Italics indicate thinking

Bold is for attacks

Kale's POV

"This is the location for part 2, Area 44, AKA the Forest of Death." Anko said.

"That's a scary name." Sakura shivered.

The large trees of the forest blocked out the sun, and the whole place was surrounded by a tall fence. Clearly it had earned the name Forest of Death for a reason.

"Ha doesn't scare me!" Naruto yelled.

A kunai flew passed and sliced Naruto's cheek, making him bleed.

"Hehehe…kids like you get killed quickly here" Anko appeared next to him and licked his cheek "and you spray that delicious red blood."

A man with a disturbingly long tongue returned the Kunai to the examiner, she told him to not sneak up on her unless he was trying to die.

There are certainly so strong ones left.

"Oh and I'm gonna need you guys to sign these forms." Anko said "It's a release, some of you will probably die and I don't wanna be responsible."

The second test rules were simple enough, we'd get dumped into the forest with a scroll, we had to find the one we didn't have and bring it to the tower in the center. The only rule was not to open the scroll till you were told.

This was a week-long survival test. There was a curtain over the area you got your scroll as to prevent you from spying on the enemy.

This isn't like that paper test…this is serious, people are gonna die here.

"It's our turn." Sakura said walking into the exchange area.

We handed the man behind the counter out papers and her gave us a scroll and told us to pick a gate from the map, we chose gate 12.

"I won't lose!" Naruto yelled "I'll kick anyone who gets in the way!"

"Chances are we'll run into some dangerous people." I told the others "This isn't a game."

"Mhm." Sakura nodded.

Sasuke just nodded.

"You heard me right Naruto?" I sighed.

"Yeah, Yeah I heard you." He mumbled.

We waited at the gate for thirty minutes and then an instructor opened the lock for us and let us in.

"The Second Part of the Chunin Exam Begins…Now!"

"Alright let's go!" Naruto yelled.

We didn't get more than ten minutes in before we heard screams of terror.

"That…sounded human." Sakura shivered.

"Yeah…' I sighed "We've started for sure now."

"I've gotta pee." Naruto said trying to take his belt off.

"Don't do that in front of a lady!" Sakura and I both yelled "Go in the bushes!"

We threw Naruto around a tree and waited a few moments for him to get back.

"That's better." He sighed walking around the tree.

Sasuke suddenly ran up and clocked Naruto on the chin with a punch.

"Isn't that a little much." Sakura said "I mean he was being rude but-."

"That's not Naruto." Sasuke said.

"What are you talking about?" the blonde said sitting up.

"You shuriken holster is on the wrong side." Sasuke pointed out.

"Oh and look." I added "The cut from the instructor is missing. Man you suck at transforming."

"Lucky you!" the man said transforming back to normal, a ninja from the water country "I guess I'll have to take it by force!"

Sasuke breathed fire out and began chasing the man down.

"Come on!" I told Sakura "We have to find the real Naruto."

We followed Sasuke and found him pinned back by the enemy.

"Get back here!" Naruto appeared and threw a Kunai to help Sasuke.

Sasuke grabbed the blade with his foot and threw it at the man.

"Cold Snap!" I casted at the man and locked him up allowing Sasuke to stab him in the arm.

"Sasuke!" Sakura gasped.

"Stop just standing there!" he snapped "This is is what I have to do, you're gonna get killed if you can't fight seriously!"

Seeing his wound the enemy gave up his attack and retreated into the woods.

"Listen." Sasuke said as we gathered around to regroup "If we get separated again don't just trust someone right away."

"Our best bet is to devise a way of identifying ourselves." I suggested "A code word perhaps? If you say it wrong we'll know you're a fake."

"I like that idea." Sakura nodded.

"Alright let's use that one song then." Sasuke suggested.

The code word ended up being stupidly long but that wasn't a problem for me.

"I'll hold the scroll." Sasuke said.

As we stood up a massive gust of wind blew through the trees.

"Another attack?" I yelled over the wind.

We all split up to hide when we saw that man with the long tongue from earlier.

I've had a bad feeling about that guy form the start.

When I thought the coast was clear I dispelled my Ghost Walk and stepped out to find Sasuke and Sakura, I gave them the code word and we were all square.

"Hey!" Naruto yelled running up.

"Hold it." I said "What's the password?"

Naruto took a deep breath and recited the whole song word for word when he was done I snapped my fingers and launched a Sunstrike.

"HEY!" he yelled dodging it.

"Kale what are you doing?!" Sakura yelled.

"That's not Naruto." I told her "He dodged my attack and remembered a song that long, no way an idiot like Naruto pulls that off."

The man with the tongue dispelled his illusion "Impressive deduction."

"Thanks." I shrugged "Also if you're gonna listen from underground don't leave your pipe so out in the open. I made the code long because I knew someone was likely listening"

"Well done." The man said taking his hat off "This might actually be fun. Do you want my "Earth" Scroll, seeing as you have the heaven one I know you do…"

The man suddenly swallowed the scroll "If you want it you'll have to cut my guts out and find it."

What the hell is this guy…

Suddenly I felt a splitting pain, I looked over, and my arm was torn clean off and the shoulder.

"AHHH!" I screamed.

I didn't even blink.

I suddenly opened my eyes, Sasuke was on the ground puking his guts out and Sakura was shaking with fear.

It was just…an illusion…no, he's just that terrifying…who is this guy.

I blinked again and we were someplace else, hiding behind a tree.

"GAH!" Sasuke hissed pulling a dagger out of his leg.

He stabbed himself to reset his brain.

"Huh?!" I gasped as a snake dropped from the trees.

I grabbed Sakura and jumped back as Sasuke jumped the other direction.

Snuck up on by a mere reptile…we're totally out of it thanks to that guy.

Sasuke threw a bunch of shurikens at the snake and killed it.

"Prey should always try their best to run." The man said pulling himself out of the snake's insides.

His body became snake like as he slithered around the tree and a breakneck speed, he was about to attack when he pulled his head back to avoid some weapons.

"Sorry!" Naruto yelled "I forgot the code word."

"Naruto!" Sakura smiled.

"I know you think you're being cool but just get out of here!" Sasuke yelled "This guy is on a whole other level!"

"You defeated that giant snake." The man looked at Naruto "Impressive."

We've gotta get out of here somehow…

"Why are you picking on the weak ones?!" Naruto yelled.

I looked over and saw Sasuke use his Sharingan before standing up "We'll give you the scroll, just take it and leave."

"Why are you giving it away!" Naruto yelled.

A bargain, we give him what he wants and he lets us go.

Sasuke through the scroll but Naruto jumped and grabbed it.

"What are you doing?!" Sasuke snapped.

Naruto reared back and punched Sasuke.

"You're not Sasuke." Naruto growled.

"Yes I am."

"No, there's no way such a coward could be the real deal!" Naruto said "I know this guy is strong but you don't know that he'll even let us leave if you give him the scroll. You're panicking and don't understand the situation at all."

He has a point…this guy will probably kill us as soon as he has the scroll.

"Hehehe…" the man laughed "He's right."

Naruto ran at the man even though Sasuke told him to stop.

"Summoning Jutsu."

The man placed his hand down and a huge snake appeared and slammed its tail into Naruto.

Dammit!

"Eat him." The man instructed.

"No!" Naruto yelled punching the snake "Eat this!"

What a punch!

The man spit some sort of cloud at Naruto before turning to attack Sasuke.

I can't do anything, none of my attacks will make a dent in a snake that size.

Naruto got up and blocked the snake from attacking Sasuke.

"Hey…scary cat." Naruto smirked at Sasuke.

The snake's tongue was used to bring Nartuo up to the man who grabbed his stomach. Nartuo screamed as he we burned by something.

"Wex, Wex, Quas!" I moved my hands "Invoke: Tornado!"

I threw a cyclone and got Naruto out of the man's hands.

"Sasuke!" Sakura yelled as she caught Naruto to a tree with a kunai "Naruto may be clumsy…but at least he's not a coward!"

I went over to pull the passed out Naruto off the tree as Sasuke fought back with every weapon he had. Sasuke pulled off a fantastic move where he used string to burn the man but, he wasn't killed his face just melted off.

What the hell?!

"This was fun." The man snickered "You may even surpass Itachi."

"Who the hell are you?!" Sasuke yelled.

"My name is Orochimaru." He said taking out his scroll and burning it "If you want to see me again pass this exam, but you'll have to defeat my sound ninja trio."

Suddenly his neck lenghted and shot off, he snapped his mouth and bit Sasuke on the neck.

"Ha…" Sasuke suddenly had a dead look in his eyes.

"Sasuke will seek me, just as he seeks power."

"GAAH!" Sasuke screeched in pain.

"What did you do to him?! Sakura yelled.

"Just a little gift." The man said sinking into the earth.

"Sakura grab Sasuke." I told her picking up Naruto "We need to get to some sort of shelter."

AN

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