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Naruto, the Shinigami-Shinobi Meister
Chapter 10: Chuunin exam, Act 1: Prologue, Paper test, and forest
Naruto got out of bed to get dressed for the day, while Tsubaki and Medusa left for their own rooms to do the same. Maka watched Medusa leave the room, her glare at the witch never fading. Naruto sighed at this, remembering how Maka reacted the first time she arrived, once she knew of Medusa living there.
(flashback-Maka's arrival)
It was a couple days after Naruto spoke with his Hisofu and Oji-san, and from what he was told, this would be about the time that Maka would arrive soon. The house was quiet for the most part, as Soul and the others were sleeping in. Hearing a knock at the door, Naruto suspected that it was his soon to be guest, as he left instructions with his Hisofu, so that the young woman would find the place. Opening the door, he saw the person that his Nii-san Soul would not shut up about.
She looked in her early 20's, wearing the clothes Soul described her in, adult sized. She also changed her hair style since she was a student at shibusen, going from two pig-tails, to a single ponytail that reminded Naruto of his classmate Ino. Her green eyes were the only thing from mistaking her for said classmate, besides the clothes.
Naruto spoke up, "You must be Maka-san, nice to meet you, please come in." he said this with a gentleman's bow, leading her in. Maka giggled at the show of chivalry, and walked in. Closing the door, Naruto said, "Please, have a seat on the couch, Shinigami-Hisofu told me you would be coming, and I have some tea prepared." Maka wasn't surprised at what Naruto called Lord Death, as she was already told of who he was, and was looking around the living room. She had to admit, he had a nice place, comfy couch, large screen TV, and that was to start.
While Naruto was in the kitchen making the tea, Maka heard someone walking down the stairs. Taking a look over the couch, her eyes widened, then narrowed at the woman walking down. Medusa, still in her nightgown, saw Naruto in the kitchen preparing some tea, and never saw Maka rushing at her till she was against the wall, scythe-blade at her throat.
'Damn, isn't this a little deja-vu' Medusa thought. She looked at the person who had her pinned, and and her eyes widened, not expecting Maka to be here. Said woman spoke up, saying, "What are you doing here you bitch, I thought you were dead and gone, guess I will get the chance to kill you for what you did." She raised her arm, blade at ready, Medusa closed her eyes, waiting for the strike that would surly end her life.
It never came, however, as Naruto blocked it with a blade of his own, getting between the two before it was too late. He spoke up, "Guess I should of explained a few things huh? Medusa is a guest in my house, past be damned. I will not tolerate such actions against someone I care about, and the only reason you're here at all is because Death-Hisofu requested that you come to help me train. I wonder how the hell Soul Nii-san put up with you as a partner if this is how you act, he said you were the rational one."
At the mention of her old partner, Maka backed off, as if Soul was here as well, then he trusted Medusa. Naruto, seeing this, explained how he met Soul and the others. Medusa was still blushing at what Naruto did and said. Maka, hearing what happened, asked, "I get why Soul-kun and the others would be here, but why is she allowed here?" pointing to Medusa as she stressed the word she.
Naruto answered, "Medusa-chan is a guest in my house, because she not only saved my life once, she did something I am eternally grateful for, she brought my mother back, when no one could find her." Seeing Maka's wide-eyed expression, he continued, "Medusa-chan went to find her after saving my life, I never thought my mother was even alive, but now she is in my life, and I only have Medusa-chan to thank for that."
Kushina, hearing the commotion, went downstairs to see the problem. When she heard what her son said about Medusa, she could tell he had a crush on her. She smiled, seeing Medusa blush at her son's words, glad that the feelings were mutual. She silently went back upstairs, seeing the problem resolving itself.
While Maka did not trust Medusa for her past actions, when she saw Crona in the house, she gave her a chance.
(flashback end)
'This is going to be such a pain. Once I'm downstairs, Maka will have a fit. I need to talk to Medusa-can about last night, and what she said' Naruto thought.
Leaving his room, he saw Maka leaning against the wall, still having a pissed off look in her eyes. Maka spoke up and said, "I know you and Tsubaki-chan have a relationship, and that kind of thing is normal, but MEDUSA!?" Slamming her hand against the wall so he couldn't get away, she continued, "I know you trust her, but that doesn't give you the right to sleep with two women at once, it's still cheating, no matter how you look at it."
Naruto had a look of relief on his face, as he thought the meister/weapon hybrid would yell at him for sleeping with Medusa because she still hated her, but she was doing it because she thought he was cheating on Tsubaki, while she was in the room.
Naruto spoke up and said, "You really don't know how things work in this village, do you?" Seeing her confused face, he continued, "There is a law in this village, that states when a clan has a few members left, the last male is allowed to multiple wives, to keep the bloodline of the clan from dying out. Now don't get me wrong, it does sound like a guy's dream come true, but I don't see it as such. I see it as a way that I can be with the women I love, without having to break their hearts. That includes Tsubaki-hime, Medusa-hime, and a few others. I won't say who they are yet, as I don't know if they feel the same way. Now if you will excuse, I have something to discuss with Medusa-hime."
Naruto then walked down the hall to Medusa's room, while Maka was still standing there, reflecting on what Naruto said to her.
(Medusa's room)
Naruto knocked on the door, Medusa, hearing this, said "Enter" When he did so, he saw that she was in the nightgown from last night, Naruto blushed at the memory. Naruto spoke up, breaking the silence, "Did, did you mean what you said, when you said you loved me?"
Medusa blushed a heavy red, and looked down, her hair not in it's usual style yet. She spoke up, saying, "Yes, I did, when we met that night, it was interest, after I left the snake to watch over you, after seeing you grow, my feelings grew as well, I just couldn't help it. I, I was afraid you-" she was cut off, as Naruto had approached her while she spoke. He lifted her chin, looked directly into her eyes, and said, "You shouldn't be afraid, as I said, I care about you, and I even, may be in love with you as well." and with that said, he kissed her, in a loving and tender manner, one that he felt was appropriate, with his arms around her waist.
Medusa melted into the kiss, understanding the emotion behind it. It was, reassuring to her. She wrapped her arms around his neck, drawing him in. Maka watched the whole scene from the door, the couple in front of her having no idea, them being lost in each other.
Maka left the doorway, not wanting to intrude on the intimate moment.
Naruto and Medusa separated, both out of breath. They each had a blush on their face, Naruto spoke up, his hand back to lifting her chin, "Now do you see, I can understand, you must have felt fear of being rejected, I know it all to well, I was afraid that Tsubaki-hime would do the same when I told her, and now you as well. Your not alone, all of us here trust you, your past means nothing now. Perk up, where was the Medusa I knew, the strong sensual woman I fell for?"
Medusa blushed further at how he described her, but still perked up, smiling. Naruto seeing this said, "Come on, you still need to get dressed, and I have to grab some breakfast, and pick up Hinata-chan. We'll talk more with Tsubaki-hime about this later, alright, Medusa-hime?"
Seeing her nod her head, Naruto left the room, closing the door behind him, pausing, he said, "I hope you believe me now Maka." and continued downstairs. Maka came out from the corner, felling sorry for distrusting him.
(Time skip, Hyuuga estate)
Naruto and Ryu were walking to the estate, as Naruto lived near Hinata, they agreed to Naruto coming every morning to pick her up at the compound, and they would walk to the team meeting together. Ryu walked along, as he was part of their squad now, he still had two more souls to eat, the 99th kishin, and the witch soul. As they arrived at the estate, the guards let them in without a problem.
The duo were waiting for Hinata, when someone was running down the hall. Naruto was lucky, as he heard ahead of time, and could move out the way. Ryu was not so lucky, as the female, as proven by the sound made at the collision, crashed into him, it resulted with Ryu on top of the female, who when Naruto got a good look, showed to be Hinata's younger sister, Hanabi. The eleven year old's were blushing a deep red, while Hinata and Naruto were laughing at the scene. Hinata was looking for her sister when she saw the scene. After apologies were said, the trio left a still blushing Hanabi behind.
(Training ground 8)
The trio arrived at the training ground earlier then expected. Seeing as they had time to kill, Ryu ate the last kishin soul, but waited for their sensei to arrive before eating the witch soul. Shino was observing some bugs in the area. Naruto and Hinata relaxed at a nearby tree.
Kurenai arrived at the training ground a few minutes later. She called her squad over so she could tell them about the mission. As she was about to, Ryu spoke up, "Kurenai-sensei, before we get to the crappy d-rank, I have something to say. You all know of my weapon blood, correct?" Seeing them nod, he continued, "Well, you all know that I have to collect 99 kishin souls, and 1 witch soul. That would make me a death-scythe. I was waiting for the entire team to arrive before I ate the witch soul. Now that you are all here, well here goes, bottoms up." Then Ryu devoured the witch soul.
Naruto, hearing how it worked from Maka and Soul, told everyone to stand back a little, as they did so, a wind picked up around Ryu, and large blades came out of his back, arms, and legs. As the wind died down, the blades receded. Ryu had a smirk on his face, feeling stronger already.
Kurenai spoke up and said, "With that all said and done, let's report for our mission. Then we will do some training to improve the skills we have all ready.
(One crappy d-rank later)
Kurenai looked up and saw a hawk flying over head. She thought, 'So it's time for that again I see' She looked at her squad and said, "That's enough for now, meet me here same time tomorrow. Dismissed." At that she shushined away, Shino heading for home, while Ryu and Naruto walked Hinata home.
(Chuunin exam nomination meeting)
Hiruzen sat in his seat at the meeting room, Iruka sitting next to him as usual. Various jonin were gathered, Kakashi, Kurenai, and Asuma were there as well ready to nominate their teams, Anko was standing in the corner, as she never had a team to start with. Hiruzen spoke up, getting the meeting underway, "As you all know, the chuunin exam is a week away, any jonin wishing to nominate their genin squads, please speak up now."
Kakashi stepped forward, saying, "Jonin Kakashi Hatake, sensei of squad seven, genin team of Sasuke Uchiha, Kiba Inuzuka, and Sakura Haruno, I nominate all three of these genin."
Kurenai spoke up next, "Jonin Kurenai Yuuhi, sensei of squad eight, genin team of Hinata Hyuuga, Shino Aburame, Naruto Namikaze, and Ryushikon, I nominate all four of these genin."
The jonin were whispering at Naruto's last name, wondering why he would reveal himself. Kurenai smirked, Naruto telling her to use his real name when the exams came around.
Asuma spoke up next, breaking the sidebar conversations, "Jonin Asuma Sarutobi, sensei of squad ten, genin team of Shikamaru Nara, Ino Yamanaka, and Choji Akimichi. I nominate all three of these genin."
Iruka spoke up at this, "What are you thinking, the only ones I see handling the exams are Naruto and Sasuke. (no one knows Mikoto's true gender yet.) They were my students, so I know what they are capable of. They can't handle this, they're not ready."
"Is that what you think Iruka-sensei, I'm heartbroken." Said Naruto, appearing from behind Iruka. Everyone is surprised at this, except Kurenai, who just laughed a little, Naruto had a thing for entrances, to be sure.
"Iruka-sensei, how long has it been since we were at the academy, a few months? Grades don't matter in the shinobi world, a weakling could become a god given the right training.(shout out to all writers that do those kind of naruto stories) I could agree if we were talking about the Haruno brat and I can't say anything about Asuma's team, but Kiba, Hinata, and Shino are strong. Ryu you may not have seen yet, but he's no slouch. We're not academy students anymore, we're ninja. We're not kids anymore, putting this headband on makes us adults, and you can't change that." Naruto said.
The jonin were impressed at the speech, Kurenai having a large smile on her face. Iruka knew he was beat, so he just sat down. Naruto, having said his piece, left for his home, wondering what went on.
Is he in for a surprise.
(Alleyway-you guys know what comes next)
Naruto walked along the alleyway, but stopped, as he knew he was being followed. Looking back he said, "Konohamaru, you're holding that wrong, again, who are your friends?"
(The usual entrance)
"Hey boss, this is Moegi and Udon, they're classmates of mine." Konohamaru said.
(Introductions)
"Hey boss, you said you would help us today, remember?" Konohamaru asked.
Before Naruto could answer however, Sakura came sulking from around the corner, seeing this, Naruto said, "What, get rejected again? Poor thing, so sad."
Sakura was about to respond when Konohamaru asked, "Hey boss, whose the chick? Your girlfriend?"
Naruto said, "Hell no, I already have one, and she's way sexier then this broad." 'And Medusa-hime, can't forget her' he added as an after thought. Sakura was pissed at the insult.
Konohamaru laughed and said, "Your right, this chick doesn't even have any breasts, and her forehead is huge." The group was cracking up, until Naruto noticed that Sakura was about punch Konohamaru's lights out. Grabbing said soon to be victim, he told Moegi and Udon to run, with Sakura chasing and cursing after them. Konohamaru got out of Naruto's hands, and ran ahead, and into someone wearing a weird version of the batman costume.
Said person looked down and said, "Watch where your going brat, or I may just have to teach you a lesson." he raised his fist in order to punch Konohamaru, but was stopped short when there was a blade at his throat. (that's happening a lot huh?)
Naruto spoke up, saying, "I wouldn't try that if I were you, especially since attacking the Hokage's grandson is cause for war, one that Suna can't win."
The girl accompanying the batman wannabe said, "He's right Kankuro, put the kid down, before SHE get's here."
The newly named Kankuro responded, "Shut up Temari, she's not even around, this kid is gonna pay."
Sakura and the others arrived and saw the scene, Sakura, being the know-it-all, said, "You two aren't from this village, what are foreign shinobi doing here?"
The girl, Temari, spoke up and said, "Don't you know, our team is here for the chuunin exams."
Sakura, confused, asked, "What are chuunin exams?"
Naruto answered, saying, "The chuunin exams are a test held every six months. Each shinobi village sends it's top genin to compete. Am I right to guess that you two, and the girl in the tree, are the team from Suna?"
Temari and Kankuro looked up, and saw their sister Matsuri in the tree, who shushined down.
She spoke, in a monotone voice, "Kankuro, your an embarrassment."
Kankuro tried to speak, saying, "But, they were the ones who-" "Shut up, or I will kill you." came Matsuri's reply.
Hearing no backtalk, Matsuri continued, "My deepest apologies for my idiot brother's actions. You seem strong, what is your name?"
Naruto said, "The name's Naruto Namikaze, and what's yours?"
Matsuri said, "Sabaku no Matsuri, I hope to see you in the exams." As the group turned to leave, Naruto spoke up and said, "Hey, I never got your friend's name."
Temari turned with a blush, and said, "My name is Sabaku no Temari." She then walked over to Naruto and said, "And I hope to see you in the exams as well." Naruto responded with a smirk, "So do I, and maybe even after, if you know what I mean."
The trio left, with Temari having a blush on her face at the implications.
Naruto made his way home after saying bye to Konohamaru and his friends.
(Namikaze compound)
Naruto walked in the door, put his coat on the rack, grabbed a bottle of sake from the kitchen, and sat down on the couch. As he was about to take a sip, someone put their hands over his eyes and said with a female voice, "Guess who?" Naruto smirked, and pulled the person into his lap, showing it was Crona.
Naruto asked, "Sorry I couldn't spend much time with you, been a little busy lately." Crona replied, "I know, but you could have stopped by my room, I could have 'accommodated' you."
Naruto just looked at her, was she being flirty? That was something he NEVER expected out of her mouth. He asked, "How have you been lately?"
Crona replied, "Pretty well, your mother has been helping me in kenjutsu, and Ragnarok stopped bothering me, he leaves me alone nowadays, and only comes out during a fight."
Naruto knew that his mother was helping Crona train, and he was happy that Crona was doing so well. He asked, "Crona-chan, you know what happened, last night?" Seeing her nod, he asked, "So, how do you feel about it?"
Crona looked him right in the face, and said, "How about I show you instead?" Before he could answer, however, Crona kissed him on the lips. Naruto's eyes widened, not expecting the girl to do something like this. Naruto reacted by kissing back, and it soon became a full make-out session.
When they separated for air, Naruto asked, "Not that I didn't like it, but, what was that for?"
Crona blushed and responded, "Because, I like you, Okaa-sama told me all about you, I was there when the snake showed your life to your mother. I saw everything. I know about the CRA, I know you like Okaa-sama, and I know what you two did. I want to ask, do you like me, like you do Okaa-sama?"
Naruto looked dead into her eyes, put a hand on her cheek, and said, "I do like you, and while it may not be love like I feel for Medusa-hime and Tsubaki-hime, the least I can do is give you a chance, if you would let me."
Crona smiled. While it was not as she expected, at least she had a shot, and that was good enough. Naruto, remembering the sake, said, "Why don't we have a drink? It's a start right?" Naruto went back to the kitchen to get two cups. When he returned to the couch, he poured Crona some sake, and had some himself. They both said, "Cheers" and drank it down, then pouring another glass. This continued till Crona fell asleep, blushing at how drunk she was. Naruto picked her up bridal style, and took her to her room. Laying her down on the bed, he saw how much she had grown, instead of what she wore before, she had a style which showed her maturity.
Her hair was out in a similar fashion to her mother, braid and all. Her dress was replaced with a skirt that was knee-length, a black short-sleeved shirt with a fishnet undershirt. She still wore the braces on her arms, but had gloves with a metal plate on the back. Even her body itself showed maturity, as before, she had the curves of a girl, but not the chest, what with it being a small A cup. Now her bust was a low C cup, high if it wasn't bounded, which he could tell it was.
Seeing the time, he kissed her on the forehead, leaving the room, and closed the door. He didn't see the blood dripping down Crona's nose, or hear the perverted giggle she made.
(timeskip-next day, team meeting)
Naruto, Ryu, Shino, and Hinata were waiting for Kurenai to arrive, as she said that she had an announcement. Naruto knew what it was, him being at the meeting where it was discussed. Kurenai arrived a few minutes later, called the squad together, and said, "Sorry if I'm late, I was getting the entrance passes for the chuunin exam, as I have nominated all of you." she gave each pass to each genin, saying, "The exam is tomorrow at noon at the academy, don't be late, dismissed." (short meetings huh?)
(next day- academy)
Naruto, Hinata, and Ryu were waiting for Shino to arrive, which he did a few minutes later. Naruto was remembering something that Crona and Liz said before he left that morning.
(flashback)
Naruto and Ryu were heading out the door to meet their team for the exam. Naruto was called back by Crona and Liz. When he went over to them, they pulled him around the corner. Liz spoke up first, "Naruto-kun, we want to wish you luck, and" she came real close to his face as she said this, "We wanted to give you an incentive for coming back. We already talked to Medusa and Tsubaki about this, and they have no problem letting the three of us have some fun."
Liz gave him a fierce kiss, tongue and all, with Crona doing the same after Liz parted for air. Crona said, "We really like you, and would hope we gave you a reason to come back, as the exam is supposed to be dangerous. Please come back to us."
Naruto looked at them and said, "Don't worry, I will, don't want to miss out on the fun do I?" The girls blushed, but were reassured all the same. Naruto gave them each a kiss, and walked out the door.
(flashback end)
Naruto smiled at that, and Shino arrived. Unfortunately, so did Sakura and Kiba. Luckily, Mikoto came soon after, so Sakura kept her mouth shut, for the most part.
Squad 8 entered the building, with squad seven following behind. As they reached the second floor, they saw a group of genin being blocked from entering a room.(same as canon) Naruto saw who was causing the problem, and smirked at the fact that the 'genin' blocking the door were chuunin using henge. Naruto told his and Mikoto's squad to just keep going, but Sakura, trying to look good, said, "You can drop the genjutsu, Sasuke-kun can see past it."
Everyone either sweat-dropped, or slapped their faces at her stupidity. One of the 'genin' said, "So he can huh? Well seeing is one thing, and this is another." and rushed Mikoto. Naruto was moving to intercept, but a green spandex wearing genin got there first. Naruto noticed it was the same person getting beat on before.
(everyone knows what happened next, so skipping to after the first exam, as I hate the paper test, and people can agree)
Ibiki said, "Congrats on those who passed, and" he was cut off, as a large bundle was bursting threw the window. It unwrapped to show the one and only Anko Mitarashi.
Ibiki came out from behind the sign and said, "Your early Anko, again."
Anko looked around the room, seeing how many were still there, and said, "78 still here, you must be getting soft."
Ibiki replied, "No, there are just some good ones this year." Looking at Naruto, with Anko following his eyes, with her own widening.
'My god, he looks like the fourth, could he, it is, he was the kid who called out Iruka, he looks like he could be fun' Anko thought, and then she said, "Doesn't matter, as my test will have them cut in half, alright you brats, head over to training ground 44. ON THE DOUBLE." she then jumped back out the window.
Sakura thought, 'god, a female Naruto'
Naruto thought, 'This exam looks fun'
(training ground 44)
Naruto and the remaining genin were outside the forest, Anko giving out instructions to the test. She saw that naruto wasn't paying attention, so she threw a kunai at him. It gave him a cut on the cheek. Anko said, "It's cute kids like you who spill the blood I love." The Naruto in front of her disappeared, and a blade was against her neck. Naruto licked her neck saying, "My, aren't you the impatient one, if you like me that much, you and I could have some 'fun'." Anko had the decency to blush, she was thinking, 'Damn, I was beat, at my own game. By a kid no less.' She was about to respond, but a genin from grass came up and returned her kunai.
(skip to squad 8 entering the forest)
Naruto stopped in a clearing, Hinata, Shino and Ryu followed suite. Before Hinata could ask, crows, and A LOT of them, were gathering in the trees around them. A haunting laughter sounded around them as the group looked around. Three dark looking scarecrows, each with a limb replaced with some kind of blade, stood before them. They then acted as if they were kneeling, as if waiting for someone.
The crows started to circle in front of the gruesome trio, until a small tornado appeared. As it dispersed, an even scarier figure could be seen. He had a stitched up coat, a dark wide brim hat, and when he looked up, they could see that his face resembled a scarecrow's. He spoke up and said, "So, you must be Lord Death's great-grandson, this should be fun." He moved his coat in a quick-draw manner, showing he had a pair of chain-scythes. The group tensed, waiting for a fight.
AN: And that's a wrap, who is this new villain, what is his intention, and how does he know Naruto? All these questions will be answered, so stay tuned, AND REVIEW.