Hi people.sorry I haven't been on in a while.Never got the chance to find a computer.I saved a crapload of chapters (up to chapter 6) on a floppy disk but I can't find the disk so now I have to rewrite all the chapters.Anyhoo,enjoy chapter three "the tenth question.zzzzz"

Ikiru found herself being shaken awake by Shikamaru."troublesome girl,wake up!"Her body felt bruised and battered and sore.

Her eyes were too swollen to open but she could hear voices.

"What should we do with her?"That sounded like Chouji.

"I dont know,I'll take her to my parents and see what they will do about her"Ikiru felt a sharp pain go up her spine as Shikamaru lifted her from the ground.'what the hell happened?'she thought.'did someone beat the crap out of me when I fell asleep?'

"She's in pretty bad shape"Chouji pointed out.

"I know"Shikamaru replied."It looks like she's from Konoha.See this mark on her belly?It is the shape of Konoha's insignia"

"It looks a lot like Naruto's seal."Chouji said"You dont think.."

"Whatever she is,she still needs help."

Ikiru's head hurt.Not from the pain,but pure confusion.'what the hell...What are they talking about?'She knew she had a marking on her belly,but she figured it was just some weird birth mark.And these two were talking as if she was some sort of weird ass thing that they just randomly found lying on the ground.It wasn't long before she felt a soft cushion beneath her and even more chatter.

"Do you know anything about what happened to her?"Shikamaru's mother asked while wiping her forehead with a warm cloth.

"No,we just found her lying there right by the gates."

Ikiru felt a strong sense of deja vu.'This seems so familiar.like a memory or something that I ignored.'she thought.'or I forgot...' Ikiru forced her eyes open just enough to see.She was lying in shikamaru's home on his couch.His dad sat a few feet away and shikamaru was standing by his mother as she wiped blood from her forehead.

'I know this'she thought'This was when I first came here.This was the beginning of my life in Konoha.'Ikiru lay there and tried to firgure out what happened before hand.How she got so beaten up.Althought as much as she tried,she ended up falling asleep.

-back in reality-

Ikiru awoke with a start as a loud crashing noise filled the class room.She sat straight up and realized it was dark."What the fuck!What happened?Is it an ambush?"She wasn't sore anymore in the least bit,so she squinted her eyes and made out small printed letters. Her face grew red as she pulled off the paper that was stuck to her forehead over her eyes.

She looked around quickly and saw a woman in the front of the room.Judging from the broken glass and shattered window,she had come through there.Her black hair was tied back and she wore a revealing mesh top under a trench."Im your second proctor of this exam.My name is Anko."

Ikiru paid no attention as she babbled on about something.She looked up at the clock and realized that she had only been out for about fifteen minutes.Shikamaru had his head on his hand boredly and somewhat relieved and Ayame was looking intently at the proctor.

Anko said something and everyone stood to follow her.Ikiru had no idea what to do or even if she had passed,but she went along with the group of students,walking with Shikamaru.

-later-

"You slept through the ENTIRE tenth question?"Ayame said and burst out laughing.

"Shut up!"Ikiru said "If it wasn't for me,you would be on your way home right now."

"oh,you didn't know?"Kiba asked."None of the questions mattered.We just had to sit through the tenth question to pass"

"Or sleep through it."Ayame said and started laughing again.

Ikiru got a large anime sweatdrop on her head."So I wasted all that chakra for nothing...?"

Kimori reached up and gave Ikiru a big slimy kiss across the face."wow.Now I feel so much better."She said sarcastically before wiping the slobber away with emphasis.

The proctor stood before them infront of a large fenced in area.It was teeming with wild life and outgrowth."This is the Forest of Death"Anko stated."You will all be locked in this contained area for five days through which you will fight for survival all the while finding a pair of these scrolls."She held up two scrolls.One was labeled Heaven and the other was labeled Earth.

"Everyone will recieve a scroll.Over the next five days,you will go against one another to collect the missing scroll you haven't recieved.Only when you accomplish this task will you make your way to the large tower in the middle of the forest.Where it will be decided whether you can move on to the next exam."Anko continued."now if you will please walk over to one of these tents where you will recieve your scroll.

Ayame waved."Bye Ikiru,godspeed"And she went to join Naruto and Sasuke and Kiba left as well.Ikiru walked over to Shikamaru and grabbed a spot in line behind a creepy group from Sunagakure.There were two boys,one brunette with 'love' written on his forehead and the other dressed all in black with purple markings on his face.The girl was blonde with four parts in her hair."We had better watch out for those guys"Shikamaru said cautiosly as they disappeared behind the tent.

They walked out moments later and the brunette seemed to be giving Ikiru and Shikamaru a scowl."You think?"Ikiru said before entering the tent.A proctor with a bandage on his chin handed Ikiru a Heaven scroll which Shikamaru snatched from her as they left.

"What are you doing?"Ikiru asked

"It is only right for the man to protect the woman."Shikamaru said.

"Cut the bullshit"Ikiru said."First off,I'm damn well capable of protecting myself,second,what the hell does a stupid scroll have to do with you protecting me?"

"Well,If you have it,you're going to be the target of attack of course."He replied

"You know what shikamaru?"Ikiru shot"Youre troublesome."