split up

"Okay, so what's the plan, you guys?", Sakura asked as they waited for the countdown to finish. "Well, first of all: Who is going to carry the scroll?", John asked, thinking which among them was best suited to carry the important object for the duration of the exam.

Silence permeated the air until finally, Ino said: "I think should carry it". John and Sakura looked at her and saw how serious she was. "are You ok with this also Sakura" John asked Sakura shook her head yes

"Now that's one thing down, but how about the other scroll we need? We have to get the heaven scroll before we can enter the tower", Sakura said knowingly. "I think I know what we can do!", Ino said, getting the others attention. "I say we spend the first days trying to get the scroll ourselves. If it comes down that we don't have it on the third day, then we can try to get a team as they try to get to the tower.", Ino said, "Fine, I guess that's the plan.", Sakura agreed as the clock neared the final seconds of the countdown.

"Alright Team, we split up as soon as we get in there and I'll send a clone with both of you. if they disappear if we all are together or i"m knocked out. if I get a scroll. I'll let you know.got it?", John asked getting nods from his teammates as they got ready to enter the forest. "Ino, Sakura", he said getting their attention.".be careful, okay?", he said. The girls looked at him for a moment before they nodded with small smiles, seeing how caring he was being at the moment.

Finally, the doors to the Forest of **** swung open John made two shadow clones and Team 7 leapt into the forest, gaining top speed rather quickly and splitting from each other as they fanned out into the dense forest. John lost sight of Sakura first, then Ino as she veered away from him. John decided to search for possible targets.

For the first twenty minutes, John found no sign of any other team anywhere he looked. 'This is bad, I haven't seen even a footprint! Where can these teams be?', he thought to himself as he leaned against the tree he was standing on. "Maybe I should head back to the meeting spot?", he asked himself again quietly before he hears someone screaming close to his location. so he rushed off to see what the screaming was about

as John got closer he could hear what sounded like a bear roaring. as he gets to a giant opening he sees a giant bear moving to the red-haired girl who tries to run but she trips on a tree root. John jumps down from the tree and kicks it in the head four times and knocks it out.

"you ok. and where is your team" he asks. while standing on top of the bear. she reaches for her glasses that fell off of her when she fell "yes I'm ok. but as for my team the bear got them " she tries to stand but as soon as she puts weight on her right ankle she falls. but John catches her before she hits the ground "looks like your body is saying other whys," he says "my name John Doe

"Karin Uzumaki but everyone just calls me Karin," she says with here head down. John wonders if she's related to fourth Hokage's wife "I don't think I can continue like this so can you take me to the closest gate so I can leave" so John takes her to the closest gate which happens to be the gate his team entered in "thank you for helping me and saving my life I can't really give you anything for it. but I can give you these" she hands him a Heaven scroll and an earth scroll"Thanks," he says as he takes it. but before she lets it go she gives him a kiss on the cheek "that's also thank you for for rescuing me" with that she was gone.

(20 minutes walking in the forest of ****)

John had been walking for a while when he heard a noise that sounded like people fighting. so he decided to make sure it wasn't his teammates. when John got there. he saw Sasuke was standing on a tree branch while another ninja was talking to him. John knew that it was Orochimaru and he was making hand signs. if John didn't step in something would happen to Sasuke. all of a sudden Orochimaru head extended from his body towards Sasuke. as Orochimaru was about to reach Sasuke John kicked Orochimaru's head into a tree. when Orochimaru's head hit the tree he disappeared.

"thanks, John for saving me," Sasuke said still staring at where Orochimaru was standing. "don't worry about it. you would do the same for me" John said as he put his arm around Sasuke.

at this time his teammates Choji and Shikamaru caught up to them "hey John what are you doing here" asked Choji "nothing really just talking to Sasuke here" John said as he took his arm off Sasuke. "Hey do you guys need an earth scroll I have an extra one" John said as he digs it out of his pocket. "yeah we do. how did you get an extra one" Asked Shikamaru? "I was given it by a girl. who was being attacked by a bear." John said as he handed Shikamaru the scroll. "before we head to the tower in need to do something real quick" John said before summoning the Ninja hounds. "you guys I need you to let Ino and Sakura know that I got the scroll we needed and to head towards the tower. and stay with them till they get to the tower" when John finished the ninja dogs left to find the girls. "all right lets go " John said as he walked off to the tower