Summary: AU An epic story of a test that could mean the end of life, or the continuation of a great society.
Parings: Main: Sakura/Neji, Minor: Naruto/Hinata, Ino/Shikamaru, Kiba/Drisana oc, Tenten/Shino, Sasuke/Amaris oc
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, only the story line and other characters, please do not use them without asking
The Chuunin exams were only one week away, and genin from all over were starting to arrive. The senseis' were training their students, while the arenas were being prepared, and quarters for arriving teams were being checked, and double checked. Konoahs reputation as well as possible jobs was on the line. Everything had to be perfect. The streets of Konoah were teeming with genin teams from other ninja villages, but one was the subject of most roomers. Three cloaked figures would appear randomly in the streets and training grounds, as if looking for something…
"Where are they?" a dark voice mumbled, beneath the hood blood red eyes with no pupils could be seen searching the forest that the three currently resided in.
"Who knows," a light voice answered. "They could be anywhere."
The third figure spoke up in a neutral monotone voice; "We'll just have to wait for the exam to start, and find them then." With that said, they went back to where they were staying in the meantime.
On the day of the exam, everyone gathered in the hall thinking they were in the right place. Against the wall were three figures clad in black hooded robes, concealing their faces they watched the competitors as they came, looking for any sign that the ones they were looking for were there. As of now they had seen six of them, three more and they could confront them…
After finishing the written exam with ease, they each kept an eye on a group of three, each group containing one fourth of the celestial warriors. They had planned to meet each other at the next starting point of the exam.
Discreetly they followed the teams out the door of the classroom, and onto the grass field outside. After completing an invisibility jutsu they each walked quietly up behind the least guarded member in the group they were watching, and placed a special exploding tag on their backs. With that part of the plan executed, they took the jutsu off and meet up as a group once again.
"Complete." The one with a monotone voice, obviously the team leader, said knowing the task was indeed done correctly; they nodded, only verifying the statement. As soon as Anko gave the go ahead, everyone got their scrolls and went into the forest of death.
In almost no time at all they had collected the scroll opposite of theirs; they then stood in a circle in the middle of a clearing, holding hands. As they closed their eyes, their charka glowed around them, giving them a mystical quality.
Target one: Shikamaru, Ino, Neji…
"So, we have five days, we should think of a plan." The blond said as her eye twitched watching her teammates; one looked half asleep while the other looked like he was ignoring her completely.
Shikamaru merely yawned and said "Ino, would you please be quiet, I'm trying to think."
"Uh huh, right, and Neji's the class clown." Was Ino's sarcastic reply, hearing this, Neji turned around and gave her a sharp glare; she put her hands up in front of her defensively.
"Just stop talking, will you. Ugh!" Suddenly Shikamaru was pulled back by an unseen force.
Ino turned her head and saw her teammate being pulled away; "Shika!" Ino yelled startled, she and Neji quickly ran after him as he got pulled through the forest.
Target two: Kiba, Tenten, Shino…
Akamaru looked up at Kiba and barked. Kiba narrowed his eyes, thinking about what his canine companion had just told him. "What'd he say?" the question was asked by Tenten.
Kiba looked at her and said; "He has a bad feeling; that something bad is going to happen." He frowned as he continued walking. Shino looked at him and nodded, obviously having the same feeling. About ten minutes later, Kiba opened his mouth to talk about their strategy when he felt something pull on his jacket from behind; "What's with this?" he asked as the pulling only got stronger. Before he could say anything else, he was being ripped away from his team and being pulled through the forest at an incredible speed.
Hearing a branch break; Shino looked to his left, his eyes widened at the sight of his teammate being dragged away by something "Kiba!" he shouted as himself and Tenten ran after him.
Target three: Naruto, Hinata, Sasuke…
While they were walking Naruto was talking nonstop about ramen with the shy Hinata. Meanwhile, Sasuke was busy thinking of how they would go about getting the scroll, as he walked a short distance behind them; wanting his space. It was almost dark, when suddenly; Hinata froze and activated her byakugan, looking for the chakra shift she felt nearby. The other two stopped as well, wondering what Hinata was up to, her eyes stopped on Naruto and widened.
"Um, what is it, Hinata?" Naruto asked, his voice shaking slightly at the look she was giving him.
"There's something on your back," as soon as those words left her mouth, Naruto was pulled back through the forest, "Naruto!" Hinata yelled, as both she and Sasuke ran after him.
All three teams were following the member of their group who was somehow dragged off, not sure if they were walking into a trap or not. What they didn't know though, was that in the next few hours, there whole lives would change…
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