Hey! Sry for the long update…school is starting soon for me…ugh…well here it is…

Chapter 8: Konoha/First Exam

"Uh...I got to go to a meeting for all of the team sensei that has their team participating in the exam. You guys can do whatever, just don't get into any trouble," Rai explained as he left the room.

The three were inside a hotel room in the village of Konoha. Mai was looking out the window while Kwan was holding Aiko in his arms.

"I think we should learn of our opponents," Kwan spoke up. "And we need supplies for the exam. We have no idea what to expect except that there's a possibility of death."

"That's a good idea," Mai agreed. "I can go gather the information about the countries and their style. Then find out individual information on the ones. I guess you two can go shopping."

"Okay!" Aiko agreed. The three walked outside the hotel. Mai sprang off and Aiko and Kwan began to walk to the nearest store.

"Um…I'm sorry, but I'm going to leave for a bit and look around," Kwan spoke.

"Aw…" Aiko frowned.

"It's just for a little bit," and Kwan pecked her on the forehead and vanished.

Aiko sighed and then walked to the store.

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A blonde haired boy fell back as a boy in black clothes stood there preparing to attack a little boy in his hand. Suddenly, a raven-haired boy appeared and threw a rock at the boy injuring his hand.

"Sasuke-kun!" a pink-haired girl cried out.

"Sasuke…" the blonde boy groaned.

The boy wearing black became angry and pulled something off his back preparing to use it. Then a voice stopped him.

"Kankuro, stop," came a voice behind the raven-haired boy. It was a boy with red hair.

The boy disappeared into sand then appeared on the floor and began to walk away. The raven-haired boy jumped out and called after him.

"What is your name?" he asked.

"Gaara of the Desert," was the reply and walked off.

Kwan sat in the shadows listening and watching the whole thing…

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Few hours later…

Everyone was back at the hotel room; everything was completed. Kwan walked over to Mai.

"Hey. Did you get a lot of good information?" he asked.

"Yeah."

"Then tell me about a boy named Sasuke."

Mai pulled out a little notebook and held her hand over it sending chakra through it. A bunch of symbols appeared. Her family had there own special writing so no one else could find out their secrets. Mai flipped through it and stopped.

"Here it is. He is from Konoha. He graduated as the top rookie. He is part of the Uchiha Clan, which used to be one of the strongest until the clan was killed. He is the last survivor. The carry a very powerful bloodline called the Sharingan. It enhances the eye to be able to copy and see moves."

"Tell me about his team."

"There is a girl named Sakura. She graduated with one of the top grades. She is very good at controlling her chakra, but she doesn't have a lot of stamina. Also, there is a boy named Naruto. He got the lowest grades in class and he is very loud and unpredictable."

"Okay. Thanks. What about Gaara?"

"Gaara is from the Sand Village. Not much is known about him except that he is very powerful and it seems as if he has never been injured in his life."

"Anyone else I should know about that I didn't suggest."

"Hyuuga Neji. He is part of the noble family of Konoha. Their bloodline is Byakugan allowing them to see almost 360 degrees in vision, see the chakra system and the tenketsu. This allows them to do internal damage with just a touch. It allows the user to see a great distance and through things.

"Aburame Shino. He is very mysterious, but he is known to be very strong. His clan specializes in special chakra-eating bugs. He uses them against the enemy.

"Rock Lee. He is extremely fast and extremely strong making him excellent in taijutsu. That's all."

"Okay. Thanks," Kwan thanked and stood up and walked over to Rai.

"Kwan, I don't want you to use your strong attacks. Only use them if you must. There is no need for needless killings."

"Okay."

"Get to sleep. You got a big day tomorrow."

Kwan walked over to Aiko and gave her a kiss on the forehead before going to sleep.

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The team sat in the corner of the room waiting for the first exam to begin. Near the entrance of the room, there was a commotion going on. The boy named Naruto just threatened the whole room and some Sound ninjas just injured a boy who failed all the previous Chuunin exams.

"There will be no fighting in this exam," came a loud voice. "Welcome to the Chuunin exam, and welcome to the two new countries, the Sound ninjas and the Dark ninjas. The first part of the exam will be a written test. Please draw numbers for your seating arrangement."

After everyone drew numbers and sat down the tests were handed out.

"There are ten questions. You start off with ten points. Each correct answer will earn you a point and each incorrect answer will cause you to lose a points. Anyone with zero points will fail along with their team. How much you need to pass, that is what we will decide later. Those who are caught cheating will lose two points each time. After a few times, you will fail along with your team. Do not cheat without thinking. The first nine questions will be forty-five minutes. We will give you the tenth question at that time. Begin."

The tests were flipped over and people began to read it. Kwan and Aiko spoke mentally.

"Do not cheat without thinking," Aiko spoke.

"Yeah, I assume we are suppose to cheat, just do it as a ninja would."

"Yup. So how do you think we are going to do that?"

"Easy. I'll just send my shadow around the room to look at the answers and I'll write it down. Then I'll send you the answers mentally. As for Mai, to make it easy, I'll just use Shadow Imitation on her so as I write she writes the same thing."

"Okay."

Kwan closed his eyes and focused. He opened his eyes again and was now looking down at a piece of paper. He was part of a shadow.

He quickly memorized the answers and came back to his normal self. He used Shadow Imitation on Mai and began writing down the answers while sending it mentally to Aiko.

'Kwan must be using Shadow Imitation on me to write the correct answers,' Mai thought.

The team quickly and easily completed their tests. The team sat and just waited.

Kwan, having nothing to do, used his shadow to see what his opponents are doing. He once again closed his eyes and was peering over a boy with raven hair, Sasuke. Sasuke was writing exactly like the person in front of him.

'Must be his Sharingan…' Kwan thought.

Kwan's shadow moved over the boy with red hair, Gaara. He had one of his eyes closed and was writing the test easily. Kwan had no idea how he was receiving the answers.

He moved over to Neji. Neji was looking straight ahead as if he could see the test in front of him. Like Sasuke's, Kwan thought the same thing.

Finally, his shadow traveled to Shino. Bugs were flying around him and Kwan could not figure out his way of getting the answers.

Throughout the exam, people were kicked out for cheating along with their teams. The room slowly decreased in number. After awhile, the examiner spoke.

"It has been forty-five minutes. The tenth question will now be given. But first, I would like to say one thing. You can take this last question if you choose or not. If you don't take it then you will fail."

"Well of course we'll take it then!" a voice cried out.

"But…if you get the answer wrong, you will fail the exam and never allowed to take the Chuunin exam again."

There was a moment of silence. The silence broke as people began to raise there hands and quit. Then, everyone's attention went over to the blonde-haired kid, Naruto. He slowly raised his hands, and then slammed in on the desk and spoke.

"Screw you! I'm not going to run away! I'll take this problem. Even if I become a Genin forever, I'm going to become a Hokage no matter what anyways! I'm not scared!"

The examiner spoke, "I will ask you one more time. Do you want to quit?"

"I will not take back my words. That is my way of the ninja!" Naruto replied.

His words alone brought everyone's spirit up. No one else decided to quit.

"Well, you all pass," the examiner spoke. Everyone gasped.

"What about the last question?" people cried out.

"You could say that was the last question. Let me explain. The paper test was to test your data gathering skills. Ninja must be able to gather information without being caught and the correct information." The examiner took of his cap revealing scares and holes. "Incorrect information can endanger you, your team, and your village." He placed it back on his head. "So, you were encouraged to cheat during the exam. The last question was to see if you will continue the mission not matter what. When you are a Chuunin, you must complete the mission, even if you have a high chance of not surviving. The leader must decide whether or not to take the mission. That is what the tenth question is. So congratulations, you are going to the second exam!"

The window suddenly broke and a lady jumped in hanging a sign from the wall.

"There is no time to be happy," she cried out. "I am the Second Examiner, Mitarashi Anko. Let's go to the next exam! Follow me!"

"Grasp the atmosphere," Ibiki whispered.

Anko glared at him. "Ninty-three? Ibiki, you let thirty-one teams pass? The First Exam must have been too soft."

"It looks like there are a lot of excellent students this time," Ibiki responded.

Anko sighed. "Oh well…I'm going to make more than half of the teams fail in the next exam." Anko threatened. "I'm getting excited. I will explain the details tomorrow. We will go somewhere else, so ask your Jounin teachers about the rally point and time. That is all. Dismissed!"

The Genins left the room. Aiko, Mai, and Kwan walked back to their hotel together.

'More than half?' Mai thought.

'I'm nervous about this. I wonder what Kwan is thinking,' Aiko pondered.

'More than half? She seems certain. It probably means that the exam will consist of having something that only half of the teams can receive and that extra teams can fail. No matter, it will be easy,' Kwan thought.

They went home and prepared for the next day…

-The next morning-

The Dark Team (A/N that's how I'll refer to them) were standing among other Genins at a place with a fence around it with signs on it.

"Forbidden Area," it said.

There was a little booth to the side with Chuunins sitting at it.

"This is where the Second Exam will take place," Anko spoke. "The 44th training area…also known as the Forest of Death."

There was a gust of wind and Naruto repeated the last three words, "Forest…of…Death?"

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Hope you like it. Sry for the long update again. School started for me. Ugh…I hate high school. Anyways, tell me what you think. Second exam is next with more action.