The different path we take
Chapter 9 start of the chuin exam
Authors note: hey guys, I'm sorry for the long wait for this chapter. I have a rough time for a while now and slowly its gets better. Enjoy this chapter
Disclaimer; I Do not own Naruto
Naruto, Sasuke and Saki were training without Kakashi. He didn't show up after three hours so they decided to start without him.
However he would pay for not showing up on time for their training.
"So what should we do to Kakashi-sensei?" Saki asked the guys who had just take a break.
"Well, we can prank him?" Naruto said grinning evilly, making Saki and Sasuke grin as well.
"I'm in" Sasuke said
"Me too"
Then out of nowhere Kakashi appeared
"YOU'RE LATE!" They screamed at Kakashi who tried to explain but his students wouldn't let him.
"We are tired of hearing your lame excuses sensei!" Saki said annoyed glaring at Kakashi.
"Please let me explain, I have a really good reason to be late today. I have been at the Hokage tower, having a talk with Minato-sensei. And we decided that you three are ready for the chunin exams!" Kakashi throw up his arms dramatically but got no response from his students who just stared at him.
Kakashi frowned at the lack of no response from his students.
And here I thought they would be overjoyed, guess I was wrong
"Are you really serious?" Sasuke said.
Kakashi nodded "Of course I am"
Naruto just realized what Kakashi had said and jumped and down.
"YES! We are taking the chuin exams thank you so much Sensei!"
Saki was in disbelief. There was no way their sensei had just told them they were allowed to take the chunin exams.
"Sensei, are you sure we are ready for the exam?"
Kakashi looked over to Saki who looked uncertain.
"Don't worry you'll do just fine you three"
Meanwhile somewhere else
Sakura and Kushina were on their way to the Hokage tower when they meet Obito and Rin.
"Hello your two what are you going?" Kushina said grinning, seeing Obito and Rin holding hands.
"Well, we just came from Minato-sensei. We will help with the chunin exams this year" Rin said smiling.
Kushina got a dreamy look on her face.
"Ah the chunin exams, it feels like it was yesterday I take it. Good times"
Sakura groaned "Don't remind me please I just want to forget my experience of that exam"
"Not a great time of your life then?" Kushina asked amused.
"It was that when all my problems started." Sakura growled.
"Anyway did Minato say how many teams from Konoha will enter this year?"
Obito coughed looking away from Sakura and Kushina.
"Well, it seems that Kakashi, Kurenai and Asuma are going to let their team take the exam"
"…"
A heavy silence fall over them, Obito sensing it was about time for him and Rin to leave, dragged Rin with him after saying a quick goodbye to Kushina and Sakura.
Sakura looked up and take a deep breath, trying to keep calm, but the same thing couldn't be said for Kushina.
"What the hell are they thinking?!"
Kushina grabbed Sakura's arm and dragged her towards the Hokage tower
.
Minato was in his office when he suddenly got a bad feeling. Like something was approaching
And not too long the door to his office fly up and in come Kushina, who still dragged Sakura after her.
Minato looked up frowned.
Kushina pointed at him glaring at him.
"How dare you?! You do realize the genin teams who will take the exam have just come out from the academy."
"I see, you meet Obito and Rin on your way here didn't you?" Minato said calmly crossing his arms over his chest.
"YES!" Kushina shouted, making Sakura flinch. Kushina turned to Sakura who backed away in surprise.
"Don't you have something say about this Sakura?!"
Sakura bite her lowly lip.
"Kushina, there is no need to worry, the teacher of the teams have leave the rapport about each of the students. And they all are ready for this, no need to force them to wait another year for the next exam, and they get experience." Minato said calmly.
Kushina calmed down hearing Minato's reasons. However it didn't matter. She thought they should wait till next exam. Nevertheless of course the Hokage have the last word.
"Fine, but it's best for you that nothing bad happens to them" with that Kushina left the office leaving Sakura and Minato.
"Kushina didn't like it did she?" Minato asked amused.
Sakura shake her head, giving Minato a look.
"No she didn't."
Sakura was about to turn around, and walk out when she felt Minato behind her.
"Sakura"
Sakura turned around slowly and looked up at Minato.
"Is something bothering you?" He asked concerned. Sakura smiled a small smile.
"No, everything is just fine."
"Really? You seem so tense" Minato wrapped his arms around her waist.
Sakura put her head on his chest, unaware she closed her eyes.
"…sakura"
Sakura heard the voice; a part of her doesn't want open her eyes but then her logical side decided she would do so.
When she opens her eyes she saw Minato hovering over her, clearly worried about her. They weren't in his office anymore.
Minato sighed in relief and relaxed when he saw Sakura was awake.
"And you said everything is fine, you know I don't believe you at all right now" Minato said.
"What happen?" Sakura asked, looking around, and saw they were in their bedroom.
"You fainted, hadn't I been holding you, you would fall down to the floor." Minato frowned looking down at Sakura worried.
"How long have I been unconscious?"
"Two hours now, Naruto are still training with his team so he doesn't know what happen"
Sakura tried to sit up but Minato pushed her down.
"Minato I'm fine now" She protested. Minato shake his head.
"Tsunade is going to check you, I sent my assistant to get her here when possible."
Soon enough they heard someone coming to the room and the door opened and in came both Tsunade and Shizune.
"How are you feeling Sakura? And be honest with us" Tsunade said, making Sakura grimace.
"Exhausted, weak, my head is spinning"
Tsunade sat down beside Sakura and put her hand over Sakura's head and green charka appeared around her hand. Tsunade closed her eyes but soon she opened them smiling a small smile.
"Nothing too bad, my guess you are stressed and your body can only take so much before the result is what happen to you, fainting. I say take a couple of days off and rest and don't stress just relax and don't do a thing and you'll be all right again, I can check you again in few days to see you are all right"
Sakura looked down on her hands. Of course, Stress was the reason. And she had a lot of things to stress and worry about. The chunin exams are coming up and without knowing if Orochimaru will go after Sasuke or not and if sand and sound will attack under the final exam of the chuin made it worse. She can't relax any way in hell she would be able to do so.
Tsunade stood up and spoke few words with Minato before leaving the couple alone.
Minato moved so he sat closer to Sakura and caress her forehead.
Sakura sighed and looked at Minato who watched her.
"Relax Sakura, I can see you are tense, just let go of everything"
Sakura closed her eyes trying to relax, while Minato caress her face, it did work. She was getting more and more tired and soon enough she were asleep.
Minato put the blanket over Sakura, and stood up; knowing Naruto would come home anytime it was about time to make something to eat.
Minato closed carefully the door to the bedroom shut and walked down to the kitchen.
Not too long Naruto, Sasuke and Saki come in.
"Hey, dads are you home now?!" Naruto asked shocked. Minato at this time would be at his office not home.
Minato smiled and ruffled Naruto's hair.
"Well today I'm home, your mother aren't feeling well right now so she is resting so would you three help me to cook something to eat?"
"Sure why not?" Naruto said, Sasuke shrugged and nodded and Saki smiled but was worried.
"Is it serious about Sakura-San not being well?"
Minato shake his head
"No, not too bad, Tsunade have been here and checked her. Just few days rest and relaxing Sakura will be up again. Don't worry about her, she will be fine, you have bigger things to worry about"
"Yeah, the chunin exams, it's going to be so awesome, I thought Kakashi-sensei joked about it first." Naruto said grinning.
Minato chuckled and shake his head.
"What did you think he was joking about it?"
Naruto grinned "Well it's Kakashi-sensei, say something he wouldn't do"
"True but you can thank Obito for that" Minato said.
"Should have known it was Obito" Sasuke muttered, serious his cousin could be annoying but then again Kakashi being late all the time he was used to it.
"Wait? So it's Obito's fault that Kakashi-sensei is always late?" Naruto asked.
"Yep, it is" Minato said started doing the dinner.
"So that means we're going to prank both Kakashi and Obito" Naruto exclaimed smirking.
Minato looked at his son and his friends a bit worry what they would do.
"Should I be worried what you are planning?"
"At the sounds of it you should start worry about your former students Minato" Iranian said who come into the kitchen.
"Pervert-sage where did you came from?!" Naruto asked taken by surprise that his godfather was there.
"Well brat. I came through the door, I knocked but none answer so I just walked in and hear you three are planning to prank Kakashi and Obito"
"Sensei, please would you mind stop calling my son 'brat'?" Minato asked turned from the food at the stove and looked at Jiraiya.
"Why? It's not that Naruto take offense of it"
"No, but I'm afraid that Sakura might do when she hear you calling her son a brat"
"Speaking of your wife, where is she? She would hit me over the head by now" Jiraiya looking around but saw no Sakura.
"She is resting; she's not well right now and has to take it easy"
"Hey, pervert-sage! Guess what?! We are going to take the chunin exam" Naruto said exited.
Jiraiya looked up at Minato as if to get it confirmed.
"Really? Are you three ready for it then? The exam is very difficult to go through"
"Kakashi-sensei said we were ready so we must be ready then"
Minato nodded "well you three have done a lot of missions and training and I'm sure you'll do just fine"
Jiraiya smirked
"Confident that your son will pass?" Minato sighed smiled
"I know they will go far that's all I will say sensei"
Suddenly they heard someone coming towards the kitchen and in came Sakura.
"Thought I sensed weird presence in here, you are a little cocky to sneak into someone's house Jiraiya sweat dropped and become nervous
"Now please Sakura, I heard you wasn't well and you should take it easy and not stress or do anything which will make you stressed"
Sakura was about to raise her hand to smack Jiraiya when Minato spoke up.
"You should be in bed and rest Sakura" he said serious.
"Yeah, I should but I started to feel the smell of food, so I come down to make sure that you didn't burn the food"
Minato quickly went back to the food and make sure he didn't destroy their dinner.
Jiraiya become confused "Wait your cooking the dinner tonight Minato? I thought you couldn't cook"
Sakura and Saki giggled while Naruto and Sasuke snorted trying to not laugh.
Minato turned back and glared at Jiraiya
"For your information sensei, I can cook food"
Jiraiya raised his hands up in defense
"Sorry didn't mean to offense you Hokage-sama" Jiraiya said smirking.
"Whatever, anyway Naruto would you and your friends be so kind and get the table ready? The dinner is soon ready" Minato said.
"Okay, is Pervert-sage going to stay and eat?"
Jiraiya chuckled "Well depends on your parents if I am allowed to stay and eat"
"Of course you are sensei" Minato said rolling his eyes.
Soon enough the dinner was ready and everyone sat down to eat dinner together unaware of what tomorrow would bring.
Tomorrow when the Chunin exam would begin
TBC
Hey guys it have been a while since I updated this story. I hope you like it and to be honest I finally installed a spell and grammar checker on my computer, so I hope the grammar is little better at least I don't know, I'm bad seeing mistakes but the grammar checker went through the whole chapter but there might be some mistake I might miss I don't know. XD Next chapter is the beginning of the Chunin exam! Please R&R people. Oh and happy Christmas and happy New Year to you all!
