*Let the second stage of the Chuunin Exams begin!*
We looked at the crowd gathering at the Forest of Death.
"We're cheating, right?" Miko asked hopefully.
I smirked. "Of course. No unnecessary effort."
He gave a relieved sigh. "Finally."
"I've got this." Sepi smirked. "Just be ready to grab the other scroll."
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I put the Earth scroll in my ninja tool pouch, glancing at Sepi as she put her hands on her hips and studied the two Chuunin giving out the scrolls. They glanced at each other, nervous.
"So…" She started, and they both fairly jumped.
"I've been hearing that we're supposed to get a talk when we become teenagers?" She said expectantly. "What's this talk supposed to be about?"
I almost burst out laughing as the two Chuunin started growing red.
"Uh...I really don't think…" One of them started, but Sepi cut him off excitedly.
"So you do know what I'm talking about! So what's this talk? People keep talking about birds and bees and kunai and pouches, but I don't get how they're related. I mean, what's with the comparisons? I have a feeling it's supposed to mean something, but no one will tell me what! So what is it?"
I almost felt sorry for the Chuunin as I snagged a Heaven scroll. Almost. They were growing redder and redder by the second as Sepi kept badgering them. I gave a small nod to Miko, and he walked over to Sepi.
"Sepi, if you keep talking to them, we'll be late to get to our gate. Go ask your dad later, I'm sure he'll tell you."
"Really?!" She asked, whirling.
He nodded. "Yep."
"Yay!" She said, skipping out of the tent. The Chuunin gave him a thankful nod as we walked out.
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Izumo Kamizuki, one of the Chuunin handing out the scrolls, glanced at his partner Kotetsu Hagane.
"Wait a second…"
Kotetsu glanced up. "What?"
"How did they know they were going to a gate? The Genin haven't been told yet…"
Kotetsu paled. "Count the scrolls."
Izumo obeyed, then paled.
"We are soooo screwed!" He yelled.
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Anko almost burst out laughing when two very nervous Chuunin told her what happened.
"Did you catch them?" She asked, amused.
Kotetsu shook his head, not daring to meet her eyes.
She chuckled. "Alright. Don't worry about it. We have several extra scrolls anyways. Just pay better attention."
He nodded and headed back to Izumo, relieved.
Anko shook her head and chuckled again. Those three were so becoming Chuunin!
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We made a beeline for the tower. We already had both scrolls, and due to my previous experience in the Forest of Death, we made excellent time. 87 minutes, to be exact.
Anko-sensei was in the middle of eating dango when we unsealed the scrolls and summoned her.
"What the?!"
Sepi smiled sweetly at her. "Hi, Sensei."
She glanced at her watch. "You guys are done already? I haven't even finished my dango yet!"
I shrugged. "What can I say? If you look at loopholes in the rules, you finish faster."
Anko-sensei gave a sigh of resignation, but she was smiling. "Why am I not surprised?"
Sepi smirked.
"Alright. Since you guys have another five days here, better get comfortable. Sepi, continue practicing with your Genjutsu. Miko, try to stay awake and do something productive, or else you're gonna be Sepi's test subject." He shuddered, and Anko-sensei chuckled as she continued. "Ibukai, work more on your Ninjutsu. I believe Kakashi has given you tips?"
I nodded.
"Good. See you all in five days."
With that, she disappeared.
Sepi looked around. "Do we have to stay here?"
I sighed. "Yes. Besides, Gaara will be here soon."
I ignored her squeal of happiness and headed for the roof. There was no way I was going to stay idle for five days.
*This is a realllllyyyy short chapter, so I'm gonna upload another one today as well. No need to thank me, I know you all are swelling with gratitude as you read this. XD*