A/N: Sorry about the late update. Things have been rather hectic in my life with school and other things starting. I'll be sure to update once again this week, possibly on the weekend, but it's not a promise.


Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, and the three revived ninja stared up at the Forest of Death. The Genin stared in awe and slight fear, while the older nin stared in appreciation.

"Damn Hashirama, I didn't think you could create something so sinister." Madara whispered, gesturing vaguely to the forest. Hashirama shrugged.

"I made this a little bit after our battle. It took the brunt of my negative emotions."

"Brother, Madara, Anko-san is trying to tell the Genin something important about this exam stage." Tobirama said. Hashirama rolled his eyes and stopped talking. Madara huffed, and continued to eye the forest.


After ten minutes of Anko explaining the test, one cut to Naruto's cheek, and several signed forms later, Team 7 and the Revived Nin stood in front of their assigned gate. One of the many forms the three revived ninja signed detailed that they were not to help any Genin unless they were going to die or were already dieing. They could not attack any other teams, not even on Naruto's call, and they were not allowed to use any Jutsu. Not that they needed to, though.

"START!" They heard Anko shout, and they all ran into the forest. Of course, they stopped after a few seconds. Sasuke turned to the group.

"Alright, are we ready to do this?" Naruto crossed his legs slightly.

"Uh, let me go to the bathroom first!" He ran off behind a tree. A few minutes later, he came back out. "Damn, I could have written my name!" He grinned, but it faded when Sasuke launched a kunai at him. "What was that for!"

"Your transformation is worse than Naruto's." Sakura stated with a scoff. Sasuke nodded.

"Where's the cut on your cheek? And Naruto's right handed, yet your kunai holster is on your left leg." After he said this, he started beating up the transformed ninja, until the transformation broke and the nin ran off. Tobirama slipped behind the tree Naruto ran to and untied the poor blond. Once he was safely back with the group, Sasuke cleared his throat. "We need a password."

"Yeah, no offense Sasuke-kun, but a password is a bad, bad, bad idea." Hashirama said, waving his finger in a 'no-no' gesture.

"But how are we supposed to recognize each other if we get separated?"

"You have the Sharingan, Sasuke-kun." Madara said, making Sasuke slam a hand into his forehead.

"I forgot about that. But wait, how am I supposed to use my Sharingan to recognize my teammates?" Madara glanced around, his eyes settling on an inconspicuous bamboo grove growing behind them, before he leaned into to whisper to Sasuke,

"You can use it to see the pattern their chakra takes in the body. Naruto's for example, has a red tinge to it..." Sasuke nodded and activated his Sharingan. He waved his teammates over.

"Okay, listen closely..." He whispered. "I can recognize your chakra pattern. Naruto, I'll go by that red tinge in yours. Sakura, your chakra has a greenish tinge to it." Naruto frowned.

"How're we supposed to know it's really you?"

"The Sharingan, Naruto."

"The what now?" Sasuke opened his mouth to respond, but was cut off by the Second Hokage.

"Not now Sasuke-kun. We have company." He stated, as a powerful gust of wind knocked the three Genin away. The three remaining nin looked at each other before jumping off to find a Genin each.