The early morning dew was still on the lawn as Riku stepped out, today she had agree'd to help her Grandfather clean out an old room in the Hokage's manor. It wasn't the more exciting request but she loved her Grandfather and wants to help him when she can, the soft wind was cooling on the warm day. Strangle she had an odd feeling, turning back she didn't see anything but she couldn't help shake the feeling someone was following her. Without warning her stalker leap from behind the build and rushed Riku from her blindspot, wrapping his arms around her waist he began to kick her. She looked down annoyed with what she saw, her cousin Konohamaru. "What are you doing?"
He didn't answer at first and just keep kicking until Riku grabbed him by the collar of his top and lifted him up face to face with her. "You can't take the boss from me!"
Riku's head was titled now as she looked at him, "What are you talking about?"
"You are taking Big Brother Naruto from me!" he shouted.
Riku laughed softly setting him down and messed up his hair, "Konohamaru the reason I was hanging out with him is because I wanted to thank him for being like a brother to you. I'm not stealing him I promise." she smiled. "Why don't you go play with him and your friends, I got to go do something for Grandpa."
She was happy that she could resolve that as she watched her cousin walk away happily allowing her to get to the manor. She was greeted by her Grandfather the Third Hokage and lead to the room, "Now Riku what we are doing is not just cleaning the room, what you are looking for is a specify scroll marked Tobirama Senju, it will be an older scroll." He smiled and closed the door behind him.
Riku's smile faded, she knew it was a bit selfish but she was hoping he would stay. Over the years her Grandpa had always been busy being the Hokage and at times she wished he would just drop his duties and spend a little more time with her, she exhaled feeling guilty for these feelings. She looked over the room shelves after shelves of scrolls, the only light source was a few lit candles since this room had no power or windows to make it less likely to be broken into. "I will just get this done for him." she spoke softly as she began to search for the scroll.
It had been a few hours since Riku arrived, she had been alone the whole time scroll after scroll was pilled up on the tables without the candles, suddenly she felt a cold breeze and a shiver shot down her spine. The candles were all blow out and a low laughed echoed. "Hello Riku Sarutobi, I believe I have what you are looking for." the voice snarled as the door opened revealing a ninja from the village hidden in the rain. He lifted the scroll and she saw Senju on it. "Say goodbye to your Grandfathers precious scroll.
Riku thou just smiled and crossed her arms, "I know what you are trying to do, you are trying to get me to reveal what scroll I'm looking for but it won't work that only has the clan name on it, nothing about the First's given name." she laughed but then clasped her hands over her mouth.
He suddenly threw three bolas at Riku, she managed to dodge one but one wrapped her ankles together and another pinned her arms as it wrapped around them and her chest. "No you can't take the First's scroll!"
The man smirked as he quickly located the scroll marked Hashirama Senju as if he knew where it was located and took off. Riku struggled and shouted until she knew he was gone as she laughed, "This had to be some kind of test...but would Grandpa do something like that to me?" she wondered as she dug out a kunai from her pouch and began to cut the ropes from the bolas.
Iruka smiled, "Good this will prove that they are not ready." he walked into the Hokage's office and bowed his head. "Sir, I managed to trick Riku into revealing the scroll you ordered her to find and captured her."
Hiruzen took a long puff from his pipe as he extended his hand and took the scroll written by Hashirama Senju, he hide a smile and lowed the scroll under his desk as Riku threw the door open. "Grandpa I got two pieces of news, first some Rain ninja attacked me but I tricked him into grabbing the wrong scroll."
"Don't worry, Iruka captured this thief no need to warn us about him." the Third stated lifting the scroll up.
Iruka looked defeated having not only been tricked by one of his former students but the Third still keeping the test hidden even thou she passed, "Good job Iruka Sensei." Riku smiled and then held up the scroll with Tobirama Senju's seal on it. "Anything else Gra...Lord Third?"
"No you should head out and focus on your training, you are entering the Chunin exams after all."
Riku smiled and quickly ran out.
"How have the rest of the tests gone?" The Third asked.
"Just like this one, All of Teams Seven and Ten passed, and of Teams Eight and Nine the only ones left are Kiba Inuzuka, Koji Uchiha, and Toshiro Yamanaka."
"So nine of the twelve have passed but you will keep going and test them all right?" The Third asked as he took a deep breath and stared at the Chunin.
"Of course sir, you even said if just one of them fails you will revoke their entry into the exams. I may have been wrong but I keep these three last for a reason, Toshiro has shown no ability with tai or ninjutsu, Koji and Kiba both like to take charge I plan to use that against them."
"I see...I will expect a report tomorrow and you will inform all their Jounin Sensei's on if they pass or not." Hiruzen ordered before he turned in his chair.
Iruka nodded before using the transformation jutsu to take the appears of the Rain shinobi again and leaving through the door.
Toshiro stopped, he was attempting to walking home. His arms were crossed as he began to impatiently tap his foot, "You can come out..."
The rain village ninja phased through the wall behind Toshiro reaching towards the young genin, Toshiro jumped away from the man as his eyes glared at him.
"You should just give up now kid, during the exams I would have slit your throat before you even noticed me." he laughed menacingly as he pulled out one of his umbrellas. "Or I could kill you now save me and all my teammates the trouble of waiting."
Toshiro just smirked and then began to laugh aloud, "Do you really thinking I'm afraid of someone like you?"
"You will be." the man suddenly throw the umbrella in the air.
It suddenly it began to shower the area in senbons, but Toshiro didn't react. He simply walked forward towards the man as the senbons passed through him as if they had no mass. "Did you really think I wouldn't notice this little genjutsu? I may not have much skill in tai or ninjutsu but one thing I do know is genjutsu, now it's time for my surprise."
"What?!" The rain village shinobi tried to pull back but watched as the young Yamanaka slowly dissolved into rose petals. Vines shot from the ground and wrapped around both of his ankles and his wrists, he began to struggle and attempts to free himself.
"Fang over fang!"
Suddenly the rain ninja found himself back in reality being struck by the Inuzuka human beast taijutsu as Kiba and Akamaru leap back after finishing their attack, "Get out!" he growled.
The ninja got up and grumbled something under his breath before he vanished, Kiba looked over at Toshiro and gave him a thumbs up. "Thanks for getting me out of that genjutsu it was so weird."
Toshiro simply smiled be that faded, "Is it weird that he was going on about the Chunin exams?"
"Yeah, I mean how did he even know we we let in?" Kiba wondered as he lifted Akamaru back onto his head.
Koji was relaxing in the training field, he had just spent the day training alone and he was beat. He was looking up at the sky just taking it all in when he heard a voice. "Someone like you will fail the exam and will never become a Chunin."
Koji shot up and saw the rain ninja leaning against a tree, "What do you want?" he spoke his eyes never leaving the unknown man as his one tomoe Sharingan forming in his eyes.
The man was not expecting him to have that as he took a step back, he regained himself and didn't break eye contact. "I would hate to help kill off the Uchiha so how about you just give up on the exam."
"How about you actually stand before me." Koji said as he drew a kunai from his pouch and threw it at a tree, the clone vanished.
The air lightened up as whoever that was left, leaving not a trace of who he was or what he was really after.
Hitomi sat alone inside her home, her bathrobe pull tight as she sipped on warm tea. A knock on the door broke the silence, set down her tea she walked over and opened the door, a soft smile on her face. "Hello Iruka, I take it your tests are done?" she asked tilting her head.
"Every single one of them passed." he answered in a huff.
Hitomi winked, "Iruka you should be happy."
"I still think it is too soon for them to be doing this..."
Hitomi gripped her robe and lowered it exposing her shoulder as she placed a finger to her lips, "But Iruka, they bested your traps." she leaned forward and forced her breasts together. "You can't go back on your word now." she teased as she closed the door with a girlish giggle.
Quickly she fixed her robe and walked back to her couch she still had her tea to enjoy.