Chapter 3
"Good Morning. I hope you did your morning exercise."
Mito showed her biceps as that was what happened when she trained with Naruto. Naruto was now a little bit stronger than Kakashi, even with the Gravity Seal on. If he would say power level wise, he was 90 while using the Gravity Seal.
"It seems that Kakashi Sensei is going to be late again. How about we train till then? Come at me, Mito."
Naruto and Mito stood facing each other, their eyes locked in a fierce stare. The tension in the air was palpable as they prepared for battle. Naruto cracked his knuckles.
"Are you just going to stare? I hope you can keep up with me."
"I'm not just going to keep up with you, Naruto. I'm going to beat you."
With that, the Mito charged at Naruto. Naruto dodged for a while. But Mito landed a solid punch to Naruto's gut, but Naruto did not show any reaction to it. He planted a swift kick to Mito's chest, sending her flying backwards.
Mito grunted as she hit the ground, but she quickly got back up.
"Is that all you've got, Naruto?"
"You haven't seen anything yet."
He charged at Mito again, this time unleashing a flurry of punches and kicks. Mito managed to block some of them, but many got through, leaving her bruised and battered. But Mito refused to give up. She fought back with all her might, landing a few solid hits on Naruto.
Naruto decided that he should end it. Naruto hit a powerful chop to Mito's neck, knocking her out cold. Naruto stood over Mito's unconscious body.
"You have gotten strong. But I am just stronger."
Naruto heard clapping and turned to see Kakashi and Sasuke there. Naruto turned to Sasuke. Sasuke had refused to train with him and Mito and was a little bit behind. If he measured their power level, Sasuke would probably have 10, Kakashi would have 80 and Mito would have 40. The Hokage was strong but he still was weaker than Naruto's full power so he would be around 300.
"I was about to get lost in the road of life but I heard that my Cute Genins were training. So I came here straight. You have gotten strong even with the limitation, Naruto. How about we battle like during the Bell Test?"
Sasuke moved to where Mito was lying down. Kakashi laughed as he dispelled, showing that it was a Clone. Naruto turned around just in time to see Kakashi's kick. He grabbed Kakashi's leg and slammed him into the ground.
"You still have not learned."
The Kakashi that Naruto held dispelled into Lighting and electrocuted Naruto. Kakashi watched Naruto carefully, his eyes scanning for any weaknesses. As Naruto launched at him Kakashi quickly dodged each of his punches, moving gracefully out of the way.
Naruto was surprised by Kakashi's speed and agility. He had expected the older ninja to be slower and less agile, but Kakashi was able to easily dodge all of his attacks. As Naruto continued to attack, Kakashi suddenly launched a powerful roundhouse kick, catching Naruto off guard.
Naruto tried to dodge, but Kakashi's kick was too fast. It connected with a loud thud, sending Naruto flying to the ground. Naruto stood up.
"Let's end it here. Wake Mito up, we have to complete some missions."
After completing their Mission…
"Let's go to train."
Sasuke looked at Mito and grunted.
"Sure."
Kakashi was happy as he did not have to do any work and his team still got stronger. Their teamwork was not that great since Sasuke felt inferior. That just meant that Kakashi would be the one to train Sasuke. He looked up and saw the Hawk that symbolised a Jonin Meeting.
"Ok then. You can head out as that is it for today. I will be going to submit the Mission Report."
Sasuke left to do his own thing. Mito was about to dash off to their Training Ground as Kakashi used Sunshin to get out of there. But she stopped. Naruto also looked at what Mito was looking and saw the weirdest disguise ever. Was that supposed to be a Rock?
"What kind of rock is square and has two holes?"
The Rock was lifted as Konohamaru came out. His two friends, Udon and Moegi followed him.
"That was expected of my rival."
Mito looked at all three of them and saw that three of them were wearing goggles like she used to wear.
"When are you going to start to train, Mito? How are you going to surpass me if you don't train."
Naruto looked at Mito as he did not know what to do in this situation. Mito was angry. She wanted to beat Konohamaru up. Konohamaru realized this and ran away. Mito ran behind him along with Naruto. They heard a thud and turned to see Konoha had crashed into a man wearing a Catsuit and makeup. The Cat Suit Guy picked Konohamaru by his scarf.
"That hurt, you little piece of shit."
Naruto looked at the guy and girl and saw that they had the Suna Forehead Protectors. What were Suna Ninja's doing here?
"Het. If you don't let him go, you will regret it."
But the Guy did not let Konohamaru go. Naruto decided he would have to force Kankuro to free Konohamaru. Naruto appeared before him and hit a hammer kick. Kankuro was caught off guard by Naruto's sudden attack. He tried to dodge, but Naruto's kicks were too fast and powerful. He was unable to keep up with Naruto's movements, and was forced to let Konohamaru go.
The Guy pulled out a bandaged figure and began unwrapping the bandages.
"Kankuro, stop it. You are an embarrassment to our village. Losing control of yourself in a fight, how pathetic. Why do you think we came to the leaf village?"
Kankuro was scared as a redhead with a tattoo for Kanji of love and a gourd on his back hanged from a tree.
"Listen Gaara, they started it and…"
"Shut up or I will kill you."
Naruto could feel the Fear in Kankuro and Temari. Why were they scared of their own teammate? Gaara disappeared from where he was and came before Kankuro.
"It looks like we got here too early. But we did not come here to play around. Let's go."
Gaara started walking with his Team following behind. But he stopped before Naruto.
"You. What is your name?"
"Naruto."
Next Morning,
Training Ground,
Konoha…
"Good Morning."
Naruto could still not believe that Kakashi would always come late. They should have gotten used to the fact but could not. Kakashi landed before his fuming Genins and began searching the pouch he had in his waist.
"This is sudden but I have nominated you guys for the Chunin Selection Exam. Here are your applications."
The Genins were surprised. They graduated from Genin just a few months ago. And now they were about to become Chunin. They took the application and looked at it properly.
"Though this is just a nomination. Whether to take the exam is up to each of you. Those who wish to take it should sign the papers and turn them in at Room 301 by 4pm Tomorrow. That is all."
Kakashi disappeared after saying that. Naruto understood why Suna Shinobi was in Konoha. That meant he would have to fight Gaara. And if he was not wrong Gaara was the Jinchuriki of the Ichibi. That meant he would have to get stronger. He did not need a teacher though.
"Naruto, let's go train."
Naruto stopped thinking whatever he was as Mito came before him.
The Next Day…
"Good Morning. Now let's go."
Naruto was waiting as Mito and Sasuke came. They walked in, the paper Kakashi had given them in their hand. Many people were there, it seemed.
"You plan to take the Chunin Exam with that? You should quit now."
Naurto stopped as he saw a Boy in Green Jumpsuit get beaten by other Genins. Naruto saw the sign as Genjutsu did not work on him because of his lack of Chakra. He saw Sasuke was about to speak but stopped him.
"What are you doing? If you tell everyone that there is Genjutsu here, then even those who don't have basic skill to dispel Genjutsu will participate. Think about it."
Naruto was right. Sasuke hated Naruto because of this. But he just grunted and followed Naruto as Naruto walked towards the true Room 301. As he was walking the person that was standing guard lunged at Naruto. The Guy in Green Jumpsuit caught the kick thrown.
"What happened to the plan? You are the one who said we should not draw attention."
A Boy with long hair and eyes the same as Hinata came and started scolding Guy in Green Jumpsuit. The Green Jumpsuit Guy approached Mito.
"My name is Rock Lee. You must be Mito. Let's go out together. I will protect you till I die."
They smiled and winked at Mito. That was when they noticed his Bushy Brows. When he smiled, there was a sparkle that appeared. But Naruto felt anger rise in him and was about to punch Lee. Mito realized this and stopped him. She then turned to Lee.
"No way. You are lame."
Lee got dejected. The Long Haired Guy approached Sasuke.
"Hey you. What is your name? When you want to learn someone's name, you should give yours first."
The Long Haired Guy stared intently at Sasuke. But Naruto came in between them and motioned for Sasuke to follow him as the exam was about to start. As they were walking, Lee walked up behind them.
"Hey, guy with the Dark Eyes, you are Sasuke Uchiha, right? Will you fight me right here? I want to test my techniques against the offspring of the Genius Ninja Clan."
Naruto was surprised as he did not expect Lee to challenge them head on. Sasuke gave a Cocky Grin.
"Challenging me despite knowing that I am Uchiha. Frankly, you are a fool. You are about to learn what this name means, Thick Brows."
Lee got ready to fight.
"I will say this. You guys cannot defeat me. Because I am the Strongest Genin in Leaf right now."
Mito looked at Naruto, expecting him to say something but Naruto did not really care what Lee talked about. Sasuke was excited. He could probably gauze himself against Lee.
Mito looked at the clock and upon seeing that only 30 Minutes was left, she tried to stop Sasuke. But Naruto reassured her that they would make it there as Naruto would intervene if it was necessary. Sasuke rushed at Lee. Lee, seeing Sasuke come at him, rushed at him too.
"Leaf Whirlwind."
Sasuke saw Lee spin in the Air as he was about to kick him.
Sasuke jumped as he performed the Aerial Cartwheel, hitting Lee's chest with his leg and landing. He thought that he had done some damage but Lee just hit him with another Kick. Sasuke decided that this would be the perfect place to use his bloodline. The Bloodline he had unlocked when training. The Sharingan.
Lee saw the shift in Colour of Sasuke's eyes and recognised it from what his Sensei had told about Kakashi Hatake. Sasuke saw Lee come before him and raise his leg for a striked. With his Sharingan, he predicted that Lee was going for a roundhouse kick.
Sasuke ducked as he sweeped Lee's leg, making him fall down. But Lee got up quickly. It seemed he would have to end it quickly. He quickly swept Sasuke's feet and sent him flying. Before Sasuke could do anything, Lee was just behind him. Lee started untying his bandages.
Naruto knew what was going to be next and knew that he would have to stop Lee before he did any damage to Sasuke. He grabbed the bandage before it coiled around Sasuke and slammed Lee into the ground. Lee got up and was ready to fight Naruto.
"That's enough Lee."
Lee stood down as Naruto caught the falling Sasuke.
"Lee. That technique is forbidden."
"Is that Lee's Jonin Sensei?"
"No. It is likely Lee's Sensei's Summon. His Sensei is here."
There was a puff of smoke as a Guy wearing the Same Green Jumpsuit and having even thicker Eyebrows appeared on the Turtle's back.
"Geez. You guys are the epitome of Youth. Come here Lee."
Lee approached his Sensei. All of a sudden, his sensei hit him with a punch in his cheeks and sent him flying. The Sensei approached Lee again and started to Cry. Lee started to cry too. And soon enough they were hugging each other. The Sensei let Lee go.
"It's alright, Lee. Youth and mistakes go hand in hand. But you did start a fight and almost broke my rules, your punishment will take place after the Chunin Exam. And it will be 500 Laps around the Training Ground."
The Sensei turned towards them and smiled in recognition.
"Hey you guys, how is Kakashi Sensei doing?"
"You know him?"
Sasuke and Mito were shocked but Naruto was not. It was obvious one Jonin knew the other. It was like asking the Waiter if he knew the Chef.
"People refer to us as 'Eternal Rival'. 50 Wins and 49 Losses. I am Stronger than Kakashi."
Sasuke and Mito's head turns were slower than Naruto's. Naruto had seen Guy move though. Naruto did not want to believe the Sensei' claim but he was sure that Sensei was stronger by a little. But he was sure that the Sensei had something that gave him an advantage. He was also faster than Kakashi.
"See? Gai Sensei is incredible."
So his name was Gai. Naruto made sure to remember that name.
"You guys better go. The exam is about to start."
Lee wanted to say something. Lee wanted to say that Neji was the strongest Konoha Genin and not him but seeing Naruto's speed, he was not sure if Neji was the Strongest Konoha Genin.
Team Seven proceeded to Room #01 and were greeted by their sensei. He wished them Best of Luck and exited. They pushed the door open and walked in to see Genin from many different Villages. As soon as they entered, they were bombarded with various Ki. But none of them were as strong as Zabuza's.
And only the weak ones were emitting it. Naruto decided to do something more than just release his Killer Intent. He released just a tiny bit of his Killer Intent. Those who felt the Killer Intent felt fear. They could not bear it and just bolted out.
"Sasuke. I have missed you."
Sasuke was surprised as Ino jumped on him. Ino got off of Sasuke as her Teammates, Shikamaru Nara and Akimichi Choji, followed after her.
"You guys are taking this stupid test too? Man. This sucks."
"Yahoo. Found you. Everyone is assembled here."
Kiba Inazuka, Hinata Hyuuga and ShMito Aburame walked towards them. They were part of Team 9 under Kurenai Yuhi.
"I see. All Nine of this year's rookie genins are taking the exam. Even the new guy is here. I wonder how far we will get, eh, Sasuke?"
"You seem confident, Kiba."
"Hey you guys. You should be more quiet. You guys are rookies just out of the Academy, right? Screaming like school girls. This is not a Picnic."
Naruto and his friend turned to see a guy with glasses.
"Who are you?"
"I am Kabuto Yakushi. But instead of me, look at the team behind you."
All the Rookie turned to see three Genin of some village staring intensely at them.
"Those guys are from Amegakure. They have short tempers. Everyone is nervous about this exam, quiet down before you cause a scene. Well I can't blame you. You are Clueless Rockies. You remind me of how I used to be."
Naruto was surprised. This was not Kabuto's first time.
"Kabuto-san, is this your second time?"
"Nope. This is My Seventh Time. This exam is held twice a year so this is my fourth year. And I know a lot about this information. I will share some info with you cute Rookies. With these Nin-info Cards."
Kabuto explained about the card and Naruto was further shocked as that information should not be something that should have been shared with all of the enmity.
"You have info on individuals. Tell me about Gaara from Sunagakure and Rock Lee from Konohagakure."
Kabuto pulled out two cards as he channelled his chakra into them. He showed the first Card and it was of Rock Lee.
"OK, First is Rock Lee. He is a Year older than you guys. He has completed twenty D Rank Mission and 12 C Rank Mission. His Sensei is Might Gai. His Taijutsu has improved greatly this year, the rest is nothing impressive. Last year he gained attention as a talented new genin but he did not participate in the Exam. Like you guys, this is his first time. On his team are Neji Hyuga and Tenten."
So the Long Haired Boy's name was Neji and he was from the same clan as Hinata. Hyuga and their Byakugan were known everywhere,after all.
"Next is Gaara. He has completed 8 C Rank Mission and 1 B Rank Mission. A B Rank mission as a Genin is impressive. But since he is a Newcomer from a foreign country, I do not have much info. But It seems he returned from all of his missions without even a scratch."
Naruto did not need to see the information on the Card to know that Gaara was the most dangerous one here. After him that was.
"Konoha, Suna, Ame, Kusa, Taki and Oto. Many outstanding Genins from Various Hidden Villages are here to take the Exam. Well the Otogakure is a small village just created last year so there is not much info but the rest of the Hidden Villages are filled with Talented Youngsters."
Kabuto dodged as a Oto Shinobi came and punched him. But due to some weird Jutsu, Kabuto's Glasses were broken. Kakashi removed the glass but got dizzy and puked.
Naruto realised what happened. He had learnt in Basic Biology that when exposed to high frequency sound, people feel sick and high frequency sound can even break glasses. So it seemed that the Shinobi from Otogakure could use Sound related Ninjutsu.
"Quiet down you worthless bastards."
There was a huge puff of smoke as Many People appeared. The man that wore the black coat and stood at the front was probably the leader of this group. He was kind of scary.
"Thanks for waiting. I am Ibiki Morino, the examiner for the Chunin Selection Exam's First Test. Hidden guys,stop doing as you please before the exam. Do you want to fail already?"
The Oto shinobi apologised to Ibiki.
"Here is a good opportunity to say this. There will be no fighting without the permission of the Examiner. Even if permission is granted, killing your opponent will not be tolerated. Those pigs that disobey me will fail immediately. Do I make myself clear?"
Ibiki pulled out a box and pulled out a Tab.
"We will now start the first test in the Chunin exam. Instead of your current seating arrangements. You will pick one of these tabs and sit in the seat assigned to you. We will then hand out the exams."
Everyone was surprised. Why would a Chunin Exam have a paper test? Something was wrong here. Naruto was smart, unlike the others Saiyan. Almost as Smart as Sasuke. Well, Kakashi had found this out when Naruto had learnt Grammar in a Week and perfected it in just a month.
So Naruto decided to listen as he was sure he would understand the test if he listened to Ibiki. Naruto takes the tab and gets to his seat. Hinata was the one that sat beside him. The Test Paper was placed on the table before every Genins.
"Do not turn your test's over. Listen closely to what I am about to say. There are many important rules to this first test. I will write it on the Board while I explain, but questions will not be allowed. So listen carefully."
Ibiki pulled out a chalk and turned to the board behind him. He started writing all the rules on the Board.
"The first rule. You Guys will all start off with 10 points. The test is made up of 10 questions and each one is worth a point but this test uses a subtraction If you answer all the questions correctly, you keep your points. But say if you miss three questions, you lose three points and will have 7."
"The second rule. This is a Team Test. Whether you pass or not will be determined by the combined score of your teammates. So, each team will compete to see how many points they can hold onto from the initial team total of 30."
"Now the most important rule.. The third rule is that during the exam, anyone caught by the testing officers doing sneaky activities, namely cheating., will have 2 points subtracted for every offence."
"So there will be some who will lose all their points during the exam and be asked to leave. We will have our eyes on you guys. Realise that the pathetic ones that get caught cheating will be destroying themselves. As shinobis trying to achieve the level of Chunin, be proud ninjas."
"And the final rule, those that lose all their initial points during the test and those that don't answer any questions correctly will be failed along with their 2 teammates. The exam will last one hour. Begin."
Naruto looked around and saw that few people were scribbling wildly. How could they know the answer? It was like they already knew the answer. Wait. Did they really do it? If so, then that means those who were taking the test should be cheating from the ones who know the answer without getting caught. He hoped his team got the point of the exam too.
He ignored every thing going around him as he copied every stroke. Many people were thrown out for getting caught for cheating. Naruto completed everything and looked at the last question. The question said that it would be revealed 45 minutes after the test had begun.
"Nice your doll playing beneficial? Just sit down. I will now explain the last question."
Naruto watched as he saw a look of shock in Kankuro's face. What did Ibiki mean when he said 'doll playing'.
"For the 10th Question, you must decide whether you will take it or not. If you choose no to, your points will be reduced to zero. You fail. Along with your two teammates. If you choose to take it and answer incorrectly, that person will lose the right to take the Chunin Exam again."
Naruto was surprised. If this was the same condition as before, then how had Kabuto taken the exam 7 times?
"What kind of stupid rule is that? There are guys here who have taken the exam before."
Ibiki laughed at Kiba.
"You guys were unlucky. This year it is my rule. But I am giving you a way out. Those that are not confident can choose not to take it and try again next year. Now let's begin the 10th question. Those that do not wish to take it, raise your hand. Once your number is confirmed, leave."
Naruto looked around and was surprised as many raised their hands. Naruto saw that Mito was about to speak but motioned for her to keep quite as he was sure she would motivate the examines.
If they could not withstand this, then how would they withstand any kind of torture? Naruto's eyes widened. He understood what the test was supposed to show.
The 9 Questions were a test of someone's Information Gathering. And the 10th Question was a test of how much someone could hold on until they spilled the information. Naruto looked around and saw that there were only 39 People left. He saw IIbiki smiled.
"To the 39 who remain, I congratulate you on passing the First Test."
Naruto did not show any reaction as he had already guessed it. But the others were surprised.
"Wait, what do you mean? We already? What about the 10th Question?"
"There never was such a thing. Or you could say that those two choices were the 10th question. The First 9 questions were not pointless, if you think that. They had already served their intended purpose, to test your individual information gathering ability. The success on this test is based on the whole tema doing well. This put pressure on each member not to mess things up for their teammates."
Ibiki removed the Bandana he wore and showed his scarred head.
"Sometimes information is more than life and on missions and the battlefield, people risk their lives to get their hands on it. If the enemy or 3rd party notices you. There is no Guarantee the info will be accurate.I want you to remember this. Important information in your hands can be a powerful weapon for your comrades and for the village."
All of a sudden the glass broke and a black ball bounced in. It threw two kunai, and hung a Sign. 'Sexy and Single, Anko Mitarashi has arrived' was written on the sign.
"You guys, this is not the time to be celebrating. I am the Examiner for the Second Test, Anko Mitarashi. Now let's go. Follow me."
Ibiki appeared besides Anko.
"Bad timing."
Anko blushed at her mistake. Anko looked at all those that were sitting there. She counted them.
"39? Ibiki, you still get it huh. You left only 13 teams. But I will still cut the number in half. I am getting excited. I will explain everything once we have changed places. Follow me."
Sometimes late,
Training Ground #44,
The Forest of Death,
Konoha…
"Welcome to the stage for the Second Test. Training Ground #44.. It is also known as 'The Forest of Death'?"
Naruto looked at the large trees in the Training Ground. He was reminded of the forest that he grew up in.
"You will soon find out why it is called the Forest of Death. Now before we start the Second Test. There is something that has to pass out."
Anko pulled out a stack of paper. She sent it to be passed around but kept one to show to everyone.
"You must sign these agreement forms. There will be deaths in this one and if I don;t have you guys sign these, it will all be my responsibility. I am going to explain the second test, then you can sign it afterward and then each team will check in at the booth behind me. I will now explain the Second Test. Simply put you will attempt the ultimate Survival."
Anko pulled out a Map of the Forest of Death.
"First I will explain the area in which it will take place. Around practice arena No.44 are 44 locked gates. First, River and a Tower in the Center. From theGates to the Tower is about 10 km. During the survival here, you will be asked to complete Certain Tasks. Using your many weapons and jutsu, you will compete in a no rules scroll battle."
Anko put the Map back into her pocket as she pulled out two Scrolls with 'Heaven' and 'Earth' written on it.
"You will fight over these two scrolls, the 'Heaven' and 'Earth'.There are 29 people here meaning 13 Teams. 6 will get the 'Heaven Scroll' and 7 will get the 'Earth Scroll'. To pass this test your team must take it to the tower with both scrolls. But there is a time limit. This second test will last 120 Hours which is exactly 5 days. You are on your own. Just watch out for the Man-Eating Beasts, poisonous insects."
Anko smiled.
"Now I will talk about what will disqualify you. First, those that don't make it to the tower with both scrolls within the time limit. Second, those who lose a teammate or those who have a teammate killed. As a Rule, there is no quitting in the middle. You will be in the forest for five days. And you must not look inside the scroll until you make it to the exchange the three forms for your scroll and then choose a gate to get ready for the start."
Naruto signed the waiver along with his team and collected their scroll. They waited for the Gate to open as they ran in. All they had to worry about was finding the right Scroll as they would fly to the tower with Naruto.
I WANT TO END NARUTO FAST SO WE CAN ENTER THE DRAGON BALL Z. SO IT WILL BE FAST PACED.