If I wasn't on my iPod, I'd so try to Uchiha-Sasuke thing. Congrats on the job, too, even if that does mean less updates -sadly.

*shivers* Orochimaru. Only character from anything to give me a nightmare. Whether male or female, he's so creepy. Anyway, I find it amusing how Ayako finds Naruto so loud. She gets so annoyed by Sasuke's closest friend. Wonder what she'll do when she sees him in the fights during the third round.

Most of this ran with the canon events, but it was fun again to see Team Shizen in it. Speaking of, just looked up what Shizen means. Team Nature, huh? Very funny =P. Ayako's confidence in her team and now in herself is a really nice difference from how it used to be and it's great to see. The thought process the have is very interesting to read like with how they didn't really care about the consent forms and such. Earth scroll, huh? Of course they'd get the nature one *rolls eyes at self for thinking of that*

Just out of curiosity, was it coincidental or was the team they took out Karin's? Because if so, that is awesome and a nice way to tie in the actual events, but they had an Earth Scroll I believe. If not, the prior doesn't matter. Ooh. Gave us more of a look into Yumika's abilities, huh? They get cooler and cooler each time. Poor team had no clue what hit them. I'm curious as to what Etsuyo did to take out the three genin. Then again, surprise would have made it a lot easier to take them out.

I think their ease with that was realistic since they do have more experience in this field and completely surprised the team because of their own smart plan. But with the tiger's appearance I am curious as to if anything else is going to happen in the Forest of Death, and I'm still wondering if Orochimaru has been made aware of another living Uchiha. Speaking of his want to an Uchiha, can Ayako use the Sharingan yet? Or can she ever with her special ability? Sorry, I get very curious about some stuff.

Great chapter. I can't wait for more.

Author's Response: I was actually trying to figure out the Japanese Translation for Yumika's abilities when I decided to derp around and look up other names. I don't know why but I was surprised, maybe a little too much. Haha, but that's just me. Yeah, Orochimaru is a shady guy, though, I'm actually not sure if I like or dislike him. Creepy none-the-less. Oh Naruto... he's such a loud, obnoxious knucklehead, yet he grows on people eventually. You'll see a change in views a lot with each of the characters. Hehe, creative old me used google translate for Shizen too. I wasn't sure what else to call them for a while, then 'Team Nature' just seemed to fit. Honestly, I didn't notice the Earth Scroll coincidence until now. :P You have a good eye. That was Karin's team, but that'll be shoved away for a while. Her team did have an Earth scroll as well, and obviously I changed it to Heaven, but you know, her team could've gotten their hands on an Earth one when they awoke. Theirs even more with Yumika, trust me. A mixture of being terrified and getting beat up by Etsuyo would probably result in unconsciousness. You'll see what happens in the next chapter for sure, which is currently being edited a lot so it could take awhile just like Orochimaru revealing his knowledge on another Uchiha. All I can say is... you'll see soon enough about Ayako. Thanks for the review, and the congratulations. It took me forever to find one. Anyway, Until next time!