Outside of the forest of death....
All the participants who passed the Ibiki test came to the forest of death early in the morning. They have to participate in their second trial which is held in the forest of death. And Anko is their proctor for this trial.
"In this second round, you have to get to the tower. We will give half of the participant team heaven scroll and half of the other team earth scroll. If you have an Earth scroll then you have to take Heaven scroll from the other team. If you have the heaven scroll then go for earth scroll. If a team has only one scroll or no scroll, they will be disqualified in the end. After acquiring both the heaven and earth scroll you have to reach the tower which is in the middle of the forest," Anko told them like it was very easy for them. Then her sadistic smile came to her lips.
"How much time we will get to complete this test," One team from Amegakure asked her. They were nervous after looking at her smiling face.
"You have 120 hours after starting from the starting line which means nearly 5 days. Before you go you have to sign these papers. If you die you will be responsible solely for your actions," Anko smiled again. Participants understood something was not right about this forest.
"Why do we have to sign papers, it didn't make any sense," One of the rain genin questioned her.
"So that if you die during this trial, our village will not be held accountable. This forest is called the Forest of Death for a reason. Here you can find all kinds of creatures that can crush you. During trials, you have to survive them too. You have to sign it to continue further in the exam. The choice is yours," Anko waited if someone wanted to quit before the trial. She gave them 30 minutes to read and distribute the contract.
After everybody signed the contract they were given a scroll for the exam. They were told not to look inside it for some reason. Team 7 got Heaven Scroll which is kept by Naruto. Nobody knew which team had which scroll because of the curtain.
Naruto made some of his shadow clones and summoned shadow demons to keep an eye on his friends and enemies. Shadow demons are hidden in the shadows of the forest and his clones are transformed into animals. He placed them into the key places like near water resources, tower gates, etc.
Naruto looked at Karin and smiled. Karin couldn't understand why he was smiling after looking at him.
"Best of luck for the new life Karin," Naruto said with a smile.
"Thank you," Karin understood he knew something about her going to Uzushiogakure. They were interrupted by Anko's voice.
"Get to your designated gate for the trail and on the signal you can start," Anko has been waiting for this trail for many months. She came to toy with a certain snake after all.
After a firework in the sky, all participants started running towards the tower. After running, hiding, and setting traps, all the genins are waiting for the right chance to get their hands on the other team's scroll.
" Where are we now?" Sakura asked Sasuke. The forest of death is like a puzzled maze. Even experienced shinobi get lost on this path. Naruto couldn't tell them their exact location, before that he had a job to do.
Naruto took out a kunai and threw it on a hiding Rain shinobi. He aimed it on his arm. After getting stabbed by a Naruto he cried in agony.
"You thought you could hide from me," Naruto said to that rain genin. Who couldn't believe he was struck by him without looking?
"How did you find me," Rain shinobi is ready to flee.
"I am a sensor, I can sense you without looking, even if you try to hide your chakra," Naruto was about to grab him but he fled like his life was at stake.
"You should have grabbed him," Sakura wanted to finish this trail as early as possible. She can't believe Naruto missed to grab him. Naruto didn't want to grab him in the first place. He has other things to do before finishing this trial.
"Sakura you are not my boss. Even that genin has come fully prepared. His life was at stake so he ran. He didn't have the scroll. His other teammates are hiding somewhere with the scroll," Naruto didn't like her bossy attitude. He isn't old Naruto who will listen to her while being hit by her fist repeatedly.
"I didn't mean it like that Naruto," She only wanted to finish the mission faster.
"We have to find an Earth scroll to finish faster," Sasuke is also sure that Rain Shinobi shouldn't have the scroll if he is a single attacker.
"I am going on a hunt to find the scroll, so stay here. So I can find you easily," Naruto wanted to meet with Karin. During that time he can find the earth scroll. Everything is easy on the first day, if the time passes each day it will become more difficult to find another scroll.
"I want to go to find the scroll too," Sasuke wanted to go too. Naruto tossed him a fake heaven scroll.
"Keep it safe and Sakura too. If we wait for another day it will not be an easy task to get an earth scroll. Around here I cannot sense anyone, so you both are safe for timing till I return," Naruto said and left, Sasuke could not argue with him about it.
Naruto was running towards the direction of Karin. Shadow's demon informed him that she was alone now as her teammates left her to find the scroll.
Karin would have been scared if she was alone but she had a shadow demon with her. A big bear tried to attack her but the shadow demon stopped it and knocked it out.
Karin was standing beside a tree near the unconscious bear. Naruto arrives at the same time.
"Hey Karin, are you alright," Naruto appeared behind her. Karin after hearing his voice knew everything was alright and maybe she was going to Uzushiogakure.
"Did Kai sama send you Naruto," Karin asked hopefully. After all, he is a Uzumaki.
"I am Kai Uzumaki and Naruto Uzumaki, Karin. I ordered Demiurge to send a healer to heal you every day," Naruto shocked Karin with his answer. No one can believe a 12-year-old boy commands a high-ranking archdemon all by himself.
A gate appeared before she could utter a word and Demiurge appeared from it.
"My lord everything is ready for her in Uzushio," Demiurge bowed in front of him. He made it certain that nobody knew about this meeting. He cast an illusion on that part of the forest.
"You are only 12 years old and I thought you were some elderly person from our clan," Karin didn't doubt any further as she saw Demiurge bowing to Naruto.
"Demiurge did you bring the corpse of white Zetsu," Naruto asked Demiurge who nodded his head and the corpse of a White Zetsu appeared which should have become a tree on death but it didn't.
"I found it near Amegakure and immediately killed it. It cannot revert to a tree because of Mare's magic," Demiurge explained.
"Karin touch this corpse," Naruto said to Karin who didn't question anything and touched it with her small hand. It became a splitting image of Karin. Demiurge cast another magic so that it may appear it died just now.
"Now Demiurge command this bear to eat half of this corpse. So no one doubt that Karin is still alive and come after her," Naruto said to Demiurge. He didn't want Karin to suffer anymore. Her fake death will get rid of Kusagakure from her back permanently.
"Open your eyes and eat this corpse's lower half so it can be recognized by others, then go to sleep again," Demiurge's voice commanded the bear and it did exactly as it was told. Karin was horrified but composed herself after all it was for her own better future.
"Don't be afraid Karin, it is for your good. Now which scroll do you have," Naruto asked her. She showed him the heaven scroll. Naruto took the scroll and kept it. He produced a fake one and put it with the corpse.
After that they said goodbye and Karin left for Uzushiogakure with Demiurge and as the illusion was lifted by Demiurge before leaving. Naruto left soon after that.
Now it's hunting time for Naruto, he found his prey the same guy whom Naruto attacked before coming here. Naruto went underground and disguised as a Grass ninja who looked like the girl whose face mask Orochimaru was wearing. He produced two shadow clones and disguised them as the girl's teammates.
"Hey boys, help your big sister to pass the exam," Naruto said to them and attacked them with his clones.
"Get lost you Grass nin," one of the Rain ninjas said to Naruto while throwing his kunai. Naruto substituted himself with a log, appeared behind him quickly, and used his kunai to knock him in the head to make him unconscious.
They tried to use illusion but Naruto used his sensor ability to maximum. They fought with kunai and explosives. They were quite adept in hiding and avoiding dangers. Naruto has to substitute himself quite often. As it was 3 vs 2 it ended in another 25 minutes. Naruto took their earth scroll and left them while they were unconscious.
Naruto returned to his team. But Naruto didn't find Sasuke or Sakura but the mark of battle left behind by someone. Naruto increased his sensory range to locate Sasuke and Sakura. They were not alone but with Team 10, Team Gai, and Sound Ninjas. They are in a battle. Rock Lee is unconscious and Neji and Tenten are watching from a distance. Team 10 is helping his team 7.
'It's only one hour and everything happened so fast, Orochimaru is very quick to do everything, Anyway if he meets Anko he is for a big surprise '. Naruto thought and went in the direction of Sakura and Sasuke. He felt the curse mark activated on Sasuke while moving towards them. He is in a battle mood. After some time he calmed down and his curse mark dispatched in its original form.
He arrived where the battle just finished. Dosu was giving his scroll but it was rejected as it was a heaven scroll.
"Looks like you have gone through a tough battle Sasuke and Sakura. I am late for the Sound party," Naruto arrived between them. Dosu was terrified to see him. They left soon after that.
"Why did you give me a fake scroll, it blasted on the face of that grass ninja," Sasuke gave the scroll to Orochimaru and it reacted as a fuinjutsu was placed on it.
"So you end up giving it to someone, I have three scrolls now. Shika do you need a heaven scroll, I can give it to you for helping my team," Naruto asked Shikamaru suddenly. They indeed needed a heaven scroll.
"I need a heaven scroll but you can give me one if you have two heaven scrolls," Shikamaru hoped that Naruto would give them a heaven scroll for helping his team. At least it would be a less troublesome way to qualify. Naruto gave him a heaven scroll while tossing it to him.
"Did you fight two teams for scrolls," Sasuke wanted to know, how he obtained two scrolls.
"I took one heaven scroll from a corpse, do you have a problem with that," Naruto told Sasuke. Ino paled after hearing about the corpse. Shikamaru didn't mind about it.
"Thanks for the scroll, now I can go to the tower in a less troublesome way. Let's go together so we will not get ambushed easily," Shikamaru suggested to team 7. After the battle everyone is exhausted and it is in favor of everyone to go together without an incident.
"Hey Neji and Tenten, take Lee and stop staring from a distance. For Lee's help, I will tell you a small piece of information. If you want a heaven's scroll go to the lake on the eastern side. A genin team is unconscious after opening heaven's scroll. If you want an earth scroll then go to the south side from here. You will find a cave and an injured team who possess an earth scroll," Naruto told them because Lee helped his team. Tenten came and picked up Lee and said thank you to Naruto and they went towards the south.
Team 7 and Team 10 went together to the tower and opened the scroll. Asuma and Iruka appeared before them.
"This is a surprise, two teams passed together," Asuma said to them and looked toward Iruka.
"So you worked together, that's very good for your future as a shinobi," Iruka went into his lecture mode and explained the importance of the chunin exam.
" Now you can rest for four days before the preliminary, best of luck for the next round," Asuma congratulated both the teams.
Orochimaru escaped before Anko could confront him. Anko messaged Naruto about Orochimaru's quick escape. So Anko has to wait to demolish him. Rock Lee arrived with his team the next day.