Naruto Avatar

by Kingdark

For several weeks, Naruto experiences vivid dreams. For every night, he dreams the equivalant of a single episode of the Aang the last avatar and the legend of Kora series. When wakes up on the last 'episode' he is left with a cryptic message about him being the Avatar and about balance. This takes place purely in the Naruto world with avatar characters. M to be safe.

2. Chapter 2

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Chapter 2

Kingdark: First of all, the previous chapter has undergone a lot of changes. I would advise reading it again because it's very worth it. Something has occurred to me, would it be more or less awesome if I wrote an alternative to this story that would be nearly identical with one very large and important difference. Instead of being a powerless observer he would live through the four lifetimes. Literally. He would always be connected to the Avatar in some way though. Naruto would literally live four lives.

Anyway, here is the next chapter that I promised. You may have noticed but I've kept the age of Naruto undefined in the previous chapter because it's easier that way and lets me AVOID a typical training montage. It's boring to write AND read such a thing.

Last but not least, you'll note that I have written kitsune with a capital letter as in Kitsune instead of kitsune. I have done so because of two reasons. Firstly, kitsune does not only mean fox but it also refers to a Japanese mythical creature. If I'm referring to a 'normal' flesh and blood fox then I'll use fox and I won't be using kitsune at all. I just wanted to clear that bit up.

Enjoy!

p.s.

Just to clarify, that idea I mentioned hasn't been written presently. It's only an idea at this time. The only time I would consider writing it if I were asked to do so. Don't get me wrong, I'm not holding this idea hostage for reviews but I simply don't see the point of writing it if there is no interest for it. So the bottom line question: what idea do you think is more awesome? This idea or the other one?

Kingdark

Warning: the scenes up until 'graduation exam' are a bit scattered. They just refused to be written smoothly. This is the best version yet. Sorry about that.

Much, much later…

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Ever since the day that Naruto 'discovered' his bloodline and then accidentally on purpose 'allowed' people to discover that he had a bloodline, people had changed their attitude towards him. He went from 'strongly disliked' where he was ignored if people could get away with it to the Prime carrier of a new bloodline that could not be allowed to die out before it had a chance to shine.

Naruto had always known that he had been in a time period that people were referring to as that months of disaster. In that month, literally everything that could go wrong, did. Literally. This was backed up by the hundreds of reports that people had made from all over Konoha. This period of disaster happened to be the month that Naruto was born and to make things worse, he was the only baby that survived. So how did that month of disaster actually related to people disliking HIM?

Well, this was actually explained by the mythical creatures that were known to exist but kept to themselves most of the time. In that month of disaster people not only reported accidents and the like but also hundreds of Kitsune sightings. Now, you have to understand that to see even a SINGLE Kitsune in one lifetime was exceptional. But to see HUNDREDS of them was so far beyond unusual that it wasn't even funny. Especially since Kitsune tended to be very mischievous and liked to play mild pranks on people.

At first, it had been theorized that perhaps a child of unusual importance had been born and this mystery child would be capable of summoning Kitsune to fight for him or her. It was theorized that they didn't actually know who the child was or where. Whether by accident or on purpose, the Kitsune caused a lot of damage and chaos in that month of disaster. It caused a lot of headaches for the people in charge but more importantly, the Kitsune were thought to be directly responsible for the deaths of dozens of babies and their mothers. Add the fact that only a single baby survived and that it was the very baby that had the spirit of that major Kitsune sealed in him… Not only did Naruto survive without dying in some silly accident but he was also born as an exceptionally healthy baby. That was good of course but there was also a bad part.

As Naruto had grown a little older, he had slowly appeared to gain whisker marks on his cheeks and he was a very mischievous child. His happy nature combined with the vague Kitsune traits made people resent him for it. Even though this wasn't Naruto's fault.

To make matters worse, another rumor appeared out of nowhere that caused it to spiral out of control. This rumor claimed that no Kitsune had been seen twice and that these Kitsune had tried to possess all human infants that were supposed to be born that month. Every time a human infant had died, it would have taken the Kitsune with it in its death. That was why the same Kitsune wasn't seen twice. Since it had died in its attempt to possess the human infant while it was being born. The rumor continued to say that only one child had been born without complications and had several characteristics of a Kitsune. What these mystery characteristics were was not included in the rumor itself but people can come to believe a rumor very quickly if it makes sense to them. Or if they MADE it make sense to themselves.

Rumors have the tendency to either die out or grow out to ridiculous proportions. But when facts seemed to fit what was 'known' to be right… Then it didn't seem so ridiculous anymore. Kitsune were already known to be capable of wielding one out of four elements. Water. Fire. Air. Earth. Kitsune were strong and were respected because of their strength. One did not try to approach a den of Kitsune with aggressive intentions for one would not survive trying.

When it became 'known' through the rumor mill that Naruto was now capable of bending air, it revived those old rumors but at the same time it became 'too much' of a coincidence and people began to actually dismiss the possibility. The end result was that Naruto became 'just' another orphan and was treated with that polite but distant way you treat people with that you don't want to get to know.

Naruto realized that those rumors were at least good for something. The academy teachers treated him indifferently. Just like the rest. Naruto kept himself firmly in the middle when it came down to grades with 'loose' relations to his classmate. It didn't take long for Naruto to be drawn to two different students. Uchiha Sasuke and Haruno Sakura. The three of them just seemed to… Click. It was still a very loose relationship. But whenever there were 'team' based exercises, they would seek each other out.

Then, Sasuke repeatedly didn't show up in class and when he did he was different. Gone was the focused but polite and kind student. In his place was someone that was single-mindedly focused on a single goal above all else. Revenge on his older brother. There were two things that kept him from falling into the deep end.

Firstly, Sasuke had Naruto and Sakura to lean on. They would help him with training and they would help him babysit the other Uchiha survivors. The second reason was tied to the first reason. There were no adult survivors except for Sasuke. Of a clan that once numbered in the hundreds, only a few dozen remained and none of them were ready to enter the academy yet. So Sasuke relied strongly on Naruto and Sakura to care for his clansmen since he would be deeply overworked on his own.

Considering how people went from 'Oh, there walks a literal walking disaster' from 'oh, shiny new bloodline' Naruto could understand where Sasuke was coming from with his distant, cold attitude. Naruto even got his own fangirls and fanboys that followed him around like lost puppies, but Naruto didn't want to copy what Sasuke did. Instead, he decided to make them useful to him. After all, the Uchiha clan needed retainers to care for its helpless members and in that same breath so did he. The Avatar was supposed to have a lot of people to support him after all.

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"You want me to what?" Sasuke demanded.

"You heard me." Naruto answered calmly. "Make those 'worthless pieces of walking dead meat' as you call them, useful to you."

"How?" Sasuke demanded. "They giggle at you, they laugh at you, they don't take ANYTHING seriously."

"Which explains why you refer them as worthless pieces of flesh that don't know they are dead yet right?" Naruto asked dryly.

"Exactly." Sasuke agreed.

"Like I said though, you can make them useful to you. Teach them now to obey your orders and you'll have plenty of people to support you when you go after him." Naruto didn't need to say who he was referring to.

"After all, they want to be missus Uchiha? Just give them some bullshit story about adopting them into the clan and give them some worthless drivel as this increasing their chances. If and when they realize you will expect them to work, and work hard for you then a lot of them will back off and loose interest. Those that don't give up could actually be worth your attention and you'll still have minions to order around."

"That… And changing diapers will change their tune quickly as well." Sakura remarked idly.

The two boys shuddered at the thought.

"You have a point." Sasuke said after a few moments. "The Uchiha military police is for all intents and purposes none existent. It's going to take years and years before it's anywhere near ready to be useful again. For that I need people to order around…"

"Exactly!" Naruto said immediately.

"And… I think, I THINK mind you, that I may have found a way for the Hokage to come down HARD on what and how the academy teaches… But for that I need your help and you'll need to know the scrip PERFECTLY for it to work…"

Naruto followed that up by a detailed explanation that was for the most part entirely true if just a little bit exaggerated. Naruto knew that the Hokage would verify his story through his own people but he had to get the Hokage indignant on his future shinobi's behalf.

Naruto's plan worked just as he had intended. But the older man had actually taken his story to a rather extreme conclusion. Saboteurs. Spies. Traitors. The academy was redesigned from scratch and the end result was that there would be no wasted resources. What was the point in graduating a class but 'only' three teams would be guaranteed to graduate permanently? What was the point in wasting so much money and effort if it was going to be wasted at the end of the year?

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The guesses that Kurama had made about how his 'collars and chains' represented the 'level of trust' the two of them had between on another ended up being entirely corrected. The only thing that remained was a collar around Kurama's neck and even that one had gone from nearly 'choke you to death' tightness to 'nearly loose enough to pull over your head' looseness.

Naruto and Kurama still trained every night in the virtual representation of the air temple that Kurama's cage appeared to be. Naruto then took what he learned in his dreams into practice throughout the day. He sparred with Sasuke and Sakura and continued to push his mastery and control he had over air further and further every day.

The one time where Naruto asked when he could move on to another element, Kurama reminded him of something he had forgotten about.

"Have you forgotten that before you were born, that there had been no benders of any sort in this world? If so, let me remind you, it was only AFTER you were born that people 'discovered' their ability to bend one element. Many of them have died already but there are a number of them that have continued to master their element. When you meet such a person it will be a water bender and he or she will be capable of teaching you. It is up to you to make sure that they have a place by your side."

"Do you think they will be in danger? That benders will be considered a threat?" Naruto had asked curiously.

"They are a threat. Will be a threat. Benders have no need of chakra after all. Both are entirely different. One can only be born with the ability to bend an element and the only way to protect them would be to adopt them in a unified clan under one banner until it is strong enough to survive without such protection."

"Benders will be considered a threat and unless you are prepared to fight it… You'll end up like my brothers, sisters and myself. Dead, locked up or worse." But Kurama didn't speak this out loud. It wasn't time to reveal the existence of his brothers and sisters just yet.

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Yearly Graduation Exam

"Okay! Listen up everyone! Today is the day where you show us whether or not you are ready to become a soldier for Konoha! You will be tested physically and mentally. Ino-san! Why are both tests necessary?" The teacher, known as Iruka-sensei demanded.

"The mental test is supposed to check if you know standard procedure and how to react in certain situations sir. The historical questions are to make sure that we know not to repeat mistakes from our past." Ino answered calmly.

"Very good." Iruka praised.

"Uzumaki-san! Why the physical test?"

"Because if we are weak physical and are taken out easily it will damage Konoha's reputation and may very well lead to its destruction."

"A bit dramatic but essentially correct." Iruka agreed.

"None of the tests are useless even though it may seem that way at times. You are being taught how to fight, how to cheat, how to infiltrate a place undetected and to then either sabotage it or steal something from it… You'll need a lot of knowledge and skill in order to manage such a thing without being detected and you are going to need those skills in order to complete your missions when you are promoted to genin and are placed into four man cells." Iruka lectured.

"Uchiha-san! Explain to me how you can identify a genin team… And how to eliminate it if that were to be your mission."

"A fresh genin team Iruka-sensei?" Sasuke asked politely.

"Both. Either. Tell me what you think is relevant." Iruka responded calmly.

"A fresh genin team has generally not much experience under its belt and will only go on missions that are deemed safe. The most an unexperienced genin team will encounter are bandits. But even fresh genin should be capable of slaughtering bandits with their eyes closed and their hands tied behind their backs." Sasuke said after a moment of thinking about it.

"Exactly so." Iruka agreed. "Continue."

"If my mission were to eliminate a freshly graduated genin team, my first priority would have to be the elimination of their teacher. He or she is always a jounin level shinobi and represents the biggest threat. The jounin will be distracted because he'll have to split his or hers -lets go with his- so he'll have to split his attention between the mission he was assigned, the safety of his genin and several other factors that may come into play." Sasuke continued.

"After the jounin sensei is gone, I would then eliminate the client if there were such a person and then I would try and divide the genin team through genjutsu. Make them fight with each other. If I could manage it they could go separate ways and then I could eliminate them one by one."

"Very good so far. Iruka praised. "Would it be different for an experienced genin team?"

"Definitely!" Sasuke agreed.

"For one thing, an experienced genin team would be a threat by themselves. A genin cell can, has and should be capable of delaying, injuring or even killing a jounin level shinobi… Although the latter would only be possible with a lot of luck and unusual circumstances. Under normal circumstances a genin team would be slaughtered if they were to fight a jounin directly."

"Exactly so." Iruka confirmed with a smile.

"So, to summarize… How would you eliminate an experienced genin team? In this scenario you are a powerful jounin level shinobi yourself. You are on your own with no possibility for friendly reinforcements. The elimination takes place on their home turf."

"I wouldn't." Sasuke said frankly.

"Such a mission would be near suicidal to try. Unless I could overwhelm the jounin shinobi in seconds followed by the genin in question, I would still have to exfiltrate quickly. Property damage would be a given in a jounin level battle. But if I had accepted such a mission and would have to complete it, I would try to use misdirection first. I would see if I could indirectly injure his genin team or at the very least make them tired and thus sloppy."

Iruka was nodding as Sasuke was talking. "Very good so far Uchiha-san. Please continue."

"Well, assuming I manage to injure the genin, make them tired or basically succeed in making the genin less effective, I would try to take them out first. I would lure the jounin shinobi away from the initial battle site into a trap I prepared ahead of time so I could injure the enemy even more. I would be ready to retreat at any given time since I would need to keep my identity secret at all costs." Sasuke paused for a moment and then shook his head.

"There are a hundred and one alternatives I could offer Iruka-sensei. I would have to talk for hours to mention them all. Besides that, I don't know enough about this fictional scenario to make effective plans."

"Uchiha-san has touched on things I want to mention in this lecture though. First of all, you would want to avoid a situation like the one I described. Unless you know that all factors are to your advantage, and even then there is not a single plan that survives contact with the enemy intact. A genin team is the future of any hidden village. They are vulnerable. If and when a genin team moves outside the safety of their borders, they have been known to be targeted by rival shinobi. It is why only our most experienced genin teams are allowed to take regular missions outside our borders and even then it's nearly always restricted to our allies." Iruka explained.

"Except… All of you should already have known this information but I was ordered to refresh your memory about this particular subject."

"Now!" Iruka said, clapping his hands loudly.

"I think it's finally time that we get onto what most of you are eagerly anticipating. First, you will be given the paper tests. I'm sure this is already a given but you will have to do everything in your power to answer as many questions as possible as quickly as possible."

Naruto frowned at that last statement.

"Is it just me or did that last bit seem to mean more?" Naruto said so quietly it was barely audible.

"I had that impression too." Kurama whispered in his ear. Kurama was a spirit, and he was totally invisible to everyone else to all their senses. So unless, Kurama wanted to be found, there was virtually nothing that could hear or see him.

"I think we have to cheat our way through the exam." Kurama added unnecessarily.

"I already reached that conclusion myself." Naruto agreed quietly.

"But before I do anything drastic… Let's see how hard those questions are first. There's no reason to do anything drastic right?"

Kurama didn't respond verbally and simply sent a feeling of approval to him. They couldn't exactly communicate telepathically but they could exchange emotions, ideas and images. It was hard to describe but it was sufficient for now.

Naruto read the entire test over and realized that the questions were unusually hard and complex. Out of all fifty of them he could perhaps answer only a dozen or so to his satisfaction. Far too few to past the test by even the most optimistic standards.

This supported Naruto's theory about having to cheat to complete the test. After all, they had been learning the finer details about how to cheat, lie and steal for years and years already. So it wasn't that much of a stretch. Still, Naruto answered the questions he knew first and then added information he retrieved from multiple classmates with Kurama's help. You couldn't rely on 'just' one source of information after all. Always verify from several sources to confirm your information. Just in case someone is trying something sneaky.

After Naruto had filled in the ones he already knew, Kurama retrieved the information from his classmates and Naruto took his time to write it down through his own words.

"It seems that we aren't the only ones that have gotten the message." Kurama whispered after he had told Naruto the last bits of information.

"Has someone cheated off of us?" Naruto asked quietly. Again, it was quiet enough that nobody would be capable of understanding him. He had long since mastered having to talk so quietly. Well, it technically wasn't fully sentences that Naruto whispered. If you had to be completely correct about it, then Naruto whispered words and then reinforced those words with images he was able to send to Kurama over their link.

"Nah! It seems they don't think your information would be right." Kurama whispered back. Kurama though, he did whisper complete sentences in his head since only Naruto was capable to hear him. Why whisper then? Well… Why take any chances that someone DID hear him after all?

The test was nearly complete when something changes. There was some kind of pressure that just appeared out of nowhere. "murderous intent." Kurama whispered in his hear. "Someone is trying to intimidate our classmates. To make them commit mistakes."

Naruto couldn't have that. After all, they still had the yearly survival exercise to do. For that he needed every able body. Naruto noticed that the pressure was effective in making his peers commit more mistakes. They got more frantic. Desperate.

This is a test as well! Naruto realized suddenly. To see if someone figured something out to turn the pressure and reverse it. Naruto's test was completed so he didn't need to worry about that. Naruto spread out his chakra and connected it to his classmates. It was obvious, unsubtle as hell but its intent was as clear as it was obvious. It was the equivalent of waving a red flag in their 'enemies' face that Naruto had called his bluff. Well, in a metaphorical sort of way at least.*(one)

Naruto focused his chakra to remind his classmates to remain calm. To focus. Well, it worked like a charm and just like that the pressure was broken and replaced by a thick layer of protection.

The changes were noticeable immediately. The cheating went from 'painfully obvious' to 'it still sucks but acceptable for senior academy students.'

Five minutes later, both teachers clapped loudly, startling everyone in the classroom and all paper tests vanished only to reappear on the teacher's desks.

"Time is up!" Iruka said rather needlessly. "You will be judged on the details of your answers and whether or not you confirmed your answers through other sources." Naruto blinked. Did Iruka indirectly confirm that they had been supposed to cheat?

"The next test is something all of you should know about already. It is the sixth cycle that it happened after all. All of you are the second class of senior students who will participate. I will leave the classroom for exactly fifteen minutes. That is the slotted time you have to elect a leader. You either do it yourself or we will pick your leader for you. Before I leave, I am required to remind all of you of a number of things. You should already know this, but I'm bound by law to do it anyway." He paused here.

"Needless to say, but I require your undivided attention for this. Failure to pay attention will result in your expulsion from the academy permanently."

Naruto observed that this statement surprised nobody. It hadn't been said quit so bluntly but it had been hinted at for years.

"Fact one. You need to obey the orders of your officers. Failure to obey your orders will not reflect well on you unless you have a damn good reason for why you didn't obey in the first place. This is in the first place an exercise. That being said, all of you are required to sign a document that will acknowledge that you know that this exercise may result in you being maimed, hurt, killed, burned, cut to pieces, raped, electrocuted, drowned…" Iruka continued for several more seconds until he finally reached the last bit.

"-and being eaten alive by the various critters that live in, on, under and above the training ground."

"If any of you are experiencing second doubts, now is the time to speak up. Nobody will think less of you if you get scared. You will be required to talk with a number of teachers, but all of you have the right to repeat your final year at the academy." Unsaid that this would only be allowed to happen once.

Iruka then turned around and left the classroom. As soon as he did, it erupted in noise as everyone tried to make their opinion known. Naruto knew that this was a pointless gesture because they had already agreed on their leaders. Finally, he got tired of the noise and he switched his blanket of 'calm and protection' to 'shut up or you'll be maimed' for a brief moment. Silence followed instantaneously.

"Thank you for your silence." Naruto remarked idly. "I thought we had already agreed on a leader in our previous meetings? What's the point of arguing and shouting at each other when the decision was already made?" So saying, Naruto focused his attention on Sasuke.

"What are your orders Sasuke-sama?" Naruto said simply.

"Naruto has a point." Shikamaru said. Arguing like clan-less rabble isn't getting us anywhere."

"Hey now! There is no need to be rude!" Nerugui Nozawa snapped! Nerugui was one of the few 'surviving' civilian born academy students that got in the senior class.

"I apologize, I was just trying to make a point." Shikamaru muttered.

"Fine! Whatever." Naruto said. "Just remember that we're all in this together. Now, time is ticking away, so can we please get on with it?" Seeing that nobody else had something to say, Naruto simply turned back to Sasuke.

"Sasuke-sama?" He prompted gently.

Sasuke just repeated what had already been decided. "All of you should already know what you were supposed to do. But I'll summarize anyway in case any of you have forgotten for some silly reason.

First year students are to be divided into groups of three. Each group is to have a single student from the other five years excluding the senior class. The second years are in command of the first years. The third years are in command of second and first year and so on and so forth up until fifth year which are in command of fourth, third second and first year. Of course, we can order all younger years but that's a given. Again, the scenario has generally remained the same but there have been rumors that because this class has remained unusually large that the scenario will have changed. All of you should already know what the point is of the exercise. How do you all respond to real life pressure? Since all of us are in the senior class, it means that you already have proven yourself five times. Whatever the scenario will be, it will put us in a situation as close to a genuine war as possible under controlled circumstances." Sasuke paused here.

It didn't take long for the senior class members to adapt the positions they had agreed to in previous meetings because the meeting continued and it was progressing fast and to the point. There were no additional silly outbreaks of shouting or anything of the sort. Then, just as soon as the meeting was coming to a close, did the door open to allow Iruka to enter the room. Iruka himself was promptly followed by the Hokage and he himself was escorted by his honor guard of elite AnBu nin.

All students paused in their movements, then walked back to their seats after finishing a sentence here and there.

"I've been informed that there have been… Rumors about the scenario of this year. Rumors that imply that the general scenario will be different. Well, that rumor is right for once. In previous tests, all academy classes were put in a defensive position. You had time to dig in and to keep an enemy out. This time however… It is the other way around."

"Genin teams of previous years have been taught a ninjutsu that allows them to create solid clones. Once a clone is killed, so is the creator in question. The clone ninjutsu is unique in that the creator can look through its eyes. All participating genin will be holed up in the 'command tower' of previous years. Once the area around the command tower is secured and held for ten minutes, then the scenario will be considered complete. Now!" The Hokage held up a single finger to stall any protests.

"Even should your invasion fail that doesn't mean that none of you will be promoted. In fact, I daresay that ninety percent of you will most likely be promoted anyway. The rest of you will either make stupid mistakes, die doing those stupid mistakes or they will give into pressure and be a casualty through friendly fire." The Hokage's hand was still in the air and none of the genin dared protest.

"Now, now, it is merely a statistic. If you prove me wrong then that's all the better for you. Now, I only need to tell you a few more things that you already should know but… I like to cover everything just in case. The scenario is an exercise. You are supposed to survive it. If you see a classmate in trouble then you are supposed to keep him from dying. We will be watching and the enemy genin have been told the same. If they can prevent someone from dying they are to do so. But if their clone happens to die doing so, then they are allowed to create a new one. Are there any more questions any of you would like to ask?"

"No? Anybody?"

Silence…

"Okay then. Let's get to the point then. All six academy classes represent an invasion force that have been ordered to destroy a rival hidden village hidden among the trees. But because this village is very weak, your forces consist out of genin and Chūnin level shinobi. In the next forty eight hours you will be taught how to safely wield explosion tags and other items that you would realistically be given in a situation like this. But again I would like to stress that your survival is priority. Ah! That reminds me."

"You will be observed by jounin and Chūnin of all levels. They will intervene if you are about to die and there are no allies in the area. However, you are NOT to count on this fact. Your communications will be monitored by my jounin and AnBu forces. Now… Are there any questions? No? Remember, you are still an academy student you don't need to be embarrassed to ask for clarification. Nothing? Okay then."

The Hokage snapped his fingers and a dozen AnBu agents appeared with custom made headbands in their hands. The headband had a stylish axe on them which represented the fictional village they were supposed to be part off. It was also ironic since the village was 'hidden among the trees' and their 'village's headband's symbol was an axe.

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Random-facts-that-are-useful-for-the-reader-to-know-and-are-hard-for-the-author-to-write-into-the-story-without-going-into-information-overload.

In my world of Naruto there are mystical creatures that live in the world. These can go from Dragons to Griffins to pretty much every 'mythical' creature you and I can imagine.

In my world of Naruto there will be no characters from either Aang the last avatar or The legend of Kora EXCEPT in Naruto's MEMORIES. Probability that this will change in the future: zero percent.

*1 I reread this and realized that it's a stretch to follow my logic here. The one that started with the murderous intent also known as killing intent did it part as a challenge and part as a test. Who would break? Who would snap? Who would begin cheating so terribly obvious that it was embarrassing? So Naruto responded in a typical Naruto way. He called the 'bluff' and literally overpowered it with a blanket of his chakra. I hope that explained it better but if not, and you want to know, message me and I'll try to explain better.

Yearly exercises: (some information in here may already be mentioned in the story itself.)

It has been bothering me for a long time that no authors seems to be capable of trying out new things. Especially the Genin graduation exam. In the Chūnin first test, they are supposed to cheat right? So why not apply that in the Genin graduation test? I mean, it would give them a heads up when they get to the Chūnin test eventually.

Anyway, after Hiruzen Sarutobi the third Hokage restructured the academy after a careless(!?) comment of Naruto, he invented a new way to test the future of Konoha. A mini chuunin exam but entirely internal. Hiruzen wanted this exam to test the future leadership of Konoha. He ordered his Jounin to 'clear' training ground forty four of the most dangerous critters permanently. Then he ordered his shinobi to build a fake hidden village hidden in the trees. Literally translated it would be Mokugakure or hidden village hidden in the threes. In previous years, the academy students were supposed to defend the village but since there were arguments that said that they already knew what the scenario would be, the Hokage switched it from 'defence' to offense instead.

I hope you enjoyed this!

Kingdark