Phase 2

You're early, again.' Said Ibiki.

Anko blushed in embarrassment. She then looked around before speaking 'How many are there? Ibiki you let all these guys pass? Your test was too easy, you must be getting soft.'

'Or it could be a stronger group of candidates this year.' Replied Ibiki.

'Trust me when I'm through with them, more than half will be eliminated.' Anko said with a sadistic smirk.

'More than half?' Asked Sakura fearfully.

'This is going to be fun. You maggots have had it easy so far but things are going to be different now. Go home now and I'll tell your squad leaders where and went to meet me for the second exam, dismissed.' Said Anko.

All of the chunin candidates left.

The Next Day

The Genin were standing in front of a forest surrounded by metal gates three metres high with heaps of locks and warning signs.

'Whoa nice place. What is it?' Said Kiba.

'This is the location for the second stage of the exam the forty fourth battle training zone, but we call it, the forest of death.' Said Anko.

'Wow this place creeps me out.' Said Sakura.

'Well we call it the forest of death for a reason and soon enough you're going to find out why.' Said Anko grinning.

Naruto huffed before mocking Anko 'They call it the forest of death and soon enough you're going to find out why. Who do you think you're trying to intimidate, do your worst.

'So looks like we've got a tough guy.' Said Anko smiling before throwing a kunai at Naruto.

The kunai scratched his cheek. After throwing the kunai Anko body flickered behind Naruto and told him it is always the cocky ones that die first. Instantly Naruto appeared behind her. He hugged her from behind

"Anko-chan don't try something like that again. I would hate to hurt someone as pretty as you." Naruto whispers in her ear

"He is fast" thought the other Chunin candidates.

"The kid is fast. He feels so warm" Anko thought

Naruto let her go.

'Now before we begin this test I have something you all need to sign and agree to. It is a standard consent form which shows that if you die the Leaf and I are in no way accountable, otherwise if you die I would be held responsible.' Said Anko who then started laughing.

'This test is a survival test you need to get through the battle zone. You will each enter through one of the forty four entrances and need to make your way to the centre, to a locked tower. To pass, all you need to do is get a set of these two scrolls, one heaven and the other earth and arrive at the tower with all of your teammates.' Finished Anko.

'Both scrolls?' Asked Sasuke.

'Yes so half will be going after the heaven scroll while the other half will be going after the earth scroll. Anything goes but there is only one rule, you must never open either scroll.' Said Anko seriously.

The Genin signed the forms. After signing them Anko assigned the teams to a gate.

All the Genin arrived at a gate and waited until the signal was given at three pm. Time passed until there were ten seconds to go.

'Alright maggots the second test begins in three, two, one, now!' Announced Anko.

The gates opened and all the teams rushed in. Only five minutes in the sounds of a team screaming were heard outside of the forest.

'Looks like the fun has begun. I feel sorry for the other participants. I look forward to seeing to what you achieve kid.' Said Anko.

With team 7

'Ok I'm going to go ambush a team. The rest of you head to the tower.' Said Naruto.

'Just why should we listen to you, loser?' Sasuke asked

Yeah what can you do on your own?' Asked Sakura.

Naruto then released his killing intent and said 'I can get the scroll. Keep in mind that I am stronger than the two of you. Also I don't go back on my word so trust me I'll get the scroll.'

Sasuke grumbled but he knew than Naruto was right and that he was capable and the strongest.

'Fine but if you die loser I'll bring you back and kill you again for making us fail.' Said Sasuke while smirking.

'Know that, that applies to you as well, Uchiha. After all you won't be able to avenge anyone if you're dead.' Replied Naruto arrogantly.

Sasuke huffed and he along with Sakura left.

With Naruto

Naruto was tracked down a team hidden rain team.He tracked them down and saw that they were setting up traps. One had wire which he was looping around the trees and certain branches, while the other was placing paper bombs in the spots furthest away from any ninja wire to trap those who escaped the wire while the last kept watch. Naruto killed the one on watch a with water pistol

He then killed the other two with a wind spear. He searched the corpses and found the earth scroll they needed, pocketed it and left to rejoin his team.

With Sasuke and Sakura

Sasuke and Sakura were hopping along the trees and were about halfway to the tower when Sasuke felt that they were being followed.

Sasuke put his hand out and mouthed 'followed' to Sakura and she understood.

They set up a few wire traps which would launch kunai if tripped but other than that kept going as fast as they could to the tower. When they were only about five hundred metres away a kunai with an explosive tag attached to it landed near them. They all jumped away before it exploded and looked in the direction it came from. A grass ninja with a straw hat was there and looked at Sasuke before speaking.

'I think your trap making skills need some work, although maybe you were in a rush, after all the prey must never let down its guard in the face of its predator.' The ninja looked them all in the eye and they all saw their deaths. Sasuke and Sakura were greatly affected by the grass ninja's killing intent.

Sasuke and Sakura were paralyzed by fear. They couldn't move a inch. Orochimaru used this opportunity to give Sasuke the curse mark. When Sasuke received the mark he became unconscious

Oh it seems your teammate is on his way here.  Orochimaru said he disappeared

'Just who was that?' Asked Sakura who was still rather shaken.

With Naruto

Naruto was halfway to his team when he felt a dark presence near him. He turned to dodged a sword strike, the unusual thing was that this sword was being held by a tongue.

Naruto jumped back to avoid the second slash aimed at his head and to survey his opponent.

It was a grass ninja wearing a straw hat and had an abnormally long tongue.

'Well it seems that you aren't as helpless as your teammates though it would seem.' Said the ninja while swallowing his sword. The ninja then proceeded to release some of his killer intent but Naruto released twice as much.

'If isn't Orochimaru?' Naruto said as he released his killing

'You know me. Interesting, to think you can stand up and return my killing intent. ' Orochimaru

"I am interested in using your services." Naruto

"What do you need of me."Orochimaru

Naruto then tells him about the Otsutsuki clan and its threat to humanity

"To think there is a clan that has all the three great Dojutsu. " Orochimaru Said excited

"If you help me fight against them. I will give you Otsutsuki corpses to experiment with" Naruto

"Yes i will help you" Orochimaru said excited

"Does the hokage know about the Otsutsuki clan." Orochimaru

"No." Naruto

"I guess I should call off my invasion." Orochimaru

"No you can continue with that.'' Naruto

"So the talk about becoming hokage was a lie. You do hate the village as much as I do." Orochimaru grins

"Yes." Naruto

' This was a nice chat I will be going now. I look forward to working with you Naruto-kun. And you go to your teammates before my Sound ninja, take care of them.' Orochimaru laughed while turning into mud leaving Naruto.

'See you soon' Said Naruto and with that he was off.

Naruto arrived to see. Sasuke and Lee were unconscious, Sakura was badly beaten and bleeding, Choji looked beaten up but was on his feet, Ino was passed out and being held by Shikamaru who looked relatively unharmed. The area they were in was torn up and all the trees around the clearing were missing branches from heavy hits.

'Would you guys like some help?' Asked Naruto from the branch he was standing on.

''Yes" Shikamaru

''Ok since you don't need my help I will take a nap." Naruto

"You bastard come help us!" Shikamaru yells

'Oh great more Leaf ninja you guys are like cockroaches slam one down and two more crawl out.' Said the bandaged sound ninja.

'I just kidding Shikamaru!' Naruto.

Naruto blitz the sound ninja. In no time at all the ninja was exhausted and badly beaten. While this was going on almost all Genin conscious were thinking "Is this Naruto?"

Naruto was about to punch the ninja in the gut but stopped a hair away. Sasuke rose up covered in purple chakra and had strange marks covering half of his body.

'Sakura, who did this to you?' He asked in a calm voice.

'We did and you're going to experience the same thing they did.' Boasted one of the sound ninja.

'Zaku no wait!' Cried the ninja Naruto was next to.

'Slicing Sound Wave!' yelled Zaku while blasting air out of his palms at Sasuke,Sakura and Lee. When the dust cleared nothing was there.

'See Dosu nothing to worry about.' Said Zaku before Sasuke appeared behind him and struck him with his forearm sending him into Naruto who stabbed both his arms with a wind sword in quick jabs before kicking him away. Sasuke appeared behind him and grabbed his arms with his foot on his back.

'You seem very proud of these arms, very attached to them.' Said Sasuke while pulling his arms.

'Argh my arms.W-what are you doing?' asked Zaku before crying out in pain due to having his arms stabbed by Naruto and dislocated .

'Looks like you're the only one left.' Stated Sasuke before walking to Dosu.

'No stop!' Yelled Sakura before clamping onto Sasuke from behind. 'Please stop.' She whimpered.

Sasuke turned, looked at her and the marks begun to recede,

'You two are strong, in fact too strong for us.' Said Dosu in pain. 'We will make a trade, we will give you our scrolls if you spare us.' Said Dosu.

'Keep it.' Said Naruto who pulled out their heaven scroll as well as the earth scroll he retrieved.

'Very well but next time we won't run from you. We will fight.' Said Dosu while picking up his teammates and then leaving.

After he left there was uncomfortable silence before Naruto spoke up 'Well that was fun.' He laughed cheerfully while everyone blinked and stared at him wondering how could be so childish

'Is there something on my face.' He said noticing everyone's looks.

'No it is nothing." Shikamaru

Ino went over to Sakura and Tenten shook Lee awake.

'Sakura what's the deal with Naruto.He has gotten stronger' Asked Ino.

He has changed a lot since the academy. That part we remember from the academy is still there somewhere, but sometimes he becomes a totally different person and kills without remorse. But he is still nothing compared to Sasuke.' She replied.

Ino stored that bit of information away before getting on Sakura's case for hugging Sasuke who responding in kind teasing her about how she is jealous.

Shikamaru and Choji were sitting with Naruto both giving him curious glances until he spoke 'What?'

They looked at him before Choji asked 'What was that all about?'

'What was what about?' He replied feigning stupidity.

'When did you get so strong?' Supplied Shikamaru who was also intrigued about Naruto.

'That is a secret.' He replied with a smile

Choji accepted this while Shikamaru was wondering when Naruto changed.

Neji was the most suspicious as his Byakugan had been activated when he arrived and saw traces of purple chakra on the Uchiha felt evil and the chakra coming from Naruto Dojutsu was similar to the Byakugan.

"Interesting." Thought Neji before jumping down to Lee and Tenten.

-line break-

After a while the Leaf ninja left three at a time until it was Sasuke, Sakura and Naruto left.

'We need to get to the tower Sakura needs medical attention now.' Stated Naruto while picking Sakura up. Sasuke nodded and Sakura helped him up and they left heading to the tower while Sakura told Naruto what happened about how Orochimaru ambushed them, how Sasuke had gotten bitten and how she tried fighting of the sound Ninja until Lee and team ten arrived.

'Sakura know this, if you don't train you are only a burden to this team.' Said Naruto.

Sakura was going to retort but Naruto's until told her.

'Sasuke will become more interested in you if you become stronger.'

Timeskip

They arrived at the tower with no trouble and entered to find a scroll with writing on it hanging from the wall which Sakura started reading. 'If qualities of heaven are your desire, acquire wisdom to take your mind higher. If earthly qualities are what you lack train your body and prepare to attack. When heaven and earth are open together, the perilous path will be righteous forever. This something is the secret way the guides us from this place today.' She finished.

Something?' Questioned Sasuke.

'It looks like there is a word missing or something.' Replied Sakura. 'I think it means we should open the scrolls now.'

Naruto and Sasuke opened one each. The scrolls exploded into smoke and in the smoke there was a man. They waited for the smoke to clear until the person was visible.

'It's you.' Said Sasuke.

'Hey guys long time no see.' Said Iruka smiling.