To Death is friendly: My native tongue is not english, so please, bare with my grammar, thank you.
To Kyme: I was comparing Shino's overall power to Uchiha Sasuke, not saying Sasuke in their team.
To Matt : Anko will be exposed in the near future. Be patient please.
To the rest of you! Thank you for all the great reviews! Enjoy this short chapter.
Crackling noises from a fire place could be heard from a large sized bedroom. The room was by no means fancy, but with what the room was built with was luxurious beyond believe. On lookers will say it was built by simply a bunch of wood, but to experts, well, that was another story.
Only the wealthiest could afford such material. A kind of wood so rare only grown in the Wind Country, a desert! The wood itself spreads all sorts of delicate smells with different abilities depending on the people around it. If depressed, it cheers you up, if you're hurt, you'll heal faster, and if you are confused, it will help you clear your mind and that is what the room is currently providing.
A woman with thick, long, dark, wavy hair with bright crimson eyes was sitting on the edge of a large bed contemplating her life and team members.
Firstly, she can not help one of her subordinate to be released from a technique prison. Secondly, she was knocked out by a sole ninja younger than her with one hit. Her, a jounnin! Thirdly, she was presently being held custody by a wealthy person -according to her observation- and she doubts she knows where she was being held at this moment.
The room had no windows, luckily, the wood provided oxygen so she was temporarily safe. She tried to escape by climbing through the fireplace fifteen feet opposite of her but the roaring inferno prevented even stepping near to it.
Last but not least, and the worst nightmare Kurenai could every come across was that this room had sealing techniques preventing anyone but the user who made it to utilise chakra. Ah, tragedy!
A rich, amused voice from the door made her tear away from her thoughts which startled her to no end. She turned around only to face the ninja who overpowered her not too long ago.
"I see you have awakened. How's your nose?" the blonde asked.
She narrowed her eyes, furry presenting from her face trying to intimidate her abductor.
"Ah, so it's healed, good. Good. And don't make too many faces, you'll easily get wrinkles."
She blushed.
"I wanted to apologize to you, but sadly, I cannot."
The female in the room looked at him questionably, "Why not?"
"Evidently, you are no Jounin material," he raised his hand to prevent her from lashing at him, "And your mission was to protect your team mates andyou failed. And to answer your question, it was my job to knock some ense into you," he grinned after saying the last part.
That said, she sobered immediately. But then, something clicked in her mind.
"You are the Jounin examiner!" It is not a question.
The blonde tilted his head a bit to his left looking at her intently. He nodded. "I was," he corrected.
The woman put her palm on her face. She knew what was coming. Jounin examiners were not only meant to evaluate Jounin candidates but also recently promoted Jounins.
"So I'm demoted?" she asked silently.
"…My job was to choose and report a candidate to continue his/her second exam and to calculate the team leader's proficiency. I reported to my superior twenty-seven hours ago. And the answer is yes to your question,"
Silence. She had no spoken for several minutes, trying to absorb all the information provided. I was knocked out for twenty seven hours! Shit! She thought.
He continued, "…If you questioned about your team mates' fates after you had been awakened, I would had pleaded to my superior to give you another chance to re-evaluate you. Sadly, you are in no condition to be a jounin. You. Are. Too. Self. Centered," he said the last part in a quiet yet malicious tone. "And just to let you know, Hyuga Hinata will be your temporary team leader until you reach Konoha to report the results to the Hokage. And you can leave this room now; feel free to roam around my cottage."
He turned around and started to leave but Kurenai's voice stopped him, "Before you leave, how are they? Can I meet them? And…who are you and your superior?
The blonde looked over his shoulder and replied, "They are fine. Hinata-san is still recovering. Aburame-san and Inuzuka-san are sparring in my dojo. Yes, you can meet them. They will be glad to see that you are well,"
"I'm Uzumaki Naruto, jounin of Konagakure, son of the Snake Sannin Orochimaru,"
She gasped loudly.
"And to you answer you last question, my father is my superior. He judged Hinata's overall results and promoted her to Jounin," He peered at his watch and looked at her again, "….Two hours ago. Good day."
With that, he left the room and closed the door gently, leaving a depressed yet content Kurenai dwelling in her own thoughts again.