Chapter 5 (Saiya's POV)

"Okay maggots! Time for part two of your Chuunin exams!" I heard Anko say from inside the classroom. I stood outside the door, thinking I was late so I burst in and joined Anko in front of her hanging banner.

"You're both early," Ibiki Morino said, stepping out from being the big banner poster.

Anko and I stared daggers at him, then turned back to the students with evil looks on our faces.

"You're welcome," I said under my breath.

It's been a week since Zina's kidnapping. Since then, I put my all in preparing for the Chuunin exams. Granted Anko and I went a little crazy with our part of the exam, but it honestly made me feel better. While I was healing in the hospital, Kakashi visited as often as he could. He even brought his Genin team along!

~Flashback~

"Hey Saiya, I brought some visitors if that's okay with you," Kakashi said, poking his head into the room.

I was laying on the bed with papers sprawled all over. "Yea that's fine Kakashi."

I quickly cleaned up the mess. In walked three kids behind Kakashi.

"Who are you?" I asked perplexed.

"This is my Genin team," Kakashi said indifferently. "Introduce yourselves."

"Hello! My name is Sakura Haruno.. I brought you this; get well soon!" Sakura held up a white lily and handed it to me.

"Aww thank you so much Sakura! That's so sweet," I said, putting the flower into the vase that was on the nightstand.

"My name is Naruto Uzumaki! I'm gonna be Hokage one day! Believe it!" the blond kid said loudly and excitedly. "When you get better, will you fight me? I need to get stronger!"

I chuckled, "Sure. But if you can't take on Kakashi, you definitely won't be able to touch me."

"That's what you think," the dark haired boy said from the back.

"Let me guess," I said. "Uchiha."

His head snapped up. "How do you—"

"It's so obvious," I said quietly. "Same black hair and eyes."

"You knew my brother?!" Sasuke whispered, so quietly that I could barely hear.

"Come back later and we'll talk about it," I said.

"We should probably get going," Kakashi said quickly. "See you soon Saiya!"

With that he disappeared with his team.

Sasuke came right back in though.

"You knew my brother," he said harshly.

"Yea, we were in the ANBU together," I said slowly.

"You owe me a fight too," Sasuke said quietly, then left along with the others.

'Hm, so that's the Nine-Tails and the last Uchiha,' I thought to myself before I immersed myself into the Chuunin Exam paperwork.

~End Flashback~

"They're all yours," Ibiki said, as he walked out the door. His voice brought me back from my little reverie and I focused my attention on the students in front of me.

"This is gonna be fun," Anko said.

"You said it Anko," I smiled evilly.

Some students shifted in their seats, uncomfortable with my smile.

"I'm not afraid! Just get on with it!" I heard a familiar loud voice.

I looked up to see Naruto Uzumaki standing up with a determined look on his face. I used a teleportation jutsu and appeared right in front of him, squatting on his desk.

"Not afraid huh? Let's see about that," I whispered silkily so only he could hear. I smiled my creepiest smile and he sat right back down. I stood up. "Right! Just because you guys made it this far, does not mean you'll pass the next part. For sure, half of you will be gone by the end of part two."

Slight chatter broke out among the students and I took my spot next to Anko.

"Follow us, then you will receive your instructions," Anko said playfully. "Make sure you can keep up."

We arrived at our destination a few minutes later.

"Welcome maggots, to the Forest of Death," Anko said ominously. "This is where you shall take the second part of your examination."

"This portion will be…different from what you are used to," I said, over the chatter that broke out.

"QUIET!" Anko and I yelled simultaneously then I continued. "This information will be vital. Some of you may not make it out of here alive."

"This is why we have waivers for you to sign!" Anko finished my sentence and started passing around the waiver forms. "Fill them out and hand them back to us when you see us in the tent. This is your ticket to continue the exam."

"Each time will receive a heaven scroll, or an earth scroll," I said. "You have 3 days and 3 nights to collect the opposite scroll. On the fourth day, by dawn, the teams should be at the building in the center of the forest. If your team has both the heaven and the earth scroll, then you may continue with the exam. If your team does not have both scrolls, you will fail and be escorted back out. Any questions?"

"It will be life or death," Anko said seriously. "We will be in the tent, waiting."

Anko and I disappeared into the tent that had been set up for us. One by one, the teams came in and we handed them scrolls.

"Make sure no one sees, and make your way to the designated gates," one of the Chuunins outside said loudly.

Kakashi's team entered.

"Saiya!" Sakura said happily.

"Good luck guys," I said solemnly.

Once all the teams were in place, Anko gave the signal.

"Don't die guys! Entertain me," Anko's voice rang throughout the forest.

"Heh, don't worry about that," I reassured Anko. "This is one of the easier courses. And this group has some gifted individuals."

"Oh really?" Anko said, turning to face me. "Let's get some food!"

"No thanks Anko," I said, shaking my head. "I'm working a missing person case. I gotta check on that."

"Suit yourself," Anko shrugged her shoulders and jumped off.

I went over to the secret ANBU headquarters. I started gathering up every file I could about Itachi Uchiha and Kisame Hoshigaki and the weird red clouds on their cloaks. There was nothing about the red clouds but there was a lot on the Uchiha and the blue man. I gathered up all the files into a bag and made my way back to the Forest of Death. Anko was just sitting on a tree eating sushi.

"I saved you some Saiya," Anko said, holding out the box to me.

I joined her on the tree. "Thanks Anko." And I devoured the food instantly.

"Anko! Saiya! You guys have to see this," a Chuunin that was assigned to us came running to the tree, out of breath and white as a ghost.

"What happened?" we followed him back to a small area where there were three bodies, all the faces were missing.

"Shit! He's here!" Anko cursed and turned to the Chuunin. "Get the ANBU out here NOW! Orochimaru is in Konoha."

She turned to me, "Saiya, get to the center of the Forest and alert everyone there. I'll take care of things out here."

I nodded once and I was off, jumping through trees heading to the center building. I avoided all the creatures and teams, and in an hour, I was safely sitting on a couch in the camera room reading the files that I had brought with me; of course, after I had warned everyone about Orochimaru. I offered my services, but they declined.

Three days passed by with no event. Anko showed up with her curse mark showing and we were also notified of a team who made it through the forest in less than 5 hours.

During the preliminaries, I studied the files. I learned about the skills of Itachi and Kisame inside and out; at least what was in the files. My part in the Chuunin exams were over. So I put all my focus on trying to find Zina. As each day passed, her death loomed closer.