CHAPTER 9: A 3RD TEST!? A "MOUNTAINOUS" PROBLEM!
Not only the students, but the two instructors stared wide eyed at the Okage. "Wha-What?" Gai pondered. "You want to do, what?"
"I want to have a 3rd test. I'm sure preliminary bouts have gotten a tad old." Kamaasu chuckled.
"Gotten Old!?" Shikamaru stammered. "Not counting the most recent chuunin exam, we hadn't had a prelim in over 5 years!"
"Come now little Shika,. I only want to bring something new to the chuunin exam." Kamaasu smiled, bending over to pat Shikamaru's head.
"..." Shikamaru sighed. "I hate it when you call me that."
"I know." Kamaasu laughed. "That's why I do it."
"Actually...A 3rd test isn't a bad idea." Tsunade said, walking into the room.
"Welcome Tsunade-Dono." Kamaasu said with a nod of approval and a slight bow.
"Thank you." She smiled. "A 3rd test would help even out the competitors...but what would we do for a test?"
Kamaasu gave a mischievous smile. 'Oh don't worry. I've already got that covered." Moving out into the middle of the lecture hall the genin were still in disbelief.
"You mean we actually have to go through ANOTHER test?" Kiba complained, shaking his head. "I'm starting to think chuunin isn't worth it." He laughed.
"Well, I don't care," Naruto chuckled. "Because I will get the chuunin title! What's the test Okage?"
"Come on down here and I'll tell you." Kamaasu grinned. "That goes for the rest of you as well."
Soon, the remaining 18 genin were in front of Kamaasu. Some were excited, some bored, and other's couldn't care. "Well. Lets begin." Kamaasu cackled. Grabbing Tsunade, Shika, Gai, and all the genin, he merged them all into the shadow and transported them to the top of a nearby mountain. They appeared on top, looking down thousands of feet.
"What the hell just happened?" Naruto wondered.
"Ugh. That would be one of Kamaasu's special jutsus. He can transform into shadow and move freely through it. He can take anyone with him as well." Ill said, not believing his master's audacity. "Its SUPPOSED to be a Forbidden justu, but he uses it all the time..."
"Well, now that we're here...I guess I'll explain the 3rd test." Kamaasu said. "Look around you." The genin looked around and saw they were on a mountainous plateau. There weren't many clouds in the sky and birds were chirping. The mountainside was steep and rocky; Not a safe thing to climb. "Got a feel for your surroundings? Good. Anyway, for this test, you are all on your own. There's no need to concern yourself with the other members of your team."
"What's the test already?" Ryu complained, crossing his arms and slightly tapping his foot.
"Start Running." Kamaasu answered.
"Wha?" Ryu said, not understanding his sensei. Kamaasu began making some katas finishing with a scream,
"Musymbiosis no jutsu!" Kamaasu's body suddenly became, in a sense, ripped. He had gigantic, unproportional muscles, making him incredibly big.
"What the hell did he do to himself?" Lee wondered looking at the disfigured Kamaasu. They soon learned. Kamaasu walked over to a bluff on the plateau, screamed and punched it with all his might, 5 giant boulders broke off from the bluff and began rolling down the hill. "I told you to start running." Kamaasu said, releasing the muscular jutsu.
"HOLY SHIT!" Kiba screamed. "Those things are real!" The 18 genin immediately took off down the mountainside finally understanding the 3rd test: Don't get squashed.
"You sure this is a good idea?" Shikamaru asked his uncle.
"Of course!" He replied. "It tests their speed, strength, and reflexes. I figured we'd need a test like that this year."
"But of course." Tsunade grinned, watching the panicked genin pounding down the mountainside.
The genin ran to avoid the rolling boulders. Hopping left and right, they began to realize none of them had the speed required to dodge the boulders that were accelerating at 32 meters a second...except for the Leaf speed demons of course. Sasuke and Lee began to kick it into high gear as the boulders approached, speeding easily ahead of them. Sasuke made his way quickly down, while Lee seemed to be staying a little behind. "What is he doing?" Sasuke thought to himself. "Hell with it." He continued on running down the way.
"Ah!" Sakura screamed as she tripped over a crack in the mountainside. Falling to the ground she turned around realizing she'd never make it out in time. Closing her eyes so she wouldn't see her demise, she noticed that it didn't seem to come. Opening her eyes, she looked up, and found herself staring into Lee's smile.
"I told you before! I'll protect you till I die." He smiled, hurrying down the path.
Others were not so lucky. By the near beginning the entire Hidden Rain team had been wiped out, saved in the nick of time by Kamaasu. "You nearly missed them there." Gai chuckled.
"Ha ha..." Kamaasu forced a laugh.
"You see Kamaasu, my team is making their way beautif-TEN TEN!" Gai screamed. Ten Ten had run out of steam and the rock was about to crush her. Kamaasu used his jutsu to save her in time, but she had still taken a minor injury to her leg.
"Tsunade, take care of her." Kamaasu asked. "I've got to keep a closer eye on this." Soon, Both Temari and Kankuro had found themselves out as well. Kiba, although he tried to become the ultimate dog beast to increase his speed dramatically, was nearly crushed while attempting the jutsu.
"Its sort of sad, you know?" Gai asked rhetorically. "These genin had so much intellectual promise, but most of them have not the physical strength to win..."
"Is Rock Lee still carrying Sakura?" Shikamaru asked.
Kamaasu peered down and laughed. "Yeah, he is."
Naruto, Shino, the shadow genin, Lee, and Neji were all running in a line down the mountain. "How the hell do we do this? Sasuke is at the bottom but that's because he thinks only about himself!" Naruto complained, jumping over a large rock.
"Wrong, ass." Sasuke said, coming up from behind carrying a wounded Hinata.
"Is she alright?" Neji worried.
"Yeah, but that doesn't help us get down this damn rockfa-What the hell?" The mysterious remaining sand genin was sliding down the rockface on a sheet of ice, which extended all the way to the bottom, going much faster than the others could ever hope to.
"What say we hitch a ride?" Naruto yelled jumping onto the sheet of ice. "How the hell does a sand genin manipulate ice?" he thought to himself.
The others followed suit jumping onto the sheet of ice, soon arriving at the bottom. They found the instructors and the "out" genin with them. Upon seeing them, Kamaasu and Tsunade rushed over. "What happened to Hinata!?" Tsunade asked urgently.
"She was nearly crushed by a boulder...seems she still hasn't recovered form her wounds inflicted at the last chuunin exam." Sasuke replied.
Taking Hinata, Tsunade made a stern glare in Kamaasu's direction. Kamaasu immediately looked to the ground in defeat and in shame.
"I apologize to all of you." Kamaasu said with the greatest sincerity, bowing nearly to the ground. Standing upright, he said, "I'm sorry for those that were injured, but it seems the test produced the desired effect. 10 remain over 18. Well, the chuunin finals are in 1 week...so be ready." Turning to Tsunade, Kamaasu looked very melancholy. "I apologize the most for hurting one of your genin, Tsunade-Sama."
"Sama..." Tsunade muttered in surprise.
"I'll be off." Kamaasu disappeared in a poof, leaving 10 genin standing at the bottom of a mountain.
"That guy has to be one of the weirdest people I have ever met." Sakura said in disbelief.
"Yeah...he really is." Kenshi said laughing.
The genin eventually returned to their homes, waiting for the day the chuunin final would arrive!
Not only the students, but the two instructors stared wide eyed at the Okage. "Wha-What?" Gai pondered. "You want to do, what?"
"I want to have a 3rd test. I'm sure preliminary bouts have gotten a tad old." Kamaasu chuckled.
"Gotten Old!?" Shikamaru stammered. "Not counting the most recent chuunin exam, we hadn't had a prelim in over 5 years!"
"Come now little Shika,. I only want to bring something new to the chuunin exam." Kamaasu smiled, bending over to pat Shikamaru's head.
"..." Shikamaru sighed. "I hate it when you call me that."
"I know." Kamaasu laughed. "That's why I do it."
"Actually...A 3rd test isn't a bad idea." Tsunade said, walking into the room.
"Welcome Tsunade-Dono." Kamaasu said with a nod of approval and a slight bow.
"Thank you." She smiled. "A 3rd test would help even out the competitors...but what would we do for a test?"
Kamaasu gave a mischievous smile. 'Oh don't worry. I've already got that covered." Moving out into the middle of the lecture hall the genin were still in disbelief.
"You mean we actually have to go through ANOTHER test?" Kiba complained, shaking his head. "I'm starting to think chuunin isn't worth it." He laughed.
"Well, I don't care," Naruto chuckled. "Because I will get the chuunin title! What's the test Okage?"
"Come on down here and I'll tell you." Kamaasu grinned. "That goes for the rest of you as well."
Soon, the remaining 18 genin were in front of Kamaasu. Some were excited, some bored, and other's couldn't care. "Well. Lets begin." Kamaasu cackled. Grabbing Tsunade, Shika, Gai, and all the genin, he merged them all into the shadow and transported them to the top of a nearby mountain. They appeared on top, looking down thousands of feet.
"What the hell just happened?" Naruto wondered.
"Ugh. That would be one of Kamaasu's special jutsus. He can transform into shadow and move freely through it. He can take anyone with him as well." Ill said, not believing his master's audacity. "Its SUPPOSED to be a Forbidden justu, but he uses it all the time..."
"Well, now that we're here...I guess I'll explain the 3rd test." Kamaasu said. "Look around you." The genin looked around and saw they were on a mountainous plateau. There weren't many clouds in the sky and birds were chirping. The mountainside was steep and rocky; Not a safe thing to climb. "Got a feel for your surroundings? Good. Anyway, for this test, you are all on your own. There's no need to concern yourself with the other members of your team."
"What's the test already?" Ryu complained, crossing his arms and slightly tapping his foot.
"Start Running." Kamaasu answered.
"Wha?" Ryu said, not understanding his sensei. Kamaasu began making some katas finishing with a scream,
"Musymbiosis no jutsu!" Kamaasu's body suddenly became, in a sense, ripped. He had gigantic, unproportional muscles, making him incredibly big.
"What the hell did he do to himself?" Lee wondered looking at the disfigured Kamaasu. They soon learned. Kamaasu walked over to a bluff on the plateau, screamed and punched it with all his might, 5 giant boulders broke off from the bluff and began rolling down the hill. "I told you to start running." Kamaasu said, releasing the muscular jutsu.
"HOLY SHIT!" Kiba screamed. "Those things are real!" The 18 genin immediately took off down the mountainside finally understanding the 3rd test: Don't get squashed.
"You sure this is a good idea?" Shikamaru asked his uncle.
"Of course!" He replied. "It tests their speed, strength, and reflexes. I figured we'd need a test like that this year."
"But of course." Tsunade grinned, watching the panicked genin pounding down the mountainside.
The genin ran to avoid the rolling boulders. Hopping left and right, they began to realize none of them had the speed required to dodge the boulders that were accelerating at 32 meters a second...except for the Leaf speed demons of course. Sasuke and Lee began to kick it into high gear as the boulders approached, speeding easily ahead of them. Sasuke made his way quickly down, while Lee seemed to be staying a little behind. "What is he doing?" Sasuke thought to himself. "Hell with it." He continued on running down the way.
"Ah!" Sakura screamed as she tripped over a crack in the mountainside. Falling to the ground she turned around realizing she'd never make it out in time. Closing her eyes so she wouldn't see her demise, she noticed that it didn't seem to come. Opening her eyes, she looked up, and found herself staring into Lee's smile.
"I told you before! I'll protect you till I die." He smiled, hurrying down the path.
Others were not so lucky. By the near beginning the entire Hidden Rain team had been wiped out, saved in the nick of time by Kamaasu. "You nearly missed them there." Gai chuckled.
"Ha ha..." Kamaasu forced a laugh.
"You see Kamaasu, my team is making their way beautif-TEN TEN!" Gai screamed. Ten Ten had run out of steam and the rock was about to crush her. Kamaasu used his jutsu to save her in time, but she had still taken a minor injury to her leg.
"Tsunade, take care of her." Kamaasu asked. "I've got to keep a closer eye on this." Soon, Both Temari and Kankuro had found themselves out as well. Kiba, although he tried to become the ultimate dog beast to increase his speed dramatically, was nearly crushed while attempting the jutsu.
"Its sort of sad, you know?" Gai asked rhetorically. "These genin had so much intellectual promise, but most of them have not the physical strength to win..."
"Is Rock Lee still carrying Sakura?" Shikamaru asked.
Kamaasu peered down and laughed. "Yeah, he is."
Naruto, Shino, the shadow genin, Lee, and Neji were all running in a line down the mountain. "How the hell do we do this? Sasuke is at the bottom but that's because he thinks only about himself!" Naruto complained, jumping over a large rock.
"Wrong, ass." Sasuke said, coming up from behind carrying a wounded Hinata.
"Is she alright?" Neji worried.
"Yeah, but that doesn't help us get down this damn rockfa-What the hell?" The mysterious remaining sand genin was sliding down the rockface on a sheet of ice, which extended all the way to the bottom, going much faster than the others could ever hope to.
"What say we hitch a ride?" Naruto yelled jumping onto the sheet of ice. "How the hell does a sand genin manipulate ice?" he thought to himself.
The others followed suit jumping onto the sheet of ice, soon arriving at the bottom. They found the instructors and the "out" genin with them. Upon seeing them, Kamaasu and Tsunade rushed over. "What happened to Hinata!?" Tsunade asked urgently.
"She was nearly crushed by a boulder...seems she still hasn't recovered form her wounds inflicted at the last chuunin exam." Sasuke replied.
Taking Hinata, Tsunade made a stern glare in Kamaasu's direction. Kamaasu immediately looked to the ground in defeat and in shame.
"I apologize to all of you." Kamaasu said with the greatest sincerity, bowing nearly to the ground. Standing upright, he said, "I'm sorry for those that were injured, but it seems the test produced the desired effect. 10 remain over 18. Well, the chuunin finals are in 1 week...so be ready." Turning to Tsunade, Kamaasu looked very melancholy. "I apologize the most for hurting one of your genin, Tsunade-Sama."
"Sama..." Tsunade muttered in surprise.
"I'll be off." Kamaasu disappeared in a poof, leaving 10 genin standing at the bottom of a mountain.
"That guy has to be one of the weirdest people I have ever met." Sakura said in disbelief.
"Yeah...he really is." Kenshi said laughing.
The genin eventually returned to their homes, waiting for the day the chuunin final would arrive!