Chapter 4

Declaimer: I sadly do not own Naruto. *sigh* life is hard.

The following morning came quickly. Birds chirping, sun shining, and people bustling. Normal day in Konoha.
Near the north edge of the village gate, Naruto was walking down the long cobble stone path, away from his house. He usually went on morning walks, but today he wasn't just on a walk. He was making his way to training ground 9. For there his Genin team was to get their exam.
Naruto quickly made his way through the villagers that crowded the streets. All stared at him, some still in anger, others in surprise and annoyance. 'Seems the word is out. Didn't take long, did it?' Naruto thought to himself. Naruto finally came upon a big open field. The grass crisp and green, the trees strong and sturdy. In the far center of the field stood 3 wooden stumps, each one with a rope lying on tip of it. Naruto walked over to the middle stump. He leaned against it, arms crossed, awaiting the arrival of his students. Naruto closed his eyes in thought. 'What am I doing? Am I even ready for a Genin squad? Ugh! Of course I am. And I'm going to make them the best Genin in the world.' Naruto opened his eyes and looked around. He had heard a noise from afar. 'Wonder how they'll do on the exam today. If they fail I'm goi...' Naruto's thoughts were cut off by the same rustling again. Now Naruto was getting suspicious.
He silently looked at the spot where the noise came from. It was from behind a dark bush, a small patch missing were you could see inside. Just then the bush moved ever so slightly, that if it was anyone besides Naruto you wouldn't have seen it. "I know someone's there. If you're going to follow me, then come out and fight!" Naruto said calmly.
Nothing happened. Naruto grew impatient and threw 5 kunai, still staying in place. The kunai all went in different directions around the bush, getting the best angle. They all came down at once.
SQUEE! Then a bunny rabbit hopped out of the bush and ran away. Naruto sighed. "I need to train more. I must be losing my touch." But behind the shadow of the bush, where no one could see, stood a figure. It was tall, wearing all black, 2 swords wrapped to its back. It wore the white mask of a bear. The figure remained still for a second longer; then disappeared in a swirl of leaves.
Naruto took his time to regain his focus. Several minutes later, Naruto's 3 students walked into the training ground. Naruto remained the same as Sasuke, Sakura, and Neji came to him. All three just stood in front of Naruto, staring up at him expectantly.
After several minutes, Naruto sighed. "Alright, time for your exam. I couldn't care less if you pass or not, but if you fail, you go back to the academy. You'll have til sunset tomorrow to complete the task. This has a 33% success rate." All three students' eyes went wide. "A little bit of advice. Think of this as a mission. All odds are against you. Probability is that you'll die. So you must prove yourself. Show everyone, including me, that you can do it. Think that if you fail, your village is destroyed. You must complete this mission, on the given time limit. Everyone is counting on you. Don't fail them." Naruto finished. All Genin gulped. "The task you must face is this." Naruto held up 2 bells. "You must get the bells from me. One or two of you will NOT become a true Genin and will be sent back to the academy. Are we clear?" No response from the Genin. Yet Naruto just looked on. "Alright. Begin!" and Naruto disappeared in a swirl of leaves.
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HEY! :D omg creepy moment! It was freaking me out just typing it. Haha. :) anyways, please review!
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