Chapter 3
The day of the Chunnin Exams was a bright and sunny day. But of course Nozomi, Misa, and Ai were training with Suoh, well not to say that they needed it, it was just good to stay on edge. "Can we stop please! I don't think I can walk! No less take the Chunnin Exams!" exclaimed Ai. Nozomi and Misa looked at each other, they haven't even broken a sweat. "Yah I agree let's go to the hot springs while we're here." Suoh said while panting. 'Wow… Oh yah they don't know I guess Nozomi and I will explain to Ai first then Suoh-Sensei' thought Misa. Fortunately Nozomi was thinking something along those lines just more her style. "Cool let's go." Then Nozomi poofed away leaving them again. " She needs to learn to stop doing that!" screamed Misa with that said she too poofed away with Marco. Suoh looked to Ai "I'll race you!" "You're on old man." Ai then ran towards the hot springs. "Hey! I ain't that old!" After he said that he also ran off.
At the hot springs
"Ah……. This is the life right here." Said Misa. Misa was leaning back on the edge with her head leaning back and so was Ai, Marco had to go with Suoh. Nozomi was the only one not really enjoying it. She was looking into the water while she was sitting down on the shallow part of the hot springs. She was contemplating on how they should tell Ai about everything. "Hey Misa why is Nozomi all the way over there? Shouldn't she come and relax?" asked Ai "I know but just leave her alone." Said Misa. But then Misa thought 'Hurry up Nozomi the Chunnin Exams are soon' That was when Nozomi came to join them "Hey Nozomi glad you could join us!" Ai said happily. Nozomi just nodded at her enthusiasm. "Now Ai" Nozomi started "Did you want to learn why Misa and I were banned from Kohana Maru?" questioned Nozomi. Everything was silent and since Misa was snaking on poki she magically made appear. "Ok" was all Ai could say. Nozomi nodded and continued "12 years ago The Nibi, a two tailed fire breathing cat, was rampaging Kohana Maru. Our Hokage was one of the best but sadly couldn't defeat her. The only way to successfully "get rid" of the Nibi was to use the ancient way, to seal her in a baby."
"So let me guess you were that baby correct?" interrupted Ai. Nozomi nodded she was tense waiting to see if she would attack. But oddly Ai just laughed, and after a few seconds Misa started laughing too. But, Ai stopped laughing and looked at Misa who was still laughing. "Why are you laughing?" said a confused Ai. "I don't know." So Misa stopped laughing. It was all quiet until all, including Nozomi, burst out laughing. "Why are you guys here in the first place?" That question stopped both Misa and Nozomi. Misa started talking with her mouthful, "Aka-" But stopped in mid-sentence when she saw someone at the door, Itachi. Nozomi followed Misa's gaze and saw Itachi. But when Ai looked, she saw no one. Misa got up saying, "I need to go check on Marco…" Nozomi was asking herself, 'Isn't he with sensei?'
Misa was walking back to the hotel, while looking at her feet. Someone past her, who she noticed that the person had long hair. She giggled, thinking, 'Is that a guy or a girl?' With that, the person glanced back at the giggling Misa.
While walking to the Chunnin Exam, Misa couldn't control herself from giggling. Nozomi asked in annoyance, "What the heck are you giggling about!' Misa stopped but giggled again. When they arrived at the room all the participants were suppose to meet, Suoh sensei stopped. "From this point on, I can't help you k? Until later on k brats?" Misa, Nozomi, and Ai bowed and entered.
Misa being Misa, yelled out in a happy, hyper tone, "Hi everyone!" Ai and Nozomi slapped their foreheads. Nozomi muttered, "Shut up Misa… you're embarrassing us!" Misa took notice that everyone was staring at her and Naruto. "Hey Naruto! Sasuke! Sakura! Hey! Who are they!" Nozomi was really irritated now. "Shut up you fucking idiots!" Yeah she was irritated. She also hit Misa across the head, earning Misa a huge lump in the back of her head. "Hey you guys," interrupted a voice. "You should quiet down a little. So you're the nine rookies that graduated from the academy, correct?" While he was looking over the rookies, he stopped at Nozomi, Misa, and Ai. "You're all fooling around with these cute faces…Geez, this isn't a field trip. Oh and I am Yakushi Kabuto. Look around you… Everyone is tense since its right before the exam." "That means you know a lot about this exam, right?" interrupted Sakura. "Yeah, maybe I should give my cute underclassmen some information, then… with these recognition cards. In simple terms, it's a card that has information I've collected on this exam for the past 4 years." From there he talked about the participants, including Kohana Maru. "Are there any cards that has detailed personal info?" asked Sasuke. "Yes, is there someone that interests you?" said Kabuto. "Gaara from the Hidden Village of Sand and Rock Lee from Konoha." Then Sakura added, "Also Nozomi and Misa from Kohana Maru." Misa's ears perked up while Nozomi was paying close attention the whole time. Kabuto then nodded and drew out four cards. "Here we go," started Kabuto. "Rock Lee, he's one year older than you, his mission experience, 20 D-Rank ones and 11 C-Rank ones. The squad leader is Gai, and he is terrific in taijutsu but his ninjutsu and genjutsu are horrible. Also this is his first time taking the Chunnin Exams like you guys. His team members are Tenten and Neji Hyuuga."
He finished. He placed down another card. "Next, let's see Gaara of the Sand, Mission experience, 8 C-ranks and 1 B-rank mission as a Genin! He is a foreign ninja and it's his first time taking the Chunnin exams so that's all I can do for you. But it seems he came back from all his missions unharmed." "Wait," interrupted Shikamaru. "He did a B-rank mission as a Genin and came back unharmed?" with this question Kabuto only nodded. He placed down another card. "Next Misa, she is 12 years old, younger then all of us. And her mission experience…" he stopped, he couldn't believe his eyes. "Oh Kami-sama this, this is unbelievable." What," interrupted Naruto, "what does it say Kabuto?" "It says that she has finished 30 B-rank missions, 69 A-rank missions and 150 S-rank missions and also 89 SS-rank missions!"
When he finished everyone gasped, no one has ever heard of anything like that. "But that's not all… it also says that her statues of ninjutsu and genjutsu are amazing! It could possibly rival the Hokage! It is also said here that their squad leader is Suoh, and that this is her first time taking the Chunnin Exams as well, her teammates are Nozomi and Ai surprisingly. She has a clean slate which means that she hasn't killed anyone or anything like that. And it also says that they are Genin though, I beg to differ." Everyone was quiet, no one has ever heard anything like that. Even Chouji stopped eating just to gasp. Happy, jumpy, Misa was this powerful! "Now everyone prepare yourselves." Announced Kabuto. "Why?" questioned Ino. "Because if Misa was this powerful and skillful, just imagine what this Nozomi can do.