Hello, my dear audience. It's me, Henry, the author of this fanfiction! I'm just stopping by to say that I really appreciate all of you guys taking time out of your busy schedules to read my story, and I loved your reviews. Thank you to all of you guys, and feel free to message me anytime. I'm always looking for new friends. Now, without further adue, back to the 10th chapter of my first fanfiction, The Nine Tailed Copy Cat! Enjoy!
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Chapter 10
The day had arrived. Team 7 approached the Exam Stadium, no sure what to expect. After Sasuke's little outburst the night before, Hinata definitely felt more confident. They entered their designated testing room, which was packed with all types of Genin. Team 7 noticed their immediate competition, well, immediately. Team 8, consisting of Shino Aburame, Kiba Inuzuka, and Sakura Haruno, instructed by Jonin Kurenai. Shino was the strongest on the team, but Kurenai seemed to have taken a liking to Sakura, developing her keen mind and teaching her strong Genjutsu...technigues that Sasuke looked forward to stealing. He was just beginning to realize the amazing potential of his bloodline. A wide grin plastered itself onto his face. A whole village's worth of promising Genin, just waiting to show everyone what they're made of, and Sasuke was more than happy to sit back and watch.
"Hey, Sakura-chan! How are you doing!?" yelled Naruto, rushing up to his crush. Sasuke found crush to be quite an appropriate name, since she continuously crushed Naruto, both physically and emotionally. He didn't feel like paying attention to the ensuing argument, so he continued to scope out his competition. Next on the list, Team 11. Consisting of Shikamaru Nara, Choji Akimichi, and Ino Yamanaka, Sasuke noticed that they made up the famous Ino-Shika-Cho combination that their fathers started years before. Their sensei, Asuma Sarutobi, was a very powerful Jonin, the son of the Third Hokage and the only person with an affinity for wind chakra in the whole Land of Fire. Despite all this, Sasuke didn't have a particular respect for him. He was a smoker. Sasuke thought, 'If the man has no respect for his own body, why does he deserve it from me?' Anyways, each member of the team had some interesting jutsu, and Shikamaru seemed like quite a character. Even Ino caught his attention, though for a different reason then you'd might expect. She was similar to Sakura, though not quite as...'Sakura-ish', if that makes any sense. Sasuke thought that Naruto should give up on Sakura and go for Ino. She had a higher chance of reciprocating his feelings than Sakura, though he would still have to get rid of the whole 'fangirl' thing before Naruto had a shot with just about any girl within a 60 mile radius. While it might not seem like it, Sasuke took this whole 'friend' thing very seriously, and felt it was his duty to help his so-called friend, whether that be avenging his death or finding him a girlfriend. Onto a team that Sasuke was very eager about. Team Gai, the Taijutsu experts. He could definitely learn a thing or two from them. The team consisted of Neji Hyuga, who was Hinata's bitter cousin, Ten-Ten, the girl from the Three-Pronged Kunai store, and Rock Lee, a most curious fellow. He wore leg weights and a jumpsuit, much like Sasuke. The difference? Sasuke didn't wear his in gross colors that shouted, "look at me, world! I'm here alone because I make horrible decisions!" Their sensei, Maito Gai, looked just like Lee, beatles bowl-cut, bushy brows, and all. Minato complained about Maito Gai a lot. Said he never stops bothering him for rematches. He also warned Team 7 not to underestimate Team Gai. There weren't many others that stood out (or had names, for that matter). One group that definitely stood out were the Sand Siblings, the children of the current Kazekage. There was Temari, who sported a giant fan, Kankuro, who seemed to have a mummy tied to his back, and Gaara, the red-haired one with a sand gourd on his back. They made eye-contact for a second, and Sasuke could feel the sand ninja's bloodlust boiling. At the same time, the Kyubi began growling.
'What's wrong?' Sasuke said to the Kyubi. He learned that they could converse in his head earlier that morning.
'That boy...there's something inside him, something evil. He is a host as well. We will have to wait till he fights before I can deduce which of my siblings has cracked that pitiful mind of his. Look at him, he hasn't slept in years! I am going to have to advise you to not anger him...at least not until we know what he's capable of.' explained the Nine Tailed Fox. Sasuke decided to take its advice. There were two other teams worthy of notice in the room. The Sound Genin, a group of three ninja from the recently founded Sound Village. He did not know their names yet, but he did know that they each had some kind of unnatural modification done to their bodies. The final team was another group of Leaf Genin, though Sasuke did not know who their sensei was. The only one who introduced himself was one by the name of Kabuto. Sasuke didn't trust him. He smelled of snakes. He didn't like snakes. Suddenly the room went dark for a few moments, and when the lights came back on, the room accomodated a new party of guests; the Exam Teachers. Standing in front of the class was Ibiki Morino, head of the ANBU Interrogation and Torture Department.
"The first part of the Chunin Exams will now begin. You have each been given an envelope with your written test papers and your seating arrangements. You may now take your seat." explained Ibiki. Everyone looked down, surprised to see that they indeed each held an envelope. The room began to buzz with the Genin talking about what had just occurred.
"I SAID YOU MAY NOW TAKE YOUR FUCKING SEATS!!" proclaaimed Ibiki, scaring the Genin half-to-death, some of them were even scared twice (if you got that joke, kudos to you). Noone wasted a second getting to their assigned seats.
"Good. Now you may begin your test. You will each have an hour to answer all the questions, and you will begin with ten points. The penalty for cheating will be two points, and if you run out of points, you and your team will be disqualified. You may begin." Ibiki explained. Sasuke looked down at his test.
'These questions are way too hard for an average Genin. I doubt even a Chunin would know how to answer these questions...ah, I get it. They're not testing our knowledge, but our knowledge of how not to get caught. Very clever.' he thought. Sasuke activated his Sharingan, and noticed the person in front of him writing down an answer to the 1st question. He copied the hand motions, and found the answer to be correct. He didn't fully understand the question, but when he read the answer, he was able to deduce what it meant and how to do what it said, as if he had taken a class on it.
'Must be the Fox's influence.' thought Sasuke. Out of the corner of his eyes, he saw Hinata's eye veins bulge, indicatng she had activated her Byakugan. He wrote a message to her on his paper.
Hinata, can you see this? Nod your head if you can. She nodded her head immediately afterward.
The guy in front of me knows the answers, copy them down. She nodded once more, and Sasuke just prayed that Naruto would figure something out in time. He continued copying the guy in front of him. Soon he arrived at question 10. 'Instructions on how to complete this assignment will be given at the 45-minute mark. Please wait diligently.' was written in the question space. Sasuke didn't have to wait much longer. Soon, Ibiki's monstrous voice filled the room.
"It is now time to decide if you would like to attempt to answer question 10. If you choose not to, you and your team will be disqualified, but you will be allowed to try again next year. If you try to answer, but get it wrong, you will be disqualified and must forever remain a Genin. So which will it be? All who wish not to attempt the question, you may leave now." A large portion of the room became empty in an instant. Sasuke looked around. All the teams he had inspected earlier were still in the room. 'Good,' he thought, 'wouldn't want to get rid of the competition before I get a chance to learn from them.'
"As for the rest of you brave ninja who have decided to attempt this life-changing obstacle...congratulations! You pass!"