Authors Note: I do not own Naruto or the characters. Mitsuki is my OC, and Katasha and Kumori were out-of-blue characters from my past. Don't worry, action will start happening in the next couple of chapters. :D
Chapter One
The Chuunin Exams Begin
THUD! The sound woke me up from a deep sleep. I looked around, wondering what the mysterious sound had been. "Sasuke, was that you?" I asked inquiringly.
"Uggghhh…my head…" came a voice from below. I giggled and looked down on the right side of my bed. In my past, there had been funny sights, but not one sight had been as hilarious as this. Sasuke was sprawled out on the floor with the sheets covering his face. I took out my cell phone and snapped a photo of him.
"Heehee, Gaara-san and Katasha-chan will love this!" I smirked teasingly.
"Don't even think about sending that! It's not funny!" Sasuke demanded, his voice muffled by the covers.
"It's your fault you chose the top bunk!"
Sasuke stood up and flipped the sheets back up to the upper bed. "Really, Mitsuki, was it that funny?"
"You should seriously see yourself!" I said, trying to contain my laughter. When Sasuke looked at the photo, he crossed his arms.
"Why must I have plaid boxers? Those don't even look good on me!" he mused.
I started cracking up. "You're going to be all over the Internet by the time Christmas is over!"
After a nice, hot breakfast, Sasuke and I met Katasha and Gaara at the corner of Ninth Street and Konoha Boulevard. "You're a little late." Gaara commented.
"We're terribly sorry," I apologized. "Sasuke took a really long time getting ready." Sasuke then bonked his head on the street pole.
We went to the training area to train, obviously. "So, how are you guys doing?" Katasha asked as we threw shurikens at the posts.
"Very well, thank you." I replied.
"I hear that Kumori likes you, Mitsuki." Gaara noted. Kumori was Katasha's twin crazy brother.
I glanced at Gaara in disgust. "He just never knows when to give up on me, does he?" I muttered in revulsion.
"Welcome to my world." Katasha sighed.
For lunch, we went to Bargain 4 Less for a meal of ramen and rice topped with soy sauce. It wasn't that bad considering the cheapness of it all.
Following that, we went to the local bookstore and ambled around for a while. I noticed Kakashi-sensei walk in and scampered over.
"Sorry I was so late," Kakashi apologized. "An eagle swooped over my head and stole my lunch, so I had to stand in a long line for a meal!"
"That's a likely story…" Gaara murmured.
We bought a few books to read at home, and then went back to the training field. Katasha's squad teacher, Kurenai, was waiting for her, Gaara, and Naruto.
Naruto was my twin brother, and he didn't even realize I was his sister, but I'd been gone for seven years, so it made sense. I had blonde hair tied back in a ponytail, wore a green v-neck T-shirt, and blue jeans, but otherwise I wore my headband around my neck.
"Hey Mitsuki-chan, what's up? Dattebayou!" Naruto called. He ran over to me and we high-fived cheerfully.
"What's up, loser?" Sasuke asked, walking up casually.
"Shut up, cockatoo boy." Naruto scoffed, trying to keep his cool.
"Let's not start a fight…we don't want anyone dying." I stammered, stepping in-between them.
"I'll kick your sorry butt right now, Sasuke!" Naruto challenged. He was apparently ignoring me.
"Quit it, you two. You act like me when I'm arguing with Gaara!" Katasha ordered. She grabbed their shirt collars and gave them her death glare.
"Okay, everyone," Kakashi began. "The Chuunin Exams are coming up, and of course you guys know what they are. This year they're having a difficult test, the Forest of Death, Preliminaries, and an event called the Final Rounds. I know you're all up for it because you've watched 'em on TV."
After some more training, Sasuke and I went back to our apartment and talked about the exams. "They sound pretty harsh and difficult." Sasuke spoke. "But we can handle them, right Mitsuki?"
"I guess so…" I predicted barely audibly. With the Forest of Death, the exams sounded frightening and intimidating. I mean, the word meant horror and dread!
The next day, the Chuunin Exams began and we were all excited. My team reported directly to the academy.
When we got there, we saw Kiba's team, which consisted of Rock Lee, Tenten, and himself. I noticed Lee right off the bat because he had bushy eyebrows. In which that was why everyone called him Bushy Brows.
"Why hello, Mitsuki!" Kiba greeted suddenly when we were walking through the training area. "I saw your cousin a few days ago!"
"And I should care…why?" I retorted. Kiba was a little on the arrogant side, which was why I despised him.
"You know them?" Sasuke asked.
"Yes," I replied. "They were in our class, remember?"
"Oh yeah…I forgot." Sasuke mused.
Lee jumped down to where we were. "Mitsuki-chan, please be my girlfriend!" I'll protect you 'til the day I die!" he proposed majestically. He did it a little too majestically.
"There is no way I'll do that! I'm already taken!" I responded.
"You're taken by whom?" Kumori asked.
I put my hand to my forehead. I was surrounded by idiots except for Sasuke. Jeez…this was the craziest day of my life. "I'll walk you to the assigned classroom, Mitsuki-chan! You can count on me to escort you safely!" Lee offered.
At that suggestion, I stomped up to Lee, and slapped him across the face. "Like I said, you are the MOST IDIOTIC person I've ever met and/or known in my entire life." I retorted. "That includes my brother and Kumori."
Sasuke walked up to me and took my hand. "I'll escort you, Mitsuki." he offered politely.
I blushed, "You are such a gentleman, Sasuke."
In the classroom, there were probably an estimated 400 Genin there. We saw the other rookie teams from Konoha there as well. The other teams were: Katasha, Gaara, and Naruto; Shikamaru, Sakura, and Neji; Choji, Ino, and Kankuro; and lastly, Temari, Shino, and a guy named Hayate.
The three of us walked over to our fellow rookies. "Hi guys." I greeted.
Shikamaru glanced over at us, "What a drag. It's you guys."
"I thought Kankuro died a while back…" Kumori pondered aloud.
"A medic ninja brought me back to life." Kankuro explained.
"Yeah, unfortunately." Gaara and Temari commented in unison.
Ino grew steaming mad, "Don't insult my boyfriend like that! It's mean and inhuman!"
"So?" Gaara asked with a perplexed expression.
Katasha looked from Gaara, to Kankuro, and back. "OMG, I love staring contests!" she exclaimed.
Then Kabuto, the person who'd saved me when I was five, came over with his teammates: Shizune and Genma.
"I haven't seen you in ages, Kabuto-san!" I exclaimed.
"You've grown since I sent you out on your own!" Kabuto chuckled.
Suddenly, a guy crashed through the back wall. "OK, everyone," he announced. "My name is Ibeki Moreno and I'll be your proctor. This is the first phase of the Chuunin Exams: a written test. I'll explain the rules as soon as everybody finds their assigned seats.
My Moreno and I'll be your proctor. This is the first phase of the Chuunin Exams: a written test. I'll explain the rules as soon as everybody finds their assigned seats.
My first reaction was that our proctor was a drill sergeant. That's when the Chuunin Exams…began.
