Chapter 4 The Forest of Death.

After heading inside the Academy and meeting Team Guy, consisting of Neji Hyuga, Ten-Ten and Rock Lee, which ended up wih Lee and Sasuke starting to fight, and the leader of Team Guy, Might Gai, knocking Lee out and then Lee and Gai having a weird hugging session, Team 7 finally made it into the room filled with other participants of the Chunin Exam "Hey Naruto." Shikamaru called out to Naruto as the rest of Team 7 walked over to Team Asuma, which consisted of Choji Akimichi, Ino Yamanaka, and Shikamaru Nara, they also met Team 8, They soon after met the proctor for the exam Ibiki Morino, he was the head of the Konoha Torture and Interrogation Force, they passed the written part of the exam, just to be handed off to the second proctor Anko Mitarashi who took them into what she called the Forest of Death where Team 7 was still walking through the forest slowly, Kuro and Hikari stuck close to Kai as Kai looked around the forest "Man this place is really huge." he said whistling as they continued walking through the deadly forest for some time as they saw giant centipedes, snakes such which creeped out Sakura as she shook her head "Let's not stay here any longer than we have to, all we need to do is get a Heaven Scroll." she said as Kai and Naruto nodded,

a large gust of wind suddenly blew up sending Naruto in one direction as a second blew just as quickly knocking Kai and his protectors Kuro and Hikari in another direction, leaving Sakura and Sasuke to fight the suspicious looking grass nin that appeared before them.

with Naruto.

Naruto shook his head as he looked around his surroundings to try and grasp where he was as someone began laughing out manically, Naruto looked up to a large tree branch and saw the Grass nin from before the one who had handed Anko her kunai after she threw it after Naruto, "I can't let you ruin my fun boy so you stay out of this." the grass nin said smirking as he bit his thumb finger and launched into handseals slamming his hand on the branch as a giant snake appeared and swallowed the stunned Naruto.

with Kai, Kuro and Hikari.

Kai and his two wolf protectors looked around the forest to see any inkling of which way they came from as Kai suddenly heard something and he and the wolfs reacted jumping out of the way as three kunais smashed into the ground in the spot they way moments before as Kai ran up a tree, jumping up to grab a branch as he swung himself up and over before balancing on the branch to see the kunai's explode as he saw his wolf's on different branches beside him, jumping from the branch as he turned around as he propelled himself down he saw the grass nin from earlier as he instantly grabbed some shuriken and threw after him landing on the ground as he frowned at him "Why are you attacking me, is it for the scroll?" Kai asked, the grass nin smirked "For that silly thing no, I attack you, simply to see what you are capable off, you're the new blood of Team 7, Kai is your name right." the nin said as Kai got in a denfensive stance and glared at the nin "How do you know that, not a lot of people know me yet and I know I didn't tell you my name." he said as he rushed towards the grass nin as they began fighting with Taijutsu the grass nin blocking or dodging Kai's attempts to strike at him as he grabbed Kai and tossed him over his shoulder Kai flipped getting back his balance as he landed on the trunk of a tree glaring at the grass nin as he began making handseals "Shadow Style: Obsidian whip." Kai said as he dipped his left hand into the shadow on the ground given off by the branches and leaves, the grass nin looked surprised at this as Kai's left arm became encased in darkness, as Kai snapped his arm back up quickly as a pure black whip made out of darkness flew out and smacked the grass nin across the face as the, nin started to avoid the repeated cracks given by the whip aimed at him after a while the darkness vanished from around Kai's arm, the grass nin rushed towards Kai at blinding speed as he crashed his fist in Kai's face sending Kai spiraling into a tree as Kai screamed out in pain as he dropped on his knees "I have to say boy that's an interesting Jutsu you have there but it's not even, your out classed." the nin said.

"Damn you." A voice rang out from above the grass nin as a Large Black wolf charge at him headbutting the nin in the chest as Hikari rushed to Kai and licked his face "K..Kai are you okay?" she asked worriedly as Kai stood back up shakily and panted softly as he looked at Kuro who kept attacking the nin with his claws and fangs, the nin was just dodging them all, "Kuro back off, Hikari you and Kuro go and check on the other's now, I'll try to hold my own here." Kai said rubbing his nose as blood trickled down from it, "Are you insane Kai, he only punched you and your already hurt." Hikari shouted, Kuro frowned "She's right, Kai you can't be serious." "Guys stop alright, just do it please, t..the guy fighting us here can't be the real guy, remember the one who blew us here." Kai started to say "Is the real one and Sakura and Sasuke are alone with him, ok Kai I'll stay, Hikari go and help Sakura and Sasuke." Kuro backed out as he growled hatefully at the grass nin his hackles raised up as Kai wiped the blood from his nose as he looked at Kuro "Heh, ok then Kuro, Hikari go, we'll be fine." Kai said, "I am the real deal boy." the grass nin said as he watched the two closely as the white wolf ran off jumping from tree to tree as Kai began forming seals quickly as Kuro charged at the grass nin "Art of the Black Hand: Dark Strike." Kai said as his gloves where covered in a darkish purple enegry as he smirked "Keep it up Kuro." Kai said as he rushed behind Kuro quickly as he began throwing kicks and punches at the grass nin as Kuro continued his savage attack with his claws and fangs, the grass nin managed the to block and dodge most of them until Kai scored a punch across the grass nin's face "That's the opening we have been waiting for Kai continue it now." Kuro shouted as he head-butted the nin's chest as Kai rushed quickly again "Art of the Black Hand: Dark Flight."Kai shouted as he pushed chakra to his feet as a Dark glow surrounded them spurning him to go faster as he slammed his foot into the nin's jaw as he let go of the dark chakra as it flared out pushing the grass nin up and flying into the air as Kai panted, as he kneeled and using the last bit of the dark chakra on his feet he jumped into the air heading straight after the grass nin, who managed to glimpse a look at Kai as Kai vanished before his eyes 'Such speed this boy might be a suitable vessel, but I need to see more first.' He thought as he then saw Kai above him as the boy kicked him across the face then a second but more powerful kick from the boy hit him square in the chest then sent him spiraling straight down into the ground "Art of the Black Hand: Fall of the Sparrow." Kai said softly.

Gasping the grass nin saw the boy Rocketing towards him at high speeds "Style of the Lucid Fist: Holy Palm Strike Barrage." Kai said as his hands got coated in a pure white light as he opened up his palms and struck the grass nin with a barrage of open palmed strikes all over his body, Kai kept up the barrage for as long as he could as he brought back his right fist "Style of the Lucid Fist: Light's Tower." he shouted as his arm was covered in a warm glowing white light as he smashed his fist against the grass nin's chest a pillar of light extending threw the tree's from the area he punched as he stumbled backwards and placed his left hand on a tree for support his right arm was smoking as the glow vanished and he was left panting loudly as Kuro watched in amazement as he saw the display of power demonstrated by the boy he and Hikari where meant to protect.

"H..heh, I hope that keeps him down." Kai said as he gasped in horror as the grass nin in the crater was nothing more than a shed skin " Hahahaha, interesting, very interesting Kai, such power and ferocity and not to mention that last one with the pillar I actually had to shed my skin there boy." a cruel laugh rang out through the forest as Kai looked up at a tree and saw sitting on top of it was none other than the snake Saninn himself, it was The double S rank rouge ninja Orochimaru "Ku.. . you seem like you know who I am boy." Orochimaru said chuckling, "Of course your Orochimaru, I read about you from a bingo book." Kai said groaning as he leaned agaisnt a tree.

Orochimaru smirked "I see, well informed, strong, and packing interesting Jutsu's you are a marvel boy." Orochimaru said as he glared at Kai as Kai fell unto his knees, inside his mind Kai was seeing himself being killed and tortured by Orochimaru in many different ways, he was brought out of it abbruptly by Kuro biting his leg as Kai howled out in pain as he looked down at Kuro "You where un responsive so I had to bite you to get you out of that Killer Intent."Kuro explained as Kai stood up and smiled at his friend "Thanks Kuro, now we have to try and fight Orochimaru." Kai said, as Orochimaru rushed at him Kai started to dodge the attacks as he was quickly exhausted because he was already running low on chakra Kuro pushed Kai out of the way of a kunai as he was cut across the muzzle blood flowed freely from the cut on Kuro as Kai flew into hand seals "Light Style: Ranpu Clone." Kai said making 3 clones of himself as they rushed infront of him as Kai continued performing handseals "Light Style: Sol Replenish." he said as his body began glowing, the clones nodded at each other as they rushed at Orochimaru, the snake Saninn chuckled and jumped down as he rushed over and sliced one of the clones with a kunai but instead of a pop a violent erupting flash of light which blinded the snake as he shouted and hissed in pain then groaned as he felt a a fist coiled with his face as they flash ended a while after Orochimaru saw a partly healed Kai staring at him the other two clones next to him "I'm outta here snake man." Kai said as he snapped his fingers the clones exploded in another flash of light as Orochimaru covered his eyes this time, as he uncovered them he saw that Kai and Kuro where gone, Orochimaru laughed "Heh, very interesting, I'll mark him another time, I'm still after the Uchiha after all." he said as he poofed into a pile of mud.

Kai was untop of Kuro as Kuro ran through the forest trying to put as much space between them and the Saninn as possible "That was some plan there Kai, Hikari didn't teach you those last moves you used did she, they just came to you like she told you they would right." Kuro said as Kai nodded as he made a handseal "Style of the Shadow: Shadow Stitch." he said black tendrils of darkness rose from the ground and ran crisscross over Kuro's nose as it sealed up then wound and disappated, Kuro hissed in pain from the move as he ran faster "Thank you Kai, you didn't have to do that though." Kai grinned "We are friends and you always help your friends." Kai said.

Back with Sakura, Sasuke and Naruto who had escaped from the giant snake.

Naruto and Sakura where busying fighting against the snake Saninn as Sasuke watched the two fight as he shook his head "Fool's don't they see it's pointless "He's just to powerful for any of us to fight against." Sasuke mumbled as Sakura started forming some handseals "Style of the Lucid Fists:Holy Palm." Sakura said as her palms where encased in a warm light, knocking her fists together she rushed at the Saninn, who at the point of trying to jump over Sakura as she rushed him was brought down by a punch to the face by Naruto who he took his eyes off "Art of the Black Hand: Meteor Fist," Naruto shouted as he forced Orochimaru back down who then got two open palmed strikes in his chest as he got sent flying back into a tree groaning as he got up the Saninn saw a lone white wolf in front of him as the wolf growled "Light Style: Blinding Flash." the wolf shouted as A bright light shone off her fur temporarily blinding Orochimaru "Naruto Sakura I'm giving you the authorization to use your combo attack now." Hikari barked out, Sasuke was looking on shocked 'H..how, how did those two learn the Shadow and the Light Styles, I'm more deserving than them.' he though angrily as his eyes flared up as his Sharigan activated two comma shaped dot's appearing in each eye as he frowned "Art of the Black Hand: Dark Aura." Naruto shouted as a blackish purple aura covered Naruto as he looked over to Sakura "Style of the Lucid Fist: Light Aura" Sakura shouted as an Aura of yellow light surrounded her, both of them smiled at each other "You ready Naruto?" Sakura asked, Naruto nodded "Yea let's do this." "Here it is a double S rank attack. Balance of Shadow and Light: Reckless Onrush." they said together as the aura's flared out until both Gennin where a ball of Shadow and a ball of Light respectively as the balls rushed towards the Sannin slamming everywhere as they bounced off the Sannin then into the trees, the ground, everywhere as they returned back at the Sannin at full force Hikari ran off gripping the Uchiha''s shirt with her teeth as she pulled him a bit back from the attack as everything being hit was starting to get broken, cracked, bent and even disintegrate, slamming the Sannin down into a crater both balls above him as they fused into a ball of half light and half shadow as the ball then rushed downwards and slammed into the Sannin resulting in a large explosion that spread out far and wide, everyone in the Forest felt the shockwaves and see the explosion of Shadow and Light Merging into one that was arching up into the sky like a pillar, groaning Sakura and Naruto where on either side of the crater panting loudly as they looked at each other, both looked severely exhausted and injured as Sakura sat down "Y..you think that did it huh Sakura chan?" Naruto asked as he peered over into the crater "N..no way no fucking way, S..sakura a, skin ..a skin like what a snake would shed is down there." Naruto shouted out as he then yelled in pain as he was kicked away by a foot as Orochimaru came out of the ground next to where Naruto was, walking over by Naruto he extended his tounge as he wrapped it around Naruto's neck tightly as he began choking the blonde haired ninja "Y..you two especially you are remarkable but I can't allow you to get so powerful and most of that power you displayed comes from your little friend." he said softly as he lifted up Naruto's shirt who was to weak to struggle from using the Forbidden Technique with Sakura as the tips of Orochimaru's fingers got light in different colours and he slammed his open palmed hand agaisnt Naruto's stomach "Five Pronged Seal." Orochimaru said as he threw Naruto into the crater as he heard a yell as he saw the Uchiha heading straight for him.