Author's Notes: Well that was a long break from writing, how has it been for everyone? I hope I haven't been gone for too long, and I return with news, Hinata will not be part of the harem, based on the results of my question in the last chapter. Instead... There will be another special member joining the harem, based on the prior reviews... You all probably know who she is.
Extra Notes: As said in my last major chapter, this section will focus mainly on the Chunin Exams. As for right now, enough talk, let's continue.
Q&A Section [As Well As Other Responses (Gonna be a long section)]
suryamgangwal63: Unfortunately, I will not be adding this version or any version of Hinata to the harem.
niybruh: Unfortunately, that's a no-go.
XJ26483: It's sad to say, but no, she will not be added. She will, however, remain a significant presence.
FilthyCasual543: Unfortunately, she will not be added to the harem in this story.
Cosray8d: Yeah, it will still be interesting, and there will still be arguments. The pairing just will not exist in this story.
ShadowStalker3424: As I'm answering these reviews, I'm beginning to feel guilty that I didn't add Hinata to the harem. As a form of compromise, I'll try to do a story with this Hinata in the future, either as a harem or a standalone.
natsu00: Hit the nail on the head. And yes, Hinata will not be added, although someone else will be filling that spot in the harem.
zachosg7: Thanks! And it's continuing now! Albeit, it may be late.
Lightblade1121: Yup, it was one of the craziest scenes I've written for any story.
GOBL1N: Was a popular consensus in the PMs, so yeah, I will not be adding Hinata.
EarlSilver: That is indeed a positive, however, I believe that the negatives of adding Hinata may outweigh the positives.
Fictionlover87: Alright, alright, I will not be adding Hinata.
Exodus12345: Killing... Maybe a little overboard, but hey, glad someone's on similar wavelengths.
spark6811: Unfortunately, Hinata will no longer be added to the harem.
heksufneb: Yup, she's no longer in the harem, but will remain a presence.
Sheploo: Maybe, maybe not. It wouldn't make much sense for a yandere to be in a harem though.
biginferno: Glad you enjoyed it, and yes, someone will be in the harem, you'll just have to wait and see who it is.
Power Taco: Yup, yanderes don't fit in harems. I will say, however, that Hinata in this case still has a flaw, which is her over-obsessiveness. Whether or not this version of Hinata will get along with Naruto, we'll just have to see. As for that last part... You may be getting your wish.
Dragon and Sword Master: It's certainly unfortunate news, but I am now tempted to include this version of Hinata in another story, either as its ship or part of a different harem. Besides that, however, Hinata will be a recurring antagonist/rival/something to the main cast.
YeagerMeister31: Glad you thought it was cool! And yes, Naruto will also think Hinata is annoying soon enough.
Antex-The Legendary Zoroark: Glad you enjoyed it! And yes, even I had forgotten how this Hinata acted before the prior chapter.
biob1: Thanks!
natsu00: Yeah, Hinata will not be in the harem. As for the other women you've mentioned, only Shizuka will be part of the harem, while four others will be joining the harem shortly.
shapeshifter340: Hinata will not be in the harem, as for the yandere tendencies, they will be toned up or down accordingly.
OmniHein: I will not be adding Hinata. As Naruto once said: I will not go back on my word.
TheMysticDuo: Yandere Hinata will remain as a minor antagonistic force here and there, but unfortunately, she will not be in the harem.
Crenin: Unfortunately, she will no longer be added.
WindyCitySlayer1: Unfortunately, Hinata will not be added to the harem, although... An alliance is not off the table.
FilthyCasual543: Unfortunately, Hinata will not be added to the harem, but she will remain a yandere in this story.
Urgazhi: Thanks! Glad you've enjoyed it so far!
(Without a doubt, that was the longest response section I have ever done)
Harem - Fem!Kurama, Anko, Fem!Haku, Temari, Shizuka, Tayuya, Fem!Deidara... Now, please welcome Shizune, Amaru, Koyuki, and Ryuzetsu to the harem, hopefully, this time it's the final iteration.
Naruto - 16(altered anatomical structure)
Anko - 23
Kurama -?
Haku - 16
Temari - 16
"Talking"
'Thinking'
"'Talking or thinking by Kurama or berserk Naruto'"
Well then, time to delve into the Chunin Exams!
-Shinobi Academy-
With a few minutes left to spare, Haku accompanied Naruto to the venue of the Chunin Exam's first stage, the Shinobi Academy, where Naruto and his graduating class had studied for the prior few years, with Anko having already arrived hours earlier for the preparation of her role in the exams.
"You're about to be late, Naruto-Kun!" Haku berated, slightly panting from the running she and Naruto had done prior.
"I mean... If you didn't just keep clinging onto me parasitically this morning... And if you didn't insist on constantly having me in bed while you kissed me over and over again... I would probably have arrived here quite early... Hell, Anko-chan is already here..."
"I- You- What-" Haku began to attempt to argue back as her brain seemingly failed to function, "Shut up..."
Naruto extended his hand, before pinching Haku on the cheek, causing her to blush slightly, only for the slight tint of red on her face to expand to a complete flush of crimson when Naruto tiptoed to pet Haku on top of her head, garnering many jealous stares directed at the both of them.
"There, there, Haku-chan..." Naruto began to say, before kissing the ice-user on her forehead, causing Haku to nearly faint out of embarrassment. "It's alright... I rather enjoyed that..."
Completely flustered, Haku was only able to nod furiously, before walking in with Naruto. "I... Uh... I'll need to go find Anko-chan..."
"Hmm?" Naruto began to ask as he stared ahead into the crowded academy, before shifting his vision towards two chunin disguised as genin at the door. "Why's that?"
"I've volunteered to be Anko-chan's assistant... See you later!" Haku replied, giving Naruto a quick peck on his cheek before running off.
'That's... That's kinda unexpected...' Naruto thought, before walking into the building, phasing through the chunin at the doors to look for his teammates, 'Now... Where would they be?'
Having since turned his back, however, Naruto had missed the bewildered reactions plastered on the faces of the two chunin at the doors, seeming to both be trapped in a trance induced by a mixture of confusion and shock. Naruto had not noticed this, merely brushing past the crowds of anxious genin to attempt to locate Sasuke and Sakura. Suddenly, a green shadow brushed past Naruto, with the blond having to slightly bend backwards for it to brush past.
Naruto stared at the newly created crater as the figure began to stand to his feet. As the dust settled, Naruto was able to see a boy with a bowl cut while sporting a full-body green jumpsuit and orange leg warmers.
"Sorry about that..." The boy apologized, before running off into the crowd.
"This day could not possibly get stranger..." Naruto murmured, before deciding to follow the boy.
Following the boy through the crowd to a more open area in the academy, Naruto would also manage to find Sasuke and Sakura there as well, with a bruise present on Sasuke's face. Within seconds, Naruto would put the pieces together, before leaping in front of Sasuke and intercepting a blow from the boy with the bowl cut, shocking everyone present.
"Naruto?!" Sasuke asked in confusion, clearly not expecting Naruto to appear so suddenly.
"You're late, you idiot!" Sakura reprimanded.
"Just shut up and explain..." Naruto replied, allowing the boy in front of him to place his foot on the ground. "What's going on here?"
"I challenged your teammate here to a fight... Not to be rude in any way... But could you please step aside and allow us to finish?" The boy asked.
"Just a second," Naruto replied, before turning around to face Sasuke, "Why'd you accept the fight?"
"Wanted a warm-up... Also, he said that he was the strongest genin here..." Sasuke replied.
"Carry on then..." Naruto replied, before leaping backward to allow Sasuke and the boy's clash to continue. Subconsciously, Naruto activated his Sharingan, staying at a specific position to ensure no one would notice. 'Carry on, but I do intend to learn a thing or two.' The blond thought as he watched the duel.
Now having Naruto's supposed approval, something he hadn't even known he required for any form of action, Sasuke continued his fight with the boy, watching as the boy dashed towards him with a somewhat linear movement.
'I see... This guy moves fast... But his movements are predictable...' Naruto thought, observing as much as possible, 'He's one of the students of that taijutsu specialist, no doubt about it... Therefore, I can assume that he's a hard hitter too... Which would mean that Sasuke could see the hit coming, but can't do anything about it.'
Per Naruto's hypothesis, Sasuke reacted to the boy's movements, only for the raven-haired boy to not be fast enough and to be knocked up into the air by a powerful kick, proving Naruto's theory correct. Continuing to amaze the blond, the boy would leap up behind Sasuke, beginning to seemingly wrap a set of bandages around the last Uchiha.
'It may be time to intervene...' Naruto thought, readying himself for any action, before stopping short. 'But then again... I'm sure Sasuke can survive this...'
"I doubt your friend can survive such a drop, especially because I'm sure the boy behind him is going to exponentially increase the force of the drop," Kurama stated with a chuckle.
'Now's not the time, Kurama-chan!' Naruto mentally replied.
"Aww... But you haven't been in here to cuddle me in weeks..." Kurama replied, pouting within Naruto's mindscape.
'I will be in soon enough, Kurama-chan, just wait till I'm done with the first exam-' Naruto attempted to assure Kurama, only for the latter to pull him into his mindscape.
-Naruto's Mindscape-
Naruto felt himself get pulled into his mindscape by Kurama, before getting thrown down onto the ground of the forest-like interior of his mindscape. The blond attempted to rub the back of his head, only to find his movements restrained by what had appeared to be chakra chains. Before long, Kurama came down onto Naruto, placing a soft hand upon the blond's chest.
"No, I'm afraid that's just not good enough anymore, Naruto-Kun..." Kurama stated with a cheeky smirk.
"Now's not the time, Kurama-chan," Naruto replied, "I'm about to have an exam! I don't have enough time to ensure your satisfaction-"
Kurama would cut Naruto off with a passionate kiss, before pulling away and standing over him, staring deep into the blond's eyes. "Oh my... Getting feisty now are we, Naruto-Kun? I never suggested that I wanted to do anything of that sort with you, at least, not right now... I merely want to cuddle with the one I love, is there anything wrong with that?"
"Huh? Umm... No, it's just-" Naruto began to say, only to be cut off.
"Oh... I see how it is..." Kurama began to say, unbinding Naruto and turning her back on the blond. "You just don't love me as much anymore, do you?"
"Eh?! No, that's not what the problem is-" Naruto tried to interject, only to be cut off.
"It's fine, Naruto-Kun..." Kurama began to say again in a sad tone, "I see what it is now... You prefer Anko-chan and Haku-chan over me... I get it... It's because they're much younger, aren't they? It's fine, Naruto-Kun... I'm sorry I'm not able to show my love as much as them..."
Naruto sighed, not saying anything as he walked up behind Kurama before trapping her in a tight hug.
"There's no need to apologize for anything, Kurama-chan..." Naruto assured, gently kissing the crook of her neck, "If anything, I should be apologizing... I've been neglecting you far too much lately..."
"Hmpf," Kurama replied with a pout, "At least you're acknowledging it..."
"Let's spend some time together..." Naruto offered, sitting down with his arms still wrapped around Kurama.
"About damn time..." Kurama replied, cuddling into the blond's chest.
-About Ten Minutes Later-
"As much as I'd hate to say it..." Kurama began to say, getting off of Naruto's chest, "I believe it is time for your departure back into the real world."
"Hmm? Alright then..." Naruto replied, kissing Kurama on the forehead before retreating into reality.
-Real World-
Upon his return to the real world, Naruto raised his right hand to the side, successfully intercepting an incoming punch from Sasuke.
"Oh, I could've sworn you drifted off..." Sasuke explained his actions, right before pulling back his fist.
"That's alright... Has the exam started yet?" Naruto asked.
"By the looks of it, it hasn't even gotten close to starting," Sasuke replied, "Also, I assume you'd like to know about that guy who just kicked my ass?"
"Yeah?" Naruto asked, "He's a taijutsu genius, so I'm rather intrigued."
"Say's his name is Rock Lee, seems to have some sort of weird infatuation with Sakura..." Sasuke began to explain, already eliciting a slight chuckle from Naruto, "Anyways, he was going to perform some kind of powerful technique against me until a turtle intervened. After the turtle berated him for a few moments, his sensei, who looked remarkably like him punched him in the face before hugging him, of which the entire scene had this strange energy to it. Besides that, before leaving, he also said that his teammate, some guy called Neji Hyuga, is the strongest genin participating in this exam."
"I see... If that's the sorta standard we're going by... The competition here must be rather remarkable, I have to assume," Naruto noted, a fact which Sasuke only confirmed by nodding. "And for the record... I know Kakashi-sensei is standing behind me, isn't he?"
"I'd question how you knew that but it's beneath me..." Sakura murmured, "Yes, he's behind you."
"Good to see that you're sharp on your senses today," Kakashi acknowledged, before stepping in front of the three genin, "First, it goes without saying, but I'm proud of you three. I have to admit that when I first took you three on as a team, you were some of the most dysfunctional genin I've ever met, but through it all, you three managed to form a coherent bond that, fingers crossed, should be able to pull through the exam's stages."
"Real nice of you to say that, but come on, dysfunctional?!" Sakura asked, "At least Naruto and Sasuke worked well together on that genin test!"
Naruto raised an eyebrow, noting that he had been acknowledged by Sakura for the first time, even if only partly.
"Make no mistake, I'm still proud of you three regardless," Kakashi replied, "Also, you three are waiting at the wrong spot," Kakashi finished, before pointing towards a later section of the academy, which had been flooded by hundreds of genin.
"Oh, I see..." Naruto replied, before walking towards the section Kakashi had pointed at, followed shortly after by Sasuke and Sakura.
'Heh,' Kakashi thought, watching as his three genin walked towards the exam, seeing a sort of vision of his experience with the Chunin Exams. 'If only you guys could see this now... I'd bet you three would be proud...'
-Within the Examination Hall-
As Team 7 entered the examination hall, they were met with several familiar, and many more unfamiliar faces. Before Naruto was able to get far into the exam hall in an undetected manner, a familiar voice would call him out.
"Naruto!" Kiba called out, before walking towards the blond, "How are you? It's been a while!"
"Hey Kiba... Hinata treating you alright?" Naruto joked, causing Kiba to shudder.
"She creeps me out... She creeps me out more than you... No offense," Kiba replied.
"None was taken," Naruto stated, before looking around, "Is this everyone? We've got some massive numbers here today..."
"Yeah... There are quite a bit of people..." Kiba replied, "We should go over there, everyone from our class is waiting for you guys."
Naruto nodded, before he, Sasuke, and Sakura headed towards the crowd of students that had just graduated from the academy earlier that year. Upon making his re-introductions, Naruto could notice something strange.
"Why are you guys all looking at me like that?" Naruto asked, very apparent in his confusion.
"Naruto, where's your headband?" Ino pointed out, stepping forward.
"Headband?" Naruto asked back, before realizing what she meant. "Oh, sorry, but I much prefer my goggles."
"Pfft... How troublesome..." Shikamaru murmured from the side.
"Don't make me go over and kick your ass, Shikamaru!" Naruto joked, "In a fight, or Shogi!"
"Yeah, yeah... How do you expect to accomplish that?" Shikamaru asked back, turning around, "Do you intend to bore me into submission with your knowledge regarding how the mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell? Or are you gonna make a super-bacteria to play me in Shogi?"
"Clever bastard," Naruto acknowledged, before hearing a series of slow footsteps coming behind him, and the distinct smell of snakes, rotten snakes.
"You guys should be trying to quiet down... Everyone here is already on their toes as is... If I were you... I wouldn't want to make targets out of myself, and try to keep a low profile, no?" Came a calm voice from behind.
"Who are you?" Naruto asked, turning around to face a somewhat taller genin, one who wore glasses and had grey hair tied in a ponytail.
"My name's Kabuto Yakushi, I'm here to participate in the exams as well," The genin revealed.
"Aren't you a little old for a genin?" Kiba asked.
"Admittedly, this is my seventh attempt to pass the exams..." Kabuto admitted, "These exams are far from easy... But I am here to offer some assistance if you want... Konoha Shinobi should always stay together, after all..."
'Something's up with this guy, isn't there, Kurama-chan?' Naruto thought, 'He smells like some cheap snakes, and he's acting real suspicious...'
"You're not wrong, Naruto-Kun," Kurama stated with a hint of her suspicion, "Be wary of him... This Kabuto may prove to be trouble."
Naruto mentally nodded, before turning to Kabuto again, "What assistance are you proposing?"
Kabuto withdrew a stack of cards in response, "These are essentially candidate, or well, Shinobi profiling cards... These contain all sorts of information regarding any candidate present here today."
'That's already a red flag... Although I will not give up any opportunity to gain an advantage,' Naruto thought, before Kiba stepped up.
"Can we have proof it works first?" Kiba requested.
"Sure! Got anyone in particular?" Kabuto asked.
"Well... Naruto Uzumaki," Kiba replied, "I know he won't kill me for it."
"Alright, just a moment..." Kabuto replied, before channeling chakra into a card and producing a profile of Naruto on it. "Naruto Uzumaki, Age: N/A, Mission Status: 12 Mandatory D-ranks, 17 voluntary D-ranks, 1 voluntary C-ranked, and 1 A-ranked..." Kabuto began to say, before turning to Naruto and smiling slightly. "That last one is particularly remarkable, you should be proud of yourself, my friend."
"Thanks, I suppose..." Naruto began to say.
"Why'd you run off doing so many voluntary missions?" Sakura asked.
"Needed some money," Naruto replied, before turning towards Kabuto again, "Could I get some intel too?"
"Of course, who do you have in mind?" Kabuto asked.
"Well... There's that Gaara guy who seems to have a blood fetish... Rock Lee of Konoha... And Rock Lee's teammate who he says is the strongest genin here..." Naruto began to say.
"His name is Neji Hyuga," Sasuke added on.
"Right then, give me a few seconds..." Kabuto began to say.
"Why are you being so friendly with him, Naruto-Kun?" Kurama questioned.
'Well... If he's an enemy, Kurama-chan... I may as well make the most of his presence here... And get as much information out of him as possible...' Naruto mentally replied as he noticed Kabuto stand back up.
"Let's start with Gaara of the Sand, Age: 14, Mission Status: 20 D-ranks, 24 C-ranks, 18 B-ranks... Note: Has completed all missions without a scratch... That's remarkable..." Kabuto began to say, "Next up, Rock Lee of Konoha, Age: 15, Mission Status: 10 D-ranks, 9 C-ranks, and 8 B-ranks, note: Is only known to use Taijutsu... Finally, Neji Hyuga of Konoha, Age: 15, Mission Status... Same as Rock Lee... Is that all?"
"Yes, I do believe it is," Naruto replied, watching as a heavily bandaged shinobi bearing a headband with a musical note on it approached behind Kabuto. "Thank you for the help."
Before Kabuto had been able to respond, Naruto blitzed past Kabuto, before intercepting a punch coming from the bandaged shinobi behind Kabuto. Holding onto the shinobi's fist with a tight grip, Naruto threw a punch in retaliation with his other hand, knocking the shinobi back only to be inadvertently thrown back himself.
'Judging from the vibrations in my body...' Naruto observed, noting the strange nature of the impact of the blow upon him, 'Assuming I got hit from my arm... That would mean that it is a transverse wave... Sound waves, that's how I was hit.'
"Beat it, blond," The shinobi stated, rubbing his cheek with his fist, "I have no qualms with you."
"You sure as hell do now," Naruto replied, beginning to move his goggles down over his eyes, only for Kabuto to place a hand on his shoulder.
"That's enough, Naruto," Kabuto began to say, beginning to lead Naruto away from the conflict.
Naruto inwardly smiled. 'That's right... Trust that I don't know about your treachery... You rat...' Naruto thought.
"No need to start any fights with those savages..." Kabuto mocked.
"You-" The shinobi began to say, only for a large cloud of smoke to appear in the center of the hall, before dispersing and leaving behind a large man, one with many battle-scars on his face, preventing any possibility for any further skirmish.
"Be quiet, you maggots!" The man bellowed, "My name is Ibiki Morino! I will be the proctor for the first exam, take a seat on the seats behind you all!"
Following Ibiki's request, the genin moved to all take a seat on one of the seats.
"Here are the instructions!" Ibiki called out, "You all have one hour and one hour only to answer a series of twenty questions! Should any candidate be caught cheating more than five times, they and their teams will be disqualified in their entirety! The case is also true should a candidate be unable to pass the test! There is an extra question at the end of the time limit, but I'd recommend finishing the written section first."
As Ibiki said this, the genin each received a copy of the test on their desks, along with a pencil.
"You may begin... Now!" Ibiki stated.
'Well... It is a written test... So it can't be that hard, right...?' Naruto asked himself, before looking down to read the paper. 'You've got to be kidding me...'
Naruto observed the paper for as long as he could, before placing the paper on the table again.
'What do I do now...' Naruto thought for a bit, before coming up with an ingenious idea.
While neither Ibiki nor any of the sentinels were watching, Naruto folded his paper into a small sheet, before placing it into the vial of fluoroantimonic acid that had been stored in his lab coat, watching as it dissolved within seconds.
'Don't need to pass the paper... Just need to overcome it...' Naruto thought, predicting that there were no more copies of the paper left. "Proctor! My paper vanished!" Naruto declared.
"That's alright, you can have a new copy... There are plenty more if you run out again," Ibiki replied with a sinister smile as he set Naruto's new copy on the table.
'This may be a spot of bother...' Naruto thought, analyzing the paper again.
-Twenty Minutes Later-
Besides the two science-related questions on the paper, Naruto found himself stuck, quickly learning that he was unable to answer any of the other questions. Eventually giving up on answering the paper legitimately, Naruto would decide to rely on more unsavory tactics.
"Proctor!" Naruto called out, raising his hand, "I want to use the restroom!"
"Fine, but a sentinel will go with you," Ibiki replied, as a sentinel stood at the door.
'Don't worry... That's what I'm hoping for...' Naruto thought, before walking to the restroom with the sentinel. "Lovely weather today, no?"
"Shut up and keep walking," The sentinel ordered.
"You're no fun..." Naruto replied, placing his hands behind his head.
"We're here, hurry up and don't try to pull anything funny behind my back," The sentinel warned.
"You need not worry about that..." Naruto began to say, before stretching out his right sleeve as several snakes came forth and wrapped around the sentinel, beginning to drag him into one of the stalls, many shards of broken glass on the ground. "You will be given a front seat view..."
-Ten Minutes Later-
With the sentinel passed out and tied up in one of the bathroom stalls, Naruto slowly walked out, a look of disappointment on his face as he moved to wash his hands at one of the water faucets, before splashing some water on his face.
"Oh my, Naruto-Kun..." A familiar voice began to say, "What did you do?"
"Great... Now I've been driven so delirious, that I can hear Haku-chan..." Naruto murmured.
"Dummy, I'm right here!" Haku replied, prompting Naruto to look forward and see Haku in the mirror.
"How did you even..." Naruto began to ask.
"For as observant as you are, I'm surprised you didn't notice the broken glass on the ground," Haku started to say, causing Naruto to notice the glass on the ground. "Anyways, it seems you're having some trouble with the exam."
"You have no idea..." Naruto replied.
"Well... Would this help?" Haku began to ask, holding up a completed copy of the test.
"Yes, very much, thank you," Naruto replied, reaching out for the paper only for Haku to pull back slightly.
"Not so hasty! A deal must be made!" Haku declared, receiving a reluctant nod from Naruto, "If I give you this paper... You must promise that you... You must promise that you'll take me out on a date tonight!"
"Eh, but I wanted to experiment-" Naruto began to say, only to get cut off.
"So is that a yes, or a no?" Haku asked.
"Fine, you'll get your date," Naruto replied, catching the paper as Haku folded it and tossed it to him.
"Alright, good luck, Naruto-Kun!" Haku cheered, before disappearing with the mirror.
"Eh... At least I still got the answers..." Naruto murmured, before untying the sentinel and leaving the restroom.
-Exam Hall, About Fifteen Minutes Left-
"Oh, you're back, find your time in the restroom enlightening?" Ibiki asked, "Also, where was that sentinel that followed you?"
"Must've had something spicy to eat this morning..." Naruto remarked, earning several chuckles as he returned to his seat and completed the paper.
'I wonder how he did it...' Ibiki thought, observing the blond as he placed his pencil on the table.
-End of Written Test-
"Alright, maggots! The exam has ended!" Ibiki declared, before stepping forward, "As promised, here are the rules for the final question!"
Naruto sat upright, kicking his feet up on his desk.
"Now, you can choose to opt-out now, at the cost of your entire team failing immediately!" Ibiki declared, "Or you can choose to take the question, but should you get it wrong... Your team will be barred from taking the Chunin Exams from now on!"
Hearing this, several teams left the examination hall without further comment. Naruto remained in his relaxed position, Sasuke tensed up slightly, while Sakura began to shake. Ibiki walked up in front of Naruto.
"So, what's it gonna be, miracle boy?" Ibiki asked, commenting on Naruto's seemingly miraculous solving of the paper.
"Yeah... I really can't be bothered either way..." Naruto replied, garnering shocked looks from Sasuke and Sakura. "Even if we get it wrong... We could probably get promotions through active combat... While Sakura probably can get hers through medical service... That is what you want to be when you get older, right? A combat medic? So no, we are not giving up."
Hearing this, the remaining genin all took their seats, a move not gone unnoticed by Ibiki.
"Very well... You all pass," Ibiki stated, gaining many shocked looks across the board.
"Knew it," Naruto muttered.
"Allow me to explain," Ibiki began to say, "The first twenty questions, if you haven't noticed, was an information-gathering simulation, hence why you have five chances when caught cheating, and while a few of you were rather... Unorthodox, all of you still got the hang of it. As for the final question, that was to test your metals, and see if you all can stick to a task, no matter how bleak it looked."
Before anyone was able to respond, a large ball of fabric burst through the window, unraveling itself and revealing Anko, as well as a disorientated Haku along with her.
"Please don't do that again..." Haku murmured, holding onto the table for stability.
"My name is Anko Mitarashi! The one behind me is named Haku Yuki, and we are the proctors for the second exam." Anko looked around the room, before turning to Ibiki. "Oh my, Ibiki, you sure left a lot of them to continue, no matter, for after my test... There should be less than twenty of them remaining." Anko finished, shocking the many of the remaining genin. "Regardless, come to Training Ground 44 tomorrow at 7 in the morning, and don't be late!"
Author's Notes 2: And after ten thousand delays or so, the chapter is finally done. If I'm lucky, I should be able to get a chapter out for another one of my stories by Sunday, but no promises for now.
Regardless, tell me what you guys thought about this chapter in the reviews down below! I'm eager to see what you guys have to say!