Chapter 11: Chuunin Exam Part 1: The Test
The sun shined through the windows, shinning down onto the kunoichi from Mist. Kareru sat up in her bed stretching letting out a big yawn, 'I wonder who Shinja will send into the Chuunin exam...I don't know who I can pair up with to continue staying around the others...shit...' she thought sitting there for a moment.
"How long have you been there?"
"Hm as sharp as ever, the two weeks have not warn on you." Spoke Shin as he stepped out from the shadows.
"You idiot you are going to fuck this all up if you don't stop coming here to visit me!" Kareru now glaring a whole through him her anger growing but she did her best to show it in her voice and kept it down.
"Oh don't go getting so riled up I left a Kage Bunshin in my place it will be..."
"It's with the Uchiha kid! Dayu could see through it if he wakes up before you GET BACK!" She yelled at the end, he finally drove her to yelling.
Shinigami then just walked over to her and knelt in front of her placing an arm on the other side of her moving in close, "Oh come on Kareru-chan, stop the anger act. Now why don't you just lay back and we can enjoy each other." He said in a seductive tone.
Then Kareru's eyes sharpened and in a quick flash she reached out and grabbed him by the testicles and began to squeeze, "If you do not stop thinking with your god damn dick then I am going to crush your little man jewels. I will not have my mission fucked up because you can't keep it in you pants!"
Shin let out a quick little squeal of pain, "Do you understand me?" Kareru asked in a low tone making her point very clear. Shinigami then nodded his head quickly, "Now go back to your room; I don't want to see you till I actually have to!" She let go and quickly Shin stood up and ran off clutching his lower area in pain heading back to his room disguised back as Ryuujin.
"Tsh, god that guy is getting on my damn nerves..."
In Konoha's Forest...
"No...NO! You will NOT CONTROL ME!!!! I am entering in this thing....as ME! NOT YOU!" Ryuu yelled as tears streamed down his cheeks and dripping to the ground fighting with Kageryuu.
"Ryuu, face it you wont be able to defeat anyone there with out my help! You need me! You cant win with the way you are....you are to damn kind you don't have the killer instinct a shinobi should have! Let me be in control for this and you will do great!" The dark voice of Kageryuu spoke in Ryuu's mind trying to gain the upper hand though Ryuu's will was much too strong right now.
"Shut up....shut up....shut up...SHUT UP!!!" Ryuu yelled as he slammed his forehead into the ground, "SHUT UP AND GO AWAY! GET OUT OF MY HEAD!"
"...Never..." was whispered back to Ryuujin as he started to gain some control again.
Back In Konoha....
Kuniko also awoke from a sound slumber as it had been two weeks sense Cory spoke to her about the true Ryuujin and when and if he was going to return soon or not. She was beginning to have her own doubts, and couldn't figure out what she should do herself. She understood that life of a shinobi was difficult and had many challenges, but she never expected a person that she thought cared for everyone to fake his own death and hurt the ones he loved so greatly. "Ryuu-kun...I trusted you...why have you done this? How could you do this to everyone? ...Why...?"
Dayu was up before some of the others, he was walking around Konoha sense five in the morning. A lot had happened in the past couple of weeks, he found out more to his heritage, what had happened to his clan and the name to his eyes and why they could help him read others moves. 'Uchiha...Sharingan...hmmm my parents really wanted to escape those words. Even though Shinja taught me how to use the Sharingan early on, if they wanted to put that all away then why allow him to teach me....'
The newly found Uchiha was trying to put the pieces all together; he still didn't understand any of this. What was it about the Uchiha that his parents wanted to leave in Konoha. But he let out a sigh, "Oh well, questions for another time, it looks like its getting time to meet Shinja, I wonder how he is going to arrange this."
Cory sat in the window still of her room with her knee's brought up to her chest and she rested on her arms that were lapped over one another on top of her knee's. She has watched the sun rise and was looking out in to the horizon admiring the view. 'Ryuu-kun...what's taking you so long? We miss you...I miss you'
Shinja stood looking up at the Hokage monument, "This village has been through quit a bit." He said aloud to himself as he pet Stephanie who was draped over his shoulders.
Finally Dayu arrived to the meeting spot, and moments after him Cory, Kuniko and Ryuujin then Kareru. "Okay, I bet you are very curious who I will be admitting to the chuunin exam, I have already registered you I just need to now give you your forms." Shinja looking over the group as he held the three forms in front of him with the information facing him.
"I will say this now, that me Cory and Kuniko will not be in the exam. But during the preliminary matches we will be there to watch you. With that said its obvious that I am submitting Dayu, Ryuu and you Kareru for the chuunin exam."
Ryuu/Shinigami knew that he was going to be entered into the exam with out a doubt but a bit of shock hit him that Kareru was entered. Dayu shared that feeling and was curious considering she was already a shinobi for another village. Kareru looked very puzzled, "Uh...why have you entered me under Shadow I am already apart of Mist?" She asked very puzzled about the situation.
Kuniko was curious the same thing, she hoped that she would be entered so she could hopefully see real Ryuu there. A slight smile graced Shinja's face from under his face mask as he adjusted Stephanie slightly (Incase you have forgotten Stephanie is his snake ;; Havent mentioned it in awhile) "Well, Shadow was built on people who needed a fresh start. Ranged from your average farmer or maybe a wife and child who needed to escape an abusive figure in their lives, just some where that they could put the terrible things in their lives to rest."
"I know that you Kareru are searching or escaping someone or something yourself. That's why you have the name that you do." Shinja untying his own Shadow protector and then tossed it to her, "I welcome you into Shadow."
Kareru caught it and looked at it for a moment she wasn't sure what to think of it, but did realize Shinja did know more then he was saying. But this did solve her problem of how she was going to be in the chuunin exam. She slowly untied her own band and held onto it for a second as she tied the Shadow one on. Shinja walked up and took her Mist headband from her, "I will hold on to this for you." He said with a smile.
"Arigato Shinja." She said bowing in respect towards him.
"Your welcome, now you three get going it will be starting very soon so just head to the academy and head to the third floor room 301. Then it shall begin. I wish you all the best of luck." Shinja turning away from them walking back over to the rail.
"Say, Shinja, you where in the Chuunin exam here right?" Asked Dayu suddenly with mischievous grin, now waiting for a reply, "Yes, why?" asked Shinja looking over his should at Dayu.
"Can you give us any insight?" He asked with a big smile.
Kareru stood there with an annoyed look and smacked him upside the head, as Ryuujin just placed a hand over his face shaking his head as well. But Shinja just chuckled, "Yes of course, but you should know that it will change from time to time as they have different instructors for it. Besides Dayu, this is meant to test your skills as a shinobi and I want to see if all the training I put you and Ryuujin through has really paid off. But now is not the time to start cheating wait till later." Shinja smiled and then turned to them, "Now get going better to be early then late." He said to them as he then disappeared in a small gust of wind.
All that happened just as Dayu was going to ask of why Shinja threw in that last part. "Ah damn it I was curious about that last part he mentioned."
"Don't worry about it, let's just get going so we aren't late." Spoke Kareru as she turned around and headed off.
Naruto's Apartment...
Naruto was practically bouncing around; he couldn't wait for the chuunin exam, the chance to fight all these strong people. He had just set a pot of water on the stove as a sudden knock came to the door. "Hey! Naruto! It's me Ryuu! Did you forget?"
Then the door opened and Ryuu knelt down slightly placing his hand on top his head and ruffled his hair, "You did forget huh?" He asked curiously but with a smile.
Naruto was puzzled; the excitement of the chuunin exam had over run his mind, "What did I forget?"
Ryuu stood up sighing, "Remember I told you that I was going to treat you to ramen this morning before the exam."
The light went off in his head and he remembered, "THAT'S RIGHT!" He jumped in joy, "LETS GO!" He cheered grabbing his jacket and running back to the door but Ryuu stopped him.
"You better turn off your stove first, you don't want your home burning down." Naruto feeling slightly dumb forgetting something as important as that, so he rushed over and turned it off heading out the door locking it and then him and Ryuu headed to Ichiraku.
At Ichiraku Ramen Shop...
The Shadow and Leaf nin both sat down at the bar and placed there orders. "So, you really are excited for the chuunin exam huh?" But then it suddenly came to Ryuu's mind, 'Wait that's an understatement.'
Naruto grinned at him nodding his head, "Yeah, yeah! I can't wait!!"
Just then the ramen bowls were set on the table, "Okay there you two go, eat up." Spoke the cook as he went back to the stove.
The two immediately began to chow down on the food making tones of slurping sounds as they sucked down the ramen. The two talked in between their meals about little things, Ryuu finding out of all the pranks Naruto has pulled in his life and as he looked at it some of them where quit creative but others where just dumb and pointless. After about ten bowls of Ramen each they felt they where full and ready to take on anyone or anything, "Ah well Im stuffed! That was some great ramen!" Ryuu smiled patting his belling.
Naruto doing the same, "Uh-huh, uh-huh"
Ryuujin then stood up and in a puff of smoke he was disguised as Tatsu, "Well Naruto I will see you for the exam, kick some ass."
Naruto smiled up at him, "I will, and you do the same, and thanks for the ramen Ryuu-kun."
Tatsu smiled back and turned walking out the ramen place and disappeared from site as Naruto hopped off the seat and headed for the academy for the exam. Dayu, Ryuujin, and Kareru where at the academy now, "I wonder how this will go..." said aloud from Dayu.
"Don't know....but we shall see when we go in wont we?" Kareru taking the initiative and walking forward in to the building.
Dayu just made a face behind Kareru as she walked forward, "Blah blah blah." He yammered while rolling his eyes.
"I heard that!"
Dayu just hit his forehead with his hand and walked behind her following her in to the academy as Ryuu wasn't far behind.
Hour Later...
Everyone was now inside the academy except for two dark figures that stood looking on from under the tree's near a swing. "Are you ready Demin?"
"Yes I am, what about you sir?"
Amatsu just looked at the place, "Always." With that word said Amatsu fell into the shadows as his creation Demin wasn't to far behind and fallowed him.
Inside...
"MY NAME IS UZUMAKI NARUTO! I WONT LOSE TO ANYONE!" Naruto chanted out as he stood there pointing towards everyone else in the room.
All he got where glares until something new presented it's self. From Naruto's shadow a hand slowly reached out and set down on the side as another hand reached out being set to the floor. Amatsu then pulled himself out from the shadows and as he did some of the rookie genins took a big step back after seeing that and a shocked look hit the others in the room, as Amatsu's reputation had truly spread through out the land. Whispering again could be heard but not in Naruto's ears he wasn't even aware of Amatsu being RIGHT behind him.
"That's him! Amatsu Mikaboshi!" some teams whispered to another and some couldn't believe it.
As the name hit the room some teams where now uncertain of taking this exam and they bolted for the door, they did not want to run the chance of crossing Amatsu in any form. Naruto saw the teams run off and he grinned putting his left hand on his flexed right arm, "HA! THAT'S RIGHT! RUN FROM MY POWER!!!"
Everyone was unable to speak, they had never seen someone emerge from the shadows and get such a reaction that he did. As Amatsu's shadow had added to the others a claw like hand reached out from the shadows and then out came Demin, Amatsu's creation. He wore a face mask covering just the lower half of his face and then bandages on his neck and looking to go on to his chest as well. Like Amatsu and the other Shadow nin's he wore a hitai-ate with the shadow symbol on it.
Naruto then felt a cold shiver shoot down his spine, Amatsu's presence was finally felt. He slowly turned around to meet Amatsu's cold dark eyes and looked over to see the creature known as Demin. Before he could voice any words the doors to the room where kicked open and a man dressed in a long black rob and a patch with the Shadow symbol on it, his hair spiked up and a couple red what may be face paint went down the side of his face. He took a drag of his cigarette and was just about to take a step into the room when the doors flew back at him with full force and knocked him to the ground. Everyone just looked at the now fallen Shadow Shinobi with sheer annoyance and disbelief that he could actually be a ninja.
He sat up and rubbed his forehead, "Ah damn that wont help my hang over any..." he then looked to the ground and picked up his now burnt out cigarette, "....Man that was my last one...." The man looked at it with great disappointment.
The new Shadow Shinobi got back up to his feet and looked over the room seeing what the chuunin exam had to offer. "Tsh, this exam is going to be a piece of cake if this group has to offer." Like Naruto he just made enemies of everyone in the room.
Amatsu narrowed his eyes and started over at him, "Hello all! The name is Hiroku Asura and you will all have the pleasure of getting your ass kicked by me!" Asura chanted out to the whole room, but then felt his forehead from the sudden thud in his head, "Ah....I shouldn't be soo loud."
Amatsu was right up to him now and just glared and whispered, "And you wondered why I didn't allow you to look over my little brother..."
"Yeah yeah I know I know. Hm but I at least finally caught up to your sorry ass. I figured you would be here!" Asura feeling as if he accomplished something instead of being able to drink more sake then anyone he has challenged.
"Just shut up, I will allow you to be the third on my team, just drop the late night parties you idiot." Amatsu keeping his speech to a whisper as he then headed over to the farthest wall and leaned against it as Demin sat beside him.
Asura just grumbled from Amatsu's little pep talk as he started over towards, he looked over seeing Dayu, Ryuujin, and Kareru. He walked over and slapped Dayu and Ryuu on the back, "HEY! Man you two have grown! Shit kid I remember you when you where just a little guy!" Hiroku yelled with a big smile then grabbing Ryuu by the neck and gave him a nuggie and did the same to Dayu.
"Who the hell are you?" Questioned Dayu as he rubbed the top of his head in slight pain from the nuggie he just received from the Shadow shinobi.
"Yeah! I've never met you before! Damn that hurt." Ryuu looking quit annoyed rubbing the top of his head like Dayu.
"Hmm yeah I really haven't seen you two for awhile....damn....I was good friends with your family Ryuu, I knew your mom and dad. Dayu's parents I also knew good people. Heh I they still keeping things low key?" He asked the young Uchiha.
"Yeah slightly, though some others around here know my abilities because Shinja wanted to help me with it further and further." Dayu responded.
With the mentioning of Ryuu's parents Tatsu nearly wanted to run over to the named Hiroku Asura and question him, but he knew he couldn't reveal himself just yet. So he just held it all in and staid where he was. 'Oh well...maybe once this bullshit is done with I can ask him more...' he thought standing by looking down to the ground.
Kage Kyoushu, Arcane Octanos, and Sierra Hishi Ashura stood on the other side of the room. They had their targets and reasons for being here for the chuunin exam and their reason was revenge. Kyoushu was here to defeat and kill Amatsu Mikaboshi for the humiliation he was subjected to by the hands of the Dragon. Sierra and Arcane saw there target and that was Kaiser Ryuujin or so they thought, but Arcane had his hand on the handle of his sword beginning to rattle slightly as the urge to kill Ryuu was to strong to contain but he knew he had to or he then would have to deal with Kyoushu.
Kyoushu had a great deal of experience and knowledge over the young swordsman and it was something Arcane was not about to test. Despite that he wasn't about to challenge the man who helped train him and the person he loves most. He wasn't about to lose his life, not now, not ever. Arcane was determined to actually kill Ryuujin this time and take his revenge for what he did to him and his love Sierra.
After all the commotion of things it slowly died down and everyone sat about waiting for the first part of the exam to begin. Though others where still very uneasy with Amatsu there and his two companions Demin and Hiroku Asura, especially sense Asura made the big claim of winning over all and to top it off Amatsu accepting him as a partner which showed the smoking man with a hang over must be more powerful then he lets on.
Finally their instructor arrived just as some Sound Nins attacked a leaf nin with white hair and glasses. "Thank you all for waiting, Im the examiner for the first test of the chuunin selection exam, Morino Ibiki." The man spoke with a slight smirk.
He then pointed to the back where the sound nin are, "Hidden Sound guys, stop doing as you please before the exam! Do you want to fail already?"
One Sound Nin whose head is completely covered in bandages and was the one who attacked the leaf nin spoke up, "I apologize. This is our first time...we got a bit carried away."
Ibiki smirked once more but his face went stone dead serious, "Here's a good opportunity to say this...There will be no fighting with out permission of the examiner. Even if permission is granted, killing your opponent will not be tolerated."
'Hm, then what's the fun in that?' thought Amatsu as he stood there with his arms folded over each other and a deadly grin on his face.
Ibiki's eyes pierced through everyone as he went on to say, "Those pigs that disobey me will be failed immediately. Do I make myself clear?"
Before the second male sound shinobi could start his speech of confidence someone elses voice filled the room, "Hmph even with my damn hang over this will be easy!" Hiroku making his opinion very clear yet again but the instructors all just stood smirking and chuckling to themselves.
"We will now start the first test of the Chuunin Exam. Bring up your applications, pick up one of these tabs, and sit in the seat assigned to you." Ibiki instructed holding up one of the tabs as an example. "We will then hand out the exam problems."
Naruto was looking more puzzled then ever and as if he had his eyes shut, "Hand out? Problems? Problems..." As he was trying to put it together one examiner held up a stack of papers and with a devious smirk, "A PAPER TEST!?"
With ignoring Naruto's loud out burst everyone turned in their applications and got their numbers and then took their seats. As Naruto took his seat so did Amatsu getting the seat right next to him, 'Oh crap....why does this guy have to be next to ME!? Oh crap oh crap oh CRAP!!!' he thought getting ten times as nervous as he already was.
Tatsu watched on closely seeing Naruto slightly freak out in a mass panic, 'Come on Naruto you can do this just....' His thinking stopped for a moment as he saw Naruto begin to talk to Hyuuga Hinata a very shy timid girl who had great difficulty talking to some people but especially Naruto, 'Hm Naruto you bum, I bet you still wont notice a thing or have any idea.' He thought just sitting there watching on.
Just then Ibiki tapped on the chalk board with a piece of chalk held in his hand. "There are many important rules to this first test. Questions will not be allowed, so listen carefully." His stare could not be challenged as he looked out into the class room of people.
He turned to the chalk board proceeded to write the rules, "The first rule: You guys will start off with ten points. This test is made up of ten questions, each one worth a point, and the test uses a subtraction system. Basically, if you answer all ten questions correctly, you keep your ten points. But say if you miss three questions...you lose three points and will have seven." Everyone stared up at the bored getting the basic addition and subtraction to the whole thing.
The examiner continue, "The second rule: Whether you pass will be determined by the combined scores of you and your teammates." Some shocked faces hit the other shinobi as well as gasps filling the room.
Haruno Sakura the pink haired Kunoichi decided to question the system, "Wait a second! Why is the score combined as a team?"
"Shut up." Ibiki said simply, "There is a reason for this. Be quiet and listen." Sakura did just as she was told taking her seat and waited to hear the reason behind this.
"Okay, and now the most important rule. The third rule is that, during the exam...anyone the testing officers catch you doing sneaky activities, namely, cheating...will have two points subtracted for every offense. So, during the exam, there will be some who lose all their points and will be asked to leave." The looks of shock and disbelief continued as Ibiki went on with explaining all the rules to the first exam.
"Realize that the pathetic ones who get caught cheating will be destroying themselves."
One examinery who wore a bandage over and across his nose leaning back in his chair said, "We'll be checking on you guys" This caught some shinobi by surprise.
"As a shinobi trying to reach the level of chuunin, act as proud shinobi should." Ibiki's smirk graced his face yet again but not for long. "And the final rule...Those that lose all their initial points during the test...Will be failed along with their two teammates."
It was very visible that some of the others shinobi taking the exam where shocked to hear this final rule. Now they just hopped that along with themselves and their teammates that they do not get caught and can all continue on with the exam. "And the final question will be handed out during the forty-five minute mark. The exam will last one hour. BEGIN!"
As that was said people turned their papers over and began to look over the questions seeing what they where up against. Amatsu looked at it carefully and then looked over slightly to see Naruto twitching in his chair and obviously panicking from the stress. 'Hm this test is nothing.' He thought to himself as he began to start answering the questions and showing his work as the instructions told him.
Asura was simply passed out still trying to work off the hang over and as he rested was drooling onto his test form. Demin with his own ability was able to catch the moments of some others around him and began mimicking them; he was taught well from Amatsu and knew what was behind this test. Dayu sat there tapping his pencil to the desk looking at the questions, 'Damn...these aren't that simple...shit...hmmm.' He sat there trying to think this all through what the hell the point to this was.
Until it decided to hit him like a sack of bricks, 'That's right! Shinja said not to start cheating then but will later! That's the point to this...to cheat but to do it like a proud shinobi and do it so you are not so obvious and gather the information needed to succeed as if on a mission.' Dayu smirked to himself as he then activated his Sharingan and looked quickly for his target and began mimicking the person so he could get the answers.
As the time progressed finally people where caste out of the room for caught cheating in a very poor manor, Amatsu just shook his head at the refusal of the other shinobi to actually leave when told. The numbers being called out of more shinobi being caught more and more, 'Only a matter of time till this is over...'
Even some of the examiners had to use additional force to either get the genins to leave or to prove that they know exactly what they are doing and have the skill to see when someone cheats. Tatsu looked over to Naruto and saw he was still panicking though he saw that Hinata was going to try and help him with it by sliding her paper under her harm so that Naruto could see. But soon as Naruto caught one instructor peering over at him his confidence slowly returned. 'Come on Naruto, just stop and actually try and think this exam over look at it from all the angles possible....wait....Im talking about a guy who has ramen on the brain twenty-four seven...oh well.' Thought Tatsu, getting back to his own test.
Ibiki looked on, he paid close attention to the red haired shinobi Gaara and the demented Amatsu Mikaboshi and noticed how calm both of them have been. Not very common for this test, he thought it to be impressive for the rookie to his knowledge of Gaara. But more expected for someone like Amatsu, as it came with the job and he had the reputation to back up his calm exterior. Time was narrowing down, and it was coming close to the mentioning of the final part to this test and they could go onto the next exam. So long they get the final answer correctly and they haven't been kicked out of the room for cheating.
The silence of the room, beside the tapping of all the pencils onto the papers, "OKAY! We will no being the tenth question!" Announced Ibiki.
Amatsu just leaned back in his chair folding his arms and a waited to see what the final question is. Not even Ibiki's loud announcement woke Hiroku, just caused him to adjust slightly in his seat as he slept. "Now, before we get to it..."
The sun shined through the windows, shinning down onto the kunoichi from Mist. Kareru sat up in her bed stretching letting out a big yawn, 'I wonder who Shinja will send into the Chuunin exam...I don't know who I can pair up with to continue staying around the others...shit...' she thought sitting there for a moment.
"How long have you been there?"
"Hm as sharp as ever, the two weeks have not warn on you." Spoke Shin as he stepped out from the shadows.
"You idiot you are going to fuck this all up if you don't stop coming here to visit me!" Kareru now glaring a whole through him her anger growing but she did her best to show it in her voice and kept it down.
"Oh don't go getting so riled up I left a Kage Bunshin in my place it will be..."
"It's with the Uchiha kid! Dayu could see through it if he wakes up before you GET BACK!" She yelled at the end, he finally drove her to yelling.
Shinigami then just walked over to her and knelt in front of her placing an arm on the other side of her moving in close, "Oh come on Kareru-chan, stop the anger act. Now why don't you just lay back and we can enjoy each other." He said in a seductive tone.
Then Kareru's eyes sharpened and in a quick flash she reached out and grabbed him by the testicles and began to squeeze, "If you do not stop thinking with your god damn dick then I am going to crush your little man jewels. I will not have my mission fucked up because you can't keep it in you pants!"
Shin let out a quick little squeal of pain, "Do you understand me?" Kareru asked in a low tone making her point very clear. Shinigami then nodded his head quickly, "Now go back to your room; I don't want to see you till I actually have to!" She let go and quickly Shin stood up and ran off clutching his lower area in pain heading back to his room disguised back as Ryuujin.
"Tsh, god that guy is getting on my damn nerves..."
In Konoha's Forest...
"No...NO! You will NOT CONTROL ME!!!! I am entering in this thing....as ME! NOT YOU!" Ryuu yelled as tears streamed down his cheeks and dripping to the ground fighting with Kageryuu.
"Ryuu, face it you wont be able to defeat anyone there with out my help! You need me! You cant win with the way you are....you are to damn kind you don't have the killer instinct a shinobi should have! Let me be in control for this and you will do great!" The dark voice of Kageryuu spoke in Ryuu's mind trying to gain the upper hand though Ryuu's will was much too strong right now.
"Shut up....shut up....shut up...SHUT UP!!!" Ryuu yelled as he slammed his forehead into the ground, "SHUT UP AND GO AWAY! GET OUT OF MY HEAD!"
"...Never..." was whispered back to Ryuujin as he started to gain some control again.
Back In Konoha....
Kuniko also awoke from a sound slumber as it had been two weeks sense Cory spoke to her about the true Ryuujin and when and if he was going to return soon or not. She was beginning to have her own doubts, and couldn't figure out what she should do herself. She understood that life of a shinobi was difficult and had many challenges, but she never expected a person that she thought cared for everyone to fake his own death and hurt the ones he loved so greatly. "Ryuu-kun...I trusted you...why have you done this? How could you do this to everyone? ...Why...?"
Dayu was up before some of the others, he was walking around Konoha sense five in the morning. A lot had happened in the past couple of weeks, he found out more to his heritage, what had happened to his clan and the name to his eyes and why they could help him read others moves. 'Uchiha...Sharingan...hmmm my parents really wanted to escape those words. Even though Shinja taught me how to use the Sharingan early on, if they wanted to put that all away then why allow him to teach me....'
The newly found Uchiha was trying to put the pieces all together; he still didn't understand any of this. What was it about the Uchiha that his parents wanted to leave in Konoha. But he let out a sigh, "Oh well, questions for another time, it looks like its getting time to meet Shinja, I wonder how he is going to arrange this."
Cory sat in the window still of her room with her knee's brought up to her chest and she rested on her arms that were lapped over one another on top of her knee's. She has watched the sun rise and was looking out in to the horizon admiring the view. 'Ryuu-kun...what's taking you so long? We miss you...I miss you'
Shinja stood looking up at the Hokage monument, "This village has been through quit a bit." He said aloud to himself as he pet Stephanie who was draped over his shoulders.
Finally Dayu arrived to the meeting spot, and moments after him Cory, Kuniko and Ryuujin then Kareru. "Okay, I bet you are very curious who I will be admitting to the chuunin exam, I have already registered you I just need to now give you your forms." Shinja looking over the group as he held the three forms in front of him with the information facing him.
"I will say this now, that me Cory and Kuniko will not be in the exam. But during the preliminary matches we will be there to watch you. With that said its obvious that I am submitting Dayu, Ryuu and you Kareru for the chuunin exam."
Ryuu/Shinigami knew that he was going to be entered into the exam with out a doubt but a bit of shock hit him that Kareru was entered. Dayu shared that feeling and was curious considering she was already a shinobi for another village. Kareru looked very puzzled, "Uh...why have you entered me under Shadow I am already apart of Mist?" She asked very puzzled about the situation.
Kuniko was curious the same thing, she hoped that she would be entered so she could hopefully see real Ryuu there. A slight smile graced Shinja's face from under his face mask as he adjusted Stephanie slightly (Incase you have forgotten Stephanie is his snake ;; Havent mentioned it in awhile) "Well, Shadow was built on people who needed a fresh start. Ranged from your average farmer or maybe a wife and child who needed to escape an abusive figure in their lives, just some where that they could put the terrible things in their lives to rest."
"I know that you Kareru are searching or escaping someone or something yourself. That's why you have the name that you do." Shinja untying his own Shadow protector and then tossed it to her, "I welcome you into Shadow."
Kareru caught it and looked at it for a moment she wasn't sure what to think of it, but did realize Shinja did know more then he was saying. But this did solve her problem of how she was going to be in the chuunin exam. She slowly untied her own band and held onto it for a second as she tied the Shadow one on. Shinja walked up and took her Mist headband from her, "I will hold on to this for you." He said with a smile.
"Arigato Shinja." She said bowing in respect towards him.
"Your welcome, now you three get going it will be starting very soon so just head to the academy and head to the third floor room 301. Then it shall begin. I wish you all the best of luck." Shinja turning away from them walking back over to the rail.
"Say, Shinja, you where in the Chuunin exam here right?" Asked Dayu suddenly with mischievous grin, now waiting for a reply, "Yes, why?" asked Shinja looking over his should at Dayu.
"Can you give us any insight?" He asked with a big smile.
Kareru stood there with an annoyed look and smacked him upside the head, as Ryuujin just placed a hand over his face shaking his head as well. But Shinja just chuckled, "Yes of course, but you should know that it will change from time to time as they have different instructors for it. Besides Dayu, this is meant to test your skills as a shinobi and I want to see if all the training I put you and Ryuujin through has really paid off. But now is not the time to start cheating wait till later." Shinja smiled and then turned to them, "Now get going better to be early then late." He said to them as he then disappeared in a small gust of wind.
All that happened just as Dayu was going to ask of why Shinja threw in that last part. "Ah damn it I was curious about that last part he mentioned."
"Don't worry about it, let's just get going so we aren't late." Spoke Kareru as she turned around and headed off.
Naruto's Apartment...
Naruto was practically bouncing around; he couldn't wait for the chuunin exam, the chance to fight all these strong people. He had just set a pot of water on the stove as a sudden knock came to the door. "Hey! Naruto! It's me Ryuu! Did you forget?"
Then the door opened and Ryuu knelt down slightly placing his hand on top his head and ruffled his hair, "You did forget huh?" He asked curiously but with a smile.
Naruto was puzzled; the excitement of the chuunin exam had over run his mind, "What did I forget?"
Ryuu stood up sighing, "Remember I told you that I was going to treat you to ramen this morning before the exam."
The light went off in his head and he remembered, "THAT'S RIGHT!" He jumped in joy, "LETS GO!" He cheered grabbing his jacket and running back to the door but Ryuu stopped him.
"You better turn off your stove first, you don't want your home burning down." Naruto feeling slightly dumb forgetting something as important as that, so he rushed over and turned it off heading out the door locking it and then him and Ryuu headed to Ichiraku.
At Ichiraku Ramen Shop...
The Shadow and Leaf nin both sat down at the bar and placed there orders. "So, you really are excited for the chuunin exam huh?" But then it suddenly came to Ryuu's mind, 'Wait that's an understatement.'
Naruto grinned at him nodding his head, "Yeah, yeah! I can't wait!!"
Just then the ramen bowls were set on the table, "Okay there you two go, eat up." Spoke the cook as he went back to the stove.
The two immediately began to chow down on the food making tones of slurping sounds as they sucked down the ramen. The two talked in between their meals about little things, Ryuu finding out of all the pranks Naruto has pulled in his life and as he looked at it some of them where quit creative but others where just dumb and pointless. After about ten bowls of Ramen each they felt they where full and ready to take on anyone or anything, "Ah well Im stuffed! That was some great ramen!" Ryuu smiled patting his belling.
Naruto doing the same, "Uh-huh, uh-huh"
Ryuujin then stood up and in a puff of smoke he was disguised as Tatsu, "Well Naruto I will see you for the exam, kick some ass."
Naruto smiled up at him, "I will, and you do the same, and thanks for the ramen Ryuu-kun."
Tatsu smiled back and turned walking out the ramen place and disappeared from site as Naruto hopped off the seat and headed for the academy for the exam. Dayu, Ryuujin, and Kareru where at the academy now, "I wonder how this will go..." said aloud from Dayu.
"Don't know....but we shall see when we go in wont we?" Kareru taking the initiative and walking forward in to the building.
Dayu just made a face behind Kareru as she walked forward, "Blah blah blah." He yammered while rolling his eyes.
"I heard that!"
Dayu just hit his forehead with his hand and walked behind her following her in to the academy as Ryuu wasn't far behind.
Hour Later...
Everyone was now inside the academy except for two dark figures that stood looking on from under the tree's near a swing. "Are you ready Demin?"
"Yes I am, what about you sir?"
Amatsu just looked at the place, "Always." With that word said Amatsu fell into the shadows as his creation Demin wasn't to far behind and fallowed him.
Inside...
"MY NAME IS UZUMAKI NARUTO! I WONT LOSE TO ANYONE!" Naruto chanted out as he stood there pointing towards everyone else in the room.
All he got where glares until something new presented it's self. From Naruto's shadow a hand slowly reached out and set down on the side as another hand reached out being set to the floor. Amatsu then pulled himself out from the shadows and as he did some of the rookie genins took a big step back after seeing that and a shocked look hit the others in the room, as Amatsu's reputation had truly spread through out the land. Whispering again could be heard but not in Naruto's ears he wasn't even aware of Amatsu being RIGHT behind him.
"That's him! Amatsu Mikaboshi!" some teams whispered to another and some couldn't believe it.
As the name hit the room some teams where now uncertain of taking this exam and they bolted for the door, they did not want to run the chance of crossing Amatsu in any form. Naruto saw the teams run off and he grinned putting his left hand on his flexed right arm, "HA! THAT'S RIGHT! RUN FROM MY POWER!!!"
Everyone was unable to speak, they had never seen someone emerge from the shadows and get such a reaction that he did. As Amatsu's shadow had added to the others a claw like hand reached out from the shadows and then out came Demin, Amatsu's creation. He wore a face mask covering just the lower half of his face and then bandages on his neck and looking to go on to his chest as well. Like Amatsu and the other Shadow nin's he wore a hitai-ate with the shadow symbol on it.
Naruto then felt a cold shiver shoot down his spine, Amatsu's presence was finally felt. He slowly turned around to meet Amatsu's cold dark eyes and looked over to see the creature known as Demin. Before he could voice any words the doors to the room where kicked open and a man dressed in a long black rob and a patch with the Shadow symbol on it, his hair spiked up and a couple red what may be face paint went down the side of his face. He took a drag of his cigarette and was just about to take a step into the room when the doors flew back at him with full force and knocked him to the ground. Everyone just looked at the now fallen Shadow Shinobi with sheer annoyance and disbelief that he could actually be a ninja.
He sat up and rubbed his forehead, "Ah damn that wont help my hang over any..." he then looked to the ground and picked up his now burnt out cigarette, "....Man that was my last one...." The man looked at it with great disappointment.
The new Shadow Shinobi got back up to his feet and looked over the room seeing what the chuunin exam had to offer. "Tsh, this exam is going to be a piece of cake if this group has to offer." Like Naruto he just made enemies of everyone in the room.
Amatsu narrowed his eyes and started over at him, "Hello all! The name is Hiroku Asura and you will all have the pleasure of getting your ass kicked by me!" Asura chanted out to the whole room, but then felt his forehead from the sudden thud in his head, "Ah....I shouldn't be soo loud."
Amatsu was right up to him now and just glared and whispered, "And you wondered why I didn't allow you to look over my little brother..."
"Yeah yeah I know I know. Hm but I at least finally caught up to your sorry ass. I figured you would be here!" Asura feeling as if he accomplished something instead of being able to drink more sake then anyone he has challenged.
"Just shut up, I will allow you to be the third on my team, just drop the late night parties you idiot." Amatsu keeping his speech to a whisper as he then headed over to the farthest wall and leaned against it as Demin sat beside him.
Asura just grumbled from Amatsu's little pep talk as he started over towards, he looked over seeing Dayu, Ryuujin, and Kareru. He walked over and slapped Dayu and Ryuu on the back, "HEY! Man you two have grown! Shit kid I remember you when you where just a little guy!" Hiroku yelled with a big smile then grabbing Ryuu by the neck and gave him a nuggie and did the same to Dayu.
"Who the hell are you?" Questioned Dayu as he rubbed the top of his head in slight pain from the nuggie he just received from the Shadow shinobi.
"Yeah! I've never met you before! Damn that hurt." Ryuu looking quit annoyed rubbing the top of his head like Dayu.
"Hmm yeah I really haven't seen you two for awhile....damn....I was good friends with your family Ryuu, I knew your mom and dad. Dayu's parents I also knew good people. Heh I they still keeping things low key?" He asked the young Uchiha.
"Yeah slightly, though some others around here know my abilities because Shinja wanted to help me with it further and further." Dayu responded.
With the mentioning of Ryuu's parents Tatsu nearly wanted to run over to the named Hiroku Asura and question him, but he knew he couldn't reveal himself just yet. So he just held it all in and staid where he was. 'Oh well...maybe once this bullshit is done with I can ask him more...' he thought standing by looking down to the ground.
Kage Kyoushu, Arcane Octanos, and Sierra Hishi Ashura stood on the other side of the room. They had their targets and reasons for being here for the chuunin exam and their reason was revenge. Kyoushu was here to defeat and kill Amatsu Mikaboshi for the humiliation he was subjected to by the hands of the Dragon. Sierra and Arcane saw there target and that was Kaiser Ryuujin or so they thought, but Arcane had his hand on the handle of his sword beginning to rattle slightly as the urge to kill Ryuu was to strong to contain but he knew he had to or he then would have to deal with Kyoushu.
Kyoushu had a great deal of experience and knowledge over the young swordsman and it was something Arcane was not about to test. Despite that he wasn't about to challenge the man who helped train him and the person he loves most. He wasn't about to lose his life, not now, not ever. Arcane was determined to actually kill Ryuujin this time and take his revenge for what he did to him and his love Sierra.
After all the commotion of things it slowly died down and everyone sat about waiting for the first part of the exam to begin. Though others where still very uneasy with Amatsu there and his two companions Demin and Hiroku Asura, especially sense Asura made the big claim of winning over all and to top it off Amatsu accepting him as a partner which showed the smoking man with a hang over must be more powerful then he lets on.
Finally their instructor arrived just as some Sound Nins attacked a leaf nin with white hair and glasses. "Thank you all for waiting, Im the examiner for the first test of the chuunin selection exam, Morino Ibiki." The man spoke with a slight smirk.
He then pointed to the back where the sound nin are, "Hidden Sound guys, stop doing as you please before the exam! Do you want to fail already?"
One Sound Nin whose head is completely covered in bandages and was the one who attacked the leaf nin spoke up, "I apologize. This is our first time...we got a bit carried away."
Ibiki smirked once more but his face went stone dead serious, "Here's a good opportunity to say this...There will be no fighting with out permission of the examiner. Even if permission is granted, killing your opponent will not be tolerated."
'Hm, then what's the fun in that?' thought Amatsu as he stood there with his arms folded over each other and a deadly grin on his face.
Ibiki's eyes pierced through everyone as he went on to say, "Those pigs that disobey me will be failed immediately. Do I make myself clear?"
Before the second male sound shinobi could start his speech of confidence someone elses voice filled the room, "Hmph even with my damn hang over this will be easy!" Hiroku making his opinion very clear yet again but the instructors all just stood smirking and chuckling to themselves.
"We will now start the first test of the Chuunin Exam. Bring up your applications, pick up one of these tabs, and sit in the seat assigned to you." Ibiki instructed holding up one of the tabs as an example. "We will then hand out the exam problems."
Naruto was looking more puzzled then ever and as if he had his eyes shut, "Hand out? Problems? Problems..." As he was trying to put it together one examiner held up a stack of papers and with a devious smirk, "A PAPER TEST!?"
With ignoring Naruto's loud out burst everyone turned in their applications and got their numbers and then took their seats. As Naruto took his seat so did Amatsu getting the seat right next to him, 'Oh crap....why does this guy have to be next to ME!? Oh crap oh crap oh CRAP!!!' he thought getting ten times as nervous as he already was.
Tatsu watched on closely seeing Naruto slightly freak out in a mass panic, 'Come on Naruto you can do this just....' His thinking stopped for a moment as he saw Naruto begin to talk to Hyuuga Hinata a very shy timid girl who had great difficulty talking to some people but especially Naruto, 'Hm Naruto you bum, I bet you still wont notice a thing or have any idea.' He thought just sitting there watching on.
Just then Ibiki tapped on the chalk board with a piece of chalk held in his hand. "There are many important rules to this first test. Questions will not be allowed, so listen carefully." His stare could not be challenged as he looked out into the class room of people.
He turned to the chalk board proceeded to write the rules, "The first rule: You guys will start off with ten points. This test is made up of ten questions, each one worth a point, and the test uses a subtraction system. Basically, if you answer all ten questions correctly, you keep your ten points. But say if you miss three questions...you lose three points and will have seven." Everyone stared up at the bored getting the basic addition and subtraction to the whole thing.
The examiner continue, "The second rule: Whether you pass will be determined by the combined scores of you and your teammates." Some shocked faces hit the other shinobi as well as gasps filling the room.
Haruno Sakura the pink haired Kunoichi decided to question the system, "Wait a second! Why is the score combined as a team?"
"Shut up." Ibiki said simply, "There is a reason for this. Be quiet and listen." Sakura did just as she was told taking her seat and waited to hear the reason behind this.
"Okay, and now the most important rule. The third rule is that, during the exam...anyone the testing officers catch you doing sneaky activities, namely, cheating...will have two points subtracted for every offense. So, during the exam, there will be some who lose all their points and will be asked to leave." The looks of shock and disbelief continued as Ibiki went on with explaining all the rules to the first exam.
"Realize that the pathetic ones who get caught cheating will be destroying themselves."
One examinery who wore a bandage over and across his nose leaning back in his chair said, "We'll be checking on you guys" This caught some shinobi by surprise.
"As a shinobi trying to reach the level of chuunin, act as proud shinobi should." Ibiki's smirk graced his face yet again but not for long. "And the final rule...Those that lose all their initial points during the test...Will be failed along with their two teammates."
It was very visible that some of the others shinobi taking the exam where shocked to hear this final rule. Now they just hopped that along with themselves and their teammates that they do not get caught and can all continue on with the exam. "And the final question will be handed out during the forty-five minute mark. The exam will last one hour. BEGIN!"
As that was said people turned their papers over and began to look over the questions seeing what they where up against. Amatsu looked at it carefully and then looked over slightly to see Naruto twitching in his chair and obviously panicking from the stress. 'Hm this test is nothing.' He thought to himself as he began to start answering the questions and showing his work as the instructions told him.
Asura was simply passed out still trying to work off the hang over and as he rested was drooling onto his test form. Demin with his own ability was able to catch the moments of some others around him and began mimicking them; he was taught well from Amatsu and knew what was behind this test. Dayu sat there tapping his pencil to the desk looking at the questions, 'Damn...these aren't that simple...shit...hmmm.' He sat there trying to think this all through what the hell the point to this was.
Until it decided to hit him like a sack of bricks, 'That's right! Shinja said not to start cheating then but will later! That's the point to this...to cheat but to do it like a proud shinobi and do it so you are not so obvious and gather the information needed to succeed as if on a mission.' Dayu smirked to himself as he then activated his Sharingan and looked quickly for his target and began mimicking the person so he could get the answers.
As the time progressed finally people where caste out of the room for caught cheating in a very poor manor, Amatsu just shook his head at the refusal of the other shinobi to actually leave when told. The numbers being called out of more shinobi being caught more and more, 'Only a matter of time till this is over...'
Even some of the examiners had to use additional force to either get the genins to leave or to prove that they know exactly what they are doing and have the skill to see when someone cheats. Tatsu looked over to Naruto and saw he was still panicking though he saw that Hinata was going to try and help him with it by sliding her paper under her harm so that Naruto could see. But soon as Naruto caught one instructor peering over at him his confidence slowly returned. 'Come on Naruto, just stop and actually try and think this exam over look at it from all the angles possible....wait....Im talking about a guy who has ramen on the brain twenty-four seven...oh well.' Thought Tatsu, getting back to his own test.
Ibiki looked on, he paid close attention to the red haired shinobi Gaara and the demented Amatsu Mikaboshi and noticed how calm both of them have been. Not very common for this test, he thought it to be impressive for the rookie to his knowledge of Gaara. But more expected for someone like Amatsu, as it came with the job and he had the reputation to back up his calm exterior. Time was narrowing down, and it was coming close to the mentioning of the final part to this test and they could go onto the next exam. So long they get the final answer correctly and they haven't been kicked out of the room for cheating.
The silence of the room, beside the tapping of all the pencils onto the papers, "OKAY! We will no being the tenth question!" Announced Ibiki.
Amatsu just leaned back in his chair folding his arms and a waited to see what the final question is. Not even Ibiki's loud announcement woke Hiroku, just caused him to adjust slightly in his seat as he slept. "Now, before we get to it..."