Hope you like it, tis my first attempt at writing stardom! (glowing lights)
Disclaimer: Naruto and "The Amazing Race" do not belong to me, I attribute full credit of the characters and race setup to Masashi Kishimoto and Jerry Bruckheimer.
I also got this idea from a guy who started a Naru-TAR fic but quit after one chapter. If you read this please review and take your credit.
((Note, this fic takes place after the Sound mission, the Konoha and Sand Nins were returned and recovered, Sasuke turned good again.))
Gaara was walking towards a clearing in Konoha woods, Kankurou and Temari behind him. The siblings were invited to participate in a special activity as a reward for their extensive work in the Sand village, but they had been told nothing except the starting location, which was where they were headed. The three were more wary than normal since they had to give up all their weapons, including Gaara's gourd, to the current Hokage and they had weird bracelets strapped on them. As they neared their desired location, Temari pushed aside some bushes for her brothers to pass and..
"Hey! It's you guys!"
"What are you doing here?"
"So you got wrapped up in this too?"
"What do you think it is?"
The siblings joined the group in the clearing, each of them without weapons and also wearing similar bracelets. So far the group consisted of the Sand team, Team 7, Team 8, Team 10, Gai's team (don't know the number,) and the Konohamaru corps, all looking equally confused. The small group of Nins talked for a little while until.
"Alright everyone, it's show time!"
Kakshi, Gai, Kurenai, Asuma, Iruka, and Baki appeared in a puff of smoke on a small platform that stood before the younger nin. Another puff, and twenty-two bags appeared about 100 yards away. Kakashi spoke up,
"Okay, I'm betting you guys want to know what's going on so I'll tell you, we picked 22 young nin to divide into eleven teams of two for a race around the ninja world. You will start off with your bag, which we have packed for you, and one clue. The clue will tell you where to go for the next one, but sometimes you'll have to perform a task or travel to a different country for it. After finding a chain of clues, one will direct you to a pit stop for a leg where you get to rest. The last team of two to arrive at a pit stop will probably be eliminated. The team that makes it to the end will win a million dollars."
At this the sound of dropping jaws could be heard, but Sakura, seemingly ignoring the money, raised her hand.
"Yes?"
"You said there would be 22 of us, but I only count 18."
"Yes, I was getting to that. It turns out that four young nin whom we thought had passed away were merely injured, and they have made a full recovery and will be joining you."
As Kakashi spoke, a puff of smoke came for a third time in between the nin and as it faded away, the forms of Haku and the three sound nin became clear. The four were also unarmed and were wearing bracelets. Kurenai addressed the group,
"Just so you know, there will be no weapons of fighting allowed. Any rule breakers will be disqualified immediately. The bracelets you are wearing sense chakra usage, if you use any or remove the bracelet your team will be disqualified. Any questions?"
As her words brought silence and understanding expressions, Asuma took over.
"The teams will be decided randomly and will be named after colors, Iruka will begin selection now."
Iruka put his hand into a bowl of paper slips and began to draw out names.
"The red team will be Tenten and Naruto"
"The crimson team will be Ino and Kankurou."
"The orange team will be Hinata and Zaku."
"The yellow team will be Sasuke and Neji."
"The lime team will be Moegi and Chouji."
"The green team will be Gaara and Sakura."
"The aqua team will be Kin and Konohamaru."
"The blue team will be Shino and Udon."
"The purple team will be Shikamaru and Rock Lee."
"The black team will be Dosu and Kiba."
"And the white team will be Haku (how fitting!) and Temari."
As the teams got together, Baki stood between them and their bags, ready to start them off.
"Good luck guys, travel safe, and go!"
The 22 nin ran towards their bags as they started "The Amazing Race" Naruto style!
Hope you liked it, and the teams really were picked randomly. I don't have a set-in-stone plan yet so if you want to see anything in particular and/or improve a first timer's self esteem, click on the Go! button!