Hey everyone...thanks for the reviews... I think I got three reviews since I last posted a new chapter... at this rate... I'll get 100 reviews at chapter 32..two chapters kind of late... well... that's ok ...so .. three reviews a chapter...four prefered... and I also got a lot of flames about making the Yamanichi's too powerful ... well...i kind of did... it'll all make sense after this chapter... believe me...they're not going to be as strong as it looks...YEAH... so we finished the Wave Country Arc last time... what did you guys think of the fight between Naruto and Kyubi? ... yeah... so right now, we're now tying up the few strings from before and heading into the next major arc in the story...

Back to Konoha

A shadow stood high above Konoha, staring at the city. He gazed silently. Next to him stood another man. Both of them appeared to be no older then 21.

"Well," the shadow said. "It has been a long time."

"Yes," the man said. "It has master." He paused. "Master? Might I ask why we are here?"

"Zatek," the shadow glared at his apprentice. "All in good time... all in good time. We won't enter the village until an hour past sunset, so be patient." The shadow chuckled.

"Are we there yet?" Takeshi yelled. Everyone sighed. This was like the tenth time this hour that Takeshi had asked.

"No," Naruto mumbled. Ten seconds passed. "Are we there now? Takeshi asked, again.

"NO!" Sakura answered for Naruto. Takeshi backed down. Rin giggled. "And if I were you," she said, smiling evilly at Takeshi, "I wouldn't want to get back. You did take the scroll of sealing you know."

"So what," Takeshi smiled back. "I can kick butt now. Shadow Clone, Rasengan, and two or three other awesome moves." He paused.

Kai smiled, a rare one, "Don't forget Omnigan. We wouldn't have won back there without it."

Rin smiled. "I can't believe we did it. We beat the apprentice of an Akatsuki member, and unlocked a super powerful bloodline. This is...cool?"

Naruto smiled, besides himself. "It is. We'll see if I can get Oba-chan to loosen the punishment." He paused to look at Sasuke who was following them at the rear, staring at a dark grey kunai. "Yo! Sasuke."

He looked up. Naruto slipped back to talk with him. He asked, "What's with you? You should be happy. We got Shukaku back in that kuna- why is it kinda grey?"

"That's just it," he said. " I don't know. Well...all the same things kind of went great back there. The Yamanichi's are way beyond ready for the Chuunin Exams. And we kicked Akatsuki's butts."

"Yeah we did," Naruto smiled. He looked up. "Hey! WE"RE HERE!" And true enough, they were all at the gates of Konoha. Takeshi began to jump up and down yelling 'home.'

Sakura smiled. She whispered, "Home..."

An hour later at Tsunade's office:

"Takeshi," Tsunade had her serious face on. "What you did was childish and irresponsible."

Takeshi hung his head down. "I know." He looked up. "How long am I in for."

Tsunade smiled. "A long time, a long time. But the punishment will be for you to train under Naruto during his free time. Your lucky he snuck in a few good words for you." She paused. "Is it true you learned the Rasengan in two weeks?"

Takeshi smiled. "YOU BET I DID! AND IT ROCKS! I BEAT THE AKATSUKI GUY WITH IT!"

"Well," Tsunade said, turning away to do her 'paperwork.' "Get going. O yeah. Bring in Sai, Naruto, and his team. I have something to tell them." Takeshi walked out. Team 7 and Sai walked in. Naruto was ... being himself. Sakura was holding Naruto's hand. Sasuke seemed to be depressed.

Tsunade smiled. "Did Claire just leave on a mission?" Sasuke smiled and nodded. "She'll be back soon. Anyways, congratulations. You defeated an Akatsuki member and retrieved Shukaku. That's very impressive for ninja of the Chuunin Rank."

"Well oba-chan," Naruto said. "We wouldn't be Chuunin if you just promoted us already." A nerve emerged on Tsunade's forehead. "Well...Oba-chan! HELLO!" Naruto tapped on her forehead. Another vein popped. "Hello!"

Sakura and Sasuke stepped back. They whispered, "Three...two...one.." BOOM!

A second later, Naruto dropped to the ground with a BIG bump on his head, and Tsunade was standing up, several veins popped. "BRAT! I'LL TELL YOU WHEN YOU CAN BECOME A JOUNIN! MY GOD! IF YOU WERE ANY MORE IMPATIENT I WOULDN'T BE GIVING YOU THESE!"

Naruto's face immediately brightened (what happened to the bump?). "You have something for me? GIVE IT! GIVE IT!" He started jumping up and down like a little kid. Sakura just giggled. Sasuke just mumbled, "Dobe..."

Tsunade took several deep breaths and sat down. "Naruto," she began, "Here." She extended four tickets. "You four are now capable of entering the Jounin exams. Unlike the Chuunin Exams, however, you can take this alone. This is purely a skill test. Not in how you think. Only I am allowed to give you these, so all that's left is how the council takes on your skill."

"No problem!" Naruto said. He jumped to the window. "I'll be back in ten. I got to see someone." He jumped out yelling, "I'M GONNA BE A JOUNIN!"

Sakura was frowning. "What's wrong, Sakura?" Tsunade asked. Something was wrong with her apprentice, and she had an idea that she knew why.

"The council," Sakura said. Sasuke looked up, as he also realized that the council would most likely fail Naruto. He was Naruto, but he was just the Kyubi's container to them.

Tsunade smiled, and put a hand on her apprentice. "Don't worry. I have that all planned out. Now, you guys take these and fill them out. The exam is this friday, so you better start preparing yourself." Sakura and Sasuke left. Tsunade turned to Sai. "And I'm watching you." Sai just stared at her and walked away. He had lost his emotions again. He walked out. Tsunade sighed. "Finally, I'm alone."

Shizune rushed in. "Tsunade-sama."

"What is it?"

"The council has required your presence."

"What now?" Tsunade said, as she got up and began to head to the council's room. (So much for being alone!)

The Yamanichi's were at the training field fighting Kakashi, three on one. As strong as they were, they couldn't seem to beat him three on one. They could do a lot of damage, but not enough to slow him down.

Takeshi, Kai, and Rin were surrounding Kakashi. They nodded to each other. It's time to activate Omnigan. They all thought at the same time. They began to gather some chakra into their eyes, and soon enough, the Omnigan emerged. They all jumped towards Kakashi.

Kakashi stepped back. )No way...( Gathering chakra into his fist, he took it back and punched them all in succcession. As they all landed in the dirt next to each other, they began to rub their heads.

"What happened, Kai?" Takeshi asked, looking at him. "Wha-" He stopped.

"What?" Kai asked. Rin gasped.

"Omnigan! It's not there anymore!" Rin yelled. And sure enough, none of them had the Omnigan in their eyes anymore.

"What? Whatever. It must be a mistake." Takeshi said. Gathering chakra into his eyes, he said, "OMINGAN!" The Omnigan appeared. Takeshi smiled. "What did I tell you?"

Rin shook her head. Even as she watched, the Omnigan was fading. "It's gone again."

"WHAT?" Takeshi yelled, and even Naruto, who was at the other side of Konoha heard it.

Kakashi grinned and said, "Pipe down, Takeshi. What are you going off over?"

"Sensei-" Rin said "Our Omnigan isn't activating properly. Do you know why and can you help us?"

"I think I know why," Kakashi said ,"but first tell me what you guys did to activate it last time..."

Naruto mumbled with a smile, "What happened now, Takeshi?" He was right outside the women's side of the spa. Looking around he said, "Where the heck is Ero-sennin? There he is." Walking over to him, he yelled, "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE ERO-SENNIN!"

Jiraiya jumped up, and he began to run, as a stream of women began to chase him. Naruto laughed and stepping in front of the girls and Jiraiya, said, "I'm sorry ladies, but I need him alive to be Hokage." He formed a seal, "I'll personally make him pay, at the field. If you want to see it, catch us in half-...heck with it...now!" Touching Jiraiya, they disappeared in a puff of smoke.

Most of the girls began to run towards the field.

"That's how we activated it last time," Kai said.

Kakashi frowned, "I think I know why. It seems that the Omnigan only activates when your in extreme need of it. You guys know that I wouldn't kill you, but back then, your life was in danger."

Takeshi frowned and looked like he was about to cry, "That's not fair. I was gonna beat Kakashi."

"Training over," Kakashi said, and he disappeared in a cloud of smoke.

"Master," Zaket said, "Why must we enter this foul village? The ninja here are all weaklings."

The shadow glared at Zaket. "Don't question me. We're here for the Jounin exams. We will have to face two of the strongest Chuunin in the world here. Eight from each village. That gives us about 128 participants...the Jinchuuriki will eventually face one of us. And I will make sure that we will not have to face each other. No more questions...I'm annoyed."

Zaket quietly backed down, and thought to himself, "What am I in for? I'm gonna face the Sharingan or the Kyubi. I'd prefer the Sharingan, but Master wants it..."

The shadow watched the village as they headed into the center of Konoha. A pair of glasses glinted as the shadow whispered, "I will kill you here, brat..."

An hour later, Naruto stood over Jiraiya waving his hands to the crowd of women watching. "Thank you! Thank you!" The girls all began to leave. After all, the show was over.

Crouching down, Naruto whispered to a beaten Jiraiya, "Yo! Ero-sennin! I need the next scroll..."

Notes: If you guys know who the shadow is tell me...you'll probably right...yeah...how did you guys like the chapter...I think that makes the Omnigan a lot less powerful then the impression received from the last few chapters. Thanks for the reviews...yeah...so here begins the next major arc of the story...the JOUNIN EXAMS...i expect this arc to last well into the next 10-15 chapters...yeah...