Naruto: The Ultimate Shinobi

"Speaking"

''Thinking'

"Kyubi speaking/thinking'

"Shadow speaking/thinking'

Ninjutsu (translation)

-chapter 7-

Konohamaru and his friends were running from Naruto to find a good spot to hide when Konohamaru bumped into a Shinobi that didn't originate from Konoha. The Genin wears a black, baggy, full body suit with a red and yellow circle on the front. He also wears a black hood with cat-like ears and his forehead protector on his forehead. This hood covers his hair completely. The man had make up on his face, although he insists it's war paint. He had a package tied around his back. The foreign Genin picked up Konohamaru by the scruff of his neck, and threatened to beat him up, when Naruto appeared in a flash, and said, "I wouldn't do that if I were you. That's Konohamaru, also the Sandaime's Grandson."

"I didn't realize…sorry about that. My name's Kankuro." Said Kankuro, realesing Konohamaru.

"I'm Temari." Said the kunoichi that has dark green eyes and blond hair, which is gathered into four pineapple-shaped ponytails. Temari's outfit consists of a single light purple-colored, off-the-shoulders garment that extended to halfway down her thighs, with a scarlet sash tied around her waist. In addition to incorporating fishnet worn over her shoulders and legs, specifically on her right calf and her left thigh, she also wore her headband around her neck. She also had a long object on her back.

"Sabaku no Gaara…is my name." Said a boy, who mysteriously appeared hanging upside down on a tree branch. Gaara had a kanji for love etched above his left eye. Both eyes were green in color. He has pale skin and short, spiky hair that is brick-red. He wears a black full body suit with t-shirt-like sleeves, ¾-length legs, and an open neck. With this, he wore a white cloth over his right shoulder and the left side of his hips, and a wide leather band system over the left shoulder and right side of his hips. With this leather band, he carried around a gourd.

"I'm Uzumaki Naruto. This is one of my teammates Haruno Sakura-"

"I'm Uchiha Sasuke…" Said Sasuke, standing on a tree branch besides Gaara, before he leapt down to join his team-mates.

"Uzumaki Naruto and Uchiha Sasuke, I look forward to fighting you in these exams…" Said Gaara, about to turn away when a question was asked.

"Exams? What exams?" Asked a confused Sakura, before she noticed the headbands of the three foreign Genin, "Wait, aren't you from Sunagakure no Sato? Foreign Genin aren't allowed to trespass other countries or ninja villages without a permit…"

Kakashi suddenly appeared, and said, "The three sand nin are here for the Chunin Exams, which you can attend by filling out these forms completely and handing them in to room 301 at the Shinobi Academy in two days at noon…" Kakashi handed forms to his Genin Squad, but then he disappeared in a cloud of smoke.

'A shadow clone?' Thought Naruto.

"What are the Chunin Exams?" Asked Sakura to the group, hoping that her Sasuke-kun would know. Sasuke replies, "I don't know…" Making Sakura sigh in disappointment…

Temari sighs, then she explains what these exams are…"The Chūnin Selection Exams, or Chūnin Exams for short, are a type of test to test the abilities of all the Genin participating in these exams. If the Genin performs well, he, so she in my case, will be considered for promotion to Chūnin…there are also field promotions, but those rarely, if ever, occur…"

The sand team left…and Sasuke was excited at the prospect of these Chūnin Selection Exams…

Naruto was awoken at 10:00 AM by Uzumaki-san, and performed his morning routines after greeting his friend. He had a date with his princess, and they agreed to meet at the park at noon. Naruto told his team-mates that he'll be unavailable for most of the day. At 11:30, Naruto left to the park.

Hinata, Naruto's princess, was already waiting at the park for her dark Prince. She had secretly snuck out of her compound. She was worried that her team-mates or Naruto's team-mates would descover them, ruining the date.

At 12:05, Naruto arrived at the park and greeted her with a kiss. "So what do you want to do, Naruto?"

"I don't know, but let's think about this somewhere else." Naruto grabbed her hand, making her blush a bit, before Naruto shouted, "Chaos Control!" and vanished.

'Damn chaos control..." Said Sasuke as he stood up from a bush and was about to leave, before Sakura appeared. "Let's keep this a secret between you and me."

"Hmph." Grunted Sasuke as he walked away...

A disappointed Sakura sighed and left for home as well.

"Damn it, he vanished, and I can't track either of them!" complained Kiba to his silent team-mate.

"Perhaps they don't want to be found..." Said Shino before leaving. Kiba grunted and followed him home.

Naruto and Hinata appeared atop the Hokage monument. "We're here!" Said Naruto excitedly.

"Where are we?" Asked Hinata as she looked around, only to leap forward upon discovering she was standing on the Hokage monument.

"We're on Yondaime's head, so do you want to do something?" Asked Naruto.

"Well...how about a picnic?" Hinata asked as she unsealed a bunch of food containers. "I hope that you're hungry Naruto-kun..."

"Hungry? No...I'm famished!"

Team 7 arrived at the academy around 10:00 AM, and they proceeded to enter the place. They ascended one floor, and they found themselves at their destination…

'Wait a minute here…' Thought Naruto.

They saw a kid with bushy eye brows wearing green spandex who had a ridiculous bowl cut hair style being pushed around by two Genin.

"Is someone as talentless as you really planning on taking the Chunin selection exam? Why bother? Bunch of wet behind-the-ears snotnoses!" Said Kotetsu Hagane.

"You said it!" Replied Izumo Kamizuki to Kotetsu Hagane.

"You guys know that the Chunin Exam's are incredibly difficult. We should know!" Said Kotetsu Hagane.

"Yeah, we've failed three times so far. There are people who make it, then immediately gave up being shinobi…other's who ended up crippled…some reduced to vegetables…we've seen it all!" Replied Izumo Kamizuki.

"Besides that, Chunin are commanders. They lead their units. The responsibilities for failed missions and dead shinobi rest firmly on their shoulder. And you little punks have the nerve to apply? We're saving a step by weeding out the obvious losers beforehand." Concluded Kotetsu Hagane.

While all of this is going on, team 7, already realizing that they are under a Genjutsu, sneaks up the stairs to the third floor.

"Hey, you with the scowl!" Rudely demanded the same Genin being pushed around.

Team 7 looks up, with varying glances. "What do you want?" Asked Sasuke.

"You and me, here and now…want to fight?" Asked the Genin, before going into an unfamiliar stance.

"Why?"

"My name is Rock Lee. It's polite to give your name first, right, Uchiha Sasuke?"

"So, you know my name, but why do you want to fight me?" Asked Sasuke.

"I wish to test myself against a genius like you."

"Fine then..." 'This should make a good warm up…' Thought Sasuke, assuming his stance.

Naruto calls for the match to start.

After the anti-climatic match, and being utterly horrified at the appearance of Gai-sensei, and the subsequent sunset Genjutsu, Team 7 proceeded to the exam room, where they are greeted by Kakashi.

"Congratulations for coming. This exam can only be taken in groups of three. You all came of your own free will. Step through these doors...is something the matter, Sasuke?"

"Sharingan...Genjutsu...Gai-sensei..."

Kakashi took on a horrified appearene, before ushering in his squad, then proceeds to vomit.

Team 7 steps through the doors, and are stunned at what is behind it. There seemed to be over 100 Chunin hopefuls, most from different countries. Team 7 immediately became nervous, and Sasuke tensed. He heard the familiar sound of fan girls. Before he could run, he was glomped by Ino.

"Sasuke-kun!"

"Get off him, Ino-pig!" Yelled the pink haired banshee, glomping Sasuke in retaliation...

"Make me, forehead girl!" Taunted Ino, sticking out her tongue.

"Hey, look whose here. Naruto, I didn't expect that you'll be here, Mr. dead-last…" Said a Genin with a puppy on his head.

"KIBA! Don't push me into doing something that I don't want to do." Responded Naruto.

"What? You gonna hurt me? You couldn't even if you tried." Arrogantly boasted Kiba.

"Don't underestimate him Kiba. If he is on Kakashi's team, that must mean that he passed his infamous bell test." Said the taciturn Shino behind Kiba.

"Shut up, Shino, you don't know anything."

"How troublesome. You three are here too?" Said the lazy Genin who could only be one person.

"I remember you…but I kind of forgot your name…"

"Bah, introductions are troublesome. I am Nara Shikamaru. This guy next to me is Akimichi Choji." Said Shikamaru, pointing to a chubby Genin eating a bag of chips.

Naruto looked around, and appeared a bit intimidated by the number of Genin participants…

-Kakashi, outside the door-

'If my team is like me, then my team will surely be very nervous.' Thought Kakashi as he cleaned up his mess.

-Back in room 301-

Naruto was fidgeting nervously.

'He must be very worried.' Thought Hinata. 'Maybe I should cheer him up.'

"Ano, Naruto-kun, it's all right. You don't have to be…"

Naruto stops shaking, raises his fist in the air, and points at the large group of participants, and yells,

'MY NAME IS UZUMAKI NARUTO! I WON'T LOSE TO ANY OF YOU!"

-Back to Kakashi-

Kakashi had a huge sweatdrop on his head. "Well, that's Naruto being himself. Oh well." Kakashi walks off, finished cleaning up and pulling out his Icha Icha Paradise novel and starts reading.

-Back in room 301-

"How troublesome." Said Shikamaru.

"Show off." Grunted Kiba.

"Who does he think he is?" Rudely asked Sakura, before she realized just who she was talking too.

'Idiot…'

"Hey be quiet, unless you want to be killed." Said a silver haired Genin wearing glasses.

"Who are you?" Asked Sasuke.

"Oh sorry, my name is Yakushi Kabuto. I'm a Konoha Genin, like you all."

Sniff sniff

'Something, or someone, smells like a snake. Who or what could it be?' Thought Kiba...

"Anyway, you don't want to cause a commotion, or you'll make everyone here your enemy. The least I can do for you guys is give you some vital information on what you are in for, with these Shinobi info cards."

"Shinobi info cards, what's that?" Asked the ever curious Sakura.

"Shinobi info cards…I wonder, do you have any information on individuals taking this exam?" Asked Sasuke.

"Of course I do. Why? Is there someone here that interests you?"

"Gaara of the desert." Said Naruto.

"Rock Lee from Konoha." Said Sasuke.

"And Uzumaki Naruto from Konoha." Added in Kiba, making Naruto glare at him.

"Since I have the names, this will be boring. Here." Kabuto shows three blank cards. The first shows Lee after he channeled some chakra.

"Rock Lee. He is a year older then any of you. Missions to date: 20 d-ranked, and 11 c-ranked. His sensei is Maito Gai…he has no skills in ninjutsu or genjutsu, but his taijutsu skills have grown over the past year. He was considered a standout among last year's Genin, but he didn't apply for the Chunin Selection Exam's that year, so this is his first time taking the exam. His teammates are Hyuga Neji and Tenten." Ended Kabuto, before moving to the next card.

"Next is Gaara of the Desert, 8 C-ranked missions…one B-ranked. Wow! Not many rookie Genin get assigned B-ranked missions. Since he is from way out in the desert, I don't have that much information on him…but according to this, he has escaped from every mission…without a scratch." Said Kabuto, before moving to the final card.

"Next is Uzumaki Naruto. Hmm…an undetermined number of d-ranked missions, one B-ranked mission, along with one C-ranked turned A-rank mission. He has better stats then Gaara! His ninjutsu skills are above average, as well as his Taijutsu skills, but his Genjutsu abilities are horrible. He was considered 'dead last' by all of the other Genin…"

Naruto twitches, but no one noticed besides Hinata.

"But he has improved greatly. OK, that's all the information that you guys requested. I'll be going now…"

"WOULD ALL OF YOU SHUT UP?" Shouted a man with a black bandana.

All the Genin tensed, as they looked through a hole in the wall, which was just made..

"Sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. I'm your first examiner, Morino Ibiki…its high time someone laid down some ground rules. From this point forward, there will be no more fighting without the examiners permission, and if that permission is granted, you can not intentionally endanger that person's life, or you will be immediately disqualified. The first part of the Chunin selection exam is about to begin. Turn in your written applications, and take one of these placards, and report directly to the seat indicated. When everyone is seated, we'll pass out the written part of the test."

"…" The crowd of Genin was silent as they obeyed Ibiki's ruling.

'Wait a minute…NANI? A paper test?'

'This is bad. Naruto performs horribly on any written exam. He always gets nervous during written exams..' Thought Sasuke, before shaking his head. 'Since when did I start caring for Naruto?'

"Let's do our best, Naruto-kun." Said Hinata.

Ibiki spoke again as he handed out test papers. "Paper's down until I give the signal…now listen up. There are a few big rules that pertain to this first test…I'll write them on the blackboard and explain them all, but I'm not taking questions, so listen carefully. I'll say this only once.

"Rules?" Sakura pondered out loud. 'And no questions? I wonder why…?'

"Rule number one! Each of you starts out with ten points. This test has a total of ten questions. For each question that you get wrong, you lose one point. Get all ten right, and you retain the total points that you have."

"So…' Naruto thought. 'In other words, if I get all ten questions wrong, I'll end up with no points at all!'

"You got that right, Naruto…"Sarcastically spoke Shadow.

"Rule number 2, this test is still a team event. Passing or failing will be determined by the sum of the points held by all three members of each team. The object is for each team to have as few points deducted as possible from its joint thirty point total. Rule number 3, if, during the course of this written test, we find a shinobi who does anything out of the ordinary, or cheated; we subtract 2 points from each member of the cheaters team. If you let the proctors catch you cheating, you'll bring yourself and your team down! If you aspire to become Chunin…if you want to be the best shinobi that you can be….then you had better start acting like you already are! Oh by the way, if one member of a team gets no points, then that person and the team…automatically fail!"

'Nani?' Thought Naruto. 'Oh shit. I can feel Sasuke's bloodlust already…'

"You have one hour…starting…NOW!" Said Ibiki as he looked at a clock to strike the next hour.

And that's it for this chapter. This chapter is quite lengthy, but I had a lot of info to cover…As always, please R & R.