!" I said to no one in particular, us three, Turtle, Third and me slipping into a combat stance as well.

Now it's time to shine!

Author's Note: I apologize beforehand. I might not update as quickly as before. The cause of that is simple, really. I have lost some interest in writing. However, do not think for a second that I will abandon it! For I will not, or else my username is not HTM!