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'inner kari in kari's mind'
"Inner Kari speaking through Kari to peeps."
Things that need emphasisKunoichi school
AN: don't ask how I got this idea…I just figured there had to be a special school for Kunoichi and I guess I was right in a way…plus I think this is a good way to show Kari's character at some point.
Mikoto wanted to meet Kari's guardian for a while and along with them she also invited Enoki who also wanted to meet her along with a few other people to welcome her to Konoha.
"Oba-san are you ok?" Kari asked. Her aunt was coughing.
"I'm not as young as I once was." The old woman took a strand of grey hair out of her eyes. Kari nodded. They passed by a group of girls, all of them glaring at Kari. When they were a little ways away Kari sneezed.
'I have a feeling I'm being plotted against…' Kari thought.
"What did you do to those girls?" her aunt asked.
"I don't remember doing anything to them Leiko-chan."
They were now at the door of the Uchiha compound. "Kari-chan, don't fidget."
"But it itches!" Before neither of them could speak again Mikoto opened the door.
"Welcome!" she let them in. "Kari-chan you look very nice."
Kari had been discretely trying to scratch her itch; she was wearing a brilliant blue kimono that had bright yellow flowers along the sleeves and chest with their petals falling downwards to the bottom. "Thanks."
"Kari-chan why don't you look for those 2 boys." Leiko spoke.
"They should be playing out back." Mikoto said.
Kari silently sighed "Alright…" she then left.
Mikoto then led Leiko to the terrace where there was a table with people already there.
Kari found Sasuke and Itachi plotting in the back yard. Their new experiment…does mentos and cola mix?"
"Kari-chan!" Sasuke ran over and gave Kari a hug.
"Just in time" Itachi held the mentos over the bottle. "Get cover!" He dropped it and they all dived in a bush. A 15ft high geyser of pop shot in the air.
"Wow! Lets do it again!" Sasuke yelled.
"Kari!! Sasuke!! Itachi!!" Mikoto called. The three reluctantly went over to the others. Kari went to sit by her aunt. She could see Enoki-sensei failing to keep in his laughter. She wished she could fail in trying not to hit him….the others at the table were identified as Mrs. Nara, Mrs. Akamichi, Mrs. Yamanaka, and Mrs. Noriyama. Fugaku was there also though it was against his will…
"Are you from the Hyuuga clan Toshikawa-san?" Mrs. Nara asked.
Leiko looked a little confused, Kari gestured to her eyes. "What? Oh no…I'm not, everyone from my village is born like this."
"Your niece isn't." Mrs. Akamichi pointed out while munching on a cookie.
"It's a birth defect, recessive genes, it happens every once in a while. "Kinda like a reverse albino, in fact Jiraiya-sama's mother came from the same place I did, but his father is from here, that's why his eyes aren't like mine…'
'Dude…I forgot about ero-oji-san…' Kari thought to herself. 'But yah know he isn't your uncle.' 'Yeah he's my great half uncle…'
"So Kari-chan, are you in the Kunoichi school?" Mrs. Yamanaka asked.
"No…" Kari said cautiously.
"You should enter her Leiko-san, there's no fees."
"I think it'd be a good idea." Enoki added.
"I work there, and we're almost full, I can register her." Mrs. Noriyama offered.
'Run!! Grab your aunt and lets get the hell out of here!!" 'For once I agree with you." Kari put on a small scowl.
"Kari-chan, you'd get to meet other girls. You wouldn't want to hang around me and the boys all the time would you?" Enoki asked.
'I'm going to kill you sensei…just you wait…screw other girls I'm already pissed with just the guys…'
"Now, now…lets let Kari-chan choose. She's the one who has to go." Mikoto spoke.
"I guess I'll go, but if I don't like it I'm leaving." Kari stated. Her aunt shook her head, that's her Kari alright. Kari reached across the table for the teapot and poured herself a cup. Sasuke was nestled in Mikoto's lap and he nabbed one of Kari's cookies. Itachi was standing behind Kari. Mrs. Nara noticed this.
"Those two make a cute couple, you're going to have some cute grandchildren Mikoto-san." Mrs. Nara spoke. Kari drank her tea in one gulp and began to choke on it.
"Smaller swallows child!" Leiko scolded half-heartedly. She almost choked on her own tea too.
"Yes…some refinement never hurt anyone, especially one who has the Uchiha Clan so interested in them." Mrs. Noriyama stated. Kari put on a scowl. She glanced at Itachi who was looking at her.
Kari let out a belch "Re-fine-ment? Oba-san what does that mean?" She knew but she wanted to tease everyone. Her aunt bowed her head in embarrasement.
'If they send her to that school, she'll either kill them or they'll kill her or maybe if fate is really cruel…they'll kill themselves.' Itachi grimly thought.
"The first day is tomorrow." Mrs. Noriyama left.
"Kari-chan, Itachi-nii lets go play!" Sasuke whined. Kari bowed and left. Itachi followed. During all this time Fugaku was looking for a chance to escape and this was it.
"Well…" he got up and began to walk away "I'm going to go hit the dusty trail…" and he walked out of the room. He learned a valuable lesson NEVER be honest when answering a "does this make me look fat?" question.
The next morning Kari got up for the first day. 'I'm doing this for the Uchihas.' Kari dressed in black windbreakers and a black tank top. She strapped on her shuriken pouch, which was also her CD player holder. Her aunt was at the table and Kari sat down.
"You look like you're going to a funeral." She commented.
"I am, my soul just died." Kari answered.
"Now, now it's not going to be that bad, it's only for 2 months and I met some of my greatest friends that way."
"Hn." Kari ate her breakfast, said her goodbyes and left. She walked over to the academy and to a classroom that was loaded with girls. She took a bench where no one was sitting. She was hit in the head with a wad of paper. Kari glared at the people behind her. She made an invisible barrier around herself and drifted off. A shriek woke her up, and she turned around to see a girl prying sticky paper off her face. An old woman walked into the room
"Settle down!" All the class looked alert except for Kari, she was out cold on her desk. The old woman rapped her ruler on the desk, she didn't even flinch, and then she saw the problem, she yanked off her headphones and Kari woke up instantly. "Now that I've got everyone's attention lets begin." Kari scowled. "I will be teaching you history now."
Half way through the lesson….
"Kunoichi are usually spies, messengers and observers. What they don't make up in body and strength they do in mind and wit. Some of the things that they had to do was seduce their enemy so they were vulnerable and killed them. Kunoichi were not allowed to fall in love with their targets and they did what they needed to get the mission done."
"Wait hold up! So you're saying that they were sluts and hoes?!" Kari spoke up.
"Such language!"
"Sorry mam, but were they? And would we have to do that?" Kari asked.
"Times are changing, there isn't the need to do that as much. In a way you could say they were now that I think about it. But it was for the common good and they didn't necessarily have sex either."
"What's sex?" Kari asked.
"Oh Kurenai-san, I leave them to you."
"HEY WAIT LADY YOU DIDN'T ANSWER MY QUESTION!!" but Kari was too late for the old lady was gone.
'How on earth did I get myself roped into this? Oh yeah, Asuma, Kakashi and Enoki…they will pay.' Kurenai thought to herself.
A girl raised her hand "Kurenai-sensei? She fell asleep again." She pointed at Kari.
'That must be Enoki's student, he said she'd be a bit of trouble.' Sure enough Kari was sawing logs. The student behind her prodded her awake. Kari turned to see Itachi's fanclub glaring at her so pretty much the whole class. The girl that prodded her awake came down to her and sat beside her. "Ok everyone ready? Good. One of a kunoichi's greatest assets is genjutsu. I'm supposed to teach you a few tricks. But…since we have a great age difference I want to see everyone's skill level." Kurenai explained and began taking students to test them.
"I'm Natsuko Mitsuaru." The girl spoke. She had medium strawberry blonde hair and hazel eyes.
"Kari Toshikawa." Kari smiled, but that was short lived as she was pushed roughly from behind. Kari angrily whirled around to see a tall blonde haired girl smirking at her and a posse of girls were behind her.
"You have violated the IFC's rules and conducts. For that you shall be punished." The blonde spoke.
"Since when would you work for the international film corporation? You're no where near pretty enough." Kari said.
Whatever they were expecting from her it wasn't that. "Such big words for such small vermin. We order you to stop being close to Itachi, stop being his friend and don't ever speak to him again."
"Here's my answer to that, go screw yourselves." Kari answered. Natsuko was shocked. No one had stuck up to them before.
"Kari Toshikawa." Kurenai called. Little did they know that she was watching. Kari hesitantly walked over. "Unleash your most powerful genjutsu."
Tiger horse monkey hare dog tiger DEMONIC ILLUSION: TREE BIND DEATHKurenai was impressed that Kari did her signature move, an 8 year old wouldn't have nearly enough chakra, either she was a genius or she was very dedicated, Kurenai decided to go with the second one. Kari was panting, she wasn't as effected as when she performed it the first time, or when she was in the forest only 6 months before. The class was silent then went back to its chatter. 'Hmm though she's the youngest she's one of the few that knows a good technique.' Kurenai sighed. "I heard what you said, you have to stay after class."
Kari scowled. "Fine." She went back to her seat to sit with Natsuko. "Are you part of the IFC?"
Natsuko shook her head. "No…I like…"
"Huh?" Kari asked. Natsuko whispered something in her ear "Oh, you like Kioshi?"
"Natsuko went red "Not so loud!"
Kari laughed, "I'll talk to him and find out who he likes if you want me to." Too often she was asked by her aunt to ask people about that sort of thing, she didn't really get why, boys were just too weird for her taste.
Natsuko nodded. She was about 11 and not much younger than Kioshi. When Kurenai was done testing everyone she was trying to teach them some techniques, with little to no progress. After her class was lunch and there Kari and Kurenai sat. They talked a little.
"I was forced against my will to come here too." Kurenai broke the silence.
"You were?" Kari asked.
Kurenai nodded. "Yeah Kakashi, Asuma and your sensei. Now I'm just trying to think of my revenge." Kari and Kurenai thought for a moment. "I can't really tell if you guys are improving on the stuff I teach unless we get some testers."
"Why not Kakashi, Asuma and Enoki-teme?" Kari asked.
"Yes that'll definitely work." Kurenai said. Kari's stomach rumbled. "You can go now, I'm hungry too." They both left and joined Natsuko under a tree.
Next lesson was etiquette and tea ceremonies
The one who taught etiquette and tea ceremonies was Mrs. Noriyama. "Sit straight, don't slouch." It was torture simply put. Kari's back felt like breaking in half. Natsuko was fine with it. "Chin up Toshikawa-san." Kari did. Mrs. Noriyama was targeting her more then the others because she was a friend of Itachi and he might someday show interest in her and that she may marry the heir of the Uchiha clan so it'd be in her best interests to go, or so her aunt said. The lesson went painfully slow.
They all had a surprise when they went to their music class. "Mikoto-chan!" Kari ran up to her. Natsuko hung back "What're you doing here?"
Mikoto had an amused smile on her face. I'm your sensei, I'm also spying on Itachi's fan club." She whispered and pointed to the IFC nervously trying to smarten themselves up. Mikoto then began her lesson. She handed them a slip of paper and told them to write what they wanted to play. Kari walked absentmindedly up to the dusty old harpsichord in the corner.
"Can I try this?" Kari asked. Mikoto nodded then assigned everyone else. She then played the shamisen, koto and the shakuachi flute then the harpsichord. They then learned about the notes and signs. Finally after a few more classes the day was over. Kari exited the academy with Natsuko to see Itachi and to both girls' surprise Kioshi waiting for her.
"This is natsuko-chan! And you know these two dunderheads." Kari chirped happily.
"See, it wasn't so bad, you made a friend." Kioshi answered.
"Are you kidding?!" I'm honestly going to kill the IFC. Hey where did Itchy-chan go?" Kari asked. Itachi was in the middle of a crowd of girls, he then ran and the others ran after him they finally lost he horde of girls.
"Well this is my house, see you all later." Natsuko left.
"My aunt said I could stay at your house for a week and Mikoto-chan said it was fine." Kari said to Itachi as they walked. "So Kioshi-kun do you have a crush on anyone?"
Kioshi went a little red. "Why should I tell you?"
"Cause there's no secrets between us. And I'm on a mission."
"Just so you'll shut up, it's Natsuko there happy?" He hissed in her ear.
"Very!" Kari answered. 'Phase 1 complete.'
'Why am I with dysfunctional people?' Itachi thought to himself.
Kioshi then stopped in front of the Hyuga manor. "Does she like me back?"
Kari only shrugged. "Ask her."
After the first week…
"Mikoto-chan! Do I have to go?" Kari moaned.
"Yes."
"But I don't wanna go Mikoto-chan…I wanna stay home and make onigiri with you!"
"But you should go. Natsuko won't have anyone there."
"When you put it that way…See ya Mikoto-chan! Bye Sasuke-kun!" Kari went out the door, and Itachi came with her.
"The Uchiha sweet rice cracker shop is open." He pointed out. They went inside, bought some sweets, said hello and were back on their way. "See ya." Itachi left her at the steps of the academy.
"Bye." Kari went in for her first class.
"Alright, last night's assignment was to compose a poem, let's start with Kari-san."
Kari took a breath "As I woke this morning when all sweet things are born, a robin perched upon my sill a sign of coming morn, the bird was young and sweet and…gay and sweetly did its thing, that in my heart joys of love it's spring-"
"That's so beautiful!" the teacher sighed.
"I'm not quite done." Kari said. "The bird sang for quite a while and stopped for a minute lull, I snuck up and pulled the window down and broke its freaking skull!" there was a shocked silence. Natsuko was the only one who laughed.
"Zero."
Later Kari and Natsuko were looking at plants for outdoor education. "Don't ever use these as toilet paper." Natsuko shuddered as she pointed at some poison oak.
Finally genjutsu class rolled around and Kurenai managed to get Kakashi, Asuma and to her great pleasure Enoki. "Alright class, these 3 gentlemen have volunteered to be guinea pigs to see if you've improved. I'll call you up 3 at a time and pair you up." After some time Kari was called and paired up with her sensei.
Rat
Leaved began to twirl around them both. "Kai!" enoki tried to cancel it. Kari threw in all her chakra and will power as her spell slowly began to fade, it began to sharpen and Enoki was pelted by toasters thrown by squirrels. She broke it panting.
"Pass." Kurenai said smiling. Enoki was huddled in a ball mumbling incoherent things. Kari nodded as she slipped into the warm clutches of sleep. At least her fall was soft. After some time Kari woke up on the couch in Kurenai's room looking into blood red orbs. "Thank kami you're awake."
"Hmm." She glanced at the clock. It was 10 to three. "I know what you're thinking, that you started me too high. Don't worry, I fainted the first time I perfected the other one, my aunt forbade me to use it and not even 2 days later I used it again.
Kurenai hesitantly nodded. "The last class is almost over, so you can leave. See you Monday."
"Yes." Kari left. She stepped outside and sat waiting for Natsuko 'she sure is taking her time.' Kari looked around and saw Natsuko but other girls surrounded her. Kari began to walk over to them.
"She's a good person so why don't you leave her alone?" Natsuko asked. There was silence then Natsuko cried out in pain. Kari ran and saw the IFC. Natsuko was trying to fend them off but there were too many. Kari aimed a kick at the girl who first struck Natsuko.
"Good, the brat's here. Now we'll teach her what happens when she doesn't listen." She rubbed the red mark on her shoulder.
"Yeah yeah whatever, Natsuko lets go eh?" Kari grabbed Natsuko's arm and began to walk away. The girl let out an enraged yell and began to run at them.
Kari POVAnother retarded attempt to beat me up; it's not worth my time, and Natsuko shouldn't suffer just cause she's with me. I definitely heard the enraged scream coming out and running, I knew she was coming to get me. The pounding of her feet stopped and it was silent, dead silent. Birds stopped singing and there were no more cheers coming from the other girls. Natsuko glanced at me curiously, confusion written all over her face, and she wasn't the only one.
A very scared and nervous voice broke this silence, it squeaked out "H-Hi Itachi-kun."
Normal POVItachi had his back to Kari and Natsuko. "Leave." Reluctantly all the girls left.
And from that point forward Kari's time at Kunoichi school was definitely a lot better.
END!!
THE THREE ASSES!
AN: don't ask how I got this idea either…but Baileigh helped me co-write it and it kinda goes hand in hand with never give a 6 year old sugar… so yes…lets get on with it.
11-year-old Kari woke up upon a sunny Saturday morning to her phone ringing. "Hello?" she groggily asked.
"Hello Kari-san, I have a question for you. Are you able to baby-sit today?" A woman's voice asked.
Kari held back a yawn "Yes I can, May I ask who's calling and what time I come over?"
"Yamanaka-san and would 12:30 be ok?" Mrs. Yamanaka asked.
"Yeah, see you then." Kari hung up. She looked at her clock that read 11:45. Kari slipped on some jeans and a black T-shirt saying 'TEENAGERS! Tired of being harassed by your stupid parents? ACT NOW! Move out, get a job and start paying your own bills while you still know everything.' She then did her morning routine, her aunt was at work so she pulled out a TV dinner "Nutritious and delicious." The clock now read 12:15. Kari stepped outside "Crap! I forgot where they lived!" Kari ran to the only place she could, Yamanaka flower shop.
"Good, just go to the house nextdoor." Mrs. Yamanaka said. "There's plenty of food in the fridge, feel free, we'll be back tomorrow."
Kari stepped inside to see Ino, Chouji and Shikamaru looking back at her "Uh…hi…"
"Hi!" Ino said happily back.
"This is so troublesome, we don't need a sitter." Shikamaru sighed.
"Food! Goddamnit I don't have more chips!" Chouji said.
"Names?" Kari asked. 'What is this? Children of the corn?'
"Ino."
"Shikamaru."
"Chouji."
"Ok. I know I'm not going to remember that, so you're fat ass." Kari pointed to Chouji. "You're lazy ass." She pointed at Shikamaru. "I don't think that all blondes are dumb and there's the off chance I might remember Ino but until I say otherwise you're smart ass." She sighed. "So lets watch TV."
"Yay!" ino yelled.
"I gotta move? This sucks." Shikamaru sighed.
"Can I have chips?" Chouji asked. Kari got a bag of chips.
"You better share fat ass. Ok so what do you want to watch?" Kari asked while grabbing the remote.
"Loonatics!" Ino said before the others.
"That's Sasuke's favourite show."
'That's why I watch it, but it's actually a cool show.' Ino thought to herself.
While watching loonatics….
"So smart ass who's your favourite character and why?" Kari asked.
"Tech. E Coyote cause his tail's so green and floofy!" Ino answered.
'I'm having a major case of Déjà vu…Looks like Sasuke's got a fan.' Kari thought 'i've always wondered why kids these days like this show-' "HOLY SHIT SHE HAS A BIG HEAD!! WHO THE FUCK'S THAT!??!" Kari pointed at Mastermind.
"You said bad words." Shikamaru informed.
Kari covered her mouth 'Goddamnit!' 'Good going smart one.' Kari sighed "Don't tell your parents and I'll take you out for icecream."
"So tech…can you tell us how you know little miss melon head?" Ace bunny asked. Everyone lauhed.
"It's funny cause it's true!" Ino said.
"This show is lame." Shikamaru said. Ino smacked him on the head.
"No it's not lazy ass!" She retorted.
"Ino! Don't say that word again!" Kari scolded.
"You say it."
"But that's cause I'm older. You're 6 and I'm 11…major difference. Plus if you don't say ass again, you get 2 scoops of ice cream. So lets all shut up and watch the show." They just saw how Mastermind got her head so large.
"Creepy and awkward!" Shikamaru said in a sing-song voice.
"She shouldn't hae been such a bad girl, then she would have stayed pretty." Ino commented. 'I wonder if Sasuke-kun is watching this?'
Sasuke sneezed 'someone's thinking about me…' he looked at the TV "HOLY SHIT HER HEAD'S ENORMOUS!! WHO THE HELL IS THAT??!!"
Itachi casted his brother a glance 'Kari's too much of an influence…'
Back at Ino's…
"Alright. It's time for a nap, then I'll take you all out for ice cream." Kari said. After they left "Hey! Blue collar TV is on!" after laughing at Jeff Foxworthy thoroughly verbally bash the looney tunes the 3 woke up. They were now on their way to the ice cream vendor. Ino was talking with Chouji about the many flavours of ice cream while Shikamaru was looking at the clouds while walking "You're going to hit a pole if you don't watch what's in front of you."
"As if I'll crash into a-" Shikamaru's sentence was cut short as he crashed into a pole and fell over.
'Ha ha! Do you see the irony in this situation!? What a putz!' Kari helped Shikamaru to his feet. "You alright?"
"Yah."
'Hahahahahahahaha!-' 'Shut up you cruel person.' 'You've got no sense of humour.' 'Ok it was a little funny.' They reached the vendor and bought ice cream. They sat on the stools there. 'I've never seen anything so empty.' Kari closed her wallet.
"Lets go to the park!" Ino chirped and so only Ino really enjoyed the park. Shikamaru watched clouds and Chouji sat beside Kari and began to complain.
After about 5 min of listening to him…
"If you think you're fat then do something about it fat-ass."
"I AM NOT FAT!!"
"Look at the cute little beer gut you got!" Kari cooed. Chouji got red. "Ok…first off…cut down to at least one bag of chips a day. 2. Get on that swing and pump those sausages as hard as you can! Go fatty go!" and so Chouji went on his swing. Shikamaru soon fell asleep and Ino and Kari were covered in flowers.
"I love daisies!" Ino sighed.
"What are these nice smelling ones?" Kari asked.
"Lilies."
"Cool."
They made it back to the house.
"Alright now it's bath time."
"AAAWWWW!-"
"No whining. Ino-chan do you want to go first?" Kari asked. Ino nodded. "Can you bathe by yourself?"
"My mom always helps." Ino answered. Kari got everything ready and was now waiting for Ino to finish in the tub.
"Need help washing your hair?" Kari asked. Ino nodded. Kari began to shampoo her hair.
"Do you know Sakura Haruno?" Ino asked.
"I've heard about her from Sasuke." Kari said. "Pink hair right?" Ino nodded. "Close your eyes and hold your breath." Kari gently dunked her head then put conditioner in it.
"Does Sasuke-kun ever talk about me?" Ino asked shyly.
"Sometimes. He says your smart but is creeeped out that you're everywhere he is." Kari answered. "Dunk." She dunked her head. She held out a towel and Ino stepped out. Kari wrapped the towel around her "BOYS!!" Ino went to her room. Kari got no response and so she went to the living room to see Shikamaru and Chouji watching an adult channel.
"My dad watches this channel when mom is not home and I'm supposed to be in bed." Chouji informed.
"What a dra-OH MY LORD!!" Shikamaru fell off the couch and Kari could clearly see what it was, a porn channel that had 2 gay guys. Kari snatched the remote and shut it off.
"Bath…now." Kari said in a deadly voice. They didn't dare say anything cause of the look on her face. They both jumped in and began to play. After she got them bathed and dressed they were in the living room. She gave them some fruit. "One TV show and then its bedtime."
"Rabbit food this is." Chouji mumbled.
"What?" Kari asked.
"Nothing."
Shikamaru picked the TV show, which was Scooby-doo. After that Kari got them to bed.
"Night guys." Kari said.
"Night." They answered. Kari went back to the living room and continued watching the comedy network until she finally fell asleep. She was woken up at around daybreak when Mr. and Mrs. Yamanaka. Came into the house followed by Mr and Mrs. Nara and Akamichi.
"Oh sorry for waking you up dear." Mrs. Yamanaka said.
"It's alright." Kari stretched.
"They weren't too much trouble?" Mrs. Nara asked.
"No." Kari said, at their disbelieving faces she added, "alright they were a little troublesome." They nodded.
"Here's your pay." Mrs. Yamanaka said handing Kari some money
"Thanks, well if you need a sitter, you know who to ask. Good bye." Kari said walking out the door.
END
THE CHUNNIN EXAMS
AN: well I always wondered what happened when Itachi took the chunnin exams and here's just my rendition…it may not be correct but I had fun writing it and hope that you enjoy reading it. It's because of this story that I took so long in updating; I had such a bad case of writer's block there so I did what I always did…listened to angry music…
Kari, Itachi and Kioshi were waiting at their training grounds, "He's late." Kari sighed leaning her head on the wood post behind her. She got no answer considering Itachi and Kioshi were sparring. Kari soon fell into a light dose. 'Those 2 have been fighting more than usual…' Kari was so out of it she didn't even notice Enoki arrive.
'Boys.' Enoki thought prying the 2 apart. 'They've been showing more animosity than usual.' He let the go and went to the only girl. 'She's improved the most out of these 3 in the last 2 years.' He gently woke her up. "Well, I have vouched you guys for the Chunnin exams."
"Wha?" Kari asked.
"I believe you guys are ready." Enoki answered. Everyone was silent.
'I…am I ready to take the exam?' 'Enoki-sensei says we're ready so we must be.' "Hell yeah! We'll kick some ass and become chunnin!"
"That's what I want to hear!" Enoki smiled. "Because it's tomorrow."
"T-Tomorrow?" Kari asked, all self-confidence she had before instantly vanishing.
"Yeah, you see…I forgot it was coming up and…" the temperature became very cold. He poofed away leaving 3 forms.
"GET BACK HERE YOU ASSHOLE!" Kari yelled.
"It's no use, we better train." Kioshi said. They did sparring, ninjutsu, genjutsu, set traps and weapons training. They were tired and all 3 of them were collapsed on the ground. They looked at the forms.
"You have to fill it out and go to the academy tomorrow by 2 o clock." Enoki said looking down at them, Kari scribbled it in and sat up. Kioshi and Itachi were asleep.
"I can't get those 2, they keep trying to beat eachother sensless."
"Their clans have a rivalry going on." Enoki said. "Lets go out for barbeque."
Everyone's attention rose at the word 'barbeque.' Itachi and Kioshi came out of a dead sleep. Kari tried to stand up but having used up all her chakra and energy she could barely stay up. Kioshi pulled her onto his back and began to carry her. Itachi had a grim look on his face. Kari peered intently over his shoulder as the restaurant came into sight.
"SURPRISE!" Everyone called as they stepped inside. Itachi's family, the other uchihas, Kioshi's family and other hyugas were there. Kari tried searching for her aunt and from the bottom of her heart searched for her other family members, knowing full well that they weren't there. Her face fell, she thought she saw someone that looked like her great uncle Jiraiya but he didn't look her way. Kioshi set her down to join his family. They all sat down and began to eat. Itachi was with his family and she saw Mikoto and Sasuke beckon her over.
'At least I have them if they didn't come.' Kari put on a fake smile and walked over. After dinner everybody got up and socialized. Kari quietly slunk back to a shadowed corner and watched as everyone had fun.
"Hey Enoki-san where's your other student? I see the 2 boys but where's the girl? Kioshi has told me much about her stealth." A hyuuga said.
"I'm not sure, I haven't seen her since we came in and if she doesn't want to be found she won't." Enoki answered. They were getting closer and Kari pushed herself against the wall. "She's not been herself lately." They passed.
"Hey bozu, what are you doing sitting on the ground?" A man sat down beside her.
"Jiraiya oji-san!" Kari hugged him. After she let go he gave her a drink. "Where's Leiko?"
Jiraiya scratched his head. "She's taken a turn for the worse, she's still alright though."
Kari nodded, "here I thought none of my family would come to see me."
Jiraya laughed "So that's why you were depressed? Enoki-san said you weren't yourself."
Kari sighed "That's one of my million reasons. But you probably don't want to hear my problems."
"Try me."
"Well my teammates keep trying to beat eachother senseless, Aunt Leiko hasn't been doing well, I'm tired of being the spare tire and holding my team behind…and….that's it." Kari finished lamely. 'I don't want to tell him about what my body has been doing…'
"I see, well forget all that! Everyone grows at their own pace! And me and my old teammate used to beat on eachother all the time."
Kari looked confused. "I thought Tsunade-sama was the one who used to beat on you."
Jiraiya coughed and was saved by an over excited Ebisu "Jiraiya-sama! What are you doing on the ground!? You can have my chair if you need to sit down! By the way have you seen Kari-san, she's disappeared."
Jiraiya stood up and looked at where Kari used to be, instead there was a doll. Jiraiya smirked as he grabbed the doll by the scruff and it changed back to Kari. "You mean her?"
"We found her!" Ebisu called.
"Geroff me Ero-oji-san!" Kari yelled. Jiraiya dropped her.
"And you aren't hiding anymore tonight, join in the festivities." Jiraiya said. Kari very reluctantly went with him and talked to people. About an hour later everyone began to disperse and the next morning met eachother on the way the academy. It was a silent trip. They stepped inside and saw a whole bunch of people of all sorts.
"What on earth?!" Kioshi exclaimed. Itachi had a look of similar surprise on his face as well.
"What?" Kari asked. People all around looked, scared, frustrated or confused.
"We're in a maze." Itachi stated.
"But the room door's over there." Kari pointed. Both of them gave her confused glances. 'They can't see it.' "Come on." she grabbed their hands and continued to drag them, two other teams followed. They braced themselves as they walked through a wall but it was nothing. They opened the door to see 10 other teams. One thing they all noticed was that almost all the teams had at least one girl except for a few that were all males like the 2 that followed them in. 'only girls can see the path…'
Very few other teams entered after them and when the clock struck 2 a scared shinobi locked the door and collected all the applications that were handed in. "Alright, sit in the desks. The first part of the exam is a written test. There is a test on each desk, cheating is forbidden and will disqualify your team if one of your members is caught, you have to have at least one correct answer to pass, you have 2 hours go."
Everyone began their test. 'How am I to know the exact angle of a shuriken thrown into a northwest wind at 10mph?!' 'Just put 360.' Kari found herself stumped at every question; she could feel her teammates worried glances at her back. So she just sat there for the first hour and then the second one she had an earbud in 1 ear and tried to discretely cheat. Others were caught before her and so far 3 out of 16 teams were disqualified.
"Time's up, now for the final question. This is designed to test seeing beneath the underneath. I'll say the riddle and you'll have 5 minutes to get the answer then if someone doesn't get it I'll randomly ask people. Get it wrong and you and your team…can never participate in the Chunnin exams again. You can drop out now if you wish. But if you get it right your team automatically passes, and the others have to hand in their tests. Since I'm feeling generous if someone answers it under 5 minutes everyone passes." He paused and 2 more teams dropped out. "The question is; name 3 consecutive days without using Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday."
It was silent and when 5 minutes passed and the proctor began to open his mouth Kari raised her hand. He nodded his head. "Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow."
"ahem, that is the answer, you all pass."
The next proctor entered the room "you're too easy on them Ibiki-san. That's twice as much as last year."
"This year's batch is exceptionally bright." Ibiki answered with a rare smile.
"Alright, everyone follow me." They followed the man out to an enclosed area. "Welcome to area #15 it's also called the point of no return. Now this is how it'll work, each of you will have a coloured flag, your objectives are to steal as many flags as possible while still keeping your own flag. While doing this you have to find the check point hidden in the forest. Once you reach the checkpoint you're done the task and cannot go back. Are you with me still?"
A girl raised her hand "Do flags could individually or is it how many the team has as a whole?"
"In a way it is both, you and your team collect flags but how many flags each individual has at the time of the debriefing of the next task effects how you're going to do." He paused and then continued "you'll have 72 hours to complete this task, you will be disqualified if any of your teammates die or are too injured to continue either by another team or by any of the little beasties in the forest, or if any of your teammates have lost all their flags, or if you haven't made it to the checkpoint in 3 days time. Any questions?" there were none. "Good now go to a booth and get your flag and other things."
Kari sighed, all she heard was blah blah blah but knowing her teammates they were absorbing every word. Itachi and Kioshi came up to her "we need to go to the booth." Kioshi informed. They walked up to one.
"Here's your flags, and a map for you to look over and return when you've had a good look, you're to go to gate 15." Unknown to the woman Itachi copied the map with his sharingan. He gave the map back and they went to gate 15.
"Aren't you 2 too young to participate in the exams?" the gate man asked Kari and Itachi.
"Our sensei nominated us, I think we can take it." Kari answered.
"It's your funeral." The man answered. They waited and they were let in the forest. The 3 walked in the forest. You could cut the tension with a knife. They had to keep quiet. They didn't see any signs of others. They set camp hours later.
Itachi drew out the map in the dirt, "I think that it'd be a good idea to head to the checkpoint and battle other teams as they get in our way." Itachi said.
Kioshi looked the map over and nodded. Kari nodded as well "Kari-chan, there's a stream nearby, could you get some water?"
Kari nodded and grabbed their canteens. They didn't say a word or move until she got back. She was smiling mischievously "what's so funny?" Itachi asked.
Kari threw 3 flags on the ground "You see, a team of girls were bathing further along and they were careless, I invited myself to their flags and some of their food, I don't steal personal possessions. Don't worry, I purified the water." Kari adjusted the flag on her waist.
"Clever girl." Kioshi mused her hair. So how did you get the answer for the test?"
"I was trying to remember what I ate yesterday, then it just clicked." Kari answered back. Kioshi just shook his head. Kari sat down with her back resting on a tree.
The next day they were running through the trees. Kioshi had his byakugan activated in front, Kari was behind him and Itachi was in the back. They ran for many an hour with no interference. They stopped in the early afternoon for a quick break.
"We are still a couple of kilometres from the checkpoint." Itachi informed.
"So how are we to split up the flags?" Kari asked.
"I have a slight idea about how the final round might work, so I'll have 3 flags, Itachi has 2 and you have one." Kioshi explained.
"Fine." Kari grumbled.
They then started again, the same positions they were in before. After about an hour in the treetops they spotted another group having a nap. The watch man also fell asleep. "They're all yours Kari-kun."
Kari sighed and hung in a tree upside down above the shinobi. Kari pulled one flag off, she dropped silently to the ground and pulled off the second one, then pulled out a black marker and was about to draw on the second man's head. Kioshi pulled out a laser pointer and shone it on the ground. Kari followed it, hypnotized. Kioshi shone it on the 3rd flag and Kari grabbed it. She then wrote something on one guy and followed the laser pointer back.
A few miles away they made camp for the night. In the morning…"Alright we each get one flag." Itachi said.
"Kari was munching on her rations. "Goodie." She grumbled the bags under her eyes could rival Itachi's.
"what's your problem?"
"The sun's not even up, and Kioshi broke his oath about the laser pointer and it was someone's bright idea to sleep in the trees!" Kari said. "I'll be picking slivers out of my ass till I'm 18."
"What's with you? You were never like this." Kioshi asked.
"I don't know what's wrong with me!" she moaned. 'There there…it's natural.' 'Its bumps to form on my chest?' 'uh…that'll be something to ask Mikoto when we get back.' They were waving hands in front of her face.
"I think she's entered puberty. Kioshi whispered. Itachi had no clue what that was so he just nodded acting like he knew it.
"Kari it's time to go." Itachi said.
They left and they were on their way to the checkpoint, which they made it around midday.
"You guys have a day to wait, your room is 2B." A man said.
A day later…
6 teams were all that made it. They were gathered in a meeting area very similar to the place everyone was gathered in the chunnin exams on Naruto except there was no computer or a man making the ram sign. The Hokage was there along with some other shinobi and noble men. The hokage stood up. "The last part of this years exam is going to be slightly different, normally we would allow you to have at least a week to prepare but we don't have that kind of time because of the war with cloud. We are going to have the final round here and now."
A man came around asking for names and how many flags they had. After he gathered his information he constructed a battle chart. "Look at this and see when you fight and who your opponent is." After everyone looked the guy took the guy took his chart back. "Those of you who aren't battling are to stand on the railing above."
Everyone except for the 1st 2 combatants went up to the top. "The rules are that the battle goes on until one of you accepts defeat, or dies or is too injured to continue. I as proctor can stop the battle at anytime to save more lives. Begin whenever you are ready."
The first battle along with the first round of battles went by fast as well. Kioshi, Itachi and Kari passed their first battle. Now there were 9 people left. The person showed the chart again. Kari was relieved that she wouldn't fight just yet; since there was one extra she would fight whoever won the 4th battle. She applied some healing chakra to a nasty cut across her cheek. Itachi and Kioshi won their battles and with a familiar feeling of dread…it was her turn.
She jumped from the railing and got a good look at her opponent. He was twice as tall and twice as wide as she was. 'Great, I have to fight shrek…' The proctor did his explaining and as soon as he finished Kari's opponent ran at her. He aimed a punch at her and she blocked it with her hand and used momentum to swing herself up and over behind him and aimed kick at his back. He picked himself up off the ground looking pissed. Kari got into a stance. He ran at her again aiming a punch, Kari ducked but the boy gave her an axe kick to the shoulder, she was sent to the ground and rolled away from a punch aimed at her. Kari shakily stood holding her shoulder 'It's dislocated…' and she forced her shoulder back into place with a loud series of cracks. He was at her again. Kari expertly dodged the series of punches and kicks while dishing out her own until a round house kick got her in the face and she was sent a little ways away. She put a hand to her face and winced, that'd form a nasty bruise.
"Come on Kari-kun get up!" Kioshi called.
Kari was temporarily disorientated and while she was still trying to get up the boy came again. He aimed a punch at her stomach and she just barely rolled out of the way and it just grazed her ribs. She got up and waited, panting slightly. "Come at me again, I dare you."
"I'll win and kill you." He answered.
Kari wiped some blood off her cheek. When he ran at her Kari poured some chakra on the blood in her hand and flicked it in his direction, it became hard and cut into him. While he was distracted she disappeared. Kari was hanging upside down on some railing high above the others. She was pulling out shuriken and kunai. She let go the same time he turned in her direction. He made clones as she began throwing the shuriken and kunai while hanging upside down and falling and turning to see everything around. As soon as she landed she got a punch in the stomach that sent her to the ground. The proctor stepped in before they boy could finish her off. Kari was gasping and then coughed up a lot of blood while wheezing in the breaks.
"This battle is over." He said.
Kari unsteadily stood up while wiping the blood from her mouth. 'Let me take over.' 'How will I know you won't do something completely retarded?' 'Trust me.' Kari reluctantly let her inner have control. Her head was bowed and her bangs covered her face. "Don't cancel the match."
The proctor looked at her then at the hokage who nodded. "You may continue but I will not be responsible if your life is taken."
"Good cause I don't plan on dying just yet." The only difference in Kari's appearance was a kanji on her forehead for spirit. She made handseals and she vanished, and her opponent couldn't move. "I would love to break you…but then I'd only sink to your level." Her voice whispered in his ear, she touched his shoulder and he fell down asleep. The killing intent radiating from her made everyone involuntarily shudder. She then retreated into Kari's mind and Kari shakily made her way to her team. Enoki was now there as well. They were all silent.
It was the third round now and Kari had just lost. The man now was passing out the fighting table again. When it reached them Kari gasped for there in the table, Itachi was to fight Kioshi. "I guess it had to be sometime when this would happen." Kioshi commented.
"I wouldn't have it any other way." Itachi responded.
"May the best man win."
Both were in the arena, everyone was tense and excited for a battle between an Uchiha and a Hyuga usually meant that it was going to be a good fight. Both stood there eyeing eachother and then finally they attacked.
Horse tiger
KATON: GOKYAKUU NO JUTSU
SUITON: BAKUSUI SHOHA (water release: exploding water shockwave.)
Fire met water in this enraging onslaught. Both dodged the attacks and went to hand-to-hand. Itachi moved with lightning quick speed and went on the attack. Kioshi blocked just as quickly, his byakugan was activated and he knew where Itachi was aiming for and he wouldn't let him have the opportunity. Itachi aimed a punch and Kioshi grabbed it and bent it in an odd angle. "why aren't you using the sharningan?" Kioshi asked.
"I don't need it." Itachi answered. Kioshi stepped up his game and went on the attack and was trying to disable his chakra points. Kari meanwhile was at a standstill, she wanted to show her support for her teammates but after careful thinking she decided it was best to just keep her mouth shut. Itachi blocked a kick from Kioshi and tried to do a round house but feinted and punched him in the stomach. Itachi then noticed that Kioshi disabled some of his minor chakra paths. Itachi turned on his sharingan, needing its powers to fight his formidable opponent. Both went for eachother at the same time both blocking eachothers moves then jumping apart doing a flurry of handseals.
Rat tiger dog ox hare tiger
KATON: HOUSENKA NO JUTSU (fire style: dragon fire tech.)
Kioshi stopped after doing his first two handseals and did his palm rotation and it deflected Itachi's fire attack. While Kiosh was distracted Itachi set up a couple of traps. They were now fighting hand-to-hand again and this time they weren't holding back. Soon both were bleeding and bruised. Itachi received a sharp blow to the jaw, as Kioshi got a kick in the gut. They broke apart and drew out Shuriken and kunai. They both threw them at the same time, some deflecting others, some harmlessly hitting the floor or wall and the combatants dodging the rest. Itachi picked up 2 kunai as well as Kioshi. They ran at eachother and began to scratch at anywhere they could reach. Some hit their mark or were expertly deflected and both combatants suddenly stopped fighting.
"What happened?" Kari asked.
"Watch." Enoki answered. Kari leaned over the rail, it was hard to see but it would explain why they weren't moving. Itachi had one kunai to Kioshi's jugular and another to his stomach. Kioshi had a kunai to Itachi's heart as well as over the great saphenious vein. The proctor came over.
"In the case of a tie both combatants are disqualified." The proctor answered. Itachi and Kioshi both relaxed then went off the field to where Kari and Enoki were, both looking disappointed that they couldn't beat the other. Kari began to heal them up.
'I never knew she had such capabilities at such a young age.' The hokage thought. After what felt like ages the final ceremony began. The hokage began to call out the names of people who passed the exam. Naturally Itachi and Kioshi were called up, they were good strategists, amazing fighters and generally good shinobi. "toshikawa Kari."
'huh?' Kari thought. She walked up and was presented with a chunnin's vest.
"We need more ninjas like you. Ibiki told me about you and the written part of the exam. That and not many medics have abilities like yours. Wear it with pride." He whispered.
Kari, Itachi and Kioshi and Enoki were walking down the street. "I have taught you all that I know, I have nothing further to teach you. I'm proud that I taught you all."
"What aren't you saying?" Kari asked.
"Well after you reach Chunnin level, you don't need a jounin instructor. You're on your own now. But…I have some Ryo left, lets have ice cream together before we part ways." Enoki said.
"Yeah." Kioshi said.
"Hm." Itachi said.
"YES ICE CREAM!! YOU'RE THE BEST ENOKI SENSEI!!"
END!
Yes this ends filler chapter numero 2 and I have a mission for you reviewers! Or actually 2 of them…you don't have to do them if you don't want to but it'd make me update faster. Mission #1 I need 4 reviews for this chapter!! And mission #2 is optional, my first story that I posted here has 99 reviews and one of my lifetime goals is to reach 100. You don't even have to read Hilarious beyblade stories…just post a review… this is 17 pages long…and it's one story less than the last one…that's insane…well yah…make an authouress really happy!!
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