The Shadow Wars
A/N: Now, I feel I've delayed enough (two filler chapters in a row) so I'm going to begin the Exam.
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Chapter 10
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"Hmm... What day is it..." thought Naruto, who had just got out of bed after his sleep the night before. When he looked at the calendar, he saw that it was the day of the Jounin Exam. Finally, it was time for him to become a true ninja.
After eating a light breakfast, he left his house and went to the meeting spot. It was the same memorial park that Kakashi had tested them in on their second day together.
When he got there, everything was as it should be. Sasuke and Sakura were there, but Kakashi wasn't. He was supposedly at a meeting for the examiners, so they could prepare everything for the exam.
"Ohayoo, Sasuke, Sakura-chan." Naruto said excitedly.
"Ohayoo, Dobe-kun." Replied Sasuke.
"Ohayoo, Naruto-kun." Sakura replied. "Well, now that Naruto-kun's here, let's go!" said Sakura. She knew that she would at least be promoted individually, deep down. However, the adrenaline rush was causing her to have doubts.
"Right, Sakura-chan."
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Meanwhile, Neji's team was also assembling. Neji had been able to make a miraculous recovery a day before the exam, but he was very rusty in his technique, so he had stayed up all night stretching.
"Ohayoo, team." Neji said coldly.
"Ohayoo, Neji-kun." TenTen said. (I think I'll make there be a Neji x TenTen pairing in this story, as well, since the anime supports it, at least a TenNeji pairing.)
"Ohayoo, Neji." Replied the last member of the team, Aburame Shino.
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"Hello, Kakashi. Glad to see you made it." Said Takara.
"Hello, Hokage-sama." Said Kakashi, bowing.
"Listen: I have heard troubling rumors that Uchiha Itachi may be coming, with Sasuke as his target. I need you to make sure that Itachi cannot kill Sasuke. If Itachi arrives, attack him. Do not allow Sasuke to fight, but give no indication that you knew this would happen." Takara ordered.
"Yes, Hokage-sama."
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When Naruto and the others reached the area for the first exam, a huge area, they saw that it was full of a lot of powerful fighters. However, the threesome merely grinned at each other.
"Hello, Uzumaki Naruto. I've heard about you. I desire to fight you, so do not lose until you fight me." One of them said.
"What did you hear about me?" inquired Naruto.
"That the only reason you reached Chuunin was because of the Kyuubi!" he said, as his leg flew at Naruto.
Naruto rapidly blocked it and threw a sharp punch at the unidentified fighter. However, he was forced to stop because the head examiner had entered.
"Welcome..." he started, looking at Naruto and the fighter. "To the Jounin Exam. This Exam is a series of three trials. You must complete them in turn, and each one is over a scroll, except the Third Trial. But that's later. Your first trial is to retrieve a copy of the Rage Scroll from one of these fifty Jounin (there were fifty teams enrolled in the Exam.) The Jounin can choose to give up the scroll, or he can force you to steal it from him. However, once your palm touches the scroll, you pass the Trial. Is that understood!?"
"Yes, sensei!" the teams chorused.
"Now, go up to my assistant, the female ANBU member, and draw a paper. On it is the name of your assigned Examiner. Then, you will be dismissed. You are to assemble tomorrow at noon. Bring food, and all your weapons, because you will not be allowed to return. Once you arrive here, you are here for twenty-four hours unless you finish before the end of the Trial. Now, each team pick one representative, and, when you're done, have him pick up the paper." The Examiner said.
Naruto was selected as their representative, so he chose the paper. He picked one at random and walked to his team, showing his paper. The paper only had a name on it, not even a favorite jutsu factoid.
The paper read Yataka Kararu.
"Now, approach me and show me your paper." The Examiner ordered.
When Naruto showed the examiner his paper, the examiner blinked furiously, before saying, "Boy, you and your team are in for a tough exam."
"Why?" Naruto asked.
"Kararu was my student, and he's been in on the exams for eight years. He hasn't passed one student in all those years. He likes for everyone to fight him for the scroll, and he is not weak. His chakra capacity is even larger than that of Uchiha Itachi, and so is his prowess. You may have trouble with him." The Examiner said.
Naruto approached his team glumly, telling them of the bad news.
"Hmm... The only thing we can do is stick to our strengths. Naruto, you'll be our power hitter, so avoid any toe-to-toe confrontations. Sakura, I need you to use your top-notch genjutsu to confuse Kararu. As for me, I'll use my speed to allow you to use your strength, Naruto."
"No. You all know Kage Bunshin, right?" asked Naruto.
"Yes." Replied Sasuke and Sakura.
"We'll use that jutsu to conserve stamina." Said Naruto.
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Can Team 7 defeat Yataka Kararu, the "Terror of Death?"
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A/N: I'm sorry for the filler, but the next one will be exciting, I promise. By the way, I realized one thing. I watched episode 84, and I was off in that Sasuke wasn't in private training with an Uchiha, but I won't change it. Besides, I'll probably use my version later on.
A/N: Now, I feel I've delayed enough (two filler chapters in a row) so I'm going to begin the Exam.
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Chapter 10
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"Hmm... What day is it..." thought Naruto, who had just got out of bed after his sleep the night before. When he looked at the calendar, he saw that it was the day of the Jounin Exam. Finally, it was time for him to become a true ninja.
After eating a light breakfast, he left his house and went to the meeting spot. It was the same memorial park that Kakashi had tested them in on their second day together.
When he got there, everything was as it should be. Sasuke and Sakura were there, but Kakashi wasn't. He was supposedly at a meeting for the examiners, so they could prepare everything for the exam.
"Ohayoo, Sasuke, Sakura-chan." Naruto said excitedly.
"Ohayoo, Dobe-kun." Replied Sasuke.
"Ohayoo, Naruto-kun." Sakura replied. "Well, now that Naruto-kun's here, let's go!" said Sakura. She knew that she would at least be promoted individually, deep down. However, the adrenaline rush was causing her to have doubts.
"Right, Sakura-chan."
---
Meanwhile, Neji's team was also assembling. Neji had been able to make a miraculous recovery a day before the exam, but he was very rusty in his technique, so he had stayed up all night stretching.
"Ohayoo, team." Neji said coldly.
"Ohayoo, Neji-kun." TenTen said. (I think I'll make there be a Neji x TenTen pairing in this story, as well, since the anime supports it, at least a TenNeji pairing.)
"Ohayoo, Neji." Replied the last member of the team, Aburame Shino.
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"Hello, Kakashi. Glad to see you made it." Said Takara.
"Hello, Hokage-sama." Said Kakashi, bowing.
"Listen: I have heard troubling rumors that Uchiha Itachi may be coming, with Sasuke as his target. I need you to make sure that Itachi cannot kill Sasuke. If Itachi arrives, attack him. Do not allow Sasuke to fight, but give no indication that you knew this would happen." Takara ordered.
"Yes, Hokage-sama."
---
When Naruto and the others reached the area for the first exam, a huge area, they saw that it was full of a lot of powerful fighters. However, the threesome merely grinned at each other.
"Hello, Uzumaki Naruto. I've heard about you. I desire to fight you, so do not lose until you fight me." One of them said.
"What did you hear about me?" inquired Naruto.
"That the only reason you reached Chuunin was because of the Kyuubi!" he said, as his leg flew at Naruto.
Naruto rapidly blocked it and threw a sharp punch at the unidentified fighter. However, he was forced to stop because the head examiner had entered.
"Welcome..." he started, looking at Naruto and the fighter. "To the Jounin Exam. This Exam is a series of three trials. You must complete them in turn, and each one is over a scroll, except the Third Trial. But that's later. Your first trial is to retrieve a copy of the Rage Scroll from one of these fifty Jounin (there were fifty teams enrolled in the Exam.) The Jounin can choose to give up the scroll, or he can force you to steal it from him. However, once your palm touches the scroll, you pass the Trial. Is that understood!?"
"Yes, sensei!" the teams chorused.
"Now, go up to my assistant, the female ANBU member, and draw a paper. On it is the name of your assigned Examiner. Then, you will be dismissed. You are to assemble tomorrow at noon. Bring food, and all your weapons, because you will not be allowed to return. Once you arrive here, you are here for twenty-four hours unless you finish before the end of the Trial. Now, each team pick one representative, and, when you're done, have him pick up the paper." The Examiner said.
Naruto was selected as their representative, so he chose the paper. He picked one at random and walked to his team, showing his paper. The paper only had a name on it, not even a favorite jutsu factoid.
The paper read Yataka Kararu.
"Now, approach me and show me your paper." The Examiner ordered.
When Naruto showed the examiner his paper, the examiner blinked furiously, before saying, "Boy, you and your team are in for a tough exam."
"Why?" Naruto asked.
"Kararu was my student, and he's been in on the exams for eight years. He hasn't passed one student in all those years. He likes for everyone to fight him for the scroll, and he is not weak. His chakra capacity is even larger than that of Uchiha Itachi, and so is his prowess. You may have trouble with him." The Examiner said.
Naruto approached his team glumly, telling them of the bad news.
"Hmm... The only thing we can do is stick to our strengths. Naruto, you'll be our power hitter, so avoid any toe-to-toe confrontations. Sakura, I need you to use your top-notch genjutsu to confuse Kararu. As for me, I'll use my speed to allow you to use your strength, Naruto."
"No. You all know Kage Bunshin, right?" asked Naruto.
"Yes." Replied Sasuke and Sakura.
"We'll use that jutsu to conserve stamina." Said Naruto.
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Can Team 7 defeat Yataka Kararu, the "Terror of Death?"
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A/N: I'm sorry for the filler, but the next one will be exciting, I promise. By the way, I realized one thing. I watched episode 84, and I was off in that Sasuke wasn't in private training with an Uchiha, but I won't change it. Besides, I'll probably use my version later on.