my school is reopening :(( I might not be able to upload much but I'll try
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Sasuke looked around the hallway of the Hokage tower as he walked beside Sakura.
"This tower's still the same" Sasuke murmurred.
Sakura smiled "Yeah, not much as changed in the tower, since shishou wanted a bit of ancient feeling remain in the place"
Sasuke hmm-ed and stared ahead.
"Oh Sasuke..." Sasuke looked at Sakura
"Please be a bit polite...she's not in a good mood..." Sakura bit her lip as she remembered the look on her master's face when she told her about the truth behind her parents death.
Sasuke nodded as Sakura stopped in front of the cabin's door and knocked.
"Come in!" Tsunade's loud and angry voice echoed in the hallway.
Sakura and Sasuke flinched at the harshness of her voice. Sakura sighed and entered the cabin.
"Oh Sakura?" Tsunade's voice soften as she saw her student enter with another person. Tsunade eyed Sasuke and raised an eyebrow.
"I was about to send a retrieval squad...but looks like you managed to drag him back...but..." Tsunade rested her face on her right hand "please don't tell me Naruto's-"
"Recovering in the hospital" Sakura smiled.
Sasuke raised his eyebrows, clueless if they were ever gonna talk about him.
Tsunade sighed. "Oh great another headache for the nurses" Tsunade straightened her back and grabbed a file lying next to a frame.
Sasuke's eyes reached the frame and saw a picture of Sakura and Tsunade together. Sakura's left hand was around Tsunade's neck while Tsunade hugged Sakura by the shoulders. Both of them were smiling the most beautiful smile he had ever seen in his till-date life after his mother. Sasuke inspected Sakura's face in the picture and thought 'They look more like mother and daughter rather than master and student...'
"Anyways..." Tsunade's voice broke Sasuke out of the spell the picture casted on him.
Sakura walked to a small table and picked up a small candy from a bowl lying on it. Sakura unwrapped the wrapper and plopped the candy inside her mouth.
Tsunade sighed "Sakura..."
Sakura shrugged "I had a bad taste!"
Tsunade shook her head and opened the file.
"Sasuke Uchiha...hmm...let's see..."
Sasuke's body tensed and looked at Sakura who mouthed 'Relax, will ya?'.
Sasuke sighed and looked at the Hokage.
"Charges against you...you've killed 25 of konaha's agents,10 of sand's and you tried to kill members of Sakura's team...and assisted Orochimaru in his achievements ...did I miss anything?" Tsunade looked up and crossed her arms on the table.
"Yeah you did...he killed my...umm...friend-"Sakura spoke with a trembling voice "-Itachi Uchiha..."
Sasuke looked a her and frowned 'Who's side is she again?'
Tsunade nodded "Yes, sorry to miss that out! So...what punisment should I give you?"
Sasuke was the one to speak up now "Death?" He frowned as he remembered Itachi's face. The brother who gave everything he had just to protect his town and his younger brother. Sasuke deserved nothing else but death or to spend rest of his life in prison.
Sakura scoffed "Nah...that'd be too easy...how about..." Sakura thought for a while and grinned "cleaning the school washrooms for next three...no...four weeks?"
Sasuke sweatdropped and surpressed a 'Euck'.
Tsunade chuckled "Very well then...so be it..." Tsunade looked at the sole surviving good-Uchiha "Uchiha Sasuke you'll be cleaning the school washrooms for the next 4 weeks, not forgetting the toilets!"
Sasuke slapped his head and glared Sakura, who was still chewing or sucking on her candy.
"Now...about the team you'll be joining in the X-organisation...your brother asked me to place you in Sakura's team..."
"What? When?" Sakura gaped.
Tsunade sighed "The night when he took you for dinner"
Sakura flushed as she felt Sasuke's stares on her "Does the whole town know about this?" looking ou of the window. It was still raining.
"Sasuke...I'll leave it to you to decide...do you want to?"
Sasuke closed his eyes and thought for a while.
Opening his eyes he nodded "I will join her team!"
"Very well then...you may go...both of you...there are things I suppose Sakura needs to discuss with you"
Sakura and Sasuke bowed and left the cabin.
"So...I guess we need to decide your watch colour and position in the team...and most important...chuunin exams...since you and Naruto are the only ones to be genins in my team..." Sakura walked towards the x-organisation's separate graveyard where honoured mutants are buried.
Sasuke sighed "I understand about mine but why Naruto?"
"You must have heard about the attack on the stadium 2 years ago?"
Sasuke nodded.
"Well that time only Shikamaru was able to pass the exams...and the when last year's exam were held we were all able to pass but Naruto wasn't here...he went away with Jiraya sama for trainning"
Sasuke sighed as the entered the graveyard and halted as they reached Itachi's grave.
Sakura placed a Sakura flower on the grave and stared the grave. The rain started to slow down. Sakura got up and looked at Sasuke.
"I guess we share a common thread of sorrow now..." Sakura's eyes blurred with tears.
Sasuke looked up and mumbled 'yes'.
"So chuunin exams are a month away and you guys haven't tried it for a while..."
Sasuke and Naruto looked at each other and nodded.
"So first I'll tell you about chuunin exams...and then from tomorrow I'll start up with your training-both theory and practical..." Sakura grinned.
"Geez Sakura you make it sound like it's some sort of school test" Naruto whined.
Sakura sighed "Anyways ...now...Once every year, a test called the Chuunin Exams are held. This is the exam you must pass if you are to become a Middle level agent in the X-Organisation. It's a 3 part test, and held for lower agents from any village. If you wish to enter you must have completed a minimum of 8 missions, and given the "OK" from your instructor."
Sakura looked at Sasuke, who was frowning "Don't worry Sasuke you'll be able to complete 8 missions in a week or so...they're pretty much easy!"
Sasuke sighed and nodded.
Sakura smiled and continued "The Chuunin Exams hold participants from, not just one town, but any town,village or country which has qualified genins(lower agents) to enter. They are held in our town because of the Senet situated here."
Naruto was about to open his mouth when Sakura interrupted "I'll tell you about the Senet later..."
Naruto pouted and crossed his arms. But then listened carefully as Sakura continued.
"These Exams also happen to have another purpose. Because mutants come from across the globe to watch the final test of the exams, they'll get to see agents from our town fight. After taking this into consideration, next time they happen to need a job done, they'll be much more likely to come here with the good fighting agents for the job, than the places with the bad fighting agents. Which means, these exams can be very good for business."
Sakura cleared her throat as she started once again. "Okay, now about the tests...I already told you tha its a 3 part test...first part is where you guys will require my help...since Naruto's an idiot and Sasuke,guessing,you're no good in theory either!"
Sasuke and Naruto glanced at each other.
"The first stage is a written test, which includes difficult questions related to different mutant subjects. There are 25 objectives and 5 subjective types of questions. This test is of 50 marks. There are questions based on situations, history etc. I'll prepare you guys for this test and oh you definitely can't cheat since Ibiki Morino will be watching over with 12 more ANBU members..."
Naruto shuddered at the thouht of that strict HITLER.
"If you even think of cheating you'll fail...Ibiki is a guy who even though can't read your mind, knows what your thinking, going to do and well knows everything about you in just one look...that's the reason he's the one who interrogates the prisoners...So, don't even think about cheating!" Sakura took a sip of water and continued.
"Now the second stage...its teamwork testing...you'll be sorted out in teams with anyone from anywhere and left in an environment unknown to you and thus testing your skills in managing yourself in difficult situations...Since this is all up to your behaviour and intelligence I can't be of much help ..." Sakura paused.
"Third stage...is a solo one...it's all up to you and your abilities...It's a one on one match where youll have to fight against again anyone and keep fighting untill the opponent is dead, gives up or knocked out" Sakura stood "Now...this is where I will train you guys most...along with the written..."
Sasuke got up.
Sakura smirked "Now you should both rest...from tommorow you'll be training with me!"
Done pant finally