Bab 66: Chapter 66 : Uchiha or Monster (4)
Dosu slowly brought the scroll from his jacket, and handed it to the Uchiha. "You're not going to kill us?" He asked, not understanding the Genin's logic. "Why?"
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Sasuke stood, his eyes meeting the burned form of Zaku. The younger Genin was still alive, but his arms were almost useless now. "I'm a Konoha Shinobi. We have nothing to prove to people like you."
He grabbed the scroll and turned his back. "Take your allies and go. If you survive, I'll see you then." As he was walking back, Kin was on her feet, and snarled as she threw a kunai at the Uchiha that she thought he wouldn't be capable of dodging.
That's when he pivoted on his right leg, sticking his left leg into the air. With his Sharingan he could see Team Ten rush out from behind some trees, intent on helping them. Sasuke smirked. They didn't really need it.
He used his chakra to attach the kunai to his foot, and shot it back at her with a perfect kick. The kunai only grazed the woman's cheek, but that was what he was aiming for. He meant it when he said they didn't need to die yet.
"Wait, Kin!" Dosu shouted. "We're retreating!" He stood and shouldered his fallen comrade. "Now." He said sternly when she didn't move.
"I can't… move…" she whispered in panic. She brought her eyes downward and saw that her shadow met that of one of the Konoha-nin's. She was in the same position as he was, and she could tell that he was controlling her.
Shikamaru gave Sasuke a glance, one the Uchiha returned with a nod.
Shikamaru was never close to Sasuke, or anyone in Team Seven for that matter, but he was one of the few people Naruto talked to about less than public information with. He knew Sasuke was like him now, or becoming like him.
He knew the Uchiha was the Kamikage's student, and that told Shikamaru that Sasuke probably knew what he was doing. The Nara returned the nod before letting his Kagemane no Jutsu (Shadow Imitation Technique) go.
As soon as Kin had control of her own body again she leapt back, helping Dosu carry off Zaku. Before they left, Dosu spoke. "For letting us go, I'll give you some… friendly advice.
There are some snakes in this forest that we have in our village…" With that said, the Sound Genin took off. Sasuke narrowed his eyes. That was as clear as day. Otogakure no Sato was associated with Orochimaru somehow.
Letting his Sharingan fade away, he turned to Team Ten and Sakura. He almost wanted to laugh, Sai just stood there while they were attacked by enemy Shinobi. If Naruto was watching, Sai was going to have a whole lot of trouble on his hands.
He shared a brief nod with Shikamaru, a sign of respect and thanks. Naruto had gone over all of the Genin in the Chunin Exams after… after he heard the truth. He knew that Nara Shikamaru was smarter than any of them, and that he was almost assured Chunin status if he made it to the finals, which, apparently was very likely.
"You guys okay?" Choji asked them. Sasuke almost didn't recognize the Akimichi. He was very similar in appearance. His clothes hadn't changed or anything, but his eyes… they were not the same eyes Sasuke was used to.
Naruto had told him that he had a talk with the 'pleasantly plump' Genin, but this was almost unbelievable. He now had the eyes of a Shinobi, yet, the gentleness his master spoke of was still present. Naruto was right. Choji was unique.
"Yeah, we should be fine." Choji almost fell over in shock. Did… did Uchiha Sasuke actually… smile? "Thanks for trying to help, though." The raven-haired Genin offered his hand to the Akimichi.
Everyone present looked at Sasuke strangely. This was not how the Sasuke they all knew since the start of the Academy acted. Choji shook out of his shock and took his hand. "Umm, yeah, no problem, man." He gave an awkward smile. "Ino kind of forced us, but…"
Sasuke smirked. "Well whatever the case, thanks." He walked up to Sakura and they shared another look. "You okay?" he asked, not even noticing Ino behind her fixing her hair.
Sakura just stared at him for a moment before nodding, which got her scolded by Ino. "Yeah…" she whispered softly. Sasuke just looked at her for a second before finally nodding and walking away.
"We've got both scrolls, what about you?" He asked Shikamaru.
The Nara nodded, "Hai. We were headed for the tower when we ran into you." He stretched. "You want to team up? It's probably safer to travel together than alone." He acted like it wasn't a big deal, but Shikamaru asked this question for two reasons. The first was to see if Sasuke would accept help.
He knew that he was a prideful prick who thought that help was only for the weak. If he accepted, then Naruto was a far better teacher than he said he was, and the Nara had a theory for that too.
The last reason was the obvious. Sasuke was obviously stronger than most of the Genin in the forest. If they moved together, they'd be much, much safer.
Sasuke was silent for a moment before he nodded. "Alright. You're right, we're safer together." As he said this, Ino was finished with Sakura's hair.
"Yay!" Ino shouted. "I want to walk next to Sasuke-kun!"
Sasuke sighed, but was really impressed with Sakura's reaction, or lack of. She just stood there, silent. She didn't care about her and Ino's lame competition to win his affection.
Without another word, Team Seven and Team Ten headed for the tower that sat in the middle of Training Ground 44.
None of the Genin noticed the smirking blond watching them from the shadows.
Naruto stood next to the Hokage on the arena balcony of the tower. To either side of them, Jonin stood, looking over all of the Genin that made it through the second test.
There were a lot more than anyone thought there'd be. That's why everyone was assembled. They needed to… slim the participants down a little.
Naruto had a smile on his face the entire time, and it was for more than one reason. The first was the less obvious.
Sasuke had made him proud with his actions in the forest. He was right about him. He was different, just like him. The second reason was the obvious. Mitarashi Anko had her arms wrapped around him from the back again.
Apparently it was her new favorite spot. Naruto had to agree with her choice. He could feel the jealousy of most of the male's in the room. It amused him that his Jiji even felt a little bitter towards him because of his 'luck'.
It was the end of the second test, and the Hokage had called everyone together. Naruto could see Team Seven, Team Eight, Team Gai, and Team Ten in all their glory.
It made the Kamikage happy that Konoha had so many teams make it this far. He could also see the Sand Siblings he had met a few days ago. Good. Sasuke would need the challenge. He wasn't all that surprised when he saw two teams from Kirigakure.
With the friendly treaty between them, Mei had no reason not to send her Genin to Konoha. He was looking forward to seeing her again. Did she even care about him still? He wanted to punch himself in the face for thinking about another woman when Anko's warm body was wrapped around him.
There was another team from Konoha present, and Naruto wasn't at all happy about it. A team from Otogakure had also made it.
Sasuke had warned him of their ties with the Hebi Sannin, but by then he had already known. Naruto had spread his mind throughout all of Konoha the second he felt Orochimaru's presence. Nothing happened in Heaven that he didn't know about when he actually tried to feel her.
The God of Shinobi began. "The fact that all of you have made it to this point proves that the next generation will indeed surpass us."
Naruto could feel his leader's happiness. "It takes more than anything anyone can teach to make it in that forest of ours." He took a moment to look over the young Genin assembled before him.
"The Chunin Exams have more than one purpose. It allows your superiors to see your progress with their own eyes, this is true. But the main and most important reason is to showcase the power your nation wields."
He took a deep breath. "If you are standing in this room, you are a Shinobi of an ally nation to Konoha. However, no matter how friendly our nations are, we must, unfortunately, show each other the strength we possess. War is such a fickle thing, and these Exams are a solution."
He paused for a moment, letting the information sink in.
"They are a peaceful way of showing each other our military might without dragging our entire countries into the mess. Now, enough with my ramblings, we-"
Hayate coughed, trying his best to politely interrupt the God of Heaven. "Ah, Hokage-sama… may I?" He asked. He wanted to explain what was happening since he was proctoring it.
Hiruzen nodded, allowing the sickly Tokubetsu Jonin to take the spotlight.
Hayate coughed again before he started. "My name is Gekko Hayate, and I will be the proctor for the remaining time. There are far too many prevailing Genin, so we have decided to hold preliminaries." He actually smiled. "Right now."
The Genin of the room went up in an uproar. "But we just spent five days in a place called the Forest of Death!" One of the boys from Mizu shouted.
"Let us have a break!" Tenten shouted.
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