Author: sorry it's taking so long, but between school and helping to admin the naruto sight, I really don't have that much time now cries anyway, now to answer the most important question. Yes, naruto has a cursed seal, yes it has activated. Will we see it's affects? No, not in this chapter...don't expect a huge ass demon form either, naruto's badass without transforming into a 7 foot pure black monster with wings...besides, his curse seal has another purpose...
Now, on to the reviews...
Midnight-angel-of-darkness: yep, expect more to come...thanks for reviewing..
Blue-Shine-Angel:...two angels now...next, the world muahahahahahahahahaha...
Seriously, thanks for reviewing...
Jeikobu Kyoudai-teriu: randomness is always nice...an apart of this complete breakfast...
Thanks for reviewing...
Kenji inaku:...yeah, but chakra shield is to cliche and you can't keep it on forever, this way, he doesn't have to worry about it as much.
hope master: answered it up at the top, yes he has a seal...a very 'special' seal...
loaned: yeah it is, to an extent
soul: you're a little late...but yeah, most naruto/ female parings I like...
dragonize: It's about time he got some fangirls too, I mean seriously, he could be a badass if he ever got serious about his training.
lover143:...had to give it away, didn't you. But hey, who else could have made that character badass...besides a lot of people.
garthjax: hold on, I just have to do something before I reply to you star wars music plays in the background every time I look at your name, it reminds me of star wars...anyway, yeah I do my best...somewhat.
Zexion72: don't worry about it, though I agree that the curse seal was a nice touch...
That should be all of them...I hope...
disclaimer: I do not own Naruto
Enjoy the fic.
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A test of nightmares and those that dream
Naruto heard something from the forest, as he turned around to see what it was. Aisuka and Sakura looked as well, before drawing out kunai's. Naruto just stood there, as the figures came out into plain view, Naruto smirking.
" Hello Garra-kun." Naruto said, as Garra just nodded at him, before looking back at the others.
" We're here." He announced, while the other of his group sighed in relief. Naruto just looked through the group. The new member of Garra's group just stood there, while Temari went over to the nearest log and sat down. Irvine went over to the nearest tree and sat down underneath it. Okami and Hanabi followed Temari's example and sat down on different logs, how so many were in the same area, no one knows...or really gives a shit. Omocha just went towards another tree and leaned backwards on it. Both Sakura and Aisuka looked at the group in confusion.
Naruto thought for a moment, before looking back at Garra. " Hey Garra, why are your two teams travailing together?" Naruto asked, as Garra looked over at Irvine, who just let his head sink a bit.
" It's...complicated."
Garra and his team was traveling through the forest, trying to make it as fast a possible to the tower. They didn't want to run the chance of having to fight another team. It's not like they couldn't beat them, it's just they didn't want to have to put up with them. It would be annoying and time consuming...that and he would get pissed off.
It was kind of a rule where he came from, never PISS HIM OFF. If you did, you were likely to end up incased in a sand coffin and crushed, or maybe about a couple hundred feet under the ground. Either way, Garra was not some one to toy with. Only selected individuals were aloud to do things like that. Those people were know to be some of the bravest around...
...or retarded for going up to him in the first place.
Garra looked back at his team. One was his sister and the other was a guy thay wielded a sword twice as big as he was. They looked weak, but they had a lot of power. These people were not ones to be messed with, especially Temari, if you wanted to walk away with your balls that is. The other was pretty quite, but he was deadly. Not as powerful as Garra or his siblings, but still powerful.
Garra had a responsibility to make sure these two made it out with their lives, and would keep it. He had learned along time ago what it meant to have a true existence. It was taught to him by his family, and the ones that stuck by him. That's why he would do what ever he could to protect them. But if they even so much as thought about bringing his teddy bear into the conversation, then there would be hell to pay.
Garra just looked forward, hoping to get to the tower as fast as possible. Hey, just because he had responsibilities doesn't mean that he liked them. Once they were safe they were on their own, and he would be free to go look for his penpal that he had been writing to all these years..
He was looking forward to meeting her.
Just then, Garra heard something coming from the tree tops. The other's pulled out their weapons, as Garra began to focus on his sand. He hoped that it was just an animal, he really didn't want to have to put up with another team. He started to twist the sand and try to form it into something, when three figure's fell out of the tree. His automatic shield picked up.
A few seconds later Garra looked around to see what had happened. He looked over at his very quite team mate to see that he was now holding a girl with pinkish hair in his arms, probably caught her when she fell. He looked over at Temari, who was now on the ground, some one on top of her in a very compromising position.
" Irvine..." Garra thought, as he opened up a small part of the shield and looked up at who was on his shield. A girl with white eye's started down at him, her face full of rage. Garra just looked up at her, before looking back down at the others. This, along with the added affect of how Temari looked like she was getting raped and how the other teammate just seemed to stand there and stare at the girl. This equaled one thing...
3...
2...
1...
Garras anger bursted through the roof...err, trees.
" Is that really happened?" Aisuka asked, as Garra just nodded and continued to stare at Irvine who was now blushing quite hard. He looked over at Temari, who also was blushing. Garra then looked over at Naruto, who was busy holding in his laughter. Naruto turned towards Irvine.
" So, how did you guy's fall out of the tree." Nasruto asked, as Irvine blushed harder.
" I...tripped." He stated, Naruto just raised his eyebrow.
" You're a shinobi, yet you tripped and fell out of a tree." Naruto said, as Irvine continued to look downwards. Naruto shook his head, looking back at Garra. " So...why exactly are you guys resting for anyway?" He asked, as Garra just looked over at the tower.
" You never know what they do once we finally arrive at the tower. It's better to be prepared then anything else." Garra stated, as Naruto though about it and nodded.
" True, true." Naruto replied, as he looked over at Aisuka and Sakura. " Well girls, I think we've wasted enough time here, we seriously need to get going." Naruto shifted his weight a bit. " And get Sasuke here to the tower, see yah Garra." and with that, he turned around and headed straight for the tower, both of his team mates tailing behind.
It truly was awkward how things turned out. Apparently, nothing really happened when you entered the tower, only some music playing in victory and some balloons flying up towards the ceiling...getting hit by the fan and bursting into tiny piece's. The device seemed to just be a key of some sort, a incomplete key. Once you had five extra piece's to feel in the gaps that, it was once again useful.
When they entered through the door that the key opened, the anbu immediately took Sasuke to the sealing room, having found out about Orchumaru and what he did. Naruto just sighed at the sight, as he looked at Kakashi, who was just reading his book through the whole thing. He congratulated them and went off to the jounin section of the tower to be the lazy ass that he is . Naruto just looked back at Aisuka and Sakura, saying good bye to them and heading towards the nearest room.
Naruto entered it, as he headed towards the nearest bed, jumping on top of it and going to sleep. He had an exhaustion event and he deserved some shuteye...
That..and he took a lot after his uncle...
It took awhile for all of the teams to finish, actually, more like a day really. Garra's and Hanabi's team came in next of course, followed by Shikamaru's. He felt bad for Shikamaru, since he could hear Ino's constant bitching when the were about a mile from the tower.
Then there was Hinata's team, who arrived on a giant cloud of bug's. Shino had kept his stoic expression, while Kiba just boosted that they were going to make jounin no matter what. Hinata looked around the area for something, before smiling at the sight of Naruto. Sitting next to him and trying to start a conversation. One of which Naruto enjoyed, or would have if Kiba hadn't been glaring at him the entire time.
Then there was Lee's team, who more or less came in with just as much noise. Instead of using the key, Lee bursted through the door screaming ' DYNAMIC ENTRY!' A huge sunset appeared behind Lee, as the waves crashed behind him and against the cliff that seemed to have appeared out of no where.
Neji and Tenten, through this, were banging their heads against the walls, trying to drone out Lee. Naruto almost felt bad for them, but hey, Lee had his good trait's...in some areas that Naruto seemed to had conveniently forgotten.
Finally there was Kin's team, who seemed to be happy that they finally reached the tower. While her teammates went to the nearest chairs and sat down, Kin went towards Choji and started to talk to him. She seemed quite happy with just doing that, hmmm, who knows? The people in her village are a bunch of jackass's anyway, so it's possible...
Even Aisuka's team showed up and since she had the device with her, with five points. They were allowed to enter the exam. Even if they were pissing their pants from the killer intent that Naruto was emitting at them. Heh, it was a good thing that he had a memory scroll activated, at least now Aisuka wouldn't go back home empty handed no matter what.
When all of the teams arrived, they were given a day to rest and prepare. Naruto didn't really do much, since his equipment was always in top shape and updated. Since they weren't allowed to call anyone, by any mean's. He couldn't call Sla and ask him about Adaouj or talk to Tayuya. So he really didn't have anything to do.
He grinned, as he thought about what he could do with a couple of bunshin's, some kunai, and a teddy bear. What? He was an evil master mind, of course headed be able to come up with something that evolved a teddy bear. I know what your thinking, but even if Naruto wanted to, Garra keep's his under too much protection to be able to snag it.
Oh well, he figured that he could do something until tomorrow came, I mean, he had all the time in the world...right?
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The next day...
All the teams had been assembled on the fighting arena, all of them lined up single file. Standing before them was the Raikage, an quite a few of his jounin. The Raikage looked through the groups, searching everyone of them for something, but alas, he was unable to find it. He looked over at one of his subordinates who was holding up a board.
" So no cloud teams made it this year?" He asked, as the cloud jounin nodded in confirmation. " Are you sure?" The Raikage asked again, as The Cloud jounin looked through the papers on the board.
"Positive, not a single team passed." The jounin stated, as the Raikage just looked at the Groups again. Oh well, it didn't really matter to him, or it wouldn't soon anyway, not with what was going to happen soon. As he was scanning of the troops once again, he noticed some one, his eye's widening at the sight of Naruto.
" What is he doing here?" The Raikage thought, as Naruto just glared at him. Mentally telling him to keep his mouth shut. The Raikage glared back, before he just closed his eye's and stepped forward.
" You all know the reason why you're here." The Raikage, as he looked around the room slowly. " To prove to your nations and yourselves that you a capable of being Jounin. The next part of the tests are going to be all out one-on-one battles. This will be a difficult challenge to even the strongest of y- Uzumaki, do you have anything you wish to tell us and where did you get that skull?" The Raikage said, as he watched Naruto move the skulls mouth open and closed with one of his hands. Naruto just looked up at him, before looking back at the skull...and quickly hiding it behind his back.
"Um...don't worry, it's plastic? But don't worry about me, please continue your long and drawn out speech. " Naruto said, as the Raikage glared at him. Naruto started to sweat a bit, as he put the plastic skull up the back off his shirt to hide it a little more..
" Your finding this amusing aren't you?" The raikage asked, as Naruto just stroked his chin with his other hand.
" Well actually yes." Naruto said, as the Raikage continued to glare at him, before sighing and looking at the other students.
" You will be participating in a test that could be life or death for you. It is up to you to chose what you will do from this point forward, I wish you the best of luck in the up coming tr- Uzumaki, put that damned skull away NOW!" The Raikage yelled, as Naruto quickly hid the skull up his shirt again, while the Raikage burned holes through Naruto's skull with his glare.
" What? I was bored." Naruto stated, as The Raikage's eye twitched.
" You call THIS boring?"
" Well yah, I mean, everything with us involves life and death situations. I don't see how it could be any more special at this point. Trying to scare us won't work either, unless you start farting, then we'd all be fucked. Either that or if you had just had some vigar.." Naruto made a face, as everyone else shuttered. The Raikage's face hard several veins showing, but he decided to calm himself, before looking back at Naruto.
" You think your quite funny don't you?"
" I do my best, sir." The Raikage just continued to glare at him, an inferno seemingly coming up behind him, as Naruto just cleaned out one of his ear's.
" You know they have pills for that..."Naruto said, as the Raikage looked over at the jounin with the board.
" Just announce the first match." He said, as The jounin nodded and looked at the screen board behind them.
" Show the first match line up!" he yelled, as the board started to flash through different names, only to shock everyone when it landed on...
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