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I do not own Naruto nor the original story, however I love the original story and it seems the writer no longer wants to continue it, therefore I will.

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id: 10567740

Changes: I will no longer include Haku in the story, sorry, it's just not my style.

I will skip to the preliminaries of the chunin exams this is where I feel I should start. Quick summary of what happened before that.

Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura took the written exam. The rookie 9, the sand siblings and team guy all cheated in their individual ways. Naruto on the other hand simply sat on his chair not worrying at all he didn't even write a single word down. He simply waited for the 10th question and sure enough he passed.

In the forest of death Orochimaru didn't get to put the curse mark on Sasuke due to Naruto and Anbu protecting him by orders of the Hokage. The same teams managed to make it to the preliminaries of the exams.

Here's where I start.

Chunin Exams Preliminary rounds arena

The 3rd Hokage, Kakashi, Asuma, Guy, Anko, Ibiki, Kurenai and Orochimaru (Disguised) stood. In columns of 3 the genin teams stood waiting for their explanation.

Team 7: Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno

Team Guy: Rock Lee, Neji Hyuga, Tenten

Team 8: Hinata Hyuga, Shino Aburame, Kiba Inuzuka

Team 10: Shikamaru Nara, Ino Yamanaka, Choji Akimichi

Sand Siblings: Gaara, Kankuro, Temari

Team Dosu: Dosu Kinuta, Kin Tsuchi, Zaku Abumi

Team Kabuto: Kabuto Yakushi, Yoroi Akado, Misumi Tsurugi

The proctor Hayate Gekko started to inform the genin of the way the third test would take place. "Okay.. cough ...cough ... first I must congratulate you on making it to the finals of the chunin exams, normally not this many make it to the third test."

"Okay ... cough ... due to high numbers of genin here ... cough ... we shall hold a preliminary to shorten the number of genin for the finals. These fights will be one on one fights. First I must ask do any of you withdraw now?"

"What, why would we do that?" Lee asks, Hayate he was confused about why he would withdraw after he made it so far.

"Because ... cough ... these battles will be to the death." Hayate spoke. Naruto's eyes bulged at the shock that he could be killed here, but in reality he knew that, he was just pretending to be shocked. Sasuke's eyes turned tighter with the difficult test this one was. The rest of the genin didn't seem to move and all reacted with their own mixed emotions, some nervous about the thought, others only encouraged to fight harder.

"I will withdraw now." Kabuto said. Yoroi turns to him in confusion. "What are you doing? This isn't the plan." Kabuto smirks back, "Oh you should be happy, you always wanted to take my place as Orochimaru's favorite, right?" Yoroi grunts as Kabuto leaves.

Hayate turns to the Hokage for the explanation. "It's said that a shinobi's true power is only revealed when they are fighting for their life, we try to keep the deaths to a minimum and prevent them if we can, however we use the third test to test a ninja's true power, in a life or death situation." No one couldn't argue with that explanation, it was the Hokage after all. Hayate took over speaking again. "Okay, this computer will determine the matches if no one plans to withdraw now." A computer on the big screen above the room had every genin's name in it, the computer randomly ran through all the names to put together a completely random matchup.

The computer showed Yoroi Akado vs Sasuke Uchiha

'They didn't waste time.' Sasuke thought to himself as he was picked off the bat.

Yoroi used his Chakra absorption jutsu and sucked some of the chakra in Sasuke through his forehead. Sasuke was pretty tired until he invented Lions Barrage which he copied from the battle between himself and Lee. Naruto basically knew Sasuke would win the match, and he had a more likely chance to win since he didn't have the curse mark to hold him back.

Hayate goes over to examine Yoroi, he was unconscious while Sasuke was tired, but he was still standing. "Cough ... cough, the winner is Sasuke Uchiha." Sasuke walks off having won, 'Itachi, this is one step closer, I'll find out the truth and I'll find out why you did it.' Sasuke rejoins Naruto and Sakura for the next match to begin. "Good job Sasuke." Sakura said to him. Sasuke nodded in response. Naruto gave Sasuke a thumbs up. 'Great Sasuke won, just like before. Now it's Shino and that guy, what was his name, uh Zaku?' Naruto looked to the computer screen.

Naruto wasn't as eager to battle this time, he knew the matches by heart, and who would win. The only thing was he was hoping the Neji vs Hinata match would go differently, and that the Lee vs Gaara match wouldn't end up with Lee almost dying, and otherwise he actually felt bad for Kiba who was going to feel a massive pounding by him during his match.

The computer as Naruto predicted was Shino Aburame vs Zaku Abumi

Zaku used only one arm because Naruto had broken Zaku's arms in the 2nd test of Chuunin Test when Sasuke was being attacked by the sound team. Zaku used air slicer and knocked out Shino but merely hurt him a little. Shino asked his Destruction Bugs to attack from one side and gave him a choice of killing the bugs and get hit by Shino or vice-versa. Zaku used his other arm, which was actually fine and used air slicer. Shino told bugs to stuck the holes in Zaku's arms and his arm imploded and became useless.

Lee asked, "Neji?" Neji nodded, "I'm on it. Byakugan!" Neji looks at Shino with Byakugan, "AH! He let's the bugs live inside him. I would have thought he brought the bugs here using a summoning, but no. He let's the bugs live inside him."

Medics took Zaku away as Hayate announced the next match.

The computer showed Kankuro vs Misumi Tsurugi

"I'll end this match early." Kankuro didn't seem worried at all here. "We'll see." Misumi said back. "Begin." Hayate starts the match. Misumi attacked Kankuro and wrapped him with his stretchy arms. "I recommend you forfeit, if you don't I'll break your body to pieces." Kankuro laughs back, "Hmm, I'd like to see you try." Kankuro struggled, but he couldn't break free, the mummy-like thing on his back was thrown aside so that he couldn't reach it. "Okay, you asked for it." Misumi breaks Kankuro's neck. As Kankuro could no longer free, his face broke up. It turns out that it was all the time Kankuro's doll that has struggled. Suddenly the real Kankuro came out of the bandaged package. Then the puppet took Misumi and pressed him with full force until he fainted. This won Kankuro the match.

"Isn't that 2 against 1?" Naruto asks, though he knew it he remembered that it's what he asked before. "No it's a puppet master jutsu, it's like a ninja tool." Sakura explains. "Winner Kankuro." Kankuro goes back up to his teammates, Temari congratulates him as he went up. The next match was revealed to be Sakura vs Ino, 'Come on Sakura, win this, this time.' Naruto says to himself in his head.

Sakura's strong fist attacks made Ino fall back and engage her own attacks right back. Sakura and Ino refresh themselves on their childhood and their competition for Sasuke's love. Sakura and Ino's battle rages on. With both nearly out of chakra, Ino tries a desperate move her Mind-Body Switch Technique in the process trapping Sakura in one place using a snare made out of her hair, which she cut off. She succeeds and takes control over Sakura's body. As she prepares to force Sakura to forfeit, Naruto cheers Sakura on and inadvertently awakens inner Sakura, who forces Ino out of her body. Both drained of their chakra, the rivals knock each other out in one climactic punch, resulting in a double knockout. Neither candidate advances to the final stage. Sakura and Ino are taken to rest on the deck, the next match starts.

"For the 5th match, Tenten, Temari, get ready."

Tenten thought to herself, 'I'm so going to win, after watching that last match I'm fired up.' Temari smirks back, 'Hehe, look at this girl, she has no idea what she's dealing with.' Tenten and Temari looked at each other, Tenten moves back getting her distance from Temari.

Tenten makes the first move and Temari easily dodges it with a single flash that no one seemed to see. "I missed her?" Tenten was in shock. Lee, Nei and Guy are surprised that no weapon could even scratch or hit Temari. "Impossible, Tenten's aim is perfect, she never misses her mark." Guy states. "She didn't this time." Neji adds.

Tenten spins in the air with a scroll giving her more force with her attacks, however Temari repels using wind from her fan. "It didn't work?" Temari smirks at Tenten and points out her fan. "See this, this is the first moon, there are 2 more, when you see all 3 moons you know you've lost the match." Kankuro was enjoying the entertainment. "You know you can always count on Temari to put on a good show." Gaara wasn't amused. "Ah, big deal." Tenten thinks to herself, 'Okay, I was saving this for the finals, not for the preliminaries, but it may be now or never.' Tenten takes out 2 scrolls, does some hand signs and uses her Twin Dragons technique. "Moon number 2!" Uncovering the second moon, Temari repels the attack. "I'm not done yet." Tenten uses strings to re-use the weapons. Uncovering the third moon, Temari repels the attack. "Moon number 3." Temari disappeared, leaving Tenten looking around to see where she was, she glided behind her on the fan like it was an airplane.

"Now to finish this, Ninja Art, Wind Scythe Jutsu!" Temari traps Tenten in a tornado slicing her skin and clothes. When Tenten falls from the cyclone, Temari makes her land on her fan, knocking her out. After being declared winner, Temari tries to throw Tenten on the many weapons scattered on the floor, but Lee descends and catches her. He then attacks Temari, only to be stopped by Guy, who warns the Suna shinobi to not underestimate Lee.

The next match is Shikamaru Nara vs Kin Tsuchi

"I guess it's me." Shikamaru stood with his hands in his pockets, bored and not amused to fight. Kin takes her spot in the same arena. 'I know what these guys are capable of from the time we fought them in the forest, the only thing is I didn't get a look at her jutsu, and to make things worse she saw mine.' "Oh well, it's all I got." Kin mocks, "You're not going to use that lame shadow jutsu are you?" Shikamaru snaps back, "Ugh, shut your mouth! Ninja art, shadow possession jutsu." Kin jumps to the side and throws 2 needles. Shikamaru initially believed her trick to be a simple combination of needles with and without bells in order to make him less alert of the latter. Kin, followed through using her strings to ring a previously thrown bell, further confusing Shikamaru with a genjutsu making him see multiple Kins Shikamaru countered, contracting his shadow and minimising it under the string attached to a needle she threw. Kin didn't notice that a string at that height would be able to cast a shadow.

Shikamaru then proceeded to use Shadow Possession Jutsu to make both of them throw a shuriken simultaneously. "You must be crazy!" Shikamaru was, "Makes it kinda of interesting doesn't it?" Kin gasps, "You wouldn't you couldn't" Shikamaru mocks, "Like a game of chicken, let's see who ducks first!" Kin throws the shuriken, "You're crazy!" Still bound to Shikamaru's shadow, she was forced to mimic his actions and bent backwards to avoid the shuriken but was too close to the stadium's wall and hit her head, knocking her out in the process. "That's what I call using your head." Shikamaru smirks. "The wise shinobi always scans the physical layout of the battlefield and never forgets his position on it, that was your problem, I made sure she was so distracted on killing me, that she didn't notice the wall inches behind her head, so when we both jumped back to dodge, ka-pong!, now who's hearing bells?" Hayate announces, "The winner is Shikamaru Nara." Ino screams, "Yeah Shikamaru!"

Naruto was well aware of the next match.

"Hey kit, you better prepare, your match is coming."

'Yeah I know, maybe I'll just use this as warm up, this will be fun.'

Naruto Uzumaki vs Kiba Inuzuka was the next match.