Web - Mercenary of Mercenaries: Confused. How is the beginning of my story even slightly canon? Please explain, as I do not understand. Also, I fail to see how canon was originally inside my ass.

Kotoamatsukami2: 1. Your name is hard as hell to type. 2. I failed huh? 3. Are you calling yourself God? The Second one? That's not a legitimate question.

Scarease: HAHAHAHAHAHAH! Oh, you haven't even seen the beginning of it.

Wacko12: Reread chapter 1.

REVIEWS I FORGOT TO ANSWER LAST CHAPTER ARE BELOW

Ken: Yeah, still working on that.

biofan09: Naruto won't be able to match, or beat, Orochimaru for a long while, long into Shippuden, although by like, late early Shippuden he'll be a challenge for Orochimaru. By the end of my story, Sakura, Sasuke, and Naruto will be able to beat all the Sannin, yes SAKURA, Naruto, and Sasuke, and yes, ALL the Sannin.

Heron-Of-Sparta: Well actually, Kurama doesn't have a fire affinity, he's just a chakra beast in a kitsune form, hence people assume he does. By all means, Naruto has no real reason to have a fire affinity, as we know neither Minato, or Kushina did, and we don't know enough about his ancestors to see if they did, canon wise. Even in my story, the second ability Kurama is related to fire, but not true fire. As for the Avatar movie...it should burn in hell, trust me I know. Plus, I would never have any Naruto stories have fire-users, no matter how high their affinity towards it, unless it was above Tobirama level, or at least equal be able to use fire the way firebenders can. If you're looking for something similar, check out Bodyguard of Azula. It's not quite it, but it's closer than anything I'll make. As for bloodlust and hunger for battle, that will happen in Team 7, only when he's lost control. As for swordsmen, I've already stated that this will NOT be happening. I've said Naruto will not have a weapon in my story, if you don't like it, to bad. It's not happening. I have a story like that in the progress, two actually, and you'll just have to wait for them. Naruto playing mind games though, is on the way, he just hasn't reached the turning point necessary for it to happen yet, although it's close. Sasuke and Naruto will grow closer though.

DanteShindo: Aye! I am an Akuma!

LamboPita: ...Makes perfect sense actually.

Revelations! The Conquered Forest

Sarutobi Hiruzen was wise. He was a man known for many accomplishments, even being named the 'Shinobi no Kami.' He had lived through all three of the Shinobi World Wars, and was feared across the entire world, being one of the few to be labelled an SS-rank shinobi. Yet few knew of his failures, and one of them was currently in his village, and attempting to harm his Genin.

He would not stand for it.

'I realize my mistake of letting you live all those years ago Orochimaru. However, I will not make this mistake again. You will fall by my hands…my favorite student.' Hirzuen thought. He nodded to the Anbu in front of him. "Alert the village, but do not tell them who we are facing. We do not need the entire village going into a panick over this, especially as Orochimaru is strong enough to pose a threat to all of our current shinobi. In fact, he's likely stronger than all of our current shinobi, Anbu or no. Also, tell Kakashi that as soon as he is able to check Sauske Uchiha's curse mark. We do not need the boy ending up like Anko."

"What about the Jinchuriki on the loose sir?"

"Naruto's chakra has already vanished. He has already regained control over himself, as the monitors have shown. I will talk to him about his control later. Dissmissed."

The Anbu nodded, vanishing, not even leaving a puff of smoke in their wake even though the performed a jutsu. Hirzuen sighed, standing from his chair and looking out the window that showed the Forest of Death.

"Be careful…Naruto…do not engage Orochimaru…"

XxX

Anko smirked as she leapt from the tree silently, descending on her prey rapidly. She brought the kunai down, the weapon bisecting the person's head, however it quickly turned to mud. Anko cursed, glancing around, only for clapping to be heard. She turned, glaring at the man.

"Orochimaru."

"Anko-chan," Orochimaru said, leaning against a tree, his hands clasped together. "Ah, how I've missed you."

Anko snarled. "This is no time to reminisce, you're an S-class criminal, top of the most wanted list. You've got to be taken down, and it's only fitting that I'm the one to do it. 'Cause after all, you're the one who taught me everything, right…sensei?"

Orochimaru smiled. "Let's see what you've learned Anko-chan."

Anko snarled again, shooting forwards. Orochimaru smiled, leaping to meet her. They clashed midair, launching a flurry of quick, twisting movements at each other that would look equally matched to a civilian. However to a shinobi, even to a Genin, it was obvious that Orochimaru was better, and that Anko was struggling. Anko frowned, her body twisting before she brought up her leg. She brought it down, but Orochimaru raised his arm to block the blow. However, Anko's leg suddenly bent at the knee, scoring a kick on the back of the snake-Sannin's head. Orochimaru came forward slightly, to be met with a twisting punch to the face that sent him spiraling to the ground. Anko smirked as she fell, flowing through handseals.

"Katon: Gōryūka no Jutsu (Fire Release: Great Dragon Fire Technique)!"

Anko compressed a large amount of chakra in her body, her stomach puffing out a tad. However she then opened her mouth, releasing a dragon head-shaped fireball directly at Orochimaru. The flames were so high in temperature that an upward movements of air currents could be seen.

Orochimaru's insufferable smirk never left his face.

"Anko-chan…this is pathetic. Katon: Gōenka (Fire Release: Great Flame Flower)!" Orochimaru quickly kneading his chakra before converting it to fire and opened his mouth spitting out multiple balls of flame which shot upwards, directly into the dragon head-shaped fire. The two moves clashed briefly, however they each nullified each other, resulting in an explosion of flames and heat in the already hot area because of the two powerful Katon techniques.

Anko frowned as Orochiamru easily countered her technique, landing with a frown on her face. Orochimaru just smiled and moved a 'Come hither,' motion. Anko bared her fangs and shot forth. However Orochimaru was simply using her anger to get the better of her, easily avoiding her first, blind punch, and launching three of his own in several pressure points that sent her stumbling back, clutching her arms in pain.

As Anko regained feeling in her arms she glanced around, noticing the large forest fire spreading around them. Orochimaru chuckled to himself before raising an eyebrow at Anko, in joy. "Ah, Anko-san, do me another favor would you? Tell sensei to not do anything that would spoil my fun, after all, you wouldn't want leaves to burn."

Anko got the hidden message and snarled, racing forwards for all she was worth. Orochimaru just laughed before sinking into the ground.

"Get back here you bastard!"

Orochimaru's mocking laughter echoed through the area as he disappeared. Anko fell to her knees in front of the place he disappeared, tears falling from her eyes.

"Get back here…please," she mumbled, her body racking with sobs. She couldn't contain the feelings she felt from seeing him again. Joy, hatred, anger, confusion…why had he abandoned her? If he was truly planning on abandoning her then why bother training her, why bother crafting her into the next possible Snake Sage? Why? Just to hinder her?

"Why me damn it!?"

XxX

Naruto sighed as he jumped through the trees. He was alone, exhausted, and it felt as if a massive crater was affecting his chakra. All-in-all, he felt completely and utterly out of it. He badly wanted to just sit down and take a nap, but he had no chance to do so. He was in a dangerous area, for all intents and purposes this could be considered enemy territory. He couldn't take a nap when he was on his own, with enemies surrounding him. No, he needed to find his team and then make it to the tower. Only then could he rest.

But he was so tired.

"Damn it! If only I had Sasuke's Sharingan. That would be really freaking useful at the moment!"

Naruto sighed, shooting off from another over-sized tree branch before pausing as he landed on another. There it was again, a clacking sound, as if two weapons were clashing with each other. Naruto frowned, before swiftly and silently lowering himself down the tree. He glanced around before his eyes looked onto it. The battle that was happening.

There was an Oto team fighting with a Kusa team, yet it seemed the Oto team was losing.

"That's strange," Naruto mumbled. "Why is only one of them fighting? Are they using some sort of genjutsu?"

Naruto stared at the female and male Oto shinobi standing there watching as their mummy-like partner tried to fight off an entire team. The mummy-man ducked under one Kusa shinobi's punch before raising the gauntlet on his right arm, slamming his fist into the attackers chin. The mummy-like man then weaved handseals before his chest puffed up.

"Saundokai: Kyōshin-on Piāsu (Sound Release: Resonating Sound Pierce)!"

The shinobi opened his mouth and suddenly a high-pitched sound filled the air, shaking Naruto's eardrums and causing him to scream in pain, although it was not heard because the jutsu drowned it out. The Kusa ninja seemed to be badly affected, clutching their eardrums in pain before falling to the ground, unconscious and blood leaking from their ears. Naruto stumbled on the tree, losing control of his chakra for a brief moment as he fell. He cursed, his ears only hearing ringing. He fell to the ground, landing on his feet although he glared at the Oto ninja in front of him, who seemed surprised to see him.

"HEY YOU!"

The Oto ninja clutched his ears. "Why the hell are you yelling?"

Naruto saw his lips move but heard nothing. "WHAT!?"

The shinobi sighed. "Are you deaf? I said why the hell are you yelling?"

"WHAT!?"

The shinobi shook his head. "You must have gotten caught up in the blast radius of my jutsu. Oh well, a shinobi who can't hear isn't much of a shinobi. I may as well just kill you now."

The mummy-man shot forwards, cocking his right arm back. Naruto frowned, his hands already moving into handseals. However, he did not finish them in time and had to jump to avoid the attack. He cursed, the chakra being wasted. However as he landed he stumbled, clutching his eardrums.

"WHAT THE HELL!?"

The mummy-ninja shook his head. "There's no point explaining it to you. You'll never live long enough to hear me. Of course…wait…that spiky, blonde hair, those whisker marks, there's no doubting it, you're his teammate!"

Naruto tilted his head, still unable to hear. The ninja took a step backwards in fear. "If he finds out that I killed you, he'll annihilate me! I bet he's on his way as we speak!"

Naruto still had no idea what the shinobi was saying, yet he pointed behind him. "He's over there…that…that monster!"

Naruto simply shrugged at the shinobi's strange behavior and nodded, shooting towards the area he pointed too. If it was a trap he would simply have to beat everyone up. Nothing to hard…he hoped.

XxX

Sasuke glanced up as he heard a grown. He glanced at the ground, seeing a previously unconscious Sakura waking up.

"Sakura, I'm glad you're up."

"Sasuke-kun?" Sakura mumbled, slowly lifting her body. She groaned, holding her stomach. "What happened?"

"Orochimaru."

Sakura blinked, looking at the Uchiha. "I'm sorry, I think I heard you wrong, care to repeat that?" Sasuke shook his head. "It's no lie Sakura, Orochimaru of the Sannin attacked us." Sakura shook her head. "No offense Sasuke-kun, but I find that completely unrealistic. First of all we're in the Chunin Exams, how the hell would he get here? Secondly, if he really attacked us, how are we alive? You can't fight him off, no offense."

Sasuke shook his head. "None taken, because you're right. He completely dominated our fight, yet Naruto chased him off, activating that strange power he used on the Wave mission. Speaking of which, we're gonna have to ask him a few questions when we find him, he has a lot of explaining to do."

Sakura groaned, stretching. "So I'm assuming he's lost then?" Sasuke nodded. Sakura groaned. "As always."

Sasuke smirked. "Can you heal me up, I had a brief battle with a team while you were knocked out. I took some damage, but supposedly healed. But I'd like you to take a look at it anyway." Sakura nodded, her palms glowing green before she placed them over Sasuke.

"Where?"

"My ears."

Sakura nodded, placing her hands next to his ears and beginning her examination. She frowned as her hands stopped glowing, which was around three minutes after she began.

"Well, how do I begin? First off I'd have to say I'm impressed you can still hear. Whatever those ninja did to you was bad. They messed up your temporal bone, tympanic membrane, internal carotid artery, and your incus. I'm impressed you're standing actually, must people would be on the floor, hollering in pain and unable to hear. Luckily for you it's fixable, but I'm not skilled enough to do it. Only a very well trained professional, or someone like Tsunade of the Sannin could fix it."

Sasuke cursed, slamming his fist on the ground. "What are you saying?"

"I'm saying stay out of the way of anything with a loud noise for the next couple of days. If it's too loud your ear may have a negative reaction…and well…let's just say bad things would happen."

Sasuke cursed, looking up at the sky. "Damn it. So you're saying I'm a cripple?"

Sakura shook her head. "No, I'm saying you're close to being one. Now, what I want you to do is shut up, and take a rest." Sasuke shook his head. "We don't have time for that. We have to find Naruto and get out of this forest, and then get my hearing fixed." Sakura sighed, shaking her head in amusement. "Sasuke, the first two things make sense, but do you really think they'll hear your hearing? No. By all means the exam is still going on. There is no way that you will be healed until the second round is over."

Sasuke cursed, his fists clenching. "You're right…well…it's still our best bet, let's get moving." Sasuke sighed, standing, however he tensed and drew his blade as he spotted something out of the corner of his eyes. He turned on his feet, sending a small cloud of dust around in a spiral. Sakura was already facing the new arrival, senbon gripped between her fingers.

Until they saw who it was.

"Naruto!" Sakura called, racing over to him. Sasuke frowned, his stance more relaxed although he was still not so trusting.

"Sakura, wait that might not be Naruto."

Sakura paused, acknowledging the fact. "You're right…" she said. "However, I know it's him."

Sasuke raised an eyebrow. "And what does Naruto have that an impostor wouldn't." Naruto smiled. "My charming personality?" Sasuke shook his head. Naruto sighed. Sakura giggled at the action before she pointed at Naruto. "That ungodly level of chakra maybe?" Sasuke raised an eyebrow before closing his eyes and concentrating. His eyes then widened. Sure, it wasn't near as large as usual, but it was still much larger than your average Genin's. He nodded.

"Yeah, that's Naruto's all right, no other Genin could have chakra that large. Good going Sakura, I didn't know you were a sensor."

Sakura shook her head. "I'm not. Naruto's chakra control is just so bad that it's easy to tell how much he has."

Naruto blanched. "I feel like you two don't appreciate me all of a sudden." Sakura giggled, shaking her head. "Not at all. But you have a few questions that you need to answer." Naruto raised an eyebrow. Sasuke nodded. "I couldn't agree more."

He sighed, walking towards the tree Sakura and Sasuke were near. He sat down patiently and looked up at the duo, who were standing over him. "What do you want to know? You guys are right, I've been hiding stuff from you…it's time I come clean. Both of you deserve that much trust."

Sasuke turned to Sakura. "You first." Sakura nodded. "Well, I personally just want to know what you were doing when you were by yourself."

Naruto nodded. "Well then, once I started chasing Orochimaru I began to gain on him. However, the slippery bastard vanished all of a sudden and I lost him. Then I found Gaara, who turns out to be a Jinchuriki, which sucks, meaning I had to fight and escape from him. I drew on two tails worth of power from my little 'resident', and escaped luckily. I managed to find a team, however they were liquefied by Gaara, so I couldn't do anything useful there. Gaara then left. I scoured around for a while before finding a team that was really good with sound. They made me temporarily deaf, but they directed me over here, in summary."

Sakura nodded, although she noticed some of the more vague things in his story. "Who is this resident?"

"That's what I want to know." Sasuke said. "Anko came after you chased after Orochimaru. She said you were a Jinchuriki…what is that?"

Naruto sighed. "I might be a Jinchuriki but even I don't know all of those answers. But, I'll tell you what I do know. First off, a Jinchuriki means, "Power of Human Sacrifice." There can only be nine of us in existence, and we all have immense chakra reserves, larger than Kages, and we can grow them by the normal means as well. Now, a Jinchuriki isn't just some thing that comes across once in a generation, no they are made one."

"Made one?" his two teammates asked at the same time.

Naruto nodded. "You see, Jinchruriki are humans that have had a tailed beast sealed inside of them, either the Ichibi, Nibi, Sanbi, Yonbi, Gobi, Rokubi, Nanabi, Hachibi, or Kyuubi."

Sasuke's eyes widened. "The Legendary Chakra Monsters…"

Naruto nodded. "What do you remember when learning about the tailed beasts in the academy?"

Sakura thought, puzzled. "They can't die…they would just be reincarnated. They have a near limitless amount of chakra, an amount no regular human can match, um…they're sealed into people…" she stopped.

Naruto nodded. "Yes, all correct. However, the academy doesn't tell you what those people are called. Well, they are called Jinchuriki. And I have the most powerful of the nine…the Kyuubi…sealed inside of me. That crimson chakra that I sometimes use? It's his, I'm drawing on his chakra. Just as you said, the Bijuu can't die, they're immortal. Meaning that Konoha lied to its citizens, by saying the Fourth killed the Kyuubi."

Both of them understood. "Okay, I get that." Naruto shook his head. "There's more. First off, the Bijuu cannot be sealed into anyone who is not an infant. Their chakra coils have already fully developed and the influx would kill them. Meaning Jinchuriki are created as soon as they are born, and not every seal can hold them back. A very powerful seal needs to be created to hold them back, like in the case of Gaara."

Sasuke and Sakura were quiet. "So you're saying?"

He nodded. "Gaara is a Jinchuriki, and going by his mastery over sand, I'm saying the Ichibi, Shukaku the Sand Spirit. However, Shukaku also happens to be bat-shit crazy, and never let's his owners sleep, so they develop insomnia, which essentially turns them into miniature versions of him. It doesn't help that nobody in Suna has such mastery over seals that they can avert this affect. The Jinchuriki and Bijuu would have to make peace, and that's a rare, if not non-existent occasion."

"Okay, I understand Gaara, but I don't get how you're a Jinchuirki then." Sasuke said.

"Sasuke…when did the Kyuubi attack?"

"October tenth, the same day the fourth died." Naruto nodded. "When's my birthday?"

Sasuke was silent. "Were there any other children born on October tenth on that specific day?"

Silence.

"Exactly. The Fourth Hokage did defeat the Kyuubi…by sealing it into me."

The trio were silent, the harsh truth bearing down on them. Naruto nodded, standing. "Did you guys notice that the academy's curriculum goes against the lie they told Konoha? Strange no one has figured it out yet…well maybe Shikamaru did, he's pretty smart. Anyways, enough sad talk, let's move." Naruto walked, but Sakura and Sasuke grabbed his arm. He turned, an eyebrow raised.

"That's why you suffered all that torment as a child huh?" they whispered. He nodded. "Most people don't know much about sealing, so they always think the Bijuu has possessed the container. Hell, I'd be surprised if the civilians could tell a blade from a sheath."

Sakura and Sasuke let go of his arm, but then they bowed to him. His eyes widened in surprise. "We're sorry." They said simultaneously. He raised an eyebrow.

"What's this about?"

"I saw you were in pain…but I was too caught up in myself to help you," Sasuke said. Sakura nodded. "Same here. Not only that, I let my parents dislike of you turn into myself blindly disliking you for no reason. I shunned you because my parents despised you. I'm sorry."

Naruto looked at the two seriously, his eyes stinging. He refused to cry. He slammed a fist down on both of their heads instead. "I just said enough sad talk! Let's get going you idiots!" he yelled, his voice slightly cracking as he walked forwards. The two smiled.

The three channeled chakra into their feet before taking into the trees. As the three shot towards the tower they couldn't help but feel relived. The tension and mystery surrounding their group had been alleviated. The trust they had before the confrontation with the Demon Brothers incident had been restored.

Team 7 was back.

XxX

Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke smirked as they slowly walked up to the tower.

"We made it." Naruto mumbled, relaxation in his voice. Sasuke nodded, however Sakura did not. "No. Until we're in the tower, we are not safe."

Naruto and Sasuke couldn't disagree with that logic. The two of them shot forwards, followed closely by Sakura. They did so at the perfect moment as shuriken pelted the area they were just standing in. Naruto smirked at the forest, finding the three genin who tried to ambush them immediately do to their poor hiding spots.

"Take that you losers!" he cried, before slamming the door. Sakura shook her head at Naruto. "This is why you're the least mature out of all of us Naruto." She said. Naruto simply rolled his eyes before making a handseal. The scroll he had appeared with a puff of smoke and Sasuke pulled out the other scroll they needed. They opened the scroll, to find a seal placed on both of them, that caused both scrolls to start smoking. Naruto quickly deduced what the seal was for.

"Throw the scrolls!"

Sasuke complied, and the scrolls landed on the ground in an 'X' formation. Suddenly the smoke grouped together before exploding outwards. As it cleared it revealed Iruka, who was smiling at the Genin.

"Iruka-sensei?" Naruto and Sakura said at the same time. "What are you doing here?"

Iruka smiled. "Hey guys. It's nice to see you again. You did well in the exam." Sasuke raised an eyebrow. "You were watching us?"

Iruka frowned. "Not exactly. Anko didn't let everyone watch, however she did inform me of what happened, nice job defeating the Oto team Sasuke, along with that Kiri team. You guys performed well according to Anko."

Naruto frowned, but he was happy. He could tell by that summary alone that Iruka didn't truly know all of the details, but he didn't need to. No one but Anko, Kakashi, the Hokage, and his team need know what happened in that forest. It was a private manner, especially the fact of Orochimaru being involved.

Naruto smiled. "Thanks Iruka-sensei. We did do pretty well, if I must admit." Iruka smiled at the blonde, before looking over the three of them. "It seems I was wrong." He sighed. The trio raised an eyebrow simultaneously.

Iruka flinched at the unusual event but sighed. "I thought the rookie's weren't ready to handle the Chunin Exams and voiced my opinion on the manner. Kakashi disagreed, and said that none of you were my students anymore, and that the Jonin should handle the matter of their Genin. It seems he was right. Now novice could have made it this far. You guys have really grown up."

Sakura smiled. "Of course we have. We understand were you're coming from Iruka-sensei, and that you just wanted to take care of us, but we have to be the people we are, and that means being shinobi. And as shinobi, we had to grow up fast."

Iruka nodded. "I suppose you are correct Sakura. Well then, get going, the Hokage wants to see you three for some reason."

The trio paled, but nodded. They walked off, towards a nearby hallway and up some stairs. Iruka watched them go with a sad smile.

'You've grown…but you don't know the true pain of being a shinobi, not yet.'

XxX

A knock on the door caught Hiruzen's attention. "Come in," he said, already knowing who was there. Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura walked in the door, stopping in front of the desk Hiruzen was behind. They looked around the room, to see Kakashi next to a bookshelf, looking at them, and Anko behind Hiruzen.

"You called for us Hokage-sama," Sakura half-stated, half-asked. The Sandaime nodded, turning towards them, his face serious. "You know why you were called here. The incident with Orochimaru, we want as much information as possible."

The trio nodded. "Well," Naruto began. "He approached me first, saying that he wanted me and Sasuke, or specifically, the power the Sharingan and a Jinchuriki held."

The Third's eyes widened. "Naruto, I know these two are your teammates, but that is classified information-"

"They already know about Kyuubi, and my past. There's no point in hiding it anymore. Besides, if I'm correct, if an S-ranked secret is about you, you have the right to reveal it to whom you wish, correct?"

The Sandaime Hokage nodded, although he didn't look particularly pleased with Naruto's actions, and sent him a look that was clear. They would talk about this later. Naruto sighed, and continued with his story.

"I fought him, and needless to say, was beaten horridly. It was at that point that I drew on the Kyuubi, trying to get Anko's, and my team's attention. I felt that if I could, then I would be safe."

Team 7, bar Kakashi, then began to tell their entire experience in the Forest of Death, from the encounter with Orochimaru, until the time they had reached the tower, alternating who was telling certain parts of the story.

"So, in summary," Hirzuen began. "Sasuke has been infected with Orochimaru's curse mark, only it's not complete, Oto is lead by Orochimaru, Suna sent an unstable Jinchuriki to the exams, Kiri is furious you took their blade, and Orochimaru has an intrest in both you and young Sasuke, correct?"

The trio nodded. Hiruzen sighed, rubbing his temples. "I understand. You are dismissed. However, Sasuke I want you to get a check up with Kakashi with that seal. We don't know how it will affect you other than giving you a power boost. Also, do not deny a direct order again, despite the fact that you two wish to prove yourself and your team." Sasuke nodded, although he spoke. "I already planned to have Naruto take a look at it.

Naruto blushed. "Sasuke, I have to say that Orochimaru's fuinjutsu is leagues above my own, despite his crudeness. Also, Kakashi taught me everything I know. He'd be a better choice." Sasuke nodded, turning to his sensei.

"Well let's get started," Kakashi said, all laziness gone from his voice. "We have three days to get this seal thing finished before the second stage ends."

He nodded and left the room, followed by his Jonin sensei, teammates, and Anko. Hiruzen however sighed and looked out the window.

"He said leaves would burn, but they already are. Orochimaru…I didn't want to have to…but you have just set alight the fire to war."

Hey guys it's Kuma Akuma. I apologize for how long it took for this chapter to come out, I really do, but I had no other choice honestly. School sucks! I also have to juggle that with the time I spend for homework, my own story that I plan on writing and publishing (which I've been not writing lately to write these,) and karate, which honestly, leaves me with very little time. Add that in that I have to manage my own club at school, so it's a bother. Anyways, I hope you liked this chapter, and before you complain about me not showing anything about the other Konoha Eleven, or not showing that little speech Iruka gives Team 7 when they finish the second exam, well for the first thing, it happened, I just didn't show it. As for Iruka, well seeing as how my Team 7 has grown, they already know this, so there is no point for the speech. As for the war thing Hiruzen mentioned, yup, that's really blatant foreshadowing. War is coming, and no just in the Chunin Exams. No, Konoha will be starting an ACTUAL war, not the fake one after the Chunin Exams, in which they will actively be trying to destroy Oto, and another place. Konoha will be without allies for a while, so my ninja will be forced to becoming strong, or, well die. I also gave away who they'll be fighting, but their new ally will appear in Shippuden, meaning that it'll be a long time. Honestly, in Shippuden, before the Five nation alliance, which will have differences, they'll only get two allies afterwards, two that can actually help them. War is coming. And it will not be pretty. Gonna warn you, people are going to die, and I'll probably kill off many characters, as it's fucking war! That's basically it. See you guys later and avoid the Earl.