Hey everyone ... i know its been a while since i last updated a completely new chapter but I'm back ... yeah ...so basically ... i've decided to in the most part skip most of the first two stages of the Chuunin Exams and get straight into the good stuff ... the tournament .. yeah ... lol ... so ... lets get down to business ... WOO HOO! yeah ... the yamanichi's are back!

p.s. about the lemon, i mentioned i might add ... like ... WAY back ... ok ... well ... i MIGHT ... add one on Naruto's eighteenth ... yeah ... but ... yeah ... not likely ... but still ... if you guys know the website for the NaruSaku archives ... yeah ... it'll probably be their

A Month Later

Last time on The Path to Hokage:

Naruto and Sasuke were off their beds muttering stuff like "Why!" or "Little kiiiiids ... sob ..."

Sakura walked up to them, brusquely picked them up saying, "What's so bad about little kids? Besides ... their only four years younger then us ..."

Naruto, dusting himself off, asked, "Can we at least choose who we train? Cuz I really liked Takeshi and I want to train him." Sasuke nodded saying, "I wanted Kai."

"Well ... the thing was," Sakura began. "Whoever their jounin instructor was got to choose."

Kakashi spoke up saying, "And that would be me. So you did get them."

Naruto jumped out of bed yelling, "YEAHH ... OOOOWWWWWW!" He yelled falling onto the bed again. "Why the heck am I still so hurt ..." I don't know brat ... I'm gonna have to search my memories but I have an idea of whats happening ...

Is what's happening good ... Might be ... Kyubi sunk out of contact.

Everyone could only laugh at the worlds most unpredictable ninja.

A week later, the Yamanichis were each in front of their respective teachers at different parts of the village.

Naruto yelled, "Let's get down to business."

A month has passed ... Sasuke has turned 18, leaving three more months until Naruto's birthday ... the Yamanichi's have grown drastically ... the Chuunin Exams have arrived ...

Naruto walked up to building for the Chuunin Exams, Takeshi walking next to him. "So are you ready, Takeshi?" Naruto's appearance had changed drastically since his fight with Sasuke. He had grown his hair out and his new set of clothes, and Kakashi could have sworn that he was staring at Arashi.

Takeshi on the other hand, had crown his hair much like Naruto had in the past. Naruto had decided to give Takeshi a new set of clothes ... and believe it or not ... they were orange. Still ... Takeshi looked great with his new cut and sleek new mission clothes.

"So you finally showed up, eh ... Naruto?" Sasuke said, landing swiftly with Kai at his side. Immediately following him, Sakura appeared in a gust of wind with Rin at her side. Takeshi smiled brightly.

"So we're all here and ready to kick some serious butt!" Takeshi yelled, pumping his fist into the air. Sakura blushed at how much like Naruto Takeshi had grown. Rin thought the same thing. In fact, over the month, the Yamanachi's could easily say that they had grown to be more like their mentors.

Kai furnished a new set of dark blue clothes, a sleek black sword on his back. (well ... think a really cool sword about three thee foot blade ...) He just smirked at seeing his siblings. His blue vest had already caught the attention of all the girls passing by. His hair had grown to be a lot like Sasuke's, except a lot shorter.

Rin had just matured over the month, keeping her own sense of style, but she had developed quite a punch over the last month.

"Well," Sakura said, standing next to Naruto, "It's time that you three get in there for the Chuunin Exams. So promise me that all three of you will knock everyone's socks off!" They all mock saluted and walked into the building. Sakura gasped when Naruto grabbed her by the waste. "Naruto ..."

He snuggled close to her and whispered in her ear, "Now that they're in there ... how about we catch up on what's happened since we last saw each other ..."

Sakura sighed, "That was last night, Naruto ..." She couldn't deny that she loved Naruto holding her though.

"Really ..." he whispered, turning Sakura around to face him ... "It seemed like forever ..."

"O yeah ... " Sakura said blushing ... "You really need a new li ..." Too late. Her lips were touching his.

Sasuke just smirked. On his behalf ... he and Claire had been getting closer and closer to each other ... and ... things had happened ... things ...

Sakura broke his thoughts by asking, "How close to killing him did you get, Naruto? And you too, Sasuke?"

Naruto grinned sheepishly ... "Well ... pretty close ... I had too ... You see ... he has a ..."

"Bloodline that only activates when their in danger of dying," Sasuke finished. "So me and Naruto worked on letting them develop their bloodlines ... and well ... finding a way to cheat that trigger ..."

Sakura was pretty interested now. "Explain ..."

Inside the main hall, the Yamanachis arrived to see a group of over a hundred genin waiting for them. Rin shuddered in fear as Takeshi and Kai began to scope the hall for possible threats.

"So it looks like you three are gonna take part in this?" Takenishi said walking calmly up to the Yamanichis. Asuka and Taji followed him and greeted the Yamanichis. Taji's condescending tone had settled since their last meeting, but the want for superiority was obvious.

After a brief talk between the two teams, Kai turned his head towards the door. Someone incredibly strong was coming. His chakra ... this person had at least thrice as much chakra as he did ... and almost twice as much as Takeshi.

Apparently, everyone else in the room including Takeshi had noticed. The door opened slightly to reveal a young boy with dark grey eyes and dark brown hair from the Rock village along with his team.

Who is this guy?

The guy's teammates were a guy with black hair and a blonde girl. The guy turned and looked directly at Kai and Takeshi. His teammates froze as he walked over to them, slowly.

He stopped and asked, "Who are you two?" His eyes showed no hint of accepting no answer.

Takeshi stepped forward yelling at the boy, "Who the hell do you think you are!" The guy didn't even flinch. "You should tell us your name first."

Kai pushed Takeshi aside whispering, "He could kill you if he wanted to right now ... " Turning to face the guy, he said, "My name is Kai ... and his name is Takeshi."

"My name is," the guy began. "Kenji ... Kenji Itaro." He walked away.

Takeshi came forward yelling, "OH, YEAH!

He threw a kunai at Kenji only to find that same kunai deflected Kenji's pinky. Takeshi's mouth opened in shock as Kenji said, "You'll wish you never did that."

Flashing through a series of seals, Kenji jumped towards Takeshi, chakra covering the boy's fist. Takeshi braced himself, charging his new move when ...

"COPY JUTSU!" Takenishi yelled, hurling his own fist at Kenji. The two attacks immediately cancelled themselves out. Kenji, raised an eyebrow before walking away.

"Thanks Takenis..." Takeshi started to say before Takenishi walked away too.Whoa ... he's changed ...

His two teammated greeted themselves as Lee Itaro and Kasumi Itaro. They warned them not to mess with their brother or bad things would happen.

Another month later ... Sakura sat in the crowd. The third exam was going to begin.
Notes: yeah ... I'm really sorry ... but yeah ... writers block ... this might be the last appearance of the Yamanichi's in the rest of the story except for what might be the final arc of the story sometime in the far future ... yeah ... so ... well ... bare with me ... the road to the final battle has begun.