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The Legend of Hope Chapter 3: Chuunin exams
Cell 7 had managed to stay Genin, do about 40 D ranks missions, before taking on a C ranked mission. They had to protect a Bridge builder from being killed, so it was more like a B ranked mission. But they still did so, non the less. They even had to cross the Macalania crystal forest, to get near the Wave country. It was then, that they encountered Zabuza.
The fought him off, but he returned a week later, after the team had some training done. Naruto almost killed Zabuza's helper, Haku, but Naruto knew the girl, and didn't finish.
Truth be told about Zabuza, he was only hired. When his employer, the shipment tycoon Gatou, fired him, and tried to kill Zabuza, the thugs were met with an icy and explosive end. Zabuza and Haku joined Konoha village afterwards, and now, it was time for the Chuunin exams.
"Well, this year has been busy, so I know all of you have made the right choices to have your teams take the exam" Arashi said. Kakashi, Kurenai, and Asuma (all three of them Jounin instructors) all smiled at their acceptance of their rookie teams. But something was off with Hinata lately. She seemed less shy, and more...gothic. Ever since Naruto took notice to her, she's become kinda dark. She didn't change her attire, but her attitude did change a bit.
"Well, here we are. All four of us here, to make sure that we become Chuunin. Oh, and BTW, drop the Gengetsu, it's not worth it. We know this is the second floor. Stop trying to fool us that it's the third floor" Rikku shouted out. The gengetsu dropped. The Chuunin there smiled. It was an indication of allowing entry.
"I hope Neji and Hinata will be in top form. 3 of the elders committed suicide last week. Anyways, here's the lo-down of the first exam" Naruto said. Rikku, Sasuke, and Sakura all were listening.
"Written. That's all it is. Impossible to answer, even for Jounin. But of course, there are some that are highly intelligent. We have 2 people on our team that can do that, and that's Rikku and Sakura" Naruto said. Sakura then sighed.
"Yeah right. Rikku's dead last" Sakura said. Rikku then stared at her.
"YOU GOT SOMETHING TO SAY, YOU LOVE SICK IDIOT!" Rikku shouted. Naruto sighed.
"It's because she wasn't here the full time. Anyways. The point is info gathering. Cheating is the key. But don't get caught. They want to test who can gather information the best. If you're ineffective, and caught, you'll fail, along with the rest of the team. The only exam where it's individual failure, is the third. So I expect all three of you to pull your weight around. I know I will" Naruto sharply said.
And they did pass the written part. Half the class did. Heck, the entire Rookie 10 managed to pass.
"Now we have our second exam. Forest of death. Simply put, there are natural fiends, and various hazard n there, while we are all in a bounty hunt, to gather scrolls. 1 Heaven, and 1 Earth. This is the way to cut other teams n half, as only teams will be holding scrolls. We'll get 1 random one, and then try to steal the opposite from another. Clear?" Naruto asked his team. They all nodded.
Naruto and Rikku got separated, then found themselves seeing Sasuke on the ground, and Sakura scared out of her wits. One of the grass ninja placed this weird curse seal on Sasuke's neck. Naruto's eye then became Kyuubi's, and saw the truth of the Grass Ninja. He began to take on his Kyuubi form, to battle.
Name: Orochimaru
Threat level: Very High
Ninja Rank: Sanin
Probability of winning: Kyuubi is highly recommended.
"Orochimaru. You have our Heaven's scroll, and an Earth's scroll. I also know you are after Sasuke for the Sharingan. I have failed to stop you from letting you curse him, but I won't let you get away with our scrolls. We've battled many fiends and your snakes" Naruto said. Rikku threw a flashbomb, and it blinded Orochimaru, before Naruto was able to thrash Orochimaru, and Rikku stole the scrolls.
"Very good, Naruto Uzumaki. Your powers preceed you greatly. I'll leave for now" Orochimaru said. Naruto growled, reverting back to normal.
"He's a disgusting creature. No wonder Dad threw him out" Naruto said. Rikku and Naruto picked up Sasuke, as the three headed towards the central tower.