Chapitre 33: Exams

The girls arrived in the village without any problems. True, there was a group of bandits who, seeing young girls, decided to risk their lives. But now they are burning in the pit. So it's not a real problem.

After passing through the barrier, I looked at the village. Outwardly, it has not changed in any way. But remembering what under the cover of day, I could not help but think. Whether he escaped by using Izanagi or not. Perhaps Danzo just went into hiding and waiting for the right moment to strike?

The team went shopping and I had to go after them. Looking at the leader of the group, I felt that I saw her somewhere. She was quite beautiful, with neat hair, clear and intelligent eyes. But looking closer, I felt more and more clearly that I had seen her before. Deciding to postpone until later, I continued my observation. A couple of times I had to run back because the Hyuuga were running here and there.

Suddenly, somewhere on the street nearby, I felt a powerful surge of chakra that was not suppressed in any way. Through the chakra, I felt anger and hatred. The girls also felt it and, having decided not to get involved, went the other way. I, leaving the clone to watch them, went to check.

Gracefully jumping over the roof and the wagon, I flickered into the shadow of the roof and hid. From my perspective, Naruto and Sasuke could be seen standing in front of the One-Tailed Jinchūriki. Naruto kept his arms at his sides. His stupid expression was nowhere to be seen, only a sharp clarity and intelligence in his eyes. I did not expect such a look from him. Sasuke looked dismissively at Gaara, confident in his abilities.

Gaara was holding a little boy by the throat whose name I don't remember and grinning viciously.

What exactly they were saying, I did not understand, just saw how Naruto jumped quite quickly like orange lightning and hit Gaara in the face. Grabbing the boy like a kitten by the scruff of his neck, he jumped back. Gaara started laughing madly, but it didn't come to a fight, the Jounin appeared around and Gara turned around and walked towards his team.

Seeing the new Naruto, I smiled happily, glad that he was able to change and grow up. Suddenly Naruto turned towards me and looked with vertical pupils. From such a joke, I went nuts suddenly realizing that this might not be Naruto at all. The fox captured his body? Alerted, I prepared myself if he will do anything else, but Naruto just turned around and left. Sasuke looked in the direction of Gaara and also calmly walked somewhere. Sakura was nowhere to be seen.

Deciding that I had looked enough, I came back to my team and continued to observe them. They sat quietly near the dango stall and ate the balls. Watching them eat the sweet balls my stomach woke up too.

Finally the exam began. Left outside the building where the written exam was being held, I waited. Suddenly, a girl jumped out the window, smashing it along the way. Remembering that this was in the canon, I continued to wait.

Finally everyone got out and walked under supervision towards the forest. Everything was going well until I saw Orochimaru in the guise of a genin and how he licked his lips at the sight of a half-dressed girl. Remembering that Anko was his former student, I grinned. The question was whether I would stop Orochimaru from taking possession of Sasuke or not.

Finally the girls ran into the forest and trying to bend around the ANBU I followed them. They dealt with the first team in a rather original way. Luring them into a trap as if retreating, they easily killed one, and the rest were stunned. Taking their scroll, they moved on. Having overheard their conversation, I realized that they needed a different scroll and would have to look for another team. They did not have to walk long and they came out to the field, where there was a red-haired guy with a pumpkin on his shoulders. Closing his eyes and crossing his arms, he seemed to be waiting. The girls decided they were an easy target and went ahead. I could not warn them, as the ANBU appeared nearby, checking it personally. When ANBU left, the girls had already started a verbal skirmish. Gaara said something viciously and sand smelling of blood began to pour from the pumpkin from his height. Avoiding the camera in the trees, I went into my attack range and threw senbons at the girls by attaching chakra strings to the end.Thus, having accelerated the speed of the chakra threads, I quickly got all three girls into my control. Starting to play with strings like a piano, I controlled the girls like puppets without will, suppressing their nerves and muscles with strings. The girls, as if of their own free will, suddenly perfectly regrouped and retreated before the harvested sand under their feet rose and squeezed them like oranges into juice.

After giving up trying to regain control of her body, Adjisai's as the group leader, she instantly realized the mistake. She entered the field prepared in advance by the enemy for battle. It is corny, almost saying goodbye to life, she guessed who saved her. Taking them out of the enraged tailed beast vessel, I wearily threw away the threads, which had lost their color and dispersed. Shaking my hands, I sighed. It was quite difficult to manage three at once, since I did not practice much.

Continuing to sit in the shade, I watched them further. They discussed something and rested. This also gave me time to mentally rest.

Finally, they moved further through the forest, when suddenly I felt a burst of chakra somewhere in the depths. Adjisai's group moved forward and again dashed through the bushes without checking what was in them. Mentally slapping them on the forehead, I already prepared to bury them.

However, to their luck, there were no ambushes or traps in the bushes. But the ambush was at the end of their path.

They were surrounded by the Kusagakure shinobi.

"Ke-ke-ke. Shinobi of Amegkakure, what a shame. This is who I did not expect to see here. Interestingly, will your dead leader be delighted with your corpses? " - licking his lips, their leader jumped down and released his bloodlust towards the girls. Slowly approaching them, he grinned. The girls stood up in shock and fear and could not move.

I rolled my eyes and cursed that Orochimaru to myself. Doesn't allow anyone to live normally.

Jumping down behind the trio, I released my murderous intent. Although it sounds so loud, it is really just intention. No violent waves of wind, no breaking trees. Everything was the same as a minute ago. But ninjas, people capable of chakra, or ordinary people are able to sense. And even animals can deliberately sense the intention of the strengthened ones. Instincts will scream. Death will be under the ear the body will be numb thoughts will come into disarray, vision will float. The feeling of helplessness will come, and standing in front of the Alpha predator that will devour your flesh, you will simply stand in fear.

Having formed the purple chakra around me, I did not begin to form further susano. One visible chakra was enough for Orochimaru to turn around and go about his business further.

"Whom do I see, my old friend Orochimaru. What have you forgotten here? Decided to return home to your favorite village? It reminded me how we didn't end our last conversation. "

Seeing and hearing my words, the leader of the genin group, as well as Orochimaru that killed the real ninja Kusagakure and took his face, changed in his face.

"I didn't expect to see you here too. Have you decided to come back to see how your brother is doing the exam? " - he grinned. But then he realized that he had said too much when a purple sword the size of a tree flew in his direction. The sword killed one of the genin who followed Orochimaru. Orochimaru jerked away from the resulting trench. I didn't pursue him.

The girls fell to their knees breathing hard as I removed the chakra and skeleton with one hand holding a sword. Adjisai started to get up and wanted to tell me something, but without listening to her, I just jumped into the shadows.

Time passed and the girls finally got up. Having checked the "corpse" they were incredibly lucky. Having picked up the required scroll, they went in the direction of passing the second stage.

The ANBU flew to the scene and found only a dent in the ground. Deciding to ignore all the destroyed cameras and the dent in the ground, they left.

The team got there almost without incident, apart from an ambush near the place of delivery. But the girls dealt with the attackers rather brutally. The poor guys could do nothing against the Senbon hail. Although the girls attacked them, waiting for a wall of water or earth. But the unlucky genin just tried to beat off senbons with kunai in cool poses. As a result, they lay on the ground like porcupines. Dying with laughter, I writhed on a branch.

After making sure that the girls were now gone and safe, I left a clone with a decent supply of chakra just in case and went to look for Sasuke.

Entering the sage mode, I quickly found three chakra centers. They burned like fire. Realizing that these were three jinchūriki, I frowned. I only remembered Naruto and Garu. The jinchūriki of the one-tailed and nine-tailed. But who is the third?Deciding to postpone until later, I went to check one by one. I was lucky the first time and I found Naruto and Sakura in the cave. Sasuke was lying on the ground and breathing heavily. After checking him, I saw a seal on his neck. When only Orochimaru managed it is not clear. Naruto sat sullenly and watched Sakura sobbing.

Suddenly I realized - I screwed up. A scene flashed through my head when Naruto looked at me when not even ANBU was seen. Kurama's ability to feel people, or rather their feelings, flashed through my head.

Naruto was staring with his blue eyes directly at me in the cave on the ceiling. Naruto got up and walked to the exit. Having made a physical clone at the exit, he went further to the trees, and the clone back to Sakura and Sasuke. Understanding his gesture, I followed him.

Finally Naruto stopped and looked at me with cold eyes.

"Who are you? Why do you feel excitement and happiness for us? "

Excitement? I thought about it. There was still a little. I was worried about Sasuke as my brother. This seal that I saw forcibly assimilated Sasuke's body with natural chakra. It also had other functions that worried me. After all, there was a chance that this was his last day.

"Is it so important? You are not my target. Better get back to your team. "

"I do not think so. I know who you are. The Hokage showed me the Bingo book. You are a silent Cat - an S-rank assassin and a member of the Akatsuki who is ready to do anything for money. "

"That's it, i see now. What else did this old man tell you? For example, about your parents? Or about his lover? Or other things? Do you know that he knows who killed the advisers, but is silent? "

Naruto frowned upon hearing about everything.

"I know who my parents are. But who are you and how do you know? And what kind of lover? He's a married man, you're a sick bastard. "

It struck me with laughter. Laughing, I grabbed my forehead. As soon as Iruka didn't show up and show Naruto his affection for the village, Naruto immediately became independent and intelligent. His sharp, calculating gaze showed the changes that he had experienced. And these eyes and the ability of the sensor? It was clearly a kyuubi. But what happened?

"Let's play a game. It is content simply. I ask a question and you answer it. If you answer it with the truth, then you ask the next question. How do you like that? Well, if you don't answer, then I'll ask a new one. "

Naruto looked through my mask into my eyes and simply said

"Good. Then my question. Who are you?"

"Madara Uchiha."

After removing the mask, I showed the upper part of the face, activating the mangyoku sharingan in the shadow.

Suddenly, orange chakra covered Naruto i felt rage from it, but soon returned to his body. Apparently Kyuubi went crazy there, thinking that I was really Madara. How Naruto controlled him is the question, however.

"Now my question. How do you control the kyuubi? " - I returned the mask to its place, I asked a question.

Naruto answered calmly.

"You are not Madara. I read about him. Madara could not have survived until these years. However, even if you lied, I will tell the truth. We have a mutually beneficial relationship. We can trust each other. And so I answered. What are your goals for the exam? "

Nodding in approval of the questions, I spread my chakra in waves, checking who is nearby. Not finding anyone, I answered simply.

"You know Uchiha Sasuke would understand the humor. Exercise. Target protection. How do you know who your parents are? "

Naruto frowned and fell silent.

"The Kyuubi told me about them. I also learned how they died defending the village and me. "

"Then you are angry at the fox for the fact that he pierced both parents with one claw, thus killing them. After all, he is the killer. But you already know that? "

"I know and don't blame him now. If you were kept under chains like a pet forever, you wouldn't be too friendly either. The founder of the village is to blame for what happened. Both Madara and Hashirama. "

Surprised, I thought to ask him more.

Naruto continued realizing that the conversation was coming to an end.

"Now the question is not from me." Naruto said. Closing his eyes, he opened them again with vertical pupils."And from me," a growling voice rang out from the same mouth. Realizing that I was talking to the kyuubi, I prepared for a potential fight.

"You are not Madara, but you have those cursed eyes. If I had it in my way, I would destroy you - fucking Uchiha. Who are you really?? "

"Alas, my mask will eventually cease to be needed. But now, while it is intact, it will be impossible to reveal my identity. All I can say is that I really am a Uchiha survivor. Unless you want to learn by force. Well, my final question. Naruto, tell me how you first met the Kyuubi. "

Naruto considered my answer and answered. Even as such an adult, he remained a child who trusted too easily.

"When I was lonely and cold after your attack and saving me. Thank you for saving me then by the way. In general, then I spent a week at home. I was scared after your words for my weakness. Even with the technique that you and I stole, I was weak. And then I appeared opposite the fox inside me. We talked and argued for a long time. It took over a year for us to get along. If you get to know him better, he is not such a beast and a monster as everyone describes. He, too, can feel, dream and desire something. "

"Perhaps you are the second person in the world who understands this."

"Who was the first?" Naruto asked in surprise.

"The father of your friend. Hagoromo Otsutsuki. Well, good luck the future Hokage! " - waving my hand, I jumped towards the nearest tree and ran away.

Naruto remained there, standing, trying to figure out what was that guy Gohoroma.

Now, because of my birth, a lot has changed, only Naruto showed it. The future may not be as clear as expected.

Returning to the group that I must protect, I suddenly saw out of the corner of my sight as a group of genin was sitting under a tree and resting. The guy with the dog, the guy in the hood and Hinata.

Hinata grew up and became a truly beautiful woman with long hair and white eyes. But if she is already so beautiful at the age of 12, one has only to imagine what it will be in four years.

After a little thought, I remembered that the next stage will not be soon, and I have nothing to do. I decided to have fun with all the genin and the ANBU.

By folding the seals into a cone, I presented the look I wanted. Kakashi came out of my appearance with his 18+ book. Putting my hand in my pocket, I went out to them and waved my hand with the book while smiling with eye.

"Wow, looking at you resting here? What carelessness. Any team would have caught you guys like that. "

"Kakashi Sensei!" - the group jumped up but did not drop their vigilance.

Putting the book into the back bag, I nodded.

"Outsiders have been spotted in the forest, including Orochimaru. He attacked Sasuke and Naruto's team. Be careful."

"Well thanks for your concern, Kakashi Sensei." - Three bowed. But I noticed with my experience that they were even more alerted. And they were ready to jump on me. Did i say somethink wrong?

With a wave of my hand, I imposingly walked further towards the trees.

"To hell with it! The fangs of beasts! "

Hearing a cry, I moved slightly to the side and where I was standing a boy and a dog flew by and crashed into a tree with large bang.

"Wow, such a speed ..." Kiba muttered as he passed out.

"woof" - sayed Akimaru and pecked his nose.

Laughing in the voice of Kakashi, I turned towards the rest. A black cloud covered me and began to consume chakra. Having made a seal with one hand, I launched a chain lightning that destroyed all the bugs without a trace.

"How do you know im not real?" I asked Hinata.

"The real Kakashi would have called the team number, not the names." Hinata replied simply and activated her eyes.

I decided that was enough and just left. Returning to the clone, I dispelled it and continued my work. The girls waited for the end of the exam. The next stage was scheduled in a week. All week I now had to keep an eye on them. Evening came. The girls found the apartment they had been given and went to bed. I, shivering from the cold, wearily looked through the window from the tree as they covered themselves with warm blankets and fell asleep.

Deciding that nothing bad would happen, I went inside, ignoring the amateurish traps and fell asleep right in the corridor on the ceiling.

While still on the mountain, I practiced sleeping on the ceiling. My goal was so that I could subconsciously use chakra even in my sleep. After months of painful falls on the hard stone floor, I learned to hold on. Now for me it was as easy as shelling pears. As long as I was not drunk or intoxicated I could do it without much chakra expenditure. Having settled down in the corridor near the room where the girls slept, I looked at the chandelier and, resting my head on my hand like a pillow, closed my eyes.

When I woke up, I stretched and stood up. I got up on the ceiling ignoring the laws of physics. Even Akatsuki's cloak didn't fall as it should. Deciding to find food for myself, I went to the side of the window, but looked around and was dumbfounded.

Three girls looked at me in pajamas with eyes from a saucer. With their mouths open, they watched as a strange dude that was protected by other laws of physics. Realizing that it was time to run from uncomfortable questions, I made a sign of peace with my right hand and, having sent chakra through my body, gave her the property of a chameleon. Before their eyes, I just disappeared into thin air. Having surrounded the place where I stood, they poked in the air, but could not understand where I was.

"Good morning sir? Sorry, we didn't want to wake you up ... "

"Wow, he slept on the ceiling ..."

Two girls spoke into the air at once. But I no longer heard them, getting out through the window thinking up a new look in which I would go to the food store.

When I returned, I sat on the roof finding a shade. After finishing my breakfast, I continued to lie and guard the three.

Finally they got together somewhere. They walked around the city as if looking for something. Remembering Konan's words, I knew they were on a mission. And I probably even know what the job is. Quite an interesting way to get to know the owners of a jinchūriki. After all, the villages are most likely to send the strongest to examen. And who can be stronger than a catastrophe that can demolish an entire village?

The week has passed not noticeably. I even managed to run home to take a shower and leave money for Sasuke for a year. Letting him wonder where the money came from and where his stock of expensive chocolates disappeared.

TIme has come for the last part of exams.