Okay, this story is a request by TigrezzTail. Lol. Okay! Ganbatte everyone!

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Damn it damn it damn it! Who knew it was going to be a written test?! This is bad! I'm not any good at academic stuff! If I fail, Sakura-chan and Sasuke are gonna be so mad... "A written test?," Sakura-chan asks, worry evident in her voice. Kabuto nods. We found him outside, just before the first part of the Chuunin exams started. "Yes. It's more mathematical though, so as long as you know your stuff, you'll be fine...," he says, looking down at me with sympathy. I gulp. "In any case, i'm sure you will all pass!," Kabuto says, this time with more vigor. I grin lamely and give a weak chuckle. "Y-yeah...," I say. Sasuke just gives me a look. I translate it to say:

'If-you-fail-this-test-I-am-going-to-rip-your-ball s-off-Usuratonkachi!'

I gulp again. Oh Kami...

We all take our numbered seats. I'm a nervous wreck. I'm totally gonna fail! I never even paid attention in school! Iruka-sensei always said I would need brain power... Now I know why! Sakura-chan taps my shoulder while walking by to take her seat. "Don't worry, Naruto. If Sasuke-kun and I pass, and you fail, the odds will be a 2:1 ratio. We'll get by, as a team," she says. I cry mini-rivers, clasping onto her waist. "Sakura-chaaaannn! You're so cool!," I cry. She conks me on the head, blushing and angry, and stomps to her seat.

Someone takes a seat next to me.

I barely glance at them, and find out it's a girl. Oh, wait... It's that Hyuga chick. She's probably really smart. I bet she'll ace this test no problem...

I sigh and put my face in my hands. This SUCKS!

"Alright, maggots! Shut up!," I lift my head up and see a man standing in front of the class. When did he get here? "Sorry i'm late. My name's Morino Ibiki, the first examiner of the Chuunin exams," he says. I gasp. We're about to start...

"The rules of the Chuunin exams will now be told to you, and you better listen, cause i'm only gonna say this once," Ibiki-sensei says. I gulp. He's pretty intimidating... "No fighting unless given permission. Killing isn't tolerated. If you break the rules, you'll be disqualified IMMEDIATELY. Do you all understand?," he says. Everyone nods, except me. I frown. No one's gonna fight anyways... "The first part, as some of you may have found out...," he says, scanning the crowd "... is a written test. Then the second test is a survival skills test, but we'll cross that bridge when we get to it. The written test works like this... The test consists of a 10 question paper, which participants are given 1 hour to complete. Each participant starts out with a total of 10 points, and for each question you get wrong you lose one of those 10 points. If you ever reach 0 points you and the rest of your team will be instantly disqualified. While the exam takes place several Middle Ninjas are going to watch over the participants. Their job is to look for anyone who is cheating, and kick out anyone who reaches a score of 0. When they see someone who is cheating, they penalize them for 2 points.," Everyone in the room starts muttering. I groan and squeeze my hair. WHAT THE HELL?! That's totally not cool! If I fail the test, Sakura-chan and Sasuke fail too! Ibiki-sensei continues "The last question, question 10, will be a little different. But, once again, we'll cross that bridge once we get to it. Are there any questions?," No one raises their hand. Ibiki-sensei gives us a smug smile, that I can't help but appreciate. "Alright then. The first part of the Chuunin exams will now begin!,"

People keep getting caught left and right. I haven't answered a single question! There all impossible to answer, how are we supposed to know what this and that is?! I guess... I'm going to have to resort to cheating... I grab my head and shake like crazy. No! No! No! I can't do that, if I get caught we'll get disqualified! But if I don't... Ugh! No! Ohhh!

I hear a light cough to my right. I turn to see that girl, Hinata I think, looking away from me, lightly pushing her paper towards me. "You c-can copy o-off of m-m-my test... N-naruto-kun...," she whispers. My eyes widen. "Really?," I ask. She blushes and nods. I smile and am about to take a look, but stop myself. I feel like someones staring at me... I turn my head towards the front of the class to see Ibiki-sensei looking straight at me, a knowing look in his eyes. I gulp and look down, blushing. Geez! How stupid am I?! I'm in front of Middle Class ninja, and a top-notch Jounin! I look up again, and Ibiki-sensei's got his eyebrow raised.

I quickly look back down.

Hinata nudges me slightly, moving her paper even closer to me. I don't have a lot of time! We've got five minutes, if I don't hurry and copy off of her... No! Then if we get caught, Hinata's team will also be disqualified, along with mine! "I can't Hinata... I don't want you to get in trouble...," I say. She tenses, and her blush is intense. I frown at that... Maybe she's sick.

My times up...

Ibiki-sensei stands. He gives me one last look, and I look away again. He's so intense... "It's time for the last question. There's a catch, though...," he says. Everyone starts muttering again, and I stare intently at him. A catch? "The last question of the test works slightly different. It is not written on the paper like the rest of the questions, and isn't even the same question from test to test. If you answer question 10 wrong, you will never be allowed to take this test again and forever be a Lower Ninja. In addition, all of your teammates will be disqualified.

If you choose to not continue, you will be disqualified along with your teammates, but will be allowed to try again next year," he says. We all sit in stunned silence. GAH! IT'S LIKE THE OTHER QUESTIONS DIDN'T EVEN MATTER! "So... who will answer the tenth question?," Ibiki-sensei asks. No one does anything, until one boy raises his hand. "I quit," he says. He and his team leaves the room. After that, it's like a fire started. One after another, teams leave again and again, willing to wait until next year. When the 'fire' is about finished, Ibiki-sensei looks around at us. He slightly stops at me, and lifts his eyebrow. I curse under my breath. He probably thinks i'm to stupid to answer it! I'm not stupid! I'm just... dense! But... is being dense a good thing right now?

I slowly raise my hand.

And then slam it back down, staring Ibiki-sensei straight in the eyes. I hear Hinata gasp. "I'm not running away!," I shout "I don't care if I stay a Genin forever! I'm still gonna become Hokage and show all of you! So bring it on!," Everyone's quiet, but I can tell i've given them new determination. Ibiki-sensei and I have a hard staring contest, and my heart is pounding in my chest. What's the question going to be like? There's no going back now...

Ibiki-sensei smiles.

"Well then... Congratulations! You've all just passed the first part of the Chuunin exams!," he exclaims. My stare falters, and my determination is replaced by confusion. "Eh?," I say. Ibiki-sensei grins. "The truth is... there was no tenth question. The whole test was a secret test of it's own. We wanted to see where your data gathering skills varied. Most of you passed," he says, looking at me once more. I feel slight disappointment at disappointing him, but then i'm blossoming with happiness "Ya-ta! I passed! I passed!," I yell, jumping up and down. I hear Hinata giggle beside me. Everyone around sighs in relief. I hear Sakura-chan exclaim in happiness. "Yeah! Alright! We did it Naruto, shaa!," she shouts, fist pumping the air. Sasuke just smiles behind his hands, closing his eyes. I snicker and bounce around.

I guess being dense is a good thing!

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Okay, well that's the first part! I'll put some more IbikiNaru next chapter, but for now I wanted to get the setting out of the way. Reviews please!