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Chapter 25: Chuunin Exams

(about 2 weeks after the party)

"Hey Botan watch out, I think Sasuke'll be in a bad mood today." Taij warned.

"What do you mean?"

"Nothing."

"Tell me!"

Taij walked away.

"Taij tell me NOW!"

Botan grabbed Taij's shoulders.

"Tell you what?"

"What you were gonna say.

"I was gonna say?"

"URG! Honestly." Botan left.

"Cuase today's June 9th." Taij whispered. Botan met Sasuke at the training grounds.

"Yo." she said. He glanced at her then they began training.

'Taij was right, Sasuke is acting different today.'

'I hate today.' Sasuke thought, 'Dammit!' Sasuke wasn't thinking clear and accidentally PUNCHED with full force toward Botan. It hit her strait in the sternum. She flew back a couple feet and hit the ground hard.

'OMG!' Sasuke thought. Botan didn't get up. She started coughing. Sasuke rushed to her side. Blood trickled down the corner of her mouth.

"OMG! Botan, are you okay? I'm so sorry."

Botan coughed again.

"Shit, your bleeding. Hang on. I'm so sorry."

"Sasuke I'm okay. I'll be alright."

"No you need to go to the hospital."

"No." Botan replied sitting up. "I'm fine, Don't worry."

"No Botan please forgive me." (sorry for the ooc there)

Botan coughed again then wiped the blood off her mouth and got up.

"Lets go again."

"NO."

"Sasuke."

"Botan, no."

"Fine, I'll attack you." Botan punched Sasuke in the back and he fell on his face. Sasuke jumped back up.

"Come on Botan don't push yourself."

"If I wanna fricken' push my self, I'll push myself dammitt! And there ain't a damn thing you can do about it." Sasuke stared at her then began breathing heavily obviously trying to contain his uprising anger.

"Hey Sasuke. I'm sorry. I'll stop." Botan said. Sasuke just looked away.

'Way to go Sasuke.' he thought to himself. 'Why don't you just take your anger out on her just because your pissed off.'

"No Botan, I'm sorry."

"I'll see ya around. Kay?" She left with out waiting for an answer.

'Smooth Sasuke smooth.' he thought.

When Botan got home she went strait up to Taij.

"How the hell'd you know Sasuke was gonna be pissed today?"

"What happened?"

"Just answer the damn question!"

"It's June 9th."

"What's so special about June 9th?"

"It's..."

"What?"

"Itachi's Birthday."

"How the hell do you know that?" came a deadly voice. Botan and Taij looked over to see a very pissed Sasuke.

"How the hell do you even know about Itachi?"

"Uhhh, ummmm, i i i in t t ternet. Internet."

'OMG! I'm stuttering more than Hinata. But Sasuke scaring the shit out of me!'

"Who the hell's Enter Net?"

"Ummmmm."

'Shit, adrenaline racing! Hyperventilating! Scared Shitless, Scary Sasuke!' Taij passed out. Sasuke ran over to Taij and shook her unconscious form.

"Tell me Dammitt! Who told you? Wake up!"

"Sasuke stop!" Botan yelled and punched him in the face. He stopped immediately and looked at Botan.

"I'm sorry But please stop." Botan coughed again. She clenched her chest in pain, and turned away so Sasuke wouldn't see her wince. Sasuke Hung his head in shame.

"I'm sorry. But how does she know?"

"Because she knows just about anything and everything about Konoha. Despite the fact she's an idiot, she could probably tell ya anything about any person here, been a descendant, or passed away to the last generation. And Mea could probably tell ya too, they both spend alot of time with Enter Net."

"So she's a smart idiot?"

"Pretty much."

That's when Mego and Naruto decided to show up and saw Sasuke and Botan.

"What the flip?"

Sasuke and Botan hadn't realized that he had Botan pressed up against the wall. Their faces inches apart.

"I think we showed up at a bad time." Naruto committed.

"OMG! Taij are you okay?" Mego asked. Shea walked over to her.

"OMG! You baka's she ain't breathing1"

"WHAT?" Botan exploded. Sasuke pushed past them and checked Taij's pulse then began CPR. As sasuke was about to give Taij another breath she regained consciousness and gasped,

"BOTAN WHAT THE HELL IS YOUR BOYFRIEND DOING!"

"Do you have to yell?"

"Do you have anger issues?"

"Okay, Nar-Nar I think we should go now."

"I agree."

They left.

"So she can tell you just about anything about any one."

"Botan you told him?"

"so."

"Prove it."

"Excuse me?"

"Prove that you can."

"Well what do you want me to say."

"Tell about Naruto." Botan said.

"You mean since he was born?"

"Yeah." Sasuke confirmed.

"Okay then. Uzumaki Naruto. age thirteen, birthday October 10, status: genin, blood type B, Weight 90lbs, hair blonde, eyes blue, height 147.5 cm, special features three lines on each cheek. Has the nine nevermind, no one can know that. Additonal information: wants to become Hokage, Likes Nova Mego. Is on a three man team with Haruno Sakura and Uchiha Sasuke, his sensei is Hatake Kakashi, other senseis include Iruka and Jiriaya-sama. He's orphaned. And ased on most the information i've obtained it's theoried that Naruto's father could be the 4th Hokage, whom ided sealing the nine-tailed fox. Naruto has invented the sexy no jutsu or harem justu and can also summon toads, which he learned form the legendary pervertive sannin Jiriaya-sama, whom writes the Ichi-Ichi Paradice books which Kakashi Hatake reads whom is Naruto's sensei. he is also a master of the shadow clone jutsu even though it's a jounin leveled jutsu. Lastly he loves Ramen. Satisfied?"

Sasuke stared at he in awe.

"You memorized all that?"

"Yeah." she said like it was the most obvious thing in the world.

"Any thing else?"

"Can you do it again? For someone else."

"Okay who?"

"Me."

"Okie dokie. Uchiha Sasuke. thirteen years old. born on July 23. status is genin. eyes are black or ed with sharingan, which was activated at age 12. blood is AB. height is 150.8 cm. weight is 93lbs. special features: sharingan. Family is older brother." Sasuke scowled.

"I've already explained your team. Dislikes fangirls. Likes Avidson Botan. Has used the fire-jutsu since his father taught him it when he was seven. Additional information is it's his goal to kill his oler brother." Sasuke scowled again t the mention of brotehr.

"Ya know what? If you know the whole flippin' story you wouldn't hate Itachi so much! Besides maybe teh Hokages if no one else has more respect for Konoha!"

"What the hell are you talking about HE MURDERED OUR FAMILY!"

"Ya wanna know a secret that no one in Konoha knows?"

"Taij, no!" Botan punched her in the arm.

"No Botan! He needs to hear this! I don't care if I die becuase he knows ther is no reason for him to diss Uchiha Itachi like this. It's making me sick!"

"Botan Let her talk, I want to know. What you t hink my brother has done thats so great."

"He saved your life."

"He tried to KILL ME!"

"NO!"

"What do you mean no? I was there! I-"

"Sasuke! Let her finish." Botan said.

"HMF."

"Your clan bay have made you believe that Itachi was their pride and joy, which he was, for a while. But one night he over heard your parents talking. They were planing on killing him and you. They felt that you both were getting too powerfull, and the perfect Alabi: the stress of ANBU captine got to Itachi and comitted suicide. And little Sasuke drowned. Imidiatly he went to the Hokage for advice and he said he would have ANBU secertly watching ove rthe Uchiha house. The ANBU members heard what your parents were planing and confermed it to the Hokage. he ordered them to arrest the Uchihas. But that night was when your parents attacked Itachi and it was the same night you got home late. They disided to go after Itchi first he killed them in self defence. The ANBU helped him. Itachi told them to go find you becuase he was worried. And not long after you showed up. Itachi didn't want you to believe tht your parents were gonna try adn kill you so he told you he murdered them. And that very same night Orochimaru was disiring the power of an Uchiha. Itachi went to the gate of Konoha and defended it the best he could against the snake sannin. He escaped. Itachi requested to go and capture Orochimaru and the Hokage agreed and told him that even though no one may most likly ever know he was a hero to Konoha and they were in his dept."

"Liar!"

"I may be an idiot but I wouldn't lie about something this big. accually if you wanna find out for sure I know exactly were the scroll is that tells you this."

"Were?"

"Go to the building, right in the center of Konoha walkd down two sets of stairs and you'll find a door to your right and left talke the right. Then walk to the end of the hall way you'll find a trap door on the ground knock on it twice. When it opens go in then walk about three feet forward and shistel on enote for about three seconds. A door'll open go in and you'll find a bunch of scrolls go the the department were there's a large U. Find the scroll labled UII. Read it. That should be more than enough proof."

Sasuke thought for a moment.

"Your coming with me."

"Fine by me. Botan you coming?"

"I cna't believe you told him."

They walked to the building Taij discribed then followed all the instructions. Sasuke picked up the scroll labled UII once he finished reading he fell to his knees. He tried to speak but no words came from his mouth.

"Sasuke, you cna't tell any one a bout this."

He still couldn't speak.

"Sasuke if you cna understand me nod your head." he did.

"We got to get out of here before we get caught."

"How, only you, kow how to get in here?" he still couldn't form words.

"And the Hokage."

"Honestly Taij, even i didn't understand that."

(about another week later)

Sasuke had accepted that Itachi wasn't evil and deep down wanted to see his brotehr again. Mostly becuase he had a million unanswered questions he couldn't ask anyone but him.

(with BTMM)

"I have to inform you all of something." Iruka began.

"What is it, Iruka-sensei?" meog asked.

"Well it's time for the chuunin exams to begin. I fyou wish you can regester and meet me back here tommorrow."

(the next day)

BTMM turned in their regestraition forms and were off to take the chuunin exams. The first protecteter was Anko Miterashi. They were to have to run an obsitical course like race. 41 teams had inlisted meaning there were 123 genins. Teh goal was to go throught the obsiticals find a clue to find out were they needed to go next. The main goal was to get ot the finaly meeting place vefore the end of the day.

"But let me warn you, Ther's quikc sand, cliffs, swamps, and many other creaters. Meet back here at 4 am and if your late you fail."

(4 AM)

All the teams were ready.

'Hmmm, almost time.'

"Okay when I blow this whistle the first test will have begun! you have until sundown." Anko waited and just as dawn broke she blew her shistle. All the teams were off. BTMM ran into a swampy area.

"Swamps are so discusting!" Mego compained.

"And it stinks!" Taij confurmed.

"I agree." Mea added.

"Honestly." Botan sighed.

"Look there's a message on that tree!" Mego stated.

"But how do we get acrross." Mea asked.

"I ain't swimming!" Taij stated.

"Look out!" Botan stated and they all jumped out of the way as a crocodile came out of the swaamp.

"Yes, swimming is definatly not an option." Taij confurmed.

"Botan can you see anything we can use to get across?" Mea asked. Botan activated her Kekki genki, Mane. She looked around and found three large rocks in the swamp.

"I got it. We can jump on those rocks. And someone'll have ot distract the crocodile. Everyone make a shadow clone. Now while they distract the croc we'll go and read the messatge." They jumped accross the recks and read the message.

'Move to the east and down on the ground, it's all around move slow and you'll dissapear without a sound.'

"What?" Mego questioned.

"It's a riddle." Taij said.

"But whats it mean?" Mea asked.

"Something on the ground. its' all around, in other words everywere. You move slow then you'll dissapear, so its has to be fast." Botan mussed.

"Or quick. Quick sand. That's were the next clue is." Taij siad. the crocodile came charging at them. They jumped in the tree.

"So from here we move right." Botan confermed. When they reached the dand they hid in the ubhses. TEam sand was ther reading the clue.

"Guys lets get back until they leave cuase Gaara'll definatly find us and he won't be happy." Mea hissed.

"Mea's right."

After team sand left they went to read the next clue.

'Procede with cuation. Many enimies are on the way.'

"I don't like the sound of that."

"Me neighther letts keep moving." Botan ordered. They all began jumping from tree to tree.

All of a suddon two birds came out of no where an they were huge! The slightly smaller one attacked Botan and Taij while the slightly larger one attacked Mego and Mea. Botan and Taij qukcly destroyed it but not qukc enought so Botan got a hard hit in the arm damaging it. And Taij got it food in the stomace brusing it badly. They turned just in time to see the other bird digs it's claws into Mego's left shoulder and she screamed in agonizing pain.

"Mego!" Mea expclaimed then jumped ont eh bird and ripped it's head off, witht he help of her kunai. Blood flew every where. Mea was covered in it, as was Botan, Taij, and expecially Mego becuae the birds blood was mixing with her own blood. Taij walke dover to Mego to inspect her shoulder.

"Mego take off your shirt."

"Waht?"

"We need to bandage your wound."

"... Lovely."

Taij ripped off half of her shirt, exposing the gastly purple bruise, and wrapped Mego's shoulder.

"Let's hurry, we don't have much time left." Botan ordered.

"Mea are you hurt?"

"Naw, I'm fine, stupid bird just got my leg good." Everyone looked at Mea's leg, which had a long gash, not deep though, going down her leg.

"Here," Taij took off her head band and wrapped it around Mea's leg.

BTMM finally fond the end of the race. The found out theat they were just a little too late. Iruka was about ot take them all to the hospital when Naruto saw a bloody Mego.

"Waht teh Hell?" Naruto was enraged.

"Who the Hell did that?" he was next to Mego in a second.

"Nar-Nar it's alright. Just finish the exam."

Sasuke was ext to Botan too, "Are you okay?' He tried not to sound worried.

"Yeah, I think i just broke my arm." Mea looked toward Gaara who was glaring at her leg.

"It was just a bird." she said.

"A what?"

"A bird, two of em accually. It's dead thanks to the training you gave me. Good luck with the rest of the exam."

Gaara closed his eyes and walked away.

( the hospital)

BTMM had been treated and it runed out Botans arm wan't broken, but with a little more pressure it would have been. Mego's shoulder wasn't too serious and was clsed up easily. Botan Taij and Mea were able to continue training imidiatly however Mego waws kept in the hospital until her shoulder was complettly healed. In two weeks they all wer back to training and missions.

(end of chapter)

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