Yo! I'm back, and here with the last chapter for the year. The holidays are a coming, and schoolwork is being a bitch. I actually got a poject to do over break, and I'm peeved about it, but whatever. So now, here it is! Chapter 14.

Chapter 14: The Exam Begins! Tag To The Extreme!

(Road to Sand Village)

It was the day the Jounin Exam was to begin, and Satoshi was left behind. He was literally running a day late, and wondering how a bunch of ninja could leave without him sensing them. "Even Hinata-chan left without me!" Satoshi said, he knew why though.

"She told you not to train so hard the day before they left. You slept an entire day. HOW!?!?" (Who else but me?) They both sighed, and Satoshi decided to crank up the speed. "Okay, let the demon juices flow! I have an hour." Satoshi screamed to himself, and then turned into Spark Form, and took off like a rocket.

He ran for what seemed like 45 minutes before he saw the Sand Village. "15 MINUTES!!!" Satoshi screamed. He then ran through a crowd, and made it with 5 minutes to spare. "And you are?" The receptionist asked, a little intimidated. "Satoshi Musashi." Satoshi said, catching his breath. "Got it, but why are you so winded?" She asked.

"Well Receptionist-chan, I ran from Konoha since about 5:00 knowing that I had 9 hours until the registration was done." Satoshi said. She was quite surprised, along with anyone that heard him. "Hey, look who made it!" A young man screamed.

"Fuck Off, Tyson!" Satoshi screamed. "Hey, there are kids present." Tyson said, Hanabi latched onto his arm. "She still believes she can get you?" Satoshi asked. "Nah, she tries anyway, but is cool with being like a little sister!" Tyson said.

"Something you will never get!" Hanabi said, causing Satoshi to sweat drop. "Rather no siblings than an annoying younger sister." Satoshi said, sticking his tongue out at her. She did the two finger salute, earning a bonk on the head from Tyson. "Why did you do that?" Hanabi asked. "You shouldn't mimic what I do. When people other than my friends are present, we keep swears to minimal if 'possible!'" Tyson said, glaring at Satoshi because he dropped an F bomb earlier.

Satoshi shrugged, and told Tyson that he would catch up to him. Satoshi then pulled out his trusty scroll and summoned a bottle of spring water. He downed the entire thing, and noticed everyone else was gone except for Tyson. "Come on! We are already late!" Tyson said. The two best friends then left, and knew the other was gonna cause a scene.

(Site for the First Exam)

When they made it to the giant classroom everyone was supposed to meet in, Tyson and Satoshi pushed the door open, and everyone was looking at the two who arrived. "Heh, got quiet all of a sudden." Tyson said, smirking. Hanabi had left to stay at the spare house with the Hokage.

"Want to cause a scene? I sense people giving us wayward glances." Satoshi said. Tyson nodded and they both looked at all the nin in the room. "My name is Satoshi Musashi!" "And I'm Tyson Kusanagi!" They both then smirked. "You all are looking at the two nin to beat. None of you can handle me!" Satoshi said.

"And I am too good to compare!" Tyson said. "If you wish to not get embarrassed at some point by me or this loser, then quit now!" Satoshi said. He was quite pleased to see the glares he was getting. "If any of you want to make me eat my words, then I'm free for a quick beating right now!" Satoshi said, smirking. Tyson shot him a look, and sighed. He was always so easy to get riled up.

"I thought so!" Satoshi said, before 5 people in Sound Headbands stood up. He looked at them and immediately knew who they were. "Scar. I didn't think you would want a shot at me yet!" Satoshi said, cracking his knuckles. The one with a X scar across his face, smirked and nodded. "Not yet fool. We will meet eventually." Scar said, turning a lazy eye at Satoshi. His friends kept their glares, except for two.

"Alright! The first test will work like this! There is a forest in the back over there. If you want to survive, then you will hang on to the bell that you have. I have enlisted the aid of the Sand Village's ANBU Black Ops. They are to take your bells 15 minutes into the match. If you manage to go 24 hours without losing your bell, then you will be admitted to the next, and final test. Trust me, not a whole lot will make it past here!" The head proctor said.

Even though Gaara was the Kazekage, he wasn't allowed to take part in planning since he was also a participant. That, and him and the Sand Siblings wanted to beat the hell out of anyone, the exam is merely an excuse for that.

"Now, you have an hour, so go do whatever it is you need to do before your set." The Main Proctor said, disappearing. Satoshi sighed, and pulled out 2 hiltless daggers, and about 8 feet of dark blue sturdy bamboo. "Is that Setsujin?" Tyson asked. "Yeah. I broke him down so I could put him into my weapons scroll just in case." Satoshi said, sealing his beloved Dual Naginata in the scroll.

"Hey, this brings back memories of our Chuunin Exam, doesn't it?" Tyson asked. "Oh yeah! That's the first time Setsujin was used outside of a sparring match between you and me." Satoshi said. They laughed at past experiences, until it was about 5 minutes left.

"Well, from what I know, The Konoha 12 are here, Katsuya and his team is here, we are here, Kai as well, Kasumi, Scar's 5 man group, and the Sand 3." Satoshi said. "So, you think you can beat Scar?" Tyson asked. "Don't know, until I try. I don't know about anyone from the Konoha 12 except Neji and Hinata, who I trained. Katsuya and his team will be a match, along with Scar's posse. Something about those three from the Hidden Mist Village also doesn't settle all that well." He said pointing at Haku, Hikaru, and Riku.

"But I'm most worried about Naruto and Gaara. When I fought him, I sensed a demon, but I wasn't sure. And I know that since Kyuubi is in Naruto, he is most likely on par with me, if not stronger." Satoshi analyzed. "Oh, watch out for Rock Lee. He is a beast! He fought me on even ground, even when my Seals were unleashed." Satoshi then grimaced. He knew what kind of inhuman strength Tyson had when his seals were all being used. "And now, I know I stand a chance of losing to whoever the hell Rock Lee is…" Satoshi said, sighing.

30 minutes later, the Exam had begun, and Satoshi was slightly paranoid. He knew that he was strong, but he had a wonder on if he could take on an ANBU Black Ops member. He knew that they could just cast a Paralysis Jutsu, but he could use his Stun Fist just in case. (His Jyuuken style fused with Lightning Energy that paralyzes.)

He figured that whatever happens, happens. He had an idea on what to do. He cut down a few trees, and did some unusual hand signs, and pressed his hand onto the trees, and they turned into a small house.

"I think Edward Elrick would be proud of me, considering I used chakra instead of Alchemy." Satoshi said, pulling out his Black Miscellaneous Scroll, and pulled out a copy of Full Metal Alchemist, and began reading inside his makeshift house. "Sigh, 23 hours, and 15 minutes to go." Satoshi said.

"Oh before I forget." Satoshi said, activating his Tarogan. "Mirage Tarogan!" Satoshi said, causing a mirage like Genjutsu that people would see his house from a distance, but it would disappear from sight when they got too close. "It's a practical, but effective use." Satoshi said to himself, before going inside to take a nap.

Tyson was fairing okay. After 5 hours, he made a tree house that was very well hidden. Because he had no chakra until he activated a Seal, it would be hard to know he was there. He pulled out a Red Game Boy SP and turned the power on to play Fire Emblem.

"An older Fire Emblem Game, but it makes for a time killer." Tyson said to himself. He asked a tech specialist in the Sun Village to configure it so it could run on chakra as well as electricity. The night before, he filled it with enough chakra to keep it running for 20 hours straight. He figured he would eventually take a nap or something, so he could play without worrying about it dying before a day went by.

Kasumi found Kai chilling in a makeshift cave hidden behind a waterfall, and decided to hang with him. "Hey Kasumi, how did you know I was here?" Kai asked. "Lucky guess. That and I had the same idea!" Kasumi said, placing a Genjutsu at the cave so no one would be able to see it. "So Kai, what kind of fighting style do you have?" Kasumi asked.

"I was trained by Kazu Hyuuga. He taught me how to do basic Hyuuga Style Jyuuken, but I followed it up when I was 13. If you want to truly gouge my skills, then wait until after I fight in the finals." Kai said, pulling out a scroll to summon a chess set. "You know how to play chess?" Kai asked. Kasumi nodded and they set up the board.

And so a day passed in that fashion. Satoshi stayed in his house, reapplying his Mirage Tarogan Genjutsu every 5 hours, and letting Shikamaru and Chouji hang with him when he found them. Tyson's house was never spotted, but he did find Neji and Tenten wandering around so he let them take shelter there as well.

Kasumi and Kai played about 10 games of chess, 15 games of checkers, and a game of Monopoly when Ino, Sakura, and Hinata were revealed of the location. Naruto and Kiba used their amazing senses of smell to keep themselves clear of any ANBU within a 5 mile radius. Sasuke managed to stay hidden for the whole day.

Shino stayed hidden thanks to his Kikai bugs tracking where everyone was. Lee zipped around so fast, that he was never seen for more than half a second. Gaara and his brother and sister found a cave that they carved out to form a hidden room. Haku and his kin found a lake that they hid in. (How is beyond me.)

Katsuya put up a fog that covered a span of about 5 miles that only his friends and him could see in. 3 ANBU got lost in it. And so a day passed, and everyone that still had a bell was summoned. Satoshi was glad to see his friends okay, along with the Konoha 12. Scar was there with his team, and Katsuya and Haku's group was there. He knew Gaara and his kin would be there as well, but Temari looked like she was more interested in watching Naruto.

"Well, it seems that the whole crew is here! Guess the fun really starts!" Satoshi said. After a boring speech that Satoshi obviously ignored, they were ushered to a giant arena where a huge audience could watch, including important people from Konoha, along with Tsunade, Zabuza, and all the Jounin instructors of the Chuunins. Orochimaru was there in disguise, but Satoshi could sense his Scaly Snake ass.

"And now, the first fight will begin!" A man said. He snapped his fingers, and the board started going. When it stopped, there was a loud yahoo, and a sigh. It said 'Satoshi Musashi vs. Rock Lee.' Said fighters walked to the center, or in Lee's case, jumped the rail, and stood across from each other.

(My opponent has freaking caterpillars for eyebrows!?) Satoshi asked himself. Lee looked ready, so Satoshi went into Kaji form, surprising those who haven't seen it yet. "I heard of you Satoshi. You are Tyson's eternal rival!" Lee said. Satoshi sweat dropped, and sighed.

"I don't know about eternal rival, but I know about your insane skill. I'm not sure of the details, but you tying with Tyson is enough to make me wary." Satoshi said. Begin was announced, and Lee got into his regular stance, while Satoshi got into a stance where his hands were in his pockets.

Lee, without any provocation, ran at Satoshi at a amazing speed. "Leaf Hurricane!" Lee said jumping into the air, and bring his leg around to kick Satoshi. Satoshi blocked it okay, but was sent into the wall. Lee was quite proud of his work, until Satoshi ran at him at a speed similar to his, and got in striking range. "Wolf's Burning Fang!" His fire chakra filled hand turned into what looked like a Wolf's Head before he hit Lee, who blocked, and knocked him into a wall as well. Lee jumped up and smirked.

"So, your youth burns brightly." Lee stated, causing Satoshi to give him a WTF look. "Don't know what you said, but you are pretty good." Satoshi said. They both then nodded, and disappeared. The crushing blows could be heard and everyone assumed someone was getting owned. Satoshi then blurred into view, sporting a black eye, while Lee looked like Satoshi pounded on his face.

Satoshi threw another punch, and Lee jumped into the air, and landed on the rail. He was looking pretty beat up. Lee then began smiling. "Gai-Sensei, it's time!" Lee said. "Yes Lee!" Gai said, tears coming down his face. Lee was also crying, and then there was a sunset, and a cliff above a ocean.

"What the fuck!?!?! What kind of Genjutsu is that!?!?" Satoshi asked. "Mew, I have no idea. I thought Lee had no knowledge of anything outside of Taijutsu, along with that weird sensei of his!!!" Gatto screamed. They both shrugged it off and vowed to solve it later. Satoshi looked up, and saw that Lee had taken his legwarmers off, and there were two white weights being held.

(Weights? He can't be thinking that will make him faster than me, can he? I mean Tyson uses weights that are about 1500 pounds, and I still keep up with him.) Satoshi analyzed in his mind. When Lee released the weights and let them fall, Satoshi did a some quick mental math, and when Lee's weight hit the ground, he solved his problem and had a look of extreme discomfort.

(But then again, I'm not sure how I can do against someone that uses weights that are about 2000 pounds each. His speed is going to be blinding.) Satoshi thought to himself.

The moment the weights hit the ground, Satoshi activated the Tarogan, and lost Lee. He looked around, and was punched in the face. He skipped on the ground like a rock, before he was kicked into the sky. Before he landed, he received another Leaf Hurricane and hit the wall with a sick crash.

When the dust cleared, he was standing, and panting. Lee then took off, but was knocked back. Satoshi then took off at a speed that was similar to Lee's, and beat him around, until Lee blocked a kick, and they began punching and kicking at an alarmingly fast rate.

Lee skidded back, and was kicked in the back of the head. When he skidded into the wall, he looked like he was undoing his bandages. Satoshi then did some hand signs, and got ready. "Musashi Style: Fire Magnum Jutsu!" Satoshi said, revealing one of his many Specialty Jutsus.

He created a circle using his two pointer fingers and thumbs and a fire bullet shot, sounding like a gun, at Lee at a fast speed, unlike that of a Fireball Jutsu. Lee was hit, and sent into the wall.

The dust cleared, and Satoshi knew he was gone. Then out of nowhere, he was knocked into the air. He tried to regain his bearings, until he saw that bandages were wrapped around him. (Fuck!) Satoshi thought before he was spinning. "PRIMARY LOTUS!!" Lee screamed, ramming Satoshi into the ground, creating a giant crater. Everyone was stunned at the damage that was done.

Lee crawled to sit against the wall and knew he was in major pain. "Oh man, that looked vicious!" Kiba screamed. (Kaji-kun.)(Sato-kun.) Kasumi and Hinata thought to themselves, Hinata risking tears falling. (Come on dude, get up, show them why you are the one to beat.) Tyson thought to himself.

"Hmph, for all the stuff he talks, he couldn't beat him." Sasuke said, causing Tyson and Kai to glare at him. "Don't worry, Satoshi will win!" Kai said. When Satoshi started to stagger to a stand, against his bodies will to stay down, Lee was stunned, along with the audience.

(Told you so!) Tyson and Kai thought to themselves. "You…think…that can stop…me? Well your wrong. I'm not going out just yet. Bring it!" Satoshi said, blood dripping out of his mouth, and blood running down his left arm. Once he was on his feet, he grabbed his left arm, obviously broken.

"What can he hope to do with one good arm?" Temari asked, before she felt Satoshi's chakra coming into his right hand. He then brought his hand to his arm and, with a sick crack, he popped his arm back in and, with a few cracks that were just as sick, he cracked his bones back into place, moving his arm around.

Everyone, save the other Sun nins, looked slightly sick.

"Damn that hurts, but now I have the edge!" Satoshi said, running at Lee, and knocking him around like a rag doll. Once the beating had finished, Lee flipped around, dodged a kick, and palm thrust Satoshi back into the wall. Satoshi was about to charge, but he then felt a rising surge of chakra.

He looked at Lee, and noticed he was gaining power, and fast. "Since I now know of the amount of youth you possess, I have no choice but to charge at you with all my fury and power." Lee said. "And it is here that I vow to take you down. Losing is not something that I will accept! I WILL TAKE YOU DOWN!! THIRD GATE: OPEN!!!" Lee screamed, his skin turning red, and his eyes turning white.

(What the hell is this!? He didn't have any chakra, and now it's rolling off him like it's normal!?!?) Satoshi screamed in his mind. "This is bad, Satoshi may not get out of this okay." Tyson said, causing Hinata and Kai to look at him weird. "His chakra may be non-existent, but his power, speed, and stamina are now inhuman. Combine that with the fact that he was keeping up with Satoshi at full speed, Satoshi is in trouble." Tyson said.

"Lee never ceases to amaze me. He isn't the genius of hard work for nothing." Tenten said. "Satoshi never stood a chance once Lee opened his gates. This match is over!" Neji said. "Hey Hyuuga, bite me!!" Satoshi said, using his extreme sense of hearing to hear what the audience was saying. Neji looked at him with an annoyed, but interested, look.

"I came here boasting that I am the one to beat. Once I finish this fight, you will see what you are up against!" Satoshi said. Neji smirked and nodded. "Prove me wrong." Neji said, and Satoshi smirked. He charged Lee and hit him, only to do nothing. "FOURTH GATE: OPEN!!!! FIFTH GATE: OPEN!!!" Lee screamed, and punched Satoshi, causing him to bounce off the ground, and into the air.

Satoshi floated for a while, until a blow to his back caused him to fly higher. He looked up and saw Lee punch him down to Earth. He was awaiting the ground, until he felt a bandage grab him and pull him back up. " Where do you think you're going? SIXTH GATE: OPEN!!!" Lee screamed, and pulled him up with a newfound force. (This is it, I'm done for…) Satoshi thought to himself. "HIDDEN LOTUS!!" Lee screamed, and punched and kicked Satoshi at the same time, blasting him to the ground and creating an even bigger crater. Lee landed unceremoniously since his muscles were torn, and his bones were starting to crack.

"Hah, Bushy Brows did it!" Naruto said. Lee had blood coming out of his mouth from the extreme amount of pressure he was putting on his body, and various parts of his body were bleeding. "SATOSHI!!!" Tyson screamed, worry in his voice. "That looked pretty brutal. Even you would be out from that!" Kai said, and Tyson sighed, knowing what he said was true. "No, Kaji-kun can't lose. He won't quit." Kasumi said.

She was being in denial, and Tyson knew it, so he hugged her. "Even the best lose…" Tyson said. "Satoshi gave it everything he had, but he couldn't finish it." Katsuya said, his friends and teammates nodding. "Hmph, I thought he was better than that. He couldn't hold up at all. I guess Orochimaru was wrong about him." Scar said, earning a glare from Tyson, Kai, and Kasumi.

"No wonder he beat you without you having to use Shukaku. He is pretty good." Kankuro said, and Gaara held his air of indifference. "That kid was nothing much. I could even beat him." Shukaku said. Him and Gaara eventually held a somewhat mutual friendship, and Shukaku promised not to take his body over unless his life is in danger. He can sleep now.

"And so, since Musashi is unable to continue, the winner is…" The proctor said, before a loud "NOOOOOO!!!!" was screamed. Everyone looked over to Satoshi and saw that he was slowly getting up. "I haven't…given up…yet. I…won't…quit…yet. This fight…isn't…over yet." Satoshi said. "If…I quit now…then I won't live with myself…so…we finish this!" Satoshi said, standing. Everyone had looks of sheer disbelief, and Lee was looking quite fearful.

The proctor walked over to Satoshi, and saw that he was unconscious. His eyes were open, but he was out. The proctor tried to thump Satoshi, only to get his hand slapped away. "It seems he is unconscious, but still aware of his surroundings. His will is incredible." The proctor said to himself.

"Fine, the fight continues." He then backed away, and Satoshi stood there. Lee used the wall to help himself stand up, but Satoshi had other plans. He unconsciously did hand signs, and steadied himself. "Musashi Style: Fire Magnum Jutsu!" Satoshi said, shooting another bullet, and hitting Lee in the gut.

Lee hit the wall he was leaning against, and fell unconscious. "Winner is Satoshi Musashi!" Proctor said, and the crowd erupted in cheers. Tyson and Kai jumped down towards Satoshi when he didn't move. "What!?!? Satoshi is unconscious!?" Kai screamed, catching everyone's attention. "He is not awake!" Tyson said, and everyone was in a state of shock.

He not only got up on sheer willpower, he molded chakra and shot a blast of fire while knocked out.

(What kind of Fire Jutsu was that. From the way he said it, it's a technique he made up. He may be more of a threat than I first thought.) Sasuke thought to himself. Being proud of his Fire Jutsus, he was intrigued by another fire master.

Tyson closed Satoshi's eyes, and laid him down. As though on command, he powered down. Proctor snapped, and the board lit up. It showed 'Kai Hikari vs. Haku.' "Don't worry, I got him. You have a fight to win!" Tyson said, slinging Satoshi over his shoulder, and disappearing.

Kai shrugged, as Haku jumped down. His mask was gone, but his strength and skill was still there. "Hold it, I'm fighting a girl?" Kai asked. Hikaru, Riku, Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura sweat dropped. "I'm not a girl." Haku said calmly, like he was used to it. (Probably wouldn't be far from the truth.) Kai gave him a weird look, before looking long and hard and seeing an Adam's Apple. "Holy Shit, your not lying!!!" Kai said, eyes white. He recovered and got into a stance that was unfamiliar to everyone. Begin was called.

ShadowRonin: Yep. I think I'll end it there. Make the next few chapters a little shorter, a few fights, and reveal some interesting information. But in order to find out what happens next, watch out for when I update. It won't happen until sometime in really early January, but I got some hoiday stuff and parties. Sad, even my crew left for their winter holidays. Oh well. Read, Review if you want, and happy holidays.