Chuunin Exam: The Paper Test and the Forest of Death
We entered the Room 301. We stood motionless and stared at all the ninjas. "Ah, Sasuke-kun," someone suddenly jumped on my back, "I missed you." I looked back and saw Ino. I sighed, Why me? I prefer to hug Yukino than you. Sakura pointed at Ino, "Ino, get off of Sasuke-kun's back, you pig!" "Oh, Sakura, you still have a big voice. How rude," Ino bragged. "So you have come to take this troublesome test?" Shikamaru asked. "Ah, my stupid classmate is here," Naruto said. "Don't call me stupid," Shikamaru retorted, "Damn it. What a trouble." "Yahoo! I'm surprised that all of you came," it was Kiba with Hinata and Shino. "How do you do?" Hinata shyly asked. "You came here too?" Shikamaru asked, "What a trouble." "Then our presence might be also troublesome to you, Shikamaru." Our heads turned to the left and saw Team 9. Yukino, I blushed, Ino, get off! Damn you! Reiji smiled as he caught our attention. Seki approached Kiba and put his arm around him, "Long time no see, Kiba." Kiba smiled, "Heh. It's been a long time, Seki."
Sasuke: …and you know what happens in this episode right… yukino didn't talked to me much at that time… (sighs)
Reiji read through the question, Darn it, he thought, The questions are somewhat hard to answer for a ninja with little experience like me. He looked at the examiners, they're all watching carefully, There's no way I can copy. If only I have a technique that I can use to copy, the problem is, I'm only good in combat, not cheating. Reiji took a deep breath and began to try to answer the questions.
Aya looked around to get some answers while sitted on top of Seki's head. "Good. Then, the seventh question, Aya. Find a good one," Seki whispered to his cat as he wrote down the answers that it dictated to him. No one will know that I'm cheating 'coz they can't understand the language of cats, Seki thought as he smiled, Heh! This is gonna be a piece of cake.
Yukino put down her pen as she finished answering. "Done?" I whispered. She nodded. I smiled, "You still got that photographic memory of yours, huh?" "But, Sasuke-kun, are you finished?" she asked. I looked at my paper, "Somehow."
After some minutes, Morino Ibiki said, "Before I give you the last questions, I will add another rule, which is also known as the Rule of Desperation. That is if your answer in the tenth question is wrong, despite of your high scores from numbers one to nine, you will fail and can never take the Chuunin Exam for the rest of your lives. Decide whether to continue the exam or not." Silence overpowered us.
Not too long, the man sitted in front of me raised his hand, "I-I don't want to continue. I give up." Hideki looked at his list, "Number 32, with teammates, 47 and 15. You may already leave." After this, many others raised their hand. Suddenly, Naruto slammed his hand on the table that made all of us notice. "I will never give up, even if I have to be a Genin forever if I fail!" he shouted. As I noticed, many others are encouraged, including me. Morino Ibiki looked at the other examiners. They nodded at him. He smiled, "Congratulations! All of you passed!"
fast forward to...
"Yukino, keep the scroll," Reiji handed it to Yukino. She nodded and kept it in her pouch. "I assume that all ninjas are in places," Anko said through the speaker, "The second test for Chuunin exam will start at the count of 5… 4… 3… 2… 1… GO!" The gates opened and the ninjas started to run into the forest, where they might ever come out alive.
"How are we going to get the other half?" Seki asked. "Easy. We'll set traps," came Reiji's reply. "Traps?" Seki repeated, "I don't think someone would fall for such traps."
"This should do the trick," Reiji exclaimed. "Reiji-kun," Yukino said, "Isn't these too much?" Every area and every corner, there are traps set by Reiji, some of it is double-layered and some are triple-layered trap. "Yeah. Yuki-chan's right. You put too much traps," Seki agreed. "Seki, it's you who said that ninjas wouldn't fall for such traps. Besides, look at my magnificent arrangement of traps!" Reiji laughed. Seki sighed, "Geez! I can't understand how a guy like you thinks." "What did you sa--?" Seki covered Reiji's mouth and whispered, "Let's hide. Somebody's here." Team 9 hid behind the bushes and saw three unfamiliar ninjas from Suna. "There a little more," Reiji whispered as the ninjas are only feet away from the trap.
"Ha! See that Seki! I knew that my plan would work," Reiji said. Suna ninjas, who are dizzy and unconscious, are bundled up by a net. Yukino got their scroll, "This is the Scroll of Heaven." Seki smiled, "Hn! Pretty lucky, aren't we?"
"Hey! What's that strong charka?" Seki asked, "Could it be coming from an examinee for the Chuunin exam?" Reiji smiled, "Alright. Let's find out whose this charka is." "But Reiji-kun…" the worried Yukino said, "What if that ninja attacks us? We're of no match." "Don't worry. We'll just lower our chakras and watch from a distance," Reiji raised his speed, "Let's go." Yukino turned to Seki, "Is this a good idea?" "Maybe," Seki replied, "… Maybe not."
Yukino's eyes widened, "Th-That is—" "Sasuke?" Reiji said, "S-Sasuke's charka isn't that high before we go to this forest." Aya meowed. Seki nodded at Aya, "I see," he pointed at me, "There's a seal to make Sasuke's chakra grow higher. The proof is the black symbols on his skin. If I'm correct, those look like a cursed seal." Yukino trembled in fear, Sasuke-kun's different. "Let's go," Reiji told his teammates, "If Sasuke sees us, we're dead." Seki looked at Yukino, "Yuki-chan, we're going." She slowly nodded. She's in shock, Reiji thought. He grabbed her hand and started to jump from tree to tree.
Team 9 rested below a tree. "I'm sorry," Yukino started, "I'm such a burden." "What're you talking about?" Reiji asked. "It's normal," Seki said, "If I saw Kiba like that then I would be shocked as well." Yukino smiled, "Thank you, Reiji-kun, Seki-kun." "That's alright. We're a team," then Reiji whispered to Yukino, "As long as you will be my girlfriend." Seki shook his head, "No use Reiji. Yuki-chan has Sasuke." "Why should I believe such false statement? Sasuke has Sakura!" Reiji exclaimed. Seki smiled, "Reiji-chan, Sasuke is annoyed at Sakura." Reiji crossed his arms, "Hn! Yeah whatever… H-Hey! I told you to stop calling me Reiji-chan!" Seki smiled, "Say what, Reiji-chan?" "Why you--!" Reiji attacks Seki while Seki evades his attacks. Yukino sighed, "This is gonna take a while."
"Aya, transform into your original appearance," Seki instructed Aya. She meowed and transformed into a gigantic cat, larger than a person's size. Seki jumped onto Aya's back, "Come on. We can reach the tower faster if we ride onto Aya." Reiji and Yukino looked at each other. "Isn't Aya too heavy to jump from tree to tree?" Reiji asked. "The trees in this forest are big enough for Aya," Seki replied, "Come on. You don't want Aya to wait all day."
The fourth day of the exam, Team 9 arrived at the tower. Aya changes back into a chibi cat form and collapses into Seki's arms. "Take a rest, Aya," Seki patted his sleeping partner. Reiji smiled, "Aya did a great job in bringing us here. Let's get inside."
"What do we do?" Reiji asked. "Open the scroll?" Yukino suggested, holding both the Scrolls of Heaven and Earth, "Anko-sensei said that we shouldn't open these until we reach the tower." Seki took the Scroll of Earth from Yukino. Reiji raised one eyebrow, "Are you sure?" Seki looked at Reiji sharply, "Hush!" Seki put down Aya, "Rest there for a while." He and Yukino opened the scrolls. Suddenly, a smoke comes out from both scrolls. They threw it in surprise and watched as the smoke thickens; and out comes… Hatake Kakashi, "Congratulations, Team 9 of Konoha. You officially pass the second test for the Chuunin Exam." "T-That's it?" Seki asked. "Hah! That means that I must be the permanent leader for this team," Reiji boasted. Seki sighed, "God! Reiji, you're so noisy. You're gonna wake Aya." ""What did you say!" "Being deaf is the result for being loud." Seki and Reiji continued to quarrel. Kakashi sighed, "It's amazing that you can stay in this team with Seki and Reiji, Yukino."
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Translations:
-chan
Honorific. Can be used either as a diminutive (e.g., with a small child—"Little Sasuke"), or with those who are grown, to indicate affection ("My dear").
-kun
Indicates familiarity or affection.
Sensei
Used to refer to or address teachers, practitioners of a profession such as doctors and lawyers, politicians, and other authority figures. It is used to show respect to someone who has achieved a certain level of mastery in an art form or some other skill.