A/N: That was fast! I shoulden't bother with you now so enjoy!

Chapter 10: Chunnin Showdown, break-up, make-up.

It was the morning and Tenten woke with a terrible hangover. She groaned as someone twitched a bit. ShE looked at the figure. It was Zain! But...did he...? She looked at herself under the covers. She reeked with alcohol but she had her clothes on. She relaxed for a moment, then stood up. I'd better get some ice or something... she thought, rummaging in the cupboards. Zain twitched once more, and fell facefirst on the floor. As she came to him, a great snore eurupted from him.

She smiled. He hasn't changed one bit. She checked the clock, it was almost 8 and her head hurts.

I seriously need an asprin...

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A snore awoke Hinata. Her head still dizzy yet she was certain she felt someone next to her. As she gasped, the figure stirred in his sleep. Naruto was next to her, snoring like a bear. She smiled a bit then tried to make out the blurry figures around her. A white armchair, drapes around the bed,...a hyuuga crest on the door...no...I'm at my house?!

Hinata began to panic, then slightly relaxed. She still had her last night clothes on and so was Naruto. It was still 7:50, in about 10 minutes, someone is meant to come and wake her for breakfast. She slowly began to shake Naruto. A bubble indicating his tiredness. "Naruto-kun..." she whispered. After a minute or so, she took a pencil, and popped the bubble.

"Wha-!" but was stopped by Hinata's hand. "Naruto-kun, you need to get out of here. If my father sees you, he could might make trouble for you." Naruto just scratched his head, yawning.

"Wha...oh, now I remember!" he said quietly. "I took you to the compound but the gates were locked, so I...

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"Shit..." whispered Naruto. A sleeping Hinata in his arms, and a gate shut at him. Well, better get going..." he muttered, geting ready to jump.

Wait...maybe she could stay at my house...wait, NO! don't start becoming perverted! Naruto he thought. Two and a half years with that perverted guy dosen't go without nothing baka! Just take her to your house, she could might have a little...NO! This is Hinata we're talking about. I'm not gonna do something that to her so shut up!

As Naruto jumped, he scanned the wall. It was made out of clay, leading to a great force of chakra onto his legs. Clay is a slippery substance that needs total concentraiton. As he walked up, Hinata shifted in her sleep. He leaped from hoouse to house, looking for the main house mansion. By the time he found it, his mouth went wide.

It was so freaking huge! As Naruto made his way to the mansion, a voice said, "top floor on the left side."

An awake Hanabi was training at the garden. "How did you,...?"

"I'm her sister, and don't worry about me. I won't tell." she added, smashing te tree in front of her. Naruto quickly made his way to the top floor, where the rooms were of great imprtance. As he went to the left, he saw a large white room. That must be hers thought Naruto. He quickly went inside and put her onto the bed.

The room seemed to be empty except for the frame on the right side of her bed. It was a picture of a young Hinata, Kiba, Shino and Kurenai, two and a half years ago. His legs began to shake. He concentrated too much. Shit...no dont fail on me now...shit... he thought, and collapsed onto the bed next to Hinata.

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Accidently, he said it out loud. It was almost eight. "Arigato, Naruto-kun, but you must leave!" said Hinata. "Oh? Yeah! today's the chunnin final exam! Shit!" he said. "I'll see you late Hinata!" he said and left in a puff of smoke.

A door began to open. "Hinata-sama. Your father askes for your presence in the dining room for breakfast in a few minutes." said a bowing Hyuuga.

"Hai. I'll be there in a few minutes."

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"Huhh...wha..." muttered a sleepy Zain. As he awoke, a fresh smell of breakfast aroused him up. "Ahh...food..."he groaned, rubbing his sore neck. He went to the bathroom, washed his face, and made his way to the lobby...wait, where am I again? he thought. Oh...now I remember...shit. Oh great Kami-sama, please don't let her burn me like a kebab for being at her house...just let her do it painlessly...

Before he could finish praying, an awoke Tenten came into the room. "Are you going to stay for breakfast or not?" she asked.

"...You're not going to shout, hurt, burn, or even kill me for being here?" asked Zain.

"No. But good idea. I'll do it next time." she said.

A smile etched onto her skin at the thought. Zain stood up, and made his way to the dining room.

The dining room was large. Mahogony chairs along with a table sat at the center of the area. A few lights on the celing illumanated the room along with the opened windows letting in fresh air. 2 dishes of eggs, toast, and some juice.

As they sat and ate in silence, Tenten asked, "So, is your reason ready?" she asked. Zain hesitated, then relayed on the truth of the problem. By the time he was doe, his eggs were cold. "...and, I'm sorry. I didn't know he was a friend of yours." he finished. Tenten stayed silent. She couldn't disagree on that, it was true. She and him haven't talked unless it was about a mission they were paired on.

"So, what I wanted to say was that I'm sorry." he said solemly. Then silence.

The silence broke as the alarm clock rang 9 a.m.

"Huh? What time is it?" asked Zain, munching down his cold eggs. "9 o'clock." answered Tenten. Zain stopped for a moment, his fork falling onto the ground. "Shit! The chunnin exams! I'll see you later!" he shouted, shoving the food into his mouth. As he opened the door he said.

"Thanks for the food!"

"Baka! You're not even gonna hear my answer?!"

"Text it on my cell then!"

"Go to hell!"

"I've just gotten out of it!"

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Thirty minutes later...

"Shit! Oba-san's gonna kick my ass on this!" said Naruto, running in the streets of Konoha. "Shit! He's gonna murder me in my bed if I'm late!" said an also, panicking Zain, also running in the streets in Konoha. As the intersection came, a blond boy with whiskers ran besides him. "Long time no see!" said Naruto. "Same here. What are you doing?" asked Zain. "Chunnin exams. Wat, what the hell?!" shouteed Naruto. A rampaging group of bulls were hurling behined them.

"What the hell are those?!" shouted Zain

"It's like de ja vu, all over again..." muttered Naruto.

"What?! It happened to you once?!"

"Hell yeah!"

"Lucky! I never get moments like this!"

"You're kidding!"

"Well, let's ride one!"

"Are you nuts?!"

"...Perhaps."

"I thought that much. Let's see you do it!"

"Alright!"

Zain leaped into the air, as the bulls were under him, he embraced for the impact. By the time he fell, a sickening thud was heard. "...a-...aa-..." he couldn't make out the words. "You shitty bull!" he shouted. Out of the blue, he grabed a horn and began to navigate the bull to the chunnin final exam stadium. Naruto also leaped into the air, but missed his target bull and went onto a rather larger than the rest ind of bull. Scars all over it's back, and a jagged cut on his horn.

"Out of all the bulls, I get this one...well, here goes nothing!" he muttered, grabing the horns. The bull stopped for a moment, then began to shake crazily. "WHAT - THE - HELL - !!!" stuttered Naruto, speaking wasn't going to help him get control of this animal. "Naruto! Hit the base of the spine, dumass!" shouted an impatient Zain, his bull stopped at his command.

When Naruto hit the base, the bull stopped. Literally stopped, and Naruto felt that he was about to fall off from the force. "Let's go!" said Zain whom began to rush forward. Naruto's bull followed in a drunken style of running due to Naruto's poor navigating skills.

Damn you freaking bull...

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Tsunade was impatient. A crowd of people fro various villages were in the crowds, awaiting for a battle. Uzumaki Naruto and M. Zain still weren't here. "Shizuno, put on my schedule to grill Naruto and a talk with this Zain." she added to Shizune. Her, Shizune and the Kazekage, Garra were at the top of the stands, along with Temari, whom was behined Garra as Shizune was with Tsunade. Garra took no notice from the comment, he was more occupied with the shouting outside the stadium.

"...Damn you stupid bull!" shouted an angry person. Two figures accidently fell at the door of the stadium. As they staggered up roughly, an eye watched them carefully, then wizzed to the Kazekage.

"They're here." stated Garra. Tsunade stared, then began to scan the stadium. Sure enough, a dizzy Naruto and a very sore Zain came wobbling into the stage, along with the rest of the contestants.

They were meant to be 9 in total, but one disappeared, presumed dead. 8 contestants faced the cheering crowd. Zain and Naruto kept on waving to the crowd, a surprising Konohamaru silent for once in his life, and others whom stood there, emotionless.

"Now, let the Chunnin exams begin! Today's final exam shall be of skill. In the last test, no chakra can be used in the battle. Only skill can help them now! Starting with leaf nin Konohamaru vs. grass nin Kurami!" shouted the announcer through a mic. The crowd cheered. As everyone made their way to the waiting room, Naruto gave Konohamaru a thumbs up. Konohamaru grinned back at Naruto.

"Now, begin!"

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"Where are we going Itachi?" said the woman. She and Itachi were walking through the streets of a town, her arm aroung his. He was silent. As they walked for a few minutes, they came onto a mountain.

"Here is the place."

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Konohamaru went into a fighting stance. Due to the rules of the arena, he had to shut the chakra usage at his palms. He began to runat his opponent, a shower of shruiken above the grass nin, whom doged them, hurtling into a grinning Konohamaru. He punched the grass nin at his spine, which cracked painfully.

The grass nin fell back, but stood once more, his hands stiff. He disappeared. At that time Konohamaru began to panic, which resulted to a puncture at his stomatch. 5 fingers were slowly pulled out, a great amount of pain came onto Konohamaru. Shit...how did this happen? he thought as he staggered, coughing blood on the ground. As he began to stand, Kurami said "You should move. Just give up and live. Or die." he added, his bloodied fingers stiff once more.

Konohamaru grinned at those words. "...In your dreams. I'm not giving up from that." he added, pointing a shaky finger at the wound. He took a deep breath, and threw many kunais at Kurami.

Kurami smiled at the boy's enthusiasm. He easily doged the kunais that fell on the ground. Konohamaru disappeared, then quickly appeared in front of Kurami, a single punch flew at Kurami's cheast. A few ribs broke at the impact but the grass nin moved back. He went into a fighting stance. Konohamaru also went into a fighting stance.

They charged.

Silence. A few drops of blood splattered on the ground. A body fell.

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"This is so boring!" whined Naruto whom was pacing in the room he and Zain were sent into. It was mostly a locker room. A single bench inside it where Zain sat.

"Enough drama man. So, what did you do last night with Hinata?" he asked. "Nothing! I only took her to her house. That's all!"

"That's funny, I was trying to call you this morning, nobody answered."

"I wasn't home."

"Yeah. Like I'll believe that."

"Alright alright!" said Naruto. "I messed up. Nothing happened last night except a nice rest. That's all."

"...same here anyway." sighed Zain, as he related to Naruto about last night. "...so she didn't fry me." he ended.

"Oh well. This is life. You win,and you lose." added Naruto. "Words can't describe how stupid that sounded coming out from you." chuckled Zain. "Shut it! It's true anyway..." he added. The cheering of the crowds suddenly went to a halt, then came as both a cheer and a scream. The sounds of paremedics came faint, then loud as it came nearer.

The doors opened, a body on a streacher was being pulled. Naruto got a glimpse of it and became emotionless, then a mix of amusement.

A/N: I know, I know, you all must know whom it is and I don't mind. Next chapter'll be better.

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