Chapter 2: Let's pass the exam!!
"Okay, everybody take your seat. NOW!!" ordered a tan-skinned instructor with a scar across the bridge of his nose. All the students scrambled back to their seats. "Right, I'm starting the exa-"
"Hei! Sorry I'm late, Iruka-sensei!" Naruto cutted as he make his grand entrance from the window.
"NARUTO!! Don't you know its rude to- What happened to you?!" Iruka asked/yelled as soon as he saw Naruto's new looked.
"Iruka-sensei, don't you know its rude to shout?" Naruto said mimicking Iruka in his teacher mode and wave his hand infront of him. He then makes his way to his seat beside the Uchiha brat. Kouhei sitting firm on his shoulder.
Kou, see the idiot beside kit? Kyuubi suddenly asked Kouhei. Yeah, what's his damage? More like a ghost than a human. Kouhei answered. Ooo, that's a simple question. His damage is that HE IS A SERIOUS, MAJOR PAIN IN THE ASS!! Kyuubi shouted. Naruto immediately winced. Gomen kit… Come on Kyuubi-sama, he only looked like a ghost. Doesn't mean he act like one. Kouhei declared. Watch and see, Kou…
"Oi dobe." The oh-so-famous-Uchiha-prodigy started. "Never knew you like stuff animal." He said sarcastically. Strike 1. "Don't 'cha know foxes are stupid?" a canine like boy DARE to speak. Strike 2. "Hei, Naruto-baka. You look more like an idiot wearing something like that, right Sasuke-kun?" a HUuuge forehead alien back up the Uchiha bastard. The others laughed at her remarks. The bastard and the pink alien smirk in triumph. Strike 3. Oh, boy…
I take everything back Kouhei said as he started to growl loudly. He then bared his sharp fang and claws. Everyone in the room turn dead silent. They're going to pay oh-so dearly for messing with us Kouhei thought darkly before something or someone started to pet him. "Kou, can you please keep your claws? You're hurting my shoulders" Naruto said calmly holding the pain in his voice.
Kouhei looked at his paws. Sure enough, his claws sunk into Naruto's skin. He meeped and quickly jumped onto the table. Head hung low. "Gomen, Naru," Kouhei thought. 'It's okay…'
"Naruto…" both of them turned and face Iruka. "…where did you get the foxes from? It's a forest animal and kids aren't allowed in the forest unsupervised. Wild animals can't be taken into the village." he exclaimed.
Naruto suddenly pouted. I mean really! He pouted along with the puppy-dog-eyed no jutsu. " But Iruka-sensei…" Naruto picked Kouhei up and showed to Iruka. "…he's soooo cute!!". 'Kouhei! Do the googly eyes. ASAP!!' "You owe me Naru".
"Naruto, just because its cute doesn't me-" Iruka stopped halfway of his speech. He stared at the teary golden eyes plus the teary sapphire eyes that looked as if gelens of water are about to explode in any milliseconds.
'Too cute! Want… to… hug… NO! Must… resist… the… puppy dog eyes!!' Iruka chanted the mantra again and again in his head. Naruto on the other hand, had thought many ways to make Iruka head over heels for the fox but Kouhei kept refusing all of his 'brilliant' idea.
'Fine Kouhei! Plan M! Mewl!' " WTF?! You want me to WHAT!!" Kouhei can't believe his ears! Did Naru-chan just told him to … MEWL?! He rather joined the two weird (ok, FREAKY!) green unknown beings that ran around Konoha everyday rather than this! And he swear someone was screaming 'youth' somewhere…
'Come on… mewl like you never mewl before…' Naruto begged to Kouhei. "I never mewl before!!" Kouhei answer defendingly. Where is Kyuubi-sama when he needed him?
Kyuubi was taking his time enjoying Naruto and Kouhei's little… debate. "Aah… have I ever tell any…beings, how relaxing it is becoming the youkai emperor? Oh, right, every being I've said that to died! Oh well…" Kyuubi purposely make things worst. Soooo not helping here!! Kouhei shouted hoping that Kyuubi-sama would do something like… I don't know… destroy the school perhaps?! That'll be easier. Naru-chan won't worry about exams anymore, Kyuubi would have his revenge and he wouldn't have to mewl! See? Everyone wins! Kyuubi-sama!!
While Kouhei was busy hoping for his master's help, Kyuubi busy boasting how great he is (coughcoughwascough), Iruka chanting the mantra inside his head away and the whole class stared at the two plus a reeealy flustered looking fox, a sinister smile plastered itself on Naruto's face that could even defeat a certain snake sannin.
Sighed… "That's ok Iruka-sensei. I guess I shouldn't have picked him up near the forest. Now, I got to return him back and stuff myself full of ramen to release all of my feelings of loneliness…" Naruto said dramatically as he sensed a particular pair of ears perked up. "Did I mention I'll eat as how much my 'Gama-chan' content?" Naruto purposely raised his voice. At this, everyone in the classroom, especially Kouhei, sweatdropped. A lot. 'Gama-chan??' Most population of students were thinking the exact same thing except for Kouhei who seem like he had just sign his death will.
"KOUHEI! MEWL NOW!! THAT'S AN ORDER FROM I, KYUUBI NO YOUKO!! MEWL NOW OR ELSE I'LL CASTRATE YOU, PULL YOUR INTESTINE OUT AND FEED YOUR KIDNEYS TO THE WOLF CLANS!!"
The great-oh-so-mighty-Kyuubi had bellowed. Too bad he got a huge dislike for ramen.
"Mewl…" Naruto's eyes went wide as a dinner plate. Did…did Kou actually… mewl? Yup, Kouhei with blank eyes and pale face, just mewl. Then, came a 'thump'. Iruka fainted out of lost of lots and lots of amount of blood. "Mewl…" Kouhei goes again. This time, several 'thumps' was heard. "Umm… Kou… you can stop now…", Naruto said concern as he gently shook Kouhei. Nothing. He still got the blank eyes and pale face. "I think he's traumatized", Naruto whispered to himself. Naruto just gently hold Kouhei slowly rocking him side to side. 'Kyuubi! After this exams over, I'm gonna eat 10 bowls of ramen as punishment!! Look at him! He's trembling!!' Naruto mentally scold Kyuubi as the mighty demon just howled a … how does it sounds like… a little bit like… "NOOO!! CURSE YOU RAMEN!!"
5 minutes later, Iruka woke up with some other chuunins cleaning up the blood stained on the floor. Others treated the students who had just experienced love first sight...urm...hear… A light blue coloured hair teacher was helping Iruka to stand up from the chair he was resting. "Ok, Naruto… you can keep it. As a bonus…" Iruka looked sharply at Naruto who was focusing to calm Kouhei down. "…you get to go first", continued the light blue haired chuunin. "Yes, Mizuki-sensei", Naruto said as he obediently follow Iruka and Mizuki into the test room.
Naruto carefully put Kouhei down on the floor beside him. He stroke him lightly. "Ok, Naruto. Your first test", Iruka started. "Henge". Naruto did as he told. A perfect 'Iruka' henge standing in front of the two shock chuunins. Mizuki lean in to Iruka. "I thought for sure he's gonna do the Oiroke no jutsu", he whispered. "Me too… me too…", Iruka whispered back repeatedly.
Naruto, who unsurprisingly heard it, frown. 'What's the use if you guys know I was gonna use it… baka-sensei…' HAHAHA!! Nice joke kit!! Kyuubi suddenly laughed unnaturally.'Not gonna work Kyuubi, I WILL eat 10 bowls of ramen after this'. And the fox emperor effectively shuts up.
"Next, Naruto-kun… bunshin", Mizuki said and Naruto create multiple ' kage bunshin' rather than ' bunshin'. Mizuki, who obviously, realize this ask him why and HOW he manage to do that jutsu. Naruto told him he can't tell anything about his training and the jutsu. He then remembered when Kouhei taught him 2 hours for the freaking 'bunshin' when he was seven. He finally gave up and taught him 'kage bunshin' instead. He created 10 on his first try.
Iruka and Mizuki whispered to each other before they nodded in agreement. Iruka turn to Naruto and give him a big smile. " Congratulations Naruto!" Iruka gave him a forehead protector. "You pass". Naruto went forward and received the hitai-ate. "Yes, congratulation Naruto", Mizuki smile. Naruto smiled back at him. He then froze when he saw something in Mizuki's eyes. "What's wrong Naruto?" Iruka snapped him back to reality. "Nothing, I just wanna say thank you", Naruto said masking his anxiety. Suddenly, Kouhei brushed his leg.
"Kou, you woke up!!" Naruto shouted joyfully. Kouhei just nodded. Naruto quickly pick him up and exit the room. "What's wrong?" Kouhei ask. He looked at Naruto's flustered face. He saw something in that 'Mizuki' guy, Kyuubi told him. Kouhei rose his eyebrow. "Naru, you know you're good at telling someone's emotions and feelings", Kouhei praised Naruto. Inside, he's itching to know what he saw. 'Sometimes…' Naruto went to his seat beside the pink alien since 'it' had took his previous place. '..I really wishes I can't, Kou'. Naruto said with his head on the table in a sleepy way. He kept his hitai-ate inside his jacket. "Naru, what did you sa-", Kouhei stopped halfway when Naruto only mumbled one word before he drift into a peaceful sleep. Kouhei was stunned for a moment but then rest himself beside Naruto's head. His mind was still ringing of what his little adopt brother said. "Hatred…"