Thank you everyone for following my stories till now.

First I would like to inform that from now on I will be updating only once a week. After these three weeks I've realized that its very hard to do this twice a week. It takes a lot of my time to check as well as write the chapters. So please bear with me about this. It will most probably be Saturdays on which I will update or early if I have a holiday or something.

As you saw in the previous chapter, Sakura and Ino are not going to be useless bitches in this fic even if I do hate Sakura. Simply because Tsunade is already in the village and she wanted to train field medics. Sakura ,as week as she was in the first part of canon, was merely so because she neither had the right view for her Shinobi life nor did she have a good teacher.

It is still going to be NaruHina though. No matter how good Sakura gets, even if she becomes more powerful than Kaguya, it is still always going to be NaruHina for me.

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Chapter 7: Exams!

Konoha Academy

It was quiet in the classroom, where the written test for the graduation exams were being held. Quiet except for the sound of pencils scraping or the occasional banging sound coming from Kiba's head banging the desk for every difficult question and the quiet snoring from Shikamaru.

Surprisingly there were also some medicine related question in there. Probably to test the medical knowledge of the Genin aspirants. Abiding to his offer he made to Tsunade 12 years ago, the Hokage assigned Shizune to take classes on medical studies in the academy. Those classes though only covered the basics of medicine that any Genin may need and was mandatory for every Genin. The advanced classes were held after the academy hours in which only interested students were taught the more advanced techniques to become a field medic like the Mystic Palm Justu.

Naruto would have also fallen asleep if not for his terrible luck to kick in and being seated just across Hinata, who was still busy writing. So he was quite busy giving her occasional glances. Same could be said for Namiko except she was staring at Naruto and sighing at his antics which caused Naruto to look towards her with a sheepish look. It was returned by a glare from his twin.

This continued for a while till Iruka announced the finish of the exams followed by another bang from Kiba's desk.

"Okay kids, pencils down. Now Mizuki-sensei will collect your test papers and they will be graded immediately whose completion will be followed by the Taijutsu test. So wait while your tests are being graded. Remember you cannot pass if you don't pass all the tests but will be allowed to take all the test to gauge your skills and take the remedial accordingly." Explained Iruka before starting to grade the papers with Mizuki while the Shinobi aspirants waited.

After 15 minutes Iruka returned and ushered all the Genin hopefuls to the sparing ground. The students were paired up for spars into two groups of boys and girls. Call it coincidence or a set-up, none of them from clans got paired up with other clan children. Iruka then explained the rules, "This will be a pure Taijutsu spar, so no Ninjutsu. The fighters will be graded according to their performance so even if you lose the fight, it does not mean you fail but winning do improve your grade. Okay then first group take positions." And with it the Taijutsu test started.

The fights were not that much interesting, not even the ones with the clan heirs in it. That is not to say that the civilian children were weaker but all of them used the academy style Taijutsu except for Hinata because she practiced her Gentle Fist the most. Though she abstained from using chakra in her strikes.

After the Taijutsu spars was the Shuriken and Kunai throwing. Everyone was given a set of five Shuriken and five Kunai to hit a target at different points. The points targeted would be graded. Sasuke aced this test with highest score followed closely by Naruto, Hinata, Namiko and Sakura, which mildly surprised everyone.

Once that was over the students were brought back to the class for their last test. Iruka again explained the test, "This will be your last test, passing which will give you your Konoha Shinobi Headband (Hitai-ite) and mark you as an official Shinobi of the leaf. You have to perform the three basic academy Jutsus. The Transformation Jutsu, the Substitution Jutsu and the Clone Jutsu perfectly. Now, your name will be called one-by-one and you will perform the Jutsus in front of both me and Mizuki-sensei." Iruka proceeded to go into a room and called for the first student, Aburame Shino, who performed all the jutsus perfectly and his total scores earned him his headband.

Likewise one-by-one students were called and surprisingly everyone was coming out with a headband. Even Kiba, whose head imprint was still visible on the desk, managed to pass the written exams with passable scores. Naruto and Namiko passed too, they had learnt and mastered those Jutsus when they were only 6 so no surprise there.

After the whole test was over and the class was now occupied with headband wearing shinobis, Iruka came in with a proud expression on his face followed by Mizuki.

"I'm very proud and happy that everyone in this class was able to pass the Exams. You are now officially Genins of the Leaf, the lowest rank among shinobi. From now on it is going to be a tough life for you all but I believe with enough determination and hard work you will become great shinobis. You are the future of the village as well as the shinobi world." Said Iruka proudly then continued, "This year's Rookie of the year is Naruto Senju followed by Namiko Senju, who is the Kunoichi of the year shared by Hinata Hyuuga, and the third place is also shared by Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno. Kiba you came last, again." This brought a grin on Naruto's face, a high five between Namiko and Hinata, a scowl from Sasuke, a squeal from Sakura and another bang from Kiba. Iruka continued, "Tomorrow you will be placed in a team and will be introduced to your Jounin senseis who will guide you through your life as a Genin and train you till you become something more. So come back tomorrow here during normal academy times." With that Iruka finished his speech and students started filling out of the academy where their family waited to congratulate them.

Academy Entrance Ground

Shizune was waiting for her younger siblings. She didn't worry much about them passing. She knew they were capable of passing the academy even before they joined it, so she was there just to pick them up the last time as academy students. She was waiting for them at the grounds with other parents doing the same. Tsunade wanted to be there today but had to hold it off because of an all-time nemesis, people with authority had, the Paperwork. It seemed Hiashi Hyuuga had the same problem who was also missing and Ko Hyuuga was there instead to pick Hinata. She smiled as she thought of the lavender eyed girl her brother was smitten to. If it was not for him and the training given to her by the Senjus, the girl may have not come out of her shell.

Like Hiashi and Tsunade other clan heads like Inoichi Yamanaka, Tsume Inuzuka, Chouza Akimichi and Shikaku Nara were also missing probably for similar reasons, though the Nara clan head might be just being his lazy self. Like father like son, Shizune thought. Either Shibi Aburame had somehow found the perfect weapon against paperwork or he just skipped it to come to his son's graduation. And given the logic driven thought process the Aburames had, he just might have done the former.

Shizune's thoughts were interrupted by the cries of excited newly minted Genins running out of the academy building, towards their parents or other family members. Shizune tried to find her siblings among the crowd but was not able to locate anyone with golden blond hair. The only blonde she spotted was Ino who bolted towards her mother as soon as she spotted her. She spotted Shikamaru walking towards his mother in a manner exactly opposite to Ino accompanied by Chouji who showed his excitement by eating his chips even faster than his normal speed. Kiba was advancing towards his sister very slowly with a slight look of fear evident on his face, probably afraid of being scolded for coming dead last. Shino being his true self quietly approached his father impassively, who mimicked the expression – or lack of -but still managed to praise his son for his achievement. How he did that without showing any expression on his face Shizune will never know.

She waited for a few moments. But the others had already started heading towards their homes, so she was getting worried. She knew both the twins were already aware of her presence thanks to their very high sensing ability. Tsunade once tested their sensing ability by telling them to sense as far as they can while standing in the centre of the village. Remarkably, Namiko was able to sense people even a few meters outside the village walls while Naruto was able to sense just a few meters short of the wall. But unfortunately Shizune was not gifted with such talent and had to resort to the normal way of finding someone. She started to look around.

Academy Sparing Ground

If the log could talk, it probably would've started begging for mercy from Sasuke, for it was almost reduced to splinters due to Sasuke's rage. Sasuke was angry, scratch that, he was furious. He trained, a lot, to get the power. The power his older brother told him to get. To surpass Naruto. But he failed. Not only was he surpassed by the dobe, he couldn't even defeat his sister neither the shy Hyuuga. For what was worse his pink haired fangirl managed to tie with him. So obviously he was angry. Not only on others but on himself too, for being weak. He was an Uchiha. An avenger. He had to get stronger. He envied Naruto for the power he possessed. He wasn't blind, he knew Naruto held back in every fight, even in the exams. Not only him, his sister did it too and sometimes it seemed even the Hyuuga did it. He just hoped whoever his Jounin sensei was, would be capable enough to help him become stronger.

Mizuki was watching Sasuke from afar. He thought he lost his chance to get the Forbidden Scroll of Seals but when he saw the pure look of anger on Sasuke's face, he changed his plans. Mizuki approached Sasuke and said, "Leave the poor log alone Sasuke. You ranked third you should be proud of yourself."

Sasuke scowled at him and replied, "That is what I don't like. I had to be first. I wanted that power to avenge my family, being third means nothing to me!"

"Now now, you shouldn't be greedy Sasuke. And there are other methods to gain power than by topping mere exams." Mizuki said with a smirk.

Sasuke turned a curious as well as a sceptical eye at Mizuki, "What do you mean?"

Mizuki's grin widened, "What I mean is that there is a special scroll in the Hokage's chamber which has some powerful Jutsus in it. If you can take it and master some of them you can definitely gain the power you want. If you want I can teach some of those justus to you." Mizuki had already realized Sasuke's thirst for power. He was trying to use that hunger for his own gain.

Sasuke became curious but he didn't believe him right away. He wanted the power but the way Mizuki said it seemed very suspicious to him. But after much internal strife his power hungry-self won. He thought if he could get at least one or two powerful Jutsus, it would be a good start. He could think about what to do with Mizuki afterwards. So with a serious expression he replied, "What do I have to do?"

Mizuki's grin almost turned maniacal but he controlled himself and gave him a piece of paper with a smile, "This has all the information you need, and a place to meet so I can train you. But you will have to act tonight before your team selection. And be discrete. Good luck." And with that Mizuki left Sasuke with the instructions.

Naruto, Namiko and Hinata were there standing on the side hiding against the academy building having heard everything. Naruto saw the look of anger on Sasuke's face and go him towards the sparing grounds. Being the kind soul he was, he decided to talk to him. Naruto knew of Sasuke's obsession with revenge and thirst for power. Even though Sasuke changed their friendly rivalry into enmity, Naruto never did. Of course he was annoyed with the repeated glares and taunts but he still wanted to change Sasuke to as he was before. So Naruto followed Sasuke, Namiko followed her brother with Hinata. He was going to confront Sasuke but stopped on seeing Mizuki approach him.

After overhearing everything the trio was contemplating on what to do. Being a practitioner of sealing and the great grandson of the first Hokage, who made the Scroll of Seals, he knew that the scroll was forbidden and a secret. It was easy to figure out that this was a trap. Some scheme from Mizuki. While he didn't like Mizuki, he still couldn't believe that he could be planning something like this. On the other hand, Naruto knew that Sasuke was smart. He must have figured it out that this was a hoax. But sadly it seemed that Sasuke's thirst for power exceeded his moral sense of duty.

But what Naruto was contemplating about was, if should he confront Sasuke about it or wait for it to happen. Even if Mizuki was planning something, the crime was still not committed and hence couldn't be proven. But if it was a set-up, Sasuke could get caught into it, which Naruto didn't want either. Namiko and Hinata were just looking at Naruto waiting for his decision. They didn't care much about Sasuke but they were friends before and didn't want him to get into trouble. They also didn't know what to think of Mizuki.

After coming to a decision Naruto started walking towards the Hokage tower but changed his route to first get Shizune, who he sensed was in Iruka's office, probably looking for them. He sent Hinata home after meeting Ko on the way. He did not want her to get involved into any of this, just in case this became a bigger mess. He asked Shizune to bring Tsunade to the Hokage's office. Shizune wanted to ask why but Naruto offered to explain it there. Confused, Shizune still went on her way to fetch Tsunade.

At some random shack in the forest

Sasuke was leaning on a tree breathing heavily. He had managed to get the scroll without alerting anyone and get to the place Mizuki told him about. He had arrived a bit early to get some Jutsus before Mizuki arrived. He knew the Hokage probably have noticed the scroll missing and dispatched ANBUs by now. He will quickly learn a jutsu or two then hand over Mizuki to the ANBU with the scroll.

On opening the Scroll, the first jutsu that Sasuke noticed was the Shadow Clone Jutsu. He knew about this Jutsu. It allowed the user to make Solid Clones instead of the fake ones the normal Clone Jutsu made. He knew Naruto and possibly his sister also knew this Jutsu. He read the description given about the Jutsu about the memory transfer and the directions to do the jutsu. In his haste he ignored reading the chakra needed for this jutsu. So as soon as he tried the jutsu, he poured all the chakra he had into the it to get it working. It did work but at the cost of him almost passing out. Luckily his clone was able to catch him just before he hit his knees. The clone propped him by the tree, rolled the scroll closed and placed it beside him before dispelling. Sasuke relaxed a bit after the residual chakra of the clone returned to him. He wanted to curse himself for not reading the caution but got on guard when he heard feet landing somewhere close to him.

Mizuki leapt down from the tree and stopped a bit far from the propped Sasuke. The silver haired Chunnin had a few big shuriken tied to his back. He noticed Sasuke, now standing with the help of the scroll and walked towards him.

"Good job Sasuke, it seems you have been training, you seem exhausted. Let's call today's training off then, give me the scroll I will keep it." Mizuki offered.

But Sasuke instead backed off with the scroll, "No way am I giving this scroll to you. I know this scroll is supposed to be off limits to everyone. The fact that you know of this makes you suspicious. The ANBU will be here any minute now, I will give this scroll to them and tell them about your schemes Sensei."

Mizuki instead of being afraid just grinned, "And what makes you think the ANBU will believe you, Sasuke. The Hokage has dispatched them to look for you. You are charged for treason for stealing the Scroll of Sealing and as a teacher it is my duty to bring my wayward student to justice."

Sasuke internally panicked a bit but still held a strong front, "I have this piece of paper given to me by you."

Mizuki replied, "Oh that. You got it from some spy in the village. Nothing says its mine. And they won't believe you anyway. The Uchihas were always under suspicion of plotting something against the village. That is why they were always under surveillance. Many believe that the Uchihas were the one who unleashed the Kyuubi 12 years ago. And you know what, I think it's true. Just look at you, jumping at a chance for power at moment's notice. Itachi did a service to the village by killing of your power hungry clan no matter what reason he may have."

Sasuke was now getting angry. He may not have the clan anymore but he had his clan pride. He could not just stand there and listen to this person insulting his clan. But the fool was also giving some information to him. Information he wasn't privy to before. Also he understood that the situation was against him. He didn't have the necessary strength to take down a Chunnin and attacking him may make the matters worse.

Naruto, Namiko and a few ANBUs were already there before Mizuki even got there, watching and listening everything waiting for the moment Mizuki confesses. This was planned by Naruto after he told the Hokage and Tsunade about the interaction between Sasuke and Mizuki and insisted on going with the ANBU. The Hokage was initially against their idea of being involved but reluctantly agreed, since Naruto never got the information about the place where Sasuke was supposed to meet Mizuki. Using the twins' sensing ability they were able to find Sasuke fast and easily.

Mizuki now realising the waste of time spoke, "As much as I would like to hand over another traitorous Uchiha to the ANBU, that will ruin my plan to take the Scroll of Seals to Orochimaru as a gift and become even more powerful than this wretched village can make me. I would have taken you with me Sasuke, but you will just be a burden to me in your condition. So I'm just going to save you the humiliation of being called a traitor and end your life here. Consider this as a last act of goodwill from a sensei." Mizuki took one of the giant shuriken off his back and threw it towards Sasuke. Sasuke with his tried body knew he would not be able to dodge the shuriken and awaited his demise with closed eyes but instead felt himself being pushed down followed by a sound of thunk. Sasuke opened his eyes to see a blond wearing a white jacket, which he realised was Naruto. Beside him was another blonde clad in yellow, both standing with Kunais in hand facing Mizuki and the giant shuriken embedded in a tree behind him.

Mizuki was enraged but still kept his grin, "How ironic. Senjus saving an Uchiha. But now that you've heard what I said you must die too." Mizuki readied his other shuriken but was immediately restrained by set of hands belonging to the ANBUs that accompanied the twins.

"Surprised? We overheard your conversation in the academy Mizuki-sensei. And the Hokage gave us the benefit of doubt. Considering we are probably the best sensors in village aside from the Hyuugas," Naruto started.

"We were given the task to track you down. And sent some ANBU with us to confirm the suspicion and apprehend the culprit. Though he is still mad at you for stealing the scroll, Sasuke." Namiko finished by addressing Sasuke. Turning back towards Mizuki, She continued, "I've always thought you were odd Mizuki-sensei. Guess I was right." Namiko said.

Mizuki, now restrained by ANBU, growled at all three of them but did not say anything.

"Mizuki, you are being held for treason against the village by coaxing a newly minted Genin in stealing the Forbidden Scroll of Seals. You will be taken to the T&I for further interrogation. Sasuke Uchiha, you are to report to the Hokage and explain your case." stated an ANBU with a cat mask. She nodded towards the twins then proceeded to take Mizuki away.

Naruto turned towards Sasuke and gave him a hand to help him up but Sasuke slapped it away instead to stand up on his own. He turned away from them and was going to jump before Naruto interrupted, "It's true you know." Sasuke stopped in his tracks and turned towards him.

"I don't know how your clan was Sasuke. But what you did, did nothing to refute their claims. Jumping for power even when you knew this was a trap. I know you probably want to ask the Hokage about the surveillance and everything, but your actions will not refute the claims Sasuke." Continued Naruto.

"You say you know about it. How can you know about how I feel when he insulted my clan? The Senju and Uchiha made this village together but only Senju were praised for it and the Uchihas were ridiculed. He said that my clan were monitored continuously by the village and they call us traitorous. I want answers and I want them now. Itachi said he killed the clan to gain power, to test his limits. But I don't anymore." exclaimed Sasuke angrily.

"And what would you do if he did? What would you do if your clan indeed was planning something?" Naruto asked calmly.

"THE UCHIHAS WOULD NEVER DO THAT!" Sasuke shouted in returned.

"How can you be so sure? You were only what, 8 then? You mean your father told you everything happening in the clan? You don't have anything to prove your clan's innocence but the village has a proof that the Sharingan can control the Kyuubi. Madara Uchiha used it against the First Hokage in their battle. You should keep your facts clear before claiming something Sasuke." Naruto countered.

Sasuke getting even more enraged attempted to punch Naruto, who just sidestepped and chopped him on the back of his neck making him unconscious. He slugged the unconscious Uchiha on his shoulder and nodded to his sister and both of them leapt towards the Hokage tower. They thought that before the rage blinded Sasuke can barge in the Hokage's office and make more mess, they should explain the situation first. Naruto knew whatever Mizuki said might have been just to taunt the Uchiha, but there might as well have been some truth hidden in it.

OMAKE 4

Mizuki knew Sakura hated Naruto. She hated him because she believed that he was the reason why her Sasuke-kun was not at the top of the class. But Mizuki didn't care about that. He just wanted to use that for his own gain.

Sakura was curious. Mizuki-sensei had called her to the roof of the academy. She wouldn't have gone if not for the fact that it had something to do with Sasuke. She would do anything for her Sasuke-kun.

Mizuki saw Sakura and smiled, "Ah, Sakura. I thought you would go home to tell your parents about your graduation and wouldn't come. But I'm glad you came though, I have something very important pertaining to Sasuke. I hope you will listen?"

Sakura made a determined face and nodded. Mizuki smiled again and said, "You see, I believe Sasuke should have been the topper in the class. I think the Senjus pulled some strings there. While Naruto may be stronger than Sasuke, I believe Sasuke is overall better."

Sakura scowled at that. She did not even believe that Naruto was stronger than Sasuke. No one was stronger than her Sasuke-kun. That guy just cheated somehow, she just didn't know how. But Mizuki wasn't finished though, "But I have a way to make Sasuke stronger and I believe you can help him. Do you want to know how?" He asked.

Sakura again made a determined face. Mizuki was hard pressed to not show his evil smile.

Sakura was leaning against a tree holding a scroll bigger than her. It was probably even heavier than her since she barely ate anything to keep herself thin. Unhealthily so. She was also panting and her legs wouldn't even move. That was because her physical capabilities were lower than even a normal healthy civilian. But she still smiled. She had done it. She stole the Forbidden scroll of Seals and ran as fast as she could, which wasn't much fast. With this scroll she could help Sasuke get even stronger and Sasuke would be grateful to her and then he will propose to her and then they would get married and…

Her internal rant was interrupted by sound of a twig snapping. Turning her head she saw the object of her affection walking towards her. After she got the plan from Mizuki, she went straight to Sasuke and told him all about it. Needless to say Sasuke was all for getting stronger. But he couldn't risk getting caught. So he encouraged Sakura to go for it.

Sasuke looked at Sakura and then at the scroll, "Good job Sakura. With this I will be able to defeat that Usuratonkachi and his sister and kill Itachi." Sakura was all glad to get praised by her beloved. When Sasuke told her to get the scroll, she didn't object at all. She wanted to be the one to give him this power.

They were both joined by Mizuki once he landed there. He was surprised to see Sasuke there but didn't say anything. It was even better. If he could get Sasuke to Orochimaru, his lord would probably be even more pleased.

Taking this into account, he said, "Good work Sakura. And I see you told Sasuke about it too." He turned to Sasuke and continued, "Sasuke, I truly believe you should have been the Rookie of the year instead of that demon. I know you are better than him."

Sasuke scowled at that, "I am better than him but he is definitely stronger than me."

Mizuki grinned wider, he got a new idea, "But do you know how his is that strong?" He asked. Sasuke and Sakura became confused and shook their head. Mizuki continued, "You see, when the Kyuubi attacked, the Fourth Hokage wasn't able to kill it. It was a lie to make the Hokage look stronger. While he was able to weaken it, he could not kill it. But since the Kyuubi was weakened, it split itself and turned itself into two babies. You get it right? They are not strong because they trained or something, they are just demons posing as humans."

Both of his audience gave him wide eyed looks. They never knew about any of this. But it all made sense to Sakura now. That was how Nar- the demon was able to defeat Sasuke, even though Sasuke should be the strongest human alive.

On seeing realisation come to them, Mizuki threw is trump card, "You see Sasuke. The higher ups of this village are nothing but liars they glorify the Hokages deeds so that people will look up to them, but never let anyone become stronger than them. So I have decided to leave this village. I know someone who is strong and can make me stronger. He and that scroll can help us get stronger Sasuke. If you want, I can take you to him. What do you say?"

Sasuke fell into thought. He did believe that the village was keeping him behind. And aside from the clan compound there was nothing in this village for him. He would just become stronger, kill Itachi and then come back to this village. He was an Uchiha, so they will welcome him anyway.

So Sasuke nodded surprising Sakura, "I accept. I will go with you." Mizuki's grinned widened. Now there was only one thing to do. Sakura over there was now useless. But she had intel on him. He to tie those loose ends.

"Alright then. But there is one condition or say test Sasuke. If you do it then I'm sure he will train you." Mizuki said. Sasuke became sceptical but nodded anyway, so Mizuki continued, "You see, what we are going to do will definitely mark us as missing-nins. And Sakura over there knows everything. So, I want you to kill her. They could use her to track us."

Sasuke was shocked. But not more than Sakura. She had done her job. What was Mizuki-sensei telling her crush to do? But she believed on her love. He would not do it. But his next action shocked her even more.

Sasuke took out a kunai from his pouch and turned to Sakura, "I'm sorry Sakura, but this is in order to get stronger. I must kill Itachi." Then without saying anything further, he ran and stabbed Sakura with the kunai exactly where her heart was. Sakura could only stare at her crush in disbelief before her life left her.

Seeing the work done, Mizuki didn't want to waste any more time and told Sasuke to take the scroll and hurry. Just as he was going to leap, two ANBU stopped his way.

Mizuki cursed himself. He wasted too much time. He didn't know how ANBU caught them this fast but know he had to do something. He could not fail here. But he could not take Sasuke along with him now. He would just slow him down. And the scroll was also with Sasuke. But he would have to leave it now. The first priority was to get away. With that decided, he quickly took a Fuma Shuriken off his back and threw it at Sasuke.

Sasuke was already shocked at seeing the ANBU arrive as well as for his first kill, so he was not ready for the giant shuriken coming towards him. The shuriken too, turned out to be not sharp enough. Instead of passing clean through Sasuke, it cleaved him in half and took the torso with it, embedding itself to the tree behind him, against which Sakura's body lay. Sasuke's upper half of the body rested to the giant embedded shuriken just above Sakura's head.

His job done, Mizuki tried to run away opposite to the ANBU, but was immediately taken down by a set of kunai to his legs, rendering him unable to move.

At the end, after interrogation Mizuki and Sasuke were announced traitor to the village. Sakura was spared because she was fooled by a trusted teacher.

AN:

Thats the 7th chapter. The exams are finished and its Sasuke who stole the scroll. Bet, you didn't think of that. I have read hardly one or two fic, in which Sasuke was involved in the Mizuki incident instead of Naruto. But there are no fics that has an ending like mine. I hope.

I kind of forgot to include Medical ninjutsu test in the previous chapter. Sorry about that. But instead of editing that and make you people read it again, I made it as a surprise element of the exam. Again sorry about that.

And another long ass omake. This one was in my mind even before I thought how the chapter will be. I wanted to make Sasuke's death in this gory. I hope I was able to write it as such. Though the idea of Sakura stealing the scroll came to me afterwards. Since in all Omakes Sakura followed Sasuke, I thought to reverse the trend. And with this, we've seen all of the team 7 stealing the scroll. I've read some fics, with Hinata stealing it too.

I've said this before and I will say it now. Sasuke fans who are waiting for him to be a main character and get all the glory, should only read a few more chapters and definitely NOT read my Omakes. Because Sasuke WILL die in them. He will not die in the original story though. He just won't be as important, at all.

How did you like this chapter and the Omake? Do let me know in the reviews. If there's a mistake somewhere, be sure to point it out. Hasta la próxima.