Chuunin Exam: One-on-One Battle and The Other Mission
After the fifth day of the examination, the Chuunin Exam ended. The examinees who passed are asked to assemble at the battle arena. We lined up according to team and listened to the Hokage. Yukino's team passed too? That's great, I gave a hint of a smile. Yukino looked at me, Sasuke-kun… Reiji looked at Yukino and followed her gaze, "Don't worry, Yukino," he whispered, "Sasuke will be alright." Yukino forced herself to smile and nodded.
fast forward to…
Please don't let me fight with Yukino, I prayed. The screen stopped to scroll names. Hayate coughed, "The first match would be between Akato Yuroi and Uchiha Sasuke." I sighed, Lucky not to fight with my girl.
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The screen scrolls names and stops at the names of… "Uzumaki Naruto and Hiroaki Reiji, proceed to the arena." Ran smiled, "Looks like our students would be fighting each other, Kakashi-kun." Kakashi nodded, "I guess this would be too much for Naruto. But he won't lose easily, Ran-kun." Naruto and Reiji stood face to face, ready for the duel. Reiji smiled, "Sorry, Naruto. You're gonna be beaten badly in this duel." Naruto smiled back, "Heh! Do whatever you want and I'll beat you back." Hayate raised his hand and looked at the fighters. "Start," he announced.
Reiji held a bamboo leaf and raised it. He smiled and said, "Let the game begin." The leaf changes into a bamboo sword. Naruto took a cautious step backwards as Reiji poses a fighting stance. He pointed his left foot forward and slightly bended his other foot. Both his hands held his sword which points backwards. "Dance of the Leaves!" he said before he started to charge at Naruto. Naruto blinked and once he opened his eyes, Reiji disappeared. Naruto gasped, "Where is he?" "Over here!" Reiji appeared above him and slashed Naruto's shoulder and, once again, disappeared.
Naruto struggled to his feet and Reiji smiled, "Do you want to get slashed again, Naruto?" "That's Dance of the Leaves," Ran exclaimed, "It's an attack coming from different directions at once, which of course requires great speed." Kakashi nodded, "Interesting."
Naruto stood up and performed his favorite jutsu, "Kage Bunshin no Jutsu!" and then appeared six Narutos. "Hn! Kage Bunshin, huh?" Reiji slashed the first Naruto and it puffs into smoke, "A Bunshin?" Another Naruto appeared behind him, "I'm here." Reiji attempted to turn around but gets kicked by Naruto. Reiji flies in mid-air and, to take advantage of it, all the Narutos attack him one at a time. "U-zu-ma-ki… Naruto Combo!" the Narutos said in time with each hit. Reiji landed roughly on the ground. He struggled to stand but his numb body refused to move. "The winner," Hayate announced, "Uzumaki Naruto."
fast forward to…
"The next match is between Seki Orikasa and Inuzuka Kiba." Kiba and Seki looked at each other. Ran patted Seki's shoulder, "Good luck, Seki-kun." Seki slowly nodded without taking his eyes off Kiba. "Don't forget the training," Kurenai reminded Kiba. He nodded, But I couldn't use it in my fight with Seki.
"Start." Seki charged at Kiba while Aya charges at Akamaru. Fist against fist, claw against claw. "They're having a hard time," Ran exclaimed, "Both of them are forced to fight though they don't want to."
Flashback
Seki and Kiba looked at each other sharply. "What are you looking at?" Kiba asked. "Nothing," came Seki's reply.
End of flashback
Seki and Kiba backed away with their partners. "Henge no Jutsu," both of them said. Aya and Akamaru changed into their master's form. The four of them engaged into battle once more. "Tsuuga!" Kiba attacked. "Cat Claws!" and Seki attacked. The four of them were spinning towards their opponent head-on.
Flashback
Seki and Kiba played on the swings that afternoon. "Kiba." "Hm?" "Do you believe in the saying that cats and dogs are rivals?" Seki asked. Kiba raised his eyebrow, "What're you talking about? Eventhough the clans of Orikasa and Inuzuka are rivals, we're still friends, right?" Seki smiled, "Right." Kiba held out his pinky," Promise that we will be friends no matter what." "I promise."
End of flashback
Seki bumped against the wall from the impact while Kiba landed on the ground. Both of them struggled to stand.
Flashback
"Avoid seeing that Inuzuka from now on. Understand?" Seki's father asked. "But—" His father grabbed his shoulders and pinned him on the wall, "Do you understand, Seki!" Seki's tears welled up in his eyes and nodded.
End of flashback
Seki starts to cough blood. "Seki!" Kiba called. "Kiba," Seki said, "Do you believe in the saying that cats and dogs are rivals?"
Flashback
"Seki!" Kiba called. But he still ignored him. Kiba grabbed his arm, "Seki, why are you avoiding me?" Seki looked at the ground, "Because my father told me." "Then if your father told you to kill yourself then you will obey!" Kiba asked angrily, "What about our promise?" Seki remembered the time the two of them promised to each other. Tears started to fall from his eyes. Kiba embraced Seki, "It's alright. I forgive you Seki."
End of flashback
"Do you believe that in the saying that cats and dogs are rivals?" Seki asked once again. Kiba smiled, "What're you talking about? You already know what my answer is." Seki smiled back at Kiba, "For me, I believe in it. Cats and dogs, by nature, are rivals," Seki stood, "However, our friendship makes this philosophy false." Kiba smiled, "Akamaru." Akamaru barked. "Let's do it… Ga Tsuuga!" Kiba starts to attack Seki. "Ultimate Claws!" was Seki's counterattack.
Both of them are lying down, unable to move. Hayate cleared his throat, "Since each fighters is unable to move, I declare this battle a dr—" "I'm standing!" Seki shouted as he leaned against the wall. Hayate smiled, "One fighter is able to stand, then I declare that the winner of this duel is Seki Orikasa."
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"Hiro Fujimiya and Kaede Yukino, proceed to the arena." Yukino started to walk towards the arena. "Go beat him, Yuki-chan!" Seki cheered. A girl, huh? Hiro thought, Then I'm gonna take advantage of it, he laughed at the back of his mind. Hiro and Yukino stood opposite each other. Hayate looked at both ninjas and said, "Start!" They charged at each other and…
Hiro laughed, "Looks like you have a very nice body, Yukino-chan." Yukino covered her breasts, "Pervert!" Neji trembled in anger, He dared touch Yukino! "Hey you! Don't ever touch Yukino!" he shouted. Everyone looked at Neji, surprised that he shouted since he's so calm. Neji noticed everyone looking at him, Oh shit! I caught everyone's attention. Hiro laughed once more, "I guess I made your boyfriend angry." The annoyed Yukino charged at Hiro while he's still busy laughing.
"The winner of this duel is Kaede Yukino." Seki giggled, "That guy makes a good punching bag."
fast forward to…
Morino Ibiki showed to them the chart for the third test's tournament. Naruto is going to fight Neji, me to Gaara, Shino to Seki, Yukino to Kankuro, Temari to Shikamaru and Kinuta gets to fight whoever wins in Temari and Shikamaru's duel.
I didn't think that Zabuza-san's doings are wrong, Haku thought, But I still look up to him as my father... I've got to go to Konoha and find Yukino, Haku decided after he was outside the jail.
Yukino knocked on the door. "Come in." She slowly opened the door and saw Kakashi. "Kakashi-sensei," Yukino said, "Is Sasuke-kun alright?" He nodded, "He's resting." Yukino frowned, "I see." Kakashi patted Yukino, "Don't worry. Sasuke-kun's strong." "Kakashi-sensei, do you know about the seal Sasuke-kun has?" Yukino asked. Kakashi raised his eyebrow, "What about it?" "I saw him back at the forest and his seal is all over his body. What's more, his chakra rose higher than before," Yukino added. Kakashi patted Yukino's shoulder, "Don't worry. He'll be alright. Before I forget, there is someone waiting for you at the house."
"Welcome back, Yukino," Haku showed himself, "I was right that I'm gonna find you here with Kakashi-san." Yukino stood there speechless, but her eyes were just about to burst into tears. Haku smiled and approached her. He hugged her tightly, burying his face on her hair, "I'm glad that you're all right." At this point, she couldn't stop from crying that she just let her tears fall from her eyes. Tears of joy. For them, nothing is happier than seeing each other again after five years.
Sasuke: To make things short, Haku registered as a Konoha citizen and became a Konoha anbu. The two siblings found a lot and built their tofu shop with their house connected behind it. They sell tofu while they have no missions. Haku helped Yukino prepare for the Chuunin Exam which will commence after one month.
The ceremony started. Yukino looked around to find me, Sasuke-kun, she thought, Where are you?
The examinees lined up in front of the audience. From left to right, stands Kankuro, Temari, Gaara, Neji, Shikamaru, Seki, Yukino and Shino. Suddenly, Naruto slid on the ground. Shikamaru helped Naruto stand. "Get out of here! There are bulls outside!" "What are you talking about?" Shikamaru asked. Genma looked at them, "Line up properly and show your faces. This time, you are the main event."
"The venue and the surroundings may be different but the rules are the same," Genma explained, "For the first match… Uzumaki Naruto… and Hyuuga Neji." All the others proceed upstairs."
fast forward to…
The crows are getting noisy, not willing enough to wait further for the duel of Gaara and I. The duel of the rookie ninja from the Country of Wind, Gaara, and the rookie from the Country of Fire, me, is the most awaited duel yet I'm still missing. Sasuke-kun, Yukino thought, Is he really alright? "We'll postpone Gaara and Sasuke's duel. For the next match, Aburame Shino and Seki Orikasa," Genma announced. "Yahoo! We're next Aya," Seki told his cat. He jumped to the battlefield with Aya and perfectly landed with his hands and feet like a cat.
"Start!" Seki charged at Shino head on. Shino's bugs came out and are ready to fight for him. Seki attempted to punch Shino but the bugs wrapped Seki's body, binding him. "Hn!" the wrapped Seki changed into Aya. "I'm here!" the real Seki said before he hit Shino.
Shino rolled on the ground. Before he could stand up, Seki and Aya attacked him with Cat Claws. He's attacking too quickly! Shino thought as he dodged Seki's continuous attacks, I have to make a counterattack. Shino's bugs starts to move towards his opponent and attacks.
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Seki collapsed because of exhaustion. Genma approached Seki and checked his condition, He's out of chakra. He stood and announced that, "The winner is Aburame Shino." "Seki-kun," Yukino said. "Don't worry about that Seki," Naruto said, "You should worry about your duel with that weird guy." "For the next match," Genma said, "Kaede Yukino and Kankuro." Kankuro raised his hand, "Uh… I don't want to fight. I give up." Yukino looked at him, surprised. "If so, Kaede Yukino wins by default."
fast forward to…
The leaves circled at the battlefield and I appeared with Kakashi. Yukino sighed, "At last he came." I looked at Yukino and smiled, She must be worried of me.
fast forward to…
I performed hand seals, "Chidori!" Haku's eyes widened, "You taught Sasuke-kun that jutsu, Kakashi-san?" Kakashi nodded. "He knows that?" Gai asked. "I used it once in my battle against Zabuza."
fast forward to…
Temari and Kankuro approached Gaara. "Wh-What's going on?" Yukino asked. "I have a hunch that something's not right," Shino started to run, "I'm going to the stands." Yukino followed Shino. "Gaara. Gaara," Temari said. What's happening? I looked at the waiting area, Yukino's gone! Where is she!
Yukino and Shino heard Kakashi and Gai order Shikamaru, Sakura and Naruto to follow and take me to a safe place. As soon as the three ninjas left, Shino disappeared, most likely following them. Yukino rushed over to Haku and tried to wake him up. "He's under an illusion spell," Kakashi said as he saw Yukino, "Yukino, I'll give you a mission." "What is it?" she asked. "Go to the hospital and bring Neji and Seki with you. The three of you will follow Shikamaru, Sakura and Naruto. See to it that those three will pursue their mission and most importantly, not die," he ordered. Yukino nodded and left.
Shino appears, "Go ahead. I'll take care of him." I stared at him, "Shino, what happened to Yukino?" He shrugged, "Never mind her. Now go." I left Shino with Kankuro, Yukino, make sure that you're alright.
Yukino saw Seki near the entrance to the hospital. "Yukino," he waved at her. "Seki-kun," she stopped running and gasped for breath. "Why are you such in a hurry?" Seki asked, "Did the Chuunin exam ended too soon?" "We are given an urgent mission from Kakashi-sensei," Yukino said, "He told me to find you and Neji-kun." "And what would the mission be?"
"Neji!" Seki called. Neji turned around and saw them. He blushed, "Yukino?" "We are given an urgent mission by Kakashi," Seki said, ignoring Neji, "He said that we should follow Shikamaru, Sakura and Naruto, make sure that they pursue their mission and not die." Neji slightly smiled, "So you need Byakugan to look for them?... Very well."
Yukino, Neji and Seki went to the Chuunin exam's stadium as their starting point. "Which direction did they go?" Neji asked. Yukino pointed at their right, "That way." "Let's go," Neji started to jump from tree to tree.
Neji stopped. "What is it?" Seki asked. He pointed below, "There they are." Naruto uses Kage Bunshin and after making a couple of clones, he managed to get behind Gaara. Naruto pulled out a kunai and shoves it into Gaara's... ass! Seki's eyes widened, "That Naruto." Neji raised his eyebrow, "I can't believe that I lost to him after seeing this."
fast forward to...
Gaara and Naruto fell down on the ground. Gaara's hand (made of sand) on Sakura disintegrates and I caught her before she hits the ground. "Look after Sakura while I check on Naruto," I told the Pakkun. Yukino looked at me as I go down to the ground, "Let's go." "Huh?" Seki and Neji said in unison. "Let's head back," Yukino said, "They already accomplished their mission." Seki protested, "But Yuki-chan—" "Let's go back and report to Kakashi," Neji interrupts. Seki sighed, "Whatever you say, Neji-senpai."
"So they succeeded," Kakashi said, "I guess that they've gotten stronger than I thought... The Suna and Oto shinobis retreated so I assume that the war is over," he noticed Yukino frowning, "Haku is at the tofu shop, Yukino." Yukino nodded and walked away. Seki called, "Yuki—" "I'll take care of her," Neji said.
Neji caught up with Yukino when she was about to turn to another street. He turned her around, "What's wrong, Yukino? Tell me." Yukino's tears started to fall from her eyes, "Sasuke-kun... wa... baka..." she collapsed into Neji's arms. He hugged her tightly, "Don't worry. I'm here, Yukino."
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Translations:
Bunshin
Clone.
Byakugan (White Eyes)
This jutsu is activated in the eyes, much like the Sharingan. Sharingan actually developed from Byakugan. This jutsu allows the user's vision to become 360 degrees. The user is able to see fully around them, and all their surroundings. Byakugan also has the ability to see objects, and view the inner coil system of a person's body, and in advanced cases, the Chakra Holes. Using this, the user can attack the inner organs of a person, and do high amounts of damage.
Cat Claws
This technique is similar to Inuzuka clan's Tsuuga
-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").
Chidori/Raikiri (The Thousand Birds)
This jutsu is Kakashi's sole original technique, originally formed for the use of assassination. The user, gathers such a large concentration of chakra in the had, that it becomes visible. Pushing the limits of the body, the user charges forward, the chakra amount growing, as does the incredible speed. The chakra becomes so powerful, that it becomes similar to a blade, and is able to cut through near anything. The attack creates a constant 'chi' noise, sounding like a thousand birds advancing towards you. The jutsu gained its name from this sound. This jutsu gained the nickname 'Lightning Edge' or, Raikiri - When Kakashi cut a bolt of lightning in half using it.
Ga Tsuuga (Double Piercing Fang)
Powerful Taijutsu attack, where the user spins at the opponent with amazing speed, in an attempt to cut and scratch them with claws, fangs, etc. Performed better with two or more people/animals.
Henge no Jutsu (Transformation Skill)
An illusionary jutsu that gives the user the appearance of another person or object. A commonly used skill.
Jutsu
Technique.
Kage Bunshin no Jutsu (Shadow Clone Skill)
A forbidden jutsu, that creates clones - which are not just plain illusions (like the normal bunshin no jutsu). Each clone is an exact replica of Naruto, capable of attacking. A direct hit causes the clone to disappear.
-kun
Indicates familiarity or affection.
Kunai/s
Throwing knife. One of the common weapon of ninja. It is often kept in a holster on the leg in a pouch attached to the belt.
-san
Honorific. Carries the meaning of "Mr.," "Ms.," "Miss," etc., but used extensively in Japanese than its English equivalent.
"Sasuke-kun... wa... baka..."
"Sasuke... is... stupid..." Wa is used as topic marker and baka means stupid.
Senpai
Used by students to refer to or address senior students in an academic or other learning environment, or in athletics and sports clubs, and also in business settings to refer to those in more senior positions.
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.
Tsuuga (Piercing Fang)
Powerful Taijutsu attack, where the user spins at the opponent with amazing speed, in an attempt to cut and scratch them with claws, fangs, etc.
Ultimate Claws
This technique is similar to Inuzuka clan's Ga Tsuuga.