Chapter 3: Surviving the Death God's wrath

"Now then. I have three lunch boxes with me. One of course is for me. The other's are for those who don't get tide to the tree stump over there." He point to the tree stumps behind them.

"I have for your test these:" He pulled out two bells.

"There are only two bells."

"Correct. Which means only one of you will fail. Or it might be all of you. However, since this is a life or death exam. The one that fails will lose their soul."

Naruto paused, pleasing over the panic that just rose in the Genins.

'I have to get a bell.'

'Father is going to kill me.'

'I'll show I'm not weak. I'll get one of those damn bells.'

"I want you all to attack me with killer intent. This alarm clock is set for noon. Now go." He waved his hand and the three Genins scattered.

"This is going to be fun. I can't wake to see who breaks down first."

All three Genins however, were to scared to attack their sensei. Sasuke knew he would have to fight with his bloodline.

After two hours had past Naruto was getting bored. None of the Genins had moved. He could easily sense them and decide to increase their fears.

"Now, who I'm I going to kill first. Remember, I told you three the only way to get the bells, is if you kill me."

He pulled out three kunai's. He could sense their fears increasing.

He threw them. Each one going to one of the Genins.

The three Genins were frozen solid when the kunai's barely missing them.

'Crap he knows were we are. I was hiding for nothing. This is bad.'

Hinata however was frozen solid. Thinking he was really trying to kill her.

"Who is going to die first? How about the girl?"

'This is bad. Hinata isn't that strong.'

Hinata however was unable to move as her sensei disappeared before her eyes. Next thing she knew, her sensei's fist contacted into her stomach. Then she knew nothing but darkness.

Naruto quickly put a genjutsu on his student.

Holding his student by the throat he walk back into the clearing.

What Sasuke and Rai saw scared them. They saw Hinata Hyuuga dead. She was bleeding and torn.

'This Jounin isn't playing around. Already he killed one of us. And by the chakra failer I sense it was no doubt Hinata. Even if this is a test. Death is the most option in this exam. Now I see why Iruka-sensei said we were lucky. We must face our fears and conquer death itself. The Death God loves killing and bringing death to those he finds unfit for being Ninja.' Sasuke was in trouble thought. Then he notice Rai attacking the Death God in a taijutsu match.

What scared him the most was when the Death God pierce his hand into his teammate's chest.

Down on the ground the Death God summon a genjutsu that made everything look fake. He really punch his student in the gut and he fell unconscious.

Now was his match for Sasuke. Even now, he only had 30 minutes left before the test was over.

Sasuke was setting up traps. Unknown to him, Naruto was watching his every move.

Sasuke was standing in the small clearing waiting for his sensei to come. He couldn't sense him but he did her the noise of two bells behind a tree.

"Two of your teammates have already failed miserably. What makes you think you can take me on?"

"I'm not like them."

"Yet you cannot defeat me. I'm a master of every type of Genjutsu, Taijutsu and even Ninjutsu."

Sasuke at once realize he need help. The only way of getting the bells with out killing him. Teamwork.

"I can't take you on alone. However, I will try." Sasuke jump and threw a punch to his Sensei. It was easily blocked. Then he rushes his elbow to his sensei's face which was caught with the hand still holding the fist.

Sasuke then used his feet to hit his sensei in the face. However his sensei deflected them. Sasuke however smirk. Thinking he outsmarted his sensei. However, as Sasuke smirk and reach for the bells. His sensei flip him then merely poke his finger and made him crash into a tree.

'Damnit. I can't really touch him. There is a huge different amount of skills and talent between us. If fact it seems he is even stronger then Itachi.'

Naruto stood there expecting something like this from the number one rookie of the year.

'Impressive, he nearly found a way to get a bell without killing me. That is why he is the number one rookie of the year. However, so was I.'

Sasuke stood up panting. Then he decide to use his fire jutsu.

Naruto saw what his was doing decide to use Ninjutsu as well.

When Sasuke's fireball clear his sensei was no where to be found.

"Where is he?" Sasuke thought out loud. "In front? Behind? From the side? Above?"

"Below. Earth Jutsu. Ground imprisonment." Sasuke felt himself being pulled under ground.

"Well that is the test. I will now tell you three your results." Naruto replied to his three Genins.

"You don't have to worry about going back to the academy." Hinata who was tied to the middle post look up.

"Does that mean?" Rai ask with excitement.

"Yep. The three of you…should quit as shinobi."

Everyone was shock to hear this. Even Hinata, who started to hold back many tears.

Sasuke however pulled out a kunai and attack his sensei. Naruto however quickly pin the last Uchiha as if it were nothing. Naruto who used his right leg to hold and pin the kunai to the back of his head.

"You know why you should quit as shinobi's? Because you all are just plain punks. If you took Iruka's word to heart you would know the true meaning of shinobi. You all would be able to past this test from me. Many have taken this life and death exam from me. They might not be able to touch which is why they fail. But they past if they have teamwork. Which is the answer to this bell exam. Teamwork. But none of you knew it. You let your fears take over. In doing so, you all became reckless, stupid and blind. In Konoha it doesn't matter who is the Dead Last or the Rookie of the Year. That is mere titles people get. It's your reputation that gets you were you are.

I am perhaps the most powerful and wise Elite Jounin in this village. My power can rival the Sannins and Kages. Why, because I know the true power of shinobi. I know what I fight for. Sasuke, you have too much pride and you are so shallow. If you accepted or went to help your teammates you wouldn't be as weak as you are now.

Rai. If you would stop thinking of yourself and your own ambitions you would be a great shinobi. Hinata. I'm ashamed of you. As an heiress one the largest clan I expect better. However, I'm not surprise your father stop your training. If he would have continued you would not doubt be a very powerful and great shinobi. You let fear and many false attentions get to you. Don't fight for the Hyuuga's. Fight for what is most dear to you and protect it. You have low self-esteem and very low confidence. You mustn't let any push you around."

He look at them. Hianta was really crying. Rai look mad as Sasuke did.

"I'll give you one more chance to take on the bell exam. However, I won't the judge. I'll have the Copy Cat Ninja judge your teamwork. Don't feed Hinata either. She was the weakest one to fail the exam." He disappeared in a puff of smoke.

"So how did I break them down?"

"That was really harsh. However, what you said was true, if they do as you say then they could pass this exam." Kakashi replied who was watching the whole exam.

"Get ready to break them down." Naruto replied to his older brother.

"Here Hinata." Sasuke replied giving her half of his uneaten food.

"Sasuke are you mad? Sensei told us not to feed her." Rai yelled.

"If we want to pass the bell test then all three of us needs to be at our fullest. If she doesn't get anything she could slow us down."

Rai look down his food and handed it to Hinata.

Hinata was thankful that her teammates were feeding her.

Kakashi teleported in front of them while Naruto was silently laughing at the looks of the Genin.

"What's this? I come here to test the Death God students to find that you…ALL PASS." Kakashi replied smiling behind his mask.