So in my story Naruto and Konohamaru have yet to meet. They will not meet until around the Chunin Exams. I never liked how Konohamaru acted so he will not be like that in my story, he will still be a child and act that way, but he won't be as annoying as he was when you first meet him.
This will cover the first exam and some of the second. I am going to be splitting the second up into two or three chapters. Without further ado here is chapter 14. Don't forget to review after.
"Raiton:Thunderball Jutsu" Shikamaru yelled as a ball of lightning shot out of his hands and went straight at Kakashi.
Kakashi watched as the ball was getting closer and then yelled out "Doton: Earth Wall Jutsu" and a wall of earth about twenty feet high was erected to stop the ball of lightning.
'Damn, that lightning jutsu should have gone through the earth jutsu. He must have poured more chakra into it to reinforce it. I hope Naruto is ready' Shikamaru thought.
"Shika try again, but this time I will back you up" Sasuke said as he jumped down from the tree and landed next to Shikamaru.
Both genin began flying through seals and then both exclaimed "Raiton: Thunderball Jutsu" and two identical balls of lightning shot toward the wall.
Kakashi was catching his breath behind the wall when he heard another voice with Shikamaru and knew he needed to move because together there jutsu would break the wall. As the two balls hit the wall, it began to crumble and within a second the two balls blast through the wall and right into Kakashi, only for him to turn into a log.
"Sasuke jump" Shikamaru said, and both he and Sasuke jumped into the trees as Kakashi's hands appeared from the ground where they had just been standing.
Once they landed they were greeted by a clone of Naruto "Guys, I need a few more moments, these seals are more complex than I thought. Try to lead him to the river if you can" The clone said as he disappeared.
"You heard the man, let's force him to the river. Question is how are we going to do that?" Sasuke asked.
"I have a plan." Shikamaru said as he quickly whispered into Sasuke's ear so their sensei would not hear them.
Kakashi had jumped from underneath the earth and was currently scanning the trees trying to find where his genin went and he was having trouble finding them without the use of his sharingan. He was proud that they were able to hide their presence this well.
As Kakashi was about to use a sensor jutsu to find them, four figures suddenly appeared from the trees and surrounded Kakashi.
Kakashi was surprised to see two of each Sasuke and Shikamaru all with their weapons drawn. Ever since Sasuke had been training with Zabuza his kenjutsu had grown at a fast rate. Shikamaru had had Haku help him with learning his weapon, as it turned out the boy was rather skilled with a kusarigama, preferring it over the swords much to Zabuza's dismay.
"So Naruto taught you both the Shadow Clone Technique? I'm surprised and impressed you were both able to use it. Or are you guys just clones of Naruto henged into looking like Sasuke and Shikamaru?" Kakashi asked as he too took out his father's old chakra sword he had begun using again.
"Nope. It's us. It was troublesome, but I figured learning this move had its advantages and I was right. Are you sure that we aren't clones and the real us aren't with Naruto preparing something bigger?" Shikamaru said, all the while swinging his blade around menacingly.
"You're right I can't be sure, but I doubt you guys can use the technique like Naruto can or even myself. I bet you both can only make one or two clones max without getting chakra exhaustion. So I guess I will take my chances" Kakashi said as he quickly flashed through some hand seals "Raiton: Static Pulse" Kakashi said as a pulse of electricity quickly surrounded him and then shot out in all directions around him hoping to hit Sasuke and Shikamaru.
Shikamaru was expecting him to do something like this and he was prepared. "Sasuke now!" Shikamaru yelled. Both Sasuke's jumped into the air, as Shikamaru dodged the lightning coming at him. As Sasuke was in the air, he threw two flashbombs at the ground, while Shikamaru began extending his shadow to capture Kakashi.
Kakashi had worked with his team enough to know how they would work and he had expected something like this. As he saw the flashbombs go off, he quickly created a shadow clone and had it replace itself with him. Kakashi landed in the trees and took off to find Naruto. He had his smell, and he could tell he was near the water.
"Shadow Possession Technique: Successful" Shikamaru said as the light died down and Kakashi could be seen in the middle with his shadow attached to Shikamaru's own.
"Very impressive you two, but still not good enough to beat me."
"You are trapped Kakashi-sensei. You can't break out of Shikamaru's technique at the moment and we have you surrounded. I would say that we win" Sasuke said.
"You are only partly right Sasuke. Yes it is true that I have been captured, but you forget that I also know the Shadow Clone Technique. The real me should just about be ready to engage Naruto." Kakashi's clone said as he dispersed himself. It should have provided the real Kakashi enough time to find Naruto.
Shikamaru and Sasuke both expelled their clones as well. "See what did I tell you? Kakashi-sensei is too predictable. Let's hope we bought Naruto enough time. I don't have much chakra left"
"Me either. The genjutsu he trapped me in earlier was hard to break out of and I wasted a lot of chakra fighting him earlier. We should head to where Naruto is in case he isn't ready just yet" Sasuke said as he and Shikamaru jumped into the trees and began heading to the river.
(With Naruto)
"Where is Shikamaru?" Naruto asked as he looked up from the seal he was currently working on to see Sasuke land in front of him.
"Shikamaru told me to run ahead, while he would hold him off giving me time to come help you. Do you need help with the seal?" Sasuke asked.
Naruto smiled, "Yea, I am just about to finish. Come here quick, we don't have much time."
As Sasuke began walking closer, he sensed a presence behind him and saw another Naruto coming at him with his trench knives drawn. Naruto swiped and Sasuke just barely ducked under it.
"What are you doing Naruto?" Sasuke said as he jumped back and got into his stance.
"Nice try. I know you aren't Sasuke. Isn't that right Kakashi-sensei?" Naruto said as the Sasuke dropped his henge and there stood Kakashi-sensei.
"How did you know it was me?" Kakashi asked.
"Simple. You answered my question wrong when I asked where Shikamaru was."
Naruto didn't allow Kakashi to respond as he flipped through hand seals and said "Hidden Mist Jutsu" and then mist began appearing all over the area.
'When did he learn this? Did Zabuza teach him? He knows I can't use my sharingan in the mist very well, especially when he is using so much chakra to make it. I need to get rid of this if I hope to defeat him' Kakashi thought to himself as he began going through some hand seals "Futon: Great Breakthrough" Kakashi said as air escaped his mouth and began pushing the mist back.
As the mist was pushed back, Kakashi could see a few of Naruto's clones placing seals along the ground, but the mist began to reform almost immediately. Kakashi began to run to where he saw the clone, but stopped when he heard Naruto say "Prism Barrier Seal Technique". Kakashi heard the technique and knew he was caught. He could see a purple walls rise up around the area and begin coming together near the top, forming a prism. He had seen this technique used before from his sensei, and knew if he wanted to break the technique he would need to go all out, but this was just a training exercise.
Naruto let the mist fade away and Kakashi could see all three of his genin gathered there. "So how did we do Kakashi-sensei?" Naruto asked with a grin on his face as he looked at his sensei trapped in ones of his few trap techniques.
"I have to say, I am very impressed. The three of you worked perfectly together. Your teamwork was always good, but it has only gotten better since time has gone on. As I told you before, I signed you three up for the Chunin exams, but the only way I was going to give you the papers to get in was to defeat me, and you three have. You have passed my test."
All three members of Team 7 smiled. They were going to be participating in the upcoming Chunin exams.
"Naruto can you let the barrier down now?"
"Sure thing sensei" Naruto said as he made a hand seal, the barrier dropped.
Once the barrier dropped Kakashi handed them each the paper they needed to sign. "The test starts in three days time. You need to meet at the place designated on the paper. The other rookie teams have also been nominated, but all the sensei's agreed we would not force you into it and wanted to make sure you wanted to participate. I am sure they have all gone through tests of their own as well. Like I said before we started the test, all of you could become chunin, one of you, or none at all. If you want to become a chunin you need to demonstrate the qualities necessary. I am giving you three the next few days off to rest and prepare."
"Hai-sensei" all three genin said.
"Good you guys are dismissed for the day. I will see you the day of the test. Naruto can you wait a moment?"
Naruto told hung back as Sasuke and Shikamaru went off to their respective homes.
"What did you want Kakashi-sensei?" Naruto asked.
"Naruto, where did you learn that technique? I have only seen it used by-"
"My father. I know. It was in one of his books in his study. I have been practicing from the lately. He had a lot of good ideas." Naruto said.
"When did you go to his study?" Kakashi asked.
"Ero-sennin and I went a few weeks ago when he gave me the key."
Flashback
"Naruto come here for a second." Jiraiya said after they had finished up a training session.
"What is it pervy-sage?" Jiraiya cringed
"I wish you would please stop calling me that, but this is yours." Jiraiya said as he handed Naruto a package.
Naruto opened the package and a key along with a seal.
"What is this?" Naruto asked.
"This is the key to your father's house. This seal will allow you to pass through the genjutsu put up around it. Would you like me to bring you to it?"
Naruto could only nod.
Jiraiya grabbed Naruto and disappeared in a swirl of leaves only to reappear on top of the Hokage Monument.
Naruto put the seal on and followed Jiraiya into the woods. After a few moments Naruto came upon a decent sized house he had never noticed here before.
"How is this hidden so well? I used to run through these woods all the time after pranks." Naruto said.
"You're father used intricate seals and space time jutsu. He was very talented in both. His space time ninjutsu was on par with the Second Hokage's, I say it may have been slightly better."
"Thank you for showing me this." Naruto said.
"No problem kid. The house is yours now. You can live here if you want, but remember if you want to bring anyone here they need a seal on them like you have. I believe Minato kept more in his study."
Naruto nodded . He wiped his sleeve across his face to wipe up the few tears that had gathered.
"I'll let you be kid. Go explore the house and see what it's like inside. I will meet up with you tomorrow for some more training."
Once Jiraiya left Naruto approached the house and used the key to open the door. The door swung open and Naruto expected to see dust everywhere, but was surprised when he found the house completely clean.
Naruto searched throughout the house and came across a training room in the basement along with an armory with some weird kunais in them. Eventually Naruto came across his father's study and found his notes on his techniques and seals he had worked on. Naruto spent the rest of the night reading and searching the house.
Flashback end
"I see. That technique was something your father created near the end of his life. As I am sure you know it takes a bit of preparing to pull off, but can hold most jonin level ninja and below without a problem."
"I know. It took me a bit to finish. I have few others I wanted to try, but they were a bit past where I am in sealing at the moment."
"Don't worry Naruto you will get the hang of it in no time. You are a natural at sealing and will surpass both of your parents" Kakashi said as he ruffled Naruto's hair.
"Thanks Kakashi-sensei. I was wondering could you tell me more about my parents? I especially want to hear about how he was as a teacher. Jiraiya told me all about the time he had him as a student."
"Sure thing Naruto. How about we go get some ramen and we can talk it over then?"
"Ok, but you are paying Kakashi-sensei!" Naruto yelled as he disappeared in a shunshin. 'Why did I teach all three of them that again?' Kakashi wondered as he disappeared as well.
(Day before the exams)
Team 7 had met up with each other at their training ground to go over some strategies for the exam and to make sure they had everything they needed ready.
"Oh before I forget, I made us a few seals that I believe will definitely come in handy." Naruto said as he handed his two teammates a pouch each that had seals in them for them to use.
"Those contain paralysis, trap, chakra draining, jutsu capturing, and sensing seals in them. Most of them can handle B-rank attacks and below. I also have a few others that I made. This one is one for our weapons. It is a containment seal that I can place on you that will hold your weapon. That way we can summon them and surprise our enemies." Naruto said as he held up to identical seals.
"Wow Naruto. Good thinking. These will be invaluable. If our enemies don't think we have weapons on us then they will underestimate us." Sasuke said.
Naruto grinned. "There's more isn't there?" Shikamaru said.
"Yup. You know me so well Shika." Naruto said, but he could have heard he heard Shikamaru mumble something that sounded like troublesome blonde.
"So as you know I have more chakra than both of you combined, and I found a way to even the playing field for you guys. I had Pervy-sage help me create these. These are chakra storing seals. Normally they store your own chakra, but for the first use I charged them already with my own. They have about as much chakra as an average chunin does. I set them so you can release as much as you want." Naruto said.
Shikamaru and Sasuke were impressed. "Naruto when did you get so smart?" Shikamaru said. Something had been going on with Naruto the past few weeks. He was becoming more aware of his surroundings and he was beginning to think ahead more than he ever did before.
"I have just been reading a lot more" Naruto said. It was true. The past few weeks he would go and read books from his father's study when he had free time, and would leave clones when he was training or doing a mission in the village.
"Alright so where do you guys what the seals placed?" Naruto said as he took out his sealing ink.
(1 hour later)
After the seals were applied and Naruto showed them how to activate both of them they went to get lunch. As they were walking down the road, they saw a foreign ninja team in front of them, but only saw two members of the team.
"Let's talk with them to see if we can find anything out about them. They are going to be our competition starting tomorrow." Sasuke said. Both Naruto and Sasuke agreed.
As they began walking up to the foreign two ninjas who were sitting under a tree Naruto discreetly dropped a seal on the ground and made a hand sign.
"Excuse me ninja-san? I would just like to welcome you to our village" Naruto said as they approached the two ninjas.
Upon hearing Naruto speak the ninja's turned around and looked at the three Konoha ninja and began to study them.
Shikamaru immediately began analyzing the two in front him. One was wearing a black jumpsuit that had two pointed ears at the top that made him look like a cat and his face was covered in purple face paint. He also had a package wrapped up that was attached to his back.
The other was a girl who seemed to be a year or two older than the boy and had blonde unruly hair that was in four pigtails. She was tall for her age and black ninja pants on, a white shirt, light armor and had a big fan attached to her back.
"Are you guys ninja? You don't look like much" the one in the jumpsuit asked, only to be hit by his teammate. "Shut it Kankuro."
"Excuse my idiot brother here. He has no manners. I am Temari, and this here is my brother Kankuro. We are here from the Village Hidden in the Sand. Are you three competing in the upcoming exams?" She asked. Both Temari and Kankuro were also studying them so they could gather information on them.
"We are. This here is Naruto Uzumaki, Shikamaru Nara, and I am Sasuke Uchiha" Sasuke said. "What about your other teammate? These exams are done in teams of three are they not?"
"He is up in the tree Sasuke" Naruto said and they all looked up to see a red headed male standing on a branch studying the leaf ninja. Naruto looked at the ninja and could see that he had red hair and bags around his eyes as if he never slept. He also was dressed in black ninja pants with a red shirt and had a giant gourd attached to his back.
The redhead jumped from the tree branch and landed on the ground, looking at the leaf ninja with his green eyes. "I am Gaara. It is nice to meet the three of you. I will enjoy killing all three of you once the exams start. Come Temari and Kankuro we shouldn't make Baki wait for us any longer" Gaara said as sand appeared and the three of them disappeared.
"Well that was interesting." Naruto said.
"Extremely. Shikamaru what did you learn?" Sasuke said.
"Well from what I could tell that girl Temari is a long range fighter if that fan is any indication. She is also a wind user most likely. Either you or Naruto should fight her if we encounter them. That boy Kankuro was hard to get a read on. He only had a kunai and shuriken pouch on him besides that package on his back, but I couldn't figure out what it is, and that Gaara character was something else. Something was off about him."
"You think? He just said he was going to kill us during the exams. Not exactly normal Shika. And people said I was slow" Naruto said.
"That's not what I meant Naruto. That sand he used seemed different. Where did it come from? We don't have sand around here at all. Maybe he has a kekkai genkai. I have never heard of having control over sand though. I will need to ask my father."
"Well let's hope we don't encounter them in the exams. I am not looking forward to dying anytime soon." Sasuke said.
"Ditto. Let's get some lunch. Getting threatened has made me hungry." Naruto said.
As Team 7 began walking away Naruto turned around and looked toward some bushes that were a little bit away and winked and then turned and continued on with his team.
'How did he know I was here?' Kurotsuchi thought from her hiding spot. 'I better head back to my team and tell them what I have learned'
(The Next Day)
Shikamaru was walking to the Chunin Exam building and he had a lot on his mind. He has spoken with his father last night about ever hearing of a sand controlling kekkei genkai in Suna. His father had told him he had never heard of it, but knew that the current Kazekage had a gold dust release kekkai genkai and the team he met yesterday were the Kazekage's children so it could have somehow been passed down.
His father had also mentioned that there had been rumors of Suna having control of the one-tail demon and he was said to have control over sand. When Shikamaru had told him about the incident with the Suna team, his father and him began creating theories about the mysterious Gaara and his control over the sand.
'Could he be like Naruto? Why is he so bloodthirsty? This is too troublesome' Shikamaru thought as he was going over everything he knew.
"Hey Shika, hurry up. I want to be a chunin already" Naruto said as he saw Shikamaru walking up to the building. Naruto and Sasuke were currently sitting there waiting for him to get there.
Once they got into the building they began walking up the stairs to the third floor, but stopped after they had gotten up one flight of stairs.
"Why are we stopping?" Naruto said.
"Look" Sasuke said.
The three boys looked over at a door and saw Team 9 trying to get into a door marked 301. There was currently two guys outside the door blocking any genin from entering.
"Do you think they know that this is a genjutsu?" Sasuke asked.
"I am sure of it. Neji would not let something like this fool him. It is probably part of the test. They want to weed out some of the competition before it actually starts. Team 9 may be trying to show they are weak so that they will be underestimated later on." Shikamaru said.
"Come on. Let's get to the room" Sasuke said as they continued walking up the stairs.
The boys continued up the stairs and then soon found room 301 and were surprised to see someone waiting for them outside.
"Kakashi-sensei what are you doing here?" Naruto asked
"I just wanted to make sure you guys made it on time" Kakashi said to his students.
"You think we would be late to something like this? We aren't you Kakashi-sensei" Naruto said back with a grin on his face. Sasuke and Shikamaru smirked at the comment.
"Very funny Naruto. I came here to wish you guys luck. There are going to be people in this exam who are going to be stronger than you, but if you work as a team you guys will do fine. Just remember to work together and watch out for each other."
"Thanks Kakashi-sensei. I am sure me and Shikamaru will be fine, dobe over here may need more help than we will" Sasuke said with a smirk as he made the jab at Naruto.
"Shut it teme."
"If you guys are done, I would like to get this over with" Shikamaru said.
"Just remember to remember everything I taught you" Kakashi said as he shunshin'd away.
"Let's get going. We are going to ace this exam" Naruto said.
(Inside the room)
When Team 7 opened the door they were surprised to see the room jam packed with contestants already. They quickly found team 8 and 10 and began talking with them.
When Sakura and Ino saw Sasuke they both looked at each and began walking towards him. Though Kurenai and Asuma had beaten the fangirl out of them, they still had some fangirl tendencies and couldn't resist the chance to talk to Sauske.
"Hello Sasuke-kun" they both said as they approached the last Uchiha.
"Sakura, Ino. How are you guys" Sauske said to the both of them.
As Sasuke was stuck with Ino and Sakura, Naruto and Shikamaru conversed with the other rookies.
"What do you think this test is going to be like?" Naruto asked.
"Whatever it is I am sure it will be a piece of cake. Me and Akamaru have been training like crazy. We aren't going down without a fight." Kiba said and got a little yip from his partner on top of his head.
"Kiba you aren't the only one who has been training. We all have remember." Choji said in between handfuls of chips.
"Yes I agree with Choji. The training we have all gone through recently will help us and we are all much better prepared for what lies ahead" Shino said.
"Have you guys seen Team 9 at all?" Shikamaru said.
"T-they just w-walked in" Hinata said. Her confidence had been getting better especially with having someone who was more outgoing like Sakura on the team. Her training in her own taijutsu style was also helping. She finally felt as though she was good at something.
Shikamaru turned to see Team 9 walk in and they looked no worse for the wear.
"You guys should be careful in these exams. Everyone has heard about rookie teams being entered this year and are most likely going to be going right for you guys" Shikamaru heard from a voice behind.
"Kabuto-sensie! Why are you here? I didn't know you were still a genin." Naruto said. Catching the other rookies attention. 'How does he know this guy?' They all thought.
"It's good to see you Naruto. It's been a long time. I hope you have been keeping up with your training. This test isn't easy. This will be my seventh time taking it" Kabuto said.
'Why would you take the test 7 times. Most would give up after the first few and shoot for a field promotion. I will need to pay attention to him.' Shikamaru thought.
"Man you must suck if this is your 7th time taking this test" Kiba said.
"The test is not as easy as you think Inuzaka-san." Kabuto said.
"I am sure Akamaru and I can handle anything that is thrown at us. Right bud?" Kiba said only to get a woof from his dog on his head.
"Kabuto-san if you have taken this test so many times before, do you have any advice for us?" Shikamaru said.
"Keep those you can trust close, because once the competition starts it is going to get hectic. I also have my ninja cards if you guys want to look at them."
"What are ninja cards?" Shino said. He too was wary of Kabuto.
"These cards here are info on all of the competitors here." Kabuto said as he took out his cards and held them out for the rookie genin to see.
"What information do you have on Gaara from Suna" Shikamaru asked
"Let me see. It says here that he has done 10 C-ranks, 5 B-ranks and 2 A-rank missions. This is weird. It seems as though he came back from every mission without a single scratch on him"
"What can you tell me about a black haired girl from Iwa?" Naruto said. Everyone turned to look at him. "What?"
"Well now you at least make it harder for me to find her. Let's see. Ahh yes, Kurotsuchi. Not much is known about her. It says she is the Tsuchikage's granddaughter and is supposed to be very talented with Earth Manipulation. It says here she has the Lava release bloodline."
'I already knew that stuff. That wasn't much help' Naruto thought.
"What other villages are competing here?" Choji asked.
"Well we have ninja from Konoha, Suna, Kusa, Ame, Kiri, Taki, and we have a team from Iwa here which is weird because they have never sent ninja to a Konoha Chunin exam before. We also have a team from a new village here. The Hidden Sound Village. Not much is known about them, but they are relatively new so I doubt they are that strong yet." Kabuto said.
The three sound ninja could hear everything Kabuto was saying and Dosu didn't like it and decided to show him not to underestimate them. Dosu nodded to his two teammates and they began their attack. Dosu jumped at Kabuto who dodged underneath Dosu's punch and was about to kick Dosu when they heard
"No fighting maggots! Next person to step out of line will be kicked out of the exam along with their teammates." Ibiki said as he appeared in the front of the room.
All genin in the room looked to him and the chunin that were starting to pile into the room.
Kabuto straightened himself up and when he stood up he noticed his glasses were broken.
'Interesting. Even though Kabuto dodged that sound ninja's attack, it seems as though he was still somehow affected.' Shikamaru thought.
"Listen up. Each of you will be given a number and you are to take that seat. Once everyone is seated I will begin the first exam."
It took about five minutes for everyone to get a number and sit in their respective seats.
(Ok so the first test is going to be the same essentially. Shikamaru uses his shadow bind to help Naruto with his answers so he does not fail. I am going to skip ahead to after the test)
Ibiki had just finished going over the purpose of his test. He had cut the number of contestants down by half, but he was hoping for a third. He knew Anko was going to put up a stink about it.
Ibiki had to move back as the window was suddenly smashed open and a woman came barreling through the window with a sign that was somehow hung from the ceiling.
The sign said: Welcome to the second test of the Chunin Exams. Your proctor is the sexiest kunoichi in the Leaf Village. Anko Mitarashi
"Anko do you always need to make such a flashy entrance?" Ibiki said as he had to deal with her antics on a somewhat daily basis.
"Someone has to have some fun doing these tests. Why are there so many left?" She asked.
"Good group this year" Ibiki said as he shrugged.
"Alright brats. You have to meet me at Training ground 44 in 45 minutes. The clock is ticking" Anko said as she suddenly disappeared in a puff of smoke.
Almost every genin in the room began frantically trying to get to the door and get to Training Ground 44. Most of the ninja had no idea where it was. The Konoha ninja knew where it was, but most stayed away from there.
Teams 7,8,9, and 10 all waited for the other teams to leave before departing for the next part of the exams. They had trained there before with Anko so they knew they had plenty of time to get there.
(At Training Ground 44)
"3… 2… 1. Time!" Anko yelled as the last team had just barely made it. It was a team from Kusa and they looked like they had run all the way here. They must have gotten lost along the way.
"Alright listen up. You all have made it past the first part, but this second part is where it gets fun. Right behind me is Training Ground 44, or as it known to most the Forest of Death."
"Yea yea, can you speed it up crazy snake lady. We want to get the test started." Naruto said and as he was finishing he felt something graze his cheek.
"Shut it brat." Anko said.
Naruto looked at the ground behind him and saw a kunai buried into the ground. He felt his face and could feel the blood on his cheek.
"Are you crazy? You could have killed me?" Naruto yelled at Anko
"You are fine. I will let the forest finish you off"
As Anko when to go pick up the kunai she stopped as she saw it wrapped in the tongue of a pale skinned Kusa ninja. "Here you go miss." The kusa ninja said
"Thanks" Anko said. She got a creepy feeling from that ninja and she felt as though they seemed familiar, but she knew she had never seen this ninja before, but she couldn't shake the feeling.
"As I was saying before, the second test will take place in here. It will be a survival test. You and your team will be given one of two scrolls. Either a Heaven Scroll or and Earth Scroll. Your job is to acquire the other scroll that you don't have from another team and make it to the tower in the middle. You and your team will have 5 days to reach the tower. You will only be allowed to pass onto the third exam if your team has both scrolls and all three members of your team are alive." Anko said.
"So you are saying that there is killing allowed in this part of the exam?" The Kusa nin said with a smile on her face that disturbed Anko.
"Yes killing is allowed because you will be fighting other teams for their scrolls. Ahh I almost forgot. When you go to get your scroll you must sign a waiver form. We do not want to be held responsible if you die in the forest" Anko said to all the genin gathered.
The teams gathered began getting their scrolls and signing the form. As Team 7 went to get their scroll they were given a Heaven Scroll. Before they left the tent Shikamaru stopped them.
"Wait, who is going to carry the scroll?" Shikamaru said.
"I will. I can carry it on me in one of my containment seals that I have on me. That way they can't get it even if they capture me." Naruto said as he took the scroll and placed it into one of his seals.
"Naruto how many blank scrolls do you have on you?" Sasuke asked
"Most likely 9 or 10 why?"
"I have an idea. Can you place tracking seals on three of the scrolls and then I will cast a genjutsu on each one making it seem like a Heaven Scroll. If we encounter a team looking for out scroll we will give them one of the fake ones and then follow them and ambush them after to get their Earth Scroll" Sasuke said.
"I like it. Good thinking Sasuke." Naruto said
"As do I. Hurry up the team behind us is getting antsy" Shikamaru said.
Naruto quickly placed tracking seals on each of the three blank scrolls while Sasuke cast a genjutsu. Each one of the members took a scroll and pocketed it. They went over to the gate they were assigned.
"Wow that was a good strategy. Do you think it will work? They didn't look like much to me, but that Naruto kid is a genius with seals" one of the chunin proctors in the tent said.
"Yea that is Kakashi's team. Rumor has it that they have been trained by Jiraiya of the Sannin as well. That team had an Uchiha and a Nara, and if that Naruto kid is good with seals, they are going to be a tough team to beat." The other proctor said.
"Looks like this year is going to be very interesting" The first proctor said and the other agreed.
(At the gate)
Once all the teams had gotten their scrolls and signed the forms they went to their own gate. Team 7 was just waiting for the exam to start.
"Alright maggots. You have 5 days from once the doors open to make it to the tower. Everything is allowed in this part of the exam. Good luck. Try not to get eaten in the forest" Anko said as she started laughing maniacally and pushed a button to cause all the gates to open.
Team 7 began walking in and decided to take things slow. They didn't want to rush in and get caught in anything.
"Alright so what is our plan?" Sasuke asked
"I think we should come up with a way to identify each other in case we get separated." Shikamaru said.
"Way ahead of you Shika. I have been working on these lately and I think they will do just fine" Naruto said as he pulled out three pieces of paper will seals on them.
"What are these" Sasuke said.
"Apply that to you hand or wherever you want. It will become invisible after. These seals can sense the other ones. If we all put these on we will be able to sense where the other one is. That way if someone is trying to pretend to be us just put some chakra into the seal and you will be able to know." Naruto said.
Each member of Team 7 applied the seals to them and tested them out. "See works perfectly" Naruto said.
"I'm impressed Naruto" Shikamaru said.
"Don't mention it. I found the idea in a book I was reading" Naruto said not wanting to tell them it was from his father's study.
"Alright I think we should take to the trees and try to get the drop on a team that might be travelling by ground. We have been here before so we are somewhat familiar with the terrain" Shikamaru said
"What do we do if we run into another Konoha team?" Naruto asked.
"We will leave them be. No need to harm them unless they attack us first" Sasuke said.
"Let's get going" Naruto said as Team 7 jumped into the trees.
(With Team 10)
"I didn't have time to get snacks for 5 days. What are we going to do?" Choji asked
"Do not worry Choji. I am very familiar with plants and herbs we can eat." Shino said. Shino had spent plenty of time in forests around the area with his family searching for new bugs to become familiar with what was not poisonous. He also had his bugs to thank for that because they can sense poison in the plants
"Let's just get a scroll as soon as we can and get out of here. I don't want to be here longer than we need to. I don't know how I am going to last 5 days in here" Ino began complaining.
(With Team 8)
"Hinata can you see if anyone is around us?" Sakura asked
Hinata activated her eyes and began searching the area. "No team is within 500 yd of us. There seems to be a Suna team about 750yds ahead of us, but they are currently engaged with a team from Ame. It does not look good for the Ame ninjas"
"I thought I smelled fresh blood" Kiba said.
"Let's get a little closer. If we are lucky maybe the two teams will hurt each other enough that we can swoop in and steal one of their scrolls. If it becomes too dangerous we can retreat and try for another team. Hinata can you see either of their scrolls?" Sakura said to her team
"The Suna team has a Heaven Scroll and the Ame team has an Earth Scroll" Hinata said. Team 8 had an Earth scroll.
"Well let's try to get a little closer" Kiba said as Team 8 began heading toward the two fighting teams.
(With the Gaara)
"Gaara we already have their scroll and one of their teammates is dead. Let's just head to the tower" Kankuro said to his younger brother, hoping for once he would listen.
"Kankuro shut up or I will kill you" Gaara said as he stared at Kankuro with eyes full of bloodlust.
Temari knew not to question Gaara when he got like this, but she feared that one day he may actually kill one of them.
Gaara currently had a member of the Ame team trapped in his sand while the other was trying to break him free.
"You choose the wrong team to mess with. You will regret killing our teammate." The Ame ninja said as he unstrapped his umbrella that he had on his back and then threw it into the air while making hand signs.
"Ame Style: Poison Needles of Death" The ninja yelled and the umbrella opened and began spinning wildly as needles began to shoot at Gaara.
The Ame ninja smirked as he believed he had won because there was no way he dodged those. Once the smoke cleared all he could see was his needles stuck in a wall of sand. The ninja didn't have time to react as Gaara suddenly shot sand at him and began to wrap it around him.
"Desert Style: Sand Coffin" Gaara said as he crushed the last two Ame ninja.
"Mother needs more blood. Let's find that Konoha team that we encountered before. Mother wants the blood of those three boys. Especially the blonde one" Gaara said as he turned to his two siblings. Neither would defy him.
Gaara leapt to the trees and his two siblings followed for fear of what Gaara might do if they didn't.
Team 8 was hidden behind bushed and Hinata was telling them everything that had happened as well as what Gaara had said. The only team of three boys that they knew with a blonde on it was Naruto's.
"What are we going to do? If they are going for Naruto's team, they are going to get destroyed. Gaara can take them on all by himself." Kiba said.
"We need to warn them. Kiba can you and Akamaru pick up their scent?" Sakura said.
"W-we should hurry. G-gaara's chakra was different."
"How so?" Sakura asked
"It was blue like normal chakra, there was some b-brown in it as well. H-he also has a lot of chakra similar to Naruto" Hinata said.
"I think I picked up their scent. Thank god Naruto eats ramen all the time. I am getting a faint scent of ramen west of here. We need to hurry" Kiba said.
(With Team 7)
They hadn't encountered any other teams at the moment and they had been travelling for a few hours. Naruto couldn't help the feeling that they were being followed so he took out a sensory seal and activated it. As Naruto took in what the seal told him he couldn't sense anything. Naruto tried to shrug off the feeling.
"Anything?" Sauske said
"Nothing, but I swear something is out th-" Naruto couldn't finish what he was saying because a sudden gust of wind came crashing through the trees and hit Team 7 and sent them all flying. Naruto was thrown the farthest while Sasuke and Shikamaru both slammed into trees and fell to the ground.
"What the hell was that" Shikamaru said as he slowly got to his feet. His whole body ached. After this exam he was going to sleep for a week straight. Regardless of what anyone said.
"Ehh.. I don't know, but whatever it was it was strong." Sasuke said as he was slowly getting up and wiping himself off.
"You guys alright" Naruto said as he appeared a moment later from the trees looking like hell. His clothes were all tattered and his had cuts all over himself.
"Glad to see you are safe Naruto. Did you keep the scroll safe" Shikamaru said.
"Of course. I have it in my pouch" Naruto said.
"Good. We can't afford to lose that." Sasuke said as he walked over to Shikmaru and quickly took out a kunai and threw it as fast as he could at Naruto.
The impostor Naruto dodged and started laughing as he dropped the henge to reveal it was the Kusa nin from the exams who had handed Anko back the kunai.
"Kukuku, I am impressed you saw through my disguise so fast. I thought for sure I had that boys mannerisms down to a T." The ninja said.
"You did, you probably would have fooled everyone else, but we prepared for that and plus we don't have an Earth scroll." Sasuke said as he and Shikamaru both had kunai out ready to attack.
"Where is Naruto?" Shikamaru said
"Don't worry about that fool. He is being taken care of by one of my pets as we speak" the attacker said. "How about the three of us have a little fun, Sasuke"
"How do you know my name?" Sasuke asked
"I know everything about you. I have been keeping tabs on you ever since Itachi left the village. I know you seek power. I can grant you the power you want."
"No thanks. I will get power on my own with the help of my friends."
"Suit yourself, but sooner or later you will be mine" the ninja said as she suddenly leapt at Shikamaru and Sauske and began engaging them in a taijutsu battle. The ninja moved faster than Kakashi ever had and both Shikamaru and Sasuke were getting beat badly. Sasuke had activated his sharingan and he could barely keep up.
Shikamaru and Sasuke both released their gravity seals and began their own attack, surprising the ninja.
"Kukuku this is going to be more fun that I thought. You two are full of surprises"
Sasuke and Shikamaru jumped back and both yelled "Raiton: Thunderball Jutsu" and two electric balls were shot at the attacker. Sasuke and Shikamaru both went through more hand signs as the kusa ninja dodged the lightning attacks and yelled "Katon: Great Fireball Technique/Raiton: Lightningbolt Jutsu" Sasuke shot a massive fireball at the attacker while Shikamaru began firing lightning at the ninja from his hands.
"Kukuku, you are going to have to try better than that if you hope to get out of here" the ninja said as they had dodged all the of the attacks.
Shikamaru summoned his kusarigama and began swinging and let the blade fly toward the ninja. The kusa ninja easily dodged the weapon and went to start running at the two, but found himself stopped in his tracks. Before the ninja had a chance to realized that Shikamaru had used his weapon to attach their shadows and trap them Sasuke had already sent another fireball directly at the ninja.
It hit the ninja head on and they could hear screams, followed by laughter. "Well that was very unexpected. I never knew a Nara could use a weapon to do that. Maybe I better mark both of you. You both show so much promise."
As the smoke cleared Sasuke and Shikamaru could see the ninja standing there, but they were more shocked to see her face. It was peeling away, to reveal another face behind her current one, this one a man.
"To be able to make me drop my mask. Who would have that this would happen? You two definitely have potential. "
"Who are you" Sasuke said
"I'm glad you asked Sauske. I am Orochimaru, the Legendary Snake Sannin."
I definitely didn't think I would have another chapter out this fast, but I just wanted to write. I hope you liked the first part of the second exam. Where is Naruto? Will he make it back in time? Are Sasuke and Shikamaru going to survive? Who knows, but most likely yes. What about Gaara? Is he going to interfere? You will find out next chapter. Please read and review. I will try to update again soon. Until next time.