Hey guys! Narutosbro94 here with the tenth installment of The Harebringer of Thunder and Caller of Lightning! Sorry for the late update, but I was kinda busy with family matters on top of the fact that I had a case of writer's block, but I'm back! Also, a little tidbit, I am taking on a challenge. Those of you who have me on author alert, you'll know what I'm talking about, so those of you who aren't following me on author alert, get to it already!

"Normal Talking"

"Normal Thinking"

"Bijuu/Summon Talking/ Jutsu"

"Bijuu/Summon Thinking"

Last time on The Harebringer of Thunder and Caller of Lightning…

"Final test. What could that mean?" Shikamaru thought to himself, as he was thinking of all the scenarios.

"I hope I don't disappoint my clan tomorrow." Hinata thought to herself while stuttering.

"Finally. A test where I can see where I truly stand strength-wise." Naruto thought to himself as he went home to prepare himself for tomorrow's upcoming test.

Somewhere in Nami no Kuni…

"Stop him!" A random thug shouted as he chased a figure in a black trench coat through the streets of a poor city. "I don't think you'll be able to catch me like that!" The figure in black, now able to be seen with distinguishable red hair, shouted back to the thug as he dove into an alley.

The thug, seeing the red-haired man duck into the alley, thought he finally caught the man at a dead end. When the thug finally reached the alley, the man was nowhere to be seen, even though the alley was a dead end.

"Looking for me?" A voice asked from behind the thug. As he was about to turn around to retort, he was met with a kunai blade through the back of his head, putting him into a permanent slumber, but not before he heard these words.

"Rest in peace, until you reach Hell that is."

At training ground 7…

"Where could they be?" Shikamaru muttered to himself as he waited for his sensei and blonde teammate. As soon as he said that, Kakashi appeared, whom Naruto soon followed. "Yo!" Kakashi greeted the team. All, save Naruto, deadpanned at him. "What?" The chronically late ninja said. "You know what? Never mind." Kakashi said wanting to drop the subject.

"Enough about me. So Naruto why are you late?" Kakashi asked. "I got lost on the road of life and didn't have a map." Naruto replied. "He's learning." Kakashi thought with an inward smile, thinking of new ways to corrupt the boy in the ways of lateness and lame excuses.

"So, let's say we get on with this test, shall we?" Kakashi asked while eye smiling. All three nodded their heads, wanting to get this over with as well. "Alright, so, here's how it works. See these bells?" At this, Kakashi pulls out two bells, to which the Genin nodded their heads.

"Now, you're going to have to get one of these bells in order to pass the test, in which you can become full fledged Genin. Of course, if you fail to get a bell, you will be tied to one of those posts," He said pointing to the posts at the other side of the training field, "And I will eat your lunch in front of you."

At this, two bellies decided to make their presence known. "Oh, it seems as though one of my students decided not to heed my warning and eat anyway. It seems you will grow into a better ninja one day Naruto." Kakashi thought as he heard these tummies growl.

"But sensei, there are only two bells…" Hinata stuttered out. "Yes, that's correct. This means that if you fail to get a bell, you will be sent back to the Academy to graduate next year instead." Kakashi said with an eye smile. After hearing Kakashi's statement, one pair of eyes widened, while the other two narrowed.

"Oh I see the game you're playing at Kakashi." Naruto thought with an inward smirk, even though on the outside his brow furrowed. "This doesn't make any sense. Why it be so that there is only a three-man squad. The only squads I've seen are four-man squads, three Genin and one Jonin. Hm…" Shikamaru thought with a frown.

"Is everyone ready?" Kakashi called. The three Genin just nodded their heads in response. "Alright. One, two, three, go!" As Kakashi shouted that last part, the three Genin jumped out of the clearing to go and hide.

"Well, it seems as though those three have the concept of hiding down. Now let's see where I left off…" Kakashi said, trailing off as he started to read a familiar little orange book. "Oh Mira, you naughty girl…" Kakashi said with a blush, as perverted giggles started to float out of the clearing.

Somewhere in Nami no Kuni…

"Alright Gato, let's see how you take to unwanted guests…" The red haired man muttered to himself as he trekked along to a large mansion on the coast of a seemingly poor nation, taking out a sword along the way.

"Hey! No trespassers here! Vacate at once or face the consequences!" A thug shouted to the red haired man, clumsily taking out a katana as he did so. The man seemed to ignore him though, infuriating the guard even more so.

"Hey! I'm talking to you!" The thug yelled at the unresponsive man. At that, the red haired man stopped, seemingly halted by the guard's words. "Now that's more like it." The guard said with a triumphant grin. "Now leave at once or else." The thug continued.

The red haired man muttered something to himself. "What was that?" The guard questioned. "I said, 'Or else what?'" The man reiterated. "Okay that's it! I'm sick of your attitude!" The guard shouted and, with a battle cry, charged towards the man, sealing his fate.

The red haired man smirked, "Big mistake." He whispered. And with that, he disappeared in a burst of speed. Seeing this, the thug halted his charge, looking around confused.

However, before he had a chance to proclaim his confusion, a knee hit him in the back. This was followed up by a very fast axe kick to the back of his head. As the thug lay there, semiconscious, he wondered, "Who are you?"

At this, the man reappeared. "Do you want to know who I am?" He asked the downed man. At this, the beaten thug nodded. "Well," he started, "I am known by many name's, but the one I'll tell you is, 'The Forgotten.'" And with this, he ended the thug's life via decapitation.

"I hope you find peace in the afterlife, even though I doubt it." He whispered to the man's body, before using an earth jutsu to bury the remains. And at that, "The Forgotten" slowly and surely made his way to the gates of this "Gato's" mansion, ensuring to wreak havoc on this compound…

To be continued…

Done! Sorry the chapter was kinda short, but I wasn't feeling too good, and I wanted to get to writing this story for a challenge that I took up. I will keep you posted, but as I said up top, the people who have me on author alert will probably get to the story first, so, alert and REVIEW! Also, due to the lack of reviews I have gotten, I'm cutting down the update of this story from once a day to once a week, however, the chapters will be made longer because of how many days that will be spent on writing this. Sorry but, as I said, it was because of the low amount of reviews I received, so, REVIEW!