Chapter 5 is here and please check out my new poll.
A few weeks had wandered by and Naruto finally understood his team. Nazo had actually became a good friend, mainly because their skills complemented each other, while Fumiko was completely off her rocker. His sensei, Kei, was perhaps the strangest of them all. He seemed to excel at all forms of combat and was way too serious. Naruto did not know what to think after Kai bought him a sword once day fairly soon after they started training. It was the same size as Zabuza's, but it had teeth like a croc's near the handle. It had no real hilt and the blade curved into a sharp point. It was fairly heavy, but balanced well. Naruto was not sure if he loved or hated the blade.
The training that came with knife from Kei was very hard and brutal. His Taijutsu training was worse as he had to make a styli using his jaw and claws, as well as traditional punches and kicks. After his Sensei was done, he had mid-chuunin. He was tested on his elemental affinity (surprise it was very strong water affinity). So, he learned Water Dragon, Water Clone, and Hidden Mist. He was also told the secret of Shadow Clone (the user gains the clone memory). His hard training had him falling into a dead sleep each night with little time for anything but training and eating.
Today was different, though. He was in the Mizukage office with his team, about to receive a mission. "We are going to have all of you pose as genin and take the chuunin exams in Konoha. While you do that, I will be trying to get an alliance against Orochimaru with them." As the 'kage spoke, Naruto could feel his heart pounding so loudly he could hardly believe no-one else heard it. He struggled to keep the emotion off his face. He was going to his old home.
MEANWHILE:
Danzou was contemplating Bane (formerly known as Kiba). The teen was now very tall and strong. He knew that Project Bane had failed, because he could not use his chakra anymore. However, he also knew that there are some ninja who do not use chakra and this treatment would be perfect for them. But first he need a test and the Chuunin exams were the perfect place. The timing was good too as they were coming right up. He approached the restrained masked teen and spoke "You are to win the chuunin exams, but do not seriously harm any Konoha ninja. Do you understand?"
The teen lifted his head and spoke for the first time since the procedure. " I will break anyone that I fight." Danzou stared into eyes of madness and deep down he knew he had made a mistake.
Well that was chapter 5- a nice set up.