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Chapter 13: The Chunin exam
OC 12 years old, Itachi 18 years old
I stood at the gates of Konoha and waited for team 7 to return from their mission from wave
´There they are´
I hold my hand up to shadow my eyes and could make a pink, blond, black and silver blob out in the distance.
´Yup they are back´
´Means in a few day the Chunin exams begins...we should prepare a bit don´t you think?´
´Too early we wait until the second round is done, there is a one month pause for the third test, that time we use to prepare´
They soon reached the gate on the last meters they saw me and my friends hurried a bit more dragging Kakashi along.
"Ne Ne Yuu-chan this mission was so awesome, we got first attacked from some low ninjas out of a puddle and I saved everyone naturally, but then appeared this mean evil guy nearly killed us but again I was the hero saving Kakashi out of a water ball. And the-"
Truth be told I tuned him out after that he just was talking like a waterfall never stopping to even breath.
´He really made himself the Hero good we know the story´
´Not really better ask Kakashi later what became of Zabuza and Haku´
I went with them to Ichiraku to celebrate their first successful C-Rank mission seeing some of our other friends namely, Hinata, Kiba and Shino.
While eating together Naruto told his story again, but I excused myself a bit earlier and began to search for Kakashi to get my answers.
It took me a good of three hours finding him in a tree in the park reading his porn book.
"Ne Kakashi!?" I shouted up to him.
"What?" He asked without looking up from his book to engrossed in the current scene.
"I wanted to ask what happened to Zubaza and Haku?" With that I got his attention and he now looked down to me.
"Why?"
"Curiosity"
"They were wounded and near death but for them turning the last moment against Gato, got them Tuza to take them in and heal them. They help now the bridge builder, I think Zubaza thought of becoming a smith"
´Wow nice´
´They could come in handy later on´
"Thank you Kashi" I winked and hurried away back to my friends. They would by now be on the training grounds.
The next morning I went to the marked and was deciding if apples would be better than peaches when I heard the loudmouth of Konoha.
"Let him go dude!"
´Could it be?´
´Sure we saw the hawk a few days ago´
Forgetting about the fruits I went in the direction I hear Naruto to find him standing before a Kakuro holding Konohamaru. Sakura and Tamari stood behind their boys watching indifferent.
"What is going on?" They all turned their heads to me. Naruto and Sakura relived, Konohamaru more questioning because he doesn´t know me and the two sandnins gave me a look up and dismissed me turning again to Naruto.
´Should we give him a lesson?´
´Sure that was just rude´
I sat my basked down drawing near to a non suspecting Kankuro and even Temari didn´t watched so I just drew my fist back and gave him a good punch right in his side.
"Uff...What the hell" He let Konohamaru drop, who used the chance to hide behind Naruto.
"I asked a question and to be dismissed so rudely, that screamed for a lesson, never underestimate anyone just because they don´t look like a ninja" I huffed crossing my arms over my chest giving him a cold look in return he mustered me again then grabbed my collar and got into my face.
"You will pay for this" I grounded out between clenched teeth.
"Bring it on" I grinned madly.
´Sometimes even you have a temper´
´I just hate it when they look me up and then dismiss me because they already put me in the "not important" box´
´But even then it is hard to aggravate you enough so you are ready to do bodily harm´
´True but sometimes even I have the desire to punch someone´
Before anything could happen some stones were thrown at Kakuros hand and Sasuke made his "cool" entrance only to be outdone by Panda-kun - ah sorry - Gaara. He landed by his sibling with his cold black rimmed eyes.
´Should we help him too?´
´Are you suicidal?...ah no don´t answer that but you maybe don´t like the pain accompany this sort of death´
´You have a point there, but you know...Naruto will do that with his therapeutic fist´
´They will be great friends´
´Yes´
I was not really listening until Gaara spoke to me.
"What is your name?"
"Leave Yuu-chan alone!" Naruto sprang in front of me.
"Yuu?, I will remember that" and a really scary look crossed his face
´Oh good don´t get anywhere near him´
´Oky´
The siblings made their exit after telling us they are here because of the chunin exam.
"Yuuki I will bring you home" Sasuke offered my forgotten basked in his hands surprising me with that offer.
"Thank you Sasuke but I can do that alone I need to shop for somethings before I go home and I´m sure you wouldn´t like to accompany me.
He raised his eyebrow.
"Girl stuff Sasuke for my monthly-"
I didn´t get to finish that sentence he already disappeared after I said "my" leaving the basked neatly on the ground.
´That was for once as fast as Itachi but for sure he didn´t notice that´
´Boys when will they grow up´
´After their first time having sex´
´Sure?´
´Not really but most will think from there on how to prevent accident pregnancy´
´True, don´t want to accidently knocking some girl up and pay for the child´
´See there is hope for them´
"We better go and get him, I think we need a talk with our Teacher" Sakura grumbled grabbed Naruto by his collar dragging him away from me.
"Good luck!" I called after them and waved at Konohamaru who thanked me shortly and ran after his boss with his friends.
´He really is a mini Naruto´
´Better continue our shopping our I will get late´
I picked my basked up and made my last purchases before going home preparing for the bentos my friends will need for their exams especially when they go into the forest of death.
The next day someone rang our bell around mid-afternoon. Opening the door I saw Sakura standing there with an uncertain look in her eyes.
"Sakura what can I do for you?" I asked but I already had a hunch.
"Can we talk?"
"Sure come in" She hesitated a moment looking down at her feet's.
"I understand wait a moment" I went inside to tell my parents that I would be out for a while with Sakura and slipped my shoes on closing the door behind me.
"So where do you want to talk?" She fidgets for a short moment then answered.
"The park?"
"Then let´s go" I said with some cheer and began to walk in the direction.
"What do you want to talk about?" I asked after a while, we were now at the park sitting under a tree.
"Kakashi-sensei said he signed us up for the Chunin exam, but all of our team must agree to this our we all can´t take the exam...I...I"
"You aren´t sure If you are cut out of this to manage that?" I asked hitting the nail straight on, she looked really surprised that I knew what her problem is.
"Remember the time in the academy where we learned ninjutsu?" She nodded.
"I couldn´t manage a simple bushin or henge better not talk about the other techniques, that was when I began thinking the same as you did I think it is a natural phase where you make you first lifechanging decision. Do I continue or do I not? I´m ready for this? I´m strong enough? These questions run through your head right?" I smiled at her and she began to understand.
"What did you de-" she stopped remembering what I told them not too long ago, It wasn´t my decision to stop being a ninja.
"Oh I´m sorry" She looked really guilty hanging her head low.
"Na it is ok you could say that the decision came in another form, I needed to decide what I would do instead being a ninja, but that is beside the point, It is more about how to find your answer." I smiled at her patting her head and she looked up again listening carefully.
"You know, you can try asses your skill compares it to others in the branch you wants to join just to ultimately come to the awareness you aren´t fit for it. Or you could try listen to your heart, it isn´t an easy feat but you often already decided bevor you even knew it so only thing to do is to listen."
She looked at me for a moment then up into the leaves thinking.
"But how?"
"Think about you as a ninja not as you are now but how you want to be, what you will do as one simply said your goal, and feel your heart feel for something that feels like a combination out of longing and happiness, then you know that your heart want this and is in this path, only with that feeling you know you will success" I watched her wrinkling her eyebrows while closing her eyes thinking deeply.
Then an understanding crossed her face and she opened her eyes having a determined sparkle.
"Thank you Yuu" She smiled pulled out a paper and signed it quickly.
"I will try this" She declared and I laughed.
"Good then let's go and find the other two to ease their worry" We both grinned and headed to Ichiraku.
Chunin Exam Day
Knowing that the first test will be held in the academy I waited at the entrance for my friends and gave each passing one a sealing scroll getting hugs and "wish me luck" in return, the last ones were Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura.
"Here for you" I handed them their scrolls.
"You are so great Yuu" Naruto gave me one of his patent bear hugs.
"Yosh let us show them!" He cheered heading inside followed by Sakura and Sasuke.
"Good luck and be careful" I advised and turned to left only to see Itachi standing a bit afar.
"Seeing your brother off?" I teased and he nodded shortly and looked around.
"That and I control the security" He knew where the ANBUs should be and checked each position.
"Itachi" the tone in my voice got his attention, it was grave and serious.
"I have a really bad feeling...I know based on a feeling you can´t really take it serious but...have a lots of extra eyes on Sasuke...and this Kabuto guy...he gives me the creep." He watched my face closely thinking seriously on what I said.
"To be cautions can´t hurt"
´When it comes to his brother he really doesn´t take any chances´
´Good...we don´t want him get this cursed seal from Pedosnake´
´God we really have seen a lot in our former live, Zombie smashing, monsters, aliens and what not in movies and animes, but this guy this snake is just disgusting more than all the things we saw. That guy is reborn in his body and crawl out of his own mouth please that just...just...ugh´
´Stop reminding me of that my stomach is upset because of that´
I nodded at that and changed to my normal happy self.
"So after checking do you have some time?" he eyed me shortly but then understood crossed his face and looked away nodding slowly knowing that I gave my friends their bentos and surely made some sweets alongside of that.
´He just don´t want to admit it he will sooner die than admit he loves your sweets´
´What can I say I love them too, so being my gracious self I share with him, we came to a truce in the war for a while´
´Just because you can teas him about his sweet tooth´
´yup´
Grinning I waited for him to be done and lead to his apartment to eat the cake I made. A cheesecake with some fruits for the perfect summer cake.
The days were unnaturally long while everyone was in the exam beside me.
´And after that a whole month bevor the third test´
´I just hope that Orochimaru didn´t get to Sasuke´
´Put some faith in Itachi knowing him he himself is guarding him´
´True´
´I´m really curious about the invasion and what Hiruzen did as measurements´
´I´m sure he involved the Uchihas in that, having them around this time could make the difference´
´Let us see´
Then after a Week someone knocked on my door opening it I blinked sometimes to be sure I see right.
"Kakashi-san?"
"Just wanted to inform you that Team 7, Shikamaru Nara und Shino Aburame passed the second round and will begin training for a month now" He smiled down at me.
"They wouldn´t have time to tell you so I thought you would like to know, maybe also that nothing happened to Sasuke thanks to an overprotective brother who got a hint" He gave me a pointed look that I returned it with one of pure innocence.
"Thank you, that is so great they did it" I smiled giddily already thinking for something for my friends that didn´t make it.
´A cake?´
´Hmmm...yes but I would like to go now´
´Some of the cookies you made a few days ago´
´That's great´
Kakashi gave me his eye cringle and disappeared. I went into the kitchen taking a box and put some cookies in it stuffing it into my bag ready to find my friends.
´With Choji and Ino out they would be at BBQ´
Following my instinct I found them surely there seeing them eat at bit less energetic then before.
"Hey guys" I greeted.
"Yuu" Ino sprang up and pulled me into a hug beginning to cry.
"Ino it is alright please stop crying" I hugged her back.
"See Yuu think so, too" Choji comment between eating.
"Just because you didn´t made it this time doesn´t mean you failed, just train more and then show them!" Ino listened to that slowly stopping crying.
"Your right I will show them just they watch" She got from depressed up to fiercely determined in one sec flat, but that is just Ino.
"You see for training you need some energy so I bought some cookies with me"
For that I was pulled into a group hug and later after lunch dragged to the trainings ground, where we meet Hinata and Kiba and they all began training together.
In the month waiting for the third test I accompanied Ino and Sakura to the hospital visiting and befriending Lee, he has a great personality when you turn a blind eye to his outfit and his strange flowering language.
On one visit we meet Gai, Neji and Tenten, getting each other know. Gai was simply said excited about me being such a good girl and friend (naturally he said that with a lot of youthful and other things between), Neji dismissed me, being his noble self that is over a civilian that was fated to fail, needless to say I look forward to his match with Naruto, and Tenten was the first giving me her hand in friendship (Girls holding together and so on).
With my new found friends and that who had some time between training the month was over fast and I was now in the arena sitting in the audience, sadly I didn´t got a sit near my friends, but for that I had now a good look on the field below to cheer for my friends.
The first change I really could see for the story so far was that the Uchihas were present and the slightly different fight table.
Fight 1: Naruto vs. Neji
Fight 2: Kakuro vs. Shino
Fight 3: Temari vs. Shikamaru
Fight 4: Gaara vs. Sasuke
Fight 5: Dozu vs. Sakura
Funny thing that this time around Sasukes match was later.
´So practical that they wouldn´t be late this time´
´You wish it is Kakashi we talk about´
´Nearly forgot, but they won´t be too late´
´But late nonetheless´
The first match started with Neji holding a long monologue about fate and so one.
´Thinking of it Naruto has a god-sent tolerance listening to all of this´
´Maybe he doesn´t understand just the half of it?´
´I had already punched him just to shut him up´
´Ah there! They begin´
"Show him Naruto" the audience should be silent for the matches so I didn´t outright screamed but saying it out loud was good. I tuned out the whispers about Naruto and how he should be locked away or that he is such a monster and cheered for him and when the point came where he laid in the crater I waited with excitement and sprang up putting my fist in the air cheering loudly when he knocked Neji out with a punch out of the earth.
´Really that Scene is just great, best is, it changed Neji´
´Therapeutic punch success
Kankuro forfeited and the next match was on.
Temari entering through her fan while Shikamaru was rudely pushed over the railing down in the ring.
´Beside complaining when fighting he makes a good pose´
I watched him intently, he was smooth and efficient.
´Any moment he will sit down on the wall thinking. Ha there´
Shikamaru sat down on the wall so sadly I couldn´t see him anymore.
´This will take some time´
I leaned a bit back in my seat and dozed off waiting for Shika making his move.
When the shadows got longer he moved and bought a fast end to the match by giving up after catching Temari with his shadow.
´He may have given up but he will be promoted, be ready for a long complain when he gets the news´
I laughed a bit but concentrated again on the ring waiting for Sasuke and Kakashi to make their great entrance.
´It will be any moment now´
I checked my sleeve where I had some kunais hidden and also looked around seeing for the security to be in place.
Sasuke made his great entrance and began his fight with Gaara until the moment when Gaara retreated into his ultimate defence and Sasuke pierced it with his chidori.
When Sasuke pulled his hand out of the sand defences with a monstrous arm attached to his, when feather started to fall down in my vision and I felt sleepy.
´Hold It together that is a genjustsu´
My inner woke me up dispelling the jutsu and I saw some sound ninjas right in front of me, but my first concern was the Hokage so I quickly looked up to the already placed barrier.
´Damm no one made it inside beside the two´
´Do you think he would-´
´I´m sure Shikaku and the others made plans´
´But-´
´Shit´
Seeing me moving one of the soundnins attacked me with a katana, but I throw myself to the side avoiding his first strike, the second followed faster this time, standing I leaned a bit back narrowly avoiding it. The strike should have cut my throat but me leaning back lead to it cutting deep across my collarbone, my pendant was also being cut off from the strike and fell down in some of my blood, getting stained. I pulled the prepared kunai out of my sleeve to defend me now ignoring the flaming pain and the blood running down.
´Little bit too close, it could have been your live´
"Bitch" the man snarled.
The ninja charged to fast for me grabbed my head and smashed it against the wall a behind me drilling first his sword through my right shoulder and then pulled out a kunai to pin my hand also on the wall render me defenceless but I already didn´t felt it anymore I lost my consciousness that my head wound caused.
3rd POV
Itachi went straight from his place at the barrier to Kakashi to get a report.
"Your orders Captain?" Kakashi asked after giving the information.
"Eliminate the left over enemies and see if anyone is hurt and get them a medic or bring them into the hospital. Wolf, Hawk! Follow me!" Two other ANBUS that were fighting nodded killed their opponents quickly and went to Itachis side and roamed the arena killing enemies to their left and right.
They were checking just the crowd for wounded ones, when Itachi saw something on the ground, it looked familiar. He knelt down to get a better look he picked it up only to froze when opening his hand and recognizing it.
It was a little snowflake with a pure white stone in its middle mattered with blood, there were only one such pendant.
"Crow" Hawk who stand beside him pointed to the wall to his left.
The pendant fell out of his hand to the floor his eyes widening in pure horror and disbelieve, but he didn´t notice letting go of the snowflake.
"Y-Yuuki, no" her name was just a whisper over his breath with a slight tremble in it.
She was pinned to the now bloodied wall by a sword through her shoulder and a kunai in her right hand. Her head hang blood dripping down from her head into a pool at her feet's. There was so much blood. Itachi couldn´t move he wanted too but he was frozen into his spot and pain shot through his eyes he winced and closed them hoping that when he open it this scene would vanish not wanting to believe this, for the first time in his live he felt fear, being scared of losing her, He felt also despair and a burning hot white rage burning him inside out with the desire to punish that one who dared to kill her.
"She is alive, barley but she lives." Hawk said after checking her for a pulse.
Itachi eyes snapped open showing his magenkyo sharingan manically swirling some unshed tears in his eyes and a downright frightening anger, that covered the relief he felt for hearing that she is not dead yet.
Hawk and Wolf covering scared to the side out of his way. They never saw so much emotion on Itachi Uchiha, whoever this woman was she was probably his most important person, not even Sasuke being in trouble elected so much emotions out of the Uchiha.
He stepped forward and pulled sword and kunai swiftly out of Yuuki and carefully picked her up one arm under her knees and the other supporting her upper body. At this moment sound made his biggest mistake in its existence. Yuukis attacker returned with company.
"I tell you we get this bitch and share her later in the camp"
"And where is she?"
"She is a feisty one tried to fight but I pinned her to the wall for picking her up later she is right down here" The three soundnins rounded the corner, how they got past the other ninjas and ANBUs no one knew, but that wasn´t important Itachi heard them.
"Hey Leaf put that bitch down she is ours" the main culprit commanded trying to be intimidating
Wolf and Hawk wanted to attack the other ninja but they have already fallen to the floor screaming and trashing even crying and begging. Both ANBUs looked slowly over their shoulders to their Captain but he was already gone not losing any second to save Yuuki.
"We should tie them up I´m sure they will tell Ibiki everything he want to know" Hawk began with that task.
Both were silent for a moment.
"I never saw him so angry" Wolf said and Hawk stopped in his movement.
"This three got very lucky that he had the girl in his arms or they would all have met a cruel painful death..." Again silence.
"I remember her, I once gave her a message from him...I first really thought of scaring her away from him at some point he doesn´t need civilian friends...but now...better we let the others known of this or we will have some serious wounded out of duty" Wolf had cold sweat running down his body and Hawk just nodded.
In the hospital it was hectic, but someone teleporting right into the hall got the attention of everyone present stopping them in their tracks, he didn´t need to call for someone with the blood from Yuuki running down his hands. Her mattered form was taken out of his arms and for a moment he looked like he wanted to go after them but decided otherwise with a last glance at her being taken around a corner into an emergency operation. Making the hand signs going back to the battle field he promised silently to be back as soon as he could.
The doctors did they best fighting for her live the whole afternoon and barely managed to save her.
She was bought to the intensive station in a single room for watching, sometimes after midnight a shadow slid into the room and on the chair beside her bed and didn´t moved an inch after settling down, not even when a nurse found him he just stared her down making her leave in a state of pure terror.
3rd POV End
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