Arc 3
Chunnin exam part 1
OK! I am ready to begin writing this Part of the Arc and to tell you the truth it would be super long if I didn't put it in 2 parts. And frankly I don't want to have to type that many words so this part will be up until the preliminaries and about the Sasuke getting the curse mark I couldn't decide so I will have it happen like it does in the show... So R&R!
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Sakura stared at the water as she waited for the others to get there. "SAKURA-CHAN!!" Naruto shouted, Sakura looked over to him. She smiled, "Hey Naruto." Was all she said. "What's wrong?" Naruto asked, "I'm just really bored and besides having to get up at 5 in the morning." Sakura growled in annoyance. "Oh well then what do you want to do so your not bored?" Naruto asked. "How about we spar?" Naruto asked, Sakura raised a eyebrow. "Seriously?" was all she asked. Naruto nodded, "Well then let's get to it." Sakura said. Naruto laughed and then they were about to move over onto the grass when Sasuke got there. "Hey Sasuke want to train with us?" Sakura asked, "Hn no you are to weak." Was all he said Sakura's eyes flared. 'OH NO HE DIDN'T!!' Sakura thought. "UCHIHA PREPARE TO DIE!!" She screamed and was about to jump on Sasuke when a voice screamed. "GET AWAY FROM MY SASUKE-KUN!!" Sakura froze. "Fangirls…?" was all she muttered before turning slowly toward the voice. "Hey you bitch I said get away from him!" a girl with long red hair, and vary slut like clothes. Sakura raised a eyebrow. "And why should I listen to you?" Sakura asked.
"Because there is more of us and only one of you." She said. Sakura smirked. "I can still beat you all into bloody pulps." Sakura said. They all glared at her. "Yeah right half of us are chunnin and the rest of us are gennin how do you think you can beat us?" the girl hissed the other girls cracking their knuckles. "Well let me show you." Was all Sakura said before she did some handsigns. Their eyes widened, "What jutsu is that?" a chunnin girl said stepping back. "LIGHTNIG STYLE: DRAGON THUNDER!" Sakura shouted and huge black clouds soon appeared. "Even I can't predict where the lightning will hit." Was all she said. All the fangirls froze and soon took off running as there was a loud crash of thunder.
"LET'S GET OUT OF HERE SHE'S CRAZY!!" The leader said and they disappeared around the corner. "Wow Sakura-chan where did you learn that?" Naruto asked in amazement. Sakura smiled as she watched the clouds disappear. "You remember the jutsu Kakashi-sensei used before he passed us right?" Sakura asked. "Yeah what does that have to do with that?" Sasuke said, "Well it's that jutsu except I changed the name to make them think that it was going to shoot lightning at them." Sakura stated, "Then how did you get the thunder?" Naruto asked.
"Growl, growl" They all looked at Naruto who smiled slightly, "You used the sound of my stomach growling?" Naruto asked. "Yeah… Cool right?" Sakura said.
"Yeah but how did you get it to sound like that yet you couldn't hear my stomach?" Naruto again asked. Sasuke's eyes widened when he noticed something black attached to Naruto's jacket right below his stomach.
"When you were going to spar you put the mic on the bottom of his jacket and that's how nobody heard or saw how you made the thunder." Sasuke said. "Smart and quite a good trick." He continued.
"Yeah, yeah." Sakura said.
"So you weren't going to beat Sasuke up?" Naruto asked confused.
"No I wasn't going to do that but I couldn't pass up a chance to scare fangirls seeing as they are sooooo annoying." Was all Sakura said.
"Well I'm going to go get some groceries and…" She never finished her sentence because Sasuke and Naruto had already started a argument. "And you aren't listening…" was all she muttered under her breath.
"Hn I'm leaving." Sasuke said.
"YEA WELL YOU LEAVE BECAUSE YOU ARE THE ONE KEEPING US FROM IMPROVING!!" Naruto shouted at him.
"Hn dope you should really think about your sentence because it should be about you." Sasuke said.
Sakura sighed. 'their teamwork has gone down not up ever since that mission in mist.' Sakura thought and watched them argue some more. "Okay shut-up already!" Sakura hissed stepping in between them when they were about to start a fistfight.
Once Sasuke had left Sakura was going to leave but Naruto had managed to drag her to the ramen stand.
On their way out they met Konohamaru, "Hey boss want to play ninja's with us?" He asked Moegi, and Udon smiling and nodding.
"Sorry I can't play I have to go train." Naruto said trying to sound all mature in front of Sakura.
"I doubt it you probably have to go on a date with your girlfriend you just didn't want to tell me about it." Konohamaru said motioning toward Sakura when he said girlfriend.
"yeah you got me Konohamaru I'm going on a date with her." Naruto said.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY NARUTO?!" Sakura screeched and cracked her knuckles and beat them both into bloody pulps.
"Never mind boss she isn't your girlfriend her forehead is to big and ugly." Konohamaru said and soon regretted it.
"WHAT DID YOU SAY YOU LITTLE RUNT?!" Sakura screeched.
"OH NO RUN KONOHAMARU!!" Naruto shouted and they both took off running.
"COME BACK HERE YOU LITTLE BRATS!!" Sakura screeched.
While Konohamaru was running he ran into somebody. "Well, well, well what do we have here?" The boy asked. And he picked Konohamaru up by his scarf.
"Hey put him down!" Naruto shouted when he got there.
"Why should I listen to you?" the boy asked.
"Kankuro Put him down we don't want him to be mad at us." A girl said.
"No he won't be here in a while so come on Temari can't I just mess with him a little?" He asked pulling something wrapped in bandages.
"Your not going to use that are you?!" Temari exclaimed in shock.
"HEY PUT HIM DOWN!" Sakura screamed.
"Oh look a little girl decided to join us." Kankuro said.
'What the? Is that Shukaku I sense?' Sakura thought.
"Please put him down it was my fault that he ran into you so please put him down." Sakura said looking at Kankuro.
"No… Why should I listen… OUCH!" He said suddenly and dropped Konohamaru. "Who the hell threw that stone?" He hissed and looked up to the tree.
"Sasuke!" Sakura said in relief.
"Naruto you can't handle a guy like this that only proves that you are the weakest out of all of us." He said.
"Now tell me why are you in are village?" Sakura asked.
"Why aren't these guys stupid. They don't know about the Chunnin exams." Kankuro said.
"Chunnin exams?" Naruto asked.
"So that explains why Sand ninja are here." Sakura said and then looked at Naruto. "The chunnin exams are exams that take place every 2 years and it tests Gennin to see if they are ready to become a higher rank and if they are strong enough to handle higher ranked missions." Sakura said.
"Well the girl is smart." Kankuro said. Then turned to Sasuke. "Come on fight me right here." He said, "I want some pay back for that stone." He said. Sasuke was about to move when a voice interrupted him.
"Kankuro, Temari, we are not suppose to attack people who are ninja of this village nor are we suppose to try to kill them." The voice said.
"Gaara." Temari and Kankuro said in fear.
'No doubt they are scared of him he has Shukaku after all.' Sakura thought. 'HEY SHUKAKU CAN YOU HEAR ME?' Sakura shouted in her mind.
'Hmm? Who the hell is that? Nobody can hear me except this gaki.' Shukaku's voice growled.
'Wow Shukaku I never thought I would see the day you forgot about me.' Sakura thought.
'SAKURA?!' Shukaku shouted in surprise.
'yes old friend?' Sakura asked smiling to herself.
'WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN? YOU JUST UP AND DISAPPEARED AND I WAS SOOO BORED I KNOW YOUR MOTHER HAD DIED AND ALL BUT YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO LEAVE ME!' Shukaku screamed.
'OW MY HEAD NOT SO LOUD WE AREN'T TALKING IN PERSON!' Sakura shouted back.
'Sorry. But I will talk to you later my gaki is leaving.' Shukaku said.
Sakura shook her head and suddenly found she was staring into jade eyes. "You what's your name?" Gaara's cold voice said.
"Me? I'm Sakura… Haruno Sakura." She said.
'Haruno? I thought your last name was Kitsune…' Shukaku said.
'I changed it. I'll tell you later.' Sakura said to him.
"You are different from most people." Gaara said. Sakura smirked.
"Well I'm not most people now am I?" Sakura said. Gaara glared at her.
"Gaara we have to go!" Temari said slightly scared.
"I'm coming." Was all Gaara said and disappeared in a swirl of sand his siblings disappearing to.
'That was interesting… He was kinda cute…' she thought. She then turned and walked away.
'Until tonight Gaara.' Was all she thought knowing he still heard her seeing as she heard Shukaku start laughing when she thought that.
Gaara watched her, 'Until tonight Gaara.' He heard her voice say in his mind, and Shukaku start laughing. 'Who is she and what does she mean?' he thought.
'You'll see' Shukaku said.
'What?' Gaara asked the Tanuki.
Shukaku laughed more, 'Oh just wait you impatient Gaki.' Gaara glared mentally at him.
'Fine.' He thought and disappeared to watch the girl named Haruno Sakura.
As she was walking she heard Naruto Running up behind her. "What is it Naruto?" She asked looking behind her to not only see Naruto but also Sasuke. "What is it?" She asked.
"Kakashi wants to see us." Sasuke said, "he said it was something about those Chunnin exams and that we should meet at the bridge in a hour." He continued.
"Okay… what do you want Naruto?" Sakura sighed noticing Naruto looking at her with a strange look. "Wait… Don't tell me you want me to go with you to Ichiraku and have ramen with you right?" Sakura asked.
Naruto's eyes widened and he nodded furiously, "Yeah!" Naruto shouted excitement in his eyes. "Sasuke you're coming to!" Naruto said and dragged them both to Ichiraku.
Sakura's and Sasuke's eyes twitched as they watch Naruto choke down his 11 bowl, "I think I lost my appetite…" Sakura said as she pushed her bowl away, Sasuke nodded and pushed his bowl away.
"Sooo? Who's pay…" He stopped mid sentence as he saw Sakura and Sasuke already walking away. "HEY COME BACK!!" He shouted and was about to run after them when the owner grabbed his arm and put his hand out. Naruto glared as he saw Sakura and Sasuke stop and wait for him at the corner as he paid for his ramen. He ran up to them, "Why did you ditch me?!" He asked glaring at him.
"We left because we don't want to pay for your food we paid for are ramen so why shouldn't you?" Sakura said, Sasuke smirked and nodded in agreement.
"You guys suck!" Naruto growled in annoyance and stalked off toward the bridge. Sakura laughed and followed with Sasuke.
"Naruto! Wait for us!" Sakura shouted and saw Naruto stop and wait for them. Sakura smiled, "Come on Sasuke we should hurry we don't want Naruto to be the first one to the bridge." Sakura said.
Sasuke nodded, "Hn, let's go." He said in a monotone voice. Sakura laughed and they took off running past Naruto who looked quite dumbfounded.
"HEY NO FAIR!" He shouted and ran after them, "Come back guys that's not fair!" He shouted again gaining speed as he ran.
"Looks like Naruto is catching up." Sakura mumbled and started to move faster. 'I remember that one trick daddy showed me he said a ninja that used to be hokage here could do it and he decided he wanted to show me.' Sakura thought smiling at the memory of her and her father racing in human form. She then snapped back to reality when she noticed Naruto and Sasuke were getting further ahead of her.
"HEY SAKURA-CHAN YOU MIGHT WANT TO STOP DREAMING ABOUT SASUKE AND TRYING TO GET FASTER!" Naruto shouted, Sakura's eyes narrowed dangerously.
"In your dreams Naruto!" she shouted back and started picking up speed catching up to them, "Besides I am much faster then both of you." She said, watching as they both glared at her. "You know you might want to look forward…" Sakura said. They both looked at Sakura and noticed she had stopped Sasuke then looked up his eyes widening as he quickly stopped Naruto stopping as well but it was to late they both fell into the river beside the bridge.
Sakura laughed, "I warned you." Sakura said as she stepped onto the bridge. "SAKURA-CHAN!" Naruto complained, Sasuke just glared at her. "Man you guys are funny but it doesn't compare to some of my friends." Sakura said remembering how funny Nibi and Shukaku were at times and then how weird Sachibi could be always making her laugh.
"Hey Earth to Sakura! Kakashi-sensei is here!" Naruto shouted in her ear only to be punched back into the river.
"Shut-up Naruto you didn't have to yell in my ear." Sakura hissed at him and then turned to look over to see Kakashi was actually there. "Wow Kakashi-sensei you are early, the world is going to end!" Sakura said dramatically and watched as Kakashi sweatdropped.
"Well if you will all pay attention I can tell you why I have asked you to come here." Kakashi said ignoring Sakura's comment. "The Chunnin exam is starting tomorrow and I have arranged for you to participate but you can chose if you want to go in it or not." Kakashi said.
"ALRIGHT! WE GET TO GO IN THE CHUNNIN EXAMS!" Naruto shouted and pumped his fists in the air.
"Shut-up baka!" Sakura growled hitting him over the head. "Is there anything else Kakashi-sensei?" Sakura asked.
"Nope just that and go to room 301 in the academy for the first part of the exam." Kakashi quickly said and disappeared.
"Well see you guys later." Sakura said and walked away. 'Do I really have to take this test?' Sakura asked herself. 'But then again if I don't Naruto and Sasuke will probably hate me because you can't take them if you only have one teammate…' Sakura continued.
'Gee way to go Saku-chan you have to take a test.' Shukaku's voice broke her chain of thought.
'Shukaku!' Sakura thought.
'yeah bask in the glory of the almighty Shukaku King of the DEMONS!' Shukaku said.
'Oh great king of the demons what am I to do? Take the test or not and have my teammates hate me?' Sakura asked playing along with his little game.
'What do I say? I say take them and kick all those people in the butt if they think you are weak!' Shukaku said laughing.
Sakura laughed with him. 'Shouldn't you be making sure you Gaki isn't getting attacked?' Sakura asked.
'No not really besides we are practically walking right beside you so it doesn't really matter.' Shukaku said.
'WHAT?!' Sakura shouted and looked around only to walk right into the person she was trying to find.
"Oh uh I'm sorr… Gaara?" She asked in surprise when she noticed something, "Shukaku! What the hell do you think you are doing?!" Sakura hissed quietly at the boy.
"Sorry Saku-chan I just wanted to talk to you in person." Shukaku whispered.
" Oh." Sakura said, "Well if you want to talk come with me to my house just don't let anybody know your following me." Sakura said.
"Already done." Shukaku said and disappeared. Sakura sighed, "Shukaku what am I going to do with you?" Sakura questioned herself, as she got into her house
"Love me, Feed me and Never leave me." Shukaku said appearing in her home.
"You ever hear of knocking?" Sakura asked glaring at him.
"Yeah but it doesn't sound fun." Shukaku said.
"So… what did you want to talk to me about?" Sakura asked. Shukaku looked a little surprised.
"You always know when I want to tell you something important." He said, "You know that's kinda creepy." He continued hesitating in what he was going to tell her.
"Spill it now or I will hurt you Shu-kun." Sakura said reverting back to the old nickname she had given him.
"Well it's just that… You remember that guy Orochimaru right?" Shukaku asked. Sakura nodded, "Well it seems he's planing on attacking your village and well I think he might of killed the Kazekage which is Gaara's and his siblings father and I think he's after a new body." Shukaku said.
Sakura stared at him, "My father had warned him… He was warned by the demon king and now that he has been sealed he thinks he can take a new body?!" Sakura rage building up in her tone. "Well I guess we will show him now won't we Shukaku?" Sakura asked.
"Sakura-san I am sorry but if I make Gaara go against orders of the 'Kazekage' then he will be tortured." Shukaku said.
"But your sand will protect him!" Sakura said in alarm. "No they have this room… This cold and dark and damp room that not even my sand can get into it because that is where my old sealing took place and I will not be able to protect him but I will feel the pain." He whispered and Sakura's eyes widened as she could hear the fear in his voice.
"Then I will forgive you for attacking are village." Sakura said. Shukaku nodded.
"Thank you Sakura." He whispered and slowly his eyes started to change back to normal.
Gaara clutched his head but froze as he felt arms holding him like they were carrying him. Then they stopped and he noticed it, it was midnight, what had happened? Did he fall asleep? Did he destroy Konoha? If he did he would be sent to that room that evil room the one he hated so much.
"Don't worry Shukaku didn't do anything although I'm surprised we talked so long." A girls voice interrupted his thoughts. He opened his eyes to see green eyes and fur?
'Fur? People don't have fur.' He thought then heard Shukaku laughing.
'Boy you have a lot to learn about us demons.' Shukaku laughed at him. Gaara glared.
"Who are you?" he asked the furry thing.
"If I tell you will you promise not to tell a single soul not even the elders of your village?" The voice asked. Gaara nodded. "Then I will tell you." The voice said. Gaara thought for a moment as the furry thing that was carrying him put him down.
"Your voice it seems familiar." He said, as he watched the furry thing and realized it was a giant… 'NINE-TAILED WOLF!?' Gaara thought staring wide eyed at the nine-tailed wolf. "B-but how there is only one nine tailed and that is the nine tailed fox!" Gaara said. The wolf seemed to smile at his way out of character reaction to her appearance.
"Do not worry I am the 9-tailed foxes Daughter. Sakura Kitsune or as you know me Sakura Haruno." The wolf said as Chakra flowed around her and she turned back into a human. "Now tell me… why are you so lonely?" she asked looking at him with a raised eye brow.
"Why should I tell you." He asked.
"Oh no reason it's just I want to know why you think it that you have to live to kill." Sakura said and put her hand on his shoulder. Gaara stared at her hand surprised his sand did nothing to stop her action.
"How did you?" he asked.
"How did I touch you without your sand? Well that's simple really I am Shukaku's friend and he knows I would never hurt you intentionally." Sakura said. "Do you want me to stay with you?" She suddenly asked.
Gaara's eyes widened, "Stay with me? As in stay with me for the night?" he asked looking at her with a surprised look and then it was emotionless again.
Sakura laughed at him, "of course I mean for the night all I need is a hour of sleep and I'm fine I could go for as long as you have with out sleeping actually." Sakura said.
"You've already done that Sakura." Shukaku's voice said as a clone appeared. Sakura smiled.
"I see you are finally getting used to that body seeing as you are no longer laying on the ground in front of my house." Sakura said as she looked at her handy work.
"Don't be mean Sakura…You know I haven't walked around in a human body in years." Shukaku said. Sakura laughed then looked at Gaara and laughed harder.
"Don't worry Panda-chan he is still connected to you just he's in a clone of mine." Sakura said as she saw the horrified look on Gaara's face.
Gaara then looked at Sakura, "he hasn't killed anyone?" he asked. Sakura smiled.
"Nope he wouldn't dare… Unless he wants to have a fight with me to deal with." Sakura said as she and Gaara watched as Shukaku shivered at the thought of fighting Sakura.
"Never again shall I kill when you are around." Shukaku said. Sakura laughed then stopped when she heard Gaara chuckling.
"You chuckled." Sakura said, "Boy this day has been full of firsts." Sakura said and leaned back onto the roof of the building, to look at the stars. "Their pretty." Sakura said quietly.
Gaara looked at her in surprise and looked at the sky as well, "Your right they are pretty." He said laying down beside her. He looked at her, "Your participating in the Chunnin exam you should go home and get some sleep." Gaara said. Sakura looked at him.
"Fine, fine. I'll go," Sakura said. "But Shukaku I'm sorry but you have to go back now." She said and hit the clone with a Kunai. "See you at the first exam Gaara." She said Gaara nodded, and watched as she disappeared in a swirl of red gold and black cherry blossoms. He smiled a small smile, See you Sakura… Kitsune." He whispered and then headed back to the small apartment he and his siblings were sharing.
The next morning Sakura woke up to the sound of sand against her floor, she sat up and saw Gaara standing there. "You might want to hurry the exam starts in 2 hours." He said and was gone.
"Well that was a weird wake-up call." Sakura said and got out of bed, her red silk nightgown rubbing lightly against her skin. "Now to have a shower and one hell of a clothing change." She said and walked into her bathroom.
Once out of the shower with her teeth and hair brushed she walked into her room. "Now for some clothes. Maybe I will make some with my oh so talented chakra control." She said to herself. "On second thought, maybe I'll go buy some…" she said remembering the last time she had tried making clothes with her chakra. "I'll practice making clothes that way after the chunnin exam." She said to herself. And quickly got dressed in some old clothes and walked out of her house to but some new clothes.
At the store there were already many people and a few of which Sakura remembered to be fans of Sasuke. 'Oi here comes the rabid fangirls screaming about how they should be on Sasuke's team and I shouldn't.' She thought and then walked over to some clothes as she was noticed.
"Hey mom that's the girl that fixed the sheet of teams so she would be on Sasuke-kun's team!" one said, "Oh my come on dear we will get the owner to kick her out." The woman said and was about to go over to the person when Sakura started laughing at something.
"Sakura-samaaaaa" a small little spider complained as Sakura had refused to give him some of the food she had with her. "I said no, now stop bothering me." Sakura laughed.
"Oh my gosh see mom she's crazy she's laughing at nothing!" the girl cried and was about to continue when she noticed Sakura looking at a outfit her mother had forbidden her to even think of buying. "Mom I have a better idea why not tell her mom she's buying that one outfit you said not to buy!" the girl said, her mother looked and then had a look of horror on her face.
"Girl why are you even thinking of trying that on?!" she asked walking up to Sakura and was going to grab the leather and cotton outfit. "I have the right and to tell your parents that you are trying to get yourself a boyfriend by looking like a slut!" the women said not noticing that 4 other girls in the store were wearing the same outfit that was not sluty at all.
Sakura looked at the women, "Why would they care? It's not sluty at all and besides… I don't have parents." Sakura said smiling happily at the lady.
"DON'T HAVE PARENTS?!" The mother shrieked, "Then you should go to an orphanage and not even think of being a ninja!" she continued her rant her daughter nodding in approval.
"Sheesh lady you are annoying and by the way… Your daughter didn't even try the test I saw her cheat." Sakura said.
"MY DAUGHTER WOULD DO NO SUCH THING!" The women cried.
"Then why did she not even get a head band?" Sakura asked.
"Because you are the one that cheated her and switched the tests!" the women screamed. Sakura laughed as she saw the owner come over.
"Excuse me miss but will you please leave this store and… NEVER COME BACK!" he said and kicked them out. Sakura smiled. "Thanks… they were really annoying me and everybody else." Sakura said and walked into the change rooms.
When she came out wearing the outfit she had been looking at she smiled. "I look good and it's easy to move in too." Sakura said to her self. Here's what it looked like: Black kimono like top with a giant wolf going up the back, white skirt with blue shorts under it, normal sandals, red gloves and the kunai and shuriken pouch where they normally are except they are gray. She then put her Konoha headband on her fore head and looked in the mirror. "Hmm… I think I will go Shikamaru style and put it around my arm…" She said as she walked to the till and paid for it. "I don't have time to change out of it so I will pay for it like this." She explained and ran out after the guy had nodded.
"Where is she?" Naruto asked impatient, Sasuke shrugged and was about to go in when Sakura appeared right in front of him.
"Don't tell me you were going to go in without me Sasuke." Sakura said, Sasuke smirked and nodded as Naruto smiled and they walked in. "Man this is like going back in time." Sakura said as she looked at all the academy students who stepped to the side and let them pass.
When they got to the second floor Sakura immediately saw they genjutsu and told them not to fall for it. "Just go on by." Sakura said but stopped when she saw a two in a henge beating up another guy. She sighed. "HEY! Why don't you pick on somebody your own age or rank for that matter?" Sakura said as she walked up to one of them. They looked at her with surprise.
"So you saw through it? Well isn't Pinky smart." One said. The other nodded. "yeah she is." And they laughed.
"You guys got a death wish?" Sakura asked looking at them with a evil look. They shivered, "The last person who called me pink wasn't found for a week you want to join him?" Sakura asked. They gulped and disappeared into the room. Sakura smirked. "I didn't think so." She said and turned to catch up with Sasuke and Naruto who were smirking at what she had done.
But before they could continue a boy with a major eyebrow problems appeared. "I AM ROCK LEE THE VILLAGES HANSOME DEVIL!" He shouted, Sakura stepped back.
There eyes twitched, "How is it possible to have such huge eyebrow?" Naruto asked.
"I don't know Naruto but what I do know is that the is just plain freaky." Sakura said.
Sasuke just stood there eye twitching and then mumbled come on guys lets go." Sakura nodded and Naruto just started walking toward the stairs.
"MY LOVELY CHERRY BLOSSOM WILL YOU PLEASE HONOUR ME WITH YOUR NAME?" Lee shouted gain.
Sakura's eye twitched… "Umm sure… I'm Sakura…" She said moving closer to Sasuke and Naruto.
"WILL YOU GIVE ME THE HONOUR OF BEING MY GIRLFRIEND?" Lee shouted just as Sakura thought it couldn't get worse. She looked horrified.
"NO WAY IN HELL!" Sakura screeched and dragged Sasuke and Naruto up the stairs. "That guy was weird." Sakura said, Sasuke and Naruto nodded.
"Ahh there you are!" Kakashi's voice broke them out there thoughts, "KAKASHI-SENSEI?!" Sakura and Naruto shouted Sasuke just looked surprised.
"Yes, yes I know you weren't exspecting to see me but it just I wanted to tell you that if one of you hadn't come then I would have had to send you back." He said they looked at him horrified, "Oh yes and past this door you will no longer see me until the third exam so I am sorry but this is were we part until then… Unless you die of course." He said in a casual tone.
"UNLESS WE WHAT?!" They all shouted. Kakashi just gave his oh so famous smile and disappeared. Sakura looked at them. "Well then… Here we come Chunnin exam." Sakura said, Sasuke and Naruto nodded and they all pushed open the door to see many people turn and look at them.
"I'M NARUTO UZUMAKI AND I'M GOING TO BEAT YOU ALL!" Naruto screamed. Sakura's eye twitched and she hit him over the head.
"Nice first impression you idiot…" she hissed at him, she then looked at all the people glaring at them, "I'm sorry he's just a very dumb idiot." Sakura said. 'I don't believe it he just had to say it… although I might of said it once or twice at home to some of are rival demons…' she thought.
'ONCE OR TWICE? Boy that's an understatement.' Shukaku laughed. 'Oh shut-up.' Sakura thought and then looked around.
"SASUKE-KUN!" A voice suddenly shouted and Ino ran over and jumped on Sasuke's back.
"Get off me." Sasuke said in a annoyed tone.
"Oh don't be like that Sasuke-kun. You know you like it." She said smiling at Sakura.
Sakura raised a eyebrow at her. "Get off him Ino or your going to go falling on your butt." Sakura said Ino glared at her.
"Oh yeah and how is…" She never finished her sentence because she was sitting on her butt and Sasuke was standing beside Sakura. "Why you… what have you done to Sasuke-kun?!" she growled getting up and stalking toward Sakura. When the rest of the gang came over.
"It seems we are all here… so when is this first exam going to begin?" Kiba said.
"It begins now." A voice boomed throughout the room they looked over and saw a guy with scares all over his face. "Find your assigned seat and sit down your written exam is about to begin." His voice boomed again.
Sakura raised her hand as she sat down. "What is it?" he asked annoyance in his voice.
"What your name… It's always polite to tell us your name first." She said. He glared at her.
"And it's even more polite to introduce yourself first." He countered. She smiled.
"Well then… I'm Sakura… Haruno Sakura." She said and saw a few proctors' eyes widen.
"As in the Haruno's daughter? Didn't they die 6-7 years ago?" he asked. She nodded. "Well it is nice to meet you Miss. Haruno I am Ibiki Morino you exam instructor and you will be wise as to ask no more questions because the tests starts as soon as you have all been given your test… Oh and any cheaters will be disqualified instantly when you are caught." He said.
Sakura smirked, 'Oh you won't catch me.' Sakura thought and looked to where Gaara was sitting. 'Shukaku? It's time you owe me one of those favors.' She thought. 'Oh really? Well then me and the Gaki will help you but you have to tell him more about yourself.' Shukaku said. 'Don't worry I plan on telling a lot more as time goes on.' She said. That's good because I want to know everything.' Gaara's voice said. 'So Shukaku taught you how to talk to me. That good now lets begin.' She said and she heard Ibiki say start.
'Copy down my answers.' Gaara said as he started to put down all the answers quite fast. Sakura smiled, 'ok.' She said. 'Gaara stop talking to me I have a unwanted visitor.' She thought. Gaara looked slightly over his shoulder and saw the Yamanaka girl doing some hand signs. Then Sakura putting a genjutsu on her exam sheet as Ino finished the hand signs. And he quickly went back to putting in his answers.
'That girl is going to fail sooooo bad.' Shukaku said laughing in Gaara's mind, Gaara just nodded and finished all the questions except for number 10.
'Oi that girl is just plain stupid she didn't even see the genjutsu I put on my paper.' Sakura thought as she watched Naruto do his little speech thing. (I can't remember what he said sorry) 'Boy Naruto sure has spirit he's standing up to the proctor and Ibiki is the head of interrogation.' She continued her thoughts drifting to look out the window.
"YOU ALL PASS!" Ibiki's voice boomed through the room Sakura's head turned to look toward Naruto who was staring wide-eyed at him.
Sakura smiled, 'Good job Naruto you got us all past the first exam… I will have to thank you later.' She thought.
CRASH!
Sakura's head snapped up to look at the front of the classroom and saw a lady who looked insane. "Gee Ibiki you must be going soft there is still so many of them here. But don't worry more then half of them will be gone by the time I'm done with them." The lady said. "Am I early?" she suddenly asked noticing a few of the proctors looking at her with a sweat drop.
"Yes Anko you are to early." Ibiki said from behind the black screen that had gone up in front of him. "Oh well sorry but let's go you Maggots, it's time for your next exam to begin!" she yelled.
Sakura cringed, 'EAR'S GOING TO FALL OFF SHE'S TO LOUD!' She cried in her mind, Shukaku started laughing at her. 'Oh Shut up you stupid Tanuki.' Shukaku went silent, and Sakura sighed in relief.
"Go to training ground 47 or as some people call it the forest of death." Anko said and disappeared. The other Gennin in the room that had passed stood and quickly headed out of the room to go to the forest.
"Well this will be interesting." Sakura said to Sasuke and Naruto.
"Yeah, it sounds quite dangerous." Naruto said gulping as he thought about what could happen in the forest.
"Don't worry Naruto we'll be fi…" Sakura stopped mid sentence because the forest came into view and a huge snake had just slithered up a tree and ate a bird. "or not…" She whispered.
Naruto shivered. "I thought this wasn't going to be so freaky." He whispered. "I'M GOING TO BEAT THIS AND BECOME CHUNNIN!" he suddenly shouted.All the people around them heard and sweat dropped. "You loser shut up now before we kill you." Sasuke said glaring at him.
"Heh heh… Sorry." Naruto said.
"OK YOU MAGGOTS HERES HOW THIS PART OF THE EXAM WORKS!" Anko shouted. "YOU WILL ALL EITHER BE GIVEN A SCROLL OF EARTH OR HEAVEN AND YOU WILL HAVE TO GET TO THE TOWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS FOREST! BUT TO GET IN YOU WILL HAVE TO HAVE BOTH SCROLLS BEFORE YOU GO THERE. OH AND IF YOU OPEN THE SCROLL'S BEFORE YOU GET TO THE TOWER YOU WILL BE SENT BACK HERE AND WILL HAVE TO TRY AGAIN NEXT YEAR." She continued.
"That don't sound to hard." Naruto said, only to have a kunai fly past his cheek and cut it.
"Don't be to cocky boy." Anko said into his ear. Suddenly another person came up and licked Naruto's cheek with his very long tongue.
"I'm sorry I just couldn't resist." The guy said handing Anko her kunai. Naruto stared at him.
'Cool! How did he do that?' he thought trying to get his tongue to do the same.
Sakura glared at the man. 'Orochimaru…' she thought but didn't say anything.
"OKAY GET YOUR SCROLLS AND GO TO YOU ASSIGNED GATE AND BE READY TO BEGIN AT 11 O'CLOCK SHARP!" Anko shouted breaking Sakura out of her thoughts.
"Let's get this over with." Sakura muttered and walked over to get her scroll.
Sasuke watched her and smirked, 'She's a little annoyed.' He thought unaware that someone was watching him.
Sakura had their scroll and was heading toward the gate they were assigned to. "Naruto, Sasuke come on!" She yelled over her shoulder. Sasuke and Naruto quickly made their way over to her.
"AND BEGIN!" Anko shouted as the clock struck 11 the gates clanged and creaked open.
"Let's go!" Sakura said and they all took off flying through the trees looking for the first team they could go after.
"Okay guys we should make a password that nobody but us will remember." Sakura said. Sasuke and Naruto nodded in agreement.
"I know what we can use." Sasuke said. They looked at him. "When is the time to strike your enemy?" Sasuke said. "Then you answer it." Sasuke said.
"But what is the answer?" Naruto asked dumbly. Sakura hit him.
"Baka the answer is: The time to strike is when their guards are down and from where they least expect it." Sakura said. Naruto nodded. "Got it?" Sakura asked.
"Yep!" Naruto said. "Now I really have to go to the bathroom!!" He said and started to undo his pants.
"BAKA NOT IN FRONT OF A GIRL!" Sakura screeched and hit him over the head. "Go find a place in the bushes where we can't see you and far away… so we won't smell it either." Sakura hissed at him.
"Oh ok sorry Sakura-chan." Naruto said and ran off.
'Now we wait.' Sakura thought looking at Sasuke.
"You feel it?" Sakura whispered in his ear. Sasuke nodded.
Then Naruto came out of the trees. "Hey guys that was good… I feel much better now." Naruto said.
Sakura rolled her eyes, "Come on you Baka let's go." Sakura said.
Suddenly Sasuke threw a kunai at Naruto. "Sasuke what are you doing are you crazy?!" Sakura said.
"Look closely at him Sakura you will notice something different." Sasuke said looking at Naruto who had dodged the kunai.
"The kunai pouch it's on the wrong leg." Sakura said her eyes wide in surprise. She suddenly froze… "Where is the real Naruto?!" She asked getting into a fighting stance.
"My, my your smart… But by now your friend has become snake food." The guy said.
Sakura glared at him, 'I was right it was Orochimaru.' She thought.
"Now watch your own Death!!" The man screamed.
'MY OWN DEATH?!" Sakura thought, in horror.
Suddenly she couldn't move it because she was seeing a kunai being thrown right into her forehead in her mind. 'Wh-what is this?' She thought fear evident on her face as she started shaking. 'I can't move.' She thought and shook more.
"SAKURA!" Sasuke shouted and grabbed her just and got out of the way just as a kunai hit the ground where she had been sitting. He stopped and set her down on a branch out of sight from the guy. "You okay?" he asked.
"Y-yea." She said. 'That was the scariest thing I have ever been through.' Sakura thought. 'THAT BASTARD IS IS GOING TO PAY!!' she screamed in her mind and stood up.
"What are you doing get down!" Sasuke hissed. Sakura glared at him.
"Sasuke don't tell me what to do when I'm mad you might just be on the end of my fist." Sakura said and jumped into the open.
"Oh the little girl has backbone." Orochimaru said.
"Shut up stupid snake." Sakura said.
With Naruto…
"SOMEBODY HELP ME!!" Naruto shouted as he dodged another attempt from the snake trying to eat him. "AHHHH!!" he shouted as he suddenly slipped and fell down into the snake waiting mouth. 'I'm going to die… I'M GOING TO DIE!!' Naruto thought frantically. "No… I won't DIE!!" he shouted and did the hand signs for his shadow clone jutsu.
Outside the snake was slowly slithering away to find more food when all of a sudden it exploded.
"I DID IT!!" Naruto shouted for join then suddenly remembered Sasuke and Sakura. "Oh no Sasuke Sakura-chan!" Naruto said and took off toward them.
Back with Sakura.
Sasuke stared at Sakura as she attacked the guy known as Orochimaru.
"You bastard!! Die!!" she screeched and was about to hit him when he threw her into a tree.
Sasuke watched wide-eyed as she fell toward the ground. "Sakura!" He said then jumped and grabbed her and set her on the branch. He turned around and glared at Orochimaru. "You are going to pay for that." He hissed and flew at him his attacks very fast.
'Interesting… He's perfect for my new body.' Orochimaru thought and threw a kunai at Sasuke.
Sasuke saw the kunai and moved his foot and caught it with his chakra and threw it right back at him.
Orochimaru dodged it and slithered along the branch as a huge snake came up behind Sasuke.
"SASUKE LOOK OUT!" Sakura screamed.
Sasuke's eyes widened and he quickly moved and killed the snake. "Dang he's fast." Sasuke muttered under his breath. 'Where did he go?' He thought and looked around.
"BEHIND YOU!" Sakura screamed again. Sasuke turned froze.
Suddenly a kunai hit the snake and Naruto appeared in front of him holding the snakes head back from hitting him. "Who's the weak one now Sasuke?" Naruto said looking at him his eyes red with black slits. Sasuke and Sakura froze and stared at him.
"Naruto?" Sakura asked, 'It really is him… It's my father.' Sakura thought and then her eyes widened as Orochimaru threw Naruto and hit him with a seal right in the stomach.
"NARUTO!!" Sakura and Sasuke shouted. Sakura threw a kunai and stuck Naruto to a tree.
"SASUKE LOOK OUT!" Sakura shouted as Orochimaru's neck suddenly stretched. 'NO NOT THAT!' Sakura thought and ran toward Sasuke, but was to late. "NOOO!" She screamed as Orochimaru bit Sasuke's neck.
Sasuke screamed in pain, 'What the hell did he do?!' Sasuke thought. Sakura got to him as he collapsed.
"Sasuke?!" Sakura said catching him. "What did you do to him?" Sakura said glaring at Orochimaru who just smiled.
"I marked him and in a while he will come to me looking for power, he is mine now so look after him for me will you little girl?" Orochimaru asked sweetly.
"YOU BASTARD MY FATHER SHOULD HAVE KILLED YOU!!" Sakura screamed and set Sasuke down. Then ran at him. "DIE!!" She screamed as she turned into the 9-tailed wolf.
Orochimaru stared wide-eyed, "You're the nine-tailed-foxes daughter?!" He hissed in surprise and backed away.
"I'LL KILL YOU!!" She screamed and jumped at him. Orochimaru then disappeared. 'he got away…' She thought anger streaming threw her blood.
"I'LL KILL YOU NEXT TIME I SEE YOU!!" her howl was heard threw the whole forest. Everything and everyone froze.
"Who was that?" Ino whispered.
"That sounded evil." Kiba said as Akamaru shivered.
'She's mad…' Akamaru thought.
Anko who was tree hoping stopped and stared wide-eyed in the direction of the howl. "That was a wolfs howl but how can a wolf talk unless… it's a demon." She whispered and quickly made her way to the tower to tell the hokage.
Sakura carried Sasuke and Naruto on her back in her wolf form to a spot where nobody could see them, then turned back into her human form. "I'll kill him." She whispered as she looked at the curse mark on Sasuke and then pulled out a cloth and went looking for a river to get some water. 'They have gotten fevers I have to look after them and then find another scroll to pass this part of the exam.' She thought and got the water and headed back to the camp.
Unaware that she was being watched. "The little girl is soon going to lose those precious teammates of hers." A voice laughed.
"Yea we will make her watch as we kill them slowly." A girls voice said demonically.
"I can't wait." Another guys voice said and then their shadows disappeared.
Sakura stayed up all night on watch and making sure Sasuke and Naruto's fevers broke. "Please wake up soon." Sakura whispered slowly falling asleep. "No I can't fall asleep." She said to herself.
"Well, well, well the little girl can't even stay awake for a whole night?" A dark voice said and three sound nin appeared and walked toward her.
"Get back!" Sakura said grabbing a Kunai.
"Oh she thinks that will effect us?" The girl laughed.
"We are here to kill Sasuke Uchiha so get out of the way girl." The boy said.
"Zaku let's have some fun with this little brat." The girl said to the boy.
"Only if we are aloud Kin… Dosu may we?" The boy known as Zaku said.
"Fine, fine have your fun." Dosu said and stopped to watch.
Kin ran at Sakura, Sakura's eyes narrowed.
"NOO!" Sakura shouted and dodged her. Zaku appeared behind her.
"To slow!" He whispered in her ear and threw her into the ground.
Sakura whimpered as she hit the ground. 'These losers will pay.' She thought only to be picked up and punched in the face.
"HAHAHA" Kin laughed as Zaku punched Sakura. "Come on Dosu I thought you would like to play with her too." Kin said as Sakura was thrown into the ground again.
Dosu smirked and stepped on her back. "Kin hold her so we can finish this mission and leave with a scrolls already." He said. Kin nodded and walked over and grabbed Sakura by the hair.
"You are so pathetic you know that girl? You can't even protect your friends right." She insulted Sakura.
Tears slowly slid down Sakura's face. 'DON'T LISTEN TO HER! SHE DOESN'T KNOW ANYTHING!! YOU ARE THE GREAT DEMON KING'S DAUGHTER ARE YOU GOING TO LET HIM DIE OR ARE YOU GOING TO LET THEM KILL YOU FATHER AND YOUR BEST FRIENDS?!' Her inner screamed at her. Sakura's tears stopped as she saw Zaku walking toward Sasuke.
'it's that you all stop protecting me… I have hardly done anything for this team so now it's time I do… It's time I protect you!' She thought and disappeared from Kin's hold.
"WHAT?! WHERE DID SHE GO?!" She shouted and looked around. "Zaku!" She shouted as Sakura appeared above him.
Zaku looked up. "What the hell?!" He shouted and threw some kunai and shuriken at her.
Poof
Sakura was gone then she was running at him from behind he turned and threw more Kunai at her
Poof
She was gone again and now she was coming from above again. "I won't fall for that again!" Zaku said as he saw her doing hand signs and he threw more kunai at her. He smirked when the hit nut then he felt blood land on his face. His eyes widened. "WHAT THE?!" He shouted as Sakura stabbed him in the stomach and then bit his arm. "HEY GET THE HELL OFF OF ME YOU BITCH!" He shouted and started punching her.
Sakura closed her eyes and bit harder. 'I won't let go… I won't let go… I WON'T LET GO… I won't let…' she never finished her sentence because Zaku had punched her as hard as her could and she was sent flying into the tree. "Ahh!" She coughed and spit out some blood as she fell to the ground.
"S-s-sa-saku-sakura." Sasuke whispered and his eyes snapped open. He looked at Sakura. "Sakura… Who did this to you?" He asked.
"That would be me." Zaku said as he looked at Sasuke.
"Oh no Zaku don't!" Dosu said and backed away from Sasuke.
"I'll kill you!" Sasuke said and punched Zaku into the ground and grabbed his arms. "Your arms are so precious to you so you will lose them." Sasuke hissed and yanked both of Zaku's arms out of their sockets. Zaku screamed.
Dosu stared at Sasuke in fear and horror. Sasuke looked at him, "Your next." He said and was walking toward him.
"H-here take the scroll and just let me take my teammates and go." Dosu said stepping back and taking out the scroll and setting it on the ground but Sasuke still moved toward him.
Suddenly Sakura ran up behind Sasuke and hugged him. "Stop… Please stop Sasuke this isn't you." She cried. Sasuke looked at her from the corner of his eye. And then slowly sunk to his knees as the curse mark receded.
Sakura smiled and watched as the sound nin quickly left. "We're safe now." She whispered.
"How many days?" Sasuke asked.
"5 why?" Sakura asked Sasuke's eyes widened.
"Sakura this test ended at the end of this day!" Sasuke said eyes wide. "Wake up Naruto and lets go we have are scrolls now lets get moving." He said Sakura nodded and hit Naruto over the head.
"huh what ahh get down!!" Naruto screamed and then looked around, "Hey where did that guy go?" Naruto asked. Sakura smiled.
"He left Naruto and we have to get to the tower or we will fail this exam!" Sakura said grabbing their stuff and then they quickly moved threw the trees to the tower. Once inside the tower Sakura, Sasuke and Naruto took out the two scrolls.
Sakura read them. "Then suddenly there was a huge blast of smoke and Iruka was standing there.
"WOAH IRUKA-SENSEI HOW DID YOU GET IN THAT SCROLL?!" Naruto asked.
"It's simple really I was just summoned." Iruka said and then smiled. "I'm glad you are here because the test has just finished." Iruka said. "And now I will send you to the next exam see you in a while." He said and then there was a giant puff of smoke and they all stood in a arena.
"welcome to the third part of the Chunnin exam!" The Hokage's voice boomed threw the room.
And that's that the end of this chapter and it is 26 pages and I can't feel my wrists so please R&R if you liked it and see ya later I can't type much more or my hands will fall off so bye!