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I think it may be beneficial for me to point things out. I made this ff because I wanted Kurama to become *close* with Naruto. I never specifically thought whether, I wanted them to be friends or each share some kind of goal or etcetc. So this will be slightly messy, and may not be very well paced. But hopefully it is still enjoyable and I'll try to keep it so it's not too oc. But yeah, I'm sorry if it's not well paced.

Oh! And when I use Naruto instead of Kurama it's because it's in someone else's pov. I figure it's kinda weird if I'm like-

Sakura threw her kunai at Kurama, knowing Kurama has such great speed currently.

When she should think it's Naruto. But I won't do that anymore (Should notice the difference in about 2 chapters :D) Love yah guys!

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The bridge was named 'The great Naruto bridge' and the villagers each thanked team seven. When they returned Kakashi went to report to the Hokage. "Mission complete Hokage. No casualties." He paused and the Hokage gestured for him to continue.

Kakashi explained about how the builder lied, how they faced Zabuza and a young male who used senbon. He explained of the thugs. Finally he explained about how extraordinary Sasuke and Naruto were. Especially Naruto.

The Hokage was extremely worried when he heard about Naruto's change. But he dismissed it for later and turned to Kakashi. "The chunin exams are starting in two days. I think you should consider entering team seven."

Kakashi is surprised that the Hokage accepted his information so well, but he thought better than to say anything about it. "Alright. Thank you Hokage."

Team seven was celebrating at Ramen Ichiraku that Naruto was addicted to. "Too bad Kakashi isn't here."

Sakura giggles. "How would he eat the ramen with that mask of him though?"

Sasuke grins. "He'd have to take it off."

"That would certainly be interesting. Kakashi without a mask."

The group laughed and continued with their conversation until it was dark out. Kurama said goodbye to his... friends, and headed to the smith to pick up his weights.

The smith handed them over and Kurama was pleased with how they turned out, he thanked the smith and headed home. He would not be training today.

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Team seven spent the next day with low rank missions. Rescuing cats and helping old ladies fix furniture. It was okay because it gave time for the team to talk.

Kakashi would disappear, leaving the team to talk among themselves. Once they ran out of missions to do they didn't bother to be dismissed by Kakashi. Sasuke and Naruto went to train and Sakura went with them. She wasn't to train with them, they had made that clear. But she still wanted to watch.

Naruto worked on his speed with the new weights he had. Sasuke ran with him, seeing how much faster Naruto was than him.

The weights were perfect. Kurama was pleased with how much this would help him. He ran until it was dark, long past when Sasuke stopped.

"Hey Naruto! Do you ever stop?" Sasuke called to him from the other side of the floor.

Kurama slowed and turned. "Only when I need to. You can head home Sasuke. I'll see you in the morning."

Sasuke frowns at his friend but says goodbye and heads home to sleep, glad with the training he'd done today.

Kurama was so engrossed in his training that he forgot to sleep. It did not matter of course, but he ran home quickly to change. Naruto had tried to gain his attention, but Kurama was out of his reach.

The nine tails did feel bad however to not let the body rest. He apologized to Naruto on his way to pick Sasuke up.

Sasuke was ready when he arrived and the two headed to meet with Sasuke and Kakashi.

Kakashi wans't there, per usual, so the three sat down and talked. Sasuke noticed the bags under Naruto's eyes. Did he not sleep? Sasuke wondered.

"Sorry I'm late everyone. I had to grab these forms for the chunin exams." Kakashi held out slips of paper.

Sasuke and Sakura leap up immediatly and take a form. Kurama pauses.

What's wrong Kurama?

I don't want to bother with some stupid exam. I have enough trouble bothering to do these missions. I need to train kit.

You will be able to see how good you are compared to other nin.

Kurama sighed. Naruto was right, and he didn't want to upset Sasuke and Sakura by saying no. He got up and collected a form. Kakashi left, telling them to meet back here at eight tomorrow. He then of course, disappeared in a poof of smoke.

After some discussion it was decided they would all go to the abandoned building again. Sasuke and Naruto needed to perfect their techniques and try to involve Sakura, if they were going into the chunin exams.

Sakura was smart and had incredible chakra control, as Kurama knew. He also knew a few of Tsunade's techniques, but was it too early to teach it to her?

When Sasuke went off to do some laps Kurama walked over to Sakura. "Hey Sakura?"

The pink haired girl smiled at the boy. "Hey Naruto."

"So. I want to show you a new technique. You may not be able to master it for a while, definetly not in time for the chunin exams but..."

Sakura nodded, anything to be able to help her team.

Kurama then went and showed her how to focus her chakra in her fists, which he could barely do, and then how to disperse it at the correct moment to allow for a chakra charged attack. Sakura stood amazed, this sounded perfect for her.

She practiced it as Kurama returned to train with Sasuke, they developed another strategy and perfected it before it was time for the two non-demons to leave.

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When the team arrived the next morning at the supposed room the exams were being held, their path was blocked. Sasuke and Kurama stood back as other genin's tried to get past the boy's blocking the way.

After a few amusing moments Kurama turned to Sasuke. "You break the news to them, this is getting old."

Sasuke went to explain to the other Genin waiting, that this wasn't the right room, simply a genjutsu. Meanwhile Sakura went to greet a blonde haired kunoichi and Kurama leaned against the wall.

After a few moments Kurama was approached by a boy dressed in green clothing and large eyebrows. "Naruto Uzumaki! The fires of youth burn bright within you! It would be an honor to spar with you!" The boy then bowed slightly.

Kurama grinned in anticipation, perhaps he could 'accidentally' kill the boy in their fight.

No Kurama, not such a young genin please. Naruto begged quietly within his head.

I can't promise anything Kit. "Alright Bushy brows. Lead the way."

Sakura turned when Sasuke appeared next to her. "We can go ahead now," Sasuke suddenly realized that they were missing a team member. "Where's Naruto?"

TenTen strolled up to the two with Neji at her side. "Lee's challenged your member to a fight."

Sasuke groaned. "What'd that doofus agree to now."

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Kurama grinned as he blocked the nin's kick, he felt the weights beneath the boy's pants. A weight trainer as well. We should stay away from taijutsu.

Naruto agreed and Kurama jumped back when bushy brows tried for an uppercut. He pulled out his kunai and threw them high into the air. He then used his Divine wind technique to launch the kunai in a deadly wave.

Lee dodged most of the kunai but even he couldn't dodge them all. A kunai ripped painfully through his arm and he felt blood stream down his shoulder.

Kurama used his distraction to throw smoke bombs at his feet. He then created three shadow clones. That would be enough.

Lee watched in horror as two Naruto's charged at him with incredible speed. It rivaled even his speed. He could only block as he was assaulted by the clones, still recovering from Naruto's earlier attack.

When two more clones joined the fray Lee knew what he had to do. He began unwrapping the bandages on his arms.

Only to be stopped by a giant turtle.

Hidden in the hallway, the four remaining members of the team stood shocked. A nervous TenTen turned to Team seven. "You should take your team mate and get to the exam before you're too late."

Sasuke nodded shortly and ran to get Naruto.

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The first part of the chunin exams was a written test. Naruto was freaking out, unsure of what to do, he hardly understood any of the questions. Kurama managed to answer a few, but even though he had listened to the classes and with his own knowledge, over half of these questions were impossible.

Kit, something is wrong here.

What do you meen Kurama?

Kurama lost himself in thought for a few moments. There was no way he could answer these questions, therefor no genin in this room should be able to either. He looked around him discreetly and noticed that the man on his left was writing furiously. Did he know the answers?

But how would Kurama be able to see them? Perhaps a very discretely made shadow clone. He could attempt a genjutsu to hide the fact he was watching the persons answers. Kurama. I can see his answers.

Oh.

Naruto told him how he could see through a cloudy perspective and began telling him the answers.

Once the first part of the exam was over they were told to meet at the forest of death, with that they were dismissed. Kurama met up with his friend, curious he turned to Sasuke.

"How did you copy the nins answers?" Kurama asked the raven haired boy.

"I used my sharingan to copy the persons movements." Sasuke answered calmly, glad that only Naruto was here to listen.

Kurama was even more interested in the boy's abilities now. "Incredible. We should train on that."

Sasuke turned, sheepish. "Actually, Kakashi has been working with me. But I'd be glad to train it with you."

Kurama beamed at his friend as they entered the dark building. Kurama noticed once again his runs were becoming too easy again. Time to pick up that next set of weights.

Sasuke focused on his bukijutsu, working with wires to manipulate his kunai and shuriken. He practiced on wooden logs the friends had brought into the building. Kurama would glance over his shoulder to watch his friend, always amazed at his precision and aim with the weapons.

Once Sasuke was done he wondered if he should stay and make sure Naruto get's some sleep. But his friend didn't seem the least bit exhausted. "Good night Naruto."

"Good night Sasuke."

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Before Kurama went to the forest he quickly picked up the next set of weights and changed them over. They now weighed more than his body weight, so it would be very helpful for him.

When he arrived he found his team quickly and they listened to the rules. They gained their scroll, noting they had to obtain a heaven scroll. "So you think we should search for a group? Or hide out until one passes us?"

"I think we could take a group on, we would just have to make sure they had the right scroll. No point in unnecessary fighting." Kurama reasoned.

Growing soft Kurama?

Never. It just makes sense...

Whatever you say Kurama.

Was Kurama growing soft? He hadn't killed anyone since the bridge. What was wrong with the demon? He was Nine-tails! He should be destroying villages and killing ninja. Kurama sighed and tried to focus on the mission.

And so the group set out in search for a heaven scroll. When Kurama picked up the scent of a group he turned to his friends. "On our left. Sakura you stay with Sasuke and see if you can figure out what scroll they have. I'll work on figuring out a plan of attack in case they have the right scroll."

The group nodded and split up. Kurama climbed into the tree tops and surveyed the scene. There were two men and a lady. The lady held a fan, one of the men a bandaged parcel on his back and the last a gourd. Kurama narrowed his eyes, sensing something was wrong with the third male.

He began constructing a plan. They had to learn what skills the nin had before they could attack. Shadow clones may do the trick-

"Naruto don't bother, it's the wrong scroll." Sasuke and Sakura landed on the branch next to Naruto. He sighed and gestured for them to coninue moving.

It was a few hours before Kurama picked up another scent. He alerted the others and they repeated the same plan.

Once Sakura returned, alerting Kurama they had the right scroll, Kurama grinned. "Alright Sasuke. We need to see their abilities first. I'll send in a clone with some of my chakra to use some of my weaker jutsu's."

The team nodded and Kurama created the clone. The clone jumped down from the tree and began the signs for a simple wind storm jutsu. He fired the jutsu at the opponents before dodging a wave of sound.

"The girl is a senbon user, do you see how she reached into her backpack and nearly pulled the thin needles out?" Sakura turned to her teamates and they nodded, impressed that she picked up on it.

Kurama frowned. "Both men must be sound users, the one in the middle has holes in his arms to amplify the sounds. I'm not sure with the other, he didn't make a move to attack."

Sasuke nodded. "The hollow tubes in his arms direct the sound waves. Perhaps I could block them with kunai if necessary."

Kurama nodded and told them his plan, his clone would direct the sound nin under the tree they were perched on and they could surprise them by dropping down on them.

The clone was still dodging attacks, but slowly began moving backwards. He nearly made it all the way but the sound wave finally got him. Kurama sighed but continued to forms the signs, dropping down with his pressure damage technique in tow. When he landed on the ground the wind released and the sound nin flew, breaking through surrounding tree's and bushes before landing on the ground with a thud.

Sasuke went in then, throwing kunai at the nins who didn't hold the scroll and a fireball at the nin who did. None of them dodged the attacks very well and Kurama went to finish them off. He knocked them out with the bunt of their kunai and went to rejoin Sasuke who was taking the scroll out of the leaders pocket.

Naruto made an approving sound and he sighed. I should do more than that.

To prove his point he dashed back and slashed through all their legs gleefully and Naruto could only watch in horror. The sound wouldn't be able to properly walk for a few days.

Sakura was rejoining them now, she hadn't had to do anything for this plan and she hated it. "Well done guys."

Neither Sasuke or Sakura saw what Kurama had done and Naruto gave up, defeated.

They both nodded and climbed back up to the tree's. They let Sakura lead them to the tower to finish the second phase of the exams.

After a few hours of travelling Kurama picked up on an odd scent, the scent of death. Of almost death, perhaps a decaying corpse? Naruto didn't recognize the scent and told Kurama to think nothing of it. He did as Naruto said and soon the scent faded away.

But when it returned it was stronger, and Kurama made out the form of a snake-beast too late as it charged at Sasuke. "Sasuke, watch out!"

The snake flew at the unsuspecting Sasuke, knocking him into a tree with a sickening crunch. The unconscious Uchiha then began plummeting to the floor and Kurama sneered. "Grab him Sakura."

Hoping the girl would listen to his demands, Kurama charged at the snake beast. As he jumped forward he formed the signs and dozens of clones appeared. They converged on the snake and Kurama tried a technique that was very unfamiliar to him.

"Blade of Wind Barrage!" Kurama yelled, flying at the snake. He managed to get five punches in before the snake hit a tree and curled into itself. Just before it died it opened it's mouth and an oddly dressed man slithered out.

The weird man peered at him with snake-like eyes. "Demon-boy, I am not here to fight you, I am only after Sasuke. I would hate to have to kill you," His eyes narrowed and his tongue hissed out. "You have potential."

Kurama did not want to die, especially not for a silly human. But something tugged inside of him, was the mighty nine-tails caring for a stupid human? We need to help him Kurama. Please.

Kurama growled at himself and leaped down, enraged by risking his life for a human he roared at his opponent. Too late he realized the snake man was bending over the boy. Too late he threw out his kunai, distracting the weird man.

The ninja jumped from Sasuke and sent snakes after Kurama. Enraged he thrashed out at them, clawing them so their guts spilled from their bellies. He ingested them on his way to chase after the snake man.

Amused by the foolish boy, Orochimaru turned and stabbed the approaching boy with his blade. He was about to celebrate his victory when the boy poofed into nothing and something cut through his back.

Kurama watched, amused, as he killed the snake mans clone. Yes, he knew it wasn't the real one. No, the scent was far away and now that he had killed the mans clone, it was fading. He's running away. Coward.

Kurama pulled his hand from the body of the clone and jumped to find Sasuke. He found Sakura who was shaking a few feet from a now conscious Sasuke.

Kurama rushed over. Naruto was amused by how Kurama was reacting but didn't dare boast it. "Sasuke are you alright?"

He went to help him up but Sasuke flinched away, his eyes darting from Kurama's face to his hands. Kurama looked down, finally realizing the sharp claws that had grown from his fingers. Kurama swore, when had he used his chakra? He quickly calmed himself down, reigning in his chakra.

With the beasts chakra missing, his fingers returned to normal. But Sasuke was still terrified of the boy. Exactly what was he? Sasuke wondered. "Please Sasuke, let me help you. You trust me right?"

They needed to hurry, Kurama didn't want to stick around for the snake man to return. Sasuke peered at him once more before reaching out his hand. Kurama grinned and helped the boy up. "Where are you hurt?"

Sasuke leaned against the tree. "The man did something to my neck. Also my leg and shoulder. I think they're broken. I can't walk."

Kurama nodded then checked him over. The bones were snapped in his leg and his shoulder was awfully bruised. It did not look good. Then on his neck was an odd mark that was emitting a faint amount of purple colored chakra. Kurama, what is this?

Something powerful. A seal of some kind. We need to get Kakashi to look at this immediately.

"Here. We need help." Kurama pulled Sasuke onto his back and jogged over to Sakura.

Sakura was shaking, horrified by what she saw. Naruto had eaten those snakes. He looked so... evil and animalistic. "Sakura! Lead us to the tower. We must hurry."

Naruto's yelling broke Sakura out of her trance and they made their way to the tower. Kurama continued on easily, his weight training was really working out.

"Sasuke, go to sleep. You must be in pain." Sakura called back to the boy she adored.

Sasuke didn't know if he could sleep or not, but as Naruto told him some nice stories of Iruka-sensei he fell asleep easily, exhausted after the unforeseen fight with the snake man.

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