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"These means people are speaking through the force"
'This means in there heads'
Chapter Seven: Chunin Exams Start
Deep within the forest of Konoha the force thrived; everything was full of life and there was a balance. Naruto and Kakashi were standing in front of Sasuke who by no means was happy. It was just the break of dawn and most people would be resting instead of up.
"Sasuke are you ready" asked Naruto calmly.
"Yes" answered Sasuke calmly.
"At first I was hesitant to train you Sasuke" said Naruto calmly, "You are powerful in the force but you tread to close to the dark side. I feared that if I trained you would fall to, but ……...."
"But what" asked Sasuke harshly.
"I realized that I was being like the Jedi that came before me" answered Naruto, "They tried to destroy the dark side but they never realized that the force is both the dark and the light; they will exist forever, good and evil are eternal. One side may triumph for a while but eventually the force finds balance and then the battle begins anew when someone breaks the balance".
"And what does that have to do with me" asked Sasuke.
"I'm remaking the Jedi Order and you Sasuke will be a Jedi Acolyte; a position I created to help my order be more balanced" answered Naruto.
"I will teach you to master the dark side and tame your emotions with this" said Naruto as he held up the Sith Holocron, "So now the Jedi can battle the darkness with a darkness that dwells in the light".
-With Sakura and Kenji
In the outskirts of the village were only shinobi treed to train Sakura and Kenji stood side by side in front of a large waterfall; the two seemed calm but inside they were a mix of emotions.
"You two seem nervous" said a voice from behind them.
As Sakura turned around standing near the bottom of the waterfall were Kakashi and Naruto; they took Sakura by surprise but what shocked her was the fact that the two were standing on water. Naruto was smiling and Kakashi looking reading his book.
"Hello Naruto" greeted Kenji.
"Hello how are the two of you this morning" asked Naruto.
"Fine but were is Sasuke" asked Sakura looking for her other teammate.
"He is with us in the forest" answered Kakashi.
"But how were all here" asked Kenji calmly.
"Actually Sakura; what you see before you is a shadow clone" said Kakashi calmly.
"What's that" asked Sakura.
"A solid clone made from a forbidden Jutsu" answered Naruto, "Kakashi-sensei taught it to me but it is a large inconvenience".
"Why is that Naruto" asked Sakura looking at the Naruto clone.
"The force is powerful Sakura and it cannot be fooled; despite having a physical body this is still a clone of Chakra and that means its connection to the force is severed because it is not a living being born of the force" answered Naruto.
"Meaning what" asked Kenji confused.
"Meaning I cannot use the force when I train you" said Naruto.
"That doesn't matter we have to get stronger so will find a way around this" said Sakura determinedly.
"That's the spirit" said the Kakashi clone without looking from his book.
-Timeskip, nine months
There time to train and prepare was over: Naruto and Kakashi had done there best to train everyone and they were pleased with there progress. Sasuke had a firm grip on the force and he had improved the mastery of his chakra, his true talent laid in dueling; with a sword in his hand Sasuke was a force to be feared.
Sakura had the great strength for the force and an affinity for the healing arts; she had mastered many force related healing techniques, she was just learning healing Jutsu but she was coming along just fine. Sakura was to a Jedi healer; she combated the darkness by saving its victims
Kenji had improved by leaps and bounds; next to Naruto he was the second strongest force user, he had an affinity for the force and anything that revolved around it. Kenji now used the force to see the world around him; it was difficult but he was a natural and adapted quickly however Kenji had no affinity for chakra. He could use chakra but it just didn't appeal to him.
Naruto and Kakashi had there own training to attend to and had simply worked on improving what they already knew and preparing there team. Naruto himself delved deeper into his usage of the force and Kakashi; well no one really knew what the man did.
Today however the three young members of team seven were calmly resting in a small and quiet room alone. Naruto wore his usual robes and sat calmly in meditation. Sasuke wore a set of black robes with a large hood covering his head and shadowing his face. Sakura wore light cream colored robes a large difference from he pink and red outfit.
"So were the first team here for the Chunin Exams" said Sasuke calmly.
"Are you two worried" asked Sakura nervously.
"I doubt that little surprises await us in these exams" said Naruto, "For now let us be patient and see what happens".
"I've waited nine months for this" said Sasuke angrily.
"Then a few hours will be nothing" answered Naruto as he smiled at Sasuke.
-Break
As time passed people started to come into the room; at first it was just a few people but then more and more started to come into the room. Many were from the leaf village others were from different villages; they varied in both appearance and place of origin. Team seven stayed calm and watched the growing group; they used the force to get a feel of there competition and they could sense a cloud of darkness growing.
"This doesn't seem like its going to be easy" said Sakura.
"The things that hold the greater reward never are, Sakura" said Naruto while chuckling.
As Sasuke was to speak someone interrupted him and team seven looked at the new comers: it was team eight. Inuzaka Kiba stood in front of team seven with Aburame Shino at his right and Hyuuga Hinata to his left.
"Yo, Naruto is that you" asked Kiba as he grinned at Naruto.
"Yes Kiba, it's good to know you're as loud as ever" said Naruto as he stood up and shock Kiba's hand.
"Hello Naruto-kun" greeted Hinata quietly.
"A pleasure seeing you again Hinata-chan" said Naruto causing the girl to turn a dark shade of pink. Soon team seven and eight sat down together; Sasuke and Shino held a quiet conversation with each other, Sakura spoke with Hinata, and Kiba and Naruto were talking about what has happened since they graduated.
"Always the shy one" said Naruto through the force as he looked away from Kiba and towards Hinata.
"Hinata's a nice girl" said Sakura through the force catching Naruto off guard.
"What did I say about talking through the force" said Naruto rather embarrassed.
"To not broadcast ones thoughts so loudly; you should take your own advice" said Sasuke through the force.
'All this time training you and this is how you treat me; your teacher" said Naruto but sadly he got no response from his two teammates.
Teams eight and seven were all talking to each other; Sakura and Sasuke had pulled Shino and Kiba away leaving Naruto alone with Hinata, who was struggling to stay calm around her crush.
"How a-are you N-naruto-kun" asked Hinata.
"Life has been treating me well but tell me how are you" asked Naruto.
Before the shy girl could answer a brash voice interrupted; it was none other than Yamanaka Ino the self proclaimed leader of team ten. The blond girl was followed by her teammates; the lazy boy none as Nara Shikamaru and the large boy Akimichi Chouji. Behind team ten was a Hyuuga boy with a girl on his left and a green clad boy to his right.
"Hey looks like all the rookies are here" said Ino who was instantly at Sasuke's side.
"It seems we will have to talk later, Hinata-chan" whispered Naruto as he nodded over at the other Hyuuga who was marching towards Hinata; the force screamed at Naruto to keep Hinata away from the boy.
"Sasuke, Sakura come to me we have trouble" said Naruto through the force as he now stood between Hinata and the other Hyuuga.
"Hello Hyuuga-san" greeted Naruto as he moved Hinata behind him.
"Move, I've no interest in you" said the boy coldly.
"N-naru-to-kun its o-okay" said Hinata, "T-his is my cousin Neji".
"Yeah I've heard of him" said Sasuke as he and Sakura stood beside Naruto, "There something you want" snarled Sasuke as he turned to the boy next to Neji.
"Yes, I wish to fight you" said the boy clad in green.
"Lee enough" said Neji as he began to walk away but turned to face Hinata, "You blond what is your name" asked Neji.
"I am Uzumaki Naruto" answered Naruto.
Without another word Neji left and the rookies huddled together and waited for many more participants to arrive.
-Break
Teams Seven, Eight, and Ten were together and talking amongst each other but quickly went into the defensive when a silver haired boy stood before them. He wore a leaf headband and that calmed the others down but Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura were still on the offensive.
"Naruto do you feel that" asked Sakura.
"Yes" was Naruto's short reply.
"Its good to see you rookies settled down; this place is crawling with enemy shinobi" said the silver haired boy.
"And you are one yourself" said Sasuke.
"My names Kabuto; this is my seventh time taking the test" said Kabuto.
"Why come bother the rookies" asked Sakura eyeing Kabuto.
"Well I came to see if I could help you guys out after all were shinobi of the leaf" said Kabuto.
"Sorry but looks like were leaving" said Naruto as he pointed at the many Leaf shinobi who began instructing the many genin participants out of the room.
-Break
The various genin were now scattered through the building; the testing was starting, from what they were told the test was composed of three parts; a test of knowledge, a test of skill, and a final test of battle. Each test was meant to weed out the weak genin and ensure that only the strong could progress.
Naruto and his teammates were now scattered in a large room; this was a class room, the only thing that made it feel strange was the ten shinobi that were guarding the entire student. They were like hawks watching there pray.
"Sasuke, Sakura be on guard" said Naruto through the force as he looked around calmly.
In an instant a cloud of smoke got the attention of everyone in the room and then it cleared showing the heavily scarred face of a large man. He wore a large black trench coat, black combat gear, and his head band covered his head like a bandana. Some the man just oozed of intimidation.
"Now that everyone is ready, we may begin. My name is Morino Ibiki and I will not tolerate any bullshit from any of you. If you try to test me, I will have you disposed of. This is a written test, as you have probably figured out. The grading system will be explained shortly," said Ibiki as he turned to face the board.
He began to speak again as he wrote the on the board. "This test's grading system is based on a basis of penalization. You all start off with ten points and each question that you get wrong will result in a subtraction of a point. Those who have no points are automatically disqualified. However, there is a catch."
"He's not telling us something" said Naruto.
"Can you find out what it is" asked Sakura.
"No, his mind and will are to strong to penetrate without going unnoticed; lets see how this plays out" answered Naruto.
"The catch is," Ibiki continued, "that cheating in any way shape or form will result in the automatic subtraction of two points from your score. That means that there is a chance that you will be disqualified before your test is graded. Also, one more thing, if one member of a team fails, the other two members automatically fail as well".
Ibiki turned around and looked at everyone, "You may know begin".
After he finished speaking the level of chakra in the room spiked; it seemed that most didn't take Ibiki's threats of disqualification seriously, a big mistake. The number of students began to drop like flies as the students got caught in the act of cheating.
"I get it; they want us to cheat to see how good we are at information gathering" said Sakura calmly.
"Yes, to test our knowledge as well; I can assume you will help us, Sakura" said Naruto seriously.
"Maybe, maybe not" replied Sakura.
"Sakura, Sakura I know you can here me" said Sasuke in a panic.
It was coming to an end; the number of teams in the room was now cut in half, it went from thirty-six teams to sixteen. The remaining teams all cheated but of course they didn't go noticed or barely noticed at all; it was because of Sakura that team seven was capable of answering all nine question on the test correctly.
"Listen up; you all have probably noticed the last question isn't on the paper" said Ibiki drawing the attention of the remaining genin, "However before I ask it there are new rules for the last question. You may choose whether or not to take this question"
Most grew confused at the mans words. "Now, the last question is different from the others. If you do not answer this question correctly, you automatically fail, regardless of how many of the questions you answered correctly"
"Don't be afraid his messing with us" said Naruto to his teammates as Ibiki continued.
Many genin were upset and shocked but Ibiki being the man he is decided to kick them when they were down. "Also, if you fail the last question, you will be barred from taking the Chunin Selection Exams again. So, if you wish to leave and decline the last question, you may leave now. Be aware that your team will go down with you."
"I'm getting tired of these head games" yelled Sakura angrily through the force.
"I think I know how to get even" said Naruto; in an instant Sasuke and Sakura felt a powerful surge in the force.
"What did you do" asked Sasuke suspiciously.
"I removed there fear of getting the question wrong" said Naruto as Ibiki looked around the room and saw no one leaving.
"Now, for all the genin that are still here… concerning the first test… I congratulate you for passing!" said Ibiki with a booming laugh.
"What do you mean we pass! What's the tenth question!" yelled one genin.
"You can say that the decision to stay or leave was the last question. The other nine questions were there to test your information gathering skills and knowledge" said Ibiki calmly.
"Those of you who cheated poorly were eliminated and the team suffered. Sometimes, information is more valuable than life itself. People risk their lives on missions and information can be the difference between life and death. People will do anything to acquire it; that is the lesson you are meant to learn with this part of the exam" said Ibiki.
As soon as Ibiki finished a black object burst through the window; everyone looked in shock as something was now on the wall held in place by two kunai, the cloth like thing begin to move and in fell of the wall and someone stood up before everyone.
The person who just came through the window started speaking in a demanding voice.
"What the hell is this" said the person who was clearly a woman.
"It's the teams that passed" said Ibiki flatly.
"You and the other proctors left a total of eighty teams" yelled the woman.
"Well maybe I want to make life difficult for you, Anko" said Ibiki.
The woman turned around and looked at the Genin who were now over there shock, "My name is Mitarashi Anko, I'm the proctor for your second exam. So come on were going to were your going to take it" said the woman rather dejectedly.
-End chapter
Yo there it is.
Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura are beginning the Chunin exams after nine months of intense training. I know that some of you are pissed I didn't do the wave mission but just wait and see what happens in these exams.