Fan Fiction Name: Tales of a Would-be Jounin

Chapter Name: Registration Results

Info: After a visit to the Memorial Stone and a talk with his most memorable student, Umino Iruka decides to go for the jounin rank. Will he choke or will he get assistance from the most unlikely of places? Naruto II spoilers here!

Disclaimers: Well, I do not own any of Naruto, nor do I own the many characters of these fan fictions, save my own creations. It's sad, but all too true. How I wish I owned them….waaaaaahhhhh!!!!!

Tales of a Would-Be Jounin

Chapter 11

Mitarashi Anko is a woman walking on clouds. Ever since what she had spontaneously done just over an hour ago, she had been very happy. Walking on Cloud Nine happy. Eating dumplings happy. Going on a good mission happy. And now she had another thing to add to that list of happy things: Kissing Umino Iruka. She was "kissing Iruka happy." Anko nearly giggled at the thought. Yep, it was a happy day for Anko. But in spite of the good day she still couldn't help but worry. She had tried twice herself to become a jounin, and when she became one she was assigned to be a special jounin. One who more often then not stayed in the village than be active in missions.

This was a time where she was a bit worried as well as happy. Almost like when she herself went through the jounin exam herself. Well, almost.

"So, is it official?" came a rather familiar voice from behind Anko. Anko immediately cringed at the voice, and when she turned around it her suspicions were confirmed. The red eyed kunoichi herself, Kurenai, was looking at Anko with a triumphant look. Anko was about to tell off Kurenai (or punch her face in, she hadn't decided yet. And punching sounded so good, too!) when she saw who Kurenai was with. That cigarette-smoking ash-tray of a jounin. What was his name again? Asuma?

"Well, what do you want, Kurenai?" Anko said, her annoyance very evident in her tone of voice. She KNEW what Kurenai was gonna say, and it had to do with the kiss she had given Iruka earlier.

"Is Iruka going to be taking the test?" Kurenai asked, her red eyes showing confusion. Asuma was about to open his mouth when Kurenais elbow stopped him from saying anything. Anko watched this suspiciously, crossing her arms across her chest. She had a good idea where he was about to go. She could only wait to see how badly her reputation was soured from the kissing incident. Damn it. Maybe she shouldn't have done it in the first place…

"Uh…Anko? Are you there?" Kurenai asked as she slowly made her way through the busy lot to Anko. Anko snapped her head out of her thoughts with a glare.

"What did you ask again?" Anko said, her voice low and suspicious. Damn Kurenai, she always had to insinuate that there was something between her and Iruka…

Well, there is the fact that, just an hour ago, you kissed him! Anko cursed the voice in her head. But, it did have a point. Well, Iruka should know by now…

Crap! He should be done! What if he made it? What if he DIDN'T? Crap!!

"S'cuse me, Kurenai, but I gotta get going. See ya!" Anko called over her shoulder as she began running, her destination the jounin tower. Kurenai only chuckled as Asuma looked on, bewildered.

"Kurenai-chan, I thought you said Anko and Iruka were dating?" Asuma said as he lit a cigarette. Kurenai simply turned around with a sly smile. Asuma puffed a little bit before giving her a questioning look.

"Well, I didn't say that…exactly," Kurenai said as she began to walk away, swaying her hips slightly as she walked away. Asuma cursed under his breath before puffing again and following after the red-eyed jounin.

Yep, things were gonna get interesting in a hurry.

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"Tomeii Jyuchi!"

Iruka inwardly winced at the name. That was the ninth name called and U was coming up quickly. This is the one thing he hated about his name. He was always the LAST person to be called due to his name, but even then it was really nerve-wracking.

"Tyrsa Haruka!"

Iruka winced again, this time more at the womans first name. That name was SO close to his, but he knew it wasn't it. He saw an extremely happy kunoichi wearing a black and red wrap smile widely. 'Well, I think I know who Haruka is. I have never seen anyone smile happier then that before,' Iruka thought.

Well, that wasn't true. Iruka had one smile happier. The day that Naruto became part of the first team to pass Kakashis test and become genin, against the odds, Naruto had come running, a massive smile on his face, telling Iruka that he had just became a ninja. Oh, he had never seen a happier person before in his life. However, time seemed to stand almost still as the proctor drew in another breath.

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Anko waited outside the jounin tower. The best way to describe her would be anxious. Would her Iruka-kun be allowed to take the jounin test in the first place? They only let a dozen or so, at best, take the test, and the failure rate passed that was still a bit high. Anko herself had been only one of three chuunin who had become jounin of a class of eleven. That was well more than fifty percent. But, then again, her Iruka-kun was able to make genin and chuunin, as well as not go insane when dealing with the blond brat. That in and of itself is a miracle. Hell, her Iruka-kun…

Ankos train of thought instantly derailed when she realized what she had been saying in her head. Her Iruka-kun. Had she really been saying that in her head. Hell, she knew the man for only two months.

Okay, so she did have a bit of a crush on the polite, hard-working chuunin. He was really sweet, and he knew how to treat a lady with proper respect, unlike some of the shmucks she had dated before. Her thoughts instantly go to her last boyfriend, a man who considered himself an "Anko tamer" and bragged to his friends about it often, had last been seen by her as she gave chase, cursing and yelling at him for his "choice words" before threatening to use her shadow snakes to make the man a eunich.

Now that she thought about it, that was probably what led to the stupid rumor about her summoning Manda, the king of snakes, to chase and eat one of her former boyfriends. That's probably why she had been unlucky with men since that incident.

Anko stared at the doors for a while, watching to see of any movement. Some other people had come, possible to give their support to the prospective jounins as well as the proverbial shoulder to cry on. But a couple of them were giving her odd looks. Some were even snickering.

Jackasses! Why were they snickering at HER? They damn well better not think…

Ankos thoughts were interrupted by the loud creaking of the jounin towers doors as the prospective jounin came out of the building. Many of them had looks of defeat as they slowly made their way from the building. Some of the hopefuls, male and female alike, became very emotional at their failures. Two of them, a man and a woman, were actually cry at their failures. About ten of them looked to be extremely happy, but she didn't see the one person she had hoped to see. After a second, Iruka came out of the tower itself, his face devoid of expression. It was like he was in shock.

Anko quickly made her way to the chuunin, her face stained with worry. She had heard a couple snickers from some of the people there as she not-so-subtly made her way to the shocked looking chuunin who was slowly shuffling his way down the stairs.

"Iruka-kun! You gotta tell me! Did you make it?" Anko asked happily, her voice straining in the excitement. When Iruka didn't respond, Ankos happy face dissipated. He hadn't made it. Damn it, he was doing so well too! 'Well, looks like I gotta console him now,' Anko thought bitterly. He had been doing great and he had a good amount of skill! And yet he had been rejected. Well, Ibiki was NOT going to hear the end of this!

"Oh, hey Anko-chan," Iruka said slowly, his face slowly turning and revealing a small smile. This hurt Anko more. He was still trying to smile, even though he was pretty much crushed inside. How cruel had they been to him to have him reacting like this.

"Well, don't worry, Iruka-kun. Many people don't make it the first time," Anko said reassuringly as she began to nuzzle his arm softly. This was NOT gonna help the rumors but Iruka needed her to console him! He had just been crushed by the damn jounin proctor of that year. Whoever it was that year was definitely gonna get an earful from her.

Ankos inner rant was silenced when Irukas smile widened. Anko simply looked, trying to figure out what was going on in the mans head. 'Wait…did he…'

"I made it, Anko-chan."

Irukas words had instantly washed away the doubt in her mind. This guy was good, and now he was gonna take the jounin test! This was great!

"Looks like that Fan Club of yours is gonna be doing some celebrating!" Anko said happily, her voice full of glee. He had done it! The shock couldn't get out of her mind.

Well, it was not something internal that had knocked the shock out of her. It was an extraordinarily rude man who decided to barge through the two of them and to two familiar figures.

"Well, it's those two jackasses," Anko said with a smirk. She was sure those idiots didn't make it. The tall one was a coward (at least according to Iruka, but come on! It's Iruka they were talking about here) so he had no reason whatsoever to be allowed jounin.

"He made it," Iruka said, almost as if he could read her mind. Anko was confused before she saw that Irukas gaze was not on the tall, lanky coward, but at the heavyset man with a scowl. The tall man looked distraught, so he had obviously hadn't made it. But the big man, he just glared.

"Ignore that fool. He probably can't say anything past 'Douche Smach!' Tee hee," Anko said, giggling slightly at her own joke. Seeing Irukas unfazed looked, she turned to the one thing that she knew would make him happier.

"I'll treat ya to ramen!"

END

A/N: Well, another chapter is here, and you now know the results! I doubt anyone was surprised, but I still have a trick or two up my sleeve!

See, its right here!