KO 21: The First Exam
The Trio arrived at the Konoha Ninja Academy at 3:30 in the afternoon a week later to take the first part of the exam. As they find their way to the testing room, they pass a group of genin on the second floor trying to get in a classroom. "Hey is that the way to the exams?" Kaido asked.
"No way, the form says it's on the third floor this is the second. Those two big shots must've put up some kind of Genjutsu on the room sign." Kiyo explained.
"Ya and we aren't going to dispel it. If we leave it there, some of the lower end ninjas will get left behind and miss the exams, c'mon we got one more floor to go." Kuro said.
The Trio walk into the exam room where dozens of other genin await for exam to begin. They go to the front of the room and sit. "Kiyo-nee-sama!" A certain blue-haired goth-loli glomped the girl.
"M-Misa-chan! You're taking the exams too?" she asked her old friend.
"Hey Misaki." Kuro said.
"Oh hey Kurinto, hey Kaido. You guys should meet my team too!" Misaki waved them over. "This white-haired guy is Senku and the black haired one is Michiru."
"Aren't you this year's no.1 rookie…Masato right?" Senku asked.
"Ya but I kinda don't like people judging me based off of my academy rank." Kuro rubbed his head sheepishly.
"Hey Kiyo-kun, haven't seen you in a while…" Michiru smiled at her.
"Oh hey Michiru-kun…" Kiyo blushed.
"You…" he looked her over, "haven't grown a bit." He put a hand on her chest.
Kiyo uppercut Michiru, "Pervert! No touchie! Dattebanya!"
I would have thought we have our perv quota was filled. Kuro thought to himself as he facepalmed. Kaido napped on one of the benches.
"Kurinto and his team from Kumogakure, and Rock Lee from Konoha." The two from Kumo hear Sasuke say from back of the room to a 'glasses-guy'.
"Man, that's no fun, you even know their names. That makes it easy." The silver haired older boy smirked as he took four cards from a deck. "Here they are."
"Show 'em to me." Sasuke demands. The other boy explained who Rock Lee was then went on to Kuro.
"Hmmm let's see Kurinto Masato, last of the Masato Clan and a year older than you. His family was murdered 6 years ago right in front of an 8 year old Kurinto. Sensei is Kira 'the Violet Flame'. His team has completed 14 D rank missions and 1C rank. His clan is known for a triple element affinity called Tempest, as well as stronger bodies than average people, and the ability to form chakra strings between two objects made out of their clan's special chakra metal. He also has abnormally high strength, possibly chakra enhanced. He wields his clan swords in combat, which are two black bastard swords made out of the Masato's Chakra metal. His ninjustu is Chuunin level, as is his taijutsu and kinjutsu. His genjutsu level is not worth mentioning, but he is skilled in breaking them with an unknown method. His fuuinjustu is unknown. He's originally from Konoha and goes by Kuro." The older boy explained to Sasuke and the other rookie Konoha genin.
"That's…that's horrible…" Sakura feels sorry for him, "to have your family killed like that…"
"I can relate…" Sasuke says.
"The youngest of that team, Kaido, the same age as you guys. Taijutsu is low Chuunin, speed is Jounin, just like Kuro genjutsu is non to be spoken of, and ninjutsu is mediocre. Since he was born in Kumo I don't have much else on him. And the last member of that team…Kiyo, about two years older than you…I don't have much on her….just that she wields some kind of weapon. Her taijutsu is chuunin level and so is her genjutsu, the complete opposite of her teammates. She was born in Suna, but get this…" he pauses, "apparently she has incredible healing abilities on a Jounin level and she never entered in any ninja school until she was twelve."
"This girl didn't even start academy until she was twelve? That's when most people graduate." A boy with a spiky ponytail stated.
"Tch, what a fucking creeper…" Kiyo retorted as she pushed her glasses up.
"Ya I see you guys are digging up our info and my past..." Kuro said as they walked up to the group. "Well what happened, happened I can't change it so I just strive to become a ninja that would make them proud if they were alive, basically I choose reverence over revenge." Kuro said.
"How cool~!" Sakura and a blonde girl fawn over him.
"Not here too…" Kiyo facepalmed. Kaido laughed in his sleep.
"MY NAME IS NARUTO UZUMAKI! AND I'M GONNA BEAT EVERY ONE OF YA! DATTEBAYO!" Naruto roared at the rest of the candidates, waking up Kaido in the process.
"IDIOT!" Sakura has Naruto in a headlock."Oh, pay no attention to him. He really should be on medication y'know?" she apologizes for him.
"C'mon let him have some fun Sakura." Kuro said.
"Why are you so abusive, Pinkie?" Kiyo added. Sakura stared at the two like they multiple heads.
"I may be abusive, but at least I don't look like a guy!" Sakura teased.
Kuro then pulls Naruto and scoots away toward Kaido. "I think we are at a safe distance."
"I'M NOT A GUY! DATTEBANYA!" Kiyo yelled at her, even louder than Naruto just did.
"Ya, Naruto whatever you do never say what Sakura said to Kiyo." Kuro advised him.
"G-got it-ttebayo…."
"Hey Kaido you missed a lot." Kuro said after seeing Kaido standing up.
"All I can tell, I just missed a lot of yelling." Kaido says.
Suddenly a ninja with grey camo pants jumps and attacks the glasses-guy with two kunai, he deflects them. Then another ninja, who seems to be part porcupine, tries to punch him and he dodges, his glasses break. "Wait a sec…he totally dodged that!" Kiyo exclaimed.
A moment later he throws up. "Kabuto are you ok?" Naruto and Sakura go to his side.
"Yeah…I'm fine…" Kabuto says.
Kuro summons his sword and stands in front of Kabuto. "Aren't you sound-nin getting a bit impatient, remember you have to wait for the exams to really start before you can fight anyone." Kuro says.
Kiyo covered her ears, "Augh! Dammit what the hell is that?"
"What sound I don't hear anything." Kuro said as he levels his sword to give the sounds-nin all a wordless threat.
"Would everybody please just shut up?" A large cloud of smoke appears in the front of the room. The cloud clears and a tall man with scars on his face speaks. "Sorry to have kept you waiting. My name is Ibiki Morino. I'm your proctor and from this moment, your worst enemy." He points at the three ninja from Oto, "First…You candidates from Otogakure knock it off! Who told you, you could fight? You wanna be failed before we've even begun?"
"Sorry, it's our first time. Guess we're a little jumpy…sir…" The porcupine one says.
"I'll say this once so listen up! There will be no combat between candidates, no attack each other without the permission of your proctor. And even then the use of fatal force is strictly prohibited! If any of you mess with me you be disqualified immediately. Got it?" Ibiki laid down the law.
"Well I guess I'll head back to my team." Kuro said as he dispelled his swords and walked back to between his two teammates.
"Now if we're ready, we'll proceed to the first stage of the Chuunin exam. Hand over your paperwork. In return you'll each be given a number; this number will determine where you will sit. We'll start the written test once you are all seated." Ibiki explained.
"Guh! I-I hate written exams…" Kiyo commented.
"Meh it'll be easy for us though." Kuro commented.
In ten minutes everyone is seated and has a test, face down. 'Why'd I have to sit next to him?' Kiyo thought since she was next to a boy with the tattoo for love on his forehead that looked like her twin. 'Let's see…Kaido is next to that Pinkie, and Kuro's next to that blonde girl from earlier…'
Hm… Kiyo is next to the red head from Suna, Kaido is next to Sakura, and I'm next to Rosu's friend. Kuro thought.
Rosu's friend, Ino, took a good look at Kuro thinking, 'Wow, Ro-chan's really lucky to have such a good looking guy like him!'
'What the heck, man? A written test?' Kaido complained in his head.
Ibiki explained the rest of the rules for the exam, but one rule especially caught Kiyo's attention. "One more thing…if any candidate should get a zero and fail the test…then the entire team fails."
WHAT? Dammit Kaido you better not flake out on us! Kiyo glared at him.
"The final question won't be given until fifteen minutes before the end of the testing period." Ibiki explained more rules. "You'll have one hour total." The clock in the room clicks to 3:30. "Begin!"
Everyone flips their test over and sees how had it really is. 'Whoa, whoa, whoa…what's with these questions? I bet only a select few could answer these questions besides me…' Kiyo thinks as she realizes, 'They…they're expecting us to cheat…They aren't testing knowledge, but rather our info gathering skills.' Kiyo started writing the answers on her paper. 'I hope everyone else realized this too.'
'I guess I'll just move faster than they can see to get my answers.' Kaido chuckled to himself.
Kuro begins writing the answers down on the paper with a rather 'special pen.' 'I wonder how long till Kiyo notices what I'm writing with.' Kuro wondered.
Kiyo noticed the scent of Kuro's blood drifting her way, she smirked. 'It's about time; I was waiting for the answers to these last couple questions.' Kaido was running around the room looking at every paper faster than any proctor could notice. Kiyo felt minute breezes from Kaido and hoped he would look at her paper to get the answers he needed.
Kuro puts his pencil down and leans back in his seat. 'He's done already?' Ino screams in her head. 'I was just going to take forehead's answer but he is a lot closer. Sorry Rosu but I'm going to borrow your boyfriend for a second.' Ino ready's to use her mind-transfer jutsu but right as her spirit enters Kuro's body it's shot right back at her body forcefully. 'What the hell was that! She thought as she stared right at Kuro. 'Why is he immune to my mind-transfer jutsu?'
It comes time for the last question, "These rules are unique to the tenth question, try not to let them frighten you."
'If the rules are scary what's the question like?' Kiyo thinks to herself.
"Very well then, rule number one…Each of you is free to choose not to be given the final question, it's your decision." Ibiki explains.
"What's the catch if we don't decide to? What happens then?" Kiyo asks.
"If you choose not to take the last question, regardless of your answers to the other nine, you'll get a zero. In other words you fail, and both your teammates fail as well." He smirks.