The sun high in the sky with a few clouds overhead and a dozen birds chirping adding to the serene atmosphere of the village Takaru walked his way to the ninja academy to meet with his team being informed about the chunin exams a few days after the festival and had been training nonstop so to be able to breeze through the exams. Adjusting his new katana on his back he still wasn't used to it the blade feeling strange in his hands he continued his way to the academy ready to show the other genin there his new found strength.

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Walking into the academy and looking around seeing a room full of genin from different villages crowded around in the center of the room Takaru pushed his way through the crowd seeing Dai and Rock Lee sparing the brown haired boy panting heavily from trying to keep up with the bowl cut sporting boys inhuman speed.

"Hey Ten-chan what's happening?" asked Takaru seeing the girl among the crowd.

"Lee challenged Dai to a quick sparing match but it doesn't look like Dai can keep up." Said the girl a look of concern on her face.

"This has been a great bout I thank you Hiranaka Dai for being a worthy opponent your tremendous strength kept me on my toes." Said Lee with a bow.

"Hey Lee I'm not don't yet." Said Dai charging him head on tightening his fist and smashing his it hard into the ground at Lees feet shattering the concrete blinding him momentarily.

"Your power is great but if you don't focus it its useless in battle." Said Lee appearing in frontof the boy and sending him high into the air with a kick.

Appearing behind Dai again he unravelled the bandages around his forearms slightly as they began to tighten around the brown haired shinobi.

"That's enough Lee!" Announced a scraggly voice across the room Lees attack being stopped by a red pinwheel pinning one of his bandages to the wall.

"Oh you you saw..." Said the bushy browed boy landing smoothly looking at the ground ashamed.

"You know that move is forbidden you know the rules." Scolded the voice coming into view.

"What the it's a turtle!" Exclaimed Takaru.

"I wouldn't have used the reversal move if..." Said Lee trailing off.

"Do you think I care about your feeble excuses think of the repercussions of a shinobi warrior revealing his secrets so easily...I hope you have prepared yourself for your punishment?" Asked the turtle.

"Yes I have." Said the boy bowing his head.

"Ahh the burning flames of youth your all full of them haha!" Exclaimed a man appearing in a puff of smoke on top of the turtle wearing the same skin tight green uniform the boy wore with a jonin jacket along with the same bushy eyebrows and bowl cut.

"Ah man he has the hugest eyebrows I've ever seen their almost fucking alive!" Exclaimed Takaru.

"Hey don't make fun of Guy sensei he's a genius!" Remarked Lee.

"Oh whatever I don't know what to think of all the freaks that keep popping in here first you then a turtle then a guy comes out the turtle!" Remarked Takaru.

"Oh Lee come here a sec." Smiled Guy.

"Oh yes master?" Asked the boy.

"IDIOT!" Roared the man punching the boy hard in the face.

"M-Master I..." Said the thick eyelashed boy tears running down his face.

"Quite Lee not one more word!" Said the man embracing the boy in a large hug.

"What the..." Said Takaru unsure what to think of what he was seeing.

"Can't believe I got beat by a touchy feely crybaby." Grumbled Dai.

"Its alright Lee mistakes and youth go hand in hand but attempting to break the big rule can't go unpunished so after the exams your punishment is to sweat 500 laps around the practice arena!" Announced the man.

"Yes sir!" Sniffed Lee giving a salute.

"So you three must be Tatsuyas kids aye?" Said Guy appearing behind the three within the blink of an eye.

'Damn he moved so fast I couldn't even blink before he moved!' Thought Takaru.

"I've faced your sensei before the drunken devil of Konoha he's a force to be reckoned with but I still won haha." Laughed the man.

'Wow he said he's stronger than Tatsuya and I don't think he's bluffing either!' Said Dai mentally.

"Well I suppose it's time to go come now Lee." Ordered the man.

"Yes sir oh and Dai I hope you improve your speed the next time we spar and Takaru I would very much enjoy to spar with the one who calls himself the wildfire of Konoha." Said Lee before both of them vanished in a blur of motion.

"Hmm I guess there're gonna be some strong shinobi at the chunin exams a perfect time to test our strength don't you guys agree?" Grinned Dai tightening his fist.

"Yeah come on guys lets go knock their socks off!" Smiled Tenten.

"Yeah lets go get those socks woo-hoo!" Exclaimed Takaru as the three genin walked through the large double doors on the fast track to becoming chunin.

"Wow this is awesome look at all these shinobi!", Exclaimed Takaru with a grin ready to challenge ever last one of them.

"Try to calm down Takaru-kun some of these guys look preety tough." Said Tenten taken aback by all the ninja from different villages.

"She's right Takaru some of these teams don't just look skilled they look straight up bloodthirsty!" Said Dai uneasily examining a team of genin from Otogakure the one with the bandaged face sending a chill up his spine.

"Hey Takaru long time no see!" Grinned Naruto putting a arm around Takarus shoulder as his team walked up.

"Hey bro what's up." Takaru smiled back his eyes narrowing slightly as Sasuke walked up his aura reading I'm better than you.

"So this is your squad?" Asked the jinchuriki motioning to Tenten and Dai.

"Huh oh yeah this is Dai and my girlfriend Tenten." Introduced Takaru his face flushing red when he referred to the kunochi as his girlfriend.

"Nice to meet you all, you guys probably know my team Sasuke and my girlfriend Ino." Said Naruto introducing his teammates.

"So I heard that the chunin journeyman exams were tough I hope we fair better than the other teams before us." Remarked Dai.

"Well we have nothing to worry about with my Uchiha blood and Narutos jinchuriki we'll blow through all of you without breaking a sweat." Said the raven haired boy with a small smile very sure of himself.

"We'll see about that emo boy." Growled Takaru hating the Uchihas conceded attitude.

"Hmph you should watch your mouth before I show you what it means to be a Uchiha your pitiful Shakugan could never stand against my Sharingan." Said Sasuke with a chuckle.

"We'll see about that you concerned mother...!" Takaru began before being cut off by his girlfriend.

"Takaru stop! Save it for the exams kay." Asked Tenten giving the boy and innocent look that made all the rage exit his system quickly.

"Whatever I'm gotta here." Said Sasuke with a huff walking off into the crowd.

"Sorry about that Sasuke can be a dick sometimes but he has his good traits too." Chuckled Naruto rubbing the back of his head sheepishly.

"No problem Takaru can get a little over the top at times as well." Said Dai causing Takaru to shoot him a glare.

"Well I guess we'll see eachother during the exams we should probably go get Sasuke and calm him down." Said Naruto walking off to find the raven haired boy.

"Umm nice meeting you all." Said Ino with a smile walking after her boyfriend.

"Well this exam will definitely be interesting." Said Dai with a smile.

"Hey looks like some more newbies, you greenhorns stick out like a sore thumb." Said a glasses wearing boy.

"Who are you supposed to be?" Said Takaru raising one his eyebrows.

"Names Kabuto second year applying for the chunin journeyman exams so I'm pretty familiar with what we'll be facing." Smiled the glasses wearing teen.

"Oh cool do you think you could give us a few tips as first timers?" Asked Tenten not wanting to fail.

"No problem I suppose I could give you rookies a few pointers." Said Kabuto pulling a blank card from his pocket that read shinobi skill card on the back.

'Hmm what's up with guy he seems cool but his aura makes me uneasy...naw it's probably nothing just over thinking things as usual.' Said Takaru mentally as Kabuto explained the use of his cards.

"Hey all of you brats calm down! I'm Morino Ibiki the proctor of the first part of the journeyman exam now everyone take your assigned seats and prepare for the written part of the test." Ordered the scarred man appearing in a puff of smoke with several other jonin in proctor uniforms.

"W-Written part of the exam..." Said Takaru a small bead of sweat rolling down his face as he took his seat and was handed his pencil and paper.

"Oh man Takaru-kun is a great shinobi when it comes to the physical aspect but when it comes to academics...this could be bad." Said Tenten with a sigh.

"Ah geez every time we had a test in ninja academy Takaru cheated off me but now we're so spread out and there's proctors looking over our shoulders from every angle this is bad." Said Dai softly.

"And let me tell you all one thing if any of you get the brilliant idea to attempt to cheat you and your team will fail so on that note begin." Said Ibiki simply.

'Crap I'm screwed these questions are impossible and if I try to cheat I'll take down Tenten and Dai along with me...wait I know exactly what to do haha guess Dai isn't the only smart one!' Thought Takaru with a smile starting on his test.

After a hour of nonstop writing and clever espionage skills Ibiki raised his hand and announced that the genins time was up.

"Alright now that it seems that most of you have finished or have been kicked out for cheating I'm going to give you your last question but know this if you answer incorrectly you and your team will be failed and forbidden to take the exam ever again." Said Ibiki coldly.

"What that's bullshit there's genin that have taken the exam before in this room!" Exclaimed the genin sitting next to Takaru.

"Well I wasn't using the rule the last years but I am now so sit down and shut the hell up." Commanded the man firmly.

"I-I quit I'm sorry guys!" Announced a random shinobi as he and his team were escorted out of the room.

"Me to forgive me Gato and Matsuda!" Cried another genin as sevral more people quit the pressure causing them to snap.

"So anyone else?" Said the scarred man with a sigh.

"Hey..." Said Takaru his hand raised over his head.

"Takaru-kun no..." Said Tenten softly.

"Damn so this is how it ends..." Said Dai gritting his teeth.

"I'll never give up you may scare these other weak willed losers but I'm made of stronger stuff than they are you can give me a hundred test and I'll still never give up!" Roared Takaru slamming his fist down on the table.

"Yeah me too." Announced a random shinobi.

"Same here." Cried another Takarus speech motivating the entire room.

"Well now that you say that I'd like to tell you all that...You all pass!" Said the man with a large smile transforming into a different person.

"Wha...?" Said Takaru unsure what to think.

"The purpose of this test was to test your information gathering skills and to see if you would sell your teammates out so easily you all have what it takes to become great chunin." Smiled the man.

Suddenly the window smashed a large object swooping into the classroom shocking everyone except the proctors who gave a small smile.

"Alright runts don't get to happy I'm Mitarashi Anko the proctor of the second half of the exam and believe me I'll have the number of this group cut down by half when I'm done with you!" Exclaimed a woman in a trench coat with a large banner behind her that had her name on it.

"Wow that was unexpected..." Muttered Dai.

"Haha yeah lets go!" Laughed Takaru as the group of genin followed the woman.

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"Alrighty kids welcome to the forest of death the second trail of your exam, half of you will be given Heaven scrolls the other half will get Earth scrolls your objective is to obtain both scrolls and reach the tower in the center of the forest in the time limit of 120 hours or five days for you simple folk." Informed the woman.

"Aww yeah we'll demolish this test just you wait bring it on!" Exclaimed Takaru.

Anko with a small smile then threw a kunai at Takaru the blade would have left a deep slash on his face if a hand hadn't of caught the knife in time.

"Heh your kind are always the first to go." Smiled Anko.

"You should watch your big mouth it'll get you in trouble." Warned a black haired girl beside Takaru tossing the kunai to the ground.

"Umm thank for the save um do I know you?" Asked Takaru taking in her appearance, she wore a high collar black sleeveless jacket with black tape wrapped around her fingers and had black kanji that read pain on her left shoulder along with white shorts that stopped above her knees with black sandals. Her long black spiky hair was done up in a ponytail with bangs that covered her forehead and she wore a black Kusagakure hita-ate that matched her black eyes and had two katana strapped to her back that read pain and punishment on the hilts in white kanji.

"I'm Ranyuki and stay on your toes Ihara you'll have to be at your best to pass this exam." Warned the serious voiced girl walking into the crowd.

"Weird no one's ever called me by my last name like that...weird girl." Said Takaru as his team was handed a Heaven scroll.

"Well good luck and umm try not to die too soon." Smiled the woman.

"Man this test is full of freaks." Grumbled Dai as Team 12 entered the Forest of Death unsure of what challenges faced them.

"Well I guess that we should look for that Earth scroll and get to that tower asap we'll all split up and regroup in three hours." Said Dai throwing a kunai with a orange flag tied to it marking where they would regroup.

"I'll see you two in a couple hours." Said Dai leaping off in search of the scroll.

"Yeah see you in a bit and don't over do it kay Takaru-kun." Said the kunochi kissing his cheek before dashing off to find the earth scroll.

"Well guess I'll go this way that scroll is as good as mine." Grinned Takaru running off in search of it.

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After a an hour or two Takaru stopped briefly leaning against a nearby boulder taking a swig from his canteen looking around for anything that looked like a scroll.

"Man this is lame I thought this exam was supposed to be full of action I was promised a challenge!" Grumbled Takaru.

"Careful what you wish for kid!" Announced a masked shinobi appearing from the side of the boulder with a kunai aimed at the boys neck.

Dodging the stab and drawing his katana Takaru took his stance as the masked ninja made a handsign three copies of himself appearing in a puff of smoke and charged him.

"Hah guess I spoke too soon." Smiled Takaru throwing several shuriken at the masked assailant.

Dodging the throwing stars he threw his own kunai that Takaru deflected with his katana while making quick handsign and announced Katon: Housenka no jutsu exhaling several fireballs that smashed into the masked man and his clones causing them to vanish in a puff of smoke.

"Damn he was a doppleganger!" Cursed Takaru bringing his katana up defensively.

"Take this you brat!" Roared the masked man appearing above Takaru with a kunai drawn aimed at his throat.

"Heh this guy isn't to bright to charge me head on and announce his presence like that." Smiled Takaru parrying his attack and giving him a swift kick to the ribs knocking him to the ground.

"Give up now." Ordered the genin pointing his katana at the masked mans chest.

"Okay I give up please don't kill me have mercy!" Pleaded the man.

'Kill him he doesn't deserve to live!' Said a dark voice at the back of the boys head causing him to place a hand to his throbbing temple.

"Please I don't have a scroll just..." Cried the shinobi.

"Whatever get the fuck out of here." Grumbled Takaru rubbing the side of his head trying to ease the pain shooting through his skull.

"Hmph don't fight it son let the demon free..." Smiled a dark figure in the treetops.

A hour later...

"Hmm Dai said meet here..." Said Tenten tapping her foot not wanting to stay in the forest any longer than she had to.

"Hey Tenten, find anything yet?" Asked Dai leaping from a nearby tree landing in front of her.

"Well I guess all we're missing is Takaru-kun." Said the girl twirling a kunai.

"Knowing him he probably found a fight and is having the time of his life and...Tenten are you alright?" Asked Dai seeing the girl had frozen completely a look of terror in her eyes.

"Dai r-run..." Whimpered the girl tears streaming down her face.

"Yes run Dai flee it makes the chase all the more fun for the predator." Chuckled a dark voice behind Dai.

"Hey what did you do to Tenten!" Yelled the shinobi turning around seeing a man with a sinister smile wearing a long white shirt with skin tight black pants and sleeves and a thick purple rope tied around his waist his long jet black hair flowing past his shoulders.

"I'd be worrying about yourself boy...now where is the third member of your team Takaru?" Asked the man with a smile.

"None of your business now if you wont answer my questions I'll smash them out of you!" Roared Dai his eyes flickering that bright green color giving him his monster strength as he raised his fist ready to smash it into the mans face.

"I've already seen your strength before son I'm not impressed." Said the mysterious shinobi catching the boys fist and punching him hard in the stomach a small cracking sound echoing through the woods.

"Well I'm not just brawn I'm brains as well." Coughed Dai leaping back as a giant log smashing into the man.

"Tenten come on we have to go!" Commanded the boy grabbing her arm as they retreated to cover.

"My Kami I couldn't move at all his genjutsu was so strong it was like looking into the eyes of death!" Said Tenten softly tears still running down her face.

"I know dammit where is Takaru every time we need him he shows up late!" Growled Dai.

"D-Dai look out!" Warned Tenten pushing the boy out of the way just in time as a giant snake sunk its fangs into the branch he was standing on.

"Fuck how could I overlook that tremendous snake!" Scolded Dai throwing several kunai between its eyes killing it.

"Hehe you'll have to do better than that if you hope to survive." Chuckled the man emerging from the snake.

"Damn this guy I don't know if we can beat this guy." Grumbled the brown haired boy clenching his teeth.

"Now who wishes to die first I promise not to make it to painful." Laughed the snake like shinobi.

"Stay away from my friends you slimy fuck!" Roared Takaru a kunai lodging in the wood at the mans feet.

"Finally he shows his face Ihara Takaru I've been waiting on you son." Smiled the man his eyes changing resembling that of a snake.

"You hurt my friends and you made Ten-chan cry...hehe your so dead you should be thinking of what you want on your tombstone." Growled the boy his eyes turning that burning color of reddish orange a small ring of flame spiraling around his feet.

"Yes show me your power Takaru!" Smiled the shinobi licking his lips hungrily as if to devour the boys power.

Leaping at the man head on Takaru smashed his fist into his face sending him flying into a nearby tree, catching himself the snake like man bit his thumb and rolled up his sleeve smearing blood on a strange tattoo on his left arm and announced "Kuchiyose no jutsu!" A giant snake appearing in front of him coiling around the man defensively. Making a handsign Takaru announced "Katon: Housenka no jutsu!" Before exhaling several giant fireballs that were swatted away with ease by the snakes tail.

"Damn this guy is tough heh I'll just have to turn up the heat then!" Roared the genin making the necessary handsigns to perform his newly learned jutsu, drawing his katana he pumped explosive chakra into the sword causing it to glow red hot while at the same time enhancing the flames with the Shakugan so red hot flames spiraled around the blade.

"Take this you snake tongued freak, Katon: Tenkuu Yabia no jutsu!" Announced Takaru his pupils dilating as his eyes burned brighter, for some reason he knew this man had to die.

Leaping at the snake Takaru brought his katana down in a burning arch on the reptiles head splitting it's head in half and creating a large explosion causing the man to leap back and sending Takaru flying back hard into the ground.

"Wow where did all that power come from it couldn't have been Takaru it just couldn't have!" Said Dai in awe of his friends huge display of power.

"I-I think I got him." Panted Takaru his eye color fading back to normal his chakra nearly exhausted.

"Hahaha my my you have grow strong Takaru to think you could summon so much chakra at one time." Chuckled the man appearing behind Takaru.

"Dammit why you...!" Takaru said before his outburst was cut short by a swift kick to the stomach knocking the breath out of him.

"Now lets see was we have here underneath these bandages shall we?" Grinned the snake voiced man wrapping his abnormally long tongue around the boys waist lifting him off the ground and tearing the bandages off his arm revealing three six shaped swirls in a triangular like pattern covered with sealing tabs on Takarus left arm.

"S-Stop I don't..." Said Takaru still trying to catch him second wind.

"Quiet boy!" Ordered the man making a strange handsign as three of his fingertips ignited in a dark purple flame.

He then pressed them to the dark pattern on Takarus arm causing the boys whole body to shiver with pain and making him let out a ear splitting roar of pain his body going limp.

"There that should strengthin the seal and finally let you release some of that murderous intent you have bottled up inside." Smiled the snake of a man setting the boy down with care. "Well my time here is done for now you two take care of him now wouldn't want anything to happen to him." Laughed the man vanishing in a puff of smoke.

"Takaru!" Yelled Dai running towards his fallen friend his body finally able to move more freely now that the man was gone.

"Dai is Takaru-kun okay please tell me he's okay!" Demanded Tenten fresh tears forming in her eyes.

"Calm down Tenten he's breathing but he has a really high fever we need to get him somewhere to rest." Said Dai lifting his friend over his shoulder as they dashed through the forest to find a secluded clearing where they could rest and recuperate.

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'Kami dammit! He's breathing okay but his fever still hasn't gone down at all...and what's this black mark on his arm?' Thought the kunochi placing a cool damp rag over his forehead to help with the fever.

"Hey Tenten I'm going to find some more water and some firewood before it gets too dark I'll be back as soon as I can." Assured Dai not wanting to be out in the open for too long for fear of another attack.

"Alright I'll keep an eye on Takaru and try to keep his fever down hurry back." Replied the brunette her eyes beginning to glaze over from lack of sleep.

With a reassuring nod Dai dashed off amongst the trees to look for provisions. Tenten touched her boyfriends cheek tenderly trying her best to soothe his pain as his eye flickered behind his eyelids as if he was having a nightmare.

Meanwhile in a unknown village...

"Uhhh where am I?" Questioned Takaru rubbing his head looking around finding himself in the burned remains of a village.

"Welcome to hell population two!" Laughed a dark voice causing the genin to bring up his guard but finding his katana sheath empty.

"Who's there show yourself!" Commanded Takaru tightening his fists.

"Yeah yeah hold your horses besides it's not like your in the position to be giving me orders anyway punk." Said the voice coming into view.

"Y-Your me!?" Exclaimed Takaru taking in the strangers appearance he looked exactly like the genin except his hair was a lot longer that Takarus with streaks of white in it and his nails were long and sharp resembling claws while his eyes were a eerie color of yellow with slit pupils, he wore a torn white shirt and shorts stained with what looked like blood and his left arm had a black flame shaped pattern running down it.

"No duh dumb ass." Growled the Takaru lookalike taking a step toward him.

"Hey s-stay away from me freak!" Growled Takaru raising his fist defensively.

"Shut it worm!" Hissed the boy batting the genins fist away easily, then smashing his fist hard into his stomach causing him to double over in pain.

"Now listen runt I'm alot stronger than you faster than you and merciless but I'm stuck...in here..and I'd just love to tear free and crack some skulls...but seeing how we're on the verge of death I'll loan you some of my chakra since your so weak." Said the strange boy a dark almost black swirl of chakra swirled at his feet and began to creep up the scar faced boys leg a sharp pain shooting through his body as if his chakra points were on fire.

"Graaah!" Roared Takaru his muscles tightening as he writhed on the ground his vision fading fast feeling as if he would actually die.

"Oh by the way my name...I call myself Anken or the "Dark Sword"." Laughed the boy insanely as Takarus vision faded to black.

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"Sigh I hope Dai hurries back I think Takaru-kuns fever is getting worse." Sighed Tenten tickling cool water down the boys throat placing a worried hand on his forehead checking his temperature her head snapping up quickly as she heard a sudden snapping sound from a nearby tree, 'It's probably nothing besides the traps I set should keep any neighboring enemies at bay' Thought the girl returning her attention back to her boyfriend.

"Sigh I hate waiting Gato let's just kill the little punks and take their scrolls already!" Whispered a nearby genin hanging from a nearby branch out of the kunochis line of sight.

"Patients Rai lets just wait a little longer too see if she set anymore traps." Chuckled another enemy ninja twirling a curved kunai that had the word sever carved on the blade.

"Hey Gato, Rai is right we should ambush they while the other boy is away and the one called Takaru is incapacitated." Said another shinobi.

"Heh well since you two are raring to go I'd be a bad leader to hold you back...just remember our orders are to kill Ihara Takaru and bring his body back to lord Orochimaru failure is not an option." Commanded the Lead shinobi as they leapt from the tree they were sitting in to confront the kunochi.

TO BE CONTINUED….

AUTHORS NOTE: Hey hope you all enjoyed chapter six and chapter seven will or should be produced shortly but until then leave a review Peace Love and Anarchy