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"Yume get out of there!" Shisui called out. She ignored those shouts as she concentrated her flames into Rai and Jin. At her lack of response both Itachi and Shisui frowned and began to form the handsigns of the fireball jutsu.

"Elettrico…"

Chunin Exams Part 2 Cont.

"Elettrico…"Yume began to say as she focused her lightning flames into both weapons, lighting brighter and brighter as the pinchers drew even closer. "Fascio!" Two large greenish white beams, with sparks of lightning circling around it, shot from Rai and Jin at both giant scorpions.

"Fire Release: Great Fireball Jutsu!" Both Itachi and Shisui yelled as they released two large fireballs, Itachi towards the one to the left and Shisui to the right. The two giant scorpions then stopped moving and as the fell onto the ground they made a loud noise. All in all, by the time they were back on the ground the scorpions were electrocuted and burned to a crisp.

Both boys then turned to look at Yume, earlier they didn't really have much time to think about what she had done. "Yume-chan what the hell were you thinking?" Shisui asked exasperatedly as he gave her a look, despite his usual cheerful face. "You could have gotten seriously hurt."

"But I didn't and I know what I was doing. I haven't been training this long for nothing Shisui-kun." She shot back as she gave him a blank gaze. Itachi frowned and turned to look at the two corpses of the giant scorpion left.

"You...you..ugh. You never tell us anything." Shisui muttered dejectedly. Yume sighed as she shook her head. "I'm sorry ok? I just didn't have time to explain, plus I couldn't let you all do everything by yourselves. "

"Yume-san…" Itachi began to ask as he turned to look back at her."That jutsu...what was it exactly?" He then noted the two guns in her hand. "And what are those?"

"Huh? Oh, hey!" Shisui exclaimed in wonder. "I've never seen anything like it before. What are they?"

"Ah…you mean Rai and Jin." Yume said and they gave her puzzled looks. She blushed slightly, when she explained. "That's the names I gave them. Um...how should I put this? Hm." She looked up in thought. "Well they're weapons designed specifically for me. My family made them for me."

"How do they work? And more importantly how did they give them to you? I thought you didn't know where they were?" Shisui asked his eyes narrowing, and looking at her suspiciously for a moment. Itachi frowning at those questions and wondering the same.

She sighed. 'This is exactly why I didn't want to use them till later. Gives me more time to avoid these questions.'

"I don't know where they are, that is the truth. As for how I got them and how they work…" She took out both vongola boxes. "I got them from this green box. I've had them ever since I arrived in Konoha. They were given to me by my family."

Itachi looked at the boxes curiously. "They are like summoning scrolls?" He asked and she nodded. "Sort of, but not exactly."

"What do you mean?" Itachi asked.

"Well, for one they are only able to hold one thing or two I suppose in this case. Meaning I can't store anything other than Rai and Jin in their box." At that Itachi raised his eyebrow. "How is that?"

"I don't know." She shrugged. " However the box is also affected by the type of fl- energy I focus into it. I used lightning to activate and use them." She explained thankful that both Shisui and Itachi didn't catch the slight slip up in the beginning.

"What about the other one?" Shisui asked as he pointed to the white box.

"I don't know, still haven't figured what elements match it yet, nor do I know if I could manage to use them at the moment." She said truthfully, because she still wasn't sure which elements would equate to the snow flames required to open that box. Nor did she know if she had the elements that could be used to provide a plausible answer for using them.

"Hm. I see…" Shisui said in thought as Itachi continued looking at the boxes once more. "Well...what else can you tell us about Rai and Jin?" Yume gave Shisui an annoyed look.

"Okay, but not everything. I don't want to give everything away since it's possible we might end up fighting against each other later on. Either way, if we do or don't I'll explain the other things later on."

"Well the attack I used right now required that I focus the element of lightning into them. By concentrating I got to store enough and fired a large lightning beam at them. These weapons use the energy for attacks, so without out that it's somewhat useless. Unless you use to knock someone out. Also it's mainly used as a long range weapon but can be used up close as well." She said and as an after thought added.. "I can also make it so I don't have to shoot such a large amount either."

"Ah speaking of which. Didn't using all that much chakra drain you?" Shisui asked. Yume shook her head. "Sort of. Although it's highly unlikely I'll be able to use it for a while. The force of the beams kinda takes a toll on my arms." She admitted as she rolled her arms in a circular motion. Both Itachi and Shisui frowned at that but didn't comment on it. Yume then put away Rai and Jin in their box and they went back in a white with a pale green light into the box.

"We should be going now. The beams will have attracted attention from other teams and might decide to get rid of us here and now. Not to mention we've wasted enough time as it is here when I was explaining."

"Right." They both said and began to run again. As they ran Shisui couldn't help but to ask something that he had begun to wonder. "Hey, Yume?"

"Hm?"

"Why didn't you just jump and shoot your beams from there? It could have been safer." He asked and gave her a look as they ran with her to his left, while Itachi watched them from the corner of his eye as he was in front of them. Yume gave him a look and said dryly. "And have a risk that it might collapse the ground and have us fall? Yeah, as if I would want that to happen."

"Oh, that's true...heh well I guess you're training hasn't been for nothing. Look at the type of attack you can use now." He said cheerfully while she rolled her eyes.

'Truthfully, I have been capable of using an attack like that before. Except that I lost all that training that it required to get there when I arrived in this world.'She thought to herself and frowned when she noticed faint chakra signatures heading their way.

"Itachi-kun, Shisui-kun, we have company." She said. "One squad heading our way from South-East of us." Itachi gave her a nod, and Shisui turned his head slightly in that direction.

"I don't see them yet, they must still be a ways behind." Shisui muttered.

"Shisui, Yume-san, we'll keep running forward however, be prepared to engage battle." Itachi stated. He narrowed his eyes slightly, and began to think of the possibility of outrunning them, and if that didn't work, a way for them to win the confrontation without killing them.

"Hai!" Both Shisui and Yume responded. As they continued to run Yume sensed that they were drawing nearer. "They're approaching us, they should be visible in about a minute or two, in attacking range in about three."

"It seems we won't be able to avoid confrontation." Itachi murmured. "We will continue going on ahead, if we stop they will get suspicious. Be alert and ready to dodge any attacks."

"Right!"

"Of course Itachi-Chan!"

Exactly as she had predicted in three minutes they were within attacking distance kunai and Shuriken flew past them. However they were ready for that and jumped out of the way. Yume and Shisui already with a kunai in hand and Itachi threw two shuriken back to block two more incoming projectiles.

"Well, well. Seems like the kiddies were able to block that." A smooth, rather feminine voice said. As Yume took a good look at them she noted that the one who spoke was a rather tall, ash blonde haired, with tanned skin and a condescending look in her green eyed gaze. The two behind her were male. Both had very dark hair, and also had dark eyes and a tan skin tone. Although those features were the same they looked a bit different, for one had long hair tied in a ponytail, and had three scars on his neck, and was smaller in height than his companion. The other was taller and had a broader physique with short hair. It was unlikely they were twins but possibly related. Yume didn't pay attention to their clothing and looked at the forehead protectors and saw that they were Suna shinobi. "Doesn't surprise me, but now I wonder which of these three kiddies fired that attack from earlier. It's doubtful it was the small female runt but the other two...Uchiha shinobi. Now they could have."

'Oh so just because I'm small and a female child you don't think I'm capable!' Her eyebrow twitched in annoyance. 'Che. I know quite a few 'runts' that could kick your ass.' She thought as images or Reborn, Lal Mirch, Colonello, Fran and Lambo entered her mind. 'Eh well, Fran and Lambo would probably annoy her before doing that though.'

Shisui seemed insulted on her behalf when she referred to Yume as a runt. However, before he could say anything Yume spoke, in a cold tone he had never heard her speak before. "What is it you want with us?"

"Eh? Seems the runt has some spunk to her." The female sneered. "And isn't it obvious? We're here to take you down!" She jumped forward and launched both kunai and shuriken towards them. "Gin, Shura, you take your pick of the two kiddies. I'm taking care of the oldest Uchiha!"

"Alright." One of them said, the one with longer hair heading towards Yume's direction, while the other headed towards Itachi.

When she landed on the ground Yume dodge a kick going for her side and responded with left hand kick of her own only to be blocked by the guys knee. 'He's good..' She thought but she ended up smirking. 'But I've known better.' With her kunai went to attack his arm, trying to make him block it. He did and she smirked, the male shinobi frowned as she smirked. She kept on going on the offensive with strikes that he kept on blocking. Making sure to hit some places here and there with her hand on his arms and legs. However he did get some good kicks and jabs here and there and it hurt.

'Perfect just where I want you.' She thought as she jumped back slightly, quickly opening the flasks of water for her jutsus and made a few quick hand seals.

"Water Release: Water Sphere!" A large but not too large, amount of water formed into a sphere around the ninja's head. It was a D-rank Jutsu derived from the Water Prison Technique. The ninja tried to jump out of the sphere but found out he couldn't. "You can't move, your arms and legs are paralyzed. While we were fighting I had been discreetly been using a bit of lightning chakra on your legs. The paralysis won't last long but it'll be enough for you to pass out." True to her word in a matter of a few seconds he passed out and she released her jutsu returning the water back to the flasks. She then tied him up with some ninja wire and turned to look at her teammates, she had been aware of incoming projectiles and if one of the opponents would be headed towards her.

She saw that Itachi was already done with his opponent and had tied him up as well. It was clear to see that he had a similar idea of not killing off their opponents, but he too look a bit tousled from the fight. 'It must be because of the amount of chakra he used earlier when fighting those giant scorpions.' She thought and frowned. 'And if he's tired Shisui will be too. But Shisui doesn't rely too much on jutsu's though instead…'She turned her gaze towards Shisui and what she saw confirmed her thoughts. He was weathering down his opponent, Shisui was quick, and planted quick and swift attacks, which the female he was fighting good but not good enough. Soon Shisui had tired her enough to knock her out with a strike to her neck striking some nerves. She couldn't exactly recall what those nerves were called but it effectively knocked her out.

"Yume, Shisui bring them over here. We'll tie them up again." Itachi said and both did as he told them to, and soon tied them up. They then again began to move forward, albeit at a much slower pace than before.

"I don't think we should light a fire. You never know who or what it might attract." Yume said as she sat down on a rock. It was already late and thankfully they didn't run into anymore shinobi. However, they still ran into some quicksand, and another scorpion. That was such a pain again.

She stretched her sore limbs and watched as Itachi, sat down on a rock beside her."Yeah, true. Hey Yume, I still have some more questions about earlier." Shisui said he got in front of her face. She gave him a deadpan look, and shrugged.

"Okay, what are they?"

"Well...how much do you think you could use them?"

"Hm...not much if I fire a large attack like that again, and it's unlikely I will use them against an opponent that isn't aiming to kill us." She said as she looked up at the sky.

"So...if they are going to kill us you would?" Shisui frowned, never really having seen this side of her before.

"Yes and no, if I can help it I won't but if there's no other choice I will. Besides other than using the lightning with Rai and Jin I can also attack with it by focusing small amounts on my fingers. Not enough to kill but definitely enough to paralyze. Still that doesn't mean I shouldn't be careful."

Itachi stared at her as did Shisui and then sighed. Itachi then spoke, "Shisui, Yume I was able to get this from those Suna ninja." He showed them a scroll. "It's a small layout of the terrain close to the central tower. There are a lot of traps set, all except for the Eastern route. However, that route isn't without its set of dangers. There are naturally occurring quicksands around there so we would have to be careful." At that Yume wondered how he got that information and Shisui saw this and explained.

"He used the sharingan to put the shinobi under a genjutsu. Itachi used it, and got the information from him." Itachi nodded and looked at scroll.

"We're not that far from it but we're not following the eastern path. Tomorrow we'll go through that route by going forward and shifting slightly to the east. Unfortunately, others will probably figure it out as well. So we will have to be prepared to fight again." He said grimly, and she saw the reluctance in his eyes about the thought of fighting. Sighing she nodded her head. "Okay, and as much as I'd like to stay up, maybe we should rest now so we can get a head start tomorrow." She said and shivered slightly, compared to the scorching hot sun that had made them sweat so much earlier, it was getting very chilly now.

"We should...Okay then!" Shisui then held both Itachi and Yume close to him and they both gave him unamused looks. "We need to conserve heat and since we can't light a fire we'll huddle and sleep together. At that Yume, tilted her head a bit and sighed knowing he had a point. Ignoring the smell of sweat that they all had she opened one of her summoning scrolls and summoned the blankets she had prepared. Itachi did the same, as did shisui. Thankfully the tan colored blankets were large enough to cover them completely as they lay under. Slowly they fell asleep, ignoring the smell of their sweat. Quietly Yume said, "Goodnight Itachi-kun...Shisui-kun."

"It's almost as if they have a lock on us." Yume muttered the next day as they fought against their third team of opponents from another village. Thankfully, they hadn't gotten ambushed early in the morning and had made a good amount of progress towards the central tower. However, they soon had been attacked by another group of Suna shinobi.

They did the same thing as they had done with first team they fought yesterday for the first team. It had slowed their progress somewhat and had drained a bit of their chakra. The second team however, had been more difficult. Unfortunately, they had to be eliminated permanently. They were really focused on killing them, and they wouldn't stay down. That had slowed them down a bit more and drained them of more chakra.

Yume gritted her teeth as shuriken were thrown at her and she ducked and aimed a chakra infused kick at the male shinobi's chest. She found that made the attacks more painful. Looking at the headband she saw that they were from Suna. She then dodged kick aimed towards her head, and roundhoused kicked him in the head. The shinobi was young, around nineteen years of age she thought. Quickly she paralyzed him and struck the nerves on his neck to make him pass out.

Behind her Itachi and Shisui were holding their own against the two other males on the team. Both looking to be in their early twenties, and had very built bodies. Itachi quickly made some hand signs. "Fire release: Phoenix Sage Fire Jutsu!" He breathed out small fireballs aimed at his opponents. Shisui dodged them, his speed allowing him to, while the Suna nin seemed to have a bit of problems. That is until they used a jutsu to raise the ground around them protecting them with a rock wall.

Itachi narrowed his eyes and jumped up as did Shisui, and saw that they weren't behind the wall anymore. Yume then yelled. "They're below you two! Be careful!" Then two figures jumped up and went straight towards them, and threw shuriken. Itachi and Shisui deflected the shuriken and landed on the ground again. Yume threw some shuriken towards them and Itachi then proceeded to form the Phoenix Sage Fire Jutsu again, only this time he added shuriken to hide behind. While the Suna nin were distracted they failed to notice that Itachi and Shisui had moved away from where they had been before. It wasn't until they had looked in front of them to meet red eyes that they realised what had happened. And before they could even retaliate they fell unconscious.

Yume panted as she stared at the fallen shinobi."They...sure keep..on coming." Shisui nodded only slightly winded but still sweating all the same. Itachi wasn't panting but it was clear he was feeling the effects of the heat as well as the fight.

"Yeah…It didn't help that they seemed to be trying to pick us off and separate us."

"Well they succeeded with me.." Yume muttered as she finally regained her breath.

"Shisui,Yume, let's keep on moving ahead before they become conscious again." Itachi said, as he turned away from the fallen shinobi and looked on ahead.

"But what if they wake up."

"That is taken care of." He then pointed towards the teams scroll which was burned and cut. "They will be disqualified either way."

"Ah…" Was all she said as she regained her breath. She felt tired and the bruises she had received from Gaara, accompanied with new bruises from her fights, weren't helping.

"We'll keep moving and as soon as we're far away enough we'll take a break." Without saying anything else, he began to move forward with Shisui and Yume following him. It wasn't until an hour late that they stopped to rest. It was also around midday and the heat of the sun had increased. "We should rest up and try to regain some energy before moving forward again. We're closer to the tower and we should begin to see it today by the time the sun begins to set."

"Eh, so soon already?" Shisui asked as he stretched his arms and gave Itachi a sideways glance.

"Yes, but just because we are near doesn't mean we should relax. There is a chance that we might be ambushed." Yume stared at Itachi as he told them with his calm gaze. "Then in that case we might as well eat something." She said after a while as she took out some of the ration bars she had brought along, as well as three apples. Shisui stared at the bars dejectedly.

"Again? Oh man, do I wish we could get there already, I'm getting tired of eating this things when we have no other food." He said as he reluctantly began to open the wrapper. Yume silently agreed as she took a bite out of her bar, it was bland, and not something she'd like to eat a lot.

"It can't be helped, I'd rather not risk the fact of the scent of food catching the attention of other competitors or animals here." She said and her eyebrow twitched as she thought of the giant scorpions, still not knowing how it was biologically possible.

"Still doesn't change the fact that I don't like them." Shisui muttered as he then began to eat his apple. Itachi merely shook his head and smiled slightly as he saw them interacting. Quietly eating, the ration bar and apple, while Shisui then began to bug Yume.

By the time they arrived at the central tower it was really late, and they looked like they had been run ragged. They had encountered another giant scorpion, and it had been slightly larger than the ones they had fought before, as well as stronger. She had to use Rai and Jin again, and as they had done with the first two scorpions, electrocuted and burnt the thing till it hit the ground. Then they had been caught in some quicksand and they had managed to get out somehow. Luckily they hadn't run into another team but they had encountered some very well laid out traps. It had been troubling to not get hurt from the mines hidden in the ground, pits with spikes on the bottom, and so on.

As Itachi handed his scroll to one of the guards near the entrance of the tower, Yume saw that it was made of the same material as most of the buildings in Suna. It was very large too. Her gaze then moved towards the guards and noted they had a slightly surprised look in them. 'Do they honestly believe we are weak?' Yume thought annoyed.

As the guard checked their scroll, he saw that it was unopened, and hardly had any damage to it. He looked to his companion who nodded at him. He then looked back at the two children and teenager from Konoha and cleared his throat. "I'm sure it doesn't need to be said, but you've passed the second part of the exams. By you are the fourth team to arrive, and by the end of the day tomorrow you will receive further information on what will happen next. Until then you will have a room, one per team and what you do until then will not be our problem. From here until the next portion of the exams you are forbidden to engage in a fight. Is that understood" He stated tonelessly as the three nodded. Yume was surprised they were the fourth ones to arrive, "Then follow me." With that said, they did as they were told. Eventually they reached a room on the second floor with a wooden door.

"This will be your room, Dinner has already finished so you will have to wait for breakfast tomorrow. It will be served at eight, no sooner or later than that. If you miss it, you will have to wait for lunch." He stated not even giving them a second glance as he left.

'Well they certainly don't appear to be the coddling type.' Yume thought as she turned to look at Shisui and Itachi. They hadn't bothered speaking as they were being led to their room and now that they were alone. "Well...we made it." She said quietly as she gave both Itachi and Shisui a slight grin. 'Alive and in one piece too.' She added in her mind.

At that Shisui grinned. "Of course we did, did you have any doubts?" Yume rolled her eyes and gave him a slight glare as he ruffled her hair. "Will you stop doing that?"

"Nope." Was all he said as she huffed and opened the door to their room. As she went inside with Shisui pestering her she didn't see that Itachi was watching them with an amused look in his eyes. Nor did she see, that he had this thoughtful look in his eyes after he closed the door.

M:Well there you have it the last part of this round of the exams. I hope you all enjoyed reading this chapter. Although, I'm sorry if the fighting scenes weren't that good, I'm not used to writing them but I'm trying to make them as good as I can. Well, until next time everyone!