Biofan09: You are correct, Naruto didn't have a jutsu to cheat. However, he also knew that Ibiki said everyone started with a grade of 10, which is the highest score. He used that to his advantage, like he did in the manga and anime, to not answer any questions. The flashback was to reveal that along with be a distract(-er?) to that. To see who would figure it out so to speak.
A Snake Hidden in the Leaves
Orochimaru was a tall man with extremely pale skin and waist-length black hair. He had a long face with pronounced cheekbones, golden eyes with slits in his pupils and purple markings around his eyes. He wore plain grey garbs with black pants and a thick purple rope belt tied in a large knot behind his back and blue tomoi-shaped earrings. He wore a black polo neck under it.
Naruto's eyes widened with disbelief. "Orochimaru! Why are you here?" Orochimaru gave off a slow laugh. "Naruto-kun, you really think I wouldn't be here? Such a pity. I've always had my mind on the Uchiha and Jinchuriki. Konoha has both of what I wanted, and at such a time when it would be so easy to snag you to while pretending you were killed…well I just couldn't pass that up."
Naruto's eyes widened before they narrowed, immediately forming a shadow clone. "Find Sasuke, Sakura, and Anko. Get them. Move!"
The shadow clone nodded, disappearing in a burst of speed. Naruto then raised a hand, forming a seal before shouting, "Kai (Release)!" at the top of his lungs. The Restriction Seals around him immediately deactivated. Orochimaru raised an eyebrow.
"What's this? You're already releasing your seals? I thought we could have a little fun."
Naruto immediately tensed, getting into a defensive stance. He didn't know how Orochimaru had so much information on him, but that made him even more dangerous. More dangerous than the fact that whether or not he was being offensive or defensive he would be on the back foot. However, going by the style that Anko used when he fought her, he thought it would be the former.
Orochimaru smirked, launching forwards in a burst of speed that made Naruto's eyes widen. 'So fast,' he thought before raising an arm to block his punch. Only his training with Anko prepared him for the snakes that shot from Orochiaru's sleeve. Naruto instinctively switched from defense to offense. He let his arm fall slack, avoiding the snakes bites before grabbing them. With a yank he pulled Orochimaru towards him, although it was obviously with great trouble. He then turned, throwing the snakes over his shoulder. However, unlike he expected, Orochimaru's body did not follow, instead he felt to feet impact with his back before they kicked off, sending him flying into a tree.
Naruto groaned as he spat out the blood that formed in his mouth. He turned, to see Orochimaru staring at him with a sickly sweet smile.
"Come come Naruto-kun. The fun is only just beginning."
Naruto did what any sane person would do in that situation.
He ran.
XxX
Isshin ducked under the blade swipe, grasping his blades hilt. He brought it up with force, attempting to bisect Sasuke from the bottom up, however Sasuke quickly focused chakra into his arms and brought them down, forcing the two to come to a crossroad. The world around them moved in slow motion as their blades came down. If things continued as they were now they both would bisect each other and the match would end in a draw. Sasuke frowned as he noticed the blade almost touch his clothes before sighing and shooting off just in time for the blade to only nick his arms.
Isshin smirked.
"Afraid are we? Does a mighty Uchiha fear death!?" Isshin roared with obvious hate.
"Why do you seem to hate Uchiha's so much?" Sasuke asked. Isshin narrowed his eyes. "That's none of your business you filthy degenerate!"
Sasuke's eyes widened. "I see." He stabbed his blade into the ground and flew through handsigns. "If that's how it's gonna be. Katon: Karyūdan (Fire Release: Fire Dragon Bullet)!"
Sasuke's chest expanded before he fired off a large trail of flames from his mouth directly at Isshin, however the teen laughed. "Please! I'm a Kiri-nin, such a weak flame won't even warm me up! Suiton: Suigadan (Water Release: Water Fang Bullet)!"
Isshin's cheeks swelled to impossible sizes before a ton of water flew from it, spinning like a drill as it collided with Sasuke's jutsu. The two jutsu fought for dominance for a brief moment before they extinguished each other, combining into steam that blanketed the area.
Sakura cursed as she saw the steam. For the Kiri-nin this would likely be no problem, but Sasuke would have a slightly more difficult time. He couldn't see through the mist.
Isshin swung the blade to cut Sasuke in half, only for it to be blocked with Kubikiribocho. His eyes widened as he saw Sasuke smirked at him.
"How?"
"I have a good sensei."
Isshin snarled, pushing forwards but Sasuke just pushed back, fully prepared for Isshin's overwhelming strength this time. With a good ground he couldn't lose. This thinking was quickly corrected as Isshin began to slowly push him backwards, causing his eyes to widen.
"You have got to be kidding me," Sasuke mumbled. Isshin smirked, pulling back and sheathing his blade, forcing Sasuke off balance. He then shot forwards with his blade in a thrusting motion, clearly intent on killing said Uchiha.
Sasuke's eyes widened before he cursed, forming a single handseal and glancing at the closest, visible log.
Sakura nearly screamed as she saw the mist clear, and the sword in the log. If she hadn't noticed it was a log she was sure to have screamed and launched at Isshin with everything in her power to kill him, although it likely would have failed. If Sasuke couldn't beat him, and he was no doubt stronger that she was, how could she hope to?
Instead she smiled at seeing Sasuke standing upside-down on a tree that was in front of Isshin, his hands clasped in a handseal. Sasuke jumped from the tree, flipping in midair as he came down on Isshin. The teen cursed, grabbing the hilt of Kubikiribocho in his haste to defend against the strike. Sasuke smirked as his hands slammed into the flat of the blade.
"Raiton: Jibashi (Lighting Release: Electromagnetic Murder)!"
Isshin's eyes widened but he had no time to do anything. A powerful wave of electricity shot from Sasuke's hands, travelling along Kubikiribocho and into Isshin's body. Isshin's body went into a series of spasms as it was ravaged by the electricity, in so much pain that a cry of pain didn't even escape his mouth.
As the power faded from the attack Isshin fell and the Kubikiribocho was released from him, Sasuke grasping it and strapping it onto his back. Sasuke smirked as Isshn fell to the ground, unconscious and un-moving. Sasuke checked Isshin's body, frowning as he saw the burnt form of a scroll. He cursed.
"It's not even recognizable. We'll just have to get a different one Sakura. Now come on, let's find Naruto."
Sakura landed next to him, a firm, and unwavering look on her face. "Right!" she said. The two shot into the trees behind them, looking for Naruto.
XxX
Naruto dodged another Katon jutsu, frowning as he did so. He couldn't continue like this. The snake Sannin was gaining on him, and the rapid use of Katon jutsu didn't even seem to be tiring him. He frowned, jumping again to dodge a fireball that burnt the branch he was going to land on. The branch fell to ash, and Naruto cursed, falling. He heard a chuckle behind him before he felt a kick impact itself into his side. He flew towards a tree, slamming through it before landing on the ground roughly. Orochimaru laughed as the tree fell towards him, but it was mysteriously cut in half before it reached him.
Naruto stood slowly, a frown on his face. He glared at Orochimaru before his body staid like that. Orochimaru smirked, raising a hand to catch Naruto's punch just as the Naruto still standing there disappeared.
"How?" Naruto asked. Orochimaru smiled. It was vulgar.
"You are fast enough to form afterimages, yes. However, your smell is something you cannot run from."
Naruto cursed, flipping and sending a knee strike towards Orochimaru's head, however the man raised his other hand, grasping the knee before his body contorted in ways that were not natural, a knee slamming into Naruto's chest and making him slam into the ground. Orochimaru reached down, grasping towards Naruto before lashing out with a kick behind him that impacted with Naruto's crossed arms, just as his hand phased through Naruto.
Naruto was thrown backwards, his feet almost touching the ground although he smirked, catching himself on a tree and ricocheting off of it. He had blocked the strike and recovered from it. He could keep this up until help came. Even if it was only because Orochimaru was underestimating him. Taking him like an average Genin. He was no average Genin.
Orochimaru easily avoided Naruto's ax-kick, spinning and slamming a punch into his face that distorted his face for a brief moment. However, before Naruto could fly away several more punches slammed into his chest. The comboination was finished with a kick to the chin that made him shoot into the air, floating above the gigantic trees. Naruto groaned, flipping and glaring at the vague form that was Orochimaru. What he was planning was risky, but if he was to alert every surrounding person to his location, at least Sasuke and Sakura would find him, and the large use would definitely attract some attention from Anko who was no doubt monitoring the exam with cameras.
Naruto gathered as much chakra as he could, even drawing on the Kyuubi's chakra which made his nails turn into claws, and his whiskers thicken. His eyes turned crimson and his pupils slit. Naruto snarled, his muscles enlarging. He wove through handseals before smirking. This was his most powerful jutsu he was about to unleash.
"Fuuton: Renkūdan (Wind Release: Drilling Air Bullet)!"
Naruto took a deep breathe, his stomach enlarging, before he slammed his hand down onto his stomach, applying external pressure. This shot a highly compressed ball of air from his mouth. The ball was the size of a large mirror. The ball shot forwards, ripping through the trees before it finally exploded, just as it reached the snake Sannin. The man made no move to dodge it that Naruto could see, simply standing there.
XxX
Sasuke and Sakura paused, both with wide eyes. "This feeling," Sakura mumbled, yet Sasuke heard her.
"It feels like Naruto when he lost control that one time," Sasuke finished, looking at Sakura. She nodded and shot off, preparing for the worst, followed closely by the lone Uchiha in the group.
XxX
Anko's eyes shot upwards as she felt it. The Kyuubi. But it couldn't have been released. She immediately left the observation room, preferring to look outside and into the forest. "Naruto?" she mumbled. 'This just got serious. I better go check out the situation.'
Anko shot into the trees.
XxX
Gaara froze as he felt the familiar demonic-like chakra. It felt so similar to his own, to Shukaku. Yet it felt more powerful, and a lot more resourceful. Gaara however felt his familiar lust for battle arising…or was it his? He smiled, his gourd uncorking before the sand exploded in a frenzy. Gaara smiled darkly, looking towards the sources location.
Kankuro and Temari were hiding.
Gaara walked towards the source with evil clearly intended.
XxX
As the explosion finally ended a large crater could be seen, with Orochimaru standing in the vertex of it. However, the man looked unharmed, although a large smile was on his face.
"Yes, you will do nicely," Orochimaru said as he looked at the unconscious Naruto. He reached down to pick him up before he glanced to the left, just in time to dodge a kunai that would have lodged itself into his skull otherwise. His smile however did not falter as he looked at his second prize.
"Ah, Sasuke-kun, how good of you to join us," Orochimaru said. "However, I fear I don't have time so I'll have to be quick about this."
Orochimaru disappeared, reappearing in front of Sasuke with his fangs open. He was about to sink them into Sasuke's neck before he was sent flying from a punch to his cheek. Orochimaru flipped in midair, a wide-eyed look on his face before he realized he was hit by two people. One was the girl that was with the Uchiha and the Uzumaki, but the last was someone who was undoubtedly more awe-inspiring.
Not to mention scary.
A dense shroud of chakra was around the Jinchūriki. The shroud was a translucent red with bubbles of chakra forming all along it. His physical changes during his initial state enhanced. The shroud that encompassesed the Jinchūriki vaguely resembled the corresponding tailed beast; paws of chakra formed around his hands. The most significant manifestation were the tails that sprouted from the Jinchūriki's body, up to the maximum number of tails that the corresponding beast possessed. A single tail swung behind Naruto's back.
"I'll kill you!" Naruto roared, shooting forwards. Orochimaru's eyes widened before he shot towards Naruto, their fists connecting at their intersection point. A shockwave of power that longed to be released shot outwards, blowing Sasuke and Sakura away. The two flipped and landed on two different trees, although they did look at the new Naruto with eyes full of fear.
"Naruto…is that you?" Sakura mumbled. However Naruto heard her, turning in his distraction. In this moment of distraction Orochimaru flew through handseals, blue fire forming on each of his fingertips. He thrust his hand forwards, however Naruto reacted just in time, barely dodging the strike and forcing it to slam into the tree. Orochimaru cursed, shooting forwards, realizing that he was pressed for time. The Anbu and likely Anko would be showing up any time now. Orochimaru appeared before Sakura, lashing out with a kick that slammed her into the tree before disappearing, seemingly from midair. He reappeared in front of Sasuke his neck already in motion. His snake-like fangs prepared to sink into the Uchiha before he felt a punch impact with his side, allowing his fangs only to nick the Uchiha and deposit the smallest bit of chakra and venom. Sasuke screamed but staid conscious, although he did lose his concentration in the process, falling from the tree.
Sasuke hit the ground with a thud, his Sharingan blazing. He glanced at where the slight puncture wound was, noticing one tomoi sitting on his neck. He frowned at it before glaring at the retreating form of Orochimaru, who was being chased by Naruto.
Sasuke stood, going to Sakura before the Anbu and Anko appeared in front of him.
"Uchiha, what happened here," Anko said in a tone that meant business.
You guys didn't think I forgot about you did you? I was just really busy so I couldn't update. No, I didn't forget about you guys at all. However, I just changed up everything. First off, Sasuke didn't get the full curse mark, only one-third of it. What changes is that going to make? I'll be honest though, I was actually planning for Sasuke to get this ability in TBF (The Blonde Fanalis,) but I decided to do it here. This means I won't be giving him this ability in TBF. However, what changes does this bring to the story, and I already know some of you will like it, some won't, be be happy, it leads to Naruto creating his own personal jutsu. One of the many, although he won't perfect it until Shippuden. His second original jutsu will happen before that though, probably during the Second Chunin Exams. Anyways, I also made Naruto rely on the Kyuubi during his fight, because let's face it, right now he can't touch Orochimaru, who I did make a lot more powerful. You just haven't seen it yet. Now, onto the more important aspects of the story, Gaara is coming, and with the way Team 7 is in right now, they don't stand a chance of stopping him. Add that two the fact a 1-tailed Naruto is chasing around Orochimaru and we have tons of AU territory. I'm enjoying this right now. Are you? See you guys later and avoid the Earl.