You have everything you need right?" Jessica fretted over Leo as he prepared for the exam that day. "Spare tools and rations?"
"Yes big sis, quit worrying, or you will get wrinkles. Well more than you already have." The blonde in question giggled out before being chased out of the room by his sister.
"You little BASTARD!" was the echo that followed him to the lobby, were team Three and Twelve were waiting.
"Finally," Kiko sighed out impatiently, "I thought Aunt Jessica would never let you leave."
"Shut up and run." Was all they got in reply as Leo ran for all his worth. A frothing Jessica hot on his heels, causing the two teams to blanch and follow the boy.
Once the teams left her sight Jessica slowed and turned back to the hotel. She knew what she was feeling were the beginnings of fear trickling down her spine and anxiety causing her to bite at her nails, a habit she hadn't done since she was fifteen. She also knew there was nothing she could do and Leo had to now rely on his own devices and his team. By the gods above she still felt that he was growing too fast, where was the little boy she had taught to curse so fluently? Time really was slipping by, but now Leo was an adult in the eyes of a ninja, and Jessica could only support him as a sister now. Stand at his side but never to hold him back. God this reminiscing made her depressed, time to go to the Red Light District Konaha was said to have. A pretty young lady would be just the thing to get her mind off of the more depressing thoughts.
Team Twelve and Three made it to the Exam building for the first part of the Chunin exam early, a good half hour before they would be expected to arrive. 'Better Early than Dead' was the saying their respective senseis had pounded into their young minds, and the young Genin would do their best to follow that rule.
Walking up the flights of stairs, Miso suddenly stopped ahead of the group and looked over at a large gathering of what they assumed were other hopefuls.
"Can they not see the genjustu?" Meigestu whispered to her comrades in a conspiring tone.
"Idiots." Scoffed Shiroko, the Ashihea with even more shockingly white hair than was normal for the Clan.
Just as the group was about to turn and continue on their way a confident voice reached their ears.
"It is obviously a genjustu." A raven haired boy called out, clearly not catching the meaning behind the test.
"Idiots." Was all the Nadeshiko ninjas could say, clearly unimpressed by the batch of ninja being pushed out by the Hidden Villages. Team Twelve and Three left as the other ninja honed in on the raven haired boy, leaving the lesser breed to the two Chunin's explanations.
The room was surprisingly crowded when the group of six plus dog entered, but the tenseness in the atmosphere was actually a comfort. Wouldn't want a ninja getting killed for being too relaxed, that would just be a stupid way to go.
As the occupants of the room sized up the group they broke up into groups of two and found seat that allowed them to cover the others' blind spots. A strategic move if there ever was one. Just as Kabuto was about to approach one of the duos, not the one with the dog, that thing was a monster if he ever saw one, a loud group of clearly inexperience Genin burst in. This caused a ruckus as the 'Rookie Nine' had a little meet and greet. Just as he was about to 'kindly' interrupt them he was beaten to the punch by one of the strange Kunoichi.
"Shut up you drooling idiots before I pluck out your eyes." Came from the most normal looking of the group. The girl was no older than fifteen and had brown hair held back in a thick braid and brown eyes, she appeared almost completely forgettable and even her clothes were plain and clearly chosen for durability instead of fashion. Her expression was the only thing that distinguished her; eyes that held unknown cruelty and a strange purple tint to her sclera.
Her strange, gravelly voice carried and startled the group at the entrance, and caused many to turn pale.
"Hehe, Hime don't scare the rookies like that." Shiroko laughed as she slapped the girls back. The unimpressed look the brown haired girl gave her in return could have peeled an onion, but did not seem to faze the laughing white haired girl.
"HEY!" A brunette boy pointed rudely at Leo "Your that fake coward ninja from the fake village, you can't be here."
The withering look the loud brunette received from his team mates was humorous, but was overshadowed by the sudden killer intent released by the two teams of Nadeshiko. Pride for the village was a known trigger for the girls and boy, and a many scuffles had been fought over village pride. The sudden rise in dangerous Ki made many seasoned ninja shiver in their seats, whether from fear or something else, it was not the Nadeshiko representatives' problem.
"Our village, little boy," The eldest, Hisho Hanami, ground out, "is not some make believe country, and we are not cowards nor fakes. We are the ones chosen to represent our village in the upcoming exam, and clearly this was needed if the name Nadeshiko does no strike fear into your pathetic heart." And with the teams from said village seemed to shut down, refusing to answer any questions or rise to threats. They were blank until the proctor came in, and even then they all just smiled serenely, as if choreographed and planned out, even when the threat of never becoming Chunin rang out.
As if some pathetic man could scare them, yes he was strong and held great potential, but the lack of spark in his eyes made the young girls turn their noses up. Scars they could handle. Sadist, bring it on. Bald, whatever. The spark is what mattered to the women of the village; it was the divide between good offspring and Great Children. They had long been taught the difference, and this man was sadly inferior when it came to that.
The test was also laughably easy, if they did not know an answer then procuring one from a person who did was simple. Hisho and Meigestu were also helpful, using a simple form of gengustu to give their team-mates answers. It was pathetically easy, and practically an insult to the girls.
The tenth question threw many for a loop, but again the girls held confident. They would pass no matter what and this man could not scare them. Now when the loud feral looking boy burst out about not giving up and 'baldy can't scare me', this annoyed the girls. More competition may be good but it was still annoying.
Once the scarred proctor was done explaining his part of the exam and how they had passed and his 'the life of a ninja is full of strife' monologue a ball of purple and brown burst into the room through the window.
And so the second part began.