I should probably mention that Naruto's a bit taller than in canon. So yeah, he ain't short.
Okay then, let's get started.
Me no own zit!
Naruto and Sakura both jumped on to the balcony above the small arena, both taking a seat as two thrones appeared behind them. Shishi's tail split into two before he sent it the into the two genin's shadows, making them expand.
Naruto's throne seemed to be made of black bones, had silver wind patterns with flames near the bottom and had a red leather seat. Sakura's was made of black vines with a few orbs above it, made of what seemed like black water, and her seat was a blue-green color.
Naruto placed his right elbow on one of the arms while leaning his cheek against the fist he made. Sakura crossed her legs and leaned back, looking relaxed. They both looked like a prince and a princess about to enjoy a show, their two foxes on either side of them.
"Okay, let's see what you two can do, shall we?" Naruto announced, his hand raised up at the ready. Sasuke and green jumpsuit boy both both got into fighting stances.. "Hey, it might be nice to introduce yourself, jumpsuit-san."
"Of course. My name is Rock Lee, Konoha's Green Beast!" said the boy, his voice excited. Naruto smirked, his hand still in the air.
"BEGIN!" he shouted, letting his arm drop.
(Five Minutes Later)
Naruto, Sakura, and a beat-up Sasuke walked up to the entrance to the first exam, while the three shivered at what they just saw. Nothing more horrible than watching two look-alikes hugging with a sunset on the background. In front of the door they found Kakashi reading his book...
Until it bursts into black flames after Naruto snapped his fingers. Kakashi cried for a minute or so before recomposing himself and looking at his team.
"Good. You all came."
"Did you have fun?" Naruto asked, quirking an eyebrow at the avenger. Sasuke just scoffed and ignored him, Naruto not really caring.
Shishi turned to Sakura, who could tell he had something similar to a smirk. "Yo, I found these on two guys I saw earlier." From his back came what appeared to be two huge claw-like gauntlets. Sakura's eyes widened when she realized they belonged to none other than the Demon Brothers. She nodded and made a hand gesture that meant 'put them away'. Shishi nodded and made the gauntlets disappear into his body (He's like a living bag. His body is like smoke for whatever he wishes to store inside. It just floats there, no mater the size.).
Sasuke didn't notice, but Naruto and Akyo did. "It's a good thing the three of you came, or else none of you would have been able to enter." revealed Kakashi. None of them seemed fazed. "Well, all I can say is that I wish you luck." He disappeared in a puff of smoke, showing it was a shadow-clone.
(Somewhere Else)
Kakashi just received the clone's memories. He suddenly looked at his book and whispered, "Don't worry honey. The evil blond get you" He began petting lightly, as if it were his pet... or a special jewel.
The three entered the room, and Sasuke was almost instantly tackled on by Ino. "Oh, hello Sasuke-kun! Miss me?" she squealed. It was quiet for a moment, before she realized that the usual screaming wasn't heard. She looked over next to Naruto to see a calm Sakura with a black fox next to her. Everyone was surprised she wasn't screaming at Ino, just looking around the room and sizing up the competition. Much like how Naruto was doing.
As if noticing Ino for the first time, Sakura smiled at her and said, "Hello Ino. Good to see you. Also, I was wondering if we could talk about something when you have the time." Ino could do little more than nod at her rival, her confusion rising. Shikamaru and Choji appeared behind her, both wondering what happened to the once loud banshee.
Ino let go of Sasuke, much to his pleasure. Just then, everyone else appeared. The rookie nine were officially reunited. Hinata seemed to want to stay hidden, staying at the very back. Had she been paying attention, she would've noticed Naruto vanish.
She also would've noticed that her shadow began to move, before it stood up and placed its arms around her, startling her. The shadow changed shape before it gained color, showing Naruto Uzumaki with his arms around her. "Hello Hinata-chan. Glad to see you, I was hoping you'd come." he whispered in her ear.
"Get away from her!" shouted Kiba, already charging. Naruto's right leg shot out and Kiba smacked right into it, effectively deteriorating him. Next, Naruto kicked Kiba's legs from under him, making the dog boy fall on his stomach, before quickly sitting on said dog boy's back. "HEY! Get off me dobe!"
"No, now shut up or I'll muzzle you, pup." Naruto threatened, leaking his KI at the boy he was sitting on. Kiba might not have been the smartest of all the Inuzuka, but his senses screamed to him a red alert. An alert that he wished he had the title to. 'Alpha'.
Just then, a white-haired boy probably older than the rest came up to them, pushing his spectacles a bit more up his nose. "You know, you kids should quiet down a bit. These here shinobi are a bit on edge, and I'm sure you don't want them taking their frustration out on you guys." said the boy, a somewhat creepy grin on his face.
"I'm used to mobs beating the crap out of me, some of them including shinobi. Nothing new there, so bring 'em." Naruto mumbled, standing up and lightly kicking Kiba's head for good measures. Only a few knew what he meant, while the others wondered what he was talking about.
"Yes well, since I'm feeling generous, how 'bout I give you little guys some help?" offered the white-haired boy.
"Name." It wasn't a question, it was demand. And it came from none other than Naruto, who was unsure what to think of the guy in front of them.
"Ah yes. Forgive me for not introducing myself. My name is Yakushi Kabuto. I guess you could say I'm somewhat of a veteran when it comes to these exams." He takes out a stack of cards from his back pocket. "These are my nin-fo cards. I have information on nearly every ninja here."
"Do you have info on individuals?" Sasuke said, slightly intrigued.
"Yes. You know who you want to know about?"
"Sabaku no Gaia, Rock Lee... and Uzumaki Naruto." Everyone gave him a weird look, wondering why he'd see Naruto as a threat.
"So you know their names. That makes them easier to find." He then took out three cards and started. "Rock Lee, he has completed 20 D-rank and 11 B-Rank missions, his taijutsu is off the charts, but his ninjutsu and genjutsu is non-existent. Sabaku no Gaia, she has completed 14 C-rank and 1 B-rank, her abilities are unknown, but it is said that she has returned from every mission without a scratch. Lastly, Naruto Uzumaki, he has completed 24 D-rank, 1 A-rank mission and 1 S-rank mission."
Sakura cocked her head to the side. "Wait. Our team only completed one A-rank mission. How can Naruto have accomplished an S-rank?"
"Didn't you know? Naruto-san stopped a chunin by the name of Mizuki when he tried to take the forbidden scroll." Almost instantly, there was a snap and the card Kabuto was holding began to burn in black flames. He quickly dropped it and noticed his fingers were slightly burned. However, when he tried healing them, it was almost a tenth of how fast it should've been. 'What the hell?' he thought, looking at Naruto.
Said boy was glaring at him. "You seem to know alot of information. Especially things that only the Hokage is supposed to know, Kabuto." murmured the boy, his eyes narrowing. 'He reeks of snakes. What, does he literally have snake neighbors or something?' he thought. He sniffed again and noticed someone else had a snake's scent. A Kusa kunoichi. 'I don't like this.'
Sakura seemed to notice his frown. "Something wrong, Naruto?"
"... I think we're being invaded by snakes now. Already there're two people who reek of that reptile." he murmured. Sakura frowned, but knew Naruto had his reasons. Meanwhile, Kabuto said something about the Oto-nin being weak.
Three blurs ran forward, ready to attack Kabuto. One was a female while the other two were males. The one that looked like a hobo had black hair that looked alot like Kakashi's. His headband looked to be on a helmet of sorts. The other had bandages all over his face and head, only showing his left eye. He was hunched-back, and wore a large robe-like shirt that went passed his hands, nearly touching the ground. The girl had a greyish-green vest with shoulder guards. The three of them were all wearing grey camo-pants, same cloth around their necks, and black sandals covered with bandages near the ankles.
Everyone could tell Kabuto prepared to dodge, but at the last second Naruto appeared behind him while shouting, "Good luck Kabuto!" and slapping him on the back. That slap was enough to send Kabuto straight into the attack, making him take the full force on the side of the face and fall to the floor. Kabuto got to his hands and knees, but soon threw-up his lunch all over the floor. When he raised his head, everyone saw that his spectacles were broken.
Everyone turned to Naruto to find another surprised. "Wow. One punch and he up-chucked." Naruto mumbled. His face was barely a foot from the device on the genin with bandages. "I gotta get one of these." He began pocking the metal gauntlet lightly, looking at it with some fascination in his eyes.
Just then, a man in a trench-coat, a bandana for his headband, and many scars on his face appeared in the front of the class, instantly leaking some KI. "Alright maggots, I'm Morino Ibiki! You Oto-nin should know that there is no fighting or you'll be disqualified immediately!"
"SHUT UP, I'm looking at something here!" Naruto shouted back, his voice mock annoyance. Ibiki turned his attention to Naruto before a smirk appeared on both their faces. Few knew it, but Naruto was pretty good at torturing people.
"Good to see you again, gaki. Do you have more tips for us?" said the man, some praise laced in his voice.
"Only if I get to call you 'Scarface' from now on." Naruto said, still looking at the bracer. He was starting to creep the bandage guy out.
Ibiki's eye twitched, but he sighed and mumbled, "We'll talk later. Now, everyone will get a number from this hat and take a seat."
Once everyone was seated, he began telling the rules. Naruto, being an Uzumaki, didn't pay much attention. All he knew was that it was a written exam, there were ten questions, the last one would be given at the end, and that if he was caught cheating five times, he was out. Simple enough. He was lucky to sit right next to Hinata, who looked equally happy. When the exam started, both Akyo and Shishi were going around, getting the answers. Since they were shadows, they couldn't be seen by the normal eyes. Nor the trained ninja eye. Sakura could do it with her mind alone, but she wanted to make sure.
Naruto saw that everyone was cheating. Sasuke was using his Sharingan to copy the movements of the person in front of him, Hinata and another Hyuuga were using their Byakugan, a girl with panda-buns was using mirrors to help her and her teammate, Gaia's brother was using a puppet, and Gaia herself was using something that seemed like an eye.
When he looked a bit more back, he chuckled when he saw Shikamaru sleeping over his test, and Ino was also sleeping. That, or she possessed someone. Kiba was getting the answers from Akamaru, and Shino was communicating with some bugs. Unfortunately, the downside of finishing early was...
"I'm bored!" Shishi. He began whining the instant Naruto and Sakura finished. He even went so far as to start sniffing people's butts! "I don't like this guy, this girl seems nice, this one smells like snakes, so does this guy, he smells like he jacks-off regularly, and this one smells like he didn't clean his ass right. Kami, humans are so disgusting." Yep, he was really annoying.
"Shishi!" Naruto called. "If you shut the hell up, I'll let you eat all the beef jerky when we return home. Now stay quiet!" Instantly, Shishi stopped sniffing the butt of some other nin. He then walked up to Sakura and curled into a ball beneath her chair.
"Beef jerky, just wait till this is over."
If you don't like me for making this short, then I'm sorry. Just that I still have stuff to take care of.
Anyway, review.
Ja ne!