HEY! so you guys asked for it and here it is...more chapters! I posted a lot simply because I couldn't break up this arc...unless I'm an evil person (which I'm not) So I hope you thoroughly enjoy these next few parts.
Naruto put his hand up to block the sun from his eyes,
"This is creepy"
Sakura said, as they looked at the fenced in area of the place they would take their second exam,
"You'll soon understand why it's called the forest of death"
Said the woman that they had met at the end of the first exam. Naruto made what looked like a face of disgust. He actually knew the woman, not personally, in passing. Kakashi had brought up the name of the crazy snake woman and curiosity had forced him to figure out who she was.
"NOW BEFORE WE START THE SECOND TEST, THERE'S SOMETHING THAT I NEED TO PASS OUT!"
She held up a thick pack of papers and Naruto groaned,
Not another written test...he had barely passed the last one…
"These are agreement forms"
Sasuke frowned,
"Agreement..?"
Sakura whispered curiously,
"Say what?"
Naruto said a bit loudly, but the woman smiled kindly,
"There will surely be deaths in this one and if you don't sign these i will be responsible."
Okay so basically a scroll battle royal. If you're a good person you'll get the opposite scroll and head to the tower without killing anyone. If you're a half decent person you'll get the scroll you need and possible eliminate one or all of the holders of that scroll. If you're a bastard you'll get the scroll you need and take your time killing and/or destroying other teams effectively thinning out the competition.
Team 7 was a lovely combination of all three. Sakura didn't feel it necessary to hurt anyone as long as they got the scroll they needed (figures from the medic). Sasuke tried persuading her that at least taking a couple of scrolls from other teams would make the exams easier for them. And Naruto honestly wanted a fight but he didn't want more than necessary.
"Whoever we bump into first we will decide then."
Sasuke scoffed,
"Fine"
"ALRIGHT LET'S GET GOING I'M READY BELIEVE IT!"
Sakura sighed but Sasuke watched Naruto silently before he decided to take a chance. There were still five minutes left and Sakura had walked away a bit,
"Hey dobe"
Naruto turned on him with a pout,
"Teme…"
He didn't know what to say or how to approach it honestly, but as someone who he considered a close friend he felt it was his job,
"Did...did something happen?"
He watched Naruto's face turn cool and stoic and with a bit more determination he pushed,
"Before the exams started no one saw you. And when you finally show up you started acting... weird…"
Naruto looked away from him and it made him worry even more. The usual Naruto would have just said it, the usual Naruto may have made up an exaggerated excuse, but the usual naruto would never had stayed silent,
"Naruto...why are you wearing black?"
Because Sasuke knew Naruto had a buttload of Orange jackets. That Naruto loved orange the most in the world. He had heard that Minato himself had been the one to introduce Naruto to orange and had told him it was the perfect color. Orange had meaning.
But for the exams Naruto had chosen black. A black jacket and black pants; there was no orange in sight. And Naruto without orange just didn't feel like Naruto.
Naruto remained quiet though, and Sasuke knew whatever it was it was probably bad.
"ONE MINUTE, PLEASE GET INTO POSITION!"
Naruto turned away from Sasuke,
"OI! SAKURA LET'S GO!"
Whether Naruto told him now or later didn't matter, Sasuke would find out one way or another.