Naruto downs about 15 bowls of Ichiraku ramen, all the while talking at breakneck speed, telling Ichiraku and Iruka about the chunin exams. Finally, after Iruka has eaten his five bowls of ramen and Naruto has eaten his 15, Naruto sits back, pats his aggressively distended tummy and sighs happily. "That was some good ramen, Mr. Teuchi," says Naruto.
Iruka pays for the ramen, and heads home with Naruto. He has not told Naruto about Jiraiya yet. He wants it to be a surprise.
Naruto bounces along beside Iruka the whole way home, chattering all the while about whatever pops into his head. Iruka wonders if Naruto is due for his regular ADHD/ADD check. Apparently he doesn't have it, but the specialists said it is worth keeping an eye on him just in case it develops.
No sooner has Iruka opened the front gate than Naruto shoots to the front door, throws it open and rockets inside yelling, "I PASSED! I'M GONNA BE IN THE EXAM FINALS!"
Iruka follows, closing the front door behind him. Naruto managed to knock down both Kazama and Arashi in one hit, and has them both trapped in a crushing embrace. Jiraiya is staring at Naruto, an expression of horror on his face.
"I PASSED! IPASSEDIPASSEDIPASSED!"
"Naruto, please use your inside shout," says Kazama.
"OKAY!" says Naruto, in his inside shout. He releases Kazama and Arashi from his vice-like hug and stands up. Arashi and Kazama get up off the floor like this sort of thing is normal, which it is.
Then Naruto sees Jiraiya.
"Hey kid," says Jiraiya.
"Who are you?" demands Naruto.
"I'm glad you asked!" says Jiraiya, grinning, and striking a pose. "I am the Legendary Toad Sage of Mount Myoboku!" Jiraiya flips his wild mane of hair. "Lord JIRAIYA!"
Naruto adopts an expression that says 'what is wrong with your brain?' and crosses his arms. "You're my godfather? I thought you'd be tougher."
"HEY!" growls Jiraiya, crossing his arms angrily. "I am a legendary hero!"
"Don't you mean a legendary LAME-O!" counters Naruto, glaring at Jiraiya.
"I trained under Lord Third Hokage!"
"And I can one shot Old Gramps Hokage!"
"OH YEAH? I DON'T BELIEVE YOU!"
Iruka is desperately trying to control his urge to roll around on the floor laughing. These two are so similar!
"REALLY? WELL HOW ABOUT I SHOW YOU THE JUTSU I USE TO SOLO GRAMPS THIRD!"
"SHOW ME THEN, BRAT!"
"SEXY JUTSU!" Naruto transforms into a beautiful naked young woman.
"NARUTO!" scolds Kazama, as Iruka and Arashi turn around and try not to nose bleed. "I did NOT raise you to act like that!"
"KID YOU ARE A GENIOUS!" Shouts Jiraiya, gleefully, inspecting the jutsu from every angle. "She's is perfect! Exactly my type! How did you do it? Where did she come from?" Jiraiya continues his examination, getting more excited by the second.
"Stop looking at me like that," says the young woman shyly. "You're making me nervous!"
"NARUTO!" Kazama has that look on her face that means pain and suffering.
Naruto released the jutsu straight away. "You're just a pervert!" he accuses Jiraiya, pointing up at the legendary sannin.
"KID! I AM NOT JUST A PERVERT!" yells Jiraiya.
"WHAT ARE YOU THEN?"
"A SUPER PERVERT!"
"THAT'S NOT SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF!" Kazama yells and grabs both Jiraiya and Naruto by their collars and gives them both a good shake.
After dinner Sasuke goes to her room to rest and faceplants onto her bed. She is going to need to throw these clothes out. Good thing she has a ton of spare outfits. The kitten jumps up and sits on her back. Great. Just great.
There is a knock on her bedroom door, and her Dad's voice says, "Sasuke? Can I come in?"
"Sure," says Sasuke. It's not often her Dad comes to her room.
Sasuke's dad enters quietly and goes over to her bed. Sasuke turns her head slightly to look at him but doesn't move. "May I?" he asks, gesturing to an empty space on the bed.
"Whatever," mumbles Sasuke. The kitten starts purring for some weird reason.
"Sasuke, I need to talk to you about why I am not making you withdraw from the chunin exams," says her Dad. "Please listen carefully, because I will only say this once, as it is S rank secret information. At the moment, only the T and I department, myself, the Hokage, the ANBU and the KPC know. Well, Eizo knows as well, but he's just a baby so it doesn't count."
"Just tell me," mutters Sasuke, wanting her Dad to leave. If he leaves now they won't have an argument.
Her father sighs and says in a low voice, "The village is going to be invaded during the final round of the Chunin Exams. A rogue ninja from the Hidden Leaf, Orochimaru, is planning this invasion. The clan members who deserted the Leaf went to Orochimaru, and now he possesses the sharingan. He is going to use it to destroy the village. I believe that Orochimaru will be present at the Finals, posing as one of the village leaders or officials in order to get close to the Hokage and assassinate him. I am in charge of the counter attack plan, but for it to work I need an excuse for every off-duty member of the KPC to be at the stadium."
"That's why you need me there, right?" guesses Sasuke. "So no one will question why half the Uchiha clan showed up to the Chunin Exam Finals."
"Exactly," says Sasuke's Dad. "I did not find out about the invasion until after the Second Round of the Exams began. But I made my plan…"
Sasuke sits up, disturbing the kitten, who yelps as he falls onto the bed. "You hinged your entire plan on me making it to the finals?!"
"I believed you would get there, and you did."
"I-" Sasuke stops herself from saying she has the sharingan. "What if I failed?"
Her father looks her straight in the eye. "I would have found a way."
"So then you didn't need me to pass at all?" Sasuke glares at her father.
"No, you are wrong: I do need you to be in the finals," says Sasuke's Dad, smiling for some reason. "I could make the plan work, but Orochimaru is a formidable enemy, and we cannot let him know anything is amiss. For half the Uchiha clan to show up and support the clan head's daughter is lot more believable than any other excuse we could possibly come up with, or any other variation in the plan. Do you understand Sasuke? I made my plan because I believe in you. I have no idea what I would have done if you hadn't made it to the finals."
Sasuke stares at her Dad. He gambled the safety of the entire village on the off chance that she would make it to the finals?
The cat climbs onto Sasuke's Dad's lap, starts licking its butt and purring. "Oi!" Says Sasuke's Dad, trying to shoo the cat off. "Get off me, Peanut!"
"His name is not Peanut!" protests Sasuke.
"Oh? Then what is it?"
"Um...I haven't named him yet."
"Well until you do, I'm going to call him Peanut."
"So you're going to train me for the chunin exams?" says Naruto, crossing his arms. He is unhappy about the situation. "I wanted Iruka-nii to train me."
"Oh really? So I'm not good enough for you, is that it?" demands Jiraiya, crossing his arms and glaring down at Naruto.
Naruto glares right back.
"Naruto," says Iruka-nii, interrupting the argument. "I cannot train you for the Chunin Exams, I have to teach my class. Besides, Jiraiya taught your father, and he became Hokage."
Naruto frowns. If Jiraiya taught his father, then maybe Jiraiya would be able to tell Naruto about the Fourth Hokage. Then maybe Naruto can figure out why the Fourth would seal a giant demon into his newborn son. "Fine," agrees Naruto. "But from now on, I am going to call you Pervy Sage."
"WHAAAT!" Jiraiya reels backwards in horror. "YOU CAN'T CALL ME THAT!"
"I can and I will, Pervy Sage!" says Naruto.
"This is why I don't like kids," mutters Pervy Sage, crouching down and hiding his face, a black cloud floating above his head.
Iruka-nii laughs and ruffles Naruto's hair, before going off to mark his student's homework or something.
Naruto remembers his promise to Kakashi sensei. "Hey, Grandma!" He runs off to find his Grandma, who is helping Grandpa clean up his study. Naruto picks up a book from a table and has a look at it. It looks boring, so he drops it on the floor. "Grandma, can you help me make some cookies? I promised Kakashi sensei I would make him some and take them to his house." By the time he has finished the sentence, he has moved a can of pens to a different shelf (they look better there), knocked two books onto the floor, scattered a stack of papers and kicked some scrolls (they are still on the floor from last time he went in Grandpa's study) under a shelf.
"Alright," agrees Naruto's Grandma, taking his hand and steering him out of the study. "Let's make your sensei some cookies. We can take them to him tomorrow. It will be best if you rest tomorrow, so you can start your training with maximum energy."
"Alright!" agrees Naruto. "LET'S MAKE SOME COOKIES!"