Team 7 was waiting for Kakashi again. They were standing on a bridge about 4 miles out from the city.
Naruto was sparring with Sasake and Sakura was practising some medical techniques on a fish.
They stopped when the area became full of killing intent. Suddenly the water in the stream became a water dragon which attacked the students. Entering a formation they noticed a man wearing a robe and a full face mask.
"So the fools of this city leave valuable children alone, easy to capture and take their eyes" he said staring at Sasake. He lunged at the team whilst used a water cannon justu to knock Naruto away from the battle. A simple kick to the face took Sakura to the ground, he then threw some sleeping powder into Sasake.
By the time Naruto got back he saw the stranger take Sasake eyes.
"NO" He screamed and threw some tagged kunai at him. He telephoned his clones to the blades. As he could sense the sealing techniques on the blade he had learnt that he could create clones that appeared on the blade. It used more chakra but then again it was Naruto.
Each clone performed a rasengan and flew towards the target. The stranger used a replacement justu to move, however the fact that 5 rasengan hit each other meant that the forces were too great and the area exploded. Naruto didnt let up, he flew at the enemy with his sword drawn and attacked. He was about to attack went Sakura stopped him.
"Naruto its a test, Sasake is alright. Before the attack I sense some genjustu. I played dead to try to counter the illusion.
"Well done Sakura." Kakashi said appearing out of no were. "It is a tradision that before a team can enter the Chunin exam they need to do a small test. I think they past, dont you agree spider."
The man took off his mask to revel, a spider mask.
"Hell yes, I thought that Naruto was about to kill me. Next time you can be the target Kakashi."
"Here you need to sign these and follow the instructions. The exam is in two days time, so think carefull if you want to join."
Team 7 went for lunch at this point.
The team whilst eating was in mixed minds.
Sasake was looking forward to proving he was the best.
Sakura was worried she would fail badly and bring her team down with her.
Naruto was excited but worried as he had spent too much time learning skills that he couldnt show off.
"Sakura what's wrong?" Sasake ask.
Sakura still had a crush on Sasake but was less of a fangirl, which is why Sasake could bare her.
"Im scared that I will ruin this change for you and Naruto, you guys could pass, but there is no way I could." she answered. Over the last few months she had been getting nicer and nicer to Naruto, a few times suggested a prank to pull and even defended him in front of Ino.
"Sakura, your only problem is your skills are set to help out a team. As long as we work together then what can go wrong. I mean, who else can detect gen-justu and heal us." naruto told her.
"Yea, im the skill, Naruto the suprise and your the healer." Sasake said trying to make her feel better. "If you want we can go now and teach you how to fight better?"
Sakura smiled and said yes.
"Um guys I would love to join you but I have plans."
At this Sakura started to tease him,
"Ohh Naruto you got a date, who is it."
"I dont have a date, im doing some training with a friend." he responded sharply. Then smiled,
"Why are you complaining you get a personal lesson from Sasake alone." he expanded the alone. Then ran off laughing.
Naruto had made a deal with Hinata, she had refused to let him practise the flying thunder god technique without her there. So they would spent some time together training, Minato's liberay, had some justus that Naruto though Hinata might like.
Mean while at the Hokage office:
"So Lord Hokage I ask you and Kakashi to come here because of this" Spider said.
He threw a kunai on the table. Then continued,
"If you look at the writing it looks a lot like the 4th hokage special justu."
Sarutobi look at the kunai then passed it to Kakashi who simple said.
"Yes this is the same as my sensai kunai. We need to find out how has it."
"I know who has it. During the test eariler Naruto threw this kunai at me, then a clone appeared."
"That means nothing, I have seen him throw clones which are henged as weapons." Kakashi said.
"But the fact is he summon the clone to kunai. The Kunai wasnt a clone it was real. You know that when you use the shadow clone, they appear next to you, now with control I can create them up to a meter away from me, but he seemed to create them at the kunai."
"Then we need to summon Naruto here and force him to spill his secreats." Kakashi said.
"I can not" Sarutobi said. Turned to the window and looked out, then explained, "If it was Sakura then I could, however there is a law which means I can not ask for clan secreats. Even if I did, then most clans will rebel. I can no more ask for his secrets as I could Sasake."
"yes lord, but Naruto isnt in a clan" Spider said.
"He is" Kakashi said. At this Sarutobi turned and looked at Kakashi. "Lord Hokage, you placed him in my team, I figured it out the moment I saw him."
Spider look confused. Sarutobi look at him and told him, both of Naruto secreat, as he was not born in the city, and was brought in to server after the nine-tailed attack. Spider explained he knew that Naruto was a Jinchuriki due to wave, not would never have guessed that Naruto was the son of the 4th.
Team 7 on the day of the exam walked into the exam hall. The walk up what they though was the 3rd floor, but due to a genjutsu, they were on the 2nd. Sakura reconside this and simply motioned them to walk up another flight.
A smiling Kakashi waved them inside, where they found their chairs and sat down. Team 10 walked in and Ino charged to hug Sasake, who taking a page from Naruto book, used the replacement jutsu with Sakura causing Ino to hug her for a minute before Sakura got mad and elbowed her.
"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING INO-PIG" She screamed, whilst some of the guys were trying not to laugh.
This started an yelling match between the two of them, until Ibiki and the exam tester walked in, and Ibiki screamed over the two of them,
"SHUT UP AND SIT DOWN YOU WORTHLESS BASTARDS."
Everyone sat down.
"Now this test is simple. You have 30 minutes to answer nine question. Every time you are caught cheating, then you loss a point. If you get three point as a team, then you are thrown out and fail. After the 30 minutes you will be asked the final question. START"
By the time he said start, the exam helpers had handed out all the papers.
Naruto looked around, he Hinata to his left and a unknown nin from somewere. The questions were impossible to answer, the only one he knew was a sealing question. Which was considered a Jonin level. He though on how to answer them.
Sakura knew most of the question, she knew she had six correct, and the rest she made a clever guess.
Sasake simply used his sharingan to copy the movement of Sakura's arm.
10 minutes in Naruto had an idea, he focused his chakra, and created a clone, outside the hall. During the reign of the 4th he had secretly placed the receiving part of his jutsu in many important places, this meant he could get anywhere instantly. The clone went to libery and make seven more clones. Then each of them work on answering one question.
The clones dispence when they found the answer. Naruto completed the exam with five minutes left.
"Pens down. Exam is over." Ibiki said. At this the helpers swarmed and grabbed everyone's paper and placed them in a pile.
"The tenth question is a make or brake question. If you get this wrong then you and your team will fail. So if one person get it wrong then you all fail. If you fail then you can never do the chunin exam AGAIN." to this people shouted how unfair it was." MY EXAM MY RULES," he screamed then continued," however if you dont want to risk it then you simply leave and try again next year but if you leave then your team will leave."
There were forty teams, out of this 14 the teams left. Because Hinata had more confidence she never raised her hand. Due to this Naruto never made his speech which made more people stay.
After a five minute gap, he smiled and said to everyone that they past. Before he could answer everyones shock faces, someone jumped though the window and threw two kunai at the wall which held up a banner that said Anko Mitarashi.
Ibiki shook his head and said,
"Damn it you early."
Ignoring him she introduce her self and told everyone to head to the 44th training ground.