"We're here." Temari said pointing out the obvious as they arrived to Konoha's gates.

Amaya looked at her home village. Part of her didn't want to be here, didn't want to face her old friends. But the stronger part of her couldn't want to see what she could do in the Chuunin exams.

They showed their ID to the guards at the gate.

Then they were in Konoha. But something was different. The town seemed to have a gloomy air hanging over it.

Amaya noticed several posters of her former face that had the word 'missing' printed in big, bold letters right over it. And she noticed the big gaping hole in the Hokage tower.

"Okay, we will need to go to the first exam at 3 o clock. Right now its 11am. So lets go get some food." Temari said.

"Where at?" Kankuro asked.

Temari shrugged.

Amaya wasn't listening to either of them and was already walking into a grocery store. Kankuro and Temari decided to follow her.

Amaya was just picking out some random food to eat but when she grabbed a milk carton she saw her former face on it.

'I've literally become the face on the milk carton.'

Suddenly she lost her appetite, so she put her stuff back and was leaving when-

"Where are you going?" Temari asked holding an apple in her hand.

"I'm going to take a walk." Amaya said, as she continued walking not even bothering to turn around to face Temari when she was talking to her.

"Ok, but be back in time for the first exam." Temari said while she was giving her a suspicious look which Amaya couldn't see cause her back was turned.

Amaya nodded as she walked out into the streets of Konoha.

She had a destination though; she wanted to visit her old home. She still had a key. But when she stepped inside she found it in different condition then when she had left it. The ANBU had obviously been here looking for some kind of clue to where she might be.

Then the door opened behind her. So having no idea who it was, just that she didn't what them to find her here. So she jumped into a closet and hid herself completely in darkness.

"Ino, why did you drag us here on the day of the Chuunin exams?" Chouji asked.

"Yea, this is too troublesome." Shikamaru complained.

"Both of you shut up!" Ino yelled at both of them.

"I just came here…because…I don't know…I had a feeling…that…if…" Ino tried to say sadly.

"Its okay, we know you miss her. But she's not here, we don't know where she is right but we will find her. I'm sure of it." Chouji said trying to comfort her.

Amaya looked at her rival. Here she was, worried about Sakura. But in truth 'Sakura' didn't exist anymore. Amaya really didn't think that anybody would really miss her that much. But if they couldn't see her when she was right in front of their faces, even if she did look different then why should she care?

Just then Rock Lee came running in.

"What the hell are you doing here?" Ino asked.

"Even though Sakura is not here right now, I know her spirit will bring me luck on the Chuunin exams!" Rock Lee said proudly. He was crying anime tears.

"Dude, she's not dead." Ino said annoyed.

But Lee was already running away yelling, "Sakura, and Gai Sensei! I will make you proud!"

Amaya was at a loss for words. Lee still had that pathetic crush on her?

The trio, InoShikaCho left not too long after Lee.

Amaya stepped out of the darkness when they were finally gone.

'Better go now, Temari is probably pissed.'

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"Where were you?" Temari asked. It was now dangerously close to the time that the first exam started.

"I was on a walk. Konoha is a big place." Amaya said plainly.

"Come on, let's go. We don't want to be late." Kankuro said.

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When Amaya, Temari and Kankuro arrived the room for the exam was already packed. No seats left. So they leaned against a walk hoping that the exam would start soon.

Amaya let her eyes scan the room. She saw Ino, Chouji, and Shikamaru (A/N: I wanted him to be in the Chuunin exams so lets pretend that he hasn't become a Chuunin yet.) Kiba, Hinata, and Shino. Lee, TenTen, and Neji. Almost all the people she once knew.

Then some weird guy with a senbon in his mouth came in from the door on the opposite side of the room where all the genin came in.

Amaya recognized him as the third examiner from when she last took the exams. Genma was it? But where was Ibiki?

"Okay, everyone I am the examiner for the first part of the Chuunin exams." He sounded bored like he wanted to be anywhere but here. Then he held up a little paper tag with a number on it. "Turn in your application, then take one of these number tags and sit where the number tells you. After that we will pass out the papers for the written exam."

You'd think with all the Jonin in the room turning in the applications and getting a seat would have been a lot faster than it was, but it took forever.

But finally Amaya, Temari, Kankuro, and all the other genin were finally seated and the papers were passed out.

And of course that was when Genma started talking again. "In case all of you who took the exam last year were wondering Morino Ibiki isn't here because he just recently returned for one of his missions and he has to remain in the hospital for the next few days." A handful of kids from last year were punching their fists in the air and cheering softly. "So now to explain the first exam. The First Exam has a few important rules. I will not accept any questions so listen carefully.

"The First rule is you are all given ten points at the start. The written exam consists of 10 questions, and each is worth one point. This test is a deduction-based test. If you get one problem wrong, you will get one point deducted. If you get three problems wrong, your points will be reduced to 7.

"The Second rule, the pass-fail decision will be determined by your team's total points.

"Next rule, if an examiner determines that you cheated or do something similar during the test, each action will cause you to lose two points. In other words, there will be people who will be forced to leave this place without their tests being graded. Those who try to cheat without thinking carefully will only hurt themselves. You are all trying to become Chuunins. If you are a ninja act like a first rate one.

"Also if anyone in a team gets a zero, everyone on that team will fail. The last problem will be given 45 minutes after the exam begins. You have one hour for the exam." Genma said it all in a flat monotone as if he was reading from a script. And judging from the piece of paper in his hand, he was. Ibiki probably wrote it.

Genma watched the seconds tick off until he shouted, "Begin!" and the exam started.

Kankuro had told them beforehand that he would turn his puppet into an examiner and send his teammates the answers. But Amaya told him that she didn't need them.

The exam was the same as last year. The questions were different but still extremely hard for genin. But Amaya still answered them as easily as she had last year.

At random points in the exam teams were failed but no one Amaya knew had left yet.

She heard Akamaru barking. He was probably helping Kiba to get answers. Neji had his Byakugan on, but Hinata didn't, she was probably smart enough to answer the questions on her own. But then there were other people who were sneaking looks at other people's paper by glancing at them sideways, those were the people who failed.

Eventually the 45 minutes ran out and it was time for the tenth question.

"Okay! I will now ask the tenth question!" Genma announced. Everyone looked up at him in anticipation. "The tenth question is a competition within the three man team you've worked with. The three of you will compete for the tenth question, but one out of the three will fail. Those who fail will remain a Genin forever and will never be allowed to take the Chuunin exam again."

Someone shouted, "Then why were we working together all this time?"

"I am the rule here! I will not allow any complaints!" When Genma shouted that it would have been more threatening if he wasn't staring at his script the whole time. "If you want to give up you may do so. It's also an option to give up the exam now and wait six months to retake this exam. Of course if someone within your team gives up, all three of you will fail. However, you will be allowed to retake the Chuunin exam again six months from now. Now which will you choose?" Genma finally looked up to see all the genins surprised faces.

Amaya thought this over. Then she raised her hand and said, "I give up."

Both Temari and Kankuro were shocked and really pissed off.

Genma told Amaya to exit through the door in the front of the room. Amaya was a little suspicious. Why did they have them exit through the door in the front of the room when they came in from the door in the back of the room?

Soon after Amaya left, Temari and Kankuro were forced to follow. And they ended up in a small room, no one was in it besides those three but more people were sure to follow.

"What the hell were you thinking? You made us fail!" Temari shouted at Amaya.

Amaya was currently leaning against a wall with her arms crossed and her eyes closed when Temari shouted at her.

Then Amaya opened her eyes, looked Temari right in the eye and said, "I'm not an idiot. You and Kankuro would have made me the one to fail in a heartbeat. Sorry to disappoint you but I don't plan on staying a genin forever."

Temari sighed, 'I'll give her one thing, the girl definitely isn't stupid.'

Then other people started showing up. All the genin who gave up and dragged their team along with them. She saw Shikamaru's team, Neji's team, and Kiba's team. Then there was a bunch of other teams she didn't recognize.

Amaya could hear Genma in the other room. He said, "This is a choice between your future and your comrades. Now's the time to give up if you are going to do so. Is anyone else giving up? Are you sure?" Genma smirked. "Well then, to all those who are left,

I declare you disqualified!" He finished, shouting loudly.

Amaya could here all the complaints. "What the?" and "We didn't give up because we were prepared!"

Genma answered with, "That kind of determination is the lowest of the low! Scum like you people have no right to become a Chuunin! That is all." And with that he left and entered the room where Amaya was.

"You all pass." Genma told them all.

Amaya looked at Temari and cocked an eyebrow. Temari averted her gaze. She didn't want to admit that if Amaya hadn't given up they all would have failed.

Of course there was some people who didn't understand, so he had to explain which took some time. And once he was done explaining he smiled and said, "I wish you luck."

And at that exact moment, a big ball of cloth came in crashing through the window. Two kunai came flying out and pinned the cloth to the ceiling. It was a big banner with the words "Second Examiner, Mitarashi Anko is here!" so of course none other than Anko herself was standing in front of the banner. She said, "I am the Second Examiner, Mitarashi Anko!"

The banner behind her was being redundant.

"Let's go to the next exam!" Anko continued to shout. "Follow me!"

Genma appeared out from behind the banner and said, "Grasp the atmosphere."

'This examiner still reminds me of Naruto.' Amaya thought.

Anko looked around the room, "18 teams? No as many as many as last time but still a lot. The First Exam really is too soft."

Genma just rolled his eyes.

"Oh well, I'm going to make more than half the teams fail in the next exam anyway." Anko smirked sort of evilly. It kinda creeped some of the genin out. "I'm getting excited. I'll explain the details tomorrow. We will go somewhere else, so ask your Jounin teachers about the rally point and time. That is all. Dismissed."

So all the genin left.

Amaya's team didn't need to ask their Jounin teacher, Baki, about the location or time. They remembered from the last time they had the exam. But actually Baki wasn't their teacher anymore; well he never was Amaya's teacher but whatever. When Gaara became Kazekage, Baki was placed with a new Genin team. So Gaara was kinda like their Jounin teacher even though he wasn't a Jounin.

Amaya and her team stayed in a hotel where all the ninjas from other countries had to stay for the Chuunin exams. Amaya and Temari stayed in one room and Kankuro stayed in room with a grass ninja.

And so the next day they all reported to the Forest of Death. And listened to Anko explain the rules.

"This is where the Second Exam will take place. The 44th training area, also known as the Forest of Death." Anko smiled evilly again. "You will be able to experience why this place is called the Forest of Death." Amaya noticed a yellow signed pasted on the fence surrounding the Forest of Death, it said, "Warning, you may die." Talk about blunt.

"Now, before we begin the Second exam." Anko continued. "I'm going to pass these out to everyone." She pulled a big wad of Consent Forms out of her jacket. "Those taking the exam must sign these, because from here on, people will die. Therefore, we need people's consent before we continue. Otherwise I'll be held responsible." She laughed. It was obvious she had a sick sense of humor and that she probably didn't have a boyfriend. "Now I will begin the explanation of the Second exam. To be concise, you will all go through an extreme survival match." She handed the consent forms to the closest genin and he began to pass them out. "I'll explain the training area's geographical features. The 44th training area is a circular region surrounded by 44 locked gate entrances. There is a river, a forest, and a tower in the middle. The tower is approximately 10km away from the gates. Inside this limited space, you will have to go through a certain survival program. The program consists of…" She pulled out two scrolls from her jacket. "A competition where anything goes…over these scrolls.

"The Scroll of Heaven and The Scroll of the Earth. You will fight over these scrolls. 18 teams in total passed the first exam. Half of those teams will get the Scroll of Heaven. The other half will get the Scroll of the Earth. Each team will get one of these scrolls. Simply, you have to fight over these. And to pass you must bring the Scrolls of Heaven and Earth to the tower with your teammates. So only half the teams at most can pass.

"But it needs to be done within the time limit. This Second Exam has a limit of 120 hours, or exactly five days. You will have to scrounge up food for yourself. The forest is a treasure box of nature. There should be plenty of food. However, there are a lot of man-eating beasts, poison bugs, and poisonous plants. People will get hurt in the process of fighting over a scroll, and those who cannot bear this program's strictness will emerge, as well. As a rule you are not allowed to give up during the exam. You will spend the five days in the forest.

"While we're on this topic, here are the conditions that will fail you. First, a team that cannot bring both scrolls to the tower with the three teammates will fail. Second, the team that loses a teammate or produces an unrecoverable teammate will fail.

"Also, just as a note…You are not allowed to look inside the scrolls until you reach the tower." Then somebody asked what happens if we look at it? And Anko answered with, "That's a surprise you'll see when you look at it." And she smiled again. "If you become a Chuunin, you will be handling top secret documents. It's to determine your reliability. That is it for the explanation. We will exchange the three consent forms for one scroll at that hut." She pointed to the hut. "And after picking your gate entrance, everyone will begin at the same time." She sighed and said, "Here's one last piece of advice. Don't die!"

So everyone signed the consent forms and they finally announced it was time to exchange the forms for a scroll. When it came time for Amaya's team, they got the Heaven Scroll but they couldn't decide who was to carry it. Amaya offered but Temari of course didn't want her to and Kankuro didn't care.

"Kankuro's carrying his puppets, and you have to carry your fan, I'm not really carrying that much, so I should carry it." Amaya said flatly really not caring who carried it but she just want to be sensible about it.

"Temari just let her carry it." Kankuro said. He just wanted to get this over with.

Temari sighed and gave in. Then they left and went to the locked gate number 13. And before they knew it the gate was opened and the exam began.

They rushed in quickly jumping from tree to tree until Amaya stopped and jumped down.

Temari and Kankuro jumped down after her having no idea why she stopped.

"Hey, why did you stop?" Temari asked her.

Amaya simply nodded her to the side. Temari and Kankuro turned to look.

"You!" Someone came out in the direction that Amaya pointed out.

'She really is good at sensing charka.' Kankuro thought.

The guy who shouted walked closer to the sand trio. He and his teammates appeared to be from the Rain village. The one who shouted and seemed to be the leader of the team was pointing an accusing finger at the sand team. He was really pissed but Amaya had no idea why.

"You're the ones who killed my brother and friends at the last Chuunin exams!" The guy spat at them.

"What are you talking about?" Kankuro asked scratching his head.

"Last year. When my brother and his teammates didn't come back from the Chuunin exams we came here. They told us they died in the Chuunin exams; they showed us the footage of his death. It was you, the blondie and that guy with the face paint! You killed him!" He was getting angrier with every word.

"Wow." Temari said, "I had no idea they had cameras in this place. Cool."

That really pissed him off. "Where is that red-haired brat? He was also involved in their death! And who the hell are you?" He said pointing at Amaya.

"You know. We weren't the ones who killed those guys. It was all Gaara. We didn't lay a finger on them." Kankuro said. "But we were lucky to find some enemies so fast."

"Hey." Amaya said to get the guy's attention, "If your brother and his teammates were killed as easily as you say then they weren't even worthy of the shinobi title. You're wasting your breath trying to avenge them."

The guy from the Rain village got a good grip on his weapons and yelled, "Since you have the biggest mouth you die first!" Then he threw a bunch of umbrellas into the air and needles started spraying out of the umbrellas.

"How boring, this is the same technique his brother used." Temari said reaching for her fan but Kankuro held up a hand to stop her. That's when she noticed that everything was getting dark mostly around Amaya.

Then the guy controlling the umbrellas released the needles from the air and shot them down upon the sand team. But he couldn't see if he hit because it was all dark. Then he felt a million little stinging pains pierce his skin. He cried out in pain.

The darkness disappeared and the guy (No he is not worthy of a name) noticed all the needles his needles piercing his skin and also his teammates. And he saw that the enemies he was trying to get revenge on were completely unscathed.

He blinked and the girl with the black hair disappeared and then reappeared right in front of his face.

"Pathetic." Amaya said. "You can't control the needles if you can't see them." She punched him with a super strength enhanced fist. He flew back and hit against a tree. Blood was all over his face and all the needle wounds. The blast was so strong that his teammates were also pinned against trees too.

"Those needles. They're covered with poison, aren't they? So you'd die without my help. Oh well." Amaya raised her fist that was surrounded by the black air. "I guess no one in your family is worthy of the shinobi title." And with that she punched so hard in the stomach that it killed him. And she did the same to the other two because they were too weak from the poison to fight back.

"Remind you of someone?" Kankuro asked Temari.

"Yea." She answered.

Once Amaya was done she walked back over to them but Kankuro was busy taking the scroll from the corpses.

"Hey, we lucked out again! Its an Earth Scroll." Kankuro happily announced.

"Whatever. Lets just hurry up and get to the tower." Temari said. And they all started jumping away on the trees like all shinobi do.

They were able to reach the tower about four hours after the test started. Temari and Kankuro didn't get there as fast as they had last year because they had Gaara last year.

But it was still pretty easy. Temari would blow any dangers away with her fan and Amaya concealed them with the black air so nothing was able to see them.

And so yea, they opened the two scrolls and blah blah. All the teams gather together with the jounin teachers and the current Hokage. They gave them the stupid lecture about how the Chuunin exams are important and everything.

When the Fifth was done explaining she noticed Amaya. Tsunade had been doing research on her ever since she first saw her but came up with nothing. But she was not going to forget the girl who tried to impersonate her apprentice, especially since her apprentice had been missing ever since.

Lucky for her though when Amaya entered the Chuunin exam they now had a report on her, too bad it gave Tsunade absolutely nothing. It only said that she came to Suna after the day she tried to impersonate Sakura, and they had no idea where she was from. It was like she didn't exist before that day…

Technically she didn't…

Tsunade was keeping a close eye on Amaya. Probably no surprise though.

"Okay!" Anko shouted. "Now that the first two exams are over we move onto the third! Normally with this many teams left we'd have a prelimary but Konoha's and Suna's population of Chuunins and Jonins is low because of the 'incident' from last year's Chuunin exam. So we will precede to the final exam!"

A bunch of hushed whispers arise from the genin but are soon silenced when Anko begins speaking again. "Alright! You all have a week to prepare for the final exam! Dismissed!"

All the genins leave in a hurry.

'If I'm stuck here for a week then how bad can hell be?' Amaya thought bitterly.

A/N: I wanted to put the entire Chuunin exam into one chapter but I figured I shouldn't make you guys wait any longer. I'M SORRY I HAVEN'T UPDATED FOR MONTHS NOW!!!!!! But I'm not going to bore you with the excuses.

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