This is the start of the biggest and only real saga of the story, and also the most influenced by Naruto. Normally, only some of the concepts are, but this entire saga was inspired by the show. However, the content is mostly original, and that's what matters.

Chapter 3: The Chunnin Exams

"Peach, come closer, or you'll be attacked by the robot!" Dr. Mario yelled. However, Peach continued starig blankly on the road, while the enormous robot approached her.

"Will obliterate the town in three seconds," it said monotonously. "Three..."

As the robot counted down, each number ended with a beep. After the number "1" was mentioned, the robot began making a series of beeps.

"Peach! Let's go!" Dr. Mario warned loudly again, but Peach paid no mind as the beeps got louder and more consistent. Dr. Mario, tried to reason with Peach, but the beeps of the robot were now so loud that he could no longer hear himself think.

He jerked awake in bed as the beeps of the alarm clock sounded endlessly. He bashed the alarm clock down.

"I don't want to be late today," said Dr. Mario, recovering quickly. "Game-and-Watch-sensei said we had of missions today."

"I am certain that this mission will fully test your strengths and skills, as well test your limits," he said.

"Listen here," said their client near them. He had a kind face, but it, along with his body, was shaking relentlessly, his hat quivering on his head.

"Alright," he began, indifferent to the shaking of the client. "You will need to guide him to his neighbor's house."

"But it's right there," said Dr. Mario.

"It seems he can't go by himself," said Game-and-Watch-sensei. "You'll need to help him."

"T-the world is not safe," the man said.

"It's right there!" said Donkey Kong incredulously.

"Well, let's get started," said Yoshi. "The easiest route is the most obvious one."

Dr. Mario frowned. Could they take this guy seriously?

The three began to go ahead, as Game-and-Watch-sensei stayed behind. The client stayed behind as well.

"Aren't you coming?" growled Donkey Kong.

"I will need the utmost protection," their client said simply.

The squad struggled trying to grab his arms and bring him to his neighbor's house, but every few steps, he tried to get away.

"I am certain that this mission will fully test your strengths and skills, as well test your limits," said Game-and-Watch-sensei.

"I'll need those bees taken care of faster than that!" roared another client. "This should be easy for a ninja!"

Dr. Mario, Yoshi, and Donkey Kong were all busy trying to herd off persistent bees, and ignoring the demands of the client.

"It stung me!" roared Donkey Kong. He began to swing more ferociously than before.

"I may need to let you three borrow the bug spray," he started.

"Why didn't you do that from the beginning?" yelled Donkey Kong.

"Don't bother the client," said Game-and-Watch-sensei from a tree.

"I am certain that this mission will fully test your strengths and skills, as well test your limits," he said.

Five minutes later, they found themselves chasing a cart of apples through the forest.

"How can this thing even think on its own?" cried Yoshi, clearly exasperated.

They continued to jump from tree to tree after the cart of apples, which seemed to be able to jump of its own accord.

"Let's get into our main formation," said Dr. Mario. "Let's catch this thing. We haven't failed a mission yet."

"I am certain that this will fully test your strengths and skills, as well test your limits," he said.

"No you're not!" growled Donkey Kong, managing to keep his voice level.

Dr. Mario felt a powerful surge of anger toward his sensei as well, even if he did respect him. They had spent the last few weeks working for essentially the worst clients anyone could have asked for, and it was easier to blame Game-and-Watch-sensei than to let it slide.

"I'm not talking about a mission," said Game-and-Watch-sensei. "I've signed you up for the Chunnin Exams."

Dr. Mario's mind seemed to be working slowly, but then something popped into place. "I almost forgot those were coming up."

"You think we can become Chunnin, then?" said Donkey Kong excitedly. Yoshi looked deep in thought.

"You guys?" Game-and-Watch-sensei looked up to the sky. "No, probably not."

"Then why'd you sign us up?" demanded Donkey Kong. Yoshi looked slightly crestfallen, but Dr. Mario was thinking. This would be a perfect chance to beat Luigi.

"Well, I had nothing else to do."

"You're a Jounin!"

"Wait a minute," said Yoshi. "There are only six genin in this village. Won't the tournament be kind of small?"

"Genin from other villages are coming. If I remember right, there's twenty-one. I believe there's two squads from the Village hidden in the Mushrooms, two squads from the Village hidden in the Sound, one squad from the Village hidden in the Pokeball, one squad from the Village hidden in the Sky, and one squad from the Village hidden in the Triforce."

Dr. Mario's heart sank slightly. If there were this many genin, they would probably have been training for a long time.

"There are three tasks in the Chunnin Exams this year," said Game-and-Watch-sensei. "Even I don't know what they are."

"When are the exams?" asked Donkey Kong excitedly, evidently forgetting about Game-and-Watch-sensei's discouragement.

"This Saturday," said Game-and-Watch-sensei, finally taking his eyes down from the clear blue sky. "So you'll want to train a lot, and maybe look in a few books."

"Why books?" asked Donkey Kong, sounding revolted at the very idea.

"It's only a suggestion."

On Saturday morning, Dr. Mario got up and made cereal, but merely ended up looking into the depths of his bowl. On the day when he had found out about going on his first mission, he had felt thrilled. Now, however, he felt slightly sick. The Chunnin Exams only came twice a year, and he could end up failing in front of a large crowd.

He had no inclination to eat his cereal, so he got up and slowly walked out the door. He felt nervous. He wondered what kind of difficult tasks they would have, and what he would have to do, as he walked toward the Academy, where he had been told to meet up with the other contestants for the exams.

With every step, his nervousness increased. What would happen if he failed a task in front of everyone? What if he didn't get the chance to fight Luigi? He was also worried about how he would do if he did fight Luigi. It would conclude a lot of things, but he felt like losing would ruin everything he had trained for over the past few weeks.

Suddenly, he realized that he was already at the door. He raised a shaking arm and clenched his hand around the doorknob. He wondered vaguely if the sweat from his hand would make it any easier to open. He slowly turned the doorknob and, with what felt like a great effort, pushed it open and walked in, where his nervousness promptly turned into astonishment.

It was the academy, but near the counter were many creatures he had never seen, as well as more humans. He was also sure he saw more than twenty-one in that group. Staring around at the eerie creatures, he walked over to where Donkey Kong and Yoshi were and gaped in awe. All of them appeared to be waiting for something, as the Game-and-Watch that was usually behind the counter was gone. He saw several creatures that could barely be distinguished from pink puffballs, and even what looked to be two yellow rats and a tall, pale blue cat-like creature that was standing upright with a dark look and his arms folded.

Dr. Mario's eyes wandered towards some of the others, but his head jerked back to the front as he heard the door open and saw the black Game-and-Watch walk out.

"I'm happy to see that everyone has made it safely from their respectful villages to participate in the Chunnin Exams, a very famous event. I would please ask that anyone who is not prepared to participate, please leave now, as the tasks ahead are dangerous."

No one made any sign of movement.

The Game-and-Watch cleared his throat. "Well, will everyone please proceed to the door to my right?" He gestured to a room at his right labeled "17."

Everyone began walking toward the door. It was opened and they all walked slowly in.

Desks were placed neatly throughout the room, with plenty of space in between each one. Everyone took their places in different seats, and Dr. Mario sat in the first row. There was a man in a orange space suit on one side of him, and a man in a green suit with an equally green hat who had a sword placed on his desk on the other. Somewhere in the back of the room, he noticed Luigi, who he had not seen in the group of people and creatures in the opening of the Academy. Donkey Kong and Yoshi sat on the same row as Dr. Mario, a few seats away. Yoshi was looking intently at the Game-and-Watch at the front of the room.

"This is the written part of the exam."

Dr. Mario's heart sank, and he saw that Donkey Kong looked equally dispirited. He had heard Game-and-Watch-sensei's warning but he had not taken it seriously since his sensei did not know what the exams were. Now he realized that it should've been obvious that there would be a written test.

Dr. Mario looked and saw that Yoshi, not unexpectedly, did not look remotely abashed. Once Dr. Mario had turned, however, he realized something else out of the ordinary that he had not seen before. Many Game-and-Watches were lined up against the wall.

The Game-and-Watch at the front of the room continued. "Here are the rules: There will be no cheating. The Game-and-Watches here have swift eyes and are trained for spotting even the tiniest thing. You may look anywhere—even at the face of a neighbor, if you wish—but never at the neighbor's paper."

Dr. Mario had to be impressed that the Game-and-Watches had the ability to distinguish someone looking at their neighbor and someone looking at their neighbor's paper.

"You may also not communicate with your neighbor in any way, including directly passing notes or the test itself, or speaking to anyone else, no matter how audibly. Speaking to yourself for any reason is allowed, but the Game-and-Watches can tell who you are talking to, even if your facing a different way.."

A few people looked skeptical, but no one argued. Dr. Mario noticed the cat-like figure was glaring relentlessly ahead.

All the papers were passed out by the Game-and-Watch, who returned to the front afterward. "You may begin now."

Dr. Mario flipped over his own paper and looked back at the cat-like creature. It was still staring ahead, without giving its paper a second thought. Many people who were looking at it looked bemused, but then returned to their own paper. Dr. Mario followed their lead and looked at the questions.

If a given amount of chakra is used in a powerful ninjutsu attack while you're in the air, and you throw a weapon afterward, how will the angle be shifted?

Dr. Mario was could not answer. He had never heard of anything like that in the Academy, and when he skipped that question, he saw that the others were all similar. Dr. Mario looked around and saw Yoshi and a few others writing hastily but most people were looking around, clearly bewildered, and the cat-like figure continued to glare ahead.

No matter how much Dr. Mario tried to make sense of the problem, or find something in his memory that answered the question, the outcome remained the same. He couldn't answer the question.

After a while, pencils were being dropped excitedly and the sound of paper being turned around reached Dr. Mario's ears. He turned around and people had their arms folded on their desks. For the first time in about twenty minutes, the cat-like creature made a movement. He turned his head slowly toward one of the people finished. One or two of the Game-and-Watch's across the wall made threatening gestures as warning, but did not do anything since he had his eyes on the person rather than the paper.

Next, the cat jerked its head forward and a flash appeared in front of its eyes. The person who had finished suddenly dropped his head backward and groaned slightly. It raised its hand, and purple chakra surrounded its arms entirely. Next, the paper of the person disappeared and reappeared in front of it. Its eyes scanned the paper and its pencil seemed to write down answers of its own accord. The purple chakra darted around its arm again and the paper was returned to its owner, who appeared to be fine shortly after. The paper on the cat's desk flipped itself over, and many people stared in awe.

Dr. Mario turned to the front again. That was an incredibly obvious display of cheating. Dr. Mario thought that it would have been less obvious if the cat had looked at the paper directly rather than doing anything else, and the eyes of the Game-and-Watch's had already been on it. How could they have possibly missed something so obvious and significant?

Two yellow mice-looking creatures in the back, both with red spots on their cheeks, nodded slowly. The bigger of the two sent out a blue electric shock, which crawled spider-like toward the desk of another finished person. The person had looked backward to locate the source of the noise, and the electric shock heaved the paper onto it's back and carried it back to its owners desk, while most of the people still looked around in obvious bewilderment. The mouse scanned the paper like the cat, wrote down answers, and used the same electricty to send it toward the smaller of the two mice, who repeated the process before sending the paper back to the person it was stolen from. The proctors gave no sign that anything had happened.

Comprehension dawned slowly across the faces of the room, and Dr. Mario felt it was too obvious for him to have missed. The idea was to cheat without directly taking and looking at the person's, paper, Dr. Mario thought. So that was why the proctors let them look at their neighbors but not their neighbor's paper.

The man in the suit held up his arm, and blue electric ball, not unlike that of the two mice, appeared in the air above it and grew. A fox with a green shirt and a blue bird sitting somewhere in the back made similar movements. A light blue shield-like object suddenly appeared in front of them. The man in the suit fired the ball upward and the two shields turned white. Dr. Mario couldn't figure out what happened, but afterward, Fox and Falco were writing down answers on their paper.

Donkey Kong looked to be the only one in the room to be confused. Yoshi produced an egg and put his test paper out, and tossed it to Dr. Mario who caught it, opened it, and took it out.

The angle will be shifted at 23 degrees.

Dr. Mario's eyes slid across the paper, writing down more and more answers as he went, until finally he threw the egg to Donkey Kong. When he opened it, he seemed to take the hint and wrote down answers.

Many of the different creatures all used their own techniques to write down their own answers, while some of them knew from the beginning.

Finally, all the papers had been passed back and the Game-and-Watch at the front took his usual position. "I see that most of you have figured it out," he said. "If not all of you. No direct cheating has been found. That's why there were some Chunnin put in this exam so that you could copy off of them, since we never expected you to know. Now, you can talk amongst yourselves while I grade the papers."

Sorry it took so long, I don't have a lot of time to update. I expect more reviews. I won't update at all without at least one.