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Chapter 11
(Flashback)
Naruto and Anko were at a nearby fishing village, having slipped away from their family who were busy getting Otogakure set up and running. The two children had even managed to slip away from their guards. The simple reason was they were tired of being watched. Ever since the episode with Kabuto's family they had been heavily watched.
"Are you sure we're fine here?" Anko asked. She was still rather subdued and quieter since that day. She did listen to her little brother a lot, which many found strange, yet the two would always back the other around anyone.
"Yeah. Its not like we've gone to Suna. We're just down the valley and near the river." Naruto said. He was wearing an outfit that was similar to Jiraiya's except it was blue and he didn't have the horned forehead protector. Anko shook her head. "We get grounded, its your fault."
"Yeah, yeah. Come on. I want to see the ships that are using the river to get to the ocean."
The river was deep enough that many ships traversed it to cut off the time it took to reach the ocean.
"I thought we were coming for that festival." Anko said.
"That's later, but there should be stalls up with free food." Naruto said.
"And how do you know all about this?" Anko asked her younger brother.
"A classmate mentioned it. He was coming down tonight with his dad." Naruto said.
"And this friends name?" Anko asked. She'd learned right away that if Naruto didn't give a name, then it was either second hand information, or it was someone he knew he wasn't supposed to be around.
"Um, doubt you know him." Naruto said.
And that cinches it. Its someone kaa-san forbade him from hanging around. Anko thought.
"And you trust this friend?" Anko asked.
"Yeah…pretty much." Naruto said as they entered the village.
"Alright…does mom trust this friend." Anko asked and saw the body wince, "Um, I guess." Naruto said.
"You know bro, you suck at lying." Anko said getting him to stop and face her.
"So what. I'm sick of being stuck in one place. You remember when we were younger? We never stayed in one place this long."
"You know why we're setting up here."
"So what." Naruto said. "I'm not scared of some masked idiot who thinks I'm the fucking fox."
He turned and stomped away. Anko sighed and chased after him.
It took her nearly ten minutes to catch up to him, and when she did she froze. There standing next to her brother was a figure they hoped never to see again.
"Natas." She whispered and pulled a kunai and leapt at the masked fighter.
He didn't turn, but his hand caught her by the front of her shirt. "Now now little serpent. I am not here for this."
Natas looked at Naruto. "You've grown Naruto."
"Happens with time." Naruto fired back. His gaze went to the two ninja with him. "Ah, my guards, Scorpion and Sub-Zero. Usually the most bitter of enemies, but under my command they are the most dedicated of soldiers."
"Good for you." Naruto said.
Natas smirked. "They aren't of this world. But in time they will be. They will be reborn and they will do all I command."
Naruto looked at the man who attacked him and his family all those years ago. "I'm not going with you." The blond stated.
Natas laughed. "Your not." The man agreed and it surprised the two youths.
"I am simply passing thru at this time. You are safe from me at this time Naruto."
The man walked away. He said something to the two ninja and Naruo and Anko watched as they attacked a man. Sub-Zero turned the man into an ice sculpture with a simple touch and Scorpion with a strange spear that shot from his hand shattered the man.
"Flawless." Natas said and continued to lead the two ninja away. They boarded a strange boat with red sails and dragon motifs.
"I think we better go home now." Naruto muttered.
(End Flashback)
Naruto saw that it was them, younger than they'd been the last time, but the same white dead eyes.
Naruto found his attention drawn to the Genin from Konoha hearing "SASUKE-KUN!"
He watched a blond leap onto the Uchiha's back while the Uchiha's pink haired teammate yelled at her to get off.
He noticed that the Uchiha looked a bit bruised. Idiot doesn't learn. He keeps it up he's going to get himself and his team killed. Naruto thought as he slipped back with Kin and Gaara. Kin leaned in.
"I told the others. Kabuto's going to see if he can draw out some of the Konoha Genin."
Naruto shook his head. He didn't see what his sister saw in the medic-nin. Naruto had been amazed with the amount of information in his nin-cards. Kabuto said it had taken him a long time to learn how to use them.
"If we can, we need to tell Anko-nee-chan that Natas's freaks are here. Not sure who the one in the skull mask is, but Scorpion and Sub-Zero are killers."
Kin put a hand on his forearm. "The Uchiha is staring at you as well."
Sasuke strode up to him. "Fight me." He demanded again.
"No." Naruto said and looked at Kin. "So, Wagner's Ride of the Valkyrie's, do you think its possible to pull off without strings?"
"Don't ignore me."
"Go away duck ass." Naruto said. "We're not from Konoha, we'll smack you down for your attitude."
Sasuke went to strike Naruto but the blond was faster than him and sent him crashing into the blackboard at the front of the room, silencing all chatter.
"Try that again Uchiha and I will do more than break a rib on you." Naruto said lowering his leg and looking at Kin. "So, the bridge on the second stanza…"
"YOU CAN'T DO THAT TO SASUKE-KUN!" the pink haired banshee screamed and came at Naruto, but her other teammate stopped her and said something to her.
"Sakura don't. you wouldn't stand a cha…" was as far as the nameless cannon fodder got before a Sakura punch sent him careening into a wall not far from her precious Sasuke-kun.
Sakura turned back to go at Naruto, but found her way blocked by several females.
Temari, Haku and Kin were in her way, each glaring at her.
"What do you want?" Sakura demanded.
Temari spoke for the trio. "You think we'll let you harm Naruto-kun because of some blind obsession you have for that emo-ass there? Think again pinky. Naruto might not hit a girl, but if you try and treat him like you just treated your teammate, then we've got issues and trust me when I say I will beat the living shit out of you, and that will be before Haku and Kin can get to you."
Sakura blinked and recognized the blond from the other day. "But he attacked Sasuke-kun." The pink haired single minded organism known as fangirl whined.
Kin growled. "Your stupid boyfriend tried to attack Naruto-kun. I don't know how things work here and Konoha, and I don't give a flying fuck. I know in Oto that shit outside of training or battle isn't allowed and he'd have been at best suspended from duty, and done some time in a cell."
Haku spoke. "Attacking the heir of the Otokage however…"
Temari smirked. "Could lead to a death sentence if Orochimaru-sama is in a good mood."
Kin snorted. "That's if Lady Tsunade or Jiraiya-sama didn't get to the offending party first."
Sakura blinked. "Heir?"
Kin laughed. "Yes. He is the child of the former Sannin of Konoha and the Heir our Shodai Otokage. But that doesn't matter in Oto little girl. You see in Oto, we are all treated equally. Naruto-kun despite being the child of our leaders is treated the same as anyone else, and he asked for it that way."
Temari snorted. "The amount of times he's gotten in trouble with Anko-sensei is in the triple digits easily."
Sakura was now looking at Haku, as if trying to place her. Haku meanwhile recognized the pink haired girl from the disaster in Wave, but said nothing.
There was a loud explosion at the front of the room and smoke billowed around. "SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU PUNKS!" a rough voice bellowed.
When the smoke cleared they saw a tall scar faced man sporting a Konoha hitai-ate and a black trench coat. Behind him on either side was a squad of Chunin dressed up in proctor's uniforms, including the two that Sasuke had unveiled earlier in his arrogance.
The man who appeared to be a special Jonin of some kind continued in a smoother tone of voice, "I am the examiner of the first test of the Chunin Selection Exam, Ibiki Morino."
XX
Naruto looked at the test. What the hell? Kaa-san was right, they really don't change their tests.
Slowly over the next hour Naruto wrote the answers in short hand that Shizune and his mother taught him.
Screw them. I am not giving away answers so others can cheat. He thought after flipping his paper over when he saw several of the Konoha nin using skills or bloodlines to cheat. His eyes saw that the girl next to him, another Konoha nin had indigo hair and a pair of pale lavender eyes.
He saw her looking at him out of the corner of his eye and smiled.
Not another one. Anko's going to go spar. He thought.
Naruto knew he was pretty good looking. His mother and aunt informed him of this. Not to mention the birds and the bees talk…(shudder) with charts.
Naruto knew they had given him the talk about sex because his kaa-san didn't trust ero-pop to do it, and Uncle Orochi turned the weirdest shade of red when he'd been asked to do it and said "Ask your mother." And rushed off.
Naruto saw the girl was looking at him still and winked at her which got a deep blush from her.
Yep, Anko-nee-chan is going to go spar.
XX
Haku, Rin and Temari were scattered around the back end of the room and all three scowled seeing the female Konoha Genin eyeing their Naruto-kun.
That bitch better step off. Were three of the same thoughts the three possessed. They also pictured various means of chasing the girl off.
It was Haku who thought of the easiest way.
I'll just let Anko-sensei know there is a Konoha tart sniffing around her little brother.
With that in mind, Haku created a ice mirror in the palm of her hand and slipped a note thru it before going back to work on the test Lady Tsunade had informed them about before coming to Konoha.
XX
Sasuke was fuming. That Oto-dobe has power I want…power I need to kill HIM. I need it.
He was pissed he couldn't seem to copy the blond Oto-nin's moves, even worse he seemed to be washed out when he looked at him with his Sharingan. Sadly Sasuke was unaware of the seal Jiraiya put on all the Oto-nin to counter this years ago as a way to keep Oto's secrets, secret.
I will learn your secrets dobe. No one denies an Uchiha.
XX
Under his skull mask, Natas smirked. Sub-Zero and Scorpion were reborn, severing the ties with their old world. He smiled seeing Naruto here, but he wasn't the objective.
His eyes searched out and found the target of this mission.
Sasuke Uchiha. You are wanted by my master.
He looked at the test the proctor had handed out and finished it with a simple wave of his hand, the answers filled in and he turned it over. His eyes once more looking for the blond.
I may not be allowed to capture you for now Naruto, but one day, your power will belong to my Master, and I will be rewarded.
XX
During the hour there were many eliminations as people were caught cheating. Ibiki however remained silent, his eyes were on the blond in the second row next to the Hyuga Heiress.
Sarutobi said to keep watch on him, and prevent anyone from attacking him.
Ibiki was surprised to see him finish the test in the first fifteen minutes. He also watched as the boy teased and flirted with the Hyuga Heiress, getting her to turn redder than a tomato.
What is the Hokage planning for you?
He called out the ten minute warning as several more teams were eliminated.
Too many of them remain. Hopefully I can thin them out with the torture of the last question.
Ibiki laughed, chilling many of the students and getting a few to quit and one even wet himself.
Life is good.
AN: And thus we enter the Chunin Exam.
My laptop took a dive, luckily I save my work on a memory stick. Sadly I will be without a PC for two weeks, either the Geek Squad fixes mine or I get a new one. Bare with me folks.