Summary- Shall be known as the plot continues
Disclaimer- I don't own naruto that is all
noteO.o I always thought that Gai was the blue beast of Konoha, as Lee was the Green beast of Konoha! Well, that's what I read…I think, I might be wrong I guess… Omg! That is like the 6th time someone commented me about the weights TT I really need to change that…I said that I would ignore the weights, but they keep coming back to haunt me! If a class is to kill missing nins and S class is to kill powerful missing nins, then I think that the rank they took would be B lol. Thanks for noticing that little mess up I had there about the mission things…I didn't catch that, sorry! I think that answers most questions for now.
Chapter 23: an unsightly predicament
"Ok genins, now we start the one of the hardest part of the exam. Now that you all have signed a sheet about what were to happen if you had died, now one at a time you and your team will come on back to receive a scroll. The objective in this is to receive the other type of scroll and open them both at the same time when you reach the tower. If you open at any time, you are automatically disqualified. Any means of getting a scroll necessary is allowed. You are allowed 5 days living in the forest of death until the exam ends, we will start now with team 4" Anko said. "After you have received you scrolls, go to an entrance anywhere around the forest as that is where you will enter. There is no more or less distance to the tower otherwise."
Each team had gotten their scrolls as they looked to what they had before moving towards an entrance to the forest of death. As Naruto looked, he had noticed that they had gotten an Earth scroll.
"So…that means we will have to get a heaven scroll to pass this exam." Haku said.
"Yes, but the question is who has one." Hinata said.
"We don't want to pick up any fights without proper needing too as well." Tenten said.
"Good point, Hinata-chan, use your Byakugan and scope the area as we search for chakra signatures for some ninjas around." Naruto said as they started heading out.
After quite a while they had found nothing so they decided to take camp at a nearby cave,
"This is strange…already within the forest of death and no encounters currently for the day. That is not regular I can tell you that" Naruto said.
"Yes…We must keep watch…" Haku said.
"Ano…Haku, why don't you create mirrors near the entrance refracting until here so we can notice all that enter and leave?" Hinata said.
"Hinata-chan! That's brilliant! So we know and get ready before anyone enters here, we also need to keep watch because without a person keeping tract of it, it will be of no use anyways." Naruto said.
"I'll go set up some traps as well" Tenten said as she started moving towards the entrance.
"Since we are going to stay here for the day, we must find ourselves some provisions for we won't survive for long without any food or water." Haku said. "But I can create water so that shouldn't be a problem. Just melt my ice."
"GROOOOOWL"
A huge bear then came from deeper within the cave as to see what had disturbed its sleep. As it saw them, it started to attack immediately.
"That enough food?" Naruto said.
"Should be proficient." Haku said.
"It's all yours Hinata-chan!" Naruto said.
"Ano…Me?" Hinata said surprised but then calmed down as the bear was charging at her. She then made a quiet hit at the heart and killed it instantly.
"Good job Hinata, if we were to do it, we might have made a messier job of it. That's why we had asked of you." Haku said.
"Thank you." Hinata said.
"I'm back, I set up 36 traps leading towards here." Tenten said smiling.
"Isn't that a little much?" Naruto asked.
"But it's so much more fun to see them struggle with each trap! And it doesn't hurt to be more cautious?" Tenten said.
"Good point." Naruto said. "Hinata-chan, you take the first watch, then Tenten-chan, then Haku, then me. Everyong ok with that?"
Everyone then nodded with what he said as they took some rest in for the day. Later on that night though another team had seen them go inside the cave and was deciding when it was best to strike.
"Kabuto-san, when should we attack?" person 1
"We will start attacking as soon as night falls, genins usually do not suspect it, I only expect that uchiha genius to be of such standards if he is as good as Orochimaru says." Kabuto said.
"It's getting dark, I suggest it is about time to start our attack." Person 2
"Good idea, you two lead the first attack as I will hold our scroll." Kabuto said. "Got it?"
"Got it" The two of them said as they just ran inside when Tenten was still on watch duty.
She had obviously seen it, but the two ninjas had died at the very point they entered and were obviously quite weak not being able to recognize such simple traps. She then woke everyone up and told them what had happened. They came to an agreement to search the area for the third member seeing only two of them dead…the girls were a little frightened by the blood at first as well.
"Fools…they were weak and ignorant. It shouldn't be too hard to take on a couple genin." Kabuto said "Might as well give them the warm welcome."
Kabuto then jumped off the branch he was sitting on as he landed on the ground as they were started to scatter out to see where he was.
"I have the scroll you're looking for, I know because I have been spying on you for quite a while." Kabuto said.
"Damn, how did he get past your Byakugan Hinata-chan!" Naruto said.
"Easily, I am not as weak as some might think…" Kabuto said before fading away and knocking out Tenten. "That was quite easy…maybe I should let you prepare next time haha."
Hinata then activated her Byakugan as Naruto started his usual hand seals. Haku though started them off giving them time as he threw sebon needles at every vital place on Kabuto's body.
"That's quite quick…if this weren't a kawamiri." Kabuto said as he transformed into a gigantic log. Naruto by then had created 20 Narutos as they all charged against Kabuto slashing his shoulder with a kunai as Hinata was studying his chakra system seeing how it worked.
"Congratulations, you found me and managed to hurt me…But that won't do you any good if it just goes away." Kabuto said as it healed automatically.
"How…I thought only I had healing that fast!" Naruto said.
"You aren't the only one, can't be the only special one." Kabuto said.
As Kabuto was talking more to Naruto, he failed to notice that Haku was still there as he formed a mirror on a tree which seemed invisible and a mirror behind him. He then threw a lot of needles through the mirror hitting Kabuto right on the back piercing in and out of his body.
"…" Kabuto said in a little pain. "Looks like I healed myself again, at least I have high pain tolerance.
Kabuto then rushed towards them with a kunai planning to knock another one of them out. He figured the boys would have been the strongest, so he aimed for Hinata.
"Hinata-chan!" Naruto yelled moving towards her knowing he wouldn't arrive on time.
"I got her and its too late now." Kabuto smirked.
"Don't think they aren't the only ones who can protect themselves." Hinata said as she started some seals. "KATON KORYUU NO JUTSU"
"What the hell!" Kabuto said stepping back getting burned as blood seeped through him. "Damn, how did a genin learn such an extremely high level jutsu…and use it at such high caliber as well… Wait, she's a Hyuuga, it is no wonder that their control is top notch, got to be more careful next time."
"HA! She got you there, didn't she" Naruto said laughing at him.
"I wouldn't be laughing yet Naruto" Haku said. "Tenten is still knocked out, so I would suggest we still be at caution."
"Yes you should." Kabuto said as he grabbed two pills from his pocket and ate it up. In no time he was back revitalized with energy and ready to fight again.
"He grabbed a blood replenishing pill and a soldier pill…" Hinata said.
"Now it's time for you to meet my little friend Chakra Scalpel" Kabuto said as he activated his on one of his hands.
"That's it? I can create one of my own for a long time now." Naruto said as he activated two instead of one this time. One per hand.
"What? You can do my signature trick as well…Damn looks like I have to pull all the strings I know now…" Kabuto said charging at Haku this time.
"Oh no you don't!" Naruto said running towards Kabuto.
Haku then started one hand seals forming demonic ice needles as they went to pierce Kabuto as well.
"Sorry, these are more for show you know…That kid there should know since he can do it too." Kabuto said as he used his scalpel to slice up any incoming needles before getting to Haku. After getting near enough he touched his shoulders and his leg immobilizing him.
"Damn…" Haku said as he fainted knowing that if he tried to maintain all his chakra any longer he would need more time to regain it. So he just put the rest of his trust into Naruto and Hinata.
"Hinata-chan…I have a plan, distract him for a little please." Naruto said.
"Got it." Hinata said as she charged over to Kabuto. He had dodged most hits to his chakra points, but he had hit back at her causing her to fall back. Naruto now had enough time and reappeared right beside Kabuto with all seals finished.
"Damn…this is going to waste a lot of chakra without water…SUIROU NO JUTSU" Naruto said sticking his hand out towards Kabuto creating a water barrier which was impenetrable as long as he was the one within. But there wasn't anything Naruto could do to attack him, well that's what it said in all ninja books and the one on how to do that jutsu.
"Damn…you caught me here…" Kabuto said.
"My, my…what a worthless tool. Got beaten by a bunch of genin…" a laugher rang through the air.
"Orochimaru...How could you after I healed your ass after so many times?" Kabuto said.
"That was then, this is now…" Orochimaru said laughing. "I got my little Uchiha and there's nothing anyone can do about it!"
"WHAT! That damn Sasuke already joined your league…" Naruto said. "Who are you anyway?"
"I am the Snake sannin Orochimaru…I personalize in taking down Konoha." Orochimaru cackled. "And you! I have no preference for you anymore now that I have gained the Uchiha, so just lie down and die by these miserable genin."
Kabuto after hearing that had struck a string in his loyalty in Orochimaru as he decided to stop all alliances with them. Orochimaru then just jumped up and left the facility and was on to bigger plans he was going to do.
"Release me now…I no longer have purpose of continuing now…" Kabuto said. Naruto then complied seeing how his former leader just threw him away like trash, but he still wasn't sure so he was still in a ready position just incase he fought still. "Don't worry yourself… My name is Kabuto…I guess I shall tell you my specialties now that I'm planning on joining your side if allowed."
"Ano…I don't think the Hokage will mind…you are quite powerful yourself." Hinata said.
"Thank you for your words…" Kabuto said as he raised his glasses back up his face. "My specialty is my medical jutsu, but what Orochimaru actually prized me for was my rapid healing caused by my medical skills."
"So that is why you weren't as hard as a normal ninja would have been!" Naruto said in awe.
"Don't kid yourself that time was all luck. I can take on that copy ninja on and win…" Kabuto said. "I'll take care of that ice boy and you can carry the other girl. Hyuuga girl, you can just walk along with us as I have the scroll you need to pass, I usually don't plan to go across the exam anyway."
And with that they started off to the middle of the tower in quite early in the day.
Author notes- Another update, another chapter! How was that for another update? I kind of didn't really like Sasuke…but I do like Kabuto! Lol…plus I have always wondered what would happen is Kabuto really did turn out to be a good guy, in every fic he's always with orochimaru.
