A/N: I didn't know whether to post this chapter seeing as it's more of a filler in the anime, but Kita chasing the box made me giggle :D also, Sasuke, naruto and Sakura never properly introduced themselves to Kari, so I was just making sure she knew more about them. The 100 review fanart should be along soon, I'll put a link on my profile when it's done :) Glad you all enjoyed the fluffy chapter last time!
Two Minutes of Konoha Fame
Looking at their eager little faces, pens at the ready
Naruto knew this was a chance to shine,
To OUT-shine Sasuke.
At around two in the morning Kari suddenly awoke. It was dark, yet with her unique eyes she could see perfectly fine. She stretched slightly, having been sleeping curled up. She carefully got herself into a sitting position and rubbed her eyes as she yawned.
My time is limited Kari.
Bah! She was groggy so early! True she was a night owl, but all the stress from the exam wore her out. She smiled and raised a brow looking around her, it seemed like her team-mates were tired too. She managed to manoeuvre herself out of the tangle of arms and legs, though Naruto was firmly clinging to her waist and grumbling about 'stupid Sasuke-teme's kidnapping his Kari-chan's away into the big bad forest' she held in a giggle, suspecting he was dreaming about the ending of their team photo shoot. She noticed he looked incredibly handsome with his bangs falling onto his face and wondered how any girl could find him even the slightest bit unattractive. She placed a hand on his cheek and gently whispered to him.
"Go teach Sasu-teme a lesson Naru-kun" she said smiling. She gently kissed his forehead as she slid out his arms. He smiled goofily in his sleep and mumbled something along the lines of 'Yeah, kick Sasu-teme's butt' Kari shook her head at Naruto calling Sasuke 'Sasu', who speaking of which, seemed to be having a bit of a nightmare. He was gritting his teeth, his fist clenched around the pillow, his breathing laboured and a bead of sweat was rolling down his face.
"No… Stop it…"
"It's just a dream Sasu-kun, nothing can hurt you" she whispered softly, stroking his bangs out of his face. She was concerned; this was the first nightmare she'd been awake to see. He looked so… vulnerable.
"I hate being alone…"
"You're not alone, you've got Naruto, me, Kakashi, Kita, Sakura. We're here for you" Kari soothed, running her fingers through his silky raven hair. She didn't know how a guy could have such wonderfully soft smooth hair, but then again, it is the perfect Sasuke after all.
"She's all I have… Don't take her away…"
"Sakura would never leave you Sasuke" Kari said gently. "She loves you."
"No… don't hurt her… I'll avenge everyone… Okaasan… Otousan… Nande?"
"Go back to sleep Sasuke-kun, you've got to be awake for tomorrow" Kari said softly, her eyes shining with worry. Sasuke seemed defenceless and she felt such an overwhelming urge to protect him while he was in this state. She wanted to hold him until he fell into a peaceful sleep, away from these horrid nightmares that plagued him. Kami-sama was she getting broody?! She started to move away but was startled when something grabbed her wrist.
"Don't leave me" Sasuke begged, his eyes opening a fraction, revealing a line of white. It freaked Kari out when people did that, but he wasn't doing it on purpose.
"I won't Sasuke" Kari reassured him, while trying to find a way out of his tight grip.
"Promise me you won't leave me" his voice becoming desperate. She truly hated seeing him so vulnerable, this wasn't the strong, stoic Sasuke she knew! Was this what he held inside? A frightened little boy? Wait – If Sasuke ever found out she even thought that he'd strangle her… But it still upset her to see him like this.
"I promise Sasuke, I'll never leave you" she said softly laying back down and wrapping her arms round him.
"Ungh… Again? Kari what the hell?" Sasuke grumbled, his brows furrowing and his eyes squinting as they opened tiredly. "Get off baka…"
"Y—" Naruto shifted behind her, reminding her that he and Sakura were still asleep. Furiously, she glared at him with embarrassment, knowing full well he couldn't see it but unable to care less. "Go to sleep Sasuke" she huffed, turning her back on him. She heard him shift slightly behind her and jumped out of her skin when he wrapped an arm around her.
"I know you wouldn't, but it's good to know."
"Eh?" Kari said surprised. She turned herself round in his hold, only to find him already asleep. Come on! No one falls asleep that fast! She smiled and prepared to close her eyes.
I'm waiting.
KUSO!
"Gomen! I fell asleep again!" Kari lied, bowing in apology. The man before her observed her with gleaming Sharingan eyes before turning and walking off into the forest. Kari huffily noted all damn Uchiha's were the same before hurrying after him.
"Have you been practicing fire techniques?" Itachi questioned, his eyes focused on her face. She gently touched her plasters, remembering the training earlier.
"Ah, hai!" Kari said, thinking of her moment as a dragon. "Demo, my control was a little off."
"It's unsurprising, Goukakkyuu no jutsu is typically an Uchiha technique. You were bound to have trouble. Besides, you don't seem to me like a fire type."
"I guess" Kari shrugged, ignoring the fact Itachi sounded like he was talking about Poke'mon.
"What about your other Ninjutsu?" Itachi asked, Kari becoming used to his emotionless ways.
"Well, I can do a Suiryuu, I saw it in the Nami country. Why, are you teaching me ninjutsu today?" Kari asked eagerly. Ninjutsu was the most interesting to her, though she wasn't particularly a prodigy in the field.
"I suppose."
Kari coughed out a tongue of flame before falling on her rear. She was tired. Very, very tired. But she'd learnt an awful lot that would be sure to come in handy.
"Arigatou Itachi-sensei…" Kari said through her ragged breaths. She didn't know what he thought, he didn't stop to praise, but he did criticize a fair bit. She'd hoped she had impressed him a little. "Wish me luck, ne?"
"Good luck in the exam, it will be a lot harder from here on. Remember, trust no one."
"I know."
"Hardly, you accepted training from me though I was a suspicious stranger."
"Hai sensei. 'Night 'tachi-san…"
"Good night Kari, until we meet again" and he was gone.
"So you can beat me up again, I know" Kari huffed. She fell back and looked up at the stars. They were disappearing as the sky began to lighten. So much for being well rested for the exam…
"Hikari, who are you talking to?"
"No one Gaara" Kari replied, instantly knowing the voice "Whoa!" she was startled by a rush of sand pushing her to her feet. "Thanks Gaa—" she was interrupted by a yawn, while rubbing her sore eyes.
"You should get some rest, the next exam is in a few hours" Gaara said, his eyes watchful. With chronic insomnia, Gaara never slept. When she asked why, he simply said 'it's dangerous'.
"Good luck 'kay?" Kari mumbled as she walked past him, giving him a pat on the shoulder. He watched her go, until she was out of sight.
What a strange girl.
"Rise and shine team! You're expected at Area 44 in two hours" Kakashi said as he poofed into Naruto's room. Sasuke, Naruto and Sakura jolted awake, but Kari was too sleepy to pay attention. Three hours sleep, and no sleep yesterday… She reached for the covers but mistakenly grabbed Sasuke's shirt and pulled him over her.
"Baka! Get off!"
"Go away…" Kari whined, snuggling into Naruto's stomach. He chuckled and complained about it tickling him while Sasuke tried to get his shirt out of her grip so he could sit up.
"Ne! Kari-chan is so kawaii asleep!" Sakura giggled as Kari's ear twitched. She let go of Sasuke, making him fall back into the wall and wrapped her arms round Naruto's waist as she snuggled back to sleep. She was unaffected by him stroking her ear and simply curled up to him, glad he was so warm.
"As adorable as she is, she needs to get up" Kakashi said simply.
"No she doesn't." Kari grumbled as Sakura giggled.
"Yes she does" Kakashi replied pulling her off Naruto and holding her under his arm.
"EH?! Kakashi-sensei you killed her!" Naruto screeched, pointing to a limp Kari. "KARI-CHAN? DO YOU HEAR ME? DO NOT GO INTO THE LIGHT! REPEAT! DO NOT—AAGH!"
"Usuratonkashi, the lazy baka's just asleep" Sasuke said, smacking Naruto upside the head.
"Come on Kari-hime" Kakashi said, nudging her with his free hand. "You don't want to look a mess in front of those cute ninja boys do you?"
"Sensei, there are some things you shouldn't say and 'cute ninja boys' is one of them" Kari sniggered, not even bothering to lift her head. "But I see your point."
Kari looked surprised at 'Area 44'. It was a huge forest surrounded by a cage. Kita was on her shoulder, Kakashi having brought her along but left her outside while they woke up. She was still sleepy, but was presentable, complete with a fair amount of kunai and her ever trusty twin katana, as well as a fair few shuriken. Even if she preferred kunai, TenTen told her it was better to have a few too many weapons than not enough. Her hitai-ate covered her ears and Kiba's jacket was round her waist over her tail. Believing the ribbon the Hokage gave her was good luck, she tied it round Kita's neck underneath the wolf's hitai-ate.
"This is creepy…" Sakura said while Kari nodded. She could hear slithering? And she had a really, really bad feeling about this.
"Woah nice place, what is it?!" Naruto cried, immediately making himself look stupid.
"This is the location for the second phase of the exam, it's the 44th battle training zone though we call it 'The Forest of Death'" Anko said smirking.
"Forest of... death?" Naruto repeated. Kari was distracted by a cardboard box following them. Naruto, catching what Kari was staring at, walked forward. The box followed. Kita, amazed, chased after the box. Naruto ran. The box followed. Kita followed behind. Naruto ran around getting faster and faster, the box following closely behind, Kita on its tail. Completely oblivious to the confused stares, Naruto stopped and turned round glaring at the box, Kita jumped on top of it. He pointed at it accusingly.
"THAT'S THE WORSE DISGUISE OF ALL TIME! THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS SQUARE ROCKS! IT'S COMPLETELY OBVIOUS!" Naruto cried. Kari blinked; it was supposed to be a rock? And... Moving rocks are perfectly normal?
"You saw through my camouflage again! You're slick boss! Just what I would expect from my greatest rival!" the 'rock' cried. The box glowed and exploded catapulting Kita off the top of it. Kari caught her and immediately checked for damage, but to her relief, Kita was completely unharmed, just rather affronted at being thrown in the air. Three puffs of smoke came out of it. Coughing was heard and the smoke cleared to reveal three little kids.
"I think we used too much gunpowder you guys" the boy in the middle said as Kari and Kita stared nonplussed. The kids noticed Naruto looking at them (but failed to notice poor Kari-chan).
"I'm Moegi the sexiest kunoichi in pre-school check me out!" the girl cried striking a pose. She had dark eyes and bright orange hair in an extremely strange beehive style with pigtails on the very end. Kari and Kita tilted their head to the left.
"I love algebra call me Udon!" the nerdy, sleepy looking boy that seemed to have a cold said striking a different pose. Kari and Kita tilted their heads even more.
"And I'm the number one ninja in the village Konohamaru!" The last boy cried, striking yet another pose. He wore an extremely long scarf and had brown hair in a style like Iruka's. Kari was coming close to cricking her neck…
"And when we're all together were the Konohamaru ninja squad!" All three cried, their green pilot goggles flashing. Kari almost fell over her head was tilted so much, Sasuke pulled her upright and tapped her on the back of the head mumbling about 'baka girls'.
"Yeah I knew it was you guys the whole time" Naruto lied. "What do you losers want? I'm getting ready to take the second part of the Chunin exam and you're interrupting me! I don't have time to be playing around with you guys now."
"We didn't come to play around boss we're on official business!" Konohamaru cried.
"Yeah that's right we came here for an exclusive interview!"
"Aha! Aha!"
"An interview huh?" Naruto said becoming interested.
"We're on an assignment to write an article for the academy's newspaper, it's a big time major story about the Chunin selection exam!" Konohamaru cried.
"So that's why we want to do an exclusive interview with you! Please tell us you're going to do it?" Moegi asked hopefully.
"It would mean a lot" Udon added.
"Yeah but right NOW?!" Naruto said annoyed.
"Hey! You over there! What are you doing? You're holding up the exams!" Anko said annoyed.
"Uh sorry but Konohamaru was telling me something about an interview for the academy newspaper" Naruto said. Anko gasped.
"Oh yeah, I forgot all about it! Hokage-sama had mentioned something about them interviewing me!" she said.
"They're... interviewing you?" Naruto said confused.
"ALL RIGHT, WE'RE TAKING A TEN MINUTE BREAK! FOR THOSE WHO ARE SCHEDUELED TO BE INTERVIEWED, PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL AND CURTEOUS TO THE REPORTERS FROM THE ACADEMY NEWSPAPER!" Anko shouted.
"I thought I was the only one being interviewed!" Naruto whined as Kari giggled.
"Iie boss! But you are the most important!" Konohamaru said, trying to make him feel better.
"Oh well in that case I'll give you an interview that'll make it clear to your readers that I'm the greatest ninja ever" Naruto said boastfully.
"Don't let your ego get too big, I don't want another Sasuke to deal with!" Kari said, flinging her arm around Naruto's shoulders. Kita had returned to the remains of the box and was investigating her enemy.
"Ah! And of course Kari-chan's the best kunoichi" he said grinning. "I haven't introduced you guys have I? Konohamaru this is Kari-chan my best friend and team-mate!"
"We know boss, she's an awesome kunoichi" Konohamaru interrupted. "Hey Kari-neechan will you give us an interview?" Naruto pouted in frustration.
"Let the future Hokage go first, ne?" Kari said smiling at her idiotic fox brother. She let go of him and went to sit by Sasuke and Sakura, Kita following, content the box was completely dead. "Wake me up when it's my turn 'kay? G'night…"
"Kari, get off" Sasuke grumbled as Kari laid her head on his shoulder and Sakura glared at the oblivious blonde kunoichi. "No one falls asleep that fast…"
"Ok Boss! Tell us a bit about yourself." Konohamaru said enthusiastically.
"Ok! Dattebayo! Watashiha Uzumaki Naruto, I like instant ramen in a cup and I really like the ramen Iruka-sensei bought me from the Ichiraku noodle shop. My hobby is eating different types of ramen and comparing them and my future dream is, to be the greatest Hokage! Then everyone in the village will stop disrespecting me and start treating me like I'm somebody, somebody important!"
"Aww!" Kari cooed, smiling at her little Kitsune-niisan.
"I knew you were awake…"
"Shh! Baka I'm listening!"
"None of the other genin can match any of my jutsu! Even Iruka-sensei can't help being impressed. And now that I'm in Squad Seven, I get to prove it by going on dangerous missions' everyday!"
"Tora was pretty dangerous…" Kari nodded, her cheek rubbing on Sasuke's shoulder.
"Baka, you're talking to yourself."
"SHH!"
"The other genin in Squad Seven are Kari-chan, Sasuke and Sakura-chyaaa—!" Naruto was interrupted by a rock smacking him in the back of the head.
"DON'T. FORGET. KITA!" Kari shrieked, jolting into an upright sitting position and pointing viciously at the orange clad ninja.
"And Kita-chan is an awesome-ninwolf!!" Naruto corrected himself. "But I'm the only one who shows any kind of promise; you don't need to hear about them." Naruto said happily.
"ARROGANCE NARU-KUN!!"
"Yeah, do it anyway, you know, for the article…." Konohamaru urged.
"Well, Kari-chan is pretty awesome. She's a kick butt kunoichi, we make an awesome team! Kita-chan helps Kari-chan out, they've got a special bond thing. Oh but Uchiha Sasuke is a real pretentious guy! All the girls, except Kari-chan, think he's cool, but they don't realise what a jerk he is! Anyway, he's always swooping in at the last minute and making me look bad, but one day, I'll show him! There's also Haruno Sakura, I'll let you in on a little secret, she's madly in love with me! She'd never admit it of course, but the coyness just makes her even cuter! 'Course Kari-chan seems a little sweet on me too" Naruto grinned.
"It didn't seem like Sakura was in love with you boss…" Konohamaru said, wiping the grin off Naruto's face.
"Ha ha ha, very funny Konohamaru" Naruto said sarcastically. "But trust me she is, but anyway, putting that aside, our squad is a well-oiled machine, that can succeed in any mission, no matter how dangerous. Of course, I wasn't always busy on dangerous missions, I still had time to teach the Hokage a thing or two. Like MY OIROKE NO JUTSU!"
"Oiroke, no jutsu? Sexy technique? What?" Kari asked tilting her head to the side.
"You don't want to know…" Sasuke and Sakura said in unison.
"You haven't seen it yet Kari-chan! Look! HENGE!" Naruto cried, transforming into a naked woman version of himself, with a few mere wisps of smoke keeping her dignity.
"EEEH! NARU-HENTAI!!" Kari screeched, covering Kita's eyes as Sasuke covered hers and looked away. Thank the lucky stars the interview was held a little away from the rest of the genin…
"I don't think that's appropriate…" Konohamaru said.
"Fine, what do you want to talk about?"
"How about the first time you met me?" Konohamaru cried excitedly. "Watashiha Konohamaru and I'm the grandson of the Sandaime! That means he's the top ninja in Konoha, the Yondaime was the greatest hero this village has ever known! He protected our home from the Kyuubi and is still remembered to this day."
"Don't forget Iruka-sensei, he was the only one who was nice to me before Kari-chan came. Boy, did I drive him crazy!"
"THE WHOLE ARTICLE CAN'T BE ABOUT YOU BOSS!" Konohamaru shouted.
"Oh, I guess your right Konohamaru" Naruto said. "I could tell you some stories about how Sasuke screwed up!"
"We already heard them boss! Can't you talk about anyone but you?" Konohamaru cried.
"I bet Naruto's just talking about himself over there to those kids. I bet he doesn't even mention us" Sakura said annoyed. Kari grinned, praising her hidden ears. She loved her enhanced senses. She stretched and leaned back on to Sasuke.
"Hn that would be just like him. Like hell are you going back to sleep" Sasuke grumbled, the Uchiha glare coming into play. Annoyed with his shifting, Kari smacked his leg with her tail.
"Neechan! Can I have an interview?" Moegi asked hopefully.
"After you let Sakura, she needs to vent" Kari said grinning. "Sasuke! Stop fidgeting! Naruto is so much more comfortable!" Kari complained as Kita watched Sakura prepare herself for a speech. She was flopped across Kari's stomach as a Kita-blanket. Naruto came over and Kari laid against him, finding him much more comfortable than the tense ice cube she was glaring at.
"Tell us about Haruno Sakura! She and Kari-neechan are kunoichi; they have what it takes to be a top female ninja!" Moegi cried as Sasuke and Kari were having a battle of glares.
"Moegi if you want to know the truth about Naruto talk to me. I'll tell you about his different ninjutsu without all his bragging. First, there's his Oiroke no jutsu, as you've just seen" Sakura grimaced in disgust. "Then there's Kage Bunshin's, who can handle that many Naruto's? There's also his Harem jutsu… But most of the time, Naruto is just being Naruto, which is not a good thing. There's also Kari and Kita, Kari's quite new to the team and is quite inexperienced, but she's got a lot of guts and is a really good person. It's great to have a girl to talk to about things! But what I really want to talk about is the number one rookie Uchiha Sasuke-kun."
"Oi oi, Sakura's talking about you lover-boy!" Kari teased, nudging Sasuke in the ribs with her elbow. Her eyebrows wiggled suggestively and she smirked evilly. Sasuke gave her the grandmother of all glares, but the girl wasn't the slightest bit phased. She was too busy sniggering at Sakura's enthusiasm.
"Not only did he graduate as the academy's top student, but he's also the most popular guy in class! He can even hold his own with Kakashi-sensei."
"Huh? Hey! That's no fair! I want to spar with Kashi!" Kari cried, glaring accusingly at Sasuke.
"I mean he's so cool! Oh my! I think I'm gonna faint!" Sakura squealed as Kari dissolved into fits of laughter, oblivious to Sasuke's icy glares.
"Your tribute to the great Sasuke-kun is putting everyone to sleep Sakura-chan…" Naruto said, he looked round at Kari to see her giggling madly with the occasional hiccough. "And I think Kari-chan's gonna pass out…"
"Quiet Naruto!" Sakura cried, smacking him on the head. "Let me tell you about our sense, Hatake Kakashi, also known as the 'Copy ninja'. He uses his Sharingan eye to assess the enemy's techniques and then copies them in an instant; he's copied over a thousand jutsu! But he's always reading his dumb book and whenever he's supposed to meet us early in the morning, he's always late. He only told us where the second exam was two hours before we had to be there! Plus, like everyone else, Naruto really gets on his nerves. But the biggest mystery of all is his face. Hidden under that mask, I wonder that he looks like…"
"Kashi is drop dead gorgeous of course!" Kari said matter-of-factly flashing a peace sign, a large grin on her face. "Seriously, I can't imagine him ugly!"
"I wonder why does only his left eye have the Sharingan power? I thought it was an inherited trait exclusive to the Uchiha clan. There are plenty of other ninjutsu other ninja can use, well in fact, there's so many different types and styles I don't have the time to explain them all in this short interview."
"Boy Sasuke, you're the coolest, when I look at you, I feel like I'm looking at my future self." Udon said with a giggle as he readied his pen. "Do you mind if I geta few quotes for our article?"
"Well, I guess I better set the record straight" Sasuke said, ignoring the look Kari gave him of pure sarcasm. "If you listen to Naruto your article will be more fairytale than truth, and I wouldn't put it past Kari."
"HEY!"
"Oh no you don't Sasuke! They came here to interview menot you!" Naruto cried.
"They came here to interview everyone loser, there are other ninja here you know, dattebayo" Sasuke said sarcastically.
"OI! DON'T TAKE THE PEE OUTTA NARUTO-KUN!" Kari cried in her friend's defence.
"Yeah! And the article's about me!"
"Nobody cares about you Naruto" Sasuke said irritated. With a dramatic gasp, Kari threw her arms around Naruto, announcing that she cared, whilst trying to burn holes into Sasuke with her eyes. "All you do is goof off and get in trouble; you'll never be a real ninja."
"Oh yeah?!"
"Yeah! Don't you remember anything?! Who's name did they ask?"
"Th-they asked Kari-chan's too!" Naruto cried.
"Because she looks odd, because she's different" Sasuke said, while a fuming Kari was held back by a protective Sakura. So the wolf girl just used verbal threats of how 'Lee and Neji are gonna kick your ass and TenTen's gonna stick kunai in places you didn't even know existed!' "Anyway, the studen'ts taking the chunin exams are all highly skilled and every one of them is considered to be the cream of the crop, except Naruto."
"HEY!" Naruto complained.
"SASUKE!" Kari growled as Sakura struggled to hold her back.
"Nara Shikamaru, Akimichi Chouji, Yamanaka Ino, Hyuuga Hinata, Inuzuka Kiba with Akamaru and Aburame Shino. Each one of them is talented in their own unique way, but I'm still better than all of them combined—GAH!" Sasuke was interrupted by something extremely hard crashing down on his skull.
"Kari!" Sakura screamed. "Don't hit Sasuke-kun!"
"You arrogant, self-obsessed, obnoxious, usuratonkashi!" Kari hissed, gripping her sheathed katana tightly. She was lucky she didn't crack it the way she smacked Sasuke round the head with it. "Seeing as I trained with team 8 I know they're good! I'm sure Asuma's team is too! Now pull that stick out your ass you jerk!"
"Sasuke-kun is not a jerk!"
"You tell him Kari-chan. Seriously Sasuke you got your ass kicked by Rock lee because you're better than him? Yeah right! Admit it, even you screw up from time to time." Naruto said.
"I'm gonna screw you up if you don't watch it Naruto"
"GO FOR IT! Let's settle this once and for all!"
"No! There will be no screwing until you're of age!" Kari said, strapping her katana back to its sash.
"Guys, Kari, cool it. We already passed the first chunin exam and we're about to enter the forest of death for the second phase. I don't know what's waiting for us in there but no matter what lies ahead we won't be afraid. And we'll pass the exam to become chunin! Kakashi-sensei taught us to work as a team, nothing can break that bond, right guys?" Sakura said.
"Sakura-chan!" Kari cried, hugging her in delight. "We'd be so screwed without you!"
"Kari-neechan! Before we go can you give us an interview? Pleeeease?" Konohamaru asked.
"Ok, well the others have explained practically everything so this should be pretty short. Watashiha Kari and this is Kita-ko. On my team is the number one, hyperactive, knucklehead ninja, Uzumaki Naruto. He's the future greatest Hokage and a really cool guy. He's the fighting spirit, the confidence of the team, the one who never gives up and makes us feel stronger. Also there's Haruno Sakura, the brains of the team. A little word of advice, don't get between her and her Sasuke-kun. But besides that she can be a really nice person. Then there's the great Uchiha Sasuke, also known as 'the one with attitude' or among the female population as the smexy lil heart throb. Except for me and Hinata of course. He is a pretty good fighter, I'll give him that. Kashi even though he isn't with us, is our sensei. Sakura told you all about him, so I won't waste your time. I got loads of friends here who are all gonna do great and I can't wait to see them after the Chunin exams. It's gonna be toug,h there's lots of competition but we'll all do great." Kari said smiling.
"Arigatou Kari-neehime!" Konohamaru cried.
"You were so modest! You didn't say what a great kunoichi you are!" Moegi cried.
"I'm really not as good as you think" Kari said awkwardly, a lush creeping onto her cheeks.
"We really want to thank all of you, that was a great interview!" Moegi cried.
"Yeah thanks!" Udon agreed.
"Knock 'em dead on the chunin exam boss! You too Kari-neehime!" Konohamaru cried. With a last wave they ran off.
"ALRIGHT!" Anko cried. "BREAK'S OVER SO GET READY, THE SECOND EXAM IS SOON TO BEGIN!"