Outside training area 44, the 36 teams had arrived and Anko was eating a stick of Dango when her watch beeped and she said "Alright mag its. I got things to do so I will make this short and sweet. You have 5 days to make it to the tower in the center of training ground 44, also known as the forest of death. Each team will be given a scroll of either heaven or earth. You have to have both scrolls when you get to the tower. You also have to have your entire team to pass. If your team don't make it with both scrolls to the tower in the next 5 days then you fail. Now let me give you these to use so I nor Konoha will be held responsible for what happens to you." as she pulled out a pack of condom and blinked as she was as shocked as everyone else by that item she had pulled out.

Maelstrom asked "So like the last test there is another way. In the last test we either had to be extremely smart or cheat and in this test we have to be really good fighters or we have our female members offer trade for scrolls. Hmm, maybe I might order get a few extra scrolls for that kind of trade."

Anko glared at Maelstrom as several people were red with embarrassment as well as snickering.

Anko said "No. I meant to pull out release forms."

Maelstrom said "Oh, you mean these. I already filled our teams out but if your interested in using those since you carry them on you then I have time." as he held up his teams release forms.

Anko said "You don't want to play that game with me kiddo."

Subzero said "Actually you don't want to play that game with him. Trust me. I'm still soar from the last time he bottomed out in me trying to get it all in."

Several people had trickles of blood going down their face and a few were looking at Maelstrom with interest thought several were to shocked and shy to say anything."

Anko snorts and said "I like you 3. So where's the rest of the release forms."

Scorpion said "In everyones weapon pouches." in a board voice.

As everyone in the area went wide eyed and checked they did find the release forms in their weapon pouches.

Anko was thinking "to not only pull that kind of switch with me but then to put them in everyones weapon pouches without being detected is unbelievable. What village are those 3 with." and did not see a hiate and asked "What village are you 3 with."

Maelstrom said "Were not with any ninja village. Were independents that are here to advertise ourselves to other villages and for possible hiring."

Anko nods and said "I'm surprised the Sandaime didn't try to recruit you 3 with the skills I've seen so far."

Maelstrom said "Oh, he did. I don't like Konoha. If I had my way I would burn it to the ground, piss on the ashes and open up a pig farm on top of the ruins. Unfortunately it's not in my hands as Konoha is to valuable to the economies and military strength of most of the neighboring countries including Suna. I know that if I were Suna with the way their feudal lords been selling them out the past few years to Konoha that I would be willing to join into an alliance with another country to destroy Konoha but if Suna did that then they would be weakened enough for Iwa to come and destroy them since they hate Suna almost as much as they hate Konoha. If I was their Kazekage and I never mentioned those threats to my people to settle the feelings they have then either I wasn't a very good Kazekage or an impostor. But thats if I were Kazekage. Since the Kazekage sent all 3 of his children he must trust Konoha. That makes him an even bigger fool in my book. Now can we please take this damn exam. I got woman to screw and people to kill."

Several people were looking at him like he was crazy and Anko said "For someone whose trying to advertise himself you sure have a way of pissing off some of your potential customers."

Maelstrom shrugged and said "Not really. I'm sure you seen Konoha dark side just as I did when I was last in this village. I know the real reason Konoha holds your spring festival May 22." making Anko flinch and several others to look interested.

Ino asked "What the hell are you talking about."

Maelstrom looked at her and said "Your a mind reader. Find an adult who seems very happy next spring festival and enter his mind. See if you can look at your parents, friends and family the same when you find the truth."

Anko said "That's ENOUGH. TURN IN YOUR FORMS AND GET TO YOUR GATES NOW." as she unleashed a massive amount of KI.

Most of the Gennin seemed effected but team assassin wasn't. They turned in their paper and got a scroll before they went to gate 7.

Everyone watched them leave and a few were looking at them with amused looks while others had shocked or disgusted looks.

Anko watched them go and thought "why could I not move my body or even speak a few moments ago. It felt like someone was holding me back and covering my mouth."

When Team assassin got to their gate and a Chunnin was standing by the gate they walked by the tree line 50 feet away and Scorpion said quietly"you know that was risky back there Maelstrom. You using that jutsu on her could have tipped off more people."

Maelstrom in a low voice said "I wasn't worried. I sowed the seeds of doubt in the minds of the Kazekage children and now they will talk to their sensei. Our spies told us he was involved in the last great war some so he should have the doubts to send a message to their council about a possible impersonation of the Kazekage and their own doubt. Like I said, Konoha is to valuable right now. In about 2 years Wave will have the economy to replace Konoha and the Mist will have the military ability to replace Konoha since Zabuza is already having the outpost for Mist built in Wave. NAMI will be what is needed to give Konoha the cleansing fire it needs. With our speech about how we assassinated the Mizukage and replaced the political powers there as well as change the mind set of the people clients will stop seeing it as the bloody mist and other villages will try and set up trade and political alliances with them to increase their own strength. We just need to ensure certain individuals don't turn the view of the world away from mist while it shows itself."

Subzero asked "Are you both ready."

Scorpion said "I am worried with my spy being compromised. How much he is compromised is something that could blow up in our faces."

Maelstrom said "I know but this is a once in a life time opportunity If we can assassinate our target then we can return to the shadows. If not then a more active roll will have to be filled to ensure that the target does not get what he is after as well as ensuring that our other operations are not put into danger."

The other 2 nod and the voice of ANKO was heard screaming over loud speakers "BEGIN."

The gates were swung open and to the shock of the Chunnin Scorpion turned into a pile of sand, Maelstrom went up in smoke and Subzero burst into a pile of water.

At the sound of the alarm Team 7 rushed into the forest of death with Sasuke in the lead.

They traveled for about a half an hour on the ground when the sound of something flying through the air was heard and all 3 looked around trying to find it when smoke bombs hit the ground in between them. Before they had a chance to react each was knocked out from behind.

When the smoke cleared the 3 assassin were seen standing over a member each and each took out a needle and stuck it into the arms of the one they were standing over and removed a few drops of blood. Maelstrom said "Subzero, you know what to do." as he handed her the scroll he had.

Subzero took the scroll and 3 ice mirrors formed underneath the forms of team 7 and they fell into them as she stepped into one herself.

She appeared inside the tower as the form of all 3 Gennin fell to the ground and she grabbed the scroll from Sasuke weapon pouch and thought "Idiots. We never were outside of the forest with them. Those were are clones. We were inside the forest watching the entire time and we switched scrolls with another team to get the scroll you needed to pass." as she opened both scrolls throwing them on the ground.

Kakashi appeared in a puff of smoke and Subzero said "Package delivery undamaged. Now if you will excuse me." as she stepped into an ice mirror and disappeared.

Kakashi quickly checked out his students and thought "each of them taken out with a pressure point hit from behind. Even Sai." as he created a couple of Kagebunshin and moved his team to their room.

When Subzero returned to where she left she saw that Maelstrom had changed himself to look like Sasuke and Scorpion to appear as Sai. She pulled out the needle she used earlier to draw some of Sakura blood and quickly performed a few hand sign and said "Doppleganger Henge" as she henged to appear as Sakura.

'Sasuke' said "Hn, lets proceed." as he began to walk through the forest.

'Sai' said "Whatever dickless."

'Sakura' said "Oh Sasuke-kun, my hero." as she took her position behind Sasuke and ahead of Sai.

Kakashi after he left his team in their room with his Kagebunshin appeared in the Hokage office and said "Sir, my team is inside the tower already. It appears that they were knocked out and taken there by THAT team. I could not find anything wrong with them besides having a pressure point hit from behind to knock them out. I did detect an unusual chakra signature from each of their arms but could not pinpoint what it was but it does not appear to be any danger to them."

The third said "I see. Return to your team and do not leave them until the end of the exams."

Kakashi asked "Do you wish to still unmask maelstrom."

The third was silent for several moments and said "Yes. I wish to see Minato son one last time." making Kakashi eyes wide.

Kakashi said "It can't be...." in shock.

The third handed him the notes he received earlier and said "That is who he claims to be. Part of me hopes that is who he is but a part of me hopes it is not. The only way to know for sure it to have him revealed."

Kakashi said "I understand sir. I better get back to my team. If that is all."

The third nods and Kakashi shushined away deep in thought.

A few hours later the real team 7 awoke in their rooms and Sakura saw Sai was already awake and Sasuke was in the bathroom. She asked "What happened and how did we get here."

Sai said "Pervert here wouldn't tell us anything until all of us awoke. Dick less, ugly awake."

Sakura glared at Sai as Sasuke walked back into the room and Kakashi put his book away and said "Now that you 3 are awake I can explain what happened. You 3 were attacked by that team I warned you about and they knocked each of you out and brought you to the tower and used a matching set of scrolls from the test to summon me. When I appeared the member who brought you here left to return to her team. Since it is not against the rules since it never thought it could happen your team passes to the next part of the exam however for security reasons the Sandaime has asked me to stay with you until this part of the exam is over so we won't be leaving this room. I have already arranged for food to be delivered here and we have all the other necessities we would need so that is what we are to do. Do you 3 understand."

As Kakashi was standing there talking to them he kept his hands behind the back and Sai was looking at the mirror behind Kakashi and read the message Kakashi signed to him and thought "So I am to unmask Maelstrom at any cost." and he said "I understand."

Both his teammates also agreed.

Out in the forest 'team 7' was beginning to set up camp near a small stream when a strong gust of wind blew through the area.

As the wind died down all 3 had used chakra to anchor themselves to the ground.

A team of grass nins stood there with the one in the middle wearing a straw hat said "My, my. It is a surprise that all 3 of you were able to avoid that attack." as she licked her lips and continued "Or not, considering that you 3 thought that you could come here to kill me assassins." as she reached up and pulled her face away and revealed Orochimaru.

Sasuke frowned and asked "What are you talking about...are you here for our scroll."

Orochimaru said "Please do not think me as an idiot. The girl there already gave you away. That attack lasted over a minute and according to her records she does not have the reserves to use chakra to stay in place that long since climbing a tree once tires her out and yet she appears uneffected."

Sakura bit her lip and Sasuke snapped his fingers and said "It doesn't matter Orochimaru. You have revealed yourself and that was all these disguises were suppose to get you to do anyways." as he was covered in smoke and there stood Maelstrom.

Orochimaru saw as all 3 were revealed and he said "Ah, since we are revealing things why don't I reveal some more myself." as he snapped his fingers and the sound team along with both Kabuto teammates appeared surrounding the 3 assassins with Kabuto appearing next to Orochimaru as both the other grass nins were covered in smoke and 4 figures were seen who quickly took up position in a square around the 3 assassin and their 5 Gennin enemies and began to make hand signs and said together "four violet flame encampment." as a purple barrier formed around the 8 inside the cube.

Maelstrom said "So you were expecting us I see....I take it Kabuto there was the one who informed you."

Kabuto said "Yes. Orochimaru released me from the puppet controlling jutsu that I was placed on and when ever I was contacted I always informed him of everything."

Maelstrom looked at Scorpion and asked "How much of a threat level on information is he."

Scorpion said "He is no more then a 2. The only reason he knew we were even coming is because I asked for specifics on which teams he had coming to these exams so that I would better informed of dangers to us."

Maelstrom said "No matter. He is still useless to us now anyways so you may take care of him. Subzero, I trust you can handle these 8."

Subzero said "Yes Maelstrom."

Maelstrom said "Good, shall we." as his shadow underneath him turned into a circle and he fell through the circle and only years of experience alerted Orochimaru to the person appearing underneath him and he jumped back wide eyed.

Everyone else was wide eyed and Kabuto went to attack Maelstrom from behind when Scorpion inside the barrier fell into sand and a shout from the forest said "GET OVER HERE." as a kunai tipped chain shot out of the forest and through Kabuto stomach as the sides of the kunai turned into an X and he was jerked backwards into the forest when the chain and kunai retracted.

Subzero said "Shall we." as she spread her feet apart and held her hands near each other as water condensed between them from the water in the river and she moved her hands around it as it turned into a ball of ice and she shoved it forward using chakra strings to launch it at Dosu who brought his melody arm up and hit it as the sound waves shot out of the device and shattered the ice ball it turned into thousands of senbon needles that flew into every direction killing Zaku and Kin who were on each side of the main blast.

Before Dosu had a chance to react Subzero appeared behind him with a kunai in her hands and she brought it against his neck slicing his neck and killing him.

Now with 3 of her 5 enemies dead she notice the shocked looks on their faces and she began to make 1 hand signss but Misumi stretches out his arms to try and attack Subzero with a kunai and as thekunaii goes into her heart her body turns into an ice replica as she appeared behind it and she said "Ice Style:doppleganger" showing her holding the onehand seall as her other hand finishes the other set it had began and she said "Ice:Devour." as the ice from the ice doppleganger quickly glides across the arm of Misumi and races up to his shoulder and across his chest until it reaches his heart and hescreamss in agony as his heart is frozen solid before he falls dead.

The Sound 4 at this point were watching this all with frowns on their faces and Yorai said "Nice trick bitch but that won't work on me."

Subzero said "I know, you have the ability to absorb chakra from a person by touching them."

Yorai eyes widen and Subzero said "Just because Kabuto was discovered did not mean that we do not have other spies in Orochimaru operations who would relay information on you.....and the sound 5. Tell me, hows Kimimaro decease, still progressing uncured." as she saw the reaction to the sound nins holding the barrier

Tayuya said "We need to drop this barrier and kill the bitch."

Kidoumaru said "NO Tayuya. She wasting her chakra fighting them right now making her weaker and easier to defeat. Also we have to keep her from being able to join the others until Orochimaru-sama and Kabuto-san finish them off. According to what Kabuto heard during the exams she must be their team doctor."

Subzero said "That is true but tell me, who is actually holding who here." as he body turned into a puddle of water shocking them and water rose out of the river and a voice said "Ice Style: Demonic Ice Igloo mirror ." as ice walls made out of 10 ft tall Ice mirrors looking like bricks formed a 100 ft tall dome of ice around the purple barrier, the sound 5 and Yorai who was trapped alone inside the purple barrier

Subzero body appeared in each brick and she said "Now where were we." as she formed senbon needles in her hand and began to unleash them on the nins below.

The sound 4 quickly dropped the jutsu and attempt to dodge. Jiroubou quickly used an earth jutsu to make a dome of earth to protect himself. Once inside the dome Jiroubou began using another jutsu to have boulders form from the ground outside of the dome and hurl at the ice trying to break it but every time it cracked a little it was repaired in moments.

Yorai began to dodge throwing kunai, shurikens and senbons at each of the mirrors only for a senbon to enter his temple killing him.

As the body of Yorai fell to the ground Kidoumaru quickly went to level 2 curse seal turning himself into a spider like creature and attempted to use his new agility and speed to get outside of the ice dome. Tayuya pulled out her flute and summoned her three Doki and used one to cover her while the other 2 began to beat into the ice, one with a club and another with its fist.

Seeing this Subzero stopped traveling out of the mirrors and throwing senbons and she formed hand seals and said "Hidden mist no Jutsu." as a thick mist covered the entire battle field.

Once this happen Subzero stepped out of her mirror and went through a few hand signs and thought "earth style:Headhunter jutsu." as she sunk into the ground.

She quickly traveled under the dome and quickly unsealed a small device and pressed a button and a timer with 2 minutes appeared and she quickly left using the same jutsu leaving the device behind.

As she emerged from the ground she quickly noticed that the mist was nearly gone now and she went to jump back into her mirror when she felt something enter her body. She looked at her side and saw a head emerge out of her side and she thought "shit, I forgot that he can enter people bodies."

Ukon said "Well look what we have here brother. The bitch was not as tough as we thought. You all can come get her. I have control of her body now."

Subzero saw the other members of the sound 4 walking toward her and beeping was heard and she looked saw the watch on her arm had 3 seconds left and she closed her eyes as an explosion rocked the area throwing earth in every direction.

Jiroubou and Kidoumaru were both hit in the blast from behind.

Subzero taking the moment distraction stab herself in the side and Ukon screamed and quickly fled out of Subzero body. She went to jump back into the ice dome when one of the Doki who had a club hit her sending her flying out of the dome causing it to shatter.

As the ice dome fell Subzero thought "shit, feels like I got a couple of broke ribs and my arm has a fracture." as she cradled her right arm and looked at the 2 brothers and Tayuya and she heard the screams of the other 2 members of the sound 4 and thought "not good, I thought they were dead. Have to remedy that." as she stood up and pulled out a red and yellow ball and threw it in the air away from her toward the sound nins. Tayuya and the brothers who had merged back together quickly jumped away not sure what that was. Good thing. The ball exploded and 10000 senbon needles flew out of the ball toward the ground in every direction. The 2 other members of the sound four were unable to dodge as the senbons filled their bodies killing them for good.

Tayuya quickly started playing her flute again and the Doki charged toward where Subzero was. As they got there the Doki attacked subzero only for her to fall into a puddle of water.

Tayuya saw this but did not have time to react as a kunai pierced her back.

Subzero who was panting behind her looked for the 2 brothers and she heard something behind her and turned only to have to dodge as both brothers attempted to tag team her. She threw a kunai at one while she jumped back and pulled out another kunai and threw it and jumped back doing this over and over again as she formed a circle and threw one more at Sakon forcing him to jump back into the circle and as Subzero threw that kunai she began doing one hand signs and and said "Fuuinjutsu:ICE PRISON." as a wall of ice formed formed a circle around Sakon and quickly sealed him inside.

During that time Ukon jumped back into her body and said "I won't let you this time." as he quickly began to damage her body with his cells but he suddenly screamed out in pain and fled out of her body hitting the ground screaming Sakon." as he got more and more desperate and died a few moments later.

Inside the ice prison the Sakon saw the walls form and he tried to get out but the walls kept growing and growing getting closer and closer until they crushed his body.

Subzero fell to the ground in pain and exhaustion as another figure landed on the ground not to far away. Once her eyes saw who it was she quickly made an ice mirror under her and disappeared.

Earlier as Kabuto found himself flying backwards with a stomach wound and he suddenly saw Scorpion standing as he flew past and into a tree as the chain and kunai came out of his body. Scorpion said "Hello Kabuto, remember me."

Kabuto said "No, why should I."

Scorpion said "Puppetry is such an interesting development. You can become basically immortal by replacing your old body with a new one."

Kabuto frowned a moment and said "Sasori. Your Sasori." as a small amount of him got a little scared.

Scorpion said "5 years ago I was when Orochimaru and I were partners in Akatasuki but things change. I know help to rule the world and you....you are not needed in our world any longer." as he launched a set of shurikens at Kabuto. Kabuto replaced himself with a log and he hid behind a tree and began to use chakra to heal his wounds. A small little snake crawled across the ground in front of him and Kabuto glanced at it a moment and was about to dismiss it when the snake went to strike him. Kabuto grab the snake behind the head and began to squeeze it hard to kill it when a poison mist sprayed out of its mouth into Kabuto face before it became lifeless.

Kabuto coughed as he breathed in the poison and quickly moved to change locations while he tried to remove the poison while he concentrated his own chakra to finish healing the damage from the kunai.

As he was changing location Scorpion emerged from the ground and grab the snake and thought "now lets see you heal yourself Kabuto. That poison is designed to screw up chakra control and without it your precious self healing jutsu will not work as well and cost you twice the amount of chakra it should until you get the poison out of your system."

Kabuto was panting having gotten the last of the poison out of him and thought "so that's his game, he's waging a war of attrition against me by making me use my chakra to heal myself. He could have attacked me at any time but he hasn't." as he walked out from behind the tree he was hiding behind.

Scorpion was sitting on a branch and said "So you finally realized the truth. I was expecting you to realize it several minutes ago. Running away won't do you any good against me."

Kabuto pulled out a kunai quickly and said "Then I will have to fight you Sasori."

Scorpion said "The names Scorpions now Kabuto. Remember it." as he raised his left hand and the kunai with the chain on it appeared in his palm and Kabuto heard Scorpion say "GET OVER HERE." as the chained kunai came at him. Kabuto dodged to the side but he notice that the chain was laced with chakra and it went around a tree and came at him again from behind as he rolled away and had to replace himself with another log as the kunai tip went into the log and stop.

Scorpion frowned as he began to retract the chain and Kabuto took that moment to charge at Scorpion and drove his kunai into one of the chain links before it was retracted and caused the chain to jam.

Scorpion was about to remove the kunai when Kabuto whose hands were green now was forced to use his left arm to block the blow as Kabuto chakra scalpels went through the arm destroying it.

Scorpion jumped back and saw the remains of his left arm in a tree and said "Do you have any idea how long it takes to replace that arm."

Kabuto said "You won't need to replace it as you will be dead. Some part of you still has to be human in order to use chakra and I suspect it is your heart since it is the source of all chakra in the body. All I have to do is destroy it to destroy you."

Scorpion said "Only my master is able to destroy my heart Kabuto but you can try if you dare." as he moved his right arm in front of him and flames flew out of the right hand at Kabuto catching Kabuto pant leg before he could escape completely.

Kabuto hit the ground and quickly rolled several times putting the flames out and jumped away as 3 senbon needles hit where he was a moment before.

He looked around the clearing and thought "where did he go. I lost him when I rolled and then jumped back to get away from the...shit." as he jumped away as Scorpion burst out of the ground under him with a blade that was now sticking out of the stump of where his left shoulder should have been.

Kabuto said "Your sure full of surprises. Flame throwers in your right hand, chained kunais in your left, sword in your left shoulder."

Sasori said "Flattery will get you know where. There were actually 200 different weapons in the left arm alone Kabuto. My master has shown me skills that make what all of Suna knows about puppet mastery look like a kid with a simple stick floating in the air. You should feel honored to see this attack before you die Kabuto." as he reached up with his right hand and grabbed his face mask and pulled it over his head revealing a human skull. The eyes in the skull quickly caught on fire and he opened his mouth as blue gas began to travel down his body and across the ground in every direction.

Kabuto eyes widen as he realize what is about to happen when the entire skull caught on fire and when it hit the gas an explosion rocked the entire area as a 400 ft tall fireball flew into the air catching the forest on fire.

Kabuto who was on the ground with burns over half his body saw the form of Scorpion walking toward him completely on fire and Kabuto thought "the flames are not even harming his body. Amazing." as he saw Scorpion start to bring his blade down to kill Kabuto a sword of bone came through the back of Scorpion and out his stomach.

Scorpion looked at the person behind him and said "Your suppose to be in Sound." before the bone sword came back out separating his body from the waist down before slicing off the head and arm of Scorpion.

The figure asked "Are you alright Kabuto-san."

Kabuto said "Yes Kimimaro Is everything taken care of."

Kimimaro said "Yes. I killed the 2 teams of ANBU who were watching the Sound Gennins before they were interrogated and brought them here as ordered. I then hid nearby and waited. The 3 Gennins along with your teammates are dead as are the sound 4 but they were Sakon and Ukon special ability severally wounded her before she escaped when I went to kill her."

Kabuto nods and said "Destroy his body. It will take me a few minutes to recover from that attack. After you destroy his body go aid Orochimaru-sama. I will join you shortly."

Kimimaro coughed and began to some hand signs and put his hands on the ground and said "Bone graveyard no Jutsu." as bones rose out of the ground in a 20 ft circle and speared each of the pieces of Scorpion body.

Once that was done he turned and went toward where he could detect Orochimaru fighting.

Kabuto seeing Scorpion body destroyed said "Not even your heart could survive that Sasori." as chakra exhaustion over took him.

Outside the bone graveyard the remains of the left arm of Scorpion began to craw toward the bone graveyard. When it did it pulled itself into the graveyard and 10 minutes later a foot wide black metal ball was thrown out of the graveyard. As the arm came back out of the graveyard it headed toward the ball and when it got there a compartment popped open out of the side of the arm and a red and black ball the size of a fist popped out and opened when it hit the ground and a small puff of smoke came out and an unfinished puppet body with no arms or legs was there and the hand opened the chest and grabbed the black ball and placed it inside the chest before closing it.

The body came to life and said "Damn it, Maelstroms going to be pissed. This was a cluster fuck and I am nearly out of chakra. Kimimaro was in sound last night, what was he doing here." as he laid there.

Earlier with Orochimaru and Maelstrom. As Maelstrom forced Orochimaru to jump back he pulled out a sword off his back that was hung upside down to conceal it and attempted to slice Orochimaru from groin to neck and Orochimaru rolled away and quickly summoned the grass cutter. As both blades struck each other Orochimaru frowned realizing he was not that much stronger then the person he was facing. Orochimaru jumped back and shot snakes out of his sleeves and Maelstrom threw a gold ball at the snakes that burst open and showed 3 spinning blades that sliced through the snakes and continued toward Orochimaru who jumped away and Orochimaru was shocked when the blades circled around and tried to attack him from behind.

Jumping into a tree he saw the blades flying around the clearing and said "Impressive assassin. Tell me, what are those."

Maelstrom looking around real quick and said "You know movies are not as good as they once were. A long time ago there were movies that had so much violence, death and destruction you had to be at least 18 years old to see them. In those movies they always come up with these wonderful toys. Since my grandfather didn't train me when we had long sea trips allowing me to enjoy my youth that I was denied in my home village I was allowed to watch these movies that he kept for sentimental value. I watched these movies and got all kinds of ideas for the devices they used. These are just one of them and I call these seekers. They are chakra powered and a simple computer program that allows them to navigate around any obstacle toward the first chakra signature they are thrown at until they run out of chakra or..."

Orochimaru keeping an eye on the devices flying around realized he lost one of them as he listened to Maelstrom and he rolled to the side as it came up behind him and flew over where he was moments before.

Orochimaru thought "those things are dangerous. I have to avoid them." and Maelstrom saw the look on Orochimaru face and said "Yes. You have not only me to worry about but them. They won't attack me though. Now lets dance." as he charged toward Orochimaru who deflected the sword from Maelstrom and received a cut on the side from the passing by.

Orochimaru frowned as he felt the stinging and said "Poisoned tip."

Maelstrom kicked Orochimaru who turned to mud and he rolled to the side as Orochimaru tried to attack him.

As Maelstrom went on the defensive the seeker came at him from 3 directions and he replaced himself with a log destroying one seeker but the other 2 avoided it.

Seeing this Maelstrom pulled out a white ball and threw it at Orochimaru and this time when it exploded Orochimaru not wanting any more surprises replaced himself.

When he appeared again he looked at the area where the ball exploded and was confused a moment until he detected something and he looked at Maelstrom in shock and said "How."

Maelstrom asked "How what."

Orochimaru narrowed his eyes and asked "How is it that you have access to the chakra of the Kyuubi no Kitsune and how is it that you turned it into a weapon."

Maelstrom chuckled and said "It appears you have gone insane Orochimaru."

Orochimaru said "Do not try me boy. I have experimented with that chakra before so I know the feel of it and it is quite unique." The shock caused Orochimaru to forget about the seekers and one of them clipped his left arm completely off.

Remembering them he quickly opened his mouth and another Orochimaru came out unharmed as he shedding his skin.

Maelstrom thought "OK, that was impressive and we had no data on it. Looks like I will have to take it up a notch." as he sheathed his blade and began going through hand seals and said "Great fireball jutsu." as he breathed out a ball of fire.

Orochimaru replaced himself and as he appeared a seeker was already there and he moved his head to the side getting a cut on the cheek and losing some of his hair as the seeker hit the tree and destroys itself.

Orochimaru thought "that only leaves one of those accursed things....shit." as another white ball flew past his face and explode but this time his body takes damage from the Kyuubi chakra.

Orochimaru opens his mouth again to shed his skin and as his new body comes out Maelstrom appears behind him plunging his sword into Orochimaru heart or where he expected Orochimaru heart to be and red chakra covered the blade and began to poison the body.

As Orochimaru screams in pain he motions with his fingers and the grass cutter that he dropped to shed his skin stabs into the side of Maelstrom who is forced to pull back.

Orochimaru quickly sheds his body again but his new body is also damaged and Maelstrom pulls the blade out and threw it on the ground before he pulls a small needle out of his pant leg and stabs himself in the arm and injects the contents of the needle into his body.

Orochimaru saw this and said "It's no use boy. The poison from the grass cutter has no cure."

Maelstrom chuckles and said "Wrong, Tsunade who had a sample for years now created one and she taught Subzero who made hundreds of shots worth of the cure that last for 24 hours after being stab so you can stab me with that sword all you want and the poison wont harm me any more. My sword on the other hand....." leaving the last part unsaid.

Orochimaru having checked his body damage said "Yes, I am curious how you are able to use the Kyuubi chakra or even have it when the Jinchuuriki died several years ago."

Maelstrom attacked Orochimaru who was slower now and was getting several cuts on Orochimaru and the seeker that was remaining came up from behind and stab Orochimaru in the back making him scream as he was also stab again by Maelstrom sword thanks to the surprise attack from behind and red chakra immediately began to poison his body again.

At that moment Maelstrom was forced to jump back as a figure attacked him and he narrowed his eyes and said "I was under the impression you were to sick to be here......or is this a final run for you." as he saw the blood coming out of Kimimaro mouth as he began to cough heavy and asked in gasping breath "Are you alright Orochimaru-sama."

Orochimaru who was on his knees said "Yes Kimimaro thanks to you. Please kill him as I must go. Pray we never meet again boy or I will kill you." as he melted into the ground.

Maelstrom looked at Kimimaro who began to use his bone sword and tried to kill Naruto who started to defend himself. Over the next 15 minutes Maelstrom was getting frustrated as he was constantly on the defensive. As the fight progressed he saw Kimimaro getting weaker and weaker as he used the level one curse seal and Maelstrom was soon forcing the weakened man back and as Kimimaro tried to use the level 2 curse seal his body seized up and fell to the ground.

Maelstrom taking that moment to end the fight said "Goodbye." killing the man while he was down by cutting his head off.

He frowned as he looked at the man and coughed up some blood as he fell to his knees before he passed out beside the headless man.

When he woke up he saw it was early in the morning and he felt extremely stiff and he got up and thought "how long was I out." as he got up and gathered his weapons from the area. He then went back toward the clearing where the fighting started and saw the dead bodies of the Sound 4 and the other 5 Gennin and thought "Haku killed them all but where is she and where is Scorpion." as he began to head toward where he last saw Scorpion taking Kabuto.

When he came to the clearing that was destroyed he saw Scorpion in his back up body and said "What the hell happened to you."

Scorpion said "Kimimaro attacked me when I was preparing to finish off Kabuto. My other body was destroyed completely with the exception of my heart and hand there. Where have you been. It's been 5 days and wheres Subzero."

Maelstrom eyes went wide and asked "Are you sure."

Scorpion said "4 night have passed so yeah."

Maelstrom frowned and said "Damn, how did this happen. I fought Orochimaru and Kimimaro attacked me as well when I was preparing to kill him. Where is Subzero. She should have been back by now."

Scorpion said "You don't think."

Maelstrom said "No...She killed all of the sound 4 and the Gennins in the barrier You able to be moved.

Scorpion said "Yeah."

Maelstrom picked up Scorpion body and slung it over his shoulder before biting his thumb and wiping the blood across a seal on his neck.

Both disappeared in a yellow flash.

When they appeared the found themselves in a clearing and saw Subzero leaning against a tree and throwing Scorpion to the ground earning a shout from the man he ran to her and frowned and said "Shit, she's burning up. Scorpion, Can you do anything for her."

Scorpion said "This bodies is the one I use as a replacement chassy for my main body. You have the scroll with my other bodies with you."

Maelstrom looked around the clearing and saw the bodies of a rain team and a Konoha team and said "Looks like she took them out." seeing the senbon needles in them.

Scorpion said "Check and see if they have the scrolls. If so you can take us both to the tower and they can check her out while you help me trade to another body."

Maelstrom frowned and said "Fine." as he quickly checked the teams and found a matching set plus an additional earth scroll.

Creating a Kagebunshin he picked up Subzero bridal style while the clone grabbed Scorpion and took off toward the tower as fast as possible.