hey, here's the new chapter.
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The next morning Kurei sent over Naruto, Neji, and Kiba with Hikaru to help her build her clans compound and insure that everything went smoothly. She also spent the morning locked up in her office, doing paper work.
Hikari walked down the corridor that would take her to Kurei's office. She held a tray that had a cup of hot tea and two pills in one hand and a folder in the other. I hope Kurei-dono wont feel to bad. Hikari thought as she knocked on the door. But there was no answer, which worried Hikari.
"Kurei-sama? I knocked." Hikari said as she slowly opened the door to peer into the room. What she saw made her chuckle.
Kurei was asleep at her desk with a cup of cold herbal tea in her right hand and a report in her left. The lights had been turned off and the curtains had been closed shut so only a small ray of light was cast into the dark room. To the left of Kurei were completed forms that stacked up a couple feet. And to the right a small pile of unread and unfinished paperwork.
Hikari let out a sigh as she set the tray down on the organized desk and went to get the cup of tea out of Kurei's hand before she spilled it on all the work she had already done. Thinking it was better to let Kurei sleep off her hangover Hikari began delivering the finished paper work to whom ever it addressed and left the reports in a small pile on the table in front of Kurei's desk.
She was almost done when she heard Kurei move from her desk. Kurei looked around her in a sort of daze. She stopped looking when she saw Hikari and sat up.
"What happened?" she asked feeling her head pound lightly.
"Sorry to wake you Kurei-sama." Hikari said, "When I came in you were asleep and I figured it be best to just let you sleep."
Kurei chuckled as she rubbed her eyes, "Thank you Hikari. By the way. What happened to all the paper work I did?" Kurei asked eying the spot where the work had been.
"I already delivered them out. I was setting the reports over here so they wouldn't get knocked over while you slept." Hikari said walking over to Kurei with the stack of paper.
"Really?" Kurei asked a bit shocked, "I was going to deliver them myself. Now I have nothing to do for the afternoon." Kurei said with a smile as she stretched in her chair ready to relax.
"I wish that were so Kurei-sama. But unfortunately I have brought you more work." Hikari said as she handed the older woman the file she had been told to deliver almost an hour ago.
"What's this?" Kurei asked eying the folder curiously.
"This years graduates from our academy." Hikari said, "there quite the energetic bunch."
"Really?" Kurei said interested as she opened the folder, "Hmm. Your right. A very energetic group. But why so few?" Kurei asked.
"Shiro-san thought it be best to raise the standards from the other villages." Hikari explained, "So we can hold onto as many shinobi as we can."
Kurei nodded understanding before she leaned back, "Now what test should I give them?" She questioned. When Hikari gave her a questioning look Kurei explained.
"In the leaf your not a genin until you pass a little test. It was our way of weeding out those who cheated and actually know nothing and those who were shinobi material." Kurei explained.
"But, Kurei-san. There all from the clans or their children of the villagers. I'm sure they all knew their stuff." Hikari said as a bead of sweat slid down her face.
"True. But it'll be fun nonetheless." Kurei said with an evil smirk before continuing to think, "I know what I'll do this year." Kurei said when an idea came to her, "Hikari get me Rei, Furai, Kasai, and Shiro. I need a word with them."
"Hai!" Hikari said as she went to get the people Kurei called for. Kurei got up from her desk and went into her bedroom where she pulled out six silver bells and three gold ones. This will be to fun. She thought.
Before long Hikari returned with Rei, Furai, Kasai, and Shiro.
"Good. Your all here." Kurei said before holding up the bells, "I have a mission for you." She said smirking when the three ninja looked at each other.
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Nine children of about ten all sat in the same room. All of them in their own little groups. In one corner two Youma boys and a Youma girl. They all had the traditional white hair and wore dark clothes. Their eye color varied but they all were a light shade. One boy had pale blue eyes while the other had pale green eyes. And the girl had light brown eyes.
In another corner were two Chishio children. One female one male. The girl had dark red hair that had a dark glow to it and crimson red eyes. The boy had black hair that had a reddish glow to it and deep red eyes. They both wore a red shirt and black pants that stopped just above their black shinobi shoes.
And sitting in the chairs in the front of the room was a group of four children who didn't belong to any of the sakura clans. Their were twin boys, who had light brown hair and blue eyes. They wore tan t-shirts with blue shorts and blue shinobi shoes.
Next to them was a girl who had blonde hair and serious blue eyes. She wore a black turtle neck with long sleeves, a dark grey skirt that went to her knees and was slit on the sides, she had grey shorts under the skirt, and blue shinobi shoes. She sat cross-legged and was reading from a book.
The last was a boy who sat at a slouch in his chair. His arms were folded in front of him and he appeared to be sleeping. He had long black hair that was tied up and his bangs were fire red. He wore a tan tank with bandaging that wrapped around his right bicep and his left forearm. He had on dark blue pants that went to his mid-shin, bandaging, and then black shinobi shoes.
The Chishio girl let out a tired sigh, "I wonder how we'll be paired up with. Or for that matter who our senseis are." She said breaking the silence.
"No one spectacular that for sure." the boy with red hair said not even opening his eyes, "It'll probably be someone from one of the clans. Nameless shinobi."
"Hey. Don't underestimate the power of the Youma clan." the Youma boy with pale blue eyes said.
"Or the Chishio." the other Youma boy said looking over at the two in the opposite corner, "both clans are powerful."
"But not as powerful as one of the Shinigami." one of the twin boys said with a depressed look.
"It be so cool if we were though." the other twin said imagining working with one of the famous nine Shinigami.
It was then that they all caught the sound of foot steps on wood and got ready to welcome their senseis. They were all very shocked to see Kurei enter the room. Even the boy who had looked asleep look at the Sakurakage shocked with his dark brown eyes.
The newly promoted genin scrambled to get up and bow, "good morning Sakurakage-sama." they said in unison as they bowed.
"Good morning." Kurei said pleasantly opening one of the three folders she had in her hand, "now, I'm sure your all curious to hear who you'll be teamed with and who your sensei is right?"
The nine genin nodded as they continued to stand.
"Very well then. Youma Awai." the youma girl nodded, "Chishio Kuro." the male Chishio nodded, "and Outaimaru Ookami." One of the twin boys nodded, "You all are Team 1. Please line up over here."
The genin quickly did as Kurei said and lined up just in front of her. Kurei closed the folder she had and opened another one.
"Next is Youma Kyoukou." the youma boy with pale green eyes nodded, "Chishio Akai." the Chishio girl nodded, "and Soro Ookami." the other twin nodded, "you three are Team 2. Please come and line up."
The other three quickly came and lined up as Kurei instructed. Kurei closed the folder she had been looking at and opened the last one she had.
"Which leaves Youma Aoiro," the blue eyed youma boy nodded, "Kitai Akaaka." the blonde girl nodded, "and Doragon Kaji." the boy with black hair nodded, "and you three are Team 3. Please come line up."
The last three quickly got into place and the nine shinobi waited for Kurei to tell them who their senseis were.
"Alright. Team 1. You will meet your sensei on the eastern beach. Team 2, your sensei is waiting on the western beach. Team 3, yours on the northern beach." Kurei said before smiling, "But first I'm going to test you. Your mission is to get to your sensei in the next three minutes and hand them this envelop." She said handing a envelop to each of the Youma children in the group.
"Three minutes?" Akaaka asked shocked. It was at least a ten minute walk to the beach. Awai, Kyoukou, and Aoiro smirked. It wouldn't be to hard to get there quickly.
"That's right. If you can get there as a team you'll pass my test. Better get going. this test starts now." she said walking out of the room.
"Lets go." Akai said, "we can just use our kekei genkai and get all of us their quickly."
The others nodded and put their hands on the shoulders of one of the Youma children. Awai, Kyoukou, and Aoiro pumped chakra into their bodies. Yet they did not sink.
"What the?" Aoiro asked shocked.
"It must be whatever is in the envelope. Its blocked your kekei genkai." Akaaka said, "we need to start running or else we wont make it." she said opening the window.
"Hold on! What if we just hand the envelop to someone else on our team?" Kyoukou asked.
"This test was deigned by Kurei-sama, Shiro-sama, and Shinku-sama. I think they've already thought of that. Now lets go!" Akaaka said jumping out the window and onto Sakuragakura's roof tops. Not wanting to waist anymore time the others followed and the youma three brought up the rear.
The three teams broke off and headed towards where they were told would be their sensei in a race against the clock.
Kurei and Shiro walked into the room the genin had just been in. Kurei let out a small chuckle.
"That was genius Shiro. I didn't know you knew a seal that blocked your own kekei genkai." Kurei said.
"It was nothing. But it seems that Kitai Akaaka is a smart one." Shiro said as he undid the seal that had been hidden on the floor from the genin.
"She is. An IQ of 220." Kurei said which got a whistle from Shiro. They both looked out towards the beaches.
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The first team made it to their respected meeting place out of breath. They leaned on their knees and tried to get back their breath.
"Congratulations." a male voice said. The three genin looked up at the person that had spoke and their eyes widened in shock, "Looks like you pass Kurei-sama's test. Now lets see if you can pass mine."
Team 2 looked at their sensei in complete shock as she sat on a rock by the ocean. Team 3 was doing the same to the woman who appeared from behind a tree. The three adults smirked once more as the nine genin looked at them shocked.
"Youma Rei." Awai muttered.
"Washi Furai." Akai muttered.
"Kaki Kasai." Akaaka muttered.
The three sakura jonin's smirk grew.
"Yo." They all said to their teams.
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