Detective Uzumaki - Chapter 5 - Graduation: Lie's Everywhere!

I don't own Naruto, the Ramen Industry, or Youtube, but I do own the zero dollars in my wallet.

Anywho it was brought to my attention in one of my numerous reviews, so many in fact it's impossible to count how many reviews there are (10), that my paragraphs are a tad long and brick-like. Well, worry no longer I SHALL FIX THIS! Now I know some people might like the way they are others won't.

SOOO I shall make this Chapter in the NEW FANCY SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACED format. If you guys like it just tell me you do (And tell all your friends about my HIGH-QUALITY story) if not just stop reading it (just kidding, please don't this is like my only source of life.) Also, I'm going to start naming arcs so far we've had the Toddler Arc from Chapters 1 and 2, The Academy Days are chapters 3 and 4, this Arc is Graduation which will be the longest so far. Okay sorry, I'm getting on a rant, the point is that I'm changing the format of this story a tad bit. So enough of my rambles read the chapter already!

Oh, oh sorry. One more thing. Ya know I asked for criticism I know I did, but if there is anything I hate, it's lying to make yourself seem right. So the guy who said my grammar was terrible. I'm sorry are you even trying to write a story editing for hours yet some mistakes still make it through. Also, this was what you said the sentence said, "Me scales the building and look down." That is not what the chapter said it said, "Me, however, not wanting to be stabbed, scaled the building at the end of the alley." Second, that was not a quote, that was a thought, inner monologue. So take a hint if there are no quotation marks it's not a quote. Look I get it, I'm a new writer and my writing isn't the best yet, but don't lie to make it seem worse to others. I'm also posting this as a review, thank you for bolstering my reviews, however!

Sorry for the rant again let's continue!

Some days I wonder what would've happened if I wasn't a genius. I don't want to say I wouldn't have died, buuuuut, on the other hand, there's like, one, two, three, four, like 3 or 4 people or organizations trying to kill me at this point. So yeah I'd be . . . . injured? Dead? Insane? A psychopath? Well technically I am psychopathic, but that's not the point.

"496, 497, 498, 499, . . 500! There!" I dropped from my pull up bar, 500 pullups on each arm. Not too bad if I do say myself, take that Mister I'm Rock Lee and I only do 350 on each arm. Of course, I'd never tell Rock Lee that I workout as much him (maybe more, no not more, okay you caught me.) But secretly I enjoyed the hard spars he'd given me through-out the years.

Grabbing a towel out of my hallway closet, I walk into my Kitchen. I wanted something besides cereal today, after all, today was Graduation day. But on the other hand, I wanted comfort food and was now doing the finger helicoptering thing over the eggs and the ramen. I wiped my face with the towel and threw it onto my couch. I needed full concentration for this. After five minutes of staring, I chose the eggs. I grabbed the eggs, threw them into the air and then . . ..

grabbedthepanturnedonthestovegrabbed2spoonscrackedeachofthefoureggsintheairwiththespoonsandthen . . . *pant* caught the *pant* eggs in the pan. Nice little speed thing I worked on. Hand-eye coordination and all. I yawned and walked back into my bedroom, I didn't want to eat perfect eggs again, screw that, I lifted my bed and tapped the floor. A trapdoor comes open, several dozen scrolls were laying horizontally. I grabbed one reading the title, "The Art of the Explosion Tag! by Jiraya the Gallant Toad Sage!" It was about how to create a custom explosion tags written by the most explosive author I'd ever read.

I figured if I got bored I could use it on Iruka-sensei (kidding), I'd been studying the book for the better part of a month now, and could definitely at least create the BARE minimum of a custom explosive tag at the very least. I needed to study the central axim if I wanted to make better ones. Soo I got reading, by the time it the eggs were burnt I was done reading the chapter, "mm, crispy."I said as I threw the burnt eggs on a plate I proceeded to annihilate the three eggs with my throat . . . . . that sounded really wrong.

I proceeded to disintegrate the circular packets of dead chicken babies with my teeth? Na

I proceeded to shove aborted chicks down my gullet?

I proceeded to quickly eat three eggs?

Eh, the first one sounded the best to me. I'll go with that one. Afterward, I finally got dressed, then I remembered that I forgot to take a shower last night, ironic eh? Stepping into the shower, I thought about the years in passing. Listing some of my accomplishments, when I solved Arashi's death, when I figured out Itachi was ordered to annihilate his clans, when I almost killed Hinata cause I found her spying on me and thought she was a root, oh, oh, when I figured out a deadly, secret, not supposed to exist, controlled by number one hater of Kyuubi Jinjuriki, not only existed but also wanted to kill me.

Fun times.

I need more friends.

Or friends in general. Whatever, after getting dressed (again) I sloped onto my couch. "I'm SOOOOOOOO bored." It was barely 5:30, they didn't unlock the academy until 6:30. Sure I could just pick the lock, but then I'd have to be bored at the academy. I set my shoulders, sighed, and left my apartment. I needed to DO SOMETHING, ANYTHING REALLY. After today I'd be a legitimate shinobi, not just some 12 years sweat who'd been intensely training for the past four years.

I'd be able to get books out of the Shinobi Section out of the library without stealing them (not that I did that, I only steal academy scrolls, thank you.) I could go on missions and have a jonin sensei. I sighed again and walked in the general direction of the main Konaha park. For context, the park was about a mile or two away from my apartment, and I'd memorized the path a long time ago. I also knew which kids frequented the park, none. Not one of the harder deductions I've made. I was the Kyuubi jinjuriki, so everybody thought I'd just go all Kyuubi on em' and kill everybody.

This is why when I saw a mother and her kid playing in the park and didn't leave when I sat down and started reading I was sort of really shocked. I wasn't wearing my disguise, and the mom looked up when I walked into the park, she saw me. She had a look of recognition, yet . . . .didn't leave? Did the mom actually know I wasn't the Kyuubi? I mean it was a pretty dumb decision to make, but most of the konaha civilians seemed to make it.

Anyways, I was messing with my explosive tags when the kid actually came. over. to. me. The mom didn't say anything, and the kid just kinda sat down in the grass like 5 feet in front of me, so I didn't say anything. "Are you a ninja?" I chuckled, "After today, Kid." His eyes lit up, "Your graduating!" He rushed up to me, "HOW WAS THE ACADEMY? HOW WERE THE SENSEI? HOW WAS THE STUFF THEY TAUGHT? DID YOU LEARN AWESOME FIREB-" His rant was cut off from his mom. "Honey don't explode on the kid like that." The kid looked down bashfully as the mom walked over. The mom pats his head antagonizing and looked over at me, "I'm sorry, are you good?" I nodded and asked, "Any reason you don't hate me?" The women barely contained her emotion at the question and looked away. I take note of her age. mid-twenties, kid of her own. Doesn't hate me, that makes, like 6 people now (Adults), seems to be saddened, which would imply she knows my complete identity. Then I noted how similarly she held her face, her index AND middle finger holding her cheek, her thumb touching her chin.

Then I see her 'watch' the same watch that Arashi-JJ had, I make the connection immediately, "Don't answer that. Your Arashi-JJ's granddaughter, right... .?" I didn't really... .talk . . . .to people that much anymore, so maybe I was little off. She nodded at my conclusion, "Yeah Rei, . . . . grandpa told me all about you." she seemed a little sad when he'd mentioned her grandpa which was expected. It wouldn't be weird if she'd gotten over it all this time later, but it's also not a big deal that she still hasn't. Well, relatively.

We talked for the rest of the time, even to the point to where I was about to be late to the academy. I look at her watch and catch the time, 8:25. "Cr . .. I'm about to be late to graduation." Isei the kid looks sad, but Rei looks embarrassed, "I'm sorry, I didn't me-" I cut her off, "It's fine, thanks for telling about Arashi-JJ!" She nods, "Thank-you for avenging grandpa!" Isei tugs my jacket, "Can you make it all the way to the Academy, Naruto-ni?" I smiled at the ni, but smirked right after, "Yup, watch this." Waving over my shoulder at the pair I took off in a sprint and easily jumped to the roof of a building in the direction of the academy. My smirk turning into a sad smile when I hear a, "So Cool! Mom I want to be a ninja just like Naruto-ni!"

I did make it, barely. I turned the last corner to the hall when Iruka-sensei was about to close the door. I throw two shurikens into the doorway one hitting the other into the classroom, with both having strings attached I yanked myself forward, and amplified my body with chakra. Barely landing in a crouch on Iruka's desk.

All of the academy students (minus Sasuke) had their mouths wide opened while Iruka was yelling at me about throwing a shuriken in the general direction of chunin. I waved him off as I jumped of his desk, "Sorry, Iruka-sensei!" I grabbed my shuriken out of the wall, "Plus, I knew you could've blocked it if I'd have missed." His expression got even angrier, "THAT'S NOT THE POINT!" I just laughed and took my seat, leaning back I winked at Hinata. She almost fainted. Sighing I put my legs on my desk and leaned back.

Like I thought the exam was fairly easy, receiving full marks in both the written exam and a taijustu portion where I fought Iruka-sensei. Next was the ninjustu portion, "Uchiha Sauske!" Mizuki-sensei called out. Sauske got out of his seat and scoffed at me. I just rolled my eyes at the Uchiha, I was pretty sure I could beat him at taijustu, maybe he could beat me at ninjustu, but that was questionable at best. Though there was pretty much no way I could beat him at genjustu though, 2-2 though at the best for Sauske. Take that.

It was barely a minute or two before a smirking Sauske left the examination room, a dark-blue Hi-ate on his forehead. "Uzumaki Naruto!" Mizuki called, I cracked my neck in anticipation. Iruka-sensei smiled at me when I entered, while I saw a scowl on Mizuki-sensei's face out of the corner of my eye. 'Jesus he hates the fox,' But I turn back to Iruka when he called my name, "Uzumaki Naruto, Do the kawarmi first, there is a log in the corner for you to use." I shrugged and disappeared.

Iruka sensei nods happily at the perfect substitution, and I walk back to the center of the room. "Henge into someone in the room." I nod and henged into Mizuki. I smirked a little when I heard Mizuki almost fall out of his seat. "Now the Bushin no justu." I nod focus a little and say the technique only using one hand sign, "Bushin no justu!" Three perfect clones appeared without smoke. Iruka nodded happily, "Uzumaki Naruto, I chunin-instructor, Morino Iruka approve of your graduation to genin. Congratulations!" I smile happily and grab a hi-ate with a black headband.

Walking out of the room, I look out into the room, knowing that about 35 other ninjas passed. I'd heard of the 'true' shinobi test. So about 3 maybe 4 teams would pass. Hm, fun. I walked right out of the academy after that. One week before the teams would be announced. However, Mizuki-'sensei' approached me, "Wait-up! Naruto!" I turn around very surprised to see Mizuki. An annoyed look crossed my face, " . . .. yes?" He made a show of huffing and puffing holding his knees in his hands. "You did very well! You had a higher score than even Sauske!" I just rolled my eyes, where was he going with this. "So every graduation, we give a test to the best student!"

This got me to widen my eyes. I knew ALL about the academy proceedings and had never heard of this. I know he hates me, but does he hate me enough to sabotage me? However, I couldn't think to myself anymore, as Mizuki continued talking. "That's right we picked you! It's to graduate you straight to Chunin!" I narrow my eyes, there was no way that was true, there were only THREE ways to become a chunin. One pass the Chunin exams, Two become the apprentice of a jonin and get recommended, and Three get a field-promotion during a war. So was Mizuki trying to kill me?

"All you have to do is sneak into the Hokage's Tower, Grab the sealing scroll, and then bring it to me in a forest by tracking me down!" I shut that down real quick. "Yeah . . .No. You're a fucking lier. First, only three ways to become a chunin, that is none of them, second, Treason much? Third I know you hate me because I'ma jinjuriki." Mizuki smiled maliciously, then he started laughing, ". Ha. HAHAHAHAHAH, . . .AUGHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! I can't be- HAHA believe it! I KNEW IT! YOUR A DEMON! SEEMS I CAN'T CHARGE YOU FOR TREASON! BUUT I CAN KILL YOU!"

Mizuki flew at me, but I caught his fist and launched a side kick effectively throwing Mizuki far away from me into an Academy wall. I trained with Rock Lee and Maito Gai this rusty chunin might as well been moving in slow motion. Buuut, he probably knew C and B rank Ninjustu I needed to get out of here, "Katon: Large Streamline!" I blew a straight line of fire into the air and then threw a smoke bomb into it, creating a flash-smoke bomb, I guess. Anyways after that, I was out of there booking it to the Hokage's tower.

I was faster, had the drop on him and blinded him, so I made it to the tower first, explained it all to the third and was standing by the third Hokage all before Mizuki made it to the Hokage's office, trying to say that, "Lord Third, Lord Third! It's Naruto he's gone mad with the Fox! He's killing everyone . . ." He stopped as he saw me standing right next to the third his faked surprised look replaced with one of malice. He lunged for me, but I and the Anbu in the room stopped him, the anbu got there first, but only slightly, my sword was touching Mizuki throat, a drop of blood already trailing down Mizuki's chest.

The Third just sighed, "Get the traitor out of my sight." The Anbu nodded and proceeded to knock Mizuki out bringing him to the TI department, "heh, Anko-san will have fun with that, thank you again Naruto." I nodded a smile on my face. I was prepared to leave when the third motioned for me to stop, "Actually I have something I wish to give you, or more accurately Kakashi-kun does." I raised my eyebrow, "Silver-hair?" He laughed and made a hand-sign, a man with silver hair, a mask covering his face, and a standard Konaha jonin outfit, but with fingerless gloves came in through the window. He eye smiled at me, "Hello Naruto."

"Sooo, what exactly do you want with me, Anbu Captain - Hatake Kakashi, Man of a Thousand justu?" Kakashi laughed, "I'm impressed you knew all of that Naruto," He crouched, "Smart as always." He ruffled my hair antagonizing, "Wasn't that hard, all you have to do is buy a bingo book." I said this with a scoff, but Kakashi just chuckled. "Anyways to answer your question, I am going to teach you a ninjustu." My eyes widened realizing the opportunity, then I got suspicious, "Why?" I crossed my arms, "I'm honored and stuff, just asking why you, an A rank Ninja of Konaha are giving me, a barely Genin who busted a couple of idiots, a justu?" He just smiled, it was kind of disturbing he didn't eye smile, I could see the outlines of his lips. "No reason. Just repaying something." He didn't say anything else on it though, "Meet me tomorrow at say 6 at training field 7." After saying his peace he waved and jumped out the window.

Looking at the Hokage I asked, "Are you going to tell me why he does, and why do you care." The elderly Hokage chuckled at my questions, "Congratulations on becoming a genin, and to answer your question, no one knows what that man is thinking not even me." I wanted to call the Hokage on his bullshit, but I knew that shit-eating grin. He wasn't gonna budge. I waved over my shoulder as I left, "Bye Hokage-JJ-sama."

Up early, I was already at the training ground even though it was only 8. I knew the being late by three hours everyday shit. It said that in his file after all. Unless it was an A, S rank mission, or a direct call to the Hokage it was three hours delay. I sighed as I meditated, I wanted to get ready for this. He was a jonin after all, if I didn't get ready I'd be tired as shit afterward. I took off my weights and started stretching.

"*pant* man maybe I overdid it. . . ." The training ground was on fire, and several boulders and trees were knocked over, torn apart, other stuff. Kakashi appeared next to me in a shushin. "Really gave this place the one-two eh Naruto?" I crossed my arms, "Don't patronize me Kakashi." He chuckled, "Suiton: Raging Waves!" After performing three hand signs Kakashi let out a rather large and powerful stream of water. Easily putting out the fires I'd accidentally set to the training field. He gestured for me to follow him.

"I wanted to teach you a justu I think only you, a jinjuriki, could use to the fullest." I followed him and nodded I wanted him to explain. Kakashi crossed his fingers in a single hand-sign, "Kage Bushin no justu." a clone of Kakashi appeared beside the original. I just stood there confused, "A clone?"

"A solid clone." Kakashi smirks when he sees my eyes widen in shock, "Isn't that a B rank?" Kakashi shakes his head as he rubs his hands evilly, "Oh, Naruto we're going to have so much fun before the week is up."

One week later

I sat back in my seat and sigh deeply. The last week had been hell, at the very least I'd learned the Kage Bushin justu and the Tajuu Kage Bushin justu but that was more of a last resort tactic if anything else. Iruka was about to start his speech, that I totally hadn't overheard, and was NOT eavesdropping.

"Students, no My fellow Shinobi today you are going to be assigned to your team and jonin-sensei! Today you start your missions and your careers as shinobi for Konaha no Sato! Now let's start the team assignments, Team 1 . . " I didn't really pay too much attention to the team assignments at least until I heard some familiar names,

"Sasuke Uchiha, Hinata Hyuuga, and Kiba Inuzuka you are Team 7 under Kakashi Hatake." Ino and Sakura both deflated at what I guessed what neither getting Sasuke, "Team 8, Naruto Uzumaki-" My head shot up I was paying attention now, "-, Sakura Haruno, and Shikamaru Nara, you are under the jonin sensei Kurenai Yuhi." Sakura raised her hand causing me to roll my eyes at my new teammate.

"Why are both Naruto and Shikamaru on the same team?" Iruka got a visible tick mark with that question, "Well, we both know that Shikamaru is as smart as Naruto, but Shikamaru is the Dead Last, doing barely enough to pass. . . . in. every. subject." This got the 'asleep' Shikamaru to raise his thumb.

"Team 9 is still in rotation, Team 10 is Shino Aburame, Ino Yanamaka, and Choji Akimichi under the Jonin Asuma Saratobi." Ino looked decidedly dejected while Sakura teased her, "Looks like you didn't get Sasuke you got the bug boy! Ha." Ino looked back her lip puffed up, "Oh yeah you didn't get Sasuke either, you just got lazy-" The stopped arguing when a shuriken landed right between them prompting them to look at me in anger, looking at them lazily I said, "Please don't argue so loud."

Everyone looked at me I heard a, "Troublesome," Then Shikamaru's head sagged back down on the table. Iruka-sensei looked around the room his eyes landing on mine, "Is everybody done." I nodded a smirk forming on my face, "Good, your jonin-sensei should be here soon. In the meantime go have lunch." This got most of the kids to stand up, but 'I' just threw my hands up, "Fuck. Finally, see ya." and 'I' disappeared in a puff of smoke. Iruka looked aghast at the shadow clone being me the entire time until his face got angrier and angrier, "NARUTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

I sighed to myself as I put my book down, I could almost hear Iruka from here. I got up already in my shinobi clothing, I needed to look up this Kurenai Yuhi. Fishing out my latest Konaha bingo book I leafed through the pages until I got to Yuhi Kurenai. "High B rank to Low A rank Kunoichi, most notable for her legendary genjustu ability only being surpassed in Konaha by the S rank missing ninja Itachi Uchiha. Neat"

Leaping out of my apartment I rushed toward the Academy I could get there pretty fast, especially once I swung my weights out of my sandals, and threw them up flashing through an of couple hand signs before a seal appeared on my arm which I sealed my weights in. I took off again unseen to anything lower than jonin.

I got to the academy in only 2 and a half minutes. Pretty fast just enough to get there as my sensei got there. She raised her eyebrow at my dropping out of high speeds. "Hello Kurenai-Sensei, nice weather, eh?" "Yes." I nodded and looked at her, no jonin flack jacket, but her own thing you wouldn't mistake her for a chunin though with her standout clothes. "Hm, everybody underestimates you as a young female jonin, but you don't want to be marked as the same so you don't wear the flack jacket, implying that you don't care." Her eyes widened at the weird exposition, "But that's not true at all you trying to be distinct with the unique clothing and the minor genjustu that way you seem more intimidating. Hmm, interesting, Uzumaki Naruto at your service by the way." I perfrormed a mock bow and walked into the academy leaving a very confused, frustrated kunoichi.

I sat back in my seat as Sakura looked at me in disdain. I really didn't care, Shikamaru sat beside me, "I can already tell this is gonna be a drag." I just scoffed, "Everything's a drag to you." He smiled lazily, "uh huh." The jonin sensei all walked in finally, lining up each calling their respective genin , "Nara Shikamaru, Haruno Sakura, and. . . . Uzumaki Naruto. Come with me." Kurenai was the first to call her genin pausing at Naruto's, but she wasn't a jonin for nothing. I took a last glance at the room noticing all of the students getting up to walk with their jonin sensei.

All besides Sasuke and his team that was, "Sometimes Kakashi your too funny." Sasuke was already scowling.

As we walked outside Sakura asked her standard 20 questions, "Uh, Kurenai-Sensei where are we going?" Kurenai looked back answering, "To get a bite to eat." A foxy grin appeared on my face, "Sure they'll let me in Kurenai sensei." I licked my lips, "Might be a bit to foxy for em'" Sakura scoffed again, "Please Naruto. Not our new jonin too." I wasn't paying attention to Sakura (story of everybody's life eh) I was looking at Kurenai who was thinking at a million thoughts a minute. "You'll be fine." She finally said, making me chuckle.

Like Kurenai-Sensei said though no servers in the restaurant gave me a second look, "Hm . . . A booth seat please." The man behind the counter nodded and came around the counter leading us towards our seats. He stopped at an unspecial looking booth by a window, here you are Kurenai-san." Kurenai nodded and sat on one side while we sat on the other, me by the window, Sakura beside me, and Shikamaru besides her.

"Sooo," I said, "We just gonna sit here." Kurenai started, "I don't know anything about you guys. Why don't you guys introduce yourselves." Sakura tilted her head, "What are we supposed to say," My eyes widened at the pink-haired girl, "Did you seriously just ask that." A tick mark appeared over her forehead, "Okay Smart-ass why don't you do it than?!" I shrugged, "Sure, the names Uzumaki Naruto which all four of you know, born October 10th, Ima orphan, and I enjoy training and reading books on fuinjustu and designing some myself." Kurenai raised her eyebrow at the fuinjustu part, "Aspirations, goals, dreams?" I stroke my unruly hair trying to think of one, "hmm . . . . . . . . I suppose . . .to find out who my parents are."

Kurenai nodded an almost sad look on her face, before gesturing to Sakura, Sakura happy to comply started, "My name is Haruno Sakura, I'm 12 and I'm the smartest student at the academy! I like *fangirl noises* and my biggest dream is to *more fangirl noises*!" Everyone sweatdropped at the pink-haired girl's fangirlish actions. Blinking Kurenai pointed to Shikamaru who sighed, "Troublesome. My name's Nara Shikamaru, I like watching clouds and sleeping. My dream is to be a mediocre ninja, having a wife who's not too pretty or ugly have two kids a boy and a girl, and have the gatekeeper job." Kurenai almost fell out of her seat, "That has got to be the most-" "LAZY-ASS DREAM EVER!" Sakura using her Banshee shriek no justu interrupted our new sensei.

Kurenai shook her head at Sakura's antics, "Okay since introductions are done, I've got something to tell you guys." I listened intently she seemed amused, but she continued before the line of reasoning could go any further, "You see after you pass you have the pride of the leaf on your hands, so we strain out the genin put in squads." Sakura looked confused, "What do you mean by that?" "It's another test." I say answering her question, "If every single student who passed that easy exam passed every year, don't you think there'd be more genin and more ninja in general. Doesn't it seem weird how lax the exam was?" Sakura nodded accepting the answer, Shikamaru slinked further into his seat, "What a drag."

Kurenai nodded at the perceptive bunch, "Yes, the True Genin test which has a 33% chance of passing. We're going to have one, meet me at training ground 8 in about 2 hours." She got up paying for her meal and shushined out of the restaurant. Shikamaru blinked at the jonin's antics and left too sighing about how troublesome this was. Leaving myself and Sakura. Alone. I got out my scroll and sighed. "What are you reading?" My eyes flicked up at Sakura who was leaning over trying to get a better look.

"Fuinjustu." I snapped the scroll shut, I needed to get to the training ground anyways. "Fuinjustu? Do you study that? Whos teaching you?" Getting up I smoothly jumping over Sakura I answer as I land. "Nobody, I'm self-taught." She blinked, honestly surprised at the answer. But before she could question me further I'd already left.

"About time" There was barely a minute left until the two-hour mark had passed, and Sakura, Kurenai-sensei, and I had already arrived leaving Shikamaru the only reason we didn't start earlier. He yawned, "You guys said two hours, I got hear at the 1 hour 59-minute mark I wasn't late."

Kurenai didn't seem to care while Sakura ranted at Shikamaru about almost being late and how being early was the same as being on time and blah, blah, no offense to the girl but she kinda droned on way longer than necessary. "You're probably wondering what the test is, correct?" Sakura stopped her rant and nodded with Shikamaru and I. "Well it's quite simple really." She grabbed out three kunai each marked with a Konaha tag and threw two of them randomly across the field.

She then created two Shadow Clones who stood beside each kunai. She threw the one she was holding into the dirt in front of her. "Get each Kunai. That's it. My Kage Bushin won't interfere in battle unless you're going after their kunai." My eyebrow raised, "What about you?" She smirked, "Excellent, you're already used to seeing through illusions," immediately my guard was up, my eyes lighting up, "Kai!" The last thing I saw on the illusion of Kurenai's face was a smirk of satisfaction. "Genjustu." Shikamaru and Sakura kai-ed at the same time, while Kurenai's voice floated through the training ground.

"I'll give you a three-second head start, good luck, One, Two, Three."

Hope you guys liked the chapter! I had fun with it, though my writing quality felt lower than usual. Please anyone with (helpful) criticism PM or review it so that I can get better.

Sorry if it seemed if I was bashing Sakura a little, I'll try doing that a little less.