Naruto: Ayatsuri Shigai

by DUke Aster Williams

Dear Reader,

This is a short chapter for the pass or fail tests but I didn't want to write every single second of three tests. I showed the beginning of one, the middle of another, and the results of the last one. Again, there are bound to be spelling and grammar errors but I wrote this a while ago and to be honest, I was too lazy to read through this again for review (most of these chapters will be a bit choppy, just so you are aware). I'll try to update this every other week but there is a 10% chance of me updating weekly and 45% chance of me updating every three or four weeks. I wanted to tell you guys if you were looking forward for weekly updates.

NOTE: There will be things that are going to not follow the actual Naruto series due to the fact that this is centered around Ayatsuri Shigai and the other OCs. There will be some filler episodes/chapters that will include canon characters and would occur between the episodes of the actual anime (I never read the manga).

-DUke Aster Williams.

Chapter Four: Pass or Fail

Leaning against the window sill, Takeshi Kurai leaned against the wall staring at the training grounds only to see the tops of trees. A few birds flew up into the air as shouts from frustrated students could be heard from the training grounds. Next to him was a chunin who was famous around the school, not only for his scar across his nose but also for his protectiveness of the young aspiring ninjas. Iruka was a bit concerned for the young jonin, the latter was actually a bit excited to have his own group of genin, despite his cold exterior, but he soon found out that he would be one of the few that wouldn't have his own group of students. Taking a sigh, Iruka left the room not wanting to disturb the jonin who was deep in thought. When the door closed, Takeshi took out a cigarette and inhaled the drug, calming himself down. It made him mad that a newly appointed jonin was allowed to have a group of genin while he, a jonin of one year wasn't presented with even the idea of mentoring the new crop of genin. Exhaling, he noticed one particular jonin walking towards the training grounds with her group of genin. Clenching his teeth, Takeshi only glared at Suzume Kokutan who was chatting away with her students that should have been his. Pushing away the thoughts, he got up to walk away and take his mind off of things.

-Team Six: Hachi Taranchura, Michi, and Bara Licova-

Walking in the shade, a young genin had his hands shoved into his pockets while he kicked a small rock with his feet. Next to him, a young kunoichi was chatting away with their sensei and his other teammate was talking to a black cat. Hachi sighed as he looked up at the sun, shielding his eyes with one hand he frowned a bit. It was going to be a hot day and whatever their sensei had in mind wasn't going to be easy considering how structured she seemed to be. Two birds flew in a circle around the group; they were identified by Suzume, their jonin, as Kage and Sen. They were apparently her they are her animal affiliation that she is able to summon, though she keeps them with her since it is much simpler that way. Lost deep in thought, Hachi didn't notice that his teammates had stopping in the middle of the training ground.

"Hachi, you going to stare at clouds all day?" a sweet voice asked as he snapped his gaze to his teacher before he collided with a tree. Hushed laughter came from his teammates as they laughed at him for a few moments.

"That would be nice but I'm sure I can do that later," he replied with a small smile on his face.

"Mhmm…well today you guys are going to take a final test," Suzume said with a smile on her face, though the worry on her student's faces didn't surprise her but she continued, "It's a simple test. Let me explain."

Her students gathered around her with open ears. "Alright, Sen and Kage each have a bell in their beak," Suzume stated as she raised her arms so they would land on her forearms. A single strand of string attached to a silver bell was held by their beak as the jonin said. "No your task is to take these from them and bring them back to me before noon," the young jonin said as she looked at her students, smile still soft and welcoming. "Any questions?" she asked but continued on as she heard no response, "Okay, then let's begin."

The team watched as the two large sparrows fly up into the air in opposite directions. Confused for a second the genin team looked at one another before splitting up unintentionally. The jonin leaned against a tree with a smirk on her face; she chuckled softly to herself remembering her time when she was presented with the same task. With a few minutes, she could hear the yells of frustrated genins who were trying to complete their own tasks. Though, she decided it was time for her to check on her students, who were preoccupied with their tracking test.

-Team Five: Suzuna Nara, Aisu Oki, and Riku Izayoi-

Suzuna Nara hid up inside the cover of the trees as she took a second to catch her breath. Being a defensive team, they were given two bells that they were to protect from their mentor. Making a quick decision within the group, Suzuna and Riku were given one of the two bells as Aisu was blind and they didn't think he would be capable of keeping the bell secure. Though, they all split up as Hiroshi, their mentor, allowed them a ten second head start. Currently, Suzuna didn't know where her other teammates were and hoped that they were okay. Leaning against the tree, the young kunoichi calmed herself before her heart raced when a twig snapped. Holding her breath, she froze in her spot as she saw the black shoes of her mentor through the gaps of the tree leaves. The sun was beating down on her despite the shade the trees provided her; sweat started to drip down her face and she prayed that it wouldn't blow her cover.

As if someone had heard her prayer, a loud scream was heard in the distance catching the jonin off guard. Though, recognizing the voice he knew that the poor soul was Naruto Uzumaki. The jonin smirked underneath his headband but suppressed it; a rustling from the trees had caught his attention and he needed to focus. Doing a quick hand sign he left his clone where he stood and went to go investigate the suspicious tree that he was sure one of his students was hiding in. Meanwhile, Suzuna took this time to move and slowly moved to a tree further away, fearing if she stayed there any long that she would give away her cover. Crouching down, she stuck on hand into her ninja pack to grab the handle of a kuni just in case. Waiting in silence, she looked around making sure that nothing was out of the sort. Narrowing her dark blue eyes, she scanned the area and decided that the coast was clear. Taking a deep sigh, she looked down at her bell to find it was gone.

Panicking for a second, she saw it on the ground shining brightly against the sun rays. A pale handpicked it up, though she quickly discovered that it was her teammate Aisu. Sighing a bit, Suzuna relaxed and hopped down next to her teammate only to come face to face with the tip of his bo staff that transformed into a scythe using shards of ice. Holding her breath, she bit her lip as she refrained her body from moving any closer to the sharp weapon. Within seconds, Aisu lowered his weapon as the ice sickle retracted and tilted his head towards his teammate, almost like he was asking a question.

"I accidentally dropped it," she whispered as Aisu nodded his head, though he already knew that and was trying to tell her that he was behind them without making it noticeable.

"Behind you," he whispered, knowing how she wouldn't get his silent warning towards the shinobi behind her. Suzuna's eyes widened despite the fact that Aisu couldn't see her reaction.

"Well, it seems that my cover is blown," the voice of the jonin said as he jumped down from the tree and approached his students, "I'm impressed that you could located your enemy's location, Aisu."

Hiroshi was granted with the blind genin tapping his staff in irritation; it seemed that Aisu was sensitive about his eyes like Ayatsuri though he expected embarrassment instead of irritation. Aisu shoved the bell into Suzuna's hand, silently telling her to escape, and gripped his bo staff tightly. Lunging at their jonin, Aisu swung his staff at his opponent to only have them dodge it by taking a step back from the spot his staff collided with the ground. Though, the jonin didn't move from the spot when Aisu thought he would. It seemed that he didn't seem bothered by the fact that Suzuna escaped with the bell. The jonin's chakra level was calm and he could barely make out any chakra at all, Aisu presumed that he was cloaking his chakra but it didn't make sense. Using his staff again, the young genin tried to strike the jonin only to find that the man dodged the attack again. Something seemed off, though the young genin couldn't put his tongue on it.

Meanwhile, Suzuna found herself walking with Riku who had gotten himself a bit lost considering that all the genin were in the training grounds with their various tests. He had run into his friend, Imari, who was trying to get a bell from their sensei. The two made their way back to Aisu, Suzuna was worried that their teammate wouldn't last long without them and only two genin wouldn't be enough to catch the jonin off guard. As they approached Aisu, they could see their jonin was only dodging all of the genin's attacks. It almost looked like he was dancing with his frustrated partner; as the two opponents continued on, Suzuna and Riku agreed that the jonin was holding back his true power and was actually going easy on them. In the distance, a female scream could be heard catching all of the genin's attention. Turning their heads, they knew that it was Sakura Haruno's scream but they weren't actually surprised in any way. As Suzuna turned her head back, she found that Aisu was tied up against his staff, which was sticking out of the ground. Their jonin was balancing on the staff with ease as he was looking their direction.

-Team Nine: Ayatsuri Shirai, Imari Shoton, and Damiken Hinoiri-

Holding up the bell with confidence, Imari smirked as she was the only one who actually was capable of getting the bell from their sensei, with the help from Ayatsuri. Damiken was frustrated and was getting boiled up due to the fact that he wasn't able to snatch the bell. Beside him, Ayatsuri was trying to calm the genin down by complimenting him and presenting him food. Meanwhile, Leki was a bit nervous about her team despite the fact that she told them that they had passed. Damiken was still upset that he couldn't get the bell while Imari could and Ayatsuri was hesitant to actually attack her, though he was skilled enough to actually snatch the bell off her waist. Leki bit her lip, she wasn't sure that she could handle such a group but she knew that they were capable to become genin. Maybe this was a test for her to show what she was truly made of. Perhaps this was going to help her become a better shinobi warrior. This must be-

"Leki-sensei, I think that we should go out to eat to celebrate!" Imari smiled as Ayatsuri nodded in agreement.

"Sounds wonderful; are you coming with us Damiken?" the jonin asked as she was snapped out of her thoughts, though she had no reply from the silver haired genin.

"Damiken?" Ayatsuri asked with a soft voice as he turned his head towards his teammate.

"I'm going home," Damiken grumbled as he slung his bag over his shoulder and walked away.

As the lone genin started to walk away, he was stopped when he heard faint footsteps behind him. Turning around, he found his albino teammate running towards him, though he noticed that the boy was stumbling over his feet a little. Without a word, Ayatsuri waved a letter in his hand before handing it to the silver haired genin. Ayatsuri bowed before running back to the rest of the group going to get some ramen. With a sigh, Damiken frowned and watched as his team left to go eat. Looking down, he opened the letter to find an invitation for a small festival hosted by the Shigai clan for the celebration of the recently graduated warriors. Furrowing his eyebrows together, he was confused about the strange ways of the Shigai clan.