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Kiba: stop repeating that, will you…

It's not your story, so shuddup. Oh, and by the way, there is a time-skip of a month here, so don't be confused why the exams are here.

Kiba: fine…

Kaitlyn's POV

The exams were finally here! We were all waiting in the waiting room; it wasn't time yet. "I got a tip for you, Kaitlyn," Kiba said. "The first exam is all about cheating. I think, even if I didn't tell you, you would know."

"What? Ok then, whatever. Should I tell them?" I pointed towards Team Awesome. "Yeah, maybe you should," Kiba replied.

I walked toward them "Hey, Kiba gave me a tip."

"What, what, what?" Vrin asked excitedly.

"Tell me!" Carol said.

Carlie didn't say anything, she was looking around the room and looking at all the genin here; some didn't look friendly. "Kiba said, that the first exam requires cheating."

"What?" they all asked. "Yeah, that's all he told me, I don't know anything else."

Just then, the doors opened. "It's time to begin. I am Ibiki Morino, your proctor; and from this moment, your worst enemy. However, before we begin the exams, I will say this once. There will be no combat between candidates. No attacking each other without the permission of your proctor, and even then, the use of fatal force is strictly prohibited. Anyone who even thinks of messing with me will be disqualified immediately. Got it?"

The room was silent. Oh dear. It showed that everyone was kinda scared/intimidated by this Ibiki person. "Now, if we're ready, we'll proceed to the first stage of the Chunin Exams. Hand over the paperwork you received with registration. In return, you will each be given a number," he continued. "The number will determine where you sit. Once you all have taken your seats, the written test will begin."

I HATE written tests. Especially essay ones. I hoped it wasn't too hard. Then again, Kiba told us that we needed to cheat. Hmm, maybe I could read people's minds to find the answer? I said to myself as I took my seat. "Everyone, eyes front. There are a few rules you need to be aware of. And I won't answer any questions, so you'd better pay attention the first time around. Alright, rule number one is this: the written part of the exam is conducted on a point-reduction system. Contrary to what some of you may be used to, you all begin the test with a perfect score of ten points. One point will be deducted for each answer you get wrong. So, if you miss three, your final score will be seven. Rule number two: teams will pass or fail based on the scores of all three members."

Oh, goodie. "Rule number three: the sentinels you see positioned around the room are there to watch you carefully for any signs of cheating. "Be warned; their eyes are extremely sharp, and if they catch you five times, you will be dismissed before the tests are even scored." I thought that it wouldn't be a problem; I'm sure they couldn't see someone mind-read, right?

"One more thing, if any candidate should get a zero and fail the test, then the entire team fails." Great. If I do get caught, the whole team will fail and I'm dead. What a nice, chunin exams. "Anyone fool enough to be caught cheating by the sentinels doesn't deserve to be here. If you want to be considered shinobi, then show us…what exceptional shinobi you can be."

"The final question won't be given out until fifteen minutes before the end of the testing period. You'll have one hour total." As usual, the one hour test. How nice. The test papers were handed out.

When I looked at the paper, I couldn't believe what I saw. They were all written in kanji. Somehow, I managed to understand it. There was one question about trajectory that was damn complicated. I decided to read-mind… now.

I started with the proctor, Ibiki. Interesting… that person can actually answer the questions. Too bad he doesn't know that the person in front of me knows all the answers. I guess I'll have to practice my speech: there are two people in here who already know all the answers. Blah blah blah… now I know who to target. I read the person's mind and filled out my answers, at the same time transferring the thought to my other friends (specifically Team 8 and Awesome). I didn't realise the time until Ibiki said, "Alright, listen up. Here's the tenth and final question. But, before I give you the question, there are some more rules that you need to be aware of. These rules are unique to question ten. Listen carefully, and try not to let them frighten you." I rolled my eyes at that.

"If you do accept the question, but answer it incorrectly, not only will you fail, you will be barred from taking the Chunin Exams ever again!" there were gasps among the genins here. "Now then, if you're ready, the tenth and final question. Those who don't want to take it, raise your hand. Your number will be recorded and you will be free to go." Many groups left, and then the others stayed. "Now then, for those of you remaining, there's only one thing left to do. And that's for me to tell you…that you've all passed the first exam."

I immediately raised my hand. "Wait, if we all passed, then there was no tenth question?"

"Oh, there most certainly was a tenth question. Your decision to stay was the answer. And for that, I grant you passage on to the next exam. Let me give you a hypothetical mission: to steal a document from an enemy stronghold. You have no idea how many ninja the enemy has, or how heavily armed they are. Furthermore, you have reason to believe that the enemy expects you, that you might very well be walking blindly into a trap. Now, do you have the option of taking a pass on this insane mission, of saying my comrades and I would live to fight another day? Can you choose to avoid danger? No! There will be many missions that will seem almost suicidal if you think about it, but you do not think about it! You think only of the goal and of achieving it through courage and discipline. These are the qualities required of a chunin squad leader."

"Those who choose the safer of two paths, those whose determination falters in the face of adversity, those who would put there comrades' lives in jeopardy by worrying about their own, those who would save their own necks at the price of sacred honour will never be able to call themselves chunin, at least as long as I'm here. As for the rest of you, you have successfully answered the ten questions I've put to you. You have earned the right to continue on to the next step. You have passed through the first gate. I hereby declare this part of the Chunin Exam completed. There's nothing left, but to wish you all good luck."

The window crashed. I brought out a kunai, ready to fight if necessary. . "Heads up, boys and girls, this is no time to be celebrating. I'll be your next proctor: Anko Mitarashi. You ready for the second test?"

Whoops. So it was just our next proctor coming in (while breaking the window at the same time). "And I know I scared you all, especially you." She looked at me. "No need to panic there, girly, I'm just your proctor." Did she just call me girly?

I was starting to like her more and more. Oh well. Onward to the second exam. Yay.

yup, another one down. i'm making them come out fast as i cannot wait to do the fighting chapters (like in the last fanfic, i couldnt wait till the itachi fight. :D) Hope you enjoy and REVIEW! XD