The Gauntlet / Sono Kougake

Ikamaru looked around the room he was in. He examined it carefully but got nothing but a big brown door at the end of this hallway and a treasure chest next to it. Ikamaru started walking to the door when he stepped on a switch. Spikes arose from the walls. As for the walls, they were slowly squeezing together. Ikamaru paused for a second, then started sprinting to the end of the hallway. He opened the door right when the walls were going to touch him. Ikamaru took a long breath and looked around the second room: Another hallway. But it was a long one. He couldn't see a door. He started walking ahead when he stepped on another switch which released sharp pointy arrows from the walls. "Damn! Why do I keep falling for that!" Ikamaru ran while dodging all the shots. He could see a door ahead. He dodged the last few and opened the door. He found himself in another hallway. This time I won't step on any switches Ikamaru thought as he started to walk while examining the floor. He walked all the way to a fork in the hall. There were two paths to walk, the left one, and the right one. He picked the right one and walked ahead. Then he heard a noise. A big rock ball was rolling right at him. "Ahhh... shi-" Ikamaru turned around and sprinted to the left hallway. As he was running he saw a hallway to the right connected to the hallway he was in. He chose that path, thinking that balls just can't turn by themselves. Then he heard another noise. Another big rock ball was rolling toward him, and it was the path he chose. He ran back to the hallway with the other ball and just kept running as two rock balls were rolling to destruction. Then Ikamaru heard another noise and saw a big rock ball heading the same way Ikamaru was going. He was trapped. Or was he? Ikamaru charged up his Kaji Bakudan and sent the ball heading for him to oblivion. Then he kept on running as he saw some light ahead. The ball's were still after him though. But suddenly, Ikamaru heard yet another noise. This time, the walls sent arrows straight at Ikamaru. Only a few hit him with minor injuries done. Ikamaru found the exit closer and closer until he jumped for the exit, and found himself in the middle of a pit of lava.

"Hurry up you bunch of packies! Dig! Dig!!" Kaguya ordered as she sent her soldiers on a search party to find Ikamaru. "Ma'am! Please! We've been digging for hours! Give us a break!" One of the workers said. "Who do you think pays you guys $2600 per hour? Huh???" Kaguya shouted. "Well... you do... but"
"No buts! Get your ass back there and dig!" Kaguya ordered.

"Right..." The worker said.

MEANWHILE, IN STONE VILLAGE

Max woke up from his morning nap from Trisha. "Wake up, lazyass. You've been sleeping all day! We're going to miss Hayaku's fight in the championships! Get ready!" She ordered. "Sorry Trish... just a little tired..."

Max got ready and walked to the village square and watched the match:

"Good morning ladies and gentlemen! And welcome to this year's Championship Taijutsu Games. The match is going to start now!"

The referee told Hayaku and his opponent to come up to the arena... and they did. Max and Trisha stepped up closer to see the fight better. Hayaku's opponent was completely covered up and all you could see is his bloodshot-eyes. His face was unable to be examined. "Alright! Are you two ready? If so... then get ready to fight! In 1...2...3...GO!"

But the second the referee said "GO!" Hayaku's enemy dashed to Hayaku and in a blink of an eye he grabbed him and asked "Where is Ikamaru"

BACK IN THE MAZE

Ikamaru gathered chakra to his palms and grabbed ahold of the walls just when he was about to fall. He wall jumped up to a opening and went inside. He found another hallway. "How many hallways are there" Ikamaru thought out loud and walked ahead. He found a dead end. Then, while arriving back to the pit of lava, he had stepped on another switch. "DAMMIT!" Ikamaru said as another rock ball came up and went straight for Ikamaru. He ran back to the pit of lava and wall jumped up as the ball had went down to it's fiery doom. He kept on wall jumping to another opening. This time it was a big room. There were piles of gold everywhere, and 99 pictures of people's faces and names under them. There were large columns to keep the room safe and in the middle stood a gigantic treasure chest. "Took ya long enough!" A familiar voice said. It was AMy. Amy explained that he didn't have to go through the Gauntlet since there was an elevator. Ikamaru didn't care. It was sort of fun. Then Amy explained that to really know if you are a Tarakaraka or not your supposed to put your hand onto that chest and give out your special chakra. Ikamaru just said to forget it. "I doubt I am part of this Tarakaraka family. And If I am-" Something caught Ikamaru's eyes. He looked at the object. A picture of his father and his name under it.

"Elliot Tarakaraka"