Kaneshi!
Chapter 35
By: HeavenlydemonxXxo

lovin naruto

but dont own it.

Where were we? Oh yes. We passed the first Chuunin Exam. And about to start the second exam. In Area 44. The Forest of Death. We had a break for 10 minutes for Naruto's big exclusive. I believe he had a fight with Sasuke and Sakura. Mainly Sasuke, but Sakura got in it somehow.

Waking up from my nap, I watched Naruto waving off the Konohamaru Corps. Don't ask me why I'm calling them that. It's easier than saying all their names. The exam was about to start. But we're ready. Kakashi sensei's Team 7 was ready. I punched the air with my fists.

Let's Go!

"Heh heh heh. You will be able to experience why this place is called the Forest of Death." said Anko san in a scary voice.

"You will be able to experience why this place is called the Forest of Death." mocked Naruto as he did some freaky dance. We looked down in shame. "There's no point in trying to scare us like that! I'm not scared at all!"

He did have a point. I guess the thing that made him sound pointless was the fact that he danced.

"Really? You sure are energetic." beamed Anko. She's pretty nice. That's what I was thinking until a shuriken flew past me. She appeared behind Naruto. "Boys like you die the fastest. After spilling out that red blood I love all over the place." She whispered. She was taking out a shuriken when some guy gave her back her other shuriken. With his tongue.

"OOOOUEEEEECCCCCCCK." I supported myself on a tree as I threw up multiple times. Hinata patted my back asking me if I was okay.

"I'm okay, I'm okay." I gasped out. I was definitely going to stay away from that guy. Disgusting.

"It looks like there are alot of hot-headed people here today. Ha. This is going to be interesting."

I felt queasy. Seeing people like her and the long tongue guy made me realize exactly what I was facing here. I saw a sign.

Warning: You may die.

That was exactly what I was thinking. Anko-san walked away. "Before we begin the Second Exam, I'm going to pass these out to everyone. These are consent forms. Those taking this exam must sign these."

"Why?"

"From here on, people will die. Therefore, we need people's consent before we continue. Otherwise, I'd be held responsible." She laughed.

Why the hell did I decide to take this exam. My heart was pretty much bursting from all the nervousness that overflowed me suddenly.

"Now, I will begin the explanation of the Second Exam. To be concise, you will all go through an extreme survival match." I crossed my fingers. For the best, the only thing I could hope for is my survival. Sasuke passed me a form. "I'll explain the training area's geographical features. The 44th training area is a circular region surrounded by 44 locked gate entrances. There is a river, a forest, and a tower in the middle. The tower is approximately 10 km away from the gates. Inside this limited space, you will have to go through a certain survival program. The program consists of... A competition where anything goes... Over these scrolls." She took out two scrolls. "The Scroll of Heaven and the Scroll of the Earth. You will fight over these scrolls. 26 teams in total passed the First Exam. Half of these teams will get the Scroll of Heaven. The other half will get the Scroll of the Earth. Each team will get one of these. Simply, you have to fight over these."

I sweatdropped. She said the same things over and over again.

"In other words, the 13 teams, or half the people here, that get their scroll stolen will fail." confirmed Sakura.

"WE GET IT. It's not that hard! You don't have to repeat she said again and again." I shouted. I am pissed off.

"Hold up. I still didn't say something. You need to do all this within a time limit. This second exam has a limit of 120 hours. Or exactly five days."

"FIVE DAYS?" shouted Ino.

"WHAT ABOUT FOOD!" Chouji shouted even louder.

"SCROUNGE IT YOURSELF! The forest is a treasure box of nature. There should be plenty of food." shouted Anko-san a whole lot louder than that.

It's amazing that people's voices aren't limited.

"However, there are a lot man-eating beasts, poison bugs, and poisonous plants." said Kabuto san.

Chouji groaned. I groaned. We should all groan. I'm not a good plant type person. If I don't get killed, I'm going to get food poisoning. And then get killed.

"Also, it is not possible for 13 teams, or 39 people, to pass." said Neji calmly.

"Ahem40ahem." I cleared my throat.

"As time passes, you will be required to move more. So, the time to rest your body will become shorter. This seems quite rough." grinned Rock Lee.

Stupid. Don't grin when you're saying something bad.

"And we're surrounded by enemies. We won't be able to sleep in peace." added Sasuke.

Geez, people everywhere just have to point out the bad things.

"People will get hurt in the process of fighting over a scroll, and those who cannot bear this program's strictness will emerge, as well." said Anko-san.

"Excuse me, can we quit in between?" asked Shikamaru.

"As a rule, you are not allowed to give up during the exam. You will spend the five days in the forest, While we're on this topic, here are the conditions that will fail you. First, a team that cannot bring both scrolls to the tower with the three or four teammates will fail. Second, the team that loses a teammate or produces an unrecoverable teammate will fail. Also, just as a note... You are not allowed to look inside the scrolls until you reach the tower."

I didn't understand.

"And if you do... ?" I asked.

"That's a surprise you'll see when you look at it."

That scared me. Alot.

"If you become a Chuunin, you will be handling top secret documents. It's to determine your reliability. That's it for the explanation." She pointed towards a booth. "And after picking your gate entrance, everyone will begin at the same time." She groaned. "Here's a last piece of advice. DON'T DIE!"

I stood up straighter. I can't die. I will not die.

I read the consent form over and over again, while walking. I still dont understand. The difficulty of this exam was very high depending on how you took it. If you just went quietly and made someone surrender and walk the rest of the way to the tower, that's very simple. But if we straight on attacked someone, there was a high chance we would lose. And five days. 10 kilometers to walk in 5 days. That didn't sound hard.

I tripped over someone's leg. A sharp rock grazed my cheek.

"Hn. You moron. You're just as dumb as Naruto." I looked up from the ground. There was Sasuke. Really. You'd think he'd think of a better insult.

I opened my mouth to insult him back when someone from the booth called that it was time to trade our forms for a scroll.

"Better luck next time." I muttered.

Naruto grinned as he passed our consent forms to the guy. I stood behind Sakura. I didn't want to be by Sasuke. He might be a genius and hot but he's a jerk.

"If you have received a scroll, follow the person in charge and move to your designated gates. We will begin in 30 minutes!"

My skin tingled. If I had chosen not to take the exam would Sakura and Naruto have killed me? I squinted at the bright sun.

12

That was our gate number. I zoned out looking into the forest. My mouth was hanging down, wide open. It seemed so BIG.

"We'll beat those who get near us first!"

I sighed. Well, Naruto has the energy for both of us. I can't help but wonder where everyone else was starting. I certainly dont hope for us to have to battle it out with one of the rookie ten.

"ALL RIGHT! The Chuunin Exam begins NOW!"

The gates flung wide open.

We walked in. And we kept walking straight. Or aimlessly. I can't tell.

"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Birds fled out of the trees. I turned and looked around. It already started?

"That was someone's scream, right?" asked Sakura.

"I-I-I th-think it was." I stuttered. I held onto someone and I held onto them tight. I was seriously scared.

"It's nothing, Sakura-chan!" assured Naruto.

I didn't believe him.

"Let go Kaneshi. Baka." I turned to see who said that to me. I sweatdropped. Sasuke. I quickly let go and pretended nothing happened. I whistled casually.

It was an awkward silence.

"I need to pee." and Naruto rushed off to a nearby tree. He unzipped his pants when Sakura punched him on the head.

"WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO IN FRONT OF A LADY! GO BEHIND THE GRASS!" screamed Sakura.

I couldn't help but laugh. We were still on that life or death exam and they were already fighting and it was about potty rules too. Hahahaha.

But it was a fake laugh. I wasn't overridden with humor and glee.

Naruto came out of the bushes. "I peed a lot!" He exclaimed.

"LIKE I SAID, DON'T SAY SUCH A THING IN FRONT OF A LADY...!

I didn't get the Naruto vibe from him. There was something wrong.

Sasuke leaped and kicked him hard. Shocking. Well, not that shocking, knowing their relationship.

"Sasuke-kun! You didn't have to go that far!" gasped Sakura.

"Wait, Sakura. There's something wrong here." I held up my hand and took out my kunai.

"WELL OF COURSE THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG!" shouted Sakura.

"Why the hell did you do that?" asked Naruto in a threatening way. Sasuke kicked him again. And again. Naruto crashlanded onto the ground. "What the hell are you doing?"

"What, you ask? That's my line!" said Sasuke.

There was something wrong with Naruto here. Something.. I couldn't get a hold of it. "SASUKE-KUN! PLEASE STOP IT!" shouted Sakura as she moved forward. I held her back.

The wound. The wound that he had when he was attacked by Anko-san. That's what was missing. Sasuke and Naruto went into a series of attacks with their kunai.

"Sakura! Look at him closely." commanded Sasuke.

"He's right Sakura! This isn't Naruto!" I shouted.

"Spill it! Where's the real Naruto?" yelled Sasuke.

"What?" asked the fake Naruto.

"What happened to the wound on your face!"

"Sakura! Do you get it now? The wound that he had from Anko-san is missing!" I told Sakura.

"I'm asking you, what happened to the wound the Examiner made on your face? Also, your shuriken holster in on your left leg. He's right handed. You're even worse than Naruto at transforming. You fake loser."

I was amazed. I didn't notice all that. Naruto poofed.

"How unlucky. I guess I have no choice since you found out. Which one of you has the scroll?" Didn't Naruto have the scroll? "If you give it up quietly, I'll spare your lives." We didn't say a word. "I see. I have to use force now!" He raced towards us.

My heart was racing. Where was Naruto?