Sorry, once again, for the lateness. I can't help it. If I force myself to write, it comes out all crappy, then I erase it anyway. Well, here it is, hope you enjoy it.
Warning: This story has sexual content. I wasn't planning on it, but it goes with the characters. Not the main characters, they're only thirteen. All I'm saying that I accept no responsibility if someone underage reads this. I did, after all, rate this story as 'M.'
Standard disclaimer applies.
Chapter 12: Entry
Anko moaned as the pleasure built inside her. She writhed furiously, hands grasping at the sheets of her bed. The man on top of her continued to pump into her, his grunts getting louder as he reached his peak. His shadow fell across her as the morning sun glinted through the window and across his back. Anko could feel her own climax approaching, her legs wrapping around her lover, her fingers leaving red marks along his back. The man hissed in pain, but his thrusts only became more vigorous. She could feel the erection inside her throbbing, a signal of his preeminent release. The throbbing pushed Anko over the edge, and she came with the man in her bed, who captured her lips in that instant, a searing kiss sealing the moment.
When the feeling subsided, the two separated, the man's hand lying across Anko's flat stomach. Anko's hands weren't idle either, one intertwined with the one on her body, the other twiddling with strands of the man's long, silvery hair.
"Chuunin exams are today."
Anko turned to face the ANBU in her bed. "Yeah, should be fun."
The man propped his head up with his free arm, his mismatched eyes catching her purple ones. "I need the details of your part of the test."
"Why?"
"Sandaime-sama wants me to patrol the forest during that part."
Anko suddenly sat up, bristling at the insinuation. "What the hell, Kakashi? It's my exam; I can take care of it. I don't need your help."
Kakashi lifted one hand, trying to pacify his girlfriend. "Hey, it's an order, I didn't have a say in it. You have a problem with it, take it up with Hokage-sama."
Anko looked as if she wanted to argue with him some more, but instead she just got up from the bed, heading for the shower. "It's too late now. I'll just make you pay for it later."
Kakashi wasn't listening. All he could see was Anko's ass sway back and forth, a hypnotic pendulum drawing him further off the bed.
Anko heard a thud echo across the bedroom. She turned to see Kakashi splayed across the ground. She laughed inwardly. Men. "Come on Hatake. You made me angry, and I need to vent." A lone finger beckoned him as she disappeared into the bathroom.
Kakashi never moved so quickly in all his life. Oh, how he loved angry shower sex.
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The three genin of Team 8 decided to meet at their favorite training ground before heading towards the administration building where the first part of the exam was taking place. As usual, Hinata was there first. As a Hyuuga, tardiness was one of the many bad habits beaten out of you at a young age.
The training ground Hinata was standing in was dotted by tall trees. Her team used it the most because of their affinity to tracking. With all the obstacles around them, it made their job more difficult, and therefore was more suited to their needs. She jumped up to a branch of a tree near the edge of the field, sitting on one on the branches. It was one of those habits ninja developed from their training. An elevated position, when possible, was always advantageous. It was one of the reasons shinobi traveled along rooftops instead of the streets. The branch Hinata was on wobbled, and the distinctive sound of feet hitting the wood of the bough reached her ears.
"Hey, Hinata-chan."
The girl grimaced at the suffix used. She was too old for such a term, yet her teacher continued to label her with such. "Hello, Kurenai-sensei."
The red-eyed, black-haired woman followed Hinata's example, and took to sitting on the branch. They didn't speak after the initial greeting, which was how Hinata liked it.
"But, Tou-san-"
"Hinata." The stern statement quieted the heiress. "As the eldest, you are expected to behave in a manner befitting the future leader of the Hyuuga clan. This timid behavior is unacceptable."
Hinata lowered her head, her lower lip quivering as her eyes became watery.
"In order to prepare you for your calling, I will be sending you on a training expedition with Hikaru. He will prepare you."
And prepare her was exactly what the old man did. Hinata came back a completely different person. Gone was the shy, timid Hyuuga daughter. In her place was the future of the Hyuuga clan, compatible with the life planned out for her by the clan elders. All of her attention went to bettering herself as a ninja.
"They're here."
Hinata turned her head to the direction in which Kurenai pointed. Indeed, the last two members of Team 8 were strolling towards the tree they were sitting on. Kiba was waving his arms animatedly, words coming out of his mouth at a rapid pace. Shino continued to walk, not acknowledging a thing Kiba had said.
"Come on, Shino! It's a great idea!"
Both Hinata and her sensei jumped from the branch of the tree, landing in front of the two boys. "What's a great idea?"
Kiba turned to the tallest of the four. "We send Akamaru and Shino's bugs to scout out the second test. They could follow Anko-san, I heard she's the proctor for that part."
Hinata shook her head at the boy's naiveté. "Kiba-kun, do you actually think Anko-san wouldn't notice she's being followed? She is a special jounin, after all." At this time, Shino, kneeling on the ground, eyes focused on the grass ahead of him.
Kiba snorted in response. "Oh, come on. How good could she be? I bet Akamaru could trail her easy."
Kurenai intervened before Kiba could sound more like an idiot. "Concentrate on passing the first test, Kiba. Arrogance will cut the legs from right under you."
Shino was staring at a ladybug that was now on his finger. He walked to a tree, placing the insect on the bark. He turned to his teammates. "The exam begins in twenty minutes. We must go now." He nodded towards his sensei, then started a leisurely pace towards the administration building holding the first test.
"Yeah, he's right. Come on, Hinata-chan." Another wince came from the Hyuuga girl. The rough-looking teenager grabbed her hand, a small blush forming in his cheeks, when she didn't pull away. Hinata just rolled her eyes at Kiba's reaction and turned her head behind her, waving farewell to their instructor. The woman waved back, before teleporting from the forested area. That's a really useful technique. I wonder if Tou-san will teach it to me…
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Itachi saw his team, including the newcomer, enter the building where the first part of the exam was being held, but he did not greet them. It was critical that they stay focused, and anything he said could distract them. No, better to leave them be.
"You seem to have a vested interest in this exam."
Itachi half-turned to the dog-masked ANBU, wondering whether or not to answer.
"When someone speaks to you, it's polite to reply."
Itachi re-focused his attention on the doorway, only to see that his team had disappeared through the entrance, no longer in sight. "This is my team's first exam. Their success reflects upon me, Kakashi-senpai."
The other man chuckled. "Do you seriously believe that people will think that you're a bad sensei if your students fail? I never thought of you to care about the opinions of others, Itachi."
Itachi snorted at the comment. "I do not. When these genin graduate, I will most likely be given new ones. If Sasuke and the others are successful, my new students will be more receptive to my teachings. It will easier to train them."
"Well, it's all well and good if the original Team 7 is successful, but-"
"He will not be promoted to Chuunin. Sasuke will see to that."
Kakashi pushed up his mask, one eyebrow raised. "Oh? You're sure he can beat 'Katsu'?"
"No. But he has the best chance, as far as I know. Besides, Hokage-sama has a secondary arrangement to prevent his advancement."
"Oh? What would that be?"
Itachi actually looked slightly surprised at the question. "He did not tell you?" Kakashi just shrugged and shook his head. "Then it is not my place to tell you."
"Would it be his clothes? No self-respecting ninja should be wearing that monstrosity."
Inwardly, Itachi shuddered. As Team 7's sensei, it was his duty to observe Naruto and chaperone him during certain occasions. When it came to clothes shopping, however, Itachi couldn't care less.
"What about this one Itachi-san?"
Itachi didn't move from his sitting position and didn't even open his eyes. A grunt of acknowledgement was all Naruto received.
In retrospect, perhaps he should have paid more attention to Naruto 's question. After all, he was blind; how would he know that the orange jumpsuit was such an eyesore?
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The hallway was bristling with genin. The majority were Leaf ninja, but there was a smattering of foreign shinobi, all waiting for the doors to the first test to open.
"Wow, we sure have a lot of competition, don't we?"
Shino nodded, while Hinata swept her gaze around the area making casual judgments on the potentials in the hallway. It wasn't the most effective threat analysis, but it didn't hurt.
The other participants were mulling around the entrance, some conversing with others, but mostly they kept to themselves, trying to guess what the first test would be. Hinata's eyes roamed until they landed on Team 7. Her gaze would have moved right past them were it not for the blond-haired stranger standing next to them.
Keiko was the first to react to her stare. Turning, the brunette caught Hinata staring at her team. Keiko's eyes narrowed at the white-eyed kunoichi, and Hinata looked away. With the bad blood between them, mostly on Keiko's side, a confrontation would bubble over if she didn't back off. It was a problem she did not want to deal with at that moment.
Unfortunately for Hinata, Kiba had other plans. Seeing the group of genin, Kiba waved and shouted Sasuke's name, followed by the usual derogatory suffix. The black-haired boy, along with the other two who hadn't yet noticed their presence, turned to their direction. Kiba sauntered over, and with Shino following, Hinata sighed and fell into step behind her teammates.
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"Hey, Sasuke-teme!"
When Sasuke head his name, he was instinctually drawn to the source. He immediately regretted it.
"What's up, guys?" An arm draped around the Uchiha, jostling him as the dog-like genin greeted the others. Sasuke roughly shrugged the offending appendage off his shoulders, taking a few steps from the former classmate. Kiba took it in stride, ignoring Sasuke as his attention fixed itself upon their new teammate.
"Who's Blondie?" Hinata's elbow dug itself lightly into Kiba's side, glaring at the boy before smiling at Katsu.
"Please forgive my friend, he is lacking in manners."
The boy turned to her, a grin on his features. "Don't worry about it." He turned to Kiba. "I'm Katsu. What's your name, dog-breath?"
Kiba's eyes widened at the stinging remark. Shino grabbed onto Kiba's arm as a deep growl rumbled within him. Kiba took one step forward, dragging Shino with him, before his mouth open, and he…laughed?
"Glad to see someone on Team 7 has a sense of humor. I'm Kiba." Said genin thrust a hand out. Katsu returned the favor, firmly grasping the outstretched limb. Sasuke once again rolled his eyes at the occurrence. Since when is a sense of humor necessary for being a successful ninja?
"Sasuke." The Uchiha turned to see Shino standing beside him. How the hell did he get so close? "Why is he on your team?"
That's a good question. Itachi told him to watch the boy, but so far, nothing he did provided any clue as to his origin. Even during training, the boy seemed to have average skills for a genin. Still, it didn't concern Shino.
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"Late Academy graduate, I suppose." There was a finality to his tone that told Shino that Sasuke was done talking to him. That was fine with the Aburame, he merely wanted to satisfy his curiosity. He turned back to the others, who were engaged in their own conversations. Kiba and Naruto were talking about different foods, with Naruto describing out the finer points of ramen over dango. The girls were talking quietly; it looked like Sakura was asking Hinata a question while Keiko just glared at his teammate. Shino kept his gaze on the brunette, feeling the hostility directed at Hinata. When Keiko's eyes widened and diverted from Hinata, Shino saw the anger replaced with a barely controlled dread. Following the path of her eyesight, Shino's eyes landed upon three Suna genin.
Before he could get a good look the shinobi, the double-doors of the hallway, burst open, and a heavily-scarred man stepped out. "All right, everybody inside. The first test is going to begin."
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"We're here, Raikage-sama."
A long, slender leg stepped out of the carriage, and the chuunin had to slap himself to stop from ogling his leader. Not that she discouraged such behavior. Easier to manipulate situations when everyone else is off-balance.
When Raikage's feet came in contact with the ground, a mixture of revulsion and admiration welled up inside her. That such a young village, formed by bandits and missing-nin, could have built such a powerful village brought out the green-eyed monster within her. She did not deny it; she had long accepted that Konohagakure was stronger than Kumo. But not for long.
From the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of a pointed end of the Hokage's hat, similar to the one on her own head. The old man walked steadily towards the group, an entourage of his own ninja accompanying him. They closed the distance, and the Hokage of Fire Country extended his hand to her.
"Raikage-sama, on behalf of all inhabitants of Konoha, I welcome you to the Chuunin exams."
Slender fingers slid into the handshake. "Thank you. I am delighted to witness these exams. They promise to be most…interesting."
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Until next time.