Nightmare: Hey dudes welcome back to those who want to read further

Dosu: OMG your starting this early that's a first

Nightmare: One of these days you are gonna be suffering for a long time

Dosu: Until then...

Nightmare: Anyway for all my loyal fans who want to see my latest chapter here it is.

Naruto: Hey where is the ramen I thought you had plenty here

Nightmare: Yes...yes I did until yesterday when you ate every fucking bowl of it.

Naruto: Did I?

Nightmare: Yes you were drunk and speaking of drinking I want the money for it and the ramen by next week anyway guys read the chapter its worthwhile... I hope

Intro song: Everyday Combat (by lost prophets)

The next morning Sakura yawned and stretched her arms out when the sun shined through her window. Today was an important day for her because it was the first day of the chuunin exams. She was both excited and a bit nervous but more excited. Once she put on her usual attire she walked out of her house and met up with her team mates Sasuke and Naruto.

"Hey guys." Sakura greeted them with a smile on her face as usual. Naruto replied back heartily while Sasuke was being his usual self and looked away just to keep up his usual character. Sakura rolled her eyes at him honestly why can't he just cut this bloody emo act of his seriously it's starting to get on her nerves and Sakura is a very patient person.

"So how was yesterday for you then guys?" She asked her teammates.

"It was ok but it wasn't as fun without you Sakura, where was you?" Naruto said

"I was with our other guest Gaara he's a nice person once you get to know him." Sakura smiled remembering her vision last night.

"Does he? Doesn't seem like it he's more like a freak to me." Sasuke said which made Sakura's eye twitch and she gave him a good jab at the arm.

"Ow" Sasuke rubbed the spot where she hit her and he wondered why.

"Don't call people freaks unless you know them like I do Sasuke, now let's go the exams I'm dying to see what's waiting for us." Sakura shouted pointing forwards and walking casually as if nothing happened. The other two were following right behind her, Naruto was holding his hands behind his head and was grinning like an idiot, while Sasuke was well being Sasuke.

Meanwhile Gaara was on the roof of his apartment waiting for his siblings to wake up. He was having a nice, casual conversation with Shukaku... oh joy.

"My god it's already morning and they're not up yet."

"Well you know what humans are like kid."

"Oh I know how they are but a few of them are not all bad."

"By a few you mean that cherry blossom don't ya?" Shukaku smirked.

"...maybe I mean hell Sakura was the only one who approached me that day and I'm still grateful to her for that and even now after she has a new life."

Kankurou and Temari finally got up and fully dressed after 30 minutes and they met Gaara outside the front door.

"Tch took you long enough." Gaara greeted

"Well sorry for doing something which is natural Gaara." Kankurou replied

"Just because you're my older brother doesn't mean I won't hesitate to kill you." Gaara threatened. Kankurou wisely heeded his brothers warning and stepped back and just kept quiet like Temari who of course was scared he was going to kill her out of sheer boredom.

"Heh let's go." He simply stated while going to the exam building while the other 2 followed him in the distance so they actually had a chance to dodge his sand.

Meanwhile at the other end of the village Nightmare regrouped with Dosu at the roof of their squad's apartment.

"So? What did they say?" Dosu asked.

"They just said 'keep it up and remain anonymous' yeah like that's going to be easy especially since they are here." Nightmare replied frustratingly.

"What can they do man seriously they wont be a match for us." Dosu confidently spoke.

"I remember what happened to me last time I underestimated them because they pulled a trick up their sleeve which was totally unexpected."

"Yeah but you'll see it coming this time though won't you." Dosu stated rather than questioned

"Hell yeah this time they will perish along with everyone in this pathetic village they will be consumed by the darkness heh." Nightmare said demonically

"So when can we strike then?" Dosu questioned with anticipation.

"I don't know it'll be better if we gain the trust of some of the ninjas here then pull a fast one over their eyes and sometimes make them betray their beloved Konoha."

"That could take forever especially since they need to rebuild when Orochimaru invades!" There was hatred and anger in his voice much more than usual.

"As I said be patient it will pay off. I'm not asking you to be friends with them just cooperate with them for now then soon you can have your vengeance and make everyone suffer."Nightmare simply replied

"Tch fine but we have to do it soon though I might not be able to control myself."

"No worries Dosu my friend your vengeance will be complete soon enough but be warned don't underestimate them they might be stronger than expected." Nightmare warned.

"No need to worry about me man they will all die soon anyway."

While Nightmare and Dosu were having this discussion Zaku and Kin woke up and got dressed and was waiting for them at the front door and called them down.

"Hey you guys stop talking and come on already." Kin called them. Nightmare and Dosu just looked at each other, they just shrugged and went down to greet them.

"Hey what was you talking about up there?" Kin questioned.

"It's nothing." Dosu replied simply

"Well in that case can we go do the exams, the faster we do it the faster Orochimaru-sama invasion will commence." Zaku said impatiently. They didn't trust Zaku enough to tell them who they really work for and what will happen to him because he would rather serve Orochimaru than destroy him because he saved his life he feels.

"Come on then guys lets go." Nightmare ordered while going on ahead while the others followed him.

"Heh this time Sakura the light will be consumed, once the village has trusted us and rebuilt itself after the invasion, you will die and so will Gaara and the rest of the village. You won't get me unguarded again and I already know your weakness besides me and I will make you suffer just for fun really." Nightmare sadistically thought to himself. Eventually all three teams arrived at the exam building Nightmare's team go there first followed by Gaara's team. Sakura's team arrived last and before they got in the exam Kakashi appeared in front of them.

"Hey there guys." Kakashi greeted them.

"Hey Kakashi-sensei, why are you here?" Naruto questioned

"I've just come to give you some encouragement that's all." Kakashi answered.

"That's it?" Sakura asked

"That's it sometimes what ninjas need is just a few word of encouragement to complete their mission and come back safely." Kakashi smiled underneath his mask. "Looks like the exams starting soon you should go in so you don't be late." With that Kakashi disappeared in a puff of smoke.

"We're not the ones who are normally late Kakashi sensei." Sakura thought to herself. They walked through the door and saw some of their friends and started to socialise with them. Well Naruto and Sakura did, Sasuke just went to the back of the room and leant on a wall not giving a damn care in the world.

Hinata and Sakura was having a conversation when she spotted Nightmare for the first time in 8 years. She didn't know who he was or what village he was from but she thought that he is a particularly shady character not just how he looked but at his chakra energy because it seemed dark and evil, she thought she needed to keep a distance between them just in case.

Nightmare sensed that she was looking at him and smirked to himself.

"Looks like she found me too bad she's too idiotic to recognise me or my chakra this might be the opportunity I have been waiting for after all she won't come near me so she will never learn my true chakra nature until it is too late." Nightmare thought to himself, they met Orochimaru's spy and right hand man Kabuto he was expecting him after all his squad was just bait for his plan.

"That him?" Dosu questioned pointing at Kabuto.

"Yep that's him time to say hello." Nightmare said while him and his squad walked right past him and kept close so that he would say something... and he had.

"Oh you genin must be from the sound village since you look so weak." Kabuto sneered at them while Dosu just looked at him coldly like he was going to rip his skull off however he managed to retain his anger.

"What, would you mind repeating that." Dosu dared Kabuto and of course he answered to it.

"I said you sound genins are weak you and your entire village."

"Oh really does this seem weak to you?" Dosu questioned while swinging a hook to him, Kabuto easily avoided but the sound that Dosu had emitted and broke his glasses and damaged his ears so he got down on the floor and starting to cough blood. The squad looked at him smiling at the pain he is suffering even if it only was a tiny bit. Just then a man came in who with a leather jacket and had a scar on his face and just looked just a bit cold.

"All right everyone the test is about to begin take your seats immediately." The exam teacher said. Everyone sat down at the desk nearest to them. Nightmare, Dosu, Kin and Zaku sat near the windows. While Sakura sat down in the centre, Sasuke and Gaara at the back. Naruto was in the front next to yep that's right Hinata who became very flustered by his appearance and blushed.

Nightmare saw who was in front of him, it was that mysterious Miyazuki girl from last night who looked like she was mourning her parents. Except the only difference is that she flattened her hair and made two handfuls to cover her eyes like she was either shy or afraid. This could be the opportunity that Nightmare had wanted to make her his dark servant as he sensed some good level of darkness in her.

"Now the first test is a written test you have 1 hour to answer 10 questions on the paper and don't let us catch you cheating." The exam monitor explained when he said cheating a few smart people knew what he meant but then there are those who were completely oblivious to what that meant and was panicking like Naruto.

"You may begin...now!" The exam monitor ordered when the papers were handed out. Dosu already got a gist of what is going on and he used his sound abilities to copy the exact sound wavelengths people were making when they were writing. Gaara used his sand to make an eye and spy on people's answers. Nightmare used a dark shroud completely invisible to everyone and saw the answers from there. Sasuke used his sharingan and Sakura didn't need anything since she knew what to do but she knew that this was a test of stealth. Naruto on the other hand was panicking since he couldn't get past the first one.

Half an hour has passed and people were being annihilated one by one due to them being oblivious when finding the answers. Sakura was finished but she saw an eye form out of nowhere in front of her made of sand and it looked like it was scanning her paper for answers. She knew it was from Gaara and she crushed it and then looked at Gaara and smiled while he doesn't look like he paid attention he actually a small smirk in reply.

Nightmare was actually bored since he copied the answers and was found just staring outside the window imagining the scenery being burned to the ground and the corpses littered everywhere. Then suddenly he felt something inside his head like another person. A voice was heard in his head saying "Thanks for the answers."

Nightmare wondered what or who the hell was that could that be Sakura, no of course not it doesn't sound anything like her but then who said it?

"Look in front of you Nightmare." The voice said and all he saw was the Miyazuki girl and then it suddenly hit him. The Miyazuki girl was the voice how could be so stupid not to realise that straight away.

"You do realise the 'Miyazuki girl' is called Nodoka right?" Nodoka said in his head while giggling at the end a little. Wait a minute if Nodoka could read his mind does that mean she knows about the plan? Nightmare was panicking a little and then conjured up a little idea, he decided not to think about it therefore she wouldn't know what he was up to.

"Nodoka eh? That's not a bad name." Nightmare thought

"Why thank you Nightmare your name's not that bad too for someone of your stature." Nodoka replied. EH! Did she know about the plan already, was it too late to conceal it? Nevertheless Nightmare decided to continue the conversation hoping that his plan wasn't detected.

"Oh really you know who I am?"

"Of course your from the sound village and is known to kill anyone with ease and for some reason any person who lives to tell of your prowess see you in their Nightmare's."

Their conversation lasted the half an hour while Naruto was losing his cool.

"E-erm N-n-Naruto-kun if you'd like I-I-I could give you a peek at my answers if you're struggling." Hinata stuttered. Naruto was shocked that Hinata would sacrifice her paper just to help him.

"No thanks Hinata I'll be just fine I'll pass myself just you wait and see." Naruto whispered Hinata shocked expression couldn't been hidden but she smiled afterwards while inside Naruto's head he was cursing himself and asking why did he do that.

"Stop writing now!" The monitor ordered and everyone dropped their pencils. Naruto was really panicking now was it the end? He didn't answer one question he really is going to fail and so is his team and they are going to kill him.

"There is one last hidden question. If you get it right you automatically pass but if you fail this question you won't ever get the chance to become a chuunin ever so if any of you like to walk out now is the chance." About 40% of the people that were left in the class left because they were chicken and they didn't want to waste their chances. Naruto half put his hand up but then he actually came to his senses and slammed in on the desk.

"No I am not chickening out." Naruto shouted while everyone else looked shocked at the sudden outburst.

"Are you sure? You do realise that you will not ever have this chance to become a chuunin again right?" The examiner warned.

"I don't care I have to do this I will never back down from any challenge at all."

"Well I have only one thing to say to that which is..." The class waited eagerly to see what he says.

"Congratulations you all pass, accepting any challenge or mission no matter the danger is what a great ninja should do." The examiner smiled while the genin showed their WTF face. All of a sudden part of the wall behind the examiner had collapsed and a young woman walked through the whole she had created.

"Ibiki is this all that gone through? Your going soft." The woman said looking at the numbers of the class.

"Well Anko these are some good genin we have this year." Ibiki replied

"We'll see about that." Anko shot back.

End song: Bodies (By drowning pool)

Nightmare: There we go people a good chapter to erm keep you entertained for a while until the next chapter which involves action Yay

Dosu: You do realise that once they read it they are just going to you know do other stuff for like a month.

Nightmare: ...Oh well there it is sorry its crap but ya know I had severe writers block and you know and it's just hard.

Konoka: Yeah tell me about it :D

Nightmare: Ah Konoka what brings you and Setsuna here?

Setsuna: well our apartment is well getting renovated and we were wondering?

Nightmare: No problem got ya covered.

Konoka: Thank you Nightmare-san (hugs me to death)

Nightmare: Th-thats ok can you please get off me before I die?

Konoka: Oh ok (releases death hug) Oh I almost forgot we have another person who been wanting to stay with you."

Nightmare: Oh really who?

Nodoka: Hi Nightmare

Nightmare: Oh fuck (faints)

Nodoka: D-did I do something wrong?

Dosu: Nope in fact I think it was because he never thought he would see you or something after seeing your manga.

Nodoka: Oh thank goodness...how do we wake him up?

Dosu: Erm I have got no idea... anyway guys while we try to wake him up take this opportunity to review this chapter he would be most appreciative even though he doesn't show it.

Konoka: Even favourite it if you like to show that his work is actually loved