Okay Q and A time, or if you'd prefer "Addressing the Audience"

dracohalo117: Yes Amaterasu is very vindictive in this story; I'm using this in contrast to the popular use of Amaterasu in fanfiction as a kind person and a power-up. Even her appearance is different than most versions as she usually is depicted in fanfiction as big breasted and sexy. I describe her as being average in terms of breast size and having many regal features and I feel it fits her better no matter how she's being used.

Culaio: About the curse seals, so close. In fact I think Orochimaru's curse seal does draw in natural energy, but it is filtered through Orochimaru's will, which is why a piece of his soul has to be in the mark. So it is cursed, but the source of the energy is different than what most go with.

Also to address the concern on Naruto Sharing mantra, the purpose of this will be revealed in the Chunin exams. There's also the issue of sharing, there is nothing that I can do about that yet. Shit like this happens all the time in real life it called I owe you one, so something will be paid back eventually by Sasuke and Sakura in exchange for the mantra, I can't believe I had to explain this.

Chapter 9: The Exams actually begin

So here they were, team seven was standing back at the gates of the Academy, ready to take the exams that would mark them as Chunin, the exams that would tell the world that the months wasted driving their bodies into the ground with exhaustion where worth it. There were a few academy students of various ages watching them in awe as they approached the doors, some even tried to ask question but they didn't acknowledge them as they were too focused on the doors that would open and let them take their first steps to power.

Calmly they walked through the halls attempting to get to the third floor they came across a group of people huddled around a door sing labeled as 301. Naruto looked at the sign skeptically before tapping Sasuke on the shoulder "That's not the room" he whispered.

"How would you know that?" Sasuke question "I don't even know where room 301 is" he whispered back with a bit of a scowl.

"It's where they held detention" Naruto said, explaining everything in just that statement "it's at the end of a long hallway, poorly light too, no other rooms on that hall just that one….it's really depressing" he mused as he went over everything he could remember about room 301.

"Alright" Sasuke said as he stepped forward grinning "Hey fuck buckets, get out of our way" He shouted angrily, getting a giggle and a chuckle from his team mates. However, Sakura's giggling stopped as she tried to come up with a swear of her own to use .

"We're not letting you in this room punk" said the genin with the bandage across his nose.

"Yep, these exams are killer, where doing you a favor by kicking you out early" the one with the skin tight hood over his head snorted.

"No I mean get out of our way, you guys are crowding the hall" Sasuke said again, this time without the anger that he used to get their attention earlier.

A few people parted ways, allowing team seven to just walk on by. Many people mumbled about before going back to the two at the door and trying to force their way in. As this happened a small group of three backed out of the clamor, the one with long hair nodded to a girl with buns and a boy with a bowl cut and followed team seven down the hall when no one was looking their first task was done. "Alright we caused a scene drawing attention to the fake exam room, which will make things to come much easier" The long haired one said calmly.

"It could also simply make things harder for us Neji" the girl with the hair buns grumbled as she glared at her teammate who refused to listen.

"Oh Tenten, those people who've been weeded out would have never made it far enough to be a problem for us or anyone, merely annoyances , this way we won't be given an excuse to let our guards down and fall from arrogance" The long haired one, known as Neji quipped back to the girl with hair buns, Tenten. "Isn't that right Lee" Neji asked of his other teammate, the one with the Bowl haircut.

"What…oh right, that's true" Lee said as his attention was brought back to the group. "You guys go on ahead, I'm going to talk to those guys from earlier and see if I can't get a good fight" Lee mused as he ran ahead to try and catch up with the other team.

WRITTEN TEST

Team Seven had stopped to do some planning on how they would approach the exams. The only snag they hit was the fact that none of them knew just what the exams would entail exactly. Sakura had a record of tests given in previous exams but there was no set pattern or cycle, only a guarantee of three events they had to pass. "Listen you two" Sasuke grunted getting the attention of Sakura and Naruto who were busy arguing "It's obvious that we can't plan anything besides a contingency plan for separation".

"Indeed" a voice called out to them "Such preparedness is essential of a shinobi, or at least that is what Master Gai tells me" The group looked around to spot a boy in a green leotard and orange legwarmers with a bowl haircut standing down the corridor "I am Rock Lee aspiring Taijutsu master under the tutelage of Maito Gai, and you are the three paths to power" A determined glare followed, emphasizing his words.

"So people actually heard about that name?" Sakura mused as she placed her hands on her hips and shrugged in a smug fashion "To think my book smarts are making me famous!".

"Oh yes I know all about you Sakura the Scholar.." lee said only to pause as he dashed over to her side "But I never knew you were so beautiful, please date me!" Lee shouted as he bowed his head in admiration.

Lee however was thrown into the far wall by Sasuke, who was growing extremely impatient "Listen I don't know about you but I have important shit to do today so get out of our way" Sasuke growled.

"Ah yes, Sasuke the Solider, follower of the path of might" Lee said as he got off the wall and settled into a fighting stance" I thank you for interfering, Sakura may be beautiful but I cannot allow her beauty to distract me from my purpose…I challenge you Sasuke Uchiha!" Lee shouted, his voice echoing through the halls.

As Sasuke growled Naruto grabbed his shoulder and pulled his friend back "Guys I'll handle this".

"Ah, Naruto Uzumaki I hear that you graduated as the dead last of your year, you and I share that but I have no qualms with you, please step aside" Lee announced, still in his fighting stance.

"Not a chance, you can't just walk up to someone and expected a match you get what your given" Naruto said sternly as he charged forward.

Lee stood silently and aimed a kick right for Naruto's sides. He did not expect the block with the leg, allowing Naruto to control his fall and land at Lee's side where he launched a sweep kick, which lee promptly dodge. "An impressive counter, very well Naruto I shall fight you first".

Lee disappeared leaving Naruto shocked as he received a strong kick to his back. Naruto stood strong but grimaced from the force of the attack. Using his right arm Naruto gripped Lee's leg and launched a roundhouse into lee's side. Lee dodged by hitting Naruto with a second kick, but was thrown off by Naruto's sudden release, allowing Naruto to get Lee in the stomach as he came full circle with an extremely powerful punch. Both combatants were sent back by the force of the punch. Lee stood strong while Naruto stumbled a bit, his back aching from the repeated heavy kicks.

Lee dashed forward and unleashed a front kick into Naruto's stomach. Naruto coughed and wheezed as the air was knocked out of him but managed to grab lee's foot. Unfortunately Lee did not deal any of his strikes without a price. Naruto had gained a very dense musculature from his training in Mauy Thai which not only allowed him to absorb damage better, but deal it out when hit. Lee's leg was extremely sore and even hard to walk on after he had kicked Naruto. It was kind of like a stubbed toe, only the pain was much worse and it was his entire leg "I see you've got a talent for absorbing attacks and countering blows " Lee commented as he tried to pry his foot away from Naruto.

"yeah, Muay Thai does that" Naruto stated as he threw Lee to the side who immediately corrected only to be punched by Naruto's right and swiped by the elbow of the same arm before being pushed back and hit with the backhand when Naruto redrew his hand. A knee then slammed into his gut but lee countered by using the lift to leap over Naruto and deliver another heel drop kick, this one connected. Lee then let loose a round house that plowed into Naruto's side, making the blonde drop his guard and allowing Lee's side kick to throw Naruto back a good couple of feet. "You're doing pretty good" Naruto panted as he tried to gather his breath still suffering from the effects of Lee's kick from earlier.

"It's to be expected, I am an aspiring Taijutsu master afterall" Lee gloated as he settled into his stance once more and disappeared.

"And you've been holding back too" Naruto growled as he felt the air shift and turned around to deflect a kick from Lee.

"Yes, I had believed that by being a year older and an active ninja longer I would have the advantage but I see your sensei has not been lax in teaching you, however I still hold a year's worth of experience" Lee announced as he began to unleash a swarm of attacks from every angle possible.

"That may be, but you're not as fast as you think you are!" Naruto shouted as he turned around and threw a punch, only to receive a frantic kick to the stomach from lee that sent our hero flying back coughing.

Lee however, did come out worse for wear. His legs hurt badly from the many kicks, and the weights hidden in his leggings did not help this pain. He was actually confused too, Naruto looked no worse than him but with the weights and power of his kicks Lee's opponent should have been downed after the first kick. He was just glad that his team had went on ahead or they would never let him live it down that he had failed to take down an opponent with his power kicks. Lee moved to walk towards Sasuke, in order to challenge his original choice but was stopped by a familiar hand on his shoulder.

"That's enough Lee" the deep voice of Maito Gai echoed as he stared down at his favorite pupil with a smile "You have done well, I suggest you go to the exam and hope for some rest".

"But I can beat him Sensei!" Lee shouted in response only to receive e a left hook to the jaw.

"Foolish" Gai shouted as he brought his fist back and approached his student who was now sprawled out on the ground with a welt on his check " I am sorry Lee but you are forgetting your limits and yourself" Gai said calmly as he pointed to his students legs as he lifted them up " In your fight against Naruto your speed dropped because you injured your legs when trying to strike him, not only does this weaken you kicks in the long run but reduces your speed, in top form you may have been able to take Sasuke but in this shape you would surely loose".

"Gai-Sensei, I'm sorry I doubted you" Lee shouted, holding back tears of awe as he stared up at his mentor.

"It's alright Lee" Gai told his apprentice as he swept him up into a back breaking hug, where the both of them cried.

Sasuke and Sakura just stared in shock as the scene seemed to suddenly shift to a beach at sunset. Naruto was then left to shuffle over to their side as he tried to pull himself together. At the site Naruto was shocked as well "Those two…." Naruto mumbled as he kept staring.

"What about those two" Sakura said as she tore her eyes away from the sight.

"They either have extremely powerful souls or extremely powerful emotions… right now they're so strong they're projecting themselves on the world around them like a genjutsu" Naruto stated as he turned around and lead the team away.

"Doesn't matter" Sasuke snapped as he stepped ahead of of the rest of team seven "We've got a Chunin exam to beat".

WRITTEN TEST

With a loud bang of wood on wood Team seven entered the testing room with the eye of every single competitor on them. Some of them were whispering amongst themselves and others seemed to be trying to glare holes in the genin teams head. Naruto started shaking as some of the whispers made their way to his ears "HEY, ALL YOU FUCKTARTS BETTER SHUT THE HELL UP" Naruto roared, before calming down and giving a thumbs up to his two team mates who simply groaned at their friends antics.

"Still a boisterous loudmouth, huh?" a familiar animal voice called out "And here I heard you had joined a priest hood" It was Kiba Inuzuka, flanked by Shino Aburame and Hinata Hyuuga yet no Akamaru.

Naruto just looked around the room as if he had to think about the answer "I think so…guys am I a boisterous loudmouth?" Naruto asked out loud to no one in particular.

"Yeah, and some of us are trying to sleep" the lazy voice of Shikamaru sounded as he was followed by Chouji whose ever present bag of chips was still in hand.

"HEY, at least I'm not some bag of bones lying around just drifting along" Naruto shot back before a yelp came from behind him.

It was Sasuke, and he was struggling to get Ino off his back. He had wrapped her legs around his waist and was running her hands up and down his body. "My my Sasuke have you been trying to bulk up, cause whatever it is you're doing it's working wonders!" She said in a sing song voice before being grabbed by the back of her shirt.

"He's been sparring with Naruto non-stop and then a little more" Sakura growled out as she helped Sasuke pry the blonde girl off his back "Now get off him and back with your team".

Ino grumbled as Sakura shoved her back towards Shikamaru and Chouji "Well it looks like Ms. Smarty-pants still has some possessiveness issues".

"yeah and you are all still the same people I remember" Naruto grumbled as he stepped between Sakura and Ino. " A love struck fool, a lazy fool, and a…large fool" Naruto spat as he described team 10 as harshly as he could.

"Well, well isn't that the pot calling the kettle black" Kiba snidely said from the side.

"Yeah, and we don't need the peanut gallery comments of a Mutt with no bite whose team consists of a world-class weirdo and a expressionless insect" Naruto said as he turned to face the Inuzuka ", Now we don't need to bring any more attention to ourselves so I suggest we all shut up and disperse before this gets any worse" Naruto suggested as he glared at Kiba. (I' m sorry to all you Naruhina fans but that is how Naruto describes Hinata when the rest of the rookie Nine are formally introduced in the Chunin Exams in volume 5, a world class weirdo)

"Well fat load of good you did just now" Kiba growled out as he balled his hand into a fist letting off a strange glow that Naruto noticed.

The trade of insults turned into a full out argument between the rookies as Naruto argued with Kiba and then also Shikamaru who had dubbed them both stupid and loud, and Sakura argued with Ino over Sasuke with both Ino and Sakura tying to draw a seemingly shocked and closed off Hinata into their argument. They were so engrossed in their fight they didn't even notice the white hair boy walking up to them. He tried to get their attention but the group was so caught up in itself that they didn't even register him. The people around them didn't even seem to mind because the loudmouths who at first were annoying were now a source of entertainment in their long wait. However, there was a particular group that didn't find the squabbling funny, the proctors.

"Everybody shut up and listen" a dark voice said, just loud enough to be heard over the yelling, but only barely. What caught people's attention wasn't the voices sudden appearance or the words said, but the utterly terrifying edge that the voice carried with it. "My name is Morino Ibiki, I am the chief examiner for you first test as far as your concerned my word is law" Ibiki said his chilling voice carrying through the crowd like a foul wind.

"This guy gives me the creeps" Naruto whispered to Shikamaru who only nodded in response.

"First things first, all of you line up in an orderly fashion; you will be given a number that determines where you will sit and you will be handed a written test" Ibiki said as he pointed to two proctors who held the objects up " There will be no talking, each test is a possible ten points, the higher your score the better your reward, this reward will help you in the next exam" Ibiki said firmly making sure that this part was understood " Every question is worth one point, and cheating will not be tolerated" A quick glare was given to punctuate that " You will be given five chances to straighten up, but each time you're caught it's minus two points from your final score, any negative scores means a fail for your team and you will be booted from the exam, this applies to zeros as well, and being caught five times is an immediate expulsion from the exams…any questions?" Ibiki asked sternly as he finished up his little speech, his cold voice still giving off that forbidding tone.

Several people raised their hands "No one? Good, now line up and get your test the exams begins when everyone is seated".

WRITTEN EXAM

The entire room was nearly silent, the only sound were the squeaking of chairs and the scribbling of pencils. Naruto couldn't stand it. The silence was driving him crazy, and the test was maddening. There were questions that seemed to be impossible to answer and others that were just insanely difficult. The fact that people seemed to be answering them seemed to be a miracle.

However, there was a level of activity that only Naruto was aware of in the room. Apparently these Chunin exams meant a great deal to many as some shinobi had guardian spirits or family spirits hovering over them shouting profanities and what not at other spirits across the room, bragging about how this teams the best and other shit like that. Naruto did his best to shut these guys out, but between them and the boredom of the test…they were much more entertaining. Naruto would have continued to stare at the arguing spirits floating overhead had he not heard the proctors.

"What do you think's going through that Uzumaki brat's head right now, he's just looking off into space or something" One of the proctors whispered to another as he jotted something down.

"Nah, probably just saw a fly and decided anything is better than doing the test" The other snickered getting a chuckle out of his friend but both were quickly silenced by a look from Ibiki.

"Yep but that kid behind him, that's five right there, didn't even last fifteen minutes" One of the guards mumbled "Gonna send Ibiki the signal".

Naruto smirked as he waited for Ibiki to call out the kid behind him, this was his ticket. A kunai went sailing through the air and impaled itself in the desk directly behind him, getting an indignant shout from the boy sitting behind him. Ibiki simply dismissed the boy and his team and while the other students were busy looking in every other direction Naruto quickly snatched up the test from behind him and began copying the answers. The reaction from the proctors was what Naruto hoped for.

"Hey that Uzumaki kid just swiped that test off the desk behind him" One of them mumbled as they scribbled down another infraction and sent another signal to Ibiki.

"Yeah, but we can't penalize him at all, scavenging document from dismissed candidates doesn't count" Another said as they leaned together to view a passage on the clip board "It's not listed as cheating by Ibiki's guidelines if the target is dismissed and taken before the test was picked up".

"So it's fair game!" another said in surprise as they continued to use signals to alert Ibiki and get more candidates kicked out of testing.

"Yep, but people aren't doing it because it would be viewed as cheating by others and presumably us" one with a large bandaged strapped across his nose mused as the proctors returned to their previous positions to focus on infractions, which got easier to spot as the crowd thinned out.

Naruto just shrugged and copied the information down onto his sheet, only netting him about six questions, but that was more than enough. All that was left now was too wait for the final question.

WRITTEN EXAM

"Alright ,pencils down, it's time for the final question" Ibiki said, once again the cold and frightening aura that followed catching people's attention instead of the volume. Ibiki smirked as he notice all eyes turn to him. "As a warning the tenth question is very difficult so I am allowing you to opt out, doing so means you will progress no farther in these exams and leave".

A quick snort from the back of the room caught the silent masses attention. It was a young man from Amekagure who had kicked his feet up onto the table smirking "So you think just because your scary and your final question is soooo tough" he was obviously being sarcastic but it was so blatant that it needed to be mentioned so he wasn't mistaken for an idiot " We're just gonna leave".

"Yes" Ibiki stated, getting a laugh from the rude boy "Because if you fail this question not only will you be booted from the test but you will be barred from ever competing in these exams again".

The boy from earlier shouted back at the calm man as he leapt up from his desk "LIKE HELL YOU HAVE THAT KIND OF AUTHORITY, YOU'RE ONLY A JONIN"

Ibiki slowly began a dark chuckle "Really, is that what you think?" Ibiki's laughter echoed through the room in an Eire float making many of the Chunin candidates shiver "I'm Ibiki Morino, I wrote the Anbu manual's for interrogation procedure … literally, I'm so respected in the leaf village alone for my contributions that if the Sandaime ever stepped down I would be a prominent candidate for Hokage, being behind only four other ninja's two of which are the remaining members of the Sanin" Ibiki's dark laughter stopped with a dark glare "And thanks to the alliances with your various nations I'm well known in Suna, Ame and Kusa as the man who is considered the world authority on interrogation methodology, as my techniques have easily solved cases that previous techniques your villages employed couldn't solve, so not only have I earned the respect of Konoha but the respect of roughly half of the world's Shinobi nations if I say that any of you are unqualified to take place in the exams ever again then so be it".

The loud mouth in the back shut up and promptly left in shame with his pants soaked through with urine. His team unwillingly following Ibiki could only grin as he saw the sight. He slowly turned back to the group "now about that last question…any takers".

AND cut….how was that people enough combat and suspense. How did you like my take on Ibiki's bluff? How was my grannies recipe for lemon squares?

Sorry about the update but my attempts at writing professionally have been going good and as such taking time away from doing this. That and my job, and then piling college ontop of that again soon. I'll try to be more prompt but luckily once the action starts flowing again I'll get my mojo back for a little.

Another thing, I have a lot of little fics idea's floating through my head, and I write them out. However that's it they go one or two chapters then boom nothing and they end up taking up space. I was thinking of publishing them as random ideas like a grab bag of stories of my creation. What do you think?