Beautiful Now
"..."= speaking
Point of View
thoughts
Location and Time
Instead of writing a full out story like I normally would, this story will contain one shots and drabbles. Some might be only one chapter and others three or four chapters/parts long. Also some will be based off songs, others completely random, and you might see a couple AU as well. Some will be based off the previous chapter/chapters plot. I might even revisit some plots and add another part to it. The character pairing will be Konomi and Shisui. Konomi is my character and is from the cloud because I'm kind of obsessed with Kumogakure.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto. I own Konomi and the plot.
Chunin Exams: Day before Tournament
Sunagakure: Day before the Final tournament of the Chunin Exams
Konomi's Point of View
"Urgh! It's so stuffy and humid here!" Mabui exclaimed, trying to fan herself with the clipboard she was holding.
"Definitely a change to the cool waves and thin air we have back at Kumo, that's for sure." I commented, brushing a piece of lilac colored hair out of my eyes.
Beside me, Darui sighed loudly and looked towards the sky. This sun's giving me a headache… How dull…
"Of all the places for it to be held, they had to pick Sunagakure. Great just great. I would've even settled for Iwagakure instead. Even if the Tsuchikage is a stick in the mud." Mabui complained, muttering the last part underneath her breath.
Both Darui and I chuckle at that. It's true.
We continued to walk towards the building that was appointed to Kumogakure. The top floor was the rooms for the Raikage and his bodyguards: me, Darui, and Mabui. The middle floors held rooms that was for the feudal lords and other influential people from Kumo. The rooms on the lower floors was for the genins and their senseis.
As we made our way up, I could see that the remaining genin have left to go train. It wasn't a surprise, today is the last day of training before the tournament started.
"Ah, finally somewhere nice and cool." Darui breathed out a sigh of content as he sat on the couch.
Mabui and I nodded our agreement while filling cups with ice water and passing one to Darui who nodded his thanks.
Mabui and I sat on the couch across from Darui and relaxed for awhile.
"Our genin this year seem to be in pretty good shape." Darui commented.
"Yes, they all seem skilled, however genin from other villages are as well. Genin this year are stronger than previous years, without a doubt. No wonder why so many Kage showed up to watch." I add. The Raikage and Hokage have traveled to Suna to watch along with the Kazekage.
"In addition to that, this is the first time in 10 years that Sunagakure is hosting the Chunin Exams. People are pretty excited about that. Crowds will be bigger than ever with the large number of remaining candidates left. Can you imagine that? There were 34 individuals who made it this far in the competition and I know for a fact that Suna's Chunin Exams aren't easy, now they face off in one-on-one combat." Darui says impressed and I have to agree with him. The genin this year are skilled.
"So that makes 17 rounds and 17 victors, assuming there aren't any draws and that they both don't kill each other. 11 out of the 34 genin finalist come from the cloud. There's a high number of rounds this year which should be quite interesting indeed." Mabui commented, looking excited.
"A powerful group of genin, all coming from notable clans, parents, and nations. It's no shock that each nation would want to show off it's shinobi. This year's Chunin Exams has the most variation of shinobi completing from all different nations across the continent in the last 50 years, and with two Kage who traveled all this way to watch, it would be insulting to rush things" I responded.
"That's not all though, this is also a way to check on other countries strength and numbers. The genins reflect their villages current power. Those who become chunin tomorrow will increase the mission requests for their country as well." Darui added.
Suddenly there was a loud noise coming from downstairs and that could only mean one thing… A-sama is either really happy or really angry about something.
"I hope we don't have to pay for anything that the boss broke." Darui mumbles.
Mabui and I sigh in unison.
However once we got downstairs to the genin rooms we were shocked at what we saw. There were all the finalist from our village, beaten, dirty, exhausted, and…smiling. They were all surrounded by Lord A as he complimented them and gave each one advice based off their skill and abilities.
When they all finally noticed us, we were ushered over quickly.
"Now all of you listen! Tomorrow is when you all show not only your individual strengths but the strength of Kumo as well! Do your best and make your village proud!" he shouted and we all joined him in cheering as well.
"Rest up all of you! Tomorrow will prove to be challenging but if you fight with the skill and intelligence that I saw today, you will all be fine!" A-sama added. So that's where he was today. Training with the genin.
I wasn't all that surprised, behind that rough exterior and loud voice, Lord Raikage cared deeply about his shinobi, civilians and village.
Mabui, Darui, and I smiled as we offered to take all the genin out to dinner to celebrate their long journey to the tournament. Shouting and cheering they all agreed and we headed out.
Author's Note:
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