Yonkindachi

Chapter 8: The Chunin Exams

I don't own Naruto. I do own Yonkindachi and all OCs in this story.

"Humans speaking"

"Demons speaking"

"Humans thinking"

"Demons Thinking"

"Scene Change/Flashback"

"Jutsu name"

The village of Konoha was franticly preparing for the Chunin Exams that started in three days. Already half of the teams representing the many villages were there. It was in this aura of last-minute preparation that Uzumaki Naruto walked through for the first time in three months.

His training had changed him both physically and mentally. He was no longer wearing that abomination-of-a jumpsuit, much to the relief of himself and several people 'I forgot just how bright and reflective that orange eyesore was.'

Instead he was wearing an orange hoodless coat (1) with the Uzumaki insignia in blue on the back. He was also wearing a pair of black baggy pants with two orange stripes running along the sides. Underneath he was wearing a dark blue muscle shirt that showed off his lean chest. (Needless to say, many girls were staring) Over his muscle shirt he had a bandoleer strapped across his left shoulder which had various packets and pouches to store scrolls, kunai, and medical pills. To finish his attire, he had a pair of fingerless gloves with metal plating on the knuckles with the swirl carved into them, and a pair of Black shinobi sandals.

As he was walking across one of the alleyways on the southern part of town, he caught sight of team ten and called out to them. Ino Shikamaru and Chouji were very surprised to see the knuckle-headed ninja after almost three months. Especially Ino, who was working very hard to prevent a blush from crossing her cheeks.

'Damn it, Forehead! Why did you get Sasuke-Kun AND a blond hunk like Naruto!' The Yamanaka heiress silently fumed. She was so caught up in her thoughts she didn't hear the conversation between her teammates and their friend.

"Hey, Ino-chan?" Ino snapped out of her thoughts as she heard said blond hunk ask her a question. "I'm sorry, what did you say Naruto-Ku…San." She quickly changed the suffix to avoid further embarrassment to herself. "I asked if you knew where my team was." Naruto repeated.

"Yeah, actually we saw them back that way." She answered as she pointed her thumb in the opposite direction. "Okay, thanks!" He shouted as he continued running towards his team. Unbeknownst to either party, they were being watched.

On top of one of the roofs

At the top of one of the nearby towers, a crouched figure in a large black cloak observed the interaction between the four genin. 'Whatever Kin-Inu-Sama's planning, it requires that Uzumaki-Sama stays alive.' They silently reminded themselves as they disappeared from the roof. (please note that not every one wearing a cloak is a member of Yonkindachi)

One of the Western alleys

Naruto ran as fast as he could without increasing his speed with a jutsu or taking his new weights off. He was so intent on his quest to find his so-called 'team' he didn't notice the genin in front of him till it was too late. The results were a rather large crash and two sets of cursing.

The Uzumaki heir got up off the ground, still clutching his head in pain. It was then that he got a good look at who he had collided with. According to his Hiate-te sitting on his forehead, he was from Keikokugakure. He had brown hair that spiked at the top but smoothed out towards the bottom of his neck. He wore a yellow shirt that seemed to deflect light, over which he had a brown vest. He was also wearing brown baggy pants with multiple pockets. On his feet was a pair of golden boots with leather straps across the heel area. Perhaps the most bizarre thing was the open gold robe he was wearing that stretched to his heels. On his back was a simple katana in a gold sheath.

'And I thought orange was bright' Naruto thought as he got up and outstretched his hand to help the Keikoku-Nin up. Said Nin took it gladly.

"Thanks." "No problem. Sorry for running into you." Naruto said with a chuckle. "Ah, it happens."

The next thing Naruto noticed was that the brown-haired Nin was tall. Very tall. 'He's gotta be at least 6'1'

"So, what's your name, Keikoku-Nin-San?" Naruto finally asked. "Vaseto Gensen of Keikokugakure Squad 5" The now identified Nin said with a smile.

"Oy, Gensen!"

Naruto and Gensen turned towards the source of the call to see two Keikoku-Nin's one running the other appeared to be strolling while some how still keeping pace toward them. 'They must be his squad' the young Uzumaki thought as the two caught up.

The one on the left was around Naruto's height. His hair was white with natural green streaks. His skin was brown, but was paler than its normal tone. Around his neck was a pair of complex-looking white goggles. He wore an off-white trench coat with multiple pockets running along the sides. His shirt was not visible, due to the coat covering his entire torso. He wore a pair of green pants with even more pockets. On his feet was a pair of green shinobi sandals.

The right one was almost the exact opposite of Gensen. He was only up to Naruto's neck. But that didn't stop Naruto from feeling a rather dark aura that surrounded him. His black hair was jagged and stuck out over his right eye in the front and hung in long sharp quills just past his shoulders. His face was covered by a mask akin to Kakashi's, but his eye wasn't covered by his Hiate-te (Which was tied onto his left bicep) but a weird cloth with a metal plate where his eye would have been. His visible left eye was a dark grey like a storm cloud and seemed to hold wisdom darker than any other Naruto had ever seen. He wore a duster coat with the collar turned up and made from an indistinguishable material that was blacker than the void and reached the ground with 13 buckles starting at the middle of his chest, the top one was fastened obscuring his shirt from Naruto's view. He wore black baggy pants and with a chain for a belt. His feet were clad in black leather boots with spikes running up the heels. On his back was a wicked looking sword with no visible means of attaching. The aura he was releasing literally screamed "Mess with me, and you will 'disappear'." His hands were in his pockets

The taller of the two was panting after catching up to Gensen. "Damn, man! How did you get so far ahead of us?" Gensen just shrugged.

The shorter one finally spoke, his tone neutral. "It doesn't matter. We found you all the same. Naya-Sensei is looking for us so we can go and get registered." "Hai and we need to get to the hotel and get our gear." The dark skinned one added as he finally caught his breath.

"Alright, let's go then." Gensen answered as he started walking away.

"Wait. What is your name, Konoha-Nin?" the smaller one asked. "I'm Uzumaki Naruto." The blond answered as he held his hand out. "Shasun Agasu" The black haired Nin replied as he held his hand out. Naruto noticed on his right hand he wore a devious looking metal gauntlet that was adorned with blades and many sharp edges, his left hand remained in his pocket. Regardless, the two shook.

"I look forward to seeing you in the Exams, Uzumaki-San." Agasu said with a faint tinge of amusement as he and his team started walking away. Naruto resumed his journey, being careful not to run into anyone else.

Hokage Tower

Sarutobi was relaxing a little after finishing a rather nasty bunch of paperwork. As he took this rare moment of peace to smoke his pipe and drink a little sake, he was reading about some of the chunin hopefuls that were competing this year. From the other villages; only two names really stuck out to him.

'This year's exams will be quite interesting' the old leader thought with a sigh as he turned his head to see a fresh stack of paperwork. "Sometimes I wish I had been the one to do that sealing.'

Konoha Academy

Naruto had finally met up with one of his teammates. Unfortunately, it was the one he was least looking forward to seeing; Sasuke.

In the three month's absence between the two, The Uchiha had changed virtually nothing in his appearance. It was when he first saw his 'dobe' of a teammate walking up to him that he unleashed the patented Uchiha Smirk of Arrogance and activated his now two tomoed Sharingan.

"Well well. If it isn't the dobe from the loser clan. How did three month's of reading work for you?" the emo avenger arrogantly inquired.

Before hand, even Naruto without his 'dobe' mask could and would rise and strike the avenger. But three months of meditation, serious training and reading had mellowed him out quite a bit. So instead, the blond merely sighed and stared the Uchiha in the eyes. "I have neither the time nor the patience to deal with you, teme. Nor do I need to prove to you that my clan rightfully won our feud, only to be ripped off of a fair reimbursement after what your clan did."

Sasuke just continued his smirk. "Whatever my clan did do, I'm sure it was rightfully theirs and that your clan just tried to steal it from us. An Uchiha deserves only the best, so what could they possibly take from a loser clan like yours?"

The Uchiha's newfound arrogance was trying even to Naruto's new restraints. Luckily, a distraction came in the form of a running eight year-old being chased by what appeared to be a man with long pink hair. Or it was Sakura Haruno, hard to tell ne?

"Cha! I'll teach you to question Sasuke-Kun's love of me!" The (Fe?)male shouted as she chased the now recognized being of Sarutobi Konohamaru. Naruto heard two sets of panting behind him and turned around to see the other two members of Konohamaru's 'team'; Moegi and Udon.

With only a slight rise of his eyebrow, Naruto acknowledged the two kids. "Konohamaru made fun of her 'Sasuke-kun' didn't he?" "Yeah, he did" Udon answered as he sniffed his (Permanent) nose drop up in a futile attempt to rid it.

"I should probably go rescue him before she kills him." Naruto said with a sigh as he ran after the two running people, Udon and Moegi quickly following.

To Be Continued