Naruto and Sasuke sat away from everyone else as they read through and filled out their consent forms. "So what do you think Sasuke?" The blond boy asked. "This exam will be hard, much harder than the first one" Sasuke replied. He looked up from the consent form that he was reading with his Sharingan, just to make sure he wouldn't miss anything crucial. "Since this Exam does have such a high rate of death, I'm surprised Hokage-Sama actually allowed Kakashi Sensei to nominate us, what with you and I being the sole surviving members of one founding Clan and the cousin of the other founding Clan, not to mention the Village Jinchuriki. I mean I have nothing against the man, but maybe he's just a bit too old to be running the Village and making political decisions" Sasuke suggested quietly.

"Hmm, maybe, but don't forget with age comes wisdom, I'm sure Jiji has his reasons for allowing this. After all, we're in less danger since this is our own village, plus I'm sure he's taken all the political ramifications into account, what with so many Clan Heirs, like I said before." Naruto replied. Sasuke stared at him, "you just like being able to use all those big words Anija" he deadpanned. Naruto grinned, making his Younger Brother sigh, "I truly regret the day you found that thesaurus in the library" Sasuke complained. The two lapsed into silence once more as they read through and signed their wavers. A few minutes later, one of the Chunin from the scroll booth moved the curtain aside, "okay everyone, we're going to start handing out scrolls!" he called. One by one team's went through and got their scroll. Naruto handed one of the Chunin their three completed consent forms, after which he got handed a Heaven Scroll.

Soon it was time to enter the forest. "Listen up! All the teams have received their scrolls, so everyone go to your gate and wait their! When the gates open the test is on!" Anko called. Team seven stood before gate 12, waiting to enter. "Hey guys, this is going to dangerous, what if something happens while we're in their?" Sakura asked worriedly. Naruto smirked and gripped the handle of his Gunbai, "we'll be fine Sakura, we've been training like crazy for this, and besides-" he looked over at his Otouto, who matched his smirk, "we've still got our secret weapon" he replied.

(Flashback) "Sasuke," Naruto looked at his brother while they were checking through everything his Shadow Clone had packed for the Second Test. "Yeah Anija" the Uchiha replied, not taking his eyes off his own pack. "During the second Exam, since it seems like it'll be dangerous- I know we've already talked about this before, but this time if something does happen, then I want you to use your eyes" the blond said.

Sasuke froze, before looking up at his Elder Brother, "but Naruto, you said not to use them unless it was a life or death situation?" he asked, worried. Naruto nodded, "yes, that's right and that rule still stands. If anything happens which takes Sakura and I out, you'll need that power of yours to protect yourself and most likely us as well. But you're only to use them if that happens, not before, understand?" Naruto asked. Sasuke stared into his brother's eyes. They were hard and serious. His eyes also hardened with resolve and he nodded, "hai Anija, I understand" Sasuke replied.

(End flashback) "Don't worry, I remember that talk Anija, I know" Sasuke said. Sakura's gaze snapped back and forth between the two, "what secret weapon? What are you talking about?" she asked. Naruto turned back towards the pink-haired girl, "You might see it in the forest, if not we promise we'll explain after this test is over, right Sasuke?" he asked, looking back at his Younger Brother. The black-haired boy stared at his brother and crossed his arms over his chest, trying to convey: 'they're Clan secrets, we can't just tell her!' with his glare. Naruto however, stared levelly at Sasuke, not backing down, 'she's our teammate, we can't just exclude her from this either'.

Eventually the Uchiha relented, "fine, we can tell her after this exam Anija" he replied. Naruto grinned in triumph. Sakura was starting to realise that her two teammates really did share a powerful bond. One that made it nearly impossible to gain access to their world. The former civilian was starting to feel like a fifth wheel here, like she could never become a real part of the team. As the clock started to reach time, Chunin started going around to every gate and unlocking them. As soon as the clock struck midday, Anko's voice could be heard by everyone, "alright heads up you maggots! The second part of the Chunin Exams has begun!" the gates all opened simultaneously and everyone entered the Forest Of Death as one.

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Team Seven walked through the forest, keeping all their senses open. Kurama was focusing on finding any enemies after them, by sensing any feeling of animosity directed at the three humans. Suddenly all three heard terrified screaming echoing through the air. Naruto narrowed his eyes, While Sasuke instantly activated his regular Sharingan, red eyes darting around. Sakura tensed, "that, sounded like someone screaming" she said. At least she had the good sense to whisper, instead of yelling out loud like she would have at the beginning of their time as Ninja. Sasuke turned to his brother, "there are a few things we have to go over Anija," he began. Naruto nodded, "I know, but it would be better if you came up with the plan, since I'm really only good at coming up with strategies mid-battle" he explained, "you've always been the better at long-term planning Sasuke".

Suddenly he tensed, body trembling. Sakura raised an eye-brow, "what is it?" she asked. "I-I gotta pee, really bad!" he said, legs tight together. Sasuke sighed, "did you seriously forget to go before we left Naruto?" he asked. "Hey! We were busy, and don't take that tone of voice with me Sasuke!" the Uzumaki exclaimed, before he began dancing around, "ah, no, I really gotta go right now!" the blond Genin said, before running off into the bushes. Sasuke sighed and rolled his eyes. Sometimes his Anija really was an idiot.

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Eventually Naruto came back out of the trees, "man, that was a lot, whew! Okay, so what's the plan Sasuke?" he asked, turning to his younger brother. "We haven't come up with one yet Nii-San" the Uchiha replied. Naruto sighed, "aw, seriously? Do I have to do everything?" he whined. Sasuke narrowed his eyes, before appearing behind the blond boy and kicking him into a tree. Sakura gasped, as the other boy sat up and rubbed his cheek, "what the heck Sasuke!?" he demanded. The Uchiha retaliated by throwing a kunai that almost impaled the blond, then he had to dodge as Sasuke came at him with his sword. "What the heck Otouto! Hey Sakura, I think he's gone crazy!" Naruto exclaimed. Sasuke growled, "where is the real Naruto?" he demanded, voice deathly calm, with a dangerous aura surrounding him.

"What are you talking about? I am the real Naruto!?" the other boy demanded. "The real Naruto would have been able to block my first kick. The real Naruto wouldn't just dismiss me as crazy since he cares about me too much, and the real Naruto knows that I call him Anija!" Sasuke roared, Sharingan appearing in his eyes, as he shot at the fake Uzumaki. A few more clashes, and the other boy was laying on the ground. Sasuke lay down on top of him, sword to the other's throat, "now tell me, where is my Anija? If you tell me now I may decided not to kill you!" the furious Uchiha snarled. "Sasuke-Kun, calm down, getting angry won't help!" Sakura exclaimed. "Wait! I'm okay!" a familiar voice exclaimed, as a figure leaped down from the trees. Sasuke turned instantly upon hearing the voice. "Naruto!" both he and Sakura cried. The blond boy was slightly scratched, but suffered no real damage, "this bastard got me while I was peeing, asshole!" he growled, "and I'll take this back thank you!" he grabbed his Gunbai the other had obviously stolen and ripped it off the imposter's back.

"Are you alright Anija?" Sasuke asked, still pinning the enemy Genin to the ground with his body and sword. "Of course, just 'cause the bastard caught me by surprise, doesn't mean I didn't fight back, and besides, my wounds are already mostly healed" Naruto replied, replacing his Gunbai on his back. "H-hey, what about me?!" the boy on the ground asked, still stuck in place. "Have you checked him for a scroll yet Sasuke?" Naruto asked. The Uchiha shook his head, "no, I was more worried about finding you first Naruto" he replied. Naruto scowled down at the other him, "you may as well release the Transformation now, and if you're lucky and have the scroll we need, we'll just knock you out, tie you up and leave you somewhere safe. But, if you're not lucky, we'll knock you out, tie you up and leave you for the animals" he said, a sadistic smile taking over his face.

The other Genin panicked and in a cloud of Chakra smoke, a brown, spiky-haired boy was revealed. He wore an Amegakure headband, a yellow pyjama-like outfit and a respirator over his mouth, "okay, okay, I'll tell you, just don't leave me here to die, please!" he begged. Naruto smiled, "wouldn't dream of it Ame-Ninja-San, now, your scroll?" he asked. "L-left pocket" the Rain Ninja stuttered. The Uzumaki checked and found an Earth Scroll, "yes, just what we needed. Thank you for your cooperation!" he said cheerfully. Then he knocked the man out, climbed a tree and left him in a crack in the bark, "now he'll be nice and safe in there, and we have both scrolls, let's go guys!" Naruto ordered. They trio leapt away.

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As they leapt through the trees, the blond turned to his brother, "so what's the plan Otouto?" he asked. "This last incident has shown all of us that we can't just blindly trust the people who walk up to us in this forest, even if they do look like family. We need a password to identify ourselves with in case this happens again, especially now that we have, you know" Sasuke replied. Both Sakura and Naruto nodded, "right, so what's the password going to be?" the pink-haired girl asked. "The question will be: 'Who did we face as enemies in our first mission outside the Village?' The answer will be the password. Everyone got that, and knows the answer?" the Uchiha asked. The other two nodded, wisely not saying anything out loud in case of eaves-droppers.

Suddenly a powerful wind blew through the forest. The three Genin tried to keep their grip on the tree, but the wind was too powerful. They all got blown through the forest. In the huge gouge left in the ground from the attack, three Kusagakure Ninja appeared, "alright, you two fan out into the forest and keep your eyes open. I'll handle this alone" the woman from earlier stated. Sasuke lay under a bush beside the wrecked clearing. Slowly, using his Chakra to muffle his movements he stood and turned around, only to come face-to-face with Sakura, "oh Sasuke-Kun! What was that, I-" she began, moving towards the Uchiha, but was stopped when the boy pulled out a kunai, "stop right there, who did we face as enemies in our first mission outside the Village?" he whispered fiercely. Sakura nodded, "right, it was Zabuza and Haku, and they were sent to kill Tazuna by Gato" she whispered back.

The Uchiha relaxed, "good, you're the real Sakura" he said. "Otouto! Sakura!" Naruto called as he ran up to them, "thank god you're both okay, I was worried!" he said with a smile. Sasuke had his sword out instantly, pointing it at the Uzumaki's chest, "don't move, who did we face as enemies during our first mission outside the village?" he asked. "Zabuza and Haku of course, the two of them were sent by that worthless bastard Gato to kill Tazuna" Naruto replied. Sasuke narrowed his eyes, "okay, you're probably my Nii-San" he replied. Naruto frowned, "why 'Nii-San' now Otouto? you normally call me Anija?" he asked, slightly confused. Sasuke sighed, "yeah, just wanted to make sure. Okay, let's go finish this test quickly, I know you're probably worried about your kitten Yumi-Chan" he replied, moving to replace his sword. Naruto smiled, "yeah, I hope she's okay back home" he replied, sounding slightly worried, while walking towards his teammates.

Sasuke suddenly glared and threw a kunai at the other boy's feet, causing him to jump back. "Hey, what's the big idea?!" he demanded. "one, Naruto's kitten is staying with Haku during these exams, so she wouldn't be at home, and two, my Anija named her Konoha after the village, heh, I can't believe this is the second time in a single hour" Sasuke replied. 'Naruto' smirked wickedly, licking his lips in a way that creeped both Genin out. "Aren't we the cleaver one" the imposter said in a weird voice. Then he disappeared in a large cloud of smoke to be replaced by the Kusa Genin from earlier, the one with the freakishly long tongue. She licked her lips, "this promises to be fun". Sasuke narrowed his eyes. He got a bad feeling from this one. "Where. Is. Naruto?" he asked slowly. The woman smirked.

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Further into the forest, the blond Genin groaned as he picked himself up from where he had gouged a hole into the ground, "that, wasn't fun" he moaned, cracking his bones back into place with a slight hiss of pain. Thank god for his Uzumaki blood. He might have broken his neck otherwise, since he had been dragged along the ground upside down. Suddenly a shadow loomed over the Uzumaki. He froze, his instincts telling him to stay very, very still. Only moving his eyes, he spotted the biggest snake he'd ever seen before right in front of him. Even he couldn't take on something that big all by himself. 'Um, Kurama, a little help here?' Naruto thought. "I already helped you before, if it weren't for my Chakra reinforcing your body, even with your Uzumaki blood, your neck would have snapped from an attack like that" the Kyuubi replied.

Naruto's eye twitched, 'are you kidding me? This thing looks big enough to swallow me whole and you're going to be lazy now!?' he reprimanded mentally, 'and thank you for making sure I didn't snap my neck and die, now help me not to get eaten!' he thought. Suddenly the snake lunged. The Uzumaki leapt out of the way and ran for his life, "you goddamn fox! Do you want to end up snake food?!" he demanded, grabbing his Gunbai and turning around. The giant reptile lunged for him, but he swung his War Fan in a wide arc, "Gunbai Wind Wall!" he cried, putting a lot more Chakra than normal into it. The snake got blasted by the attack and slammed into a tree. Panting slightly, Naruto turned to run but tripped over a root. "Oh come on! A freaking root?!" he yelled, only to find himself wrapped up in the snake's coils. The blond struggled, but the reptile tightened it's grip, making the Uzumaki gasp for air.

Then, once again the predator lunged for Naruto, succeeding in snapping his mouth closed around him. It gulped the boy down, then slithered away.

To Be Continued