I am really sorry it took me so long to update. I guess I'm just slow…
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Fact 1: Masashi Kishimoto owns Naruto
Fact 2: I'm not Masashi Kishimoto
Fact 1 + Fact 2= I do not own Naruto… (sniff…)
"What the hell!" I screamed.
We had appeared between Neji and Hinata, who were both in fighting stance. I quickly took a few steps backwards, pulling my sister, who seemed unable to move, with me.
I definitely did not wanted to end up in the middle of a battle!
Everyone in the room focused their attention on us.
Being the coward I was, I pushed Kriss before me and whispered in her ears: "We're in a world that you know, it was your anime we were watching and you're the one that knows everything about this world, so please talk us out of the problems!"
But she still seemed unable to do anything other than to look with wide eyes at the characters of the anime she had been watching and that now looked more real than she would ever have imagined.
OK, I was a good talker, but I hated being in the middle of the attention!
"Er, you don't have to look at us, you know. Doesn't it happen very often that people appear out of nowhere?"
And there it was; the question we'd all been waiting for.
"Who are you?"
It was a ninja with white hair and a head protector covering one of his eyes that had asked the question.
It seemed to me that I'd seen him before, but I couldn't remember his name. I decided to call him captain one-eye.
"We're from hell and our mission is to make this world end in chaos! Mwouahahahaha! Really, guys, what do you think?"
Yup, my sister and her bloody sarcasm!
As we didn't answer seriously, I saw how the ninja around us became more hostile.
I sighted. "Well, I believe that plan A: hoping nobody saw us and discretely escaping, had failed," I whispered to my sister.
Kriss finally seemed to realize she needed to be serious. She pushed me away and took the word, smiling hesitantly.
"Er, we- we're ninja. We're from… From a place far away, and-"
I slapped my head. This situation was terrible! I was good at lying, but didn't have enough information about this world. Kriss, who had the information, was a terrible liar.
I decided to make the best of it.
"My sister means," I said calmly, "that we're here to witness the Chuunin exams. Our land send us as inspectors."
Stay vague, I thought. You don't even know if they have inspectors here. Probably not. That would be too easy. It's already good that Kriss told me about the Chuunin exams!
An old man with a huge hat stepped forward.
I don't think I'll give hima nickname. Sure, he looks old, but he looks like the big boss here. I probably should show some respect. That would be better for our situation, too.
"Never before has a land sent inspectors to witness the Chuunin exams. Also, we've heard nothing about it. What land are you from?" He was looking at our unusual clothes.
Forget the respect! He's giving me more trouble than I already have!
Kriss spoke much of Naruto, but I always tried not to listen, so I only knew the general lines of the story, not the details, like the names of the countries.
Therefore, I had no idea what to answer…
But even if I often say the contrary, my sister apparently did have some brains.
"We're from Amegakure. The reason why you didn't knew of our arrival is because our messenger bird has been intercepted." Kriss said. Good. Remember: thank Kriss for saving me. "We're here to test the force of the candidates." And remember: buy her some brains!
Kriss didn't seem to notice her fault yet.
Well, she would find out soon enough…
"Good," the old man said, "you'll fight two of the candidates, then, but let's give the Hyuga's the time to finish this match first. You can go stand over there." He pointed at the tribunes.
He looked us with a blank face, but I saw the doubt in his eyes.
He didn't believe us.
Kriss opened her mouth, then closed it again, unable to speak. She turned to me, with wide panicking eyes.
Really, what had she thought? That they would let us test the force of the candidates by watching them?
I just shrugged and took off to the tribunes.
"Wait," the annoying old man suddenly said. "Your names?"
"Kate," I said, doing my best to keep my face stoic.
Kriss quickly looked up, as if she was disturbed in her thoughts.
"Oh, Kriss. My name is Kriss."
She opened her mouth, as if she wanted to ad something, but closed it again and turned to me, with pleading eyes.
I hate that bambi-stare so much…
What did she want me to do? Tell that we weren't ninja, but girls from another world and that he would never have believed us, witch is the reason why we lied to him.
He'd think we were crazy.
Come to think of it... Maybe we are…
While climbing up the tribunes, I peeked from the corners of my eyes to the present genin. They didn't seem dangerous…
With a few exceptions of course. Some of them sure looked pretty strong…
I noticed a ridiculous looking boy with enormous eyebrows, that gave the impression to be weak, but the attention with witch he studied everything happening in the room, said the contrary.
Then there was Naruto, a loud boy with blonde hair that pointed in every direction. I watched him attentively, curious about the main character of my sister's favorite manga. I had to say, nevertheless, that he looked little impressive.
The third kid I noticed was a boy I recognized. It was close to impossible not to see him, with his quiet vigilance that made him stand out even more, especially in comparison of Naruto. He stood a little apart from the others, watching everything with unreadable pale green eyes, and, his arms crossed on his chest, he gave the impression to see everything without being seen.
It was the boy on the drawing Kriss had showed me.
The one that could kill without regret, without any emotion.
I remembered his name, for sure.
Gaara from the desert.
For once, I had to admit I was afraid. If I had to fight against him, I'd just run off as quickly as I could, without a backwards glance.
I mean, my sister showed me how he crushed three people with sand! I really didn't want to die that way!
I saw him looking at us and quickly turned my gaze to Kriss, who seemed just as terrified as I was.
I only asked one thing. "What do we do?"
She pushed me to a place a bit apart from the others before answering my question. I saw the old man that didn't trust us glance at us twice, but he apparently didn't thought we could be of any meaningful danger, so he left us alone.
"Against a ninja, genin or not, we don't stand a chance." I said.
"Oh, really! I hadn't figured that out already!" Ah, finally, Kriss had found her sarcasm back. That was already a good sign.
"Good," Kriss whispered. "The match of Hinata and Neji is almost done, so we've got to hurry. If you have to fight Gaara or Rock Lee, you're dead." As if didn't know that! "Well, if it's Gaara," my sister went on, "I literally mean dead. Anyway, try to keep up our cover: we're ninja from Amegakure, so try to put up a fight!"
"Yeah, yeah, whatever! Face reality sister, we're not gonna win, and there's no way we're gonna be able to keep up the cover!" I sighted.
"Just shut up ad listen! I'm trying to help you, you know!"
A few ninja turned to look at us and Kriss blushed.
"Yes, I know, but at the moment, you're not really helpful." I whispered.
She took a deep breath and continued with a softer voice. "OK, then. If you have to fight Naruto, I have no idea if you have a chance to win. He can be very strong, but also very stupid and he's pretty unpredictable. Then, there's Chouji, his weak point is food," she said, pointing a fat guy that stood next to a boy with hair like a pineapple and a girl with long blond hair, "and he had a special jutsu with witch he can blow himself up."
I frowned. "You mean, like a bomb? Doesn't that kill him?"
"No, idiot, like a balloon. He can literally roll over you."
"Oww, that must hurt…"
"Yes, it does, now if you'd please let me explain…" Her voice grew louder again, but after a short glare, she began talking softer again.
"The boy with the pineapple hair is named Shikamaru and can manipulate his shadow. He can let it get bigger or smaller, as long as the total surface is as big as it was before. If he can touch you with his shadow, you won't be able to move on your own again, except for making the same movements he does."
"So, in fact, I lose when that happens."
I began to think our chances of winning became smaller and smaller…
"Then," Kriss went on, pretending she hadn't heard me, "there's Ino, the girl that's standing with them. She's actually quite normal. If you keep moving, maybe you'll even be able to beat her, but still…she's had ninja training…"
"Why do I have to keep moving?" I asked, suspicious.
"Well… She can enter your mind if you're not moving." Kriss said with a bitter smile.
"Great, just great! Why are you even taking the effort to tell me all this?" My god, was that just sarcasm? This world is not good for me!
"Oh, shut up. Think positive. And don't talk so loud."
There were, in fact, again, ninja that had turned to look at us.
I hate being the center of attention…
"Fine then, go on."
"Do you see that sound ninja there? The one with the music note on his headband? I don't remember his name, but, anyway, I know a few thing about him, too."
"You know a few things about all the characters… I guess you could even tell me Naruto's favorite food…"
"Ramen," Kriss said without hesitation.
When I raised an eyebrow, she blushed slightly.
"Oh, come on! Anyone who has read the first chapter of Naruto could tell you that!"
"Yeah, whatever… Just go on."
"So, the sound ninja… If he kicks you, avoiding his fist isn't good enough. With his fist, he can reinforce every noise, so he can practically destroy your ears, even if you avoid his blow."
"…" I didn't feel like talking anymore.
"And then… Sakura." Kriss pointed at a shinobi with pink hair. "She's got no special jutsu, so she's just a normal ninja, but later, she'll become incredibly strong!"
"I don't care about later! Are there things I need to know now?"
"Er-"
She was interrupted by a loud scream. "Don't stop it!"
I quickly looked at the duel below us. The girl lay on the ground, apparently unconscious.
Panicked, I turned to Kriss.
"She'll be all right," my sister said, although she looked pretty shocked herself. "She's going to lose," Kriss continued softly, "but she's going to learn to never give up. Look, she'll stand up in a few moments."
Kriss was right.
I couldn't help but feel admiration when the beaten girl slowly pushed herself on her knees, and then slowly stood up, her legs shaking. It was clear she wasn't able to fight anymore.
We kept looking, silent, until the end of the match, and at some moments, Kriss had to keep me from interrupting the fight.
But then, finally, came the moment that the medical team was called and the Hyuga girl was taken to the emergency medical room.
The old man – Kriss told me it was the Hokage – gave the sign to us to descend. With loud beating hearts, we stumbled down the stairs.
"You, will fight Chouji Akimichi."
I swallowed loudly. His finger was directed to me.
I don't know if I'm going to be able to update the coming weeks, as the exams are approaching, but I'll do my best.
I still haven't decided for the romance part, but I like the idea of KateXItachi and KrissXGaara…
Kill me if you want to, or if you want to be less extreme, just review to say what you think about it…