A/n Good morning fans! (I know it's probably not morning, but work with me) Hope you all enjoy this chapter. -Bandie24x7
When I woke up in the morning Akamaru was still laying on my chest, Mom and sis had important duties to attend to. With the village in ruins there was a lot of important jobs to be filled. I'd have to help out eventually, as much as I didn't want to. I wanted to train so that none of my friends would get hurt anymore. I stood up, barely able to move. My body was sore from the fights yesterday. I decided it was as good a time as any to take a bath. So I walked into the bathroom, closed the door, stripped down and climbed into the bath. Shortly afterwords Akamaru jumped into the bath like he always does. I just relaxed and waited for my body to loosen up, and my muscles to stop being so tense.
Kakashi Hatake stood watch over the East Gate, he was ordered to wait until the elders gave the order of who the next Hokage was, but first came the Third's funeral, it was a sad time for everybody. Kakashi was to inform the Genin which of them made Chunin. He had to find a good time to tell them, because he had a feeling that something bad was going to happen, and he needed them ready. He looked over the wall and saw nothing. He sat down and preceded to read more on his book.
Sasuke Uchiha, hadn't done much resting like he was ordered to. Instead he got right back to training. He couldn't sit around all day, he had to kill HIM. It was the reason for his existence, why sit back and become weak? He always thought. After a long day of training he sat down on the dock and relaxed. Naruto Uzumaki Joined him.
Sakura Haruno watched the two from afar, slowly making her way to the dock. She was madly in love with Sasuke, but Sasuke didn't have the same feelings for her. It was funny watching the girls go crazy over Sasuke.
Hinata Hyuga made tea and served it to her father and Neji Hyuga. With what little of a mansion they had left, they made due with it. They didn't complain any either. Neji and Hinata were decently happy, until Neji mentioned me. The mutt.
Shikamaru Nara was at home talking to his parents about Chunin. The bell started ringing. He stood up and looked outside, it was time. He was being called. All of us were.
I crawled out of the bath and got dressed. I didn't wear my usual clothing, but this time just chose a simple black shirt and pants. I was out the door in a matter of minutes. I saw Shino standing outside. I figured he'd be waiting for me. He was my best friend, and knew everything. As we walked I filled him in on the details about me and Hinata. He laughed a little. He wasn't a very emotional person. We arrived at the courtyard where Kakashi sensei stood with a sheet of paper and faced us all.
"Greetings, you all participated in the Chunin Exam, final round," He said looking around at us individually, "I will now call off your names, then shortly afterwords the crowd will cheer for you."
I laughed, the crowd cheers just by hearing our names? Who would've thought, cheering after all that's happened. I guess we need a return to normalcy.
"Neji Hyuga! Shino Aburame! Shikamaru Nara! Sasuke Uchiha! Kiba Inuzuka! You guys are the five final members of the Konoha village genin that made it to the final matches. Now for a list of the new Chunin," You could barely hear him over the cheer of the crowd. After he said my name the people went crazy. Glad to know, if things go for the worse. At least I've got the crowd backing me up.
"The following students made chunin!" Kakashi read off as the five of us held very formal poses, "Sasuke Uchiha! Shikamaru Nara! And Kiba Inuzuka!" He said pausing after each one for applause.
We made our way to the center of the Arena. We stood emotionless as Kakashi looked us over, and said some kind of Ritualistic saying in which all Chunin live. I zoned out, all I could think of was Hinata. Was she watching? How was she feeling? I snapped back to what was going on when I saw Kakshi stand in front of me and hand me a Chunin jacket.
"From now on, you'll take on missions as Chunin, in a squad together. I'll be your Sensei. You're not genin whom I must defend. You're strong, independent ninja. I wish you all the best of luck. The jacket is a symbol, you either wear it or don't." Kakashi said as he walked away.
I noticed the other two putting on the jacket so I slipped it on. It was comfortable and easy to move in. I looked around and caught myself waving at the crowd. There was cheers from all around me. I knew that we were just indicted to some of the strongest ninja in the leaf. I smiled as the cheers slowly died down. I was happy to be here. Akamaru jumped on my shoulder and started taking in his part of the cheers. I laughed when he bounced around and wagged his tail. The cheers continued, and Kakashi came back. He nodded at us, commenting on how well each of us looked in the jackets. He extended his hand of which all of us shook. He laughed as he said the last part.
"We may get to work together someday soon. Be ready!" He laughed walking away.
I slowly walked towards the exit of the arena, when I heard Hinata scream. It wasn't a happy scream. I couldn't pick up the scent of her attacker. I spun around and sprinted off towards the sound. I appeared before her to see Naruto looking at her sadly. He looked at me angrily. I could tell he was already mad that I made Chunin, but not only that. He now loved Hinata, and came back for her. I looked at Hinata and nodded showing her that she was to clear the area.
"Naruto, we're allies. You don't have to die here," I laugh.
"Kiba, the time for words is over. From this point on, we fight. Not as allies, not as friends. As rivals, as enemies," Naruto shouted back at me.
"You're a member of the hidden leaf village! No matter what happens we're allies!" I shout back, anger rising.
"Then I'll just have to change that," Naruto shouted taking off his headband and throwing it towards me.
Before he even began to rush at me. He was immobilized. Shikamaru emerged from the shadows.
"Calm down Naruto!" He said sternly.
"You're not the boss of me," Naruto shouted looking at him.
"No, but I am," I heard Kakashi's voice answer, "Go home and get some rest, think about what you've done here."
I threw his headband back towards him, "Once an ally always an ally," I say slowly turning and walking away.
We disbanded for the night, but I couldn't help but think about what he was talking about. Is he gonna leave the village? I can't let that happen. It's my job to stop him if he threatens to leave. If he threatens the Leaf Village, I'll stop him. I won't let him touch any of them. He won't get passed me. That's a promise. I will stop him, he can't touch me. I will end his life if necessary. I must protect Hinata, and the Leaf. I laugh at the thought. Think of it, me protecting this village. No, me as the Hokage. Akamaru squirms within my jacket as I laugh. I look down at him, and smile. We make the perfect team, and it was time to start training that fire style attack I used the other day. Never did I imagine I could use a fire style. It was a nice change of pace. I was ready. Naruto won't even touch me if he tries to harm my friends. I walk into the house, mom and sis are gone. Probably important missions. Saddens me to see them gone. I was hoping to show them my new jacket and inform them that I made Chunin. Oh, well. Maybe tomorrow after training. It was time to buckle down, with Naruto talking about leaving or so it seemed. What could I do? I had to train. I had to protect everyone.
A/n Sorry for such a short chapter. It took me some time to get this one done, due to being lazy, and having other things going on. Anyway, on my Kiba page on Facebook I had a thing where they liked a status and I'll mention them here. So those following fans are getting mentioned. Emily Puthavongsa, Ashlynn Dutton, Lexi Nix, Kyle Hardie, and Hytzura Saan. There were also two pages that liked it, but I can't put links up for them here. Which sucks -.- Anyway. I'd also like to give a shout out to my best friend. Brittany Caskey! :D She's a great friend and a wonderful person. I'm so glad to have her in my life. She's always there no matter what goes wrong. Hope you all enjoyed this chapter :) -Bandie24x7