Chapter 11: Stage 2: Forest of Death Part 2: Rescue and Enclose Encounter

AN: I will not have Orochimaru place a Curse seal to Satsuki or any Uchiha clansman outside of the test, due when they're under the ANBU's protectiong and skilled Shinobi from the Uchiha. So it better get things started for reading the next chapter.

AN2: As you know? I will create a fan-made techniques and my own fanmades like Nin-kenjutsu from my first Story of Naruto and Bleach Xover: Prophecy of the Sword of the Moon and Sword of the Snow. But with that knowledge of mine will b interesting. I had neglect to mention Naruto will using Ittouryu or Nitouryu.

AN3: Did you the Straw Hat's Thousand Sunny ship class is? Its a Brig-Sloop and part of the Sloop-of-War riggings.

(Story Starts)

==Forest of Death, Naruto - Nighttime==

Now Naruto was hopping through trees or flew straight to his team. While he had his hood on, while jumping with free-running. Since Naruto was good that he can outrun any skilled trackers or ANBU can do...so as the matter the fact, as he sensed a chakra signature, but as he activate his eagle vision, and with the sighted seeing three light gray signatures that belongs to Ame, as he jumped down on the open clearing.

"Okay...you may come out, now!" Naruto called.

With respond, as he heard a blur that appeared behind Naruto. As appeared to be three Ame-nins, well...they are different from the other Ame-nins with breathing mask. Now three of them wearing kasa hats. Also had umbrellas on their backs, Naruto knew Ame Shinobi specialized in umbrellas that toss it in the air that unleashes a follies of senbon needles.

"So...Konoha's Dark Templar, what a joke for someone in the Bingo Book. How flattered." One of the Ame-nin mocked.

:Yeah, what kind of Konoha-nin like you had become a B-rank, you are not so tough." Another one comment.

"Hey, boss, can I take him?" The third asked.

"You may." The leader replied, with a mischievous face.

With the third one stepped him and said. "Gave us the scroll or I will gave you a quick death."

"You gave me a quick death? Don't make me laugh." Naruto replied with a cold tone.

"Is that so...then I had to kill you now and take the award." As the Ame-nin drew his umbrella, and toss it in the air and creating several hand seals. "Ninpo: Jouro Senbon. (Senbon Shower)"

As it releases a hailing "shower" of senbons at Naruto. With the blond Assassin remained silent and a single movement, until the senbons hit him with so many of them that creates a clouds of smoke.

"Ha! So mush so-called "Dark Templar" is now wasted." The leader laughed about Naruto's 'demised'.

"Is that so..." Naruto's voice came from the smoke that startles the Ame-nin. "If you would not be so stupid to attack me without being so cocky." As the smoke fades, it reveal to be Naruto had vanished.

"Impossible! No one can dod-UGH!" As the Second Ame-nin felt a knife stung on his neck, it reveal to be a rope-dart, until two of Ame-nin saw their teammate lift him up into the tree, until seeing Naruto anchored himself on the ground with the end of the rope dart and stab the peg on the ground. As he stood that shocks that seeing Naruto was unscratched.

With the Ame-nin was strangle to get free himself before one of his teammates will help him by tossing one of the kunais at the rope, until it was deflected by Naruto throwing knife. Until it was too late that their teammate is dead by hanged. With two left and looked at Naruto with a angry look.

"How you about to dodge my jutsu!?" The second Ame-nin demanded.

"With speed, if you would not know my capabilities...your team will fallen for death." Naruto stated.

The leader growled about how Naruto was able to killed their teammates, in-cased that he was a skilled, as he looked at his teammate with a nod, as they toss their umbrellas to use the same jutsu and releases a massive wave of senbons, that it almost aim at Naruto until he drew his sword and draw and swing in the air that creates a powerful shockwave that knocks the senbons fall on the ground.

With the two Ame-nins were in absolute shock at the level of destruction that one swing of the eagle-hilt sword could do for Naruto had deflect their senbons, until they looked very concerned as they heard Naruto asked. "Tell me little Ame Shinobi...do you fear death?"

The two young man could not even speak to them as he was very afraid, Naruto then gave a dark smile and spoke once more. "So you do fear death, alright then just hand over the scroll and the shall let you go after all there are plenty of days remaining in this exam for you to acquire the scrolls you need. So what will it be?"

One of the other Rain ninjas then spoke out, "Don't give him the scroll!"

"If that's the the case..." Naruto said, as he sheathed his sword and declared. "Then I must end you."

With a click on Naruto's smile with a As he disappeared with a blur, before they could escape, until Naruto appeared behind with his arms sway behind him like a eagle's wings were spread, turns out that Naruto had his hidden blades were extract it, until...

*SPURT!*

With multiple wounds erupts of the two remain Ame-nins were collapse and dead; the blond assassin had two most powerful speed-type techniques; 'Shunko' and 'Shun Kasokuki'? Shun Kasokuki was the new advance speed technique similar then Swift Release or Jinton, its allows tNaruto to move at high speeds with the fastest being Mach 5 though some users appear to move at even higher even surpasses Minato's Hiraishin and the Yondaime Raikage Ay's nin-taijutsu.

As Naruto glance at the corpses of the dead Ame-nins. Now he went first Ame-nin that he used the rope dart to hanged him, as he pull the peg and causing the corpse to fall into the ground, as he looted it see if there's a scroll. With that, its none, then look the second, so there's nothing is there as well, And lastly is the leader that he had the scroll after all.

"Damn, another heaven scroll." Naruto cursed, he got himself another heaven scroll. "Seems, I will made my own luck for sure..." But before he'll left to find his team, Naruto notice something or rather someone in the trees. His eyes rolled at behind on his shoulder, as he stood, then walked over to the trees and yelled. "I know your there you, so come out already!"

Out of the trees came a very sheepish looking Yugito appeared in the shadows, with his eyebrow raised with suspicious of what was the Nibi Junchuuriki doing here. "Is there a reason why you seen everything?"

"Yeah, but I was only went out to find some food." Yugito explained.

Naruto nod from understand. "I see...did you have both scrolls? I had both too."

"Yes, but it was easy. As for we'll heading to the tower until then..." Yugito replied. "So you must be the famous "Dark Templar". Quite a reputation you got there."

"Thanks, but where's your team?" Naruto replied and asked.

"Separated, we been scouting for teams and find food for heading to the tower, tomorrow." Yugito answered.

"I see, care for your name?"

'Kitten, this kid's chakra looks familiar.' Her certain two-tailed cat said to her host.

'What is it?'

'I don't know? Kinda he is related to Asura-nii.'

"Who's Asura?'

'The Six Path Sage's Son.'

'Seriously?'

'Seriously.' Nibi replied, with outside world; Naruto notice her expression that turns out, he guessed that he talk to her biju.

'Guess Matatabi having some conversation with her, I will wait she's done.' Naruto thought. As he saw her cut her conversation with her biju.

'Aye, lad. Since Ryu told me about those beasts? Also Connor comment about 'spirit' after all.' Shay stated in Naruto's mindscape.

"Sorry about that, but names Yugito, by the way." She replied. "As for your name is Naruto Altair Cormac, correct?" Getting a nod from Naruto confirm.

"Its no hard done, I did knew you talk a certain 'cat', don't you." Naruto replied, which made Yugito tensed about Naruto's suspicious.

'Crap, he has suspicious me.'

'I told you he look like nii-san.' Nibi stated.

'Oh shut it.' As Yugito saw Naruto lift his hand.

"Don't worry, I wouldn't do such a thing." Naruto said to Yugito, which made her sighed in relief. "After all, stay my blade for sure."

"Uhh...guess so..." Yugito said. "So anyway, I was just cusious something?" Before she witnessed Naruto's fight. "As must to say, I've never seen ninja use those kinda' weapons, what are they?"

"Oh, this." Naruto took out his arm at her.

*Schnick*

The Hidden Blade slid out, which made Yugito was startled a little about Naruto's arsenals. A blade pop out on his wrist. "This is the blade for assassination."

"Oh, a blade hidden in your wrist." Yugito comment. "I never seen those designs like the Hidden Kunai."

"Something like that." Naruto said, as he took something on his pouch as it appeared to be a wrapped leaf that contains food. "Here." He toss it, before Yugito quickly catch it. "Its called 'lembas' bread, I've made it."

Yugito confused about that wrapped bread, before she saw Naruto took out the same leaf wrapped object and he open and took out a piece of bread that color is yellowish.

And Naruto explained. "That green leaf that wrapped the bread that allows to remain fresh in months, but its non-poisonous. But Lembas means "Waybread", too." As he took a small bite and continue with comment. "One small bite is enough to fill the stomach of a grown man...well, or women I guess."

As blond Kumo-kunoichi followed and look a piece and took a bite that made her eyes blink in shocked, as she looked at the bread with awed. "My kami...this is good." As he looked at there is a filling. "And there's a cream too."

"Yes, but that bread was very nutritious." Naruto explained. "While you ate that bread just one bite piece, it will gave you 24 hours to continue your journey with your friends."

"Thanks, Naruto-san." Yugito appreciated, as she looked at him with confused. "But why did you gave me?"

"I had my reasons." Naruto replied shrugged. "But you better head back to your team, sooner one of them grown impatient."

"Hai arigatō. And we'll see you at the tower." Yugito replied getting a nod from Naruto, with that she left in the scene. And Naruto called her in distance.

"Just don't ate that bread too much!" He yelled to Yugito while walking.

"I will!" She yelled replied.

With Naruto sighed for he had forgotten his team.

"Damn! I waste my time conversation with Yugito-san." Naruto complained with his index and thump finger rubbing his eyes. "Well, better get going."

Now Naruto disappeared with a blur.

==Forest of death, Yugito==

Yugito is heading back to the camp with a two leaf-wrapped of lembas bread on her hands. As she couldn't help of how grateful Naruto was given food for her and her team, he maybe an enemies, but it better avoid fighting against the "Dark Templar". As she took another bite from the lembas bread...well she need another one of course.

Now Yugito arrived the camp, getting Karui and Omoi turn attention to see she had returned.

"Oh Yugito, you're back." Omoi greet, as Karui notice the leaf-wrapped bread.

"Where did you get that?" She asked.

"I encountered the Dark Templar." Yugito answered, that made her teammates shocked in surprised.

"Seriously?" Karui exclaimed. "Is he attack you?"

Yugito shook her head and replied. "No, he did not do something for me before I was passing by."

"When what Naruto-san gave your those?" Omoi asked.

As Yugito respond and took a small piece and spit into two and gave them to her teammates. "Here, try it."

"Why?" Omoi asked.

"Its not poison, trust me." Yugito replied. As Omoi and Karui looked each other and shrugged their shoulders, as they took the piece and took a bite, that made their eyes widen in shocked.

"Whoa, this is pretty damn good." Karui disbelief about the taste of the bread.

"Yeah, Karui." Omoi agreed with her. "Did he made this?"

"That bread is very nutritious." Yugito explained. "So we be going to the tower with this bread."

"Whoa, that bread is very nutritious?" Karui asked, getting a nod for yes from Yugito. "Guess we better thank the Dark Templar if we see him in the tower."

"Well...we better get some sleep, until I will take the first watch." Yugito declared.

==Forest of death, Team Suna==

"Sabaku Kyū. (Sand Binding Coffin)"

The Ame shinobi were quickly wrapped in sand that suddenly appeared at their feet. Hands grabbed their legs and kept them from escaping as the attack took its time enveloping them. Gaara forced them to rise from the ground, guiding the sand with his hand while holding an umbrella that he pick it up.

"I'll kill everyone that gets in my way..." He said out loud, sending chills down Team 8's and her sibling's spines.

With one hand holding a fallen umbrella, the other controlling the sand closed to finish her jutsu. Screams were silenced in mere moments as the entire squad died in one go. Blood launched from the sand cocoons, pelting the surrounding area.

"Sabaku Sōsō! (Sand Waterfall Funeral)"

Kankuro walked forward after the rain of blood had finished and picked up their scroll. He smiled, a Heaven scroll, how convenient. "Looks like we got what we need, let's head to the tower."

He looked back and saw Gaara eying the nearby bushes where Team 8 hid. His gut was unsettled as he knew Gaara would want to keep fighting which wasn't something they could afford. If they wanted to stick to the plan they needed to get to the tower as quickly as possible.

"I'm not done yet...there are more I want to kill."

She held her arm up again and sand began to drift toward her target. Kankuro walked toward her as Temari tried desperately to calm her sister down. "Gaara-chan, let's just go. There will be plenty more fighting in the next exam..."

"Yeah Gaara, don't-" Kankuro is about to say about leaving Team 8 be.

"Shut up!"

They both were shut down by their brother as he continued to track the Konoha ninja. Frozen in fear, Kiba and the others could do nothing but pray she backed off. Kankuro walked up to his sister and gripped her sash that held the gourd to her back. Her aquamarine eyes locked onto him and he felt a killer intent directed at him.

"Listen to your older brother, we are going!"

"I've never seen either of you as siblings..." Gaara slapped his hand away then pointed her attack at him, making him freeze. "I will kill you if you stand in my way."

Temari plead her little brother. "Gaara...please calm down and let us get going. I'm asking you as your big sister..."

Gaara did not move for a long pause before she moved her hand back toward Team 8.

They expected an attack, but instead Gaara just collected the cork for his gourd and placed it back on. As they silently breathed a sigh of relief, the red head slowly began to make her way toward the tower.

"Let's go."

The two siblings quickly followed behind not wanting to anger him. Gaara's insides shook at the thought of fighting and blood, the Rain ninja were nothing compared to what she really wanted. Ever since he had locked eyes with that assassin he knew he wanted to kill him. His thoughts would wander as he tried to imagine what sound he would make as she slowly suffocated him.

Shukaku could only find amusement in how the girl was fixated on the kid with his brother inside. That bloodlust flowing through her veins was like pleasure to both of them. He knew her bones ached to get a hold of him, but what he found odd was why she was so fixated on him. Perhaps it had something to do with a past experience, not that it mattered much to him.

Blood was blood and Shukaku anticipated that Gaara would make Konoha drown in it.

==Forest of death, Team 7 and Kurotsuchi's Team==

Sakura and Satsuki told Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi about the Assassin Order, since the Assassin is different then any Assassins like ANBU, it was organization was revived by Naruto himself and Sakura. Its when they're still Ninjas with a different way for being one. As they told them about the "Templar" subject. So they told them about the history between Assassin and Templar were in a secret war for decades.

But now Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi was understand about their affiliation as an Assassin. The granddaughter of the Sandaime Tsuchikage was admitted about that information. With the black-haired kunoichi said. "So...you're saying you are part of the organization?"

"That's right." Satsuki replied. "That's why we send Naruko out along with your teammate about without knowing our organization."

"Wow...this is..." Akatsuchi awed about two fractions.

"Yeah." Sakura confirmed about it. "Since Naruto-kun is a leader of the Creed."

"No wonder his skills were Jonin or kage level." Kurotsuchi stated. "That would explained that his info in the bingo never reveal his full capacities."

"That's why we used deception to be sure to use it." Sakura explained.

"I see...if that's the case, if your 'leader' didn't mind if I want to see his skills to test them." Kurotsuchi said.

"You can try...but you can't underestimate Naruto-kun." Sakura said determent.

"Try me." Kurotsuchi replied, mischievous.

"As the matter the fact, we better get some sleep, and also I will called Naruko and Bakutsuchi to get some sleep." Sakura said, before put on her hood.

"Very well." Kurotsuchi replied. "As for now, we will be going, for now, so can you gave regard to Naruto to say thanks for hospitality."

As she stood, with Satsuki gave a wave at them, with Akatsuchi replied a wave.

"Hope I can try the lembes bread that nii-san make." Satsuki hoped, getting a confuse look from the two iwa-nins.

"Lembes bread?" Akatsuchi confused, as he lay down. As they saw Sakura took out the same leaf-wrapped food on her pouch. As she and gave it to him.

"Or Waybread as well. Take one and bite once, this one has very nutritious." Sakura explained. "Just take one bite only if you and ate everything that made your stomach full."

"No kidding." Kurotsuchi disbelief. "Does Cormac made this?"

"He does...he made a special rations for a full stomach. But those leaves wrapped on the bread will keep remain fresh." (Czar Joseph: Naruto did made Lembes bread from LOTR.)

"I see...well...we better get going." Kurotsuchi said. "So thanks again."

"We'll see you at the tower." Satsuki replied.

With that, now Kurotsuchi and her team left, Sakura called them for take her shift, with Naruko wants to know about the conversation, with Kurotsuchi called and explained to Bakutsuchi later until they'll now separated to heading out the tower.

==Forest of Death, dawn - Day 2==

Now its almost morning til dawn to sunrise. With Naruko and Satsuki were sleeping on the cave-like hole inside a giant tree that they used as a hiding spot while the pink-haired assassin will take her shift. After Kurotsuchi's team left that night on a separate ways.

With Sakura keep her guard up under the tree. The rosette assassin was taking patrol in the night shift, after she was hired by the hospital and learned Medial ninjutsu since its her style for being a Medic-nin and Assassin. They needed to find their scroll as well as reach the tower. Neither of those could be done though until all three of them could move and fight. Their only hope now was to wait and hope he could wake up on his own before they ran out of time.

Naruto suddenly left and said he had business to attend to. What business could he have in this forest? It was as if something jolted him into action as one minute he had been preparing their beds to rushing out the next. It worried her but she had gotten somewhat used to his aloofness and preferred to wait.

Sakura sat cross legged and closed her eyes. Breathing deeply, she began to focus her senses as taught by her teacher and team-mate/boyfriend, Naruto. Losing her sight allowed her to improve her hearing and soon the forest came alive as each and every creature's call and movement could be heard by her ears. She even thought she could hear people, a faint sound that resembled battle and yelling off in the distance.

Ignoring it, she focused closer. 'There they are.'

But...until she flet something on her eyes, as she opens them, that surprises her seeing her vision is completely different; she seeing darken with shades of gray-blues and blacks, as she rolled her eyes at her companions bodies were glowing; Satsuki is blue, Naruko is orange and Kurotsuchi and Akatsuchi is brown.

'Is this the Eagle Vision Naruto-kun is talking about?' Sakura thought about her new discovered ability. As closed her eyes and opens again, the world looked normal again.

"Whoa..." Sakura breathed surprising, as she gazing about her surroundings. "I better tell, Naruto-kun about this later until he'll arrived, until..." With her eyes rolled at the side while she had her hood on, with narrow her eyes seeing someone is waiting to attack.

What Sakura aware of however, was that in the bushes where the three Oto-nins hiding.

"Heh heh… there they are! As Orochimaru-sama commanded, we'll strike at dawn! And our target is Satsuki Uchiha!" The apparent leader of the three said.

"If the other five get in our way, we can take 'em out, right?" One of the other two asked.

"Of course!" The leader of the three said.

As dawn came Akatsuchi (before he had awoke) had left to patrol around the area in case that snake would return as Sakura was keeping watch at the camp and hoped that the others would awaken soon.

'Oh! It's already dawn?' She thought as she saw some light coming down.

She then noticed something approaching from behind and slowly turned around, but she saw that it was just a squirrel.

'A squirrel…?' She thought before with her eyes suspicious and she quickly pulled out a throwing knife from her pouch and toss it and it hit the ground just in front of the squirrel before said squirrel then ran away.

"That's pretty tightly wound. I wonder if she noticed the explosive tag we stuck on the squirrel!" One of the Oto-nins said.

"No… that's not it…" The leader of the three said.

"What then, Dosu? What's going on?" One of the others said.

"…We'll have to get closer to find out. So…what are we waiting for?" The leader of the three, now identified as Dosu said.

==Forest of Death, Lee==

Lee jumped from branch-to-branch through the forest until he eventually stopped at one of the branches as he saw 20 tree-leaves falling down.

'If I can catch all 20 of these leaves before any of them hits the ground, then Sakura-san will fall in love with me! But if I miss even one… then my love for her will never be requited! And she'll probably make fun of my hair!' He thought before leaping down towards the leaves and he started catching them, one-by-one.

'Just one more try…' He thought as he reached for the last leaf, but then he noticed something out of the corner of his eye 'It's…!' He saw a squirrel that had an explosive tag on its back.

*BOOM!*

As the smoke cleared, Lee lied on the ground with the squirrel in his left hand and the explosive tag in his right.

"Just in the nick of time! An explosive tag…on a very short timer. Who would do something so cruel?" Lee said as he crunched the tag.

==Forest of Death, team 10==

Shikamaru, Ino and Choji were hiding behind some bushes as Neji passed them.

"Come out of hiding…unless you're a coward." Neji said.

"How'd he spot us when we hid so fast?" Ino whispered before looking at the other two. "My masterful plan A – hiding until anyone who might hurt us is gone – has failed! Time for plan B!"

"What a drag…finding us like that!" Shikamaru whispered before the three of them came out of the bushes.

"Oh! What an honor. Neji Hyuga, last year's rookie of the year's rookie of the year just like Naruto-kun…fancy meeting you here." Ino greeting with a beauty look.

"Wow…can I have your autograph?" Shikamaru asked.

Neji sighed about Ino's greeting along with seeing Shikamaru and Chouji. "Oh! It's you three…"

'Get a load of this.' Ino thought before she pulled off her hair-string and she said. "I can't tell you how long… I've dreamt of meeting you!"

"Would you mind, Yamanaka-san." Neji said as he walked away. "This is chunin exam, not a beauty pageant."

'Why? Why didn't he find me sexy? What's wrong with him? It makes me so mad!' Ino thought as she angrily raised a fist in Neji's direction.

'I tried to tell you he wouldn't go for it!' Shikamaru thought. 'Naruto...why you befriend with Neji.'

"Hey…Does that fist you're shaking in my direction, meaning you want to fight me? Or you're annoys me." Neji asked.

"Heh heh. O-of course not!" Ino said before thinking. 'H-how could he know that…unless he does have eyes on the back of his head?' (Czar Joseph: No, Ino. Only women have eyes on the back of their heads… and they can read minds too by the way.)

"Then you three better get going, if would least you don't want to waste time for this exams." Neji said.

"O-okay!" Ino said as she and her teammates jumped back into the bushes.

"Hm…now get going." Neji said before he continued walking.

"Let's go see if we can pick off some weaklings!" Ino said. "And until we'll find Naruto-kun!"

'I doubt we'll find anyone weaker than us.' Shikamaru thought.

==Forest of Death, team 7 minus Naruto==

"Heh heh… you've been up all night standing guard, eh?"

Sakura heard a voice from behind her and she turned around to see the three Oto-nins. With Naruko and Satsuki were asleep, due when Sakura had place a barrier to conceals the area, it was the two-way dome that belongs to Ryu, or Naruto's counterpart.

"Pulling the night shift to watch over your teammate and even a Iwa-nins? How brave." Dosu said.

There was no response. Dosu scowled, he didn't like being ignored.

Zaku stood up from the stone he was sitting on and yelled at the pink head.

"Hey bitch! We're talking to you!"

Annoyed, Zaku pulled out a kunai and threw it right at her head. They watched as it sailed forward and got within kill distance unchallenged. That was when they realized something was off as the kunai actually passed 'through' her body and got stuck in wood.

"A...bunshin?" Dosu said, astounded that they were outsmarted. A wire was cut and dozens of kunai and shuriken launched from the trees above, seeking to impale the Oto ninja. What they thought was an easy attack was then turned back on them as an ambush from the Konoha squad!

'We've been tricked..'

Zaku pointed both palms up and launched wind at the attack, hoping to deflect the projectiles. While some were scattered, the shinobi were forced to separate if they wanted to survive the attack. As Dosu slid across the dirt, he tripped another wire and felt his back hit against a tree trunk. A large piece of wood attached to a vine swung down from the treetops hoping to smash him.

With one hit from his melody arm, the wood shattered to pieces saving him from death. Before he could go far though, wires launched from behind the tree and tied him tightly against it. Every move he made only made the material dig into his skin and put him in even more pain.

Kin had rolled away from the shuriken when she detected a presence on her right, sweeping out with a kunai to try and hit it. When she saw nothing her vision went blank as she was kicked in the back of the head. The attack sent her flying into the bushes and knocked cold. She didn't stand a chance when the attacker hit her blind spot with enough pressure to knock her out.

Zaku watched as his team-mates were attacked as they had desperately tried to dodge and found himself enraged. How were they being beaten by someone they couldn't even see? They were supposed to be weak and easy prey after getting done with Orochimaru. How could some girl beat him?

He heard a twig crack and turned around as Sakura ran at him from the bush, with her hidden blades poised to strike. There she was, he thought as he pointed his palms at her and fired a strong gust of wind. It was then to his horror that the attack went through her and the clone disappeared, a trick.

"Looking for someone?"

Zaku tried to turn around but felt his right arm pulled behind his back and cried in pain. Before she could get an advantage he pushed his leg back and forced her to slide away. He turned and fought her in hand to hand, trying his best to dodge her blade attacks.

Sakura countered and hit back when she could but close combat was not her strong point. She had gotten lucky that she was able to knock the other girl out as it narrowed them down to only two. With Dosu immobilized against the nearby tree it was only Zaku that posed a threat. If she could take him down then she could finish the rest off easily.

"Damn you!"

Zaku kept launching bursts of wind but at the last second Sakura always pushed his arm away, leading the attack to go astray. He noticed she was getting tired and kept laying the pressure on as he slowly pushed her back to the little cove where the Uchiha lay.

'You are almost done, you little bitch.'

==Forest of Death, Scene Change==

"Oh no! Stay away from me!"

Karin ran as fast as she could as the large bear came bearing down on her. It was bigger than anything she had ever seen in her life, what did it eat in this forest to get so big? She had been out getting water for her team when the bear came upriver, looking for fish. Once it saw her she had been on the run from it ever since.

It roared in annoyance as she just barely ducked under its swing, claws missing her head by inches. If this kept up she would really die!

"Somebody help-" She tripped on a root and collapsed on her stomach. "Ouch!"

Her glasses had come off during the fall and she scrambled for them as the bear growled. Looking up, she could only watch helplessly as it prepared to pounce on her and have her for lunch. Tears began to fill her eyes as her life wishes failed to come true because of some stupid bear.

'This isn't how I wanted it to end..'

That was when she saw a black flash appear above the beast's head and with a 'bang' to its skull, that kills the bear. The red head's hands found purchase on her glasses and she quickly put them on to look at her savior. Immediately her eyes widened on recognition, it was the same assassin from a few months ago!

"You.."

She blushed as his warm chakra radiated from his body, overwhelming her senses. It seemed he recognized her too as he hesitated for a second as he looked her over. It was he had seen her in Room 301 without knowing about her. As Naruto create a kage bunshin and toss a scroll at his clone, and went to the dead bear for food and requirement.

"I remember you...you are from Kusa." Naruto said to the red head. 'A red hair...differently from the Uzumaki.'

Naruto leaped down to join her as the bear slouched over, losing its balance. Karin struggled to get up but was too distracted by the blonde. Noticing her hesitation he held out his hand to help her up and she quickly obliged.

"Yes..." Was all she could say in response.

Naruto looked her over and saw she was alright save for a few scrapes. He had heard her screams and the bear's footsteps from far away and decided to come to her aid for some reason. Although it looked like she had the same scroll as them he was glad he could help the beautiful girl from before.

"What is your name?" He asked her and she suddenly fumbled for an answer.

Her face down in embarrassment, she slowly looked up to face him with a deep breath. Pushing her glasses to the bridge of her nose, she found enough courage to speak.

"I'm Karin..."

He seemed intrigued by her name for a while, surely saying it over a few times in his head. It was odd for her to be so enamored by a boy as usually it was the other way around..but his chakra, it set her on fire. She just wanted to..oh the things she wanted to do to him were unspeakable!

"I see, it's a pretty name Karin." Her blush intensified. "My name is Naruto...I'm glad I got to see you again after our meeting in Kusa."

She just nodded.

"It was good to see you again too..."

'She is so soft spoken..I wonder if she is like this all the time? Regardless, her hair is so...'

Naruto watched as her head would slightly move as she would look at him and then around the forest. Her hair would swish back and forth, the bright red only intensified its beauty.

"Not only your hair...but your eyes are red too." He smiled but lost it when she frowned.

"You think its weird too?"

He quickly shook his head as the girl looked back at him, surprised.

"No...I think you look beautiful." Her heart skipped a beat as the breeze picked up, making her hair lift from her neck. "I don't know what it is but...I think red hair looks great."

Karin quickly pulled her hair back down, petting it slightly.

"Really?"

Naruto noticed her voice changed to what sounded like a normal, confident tone.

"Yeah. After all, I had a girlfriend too."

That made Karin happy to hear that he didn't think her odd. She fidgeted with her black skirt and glasses while Naruto looked around, trying to listen.

"I hate to leave so soon Karin...but I think my team-mates are in trouble." Her eyes widened as he prepared to go.

"Wait!"

Naruto turned around and looked at her, giving off a smile.

"I hope we meet again and can really talk to one another...I'd like to get to know you."

And like that he was gone. A few leaves and dust kicked up to show he had been standing there. The girl remained motionless in the clearing. Her blush did not allow her to move for a little while longer as she kept playing his words back in her head. It was the first time anyone had shown any real interest in her..it made her happy.

"I..." She swallowed and then made a cute smile. "Would like to see you again too!"

==Forest of Death, Team 7==

Zaku crouched and did a sweeping kick, knocking Sakura off her feet. They had been fighting one another for a while now and he knew she was almost out of energy. Now that he had the advantage, he took out a kunai and tried to stab her. With Sakura's jian had drawn.

Breathing heavily, Sakura quickly kicked him in the stomach and forced him back. She rolled away and realized she couldn't run any farther as they were right where Naruko and Satsuki was. Her eyes wandered to Dosu as he was finally getting himself untied. The bushes began to rustle when Kin finally woke up, holding her neck in pain.

This was bad, all three were back up. Zaku just smirked as he approached her, knowing that she was out of tricks.

"You thought you could beat us all alone? What a joke."

Sakura's eyes went back and forth looking around, trying to find something to give her an advantage. She was running out of options as their attacks took their toll. Her body began to give out as she fell into a crouch, holding her side.

It wasn't long before Lee arrived in the treetops above, looking down on the arena that the two squads had been in for the morning. It looked like his beloved Sakura was in danger of losing to the Oto ninja and that was something he could not allow.

'Do not worry my flower, I will protect you!' Lee thought wit his eyes burning to prepared to save Sakura.

Just as Lee prepared to jump, a shadow covered the sun for a second and made him look up.

Sakura watched from under her hood as 'he' arrived. Like an eagle to a mouse, the assassin swept from the sky and landed on Zaku with practiced precision. His eyes went wide as the sudden weight and pressure against his back pushed him to the ground. He did not have the time to yell as the blade slid deep into his neck.

As Naruto's coat completely enveloped them, Dosu and Kin could not see what had happened from behind Naruto. They watched as the blond assassin slowly got up and turned to face them, the still dripping wrist blade protruding from his forearm. Their eyes widened as there lay the body of Zaku, unmoving.

"Sakura, are you alright?" Naruto asked as he kept his eyes on the other two still stunned from his attack.

Sakura struggled to stand so she could fight beside him.

"I'm fine Naruto...just a little tired."

He looked back at her and saw her frail body shaking as her legs tried to support her. The wound she had inflicted on herself had yet to fully heal, not to mention the lack of rest she had from guarding Naruko and Satsuki all night. Even in this weak state, he was so proud of her and how far she had come since they met.

"Just rest Sakura..."

Dosu and Kin took it as their chance to charge forward and take Naruto out once in for all.

Sakura watched as they closed in while Naruto was still paying attention to her. She started to yell for him to turn around when his fist swung to the side and sent Dosu flying back. Kin hesitated when she saw her team-mate hit so hard and, as soon as she landed next to him back flipped away. Naruto turned to face her and showed his free hand with a single wire tied around his finger.

With one pull, she felt her foot pulled forward and fell on her back. Looking down in a daze, she saw the wire tied tightly around her foot and realized he must have put it there when she landed next to him. How was he so fast? A clone appeared next to her and pulled her up by her hair, forcing her onto her knees. Before she could struggle, a blade was put to her neck and made her cease any movement.

Sakura watched in amazement as another clone appeared from the bushes carrying a dazed Dosu under his arm. It quickly dropped him and hoisted the bandaged teen onto his knees. A parry dagger of altair appeared in the clone's hand and he stabbed Dosu's melody arm making the Oto ninja scream in pain. With the arm rendered useless, he was then placed in the same position as Kin with a blade to his throat.

And just like that it was over in the span of less than five minutes. The pink haired girl could only look up at her boyfriend in amazement, how was he so strong? It just showed she had so much to learn before she could get anywhere close to his level.

"This battle is over."

The blonde declared with no argument from the other side. Their eyes were focused on him, wide in fear. He watched in amusement as their bodies shook, taking deep shallow breaths and trying their best to not make any sudden moves.

"Please...just take our scroll. We mean you no further harm Konoha-sa-" Dosu shut up as the blade was moved close to his neck, with one slice it would spill blood.

"Shut up." The clone said in a serious tone making them realize they would not be able to leave so easily.

"Your team-mate is dead...that means you will have to forfeit this round."

Eyes wandered to Zaku's dead body and they knew he was right. How could they come so close and be beaten in the blink of an eye?

"We all know your lord and master Orochimaru is here and that he has plans in Konoha. We also know that you two are just pawns in his game, pawns that can be thrown away." Naruto's eyes with cold, with he used his Haoshoku Haki.

They said nothing, eyes wide in realization. It was true, why else would he send them to attack the Uchiha's squad when he knew of such a powerful member on their team? They meant nothing to Orochimaru.

"You have attacked me and my team for the last time." Naruto strode forward, their bodies seized up in fear. "I will make sure you are properly punished."

Naruto looked between his two clones and nodded, giving them a signal. Both Sound ninja closed their eyes and waited for the end to come, hoping it would be swift. Instead, the clones took out the restraint and anti-chakra shackles and bind them on their wrist, behind their arms, as the 'original' Naruto toss a scroll at the clones. And then seal them within them.

"Naruto...what did you do to them?"

He sat down next to her and placed an arm around her waist, pulling her to his side. Blushing at their closeness, she couldn't help but let go a sigh of relief as she leaned on him. It had been a long two days for both of them with little time to rest.

"I ordered the clones to sealed them into a prison scroll. I'll tell you later... But right now, where's Kurotsuchi and her team?"

"Kurotsuchi-san and her team left last night." Sakura explained. "I gave them lembes bread for their journey."

"I see...Just rest now."

Sakura just nodded into his shoulder, too tired to disagree. It wasn't long before she fell asleep in his arms and he quickly laid her down in a bed roll for proper rest. He looked at her face and how peaceful it had become since closing her eyes. She looked so beautiful when she was calm like that, he thought as he brushed a strand of hair from her eyes.

It was also at that point that Ino, Shikamaru, and Choji watched from the bushes stunned at Naruto's strength, and slowly turned to each other. Chouji was the first one to speak. "Did he...did he just kill that guy...?"

None of the team 10 members had seen death before, let alone one of their comrades killing someone. The fact that it was Naruto, made the situation even more disturbing.

As Naruto turn at the bushes, while comforted Sakura. "Alright, Shikamaru, Ino, Chouji. I know you been seeing this a whole time. Come on out!"

Which made Team 10 respond, as they stepped out in the bushes. With Chouji looked to the side nervously, and with slight guilt. "S-Sorry, man...It's just that you... And those guys..." He was about to give an explanation, but the blonde waved it off. He couldn't be mad at them, not now.

"Guess can't help it." Naruto shrugged, as he called again. "Okay, Lee! You're still find a way to save my girlfriend in the middle of the situation! But better get your ass come here!"

Until a green blur appeared with Lee made a appearance. "My apologized, Naruto-san! i was my beautiful flower was on danger. So I will help-"

"No need." Naruto interrupted. "She got it under control." As he notice the barrier is active. "Did you left that barrier still intact?" Which made Sakura first woke up.

Which made Sakura rubbing her back of her head before she is going to sleep. "Oops, I just want my friends to get some sleep when you were still not around."

"I see..." Naruto understand. "But you may return to sleep." Which made Sakura nod and heading to sleep.

"Lee!" A feminine called, getting team 7 and 10 seeing Neji and TenTen appeared.

"Neji! TenTen!" Lee exclaimed.

"Here we go again, wondering off again?!" TenTen irritated.

"I'm sorry!"

"Next time, just don't wonder off." Neji said.

"HAI!"

"*Yawn* What was the noise about?" A feminine voice, getting attention seeing Naruko and Satsuki awoken.

"Every since Sakura woke me up. Did we missed something?" Satsuki asked.

"Yes, you two did." Naruto replied, as she lay down and sleep peacefully.

"Did you guys found the scroll, yet?" Naruko asked.

With Naruto glanced at his sister and Satsuki with a sighed. "Yes, we had two scrolls."

The girls sighed for they got what they need. Then he looked at his friend.

"Tell me what scroll do you have?" Naruto asked and Shikamaru answered him.

"We have the earth scroll." Shikamaru said and Naruto nodded at him and took out the heaven scroll on the pouch.

"Here, Shikamaru." Naruto tossed a heaven scroll to Shikamaru who was able to catch it. Shikamaru look at him skeptically.

"We had both scrolls, so we will get going to the tower faster." Naruto declared, as he took out a small scroll, and unrolled and unsealed the crystal ball. Which made Naruko confused for what that do. Along with the rookies seeing Naruto took out something.

"What is the Crystal ball do, Naruto-kun?" Ino asked.

"I'm taking 'her' out." Naruto declared.

"'Her'? Who's her?" Ino asked.

As Naruto took out the crystal ball and rolled the scroll and lift it in the the orb is starting to glow that engulfs the screen, with everyone cover their eyes, as the flash fades, until they saw a shadow, before seeing Naruto with a smirked about someone, with they slowly looked up that made them surprised and even Naruko.

It would appeared to be, a airship like the Morrigan, now with weigh anchored, Brig-class; it has Navy blue armored, red and brown accents, and gold lining. This ship carries golden 46 (23x2) broadside cannons; 4 swivel cannons; 2 Naval mortars; and a ram. Also has 4 chase cannons and fire barrels. The Ship has black sails and...a figurehead of the navy blue Jackdaw.

Team 10 and Gai was surprised in what they saw along with Naruko and were thinking on what kind of sealing that Naruto did. And even the Crystal ball as well.

"Glad you're back to the seas and sky...Jackdaw Reborn." Naruto declared, now seeing the white flag with two wings spread, until his father's voice in his mind.

'Can't believe you had to revived Edward Kenway's ship, the Jackdaw for so many years since the Age of the Caribbean Pirates.' Shay admitted. 'After when Adewale taking the Experto Crede.'

'You made your point, father.' Naruto replied.

"Nii-san...is that one of those ships?" Naruko asked.

"Yes, this is the Jackdaw Reborn." Naruto said and introduce to the secondary ship. And also the original Jackdaw is the legendary Assassin Ship of the Caribbean.

"Jackdaw...? As in a small, gray-headed crow, your named that ship?" Satsuki asked, since Jackdaw is related to crow family of birds. (Czar Joseph: As for know when I translate Jackdaw in Japanese, its quite half-wrong.)

"It was Edward Kenway named his own Brig before, named after his favorite sly bird." Naruto explained.

"Ah, I see." Satsuki understand. "When you get me a ship as well?"

"Yup, I will had the shipwrights will build you a ship, so we better going to depart to the tower in high speed, noon." Naruto announced. "Well, seeing as we all have the scroll we need, let's head off to the tower together. Better to be in a group as sthere;s safety in numbers."

"Agreed" Neji said.

"Well then, let's get camp, guys." TenTen shout. Now with the others prepared to camp for taking a break.

"I agreed, I want to taste on Chosen One's cooking!" Chouji exclaimed, since Naruto had own his own Inn and restaurant? Its a combination with a Tavern. Naruto did cooked delicious meals that owned by him. When Chouji tried his dishes. It was completely heaven. Now many villagers went to his place. It was while ago when the construction.

"Me too!" Naruko exclaimed, as she started to imagining all the foods that her brother gonna make that causes to start drooling, but quickly snap out of it and wipe the drool on her face. With the rest of the rookies includes Neji thought what Naruto will had cooking. (Czar Joseph: Sorry everyone, I can't tell you the secret of the ingredients of Naruto's Cooking, as for you know I used to watch my favorite Chinese anime; Cooking Master Boy, so please watch that anime. So you better watch it, and also an Old anime.)

"That's good, but right now, you guys prepared set perimeter." Naruto said in a commander mode, first he glance at Neji. "Neji, use your Byakugan to scout around the area for any suspicious activity, you be station here and informed me."

"Hai!" The Hyuga prodigy replied, then the blond turn to Chouji, TenTen, Lee and Satsuki.

"Chouji, you, TenTen, Lee and Satsuki will be set traps around in the flanking sites about south-west and south-east by ground; north-west is Chouji and TenTen, and seast is Lee and Satsuki."

"Sure," Choji replied.

"Will do, Niisan." She added.

"Yosh!" Lee replied.

"Naruko." Naruto called, getting her attention. "I want you to and Ino will use your sensory to survey around the direction."

"I will." Naruko replied. "What about you, Nii-san?"

"I'm going to sleep. I've haven't get some rest during I was away for a while." Which made everyone had a point about Naruto's statement. So they scattered to prepared for setting the perimeter.

And with that, the blonde collapsed into Sakura's bedroll. Team 7, 8 and Gai had gone through enough trouble during the Second Exam but it was only going to get worse.

==Forest of Death, team Fu==

Fu, Shibuki and Takimaru were in the trees over-looking after the battle. Now the blond Assassin and his friends were taking camp and before depart with a flying ship like the Morrigan.

"Whoa. What was it that blond kid did killed that oto-nin?" Shibuki asked.

"I don't know, but for some reason I hope I don't have to fight him." Takimaru said.

'Those eyes aren't normal. What was this feeling, but I've never heard of one like that before. Kyubi Jinchuriki-no...he doesn't have the Kyubi's chakra, but its different, but there is someone within Naruto Cormac, there's obviously more to you than meets the eye, and I'm not talking about your tenant.' Fu thought as she licked her lips before turning to her teammates "Let's get out of here."

"Right!" The two of them said in unison before the three Taki-nins shunshined away.

==Hokage's Tower, office==

Minato was working his paperwork, with his daughter and...his 'son's' team were be okay, so having fate for his children. Until someone opens the door, causing the blond Hokage turn to seeing a chunin entered the office.

"What is it?"

"We have a situation, Hokage-sama." The chunin informed. "Orochimaru is back!"

"WHAT!" Minato yelled about Orochimaru appeared in Konoha. "Are you serious?"

"Its true, we have received from Anko that someone gave a Code S."

"Who is it?" The blond asked.

"Its Naruto-sama."

Minato was stunned. "Who did he knew?"

"Naruto-sama gave a secret message to Ibiki-san during the first test of the chunin exams...we have a spy within our village." The chunin explained. "But you better head to the center tower of the Forest of Death."

"Right, I'll be there and informed my wife."

==Konoha, Sarutobi Compound==

Hiruzen Sarutobi was relax in his garden. Until he heard the sound of shunshin. "Is there something what to know?"

"Hai, Sandaime-sama. But we have a Code S situation in the Chunin Exams." The chunin informed. (Czar: Did you know the chunins or jonins were random OCs, so it better not to gave them names.)

"And what might be?" Hiruzen asked, curious with his eyes narrow.

"He's back, sir...Orochimaru is return." That made the former Sandaime's eyes widen about his old student.

"I'll be there shortly...with Minato."

"Hai!"

==Forest of Death, Team 7, 8 and Gai==

Its now noon; with Naruto and Sakura have woken up from their slumber, and now prepared for lunch until they made departure. So they will be going after lunch...so he had prepared to cook food. He did unsealed amount of ingredients that was laid on the scroll and bunch of cooking materials.

So, Naruto can't risk for being discovered by the enemy shinobi team, so he had a smoke absorb seal at the top of him. That seal is useful like Ezio's Smoke decoy bomb for lure guards that think something set on fire.

With he had cooking Nabemono, as he stir the ingredients with a ladle; he had remove his other glove and took off his hooded trench coat. Good thing he brought some cooking tools for sure, along with ingredients he had prepared in his storage scroll. Naruto kinda like the certain old konoha's strongest genin when he around in the village for decades. Now with the blood assassin With his kage bunshins were cooking for the best meals, also making rice balls.

Better thank his brother Ryu for his cooking skills and best dishes. Good thing that his training methods did rubbing of on him. After all...he did a good job for sure...and also his best of all...well...seems his brother did end his former parents reputation and their image...there is no telling what happen to them...so better to continue his life and does not want to follow his footsteps.

With the rookies that they are prepared to departure; Sakura placing wooden bowls for their friends. Then Naruko and Chouji can't wait for Naruto til he's finished. Satsuki, Ino and Sakura can't wait to take a taste.

Lee, TenTen and Neji were curious about Naruto's cooking. When Chouji explained that their friend is a god's messenger from heaven. And Shikamaru told Team Gai about he did made some delirious donuts during the team assignments.

"So...does Naruto's food is good?" TenTen asked.

"It is, TenTen-san. His foods are the best." Naruko said happily.

"It sure does, Naruto-kun did hunt some food for himself while I was training." Sakura stated.

"Oh..." TenTen nodded.

"Guess its hard for Naruto did assemble his own Order." Neji said.

"He did." Satsuki said to Neji, which made Naruko curious. "After all, when he did recruit myself, Mutsu-kun..."

'Mutsu-kun?' Sakura, Ino and Naruko thought wondered about the former slave's name.

Satsuki continue. "Miya-san, Karasuba-san, Issei, Haru, Natsu and Haku. And the rest were Matsu-"

"Wait! There's more?" Ino said to Satsuki about more recruits.

Satsuki nodded and replied. "Yes, but there is also Matsu. She was a..."

==time skip==

(Czar: I cannot tell you about other names of the OC I've come up with, so it better to that I will updated about them later.)

Naruto suddenly came from the kitchen and was wearing a wipe apron.

"All finish." Naruto said as he wipes the sweat on his face.

"Naruko, please help me with the foods. And Sakura-chan, unsealed the table and chairs in the storage scrolls." Naruto instructed and a mega watt grin appeared on his sister and his smiling pink-haired girlfriend face and skipped happily into the kitchen. TenTen and Ino looked at each other and shrugged while Chouji was happy see what Naruto have cooked. Along with Shikamaru and Neji were curious too. And even Lee was

==time skip==

Soon everyone was on the table that got from the storage scroll and Naruto comes out from the cave with a big wok of nabe stew in his hands. Soon bunch of Naruto came out with large of platters of 5 kinds of main dishes and large pot of soup.

"Whoa. That is a lot of food." TenTen said with a shock look on her face.

"Yup, its time to eat." Naruto started serving and pouring the soup with meat and vegetables in the bowls and passed it one by one. Then everyone sat down on their chair started to eat. Along with Riceballs.

"Itadakimasu." Everyone said before they started digging some the foods on the table. As soon everyone took a bite of Naruto's cooking. They either had a shock look on their faces or bliss look on their faces.

"No...way..." Neji was shocked disbelief about the taste.

TenTen nod agreed. "Naruko's right...it is good."

"I told you, Niisan did surpassed kaa-chan's cooking." Naruko said.

"And mine as well." Satsuki added.

"I CAN'T BELIEVE THE CHOSEN ONE MADE ANOTHER HEAVEN'S GIFT!" Chouji yelled with happy smile.

"Wow..." Shikamaru awed.

"I can't believe its good!" Ino disbelief. "Chouji and Naruko was right...! THIS IS HEAVEN!"

"Its youthful..." Lee awed about Naruto's cooking.

"Hope you guys like it, So...Time to eat." Naruto said and everyone again started digging at Naruto cooking.

Soon everything was done eating and the bowls and wok are completely empty along with some riceballs they ate.

"I'm so stuff." Sakura said as pat her stomach. "I couldn't eat another bite."

"Me too." Satsuki said with content look on her face.

"Me three." Naruko said.

"Me four." Ino said.

"Troublesome...I'm so stuffed... " Shikamaru said as he sighed in bliss.

With TenTen looked at Naruto and said. "Naruto. You're like a first-rate chef!"

"Actually that were only third rate meals you ate, TenTen. And besides I'm still learning some of the second-rate cooking. So technically I'm just a third rate chef." Naruto said as he cleaning the dishes from the table. Everyone look at him with wide eyes.

"THRID-RATE! Onii-chan those foods are very delicious. There's no way they are third-rated." Naruko said with shock look on her face. Naruto just gave her an amuse smile and said to her.

"Sorry, Naruko, but that's the reality." Naruto said. "But you guys were prepared to depart now."

"Naruto's right." Shikamaru agreed, as he slowly stood. "Man, that food is good..."

"I maybe still under his apprenticeship with Naruto-kun here." Sakura stated. "He did taught me a thing or two. So we better get going." Until with Lee heard that he will gave a chance to get Sakura to be. As he went to Naruto before heading the ship.

"Naruto-san! Be you apprentice!" Lee bowed at Naruto. "If I will cooked a best meal for Sakura-san! She will be my girlfriend!" Which on the other hand before Sakura heard it with a annoyance frowned.

Naruto looks at the green spandex taijutsu user a blank look on his face.

"…No." Naruto said with blank look on his face and this cause Lee and everyone else to look surprise.

"But why?" Lee asked.

"Because I refuse to have anyone to be my apprentice for cooking...but this is my style, and I have no intention of sharing it to anyone. Besides it would take too long to cook. You need to have certain amount of skills to create them." Naruto said. "As the matter the fact, we better get to the tower now."

As he turned and step towards the ship and raise his left arm and fires a rope launcher and zip-lined to the ship, which surprises TenTen about Naruto is doing it.

"Whoa, Naruto had adjusted his new attachment?" TenTen comment, seeing Naruto's new attachment.

"It is..." Sakura said. "Naruto-kun had discard his Phantom Blade into a Dart and Rope launcher for his Hidden blade arsenals. So he had a new design for the Creed."

As until they saw the ship that flash of light engulfs in the air, and until Naruto appeared on the port-side of the ship, and toss a rope ladder and he called. "Come on! Get on board!"

With the rookies can't say twice, as they're about board until that shock in surprised for seeing someone jumped in the air.

*pop*...*pop*...*pop*...*pop*...

They saw Sakura kicked the air like she was flying. It was completely surprised seeing her can fly.

"Sakura is flying?" Ino exclaimed.

"How did Sakure do that?" Naruko wondered.

With Satsucki answered with a smirk. "That was Geppou."

"Geppou?" Neji asked, curiously.

"Its one of Rokushiki or 6 powers? Its a special, superhuman taijutsu that utilized have their own variation of each technique, to increase their versatility and originality."

"What sort of youthful jutsu?" Lee asked, he was curiously wants to become stronger.

"It also Geppou is one of them, as for the rest will know for sure." Satsuki explained.

"So how did you know that?" Shikamaru asked.

"Because I'm also learned Rokushiki." Satsuki replied and jumped in the air and said. "Geppou!"

*Poof!*

Satsuki did also use Geppou to get on board on Jackdaw Reborn by kick the air down. With everyone was also surprised about Satsuki did learned to do that.

"I wish I can learned that." Naruko sighed, with everyone is up on the ladder.

Now the rookies on the deck of the ship, with many of Naruto's (NPC) crew were prepared to sail. Now they prepared to sail, as with Naruto is on the wheel. But with Sakura besides him and Satsuki as well. With Naruko and Team 8 and Gai were impressed about Naruto's brig.

"Loose the main!" Naruto called for order, with Sakura besides him. Before all the crew prepared to set unfold the sails and pull the anchor.

"All hands to Full sail!" She called, now the Ship was begun depart now. Which the rookies seeing their fellow rookie can command the ship. Now the ship flew fast.

Now the Jackdaw is on the skies and heading towards to the Tower, as Naruto glanced at Sakura.

"Sakura-chan, you better head to the captain's quarters to sleep." He said to her, which made the pinkette.

"Thanks, Naruto-kun. Having another sleep during I stay up all night wasn't enough." She said, as she went to the captain's quarters to sleep in. Until Lee will asked Sakura for his chance.

"Sakura-san, can I-" That was bad luck that he was surround by Naruto's crew with swords and guns aiming at him, until he felt a deep chill go down his spine as the dock around Lee and Jackdaw's crew, those guys unaffected in the influence of a dark feeling.

"Would you please to be so kind sir, and do not flirt our mistress." One of the crew of Jackdaw threaten.

"Yeah. But you don't want our captain to be pissed if you flirt our mistress." Another one said.

'Mistress?' Naruko and Team 8, 10 and Gai thought wondered.

"They're right, Lee...would you to be so kind to remind you not to asked my girlfriend to sleep with you." Naruto said polite until a hannya masked appeared, which made Lee resist.

"But, Naruto-san! I am more-"

"Don't think so..." Naruto cut him, and he explained. "I don't care about your 'youth' comments. And for your information, I met Sakura-chan during she was 7 while you're still in the Academy, but you on the other hand, you didn't." Which made Lee complained with tears flows on his cheeks.

"ITS NOT UNYOUTHFUL FAIR!" Lee exclaimed.

"Did you want to get yourself overboard while boarding MY ship!" Naruto yelled angered that made Lee flinch with the dark aura is increaing, until the hanny mask become bigger that staring at Lee with fear of how Naruto still can do that.

"EEEEK! Hai!" Lee replied.

"Good." Naruto said, with the miasma fades with the mask disappeared. Which the crew had put down their weapons and back to work. With the rookies couldn't believe and Team Gai was disbelief for Naruto had stopped Lee for doing some youthful comment.

"Okay, what i all about Sakura being Mistress?" Ino asked, as one of the crew answered while survey the side.

"Its because Lady Sakura is Master Naruto's mate, and even we're their will of course." He said, getting Ino looked at the crewman.

"You're serious, right?" Ino asked.

"Aye, lass." He said. "When he was the captain of the Morrigan, so Jackdaw needs a captain, so he'll had Lady Sakura will take her."

"No way, forehead will became this ship's captain?" Ino exclaimed.

"Troublesome." Shikamaru muttered.

"Oh, come on, Shikamaru, its nice for having Naruto let us board his ship." Chouji comment.

"He's right, I would love to see those weapons in stored." Which made Naruto gazed at his friends.

"You there!" Naruto pointed one of his crew at the port cannon.

"Aye captain!" Crewman respond.

"Informed the crew for taking my friends a guide of the Jackdaw."

"Aye, captain." He responded, which made the rookies attention, minus Satsuki, before she will be a part-time quartermaster.

"You sure, Naruto?" Ino exclaimed.

"Yup, that way you will learned to do so." Naruto replied, as he turned to Shikamaru. "Shikamaru, you will be on the top of the mast, so you can relax yourself to watch the clouds."

"Troubleome...thanks." Shikamaru smirked. As he was about went to the top of the mast. As Naruto turn to the rest of the rookies.

"We'll heading to the tower until nighttime." Naruto informed, getting a nod from everyone.

"Yosh!" Lee exclaimed.

And with that, the blonde steer the wheel of the Jackdaw. Now the tower awaits...

==Forest of Death, tower==

Anko was sitting on a couch in a room inside the tower in front of two ANBU along with Mutsu and Miya, while the rest were docked the Morrigan on the tower's makeshift dock on the rooftops, before they appeared. Just earlier that day, she had run into Orochimaru in the forest, though the snake Sannin managed to get away from her. Until Naruto appeared to overwhelmed him.

"What's happened is a disaster, but the exam must go on!" Anko said.

"Why?" One of the ANBU asked before a Jonin came in the door.

"Thank goodness you're here, Anko-san! There is something I must tell you right away…" The Jonin said.

"Now what? We're right in the middle of something vital!" Anko said.

"Observe!" The Jonin said as he held up a surveillance tape before putting it into a video player.

"Video surveillance, eh?" One of the ANBU said as the Gaara, Kankuro and Temari were shown on the TV.

"Right there…Notice the time and date stamp…" The Jonin said as he pointed at where the time was shown.

"That looks like…" Anko said.

"It is. it was shot from the interior of the tower…a mere hour and 37 minutes after the second exam began! The three ninja from Suna…have already passed the second exam!" The Jonin said.

==Chapter Ended==