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Chunin exams part 4: Return
Naruto now stood kneeled in a black hood that had a large orange fox symbol on the hood and a cape over a red training outfit that was loose on him. He was kneeling before the two fox demons that trained him for the past ten years and they proudly looked down at him. Tobias turned to the Kyuubi.
"I guess you really do know how to pick them don't you my lord." Tobias stated looking down at the young man who still hadn't moved, his body hadn't seemed to age since they got here but his mind was near impossible to recognize when he was fighting then before. He became a true ninja, cunning and strong.
"Kyuubi-sama, I want to thank you for everything."Naruto said bowing his head. Kyuubi had come to like the boy that he had raised the past 10 years and it was not only an honor to do so, but a privilege to train such a dedicated and loyal student. Kyuubi signed to Tobias and Tobias bowed and left.
"Naruto-kun," The Kyuubi smiled at Naruto. "We have two gifts for you. One is my sword." Kyuubi said while reaching his paw into the air and creating a dark hole, similar to the one that Naruto and the fox came here in. The fox pull and threw a sword near Naruto who didn't flinch as the sword sliced the ground next to him, nearly to the hilt. "You have done well in your training in duel wielding, making you a harbringer of death. It is because of this, i present you with my sword i had forged long ago. It is very powerfully enchanted and will mimic your other sword for one. Her name is Shadowmourn. She has served me well when I was at war long ago. She will be kind to you. May she serve you well." Silence gripped the two. They stared each other down as the fox demons around them bowed before the sight. Nearly every fox demon in the village below was here. "The last gift will be a special one that Field Commander Tobias will bestow upon you." Tobias came back with a huge scroll strapped to his neck that Naruto quickly recognized. Behind him hundred of fox demons that surrounded them and bowed their heads before the Kyuubi.
"Naruto-kun, we have given any human this right in nearly 22 years in your realm, nearly 1200 years here. This is why I have summoned everyone in the village here for this momentous occasion. When you sign this scroll you will be given command over 16 soldiers of mine along with me. While other summoning scrolls allow you to summon demons that are loyal to you and are great companions, fox demons are loyal to their chain of command. As long as you don't abuse it, we have no problem with you summoning us." 16 fox soldiers stepped forward before stopping a few meters before Naruto bowing. One stepped up and bowed half a meter from Naruto.
"15 of my best men, along with myself are ready to serve under your command my lord."Before the Lieutenant moved back into position. With a grateful smile Naruto bowed his head to the Kitsunes. Naruto spent the last two days looking out at the Fox demon land, remembering just how vast the sight was, the ten years he spent here, the more and more he felt at home. He looked down further to see the dot that was the village he spent most of his time in when he wasn't training. Word had spread like wildfire around the Kitsune universe that Naruto was being trained under Kyuubi no Kitsune himself. The training suit they had given him after he advanced far beyond their expectations was outstanding. As the cape blew in the wind, he wondered just what the Chunin final held in store for him.
2 day time skip
"Welcome all to the Chunin Exam Finals!" The proctor announced trying to get this show started. Hinata, Tayuya, and Kushina stood in the crowd looking around for Naruto among the people in the area an none of them were the yellow haired ninja they knew. Jiraiya found himself near Tsunade and Kakashi, who wanted to first hand see his students today."Will everyone leave the area except for…" The proctor looked down on the sheet and read the names. "Uki Amari and Uzumaki Naruto!" The proctor spoke as all but one person left the area. The proctor looked around and saw only one person in the arena and no one else making their way down. He looked up at Garra who signaled to start the disqualification timer which was three minutes. 'Naruto-kun is still in the demon real, meaning he probably does know that the match is starting. Damn it, should I tell Garra-sama or…' Tsunade thought as she watched the clock hit 45 seconds. Tsunade clenched her teeth and she turned to Garra.
"You must stop the disqualification clock, Naruto-kun may not make the clock!" Tsunade begged Garra. Garra looked over at Tsunade who was looking back at the clock which now read 20 seconds.
"Why should I?" Garra asked. Tsunade read 11 seconds.
"Because he…!" Tsunade tried to explain as the skies overhead turned black and a large thunder was heard. This caught everyone's attention as three figures appeared falling from the skies. All three hit the ground hard putting a smoke screen of dust in the air. After the small sandstorm settled down only one figured remained who was in a black hood and cape outfit and red attire. Few people other than the three people standing in the area noticed the fox symbol on the forehead of the hood.
"Uzumaki Naruto?" The proctor asked only to get a nod. "Very well, now that both contestants have entered the ring, let the battle commence!" The proctor said backing off to the wall. Uki was the first to make a move. He threw seven shuriken at Naruto, only to have all of them pass through him as if he were a ghost. The image slowly faded as it was apparent he had created a normal clone, not a shadow clone. Uki looked around for his opponent to not find him. He looked for clues that might lead him to his foe only to have Naruto appear in front of him with amazing speed and to find the black piece of cloth eye level with him. He swung at Naruto only to dodge it by jumping over his hand as if he was playing games with the genin. When Uki realized this, he became enraged. He did a few hand seals before Naruto felt the ground beneath him shifting and finding himself being dragged down into a sand whirlpool.
"That'll teach you to play games with me!" Uki boldly claimed before noticing a smile on Naruto's face which puzzled him. A kunai then got pressed against his throat, puzzling how Naruto was in the whirlpool and behind him. He growled as he pushed his way out of the grip and barked at the two. "What the hell is going on, Are you guys brother or something. It's not fair that I have to face two opponents!" The boy cried as he pointed at the two. The whirlpool Naruto disappeared and after a quick hand seal, another Naruto appeared startling the boy. "I get it, you can make shadow clones, damn you!" The boy said jumping back and performing a few hand seals that Garra recognized which made him wonder if this boy was more then what he seemed. The boy then turned to Garra and spoke to him. "This is for you Garra-sama!" The boy yelled slamming down his hands and sweat appeared on his forehead. Naruto looked onwards as his opponent screamed the name of the jutsu he preformed. "Sand Style : Sand Tsunami!" The ground rumbled and was sucked into a giant wave as it was formed. Naruto watched as it traveled a short distance before slamming downwards at Naruto who didn't move. The boy then smile and did a few more hand seal and slammed his hand down one more time. "Sand burial!" The sand twisted around were Naruto was standing into an almost mountain like position before slamming down both the mountain and the boy. The boy was sweating hard and fell to his knees. After a few second of catching his breath the boy turned to Garra and smiled. "I did it Garra-sama! I did it for you!" The boy cheered as the ground lay motionless for a moment. Kushina, Hinata and Tayuya looked as they all knew what that was capable of, and to see a genin perform it on Naruto was almost too much. All of them wanted to run down to the area and were getting up to do so when the sand started moving. Naruto emerged from the sand to get a terrified look from Uki who was now paralyzed in fear.
"My turn!" Naruto cried as a gust of wind bursted his cape up to reveal two swords which Naruto grabbed a hold of and unsheathed. Naruto stood a seconds before wielding the blade towards the boy and with a fast speed, moderate to Naruto, Naruto jabbed both sword's hilts into the boys stomach and causing the boy to fall to his knees. Naruto did a quick flash step to appear behind Uki before chopping him in the back of the head causing him to pass out.
"Uzumaki Naruto wins!" The proctor shouted as the area filled with cheers. Huge smiled appeared on all of Naruto's friends who were cheering as loud as they could except for Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Kakashi who were surprised to see Naruto not use one jutsu to win his match. Naruto looked down at his unconscious opponent. Naruto picked him up and started turning around before disappearing into thin air and almost instantaneously was next to the four ninja in the Kage box.
"Hey Baa-chan!" Naruto said calling from behind her chair. Tsunade turned around to see Naruto there laying down the boy. "I think I hit him too hard. Can you treat him?" Tsunade noticed that Naruto was just in the arena a second or two ago and now was behind her. 'Does he know flash step?' Tsunade asked herself before taking a look at the unconscious boy.
"Yeh sure, just what were you thinking using…" Said standing up and turning around to find that Naruto was already gone. Hinata, Kushina and Tayuya all smiled as they saw their blond haired ninja walk out from the stairway leading into the arena's spectator seats. All of them rushed up to him and planted a hug on him. Jiraiya, who was an expert in sensing chakra could feel Naruto's chakra move at an alarming rate around the arena. He was using some method of transportation jutsu, the problem was which one?
"You were great Naruto-kun!" Hinata cheered drawing a smile from Naruto who looked down at his bride to be. They smiled at each other before Tayuya interrupted.
"Yeh great job! (surprising NOT sarcastically) Now you mind removing your hood so we can see you?" Tayuya could feel the almost blissful burning in her shoulder, not sure if it was Naruto or not.
"Maybe later, after 6 years of wearing it, it would feel weird to take it off." Naruto stated getting a few looks from some sand civilians.
"I don't mine it." Hinata stated. "As long as I can still do this!" Hinata exclaimed before pulling the back of Naruto's head towards her and planting a kiss on his lips. After they broke the kiss Naruto looked down on his future wife.
"Do that anytime you like!" Naruto shouted like he was a excited five year old. Hinata was happy that he could still joke around like that.
"Well I'm glad that you found someone that you love Naruto-kun." Kushina said.
"Thanks I'm glad you think so!"
"Let's sit back down and watch the rest of the matches." Kushina suggested and started heading back to their seats. Hinata and Naruto found a quick dilemma, the stadium was packed as it was and there was no room for another person in the row they were sitting in. Naruto sat down giving Hinata the impression after ten years he lost his manors and turned to look for another seat before being pulled into his lap.
"Problem solved." Naruto said now having a huge grin on his face. Hinata wasn't that comfortable but it wasn't really bad either so she sat that and gave him a kiss while they watched another three matches before the proctor made an announcement.
"It appears to be that no one signed up on the board for the last match of the day. Would anyone in the roster change their minds and fight?" The proctor asked looking around the stadium. Naruto tapped Hinata's shoulder.
"Mind if I go again Hinata-chan?" Naruto asked. Hinata smiled and gave him a kiss on the forehead.
"Sure." Hinata said getting up and letting Naruto walking down to the bars before the large drop to the arena floor.
"I'll go again!" Naruto yelled excitedly. Jumping down to the arena floor.
"You do know that this match will count towards your overall grading and that should you lose it will be noted when making a decision?" The proctor explained.
"Oh… I guess on that case…" Naruto said "I'll definitely want to do another match!" Naruto said unsheathing both his swords. The girl that stood before him saw his match and had hints of fear written on her face. The man that stood before her was not only insanely powerful, but didn't even have to use a jutsu to win his last match.
"In that case begin when you both are ready." The proctor stated jumping back to his position next to the wall. The two stared each other down, examining each other closely before Naruto smile became apparent to his opponent.
"What are you smiling at?" The girl looked worried as she said it boldly.
"Nothing Aimi-chan, just never expected to see you as my opponent." Naruto said.
"I'm not as weak as you think." before doing hand signs so fast it rivaled Kakashi's. Naruto prepared himself for battle as she shouted her jutsu. "Earth style : swamp of the underworld!" she shouted as Naruto jumped high when the ground stated becoming swampish. Naruto stuck himself to one of the walls when he noticed Aimi was gone. She appeared behind him and kicked him to the arena floor. He landed on his feet just in time to notice she was already using another jutsu. "Earth style: earthquake!" She shouted and slammed her palm into the ground as she landed, causing the ground around the arena to shake and the ground inside the arena to crack and break open. Naruto jumped and landed on the ground that was now breaking apart and the swamp falling in the cracks. Naruto Kept dodging the cracks and sheathed both his swords to keep them safe. He continued to dodge until the earthquake ended. Aimi's face got red and yelled at him. "Why the hell won't you fight me?! Stop dodging and fight me already!" Naruto closed his eyes.
"If you want me to fight you for real then you have to give me a minute." Aimi stared at Naruto for a moment as he unbuttoned his cloak/hood combo that the fox had given him. Aimi gasped as she noticed Naruto was covered head to toe in chakra sealers. 'There's so many! What the hell is this guy?' Aimi thought as Naruto started untying each one and throwing them on the ground. Naruto then picked up his hood and cape and dusted it off, then buttoning it back on himself and putting the hood over his head. "Alright then, let's get started." Naruto did hand signs faster than Aimi and slammed his hand into the ground before smiling at Aimi before charging her with a fist. Aimi dodged only to see two cracks on the ground move towards her. She touched the ground to have two good sized foxes come up from the ground and going after her. She could barely dodge each attack from the foxes. Naruto then bit his thumb, drawing blood and putting blood on each finger. He slammed his hand into the ground summoning his Platoon of fox soldiers. The two foxes chasing Aimi disappeared to find over 12 fox summons in front of Naruto. She bit her lip. 'What the hell have I gotten myself into?' Jiraiya, Tsunade and Kakashi watched intensely as Naruto had summoned 15 human sized foxes and one rather large fox who was much bigger than any fox he had ever seen before, except for one.
"What is it you require of us lord Naruto-sama" Aimi froze trying to not let her fear get the better of her.
"I want to test you guys out against her." Naruto pointed to Aimi who knew he was sending the foxes after her. The proctors heard of someone summoning a few summons in one trip before but how could Naruto summon so many? "Show me what you guys can do and please try not to kill her; I have some questions for her." Aimi could not understand what he was saying to the fox but it must have involved battle plans or something because right after they were done talking the larger fox order the other foxes into a battle position. Naruto then did a few hand signs before slamming his hand into the ground again.
"Yes lord Naruto-sama." Naruto laughed at the lieutenant who still could not get the words right.
"Then let's get the party started!" Naruto yelled as he readied himself for battle. Today was the day he'd show what he learned from the foxes and earn his Jonin title. Naruto put on a huge smile before giving the attack order. "Begin!"
End of chapter
Next chapter coming out soon.
