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As seen in the Summery the Main Pairings in the Story Will Be Naruto x Ino x Female Kyuubi. And OC x Female Haku x Temari x Kurenai. In this story Naruto will gain a close friend, manage to find love, and begin an epic adventure with friends.
Main OC's Name is Ken Kenshin. Others will be added as the Story Moves Along. There will also be three OC Jinchuriki's a vote later will decide their gender.
Chapter 10: The Chuunin Exams!
Team eight is currently standing in front of the building along with Haku.
"Well I'm off good luck and make sure to watch out for the unexpected" Kurenai says before leaving for the Jounin lounge.
"Where's Karia anyway?" Ken asks looking around.
"She was tired from all the training so she is back at the apartment taking a nap for a while" Naruto answers.
"Well I am going back to the house I will be walking around with Kuri-chan during the second exam" Haku says giving Ken a kiss before leaving.
"So should we go in?" Ken says.
"Yeah lets go" Naruto says following.
Soon they found a group on people in front of a door guarded by two Chuunin.
"If you guys are this weak then you might as well give up" One of the guards says.
"Don't react but that's a mid level Genjutsu that makes that door seem like room 301 when it's really room 201"Ken whispers to Naruto and Ino.
"So this is just like a test to help weed people out" Ino asks.
"Yes but I think that someone is about to do a real dumb thing" Ken says.
Just then Sasuke walks up and says "You can drop the Genjutsu I can tell this is only the second floor"
"Well there it is the dumbest thing you could do at the time" Ken says shaking his head.
"Yeah let's just head to the third floor" Ino says.
As soon as team eight enters room 301 they all feel killing intent aimed at them.
"Just great oh well it can't be helped I guess" Ken says before sending out his own wave of killing intent.
"Well it looks like all ten rookies are here for the exam" Kiba says as team seven walks in.
"It's nice to see you again" Hinata says as her and team ten comes over.
"Damn someone in here has Akamaru scared they must be bad news" Kiba says.
"I can guess it's that sand team standing over there" Ken says.
The sand team comprised of two boys and a girl. The girl has blond hair tied into four pony tails with a while shirt and skirt with fishnet stockings and a large metal fan on her back. The older of the two boys was dressed in a black body suit with a hood. Had on face paint and was carrying a large wrapped bundle on his back. The youngest boy is a red head with the sign for love on his forehead and what looked like gourd on his back.
"They do look like they are strong" Naruto says.
Before anyone else could say anything the sand team led by the red head walked over.
"I feel strength from some of you mother will be pleased" the red head says.
"Well that's nice I'm Ken and you three are?" Ken says walking up.
"Garra of the desert" the red head replies.
"Kankurou" the boy in the black.
"I'm Temari" the girl says.
"It's nice to meet you all my team is Naruto, me, and Ino" Ken says points at both.
"You are strong mother can't wait to taste your blood" Garra says making Temari and Kankurou flinch.
"Well that's nice to know, Temari would you like to talk while we are waiting?" Ken asks.
"Me? Ummm I guess I can" Temari says while Garra and Kankurou head back into the crowd.
"I see that you are from the Sand village how did you end up with your teammates if I may ask" Ken says.
"Do be honest they are both my younger brothers, our father is the Yondaime Kazekage" Temari says.
"That's cool so what's the deal with Garra he seems to be a little strange" Ken asks.
"Well he doesn't sleep a lot so you could say he's not exactly normal" Temari answers.
"Well not a lot of people here could be called totally normal" Ken points out.
"Really so what makes you not normal?" Temari asks.
"Well I have a main element of wind which is not normal here in the leaf village" Ken says.
"Your wind that's funny my element is wind too" Temari says.
"So that's why you carry that fan around to help with your wind jutsu's" Ken says.
"And I take it that your swords help you with wind somehow" Temari says.
"Yeah that's right, well it was nice to meet you I hope to see you again" Ken says.
"It was nice to meet you too" Temari says.
"So find out anything interesting about them?" Shikamaru asks as Ken walks back to the group.
Shikamaru Nara really bright, but also really lazy. His family's clan uses shadows to capture and disable enemies.
"Were they nice?" Hinata asks.
Hinata Hyuuga the somewhat member of the main house in the Hyuuga Clan. Like all members she uses the Byakugan and is trained in the Gentle Fist style of fighting.
"Man I hope they start this test soon I'm getting hungry" Chouji says.
Chouji Akimichi likes to eat and like all members of the Akimichi clan use techniques that involve their body using it as an advantage. Along with Hinata and Shikamaru the three make up team ten under Asuma Sarutobi.
"That girl was pretty cute don't you think Akamaru?" Kiba says getting a yip in reply.
Kiba Inuzuka and his dog partner Akamaru. Like all members of the Inuzuka clan he spends all the time with his partner training in joint moves.
"Kiba you need to stop thinking about every girl you see" Sakura says smacking him.
Sakura Haruno smartest girl in the whole graduating class at the academy. Had a crush on Sasuke, but was turned in the right direction by Zabuza. Has excellent chakra control and quick reflexes.
"Well my bugs were picking up the smell of blood from the kid with red hair" Shino says.
Shino Aburame like all members of his clan he has Destruction Bugs living inside of him. In return for a place to live and the ability to feed on his chakra they fight for him and follow his orders. Along with Sakrua and Kiba the three make up team seven under Zabuza Momochi.
"YOSH THEIR FLAMES OF YOUTH BURN BRIGHTLY" Lee says as him and his teammates enter the room.
Rock Lee him and his team are a year removed from the academy. He is very good in Taijutsu, but with little or no skill in both Nin and Gen jutsu.
"Will you shut up for one minute about the flames of youth!" Tenten says smacking Lee.
Tenten's family owns a weapon shop in the village. She is a weapons expert able to hit targets perfectly every time.
"Yes you should be quieter Lee we don't want to draw too much attention" Neji says.
Neji Hyuuga member of the branch family of the Hyuuga clan and is Hinata's cousin. Like Hinata he uses the Byakugan and Gentle Fist style of fighting. Seems to draw to his idea of fate. Along with Lee and Tenten the three make up team nine under Gai Maito.
"If you can't find out anything of use from them you shouldn't have even tried" Sasuke says coming in.
Sasuke Uchiha had his whole clan wiped out by his older brother Itachi. Has pushed himself to become strong enough to kill Itachi. His Sharingan is active. Is overconfident and arrogant. Blinded by his quest for revenge. Is alone as an apprentice under Kakashi Hatake.
"Well unlike some people I enjoy just taking to people sometimes Sasuke" Ken says.
"You know you all should be quieter unless you want to draw the wrong people's attention" A genin with silver hair and glasses says walking over.
"And just who would you be?" Ken asks.
"I'm Kabuto Yakushi"
"I can tell that you all are rookies taking the test for the first time" Kabuto says.
"And just how many times have you taken the exam if this is not your first time?" Shikamaru says coming over.
"This will be my seventh time and since they are every six months this will be my forth year" Kabuto says.
"So that means the test is really hard or you have had a reason to fail all these times" Ken says.
"The test is hard but I have managed to gather data on almost every ninja here that I hold in these cards" Kabuto says.
"What do you have on the kid with red hair for the sand, and Rock Lee, Ken Kenshin, and Naruto Uzumaki from the leaf" Sasuke asks coming over.
"Well you seems to know almost all their names that makes it easy for the kid with red hair that's Garra of the desert lets see his teammates are his brother and sister Kankurou and Temari they have gone on 11 D-ranked, 5 C-Ranked and even 2 B-Ranked missions as a genin and it says that he has come back from every mission without even getting one scratch" Kabuto says.
"Now what about Rock Lee" Sasuke says.
"Let's see Rock Lee teammates are Neji Hyuuga and Tenten they have 45 D-Ranked and 11 C-Ranked mission. His Taijutsu is very high but his skill in both Nin and Genjutsu are almost none" Kabuto says.
"Now what do you have on Ken Kenshin" Sasuke asks.
"Let's see" Kabuto says reaching for a card only to have it pulled from him by Ken who takes a look at it.
Ken Kenshin teammates Naruto Uzumaki and Ino Yamanaka. Adopted Grandson of the Third Hokage, left the village for seven years to train. Has gone on 12 D-Ranked, 12 C-ranked, 21 B-Ranked, 14 A-Ranked, and 7 S-Ranked Missions. Is a seal master has high skill in Kenjutsu, Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, and Genjutsu. Has the Elemental Circle bloodline along with Kurenai Yuuhi. Currently is at High Jounin level.
"Well that's really bad that this guy's card has so much information on me, at least this should be the only copy of it" Ken thinks before burning the card to dust.
"Why'd you do that? afraid to let people know about your skills?" Sasuke says with a sneer.
"Well yes because surprise is the greatest weapon a ninja has so a card that talks about someone's skills is a bad thing" Ken says back.
"Well whatever so now what do you have on Naruto Uzumaki" Sasuke says.
"Alright here we go" Kabuto says before the card is again taken by Ken.
Naruto Uzumaki teammates Ken Kenshin and Ino Yamanaka. Is the container for Kyuubi the nine tailed fox. Has gone on 12 D-Ranked 4 C-Ranked 1 B-Ranked, and 1 A-Ranked mission. Has a huge amount of chakra and can perform the shadow clone jutsu. Recently had a new seal made that split the seal he had into three pieces between him, Ino and the Kyuubi.
"Damn it all, there is really something wrong with this guy and the amount of information that he has on people" Ken thinks before burning not only Naruto's card but also Ino's, Kurenai's and Haku's cards still in the pile.
"Wow you must really want no one to know anything about your team" Sasuke says.
"If I may ask why did you burn three of my cards still in the deck?" Kabuto asks.
"The card's I destroyed were the ones for Ino Yamanaka, Kurenai Yuuhi, and Haku. The reason I did was the same reason I destroyed both mine and Naruto's card" Ken says.
"Well then I guess there's no more reason for me to be here I hope to see you all again in the exam" Kabuto says before walking away thinking "didn't expect that kid to be able to tell what cards belonged to which people while still in the deck oh well"
"Ken why did you destroy the cards" Ino asks.
"The information on them was way too accurate even down to the fact that I split the seal, which only you, me, Naruto, Kurenai, Karia, Haku, and the Hokage knew" Ken whispers back.
Before Ino can answer a bunch of figures appear at the front of the room. The man in front with a bandana on and a black trench coat on says "Listen up for this moment on the first exam has started I will be your Procter Ibiki Morino"
After everyone had been seated Ibiki says "Now I will explain the rules of this test, first each person will start the test with ten points, for each wrong answer one point will be taken away from your total, so three wrong answers leaves you with seven points, second the teams will each be graded as a team, third every time you are seen cheating two points will be taken from your score, last if anyone finishes the test with a zero their whole team will fail"
"Well that's just great" Kiba says.
"You have one hour to complete the test I will give out the tenth question with fifteen minutes left, Begin!" Ibiki says.
Turning over him paper Ken takes one look and thinks "Well its not like I didn't get the underlying point behind the rules, and seeing the test only someone like Sakura could pass this without cheating"
A little farther back Ino is thinking "Naruto just hold on I am going to wait for Sakura to finish hers and then get the answers from her for both of us"
"Ok Ino-chan at least Ken added a seal that gave us this mental link, I sure hope Ken will be ok" Naruto thinks back.
"Oh I wouldn't worry about him, I'm sure he has a plan to get the answers. I mean he was probably was the first person here to figure out that you would need to cheat to get the answers" Ino replies.
Meanwhile other genin are just starting to figure out that they would need to cheat to pass. All of them were using different ways to get answers.
Kiba was using Akamaru.
Shino's bugs were out.
Sakura was just answering the questions.
Team ten was having Hinata use her Byakugan and having Shikamaru use his new move Ninja Art: Multi Shadow Mimic Jutsu on all three to mimic Hinata's pencil.
Tenten had a few small mirrors set up to show herself and Lee other people's tests.
Neji was just using his Byakugan like Hinata.
Sasuke had his Sharingan out copying answers down.
Kankurou had his puppet disguised as a Chuunin watching the genin.
Garra was using his sand to copy the text on other peoples test and then copy it to his own.
Ken finally started by making an ice mirror to look at Sakura's test.
"Well this years genin seem to have gotten the point to this years test, I wonder how many of them will stand up to the last question" Ibiki thinks.
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Meanwhile at the Jounin Lounge Kakashi, Kurenai, Gai, Asuma, and Zabuza were talking.
"Well how do you think our teams are doing so far?" Asuma asks.
"Well I know my team will be doing well they would be too scared of me to fail" Zabuza says.
"My youthful team will do fine I held them out for a year to get them ready for the exam" Gai says.
"Well Sasuke is good, I mean I did train him and with his Sharingan there's no way he would have any problems with the test, though I would think your team might have a problem Kurenai with the first test being a written one, we all know how bad Naruto is at those" Kakashi says.
"Well things are not always what they seem Kakashi, Naruto has a few tricks up his sleeve and just because you were born with a bloodline like the Sharingan doesn't mean you are going top be the best" Kurenai answers.
"I wouldn't be so sure of yourself Kurenai, I heard that the first examiner is Ibiki Morino" Kakashi says.
"I have heard of him the head of the Anbu Interrogation and Torture unit, loves to play mind games with his targets" Zabuza says.
"Well all I can say is even with him as the examiner Naruto won't back down its not his way" Kurenai says.
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Back with the genin Kankurou had just gotten back from getting the answers from his puppet while in the bathroom and had slipped them to Temari who started writing them down.
"Alright its time for the final question, but before I give it there are a few more rules that only apply to it" Ibiki says.
"First the choice whether to take the question is up to you, second if you chose not to take the question you will get a zero no matter what your other nine answers are, Third if you take the question and answer it wrong not only will you fail you will be barred from taking the Exam ever again"
"That's bull there's tons of people here who are taking the test for the second or third time" Kiba says.
"Well they didn't have me as an examiner I guess, now what's it going to be?" Ibiki says.
"Mother wants blood" Garra thinks.
"There's no way we can quit if we do Garra will kill us" Temari and Kankurou think.
"Well that is sure a major drag" Shikamaru thinks.
"I hope this is all over soon I need to get something to eat" Chouji thinks.
"Fate has decided that I will pass this test" Neji thinks.
"Just wait Gai-sensei I will make you proud with my flames of youth" Lee thinks.
"What kind of question is that it makes to logical sense" Shino thinks.
"There's no way I'm not taking the question Zabuza-sensei would be pissed if we failed due to that" Kiba and Sakura both think.
"Well now a trick take it or not question I wondered if something like that was going to come up, I hope Naruto knows that" Ken thinks.
"Naruto-ken what do you think we should do?" Ino thinks.
"It's going to be fine just watch Ino-chan" Naruto thinks back.
After a bunch of teams leave Naruto stands up and says "I don't care if I get the question wrong, I won't quit and I don't back down"
"Are you sure about that? If you miss the question you will be stuck a genin for the rest of your life" Ibiki says.
"It won't matter someday I am going to be Hokage, and nothing can change that" Naruto says.
Looking around seeing sixty-four people left Ibiki says "Well I'm glad you all feel that way for everyone left I guess its time to tell you that you all Pass"
"Wait what do you mean what was the tenth question?" Sakrua asks.
"There wasn't one, the choice to take the question or not was the answer" Ibiki replies.
"So there was no real point in the first nine questions" Temari says.
"No, quite the opposite the first nine questions were to test your ability to gather good information without being caught" Ibiki says.
"Well that sure makes it a lot better" Temari says sarcastically.
"In the ninja world there is nothing more important then being able to gather information while in the field, it can mean victory or the loss of a whole village based on the information" Ibiki says.
"You should able to aware that people won't always give you the right information, if you get bad information it can be worse then getting none at all" Ibiki continues.
"So the whole point of the test was just to gather the answers to the test" Sakura asks.
"No, there was more to it then just your ability to gather information, I was also testing on whether you would run away when faced with a difficult choice, I leader must be willing to take the risk without question, for people who would rather run and stay alive and put themselves before their teammates, I say should never become a Chuunin" Ibiki says.
Before he can continue a large black ball crashes though the window and unravels revealing a woman with purple hair tied in a ponytail with a fishnet body suit and a tan skirt and a trench coat on standing in front of a big sign that reads Anko Mitarashi You're Second Exam Procter.
"Alright you all ready for the second exam?" Anko says getting a lot of shocked looks.
"Well Anko not only are you early yet again, but you owe the village a new window now" Ibiki says.
"So what all they are going to miss is another of your boring speeches on information, and why are there sixty-four people left I knew this test was too easy" Anko says.
"Or the reason could be that they are a stronger group then most years" Ibiki says.
"Well they sure don't look any different from most years but at least I will cut them in half at least during the next part, alright everyone meet me in front of Practice Arena 44 in thirty minutes" Anko says before disappearing.
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Thirty minutes later all the Genin are gathered in front of a giant fenced off forest.
"Welcome to Practice Arena 44 or as I like to call it the Forest of Death" Anko says.
"For this part of the exam each team will be given one of two scrolls, a heaven or an earth scroll, to pass your whole team must bring both to the tower in the middle of the forest within five days, also I should add that you are not to open any of the scrolls until you reach the tower" Anko explains.
"Just great a giant forest filled with god knows what and another twenty one teams to boot wonderful" Ken thinks.
"Boy this place looks as scary as Zabuza-sensei was when we failed one of his tests" Sakura thinks with a shudder.
"Finally somewhere when I can get blood for mother" Garra thinks.
"Great five days in a forest with Garra, what could be worse" Temari and Kankurou think.
"Five days in there, this is just about as much a drag as the tenth question" Shikamaru thinks.
"Five days just what am I going to do for food once what I bring runs out" Chouji thinks.
"Survival training it looks like; well we won't have a problem I rock at survival" Kiba thinks.
"My bugs are still acting strange there must be a few really strong people around" Shino thinks.
"Well I don't care what they throw at me nothing is going to stop us right Ino-chan" Naruto thinks.
"Just don't get overconfident remember ok Naruto-kun" Ino thinks back.
"So all we have to do is bring both a heaven and earth scroll to the tower" Shikamaru asks.
"Yes, but each team only starts with one and you still have to worry about all the other teams in the forest" Anko replies.
"Well this is sure going to be a major drag" Shikamaru says.
"Well then I want each of you to fill out these release forms people are going to die in there are the village is not going to be responsible for it, once you do go to the tent and get your scroll and gate number" Anko says.
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About ten minutes later team eight stands in front of a gate with a heaven scroll when Kurenai and Haku come up.
"You all ready for this?" Kurenai asks.
"Yes we are set to kick butt" Naruto says.
"Well me and Haku are going to be walking around outside the fence if anything really bad happens Ken will be able to tell me though the Mental Link" Kurenai says.
"Kurenai I have a bad feeling about this you two should be ready for anything to happen" Ken thinks to Kurenai.
"You got it Ken-kun, what kind of path are you guys going to take anyways?" Kurenai thinks back.
"We are planning to stay in the North West part of the forest all the way to the tower" Ken replies.
"Well good luck Ken-kun" Haku says giving Ken a kiss before moving off with Kurenai.
"Well all we do is wait for the exam to start now" Ken says sitting down.
"How long do we still have anyways?" Ino asks.
"Around twenty minutes I think" Ken replies.
"So who is going to take the scroll anyways?" Ino says.
"I think that Naruto should hold onto it for now at least" Ken replies.
"Why don't you want to hold the scroll Ken?" Naruto asks.
"I have my reasons, I might be away from you two for a time and I don't want the scroll to be lost" Ken says.
"Alright well then all we do now is wait" Naruto says sitting down.
About twenty minutes later all the gates open and the second exam begins.
Well that's it for the Tenth Chapter. I hope you all stick around for the next chapter called Bonds of the Soul!
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Till Next Time.