Awesome chapter! Also, i'm curious - and probably lost - but has max elephant been tamed already? I don't remember a single instance where the MC used him...Anyways, i'm REALLY looking forward to see Akira in the chunnin exams! I also hope you will get past this arc, there's a reason the chunnin exam is often called the "fanfiction killer". Also, i wonder if Danzo will intervene with Orochimaru's attempt on sasuke here...I don't see Danzo letting his golden goose (Akira) face Orochimaru alone...