SpiderFox
By Nezumimaru
Chapter 10: "The First Exam Part 2: Memories"
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. Kishimoto does. 'Nuf said.
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Naruto's face darkened. A paper test?
After the Genin sat in their seats, Ibiki started writing on the blackboard that was conveniently on the wall behind him.
"Here are the rules for the First Exam. Each of you will be given ten questions, and ten points. The tenth question will be given to you forty-five minutes after the Exam starts. For every question you get wrong, you lose a point. If you are caught cheating, you will lose two points. You lose all your points and you are kicked out of the Exams. And No Questions!" Ibiki added as Sakura raised her hand and about to speak. "Also, is you are disqualified from the Exams, your teammates are disqualified as well."
An out cry of disbelief filled the room, but was quickly subdued when Ibiki turned around giving a death glare to them all. "You have one hour. Starting……NOW!"
AT THE JONIN"S HAUNT
"So, what should we do?" asked a bored Kakashi, "It's not like we can do any training missions without our students."
"Oh, we'll have them back sooner than you think." said Asuma as he lit up a cigarette. "Ibiki's proctoring the First Exam"
"Ibiki? That sadist?" Kakashi inquired. "Sadist?" asked Kurenai. "Yeah, you're new to the Jonin Elite, so you wouldn't know of him. The guy's a pro, a pro's pro." Asuma said, taking a puff.
"A pro at what?" Asuma sighed out a cloud of smoke. "Torture and Interrogation."
BACK AT THE TORTU—I MEAN, EXAM HALL
'CRAP!' thought Naruto, staring at his blank paper. 'What the hell are up with these questions?! And what kind of ninja actually knows this stuff?' Across the room, Sakura sneezed. Luckily, none of the proctors noticed.
'Man, Kidoumaru's pop quizzes were easy compared to this!' Naruto's face sadden, thinking about his clan-brother. 'Kidoumaru…….'
F L A S H B A C K
"Kidoumaru! That one's too hard!" shouted a 6-year-old Naruto at a boy of 7, who had black hair in a pony tail and darkly tanned shin. "Alright, Naruto. Here's an easy one," Kidoumaru said, "What are the hand seals for the Hidden Mist Jutsu?"
"Um um um," muttered Naruto, rubbing his head with all his hands, "um um um, Birdie Horsy Ratty Birdie again, and uh and….Kitty!"
"First of all, it's Tiger, not Kitty and that last on was Ram." Kidoumaru corrected, a small smile on his face. "Gah! I always get those two mixed up!" "Don't worry, Naruto. You'll get it eventually." "Of course I will! I'm going to be the best ninja in the world!" Naruto shouted, pumping his hand in the air.
"Kukukuku. So you want to be the best, eh?" Kidoumaru and Naruto jumped at the voice, quickly getting into fighting positions. "Kukukuku. You two have nothing to fear. I am a friend." The man came before them. He had long black hair, pale skin and yellow eyes.
"You!" Kidoumaru exclaimed, "You're the one who helped us escape the massacre back home!" "That is right, Kidoumaru. My name's Orochimaru." The man said, "Tell me, do you two want to be powerful ninjas?" The two boys nodded. "Well, I happen to lead a Hidden Village, where ninjas live and train. If you come with me, I can make you even more powerful than you can imagine. So," Orochimaru reached out with an inviting hand, "will you come with me?"
Kidoumaru hesitated, but took a step forward. There was a tug on his left three arms. Looking back, Kidoumaru saw Naruto holding onto each arm with two of his own.
"Uh uh." Naruto grunted, shaking his head. "But Naruto," Kidoumaru said, "He said he could make us powerful. Besides, he saved our lives, we owe him."
"He don't feel right," Naruto said, "And his eyes, their full of evil! Please, Big Brother, don't go with him!"
"Think, Naruto!" Kidoumaru said, swiping away Naruto's hands, "If we go with him, he'd give us a home, a soft, warm bed, and three square meals a day! And we wouldn't have to run anymore."
"He's right, Naruto," Orochimaru chimed in, "You will have a home, friends, and a future. You just need to come with me."
"NO!" shouted Naruto before turning and running. "Naruto!" Kidoumaru called out to him. He was about to give chase, but Orochiamru stopped him.
"He has chosen his path. Maybe someday we can convince him to join us, but for now, just give him time." Kidoumaru looked at Orochimaru, then back at Naruto's retreating form.
E N D F L A S H B A C K
Naruto was brought back to reality by a glare from the ceiling. Looking up, he saw a system of tiny mirrors and wire, big enough to see an item's reflection, but small enough not to draw any attention. The wires all lead to that girl in pink that was being smacked around earlier, Tenten, right?
Naruto guessed that she was relaying the test answers to her teammate, but why? If she was caught, their whole team would be disqualified. 'Wait.' he thought, 'If I could use my spider threads, I could move the mirrors so I can see the answers too! And if the proctors see the mirrors, it'll be Lee's team that will be kicked out, not me!' Working quickly, Naruto carried out his plan.
Meanwhile, Ino waited for Sakura to finish writing before taking over her mind and memorizing the answers so she could pass them on to her paper and those of her team.
'I wonder how Naruto's doing….' she thought. 'Wait, Naruto? Why would I worry about him? It's not like I care about him or anything. I like Sasuke! Although…he actually talks to me….and he did call me pretty the other day, and Sasuke doesn't even acknowledge my existence….' Suddenly, Sakura stopped writing. 'She stopped! She must be done. Time to get to work.' Ino never even gave what she was thinking about a second thought.
LATER
45 minutes after the Exam started, and more than ¼ of the teams have been eliminated.
"STOP!" shouted Ibiki, "I will now give you the tenth question. But before I do, I will give you a choice. If you refuse to take the question, you and your team will be disqualified from the Exams. However," his voice darkened, "If you decide to answer, and fail, you can no longer participate in the Chunin Exams! Ever!"
"What! You can't do that! There are people who have done this before! We know there are!" Kiba yelled, among others.
"Well to bad. I wasn't in charge the last few times. Just your luck I am now." Ibiki growled. "So, who's going to chicken out?"
"I am!" "Same here!" "Me, too!" "I'm outta here!"
One by one, teams were eliminated by resignation. Soon, only 1/3 of the starting number remained.
"So, you that remain wish to take the question? Very well, all of you……pass!"
"….huh?" Every person in the room aside from the proctors was confused.
"We pass? But…what about the final question?" asked Ino.
"The whole 'Do-you-accept-or-not' was the final question." answered Ibiki, his attitude pulling a complete 180. "The test itself was about evaluating you information gathering skills. Those who can gather info without revealing them selves are not fit to be Chunins. As for the last question, that was to test your resolve and determination to complete a mission, no matter what the risks. And it's because of these factors that you all pass the First Exam!"
Just then, a large black object smashed through the window, startling many of the people in the room. The object unfolded in front of them. It was a banner, held to the ceiling and the floor by kunais. The banner read:
ANKO MITARASHI:
CHIEF PROCTOR OF
THE SECOND EXAM!
In front of the banner was a woman with purple hair in messy pony tail, an opened tan trench coat revealing a fishnet body glove, and a khaki skirt.
"Alright maggots!" she said, "Celebration time is over! I'm Anko Mitarashi, Proctor to the Second Exam!"
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Nezumimaru—Finis. And I'd like it for you people to review! REVIEW!
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I will now work on the first chapter for this new story. I'll call it Soaring Heavens.
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