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Author's Note (A/N): Hey guys I'm back with another chapter and what a chapter it is. I'm so freaking happy to be getting on to the Chūnin Exams. This is the Arc that started it all and its an honor to be doing it my way. I can't wait to write future chapters since so much is going to be happening and I'm going to be adding some of my own personal twist to it. I'll stop rambling now but I'm so freaking hyped right now!


Chapter 31

The Chūnin Exams

3 months. It's been three months since the Genin Teams were allowed back on C – Rank missions and in that time they have all vastly improved. Particularly Team 7. For starters the friendship between the three teammates has progressed by leaps and bounds. Starting with the recently formed friendship between Naruto and Sasuke. The two in the three-month span of time have become almost joined at the hip. They have become good friends after their talk in the forest. Sasuke during this time has opened up to Naruto a lot more even if he still prefers to keep his words to his ever famous one syllable grunts. Naruto decided to open up his home to not only his two teammates but his other friends as well.

He hasn't seen Shikamaru or Choji in a very long time ever since they all graduated. Their sensei Asuma Sarutobi formed the team to be an information and capture team and despite his laid back personality he's run the team ragged with drills, procedures, protocols, and missions all in an effort to make their teamwork better. Say what you want but Asuma is very much like his father the Third Hokage in the aspect that they are both slave drivers and they are both extremely thorough and diligent with their teachings.

He was only able to see the two of them a total of three times since he's graduated. However much to Naruto's secret satisfaction and happiness the long absence away from each other did nothing to dampen their friendship or change their personalities much. They are still the same two boys that Naruto would hang out with every day during the Academy and when school was over. Naruto made it his decision to tell both Shikamaru and Choji about Evangeline, Iris, and Chaos. He was secretly hoping that they wouldn't be mad at him for keeping this a secret but their response shouldn't have shocked him as much as it did. Shikamaru revealed that he already knew about Eva for a long time and that while it took him quite a bit longer he eventually discovered the existence of both Iris and Chaos as well.

From the numerous birds that would always be watching Naruto wherever he went; to the mysterious freak accidents that would befall people around them, particularly people that have wronged Naruto in some form or fashion. Many other clues factored into Shikamaru eventually stumbling on to the truth. Shikamaru explained that it was just too much of a drag to confront Naruto about all of the evidence he collected especially after he witnessed the lengths the blond went through to keep his daughters a secret. Choji pretty much bluntly said that he didn't care just as long as he didn't do it again. Choji was a simple boy so that was no surprise there.

Naruto offered to let Shikamaru read over some of the scrolls that he had found in the shack to which the Nara agreed. Together the two would spend hours reading up on the treasure trove of information that the books and scrolls provided. Every time Naruto would mention the books it would be one of the few times he would actually see Shikamaru motivated to do anything. Words didn't need to be spoken for Naruto to understand that Shikamaru was greatly interested in all the information set before him. But beyond that Naruto learned just how trustworthy and loyal both Shikamaru and Choji were.

A great example of this being one-day Chaos needed maintenance done on her left foot after she somehow managed to electrocute herself after stepping in some water. Naruto didn't know how she did it but she came limping into the room while Naruto and Shikamaru was reading and she then took off her foot right before the two boys. Shikamaru had a shocked look on his face for a few moments before his super genius like mind came to terms with what had just happened and he was able to piece together more of the mystery surrounding the Uzumaki family. Shikamaru showed so much interest that he even helped Naruto fix Chaos's foot.

As for Naruto and Sasuke they are seen together a lot by the villagers. In particular they spar in Naruto's training hall on a regular basis and they have vastly improved. With that so did their friendship as well. The same with Sakura. Naruto is now more open with Sakura and they get a long greatly. He invites her over on a consistent basis as well to which the pink haired girl is all too grateful for especially since Sasuke is their most of the time as well. It also allows her to hang out with Hinata and Aria who are quickly becoming her best friends.

When Shoko found out that Naruto went to go visit the abandon shack she froze in her tracks. A certain look was in her eye that let Naruto know that she knew things that he didn't know. He tried to ask her about it but she wouldn't have any of it. He eventually stopped asking but it has gotten his mind thinking.


At the moment Naruto was out with his two daughters and Sakura. Sasuke was off doing his own thing and Hinata was stuck in her home because her father and clan had important matters to discuss with her. Aria was with Shoko who had just came back from a short mission today. So Aria's been gone for the last two days. Anko was around as usual but for the last few weeks her schedule has been pretty erratic and heavy since the Chūnin Exams are right around the corner.

The Uzumaki family plus one was making their way down main street. It wasn't easy to navigate the streets anymore. For the last two weeks since the villages gates have been open to all countries, shinobi form all over the continent have been showing up to participate in this circuits Chūnin Exams which is being hosted by the Leaf Village this time around. Streamers and other decorations as well as new shops have sprung up over the course of the last few weeks in preparation for the event and because of that hundreds of extra people were crammed into the over crowded streets. Since meeting up with Sakura an hour before Naruto has seen at least 9 other Genin teams from the Village Hidden in the Sand, 4 teams from the Village Hidden in the Mist, 5 Teams from the Village Hidden in the Grass, at least 2 squads from the Village Hidden in the Rain, 3 squads from the Village Hidden in the Waterfalls, and one squad from an unknown village with a headband he's never seen before. The headband had a music note on it but as quickly as he saw those three they were gone.

But what shocked Naruto the most was the fact that he saw a few Genin squads from both the Hidden Stone and the Hidden Cloud. That shocked him greatly since he didn't think those two villages especially the hidden Stone would ever set foot in the Land of Fire… let alone the Leaf Village itself. Naruto made a mental note to keep an eye on them if he ever finds himself in the same area as them. He didn't even know the Hidden Stone excepted the invitation to send their Genin to this Chūnin Exams.

The Chūnin Exams are not mandatory for all the villages to accept. Far from it in fact. It's happened on a few occasions but entire Chūnin Exams have occurred where only participants from their own native village has participated. With the thousands of Shinobi employed to each village it's mathematically impossible for only 10 or so Chūnin hopefuls to get promoted for their village every six months. Since the third rounds of each Chūnin Exam only consist of at the very most 10 matches in front of a huge crowd it is just not possible for only those handpicked individuals to be the only ones allowed to be considered for promotion.

In all actuality the vast majority of the Genin from each village are given either honorary promotions or field promotions based on their skills or if a certain quota for a specific department needs to be filled and extra man power is needed. Only the best of the best Genin with special and unique skills that puts them in a league of their own are sent to a Chūnin Exam and the only reason why is so that they can represent their generation and village and attract clients and prestige for their village. It is also a substitute for war as it gives the villages a neutral ground in which their forces can fight each other and see who is stronger and which individuals they have to watch out for in the future regarding their potential.

It's basically a lot of politics and showing off between the villages. At the moment the family was trying to squeeze their way through the crowd. They had just come from Ichiraku Ramen for their daily afternoon lunch and now they were headed to the park to allow the girls some fresh air and a place where they can have fun. "We should have gone to the park up the street from my house. This is just ridiculous." Naruto growled out in annoyance. This was about the twentieth time someone has roughly bumped into him. None of them even said sorry either.

"Let's find a side alley so that we can rest for a moment." Sakura suggested since it was also a hot day out. The sun was relentless as it burned everyone indiscriminately. Naruto was holding onto both Iris and Chaos's hands to make sure that they were not separated from him. With the amount of times he's been bumped into and pushed for the last hour he had made sure to hold on to them extra tight. Finding an opening the small group ducked into a side alley were the buildings blocked the sun from them. "Oh shade how I've missed you so." Iris said with a sigh as she leaned against the wall. She of course had her signature bow in but due to how hot it was outside she chose to forgo her usual dress and overlapping clothes.

Iris had on a thin spaghetti strap blue undershirt on with red stylized stars on it. Over that she had on a thin white spaghetti strap tank top with two buttons on the center of the chest area. For bottoms she was wearing a short orange skirt with a red stripe about an inch form the end of it much to Naruto's approval as far as color choices are concerned that had large loops for a belt to fit into. Iris had on a thick and large blue colored belt with a huge yellow heart shaped belt buckle in the center. Underneath that she had on a pair of simple biker short shorts. She didn't need to get into a fight and end up flashing anyone. Besides Chaos had tried to steal her underwear this morning while they were getting dress and she was not trying to give her sister any openings for the rest of the day. Of course John Paul was in her hands as well as her teddy bear shaped purse with a few items inside as well as her battle fans.

Chaos on the other hand went with something a little bit similar. She had on a simple black spaghetti strap undershirt with a blue and white striped tank top over it that reached to her waist. She had on a pair of khaki colored short shorts and a pair of flip flops. In contrast to her sister Chaos had on a straw hat with a red stripe at the base of it. It was a gag for her when her sister saw her with it that morning. Iris was about ready to explode on her sister if it wasn't for their father stepping in. Naruto doesn't really understand what the significance of the hat is but he did note it looked exactly like the hat on Chaos's favorite T-Shirt.

Sakura had on her normal attire and so did Naruto but Naruto was being affected by the sun more than the others. He isn't exactly the biggest fan of the intense heat since he is most symbolically close to Eva and the season of Winter due to their connection to it. Colder temperatures feel more natural to him. However, with the fact that Iris is with him it does grant him some forms of heat resistance. It's just that he doesn't prefer it. Naruto had on his usual black shirt with chainmail mesh undershirt armor underneath it but instead of wearing his orange sweater he instead had it tied around his waist with the sleeves. His headband was proudly worn across his forehead as well. He makes sure to clean and polish the metal plate on a regular basis. Eva herself was inside Naruto's hair as usual remaining undetected by all due to the simple Genjutsu over her but she had on a simple white strapless sundress that reached her knees. The knitting that Hinata did for her was superb since Eva now has a full custom wardrobe all thanks to her girlfriend. Suffice to say Hinata got a lot of kisses that day.

"Hey I know a short cut to the park let's just go that way instead of heading back out onto main street." Naruto suggested since being in that congested mess was making him Closter phobic. "Lead the way." Sakura said with a simple wave of her hand. The group started to move but then Naruto felt a big shift in his chakra network as well as inside of him. Turning back, he saw Iris in a trance with her eyes a glowing emerald green. She was staring off in a specific direction and taking a second to mentally map out the direction she was seemingly looking at the only logical place in that direction is the Main Gate.

"Iris what's wrong?" Naruto said as he kneeled down in front of his daughter. Iris didn't respond. "What's going on? Is she alright?" Sakura asked in concern. She's never seen this before. "I don't know. I think she senses something?" Naruto replied as he snapped his fingers in front of Iris's face. "Iris, Iris, are you ok?" Naruto asked. Iris seemed to snap out of whatever trance she was in since focus seemed to return to her eyes. She looked at Naruto with clear confusion all over her face.

"Iris what happened?" Naruto asked since Iris seemed to have come back to him. "I don't know… Daddy how are you in two places at once?" Iris questioned with confusion outlining her eyes. "Two places at once? What are you talking about sweetie? I've been right here with you all day. I've not used any shadow clones either." Naruto replied as confusion was appearing on his face as well. Chaos looked off in the direction Iris had been looking in and she quickly scanned the area with her scanners and her face lit up into a dark smile before it was wiped off just as quickly as it came. "Chaos do you know what Iris is talking about?" Naruto asked as he looked up at his other daughter. "No, I think Iris has gone koo-koo for coco puffs." Chaos lied with a sarcastic smile on her face. Naruto didn't seem to notice the lie since he was more focus on Iris who was holding her head.

"What are coco puffs?" Sakura asked in curiosity and confusion. She's never heard of that term before. Her response was a round of Chaos's eerie spine tingling laughter. That answer got Sakura to drop that line of thought and questioning quite quickly. "Come on let's go sweetie. You need to relax." Naruto suggested. The park they were going to had a bunch of vending machines and water fountains at every corner. It would be perfect. They could find Iris something to each and drink. 'I don't know what she meant by that. Two of me? How can there be two of me when I never used my Shadow Clones? Besides she's never confused my Shadow Clones with me before. She can tell me apart from them instantly. It also couldn't be someone transformed into me since they wouldn't have Sōkyoku, Chaos, or Eva bonded to me. I just don't get it.' Naruto racked his brain for a suitable answer but none came. He just didn't get it.


Within a few minutes the park was in sight and all they had to do was cross a few back alleys to get there. With that in mind the group would have made it in under two minutes if not for them all collectively sweat dropping at a poorly disguised trio of children who were trying and failing to hide from their idol. "Konohamaru you can come out now. I know you're there." Naruto said with an exasperated sigh escaping his lips. A smaller smile was on his face though since he hasn't seen the trio of children in quite some time. It's been close to a month since he's last saw them and the last time the whole family of friends were all together was on Iris and Chaos's birthday and that was about half a year ago. With how busy Naruto's been between his C-Rank missions and the intense labor the Third has put him through he hasn't had time to play with the three kids and that was a point of disappointment for Naruto.

For whatever possible reason Konohamaru and his friends decided that it would be a good idea to get a hold of some smoke bombs. So when they dropped the tarp that had the pattern of a fence drawn on it to match the design of the fence boarding the alleyway several smoke bombs hit the ground and exploded covering the entire alleyway in a cloud of thick foggy smoke. Naruto started to cough since he was not expecting such a trick and Sakura was right along with him in that regard. Iris's eye twitched in annoyance as she wiggled her small delicate pointer finger around and a gentle breeze picked up in the alleyway and the smoke was quickly funneled out.

"Awesome as always big bro. You saw through our great disguises!" Konohamaru exclaimed as he coughed out the last bit of smoke from his lungs. "Thanks, but don't worry you'll get better in time." Naruto praised with a chuckle while rubbing the top of Konohamaru's head much to the silent pleasure of the boy. Getting praised by his role model and elder brother figure was always a plus in his little book. "Hey toothless." Chaos said with a cheerful smile on her face as she wrapped her arm around the scarf wearing boys shoulder. The Third's Grandson grunted in annoyance as he tried to swat Chaos away. "Stop calling me that! You… psycho girl!" Konohamaru yelled as he pushed Chaos off of him.

Chaos physically shivered for all to see as she placed her hands on her cheeks and squirmed from side to side. "Oh, toothless you know how to flatter a girl. You're making me blush." Chaos teased and taunted as her cheeks were stained red with a blush. It was fake of course and everyone knew it but she didn't care. "Yuck! I'd never flatter you." Konohamaru said in disgust as he turned his head away from his dear friend. He twitched in surprise when he felt a draft around his neck. Looking back at Chaos he saw that she had his favorite blue scarf wrapped around her neck and she was sniffing it with a dreamy look in her eyes. "Humm. It smells like bananas. I always knew you were a monkey… your just like grandpa." Chaos said with a giggle as her eyes taunted her favorite friend and victim. "Hey give me back my scarf you thief!" Konohamaru yelled as he lunged for his scarf only to miss and smack his face into the fence behind Chaos.

Iris rolled her eyes at this since this was nothing new to her. Chaos needed victims to pray upon so she could get her very much needed source of negative energy and for Konohamaru she pretends to have an obsessive crush on him since it freaks him out and is the easiest way to get under his skin. That and it's just a lot of fun for the psychotic girl who enjoys messing with people. The reason why Chaos calls Konohamaru toothless is because he is missing one of his front teeth and there is a big gap in his mouth whenever he smiles.

The most logically explanation would be that Chaos was the one to knock out his tooth since that is right up her alley but the truth is Iris was the one to actually knock out the boy's tooth. It happened just a few weeks after her recent birthday and Konohamaru had been playing with the princess but ever the clumsy one Konohamaru accidentally knocked John Paul out of Iris's hand. The teddy bear hit the ground which was covered in mud since it had just rained earlier that day. The poor boy didn't even have time to run before Iris's punched his tooth clean out.

Of course she got in trouble for it by her father but that particular lecture went in one ear and out the other as her only concern was making sure her precious teddy bear was safe and clean. It was one of the very few rare times Iris ever got in trouble for anything but it was also the one time she completely ignored her father as well.

"Hey guys." Iris said in a quiet tone. She was very distracted by something nudging her at the very corner of her senses so she wasn't all there at the moment. "Hey Iris, you look very pretty today." Konohamaru said with a slight tint of nervousness and panic in his voice. The last time they were together Iris asked Konohamaru's opinion on what she was wearing and if she looked pretty or not. Iris didn't have many options when it comes to the opinions of other boys her age so she naturally turned to her dear friend for his input. Konohamaru as a boy made the unfortunate mistake of saying she looked plain and boring as well as several other statements before he found himself head first in a nearby trashcan courtesy of Iris's control over wind.

A very soft smile came on Iris's face as small tint of pink formed on her cheeks in appreciation for the compliment. Her friend's opinions mattered to her greatly and she always values their opinions. When Konohamaru is being his normal ignorant 8-year-old self it hurts her feelings and somewhat fragile self-esteem. "Thank you. You're learning that's very good." Iris complimented back offhandedly as she wasn't completely focusing on those around her. Konohamaru scratched the back of his neck in embarrassment. He sighed in relief. "Dodged a bullet their huh toothless." Chaos said offhandedly with a giggle. Konohamaru could only chuckle in return to such a statement.

"Hey boss you're supposed to play with us? You promised and it's been over a month." Moegi spoke up with a wine and pout. "Yeah your supposed to play ninja with us the next time you had a free day." Udon agreed as he wiped his runny nose.

"Play ninja?" Sakura questioned with a tilt of her head. "Yeah I did promise you guys that didn't I." Naruto agreed with a small smile on his face. The chance to spend some time with the trio of kids he secretly considers his younger siblings was a chance Naruto never wanted to pass up. "Well it just so happens I was on my way to the park with the girls so that we could relax and have some fun. You guys are more than welcome to join us." Naruto invited with a smile while gesturing over in the direction the community park is located. "Alright! That's Awesome! Yeah let's go!" The three kids cheered respectively with Chaos jumping up and down in the background for her own entertainment.

"Hey boss who is this girl? I've never seen her before?" Moegi asked once she finally realized Naruto wasn't alone. She was rather distracted by Konohamaru and Chaos's usual antics. "Oooh, bro is she your girlfriend?" Konohamaru asked with a suggestive wiggle of his little eyebrows.

"WHAT?!"

"Wait what?"

"Where did you get that from?"

Iris, Sakura, and Naruto all cried out respectively. Iris had a glare on her face as her hands flew to her hips. Sakura had a shocked look on her face as she looked to between Konohamaru and Naruto. And Naruto had a bewildered and embarrassed look on his face.

"Daddy doesn't have or need a girlfriend Konohamaru! He has me." Iris said with a scowl on her face. For the moment the young boys statement took her away from whatever it was that was distracting her. Iris didn't like the thought of her father dating a girl. She already feels like she has to compete for his attention due to the number of girls that are already in his life with a few of them already living with him. It's too much for her to handle especially since in Iris's eyes the other girls are very pretty and beautiful and she knows just how easy it is for her father to get distracted by a pretty girl. It's a weakness of his and a weakness that irks her to no end.

"Konohamaru how many times do I have to tell you, I don't have a girlfriend…" Naruto said with an exasperated sigh. He massaged his temples in annoyance since this was a common theme the young boy loved to bring up to his idol. "Girlfriend." Sakura asked with a confused look on her face. To her credit she didn't freak out or respond negatively to the comment but she was more or less confused. "Guys this is my teammate." Naruto explained. "High my name is Sakura Haruno it's a pleasure to meet you." Sakura said as she introduced herself. Moegi and Udon were quick to do the same as all children do and so did Konohamaru but the boy wasn't done just yet.

"I see, I see. That's ok then, besides this girl is so flat and I know you like curvy girls like Hinata." Konohamaru said with a confident shake of his head. He was so assured of himself that the only thing that broke him out of his inner thoughts was the sudden spike of killing intent. Looking up Konohamaru saw an extremely pissed off look on Sakura's face and Iris herself had a glare on her face that could burn a person alive. Eva herself was peeking out of Naruto's hair and she was glaring at Konohamaru as well. She didn't take too kindly to the whole flat comment. Eva was pretty self-conscious about her body since she was starting puberty and although she knows realistically she can't really grow a real curvy figure due to her small stature it still stung a bit.

Naruto's face was beat red since his mind started to wander to other places when Konohamaru mentioned how curvy Hinata is. Unknown to many is the fact that Hinata started to develop first out of her class due to the fact that puberty started earlier for her. Her body is further ahead compared to the other girls her age and while it's not too much in the grand scheme of things she still hides it underneath her big bulky jacket that she loves and the other conservative baggy clothes she tends to wear.

Bringing his roving mind back under control Naruto had enough foresight and awareness to warn Konohamaru of his impending doom. Naruto's learned the hard way over the years on how you treat girls and what's appropriate and inappropriate to say to them. Especially when Anko was the one teaching him these things.

"Konohamaru you might want to run now." Naruto said with a sweat drop once he felt his chakra stir due to Eva and Iris building up their powers. Chaos was off to his side looking like she just won the lottery since the look on her face was that of pure bliss. She looked like she just stuffed her face full of candy. Naruto knew that Chaos was getting quite the feast of negative energy from what was going on around her.

Konohamaru didn't even wait before he took off away from the angry girls with Sakura hot on his heels. Just because Sakura has mellowed out some after spending some time with Naruto doesn't mean she doesn't have a temper. She wanted to teach this boy a lesson for calling her flat. It was a great insult to both her pride and self-esteem and she was going to make sure he knew it. Iris wanted to beat some sense into the clueless boy who always shot his mouth off before he thinks. Eva well she was half and half in her reasons.

"After him Naru!" Eva demanded as she yanked on Naruto's hair. She didn't want to be spotted so she confined herself to her other half's hair. Naruto knew he had no choice in the matter so he started running after the retreating form of Konohamaru with Moegi, Udon, and Chaos who was laughing her head off following right behind him.

Naruto could easily catch up with the others if he wanted too but he didn't want to leave Moegi and Udon behind so he slowed his pace down just enough so that they could keep up with him. Konohamaru on the other hand was running way faster than any 8-year-old should, ninja in training regardless. He was a boy running for his life because he knew if he was caught it would be the end of his short life because if Sakura didn't whack him upside the head for his disrespectful comment towards her then he knew Iris would surely kill him. A princess she may be but she does have quite the fiery temper when others make her mad enough.

It was because of this that he ran as fast as his short little legs could carry him and he periodically looked back just to make sure the girls hadn't caught up with him yet. It was during one of these times of looking back that would cost him dearly. Konohamaru went around a corner to fast without looking where he was going and he ran straight into someone really hard.


He heard a yelp of surprised pain coming from whoever he had ran into and they sounded a lot older than he was. Konohamaru was far too dizzy to get back to his feet but he wouldn't have to worry about that for too long. The young Sarutobi felt himself hoisted up from the ground in a strong grip around his collar. Opening his eyes Konohamaru resisted the urge to flinch when he saw an older boy who looked to be about 13 to 14 years old staring him back in the face.

The boy had on a magenta colored face paint that was outlined all across his face in a certain design. For clothes the boy had on a one-piece baggy suit that was pitch black with a large circle that took up most of the stomach and chest area. The circle was colored half red and half yellow. On his head he had a pitch black headdress like hood that had two pointed peaks that looked very much like cat ears. On the center of the headdress was a metal plate with the symbol of the Village Hidden in the Sand. It acted as the boy's headband identifying him as a shinobi. On the boys back was a very strange object. It was a very large cylindrical object wrapped completely in beige colored bandages and it had a mop of shaggy unkempt brown hair sticking out the top of it. Whatever it was it was very big. It was the same size as the boy who was carrying it.

"That really hurt you little punk." The older boy growled out while tightening his grip which caused Konohamaru to flinch back in fear. "Kankurō that's enough. It was just an accident." Another voice spoke up. It was the voice of a girl. Standing off to the right side of the boy whose name is Kankurō was a beautiful girl who looked to be about a year older than the boy. She had sandy blond hair tied up in for fluffy buns on the back of her head as well as two bangs that hung over her forehead. She had beautiful teal colored eyes that had a cunning and intellect to them that is quite unnerving. For clothes she had on a single light purple-colored, off-the-shoulders garment that extended to halfway down her thighs, with a scarlet sash tied around her waist. In addition to incorporating fishnet worn over her shoulders and legs, specifically on her right calf and her left thigh, she also wore her black forehead protector around her neck. In some aspects it almost looked more like a scarf than a headband. On her back attached to her scarlet sash was a pitch black high gloss metal object that based on the way it looked made it out to be a war fan just like Iris's but on a much larger scale. It was about 2/3rds of her total height making it a large weapon.

Just then the first to make it around the corner was Iris who skidded to a stop once she saw her friend in the grip of an older boy. Sakura was the next to come around the corner and she too stopped in her tracks. "What's going on? Why are you holding my friend like that?" Iris spoke up with a weary tone to her voice. Both Kankurō and the girl almost did a double take at Iris's accent. It was extremely rich sounding to them and something they would expect only nobles to have. Looking at the little girl before them they took in her features, particularly her facial features and Iris had an aristocratic face that was very beautiful even for her age and they could clearly see a vast amount of intelligence and maturity mixed in with a more childlike wonder pooling in her eyes. But the intelligence shined through more in this moment and it made both teenagers feel like they were in the presence of a princess or a noble daughter of high birth.

Iris's advanced mind was hard at work as she put together as much of the scene unfolding in front of her as she possibly could. The anger she felt towards Konohamaru was pushed off towards the side in the face of the fact that he was now in potential danger. 'Who are they? I think I saw that symbol in one of daddy's text books before. The Hidden Sand perhaps?' Iris thought to herself quickly as she looked at the two teenager's headbands and the hour glass symbol on them.

"This little runt ran into my knee with his big forehead and now it really hurts. So now he's going to be taught a lesson." Kankurō said as glared at Konohamaru who was shaking at this point. "I'm sure it was all a misunderstanding and I know he is sorry for it. Please put him down." Sakura said as she tried to defuse the situation. Iris would have added more to the conversation but the mysterious distraction she was sensing earlier was back again and closer than ever. The presence bore a resemblance to her father but she knew it wasn't him now that it was closer. Iris took a discreet look around the back alley road they were on but she didn't see anything out of place. "Yeah, I'm sorry. I wasn't looking where I was going. Put me down I'm sorry." Konohamaru said as he started to struggle in Kankurō's grip.

"Oh I don't think so little punk. You aren't getting off that easy." Kankurō said as he raised his fist to strike Konohamaru. "Put him down now!" Iris commanded as she was seconds away from acting in defense of her friend. Her eyes flashed green as her voice boomed out across the alley and Kankurō was seconds away from complying with her demand as he felt his body move against his will but it stopped when the others came around the corner. The girl next to Kankurō was shocked herself as she felt a tingle go up her spine although she did a good job of hiding it on her face.

"Konohamaru!" Moegi and Udon cried out in shock and worry as they saw their best friend in what appeared to be danger. "What's going on?" Naruto asked as he too quickly took in the scene unfolding before him. 'Who is this guy? There is something different about him. His eyes were a very light shade of blue when he came around the corner but as soon as he saw what was happening they darkened. Not to mention his posture is much more coiled and defensive compared to that pink haired girl.' The blond haired girl thought as her very sharp mind took in everything about Naruto in an instant.

"Naruto, Konohamaru ran into these guys and now it's getting out of hand." Sakura explained quickly to her teammate who she was secretly glad to see. She was kind of scared right now and she knew she was nowhere fast or skilled enough to rescue Konohamaru form Kankurō's grip if he decided to hurt the boy. Knowing her teammate was here filled her with reassurance.

'The Hidden Sand. So these guys are also here for the Chūnin Exams. But where is their third teammate?' Naruto thought silently as he walked over to stand in front of Iris. Chaos herself slid up next to her twin and grabbed Iris's hand that was not holding onto John Paul. Chaos gave her sister a particular grin that confirmed to Iris that Chaos also sensed what was distracting her. "Look there is no need for violence, put the boy down ok. I'm sure it was all a misunderstanding." Naruto mediated in an attempt to resolve the issue. "Kankurō that's enough already just but the brat down. We've caused enough trouble." The girl spoke up in annoyance as she sent Kankurō a glare. "But Temari the stupid kid needs to be taught a lesson." Kankurō pestered to the girl whose name is Temari.

Temari rolled her eyes as a tired sigh escaped her lips. "Just put the kid down." Temari said in a disinterested tone of voice. Kankurō growled out in frustration as he was about to do just that but Konohamaru had to mess it up. "Yeah, listen to your girlfriend! You… makeup wearing freak!"

Kankurō turned a baleful glare towards the young boy who immediately freaked since he knew he just messed up. Kankurō raised his hand to strike the child but a hefty stone impacted against Kankurō's wrist causing him to drop Konohamaru on his bottom. Seeing his chance, the young boy immediately shot to his feet and ran over to his friends where he was safe. "Who did that?" Kankurō growled out with annoyance lacing every word. He was massaging his wrist which had a red spot forming on it.

"Picking on children does not make you strong." Sasuke's voice spoke up and everyone drew their attention to a nearby tree where Sasuke himself was sitting up on a branch while tossing a stone up and down in his open palm. "Sasuke!" Sakura exclaimed happily with a giddy expression on her face. Naruto who had sensed Sasuke arriving gave him a nod which was returned by the black haired preteen. 'He's another one, he's no ordinary Genin. Just like this blond boy over here.' Temari thought to herself as she took a discreet glance at Sasuke.

"Why don't you come down here and say that to my face." Kankurō said with a sneer while glaring up at Sasuke. "I think this is quite enough. Having disputes and fights before the Chūnin Exams even start will only make you look bad and reflect poorly on your village. Let's just let bygones be bygones. The situation is over so just squash it already." Naruto said in a firm tone as to defuse the situation. He did not fancy a potential fight breaking out over something so minor especially with Konohamaru, Moegi, and Udon right here with them. The only saving grace is the fact that no one was around since they were on a back street alley road far away from the main roads of the village.

"Well aren't you a peace loving activist. If you think you two can intimidate me then you're wrong. I'll take you both right here right now." Kankurō said as he reached for the bandage straps on his shoulder holding the mysterious object to his back. Both Sasuke and Naruto tensed at this while Sakura backed up to stand more in front of the kids. Iris and Chaos looked on in interest with Iris narrowing her eyes and Chaos's eyes widening with excitement. She was still riding her negative energy filled high from a few minutes earlier.

"Kankurō stop messing around. You are an embarrassment to our village." A dead monotone voice spoke up. Kankurō and Temari froze in place as their skins paled and a nervous look plasters itself on both their faces. Naruto and Sasuke both silently jump out of their skin since they never sensed another person near them. In the same tree Sasuke was in a short figure could be seen hanging upside down by their feet on the branch that was on the opposite side of the tree to Sasuke.

A short boy with unkempt shaggy red hair and pupil less green eyes were staring back at everyone. The boy had no eyebrows but instead had thick black lines outlining his eyes almost like makeup or eye shadow but these rings around his eyes don't look like makeup. A red tattoo of with the kanji for love was on the boy's forehead off to the left side with his bangs parted to keep this tattoo visible to others. For clothes the young boy who appeared to be the same age as Naruto and his teammates was wearing a black body suit with an open neck, t-shirt-like sleeves, and almost full-length leggings. With this, he wears a white cloth over his right shoulder and the left side of his hips. He has a wide leather band from his left shoulder to his right hip with which he carries a massive bulky sand colored gourd around and with which he wraps his headband around.

His eyes were dead and lifeless and it appeared as if he was staring into your very soul. "Gaara… where did you run off too? How long have you been here?" Kankurō stammered out with a tremor in his voice as he looked up into the tree at the boy now named Gaara. Gaara's answer was to disappear in a swirl of sand only to reappear a second later in between Kankurō and Temari. 'I never even sensed him. How is that possible. But now that he is in front of me I can sense something off about him.' Naruto thought to himself as a frown crossed his face.

'He was in the same tree as me and I never knew he was there. That's not right.' Sasuke thought as he narrowed his eyes at this new comer. Something interesting was happening back on the ground however as Iris's eyes widened in recognition. 'It's him. He feels similar to daddy. Their chakra's are so similar even their souls bare a resemblance.' Iris thought as she took a step forward. A blush was on her face as she looked at Gaara who she would admit was handsome in her mind. Even though she was 6 and a half her mind wasn't. It was far from it in fact. So she didn't care if her thoughts didn't really match her age.

Iris's eyes flashed between Blue and Green as she stepped forward. "Who are you? Why do you seem so similar too…?" Iris asked as she looked between Gaara and her father. A slightly dazed look was in her eyes as she looked between the two boys. The others notice this color change and hearing Iris's words made Naruto not only worry but finally put together the pieces from earlier. 'So this is the guy that Iris was sensing and said felt like me. I too feel something off about this guy… maybe that is what I'm sensing as well.' Naruto thought to himself as he grabbed Iris's shoulder.

'They are scared of him… the look in his eyes. It's so dead.' Naruto observed as he looked into Gaara's lifeless green eyes. "I assume you guys are here for the Chūnin Exams." Naruto said as he placed Iris behind him. "Yes we'll be representing the Hidden Sand Village. Are you guys participating too?" Temari spoke up. "Of course we are. I hope we get to compete against you guys as well." Naruto said politely. "Do you blink?" Chaos asked from in front of Gaara as she looked up at the red head with a curious tilt of her head. It was very cute and adorable but the question the sand shinobi were wonder is when did she get so close to Gaara. None of them saw her move. "Chaos apologize. That's not a nice thing to ask." Naruto reprimanded since that wasn't a nice thing to ask a person right off the bat. Especially since she didn't even introduce herself first.

'How did she move so fast. She was just over by the boy a second ago.' Temari wondered with narrowed eyes. Temari is a very smart and analytical person much like Shikamaru in that regard. Chaos giggled into her hands while Naruto frowned at her which caused her to giggle some more. "Sorry Mr. Sand Man." Chaos said while eyeing Gaara for a response. She had a bashful and innocent look on her face with a fountain of playfulness pouring out of her eyes but Naruto could sense something was wrong with Chaos. She knew something that he didn't know, that much he knew.

Gaara panned his eyes down to look at Chaos who was almost in his personal space. "Hey I think it would be in your best interest to back up kid. You don't want to get hurt." Kankurō warned but he didn't really make a move towards Gaara and Chaos. Naruto was sensing a mild amount of killing intent wafting off of Gaara and it was putting his nerves on edge. Ever since he showed up he could sense it in the air but when Chaos approached the red head his killing intent started to rise.

"Hey kid what's your name?" Temari asked as she looked at Chaos wearily. "Oh me…?" Chaos pointed at herself with a gullible smile on her face. "Yeah you." Temari insisted with a frown. "My name is Chaos Uzumaki and I like to cause trouble." Chaos said with a grin on her face that threatened to split it in half. "And I'm her twin sister my name is Iris Uzumaki, it's a pleasure to meet you all." Iris said with her customary elegant curtsy. Naruto sighed while scratching the back of his head in exasperation. "My name is Naruto Uzumaki." Naruto said since his girls introduced themselves.

"So are you their brother or something." Kankurō asked with a raised eyebrow. "Or something…" Naruto replied. The sun was still beating down on all that was present and Naruto wanted to find some shade quickly. The thought of going to the park was wiped from his mind as the sun was at its highest point now. The others went about introducing themselves as well with the three sand shinobi doing the same formally.

'I don't understand but something is not right with this Gaara person. His chakra reserves are immense. He's hiding most of it below the surface like it's sleeping but from what I can sense I can tell it's a lot. I can already sense about Jōnin Level reserves of chakra emanating from him but I can tell there is a lot more hidden below the surface.' Naruto thought to himself as he spaced out just a bit. 'Not to mention the feel of this chakra. It's not quite like my own since mine is extremely unique with the girls bonded to me but there are similarities there. I just can't pinpoint it exactly. Is this what Iris is sensing?' Naruto thought but he was broken from his inner analysis by something happening in the real world.

"You smell like blood. Did you kill someone recently?" Chaos asked while sitting on Gaara's shoulders. Silence. Complete and utter silence. Temari and Kankurō looked like they just witnessed a mass genocide and saw the ghost of all the victims haunting them. The look of sheer horror and terror not to mention disbelief on the two teenagers faces sent warning bells off in Naruto and Sasuke's minds.

Gaara himself was as still as a statue. He didn't move, didn't blink, it didn't even look like he was breathing. His eyes were wide open in sheer disbelief. "What are you? You two aren't human?" Gaara said in a shocked tone. Chaos's eyes briefly lit up with her scanners and Iris's eyes flashed green but this went unnoticed by the others. Sasuke sent a discreet look towards Naruto who looked back in weariness since he didn't like the direction this interaction was going. Gaara started to lightly tremble in place while Chaos calmly' sat on his shoulders like nothing was happening. The cork on the gourd that rested on Gaara's back started to wiggle and come loose.

'How come Gaara's ultimate defense didn't kick in the second that girl got close. Now she's sitting on his shoulders. She's actually physically touching him and his defense still isn't responding. What is going on?' Temari thought to herself in sheer disbelief that someone actually made physically contact with Gaara and did not immediately die.

"That's not a nice thing to ask somebody? I just want to be your friend that's all." Chaos said with a giggle as she quoted her father's words from earlier. "…oh and my sister and I both think your pretty handsome." Chaos said with even louder giggles while sending a victorious look to her twin who had a mortified look on her face. "CHAOS! Don't say things like that!" Iris shouted with a blush burning her face off. "You didn't deny it though." Chaos smartly pointed out which caused the blush on Iris's face to turn a whole new shade of red. Iris hid her face behind John Paul and then further backed up so she was behind Naruto's back so no one could see her. Chaos gave off a victorious round of giggles at her victory.

The shaking of the cork was becoming worst as the look on Gaara's face was slowly starting to change. What no one except Naruto knew was that Chaos was suppressing Gaara's chakra. Naruto could feel Chaos's aura activity circulating around inside of his body pushing his and Eva's chakra/Yōki to the side. Naruto could feel Gaara's absolutely murderous killing intent and chakra bubbling below the surface and trying to escape but Chaos's aura was bottling it up. "Get off me." Gaara said in his raspy voice as emotion was starting to come to his face. The cork on his gourd was staring to wiggle dangerously as the others could feel the tension reaching a fever pitch.

Like putting a cap on a bottle Chaos placed her hand on the cork right before it flew off completely stopping its erratic movements all the while having a grin on her face. "Now, now. I can't play with you right now Mr. Sand Man. Maybe later." Chaos chastised in a patronizing tone as she patted Gaara on the head and abruptly disappeared only to reappear next to her father. 'What in the world is she? How did she do that?' Kankurō asked himself with beads of sweat running down his face. He was absolutely terrified of the scene that just transpired. 'How did she manage to touch Gaara without his ultimate defense activating or even get close for that matter? She somehow did something too him. I don't know what… but I know she did something that the rest of us couldn't see. Not only that but she moved so fast. I never saw her get on Gaara's shoulders or leave it. This little girl is beyond dangerous.' Temari analyzed while trying her absolute hardest to suppress the shiver that was going up and down her spine.

Gaara looked like he was seconds away from exploding as the look on his face was far from pleasant. Naruto could feel a confrontation coming and with the kids here it would be the worst possible situation. "Sakura get the kids and go." Naruto murmured to Sakura who heard him. She was just about to comply when Gaara's chakra spiked to new levels. "I'm going to kill you all." Gaara said in a raspy dead voice. The look in his eyes was absolutely murderous as the cork on his gourd was seconds away from flying off. Seeing this Naruto knew he had to stop the confrontation that was too come.

Naruto took one step forward and the entire area was filled with his chakra. He flared his chakra higher than Gaara's which shocked not just Temari and Kankurō who didn't even know that someone could have so much chakra like Gaara other than maybe Kage's and powerful S-Rank Ninja but it also shocked his teammates who didn't know his powers have increased so much. "That's enough ok. Let's not escalate the situation any further than it already apparently has. We just got off on the wrong foot so let's just agree to squash it and go our separate ways." Naruto negotiated firmly.

While the words he spoke was kind and neutral his facial expression wasn't. He had a stern look on his face with his mouth in a permanent frown and his eyebrows creased downwards in focus. His eyes went from a piercing crystal sky blue to a dark murky blue that was cold and uninviting. While Naruto wanted to resolve this peacefully so no one got hurt there was that part of him. That part of him that has been seen many times in the past that wanted to fight. That part of him that was also tied up with Eva, to charge into the unknown and go against a powerful opponent. Naruto's instincts as well as his more demonically influenced instincts were calling to him. It was telling him to let this fight come but Naruto knew that he couldn't give in.

Three unknown shinobi from the sand with unknown abilities would be facing off against him and all three of them had a visible large weapon of some kind. Out of the three, one of them was blatantly powerful and dangerous with an unknown powerful weapon on his back and the chakra to use it. But the deciding factor of the whole problem was the kids were here. Konohamaru, Udon, and Moegi were right here behind him. One if any of the children got hurt during this altercation it would cause serious international problems that could easily escalate further. If he and his team were to fight Gaara and his own right here, then not only would they be preemptively disqualified from taking the Chūnin Exam's but it would also possibly lead to very severe international disputes that might even lead to war. But if Konohamaru or the children were harmed in any way it would definitely lead to war. With Konohamaru being the grandson of the Third Hokage it was an almost guaranteed factor that the village would go to war.

Naruto didn't want to be held responsible or be the catalyst for why his home went to war with another village so he instead chooses the peaceful route. The killing intent between the two was very potent and it was rising. Naruto's chakra was very thick and potent. With a combination of the fact that Naruto's chakra was very much a hybrid of Chakra/Yōki all of the time made it so that his chakra was very dense and potent. Add on Iris's and Chaos's power which flows in his chakra networks all the time whether it be by little amounts or a lot and you have a very unique chakra signature that no one else has. Not to mention its very volatile and potent.

Sensing the impending trouble Iris had expanded her aura to surround Konohamaru and the others so that they wouldn't feel the murderous killing intent permeating the air. What they were feeling right now was a sense of safety and reassurance. It helped them to not be scared right now. Chaos herself was having a feast as all the negative emotions and killing intent hanging in the air was smothering and overpowering with its rich taste to her. Naruto knew he would be dealing with her later on for sure.

After a tense standoff that seemed to go on for hours but in reality only lasted a minute Gaara backed down as his chakra started to bottle itself back up inside of him. Once Naruto was sure the boy wouldn't retaliate he too started to calm his chakra circulation down a bit but he would be ready to go in a moment's notice.

"I'm going to enjoy killing you all very soon. I will be coming for you Uzumaki's… your days are numbered." Gaara threatened menacingly with his raspy voice as his dead green eyes bored into the skull of the Uzumaki family. With that he turned around and started to walk away with his two teammates lingering for a few moments before taking off with him. They were shooting glances back at everyone particularly the three Uzumaki's and Chaos was enthusiastically waving goodbye to the retreating forms of the sand shinobi.

"Well that could have gone better." Naruto said in a deadpan tone once the sand shinobi were out of sight.


Author's Note (A/N): So guys how was that? I'm freaking excited to be using Gaara and it's something I've been looking forward too for the longest time. Gaara will very much be a threat to the family and someone not to cross in this. I always wondered why Konohamaru had a missing tooth and I just chalked it up to him being a kid and it naturally falling out but that's boring so I just put a little bit of a fun spin on things. Iris isn't as gentle and nice as she makes herself out to be. The princess has dangerous hidden claws on her.

Fun and exciting times are ahead in future chapters as I'm going to be flipping the script and changing some things up a bit. Some changes are going to be minor, some wont really affect the story, some wont come into play for quite some time, but their are a few things that are going to be new and very different. My creative juices are flowing and I'm going to be pouring it all into this fantastic Arc.


That's the end of Chapter 31 I sincerely hoped you enjoyed it.

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Published: 10/1/2016