Rin: OMG. I'm such a bad person. I've kept you all waiting for this chapter…You probably have forgotten about Isuzu, Aiki and Kaien. –sobs- I'm so sorry that I couldn't get this out earlier… To go off in an entirely different direction, the names.
Isuzu: Isuzu Sohma. I think the name suits her well.
Aiki: Would come from the kanji 'Love' and 'Tree'. So She's a tree of love!(?)
Kaien: I just liked this name for some reason, then I remembered that the president of the Cross Academy is named Kaien. –laugh-
Kikyo: Inuyasha. 'nuff said.
ON WITH THE STORY!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto…or Gaara… Just my OC's –sob-
The days passed, our little genin trained and their lives went on. There were no more attacks on Aiki from Gaara, as Isuzu was sure of it to stay that way. Kaien practically was out every night, having ramen with Naruto, chatting. Much to Kaien's disdain, Naruto frequently repeated what his dream was. Whenever Naruto asked Kaien about his dream, he would change the subject.
And poor Naruto, being the dense little boy that he was, fell for it every time. Truth was, Kaien didn't want to talk about his dream. The first part of it involved finding out about his biological parents. The second part was to become a Chuunin. The third and final part was to become a teacher at the academy in Kumogakure. It was a delicate subject for him. He had always been a curious boy, and whenever he learned something new, Kaien immediately wanted to share it with someone. Teach them what he knew, you might say.
Now, to get back to the plot line. It was the first day of the exams. They were all quite nervous, when they went to the Konoha academy. It was a large building, grey, well, mostly large. The team went into the building and found their way to room 301 only to have it guarded by some genin who claimed that they were keeping the weaklings out. A girl with brown buns of hair and a pink Chinese-style shirt went up to the kids.
"Please, we're begging you to let us in," she said. The girl was quickly kicked away by the genin guarding the door.
"Hey, that's not nice," Aiki yelled.
"Does the punk who said that wanna fight?" The one on the right sneered. Aiki stepped forward.
"I'll fight if you're up to it," Aiki smirked.
"I think you misunderstand," the one on the right said.
"We're just trying to spare you," the left on sighed. "The Chuunin exams are extremely difficult, and we should now. We've failed three times so far. There are people who made it, then immediately gave up being shinobi. Others have ended up crippled, and some have even been reduced to vegetables. We've seen it all!"
"Besides, Chuunin are cell commanders, they lead their units," the one who seemed to have a cold explained. "The responsibilities of failed missions and dead shinobi rest firmly on their shoulders. And you little punks have the nerve to apply? We're saving a step by weeding out the obvious losers beforehand." The corner of Kaien's mouth twitched. That was completely unfair. Everyone deserves a fair chance at becoming a Chuunin. At least, that's what he thought.
"That sounds good in theory," someone said. "But you'd better let me through and drop the force field illusion you've created while you're at it." Out appeared Sasuke, with Sakura and Naruto in tow. There was a probably a rupture of squeals from fan girls in that hallway.
"I have business on the third floor," Sasuke continued. Then there were whispers, wondering what the Uchiha was talking about. Isuzu herself raised and eyebrow, though she had a fairly good idea of what he was talking about.
"So you figured it out, eh?" the left one muttered.
"You probably were the first to notice it, right Sakura?" Sasuke said. She let out a little gasp, and Aiki noticed Sasuke winking at her.
"You're the most analytical and the best in our cell at understanding the art of illusion," Sasuke complimented. Sakura looked at Sasuke with a look of adoration then looked up at the genin blocking the door.
"Of course I noticed it," Sakura said confidently. "Obviously, we're still on the second floor."
"Of course," Naruto nodded. The sign on the door changed from 301 to 201. Aiki gasped and mentally scolded herself for not noticing it quicker. Isuzu sighed as she thought something was up. Kaien just stood there, looking like, himself.
"Hey, not bad, but seeing through it, is not enough," the one on the right said, then getting ready to kick Sasuke. Sasuke leaned over for a counter attack kick, but someone garbed in a green spandex-like suit quickly get himself in between the two genin and stopped their kicks.
Wow, he's fast, Isuzu thought, making a mental note. Guy in green jumpsuit thing is uber fast. Fast enough to stop two guy's kicks. Aiki looked at her twin. She sighed aloud. Aiki knew that Isuzu was in thinking mode. Well, to put it more specifically, her mental notebook mode. Isuzu kept so many mental notes that she would need at least three or four scrolls to hold all that she remembered. Aiki seized her twin's wrist and dragged her away.
"Kaien, we're heading out," Aiki called, "time to take the Chuunin exam!" Kaien broke out of whatever trance he was in and followed after them. He caught up to them and they went into the REAL examination room. They entered and it was already full of genin from villages around the world.
"Wow," Kaien quietly gasped, "it's really crowded." Isuzu rolled her eyes.
"Silly Kaien, of course it's crowded, it's the Chuunin exams," Aiki chuckled, playfully knocked on Kaien's head with her fist. Her eyes then proceeded to drift around the room, as if they were searching. Aiki caught the tuft of red hair and then the rest of Gaara. He caught her eyes staring at him. Aiki smiled, earning a frown and an arms crossing from Gaara. The message for her to leave him alone was clear and Aiki quickly looked away. Isuzu noticed her sister's sudden defeated posture, and went to give her a quick hug. The proctor waltzed into the room and instructed everyone to pick a number. Aiki and Isuzu were separated, one at the front of the room, the other at the back. Kaien was in the middle, right at the aisle, the shinobi staring daggers at him, and probably everyone else in the room.
So unnerving, Kaien thought.
"AND START," Ibiki Morino, the name of the proctor shouted.
Rin: I'm SO SORRY! It's really short, but it's better than nothing…I think I will skip over the entire testing part…let me know if you don't want that to happen. Then I will strain my mind to come up with something creative for the testing bit. If not, then I will give it a brief summary in the next chapter and go on to THE SECOND EXAM!!!