Here is the next chapter of Kitsune Brothers

"Speech"

'Thought'

"Demon/summon/demon influenced speech"

'Demon/summon thought'

Jutsu

(A/N)

Nicknames

I don't own Naruto period end of story

For the prelims I won't diverge too much from the actual manga, so if you find it boring well…sorry I'm not all that good when it comes to thinking up fight scenes. As a result of this I'm using existing ones to tell my story. I will separate the preliminary into two chapters the first five matches and the last five matches.

The preliminary part1

When Naruto heard that they had three days to recuperate his face cracked into a wide grin as he grabbed his teammates by the arms and started dragging them to the cafeteria following the signs in order to go in the right direction. "First thing's first; let's get something decent to eat."

Hinata merely giggled at her fiancé's actions as Shino tried to pull his arm out of Naruto's grasp. "Naruto let go of my arm" he said in monotone as he continued to try and yank his arm out of the blonde's grasp. There were a few snickers to be heard as they passed by various on duty ninja serving to form a frown on Shino's face as he sighed in defeat.

"Alright look at the food selection these guys have!" Naruto cheered loudly as they entered the dining area. "And there's only one other group besides us here how awesome is that?" Naruto asked cheerfully as he went to get himself some food.

Hinata giggled again "Slow down Naruto-kun the food isn't going anywhere." She admonished lightly as she skillfully pulled her hand out of his grip. Winking at Shino who stared at her hand in something akin to amazement. 'How did she do that…?' he thought curiously as he continued to try and free his hand.

"Aw…but Hinata-chan I'm hungry now!" Naruto whined loudly annoying the group who was already there.

Shino looked away from Naruto "And to think this idiot is a demon…" he mumbled inaudibly as he adjusted his glasses with his free hand. If Naruto heard him he made no motion suggesting as such.

Hinata smiled and lead the way towards the woman who was serving the food. "Can I get a number three please, and a number two for my boyfriend over there?" she motioned to Naruto who had gotten into a debate on food with Shino somehow.

The lady smiled and nodded once as she wrote down the order and posted up near the kitchen window. "What about your other teammate, the one arguing with Blondie over there?" she asked as she pointed at Shino.

Hinata shrugged "I don't know, I just know Naruto would want the number two because it has Ramen." She giggled again as her fiancé's love of the salty noodles came to mind. "Shino-kun what did you want to eat?" she called out distracting the two boys who looked ready to get into a brawl.

"Ah Hinata-san I'll have a number four please." Shino answered as he broke Naruto's grip on his collar and dusted himself off.

Hinata nodded her head and relayed his order to the lady behind the counter. "Thank you ma'am. She smiled and walked over to the table Naruto had decided to sit at. "Our food should be ready soon."

Naruto nodded happily as he pulled Hinata onto his lap "That's good to hear." He said into her ear as he began to nibble on it. "So beautiful." He murmured as he stopped nibbling and began to nuzzle her face instead.

"GAAH! Would you two tree hugging pansies just get a fucking room?" a male voice shouted in rage from their left. It turned out to be Kankuro from Suna who had shouted as he pointed an accusing finger at the two. Temari who recognized them immediately backed away from her brother as Gaara who had also recognized Naruto quietly snuck out of the room.

"What did you call me?" Naruto asked quietly his face hidden from Kankuro's sight. "Cause if you called me what I thought you called me, then I might have to hurt you, you know?"

Kankuro didn't care and repeated himself "I called you a tree hugging pansy you Fucker! Got a problem with it?" he asked with a smirk having apparently forgotten who Naruto was.

Kankuro never even got a chance to gloat as his face met Naruto's fist faster than he could blink. "You call me that again and I'll do more than punch you in the face, got it Femboy?" he asked with a hiss.

Kankuro fearfully nodded his head yes as he held his bleeding nose. "I got it." He mumbled as he backed away, before turning tail and running as if his life depended on it.

Naruto scoffed before he turned around and smiled at Hinata "Sorry about that Hinata-chan the jerk was picking a fight." His smiled lessened as he sat down a leaned his head against Hinata's "I love you Hinata." He mumbled into her hair.

Hinata smiled softly and nuzzled into Naruto's body. "I love you too Naruto." She mumbled softly as the two ate in silence Shino having finished his food and left a while ago.

The next two days were much the same as the first day they arrived; they ate, talked, and rested to their hearts content greeting the passing teams as they walked by every now and then. However, when they passed by the Oto team Naruto noticed something seemed off about the female member. "Hey Hinata-chan…doesn't something feel…off about that Oto-kunoichi?" he whispered quietly as he observed the Oto-team get their food.

Hinata paused, her food halfway to her move as she glanced up. Sighing she set the food down and took a look "Well she's walking with a limp for one possibly an injury though it doesn't look like it. She has bags under her eyes signifying lack of sleep, but then again all of the teams who had to stay out until now should look like that. Overall I don't see anything off about her."

Naruto nodded his head. "True nothing looks wrong…" he emphasized the word looks. "But I smell something off. She wreaks of man." He said as he wrinkled his nose in disgust.

Hinata tilted her head showing her confusion "Of man? What does that mean Naruto-kun?"

Naruto looked down at her and pulled her close. "It means, my dearest Hinata-chan, that she has been drenched in semen at one point or another in the forest. Not only that, but it was a large number of men as well and thus I can't identify who it was."

Hinata held her hands to her face in horror at the possibilities "You don't think she was raped do you?" she asked worriedly. Despite the fact the kunoichi worked for Orochimaru, Hinata still would not wish rape upon another woman.

Naruto shook his head in disgust. "It is a possibility. However, it could just as well have been her using her feminine charm to her advantage, after all some woman aren't afraid to use their bodies to get what they want, or need in some cases. The only thing I can say is that it didn't have anything to do with love." With that said Naruto quietly stood up and walked away as Hinata stared a little longer at the Oto-kunoichi who seemed to be fighting tears as she sat as far from her teammates as she could.

Hinata shook her head "Poor girl, it was definitely rape." She muttered as she too stood up and left the room.

When the fifth day came about the passing teams were assembled in a giant room which had a statue of a pair of hands in the tiger seal. In front of them the Sandaime Hokage stood proudly overlooking each and every one of them "Congratulations to all of you who have passed the second exam." He announced in a booming voice. "Now before I continue I would like to explain the true meaning behind these exams. 'To promote friendship among the villages' or 'To better our Shinobi' I don't want any of you to get confused. The true reason for this exam is…" he paused to take a long drag on his pipe, slowly exhaling. "This exam is…a replacement for war among the allied countries."

Naruto smirked as he clenched his hands "Heh, advertising war eh?" he said aloud with a bone chilling chuckle.

Sarutobi sighed and rubbed his head "Though not the way I would've worded it…but, yes. These exams, the third in particular, can be seen as a way of advertising each village to potential clients. Also, this sends a message to outsiders 'Our village is this strong' A country's strength is the strength of their military, the strength of their military is the strength of their soldiers, and the strength of the soldiers can only be truly witnessed in a life or death struggle."

There were a series of murmurs as the gennin looked at each other warily as if expecting to have to fight in a second's notice. However, there was a series of coughs coming from the front and everyone turned to see a sickly looking Jounin bowing in front of the Hokage. "Hokage-sama…" he coughed some more begging the question 'Is he going to be alright?' "Please allow me, Gekko Hayate, to explain the third exam."

Sarutobi nodded his head in acceptance as Hayate coughed some more. Nodding in thanks Hayate turned around to face the gennin showing them his sickly face which seemed to be nothing but skin and bones as he coughed some more. "First of all, before we begin the third exam we'll hold a preliminary round as there are too many of you." He coughed "We don't want to bore the various dignitaries that will be arriving to watch your matches." Once again he started coughing violently worrying the gennin. "Also, before we begin as of now you are acting on your own so if anyone wants to quit it won't affect your team. Are there anyone who wish to quit?"

Slowly Kabuto raised his hand "Sorry I don't think I can go on after all that fighting in the forest. Hayate nodded his head and marked the name down.

"Alright you can go." He said after a series of coughs. "Anyone else?" no one raised their hands. "Alright then, Anko could you activate the board please?" he asked politely to which Anko saluted and activated the board.

The board cycled through some names in rapid succession before it stopped on Akado Yoroi and Uchiha Sasuke "Will the two contestants named above please step forward, and can everyone else please move to the viewing are above the arena?" everyone nodded their heads and did as asked. "Uchiha Sasuke and Akado Yoroi are you ready?"

Both contestants nodded their heads as they slipped into their own stances. Hayate glanced at both of them as he raised his hand "Begin!" and he jumped away.

Yoroi's hands suddenly started glowing a bluish color as he charged Sasuke who immediately jumped back knowing that he didn't want to find out why his opponent's hands were glowing. He suddenly felt the enemy tap him and immediately noticed a sharp decrease in his Chakra. 'Shit he absorbs Chakra.' Sasuke thought as he dodged his opponent's longer reach. "Let's see you absorb this! Katon: Goukakyuu no Jutsu!" Yoroi who had been charging forward as fast as he could was too close to the blast to dodge and ended up running headlong into the giant ball of fire.

When the flame died down Yoroi was just standing there charred black "Ow…" he managed to mutter before collapsing in a heap. Everyone just stared with sweat drops freely rolling down their heads.

Quickly composing himself Hayate checked Yoroi's pulse and noted he was still alive "Akado Yoroi is unable to continue, winner: Uchiha Sasuke!"

Sasuke took a calming breath and quietly walked up to where he had spotted his teammates. Hayate glanced at the young Uchiha as he walked away before turning his attention towards the display board, which had begun to cycle through names again. "Will Abumi Zaku and Aburame Shino please come down?"

Shino said nothing as he quietly walked down the stairs waving in acknowledgement as Naruto and Hinata wished him good luck. Zaku on the other hand leaped over the railing and landed in the center of the ring "Oi who is this douche bag?" he asked arrogantly as he rotated his arms.

Shino adjusted his glasses indifferently "I'll give you this one chance to give up." He said ominously as bugs began to crawl around on his jacket.

Naruto yawned loudly as the mach began "Shino is going to win easily." He muttered softly as he rubbed his eyes sleepily. "He's that guy's worst opponent."

Kiba who was standing next to him glanced up sharply "What do you mean?" he asked quickly as Akamaru barked questioningly.

"That guy, Zaku, uses these…tubes…I guess in his arms to use pressurized air, imbued with his chakra, as a weapon. Think about it, what are the Aburame famous for?" Naruto asked as he sat down and leaned against the wall.

Sakura looked at Naruto and immediately answered "The Aburame family are most famous for their use of chakra consuming beetles that they let live in their own bodies."

Kurenai smiled as she tapped her foot lightly gaining their attention "That's right Haruno-san. It's because of that, that this Zaku boy has no chance."

Zaku looked around desperately as he pointed one hand at Shino and one hand at the swarm of Kikaichuu beetles that were inching towards him from the other side. "You piece of shit! I'll end you and those damn bugs of yours! Zankuuha" However, as he called out the name of his technique his arms suddenly started expanding before exploding sending bits of flesh around Zaku as he fell to the floor unconscious.

Hayate checked Zaku's pulse before raising his arm "Winner: Aburame Shino!" There was a large round of applause as the Konoha-nin all congratulated Shino on his victory over Zaku, who was being carried off on a stretcher. His detached hand lying on top of his stomach courtesy of one of the medics.

"Good job Shino…but, did you have to blow his arm off?" Kiba asked as he covered his mouth as if about to puke. "That was gross."

Shino adjusted his glasses calmly "I had my reasons." He said mysteriously as he faced the board.

"Will Tsurugi Misumi and Kankuro please come down to the arena?" Hayate called out as he glanced at the board once more. 'No last name?' he wondered to himself as he waited patiently for the two gennin to get into place.

Misumi who wore a mask that covered the bottom half of his face calmly stood in the center of the arena "You should give up you know. Unlike Yoroi I don't go easy on my opponents even if they are little brats."

Kankuro smirked as he pulled the object off his back. "Well then…in that case I won't hold back either!" he declared arrogantly as he smirked at his opponent.

Hayate glanced at both fighters before he raised his arm "Third match Tsurugi Misumi versus Kankuro…begin!" he swung his arm downward and jumped out of the way.

Misumi wasted no time and jumped at Kankuro who hastily brought up an arm to block the obvious punch, however he was unprepared for Misumi's sudden elasticity as he wrapped himself around Kankuro holding him in place. "Give up now or I'll break your neck!"

"The one who'll die here today…is you." Kankuro said weakly as he chuckled angering the older gennin.

SNAP!

Everyone stared in either shock or indifference as Kankuro's head slumped forward the neck having been snapped. "Damn idiot…made me kill you." Misumi muttered as he began to loosen his grip.

Suddenly Kankuro's head twisted around to face him showing a peeling away face of a puppet. "Then is it my turn?" it asked in a sing song voice. "Hey if I break your bones you'll be even softer right?" he asked mockingly though he added "Although I'll go easy on your neck." As he broke Misumi's body with the strength of his puppet.

Naruto smirked "A puppeteer eh?" he asked quietly as Hinata looked at him in wonder.

"Naruto-kun what's wrong?" she asked in slight worry.

Naruto smiled down at her and kissed her forehead "Nothing is wrong Hinata-chan; Puppeteers are just rare is all."

Kiba sighed in relief "Glad I didn't have to fight him, I have no idea how to deal with something like that." He admitted as he pet Akamaru who nodded in agreement.

"This match can no longer continue; Winner: Kankuro!" Hayate announced as he waved the medics in.

"Too easy." Kankuro stated as he made his way back to his team.

"This exam has a lot of strong people in it." Sasuke stated as he leaned casually against the wall.

Kakashi nodded his head as he patted Sakura's shoulders "Good luck Sakura." He stated with an eye smile.

"Huh, what are you talking about Kakashi-sensei?" she asked having not looked at the board yet. Kakashi's smile seemed to widen as he pointed it out for her. "Oh…" she mumbled as she looked at the board which read 'Yamanaka Ino VS Haruno Sakura'

Shikamaru and Chouji who had been relatively quiet since the beginning of the exam glanced at their blonde teammate and wished her luck as she vaulted over the railing. "Come on Sakura let's see if you actually trained since the academy!" she shouted happily as if her falling out with Sakura had never happened.

Sakura merely sighed as she rubbed her forehead "Ino is too peppy for something like this." She moaned as she jumped over the railing and landed opposite of Ino. "Don't need to shout our ears off Ino." She mumbled as she rubbed her ears.

"Like you're one to talk miss 'I can break your window by screaming'!" Ino shot back with a grin as she slipped into a Taijutsu stance "Come on before we all get wrinkles!"

Hayate chuckled softly as he raised his arm "Fourth match…begin!" he shouted as he jumped out of the way.

Ino wasted no time and charged forward while adding Chakra to her legs making her faster. "I won't take it easy on you Forehead!" she shouted as she closed the distance and hit Sakura with a bone jarring uppercut before the pink haired girl even had a chance to raise her defenses. "Come on Sakura you'll have to do better than that if you want to even have a chance of winning." Ino called out as she jumped after Sakura and axe kicked her back to the ground causing the girl to land in a heap.

Neji scoffed at the two "Yamanaka is playing with her." He stated as he folded his arms.

Tenten giggled "Well what did you expect; Ino has been trying to get Sakura to train seriously since the academy. She even faked interest in the Uchiha to motivate the girl." She smiled as she watched Ino mop the floor with Sakura.

Neji said nothing as he continued to watch his arms folded over his chest arrogantly. Lee on the other hand was cheering wildly for Sakura whom he had a crush on since they met in hallways on their way to the first exam.

Sakura tried in vain to hit Ino multiple times only to be disappointed each time she failed 'Was the difference in our ability this great?' she asked herself as she felt herself being lifted off the ground from another kick.

Ino sighed and sent another kick at Sakura's head unexpressive as it made contact knocking her former friend unconscious. "I was hoping you'd have gotten stronger since the academy, Sakura." She mumbled as she turned on her heel and made her way back up to her team.

"Winner of the fourth match: Yamanaka Ino!"

"Good job Ino!" Chouji shouted as he clapped loudly for her. Shikamaru simply smiled softly as he waved at her, the action itself meaning far more then it appeared given his usual lazy attitude.

"Good work Ino-chan." Ino smiled as she turned towards the voice and rushed towards it.

"Naruto-kun, Hinata-chan! Did you see me? I've totally improved since the academy!" she shouted joyfully as she hugged her two lovers.

Naruto chuckled lightly as he rubbed her head gently "Yes Ino-chan we saw you, you did good." Hinata nodded her head as she kissed Ino's cheek causing the platinum blonde to blush as everyone else laughed.

Hayate smiled softly at the scene 'Reminds me of me and Yuugao' he thought fondly remembering his girlfriend in the ANBU black ops program. "The fifth match is about to begin will Tenten and Temari please come down?" 'Again no last names?' he thought idly as he looked at the board again.

"Tenten…she's a wind user be careful." Naruto said as she walked down the stairs.

Blushing she turned away from him and made her way to the center to face the sandy blonde haired girl from Suna. "Who does he think he is telling me how I should fight my battles?" she mumbled in an annoyed tone.

Temari grinned "Boyfriend causing you troubles?" she asked lightly causing the bun haired girl to blush.

"He's not my boyfriend!" she shouted as Hayate raised his arm. "He'd my friend's fiancé!"

"Fifth match…begin!"

Temari jumped away and smirked "If you say so…but…IT REALLY ISN'T FAIR WHY DOES KONOHA GET ALL THE GOOD LOOKING MEN?" she cried as she looked around. "IT'S REALLY IRRITATING THERE ARE MORE GOOD LOOKING MEN IN HERE THEN THERE ARE IN MY ENTIRE VILLAGE!"

The entire room fell flat on its face after they had processed what she had said. "Hormonal much?" Naruto asked as he pulled himself back into a standing position.

Baki, the Suna team's instructor glanced at Kankuro "Hey Kankuro is it that time of month for her?" he asked having not expected her to burst out like that.

Kankuro shivered "I think so…I'm getting those 'run and hide from your crazy sister vibes'." Baki just sweat dropped as Gaara muttered "idiot."

Tenten pulled herself off the ground warily "It can't be that bad can it?" she asked as she pulled out a few weapons. Quickly while her opponent was distracted she threw her Kunai at Temari with pinpoint accuracy.

Suddenly there was a gust of wind and all five missed their mark. "Boy troubles aside I have a match to win, but I expect you to listen to me after this is all over and done with, you got that?" Tenten could only stare in disbelief.

It was almost scary how fast the match ended "Tenten's weapon attacks were all rendered useless…" Neji uttered in shock as Lee stared in shock.

"She drew the worst opponent." Naruto stated as he hugged Hinata closer to his body. "Wind users are a weapon user's worst nightmare." Everyone turned towards him surprise written all over their faces. "Think about it. Temari can control wind…what does Tenten have to normally consider when throwing a weapon?"

Neji realized it first as his eyes widened. "She has to consider wind speed and direction."

"Bingo…thrown weapons are useless against her." He stated as Temari looked around.

"Tch…how boring." She muttered as Tenten lay on the tip of her fan. "Oi playboy catch!" she flung Tenten at Naruto who hastily caught her. "Don't think my chat with her is over."

Naruto stared at her then at the girl in his arms. "What the hell?"

End

Omake!

What happened to the Kumo Team?

Anko walked up to the table were most of the Jounin instructors were sitting. "Hey do any of you know where Yugito Nii is?" Yugito looked up from the she was reading over Kaskashi's shoulder.

"That's me what can I do for you?" she asked as she took a gulp of water.

"Your team never even arrived at the forest of death." The snake mistress stated as she sat down and ordered himself a plate of dango.

Kakashi looked up from his book. "Doesn't that just mean they chickened out?" he asked silently glancing over at the woman who shared his interest in literature.

"That doesn't make any sense those three would dress up as the Yondaime Hokage and dance around the Iwa borders just for kicks." Yugito closed her eyes and pondered a bit more. "Did you check the academy?" she asked.

Anko shook her head "No I didn't it was just a passing thing I noticed." She stated as she ate her food thoughtfully.

Asuma chuckled "Maybe they hid themselves in one of the classrooms and are doing the dirty right now?" he suggested with a laugh.

Anko rubbed her chin in thought "You know…I think you're right…Come on Kitty cat let's go see if your brats are dirtying up the classrooms.

"Don't call me kitty cat."

When the two Jounin arrived at the academy they silently began looking around "Hey there's a genjutsu on this door." Anko stated as she waved Yugito over. "Let's take a peek."

Quietly dispelling the genjutsu both Kunoichi cracked the door open slightly and looked inside. "Oh…wow…your girl has some serious flexibility, I'm definitely recording this." Anko pulled out a camcorder from somewhere and started filming.

Yugito sweat dropped "I guess those three were more interested in each other than the exams."

I hope everyone likes this chapter.

Anyways I moved all of the future story ideas onto my profile so if you want to see the ideas and challenges you can go there. There is also a new poll for which story I should start next after I finish Ranma's Neko Curse Redone.