The day of the finals have finally arrived after a month of training as other village leaders, and Daimyos arrived. For some they put the month to good use, while others felt confidence in their skills. So they are trained to maintain their skills instead of pushing themselves, striving for new heights.

For one who pushed his body and mind to the limits nearly everyday woke up with a yawn. His jaw length white hair was in a disheaved as he stretched. He swung his legs off the bed as he rubbed his grey eyes, as he felt a coldness on his bare upper body. The thought of climbing back into bed crossed his mind, his blanket has been stolen by his bed partner.

A blonde was currently sleeping as she wrapped herself up in his blanket. She appeared to be twelve or thirteen, with light skin and soft lips. Slight moans were escaping her as whatever she dreaming of must be good.

“Again, tell me why you allowed her to sleep with you. It was fairly obvious she was lying when saying her roommate brought her boyfriend over. She lives alone and has Samui over sometimes.” Hikari said as Ryu grabbed his clothes and headed towards the shower.

Nodding to her words, Ryu agreed as Yugito used a useless lie. Besides she could have just gone to stay with Samui for the night. Which he was glad she didn’t as he could feel his chakra grew about one percent overnight. The resonation between them, worked all night expanding his chakra reserves.

“Hey at least I got a bit more chakra and a bed partner.” Ryu shrugged, not really caring about the double meaning to the last part.

“If you want a bed partner you only need to ask. Now hurry and get cleaned, we are going to see your teammates.” Hikari said as she reminded him she could leave the seal.

After cleaning himself up, he walked out of the bathroom, only to see Yugito up and half dressed. With a bare upper body, she froze as she giving him a free view of her growing peaks. They were almost a C if he had to guess, but not as big as her friend Samui. Hikari put her at almost a D and the two were mostly the same age.

“Ah, your up.” Ryu smiled as he tilted his head dodging a kunai aim at it.

“What are you doing in my room?” She angrily shouted.

“Are you still asleep, as this is my hotel room not your room.” Ryu calmly said blocking a few punches and kicks aimed for his lower body.

This made her pause for a moment, before she pulled out a dull kunai from somewhere. “Point taken, but now stand still so I can remove your eyes.”

Quickly blocking the strikes towards his eyes, Ryu wanted to cry at the unfairness. It not like he did anything besides view her growing assets. Which he to be fair see quite often on other women or himself when he in his Ryuu form. He did begin to wonder though does she realized she hadn't covered up yet, before he pulled her towards him.

With a quick kiss on the cheek, he managed to distract her as she blushed, glared and entered the bathroom. Wondering what came over him, he just shrugged it off as he grabbed his gear and left. Not before leaving a note before, and a dreadful feeling that it will come back to bite him soon.

Inside of him, he could hear Hikari laughing at his morning. Which he didn’t appreciate in the slightest, but had no why of argue or fight back. She could easily crush him under her white paw, muchless sneeze to burn him alive.

Arriving at the entrance to the village, he smiled as he saw his teammates and teacher. Ryu could tell that both his teammates got stronger over the last month. Before he realized it, a blonde bullet tackled into him.

“Ryu, I missed you so much.” Naruto said hanging off him like a monkey.

“Have you been good, for Tsume?” Ryu asked.

Nodding hastily a little to much, but he will let it slide for now. “I was really good, but this old man covered in bandages kepted hounding grandpa. He kept on asking about a weapon, which he has been told no many times before.” Naruto said.

Must be this Danzo who pulled the stunt for me to stay here. Was me staying here was an attempt to get Naruto? Ryu filed that thought away for later. That man pop ups where he not wanted a little too much for his liking. There is also the feeling that he should incinerate the man like he committed untold evil.

“Really, now who were the ones that brought you?” Ryu asked knowing that the village wouldn’t want the blonde battery out of the village for long.

“Tsume, brought me so we can what you and sister Hana.” Naruto smiled a little too happy saying that.

“Sister? I didn’t know you were so close.” Ryu tilted his head.

“Isn’t she going to be my sister in law in the future? That is how Tsume explained it to me.” the blonde looked confused as an awkward silence fell between them.

“Having multiple mates aren’t going to be a bad thing, if they all get along.” Hikari said teasing him.

Ryu decided not to reply to either comment, as he only almost nine. He was still young and didn’t really plan on dating for a good few years. Picking up the blonde off his body, he felt Naruto was still eating right.

“So, how was your training?” He asked Hana and Izumi.

“I am loads stronger.” Izumi said holding out a peace sign.

“Learned a few more clan jutsus. What about you?” Hana replied.

“Learned a thing or two.” Ryu shrugged before an older Kumogakure kunoichi walked by. She winked at him with an extra sway in her hips.

“I’m sure you did.” Hana said as she punched him to the ground as the fist felt heavier than a mountain.

What did I do, Ryu thought as he cried fake tears as he dusted himself off. A few guys who seen it happen wonder how he managed to live without a scratch. Which led them to respect him until they saw their girlfriends staring at him. The curse of the mask is real, where male growl in envy and female blush.

“Let's get to the arena.” Ryu smiled with his eyes.

“Ryu, how dare you leave a note after our night together.” an enraged voice was heard throughout the village.

Jumping over a few kunai, Ryu robotically turned towards to Hana who was sporting a deathly aura over the area. The chills were real as an army of snowmen soon popped up behind her. It had to a genjutsu, he told himself, until he realized he was immune to most.

“Is there something you want to tell me?” Hana said calmly which made it more eerie.

Izumi was holding onto Naruto as they watched with a smile, as their teacher Sui-Feng took pictures. Why was neither coming to his aid or helping him.

“I am sure it another Ryu.” He shrugged until the voice appeared again.

“Where are you masked-bastard.”

The sound of bells rang in his head, and told him to run. So run he did, all the way through the village. Everything Hana or Yugito could get their hands on and not bolted to the ground was thrown at him. He just doesn’t know when Yugito decided to join in.

After a lap around the village, Ryu appeared at the Arena with the rest of the final fifteen. Well, fourteen as a team from Kiri lost a member appears. If he remembers, the bloodline genicide has been kicked up into high gear recently.

“Well let's begin the third part of the exam.” the Raikage voice filled the arena.

A man with dark skin and white hair appeared in the center of the arena. He looked to be in his mid-twenties and wore the standard Kumogakure Jonin gear. In his hands was a box with a hole on top as he walked around with them pulling out numbers.

When Ryu pulled out two, his eyes drifted towards a sixteen year old boy from Iwa. It must either be his luck or someone wants to increase hostility. The amount of run in he gets with Iwa during the exams in the amount of time are staggering. His opponent looked to be out for blood as he could feel the hatred in the air.

The teen had short brown hair and eyes with an average overall look. His body was more muscular than his teammates as he must be more taijutsu oridated shinobi. Which suited Ryu just fine, as the teen had high chunin levels of chakra.

“The teen looks familiar.” Hikari commented.

Tapping his chin, Ryu tried to think about it but couldn’t really place it. The hostility felt more person than with the first Iwa team he came across. He just didn’t know why.

“I doubt he will tell us why.” Ryu replied.

“Let the first round started.”