This chapter has some pretty great scenes, especially the scenes explaining the situation to Kiba. He's a good canvas to see the reactions of a 'normal' person. I loved seeing a nice Hiruzen as well. I loved the scene where the fox and Naruto come to respect each other. A lot of little things contribute to making that conversation awesome. Thanks for revealing Kurama's name and doing it well.

Thanks for sharing!

I look forward to the next chapter!

really good so far, and i love the plot line. it is very interesting.

this sounds interesting

Be careful Naruto.

Dang. Cliff hanger. Real good story so far. cant wait to read the next chapter. O yea and i like the part where sasuke got disqualifed. Anyway good job and cant wait to read what happens next

good story so far. It sucks that he wasn't in the exam but good story idea. You should continue! UPDATE SOON! :D
Please and thank you

Loved the update and can't wait for the next chapter.

Super opening chapter and plot for the story! Great writing.

I hope the rest of the Rookie Nine accept Naruto like Kiba did when they learn about Kurama.

Great to see that you got this chapter out. The bit with Kiba, Hinata, and Hiruzen was great. The repercussions of a Shadow Clone of the Hokage being in the Box will no doubt be huge.

And well played on the Cliffhanger. I can't wait to see how you advance this bit.

lol, gotta love Hinata fussing over Naruto. Also, damn, evil cliffie? Dayum!

Keep up the good work!

The only downside is that Neji is still going to be a prick for a while

Very mysterious. It's well written, but I'd have to have more chapters to comment in depth on the story. Looks good so far now though.

And... cliffhanger. Good way to introduce the idea.