A/N: I dunno how I keep forgetting to update, the chapters are already written... Btw we'll speed through this part and really all the exams.

"Talking"

"Thoughts" and Sound effects

"Telepathic speech"

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Previously

Yuyake noticed the boy's shifted attention and followed it to the starry night just outside the open door before them. They weren't clouds, but they would due just fine. The sparadic spacing of the shards of silver left room for wandering minds. Thoughts of varying importance and age spond questions of the future and their perfect placement in the cosmic system. Had they been doing what they were supposed to do? What were they supposed to do? Why were they given a chance to roam this planet and choose their own paths? Especially if there was a specific one they were meant to walk since first breath?

It was a moment of universal oneness that disolved their physical form into questions of silver with answers that bit off pieces only to sparatically spit them out on the black sheet of existence.

Stars.

That was the answer.

Soon it'll be time for everyone to attend the exams. And they will.

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Chapter 12: the games begin

This. Was. Stupid.

Yuyake couldn't deal with the fact she was stuck with these two stranger for the Chunin exams. She wanted her team! So stupid... Now she was doomed cause they didn't really know each other and had no real team work under their belt. Well, at least they had a tiny bit of practice... The two stood a foot from her looking so stoic and still. They appeared almost identical. They both wore baggy masks akin to Kakashi's and dark bandannas just above their eyes. The rest of their bodies were draped in synonymous shades of black that hid every feature except their legs. Only thing the young girl could see of the faces were their gorgeous eyes of brilliant green.

Silence.

Never before had the Bokuso-chi girl felt the awkward tap of an atmosphere absent of octaves. She went to connect with the new teammates.

. . .

Oh yeah, that was right...

Something about their frequencies were... off.

The two made no move to communicate, and Yuyake felt a side of her mouth pull back from their monotonous stares. She needed to divert their attention; she was growing uncomfortable. Waving her head she pointed to the near by training field. They could practice their teamwork, even if only a little, before the tests. The two before her don't twist to confirm what she was pointing at; they merely nodded and dragged the fabrics of their sleeves over to the area. Yuyake couldn't stop the swelling feeling of disgust she got from the action.

STRIKE!

STRIKE!

STRIKE!

"Whoa! We go well together!" The black haired girl admired the group's striking pattern. They were kinda awesome. It was like the three completed each other in battle, everyone seemed to know how everyone else fought, even during their very first practice. It was beautifully destructive how effective they were.

"Amazing! Such youthful strikes of teamwork!" The two slid to a unified halt and when Yuyake spun into a horizontal twirl, they caught her. A grin of pride carved into brown cheeks. A boy about a year older than herself approached. He was dressed in tight green and a spec of baggy orange around his ankles. Moving to stand, the mind speaker regarded the new comer. His large eyes gleamed with admiration and eternal euphoria. "My name is Rock Lee, and I appreciate you teamwork!" he bestowed upon them his gleaming smile of acceptance and thumbs-up of approval.

The girl in turned smiled and waved to the boy in greeting. "I'm Yuyake, this is my team...uh" she turned to the two boys(?) what were their names? Hoshi and Hikaru? Was that it? Regardless, the two nodded to the boy who was looking about in shock. Who had spoken to him?

A silence chuckle left the girl. A person's reaction to her speaking was always funny.

"It appears that was...you?" he inquired and a nod confirmed his suspicions. "Wow! How amazing! Being able to speak without the movement of the lips! Most impressive!" he praised, and it warmed her cheeks. Lee then went on to talk about how he himself had been training just a short distance away. "Yes! My masterful sensei just had us running laps to warm up!" he boasted, his energy bursting out his eyes as fire.

Wow! He was getting the Heiress hyped and before she knew it, she was posing with him as he went on about his wonderful sensei of epic proportions. "Wow! I wish I had a sensei that cool!" Y'know that was a good question, who was her sensei now?

"Lee, come on, we need to get back to training," a deeper but softer voice spoke. All heads turned to acknowledge the Boy who Yuyake pinned as being of Hyuuga descent. Great. More clan wars. "Right!" Lee rushed off over the arching earth to continue his time with his team.

The newer team returned to training.

While she was excited by the strength of her unit, she was still lonely. She couldn't connect to this team like she'd done her old one. Team seven had shared moments that couldn't be recreated. Naruto was the first person she ever spoke to! And Sasuke reminded her she wasn't alone with the whole when it came to having large expectations to fill. It was amazing! Their chemistry was one of a kind! But enough of that, it was time get the tests started.

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The building was easy enough to get through, people kept staring at girl who was the smallest of her group. "Yes, I know my eyes are gorgeous" she twisted their silent threats into compliments. Anything to make herself feel better.

They got to the proper room and the usual people were about. She tapped her team on their shoulders and pointed toward the restroom symbol, again they nodded without looking to what she was pointing at, it was like they had eyes in the back of their heads. Breaking off, the girl headed for the facilities, though in the corner of her eye she noticed someone following her. She turned to confront them.

No one.

She continued to the bathroom. On her way out, she saw a teen closer to her sister's age with grey hair that draped in the front and pony-tailed in the back. Large, thin circles were his glasses and he's in standard naveys. A brow was raised at him. She didn't like the way his mindset felt...

Once he noticed he was caught, he smiled, "Hello, I'm Kabuto," a shrug. "I see you're getting a lot of attention because of your stature, curious in learning about your opponents and getting a drop on them?" a shake of the head. "Really? There's no one in particular you're interested in?" he searched a sealed face, and she progressed pass him. "Wait!" Kabuto snatched at her shoulder, only for the ever silent Hikaru and Hoshi to come between them, one clutching Kabuto's hand in a sleeve-clad limb.

Yuyake had turned at the contact and was impressed and excited by the appearance of the comrades. They were so cool. Too bad she couldn't talk to them. "Sorry, my bad" though the two were shorter then the grey haired boy, their demeanor packed a serious punch.

As soon as they were amongst everyone, the artist grew jovial. Everyone from other villages looked so cool! Was it just a leaf village standard to look normal?

Well, minus Kakashi...

Immediately, a notebook was brought out and she began frolicking about the room, getting close to dangerous looking genin and drawing their pictures. The behavior was...strange to those subjected to it. But she was allowed to continue until the test started.

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"Naruto is so cool!" Proclaimed a star-strucked Yuyake after the blonde had given his speech about never giving up. It was so awesome! The girl had forced herself to figure out her teammates' frequency, though it cost a lot of chakra to do so.

Never doing that again.

Nevertheless, the test was over, and their second instructor was apparently very excited to get started with the baby murdering, cause she came before she was introduced. Anko, was remembered to be her name. She dressed... alright? It was kinda cool... Not drawing worthy though.

But cool.

Apparently Naruto had gained some fans! they were soooo cute! It was the team of the Third's grandson, Konoha- something... Yuyake only remembered he was named after the village. Which she thought was an odd name. Though, she supposed that she couldn't speak, her name meant "Sunset Meadow" and what even is that? A meadow of sunsets? A meadow at sunset maybe? "Whatever! It's still majestic as heck!" The girl in black grinned at her own thoughts.

Oh! It's their turn to get a scroll!

The three entered the tent and received a dark colored roll of paper. Yuyake let the two decide which one of them was going to keep it. In the end, it was Hikaru who was chosen. Yuyake knew she couldn't carry it because she was being scoped out too much, she'll be the one most prone to attack, so yeah.

Plus, this way it's hard to figure who has it at any given time cause the two males(?) looked exactly the same.

So yeah, tactic.

They head to their given gate and prepped for the test's commencement.

When the gates fly open, the group stepped in, but didn't bolt off. They knew what they were waiting for.

Then they got it, a breeze that they chased in beguiling silence. It's begun!

They progress with relatively no activity. Scroll keeper up front, Yuyake in middle, and Scout in back. There's a string of ninja wire connecting the three. This is to pull people out of attacks that they themselves couldn't dodge for whatever reason.

Their strategy seemed almost flawless, and truly they came prepared.

The air had been relatively quiet...

Kunai!

Yuyake dragged the two to the ground, and they stick the landing. Kunai and shurrican were spat at the origin, but brainwaves from behind warranted her attention. They attacked, spreading far but staying close. they're like a fierce game of wack a mole, as a one retreated, another protruded. Offender is solidified as a ninja from the grass. just one. Feigning about the area like many foe. weapons were spat in juxtaposition with the twins who dance in and out their way until they grab hold of he who dared attack.

With inhuman strength it seemed, Hikaru choked the ninja to the point of indenting the muscle of his neck. Weapons impaling the corpse post expiration.

But he had no scroll.

Other than the attack, the day goes smoothly and they camp for the night. They found hollowed logs and dragged them closer together before stuffing them with bed rolls. Yuyake watched first.