Author's Notes
Hello, sup? I know, it's been more than a month, but I guess genious takes time, ne? Ehehehehehehe...he...he... Anyway, here's the chapter, hope ya like it.
--Hidden in the Mist--
--a Naruto story--
The KON
Last time on Hidden in the Mist
"Next time, don't touch my ramen."
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"And his name?" The Hokage asked impatiently, zabuza still hadn't told him the name of the final member of Team 13.
"His name?" Zabuza started with a smirk behind his mask. "His name is..."
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He took something out of his pouch and tossed it to the quite shaken Ayame. She caught it and noticed that they were coins, he was paying her for the ramen!
"I still haven't told you my name, have I?" The blue-eyed shinobi asked rhetorically on his way out. Not waiting for her answer, he stopped and turned his head towards her.
"Naruto."
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"Kirikaze Naruto."
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-Chapter 2-
The beginning of something great
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When the effeminate Genin from Kirigakure stepped onto the scene of the crime, or the ramen stand as it were, the first thing on his mind was a certain name.
You'll get a cookie if you guess which one it was.
Anyhow, the only thing he was able to do was shake his head and roll his eyes. "They must've touched his ramen. I guess his reputation doesn't quite reach all the way here, eh?" Haku whispered to noonein particular.
He had found a hotel, and it proved to be quite the task. The receptionist in the first hotel he visited kicked him out the second he walked in. He later found out that the woman behind the counter was the owner, and that her family was killed by a missing-nin that originated from the Mist.
He had no time for pity however, as he had to find a shelter within an hour and a half. He was not denied at his next address, but it turned out to be expensive as all hell.
After another hour of asking around, he came across 'Densetsu no Shinobi'. It was a rather rundown hotel, but it would do. The rooms were tidy enough, and they had bathrooms. The price wasn't fixed, as he had to negotiate it with the owner, much to his amusement.
And now, that left him with another thirty minutes to waste. He could go to their meeting place early and wait around, but didn't really fancy that. So he just settled on wandering around, seeing as this was his first time in Konoha.
After he went past the ramen stand, Haku came across what he thought was the centre of the city. The fountain in the middle of the square was packed with people. Mostly girls and children naturally.
Though when he payed a little bit more attention he saw a lot of shinobi there as well. Most of them were at home turf, though he saw a few Kusa and Ame-nins as well. But they wen't the ones that caught his eye.
A boy with short red hair and a gourd on his back was standing at the other end of the square. From what he could see, he had a tatoo on his forehead, but from that far, he couldn't make out what it was. But that wasn't what caught his eye either.
Those eyes... those green eyes, filled with so much emotion, most of which were negative.
Anger, hate, sorrow, all of it fused together into one mask of chaos.
It seemed so... familiar.
After pondering whether to stay here or go to their meeting place Haku made the wise decision, namely, the latter. He left the area with one last look at the boy with the tatoo on his forehead-
A while later, he entered the Merchant's quarter. After deciding that they'd need some food and drinks as well as weapons, he decided to go buy some.
Again, it proved a bit of a challenge, since the first store he visited had a policy of not taking the money of foreign customers. In other words 'Foreign shinobi, GTFO.' He bought twenty packs of instant ramen for Naruto, and ten each for him and Tayuya, he also bought about three and a half bags of apples, four pounds of oranges and three pounds of strawberries for the both of them. He just knew there were going to be gay jokes for that, but oh well, they'll be thankful. At least Naruto is. In the third store, he bought all kinds of tea and two bottles of sake for Tayuya. He was sure she'd complain about the fact that he only bought two bottles, but she'd have to deal with it.
With that done, he sealed all of them into a single scroll and put the scroll into his pouch.
Then he decided to wander around a bit, seeing that he still had some time left. So he visited the Royal district where most of the clans lived, made a wide arc around the unofficial Pleasure district, and went back to the West gate, where their meeting place was. It took him about five minutes to get there, and he was not surprised to find a certain blond already waiting around.
"Oi, Naruto!" He called, catching the attention of the waiting blonde, who merely nodded, acknowledging his presence.
"Hey, Haku."
"Oh, did you tear the seals off?" The long-haired boy asked, receiving a nod for an answer.
"Thought so, saw the mess you made at the ramen stand—"
"HE TOUCHED MY RAMEN!" The blonde shouted as he threw his hands in the air. "You should know best what happens to people who do that." And truth be told, he was right. Back when they first met, Haku had berated him on the fact that his only form of nourishment was ramen...
He was avoiding the short blonde for weeks after that incident.
"Yeah, yeah. How long have you been waiting anyway?" He inquired.
"Half an hour, after I took care of those guys at the ramen stand, I walked directly here. Anyway, so did you find a place where we could spend the night?" The blond asked, and Haku nodded.
"Yeah. It's a hotel called Densetsu no Shinobi. Decent, I guess." Naruto nodded and leaned against the wall.
"So what do you think about tommorow?" The long-haired shinobi asked. The gray-clad boy just shrugged and waved it off with his hand.
"Don't know, don't care. What'll happen will happen, why should I guess when I'll find out tommorow anyway? Oh, look, Tayuya's coming!" He noted pointing towards the redhead that was nearing them. When she got close enough, they both noticed that things didn't really seem right. She looked... angry, to say the least.
"What's wrong?" The effeminate boy asked empathically, but was quickly shut up by the sheer menace that radiated from her.
"Stuff it, dickless. I swear to the fucking Shinigami, I'll fucking kill that motherfucking bitch the next time we meet!!" She shouted, obviously frustrated. A blonde eyebrow went sky high. Sure, she always had a pretty wide vocabulary, and was never really afraid of showing it around, but she did tone it down a bit during the last few months. What happened must have really set off her fuse.
But then again, even the most minor things could do that, it was Tayuya after all.
"What happened?" He asked.
"I was restocking on weapons, when this brown-haired bitch walks up to me and tells me that the fucking kind of kunai I always buy, y'know, black iron ones, are pretty much dogshit and, " Somehow, they doubted that that was a direct quote. "That I should buy ones made of steel. So I told her to go fuck herself and mind her own damn business, and you know what she says to me? Do you?!"
"No, no I don't. What did she say?"
"She said that I should watch my fucking manners! Me, of all people!" Oh, how dare she?
"So I just slammed some cash on the desk and ran off... Damn bitch... I'll rope her to a training pole and trap her in a Genjutsu where it'll seem that roaches are eating her alive, while she is being stomped to death by a giant stinky wolf!" Well, that was one fantasy they'll try to forget as soon as possible.
"Well, I know what'll make you relax." Haku stated with a smile.
"Uh-huh, and what would that be?" She asked, not really believing him.
"Strawberries." He simply stated.
There was chaos.
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A while later, they were walking towards the hotel, and Tayuya was downing one strawberry after another.
"So," Naruto started. "Tayuya, did you get the kunai?" He asked, attracting the attention of his red-haired teammate.
"Yeah, 'bout that. Here." She said as she pulled out three scrolls out of her pouch. She gave one to each of them. "Fifty kunai in your scroll, blondie, and thirty packs of senbon's in yours, Haku-chan." She noted, with a silly grin on her face in reply to Haku's frown.
"Thanks. Anyway, what did you find out about the Exam, Haku?" The short blonde asked after putting the scroll he just received away. The long-haired boy sighed.
"Not much, I found out that it's held at the Academy, though where it is, I don't know." He noted. Naruto and Tayuya just shrugged.
"Oh well, we'll find out I guess." Tayuya noted. A few minutes passed and they finally reached the hotel. They checked into each of their respective accomodations, with Naruto and Haku having to share a room.
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Haku's and Naruto's room
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The blonde was looking at the mountain of luggage in disbelief. Why in Amaterasu-Kami-sama's name did he pack so much? Let's see... three pairs of combat suits, TWENTY FIVE PAIRS OF SANDALS?! What the hell? Three spare kimono's, twenty scrolls, some empty, but most of them filled with reading material. Then, four pairs of boots, thirty two explosive tags, two tanto, one casual black t-shirt, a pair of loose cotton pants and a white shirt. All in all, pretty damn much, considering that he was probably going to be in the village for less than three weeks.
But still, he just knew that he packed less than Haku, who had like a thousand disguises and spare clothes in his scroll.
Pondering whether to change into his combat suit now, or just keep his current outfit on, he decided on the latter. Better reserve the suit for actual combat situations.
"So, up for some last minute training?" Haku asked, already wearing his own suit. Naruto shook his head and waved him off.
"Nah, not really up for it. Gotta try to make more of those seals anyway. By the way, did Zabuza-sensei say where he'd meet us?" He inquired as he sat himself infront of a desk. Pulling out numerous sheets of paper and a small bottle of ink, he stook up in search for his brush.
"He didn't." Haku sighed. "I guess he'll spend the night in the foreign quarters of the ANBU building, ne? Well, if Konoha has one, that is..." With that, he raised his hands up, and stretched with a silent groan. "Anyhow, I'll go pick up Tayuya and train with her. So see ya later, Naruto." Seeing the blonde nod, he walked over to the door.
"Oi, Haku." The staff wielder called out.
"Yeah?" He asked as he turned towards his teammate.
"If things get rough..." He closed his eyes and turned towards the long-haired boy. "Don't forget to use condoms." He finished sagely while opening his eyes.
Twitch. Twitch. Twitchtwichtwich—throw.
Naruto had to lean his head to the right to evade a kunai, which flew through the window.
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With a grin on his young face, Yakushi Kabuto was reading through the little notebook with immense pride. It held the names, identities and every ability he had seen of the ones who were going to enter the Chuunin Exams.
'Orochimaru-sama will be very pleased!' That thought only caused his grin to widen.
After Orochimaru-sama saved him from Sasori-san's clutches, he was more than an able servant, absorbing technique after technique, and his bloodline made it practically impossible for anyone to kill him unless it was in one blow.
But still, he was a fairly normal human being, and he felt pain. And pain was something that you get plenty of when in Orochimaru's company, which was the reason he was a tad... rebellious lately. However, he was still loyal to his master, and would be until his own goals were furfilled, and that meant that he had to carry out the orders he received.
Which was why he was now looking at the fruit of his labour, namely, the notebook he now held in his hands. After deciding to check it one last time, he started from the beginning.
The first pages mostly held the names of his 'comrades', Konoha-nin, starting with Team 3.
--Team Gai—
Name - Higurashi Tenten
Rank - Genin
Specialization – Kenjutsu
Worst skill – Ninjutsu
Description –
Father is a blacksmith, mother is long dead, she is the first shinobi in the history of her family. Has great control in all weapons, but mostly utilizes throwing weapons and swords.
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Name – Hyuuga Neji
Rank – Genin
Specialization – Jyuuken style of Taijutsu, rarely uses anything else
Worst skill – Kenjutsu
Description –
Son of the murdered Hyuuga Hizashi, brother of Hiashi, the current Hyuuga clan leader. Deemed as a prodigy; was the Rookie of the year last year, but did not participate in the Chuunin exam. Reasons – unknown. The best Jyuuken user to come out of the Branch family in years.
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Name – Rock Lee
Rank – Genin
Specialization – Taijutsu
Worst skill – Ninjutsu
Description –
Too much for words.
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He skipped all the other teams, as he knew they weren't worth much attention, and came across this years teams.
--Team 7—
Name – Haruno Sakura
Rank - Genin
Specialization – Seems to be Genjutsu, not really certain about this
Worst skill – Ninjutsu
Description –
Daughter of Haruno Raito, the mass murderer that fled to Iwagakure, lives with a surrogate family. Has a quite a small chakra supply, but makes up for that with her great control. Seems to be obsessed with Uchiha-san (perhaps this could be taken advantage of?)
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Name – Inuzuka Kiba
Rank – Genin
Specialization – Tracking and Ninjutsu
Worst skill – Kenjutsu
Description –
Son of Inuzuka Tsume and heir to the Inuzuka clan. Is the best tracker to come out of the clan in a decade, able to smell the faintest trace of a scent from over two kilometres. Is decent at Taijutsu.
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Name – Uchiha Sasuke
Rank – Genin
Specialization – Ninjutsu
Worst skill – Genjutsu
Description –
Last of the Uchiha, unlocked the Sharingan at age eleven, prodigy with no equal this year. Has a great chakra capacity, slightly bigger than my own. Doesn't seem too fond of the female sex, seems to have taken on the path of an avenger. Is rivals with Hyuuga Neji.
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--Team 8--
Name – Aburame Shino
Rank – Genin
Specialization – Ninjutsu
Worst skill – Taijutsu
Description –
Heir of the Kikaichu wielding Aburame clan, declared as one of the top five talents in recent Aburame history, better control of his insects than even his father. Shows no emotions in even the most dire situations. Typical Aburame.
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Name – Hyuuga Hinata
Rank – Genin
Specialization – Jyuuken
Worst skill – Ninjutsu
Description –
Heiress to the Hyuuga clan, doesn't really seem to have the talent for it though. Always seems to hold back, quite timid, possibly traumatized by the attempted Kumo kidnapping eleven years earlier. Has shown to have decent chakra control, most likely due to her small reserves. (extra note – It's posssible that she has a split personality, not quite sure, but has shown to act quite differently on occasions.)
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Name – Hyuuga Hanabi
Rank – Genin
Specialization – Jyuuken
Worst skill – Genjutsu
Description –
Younger sister of Hyuuga Hinata, ten years old. Gratuated early, despite the numerous protests of her Academy teachers. Seems to be a prodigy in Jyuuken, perhaps even close to surpassing her cousin – Hyuuga Neji. Has quite a decent chakra capacity, and even better control. Is rumoured to be the surprise of this graduating class. (additional note – Seems to have grown quite distant from her sister in the past year or so.)
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That was all where Konoha-nin were considered. He moved on to the more... exotic ninja. He skipped the ninja from Kusa, since he knew that that was going to be the disguise of his master.
He then came across their allies from Suna, but skipped them as well, since Orochimaru-sama knew all about them.
He then frowned when his eyes wandered over the team from Kirigakure. He was confident that he got as much information as he possibly could from them, but still... this wasn't enough...
Team 13
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Name – Momochi Tayuya
Rank – Genin
Country of origin – Unknown
Specialization – Genjutsu
Worst skill – Unknown
Description –
Has red hair, a pretty wide vocabulary, and amazing talent when it comes to Genjutsu. She is very adept at playing her flute. Was adopted by Momochi Zabuza after he rejoined Kirigakure.
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Name – Momochi Haku
Rank – Genin
Country of origin – Mizu no Kuni
Specialization – Unknown
Worst skill – Unknown
Description –
Was adopted by Momochi Zabuza at a very young age, after being driven out of his home village due to his bloodline. (Additional note – His bloodline remains a mystery to me)
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His eyes narrowed when he saw the last name on the list...
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Name – Kirikaze Naruto
Rank – Genin
Country of origin – Unknown
Specialization – Unknown
Worst skill – Unknown
Description –
Has blonde hair. (Additional note – That's it.)
Team 13 remained a mystery to him, and probably everyone else as well. All that was known about them was that they were three years old, and that they didn't join the last few Chuunin exams because their sensei, Momochi Zabuza forbade them. Also, his informant had told him that they had a hand in that 'incident' in Kumo last year.
He hoped that he'd find out a bit nore about them during the exam, but they didn't really seem that important...
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Four AM – The next day
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With a silent gasp, he stood up, drops of hot water dripping down his pale body. Every muscle in his defined form flexed as he stretched himself. He didn't have any big muscles or anything like that, but what he had was definition.
His body was the living proof of the training regime he had been on since he was seven years old. His legs were slightly bent, and his posture just screamed 'professional'. After the steam cleared a bit, the upper part of his body became visible. Instead of pale skin just like the rest, it was riddled with tatooes that practically covered his entire upper torso in black. An orange spiral on his stomache was the only thing that wasn't black. Anyhow, the upper part of his body wasn't any less trained either. His defined abs definitely went with his strong legs, but so did his lean shoulders and his decently-sized arms. A few scars here and there were visible as well, though they seemed to be more of an intimidation factor rather than the visible form of his brutal training, which they essentially were.
As he stepped out of the bathtub, he scratched his whiskered cheeks and his seemingly dead cerulean blue eyes took a good look of him in the mirror. He ran a hand through his short wet blond hair, which seemed to be bound by some spiritual force towards the back of his head. He grunted and scratched his left leg.
He opened the door and stepped into the bedroom, drops of watter dripping down to the wooden floor, but he didn't seem to care. His half-closed, tired eyes were focused on the bed next to Haku's, which was occupied by the long-haired boy.
Suddenly, before he had a chance to put anything on to cover his nude body, the door burst open, revealing a suspiciously cheerful redhead.
"Hey Haku, you seen my..." She shouted but then stopped when she took notice of her other teammates nudeness. "...flute..." They stood like that for about a minute.
A shocked look in Naruto's blue eyes, an amused one in Tayuya's red ones. The blonde didn't do anything to cover up his naked form... while the redhead simply kept her mouth shut. Her gaze was fixated on the... well... lower part of his body.
Then... she tilted her head, her mouth forming an 'oh'.
"Wow... that a Genjutsu, or you just happy to see me?" The blonde blinked, and then looked down. He quickly used his hands to cover himself up, and then proceeded to glare at the intruder.
"Tayuya..." He hissed. "OUT!" She responded with a pout.
"Bah, and here I was hoping to get some fun outta you... partypooper." With that, she left the blushing Naruto in the room and walked out, closing the door behind her. Naruto, unfortunately aware of the innuendo in that sentence, looked down towards...Little Naruto.
"Traitor." He hissed. Finally, a few seconds later, he was able to relax. So he once again started towards his bed.
"Oh, wait, you didn't answer my que..." She once again blasted through the door. "...stion... Man! You really ARE happy to see me!"
A frustrated scream echoed throughout the building, waking up all but one of it's inhabitants
During all of this, a certain effeminate boy was snoring away his troubles.
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A few hours later, a readied Haku emerged from the bathroom. Instead of his usual kimono, he was wearing a dark-blue yukata. His black hair was tied into a ponytail, and his hitai-ate was wrapped around his left arm. Though it remained invisible, he had a weapons pouch strapped behind his back.
His eyes focused on the blonde who's upper body was still uncovered. Haku got an eye full of his black tatooes, which covered up almost every spot on his body up to his elbows.
Naruto was in a full lotus position, his hands twisted into the handsign for 'abyss' and his eyes closed. A skilled individual could see a weak path of chakra circling around him. A few seconds later, his eyelids parted, revealing his emotionless blue eyes. Then, his entire demeanor changed when he saw Haku.
"Well, look who dressed up." He said with a slight grin. Haku responded in kind.
The blonde stood up and grabbed the clothes from his bed and dressed himself. He then took the pouch and attached it to his belt. Then he took the staff from the desk and tied it in some bandages. He strapped it on his back.
"I'm done, let's go." He stated and off they went. Instead of his usual gray attire, Naruto was now wearing a pair of leather boots and cotton pants. The belt to which the pouch was attached was what seperated his torso from his legs. He wore a dark-grey shirt beneath a red vest, which had the kanji for 'wind' written on the back, but due to the staff, it wasn't very visible.
As they exited the room, Haku locked the door. When they turned the corner of the hallway, they came face to face with their red-headed teammate, much to Naruto's discomfort. After a quick good morning from Haku, Tayuya turned to him.
"Good mornin', no-pants." She shouted with a silly grin on her face. She didn't miss the scarlet color that appeared on the blonde's cheeks. Soon afterwards, her gaze wandered downwards. "What's wrong, not as happy to see me as you were yesterday?" She teased.
"Sh-shut up!!" He stuttered. "What were you doing bursting into our room early in the morning, anyway?!" He demanded, the red-head just shrugged in reply.
"Couldn't sleep, and I couldn't find the flute I bought yesterday, so I thought Haku might have it." She broke it off with a grin, and Naruto suddenly had a terrible feeling stirring inside his stomache. "While I didn't find the flute in your room, I did find something... bigger." She finished, her sentence laced with innuendo. The blond just looked away, hoping that she wouldn't notice that the color of her hair had appeared on his face. It took him a few seconds to regain his composure, but when he did, he made an interesting discovery.
"What's with the outfit? We're going to the Chuunin exam, not to a striptease competition." He said when he noticed thr clothes she was wearing, or, to be more precise, those she wasn't wearing.
She wore a short red leather skirt, which only hid her legs up to her knees, and a pair of sandals. The upper part of her body was pretty much naked, the only exception being her hands, due to her wearing a pair of gloves.Her stomache was bare as she used a piece of cotton to tie up her perfectly shaped breasts, and she ended up making an improvised bra that was tied up in an X-shape, leaving the lower end of her left breast visible, while only hiding the nipple of her right breast. All in all, she left absolutely nothing to imagination. Her red hair was tied up in two buns, and a short ponytail, which really made a slightly strange sight (somewhat strange sight).
"So? A kunoichi's greatest asset is her body afterall." To prove her point, she made a provocative pose which only drew another blush from Naruto. "And besides, I can get them to underestimate me this way, since they don't know where I hid my weapons, and the only place they'll be able to guess is...well...y'know." She finished while pretending to be embarassed. "Anyways, let's go already!" She yelled and grabbed the blonde's hand and ran towards the stairs. And so started the Chuunin exams...
A few minutes passed before a certain blonde came back and dragged the still gaping stiff body of Momochi Haku, while muttering something about closet perverts.
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Nine AM – Konohagakure Shinobi Academy
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Despite the popular opinion, Uchiha Sasuke was NOT an emotionless drone that only had angsty thoughts in his mind. Every once in a while, he'd feel sorrow, happiness, jealousy, but the most common was SEETHING RAGE!!
The most common cause's of that emotion were his idiotic teammate, Kiba, or his retarde—um, tardy sensei Kakashi. This time, it was both of them.
Both were late for the Chuunin Exam, and if they didn't show up, they would miss the first test. He could handle Kakashi not showing up, as his presence wasn't required... But if Kiba didn't show up, they would be disqualified and a corpse would become a part of the decor at the Inuzuka compound.
So, here he was, walking in circles as his (fortunately) only female teammate was sitting on a bench infront of the academy. His breath unruly, his eyes focused on the entrance, his mind racing. At the moment, Uchiha Sasuke was nothing short of an ordinary man. An ordinary man with an extremely short fuse.
An ordinary man with an extremely short fuse, that was lit.
And while he was pacing around, Sakura was just sitting there, a smile on her face, not a care in the world. Everything was alright, as long as she was by her Sasuke-kun's side.
As long as her Sasuke-kun was happy, she was happy as well.
Boy, can you say 'Best emotion reader in the world'?
Anyhow, while the last Uchiha was busy making the ground turn to dust, the door burst open, attracting the attention of the both of them.
Well, at least something got Sasuke's attention.
Three people walked in, two guys and one girl. The pinkette recognized one of them as her saviour from yesterday, while Sasuke could only stare at the red-head. Well, not really at her head, more like her, y'know.
The three of them walked by Sasuke and Sakura, and the way the red-head winked at the raven haired avenger caused his jaw to drop. Soon, they were in the other room.
Sakura didn't like the way her Sasuke-kun's jaw was still getting used to the fly-catcher business.
Then, a familiar voice snapped them both out of their thoughts.
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As soon as they walked into the room they saw the arguement that was taking place.
A bunch of Genin were arguing against two men that seemed to be Chuunin.
"C'mon, let us in! We're supposed to start our exam now!!" A Kusa-nin shouted while throwing his fist's into the air. One of the Chuunin simply grinned, and proceeded to kick him in the groin.
"All right listen up. Me and Kotetsu here" He said while pointing to his partner. "...have agreed to let you pass." This caused a bit of the faces in the room to lighten up. Kotetsu grinned and decided to finish the sentence of his partner.
"If you can beat the both of us." As soon as the happy thoughts came, they left, causing quite a bit of them to shout out in protest.
"COME ON!!" A Kumo-nin yelled out.
"That's not fair!!" Shouted a Konoha-nin.
"Damnit, you're Chuunin and we're Genin! There's no way we can beat you!!" Ame.
"I'll crush your skull." A red-head from Suna said casually.
Tayuya rolled her eyes. "Morons." She whispered.
"Genjutsu, is it?" Haku replied and she simply nodded. "So where is it, the entrance, or are those guys a Genjutsu as well?" He asked.
"The entrance. Want me to cancel it?" She inquired with an almost derisive glint in her eyes. A few seconds passed and it seemed Haku was really pondering on the decision.
"No." But in the end, it was the their blonde teammate that actually voiced it. "They're shinobi, aren't they? Let them figure it out on their own." He said with a cocky grin. Haku nodded, seemingly sharing his opinion. Tayuya nodded as well, but obviously less enthusiastic.
"Fucking bastard, destroying my share in the fun." Well, guess who.
And so they started performing handseals as secretive as possible, afterall, if someone noticed them, they would probably connect the dots.
Haku dissolved into water and dissapeared.
Tayuya just faded away.
And Naruto dri—
"HEY, YOU!!" Drat. Someone noticed. He turned towards the source of the voice, which was a large man with an Ame hitai-ate on his forehead. He was wearing a grey jumpsuit, and had a staff on his back, just like him. "What are you doing walking around with that staff?! I'm the only staff user here, you copyin' me, you little punk?!"
A blonde eyebrow went up an inch, and with a cold look in his blue eyes, Naruto answered with a question of his own. "I beg your pardon?" This only seemed to infuriate the other staff user even more, so he drew his staff.
"You heard me, you little shit! You copyin' me, aren't you?! Well then... let's see who's better!!" He said as his staff crashed towards the blonde.
Who rolled his eyes in reply as he swiftly jumped up to avoid it. 'Is it just me, or have I been getting into fights for the most idiotic reasons lately?'
After dodging another attack from the Ame-nin, the battle seemed to attract the attention of the crowd. With a backflip, Naruto avoided a swipe at his stomache , and after that he leapt to the left to avoid an overhead strike.
"Tch." He snorted. "Pathetic."
"Gryaaaarrrr!!" The large Ame-nin roared in rage as he sent another flurry of blows towards the Kiri Genin.
Naruto's eyes narrowed. "Funtime's over, you're not worthy of even being touched by my staff." He said as he stopped an overhead strike with one hand. The large man tried to pull away, but it just didn't budge! "Good night." The blonde stated and pulled the staff towards him, taking the Ame-nin with it. With a knee kick to his stomache, the man was sent flying three meters into the air. But it didn't stop there, as the blonde was suddenly behind him, and with another kick, sent the Genin towards the sky.
And no less than a second later, the blonde was on his feet, as if nothing had happened.
And then...
Blue eyes met black ones. Their clothes creating a contrast, one red, the other blue.
Their hair, golden and black respectively.
A spark ignited.
And so, a rivalry starts.
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Author's Notes
Ok, so... Twelve pages, eh? I know the last scene felt rushed... well, because it was rushed, I wrote it in like... five minutes, and then rushed to the internet cafe to send it to my beta, PhoenixClaw. Did a good job, mate.
This chapter is my first try to infuse humor into my stories... humor that's actually funny. I realize that the fight scene was lame...again, but, again, I wrote it in two minutes.
And yes, I know, the whole blue met black thing is lame, but deal with it.