AN: Long time no see on this story, ne? I decided to take a nice hiatus from it and work on some others that I have posted but thanks to that I have an idea of what the Shippuden arc will be for this story. Oh and for the reviewers and readers that want Danzo dead because he is bat-shit crazy; don't worry he will get what's coming to him. Anyway, this chapter starts the Chunin exam arc so I hope you enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto; writing this for the shits and giggles
ITALICS – Thinking
BOLD – jutsu
Chapter 13: Problems and First Exam
It's been two days since Hinata's return, a fellow Guardian's plea for help, and plans set in motion to end Danzo's treachery have been set in motion. Currently, we find our two guardians as well as Hinata and Tenten at Naruto's humble adobe discussing about where they would go once they begin to travel the Elemental Nations. All are currently sitting in the living room enjoying herbal tea and various nuts and fruits gathered from the forest.
"Glad to see you all made it here, now we can get down to business on what our plans actually are once the Chunin exams are over. Granted, I still have to get the Hokage's approval but I decided to inform all of you first." Naruto states sipping his tea then continues
"Hinata, I know what you are capable of as you are now part elven warrior and I have bravely fought beside them; you will be a great addition to our group. Gaara, my fellow guardian, I noticed that your mana techniques are different to my own which is a good thing as diversity makes a group thrive. Lastly is my Tenten-hime, I have trained you on how to access each element of mana and you have come along nicely in forming your own defense and offensive spells which can co-exist with your Shinobi skills."
"Ano, but why give a rundown of each of our skills?" Hinata asks setting her tea cup on the coffee table in front of her
Gaara picks up at this point "I have a feeling that when travelling that Naruto-san will be teaching us teamwork; the run down on skill set just lets us know which weaknesses can be covered is all in a time of need."
Tenten smiles as does Hinata but Naruto claps "Very good deduction Gaara but you are wrong about teaching that when travelling, oh no, we have a little over a month to get a feel for that."
Everyone nods accepting the answer.
"So this plan of yours nature boy?" Tenten asks earning a blush from Naruto
"I hate that nickname so much." Naruto mumbles under his breath then continues
"As you know, Danzo has taken complete control of Suna and will likely use their forces as well as Orochimaru's to invade Konoha sometime during the exams. It is because of this that once we start travelling, we make a preemptive strike while some of Konoha forces are behind us a little ways whom will rush in after our attack is done. All of us will attempt to retake Suna and once that is done, it is off to gather the rest of the Guardians and our first stop will be in Kiri as Yagura, the three-tailed, is in pain and confusion."
Gaara continues "By your shocked looks I can tell you figured out who these guardians are; yes my friends, the jinchuriki of this Nation are these people. We know not why our fellow jinchuriki has laid siege to his own village wiping out men, woman and children but as a group we will find that out."
"But, how do you know this? Can you sense it or is it because of Naruto's spy network?" Tenten asks
"I can sense their suffering Tenten it is something that the elves trained me in. Usually small amounts of suffering are not felt from this great of distance but the amount of bloodshed done is too gruesome to fathom." Hinata responds back earning a sad nod from Gaara and Naruto
"So I take it that after Kiri, we go and gather the other guardians but where after that?"
Naruto smiles at Tenten's question as he takes a sip of tea as does others in the room "That my dear will be for me to know and not you as of right now; it all depends on what path Nature takes us on and delving too much into the future can prove disastrous."
Garra smiles then falls off his seat to the floor screaming in agony and holds his head muttering "My…siblings…hurt….pain…death is near….experiments….torture….AHHH!"
Shukaku, who was sleeping in the corner, feels his container's pain and rushes up to soothe him; Kyuubi, who was sleeping in the same area, does the same.
"Gaara, everything's all right, Naruto will get your siblings and bring them to the hospital."
Gaara is in the fetal position crying his eyes out worrying Tenten and Hinata as he still mumbles his responses "So much pain….death…cycle…cracking….must…help."
Hinata's training kicks in and rushes up to Gaara "Naruto, go with Tenten while I help Gaara who is going into emotional shock; I have to put him in a temporary coma so his brain is not damaged, I will meet you at the hospital…GO!"
Naruto nods "Tenten, Kurama, to me!"
Kurama jumps on Naruto's shoulder and Tenten grips her lover's hand; Naruto grabs his staff which was laying by his side, locks onto the life signatures and teleports out of the area with Tenten and Kurama in tow. Hinata looks at Garra and sadly smiles then pokes his forehead and makes her finger glow white knocking the Guardian into a comatose state.
"Shukaku, I need you by his side when I decide to wake him; it might be two days from now, it might be a week, hell it could be longer than that; I can sense a person's mental state thanks to training and right now Gaara's is almost broken. Losing any sibling is detrimental to a person's sanity."
Shukaku nods and worriedly smiles for his container's health; Hinata picks up Gaara bridal style and nods to Shukaku then both run out the front door, jumping from tree branch to tree branch at a very high rate of speed and within two minutes both rush through the gate and head towards the hospital. To Kotetsu and Izumo, all that passed them was a lavender and tan blur."
With Naruto, Kurama, and Tenten
All three materialize in front of two badly beaten bodies, one female, and the other male, which are littered with deep cuts and gashes and are lying in a pool of their own blood. The two persons look up and smile and try to speak but all that comes out is a bloody gargle.
"Shh, don't speak, all will be fine as Nature demands it; the life and death cycle will not be broken this day."
Naruto's eyes turn gold and then he points his staff at both people sending healing mana into their bodies halting the blood oozing out of their bodies and healing the shallow cuts; it was enough to get them to the hospital. Naruto turns to Tenten and nods; Naruto puts his hands on both bodies and teleports everyone to the hospital.
Hospital
Hinata rushes in and gets in the waiting room just as Naruto and his crew shimmer into existence near her scaring the people in the waiting room slightly.
"MEDIC!" Naruto screams out making two people rush out and they gasp seeing the badly injured people on the floor of the waiting room.
One of the nurses grabs a couple stretchers "Quick, put them on the stretchers!"
Naruto and Tenten grab a body each and do as told, the nurse turns to her assistant "Grab Tsunade and tell her it's urgent!"
"Hai!" The assistant nods and runs to Tsunade's office in the hospital
The nurse smiles and motions for Hinata to take Gaara into a room to rest; she complies as Naruto finds a seat and sits down panting heavily while the nurse wheels the two into the ICU.
"What's wrong Naruto?" Tenten worriedly asks
"Two teleports is my max…it's very taxing. Wake me up when Tsunade is finished with those two please."
Tenten nods and watches her lover instantly fall asleep which makes her and others in the room chuckle. She smiles and sits next to Naruto and starts to stroke his long silver hair.
Three hours later
Naruto feels a tap on his shoulder and he opens his eyes and blinks then rubs them; he looks to his right to see Tenten and smiles then plants a kiss on her cheek making her blush.
"How long have I been out?"
"About three hours and Tsunade is coming out to talk to you about the two you brought in." Tenten replies and sure enough Tsunade comes over and motions for Tenten and Naruto to follow
"Naruto, if you didn't bring those two in when you did they would have died; the injuries to their bodies is too extensive to count."
"Just name a few please, and tell me when I can speak to them as I have a feeling it will give us new information about what Danzo has planned."
Tsunade starts listing injuries on her fingers "Ruptured spleen, broken ribs, cracked skull, punctured lungs, and the worst one is a barren womb. This is just naming a few; the whole list is about 20 injuries each. "
"W-what!" Tenten and Naruto splutter making Tsunade's head dip low in sadness
"Whoever tortured these two was not human and it seems they were thrown out of Suna like pieces of garbage; they made sure that the female could never have children."
Tenten grabs Naruto's hand who gives a squeeze to reassure her.
"Well, this is the room and they can talk but are out of it as they are still recovering." Tsunade motions to the door, room 205, and both head inside
Beeping is heard as heart monitors go off, both have masks on their face to give them the much needed oxygen and have bandages that cover most of their body. Both shake their head in sadness even Kurama whimpers seeing their state. The boy looks over to Naruto and his eyes widen then raises his right hand and squiggles a finger in the air; Naruto knew what it meant.
"Tsunade, we need a writing pad, one of them is awake and wants to give a confession of sorts!"
"On it!" Tsunade responds back and comes back into the room two minutes later with a pad of paper and a pen
Naruto takes a seat next to his bed "Tenten, if you wish, you can go check up on Hinata and Gaara that is if they are still in the hospital."
Tsunade chuckles "Hinata hasn't left Gaara's side the whole time; she is in their meditating with a white glow around her which, oddly enough, seems to be soothing Gaara's mentality."
Naruto smiles "That is what a well-rounded elven warrior can do Tsunade; they can kill at moment's notice yet heal a person's state of mind the next. Remember that if you ever come across one."
Tsunade nods "I will, you coming Tenten?"
Tenten nods and pecks Naruto on the cheek "Good luck."
"Thanks." He replies then turns to the man on the bed and smiles "Can I get your name?"
The man starts to scribble something on the pad and then hands it to Naruto, 'Kakuro and lady is Temari,' it reads making Naruto nod.
"My name is Naruto, Guardian of the Land of Fire and yes I am just like your brother Gaara; he worries about your safety. Now, if you can, give a brief explanation about what happened before I found you and Temari."
The now recognized Kankuro starts to scribble down some things and five minutes later he hands the pad back to Naruto.
"Let's see what we have here. Kidnapped, Mummy man, Snake, torture, seals, new Hokage, Daimyo assassinated, invasion in exams." Is what Naruto read and thought about what he could get from this data
"Kakuro I want you to blink once for yes and twice for no OK, I don't want to put you any under more stress as you are heavily wounded." Said person blinks once "Good, now please answer my questions, if you say no I will give you the pad again so you can correct me OK."
Kankuro blinks once and Naruto nods in return.
"From what you wrote I deduced that since Gaara vanished you were kidnapped and tortured to find his whereabouts in which Danzo, your mummy, and Orochimaru, your snake, did the torture. Am I correct?"
The man blinks once.
"Good, now if you can remember what did the seals you saw looked like; did it look like this?"
Naruto draws the seal that went on the tongue of Danzo's followers and shows it to Kankuro who blinks once; Naruto curses.
"Did Danzo use this seal on the villagers and is he the new Hokage?" Kankuro blinks once "And did he assassinate the Daiymo?" two blinks are seen and Naruto hands him the pad who writes a simple word on it; 'snake.'
Naruto curses again as he knew the situation went from bad to worse With Danzo using loyalty seals on the populace and him as Hokage, he could hypnotize anyone to his will and with Orochimaru as a possible new Daimyo who knows what evil deeds could be done. Naruto decides on two final questions to curb his suspicions.
"Last two questions Kankuro then you can rest; is Orochimaru the new Daimyo? Is the reason why you two were tortured is that you spied on the snake and mummy?"
Kankuro blinks once, pauses, and then blinks again signaling two yeses.
Naruto smiles and pats Kankuro's shoulder who writes one final thing on the pad before giving both it and the pen back. 'Thanks, rescue, care of Gaara.'
Naruto grabs the pen and pad and replies "It is what us Guardians do Kankuro, now please get some rest and hopefully Gaara wakes soon so he can see both of you."
Kamkuro gives a weak thumb up and falls asleep again making Naruto sigh and leave the room; he closes the door behind him and leans against the wall and palms his face.
"Kurama, this is much worse than originally thought; is the plan still sound?"
"I would talk with the Sandaime about this and I believe a meeting with the Fire Daimyo is needed to address this now critical situation. If Suna is not liberated soon then I fear that another war will break out."
Naruot yells and punches the wall leaving a fist shape indent catching many nurses and Tsunade, whom just happened to check up on Naruto, off guard.
"Problems Naruto?" Tsunade chuckles
Naruto growls then sighs "Now's not the time for idle jokes Tsunade-sama, the next Shinobi war is about to break out just like prophecy foretold and if Gaara, me and the other Guardians do not come together as one it will be the end of all life on the planet as we know it."
Tsunade blinks and pales "Sorry Guardian-sama for my brash behavior."
Naruto smiles "You are forgiving Tsunade-sama, now if you'll excuse me I need to pay the Hokage a visit."
Naruto shimmers out of existence as Tsunade ponders on what is to come and if Naruto and the other fellow guardians can stop the encroaching storm of war.
Hokage Office – Moments Before
In the office, Sarutobi was having a slightly heated debate with his old advisors Homura and Koharu who were slightly angered at the fact that they were not called to the last meeting.
"Koharu, Homura, you have to realize that your age is getting to you; yes I gained my youth back but I am still that old man that you know. Plus, the situation we are in, which I already discussed to you, is in dire need for someone who knows the Elemental Nations and knows what it's like to fight on the front lines." Sarutobi states
"And since Tsunade and Jiraiya are both Sennin and know of war they were viable candidates." Koharu sighs "Look Hokage-sama, we are not entirely mad about your decision it's just that we believe that Homura and I can help you with the civilian end of things."
"You know the Nidame's law Sarutobi-sama, when in time of war a civilian council is needed to ensure the public is informed and kept calm." Homura hastily responds then sighs "You know us; you know we will not be overzealous with power like Danzo is now."
Sarutobi sighs and palms his face and then sets them on the desk in a folded position "OK, you are right about the law but I need a good reason for you two to be on the council again."
Naruto shimmers right beside the old advisors "Well then, I have that reason for you."
Sarutobi and the old advisors look over at Naruto and smile; Sarutobi motions for him to go ahead.
"Well, a little over three hours ago Gaara, Hinata, Tenten and I were having a team meeting for what our plan was once we get permission to leave Konoha on an extended training trip to further our skills and bring peace to this world. Anyway, during this time…"
Naruto told the story of what happened with Gaara, and about what happened to Temari and Kankuro as well as the information Kankuro gave. It took 10 minutes to explain but after Naruto was done the old advisors and Sarutobi paled at what was heard.
"This is a reason to have Homura and Koharu back on the council and I sense they will do good and before you ask about my training trip, I will bring this up at another War Time meeting we will have and I need the Fire Daimyo to be present as it is a threat too large for us to handle"
Sarutobi nods "You are right Naruto and thank you for bringing this to me. Homura, Koharu you are reinstated as civilian council members and will take up the task of doing all paperwork pertaining to the civilians; do you accept?"
Both nod with a smile on their face and Sarutobi nods in approval.
"Good, and I will send a letter to the Daimyo about this issue; I will alert you when the time comes for this meeting. You are all dismissed."
Naruto and the advisors bow and chorus "Thank you Hokage-sama." They soon leave the office and Sarutobi packs his pipe with fresh tobacco, lights it and puffs a few times.
"I am getting too old for this shit…how ironic, young body but same damn age."
Two weeks later – council chambers
Two weeks have passed and during that time Hinata awoke Gaara from his coma and reunited with his almost fully healed siblings; the young Guardian could not help but break down in tears of joy seeing them alright. Kankuro and Temari returned the favor and even the Sandaime visited saying that they were welcome to join Konoha's ranks until Suna was fully liberated and that they could take place in the Chunin exams; there was no hesitation, it was an instant yes.
Currently, the clan heads, Naruto, Gaara, Sarutobi, Jiraiya, Tsunade, Homura, Koharu, and the Fire Daimyo with his guard are all in the council chamber. On the table is a massive map of the Elemental Nations that dictated where each main and small village were as well as mountain ranges, lakes, streams, and other geological features. The clan heads sit to the right to the Sandaime, the old advisors sit to the left, the Daimyo sits at the other end of the table across from Sarutobi, while the Sennin are on either side of the Hokage.
"Guardian-sama's it is so good to finally meet you especially you Mori no Shugo-Sha. You have brought great strength to the Land of Fire and made my job easier and with that I thank you."
Both Gaara and Naruto bow then chorus "You are most welcome Daimyo-dono and may Nature be your guide."
The Daimyo smiles "And let Nature be yours; shall we commence this meeting?"
Sarutobi nods "This meeting, to discuss the actions of Danzo and Orochimaru and formulate a plan, will now commence. Namikaze-sama, you have the floor."
Naruto bows "Thank you Hokage-sama."
Naruto proceeded to explain what happened two weeks ago as well as what information he obtained from Kankuro and then gave the floor to Gaara with the Hokage's permission to give further details on what he learned.
"I further learned that these seals have a kill switch if needed; Danzo would activate it if one tried to disobey him or the seal was removed. Thanks to my siblings spying before being tortured and crawling here they came to a conclusion that if Danzo, the host of the seals, dies then said kill switch and any loyalty seals will vanish. Granted, this is based on stipulation not actual fact."
"Gaara-sama, have you found out more about this invasion that they plan?" The Daimyo asks
"I am afraid not Daimyo-dono, my siblings were caught before any information could be received but that does not mean I have the information; Naruto if you may?"
"You may speak Naruto." Sarutobi states
"Thank you Hokage-sama. Now, as I am tuned to everything Nature, I have had my spy network of Nature's animals run around the entire Elemental Nations. The spies in Suna told me, and yes I can communicate to animals, that the invasion would likely take place in the finals. Their attack plans are not known but from my spies I learned that Orochimaru's village, Oto, and Suna will be the main attacking force."
"Thank you Namikaze-sama." The Daimyo responds with a smile which Naruto returns with a bow "Shall we go into the plans of what to do in this invasion and liberation of Suna? If so, let me begin by saying that I will provide some of my private army to help."
Everyone gasps in the room as it was rare for a Daimyo to do such a thing. If such an action would be suggested a good chord must have been struck with said person; having two Guardians and a wealth of information helped in this department.
The meeting went on for another three hours as ideas on how to proceed bounced back and forth on what to do. Shikaku, Shibi, Gaara, and Naruto bickered back and forth on strategies and they eventually agreed on one for the liberation and one for the invasion, the advisors, new and old, helped guide the discussion and kept it on track while adding key points here and there, the other clan heads added their two cents when needed and the Hokage and Daimyo just sat their grinning as they watched everything play out. Eventually a decision was reached and everyone was dismissed but at the end of the meeting the Daimyo wanted to talk to Gaara and Naruto alone before he left for the palace.
"Guardian-sama's, may I speak with you a moment?"
Gaara and Naruto nod and follow him to a private room.
"Now that we are in a private location, I can begin. I overheard you would like to travel the Elemental Nations with two other companions, now, before I allow this I need to why you are doing so."
Naruto and Gaara take turns about telling him about the Bijuu being the original Guardians and that the Jinchuriki of today are the new ones. They tell the Daimyo that a great war was approaching and that the Guardian's lives were in danger and that in order to bring peace to the world that all needed to be gathered to defeat the great evil.
The Daimyo listens in awe; in all his years of knowing the bijuu this was definitely new.
"Well this is most enlightening and I approve thus far but I must know who you plan to travel with."
Naruto nods "Tenten Higurashi, the weapons' mistress, and Hinata Hyuga the heiress to the Hyuga clan and elven warrior."
"Excuse me did you say elves…I am sorry but that is all Greek mythology and don't believe you."
"May we get Hinata to show you Daimyo-dono?" He nods and Naruto motions for Gaara to get her, within two minutes she appears in the room with Gaara
The Daimyo gasps and tries to deny what he is seeing, even using the genjutsu dispelling technique, but nothing happens and had to believe what he was seeing.
"I…I thought elves were just myth?"
Hinata giggles "I assure you Daimyo-dono, we are real but we have hidden ourselves in fear of humans abusing our way of life and power we hold. Please no questions on that as we elves keep our way of life very secretive."
Said person bows "You have my word Hyuga-sama, and I approve of your travels; I will leave a report on Sandaime-dono's desk."
Hinata, Gaara, and Naruto bow then chorus "Thank you Daimyo-dono."
Time-skip: Chunin Exams, Room 301
Team Kakashi, Team Kurenai, Team Guy, the Ino-Shika-Cho as well as Gaara's team were all gathered in room 301; other various ninja ready to become Chunin and further their careers also attended. For Naruto, Gaara, Tenten, and Hinata, their journey would be beginning once these exams were over.
Naruto motions over to Team Guy and Team Kurenai who all gather in one corner of the room.
"What do you want Naruto?" Kiba asks
"Glad you asked; I would like for our teams to team up in the Forest of Death for the next part of the exam."
"And you know this how?" Sakura and Sasuke asks
"Hello, I am the Guardian of this land and have eyes and ears everywhere; you pick up a few things." Naruto quips making everyone laugh
"I see this as a logical solution but what about the other fellow Guardian?" Shino questions
"Two Guardians in one place will draw suspicion incase Orochimaru decides to attack early." Tenten replies earning a nod from Hinata
Speaking of which, her team reunion was joyous to say the least and they welcomed her back with open arms. Hinata decided to teach them a thing or two about stealth over the month before the exams while working on teamwork with Naruto and whom she would travel with.
"The Guardian is very YOUTHFUL! YOSH!"
Neji sneers "Fate brings us together and fate will make us pass this exam."
Naruto glares at Neji "Fate does not drive anything Neji; nature is what drives the cycle of life and death as well as the path's people take in this world. I will not be the one to break you of this habit as Hiashi already told Hinata to do that for him as he wants the old you back."
"You know nothing of my pain!"
"Perhaps not Neji but you know who I was before I became Guardian but I digress. This exam is your crossroads Neji; one path will lead you down a road to deep hatred and regret while the other shows brightness and great success. Nature will determine your course but it is up to you to sway Nature in where you want to go. Do choose carefully child, you only get one chance."
Neji scoffs at Naruto and storms out of the group while everyone looks at Naruto and smiles and were about to talk more when a man's voice interrupts them.
"You gaki's are quite loud, it could become your downfall in the real world."
Everyone turns to the man who had greyish hair and glasses who was at the front of the room; Gaara and Naruto instantly knew who this was due to Naruto's spy network; Kabuto, spy of Orochimaru.
Naruto decides to make him sweat a little "Hello Kabuto, how nice to see you. I assume you are going to give out classified information to the people in this room and tell that you failed the Chunin Exam a total of seven times am I correct?"
Kabuto gulps and sweats "How does he know that already?"
"You are a weird one aren't you but yes that is what I planned on doing; so who wants to hear about a certain someone?"
Kabuto asks about to reach into his box of ninfo cards when they suddenly burst into flame; he looks up to see Naruto's eyes are red with his right hand outstretched.
"Ah, ah, ah. A ninja deserves to keep their secrets, ne?"
Gaara sends a mana pulse that only Naruto could feel and the two Guardians set up a mental link; something all Guardians had the chance to do if within close proximity.
"Three Oto nin to the left of Kabuto, Orochi's spy. I will take care of that group if you wish?"
"No Gaara, let them pass the exam as it will draw Orochimaru's suspicion that we are on to him." Naruto mentally responds back
"As you wish."
The door suddenly bursts open and a man in a black trench coat, bandanna covering his head, and other black clothing to match, entered the room flanked by many Chunin.
"ALRIGHT MAGGOTS, SIT YOUR ASSES DOWN!" Everyone does as told "My name is Ibiki Morino and I will be your proctor for this test, come up and pick a number from this box and sit at the designated seat then the Chunin surrounding you will pass out your test."
The Genin do as asked and take their seats as the Chunin pass out the tests.
"Alright, now that you have your tests, there will be 10 questions you have to pass; the last one being oral while the rest are written. The Chunin surrounding this room will catch you if you attempt to cheat and its three strikes you're out; if one of your team members gets caught three times that whole team forfeits the exam. Now, any questions before we begin?" Ibiki sees none "Good, you have thirty minutes."
The time passes slowly and soon teams are being thrown out for cheating while others soon catch onto the tests meaning and hides their cheating. Naruto and Gaara decided to plan something so that they could switch tests with a person.
"Gaara, you and I both know that they want us to cheat so I have a solution."
"What is it Naruto, I am intrigued."
"I will make a dense fog cover the room and while doing so I want you to go up to the desk Ibiki is sitting at and take the piece of paper next to him; I think it contains the answers."
"And if it doesn't?" Gaara questions
"Switch papers with someone who has completed it." Naruto responds back
"Sure, let's do this."
Ibiki looked at the two Guardians who had a glaze in their eyes "What's up with the eyes, are their conversing with their Bijuu…wait, both of those are out of their seals so what's going on?"
Naruto's eyes turn blue and he puts his hands to his sides and points them to the floor and starts to make the right atmospheric changes to make fog blanket the room. Within two minutes a dense fog blankets the entire room catching everyone off guard; Gaara grabs the paper during this time like planned and signals Naruto that the answers are indeed there
"Good, memorize the answers then burn the paper." Naruto orders which Gaara complies; within two minutes the paper is ash
"Got em, you can release the fog."
The fog lifts and both Gaara and Naruto have their heads down writing on their test like nothing ever happened which confused Ibiki then looks over to see his answer sheet is gone. He looks at the two Guardians and wonders.
"Did those two just take my answer sheet? If so, those have to be the most determined gaki's I've seen in a long while."
Gaara and Naruto mentally chuckle at seeing Ibiki's confused and frustrated face; it looked like he was constipated. Soon the 30 minutes are up and Ibiki calls time and calls out the last question.
"Alright everyone that's time now for the final question, one you have to answer yourself. Now, the question is whether or not you feel ready to become Chunin; leave now and you can retake the exam but if you feel you can handle it then quit before the second exam starts you can never take these exams again…CHOOSE! Oh and one last piece of advice, if one decides to leave the whole team does.
Kiba, still having that slight brash attitude, jumps up "That's complete bullshit!"
Ibiki laughs "Oh, I'm afraid not now sit your ass down pup!"
Kiba huffs and does as he is told and multiple hands go up and said person and their team is escorted out. After five minutes the one's remaining stay seated.
"Well, it looks like you all want to stay, are you sure you can handle killing someone, leading your team to their death's due to incompetent ability?"
Some of the foreign Genin flinch in their seat while the Konoha nins and Gaara with his siblings stay stoic as they have all killed before. The pressure is too great for some and they end up leaving thus disqualifying their team; after a little while Naruto and Gaara had enough of Ibiki's mind games and blasted a calming presence over the whole room catching the mind sadist and the Chunin in the room off guard. It did its magic though as the rest of the people stay.
Ibiki smiles "Well, I see you are all content so that means you all….Pass!"
Some mutters of 'what' go about the room and Ibiki explains the true purpose of the test but before he could finish a black ball crashes through the window and a banner goes up while a lady dressed in fish netting revealing her breasts to every man, and a brown trench coat lands by Ibiki.
"Anko Mitarashi, the sexy and single proctor of exam two has arrived!"
Ibiki groans "You're early…again."
Anko shrugs "Whatever." She looks at the room "28 teams left that's a pretty good amount left though that number will dwindle once the next exam starts."
Some Genin pale while some others giggle knowing where the test would be held; Anko continues her speech.
"Alright all you Gaki's like I said before, my name is Anko Mitarashi, the second exam proctor. The test you are about to do will be held in the Forest of Death or Training Ground 44 and it will involve gathering scrolls from other teams; more details will be given at the gates of the Forest. I am giving you 15 minutes to get there, be late and your team is disqualified and I get to have some fun time with you."
Anko cackles as she pulls out a kunai and licks it irking many Genin and soon all rush out the door but Naruto decides to stay behind for a moment.
"Thanks for the answers Ibiki, oh and that Kabuto kid is Orochimaru's spy; I advise keeping watch on him or Gaara and I will take him out during the exams, Ja ne!"
Naruto shimmers out of existence as Anko looks at Ibiki's angered expression and laughs then Shunshins to the Gates of Training ground 44.
"Damn those Guardians…they are too crafty for their own good though I have to admit that was a solid plan. Those glazed eyes must have been a mind link of sorts…how intriguing." Ibiki laughs at the end of his thoughts and heads out of the room with the Chunin trailing behind.
The second exam was about to begin and all ANBU, Shinobi, and the one's that knew about the plan to defend against this invasion were on guard; Orochimaru was a snake and like one, you never knew when it was about to strike.