20: Identify Yourself: Powerful New Rivals!
Suiren Uzumaki: The disclaimer: I do not own Naruto cause if I did then Sakura wouldn't be a useless fangirl in pre-shippuden, and Naruto would have his father's smarts while keeping his mother's personality and knows about seals and how to use to them. I do, however, own Ryurama Senju, Yuki Senju nee Miran, Raika Miran (Senju), & the White Tiger Summoning Contract (A/N: If there is already a White Tiger Summoning Contract…then please ignore the last part). Remember to Read and Review to let me know what you think. Also, if you don't like any twist that I might make then stop reading and find something else to read plus don't leave a review that's a flame or I will find a way to block you. Ja ne!
…My Line…
"You're an embarrassment to our village," the redhead named Gaara told his teammate. "Have you forgotten the reason we came all the way here."
"I know," Kankuro told him. "I-I mean they challenged us. They started the whole thing." The Miran glared him though she was more focused on Gaara. "Here's what happened..."
"Shut up," Gaara ordered. "Or I'll kill you."
'Dude is hard core,' Raika thought with a sweatdropped.
"Huh?" Kankuro asked. "Right, I was totally out of line. I'm sorry Gaara. I was totally out of line."
Gaara looked over at Sasuke with those blood thirsty eyes.
"I'm sorry for the trouble he caused," Gaara told them.
'This guy has an evil look in his eyes,' Sasuke thought.
'He stopped Kankuro with a pebble and made it look easy while the girl,' Gaara thought as he looked at the greenette. 'She's fast. These two are someone to keep an eye on.' The Miran watched as Gaara vanished in a whirl of sand before he reappeared in front of his teammates. "Let's go. We didn't come here to play games."
"Alright," Kankuro agreed. "Sure. I get it."
The green hair pre-teen let out a sigh as they started to walk away, but then face palm when Sakura had to be a banshee.
"Hold on!" Sakura yelled. "Hey!"
"What?" the girl asked.
"I can tell from your headband that you come from the Village Hidden in the Sand," Sakura pointed. "Of course, the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind are allies, but no shinobi can enter another's village without permission. So, state your propose, and it better be good."
"Really?" the girl asked. "Have you guys been living under a rock or what? You know what's going on, do you?"
"They don't," Raika answered as she stepped in front of her teammates. "But, I sure do." The Sand shinobi, Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke looked at her. "Your here for the Chunin Exams, aren't you?"
"Yes," the girl answered with a smile glad that some one knew what was up as she held up a pass with her name on it.
'Temari, huh?' Raika thought as she read the name.
"We have permission," Temari stated. "Of course, you are correct we are Hidden Sand Genin, our home is the Land of the Wind. And as your teammate here pointed out, we're here for the Chunin Exam. Get the picture?"
"The Chunin Exam?" Naruto asked confused.
"Don't tell me that you are clueless about them?" Temari asked him.
"Hey, Boss," Konohamaru spoke up. "Those are the exams that every Genin got take to Graduate to full on Chunin."
"I know that," the blonde said. "I was just surprised that they were being held in Konoha this time."
Raika actually believed him to her shock as the Sand Ninja went to walk away while Sasuke jumps down to join his teammates.
"Hey, you!" he called. "Identify yourself!"
Temari stopped walking and looked at Sasuke with a smile.
"You mean me?" she asked.
"No him," Sasuke answered before he pointed at Gaara. "The guy with the gourd on his back."
"My is Gaara Sabuku," Gaara answered after he turned around. "I'm curious about you, too. Who are you?"
"I am Sasuke Uchiha."
Gaara looked at Raika, who looked back at him.
"And you, girl?" he asked.
"Raika Miran," she answered before Naruto decided to break the silence.
"Hi there," Naruto greeted. "I bet your dying to know my name, right?"
"I couldn't careless," Gaara answered.
The Sand Shinobi turned around and then left quickly leaving the Leaf Shinobis standing there.
'Things are getting interesting,' Sasuke thought.
"Hey, Konohamaru," Naruto spoke up. "Do I seem uncool to you?"
"Well, compare to Sasuke and Raika…" the Sarutobi stopped for a moment. "Yeah, your pretty lame."
...My Line...
A figure stood in a tree watching the group.
"You not going to show me up, Sasuke!"
"Back off loser."
Soon two others sat and stood next to the first figure.
"What do you think, Dosu?"
"The usual weaklings. Nothing special, but the Miran, the Uchiha, and that desert rat, we should watch them closely."
...My Line...
"Alright," the Sandaime spoke up. "It's time that we chose our Teams for the Chunin Examination. To begin we'll start with those in charge of the Rookie Genins. Step forward." The three Jonin Senseis stepped forward. "Kakashi, Kurenai, and Asuma. What do you say? Are there any in your squads that you would recommend? Who are ready for the exams despite their inexperience. As you know that any Genin, who have completed 8 or more missions, is technically legible for the Examination. Beyond that only you can decide when they are ready. Of course, most Genin require a much longer training period and at least twice that many missions."
'There's no need to say all of this,' Iruka thought. 'It's too soon for their Squads.'
"So, Kakashi," Hiruzen spoke up. "You begin."
"I lead Squad 7," the Hatake said as he held up two fingers in front of his face. "Sasuke Uchiha, Naruto Uzumaki, and Raika Miran. I, Kakashi Hatake, recommend all four of these Genins for the Chunin Selection Exams."
"And I lead Squad 8," the Yuhi spoke up next. "Hinata Hyuuga, Kiba Inuzuka, and Shino Aburame. Now I, Kurenai Yuhi, recommend all three."
"And my squad is number 10," the younger Sarutobi. "Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru Nara, and Choji Akamichi. And now I, Asuma Sarutobi of the Sarutobi Clan, recommend all three."
This made them gasp before standing talking to each other in shock.
"Hold on!" the Academy Teacher yelled as he stepped forward. "Wait just a minute."
"Yes?" the Sandaime asked. "What is it Iruka?"
"Lord Hokage, with all respect," the Umino answered. "The 9 names that were just given were all my students at the Academy. I know their skills and abilities. Every one of them has great promise, but it's too soon. They need more experience before they are tested. If they try now than they are sure to fail the exam."
"When I became a Chunin, I was 6 years younger than Naruto and Raika," Kakashi added.
"Naruto and Raika is nothing like you!" Iruka yelled at them. "Are you trying to destroy them?"
The teacher walked up to stand in front of them.
"Well, they are always complaining about not being challenged enough," the Hatake stated. "Maybe whipping out in the exams will teach them a little lesson. A little pain is good."
"W-What did you say?"
"Oh," the 27-year-old sighed. "Nothing fetal of course. But, seriously, Iruka relax. Listen I understand how you feel. It's very personal for you and it's upsets you, but..."
"Alright, Kakashi," Kurenai spoke up. "I think that you've said enough."
"On the contrary Kurenai," the Hatake stated. "Iruka needs to hear this. He needs to realize that they're not his students anymore there mine."
'Enough already.'
"But, these exams could destroy them!" the Umino yelled. "You know that!"
"Iruka, you have made your point," the older Sarutobi said. "I understand."
"Lord Hokage?"
"Accordingly, I have decided that the best thing to do is to hold a special preliminary test."
"Pre-Preliminary test?"
...My Line...
Raika let out a sigh as she walked up to the bridge that she and her team were supposed to meet at to see that Sasuke, and Naruto were already there.
"I swear that if Kakashi-sensei doesn't get here soon than I will make his life a living hell," Naruto growled "It's not fair."
'Who ever said life was fair?' the greenette thought as she walked up.
Sasuke was the one, who took noticed to her, as she walked over to them with an annoyed look on her face.
'This is a first,' thought Sasuke. 'I have never seen her with an annoyed look on her beautiful face in the morning.' Sasuke's eyes widen as a blush appeared on his face. 'Wait a minute. Did I say that Raika, the Dobe's best friend, has a beautiful face? Well, she is cute, doesn't fuss over me like the other girls do, and takes her training seriously...NO! Bad Sasuke, very bad Sasuke. You must get rid of HIM before you even think of having a relationship with anyone, girl or boy.'
Raika looked over at Sasuke, who she noticed has shook his head, making her to raise an eyebrow.
"Say, Rai-chan," Naruto said when he took notice of her.
"Don't call me that!" the Miran snapped instinctively.
"What do you say to helping me prank, Sensei, if he doesn't show up soon?" the blonde asked as he ignored what she said.
'First thing in the morning and Naruto is already driving me nuts,' Sasuke thought.
Though, the Uchiha had to hand it to the Uzumaki, the blonde was really brave to continue calling Raika, Rai-chan, when she hates it.
"What's in it for me?" she asked with a raised eyebrow. 'Though I, no doubt, would still help Aniki just for the shits and giggles.'
"About being able to burn all of his porn books?" the blonde asked making the greenette to snap her head to him. "And to teach him a lesson…" He then shrugged. "Plus, for shits and giggles."
"When do we start?" the greenette asked. "And what's the plan?"
Sasuke blinked in shock at how fast that she agreed to the idea while Naruto smirked as he knew her to well not to know how to get her to agree to pranking with him.
"Ma, ma, that is just mean," a lazy voice greeted making them look up to see Kakashi waving at them from his perished. "Yo. Good morning, everyone. Sorry I'm late. Afraid I got lost on the path of life."
"LAIR!" Naruto shouted at him as Raika and Sasuke went to stand next to the blonde.
"Hatake, I have a lesson at the hospital in an hour," the green hair Genin growled. "So, stop wasting my time or I will show you how bad my temper is!"
"Huh...right," the silver hair Jonin laughed nervously as he jumped down to join them. "I know this is a bit sudden, but I recommend you for the Chunin Exam…all three of you. These are the application forms."
Kakashi pulled out three forms with each of their names of them.
"Application Forms?" Naruto asked.
"You're repeating me, Naruto," the Hatake stated. "This is all volunteer. It's up each of you. If you don't feel ready you can wait till next year."
"ALRIGHT!" Naruto cheered as he ran to hug the older man. "Kakashi-Sensei, you rock!"
"Don't slapper on my vest!" the silver hair Jonin ordered. "Anyone, who wants to take the exams, needs to sign the forms and bring them to room 301 at the Academy 5 days from now. That's it."
"Chunin Exams! Chunin Exams!"
Raika took the form with her name on it before she walked away the other two when Kakashi dismissed them.
...My Line...
"Chunin Exams, I'll be up against a lot of wicked Ninja," Naruto stated with a smile. 'Like the guy with the Mummy on his back, Rai-chan, and of course, Mr Attitude.'
...My Line...
Both Kankuro's and Sasuke's were tossed to the ground with Naruto standing over them with smiled.
"Alright," the blonde cheered before he was holding a trophy of some kind. "Who's the Grand Champion? That would be me. If I come out on top, then being Hokage will be easier after that."
...My Line...
"I have to expect it," Hiruzen sighed. "Naruto is better than an old geezer like me. So, I'll just retire and let him be Hokage."
The blonde was again seen only with the hat on his head while giving a victory sign.
"Yeah."
...My Line...
'I hope I get a chance to fight that guy,' the Uchiha thought with a smirk.
The greenette looked at her own form in thought though she did look at her teammates with worry in her eyes before heading to the Hospital for her lesson.
'What the hell is Hatake thinking?' she thought as the Miran walked away. 'He does know that this team is not ready for the Chunin Exams yet, right? I mean, I can put my dislike for Sasuke aside. But, the boys? I don't think so.' Raika let out a sigh. 'He must have taken one to many hits to the head. We're not going to make Chunin. Not with our teamwork being none-existent.'
...My Line...
Ninja from outside of the village started to walk through the Gate's along with caverns with different items to sell.
...My Line...
The next day, one could find the Uzumaki walking along a bridge.
"Hey Naruto!" the Sarutobi greeted the blonde when he saw him.
"Hey!"
"Come Play Ninja with us, please?" Konohamaru asked.
"Sure," Naruto agreed. "I don't have any dangerous Ninja missions today. So, no problem."
"Excellent!"
"Yeah!"
"Alright!"
However, a Rain Ninja appeared behind the three kids making Naruto to gasp before he then grabbed Moegi. The orangette let out a scream as he jumped to the top of the arches while the other three could only watch.
"Naruto! Konohamaru! Help!"
"What you doing with Moegi, you big slug!?"
"Let her go!" Naruto ordered. "NOW!" The Rain Ninja just laughed before he started to jump away. "Come on Konohamaru!"
"I'm with you, Boss!"
"Hold on!"
All three males quickly followed at them.
…My Line…
Raika narrow her eyes as her head snapped up while looking around the clearing that she was in going through her katas.
"I know your there!" she called out. "Come on out…now!"
An evil laugh was heard before a foreign ninja with the Hidden Rain Village insignia.
"Not bad for a little girl," he cackled.
The Miran growled as her dark wine-red eyes flash with furry.
...My Line...
The foreign Ninja laughed as he looked back at Naruto, who was chasing him.
"Well, well, he can keep up with me at this speed," he stated quietly to himself.
"I'll get this creep!" the blonde yelled. "MOEGI!"
...My Line...
"Oh man," Konohamaru groaned as the two boys were really behind the other two. "This is bad. The Boss. We've got to find the Boss."
"Huh?" Udon mumbled as he joined his friend. "Is he lost, or are we?"
...My Line...
"No!" Moegi yelled. "You let me go!"
"I thought Konoha had powerful Ninja," the Rain Ninja laughed as he tied the girl to a tree. "But, now I see that your nothing. Just a bunch of weaklings." He hummed as he heard the arrival of the blonde Genin making him to half turn. "That was quick."
"Hey you!" Naruto yelled. "Yeah you. The Fat Old Guy! What are you doing to Moegi!?"
"What am I doing?" he asked. "Is that your question?" He then held up a kunai to the young girl's neck. "You really want to know?" This made Naruto to gasp. "If you move the brat's finished."
"Hey!" the blonde yelled. "Why are you doing this? She's just a kid! Let her go!"
"I want the First Hokage's Scroll of Sealing," the Rain Ninja answered. "Bring it to me and I'll let the girl go."
"The Scroll of Sealing?" the Uzumaki asked in surprise.
…My Line…
"Water Style: Gunshot!" Raika called out as she spit out condensed balls of water.
The Rain Ninja quickly substituted with a log before the jutsu hit and destroyed the log.
'Lord Hokage wasn't kidding,' the ninja thought with a sweatdrop. 'Raika is strong with the water element.'
The greenette allowed her eyes to move around the clearing before snapping her head to where the man was hiding.
"Water Style: Water Shockwave!" the Miran intoned as she did a few hand signs.
A stream of water swirled around her before she sent the high pressure water towards the foreign ninja.
'Earth Style: Earth Wall!'
The ninja was quick to create a wall of Earth in front of him before he left as the water went around it. Raika narrowed her eyes even more as her jutsu vanished at her command before scanning the area.
…My Line…
"Don't just stand there like a fool," the foreign Ninja growled. "Hurry up and get the scroll."
"Oh, yeah right," Naruto growled. "And what would happen if I said no?"
"Then I guess you don't care what happens to this girl."
"What girl?" the blonde asked. "All I see is two dummies. You and that one next to you made of straw!"
"What?" the Rain Ninja asked as he turned around to see what the Uzumaki talking about to see a straw dummy where the girl had been. "Where did she go?"
"She's right here with the greatest Ninja in the world!" Naruto called out from a tree with Moegi next to him.
"Yeah, that's you, Boss!" Moegi said as she looked up at him in awe. "You're my Hero."
"The Clone Jutsu!" the foreign Ninja growled. "I'm going to waste you punk!"
"Oh yeah?" Naruto asked as another Clone appeared. "You just don't know when your outclassed!"
The Clone threw a net on the guy as all four Naruto's jumped on him making a dust cloud.
"Hey, Boss!" Konohamaru called out as he and Udon ran up. "We're here."
The cloud vanished to show only one Naruto sitting on the guy.
"Yeah?" he asked as he looked over his shoulder at them. "Well, it's about time you guys."
"Konohamaru!" Moegi yelled as she ran to him. "I was really scared!"
"It's okay," the Sarutobi said as he rubbed her on the head. "It's alright."
"Did you get him, Boss?" Udon asked. "Can I see him?"
"Sure," Naruto agreed as he walked towards them. "I'll show you want he looks like."
However, the blonde gaped when all he saw was a rock.
...My Line...
'I wonder…' Raika looked up at the sky in thought. 'If Naruto and the Uchiha have faced a Rain Ninja, too."
...My Line...
The Rain Ninja hide behind a tree as he listened to the group talking.
"Hey!" Konohamaru yelled. "He used the Substitution Jutsu on you!"
"Copy-Cat!" Naruto yelled. "That's what I did to him!"
"You let him get away Boss!"
"I see."
...My Line...
Sasuke did a kick to the Rain Ninja to the face making him to go sliding along the ground.
"Stay out of our village," the Uchiha stated.
...My Line...
Later that night, Kakashi sat on a roof top waiting for Iruka to show up.
"So, how did it go?" the Hatake asked when the man showed up.
"They all made it," the Academy teacher answered as he dropped his henge. "Your Squad and the others. All 9 Genin proved themselves ready for the exams. You were right, Kakashi, their good. They've all developed impressive skills."
"Hmm," the silver hair Jonin hummed. "But, the Chunin Exams can break anyone. We'll see if they can tough it out."
...My Line...
"Did you hear?" a male voice asked as kunai hit a target. "We're going to rookies at the Exams. First year Genin. That has not happened in 5 years."
"No way," a female voice said as the said female messed with a kunai. "I bet it's just some Jonin trying to boost their egos."
"No, there's more to the story then that," a male with bowl cut, black hair, and large dark eyes with bushy eyebrows. "Four of them are from Kakashi's squad."
"Huh?" another male said. "Interesting."
"Not every," the female stated as she threw the kunai she was holding.
"Either way," a Hyuuga was shown only with the first male. "It's too bad for them."
The female was shown next as she giggled.
...My Line...
"The Chunin Exams, huh?" Tobi asked as he watched Raika sharpen her weapons.
"Yes," the greenette answered as she put away her small shurikens before she pulled her Demon Wind Shuriken. "I'm not that worried about them, but…"
"It's Miran-chan's team, right?"
She looked at him with a small smile.
"Yeah," she answered. "I can put my own dislike aside if it means making out of the exams alive, but Sasuke and Naruto can't seem to do that."
The Uchiha sighed before he moved closer to her as she went back to sharpening her giant Shurikens.
"It'll be ok, Miran-chan," Obito told her softly. "Your team will pull through this."
She hummed at that before smiling gently at him before going back to her giant shurikens as Obito watched her.
...My Line...
Raika walked to Sasuke and Naruto with a yawn having been up to 1 o'clock in the morning sharping her weapons all night and talking with Tobi.
"Hey, Raika," Naruto greeted.
"Go-o-od morning, Aniki," the greenette yawned out.
"Didn't you get enough sleep last night?" Sasuke asked.
"I was up till 1 in the morning sharping my weapons," the green hair Genin answered showing them the cut on her finger that she has bandaged.
'She's really strange,' thought Sasuke with a sigh.
Raika let out a sigh before she started to walk inside with her teammates right behind her.
...My Line...
A crowd of people were shown before the sound of someone getting punched was heard.
"Tch, you're taking the Chunin Exams?" one of the Chunins in front of a door asked. "But, you can't even get passed us?"
"Why don't you give up now before you get hurt?"
"Yeah, I think that I hear your Mommy calling ya."
The two teammates that had been shown before looked at them.
"Please let us through," the female asked as she stood up. "We're supposed to go in there."
She walked forward only to be hit as well.
"Ah, that's harsh," someone in the crowd said.
"Did you say harsh? Don't kid yourself. We're being nice comparison. The Exams are going to make this look like a picnic."
"Some of you won't survive the exams, some of you will be wreck for life, and some of you may go crazy."
"For Chunin it's always life and death. You think it's a joke. Chunin are qualified to lead missions. The lives of your comrades are in your hands, so you better be tough enough to take the heat. Delicate little girls don't belong here."
"We've just thinning out the herd. You won't pass anyways so go home and play with your dolls."
Raika let out a sigh at that as she rolled her eyes when Team Kakashi walked up.
"Really nice speech," Sasuke told them.
"Uchiha, shut up!" Raika growled quietly.
"What is that idiot doing?" Naruto asked her in a whisper. "This is another test, right?" The Miran nodded her head. "So, then it's to weed out those not ready to be Chunin…right?"
"You right," she answered just as quietly. "And Uchiha isn't thinking that is what he is doing."
"Now both of you step aside and let me through," the Uchiha went on as if the greenette didn't speak at all. "And well, you're at it revise the Genjutsu. We can see through the illusion anyways. We're going to the third floor."
"Well, well," one of the Chunins that were standing in front of the door said. "So, you noticed the Genjutsu."
"Go ahead and tell them, Raika," Sasuke said.
"Huh?"
"You the sharpest eyes and best analytically skill on our squad," Sasuke stated. "Plus, you are a powerful sensor type."
"That complement won't save you from being pranked later," Raika growled in his ear making the dark hair Genin to swallow in horror. "But, you are right. After all this is only the second floor."
"Right," Naruto agreed.
The Genjutsu was undone making people gasped.
"Well, aren't we the smart ones?" the other Chunin asked. "So, you noticed an illusion. Let's see you deal with this?"
The Chunin went to throw a kick at Sasuke while the young Uchiha went to counter it with his own kick. However, a young boy in green and with a bowl shape hair cut stepped in and grabbed both of their feet to stop them.
'He stopped my kick,' Sasuke thought. 'That some Chakra he's got in his arm.'
'And I thought that I was fast,' Raika thought with a smirk.
"Hey!" a voice said making the greenette look over to see the Hyuuga walking up to the boy. "What happened to the plan? I thought you were the one who said to keep a low profile and don't let anyone see our skill level."
"I know, but…"
The guy looked at Raika which confused her.
"Never mind it's over," the girl said. "Forget it."
The guy then walked up to the Miran, who blinked in confusion.
'Hey, what happened to the bruises that he had before?' Sasuke thought. 'Their gone. Where they fakes?'
"My name is Rock Lee," the guy told her as he walked up to her. "You are Raika, right?"
"Huh?"
"Please my girlfriend?" Lee asked her. "I vow to protect you with my life."
"Like Hell!" Naruto yelled as he moved in front of them. "Step away from my little sister, pal."
"NARUTO!" the greenette yelled.
Sasuke looked like he was agreeing with the Uzumaki.
"You're sister?" Lee asked in confusion. "But, you don't look anything alike."
"Just because there is no blood between us doesn't mean anything," the blonde stated with a roll of his eyes. "It's called adopting each other as siblings."
"Oh," the older Genin said. "That makes since."
"And Lee," Raika spoked up making him to look over at her. "I'm just not interested in dating at the moment."
"I see," Lee sighed before smiling brightly. "Then I shill ask again when we are slightly older."
This made Team 7 to sweatdrop though Naruto looked about ready to bust out his Kekkei Genkai on the older male.
"Hey, you!" the Hyuuga yelled as he walked up making Sasuke to look at him. "Over here. What's your name?"
This got the other two members of 7's attention.
'Again?' Naruto asked as he looked pissed. 'It's always about Sasuke!'
"It's common courtesy to state you name before asking for someone else," Sasuke answered.
"Hey, you're a rookie, aren't you?" the Hyuuga asked again. "How old are you anyway?"
"I'm not obliged to answer," Sasuke told him.
"What's that?" Neji asked.
'Cute,' the girl thought.
Raika let out a sigh as she started to walk away from them.
"Naruto, Sasuke, come on let's go," she said.
The two boys looked at her before quickly moving to follow her.
...My Line...
"So those are the misfits that Kakashi and Gai have been going on about. I guess that they passed their first test. Getting their applications through."
"Right. Looks like the exams are going to be fun this year."
"Yeah, for us, but maybe not for them."
...My Line...
'So, this is the big bad Chunin Exams,' Sasuke thought as they walked up some stairs before scoffing. 'It's a freak show.'
...My Line...
Suiren Uzumaki: To the review left by danj09290 from last chapter: First, thank you for the complement. Second, writing things like this is my idea of relaxing though I can admit that I do have a lot of different ideas for different anime series that I watch. However, Naruto is my number one anime, so it does get a lot of focus than the others *Shrug shoulders*, so it's no big deal. Third, I noticed that, too, that's why I mentioned it and of course, Raika is also going to call him, Saru, like both Senju Brothers once did with the Sandaime. And finally, I had to get rid of her as I didn't see her as being a big part of my fanfic, but I will be bringing her in every now and then for the Sakura fans. So, anyways, I hope that you like this chapter as well.