Hey everyone ... thanks for the reviews ... mysteryoungster or whatever... i don't need reviews that badly... lol ... everyone else...THANK YOU!...anyways... this chapter is the official start to the Jounin Exam Arc... this arc will mainly focus on Naruto and Sasuke ... we'll be seeing a lot more of this shadow and there'll be another date between Naruto and Sakura if I get the time... anyways... no one guessed who the shadow was... yeah...anways...Chapter 22...

'blah' - Jiraiya's thoughts

The Rules

Jiraiya stared at Naruto. "Already? How did you get through the second scroll so fast?" 'There's no way he could have mastered it so fast!' He began to think. 'Then again... he did solidly thrash me... and its not just my age catching up on me...hmmm...'

Naruto tapped on his head. "Ero-sennin! You there! Hello!" He started waving his hand. Jiraiya 'woke up.'

"Yeah, yeah, kid, I'm up," Jiraiya said. "So you mastered the second level...prove it..." Naruto smiled.

"Gladly," he responded. Picking up his kunai, he threw it. "Jiraiya...I've already marked every single one of kunai with my chakra. They're all Jutsu-shiki's now...I like to call them chakra points." He turned to Jiraiya, again, "Watch..." He disappeared...

An hour later at Tsunade's office:

"You know that your about um..." Tsunade said, obviously annoyed that Naruto came a lot later then "ten minutes."late by ... A LONG TIME!"

"Sorry oba-chan," Naruto smiled. "I just got the third scroll from Jiraiya, and I kicked his sorry - " Birds chirped outside. "In like a minute." Naruto's smile grew even wider. "If I get any better, I'll be stronger then you." He was practically jumping up and down at this point. Tsunade found herself laughing against her will.

"Yeah," she said, with a smile, "right. At least, it'll take you five, six...TWENTY years before you match me." Naruto already his retort ready. Jumping on the table, he pointed his finger at her.

"Oh yeah!" he said, angry. "Let's fight! I kicked Jiraiya's but.." well...that was a fluke...he was drunk...anyways..."Let's see how well I do against you. Besides..." He put on his signature smile. "I need to see how much stronger I've become since we first met..."

Tsunade smiled. (Me, too kid..) "Fine...we'll fight tomorrow... after the rules are given for the Jounin exams."

"Fine," Naruto said. "Catch ya later oba-chan! I got to go see Sakura." Tsunade just smiled.

"Have fun," Tsunade said, with the most scary and maniacal smile on her face. Naruto began to sweat as his cheeks turned as red as cherries.

"NOTHING LIKE THAT!" Naruto yelled. "DON'T TELL ME JIRAIYA'S RUBBING OFF ON YOU!"

"BRAT!" Tsunade yelled, and she began to chase Naruto through the halls and into the village. "WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON YOU..."

Naruto just smiled, and turning around, smiled, and disappeared. Tsunade just stopped and laughed. "Damn bloodline of his...How did he beat Jiraiya?" She began to walk back to the office. "Probably drunk..."

Naruto just laughed from a building at the end of the street. (Note: when he disappears...no smoke... plus...this is way beyond just regular speed...this is instantaneous...Sharingan can't catch this...)

The next day at the Jounin Exam building:

The anouncer stepped up to face everyone there...thirty-two people. He cleared his throat and began, "Welcome to the Jounin Exams. This is nothing like the Chuunin exams, for there will be no written exam. Your Kages have approved of you, and it's up to the judges now to decide how skilled you really are, and whether or not you're worthy of carrying the Jounin name.

"Out of the 32 of you, only four or five of you will be allowed to become Jounin... On average, we only pass two Chuunin." Naruto sweat dropped and nudged Sakura.

"This is gonna be tough." He smiled. The anouncer noticed him. Jumping off the building, he landed right in front of him.

"WHAT'S SO FUNNY, UZUMAKI!" He yelled. "ONLY THE BEST MAKE IT!" Naruto just smiled. The anouncer was caught off guard.

"No problem, boss," he said. "I'll do my best, and hopefully kick a few butts along the way." The anouncer found himself smiling besides himself.

He turned to face the rest of the crowd, "EVERYONE! BE MORE LIKE THIS KID! FEAR IS YOUR ENEMY HERE! CONQUER IT LIKE HIM! MEET HERE TOMORROW FOR THE 'REAL' BEGINNING!" Everyone just quietly slipped away. He faced Naruto again.

"Nice job, kid," the anouncer extended his hand. "My name's Rei. I just became a jounin last year. You have what it takes." He smiled. "Sorry for the earlier impression."

Sakura just smiled, and so did Naruto. "No problem." Naruto replied. "If you'll excuse me, I have to go spar with the Fifth. Chow!" 'Poof'

Sasuke just laughed. "He's gone. This is a fight you guys don't want to miss. So let's get over there before we miss anything." He began to run to the training field. (Run... jump... whatever...) And everyone soon followed him.

Far up above them, the two shadows were watching.

The shadow began, "So it begins tomorrow. Zatek, I do expect you to be stronger then EVERYONE there except maybe the Kyubi kid. If you fail, your death will be far more painful then anything you have ever seen in your life."

Zatek trembled as an aura of murder extended from his master. The shadow's bright glasses cracked as the dark chakra resonated from him, and he began to laugh. "I don't care about this village. I'm only here to destroy the Kyubi and receive the power that comes with it...HAHHAHHAHAHHAHA!" (sorry that was wierd laughing...imagine maniacal laughing)

Iruka was walking along the training grounds. After all, it was his turn to watch over the academy students playing around and practicing. As he was watching the children, he fell over as someone with blonde hair crashed into him. "NARUTO! Sup," he said, calmly.

Naruto smiled, widely. "How's it going Iruka - sensei? Are you here to see me kick the old hag's behind?"

Iruka looked confused. "What do you mean? Are you going to fight the Fifth?" Naruto nodded. A vein bulged on Iruka's forhead. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING!" Naruto fell over. "SHE'S ONE OF THE SANNIN!" Seeing Naruto's face, Iruka just smiled and laughed as he added, "I'm just joking. What are you trying to do, Naruto?"

Naruto quietly said, "I'm trying to see how much stronger I've become since I last fought her." Iruka smiled.

"Then do your best."

"I will." Naruto smiled. Even as he was talking with Iruka, a huge crowd had begun to gather. Iruka looked at Naruto and sighed.

"You just told the whole town about this, did you?" Iruka just said. Naruto just laughed, and nodded. "Your still the little kid I remember from the Academy, Naruto. Just make sure you don't try too hard, and embarass yourself, ok?"

Naruto just shrugged. "Don't worry about me, Iruka - sensei. I'll be just fine." With a pff of smoke, Shizune and Tsunade appeared, and the "audience" of around "the whole village" applauded.

The fight of the decade, maybe century was about to occur. The now legendary Uzumaki Naruto, the controller of the Kyubi, and the Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage, daughter of the first Hokage, legendary medical ninja, and one of the two remaining Sannin.

Naruto yelled at Tsunade, "What took you so long?"

Tsunade just replied, annoyed, "I'd show more respect if I were you." She just sat down, as Naruto began to stretch.

"Aren't you gonna stretch?" Naruto ased. Tsunade just said, "No. I don't think I'll need it. You saw me kick Orochimaru's -" birds chirped. "last time. I think you know what I can do without stretching."

Naruto just smiled. "I know that I know what you know you can do in a battle. The question is ... do you know what I know I can do in in a battle?" The crowd just fell over. Here was the village prankster they remembered. Trying to be funny...but not quite there yet...

Naruto stood up. It was four in the afternoon. Hmm... let's see if I can last until 4:15 without using the Hiraishin no Jutsu. I've already have this place marked up with my chakra points from before... let's see if I still have them... Naruto felt the field, searching for traces of his own chakra. He found them... but not as many as he was hoping for... he was hoping for around 15. There were only 7.

This isn't that bad... whatever... let's see what I'm made of... He turned to face Tsunade after taking one last look at the crowd.

"Are you ready, kid," Tsunade said. (I need to provoke him to get him motivated to fight... I just hope that's isn't a bad thing for me...)

"As ready as I'll ever be, oba-chan," Naruto replied. The crowd fell over...Same old disrespectful Naruto...

Tsunade faked a frown. "BRAT! LET'S GO!"

Naruto threw his kunai at Tsunade...

Well...there you go...chapter 22...the first chapter to the Jounin exams...well how did you guys like it... and once again...thanks for all the reviews last chapter...yeah...catch ya later