The Overlooked Prodigy

CH13- Chunin Exams Part 2: The Forest of Death Part 1

"Naruto" - Person Talking

'Naruto' - Person Thinking

"Naruto" - Summons/Biju talking

"Naruto" - Summons/Biju thinking

"Shadow Clone Jutsu" - Jutsu

(Author's Note)

FLASHBACK NO JUTSU

(TIME SKIP)

TEAM 8:

Hinata, Kiba, and Shino stood on a tree branch waiting as patiently as they could. When suddenly a rain team came across them. A boy with black spiky hair, who seemed to be the leader of the group, called them out, "Hey you Leaf scum! Give up your scroll or else!"

While the boy talked Akamaru barked something, and Kiba smirked, "These guys are so foolish, to think they can sneak up on a team specialized for tracking."

"Kiba…..please don't get so cocky, we haven't trapped them yet, " managed out Hinata. While Shino nodded, "Yes, Kiba you shouldn't be overconfident quite yet…..now."

Kiba smirked as he watched their plan fall into place, the team was suddenly ambushed by a bunch of leeches falling from the trees. The other boy in the team screamed out, "What's goin-My chakra!"

The rest quickly fell to their knees, and collapsed. Kiba smirked, "Hinata which one has the scroll."

Hinata activated her byakugan. "The girl who was standing way in the back."

Kiba rushed over, and picked the scroll of the girl. Kiba smiled widely, while Akamaru cheered, " They've got the heaven scroll we were looking for. Let's go!"

Team 10

Shikamaru, Ino, and Choji stood in a clearing, crouched together in a circle. Shikamaru took the lead in the discussion, "Alright guys, I'm gonna be honest, we really aren't the strongest out of all these bunch. So we should work on targeting those with poor teamwork, or just poor ninjas."

"So we should avoid any strong ninja." concluded Ino. Shikamaru nodded, "Exactly."

"So we should avoid teams like the sand ninja, Rock Lee's team, and…..Rookie Team 11." added Choji. Ino frowned a bit, "Do you guys really believe what they said about Naruto? I mean I remember back at the academy he was quite talented, but is he really better than Sasuke? I mean Sasuke was the Rookie of the Year in our class."

Shikamaru sighed, "Naruto was always more then he let on. I knew about his Sharingan cause I was close friends with him, but he didn't trust many people with it. Not even his own parents….that tells you a lot about a person. So I wouldn't be surprised with anything that comes with Naruto. Trust me Ino, we should avoid his team, its not just him thats talented but so are his teammates. They're teamwork could rival ours."

Ino still wasn't satisfied, "I don't know, I asked Mito about it a while back, but she didn't say anything. Just that she got along better with her brother. I wonder what happened."

"Well we don't got time to waste, we need to either find a team, or get some food going." said Choji as he pulled out a bag of chips. Both Shikamaru and Ino sweatdropped.

Team 7

Sasuke was breathing a little hard. Mito, Sakura, and him were racing through the trees trying to find another team. They had just came across a rain ninja, which had caught both Mito and Sakura in a genjutsu. Even with his Sharingan he found it a bit hard to find the little sucker. Though at the end he was able to get him, it still wasn't worth it because the kid had no scroll.

Mito signaled to stop in a clearing, both Sakura and Sasuke jumped in it.

"What are you doing Mito?" asked Sakura a bit annoyed by having to stop.

Mito brushed her off, "We need a game plan, we can't just run wildly in here. We almost got caught by one mere genin over there. We need to set up where we're going, and how. As well we need a password in case one of us get separated."

Sasuke sat down crossed legged and begun to think, "You're right, Mito."

Sakura crossed her arms in a grin, "Yeah….wait she's right?"

Sasuke nodded, "We need a better plan than just running around here. "

Sakura thought for a second before she responded, "I guess you're right, Mito."

Mito then begun talking, "Okay so I think we should slowly make our way to the tower. We're bound to run into some ninja, since that's where everyone has to go. We should get their in 2 days tops, and just ambush any teams that we come across."

"I think we should get their as soon as possible because there's bound to be other teams to think of the same plan" added Sakura.

Sasuke nodded, "So, it's settled then, now let's setup a password."

"How about a question?" asked Mito. Sasuke nodded, "Okay the question is, When does a ninja give up?"

Mito and Sakura were a bit surprised by the question, "We don't know."

" A ninja never gives up, as long as we have a reason to fight, our Will of Fire will lead us past the point of giving up."

The three sucked in the information, before once again Mito took point, and sped off. They never once noticed the grass pipe sticking out of the ground not too far away.

TEAM 11

Team 11 stood hidden near the ground as they slowly made their plan. Naruto looked at both Sai and Yakumo, "Sai, I'm really gonna put you on the spot here. I need you to create as many ink animals as you can; snakes, rats, small birds, and anything else that could work around here. I need you to send them out to scout for teams up ahead. Meanwhile we will move toward the tower."

Sai nodded as he pulled out his scroll and begun to draw a bunch of animals, "I'm on it."

Naruto then faced Yakumo, "Yakumo I know you're not used to taking lead, but that's the position you will be taking while we run. I'll be behind you, while Sai is in the far back."

Yakumo looked a bit nervous, "Why would you put me in front? That's usually you're position or Sai's. As well why risk the scroll, by putting me in front?"

Naruto smiled, "Exactly, that's why we're putting you in front. Not many teams will expect it. As for why I'm in the middle, I can help you if it gets rough, or you have the easiest time hiding in the middle of the chaos."

Yakumo suddenly made sense of his plan, "That's really smart Naruto….."

Naruto nodded, " I know….you done Sai?"

Sai nodded, "Let's go."

Naruto grabbed his shoulder, "Sai, I need to tell you something."

Sai turned around, and faced Naruto. Naruto then let out a really loud sigh, "I'm sorry I haven't told you this, but I had my doubts about you in the beginning. As well I suspect, that you have connections with Danzo, correct?"

Sai looked around, and he just nodded, "Yeah….I've tried to report less on you, in order to stop spying on you, but I think that may have caused more harm."

Naruto was a bit shocked, "You've been reporting on me? What do you mean reporting less on me?"

Sai looked around once again, "Naruto I was first assigned to spy on you, but after a while of being your teammate, I find it too hard to do it. I finally understand what it means to have a real team….family, and I've tried to stop, but it's not that easy…..I'm sorry, Naruto."

Yakumo was confused, "Are you serious Sai? Though why? As well who's this Danzo guy?"

Naruto looked at Sai and Yakumo, "If you've truly committed to getting out of Danzo's grasp Sai, I'll help you out the best I can. I know it isn't easy…..As for you Yakumo, Danzo is a very dangerous man. He's one of the leaf elder's but he's…..very manipulative of his shinobi. Even though he claims the best for the village, he's always after power."

Yakumo stood silent for a minute, "How do you know this…."

Naruto closed his eyes, and reopened them revealing his Mangekyō Sharingan, "He gave me these….this is what I wanted to show you Sai. Though I hope it won't be a fatal mistake."

Sai stared down Naruto's reformed Sharingan, "What is that…..?"

Naruto smirked for a second, "If you promise to keep this knowledge out of Danzo's hands, I might tell you."

Sai nodded, "I promise Naruto anything you don't want Danzo to know, he won't. I don't work loyally anymore for Danzo."

"Yeah, as well you never explained it to me Naruto. When you first showed it to me, you told me it was just a forbidden stage of the Sharingan. What did you mean?" asked Yakumo remembering the mission in Waterfall. "You were also so desperate to hide it from everyone."

Naruto sat down on a tree branch, "I'll try to be brief, and I'm still desperate to keep it a secret. I've only told Yakumo, Mito, and know you Sai. I haven't even showed Haruka yet, and I tell her everything."

Sai suddenly felt a bit relieved, "Is this what trust, suppose to run in a family?...Naruto I won't betray this trust and kindness you've shown me. Even if it costs me my life…."

"This is the forbidden stage of the Sharingan, The Mangekyō Sharingan. In order to achieve these stage, you must go through severe emotional trauma. Like the type of trauma you receive, when you kill the closest person to you….."

Both Yakumo and Sai looked down in sadness. Yakumo clutched the back of her neck, "My parents….."

While Sai unconsciously reached for his ninja pouch, and gripped his small book, "Shin….."

Naruto eyed his both teammates, "I have a bad feeling we've each gone through that experience, and that's why I decided to tell you today. Not just because of that because I trust both you you with my life, as well you deserved to know."

Yakumo then stepped forward, "I didn't know until Waterfall, but I have a mental monster sealed in my conscious, Sai. If it wasn't for Naruto, I don't think I would of been able to suppress it. I just wanted to let you know….I'm sorry for not telling you."

Sai gave both his teammates a smile, "I can't blame you two, for not telling me such huge secrets. I was….I still don't look like a trustworthy person, but I will take these secrets to the grave, unless you tell me otherwise."

Naruto reached out his fist toward Sai. Sai a bit confused, "What are you doing?"

Naruto sweat dropped, "Are you serious Sai? I'm obviously looking for a fist bump. Come on! It's a sign of respect and teamwork!"

Sai raised an eyebrow, but he ended up "fist bumping" Naruto. Naruto smiled, and motioned toward the trees, "You guys ready? Let's go!"

Team 11 raced toward the forest.

15 minutes later

Naruto looked back at Sai, for any signs, that he might of encountered any teams, Sai shook his head getting the message. Naruto sighed, and kept running. Then suddenly he felt two kunai heading toward their direction. Naruto's body reacted to cover Yakumo, but then he watched as the Kunai where aimed at Sai.

Naruto's blue eye's widen, "SAI! LOOK OUT!"

Yakumo turned around, and watched as Sai barely managed to block one of the Kunai, and dodge the other. They all jumped on a large tree branch, and looked around. Naruto now having activated his Sharingan tried to catch a glimpse of the enemy, "I don't see anyone…."

Yakumo then closed her eyes, and tried to sense around, "I don't detect any genjutsu, or people….maybe it was a trap?"

Naruto shook his head, "If it would of been a trap, then that trap was either perfectly set up to measure Sai's speed, or it was just random luck. I really doubt it's was either."

Naruto looked around but he still couldn't spot anything. Then that's when he noticed it a black shadow move quickly through the shadows. Naruto flashed through some hand seals, "Fire Release: Fire Ball Jutsu"

Naruto launched the Fire Ball right into the tree, burning it. "Whatever is back there, will know be detectable by the light, or the smoke will force them to come out. Either way it should come out."

Team 11 dropped back, and Yakumo shouted, "Naruto did you catch something?"

Naruto nodded, "Yeah, but I'm not sure who it was."

Naruto then watched as a man jumped out of the shadows, and into the air. Then suddenly he heard Yakumo shout, "Guys! Behind us!"

Naruto turned and watched another man jump out. This man Naruto was able to distinguish that he had orange hair to his shoulders, with an ANBU mask on. Naruto then had sort of an idea what was going on, "Root? That's impossible….what could they be doing here. There's now way they would know so soon, even if Sai betrayed me. As well they were….targeting Sai!"

"Sai, Yakumo take the man from behind, and I'll engage the other." shouted Naruto.

Yakumo was confused, "Not that I don't wanna help you, but what about the plan?"

Naruto was suddenly attacked by the other man with a kunai. Pulling out his own, he managed to block a few strikes before he jumped onto another branch, "These guys aren't genin Yakumo, their not after our scroll…."

Yakumo and Sai were evading the other guy, while Yakumo gasped, "Then are they here to….kill us?"

Sai yelled out to Yakumo, "Not you Yakumo….but me."

Yakumo was confused as they regrouped on another tree branch. "Why?"

Naruto shook his head, and looked at Sai, "Its how root works, if one isn't loyal they are eliminated….Right Root!"

The two masked ANBU appeared on a tree branch not too far away. They both remained silent, and just stood in front of them, calculating their every move. While Naruto did the same. The one that had attacked from behind, had shoulder length orange hair in a ponytail. Besides that they're wasn't any noticeable traits. The other man though was had the regular ANBU clothing, but with a rather odd black robe underneath. He also wore strange gloves, and he had very short spiky hair. Naruto tried to get an idea on who these two could possibly be, "I have no idea who the orange haired guy is, but the other one wears clothing similar to the Aburame clan…..we need to take them out one at a time. Two will work on one, while the last one will distract the second ANBU….."

"Yakumo, Sai…..I don't think we're gonna be able to run." replied Naruto as he pulled up his right sleeve. He then unsealed his usual orange handled sword, "I want to use the Executioner's blade, but I don't have enough experience to be facing ANBU level shinobi….I guess Shisui's Blade will have to do….."

Naruto then turned to both his teammates, he saw the determination in Sai's eyes, and the fear in Yakumo's. "Yakumo remember everything we've learned since becoming a genin. We've been preparing for something like this for ages….now it's time for us to work together, and take them down."

Yakumo looked at Naruto, "I don't know…."

Sai then spoke up, "You guys run, their after me…..I'll distract them, while you two get away."

Naruto shook his head, "Sai we can't do that, we're a team and a team never abandons a comrade. Yakumo you need to pull it together because we need you."

Yakumo clutched the kunai in her hand, and took a few deep breaths, "I can do this….We can do this."

Naruto nodded and continued to eye his opponents, "ANBU usually consists of High Level Chunin to Jounin level ANBU. Though these are root, so expect them to be Jounin level. Sai, Yakumo you guys will take down the orange haired guy, while I distract the other one. Sai if you have any information on these guys, now is the time to reveal that information."

Sai nodded, "The orange haired man is-"

Sai was cut off as the black haired ANBU man attacked Sai. Sai was able to pull out his own tanto to block his kunai strike. Yakumo tried to back away, but then she was kicked away by the orange haired shinobi. As Yakumo was kicked away the orange haired ANBU tried to attack Sai. Sai was unable to detect the second strike, and was stabbed right in the back. The man grinned slightly under his mask, then suddenly Sai exploded in a flock of crows. The black haired man cursed and dispelled the genjutsu.

Naruto was standing on another branch with Yakumo in his hands, and Sai by his side." You two are good."

The black haired man finally spoke, "I could say the same for you."

Yakumo stood up, "Sai let's go."

Sai then ran off into the woods with Yakumo behind him. Naruto allowed the orange haired man to pass by, while he blocked the path of the other man, "I will be your opponent."

The black haired man replied in a monotone voice, as he slowly took off his gloves, "You picked the wrong opponent to face by yourself…."

YAKUMO AND SAI VS ORANGE HAIRED ANBU

Sai and Yakumo rushed through the forest, "Yakumo! This guy we're facing is from the Yamanaka clan, so stay alert for any of their mind jutsu's. We can't allow ourselves to be caught by his jutsu."

"These two ninjas are also one of the most skilled ninjas that Root has. We can't hold back on bit, or we will die." stated Sai as he continued to run through the tree. He finally hopped on one branch, and Yakumo jumped behind him.

"Sai, he's coming….400 feet away." stated Yakumo as she pulled out a scroll, and paint brush. Sai's eyes widen a bit, "You're gonna use that jutsu?"

Yakumo nodded, "I know it's dangerous, but we have no choice. I need you to cover me, while I set up the jutsu."

Sai nodded, and pulled out his own scroll, "Alright let's do this."

The orange haired man looked back, and noticed his comrade was no longer behind him, "Torune you better not overdo it."

As he looked forward he suddenly watched as a giant pair of tigers attack him. Pulling out his tanto he ducked under the first, and stabbed the next one right in the stomach. Pulling out some kunai with some explosive notes, he chucked them at the other tiger.

The man jumped on a tree branch, and suddenly a huge explosion was heard from behind. Though before he could turn around to admire his work, his attention was suddenly taken to the sky. Two birds where flying toward him with two explosive notes on each on. The ANBU barely jumped away in time, as the branch was destroyed into little pieces.

As the smoke cleared, he saw his target jump to engage him with his tanto. The man reached for his own, but to notice it was gone, "He forced me to drop it earlier…."

The man jumped behind a tree, and dashed away. Sai followed close behind as he tried to pin the man in a corner. The man was able to retrieve his tanto, and finally stopped running. Jumping on a tree branch he used it to catapult himself toward Sai. He matched Sai's strike, and managed to force him back. The man forced Sai onto the defensive. Sai's tanto was knocked out of his hand, as he dropped straight down to the ground. The man swiped across barely missing Sai by a hair. "Smart he dropped straight down to avoid my strike, I see why Danzo chose him. It's a pity he had to betray us, he had lots of potential."

Sai jumped straight to the ground, and rolled away. Pulling himself back he raced toward Yakumo, breathing hard he had only one thought, "Hurry up Yakumo, we need to finish him off."

NARUTO VS TORUNE

Naruto didn't understand what the man meant by, "You picked the wrong opponent to fight against."

Naruto just watched carefully as the man pulled off his gloves, revealing that his hands were purple. "There must be some trick to his hands….I can't afford to let him touch me."

Naruto pulled his sword in front of him, and got ready to fight. Then it happened the man came flying toward him. Naruto ducked under the first punch, and tried to stab him, but the man kicked his sword away. Naruto rolled to his right, and dodged his open palm. As Naruto rolled away he watched as the man's palm slammed into the ground.

"The tree is being destroyed inside out…..no its being poisoned." Naruto rolled up to his feet, and dodged the next set of attacks. Unable to block or catch his fists, Naruto was forced to simply dodge. "So my guess of him being from the Aburame clan is correct, but these bugs are barely visible. I can only distinguish them because of my sharingan's ability to see chakra as color."

Naruto dodged another fist, and watched as it hit another tree."As well it seems they must be ultra venomous if the poison spreads so fast."

Naruto shook his head, "Taijutsu isn't an option, I don't know if genjutsu will work on him. Even though he is from the Aburame clan, there might be the chance he doesn't have full control of the bugs. Thats probably why he wears the gloves, since he isn't in sync, then he must have trouble detecting genjutsu."

Naruto jumped away once again, "If Yakumo had faced this guy, he could of been able to break her genjutsu. Since insects don't have the 5 human senses, needed for her to cast her genjutsu."

Naruto then tempted to cast a genjutsu on him. As he dodged under a punch, he rushed toward his body at fast speeds. His eyes inches away from his, the 3 tomoe in his eyes spinned furiously. The man's eyes widen before he fell onto the ground. Naruto avoided his falling hand, and jumped away. "I guess he wasn't as tough as he claimed."

Naruto then walked over to his sword. Picking it up he turned around to finish the job. To his shock when the man was inches away from touching his left hand. "He already dispelled it!"

YAKUMO AND SAI vs ORANGE HAIRED ANBU

Sai dashed through the trees as quickly as possible, "We're almost here…."

He then appeared in the middle of the clearing, and he threw a kunai with an explosive note right into the air. The note exploded signaling Yakumo. Yakumo jumped out of the tree with her genjutsu set, "Sai, are you ready?"

Then appeared the other man. He then formed a hand seal.

"Yakumo-" Sai didn't finish because his body suddenly jerked and he raced toward Yakumo. Yakumo was shocked, and allowed Sai to cut her across the cheek with a kunai, "Sai! What's the big deal!"

Sai didn't say anything as he pressed the attack. Yakumo then looked over to the ANBU and noticed that he was slumped against the tree, "He used the mind-transfer jutsu…."

Yakumo having let her guard down slipped, and fell right one her back. Yakumo watched in horror as the kunai came closer and closer. She closed her eyes waiting for everything to end, "Is this the end?"

Yakumo could hear her own heartbeat racing at a hundred miles per hour, but time passed and the final blow never came. Slowly reopening her eyes she saw that the kunai was inches away from her eye. Rolling to the side she watched as every single muscle in Sai's body was tight. Like he was trying to resist, "Come on Sai! You can do it!"

Sai watched from his own mind as he struggled to gain control of his body, "There's only one way I'm gonna break out of this…."

The man whispered in Sai's own mind, "Give up kid, your gonna die too….might as well make this girl's death painless."

Sai slowly begun to move the kunai directly in front of his stomach, "You should know, Fū, I won't allow my comrades to die so easily."

Sai then procceded with the little control to stab the kunai right into his stomach. Fū released the jutsu, and woke up clutching his stomach too. He clutched his stomach in pains, as blood begun to ooze out.

Yakumo ran over to Sai and pulled the kunai, "Sai!"

Sai coughed up some blood,and he clutched his stomach, "Yakumo...start the genjutsu, I'll be fine I missed any vital organs. Hurry."

Yakumo nodded and retrieved her scroll and flashed through a long series of hand seals. Fū stood up and tried to get out of there. Though before he could Yakumo yelled out, "Too late to run! Demonic Illusion: Sea of Lava Jutsu

Fū's eyes widen and suddenly the world went dark.

GENJUTSU

Fū woke up, and all around was molten rock. As he peered through the cracks he could see the lava underneath. As he looked around he noticed that everywhere he looked, there was just pieces of rock floating in the lava. Then suddenly he felt the rock below sink a little. He then tried to jump away, but his wound denied him from moving. Following onto his knees he suddenly felt some lava splash onto his hand.

His closed his eyes in pain, as the lava melted through his skin right into the bone. Suddenly more lava begun to splash all over yelled in pain until he was completely devoured by the lava.

Yakumo Sai and ANBU Fū

Yakumo was breathing hard as she saw the genjutsu take place. She slowly watched as the man's skin slowly crisp up until the bone showed. She turned to her side, and puked.

Wiping her mouth, she walked over to Sai. Pulling out some medical supplies she begun to fix him up. Covering his stomach in bandages he gave Sai a blood pill, "You're losing too much blood. Here take a blood pill."

Sai just nodded and took the pill. He heard Yakumo say few more things before he collapsed.

Yakumo watched him slip into an unconscious state. She sighed, and picked him up, "We need to get back with Naruto."

Though before she left she grabbed a pair of kunai with paper bombs and chucked them at Fū's barely alive body.

Naruto and Torune

Naruto shunshined away, and allowed Torune to barely touch his sleeve. Naruto grabbed his sword, and cut off the sleeve of his left arm. He watched as the cut sleeve turned all purple, "To close..."

Naruto looks up again, and notices Torune speeding onto him. Naruto wielded some hand signs, "Hidden Mist Jutsu"

Torune stopped running as he noticed a mist appear around him. Naruto resealed his sword, and unsealed the executioner blade, "I can't allow him to touch me...I need to strike from the mist and them take him out."

Naruto then shunshined into the mist.

Torune looked right, left, behind, and in front. Looking all around he begun to feel the heat of the battle, I can't believe this kid was able to copy the Hidden Mist Jutsu. I can't allow him to trap me so easily."

Torune ripped of his jacket, and left himself shirtless. Forming the ram seal, his body slowly begun turning to a purplish color. He then grabbed a kunai, and got ready for an attack.

Then it came, turning to his right he watched as a giant blade fell upon him. He put up his kunai to defend but it was easily cut in half. Jumping back he avoided the blow.

Naruto was gonna go for a follow up kick, but his Sharingan was able to notice the change in his skin, "He's wearing an armor of sorts...I can't touch him directly or it will be all over,"

Naruto then grabbed the executioner's blade and charged his lightning chakra in it. He then threw the sword at Torune. Torune didn't even move as the blade landed to his right. "Terrible aim..."

Naruto didn't say anything as he flashed through some hand seals, "Water Release: Water Pond Jutsu."

Naruto then shot tons of water toward Torune. Torunes eyes widen realizing his plan. He tried to jump but suddenly he felt his feet unable to move. He then eyed the sword, and noticed it was perfectly lined in a crack, that met his feet, "He purposely allowed the sword to miss, so he could use the lightning chakra to send a shock through my nervous system. Disabling my feet from moving...this kid"

The water stormed Torune and the lightning blade as Naruto jumped into the air. Torune was electrocuted, and he slumped onto the ground. Naruto jumped on the edge of the blade, and pulled it while standing on the handle. Pulling it out he used his momentum to launch himself into a tree branch, "That was too easy"

He cleared the mist, and jumped higher into the trees. Deactivating his Sharingan he gave himself a second to breath. Then he felt someone coming from behind, turning around he saw Yakumo carrying an injured Sai. Naruto rushed toward her, "What happened?"

"The guy we were facing was from the Yamanaka clan. Sai stabbed himself in order to disable him, while I cast a genjutsu" replied Yakumo as she set Sai on the branch. Naruto noticed the blood slightly staining the bandage, "How bad is it?"

"It isn't infected,he just won't stop bleeding." said Yakumo. Naruto took off the bandages, and looked at the wound, "I think I might be able to at least stop the bleeding."

"How?" asked Yakumo

Naruto signed a few hand seals, and placed his arms above the wound. They then glowed green, as Naruto's expression went into total concentration, " I know enough Medical Ninjutsu to stop the bleeding. Grandma Tsunade taught me the I won't be able to completely heal his wound."

Yakumo watched as Naruto continued to slowly stop the bleeding. Then suddenly he stopped, and took a deep breath, "Okay...that should do for now. We should give him a blood pill once he wakes up."

"I gave him one before he collapsed." said Yakumo as she too felt tired, " I didn't think the chunin exams would have us fighting ANBU, this is just ridiculous."

Naruto nodded, "We got lucky they underestimated us. We shoul-"

Naruto suddenly heard the sound of Kunai cutting through the air. Turning to his side, he noticed that Torune was still alive. He dodged the first kunai, and the second one struck him right in the arm. "Yakumo grab Sai!"

Naruto pulled out the kunai, and he suddenly felt his arm go looked down, and noticed the bugs where attached to the kunai. Naruto's whole right arm was slowly beginning to get covered in purple. His body suddenly felt numb as he fell to his ANBU man walked closer to him, "Give up the boy, or else I won't extract the poison. No one in this world has the antidote to cure the poison. You'll die a painful death."

Naruto was ignoring every single thing as he examined the bugs, "They don't inject poison, the bugs themselves are the poison. I just have to kill all of them ,or get rid of them. Though their so small it would be almost impossible to get rid of them all."

Naruto looked up at the man, "Never…..Yakumo run..."

Yakumo had Sai on her shoulders as she was standing on a branch away. "Give me the boy, and I'll spare this kid."

Yakumo just stared down the other man, "What do I do? Naruto and Sai would both want to sacrifice themselves so the other would live...This is so difficult, and I'm too tired to cast another genjutsu."

Naruto stared down the poison, as he tried to come up for a solution. He watched as the bugs made their way to his shoulder, when it hit him.

Naruto closed his right eye, and reopened it. "Kamui"

Naruto then warped away the bugs attached to his arm. It's working!

Torune then attacked Yakumo, as he tried to get a grasp of Sai. Yakumo jumped away, and with her left arm pulled out a kunai. Exchanging a few strikes, Yakumo jumped onto a giant tree, and begun to run around the base. Reaching the other side she slid down the base of the tree, and right into an opening. She made her way to the other side, and placed Sai against a tree.

Turning around she got into a position to defend her self. Then out of nowhere the man appeared before her. Yakumo and Torune stared each other down. Then Yakumo pulled out some shuriken and threw them at Torune, Shadow Shuriken Jutsu,

The five shuriken she threw turned into twenty, Torune jumped straight in the air where she flashed through some hand signs, Naruto isn't the only one who can use this Jutsu, Fire Release: Fire Ball Jutsu.

A giant fireball erupted from Yakumo's mouth as Torune was unable to dodge. The fireball destroyed the top of three tree tops. Yakumo looked around looking for him, when suddenly she turned around noticed he had shunshined behind her. She watched in slow motion as Torune was yards away from touching Sai. Yakumo was about to scream Sai's name, when she remembered he was unconscious.

She raced after him, but she knew she wouldn't get there in time. Then suddenly the air around Sai begun to distort. Her eyes widen, when she realized Naruto was using that Jutsu, " Naruto!"

Naruto finished warping the last bug. Catching his breath he then warped himself away.

He suddenly appeared in front of Sai, and turned around. He heard Yakumo's scream as he stared down Toruno. As Torune was running toward him, "How did you get rid of the poison"

"Like I would tell you."

Torune was then just inches away, They both glared each other down, and then Naruto's eyes warped into an eight rounded star. Time seemed to stop for Naruto as he stood there. "If I kill him I won't be able to get any evidence , I can't allow Danzo to keep targeting Sai…..I won't allow something like that to happen again…."

Naruto's mind flashed to the incident of Shisui's death, "NEVER AGAIN! TSUKUYOMI!"

Torune was just inches away, until he made the mistake of looking into his eyes, "These eye….what are they?"

Then suddenly everything froze. He stopped running as he looked around, and when he looked up. All he could see was a red moon, and on that moon was the same 8 rounded star he had just seen. Then suddenly his body was tied to a tree. The forest disappeared, and he was standing there tied to the only tree left.

As Torune looked around he begun to worry, "What's going on? Not even my bugs can pierce this genjutsu for me….What is this?"

Then the red headed boy from before appeared before him, "You are now stuck in my genjutsu, in this genjutsu I control space and the precipitation of time. You might of noticed your bugs can't pierce this genjutsu? That is because when a day passes in here, only a second passes in the real world."

Torune looked horrified at the kid, "That's impossible! There's no way that's true!"

Naruto shook his head, "But it is, this is the power of Tsukuyomi, for the next 24 hours you are now my prisoner."

Naruto stabbed him right through the stomach, and Torune gritted his teeth. Then 5 more Naruto's appeared around him. Then for the next hour they continued to stab him again and again. "Only 22 hours and 59 minutes to go…."

Torune couldn't believe it, even after all his training in Root, this was the worst thing to ever happen to him, "Why don't you just kill me? What do you want?"

Naruto stabbed him again, "I thought you won't ask."

Pulling out the sword, he stopped the others too, "Its quite simple I want to know who sent you. You're gonna tell me, one way or another."

Torune didn't say anything, and Naruto shrug as he signaled the others to keep going. All you could hear was Torune's screams throughout the genjutsu. "Quite impressive only ten minutes left, but that's all I need."

Torune didn't reply as he could barely manage to speak, "As I told you, I control space here, so I can force you to talk."

Naruto rose his right arm, and formed a one handed seal, "So Talk."

Torune felt his whole body jerk forward, "Lord Danzo set us to eliminate Sai. Sai was proving to be a traitor by not completely his mission to the letter. We also had second orders, if you were to interfere to steal your eyes."

Naruto sighed, "That's all I needed to know."

Torune stopped running in mid air and slumped forward, and fell straight into unconscious. Naruto fell to his knees, and took heavy breathes. He clutched his eyes, "That was so exhausting…."

Yakumo stopped running as she watched the events unfold in front of her. She walked over to Torune's body, and was gonna check for a pulse, when Naruto grabbed her hand. "Stop, his armor is still active. If you touch just one of those bugs, you're good as dead."

Yakumo nodded, "What happened?"

Naruto took a heavy breath again, and deactivated his sharingan, "I caught him under a genjutsu….I was able to find out, that it was indeed Danzo who sent them."

Yakumo looked a bit confused, "I thought we already knew that?"

Naruto shook his head, "Yeah, but we have no evidence. I was able to make him confess, but I doubt that would be enough to convict him, since he's probably dead from the mental stress. I just did it, so I can make sure it was him."

Yakumo just nodded, and looked over at Sai. Walking over she picked him up, "Let's go."

Naruto nodded. He then pulled out some paper bombs, and threw them onto his body. The huge explosion finally killed Torune. Yakumo looked over at Naruto, "I thought we needed evidence against Danzo."

Naruto nodded, "He's too loyal, he would never give up Danzo. No matter what happens to him. The only reason I got him to confess was because of the genjutsu, as well they probably have cursed seals, that unable him to talk."

Yakumo looked over at Naruto, and finally noticed how exhausted he was. "We need to find somewhere to rest…"

Naruto nodded, "Yeah lets go…."

TEAM 7

Sasuke stared down the women in front of them. He was breathing a bit heavy, as he watched the women start to peel her skin off.

Sasuke was mortified, "Why doesn't she die? That fire jutsu should've burnt her to crisp."

Sasuke looked over to the rest of his team, and gazed at a knocked out Mito and Sakura trying to heal her. "Mito had been taken out so easily by that weird finger jutsu, and Sakura isn't exactly the fighting type."

Taking his attention back to the women, he watched as a new body appeared, "Ku-Ku-Ku Sasuke, you have surely grown, but not enough. You still got ways to go before you catch up to Itachi."

Sasuke gritted his teeth, "What do you want?"

Orochimaru chuckled, "I'm Orochimaru, and you'll find out soon enough. Though for now I'll leave you a parting gift."

Suddenly his neck extended, and went flying toward Sasuke. Sasuke having been caught of guard was bit right in the neck. He yelled in pain, and suddenly a mark appeared on his neck. He slumped forward, and fell onto the tree branch.

Orochimaru laughed, and disappeared.

Sakura grabbed both Sasuke and Mito, and fled the scene.

OUTSIDE OF CHUNIN EXAMS:

Anko was sitting at the entrance of the exam, enjoying some dango. When suddenly she felt the air behind her shift. "What do you want?"

The ANBU spoke, "We found some bodies…."

Anko chuckled, "What's new?"

ANBU shook his head, "This is different."

"What do you mean? Different?"

"Come take a look." replied the ANBU as he disappeared. Anko sighed, and disappeared.

Anko appeared in front of a group of ANBU were 3 bodies stood. As she went over to them, she suddenly felt overwhelmed, "There's no way…."

Another ANBU spoke up, "I know, never seen anything like it. I mean there faces….are gone."

Anko shook her head, "That's not it! Notify the Fourth Hokage immediately! Make sure no one enters or leaves the Forest of Death. I repeat no one! I'm going in."

"What's going on?" asked on of the ANBU. The ANBU that notified Anko spoke up, "Its what I feared. It's Orochimaru of the Sanin, isn't it?"

Anko nodded, "Come on we can't allow him to escape! Move!"

The other two ANBU nodded, and disappeared. Anko then ran into the forest, "What are you doing here?"

The Fourth Hokage was talking with his wife in his office, "What do you want me to do?"

Kushina crossed her arms, "I want you to do more of an effort. He's your son you know."

"I know, but I don't know what to do. Naruto is just so different….I don't know how to connect with him." spoke Minato as he ran his fingers through his hair.

"I'm not having any of it. I've been telling you for months, but you keep giving the same response. Why don't you work on creating a jutsu with him?" asked Kushina. Minato sighed, "He doesn't want me to teach him."

Kushina grabbed Minato by the collar, "I'm not saying to teach him, but work with him. As I said work with him in 'creating a jutsu'. Help him invent something new. He loves to do that. You can't teach him anything he already doesn't know. We both know that."

Minato didn't resist, and a lightbulb went off in his head, "Kushina...that's brilliant! Then we could actually spend time together."

Kushina let him go and let out a big grin, "I know! So are you in?"

Minato nodded, "Yeah, Yeah. So Kushina how are you holding up? You've been sick the last couple of days."

Kushina nodded, "Yeah, I know. I might go to the doctor. I've been feeling so sick of my stomach."

Minato sighed, "I'm glad you didn't return to active duty, I know you want too, but its been a hard couple of years."

Kushina eyed her husband, "What do you mean?"

Minato shook his head, 'The Uchiha Massacre….I feel like I could of done more, but….."

Kushina sat back into her chair, "There wasn't anything you could do sweetie, I mean I didn't even see Itachi's betrayal coming. He was always….so committed to protecting the leaf. I still find it hard to believe he did it."

Minato closed his eyes, "I'm sorry Itachi….."

Then suddenly an ANBU appeared in front of them, 'Sir!"

Minato and Kushina were taken by surprise, "What is it?"

"One of Orochimaru's jutsus, was spotted outside of the Forest of Death. We have reason to belive that he has infilitraited the exams."

Minato stood up, "What? How long ago was this?"

"Just a few minutes ago sir."

Minato looked over at Kushina and saw how frighten she looked, "Naruto….Mito."

"Let's go, Kushina continue your day like normal. I don't want to scare anyone, unless its absolutely true."

Kushina nodded, and Minato and the ANBU disappeared. Kushina looked at the family picture on Minato's desk, "Please be alright Naruto and Mito."

Haruka walked down the street with her older cousins. Ken know being 11 felt like he should be taking care of them. "Alright Katashi, Daichi, and Haruka, since neither Sasuke and Naruto won't be around for a while. As well Aiko just became a genin, I will be looking after you guys."

Katashi snorted, "What makes you think we're gonna listen to an idiot like you?"

Ken eye's twitch, "Shut up Katashi! You're always so stuck up! You think you're better than everyone else!"

Katashi snorted again, "Not everyone else. Just you!"

Haruka sighed, and looked down at 5 year old Daichi, "I guess while they fight, I'll be looking after you. You want to go back home Daichi?"

Daichi shook his head, "I don't care, where ever you guys want to go. I'm kind of sick staying home all day, but I'm kind of scared of entering the academy next year."

Haruka grinned, "It's not that scary Daichi! Its actually pretty fun, you should meet all my friends sometime."

Ken then stopped fighting with Katashi, "Yeah Daichi you shouldn't be scared. The academy isn't half bad."

Katashi sighed, "For once the dobe's right, the academy is actually a great time. If you don't include the history lessons."

The three academy students shivered for a second. Daich shrug his shoulders, "I don't know…."

Haruka grabbed Daichi by the hand, "Don't worry about it know Daichi, you still have a year before you go. Lets go get some ice-cream!"

The three boys sweatdropped, as they followed behind the ice-cream addicted girl. They never did notice the crow watching them from the shadows.