Hey readers! Thanks for the reviews. =) And the reason I do recaps "a certain reader" is not to increase the words, but to remind people where it was the last time they read it. If I want to write a short story, I'll write a short story. If I want to write a long story, I'll write one. That's why I have recap, you can skip it. Thank you very much.

(Just a reminder, I'm not focusing on team 7, until it comes to that time, this has to do with Team 8 and their relationship.) -

Well on to the story

Recap:

"Look after my brother."

Naruto blinked. "Yeah, it's because some of us our humans." He said as he stopped in front of the Hyuga compound.

Hinata tilted her head, confused at her sensei's statement. He laughed it off after noticing it.

"Chunin exams starts a week from now, so get some rest and stop worrying, okay?"

Hinata shook her head. "Okay… Good night sensei" she said bowing. "And thank you for taking me home."

Naruto waved his hand. "Yeah-yeah… No problem." He said as he walked away.

Hinata watched as he walked away. "Sensei you hold so many mysteries." She whispered.

"I've disappointed you Itachi." Said Naruto. "I haven't helped him out one bit. Maybe I can change that." He said as he entered his apartment. "Before it's too late." He whispered.

Chapter Twelve: It's finally here!

"YAHOO! It's finally here!" Kiba said as he looked at the entrance.

Naruto gave Kiba a hearty smile. "One more thing you guys." He turning towards them.

"What is it?" Kiba replied.

Naruto clear his throat. "This is a team work. You can't advance if one of your team member decides to bail on you."

"W-what do you mean?" Hinata asked, confused.

Naruto sighed as he ran his hand through his hair. "You need all 3 to make it through these preliminaries. If you don't, you will automatically be disqualified."

"You're joking right?" Kiba asked dumbfounded.

Naruto smacked his forehead mentally. "Why can't you guys be like Shino sometimes!" he yelled, mostly at Kiba. "Why do you think they would even put you each team in 3?" he asked rhetorically.

Shino stared at his sensei with a grim expression. Kiba stuck his pinky into his ear and took it back out, flicking some ear wax out. "No need to yell."

Naruto cooled down, making his shoulder slump. He let out a soft chuckled. "Well you guys. This is it. Once you go through this door, your new beginning goes on from there."

The three smiles, Hinata giving him the nervous smile.

"Good luck you guys. And remember to make me proud of team 8" he said, winking at them.

Kiba rubbed his nose and grinned. "We're team 8! Of course will bring honor to our name!"

Shino, with his hands shoved into his coat pocket, nodded in agreement. Naruto turned and looked towards Hinata.

"Don't worry Hinata. You got Kiba and Shino there, they'll help you. So need to feel like you're going to disappoint your team or me." Naruto said rubbing Hinata's head.

She looked at him shockingly. He had read her mind just like that.

"Thank you sensei." She retorted; bowing down.

The three walked to the door and stared at it eagerly.

'Here we go.' Kiba thought. 'I am so ready for this!'

'I hope I don't disappoint my team.' Hinata told herself.

'….' (Shino, hahaha)

"I'll be the kind sensei and open the door for you wonderful children." Naruto said with a sly grin on his face.

Kiba raised his eyebrow and Akamaru gave out a bark. "That doesn't sound like him."

Naruto did a little hand sign turning into Kiba and quickly kick the door opened and shouted. "HI I'M INUZUKA KIBA AND CAN KICK ANYONE ASS WHO COME AT ME… YOU DAMN BITCHES!"

He quickly ran past team 8 and stuck his tongue out at him.

"WHAT!" Kiba screamed. "IT WASN'T ME!"

The room turned and stared out the door, giving team 8, especially Kiba, a death glare. Some of the men in there were very muscular and had scars on their face. Even the young ladies were quite frightening.

'Sensei…. Sensei set us up for the kill.' Hinata thought as she fainted.

(Inside)

"I can't believe he did this to us." Kiba said pacing back and forth.

Shino was fanning Hinata to try and calm her down, while Kiba paced back and forth, staring at the tugs who were eyeing them suspiciously.

"That was a bitch ass move!" Kiba shouted to himself.

Shino looked at him, once Hinata had recovered from her shock. "I think we're attracting enough attention as it is, let's go to the other side." Shino said pushing up his glasses.

"Sasuke-kun!" a platinum blonde, known as Ino Yamanaka, daughter of Yamanaka Inoichi jumped on Sasuke's back, which made him yelp.

"INO-PIG!" Sakura said as she pointed at Ino.

Ino retaliated by sticking out her tongue at the pink hair kunoichi. Flames surrounded Sakura, as she let Ino get to her.

The three proceeded to walk to the other side where the rest of the rookie 9 were. As they were walking past the rookie nine, a silver teen came by and said, "Hey, I heard you guys are the rookie 9."

Team 8 stopped in front of the res to the rookie 9 and looked at the man.

"Yeah, but who are you?" Sakura asked walking in the front.

The silver boy pushed up his round glasses and bowed. "My name is Kabuto."

After the card game Kabuto had shown the rookie 9 they spilt up in groups, except for Team 7.

"One more thing." Sasuke said, which made Kabuto look up. "Can you look up Uzumaki Naruto?"

Kabuto smirked. "Sure."

Sakura looked at Sasuke, wondering, 'Where have I heard that name before?' Sakura thought.

"Aha! Isn't that team 8 sensei?" Sakura replied.

Sasuke nodded his head.

"But why are you trying to looking up information on him? He isn't taking the Chunin exam."

"I know that, but he is mysterious to me." Sasuke replied lowly.

Kabuto did some sign seals and as he pressed his two fingers it. Naruto's picture showed on it revealing some stats. As team 7 brought their heads closer down to it, the card it obliterated into ashes. Kabuto blinked at the card.

"Wha-

"SETTLE DOWN!" a man named, Ibiki Morino, instructor of the first Chunin exam, shouted.

Sasuke continued to stare at the card in disbelief. 'Was that even possible?'

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