Alright, time for part two: the chuunin exams. Don't forget that if you see a song name before a battle, listen to it while reading. It's my attempt at creating an atmosphere fit for the battle. Enjoy!
Hidden Leaf Village (park)
Naruto was walking in circles around the park. *I hope she's ok. Was it really so bad that we kissed? Why is Neji such a prick?" His thoughts were interrupted as he saw Kurenai walking by. Naruto thought to himself, *That's right, I need Kurenai-sensei to teach me how to use my weapons more effectively.*
Naruto walked over to her and when she saw him she smiled. "Hello there Naruto. How are you?" Naruto smiled back. "I'm fine Kurenai-sensei. I just came from Hinata's house and—" "Hinata's house? What were you doing there Naruto?" She asked with a tone hinting that he did something naughty. "No you don't understand, we were just sparring a little in case I needed to fight Neji."
Kurenai looked disappointed. "Oh…well what are you up to now?" Naruto looked nervous. "Actually sensei, I was hoping that you could teach me how to use my weapons more effectively." She was dumbfounded. "Me? I'm a genjutsu specialist Naruto." Naruto nodded. "I know, but I thought that any jounin must know the basics of swordplay."
She nodded. "Yes I do know the basics. I can teach you if you want but my knowledge in that area is just below that of a chuunin." Naruto smiled. "That is ok; I'm not a chuunin yet." She smiled and agreed with him. "Alright then, since you can't leave the village yet, how about we meet at the Ninja Academy's training ground tomorrow afternoon?" Naruto smiled. "Thank you Kurenai-sensei. I will see you there." Kurenai said goodbye and walked off to wherever it was she was going.
Ninja Academy (next day)
Naruto walked out into the training ground. He remembered all the time he spent here. He looked at the trees with hundreds of scratch marks. He took out a shuriken and threw it at the tree. Just then, Kurenai appeared and caught it between her fingers. "You shouldn't be throwing things so carelessly Naruto."
Naruto smiled. "Hi Kurenai-sensei. Do we get to train with my weapons today?" Kurenai nodded and Naruto brought out his sword and hook. "Alright Naruto, now put one weapon down." He looked confused. "What do you mean Kurenai-sensei?" Kurenai answered, "In order to be proficient with two weapons, you must first learn them separately, and then put them together."
It seemed to make sense so Naruto shrugged and put down the hook blade. "Now then, that saw blade that you have is used primarily as an offensive weapon. That means that you want to keep your enemy on their toes at all times. Also, since it has serrated edges, it is meant to inflict as many wounds as possible." Naruto nodded and watched his sensei form a clone.
"Ok, I want you to attack this clone in the way that you think the sword should be used." Naruto nodded and ran at the clone. He brought the sword up and swung it horizontally at the clone's chest. The clone took the hit, but instead of disappearing, it healed itself. "What happened?" Naruto asked. "My clone has regenerative properties but let's focus on your sword style. You understand that it is meant to inflict wounds and not kill, but you need to swing it much faster, like this."
Kurenai grabbed the sword out of Naruto's hand and swung at her clone 3 times in the time it took Naruto to hit it once. Naruto's eyes widened. "Do you understand now Naruto?" He nodded and Kurenai handed the sword back to him. "Your turn." Naruto took the sword and managed to hit the clone 3 times and was only slightly slower than his sensei. "Like that sensei?"
Kurenai nodded. "Ok, now put that one down and pick up the other one." Naruto did what he was told and held the hook blade in his left hand. "Now then, a hook blade is much different from the saw blade. First of all it is used primarily as a defensive weapon. That means that you will hardly ever be attacking with it. Since it has a hard time blocking normal kunai, I will be using a sword instead."
Kurenai summoned a normal long sword from a scroll she brought with her. "I want you to block my attacks in a way you think would be most effective." Naruto nodded and then Kurenai came at him. Her first attack was an overhead swing which Naruto blocked by putting the hook over his head. Then she swung horizontally and he blocked that by moving the blade to his side.
"No, no, no, you are using it all wrong Naruto." Naruto looked frustrated. "Well then how do you want me to use it?" Kurenai shook her head. "You are supposed to use it like a hook not a blade. Hook my sword and twist it away from me." Naruto nodded and this time when Kurenai came at him, he hooked the sword, twisted it out of her hands, and in a flash the hook was around her throat.
"Ve-Very good Naruto." He smiled and pulled the hook away from her. "Now you must learn to use both weapons at the same time." Naruto picked up the saw blade in his right hand and nodded. "I want you to fight both me and my clone at the same time." Naruto was shocked. "At the same time? I'm not an expert Kurenai-sensei!" She laughed. "Relax Naruto; just use what I taught you."
He nodded as both women ran at him. He dodged the first swing of the sword and caught the other sword with his hook. *When did she summon another sword?* He used the hook to twist the sword out of the clone's hand and then dodged another swipe from the real Kurenai. He ran at the clone and swung the saw blade as fast as he could and managed to hit the clone 6 times in 2 seconds.
The clone vanished and Naruto turned to Kurenai who had just put away the sword. "Very good Naruto, that is all for today." Naruto smiled. "Thank you Kurenai-sensei. Now maybe I can use these blades right." She smiled and nodded, then left the academy. Naruto sealed his weapons and left the academy as well.
Hidden Leaf Village (park-several days later)
For the past two weeks Naruto had slept in a tree in the park. It was not the most comfortable place, but he did like seeing the stars as he fell asleep. As soon as he jumped down from the tree he saw a familiar face. "Hi Itachi-sensei." The old man looked up at him. "What did you call me you brat!" Naruto looked scared and backed up slowly.
*That guy looked like Itachi-sensei's disguise, but I guess not.* He turned around and saw the same old man. "Oh, sorry sir I'll leave you alone." Naruto said as he backed up again. The old man spoke up. "What are you talking about Naruto?" Naruto sighed when he realized that this guy was Itachi. "Nothing Itachi-sensei."
The old man nodded. "Well then it's time for you to learn the scroll teleportation technique." Naruto smiled. "Really? I actually get to learn it now?" The old man nodded. "I should warn you though, summoning a scroll would put a big dent in your chakra, but summoning a blood scroll….you would almost deplete your chakra completely."
Naruto looked confused. "What does that mean Itachi-sensei?" Itachi lowered his head. "If a ninja uses all of their chakra…they die." Naruto's eyes grew wide as he realized the consequences of the blood scroll. "That means that if I use my weapons in the chuunin exams, I can only use them." Itachi nodded. "That's right, no clones, no other jutsu, just weapons." Naruto looked up. "Ok, let's get started." Itachi smiled. "Alright, follow me."
They walked for awhile and finally arrived at the village gate. "Itachi-sensei, I can't leave the village yet." Itachi looked at him. "Oh?" They continued walking and when they got to the gate they were stopped by the guards. "Hold it you two, Naruto isn't allowed to leave the village." Just then a messenger ninja arrived in front of the guards. After a few muffled words, the guard nodded and then looked back at Naruto. "Very well, it looks like your probation has been lifted Naruto." Naruto nodded and followed Itachi back to his hideout.
Uchiha Hideout
"Now that we are finally here I can teach you the summoning technique." Naruto smiled as Itachi brought out a scroll. "Ok Naruto, the scroll summoning technique is a combination of the summoning technique, and seal jutsu." Naruto looked confused. "What does sealing jutsu have to do with it?" Itachi sighed. "I'm getting there. Now then, normal summons, such as animals, require you to make a contract with them. Since you can't make a contract with a scroll you must form a seal on it."
Naruto nodded. "Ok, let's get started then." Itachi grinned as he took out a kunai. He cut his thumb and threw the kunai in some random direction. He then made a few handsigns and placed his thumb on the scroll. "Transfer Mark Seal." A green mark appeared on the scroll for a second and then vanished.
"Now what Itachi-sensei?" Itachi laughed. "Impatient as ever I see." Naruto grew irritated and pouted. "I'm not impatient just excited." Itachi shrugged and threw the scroll all the way to the entrance of the hideout. He then placed his still bleeding hand on the ground and said, "Scroll Transfer Jutsu." Instantly, in a puff of smoke, the scroll appeared beneath his hand.
Naruto was wide-eyed with amazement. "That was awesome sensei!" Itachi smirked. "Your turn Naruto. Start with a normal scroll. We will move up to the blood scroll eventually. Naruto nodded and got to work on the jutsu. Itachi went to his room and fell onto his bed. *He will have that jutsu down in no time. I hope Kurenai taught him how to use those weapons well. He is going to need them.* Itachi nodded off and fell asleep.
Uchiha Hideout (day of the finals)
Naruto had been training for this day for several months and it was finally here. Today was the day he became a chuunin. He got out of bed and put on all of his gear. Itachi woke up and came out of his room to see Naruto fully dressed and ready to go. "Excited are we?" Naruto nodded and Itachi walked over to him.
"Naruto, this is a very important day. You will face many ninja so conserve your chakra as best you can. Remember, this exam is based on who fights well enough to become a chuunin, not who wins. You are very diverse and have several chuunin ranked jutsu. All that is left is to acquire the rank." Naruto nodded and then gave Itachi a hug.
Itachi did not see this coming and all of a sudden he was breathless. Naruto hugged him tighter. "Thank you for being a great sensei, Itachi." He was still stunned as this was the last thing he had expected from Naruto. He hugged Naruto back and said, "Your welcome Naruto." After they let go of each other Naruto made sure his scroll was with him and he headed out. Itachi watched him leave. *Do me proud Naruto.*
Hidden Leaf Village
Naruto walked through the streets towards the coliseum. It was a huge circular building with enough chairs to seat 3000 spectators. The chuunin finals were a huge tourist attraction so there were a lot of foreign vendors crowding the streets. Naruto made his way through them and finally arrived at the coliseum's front door.
He walked inside and inspected the competition. He saw the winners from the preliminaries: Gaara, Temari, Neji, Kiba, Sasuke, a weird guy from the Hidden Sound Village called Dozu, and Shikamaru. Naruto already knew how the ninja would be matched up. The finals were just a display of power. The genin would be matched up so that the strong fought the weak until the end. The strongest ninja would fight at the end to make the most spectacular show.
Naruto looked around and labeled the ninja in the way that the jounin would. Gaara, Sasuke, Neji, and himself were the elite. Temari, Kiba, Dozu, and Shikamaru were the weaker ones. A jounin walked into the room and grabbed the attention of all the genin. "All right, everyone is to go to the spectator's box. The exam will begin shortly." All the genin nodded and moved out of the area.
After waiting for the spectators to take their seats, the proctor announced, "I will now call the first two competitors." He looked down at his sheet. "Dozu Kinuta and Naruto Uzumaki." Naruto and Dozu walked onto the field. Naruto looked around the circular area. There were a few trees and a small pond, but nothing else was special.
As the proctor was going over the rules again, Naruto ignored him and thought to himself. *I have to conserve my chakra for as long as I can. I also have to conceal my most effective moves until I absolutely need them.* The proctor waved his hand and the battle started.
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Immediately Dozu raised his gigantic left arm. "Sound Cannon." Naruto barely dodged as a wave of wind rushed past him. Naruto thought he was unscathed, but as he tried to run at Dozu he lost his balance and almost fell. "What the hell?" Dozu chuckled. "Looks like you fell for it. Those aren't air waves I shoot, they are sound waves."Naruto stood up with some effort and looked at him harshly. "Sound waves?" Dozu grunted. "Yes, that means that even if you dodge it, the sound will knock you off-balance." Naruto formed a handsign. "Well then I'll just have to try harder then won't I?" "Shadow Clone Jutsu!" Fifteen clones of Naruto appeared in a cloud of smoke.
Dozu grunted. "You shouldn't even try." All of the clones ran at him and, one-by-one, Dozu defeated them all. "Is that all you have kid?" Naruto ignored him and charged. Dozu raised his arm again and the sound blast surged forth. Naruto jumped over it but was hit by a second one that he was not ready for. He flew back and was knocked against a tree. Dozu laughed at him. "You should just give up now kid. It will save us both some time." Naruto scrambled to his feet and could hardly stand up straight. "Are you having trouble there kid?" Dozu said as he laughed again. Naruto kept his cool and regained his balance.
"I'm just warming up." Naruto said with a smirk on his face. "Multi-Shadow Clone Jutsu!" This time, forty clones of Naruto appeared which made many of the spectators gasp. Neji leaned over the railing of the contestant's box and said, "Good God! How many can that brat summon?" Naruto smiled and all forty of the clones charged Dozu. Dozu brought up both hands this time and clapped them while saying, "Sonic Wave." A shockwave was released and was heading towards the real Naruto. It took out every single clone without slowing and hit Naruto. He flew back again and hit the ground hard.
"Looks like it's over." Dozu said as he walked towards Naruto. But before he reached him, the Naruto disappeared in a puff of smoke. "What? A Clone?" Dozu frantically looked around for the real Naruto. Meanwhile Naruto was hiding behind the tree that he had hit earlier. *This isn't good. I need to find a way to catch him off guard.* Naruto peered around the tree and thought of a plan. He came out from hiding. "Hey, creepy arm guy." Dozu turned around. "I'm right here." Dozu laughed. "I see you finally gave up. Good, that makes this easy." He raised his arm and a sound blast came out again. This time, Naruto dodged it completely and brought out a scroll. He unsealed it and held out a giant star shuriken.
Naruto smirked and said, "Are you ready? Demon Wind Shuriken!" He threw the giant shuriken, but Dozu didn't move. "You really think that will work on me?" He raised his arm and shot the shuriken with a sound wave. The wave made the shuriken change course and it went up above Dozu's head. Naruto smiled. "Just as I thought." He made another handsign. "Shadow Shuriken Jutsu!" Dozu looked confused because he didn't see what was happening above him. The shuriken split into two and one of them transformed into a clone of Naruto. The clone grabbed the shuriken and threw it straight down at Dozu.
Dozu had no idea and before he could react, the giant shuriken pinned him to the ground by his right arm. He grunted in pain. "Damn it!" Naruto smiled and he looked up to see Hinata stand up from her seat. "Way to go Naruto!" He gave her the thumbs up. "What a loud-mouth bitch." Naruto looked down at Dozu with disbelief. "What did you say?" Dozu looked up at him from the ground. "I said that she is a loud-mouth bitch!" Naruto became angry and jumped back, performing a back flip in mid-air. He landed and summoned four giant shuriken. Dozu's eyes widened in fear. Naruto threw them and screamed. "No she is NOT!" Dozu quickly opened his mouth and said, "I give up!" Instantly the proctor jumped into the path of the shuriken and tried to stop them. However the shuriken had much more force behind them then he originally thought and he was pushed back four feet.
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Everyone was staring at Naruto once again. They were all wondering how he had so much strength. The proctor walked over to Naruto and held up his arm. "The winner is Naruto Uzumaki." The crowd cheered as Naruto panted and waved with his other arm. The giant shuriken was removed so that Dozu could move again.
Dozu stood up and turned around but didn't move. Suddenly, he lost his temper and quickly turned around to shoot Naruto. However before he could even raise his arm, Naruto had a hold of him and put him in a headlock. The proctor rushed over, as did a few other instructors.
When Dozu was finally escorted off of the field, Naruto jumped back up to the contestant's box. The proctor took his place at the center of the field and called forth the next pair of ninja. "Neji Hyuuga and Temari." Neji walked towards the field. As he passed, Naruto said to him, "Don't die, I want a turn at you." Neji looked frustrated and said, "I'm not meant to lose here." Then he jumped down to confront his first opponent.
Hope you all enjoyed the movie. Sorry it took me so long but I'm not used to writing 7000 words before updating. Please review! I don't care if you just say hi or rip on my writing, just REVIEW!