I despise Disclaimers.
A/N for now on im putting the Authors notes at the bottom of the chapter
One year later. Lets just say, the chuunin exams are only held for the Gennin that were Gennin for a year, so they have experience.
Shiyuki
By: 4everDestined
Chapter 4: The Mission
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THUMP
"Come on, get up!" He ordered .
She looked up weakly, and held her ribs. Her face stoic.
"I said get up!"
Silently, she weakly got to her feat, and put her hand to her ribs. A light blue glow formed.
"Shosen no Jutsu" She muttered. Her breathing went back to normal, and her ribs were straightened out.
Relieved, she took a Taijutsu stance and faced her sparring partner.
He grinned, "Very good." and then he smoothly got into his own stance and waited for her inevitable first move.
She rushed him, and threw a punch. He caught it, and pushed her to the side. She balanced herself on her hands, and kicked him in the head. He winced slightly as the wound he previously had in the beginning of the battle was irritated.
He unsheathed his Samehada, and held it in front of him. She stood up straight, and unsheathed her white katana. She held tightly to the black, and ruby encrusted handle.
He charged at her, and swung. She ducked expertly, but felt some of her Chakra drain. swinging her Katana towards his thick legs, he jumped up to dodge it. She stood up straight again, and jumped back ten feet while holding her katana above her head. She quickly sheathed the sword and brought her fists down to the ground, making the earth split apart, and shake under her opponent, he jumped away. He rushed at her, and pulled back his blue fist, and it made contact with the left side of her head. She went flying to the ground.
The door behind him opened, and someone stepped out, impassively surveying the wreckage his two companions caused his home grounds.
"Stop. I don't want the base to be underground by night fall" He said, emotionlessly.
She rolled her eyes, "Itachi-kun, we were only playing." She stood up shakily, holding her head.
"Yeah Itachi, what she said."
"Sakura, go inside. Deidara is looking for you." She sighed, and pulled on her black cloak with red clouds. She disappeared in a whirl of pink petals.
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Sakura looked at the brown door in front of her, and reached for the knob.
"Deidi-Kun?" she called as she entered the room.
Said blond grunted and turned to face her, putting down his ball of clay in the process.
"Sakura, sit down." She nodded slowly, and sat at the edge of his bed, looking at him in confusion, "Master has given you a assignment...yeah."
She froze. Master has never given her a assignment before... why would he now?
"HELL YEA!" Her inner voice, inner Sakura said happily.
"Why?" was her one word answer.
"You have mastered everything everyone taught you. Master is pleased. He decided to make this your test...yeah."
She gave him a blank stare.
"If you do this right, he wont kill you for being useless."
She nodded slightly to show him she understood.
"The chuunin exams. You know what it is right?" She nodded, "We have a spy working for Orochimaru. He tells us the traitor is looking to invade Konoha...yeah." she winced slightly, "Master wants you to go undercover and take the exams. Sasori is rounding up your team. You will be leaving tomorrow morning at dawn." He paused.
"Your mission is to take back the traitors Akatsuki ring, and stop what ever he is planning...yeah"
"I understand. When will wood-chan be done?"
Diedra chuckled slightly at her name for his partner, "He is working on them now." he paused and took a box that was next to his feet, "you will taking the exams as a cloud-nin...yeah"
"Thank you, Diedi-kun"
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"Kaka-sensai" Uzamaki Naruto sighed, "You're late again..."
Uchiha Sasuke, and Yoko Kai stood leaning on the fence facing away from the river. The former had his arms crossed across his chest while the latter had his behind his head with his eyes closed.
Kakashi remained silent, 'After all these months... they still cant get over their loss... she was only on team seven for a day.. But they still feel the hurt... what's going on?'
"I have a announcement to make." Kakashi said, "I'm sure you all know about the chuunin exams in a few weeks."
Sasuke and Kai nodded, Naruto looked confused and looked up at his teacher, "What are those?"
Sasuke rolled his eyes, and Kai snorted.
"Naruto. Im sure you know about the different ranks a shinobi can become during the years."
A nod
"To become Chuunin, which is after Gennin, you have to take the Chuunin exams. Shinobi from across the world will be coming to fire country to compete, those shinobi that show the best potential become Chuunin per their Kage's discretion."
Naruto nodded, his mouth forming a 'O'.
"I have submitted your names, you are participating in the exams." He handed them a piece of paper, "a week from today go to the academy and submit these forms to the third floor, room 307, by the dead line; noon."
A grin spread across Naruto's face.
"YEAH! I'm going to beat everyone! And be a step closer in becoming HOKAGE!"
Sasuke and Kai scowled.
'At least that sounded like the Naruto from a year ago...' Kakashi thought, "I am proud of you" He said, his right eye crinkling into a smile, and the corners of his mask upturned.
Naruto grinned widely, his two teammates gave small smiles.
"Come on guys! Ramen is on Kakashi-sensai!" With a pump of his fist he grabbed both Sasuke and Kai's arms and dragged them after him, "come on sensai!"
TBC...