This is a Naruto Fan Fiction only.

As I walked near to where Orochimaru was last standing, I saw something that caught my attention. I was a scroll stuck in the branch higher than the one he was standing on.

I jumped up and caught it. To my surprise the scroll was the scroll we actually needed to complete our current exam task. 'There is only one way for this thing to be here. Orochimaru must have left it for us to find. What is that traitor thinking leaving this thing for us. It's not like him to help anyone.'

Mom was quiet during the entire incident but as I was thinking that she decided to actively tell me her own point of view, 'It's either that his plans hinge on our team being at the finals or he wants Sayomi or the person he thinks is Sasuke to feel grateful towards him. I don't like it anymore than you son.'

As we got Sakura to calm down and able to talk again, I wish we had kept her quiet for a lot longer. "You are the Fox that attacked our village! Why are you alive? The Fourth Hokage died killing you filthy monster! Why must you mock the Fourth's memory by surviving!"

I didn't like what she screamed right in front of my face, my ears were ringing as soon as she finished screaming. The sad thing is she didn't call me a demon like those idiots in the mobs that used to attack me on my birthdays. If she actually did, I would have had a perfectly legal reason to end her.

Well it's only a matter of time, I was sure she would eventually put her foot in her mouth given enough time.

"Actually that was my mother, and it was you that attacked and killed my siblings! I am the last son of that nine tails fox, the one you call Kiyubi No Yoko. So do me a favor, if you be so kindly. Don't insult my mother, for I haven't insulted yours, and in contrast to you I got plenty of reasons to call her names."

Sayomi secretly agreed with me if the way she was clenching her right first was any indication. "Look you two can have your little lover's spat once we finish this part of the Exams. We are wasting time, and you can argue like an old married couple when I am not around!"

I guess years of pretending to be a boy gave her plenty of practice, but still me and the banshee a couple? I got to say I felt a little hurt by that comment.

I decided to take off ahead of them since that didn't deserve a response, or at the very least not one in public.

As I made it to the building first, I began to look around the place looking for a possible ambush. Sure enough there was a team waiting for us to get here, I guess the idea was if they wait long enough at the finish line they can pick us off since we are so tired from the Exam task.

In part I thought it was a pretty good idea, if a little cowardly. The thing is I was fuming mad from that comment Sayomi said. The very idea that me and the banshee being compared to a married couple made by blood boil.

I guess it was rather unlucky for them. 'I guess I will take my anger out on these guys, good thing we are close to the tower, they are going to need a medic when I am done with them!'

As they saw me, they immediately tried to rush me sending one earth jutsu after another. I evaded them as they were nothing, I began sending fire jutsu around them to coral them, and seeing that the segment of the forest they were was pretty much in flames.

"Look brat! I want that Heaven scroll. Do yourself a favor and give it to me or we will kill you to get it!"

I looked at him and was wondering who was this guy kidding. The level of smoke was getting worse by the moment. If I really wanted to kill them I could have flash baked them the second they sent those jutsu against me. I think I should show them I am not one to be messed with.

I made a flame rasengan appear in both hand, and sure enough they saw that I had every intention of killing them. The kunoichi of the team saw me and she looked at my hand. "The technique of the yellow flash of Konoha! Guys we better surrender or we are going to end up fertilizer for this forest!"

I looked at her and smiled. "Wise idea, too bad I haven't heard a surrender yet. I guess I should say better luck in your next life."

She began getting more frantic by the moment. "Oh, come one Brother nine you would not burn to ashes your little sister now would you? It's me Sister two. Come on we were just kidding. Don't listen to what that idiot said."

I extinguish the flames with a water jutsu and looked at her with a smile. "Well Sis, you should have said it in the first place. Thanks for the entertaining spar. Looks like my team just made it to us."

Sakura looked extra mad and I knew the reason. She just marched where I was and tried to slap me, try being the keyword. The second she tried I evaded and was a few feet away from her. "Sakura you know if I didn't know it was you, I might accidentally kill you, you know."

I walked over to the entrance where Sayomi was leaning against the entrance to the tower pretending to look bored. She really had the whole emo prince act down to an art.

"Two timing Sakura already Dope?" I smiled at her as she said that. I guess she was feeling jealous for some reason. I decided to get my payback for her comment.

"Might as well, that kunoichi from Kumo definitely would be a better girl to date. She has decent combat skills, reflexes, and judgment in combat. Not to mention she definitely has a much more apealing looks than Sakura."

"I would gladly ask her out on a date or several for that matter, if only she wasn't a relative. Darn, I meet a beautiful kunoichi and my mom pretty much tells me I can't date her. This certainly has not been a good day for me. Why do you even care Teme?"

She pretended to still look bored but I knew better. She was secretly happy that I couldn't ask her out on a date. I walked right behind him and I knew from the feeling to the back of my head Sakura was walking behind me.

As we got to the entrance we saw a giant sign that read, 'When Heaven and Earth become One the Way shall be come clear and the Travelers will continue on their journey.'

I of course knew what they were saying but might as well let Sayomi shine or else Sakura might do something stupid, or more stupid than usual. "So Teme, you are into poetry. What exactly do we do with this thing?"

Sayomi took both scrolls and opened them and threw them both so that they land once over the other and as the two landed together the two halves of a summoning seal came into view, the second they laid next to each other the circle was complete and a smoke bomb apparently went off.

The next thing I see is the smiling face of Kakashi giving all of us a thumbs up. "I guess this means you pass to the next phase. Happy to see our team was not killed in the forest, but then again Naruto knows this places well. Anything happened that I should know?"

I decided to give it to him straight, maybe this time they will take my warnings that Orochimaru was in the exams. "I met a person pretending to be a kunoichi of Kumo. It was the Snake Senin, Orochimaru. You need to tell the Hokage that next time I am nice enough to give him a warning, he might want to take my warning seriously."

I really wish I had a camera on days like this, the look on Kakashi's face was priceless. He was so utterly shocked that his headband fell off and he didn't even notice. I mean you have to be pretty distracted for someone not to notice that thing fall off your face you know.

"Anko will be mad as hell when she hears of this. She insisted that she be allowed to follow your team during her phase of the exams. The Hokage said that she wouldn't be allowed, because it might seem like favoritism to the other villages."

I couldn't help but to shake my head as I heard Kakashi say that. "Well it seems he will never change. I guess it should make me feel quite at ease at the same time as frustrated. I guess there is nothing that will change Mr. For the greater good!"

"So I am guessing the other villages are having quite the discussion about why so many people actually passed this phase of the Exams. If I was a betting man I would say they are planing to have a fighting tournament to thin the number of people that can pass."

Kakashi looked at me with a smile. "That is a bet I would take in a second. What is giving you this idea?"

"There are Kumo and Iwa ninja taking the Exams. A fight is part of both Chuunin Exams. I wouldn't put it past our Hokage he accepts to do it to please the Kage of those villages." I knew that the Hokage was one to maintain the peace and he would agree if only not to anger them.

I tried to relax as much as I could, but let's face it there was no place to sit down. We basically had to stand as our Hokage explained to us that the Chuunin Exams were in of themselves a simulated war.

Each village sends their best to the Exams to show each other the skill, talent and combat prowess of the ninja of their village. This in of itself served as a major deterrent to actual war. If a village has plenty of new Chuunin It would mean their training program is top notch, and therefore not one to mess with.

"As it's stands we have to many potential graduates and as such we are holding a preliminary tournament right now, all those that advance in the tournament will fight in the final tournament in one months time."

He looked at us and I could see he understood we were all quite eager to get the Exams over with and be Chuunin of our respective village. "Before anyone jumps up and begins asking why the long wait period. I will explain" He was looking directly at me as he said that.

"The month waiting period is for two reasons, one to train yourselves so that you are at your very best, and two because more than likely you will fight people you trained with for such a long time the training will be a time to develop independently and thus give you an edge against your competition."

He looked at me and the others, seeing that we were actually quiet he decided to continue. "The other reason is that the are guests who will come to observe the final tournament, and the month will give them enough time to get here. The fights will be random and will be displayed on that electric board behind me."

"All those who do not have to fight may obseve the fights from the balcony that surrounds the arena. Even if you do not pass you should feel proud to have made it thus far, and thus your village should feel proud of you."

As the board came on I soon realize that I must have the single worst luck in the world. It turns out the very first fight was me against Kiba. 'Great, not only do I not get a moment to rest, but I have to fight my friend Akamaru. This is so troublesome.'

I looked at Kiba and he was smiling like he won the lottery. 'Great the idiot probably still thinks of me as the dead last of our year. I swear if he starts calling me weak I will give him a beating that will make him rethink his opinion of me.'

The proctor looked like a stray wind would knock him out. He looked like he could barely breath, much less fight. "Alright fighters to the Arena! All those that are not to fight to the balcony. You are to fight until surrender or one yields. Killing is allowed, but I will step in to stop any fights that may lead to lose of life. My judgment is final and those that disobey will be expelled from the Exams immediately."

I walked towards the Arena and smiled at my friend. He nodded his head as a greeting. "We sure lucked out Akamaru, this fight will be a cinch. We get to fight against the weakest, dumbest, and most unskilled ninja of our class. This fight is in the bag!"

I looked at him and decided to get the fight started using something out of Zabuza's own introduction. I instantly started to release killer intent towards him, and I was smiling a very sadistic smile. Trying to emulate Zabuza really paid off.

"Kiba I hope you didn't eat your breakfast, cause I will make you eat those words you just said. By the end of this fight you will see which of us is weaker! One serving of humble pie, a knuckle sandwich, and plenty of blood, tear and sweat provided by you! Believe it!"