Hey guys! Back! I would've updated a little earlier today, but due to being the victim of a car crash I couldn't finished this chapter as soon as I would've liked...

Anyways! I've been seeing a lot of PM's and reviews saying that I should just go with a somewhat closed relationship with Naruto, Haku, and maybe Tenten. Though I'll add her anyways because I like her. Who doesn't? Don't answer that.

As for Anko, people just don't seem to like her which is a shame since she is one of my favorite characters... Maybe I could do something with her. Hmm. Thoughts in my head.

On with the show!

They'd found the first scroll.

Two hours later after they awoke the seals on their necks burned slightly as they drew nearer. Only when Tenten pressed it to her neck on accident did the pain stop which caused all three of them to grumble.

Naruto had shook his head in mock embarrassment saying he should've known he'd do that knowing how sadistic he was. Haku and Tenten agreed shortly after as they continued on.

Each had different thoughts on why Ibiki did it but in the end kept it to themselves. No need in angering their sensei and worsening their training after they gathered both scrolls.

Now they were just searching blindly for it, hoping to stumble upon it before dusk. Their initial plan of just following where Ibiki threw it was out since their finding the first scroll. They'd long since lost their sense of direction in between night and day and the sure distance they traveled.

Though Haku did wonder why chuunins had such trouble with the grounds. Besides the more violent things in the forest, it was quite scenic when someone took the time to stop and take in everything. She'd followed Naruto's example that morning, at his insistence, and she had to agree, it was rather peaceful. She'd ask later.

Running fast in the tree's they used their chakra to enhance their speed to hopefully find the scroll faster. Each step was a gamble as they leaped from tree to tree hoping not to fall down below because of the moss slicking the surface.

With Naruto in front his job was to look every which way to try and anticipate for any signs of danger or that lovely stinging pain. Tenten ran in the back where she spent most of her time switching views from left to right and focusing her hearing in case something came from behind.

Over time they could faintly feel a distinctly light pain where the seal was but more often than not whenever they started to feel it get more intense it would just suddenly disappear! And after an hour of chasing that pain they came to to the conclusion that someone was moving it. Not something, no. No animal could move that fast and disappear so frustratingly whenever they got closer. Surely it was something else. But what exactly would purposely move a scroll with the symbol of heaven on it?

After a moment of thought they all smacked the top of their masks: Ibiki.

Tenten swore a storm as they moved only to be calmed slightly at the warning look Naruto gave her. They needed to be silent if they were to catch him. But after more than two hours of non-stop running and sweating the trio all stopped to catch their breaths inside some cave they'd found.

"I'm going to fucking murder that prick." Tenten breathed out, her eye-brows knitted together.

Naruto waved his hand. "There's no need. I've figured out what we need to do."

The two girls snapped their heads up. Hopefully it wasn't something that required a lot of running. They'd had enough of that for the day. Naruto waved his hand down gesturing to the ground and nodded when the girls both slowly kneeled down. "For now, we can rest." Naruto explained.

Tenten opened her mouth to reply until Naruto interjected quickly knowing what she'd think, "If it takes us another night it takes us another night, Ibiki-sensei never set a time limit for us." Naruto said, "However that's not my plan."

Haku and Tenten both nodded and sat down against the wall, waiting. "Good, now my plan is to simply go back to the entrance and wait for him there." Naruto explained, casually.

Tented removed her mask in a fit of annoyance. Finally everything was catching up with her as fatigue set in. "Naruto, you know that's a stupid idea. Why quit now? You just said there was no time limit!"

Naruto nodded.

"Than why?" Tenten threw her arms into the air showing her exhaustion.

"It's because when we get there all we have to do is wait for him." He chuckled at their baffled looks. "The goal was to get the scrolls and he knows we can't keep up with him. It doesn't make sense to outrun him so why not play with his head? We could give him the impression that we're quitting and set traps for him as he comes back."

Haku nodded. It may work. Though Tenten frowned with a hand under her chin. "I don't think Ibiki-sensei is one to fall for things like that. He's a prick, but a smart one." Tenten pointed out.

Naruto just smiled pulling the two up as he walked out. "Than we'll just have to be smarter, ne?"

Four hours later Ibiki stopped feeling their presence in the area. Usually the scroll would alert him of where their coming from as soon as they stepped in range. But now. Now they disappeared. He grimaced, it wouldn't be good if they simply gave-up. He knew they had figured out his little trick and knew the feeling of the scrolls presence.

So why give up? Ibiki wiped his hand over his face scowling. He guessed they weren't anything special after all. He shook his with disappointment. He'd take them anyways, but that didn't mean he had to accept how they finished it.

He smirked, Anko owed him a lot of money now.

Making his way back Ibiki looked around. The forest was grotesquely beautiful, in his opinion. The way the light could only make it in small rays, illuminating the very path he took as he jumped from branch to branch.

The chuunin's would have to step up there game if they were to make it when the next exams took root. The forest was often going in stages that would increase in lethality throughout the year before the village would be tasked with maintaining the dangerous conditions. And by maintaining he meant burning the forest floor to nothing but a pile of ash.

Luckily when the genin are chosen for their teams the forest is relatively calm with new life just being born into something more ferocious. His team should be thankful that the forest was just recovering because otherwise...they wouldn't be able to rest a single second.

Ibiki looked ahead and narrowed his eyes at the trio just before the entrance. They'd be trained to the ground before he would let them go. That was for certain.

Spotting Ibiki, Naruto smiled behind his mask and waved at him with the girls following his lead. He'd only need to keep Ibiki distracted long enough for him to be caught in their trap and then they'd each stroll through his pockets before eventually finding the scroll.

In the corner of his eye Naruto caught Tenten and Haku both rubbing the spot on their necks. It truly was painful.

Ibiki landed before them and took a few step towards them. From the looks of it, he wasn't happy. "You do kno-," His eyes shot open at a familiar sound coming from nearby. It sounded like something was unwi—Under some leaves around his feet a lasso constricted around him as he quickly looked down.

Those little.

And that was all he could muster out before his legs were ripped out from underneath him. His body flew into the air as he felt something cold enter either of his arms and neck. When his body fell slack and blood rushed to his head he started looking closely with his eyes as his other limbs were nulled.

Ibiki's eyes hardened and Naruto smirked all the while setting his arm back down. Tenten took the pleasure of searching Ibiki and Haku stood with four senbon at the ready. Never knew if Ibiki had something else up his sleeve.

They all flinched though when Ibiki started laughing, making his face redden even further. "Wow, is this what you've all planned?" Ibiki gasped out. "Guess I must be gettin' rusty if a bunch of genin caught me."

Tenten removed the scroll and pressed it to her neck once the correct pouch was found and sighed in relief before she tossed their safe-haven to Naruto and Haku who just as quickly pressed it to themselves. "Yeah, well we got tired of chasing you and realized that we wouldn't have been able to anyways." Naruto answered, finally.

Haku continued after a moment. "So Naruto's plan was to use this as an excuse for us to make it back to the entrance where we came up with this."

Tenten nodded proudly carrying a huge smile. They'd done it! They passed! Tenten's tired frame shook with excitement at the revelation.

Haku smiled faintly behind her mask and leaned into Naruto's shoulder. Seeing this Tenten mimicked Haku and leaned into his other side. What could they say? They were tired.

Naruto blushed discreetly and attempted to put on his mask where as Haku merely shook her head, amused. Tenten just stared at Ibiki, a sadistic grin slowly marking her face.

"If you're all done prancin' around I'd like to get down." Ibiki scowled.

Opening her mouth Tenten was about to belittle him when she felt Naruto wrap his arm around her waist. That silenced her just before she could utter a single insult towards Ibiki. Not one to be left out Haku took his arm and set it around hers. Lately things had been uneasy with them. She'd have to figure that out soon.

Walking forward Naruto cut Ibiki down as Haku and Tenten each removed a senbon. Sickeningly Tenten seemed to chuckle a bit at their teachers grunts of pain. Haku wasn't much better as she was silently chuckling by biting her lower lip. She was never one to cause harm without just cause, but maybe just this once she could enjoy being a sadist to a sadist.

Once Ibiki stood tall on his feet again with full mobility of his arms he grinned. He hadn't expected it, and he'd paid the price. And when he'd silently made for the gate he silently swore to himself about offices and something rusty.

Noticing something Haku stopped and softly called for Ibiki. When she got his attention she walked up to him with Naruto and Tenten calmly. "When do you want us to meet with you for training, Ibiki-sensei?" Haku asked.

Ibiki rubbed his head, he'd forgotten about that. "I think for tomorrow we'll be training at ground number seven," He cracked his knuckles, "and be ready because you will throw up."

Haku went to ask something else but before she could Ibiki interjected, "I know what you're going to ask. I'm not going to tell what we're doing. I want to keep it a surprise."

The trio frowned together and the two girls tightened their grips on Naruto. If there was one thing they hated most, it was being unprepared. And if they followed what Ibiki said, they would be forced to go there with only the most generic idea's of what would happen. That wasn't good.

"Bring all of your equipment and scrolls." Ibiki said surprising the three.

"We'll need them to see where you are as far as equipment goes so we can figure out who needs what more of and then," his eyes lighted gleefully,"hell begins."

Did ya like it? Did ya? Did ya? I'd do a Dorie impression but I don't think I'd be able to do it right on here... Oh well. If you all enjoyed the chapter I request a R&R and PM if anything confuses you because trust me I read ALL of my messages and reviews. Gives me the fuzzies inside.

Also, I've begun to beta some other people's stories and I hope that doesn't eat my time up because that would just suck if I couldn't post to you all in a timely manner. I suck at being proper don't I? Back to what I was saying their stories take precedence over mine for the most part since the stories I've been reading have been very long and taking a long time to edit.

But! I promise I will update tomorrow!

See ya!