DISCLAIMER!: I DON'T OWN NARUTO! Thought you'd know by now...
(A/N):
Bulba Fett: *clears throat* I have an announcement!
random guy: Can it wait for after the chapter!?
Bulba Fett: Yeah I guess it can...
TO THE STORY!
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Chapter 43: Cheating is Allowed?
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Kakashi walked over and flicked them both in the forehead. They were instantly snapped out of what ever illusion they were caught it in. "So are you all ready?" He asked his team.
They all nodded and he eye smiled. "Well then I wish you luck." He said as he opened the door for them.
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As soon as Team Seven walked into the room that were hit with a blast of killing intent so potent it made Sakura freeze and made Sasuke shake in 'excitement'.
Naruto was unfazed by it however. He just smirked sent his own blast of killing intent at the older groups of Genin. Of course he was assisted a little bit by Kurama, but, it got the point across. Many of the older Genin stepped back and a few froze on the spot. He kept it up until he felt someone tug on his sleeve. "N-Naru-kun, be nice." Hinata said in a half joking half scolding tone. Naruto dropped the killing intent and turned to smile at his girlfriend. "Aww, come on Hina-hime, I was just having a little fun." He said as he looked over at the older Genin with a sadistic grin causing them to huddle together slightly. Hinata giggled and playfully slapped him on the shoulder. "Sure, a little 'fun' was all that was. Anyway, I'm happy to see you guys came." She said smiling at the rest of Team Seven. Sakura smiled at Hinata and Sasuke just scoffed.
"Like we'd not come if a weakling team like yours could compete." He said as he turned away from the group. Hinata frowned and before Naruto could go off at him Kiba stepped in. "Hey asshole, I'm pretty sure she lasted a hell of a lot longer than you did against that Hunter nin back in Wave. So why don't you pull the stick from out of your ass and act like an actual person!" The feral boy growled. Kiba knew by now that Hinata was off limits, but he didn't take to kindly to his pack being called weak. Sasuke glared at him but didn't respond.
They glared at each other for a while before they heard a new voice break the silence. "OH HEY SASUKE-KUUUUNN!" Ino yelled as she glomped the boy. She looked him in the eye with a seductive look. "You miss me?" She purred. To give the boy credit, the most he did was lightly blush. His confused shock turn to mild anger. "Get off," he growled at the blonde. Ino pouted and gave him puppy dog eyes. "Aww, come on Sasuke-kun. Its been so long since I last saw you." She pouted while trying to cling to him while Sakura was pulling on her back. The Pinkette was audibly grinding her teeth. "He said get off Pig. Why don't you listen to him!" She growled. The blonde just stuck her tongue out at her. "Shut it billboard brow. I'm having a moment with my Sasuke-kun." She said in a childish tone as she went back to clinging onto the Uchiha.
Naruto sighed and turned to the rest of the new comers. "So, she's still troublesome I see." he deadpanned as he greeted Shikamaru and Chouji. Shikamaru just sighed and nodded his head. "Really troublesome," he replied. Chouji munched on a potato chip and reached out with the bag. "Want one Naruto?" he asked in his usual friendly tone. Naruto chuckled and shook his head. "Nah, not right now, maybe later. So, how have you guys been?" he asked his friends from the Academy.
Shikamaru shook his head in another sigh. "Its been really troublesome. Ino always nags us to work, and because of her were here. Man, what I wouldn't give to be asleep right now." he whined. They continued to talk until a older Genin walked up to the group.
"Hey you guys should really keep it down. The other Genin are starting to get pissed." The older white haired Genin said. Naruto turned to him and frowned. He knew who this was. Yakushi Kabuto. His father warned him to be weary of a white haired boy in glasses. He was not who he seemed. "Oh, sorry about that. Hey you seem like a generous sempai. Have any information on the exams for us noobies?" Naruto asked cautiously. Kabuto smirked. "I sure do. I'm Kabuto by the way." He said as he pulled out a deck of cards. "These here are my Ninja Info Cards. I pump a little chakra into these and I can get the information I'm looking for. So, anyone in particular you wanna know about?" he asked as he started to shuffle the deck around.
Sasuke was the first to speak up. "Give me what you have on Rock Lee, Sabaku no Gaara, and Uzumaki Naruto." he told the white haired boy. Kabuto fake pouted. "Aww, you already know their names. This is no fun," he said as he drew three cards and pumped chakra into the first one. "Ok, lets see here...Rock Lee, a Konoha Genin. Teammates are Hyuuga Neji and Tenten. Completed 65 D rank missions and 5 C rank. Says here he was the dead last of his class and has no ability in Ninjutsu or Genjutsu, but is highly remarkable in Taijutsu." he said as he read off Lee's card. Naruto raised an eyebrow. "I haven't seen Tenten since she graduated...wonder how she's doing if she's on that guys team." he thought with a slight shiver.
Kabuto continued to the next card. "Next up is Sabaku no Gaara...Hmmm lets see here. Ah, Sabaku no Gaara, a Suna Genin. Teammates are his siblings Sabaku no Kankuro and Subaku no Temari. Says here he is the Yondaime Kazekages son! Wow, we've got foreign royalty here this year. Lets see here...12 D ranks, 18 C ranks, and...wow a couple of B ranks as well. As well as an added note that he has never been injured on a mission. Now that's impressive." he said with his eyebrows raised. Kiba was going to call bullshit when Sasuke cut in. "What about Uzumaki Naruto?" he half asked half ordered. Naruto smirked at him. "If ya wanna know more about me Teme, I'm right here." he said in a slightly challenging tone.
Kabuto paid no mind to the two's banter and started reading the next card. "Ok, Uzumaki Naruto. Adopted by Uzumaki Seinaru who is the Uzumai clan head and is also the only current S rank shinobi in the village besides the Hokage." He said as he started to read. Naruto scowled at him. Kabuto just slipped. THAT wasn't public knowledge. The rest of the rookie 9, save Hinata gave him a wide eyed look. "Yeah I'm adopted, what?" he said in a challenging tone. Hinata calmed him down before he went ape shit by grabbing onto his han and giving a light squeeze. He let out a sigh and let Kabuto continue. "Lets see, he's completed 25 D rank missions, 1 C rank, and...Wow! An A rank. How'd ya rate that? Anyway, is above average in taijutsu and slightly below average in Genjutsu. Is an advance learner of kenjutsu and...HOLY SHIT! You're a registered Fuinjutsu master!? No wonder you're carrying all those scrolls." he said clearly impressed.
Before they could get into 'that' little subject they heard a loud and commanding voice. "Alright maggots! Quiet down! It's time for the exams to begin!" Morino Ibuki yelled and got all of the Genin into their respective seats. Luckily for Naruto he was seated next to Hinata. Naruto smirked when he saw who was the proctor for the exam. "Old scare face huh? Looks like this is going to be something psychological..." He thought while continuing to smirk at Ibuki.
Ibuki snarled at him. "Do I have something on my face Maggot?" he asked in a harsh tone. Hinata let out a quiet 'eep' but Naruto just grinned even wider. "No, but you do still owe me money from that poker game my dad had last week." he replied reaching out a hand to ask for the bills Ibuki owed him. Ibuki blushed lightly (That's just a weird image to think about XD) and grumbled while he dug out his wallet. He pulled out a wad of bills and put them into Naruto's hand. "Here! But next time I ain't gonna loose to you ya brat!" he growled at Naruto while he chuckled. "Yeah maybe. Now why don't you get back to scaring the poor babies before they figure out the test." Naruto said in a hushed tone.
Ibuki looked around the room and noticed a startlingly large lack of fear in the air. He went back to terrorizing the class while Hinata gave Naruto a questioning look. Naruto grinned at her. "My dad holds a poker night every Wednesday. The last time Ibuki came over I cleaned house and got a pretty good chunk of cash." he said chuckling at the memories of him beating everyone out of their money. However, his father ended with more money by the end of the night. The man could hold a damn good poker face and had luck to back it up.
Once they started the test Naruto looked at the questions. "Kit, these aren't normal questions. Save your answering for the tenth question." Kurama informed. Naruto nodded. "My thoughts exactly. This must be a test of how well you can cheat and get away with it..." He responded looking around discretely to see how the others were doing it. Hinata was using her Byakugan to see the other tests while not looking away from her own. Kiba was letting Akumaru sit on his head to read the other tests and relay the information. Shino was using his bugs to get the answers. Sasuke was looking around Sharingan ablaze and Sakura was being the walking textbook she was and answered all the questions without fail. Naruto spotted Tenten and noticed she was using mirrors moved by ninja wire to see the other tests. Naruto just chuckled and looked down at his own test. He got a serious look on his face and started writing something.
After about another forty five minutes Ibuki stopped them, telling them something about a tenth question and being a Genin forever. Naruto wasn't paying attention. He was too busy eyeing Kabuto to try and figure out what his deal was. He had zero trust for the guy.
After a while people began to file out of the room. Giving up. Once all the quitters left Ibuki looked around the room. "Alright, everyone left in the room you all...Pass." he said. He got a few 'What the fucks' and intelligent 'huhs?' from the room. Naruto just snickered as Ibuki explained the importance of gaining information and how much of a risk it is to get it. Once he finished his speech he was about to congratulate them when a black mass shot through the window.
A sign held open by kunai unfurled. Naruto paled when he saw what it said. 'THE SEXY AND EXPECTING UZUMAKI ANKO HAS ARRIVED!'
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(A/N): Hahaha, time for the second exam!
random guy: So, what was the announcement?
Bulba Fett: Oh yeah that. Well it was something like this...
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