Thoughts
Demons
Forest of Death
Raj, Lao, and Rin had agreed to stay together, just in case. Raj jumped from tree to tree with Lao and Rin by his side. He had Byakugan ready and look to his left. There were three Sound genin jumping along the branches.
"Did Konoha forgive the Sound?", Raj asked Rin.
"No, but the nations agreed to end hostilities during the Chuunin exams", Rin answered. Raj nodded and looked to the right. Three Grass genin jumped through the trees. Then Raj spotted a Mist genin group fighting a Sand genin group.
"There", he said,"Whoever wins, we'll fight." They rushed foward and saw the two teams fighting. One Sand-nin was down, one was bleeding horribly, and one had lost his arm. The Mist-nin didnt look that hurt. They stood there in black cloaks, silently watching the Sand, injured. One went foward and grabbed their scroll.
"Okay...We have both", he announced to his team. The team was ready to jump away, but Raj, Rin, and Lao jumped down.
"We'll be taking that", Lao grinned. The Mist-nin grunted and stuck the scroll inside his cloak.
"You dont stand a chance", he said. They each walked out with their own styles. One used taijutsu as Lao saw him go into the Iron Fist stance. Raj saw one with a sword and decided to step foward. The last one was for Rin. They all went into their own stances.
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Lao and the unknown Mist-nin stood at each other with the Iron Fist style.
"Same style, eh?", he grinned,"I am Tai, but you wont live to say that to anyone." He charged foward quickly. Lao just side stepped him and landed a jab on his shoulder. Tai grunted and twirled around to face Lao. He charged foward and went for a kick, but Lao jumped over him and as he turned around to face him, Lao connected a kick to his jaw.
"Konoha Senpuu!", Lao shouted. Tai flew into the air and Lao grinned. I cant reveal my father's teachings till the third exam...Better finish this with lame techniques. Lao jumped after him and managed to kick so he went into a backflip and got Tai in between the legs. Tai's eyes widened in shock.
"Holy...", he muttered in pain. Lao grabbed on to Tai and grinned.
"I'll finish this here", he said. They flew toward the ground quickly and crashed. Lao walked out of the dust, but sank to the ground quickly. Both unconcience.
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"You cant win...They said Zabuza had killed everyone during his genin test...I survived and took my own", the man said,"My name is Sasame...Prepare to die, Hyuuga." Raj went into his Jyuuken stance as Sasame went into his own stance with quick seals. "Mizu Bunshin no Jutsu!", he shouted as several clones appeared from water. Raj grinned. He counted five Sasames now.
"You arent the only one who can do that", Raj said,"Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" Twenty Rajs appeared with grins on their faces. They charged quickly. Two were taken quickly by a Water Clone, but then two more embedded kunai into them. The others charged foward ready. They threw kunai that were blocked and got the group from the back until one was left. "You're all alone now!", Raj yelled. Sasame just grinned.
"You would think that...", he said,"But I have just narrowly showed you my true skills! Kirigakure no Jutsu!" Mist began swirling around them. Sasame was sure of victory now as he charged at Raj with his sword ready to slice. But as he swung down, Raj caught the blade in between his hands.
"You need more than this to trick my Byakugan!", Raj yelled as he kicked Sasame in the stomach, sending him back. Sasame was about to make more hand seals, but had to jump out of the way as Raj finished his and shot fireballs at him. Sasame was having trouble as about ten fireballs shot at him from different directions. All the clones poofed away from lack of chakra, leaving the real Raj standing before him, kunai ready. Sasame charged foward with his fists ready and he grinned widly as he punched, but disappeared in a blur as Raj dodged. Raj let his Byakugan look all around him, but he couldnt see him. "Where could he be hiding now?", Raj whispered to himself. Then two hands grabbed his ankles from the ground.
"Doton Shinjuu Zanshuu no Jutsu!", he heard Sasame yell from below as he was pulled under. Sasame came out of the ground in front of him, grinning. "Now what?", he asked.
"You havent won yet", Raj said as he poofed away, revealing a log.
"Damn!", Sasame shouted,"Kawarimi no Jutsu..." Raj grinned as he ran at Sasame from behind.
"Hakke Rakujuu Yonshou!", Raj yelled as he began striking Sasame's chakra points,"2...4...8...16...32...64 Strikes of the Palm!" Sasame fell to the ground unconcience as the Mist faded. Raj ran to Lao to assist him.
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Rin and the last of the Mist-nin faced off. He was either ninjutsu or genjutsu specialist since he didnt have a taijutsu stance. They got ready and Rin started by throwing kunai at him. He jumped above it and made some seals with a grin.
"Bunshin no Jutsu!", the man yelled as three of him appeared in a puff of smoke.
"Kai!", Rin quickly countered, causing the two fakes to poof away.
"Hmmm...Well, I am Shinji...You wont be passing", he said.
"We'll see", Rin replied,"Katon Housenka no Jutsu!" Several fireballs shot out of her mouth and surrounded her opponent. Then they all flew into him, exploding on impact. The Mist-nin did not stand there when the smoke cleared, but a puddle of water was there.
"Come on!", Shinji yelled,"Is that all?" She turned around and there were five Shinjis there. Rin charged foward, but then Shinji hit two of his clones, turning them to water. Rin was confused. Shinji defeated his other two clones with kunai and grinned. Rin was just confused. "I am the strongest of the group and probally the smartest...Watch this!" He made some seals and said,"Suiton Daibakufu no Jutsu!" Two of the puddles on either side of Shinji turned into a big piller as it shot at Rin. From behind, she just noticed it was moderately bigger than the other four were and that came at her as well. Rin jumped up easily and grinned.
"Need more than that!", Rin said.
"I havent even started!", Shinji yelled as he finished his hand seals. "Suiton Suiryuudan no Jutsu!" A medium sized dragon shot up from the giant blast of water and it flew up at her. She was hit, but poofed into smoke. Shinji gritted his teeth. "Dammit...", he muttered as he looked around. He saw her coming from the every direction and he grinned. "Thats all you got?", he asked. He spun in a circle with his kunai, but each of them disappeared. "What?", he yelled in surprised. He was then knocked unconcience from a powerful blow to the head from Rin's elbow. Raj had recieved the scroll needed from his enemy and they walked away, but saw more ninja coming out of the woods. Rin shoved everyone into the bushes along with her so they could hide and watch. They were Sound-nin.
"Man...How are we suppose to find this scroll when the only ninja we find are knocked out?", a man said. He were a black shirt with dark blue pants and had a katana slinged across his back. Raj, Rin, and Lao had their heads bent low to keep quite when they heard another voice that surprised them.
"Stop complaining, Haru", a voice oddly familiar called out. Raj's eyes widened in shock as he looked. Hakera stood there with two more genin.
"Why are you talking?", Haru asked,"You shouldnt even be here!"
"Well, your teammate died and I failed my mission", he replied,"Do you think I want to take the freaking Chuunin Exams again?" Hakera's team moved on and the Leaf genin saw another person. He was completely silent the entire time and looked a bit like Shin except he didnt wear sunglasses and his trench coat was black. Rin hadnt cared about any of this. She had her own question.
Who was Shinji? How could a genin use such a high leveled jutsu? She continued thinking, but quickly snapped out of it. "Lets go guys...", she whispered. They began walking, but were blocked by Hakera.
"Thought I sensed someone watching us", Hakera said with a smile, but then it quickly faded as he looked at Raj. "I would kill you for killing Nashima, but that isnt good enough", Hakera said, grimly,"I will show Orochimaru-sama how strong I can be by killing the Kyuubi brat!" Lao and Rin gasp as they look at Raj. "The third exam...Just wait, Raj", Hakera said as he jumped into the trees and ran off. Rin and Lao couldnt believe it as Raj brought his head down in shame.
"Is that true?", Rin asked. Raj nodded.
"If you scorn me in disgust or want a new team, I wouldnt blame you", Raj said,"It wouldnt be any different than the rest of this village." Raj jumped up and ran off. Rin and Lao were confused.
"What is he talking about?", Lao asked.
"During our training, someone told me that he let Kyuubi's chakra out a bit...I took it as a rumor, but she had already told most of the village...You were out training with your father, correct?" Lao nodded. "Thats why you dont know...Hokage-sama told the village to leave Raj alone for he still held Kyuubi...I told the girl and she stopped, scared of me fighting her...I guess it were true." Lao looked down.
"Lets go after him", Lao said, grinning. Rin looked at him puzzled.
"Most people would be scared or hateful", she said,"Why not you?"
"My father told me of the Kyuubi holder already", Lao said,"He was friends with Hokage-sama before Raj got the Kyuubi so why cant I be friends with a Kyuubi holder? Lets go get him and show him that not everyone in the village is scornful or hateful toward him!" Rin nodded, smiling now.
"Yeah", she said. They jumped off after him.
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Night fell and Raj still ran for the center of the Forest of Death. He jumped down into a clearing and sat down on the side of a tree, tears going down his cheeks. The village hates me as it is...Why would I expect those two to be my friends? He looked up and saw three Rain genin jumped down to the clearing.
"Heh, so what scrolls do you have?", a black haired boy asked. He had a umbrella strapped on his back. The other two had umbrellas too, but he had two strapped in a X form on his back. The other two was a boy with blonde hair and a girl with long, blue hair.
"Whats it to you?", Raj asked, wiping his tears quickly and sending off killer intent. The girl got nervous and took a step back, but the leader went foward.
"Oh, a tough one, huh?", he asked, grinning,"Lets see how good you really are!" He made some seals three of him appeared. "Bunshin no Jutsu!", he shouted. Then all three of him took out their umbrellas and threw them at the sky. They each opened up, surrounding Raj from above while the other two genin threw their umbrellas as well. Raj got ready for impact as he saw senbons fly at him from all the umbrellas. But the impact never came.
"Fire Shield no Jutsu!", he heard Rin shout. He opened his eyes to see flames dancing around him as the senbons burst into flames. The flames dyed out and then he saw Lee.
"Konoha Senpuu!", he shouted as he kicked in a circle between the three, sending them flying into trees.
"Guys?", Raj asked, surprised,"Why help me?"
"It doesnt matter if you have a demon inside you", Rin answered,"We have both been taught by our fathers about the Kyuubi and the boy who had it sealed in him."
"If it werent for him, this village wouldnt even be standing", Lao finished,"My father was friends with your father, Lao...I dont care what anyone says. You are a friend to me." Raj smiled.
"Thank you...Now lets finish this test!", he yelled. They all smiled and nodded as they jumped away.
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"Damn, those kids packed a punch", Shinji said as he healed his comrades' wounds.
"Ugh...", Tai said, getting up,"That kid...Lao...He didnt even give his full power..."
"None of them did", Sasame said, rising as well.
"Neither did we", Shinji smirked as the others smirked as well,"Come time for the finals, we'll show them." The three jumped away with that.
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"Those kids...Will I be able to take on Raj at full power?", Hakera asked a very pale, snake like man wearing a big rimmed, purple hat with the kanji for kage was written on it.
"I'll be sure of it, Hakera", the man said, raising a bandaged hand.
"Thank you, Orochimaru-sama!", Hakera said with a grin. He ran out and a man with long, white hair walked out, pushing his glasses back up his face with his middle finger.
"Are you sure you will let him go all out?", the man asked.
"Yes...Yes", Orochimaru said,"This should be very interesting, Kabuto." Kabuto smiled evily and nodded.
"If you say so, Orochimaru-sama", Kabuto said as he disappeared into the shadows again.
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Raj, Rin, and Lao all jumped down to the Hokage Tower at the edge of the forest. They walked in together and saw something written on the wall.
If you lack mind, seek the heaven scroll. If you lack strenth, seek the earth scroll. If you have both, then you are set. Open your scrolls. Raj and Rin took out the scrolls and each opened one. Then a puff of smoke appeared and Iruka stood there.
"Hello, children", he said with a smile,"Congradulations on passing the second exam. Now follow me." The children followed Iruka to a large room where many genin and represenatives of each Hidden Village stood there. Raj looked around and grinned. It was made up of Hakera's team, the Leaf genin, Kitou and Len's team, and the Mist-nin they had fought before. Naruto looked over the crowd from where the represenatives stood. There was Naruto, Orochimaru, Gaara, a Cloud Jounin, a Grass Jounin, a Waterfall Chuunin, and a Rain ANBU stood there. They were waiting for a Mist represenative. They had recieved word that it was the Mizukage himself coming.
"Genin of the Hidden Village!", Naruto announced,"Congradulations on passing the second exams, but too many have passed thus far! For this we must have a prelims! No rest, just start the fights here! We shall begin as soon as the Mizukage arrives." Suddenly, the door burst open, revealing a man with a blue, wide rimmed hat with the kanji for kage on it.
"Sorry I am late, Hokage-sama", the Mizukage said. He took his position with the others and watched.
"Okay, we shall begin immediatly", Naruto announced. He looked around the upper part where the Jounin and ANBU had moved the genin too. Sasuke, Neji, and Obito were there in their ANBU gear. Hinata was watching in her Chuunin outfit. She had greeted Yin's genin group as she was a Chuunin instructer. Kiba was a Tracker-nin, standing beside Shino and Shikamaru, Jounin. Sakura was next to Sasuke in her Chuunin medic's gear while Ino stood with Chouji as a Special Jounin. Temari was the Sand and Leaf ambassador by marrying a Leaf-nin, but was in Jounin gear. Chouji was a high Chuunin, probally Jounin level, but he never really wanted to and decided to train Chouza a lot and stay a Chuunin. TenTen was in Jounin gear and so was Rock Lee. Asuma and Kurenai were in a Jounin suit, but Gai was in an ANBU suit as he was a special ANBU and Kakashi was absent so he could rest. Shizune stood next to Sakura as a Jounin medic. Then a man stepped out. It was Genma.
"Ah, another Chuunin exam...Second time I've been here for prelims to a third exam", he said,"Well, anyway, our first match up is..." He looked at the screen that suddenly flashed. "Sabaku no Len VS Sabaku no Kitou!" Raj gasped as he looked at the two jump down into the ring.
"Never thought this would happen", Kitou said as he got ready. Len got ready as well.
"I thought if anything it would have been in the finals", Len said. They stood ready.
"Okay, then...Ready...", Genma began. The two glared at each other. "GO!" The two jumped at each other.
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Heh, hope you liked this chapter...Damn, it was longer than usual.Anyway, watch for the next chapter, Sibling Rivalry!Len VS Kitou!
