Step by step {Naruto fan fiction}: Book one

Chapter 21- Kabuto's true intentions!

I looked up and gasped, there was Kabuto kneeling there preventing Naruto from opening the scroll. Just than Sasuke came walking back, refreshed by his drink of water.

"And enemy?!" He shouted spotting Kabuto who now stood up.

"No," Kabuto said. "Just helping, you're friend here was about to open the scroll against the rules."

Sasuke glared at Naruto, "You What?!"

"So-sorry," Sakura said looking down ashamed.

"It's alright," Kabuto said. "As long as you didn't open the scroll, because there's a justu in it that knocks out who ever looks at it before they reach the check point with both scrolls until the end on the exam."

"You're Kabuto right?" Sasuke asked. "Might I ask but why are you out here alone?"

Kabuto chuckled, "Extra careful, that's good but I'm not after you're scroll. If I wanted it I would've taken it from Naruto-kun already."

"So," I said. "Are you after the heaven scroll than?"

Kabuto shook his head, "I already have both see."

He pulled out two scrolls and showed it to us, I looked at the heaven scroll in envy, "Something happened and I'mon my way to the tower to meet up with my team."

I stopped paying attention, I sensed the chakra presence of another ninja near by, I zoned in on a well hidden spot in the trees and glared.

"Fight me." I suddenly heard, I turned around to see Sasuke looking at Kabuto.

"Fight...?"

"Yes," Sasuke said. "Fight me now, we don't have time."

I nitted my eyebrows, a fight at this time...... Than I realized that we said the next enemy we came across we would fight for the scroll and Kabuto had the scroll we needed but I still wasn't sure. I mean he did help us and acknowledge us when no one else would.

"Sasuke-kun," Sakura looked worried. "I don't know about this-"

"Shut up. I said it before didn't I, this is the only way for us to survive in this forest."

"Enough of this Sasuke," I said. "If this test had really turned you into that kind of person than you would've attacked Kabuto-san the moment you saw him with the scroll we needed. You're not that cold hearted, besides. Kabuto knows where the tower is we could ask him."

"So you want directions to the tower eh?" Kabuto said. I nodded.

"That would be well appreciated, and I believe most of the enemies are going to be there anyways. Sense this is the last day and everyone is headed for the tower......"

"An ambush," Sakura finished realizing, I nodded.

"But," I said. "We aren't the only ones thinking this idea, so if we want to ambush someone there's a chance that we'll be ambushed first. There will be enemies at the tower and traps too, and there will be people there who are confident in their abilities and collect more than the two needed scrolls to help them get out of situations or give their other genin from their village the scroll's to help insure that their village will win the chunin exams. These are going to be the toughest and worse enemies."

"You're absolutely right Ashimi-san," Kabuto said. "Those ninjas are called collectors."

I nodded, "I understand why you found us now. You're scared of all these enemies, aren't you?"

"Exactly!"

We finally arrived at the forest surrounding the tower. It shines brightly against the dark vail of the black sky sprinkled with stars.