Chapter 64 – Chūnin Exam in Iwagakure VI (End)
"Talk"
'Think'
Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Kishimoto sensei.
"We've got companies" said Noriko as her nose picked new scents. She activated her byakugan.
"Companies?" asked Tenzō.
"I see approximately ten teams in hiding but their postures suggest ready-to-strike" reported Noriko.
"Thirty people huh?" said Naruto "Why are we always in a situation where we were outnumbered?" he pondered and listed with his fingers "Nami no Kuni, Chūnin Exam and Orochimaru hideouts".
"Fate?" answered Tenzō with a smile "Besides, it's not like we cannot handle it".
"So how are we going to face this one?" asked Noriko.
"Overrun them?" proposed Naruto.
"It's best if we don't show our trump cards. I proposed we do like we did during Kakashi-sensei's test plus one of your flutes" suggested Tenzō.
"My flutes do not work on kage bunshin, but I can use the first one I've got; it will make my opponents' body heavy" said Noriko.
"and us?" asked Tenzō.
"No. When Naruto fought Shiin clan, he noticed that he was not affected by the ocarina" Noriko smiled at Naruto "So I tested my flutes with Kakashi-sensei and Itachi. You can direct the effect of the flutes, its basis is chakra control-"
"However-" Noriko continued "I cannot promise that all will fall under the influence of my genjutsu. There are people who can naturally detect and repel genjutsu. So, be on the alert"
"Noted" said Tenzō.
"Ok" responded Naruto.
Thirty Iwa genins were hiding when they heard melodious sound, feels vibration in the ground, and followed by hordes of yellow-haired Konoha shinobis running in their directions.
To their dismay, the yellow-haired shinobis were too fast for them to attack or defend until one of them realized and shouted very loudly "It's a trap! We are under sound-based genjutsu that makes us slow!"
Alas, the realization came too late and ten teams lost their scrolls within an hour. That moment brought up bitter memories of when Konoha's Yellow Flash defeated 1000 Iwa shinobi in a single battle. Many quit after that and the colour yellow has unofficially becomes the least popular colour in Iwagakure no Sato (…and that's why Deidara became a missing-nin =p). That moment was called the "Yellow Nightmare".
Tsuchikage Office
"Report" ordered Sandaime Tsuchikage
"Hait. Four teams have successfully passed the second round and… … …they are all from Konoha" replied the Proctor.
"WHAT !"
"Based on available surveillances and reports from our shinobi that were placed discreetly, it appears that many of our genins failed to put aside their feelings. Instead, they opted to waste this opportunity and focused on getting their revenge" explained the Proctor "For the record, some of them do want to complete this test but succumbed to peer and/or family pressure"
"Do you have their names?" asked Tsuchikage.
"Here. This list contained those who want to complete the test and these are the reports regarding the performance of Konoha's genin"
Tsuchikage nodded and said "You may leave". The Proctor bowed and left the room.
Tsuchikage walk towards his table and read the reports. Once finished, he walk towards a window and sighed.
'We lost again'
"This is unprecedented" said Sandaime Tsuchikage to the passing teams "Never before during the final round when there was none of the shinobi from the hosting Hidden Village. Usually it was the other way round. Hence, I've sent message to Godaime Hokage and he will tell you when, where and how the final round will be done. I wish you all the best for the final round and safe journey tomorrow"
"We are leaving now" said Hamaki.
"Eh?" "Why?" "We just finished!" "I want to eat" were the responses from the genins.
"Is something wrong, sensei?" ask Sasuke.
Hamaki looked at each of the genins' faces before answered "Nothing in particular. However, Tsuchikage's speech just now sent chill down my spine. I don't believe that he sent message to Konoha. If words got out that none of Iwa's team made it to the final round of Chūnin Exam that was hosted in their own Hidden Village, Iwagakure no Sato will be the laughing stock of shinobi world. People will lose confident in them and jobs may be scarce for Iwa shinobi. It is Tsuchikage's duty to make sure that Iwagakure no Sato stands strong and for that to happen…"
"We need to be eliminated" continued Kakashi "But Iwa shinobi will not participate since it will give Iwa bad names. Most likely, they've already hired a team of mercenaries"
"If we leave tomorrow, we are playing into their hands whereas if we leave today, the surprise will give us the advantage" explained Kurenai.
"So we need to leave now, and move fast. Here-" Gai tossed a couple of nutrient bars to each genin "While the easiest is to eat Soldier Pill, I have a feeling we might need them soon, so in the meantime, try to eat these while on the move".
All the genins had a serious look on their faces. The euphoric feeling from passing the test was replaced with fear and anxiety.
"Don't worry" said Kakashi with an eye-smile "We won't let any of you die while we live". Hamaki and Kurenai smiled reassuringly while Gai smiled widely and gave a thumbs-up.
End Chapter 64
A/N: Team Kakashi henge into Naruto purely for psychological reason.
A/N: I have received many comments regarding this fan-fiction, and I will try to answer them to my best capability.
Q: Is Noriko a Mary-Sue character? Why I wrote more about her when the title is A Tale of TWO Jinchūriki? She seems OP…
A: I originally started this fan-fiction with these in my thoughts; a girl with byakugan and sharingan (don't ask why girl, it just popped in my head), and she's closed to Naruto. However, as I sat down in front of my laptop to type, story started to flow and the next thing I know, she's a jinchūriki, Shisui, Rajah etc.
I wrote more about her mainly because I am interested in her dōjutsu, how they worked, skills related, fighting with them and so forth. But I personally do not think she's OP (over-powered); remember, she's exclusively contracted with Rajah hence she will not learn senjutsu, nor having ten-storey high summoning animals. Her future skills are most likely related to her dōjutsu.
Naruto needs some growths before he can learn senjutsu. Since there's Tenzō, I see no reason to give him Mokuton. Other skills? I don't know. New skills, definitely, but what is it depends on what story will be unfolded when it's time for me to write that story.
Q: Kyūbi power
There's a misconception that Noriko has" conquered" the Kyūbi. Errr…no. The Kyūbi only agreed for Noriko to use his power in life and death situation (or he will die too): Noriko dealings with Rajah caused her to be more respectful towards animals (and the Kyūbi) than Naruto. Besides, Naruto has issue, seeing that the Kyūbi killed his parents which he needs to work out first.
A/N: This is my first fan-fiction and I truly appreciate everyone's comments. I normally write my story off-line and only go online to upload it, thus I have limited time to answer any comments properly. Besides, fanfiction is banned in my country so I need to use another website before I can go to ;D