Hey guys, it's me with chapter eight of "Naruto: Version 1." YAY!
So guys, this will deal with the events leading up to the first part of the exam and the actual exam itself. WOOT!
Ok guys, so without further ado, here is the ninth installment and eighth chapter of Naruto: Version 1!
Chapter 8:
The First Exam
Naruto, Haku, Sasuke and Hinata arrived at Training Ground 13 to see Kakashi actually waiting for them. He put his book away when he sensed them nearby and turned a hard gaze to them. The four genin squirmed under his sight. They had never seen Kakashi look at them like this before, and it was slightly uncomfortable, to say the least.
"What happened back there?" he demanded to know. All was silent until Haku decided to take charge.
"We were walking around the town peacefully until we noticed that Konohamaru and his friends had been following us. After a short conversation, Konohamaru and friends fled from Sasuke after they taunted him. We chased them through the village until Konohamaru ran into one of the Sand genin. There was when the trouble started." she stated. Sasuke picked up the story from there.
"When I arrived, I noticed two things. One, the Sand genin was threatening Konohamaru, who- I'm sure you know- is the grandson of the Third Hokage. Second, a small Genjutsu had been placed over two other Sand genin. I promptly dispelled the Genjutsu, revealing one of the genin to have been inappropriately touching the other, who was helpless at the time. The first genin who had hold of Konohamaru dropped him to go over to help the girl-from what we understand, they're related." Naruto quickly took the reins from Sasuke.
"I arrived on the scene to find the third genin touching the second while the first attempted to help her. I promptly separated the two after seeing that the second did not like what was happening. The third then told me to stay out of their business, while a fourth genin appeared and took the second to safety. Our angels then explained to us that the second genin had Matari the Wind Angel and the fourth had Shukaku the One Tailed Tanuki." he said. Hinata closed it out.
"From there, a Kumo squad, a Kiri squad, and an Iwa squad appeared. We had a…standoff of sorts, where we found that the Two Tailed Demonic Cat, the Five Tailed Dolphin Horse and the Six Tailed Horned Slug had also appeared. Naruto asked them to state their business in Konoha, to which they replied that they were taking the Chunin Exams. The Sand genin from earlier attempted to apologize, but the Jinchuriki of the One Tails interrupted by threatening to kill us. The Five Tailed Jinchuriki scoffed at his idea before he threatened us as well. The Six Tailed Jinchuriki and the Five Tailed Jinchuriki exchanged threats as well, before Naruto stepped in to release his angelic chakra in an attempt to show that they would not underestimate us. Finally, all of the jonin senseis arrived." she finished. Kakashi nodded, having digested all of the information.
"Good job in taking standard protocol, Naruto. Also, since this talk was to tell you that I nominated you guys to take the exams as well, it was actually good that you released the angelic chakra. Sasuke, good eye to have spotted the Genjutsu." he stated.
"So, Kakashi-sensei, what was that about being nominated to take the Chunin Exams?" Sasuke asked.
"Oh, yea…" he said while drawing four slips from his pouch. "Here. This will tell you where the first part of the exams will take place and when it will take place." he stated.
"Kakashi-sensei," Hinata said, drawing her teacher's attention to her. "What's the Chunin Exams like?" she asked.
"The Chunin Exams…it's a simulation of war." he said, drawing a few gasps. "Long ago, after the Second Great Shinobi War, each nation realized that war was too costly and that the recuperation process took too long. There was, however, still a need to show everyone else the strength of their country. From this need, the Chunin Exams were born.
The test is never in one country for two consecutive years; this is both to prevent and discrepancies that might occur and to give ninja a chance to travel the world. This year, the test is in Konoha." He said which pleased the children.
"Anyway, the test is divided into three parts. The first part is a written exam. The second part is the survival training, in some sort. And the third and final part is a tournament style, old fashioned one on one brawl." he said. The group nodded.
"You guys have three days to prepare yourself for the first test." he said before disappearing.
Three days had passed and the quartet of Leaf genin traveled to the Academy together. After all, if you were to arrive without your team, you'd be screwed over, wouldn't you?
"Guys, if they have a trick, we should just ignore it." Naruto said. "It would weed out the weaker teams and that's less competition for us."
"True." they all replied.
Naturally, as soon as they entered, they went up one flight of stairs to find a giant commotion. Hinata, ever the sharp one, noted that there was a Genjutsu in the area that changed the room sign from 201 to 301. She whispered to the team.
"It's a Genjutsu," she said while inspecting it. Her team nodded and silently crept away. Unfortunately, Neji and his team noticed and they, too, went up the stairs.
At the door to the room, they were met by none other than Kakashi once more.
"Hey guys just wanted to wish you all luck. And remember my first message to you." he said.
"Those who break the rules are trash but those who abandon their teammates are worse than trash." they each repeated, with Haku being the last to finish. She had had the least amount of time dealing with this policy, so it was only natural.
Kakashi nodded. "Good luck." And with that, their teacher disappeared.
"Ready?" Naruto asked to his three friends.
"As ready as I'll ever be." Sasuke stated, bored.
"Yes, Naruto." Hinata responded confidently.
"Let's get in there already!" Haku said exasperatedly. She had been known for her patience, but after arriving in Konoha, one of the fastest moving villages, she had quickly learned that 'patience' was not in the vocabulary. Naruto nodded at them before pushing the door open.
Immediately, Naruto and Sasuke ducked as two blurs shot at them. The blurs were revealed to be Sakura and Ino, who had quickly attempted to grab one of the guys.
"Oh, Sasuke, how I missed you," Sakura said as she pushed Sasuke's hand into her cleavage. Sorry, I meant, lack of cleavage.
"Naruto, I've missed you so much," Ino said as she, too, pushed her crush's arm into her chest. Unlike her rival, however, there was actually something there. The small perverted part of Naruto's brain instantly judged her as having B-cup breasts, while the others were thrown into concern. Not for him, but for Ino.
Ino felt two blasts of killer intent, though she missed two others that were much smaller. The ones she could identify were from Haku and Hinata, who were glaring at her. She gulped; after all, with two of the stronger kunoichi looking bloody murder at you, she had the right to be scared. The other two which went unnoticed came from Yugito and Temari. Temari had started taking a liking to him after he had saved her; Yugito, however, had known that he was her soul mate as soon as they met. A small glare from Samui was also sent, before she realized that as the "Ice Queen of Kumo," she couldn't look for too long, else her reputation be damned.
"You guys are here too? Troublesome," a voice said while Naruto and Sasuke wrestled out of their grasps and pushed them away. They both turned to see Shikamaru and Choji strolling towards them. Choji managed to catch Ino while she fell before catching his chips that he had thrown in the air. Shikamaru looked more like he wanted to sleep right then and there.
"Shikamaru, Choji, what's up you guys?" Naruto asked. Before a reply could be drawn from his two friends, a loud yell took his attention away from them.
"YAHOO! So you guys are in this too?" Kiba asked as he and Shino walked over to get their teammate. Kiba was actually pretty cool to hang out with whenever he and Hinata weren't in an "intimate" position. When they were, he was a complete bitch. (A/N: Funny choice of words, no?)
"Kiba, Shino," Naruto said as they nodded at him. The Rookie 9 (and Haku) proceeded to have a discussion about the Exams, recent missions, and other stuff related to their gender before a silver haired genin came over.
"You guys shouldn't be so loud; you'll draw unwanted attention." he said. They looked over at him to note that he was wearing an Amegakure headband.
"Who are you?" Kiba asked.
"Relax, relax; my name is Yanmaru. I hail from Ame, the Village Hidden in the Rain. This will be my fifth time trying out for the test." he replied.
"Man, you must suck!" Kiba barked.
"Maybe the tests are just that hard." Shino countered.
"Yes, they are." he said. "I've also developed quite the information on people taking the test." he said, while drawing a deck of cards.
"Oh? And what have you there?" Sasuke asked while eyeing the deck.
"These are my…Ninja Info cards. With my…Ninja Info Cards, I can get information on anybody. When I pump chakra into my…Ninja Info Cards, my…Ninja Info Cards display the person's stats, weaknesses and everything else." he said. (A/N: I highly suggest that you go and watch Naruto: Abridged. It's funny.)
"Can you show me information on Neji Hyuga, Gaara of the Desert, Rock Lee, and Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze?" Sasuke asked. Naruto raised an eyebrow before grinning.
"Don't forget Sasuke Uchiha and Han of Iwa." Naruto added. Yanmaru frowned.
"That's no fun…you know their names already." he said before drawing six cards. After a while, they each revealed a picture as well as some information.
"Let's take a look. First up is Neji Hyuga, with an affinity towards Wind. Member of the Hyuga clan, he is hailed as their prodigy and was last year's Student of the Year. His Ninjutsu and Genjutsu levels are subpar, but his Taijutsu is extremely above average. His teammates are Rock Lee and Tenten Higuarishi, and his sensei is Might Guy. He has completed 62 D-ranked missions, 21 C-ranked missions, and 1-B ranked mission, wow! Be advised, he has the Hyuga's bloodline, the Byakugan." he said. All the rookies nodded and waited for the second one.
"Rock Lee is…wow. Though he was last year's dead last, and his Genjutsu levels are shot, his Ninjutsu levels have raised greatly, though they're still below par. His Taijutsu, on the other hand…let's say he could take on most jonin head-to-head and come out victor." he stated, shocking all of the rookies. They had someone at their level that strong? "His teammates are Neji Hyuga and Tenten Higuarishi, with his sensei being Might Guy. He's completed 62 D- ranked missions, 22 C-ranked missions, and 1 B-ranked mission. He has an Earth affinity," he said. (A/N: I'm going to pretend that Neji was sick and unable to perform one C-rank mission, which is why Lee's tally is higher.)
"Next up is Gaara of the Desert, who has Wind and Earth affinities. He is the youngest child of the Kazekage, and host of the One Tailed Tanuki, Shukaku. Genjutsu levels are non-existent, as is his Taijutsu, but his Ninjutsu is way above average. His teammates are Temari of the Desert and Kankuro of the Desert, with one Daisuke Yamaha tagging along for the Chunin Exams, and his jonin sensei is Baki. He's completed 12 D-ranked missions, 74 C-ranked missions, 14 B-ranked missions and even 2 A-ranked missions!" he said, completely shocking all. Most felt that he was out of their league, but a select few (insert Naruto and Sasuke's sneezes) knew they could take him. "Get this, he's never been injured on any mission, and he's the only Sand Style user in the world right now." he finished. Everyone made a mental note not to battle against him.
'Hmm…it sounds as if Sand Style is made from Earth and Wind Styles. He probably hasn't been hurt because of the sand and Shukaku.' Naruto analyzed.
"Sorry kid, but we can't give you the Sand Style because it has to have demonic chakra within it to work. That's one thing you don't have." Katuru said. Naruto mentally took note of that.
"Fourth, we have Han of Iwa, a shinobi with Fire and Water affinities. He's the cousin of the Tsuchikage and host to the Five Tailed Dolphin Horse, Taruta. His Genjutsu is horrible, but his Taijutsu and Ninjutsu are above average. He usually works alone, but he's tagged with some genin team for the exams, with his sensei as Roshi, host to the Four Tailed Monkey. He's never done a D-ranked mission, but he's completed over 100 C-ranked missions, 52 B-ranked missions, and 12 A-ranked missions! Also, be warned that he is the sole user of the Steam Style." ALL of the rookies knew better than to face this guy, unless they had a squad of ANBU (Naruto and Sasuke would do, as well.)
"Fifth is Sasuke Uchiha, user of Lightning and Fire. He's the son of Fugaku and Mikoto and brother of the famed Itachi Uchiha. His Genjutsu is average, his Taijutsu slightly above average and his Ninjutsu above average. His teammates are Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze, Hinata Hyuga and Haku Uzumaki, with Kakashi Hatake, the Master of 1000 Jutsu, as their sensei. They've done 72 D-ranked missions (A/N: keep in mind that Naruto's clones henge into the team to complete more missions.), 25 C-ranked missions, 3 B- rankedmissions, and 1 C- turned-A rank mission. He has the Sharingan." he said. Most rookies glanced at the smug looking Uchiha, with Sakura staring at him with stars and hearts in her eyes.
"Finally, we have Naruto Uzumaki-Namikaze, a shinobi who uses Fire, Lightning and Wind and this year's Student of the Year. He is the son of the Fourth Hokage and the Princess of the Whirlpool Country, and his brother is the famed Nagato Namikaze, who, when teamed with Itachi Uchiha, make the legendary 'Bloodline Brothers.' His Genjutsu is slightly below average, while Taijutsu and Ninjutsu are both above average. His teammates are Sasuke Uchiha, Hinata Hyuga, and Haku Uzumaki, and his sensei is Kakashi Hatake. He's completed 72 D-ranked missions, 25 C-ranked mission, 3 B-ranked missions, and 1 C- turned-A rank mission. Finally, it should be noted that his Dojutsu, the Rinnegan, grants him control over all…six…elements, the sixth only accessible to those who wield the Dojutsu. It's supposedly to have a control over gravity." he said. Everyone minus his teammates looked at him in shock; sure, they knew he was the Student of the Year, but he hadn't been holding back that much had he? Hinata, Haku, Ino, Temari (who was nearby), and somehow Yugito and Samui, who were on the other side of the room, looked at him with stars in their eyes (well, Samui just looked at him). The blonde in question smiled sheepishly and rubbed the back of his head in nervousness.
"Anyways, so even though you guys think you're ready, the second part is really hard. Advice for you all: watch your back at all times. These ninja are totally foreign, so you have no clue what they can do, and they're usually tougher than they look. As a matter of fact, I'd say that you'd have to watch your back for everyone but the Oto team. They hail from the Village Hidden in the Sound, which just recently had a brutal civil war; as such, they are in a rebuilding stage." Yanmaru stated. The Oto team in question, which consisted of a mummy, a male who looked like he was a pervert, and a female that Sasuke realized was Kin, all glared at him.
"Let's show him that Oto is not to be underestimated." The mummy, probably the leader, said. They all charged Yanmaru, but a black blur knocked all three of them back and into the wall. Everyone looked at said blur, which turned out to be the form of one Itachi Uchiha.
"Itachi?" Sasuke questioned. If Itachi heard him, he didn't show it.
"There will be no fighting in this part of the Exams." he said emotionlessly. Their attention was diverted from him as a several smoke clouds appeared around the sides and in the front of the classroom.
"Alright maggots, listen up!" a gruff voice said from the cloud of smoke that had appeared alone in the front. A badly scarred man stepped out of the cloud. "My name is Ibiki Morino, head of Konoha's Torture Division, and you all will shut up and know your roles!" he commanded. Everyone cringed at both the sight of him and his tone. Many had heard of the legend that was Ibiki Morino; all knew that he took pleasure in driving people into insanity.
"I'm the proctor of the first exam, and my assistant will be Itachi Uchiha. All of you will get your asses over here and choose a number. When you get it, find the seat with the same number. Simple enough?" he asked harshly. Everyone nodded and did as they were told.
Naruto ended up in the third row, separated from his teammates. On his right was Temari; while on his left was Yugito. Though he didn't notice their glances at him, he did notice that he had saved Temari during the confrontation, and that at some point, Yugito had shown up. To both girls, they were drawn to him as he seemed to hold an aura of nothing but goodness. Warmth, confidence, protectiveness, strength, knowledge; all of it seemed to radiate from him, and yet he was totally at ease.
"Good luck, Temari." he said to the girl on his left, who nodded.
"Good luck, Yugito." he said to the girl on his right, who wished him luck back. Both girls had blushes adorned; his cute face and cerulean blue eyes had just looked at them! His voice was also so smooth and comforting, something both idly noted.
"Alright, then. The first exam is nothing more than a written exam. Unlike others, however, you start out with a perfect score of 100. Each question wrong is automatically 2 points off. If you're caught cheating, you lose 30 points. If you're caught twice, you and your team fails and is out of the Exams. You'll have 2 hours for this test. Itachi, any words?" he asked to the emotionless statue next to him.
"Release," he simply said as the desk fazed to reveal test packets in front of them.
"Begin!" Ibiki shouted as each genin went to work.
Naruto's eye twitched. Kakashi had said that the test would be no longer than 50 minutes and there would only be 10 questions. Perhaps he had forgotten the extra zero…
He was staring at 100 questions in 120 minutes.
He quickly looked at the first one after scanning the whole thing. The first couple were stuff only jonin would know; after the 20th, even the ANBU Black Ops would have difficulty dealing with this test.
1. If one jonin launched a Wind Style: Wind Dragon Jutsu at 70 percent strength, while another were to launch a Lightning Style: Lightning Dragon Jutsu at 100 percent strength, which attack would win out?
Lightning Style: Lightning Dragon Jutsu
Wind Style: Wind Dragon Jutsu
Neither; the attacks would negate
They would bypass one another because of the instability of wind
Naruto chose answer choice C; though Wind was naturally stronger against Lightning, the strength gap between the two would actually make them equal.
He blazed through the first couple, halting only at the seventeenth.
17. Approximately how many Summoning Contracts are there in the world?
10
21
34
42
Naruto halted before choosing answer choice B; he didn't really know, but he guessed it was in there.
As soon as he reached question 21, the test became impossible.
21. How many times could a shinobi run between Konoha and Suna back and forth before collapsing from chakra exhaustion?
Once
Twice
Thrice
5 times
How was he supposed to know? How was anyone besides a walking brain (Sakura sneezes) supposed to know? It depended on the reserves of the shinobi, as well as the age of the shinobi. It also never stated if the shinobi had soldier pills or could rest during his stops. He skipped the question. It's like you had to cheat to find the answer to that question.
That's when it hit him. You were supposed to cheat. How would he go through the act of cheating?
'Hey, Katuru, you're the Angel of Life, so you know everything, right?'
"Of course, child!"
'Great! If you would so kindly take control of my body and fill out this ridiculously hard exam, you'd be doing me a huge favor.'
Instead of replying, he felt a tug at his brain before he blacked out.
When he came to, his test was done before him, and he still had 40 minutes to spare. Naturally, he went up to Itachi to present it to him.
"I know what you did." he whispered to Naruto. His posture went rigid and a chill went down his spine.
"How?" he whispered back.
"Nothing escapes MY Sharingan." he stated simply. Naruto could only gape at the man. He was truly amazing, to have seen something like that. The only indication that it was Katuru taking the test and not him had been a white coloring in his pupils, but he had never even looked up from his test for anyone to have seen it!
Naruto went back to his seat and glanced around. Sasuke was using his Sharingan on someone who somehow had all the answers. Neji and Hinata were using the Byakugan to see the answers, with a henge disguising the tell-tale signs of the Dojutsu. Sakura had answered the questions purely by knowledge-something he had no idea how she did. Ino had taken over her mind and copied down all the answers. Shikamaru had done it by himself, and was currently using the Shadow Possession Jutsu to help Choji out.
He looked to the other side of the room. Shino had a bug that was telling him all the answers. Akamaru was perched on Kiba's head, reading answers from others and telling Kiba through growls and yips. Tenten had mirrors hanging from the ceiling, and Lee had used his forehead protector to create a reflection to copy the answers from. Haku had made ice mirrors on the ceiling to reflect answers back to her.
He looked at the people outside of the Konoha 13 (Konoha 12 & Haku) to see what they were doing. Gaara had his eye covered, while Naruto noted a third eye made of sand hovering above him. Temari had made use of the wind a while back; the wind had blown through the windows, causing a commotion and giving Temari the paper of one of the proctors. Kankuro had gone to the bathroom a while ago; Naruto had just spotted that the person to take him there had been controlled by the sand genin. Daisuke was staring at Samui, too mesmerized by her large breasts to actually pay attention to her test.
Samui had created a big flash of lightning that blinded everyone. Omoi had used his blade to spy on someone else's test. Karui had done the same. Yugito's eyes had turned catlike, and though they didn't move, Naruto knew she was cheating by looking at his test when he had it.
Naruto knew that Itachi saw each and every thing that was happening; besides Kankuro's cheating in the bathroom, of course.
Getting bored with his situation, he pulled out a Lightning Style jutsu scroll and proceeded to examine it.
"Lightning Style: False Darkness
Element: Lightning
Rank: B
Class: Offensive
Range: All ranges
Hand seals: Snake
Description- When done correctly, the user will emit lightning in the form of a spear from their mouth, which proceeds to pierce through the enemy. It can pierce solid rock if done properly, showing how high a kill ratio it has. A unique property is that several spears can be fired at once if the user has better chakra control or adds more chakra. This attack is nearly impossible to evade.
Note 1: A separate version of this attack was made by Minato Namikaze. See: Lightning Style: Spear Hunt.
Note 2: A separate version of this attack was made by Kakashi Hatake. See: Lightning Style: Thunder Lance."
Naruto quickly made the snake hand seal several times before he read the next one.
"Lightning Style: Thunder Lance
Element: Lightning
Rank: B
Class: Offensive
Range: Medium-Long range
Hand seals: Snake, Boar, Snake, Dragon
Description- Created by Kakashi Hatake, based off of Lightning Style: False Darkness (see above). When done correctly, the user will create a lightning spear in their hands, allowing them to wield it as if it were a true spear. If done properly, it can be either sharp enough to stab through a rock or blunt enough to shatter one. It provides a reach farther then arm's width, making it medium ranged; it is able to be thrown, also making it long range.
Note 1: Has one disadvantage. When the opponent of the jutsu caster steps inside his guard and into close range, the spear is useless.
Note 2: Derived from Lightning Style: False Darkness. Related jutsu: Lightning Style: Spear Hunt."
Naruto took a whole ten minutes trying to get the seals memorized, which he did in fact, do. He was so engrossed in his studying that he never noticed Samui or Yugito reading the scroll and practicing along with him.
He finally went down to the last jutsu on the scroll.
"Lightning Style:Spear Hunt
Element: Lightning
Rank: A
Class: Offensive
Range: All ranges
Hand seals: Tiger, Snake, Ram
Description: Created by Minato Namikaze, derived from the Lightning Style: False Darkness technique. If properly done, user will create several spears of lightning above them. On their command, the spears will be launched at a high velocity to the opponent. Depending on how much chakra is put into the attack, the amount of spears will vary. Depending on the chakra control of the user, the attack will be more accurate or less accurate. The technique can produce sharp spears or blunt spears, depending on what they are trying to make. This jutsu is virtually impossible to avoid because of the speed of the spears.
Note 1: Derived from Lightning Style: False Darkness. Related jutsu: Lightning Style: Thunder Lance."
Naruto spent the next few minutes learning the hand signs, as did Yugito and Samui. He glanced up, to note that he still had ten minutes. He closed the scroll and opened a separated one, labeled "Fire Style Jutsu." This made Samui frown and Yugito to continue looking in, interested at what he was working at.
Naruto went down to the seventh on the list.
"Fire Style: Great Blaze Ball
Element: Fire
Rank: S
Class: Offensive
Range: Short range
Hand seals: Horse, Tiger
Description: Created by Itachi Uchiha. Derived from the Fire Style: Great Fire Ball Jutsu, the user should fire a very large fireball. If it hits the target, they are carried away until the fireball explodes on impact with a surface. The explosion is very, very large; the user may get trapped in the blast if the ball does not travel far away enough or if they are too close.
Note 1: Uses a lot of chakra.
Note 2: A typical explosion would completely decimate a smaller village such as Takigakure, the Village Hidden in the Waterfalls.
Naruto looked up at Itachi, who was currently escorting a team who had been caught cheating twice out. His eyes held respect for that man. He proceeded to learn the hand symbols. Deciding that memorizing four of them was good enough, and that he would try out the jutsu in the second part, he tuned in to hear Ibiki start talking.
"Those of you who suck so badly that you're still doing this test, put your writing tools down and listen up!" he roared. Everyone obliged instantly, not wanting to upset this clearly psychotic man.
"Alright, maggots. I have one last question for you all to answer. If you decide you don't want to answer it, then you can leave. If you want to try your luck, stay here." He said. Before he could elaborate further, however, Kiba cut him off.
"Why would we not take this-?"
"SHUT THE FUCK UP AND SIT THE FUCK DOWN!" he shouted. Kiba immediately did as he was told, looking like a whipped puppy.
"As I was saying, if you get the final question wrong, then you fail the exam and you'll be a genin for the rest of your life. If you leave, you can go take it next year and hope that you have a more merciful proctor. It's my time to give this test; these are my rules, and you will play by them." he said while glaring at Kiba, who looked like he had wanted to say something else but thought better of it.
Many of the teams dropped out by this point; it was better to have quit and be guaranteed to live to see another day, than to risk it and possibly never get promoted. As the teams quickly filed out, Naruto snorted in disgust.
"Care to say something, Namikaze?" Ibiki asked the blond while releasing killer intent. Everyone looked at Naruto, who was unfazed by all the attention and killer intent he was getting.
"Hell yea, I got something to say. This is pathetic. If you're unwilling to stay for one question, then why bother becoming a chunin? If you can't stay to hear one question, then you won't be able to stay when you're on a potentially life-threatening mission. Fuck, I understand it's something you don't want to do; but we're ninja. We have to take chances like this." he said. Everyone who was still in the room couldn't help but look at the blonde in respect, even Han and Gaara, though it was momentarily. Everyone who had insecurities about staying now had renewed vigor and determination shining in their eyes.
'Same old Naruto.' Sasuke thought with a smirk.
'Naruto is so confident all of the time.' Hinata thought.
'Spoken like a true leader…he'll certainly protect his precious people, I can see that.' Haku thought.
'Troublesome…but true.' Shikamaru said. He had wanted to give up so he could go sleep or watch the clouds, but after the small speech he gave, it would be impossible to without looking bad.
'Naruto…how can you just come up with stuff like this?' Choji wondered.
'Naruto's so strong and cute and confident… Ino declared.
'Naruto is truly the leader of us.' Shino thought.
'He's right, you know. Why couldn't I say that?' Kiba thought.
'Cha! If Naruto could say that, Sasuke could do it twice as good!' Pink Banshee thought.
'Naruto's flames of youth burn brightly!' Lee thought with a passion.
'Humph…fate still deems him a loser compared to me.' Neji thought.
'Naruto…' Tenten thought.
'Cool speech.' Samui thought.
'This kid's amazing!' Yugito thought.
Similar thoughts like these flowed throughout the crowd. (A/N: Too lazy to continue writing. Lol) Ibiki counted them all.
'24 teams…77 people.' (A/N: 19 three man teams and the five four man teams tally up to make it 77. Yes, I know math.)
"Well then…you all pass." he said. Everyone minus Naruto, Han and Gaara gaped at him.
"Why?" Kankuro asked. Instead of him answering, Itachi spoke up.
"The first part was to see how well you all gathered information. In a mission, sometimes you'll have to gather intel before you make a move. And though I saw all of you guys cheating," he said while glaring at them, "most people don't have my gifted eyes, so they wouldn't notice. The final question was just a ruse. As Naruto said, if you don't have the guts to stick for this one question, you don't have the guts to stay on a life threatening mission you'll receive if you become a Chunin." he explained.
"Alright!" several people cheered. Others, like Sasuke and Naruto, only smirked.
The celebration was cut short as the window shattered. A blackish blur flew through it, with a banner behind her. Everyone eyed it to see one sexy lady with a chest slightly smaller than Samui appear. She had purple hair that was shaped into a pineapple, much like Shikamaru's hair style. She wore a trench coat over a very revealing fishnet shirt; she wore no bra, as several people in the room noted. The banner opened to show the words that proudly displayed:
"The Stunningly Sexy and Sadly Single Proctor of the Second Exams, Anko Mitarashi!"
End scene!
So guys, first off: what'd you think of my first exam? I gave some questions to y'all and purposefully made it 100 questions. Don't flame me saying how "I'm not a true Naruto fan since I don't know that it was only 10 questions." If you're planning on doing so, take a chill pill. Relax; I know what I'm doing.
Okay, so next is the second exam. Let it be known: since Orochimaru is good, the whole exams have been affected and changed. The second part of the test is different from the canon as well.
The preliminaries will be changed dramatically, mainly cuz of the four man squad setup and the addition of Utakata, Han and Team Samui into the exams.
Alright guys, another thing about the preliminaries; some of the fights will get their own chapters, so don't freak.
See ya guys later,
Andrew's gone