Demon Sage

Ch-20

" Iruka-sensei? ", Saya blinked.

" First, congratulations on passing the Second Part of the Exam. Second, due to the large number of teams that still exist there is going to be a Pre-finals match. ", Iruka stated.

" Is there a resting period? ", Sakura blurted.

" You'll have three hours to rest, food will be served while Chunin go through the Forest of Death to find the left teams, there is a lot of missing. ", Iruka explained.

Naruto inwardly winced, they were most likely killed by Gaara Sabaku... only the damn Sound Nin team was killed by him, attempting to kill his team. While he may not be totally loyal, he's still not a total bastard, thank you very much.

" I'll be back in three hours, to bring downstairs to where the Pre-finals will take place. ", Iruka stated, " Food will be brought in later. ", he added, before he vanished into white smoke.

" I didn't know he could do that. ", Saya muttered.

" Most Chunin and up know it. ", Naruto returned, as he laid back on the floor.

" What are you doing? ", Sakura blinked, watching as Naruto pulled out a pack of Soldier Pills, and started to pop them into his mouth.

" Isn't that dangerous?! ", Sakrua hissed.

" Not for me.. ", Naruto returned, as he continued to pop another into his mouth.

Sasuke grunted, " That is dangerous... ", he muttered, leaning against the wall from he himself sat down.

" Not for me. ", Naruto smirked.

Saya frowned slightly, when Sakura spoke, " Naruto... did you form that wall of metal? ", she asked.

" Perhaps.. ", Naruto returned.

" How did you do it? ", Sakura returned.

"...I've created a way of turning my Chakra into different types of minerals, that's all. ", Naruto returned, shrugging.

" Why didn't you tell us, then? ", Saya asked.

" I had no need to. I'm still working on it, and I most likely won't use it in the Pre-finals, mainly because I can't form it very quickly without burning a lot of Chakra, my Chakra already burns up tons of calories as it is. Why do you think I eat so much? ", Naruto returned.

" That's why your eating Soldier Pills. ", Sakura realized.

" Hai. ", Naruto returned.

Saya glanced at her brother, as he continued to another Soldier.. she didn't know why, but for some reason she didn't trust him.

-o-0-o-

Three hours later, and after eating the bento's given to them, Iruka leaded Team Seven downstairs for the Pre-finals. By the time they got there, other Genin were arriving as well. The Third and Fourth Hokage stood ten feet away from the Genin, with ANBU directed over the room, along with Medic-nin off to the side.

" Hello, Genin! ", the Third Hokage started, " I am the Third Hokage, otherwise known as Hiruzen Sarutobi. I'll be the instructor for this exam. This exam is to put you in a fight, if you lose then you leave the Chunin Exams. If you win, you progress further. If you do not feel your ready for this part yet, you may leave. ", he stated easily, " Your team will be allowed to story, no worries. ", he added.

Silence.

" I wish to leave, I still haven't full recovered from the forest. ", Kabuto raised his hand.

" Of course, a Chunin is waiting outside to take you back to the village. ", Hiruzen nodded, and Kabuto easily left the room.

" Anyone else? ", Hiruzen asked, then nodded, " Good. Now, the board will shuffle through names and pick the first two to fight. ", he stated easily, " If your not picked, go to the high stands. ", he said.