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Stitched Kitsune: Chapter 20
Konoha Academy (day of the first exam): With Naruto, Haku and Hinata
Naruto, Haku and Hinata were all standing in front of the Konoha academy ready to participate in the first exam "so this is the academy" Naruto asked looking to Hinata who nodded.
"Yes, it is" Hinata said from behind her helmet "why" she asked and Naruto shrugged.
"I thought it'd be bigger" Naruto said "how's the helmet" he asked and Hinata looked at him.
"It's still a little awkward, but I'm getting used to it" Hinata said adjusting the helmet.
Naruto, Hinata and Haku were all wearing their snow country armor in order to both give them an advantage and make their story more believable.
Haku's armor consisted of blue and black fabric with her armor generator on her left shoulder; Haku had light metal plating on her chest along with 2 holsters on her leg for containing senbon. Haku was also not wearing her mask as she had no reason to but still had her hair tied up like she did with her Snow forehead protector tied on.
Hinata's armor was consisted of lavender and black fabric with her armor generator on her back as to not interfere with her using her bow; Hinata's helmet was also a matching color and was connected to her armor so that it could not be taken or knocked off.
Naruto's armor was more like Doto's since he was more of a direct combat type; he had a full chest of armor with the generator in the middle behind a reinforced window of glass. Naruto's armor was black with hints of orange, his favorite color; it was also sleeveless so that he could use his techniques more easily.
"Ok you 2; let's get going" Haku said as she began to walk in with both Naruto and Hinata following behind her "they said the exam is on the third floor; so, let head straight there" she said and Naruto and Hinata nodded.
"Lead the way Haku; you're the boss after all" Naruto said and Hinata looked at him.
"I thought you were the leader on your missions" Hinata said and Naruto rubbed the back of his head.
"Umm… well… you see" Naruto began until Haku spoke up.
"While he does have more say with the others; he is not usually in charge" Haku said "usually either me or Fubuki are in charge since he and the others have a tendency to… go overboard" she said looking at Naruto.
"I put the fires out" Naruto said making Haku's scowl.
"You made them worse" Haku said as they began to walk up some stairs.
"Worse" Naruto said holding up a finger "or better; it all depends on your outlook Haku" he said and Haku rolled her eyes.
"Wait did you say fires" Hinata said; however, before they could answer they heard a shout.
"Let me through" Lee shouted as he laid down on the floor rubbing his cheek; Lee, Neji and Tenten were all standing in front of a door way with several hopeful genin. However, it was being blocked by Kotetsu and Izumo in disguise.
"Ha if you can't get past us you don't deserve to participate" Izumo said.
Naruto, Haku and Hinata all froze and looked on.
'Oh no it's the team that was with Hinata in wave' Haku thought 'we better get going before they- 'she began.
"Hey bushy brows" Naruto shouted getting everyone's attention; Lee looked to the purple haired boy who shouted his name "hey you remember me, I'm that guy you fought in wave, come on you remember" Naruto said strutting forward with a smile.
"You're the thread user" Lee said hopping up and walking towards Naruto "I'm sorry I don't believe I got your name" he said; Haku and Hinata were panicking as Naruto basically threw stealth out the window.
"It's Niku" Naruto said "and it's Lee right; what are you- "Naruto began until Lee was pushed out of the way by Neji.
"Where's Lady Hinata" Neji said with a scowl.
Hinata from behind her helmet was growing more and more nervous 'Naruto, please don't' she thought as she was afraid Naruto was about to get into a fight with her former cousin.
"Huh, who" Naruto said making Neji clench his fists "oh yeah that quite twitchy girl" Naruto said snapping her fingers. "Yeah, she's gone" Naruto said with a shrug.
"What do you mean 'gone'" Tenten said walking up.
"I mean she ran off" Naruto said "something about 'my father doesn't love me' and 'Brother neji' and shit like that" Naruto said making Neji's eyes widen.
"Where was she last" Neji asked; Naruto put out his hand and rubbed his fingers together.
"I don't know; refreshing my memory will help" Naruto said.
"Damn you" Neji said as he reached into his pocket and pulled out some money and slapped it into Naruto's hand "where is she" he asked his patience running thin.
"She said something about Yuga; you know the hot spring place" Naruto said to Neji before turning around "shame she left though; she was pretty cute" he said making Hinata blush behind her helmet.
"Very well" Neji said "be warned however; you will pay for what you did in wave" he said and Naruto waved him off.
"Whatever" Naruto said making Neji angry "come on Haku, Mei; let go" he said as he and his team walked away. As they did Haku ran up and whispered.
"Why did you do that" Haku asked and Naruto looked at her.
"If I used my threads, I would've given myself away anyways" Naruto whispered "besides; I just threw them off Hinata's trail" he said before smirking. "Besides" he said raising up his money "I just made 3,000 Ryo; I got a bowl of ramen with my name on it" he said making both Haku and Hinata fume in anger.
"You fool" Haku said as she stormed ahead.
"I-I'm upset with you Naruto" Hinata said as she ran after Haku.
'Crap' Naruto thought "oh come on you 2 are over reacting" he said as he chased them.
With Neji, Lee and Tenten
Neji and his team looked as the 3-snow ninja's left the area to head to the third floor; Neji was going over everything in his head as he looked on.
'It's not much, but it's a lead' Neji thought 'I don't trust the information one bit; but I don't have anything else to go on' he thought. 'After the exam I'll inform Lord Hiashi' Neji thought; Neji turned and looked at his team "keep an eye on those three; they will be our targets for this exam" Neji said.
"Neji I get it; you are still sore about Hinata and the mission to wave" Lee said trying to cam him down "but I can tell he's a good person at heart; we should not me malicious to them" he said and Neji looked at him with a scowl.
"Grow up Lee; this is the real world, not the world Guy sensei tries to drill into your head" Neji said looking at Lee with a scowl.
"Can you both relax and take a breath" Tenten said getting in between them "we won't be doing anything unless we get to the first exam" she said and both Lee and Neji nodded.
"Fine, lets go" Neji said as he and his team walked to the floor where the exam was being held.
Third Floor: With Naruto, Haku and Hinata
Naruto, Haku and Hinata were sitting in the room with the rest of the genin participating in the exams "Niku; do you see them" Haku said as Naruto looked around.
"Yeah, over there" Naruto said pointing to the corner of the room; in the corner there was a Konoha team consisting of 2 boys and a girl.
"Mie do you know them" Naruto asked and Hinata nodded.
"The blonde is Ino Yamanaka; heiress of the Yamanaka clan" Hinata said "she's not that strong; she mostly uses her clans jutsu" she said and Naruto nodded. "The 2 boys are Shikamaru Nara and Choji Akimichi" Hinata continued "heirs to their clans as well; Shikamaru is lazy but smart and Choji is powerful when angered" she said.
"I see something interesting" Haku said "those 3-sound ninja" Haku said pointing to the 2 boys and 1 girl in the back of the room. "You think they are our allies" Haku asked and Naruto shrugged.
"Not sure" Naruto said as he scanned the room "oh crap it's them" Naruto said gaining Haku and Hinata's attention; sitting a few yards away was Gaara and his siblings. Gaara was looking at Naruto with a smile so blood thirsty it made Zabuza look like a Buddhist monk "that freak show; stay away from him" Naruto said.
Naruto was so busy scanning the room he did not see the new comers.
With Sakura, Sasuke and Sai
Sakura walked into the exam room and was hit with a wall of malice; all eyes were on her and her team and she began to feel nervous 'oh man this is bad' Sakura thought.
"Sasuke where you been" Ino's voice pierced the room as Ino leaped onto Sasuke's back and began to draw circles on his cheek "did you miss me" she said.
Sasuke scowled in annoyance "get off" Sasuke said but Ino ignored him.
"Aww I missed you too" Ino said; Sakura was just about to say something until she heard a voice as well.
"Hey Sakura; you made it" Naruto said gaining Sakura, Ino and Sasuke's attention; Sakura turned and saw Niku.
"Niku; you're here" Sakura said walking over; both stopped in front of each other and began to talk "how've you been; I hope you've been enjoying the village" she said and Naruto grinned.
"Yeah, it's been ok" Naruto said "how about you; are you doing better" he asked and Sakura nodded.
"A little; I've been- "Sakura began until she felt her shoulder get grabbed; Sakura turned and saw it was Sasuke.
"Sakura; who's this" Sasuke said and Sakura spoke.
"This is Niku; he's a friend" Sakura said "we met a few days ago and- "Sakura began until she saw the look of rage on Sasuke's face.
"You've been talking to a foreign shinobi" Sasuke said in anger making Sakura back up "what have you told him; have you been telling him about our team" He said as he began to walk towards Sakura. Sakura began to back up in fear until she was grabbed by Naruto and he put himself in between Sakura and Sasuke.
"Dude; I don't know what your problem is" Naruto said "but you better back off" Naruto said and Sasuke smirked as he activated his sharingan.
"Or what" Sasuke said.
"Or I'll kick your ass six ways to Sunday" Naruto said as the threads on his arms began to come undone and began to move; Sai seeing the fight about to take place took out his short sword and got into a stance.
Haku seeing what was happening was reaching down to her senbon while Hinata was about to get her bow ready.
Neji, Lee and Tenten were all sitting down and looking at the fight that was about to start.
Kabuto Yakushi and his teammates Yoroi and Misumi were looking on in interest.
"Aren't those the guys we are suppose to be working with" Yoroi asked Kabuto.
"Should we interfere" Misumi asked and Kabuto shook his head and adjusted his glasses.
"No, leave them be" Kabuto said in interest "I want to see how this plays out" he said.
Naruto and Sasuke were having a stare down as they were about to fight; but before they could a puff of smoke appeared in the front of the room.
"Hey, knock that shit off" Ibiki Moreno roared "no fighting unless either I or a proctor sanctions it" he said. "Now back off" Ibiki said; both Naruto and Sasuke looked at each other and scowled.
"This isn't over; you better watch your back loser" Sasuke said and Naruto scoffed.
"I'm shaking; anytime you're ready pretty boy" Naruto said; Sasuke huffed and turned around. Naruto turned around and looked at Sakura "some team you got; he's kind of an asshole, I feel bad for whatever girl likes him" he said and Sakura chuckled.
"Y-yeah; same here" Sakura said nervously.
"Ok people; sit down and shut up; it's time for the written test" Ibiki said and Naruto felt a chill down his spine.
"Written test" Naruto asked nervously; Ibiki held up a stack of papers with a malicious smile "no! Not a written test" Naruto shouted.
45 minutes later: With Naruto
Naruto was looking down at his blank paper as the clock ran down 'oh man why a written test; why couldn't it be Karin doing this, she's like a hundred times smarter than me' Naruto thought; Naruto was feeling a sense of dread wash over him.
Meanwhile Haku and Hinata were both looking at Naruto nervously; they both knew that despite his combat power, Naruto was still not very educated in anything above basic math, reading and writing.
'Naruto; think of something quick' Haku thought 'can't use my ice mirrors to help you' she thought as her jutsu would change the air temperature.
'I wish I could help Naruto' Hinata thought 'but if I do I'll get caught... what do I do' she thought.
Naruto was panicking on the inside until he heard someone speak up "excuse me; I need to use the restroom" Sakura said raising up her hand "I already finished my test" she said and Ibiki nodded.
"Fine, head to the back and you'll be escorted" Ibiki said; Sakura nodded and got up Sakura began to walk to the back and she was walking by Naruto.
Sakura then made a hand sign and winked at Naruto making him confused; as Sakura walked by Naruto felt a change in his chakra 'wait is this genjutsu' Naruto thought. He was about to break it until he looked at his paper; Sakura had put a genjutsu on his paper revealing the answers that she figured out 'she put this on here so I can copy it' Naruto realized as he picked up his pencil.
'Sakura, I owe you a huge ass favor after this' Naruto thought as he began to trace the answers from the genjutsu.
30 Minutes Later: With Sakura
Sakura was currently walking home from the exam with her head held high and a smile on her face; she was able to give Niku the answers to the test and ensure that he could advance to the next round. Luckily the test was a test within itself and it was unnecessary; Anko came in a few minutes later and announced that the next exam was happening tomorrow at training ground 44.
After the exam was over Sakura decided to head home and prepare; as she did she was stopped when she heard a voice.
"Sakura" Sakura stopped and turned around seeing Sasuke walking towards her.
"Sasuke" Sakura asked curiously "why are you-" she began until Sasuke rushed forward and punched her in the stomach; Sakura fell to the ground vomiting and holding her stomach.
"You thought I didn't see it; you helping that Snow ninja" Sasuke said making Sakura quiver in fear "you helped out the enemy" he roared as he kicked Sakura in the ribs making her roll into a fence. "You're lucky I need a full team to participate in the exam" Sasuke said "the next time I see you do that; I'm not going to stop" he said. "Do.You.Understand" Sasuke said and Sakura nodded while in extreme pain; as Sasuke began to walk away he stopped "by the way Sakura; I know about what Kakashi did to you in training ground 7" he said making Sakura's stomach drop.
"Y-you do" Sakura said now scared to her core.
"I wonder what the village will think; a genie kunoichi exchanging sexual favors to get on a team" Sasuke said making Sakura panic "keep that in mind; don't screw up" he said before walking away.
Sakura was left there crying in pain as her whole world began to collapse in around her.
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