A/N: Sorry its been so long. I don't own Naruto!

Tell Us Something We Don't Know: Chapter 9

Chunin Exams; Foreign Ninja

?POV

"So this is the Leaf Village? It's bigger than the Sound, isn t it?" Kobe asked from beside me. "Of course, you idiot! The Sound is a newer village than the Leaf is!" Tamaki snapped from my other side. I sighed and glared at them both,"We need to be quiet." They fell silent. I jumped down from the trees and walked forward, my incompetent teammates following. We walked through the gates up to the post. "We're here for the Chunin Exams," Kobe said. I took out our passes and kept my head down as I handed them to the guards. They nodded, "Most foreign ninjas are staying at the Blossom Inn." We nodded and left. "So what are we going to do until the Exams start, Zen'ya?" Tamaki asked stepping forward. "Scope the village Remember, we're on a mission," I said walking towards the Inn.

Himeko s POV

I yawned as I sat up in the tree above the training field. "Red one," Naga stated leaning against the tree. "Blue," Yochimu called out from the middle of the field with a bluebird on his finger. A small little purple and green bird hovered in front of my face, "Purple, green one." It landed on my shoulder and started to gnaw on my hair. "Orange one," Myouri said walking into the clearing, "Am I late?" "Not too terribly. Not as bad as Scarecrow," I answered. She sighed,"It's his fault I was late at all he knows my weakness. Anyways! I have news guys." Myouri jumped up into my tree and sat next to me. "What's that Myouri-sensei?" Yochimu asked walking up to the tree to sit on the branch next to ours. Naga jumped up into the air, his eyes changing slightly. "Well, I've signed you guys up for the Chunin Exams. I think you guys will do rather well. But before I dismiss you, I have a secret present for you," Myouri said, dropping to the ground. The little birds that had stayed with us fluttered down to her. We followed suit. "Ok guys! Hold out your wrists," Myouri said smiling. We looked at each other then held our wrists out. The little birds landed on our arms and quickly cut off my wrist band and Yochimu and Naga s bandages. "Hey!" I squeaked out. The little purple and green bird hopped to my wrist and bit me (is it really even biting?). Blood from the two small puncture wounds welled up. The bird dipped its wing tips into the blood then placed one tip right below the base of my palm and the other to the side of my wrist. Within a few seconds there was a purple and green sparrow tattoo on my wrist.

Naga had a red sparrow tattoo on his end and Yochimu had a blue one. I blinked at my wrist. "What just happened?" Naga asked. "You just received your first summons," Myouri answered. She moved the top of her dress a little to reveal a gold sparrow tattoo. "They're Demon Sparrows. This is my present to you guys for making it this far," Myouri said with a smile. I stared at my wrist for a second then heard a voice in my head, "Hey. Can you hear me?" I jumped along with Naga and Yochimu. 'Hello?' I answered in my head. "So you can hear me! My name is Nienogu. I am the Demon Sparrow you contracted with, Demon Princess," the voice said "Ni ..Nienogu?" I asked aloud. There was a small flash of fire on my wrist and then the tattoo came to life. The two colored Demon Sparrow fluttered in front of my face. "Nice to meet ya, Himeko-sama!" the bird said in a chipper voice. I blinked as Naga and Yochimu summoned their own sparrows. "Rutenma?" Naga said confusion barely showing. "Ao-Suzurue?" Yochina asked thoughtfully. Rutenma bursts forth from a small whirlwind while Ao-Suzume crumbled through Yochimu s skin. "These three are now your summons. For the next day until the Chunin Exams I want you to train with them. And with each other if you can. Here are the forms, you guys have to be at the academy in room 301, the day after tomorrow at 4:00," Myouri explained. We nodded. "Okay! Go to the mission room and get a quick C ranked mission. After that you guys are through," Myouri said happily before disappearing in a puff of smoke. I sighed as Nienogu landed on my shoulder, "Lets head out you guys." Naga stretched as his sparrow flew around him as if it was chasing something. Yochimu ran a hand through his bangs as his sparrow landed on his head. The entire way to the academy we didn't talk. To me it was an awkward silence. I was still confused about Yochimu knowing who I am and finding out who Naga is. 'I don't know how I feel about him' I thought to myself. "Maybe you like him!" Nienogu said in a chipper voice. My head snapped over to her, "Shut up Nienogu!" She giggled, "Don t worry! You are the only one who can understand me." I looked over at Naga and Yochimu, "What did she say?" Naga looked over at me like I was crazy. Yochimu answered me,"She squeaked." I sighed and looked at her. "Told ya so!"

"Thank you so much miss! I've been waiting on this waiver," the woman said happily. I smiled at her. We walked away from the house, a heavy air around us. "All these families. Because they were supported by a ninja family member that s dead now. They have no way to support themselves. It s so sad, and unfair." I said looking down. "Life's unfair. It's just how the world is." Naga said his face showing no emotions. I glared at his back, "Doesn't mean you have to be such an ass. Show some humanity." "Why should I? No one's ever shown me any. Let's go, we're done with this mission," he replied. I looked down as we walked back to the academy, 'What about me?'

Naga's POV

"No, you guys go ahead. I m gonna go hang out with Hinata," Himeko said with a fake smile. I watched her walk away from us. "She's not very happy," Yochimu said with concern. I nodded and turned the other way heading towards the center of the village. 'I wonder why she's so upset' Angel popped up next to Rutenma, "Maybe it's because of what you said. She's still confused about ya'll's past. What you said didn't help." I looked down, 'You're probably right, damn!' As Yochimu and I walked past the bookstore a girl with purple hair and a pile of books in her arms ran into me, knocking both of us down. Yochimu was laughing at me because he knew it was going to happen. "Oh! I'm so sorry." the girl said quietly, getting to her knees and bowing towards me. I blinked, "Don't worry about it." She looked up and her eyes widened, a small blush came over her face. I stood up and offered her my hand as Yochimu picked up the girl's books. She slowly took my hand and I pulled her up. Yochimu smiled as he handed her her books. "Thank you," she said quietly, keeping her head down. Yochimu and I took in her appearance and slightly muscular build, "You're a ninja," Yochimu stated. She nodded. "You're not from this village. Are you here for the Chunin Exams?" I asked. She nodded, her blush becoming redder. "Are you okay?" I asked. She nodded and quietly ran off. We watched her go, "Well that wasn't strange." I sighed and we kept walking. "Where are we going?" Yochimu asked. "I wanted to get some more weights for my arms and legs," I answered. Yochimu nodded in understanding and we kept walking.

Kyoki's POV

"You ssshhhould kill thisssss brat," Kyoki. I sighed and shook my head, "She still talking to you?" Himeko asked walking beside me. I nodded, "Yes, princess. She's quite annoying. Are all demons like this?" She shook her head, "Not all of them." I sighed, "What were you doing before I ran into you?" "I was looking for Hinata, but she's training," she answered. I nodded my head as we turned the corner and was greeted with the sight of two foreign ninjas. They were talking quietly when Konohamaru ran into him. "That's gotta smart!" the boy dressed in black with face paint said. Naruto was not but ten feet away, "Konohamaru!" "Unnnh" Konohamaru groaned as the boy picked him up. "That hurt, snotface!" the boy said. The girl with four blonde pony tails sighed, "Knock it off. You re gonna get it as it is!" I stared at the boy and glanced at Himeko. She was fuming. "Put him down, you big ape!" Naruto yelled. The older boy smiled over at Naruto, "I just want to play with him a little while we re waiting for the nuisance to get here!" "Oww!" Konohamaru yelled out as the boy shook him slightly. "You!" Naruto yelled, attacking head on. Himeko turned to me as Naruto was thrown back, "We can t just stand here." I nodded my understanding. She turned and dashed forward, faster than Naruto did. The boy noticed her as he was speaking to Naruto, "What a wimp! Is that the best Konoha s genin can do?" Himeko smirked as she drew closer, about two feet away the boy tried to punch her, she ducked and slid under him, and I lunged. I kicked, he dropped Konoharamu and growled. Konoharamu scurried over to the others as the boy turned and grabbed the hand the Himeko attempted to punch him with. Her eyes widened as he reached around and grabbed her braids. He yanked her around and she cursed him. "Himeko!" I yelled, my eyes widening. "Meko! Hey! You in the black pig suit! Release her now and I'll go easy on you, goon!" Naruto yelled, mad beyond belief. I glared at the boy as Sakura held Naruto in a choke hold. "You're starting to annoy me!" The boy said.

I reached into my kunai pouch and started to pull out a shurinken. "First off, I'm allergic to shrimp! he said yanking Himeko's hair. She snarled at him and swiped her hand at him. "Bad enough that you're short little girl. You're disrespecting you elders! You make me want to kill her!" he said pulling out a kunai. "Meko!" Naruto yelled, pulling away from Sakura. I lifted the shurinken ready to throw it. "I... will not be held responsible for this." the girl said. "You-" Naruto yelled, his anger rising along with mine. "So, I'll finish this little girly shrimp... And move on to the jumbo shrimp over there," the boy said positioning the kunai to plunge it into Himeko. She glared up at him. "You're an idiot if you think you can kill me," she said calmly as Naruto ran forward, I sensed that the one boy from Naruto's team was up in the tree behind us. I adjusted my aim for the kunai as the boy threw a rock. The boy in black stumbled backwards letting go of both Himeko and the kunai. I let my shuriken fly and knock the kunai off course. The kunai fell into the ground, a foot from Himeko. She plucked both the kunai and the shuriken from the ground and stood up. She looked back up at Sasuke and nodded small thanks as he turned his eyes to the boy. "Tell me what are you guys doing in our village?" he asked. "It's Sasuke!" Sakura yelled. "So?" Himeko and Naruto asked as he stood next to her checking up on her. "Oh, look another little brat." The boy in black said. "Get lost," Sasuke answered. "Ooo how cool!" Konohamaru's friends and Sakura gushed. "Naruto you suck! I can't believe we looked up to you!" Konohamru said to Naruto. "Don't be stupid. I could have handled that loser if Sasuke hadn't butted in!" Naruto replied. "Riiight." I looked at Naruto sympathetically. "Come down, little squirrel!" the boy yelled up at Sasuke. I froze. "You feel him, yessss?" my residual demon asked. I looked up and over behind Sasuke. "Think you pretty smart, don't you?" the boy said.

I could see red hair on someone hanging upside down. "Tell me you're not planning to use the crow!" the girl yelled at the boy. "Kankuro! Don't!" a voice yelled out, "You're a disgrace to our entire village!" the red head showed himself. "Gaara-san," Himeko whispered next to me quietly. "G-Gaara..." The boy named Kankuro said. Sasuke was glaring at Gaara. "It annoys me that you'd lose control in a quarrel with children! Have you forgotten why we came here?" Gaara asked in his cool voice. "But Gaara .They started it! The little one slammed me!" Kankuro said. "Shut up or I'll kill you." Gaara stated. Kankuro shivered, "You re right. I was out of line." The girl smiled fearfully, "We're sorry okay Gaara? Really, really sorry!" Gaara looked over to Sasuke, "Sorry about my friends." In a whirl of sand Gaara was between the other foreign ninja. "I know we're a little early... But we didn't come here to play around," Gaara said to his teammates. "I swear it won't happen again." Kankuro answered. "Let's go," Gaara said turning away. "Wait!" Sakura yelled. They turned back. I glanced at Sakura then back to Gaara. "Yes?" Gaara asked. "According to your headbands, you three come from the village hidden in the sand. Your country is one of Konoha's allies. But according to our treaty, your ninja are not permitted to cross the border without authorization. State your business! We can't just let you go your merry way!" Sakura said with a sudden confidence. Himeko spoke up, "They wouldn't have gotten in if they didn't have a legitimate reason, Sakura." "Ever heard of the old saying about it being darkest at the base of the brightest lighthouse?" the girl said showing her travel papers, "Weren't you informed?" The others were quiet. Himeko stepped forward, "You're here to take the Chunin Exams, correct?" The girl nodded. "As you guessed, that's what we're here for, and we're from the Hidden Sand Village." Naruto gave a confused face, "What's the Chunin Exams?" Himeko sighed and looked over to me ignoring the girl as she explained to the others. "How do you know that boy, Gaara?" I asked curiously. "I know all three of them. As demon princess, at a very young age I had to meet all meaningful demons. Including the Jinchuriki. Gaara and Naruto are both such people. Naruto holds the Kyuubi and Gaara holds Shuukaku. I never met Naruto until I moved here. I know Gaara, Kankuro, and Temari. I visited their village." She answered quietly. "Listen, you! When you ask someone a question, it s considered good manners to listen to their answer!" Temari yelled at Naruto. Sasuke jumped from his spot in the tree and landed in front of Sakura. "Hey! You there! What s your name?" "Huh? W-who me?" Temari asked, blushing. "No! I was talking to the spook beside you," Sasuke answered. Gaara stared at him, "Gaara of the Desert, at your service. And you are?" Sasuke smirked, "Uchina Sasuke." Gaara nodded then turned to Himeko and I, "And you two?" I blinked, "I'm Kyoki." Himeko looked Gaara in the eye, "Izou Himeko." All three of the Sand Ninja's eyes widened. Then Naruto burst forward, "Hey! Hey! Don't you want to know my name?" "No. Let's go," Gaara said.

Sound Team's POV

"Sasuke! I ain't gonna take this" the blonde yelled, "Where do you get off sticking your nose in?" "What do you think? None of them are of any importance except the Konoha raven-hair, the spook from the sand, the red head princess, and Kyoki. Keep an eye on them."

Himeko's POV

I sighed as I looked at Nienogu,"So, I know you have fire type chakra. What else is there?" Nienogu looked up,"Um...we have psychic abilities." I blinked,"Really?" She nodded. I smirked and took in her strange eyes, pure black except for a red leaf symbol. "Ok, let's try it!" I said to her. She nodded and fluttered in front of my face, "I'm not exactly sure how this works. But here goes nothin'!" She took a breath and her eyes turned white with green leaf symbols,"Niiiii~" My vision halfed, I could see in front of me but also myself, as if from Nienogu's eyes. "Second sight," she whispered. "Whoa! What about telepathy?" I asked. "I don't know..." she answered as a boy with silver hair walked by. "Try it on him," I said. She sighed and turned to the boy,"Niiii~ Mind invasioin." I blinked as foreign thoughts entered my mind,"Kobe, don't mess this up. Kobe, don't mention the mission. Kobe, don't do this, Kobe don't do that! Give me a break Zen'ya! I don't mess up every mission..." "So I guess his name is Kobe," Nienogu said. I nodded,"Heeeey, could you communicate back and forth with the others?" Nienogu looked thoughtful,"Hold on..." She landed on my shoulder letting her eyes transform back. Then the leaf turned purple while the rest turned green, then it all turned pure white,"Niiii~" I blinked and my vision seemed to brighten. 'Ru? Rutenma?' I heard in my head. "Eh? Nienogu?" something answered. "It worked!" Nienogu squawked happily. "Rutenma...what's going on?" I heard Naga's voice in my head ask. "Telepathy," both Nienogu and Rutenma answered. 'Naga... Let Yochimu know, I have to do something,' I said looking at Nienogu, giving her the signal to stop.

I sighed as I came upon the academy, Naga and Yochimu standing outside with Sasuke and Sakura. "Hey guys!" I said, smiling. "Hn," both Sasuke and Naga answered, then glared at each other. "Hi Himeko," Sakura said politely. "Hey Himeko, got your paper?" Yochimu asked. I nodded,"Yeah, let's go." Naga and Yochimu nodded, following me inside. When we reached the second floor we were met by the sight of a boy in green getting kicked back. "Is someone as talentless as you really planning to take the chunin exams? Why bother?" the boy, who kicked the green clad one, said,"Bunch of wet-behind-the-ears snotnoses!" "You said it," the boy next to him exclaimed. "Please...we're begging you...let us in," Ten Ten said. 'Ten Ten is taking the exam?' I asked myself,'that must be her team.' I turned to Naga and Yochimu,"We're still on the second floor right?" They nodded,"Yeah. So that's not room 301. Let's just go around." I nodded and followed them. I saw Ten Ten get knocked down next to her teammate,"Why is she acting so weak?" A few minutes later when we reached the third floor we met up with the green clad boywho was on Ten Ten's team. "Hello!" he said chipperly. I waved as Naga and Yochimu nodded. "I'm Rock Lee. You are Himeko, correct?" he asked. I nodded. "What's it to you?" Naga asked stepping forward. 'He's been like that since...that night' "Nothing much. Ten Ten, my teammate, speaks highly of you," he answered.

I smiled,"Oh! Yes, Ten Ten has told me about you! It was nice to meet you, but we would like to get to the exam room." "Of course! I was waiting on the Uchiha anyways," he said. We nodded and kept walking. When we made it to the door of room 301, Kakashi and Myouri were standing outside. "Kakashi? Myouri-sensei?" I asked. Naga and Yochimu seemed as confused as I was. "Hey guys!" Myouri said excitedly. I blinked. "Why are you guys up her?" Youchimu asked. "Well I'm here for you guys!" Myouri exclaimed as she grabbed all three of us into a hug,"I'm so proooud! My first team! Already taking the chunin exams!" "Get her off! Get her off!" Naga yelled, struggling against Myouri. "Myouri-senseiiii!" Yochimu exclaimed, also struggling. I just giggled,"What about you Kakashi?" "For my own team of course. I want to make sure Sakura comes. Only teams of three," he answered. I blinked,"Wow...well then." Myouri let go of us,"Ok, guys, you're all ready! Go shead and head in, be careful." We nodded and turned to the double doors. Kakashi stopped me before we could enter,"Himeko, I'm proud of you as well, good luck." Kakashi gave me a quick hug and let us enter. We entered into a classroom full of other genins from many villages. I looked around as everyone glared at us. "Ah! Hinata!" I exclaimed glomping my best girlfirend. "Oh! Himeko-san...It's nice to see you," she said quietly, smiling. I pouted as the guys greeted each other,"Aw. Hinata, I told you not to call me that, call me Himeko!" She giggled,"I'm sorry Himeko." I smiled, Hinata isn't really all that shy she just acts that way when she knows Naruto is around. About that time I heard the doors opening and Naruto's voice ringing out,"Look out everybody, 'cause here we come!"

Yochimu's POV

I smirked as team seven came in, clearly shocked. "Oh look. It's that team. Idiots," KIba said from beside me. "Oh gods. Another fangirl," I said groaning. Himeko caught Naga's attention,"Looks like a cat-fight between Sakura and Ino." Naga's pulse increased slightly. 'Does he like one of them? He didn't react to team seven, but Ino... He likes Ino!' I stared laughing outloud,"That's priceless!" "Um...are you ok?" Kiba asked. "Really Naga? You like her?" I asked. I felt his heated gaze on me,"Shut it, Kusa." My laughing doubled. Kiba sighed and decided to meet up with the rest of the rookie 12. "Hey! There you are!" Kiba yelled at them. "Uh...Hi...," Hinata said to the group. "Looks like the gang's all here," Kiba said smirking. "Including you... unfortunately!" Shikamaru retorted. "So... I guess all four of this year's newbie trios decided to apply, hunh?" Kiba said walking forward. "I wonder far we'll all get," Himeko said thoughtfully. Kiba turned to Sasuke,"What do you think... Sasuke?" Sasuke smirked,"Trying to psych us by acting cool, Kiba?" "Who's acting? The way we've trained, no way can you beat us," Kiba chuckled. "Oh, shut up! You guys won't even beat me, much less Sasuke!" Naruto yelled. "I-I'm sorry, Naruto... Kiba didn't mean that the way it sounded..." Hinata stuttered. I put my hand on her shoulder,"Don't worry about them. They're both a little head strong." She sighed and nodded. Naruto turned to us,"Hunh?" "Would you guys... do us all a favor and just shut up?" a voice said from behind us. We turned to "see" a boy with white hair and glasses. "You four gangs of would-be hotshots are all genin, right? All wet-behind-the-ears and runny-nosed! This isn't a school field trip, you know," he said. Himeko stepped forward,"And you would be?" "Name's Kabuto. So what? You kids need to open your eyes," he replied. "Why?" Sakura asked looking behind her. Everyone but my team became nervous suddenly, and I could feel the heated glares of the ninjas. "Watch out for the group behind you. They're Amagakure, those-who-hide-in-the-rain, and they've got very short fuses," Kabuto said. "Oh," Sakura said nervously. "Everyone's on edge, waiting to take the exam. I wanted to give you a heads-up before someone snaps and beats the crap out of you," Kabuto said with a smirk in his voice. "I wish they would," Naga scoffed quietly.

"But it's probably unavoidable. Like all rookies, you think you already know everything. I remember what it was like," Kabuto said. I stood in-between Naga and Himeko,"I don't like this guy. He acts as if he knows everything about us." They nodded, not liking him either. "I don't trust him. Seems like a snake to me," Himeko said. I tuned back into what Kabuto was saying,"Cut, okay... The least I can do is give you sweet little babies some vital intelligence on what you're in for..." he pulled out some cards,"with these shinobi skill cards." "Shinobi skill cards?" Sakura asked. "To put it simply, they contain information about the skills we use, transformed into symbols and burned into the cards using chakras. It took me four years to collect all the intelligence needed for this exam. In all, there are almost 200 cards. They look blank, don't they? The only way you can read the data on the cards..." Kabuto started to mess with the cards on the floor. "What's he doing?" Ino asked. I felt Naga twitch next to me. I snickered. "Is by using my own personal chakra. Each set is linked to it's possessor, for example, cards like this one..." Kabuto continued. "It's some kind of combination map and bar graph, in three deminsions! What kind of intelligence is this?" Shikamaru asked. "It shows how many applicants each shinobi nation is sending to this session of the chunin exams," Kabuto explained. "Do you also have dossier cards? Cards for each individual applicant?" Sasuke asked. "Haha... Why someone here you have a particular interest in?" Kabuto asked,"I'll admit these are far from complete, but I've burned a set of dossier cards for the current pool of applicants..." I ignored the rest of what he was saying,' I could find out about that girl, the purpled haired one with the books.' Kabuto was showing Sasuke two cards, one was the boy from earlier, Rock Lee, and the other a red headed boy I believe. "Kabuto-san," I called out. "He looked up at me,"Yeah?" "Would you mind looking up Konoha team 11? Myouri cell 11. And another ninja, girl, purple hair and gold eyes." I could feel the rest of the rookie 12 staring at me.

"That's a bit more challenging. Here! Myouri cell 11, consists of Izou Himeko, Kusa Yochimu, and Naga. Completed several missions. No said ranks. That's all the information I have on this... wait... You're team 11. Why did you want to see your own team?" he asked. "To prove a point. I still want to know about that girl," I replied. "Fine. Her name is Zen'ya. Kasoukioku Zen'ya. One of the six ninjas from the sound. That's all I really have," he said. I nodded,'So her name is Zen'ya.' "Kohona, Suna, Ame, Kusa, Taki, Oto... This year every hidden village has sent outstanding junior-level genin here to compete. I don't know much about Oto, the Village Hidden in sound. It's part of a new, smal nation, so intelligence on it is lacking," Himeko was furious. I could feel it. 'He completely left out Rakkatsu.' "Every other competing village is well-respected, home to some formidably powerful shinobi..." "Anybody besides me suddenly feeling kind of outclassed?" Hinata asked. "What you're trying to tell us is...everyone here..." Sakura began. "Oh, yeah. They're all like Lee and Gaara. Elite, hand-picked shinobi, the best young ninja in the world." I sighed and took Himeko's hand, trying to calm her down. Naga had also put his hand on her shoulder. We lead her away from the group. A minute later we heard Naruto yell out,"My name is Uzumaki Naruto! And none of you are gonna beat me!" Himeko sighed as she looked back at him. "Why are those Sound Nin attacking Kabuto? It's a good thing we left when we did," Naga said. "Would everybody please just shut up?"

Himeko's POV

There in front of us stood a of higher ranked ninja. The examiners. "Sorry to have kept you waiting. My name is Morino Ibiki. I'm the procter and cheif examiner for the first part of the exam," the man was scarred and wore his forhead procector as a bandana. Most of the genin were scared. Ibiki pointed to the back of the room,"You... The kids from the Sound Village! You can't carry on any way you please when the exam's about to start! Or do you want to be disquallified?" The one with fur on his back spoke up,"Sorry, sir... It's our first exam, and we got a little carried away." I rolled my eyes,'Oh, please.' "Is that so? Then it's high time someone laid down a few ground rules. From this point forward, there will be no more fighting without the express permission of the examining officer... And even if that permission is granted, anything that endangers another applicant's life is strictly forbidden. Any of you little piglets who break that rule are out. Disqualified. No second chances. Got that?" Ibiki asked. I blinked,'Well then.' "So this test is for little girly men?" one of the Sound team asked. The examiners sneered. "As you wish. The first part of the Exams is about to commence. Turn in your written applications, take one of these seating assignment cards and report directly to the seat indicated. When everyone's seated, we'll pass out the written part of the test," Ibiki said. Needless to say, we were all confused. And Naruto had to pretend to be the worse,"A-A PAPER TEST?" A few minutes later we were all sitting in our spots. I checked on where the rest of my team was. Naga sat three seats in front of me. He looked back, catching my eye, then turned to look a few seats down my row, Yochimu sat seven seats away on my right. "Papers face 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 will say this only once. Rule number one! Each one of you tarts out here with 10 points. The test has 10 questions, each worth one point. For each question you get wrong, we subtract a point from you. Get all 10 right, and you retain the 10 points you have. But if, for example, you answer three questions incorrectly, we take your 10 points... subtract one point for every wrong answer... and your total drops down to seven." "Rule number two... This written 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 cell. the object is for each team to have as few deductions as possible from it's joint 30-point total," Ibiki exlained.

I heard someone's head hit a desk. I looked over to see Sakura spring up with a red mark on her forhead,"W-WAIT A SECOND! The whole concept of the starting points and the deductions is hard enough to follow. But what is this 'team total' you're talking about?" "Did you not hear the part about 'no questions'? We have our reasons. Shut up and listen. You might learn something. This next bit is crucial. Rule number three: if, during the course of the exam, a candidate does anything out of the ordinary... in other words, anything that leads the proctors to determine that he or she has cheated, we subtract two points from each member of the cheater's team," Ibiki explained. 'Wouldn't normal people know not to cheat? And why just two points? Why not kick us out?' "Oh!" Sakura exclaimed. "Exactly! In all probability, some of you will run through your entire allowance of points during the test. If so, you'll be failed and asked to leave," Ibiki continued. One of the examiners spoke up,"I'll be looking over your shoulders when you least expect it." "If you let the proctors catch you cheating, you'll bring yourself and your friends down! If you aspire to become chunin... If you want to be the best shinobi you can be... Then you'd better acting like you already are!" Ibiki continued,"One more thing... If any individual loses all ten of his or her points, that person's entire cell, regardless of how the other two members do, will be disqualified!" I blinked,'Well damn, my teammates aren't the brightest crayons out there... they better pull through.' "You have one hour... starting... NOW!" I flipped my paper over and went to the first problem,'A cryptography? The hell? We didn't really go over this, I can only make out a few words.' I moved on until the tenth question,'Question number 10: This quetsion will not be provided until forty-five minutes into the exam. At that time, please answer the proctor's question to the best of your ability. Damn!' I glanced down at my wrist,'Nienogu? Could you get me the answers? I know it's cheating but... WAIT! That's it! The emphasis on cheating, two point deduction...' I smirked,'A test we can't possibly pass, ninja who started writing right at the begining. We cheat! Gathering info is the job of chunin, or some anyways.' Nienogu giggled,"I'll get the answers for you, Princess. Niiii~ Invasive Sight!" My vision split, one blank paper(mine) and one full of answers. I quickly started copying.

Naga's POV

I sighed as I stared at my blank paper,'I don't know how to answer these.' "Let me then!" Angel said popping up. He flew down the row a little bit and started calling out answers. I quickly wrote them down. "Rutenma? Naga?" I heard Himeko ask into my mind. I glanced down at my wrist to see a pair of red eyes with a black leaf. 'Himeko?' I asked. "Good! You're there. Do you have the answers?" she asked me. 'Yeah, I do. What about Yochimu? Have you checked on him?' "Not yet. Wanna help? I haven't talked to him this way yet," she said. I sighed,'Ok, Rutenma, contact Yochimu and Ao-suzume.' "Gotchya boss! Ruuuu~!" Rutenma answered,"Yo! Ao!" 'You there Yochimu?' I asked. "Yeah, sup?" Yochimu answered. "Got the answers?" Himeko asked. "Nope! Heh, I'm blind remember?" Yochimu answered. I heard Himeko sigh,"Yochimu. There's no need to be a smart ass!" I chuckled silently. Himeko then proceeded to give Yochimu the answers, I semi blocked them out, opting to watch the ninja around me. "Five times? Me? What prof do you have?" a guy stood up,"How could you possibly watch this many students at once?" The proctor he was yelling at disappeared and pinned him against the wall,"Listen up and listen good. We proctors are the elite. Even in a group as skilled as the one gathered here today, we are far and away the best. We miss nothing! You got that kids?" He moved closer to the genin,"You feel this? Well, I am as skilled as I am powerful." 'I like this guy,' I thought, forgetting about Youchimu and Himeko. "You woud. We're done. We have about three minutes left," Himeko said. "I'm worried abput this tenth question," Yochimu said. I sighed,'We'll pass, don't worry.' We severed our connection. I watched a guy in a black cat looking suit go to the bathroom. "Alright! Forty-five minutes have passed. get ready for the tenth question. And before we get to the tenth question itself... I'm adding one more new rule," Ibiki said. I glared at him,'Another rule?' I glanced over at Angel on my shoulder. "Don't worry about it Naga." I nodded as the guy came back from the bathroom. "Heh... looks like you're in luck," Ibiki said,"The time you've spent playing with dolls hasn't been completely wasted. Don't worry about it. Sit down." He turned and looked at us out of the corner of his eye,"Let me explain. This rule...is absolute. First...you must choose... whether to accept or reject the tenth question!"

A blonde with four pomytails spoke up,"Ch-choose? What happens if someone doesn't acccept the question?" "If you reject the question and don't even try to answer it, you'll lose all your points immediately and fail! And both your teammates will fail right along with you," Ibiki explained. "Say what?" "Then why would anyone choose to reject it?" some genin asked. "Because... f the other rule. If you try to answer the question, and you get it wrong... You will never be permitted to apply for the Chunin Exams again. Not ever," Ibiki said. "You can't be serious. That's ridiculous! There are ninja here who've sat for the Chunin Exams more than once already! We know there are!" Kiba yelled. "Heh heh... Just your rotten luck. I wasn't making rules in the past years. I am now. I've been up front with you. You can take a failing grade now, and try again later. Anyone who has doubts would be smart to reject the tenth question right now. Come back and reapply next year, and the year after that. Ready? Then let's bagin. Those who choose not to accept should raise their hands. Once their number has been confirmed, they will leave the room." Ibiki explained. 'This is risky... should one of us raise our hands? No. we've made it this far.' I glanced back at Yochimu, feeling my stare he nodded in my direction,'He's not gonna give up.' I looked behind me up at Himeko. She caught my eye and looked down at me. She rested her head on her hand in a bored manner. I smirked,'Should have known, she'd never give up.' Lots of teams ended up quiting before Naruto started to raise his hand. 'Why...why is Naruto raising his hand?' Naruto's hand slammed down,"Never underestimate me! I don't quit, and I won't run! I'l accept your stupid question! Even if I risk ending up a rookie for the rest of my life... I'll still become Lord Hokage, even if I can only make it by pure stubornness. I don't care! I'm not afraid of you!" I smirked,'Only Naruto.' "I'll ask you one last time. This is a decision that could affect the rest of your life. Quit now, while you still have the chance," Ibiki said. "I never go back on my word. That's... my shinobi way!" Naruto answered. 'Thanks to Naruto, no one else will quit. He'd make a good Hokage.' "Good call. So, everyone who is still here... You've just passed the first exam!"

A/N: Well there's chapter nine. If you havent yet read the Myouri Chronicles...it goes hand in hand with this.