Choices: What if Reiji won?

Reiji: Hiroaki Reiji, the best in hand-to-hand attacks, is the narrator! HaHaHaHa! Ahem. Forgive me, I'm just happy that I'm chosen to be the narrator for my romance story with Yukino. (giggles) HaHaHaHa!

Sasuke and Neji: Quit laughing and get on with the story!

Sasuke: (whispers) ...though it's not included in the story.

Reiji: I heard that!

It was the first test for the Chuunin Exam. I read through the question, Darn it, I thought, The questions are somewhat hard to answer for a ninja with little experience like me. I looked at the examiners, they're all watching us carefully. Seki and Yukino are sitted far away from me. 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. I 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?" Sasuke, who is sitted beside her, asked.

Reiji: Sasuke.

Sasuke: (raises his eyebrow) What is it?

Reiji: Why are you always with Yukino? Were you flirting with her all the time?

Sasuke: (blushes badly) No, I'm not! (pauses) You're just jealous.

Neji and Reiji: (stares at Sasuke) Really?

Sasuke: Get lost!

Yukino nodded. Sasuke smiled, "You still got that photographic memory of yours, huh?" "But, Sasuke-kun, are you finished?" she asked. He looked at his 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 scored 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.

Neji: Hey, what a deep sentence you got there, Reiji. How long did you learn that?

Sasuke: No doubt, that it'd be more than a hundred years.

Sasuke and Neji: (laughs)

Reiji: Urusai!

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. I looked at Yukino then to Seki. Seki looked at me back and nodded. He opened his lips as if to tell me something. I tried to read him and I think he said that I shouldn't raise my hand to give up for we have gone a long way and experience from missions, and there's no way we would fail. I tried to understand him. But I kept shaking with nervousness. It's true that Master Ran Yuuki, the grandson of the Nidaime, who is the sensei and Jounin of our team, is famous and is known for his incredible skills, that's why we have been receiving missions after missions. But I can't help but tremble. When something is a stake, like this situation, I become confused. Suddenly, Naruto slammed his hand on the table that made all of us, the examinees, 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!"

"I can't believe that the test papers were only done for nothing! My brain was about to burst a while ago!" I exclaimed. "Aw, come on, Reiji. It's part of our test how to get informations," Seki said and Aya meowed. I sighed, "Whatever you say. Look there's your house," I pointed at it, "Leave me alone before my temper get higher, so I won't bite you." Seki laughed, "Yeah, yeah. Bye guys," he turned around, "Oh! And Reiji," he whispered, "You want to be alone with Yukino, right?" and he giggled. "Why you-!" Seki backed away before I could hit him and went away, "Bye, Yukino! Bye, Reiji!" I shouted, "Seki, I'm gonna get you next time we meet!" "Reiji-kun," Yukino said, covering her ears. I laughed nervously, "Sorry, Yukino. I just lost my temper." She smiled, "It's all right nobody got hurt." I looked at her dreamily, She's so considerate! I thought, Oh, Yukino… How I wish I- "Reiji-kun," she called from afar, "What're you doing there?" I laughed nervously, "N-Nothing, I'm coming."

Yukino and I stopped at the front of their house. There was silence. Either of us spoke.

Reiji: What a romantic scene!

Sasuke and Neji: Shut up!

Reiji: HaHa! You're just jealous!

Sasuke and Neji: (knocks Reiji's head and from there appears a smoking lump)

Reiji: Ow.

"I've gotta go," Yukino said. "Wait," I grabbed her arm and turned her around to face me. I gave her a tight hug. It was though a long time that lasted for centuries. I sighed, "I won't let you go, Yukino." I waited for her to reply, but there was none. I pulled away to see what's wrong. I gulped in nervousness. I can feel my heart beat faster. She looked down, blushing. That's it, I thought, Yukino will reject me. But… I hugged her, once again, I will do this for the last time. Surprisingly, I felt Yukino hug me back. "Yukino?" I asked. She smiled, "This is my answer."

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Translations:

-kun

Indicates familiarity or affection.

Nidaime

Second Generation/Second

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.

"Urusai."

"Shut up."