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"If it don't hurt now,just wait,just wait a while"

|Arc : Chunin Exams|

|Chapter 11: Pain|

"Hiro,what's wrong with you?".

Hiro couldn't answer his cousin as he screamed in pain while holding his neck. Hiro was laying down flat and Sasuke was looking at him with a scared face. He saw the degree of pain that Hiro was in and felt scared. What if Naruto wasn't quick enough for him?. And what exactly did Naruto mean by someone who loved Hiro loving Him?

He didn't know why but he felt that Naruto was hiding something from his teammate.

His thinking was interrupted when Hinata and Kiba entered. The Hyuga was quick to work and sharply placed an ointment on Hiro's neck,and the pain slowly but surely,started to decrease until he fell into a deep sleep.

"Who did you guys fight with?!". Kiba asked,rather loudly.

"A man,who definitely wasn't a Genin",Sasuke said coolly as he stood up,his gaze still fixed on Hiro. "He looks like a snake,and has the abilities of one".

"We'll have to wait here until Hiro wakes up,dragging him to the tower could leave us vulnerable",Hinata suggested.

Sasuke nodded and looked at Hiro once again. The others made themselves comfortable with the tree and went around to lay down.

'What did that man do to you,Hiro? When we were just starting to get really close...don't die Hiro,whatever he did to you!'.

#BreAK#

#BreAK#

Naruto sat down a branch. Just after the tree that Hiro was put in,were he was recovering. Sasuke was sitting beside him while Kiba and Hinata were in the tree,at least if someone managed to get past Naruto and Sasuke,they'd have to face them.

Naruto on the other hand,had a lot going on his mind. He knew the attack wasn't just some random attack,and that man was no Genin,he knew very well who Orochimaru was,he had read about him from different books.

"Naruto,do you have feelings for Hinata?".

Sasuke didn't understand the blonde's actions. He knew from his statement,that Hiro was clearly going through a lot.

Naruto sighed at first before he spoke. "No,I don't".

"Naruto,tell me a bit about you".

Naruto sighed again,his time the sigh was heavier. He couldn't tell Sasuke about his past yet,he just started to talk to him.

"You'll hear about that when I become Chunin".

#BreAK#

He opened his eyes slowly and was recovering until he felt a sharp sensation in his neck. Hiro held his neck immediately with his right hand and grunted beneath his breath in pain.

Hinata came in view with a worried face and got down beside her boyfriend. She held his cheek as he was in a lot of pain.

"Come on Hiro,fight it".

Hiro soon started to calm down after the soft feel of Hinata's hand and the look of his lover,he definitely calmed down.

"Hinata-chan...I love you...".

Hinata's eyes twitched at that. She didn't expect Hiro to say that outright. "Hiro-kun...I...I'm sorry".

Hiro's heart skipped when he heard that,and the sorrowful look Hinata wore on her face. She loved him,didn't she?.

"Why? Why are you sorry?". He sat up straight,still holding his neck.

"I love someone else". She said slowly and turned her face away from him,feeling ashamed.

"Then you don't love me". Hiro said,his heart broken.

"No,not at all Hiro!". She said sharply and looked at him. "I do love you to,I just love you both".

"Who is this person?".

"Its...Its...".

"Naruto",Hiro finished for her and stood up. Hinata was shocked,and didn't stand up,feeling very much ashamed.

'I feel so much power in my body right now,I don't know if I should thank or hate this man'.

"Where is he by the way?".

"You...are not annoyed,Hiro-kun?".

"No,not at all". He was fuming with anger,but,he somehow managed to keep it under control. He walked out of the tree,moving like he was drunk due to the immense power he felt.

#BreAK#

"So I have fangirls?!". Naruto said in a fit of shock and soon burst into laughter. "Wow,I thought they all liked you".

"Last I heard",Sasuke went on. "They were speaking of the Hiro,Sasuke,Naruto combo,the craziest in Konoha".

Naruto just laughed on. Sasuke started off by admitting he didn't really like having fangirls due to their crazy behaviour.

"Naruto,let's move".

"Hiro?". Naruto asked and smiled,he turned around to see his teammate standing behind him. "Good to see you awake again".

Hiro had a straight look on his face. "Thanks bro". He said as he smiled. "Let's move,we wouldn't wanna be the last to get to the tower!". Hiro jumped off and didn't wait for a reply,Hinata following him.

"Sasuke,we'll see each other at the tower". He handed the Uchiha a scroll,Sasuke caught it,but when he looked back at Naruto,the blonde was gone. He simply smirked and jumped away.

#BreAK#

Hiro touched down at the tower,his team-mates doing the same behind him.

"Naruto,Hinata,could you guys keep this...",he held his neck as talked. "A secret?".

Naruto nodded,he understood why. Telling everyone that he got bitten by Orochimaru could send him out of the exams. "Sure".

"Thanks".

The group got into the tower and saw that Gaara's group were already there.

"Well then,let's open this scroll". Naruto did the action and a small amount of smoke poofed out and then Kakashi stood in front of them,the cyclops looking as lazy as ever.

"You were in the scroll?",Hinata asked,a bit confused.

"No,there is a summoning Jutsu there to summon when you open the scroll". Kakashi said,laziness echoing in his voice as he did.

"What would've happened if we opened it outside the tower?". Sasuke asked curiously.

"I'll have had to eliminate you three,this was about testing if you're worthy of trust,well done guys,I'm proud". He eye smiled them.

"So what's next then?".

"Wait till the time limit expires",Kakashi said and disappeared.

Naruto looked around and noticed his family at one side of the tower. He got a bit happy and walked over to them. The people present were the twins,his mother and Haku.

"Hey guys".

"Hey Naruto!". Haku ran over to him and hugged him tightly,squeezing her bosom onto his chest. Naruto felt calm as he held his hands around Haku,happy.

"What's up gaki?".

"Nothing much,Dante". Naruto broke the hug with Haku and gave his uncle a fist bump before looking towards Vergil,who had a straight face(what were ya expecting?).

"Don't worry kid,I'm happy for you",Vergil said despite the look he wore on his face.

Naruto just smiled before hugging his mum.

"How was the exams,Ruto-chan?".

"Easy as hell".

"Hell ain't that easy",Dante replied with sarcasm as the family laughed.

"Naruto,did you by chance meet any man named Orochimaru?". Vergil asked. While he was walking around with the Anko lady,the two had started investigating after they found three dead bodies,which Anko suggested was done by the snake-man.

"By now,he should be sleeping with the demons...why'd you ask?".

The group went silent at that. Kushina was surprised that Ruto-chan managed to kill a Sannin,while Dante and Vergil were filled with pride.

"That's my boy!". Dante said loudly as he and Naruto fist bumped even harder. Vergil had a tiny smirk on his face which made Naruto feel a bit happy with himself.

"You managed to kill a Sannin? The Hokage must know of this! I'm so proud!".

"Well,thanks,I have to get back to my team,see you guys later".

The family waved at each other as Naruto walked back to his team-mates. The group then went to the stairs to have a good view of whatever was gonna happen.

The time limit finally expired and the Hokage appeared,each Team-Sensei behind him and Kushina and Vergil by his side.

He looked around and noticed that more people than he anticipated passed the exam. "I see a lot of you made it,because of that,I've decided that we're going to have preliminary rounds".

"For people who want to quit now...quit without your team failing".

Kabuto raised his hand and turned around. "I'm sorry,but I know when I'm outmatched,I'll try next year",he said and began to walk away.

"Let somebody watch him...I don't trust him after quitting so many times". The ninja nodded and the Hokage went on.

"Now that that is covered,the names of the people who will fight against each other will be displayed at the board behind me. You may use everything you want and the battle is over when someone quits, is knocked out or is killed but please don't make killing the opponent your highest priority."

The group nodded and the Hokage continued "After this the winners of the fight will go to the last part of the exam that will take place next month. It's a tournament and a objective and selective jury will examine your mentality and fighting skills and will decide if your worthy to be called chunin."

"Now,you shall all go to the balcony and come forth when your name is shown".

The group split and each went through the balcony on each side. A ninja then came forward and said "My name is Hayate Gekko and I will be the proctor of this part of the we get to the Third Exam, there will be a Preliminary round. The reason for this is because there are too many of you".

The board started,and after randomly going through names,it stopped at Hiroki Uchiha and Nino Kisuke.

'Hmm,Hiro is up first'.

Naruto turned to look at Hiro,who just nodded positively before he jumped down to face his opponent.

"Are you guys ready?",Hayate asked the two.

The two nodded and got into a fighting stance.

"First Match: Hiroki Uchiha vs Nino Kisuke! Hajime".

Hiro charged at his opponent,intent on finishing the match as quick as he could. His neck still burnt in pain,but he somehow managed to still hold it off.

"Suiton: Suiryūdan no Jutsu!". His opponent said and released a quick shot of a water dragon towards Hiro.

The Uchiha acrobatically dodged by spinning to side and avoiding it. He landed on his feet and his left hand,quickly making a high front flip as he hurled some kunai towards Nino,who parried with his own kunai.

Hiro landed in front of him and tried to sweep him off the ground with a kick. The Kisuke simply made a handless cartwheel,hurling kunai at Hiro,who managed to dodge it.

"Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu!",Hiro said. He figured that since he was in close range,the ninja couldn't do anything to dodge the attack. He was right as Nino just barely managed to jump out of the way,his left forearm burnt slightly. He looked around and saw no one as Hiro appeared from behind and grabbed him before he performed a suplex on the Kisuke,knocking him unconscious.

"Shousha,Hiroki Uchiha".

Hiro was feeling woozy as he walked back up to the balcony. The people cheered for him while Naruto simply watched his condition,both he and Kakashi perfectly knew that the Uchiha was in pain.

Hiro walked up beside Naruto and leaned on the (whatever the hell it is called,no too sure),sweating as he did.

"I won".

"I know,but you don't look great". Naruto stated in a plain manner,still looking at the ground below them.

"I'll explain to Kakashi after the Chunin Exams".

"Explain what?".

Hiro sighed when he heard Kakashi's voice,there was nothing he could do and explained everything to him.

"Come with me,I'll solve the problem with the curse mark".

The Uchiha complied and walked away with his Sensei.

Naruto simply sighed,anticipating his fight. He looked around and wondered who he would be put up with. He noticed Sasuke's team and hoped he would have to face the Uchiha considering their new found friendship.

Then there was the Hyuga who he desperately wanted to kill considering the news he heard about how he treated his teammate.

The board started to go on again and ended with the names ; Hyuga Neji Vs Hyuga Hinata.

(Match goes like it went in the anime,only the ending is different)

Hinata laid on the ground in the pain with Neji coming above her,about to end her for once.

He hit the ground,literally when Naruto pulled Hinata out and teleported back to the balcony. The Hyuga simply grumbled and walked away.

"Shousha,Hyuga Neji".

"Thank you...Naruto-kun".Hinata said fairly,she added her ointment to her bruises and sped up her healing.

"You're welcome Hinata-chan",Naruto replied not taking his eyes off the ground below.(Sorry,I'll skip all the battles till the last one,Naruto's)

The board rolled up and ended with two names. Uzumaki Naruto vs Kiba Inuzuka.

Naruto smirked when he heard his name being called.

'That Uzumaki kid,according to info,he seems quite strong,but Kiba should handle him',the Genjutsu Queen of Konoha thought.

Both combatants stood in the ring and faced each other.

"Thanks for helping my team back there,but now,I'll help you by sending you out of this exam!".

Naruto didn't even talk,not making a snappy comeback as he knew it would be a piece of cake for him. He simply shrugged and took a battle stance,enraging the Inuzuka.

"Last Match: Uzumaki Naruto vs Inuzuka Kiba,Hajime!".

Kiba slid his leg back a bit and immediately charged at the blonde. Naruto didn't move and just waited. Kiba started with some basic Taijutsu with the Uzumaki easily dodging it. Naruto was already getting bored and made three back flips to get out of the Inuzuka's range.

"Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu!".

"That won't work on me,Gatsuga!". The kid started to spin and turned into some kind of mini-tornado as he went right through the fire,aiming straight at Naruto.

The blonde simply smirked and stretched out his left palm.

'He's dead',Kurenai thought.

'What the hell is Naruto doing?!',Kakashi screamed out in his head,still maintaining his cool look.

Kiba hit Naruto's palm and subsequently stopped,but was still spinning,Naruto skidded as he moved to the back due to the force of Kiba's attack. Soon enough,Kiba stopped rolling and fell right into the trap.

Naruto then held his neck with his left hand and stretched his right hand backwards.

"Next time,learn to be a bit humble against someone you know is stronger than you",the Uzumaki said calmly before punching Kiba right in his stomach with enough force to send him crashing into the opposite wall.

Naruto simply cracked his knuckles and pocketed his hands,walking slowly back to the balcony.

"Way to go Naruto!",Hinata said behind him,he simply smiled and looked down back,Kiba was knocked unconscious,but he woke up later.

The people who won their matches then came forward to the front of the Hokage,while those who didn't simply left the arena.

"Now then,pick a number from this box and read what it says".

2: Gaara No Sabaku

3: Sasuke Uchiha

4: Kankuro

5: Shikamaru Nara

6: Temari no Sabaku

7: Rock Lee

8: Shino Aburame

9: Uzumaki Naruto

10: Neji Hyuga

"Then Hiroki is number 1,this is the lineup for the third exam".

Hayate then showed the contestants a board he was writing something on.

Match 1: Hiroki Uchiha vs Sabaku No Gaara

Match 2: Sasuke Uchiha vs Kankuro

Match 3: Shikamaru Nara vs Temari no Sabaku

Match 4: Rock Lee vs Shino Aburame

Match 5: Uzumaki Naruto vs Hyuga Neji

"You all have one month to prepare and perfect your skills,Good luck".

|Play,Imagine -Demons|

A/N: I know this wasn't really detailed and all,and I'm really sorry,now we know the names of Sasuke and Hiroki's elder brothers. Yes,this is where the new FF character (Noctis) comes in,so just imagine Hiro like a younger Noctis.

Thanks for reading!