Looking at Sasuke, Naruto shook his head as he remembered Road to Ninja movie and how Sasuke became a Playboy later. Thinking of this, he shuddered as he thought of him as his 'world-proclaimed brother and rival'.
At his side, Hinata also looked at the kids with a mocking look on her face. She had been waiting for this day as the fangirls in the class annoyed her too much.
Shikamaru had also started to spend time with Naruto and because of this, he also got involved in their training, and Naruto also gave him different variations of chess he could remember, and mental games he could remember.
At the side, Choji kept on munching the packets of chips while he looked around.
"Okay Everyone, We will first start with Kunais. Everyone will get three chances to throw it and your total score should be more than 10." Iruka said and everyone gathered around him.
He, with Mizuki, started to distribute Kunais to everyone, and at last, Mizuki gave three Kunai to Naruto with a smile on his face.
Feeling the old and non-workable Kunais in his hand, Naruto smiled as he gave Mizuki a mocking look. At his side, Shikamaru looked at the Kunais and said, "Naruto, you better switch them, or give them back."
"Hehe! Shika, do you think I will miss it?" Naruto asked and hearing this, Shikamaru thought of the training he went in the past few months and muttered, "Troublesome! Just don't break the targets."
Naruto laughed at him and the kids started to participate.
"6,5,7 Pass!"
"3,2,3 Fail!"
"5,7,3 Pass!"
Just like that, Iruka called all the civilians to take the exam first, except for Naruto. Then he called the clan heirs.
"Sasuke, Hinata, Ino, Shikamaru, and Kiba. You five come here and throw the Kunais."
As Sasuke was called the girls were about to shut, but Hinata looked at them with Byakugan and said, "Silence, you annoying brats."
Hearing this, everyone except Sakura and Ino became silent, while the two still shouted about Sasuke.
(It's annoying but true. I wonder if the reason why Sakura was in the Road to Ninja movie because the writers couldn't think of a way to her counterpart strong?)
Sasuke snorted at them and threw the Kunais, "9,9,10 Pass! Well done, Sasuke!"
Iruka said and Sasuke nodded but as he looked to the side, he saw Hinata throwing All three Kunais at the same time all three hit the center point.
"10,10,10 Pass! Hinata, Well Done!" Iruka said but the look on his face said otherwise. Seeing this, everyone in the room became dumbfounded, and then Naruto said, "Well done Hinata!"
Hinata nodded with a smile as she appeared to his side, she saw everyone looking at her with amazed expression.
Looking at Hinata, Sasuke became angry at his competence, and even with Itachi teaching him, he lost to someone else. Moreover, he lost against a Hyuga, A Hyuga of All kids.
"Again!" He said as he looked at Iruka but before he could speak, Naruto arrived at Sasuke's side and said, "Here, use the ones Mizuki gave to me."
Sasuke looked at Naruto and with a snort, he took them. But as he held the Kunais, he looked at them, and seeing their appearance, he looked at Naruto and shouted, "How dare you give me these shitty Kunais that will fail?"
Naruto grinned at his response and said, "As Mizuki, he was the one who gave them to me. Shika saw this, you can ask them."
They looked at Shikamaru, who was looking in the sky and he said, "Troublesome guy, Naruto is right. Mizuki Sensei gave them to Naruto."
Iruka appeared beside Sasuke and took the Kunais back. He glared at Naruto for a second and said, "It seems Mizuki Sensei had made a mistake and gave bad equipment to Naruto. Naruto, if you received bad equipment, you should have said it from the start."
Hearing this, Naruto looked at Iruka and said, "Hehe! Iruka Sensei, in the life of a Ninja, there are many unexpected circumstances they have to face, and in my life, bad equipment is one of them. Besides, if you are skilled enough, then you won't have any problem regarding the equipment."
"Why don't I show this to??" Naruto said as he took the three Kunais from Iruka and threw them at Target. All three Kunais flew in a curve and hit the center of the target. Seeing this, everyone on the ground was shocked. They then looked at Sasuke, who had just shouted that equipment will lead to failure, and Naruto, who had just thrown the same equipment and hit the Red spot.
The intelligent ones on the ground understood that Naruto did it on purpose to show off and humiliate Sasuke, and Mizuki. They looked at him with stunned expression as they knew that Naruto was different from others.
The girls on the ground were also stunned by the performance and they never expected to see someone cooler than Sasuke. But when they understood that they thought Naruto was cooler than Sasuke, they inwardly humphed and removed the thoughts.
"Troublesome Guy!" Shikamaru said and then he heard Chouji speak, "But you are smiling, Shika."
"I know!" Shikamaru said with a smile on his face and now, he looked forward to the Taijutsu Exam.
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The Shuriken exam finished with Naruto, Hinata, and Shikamaru tying for first place and Sasuke as Second. After the exam, the students were given a thirty-minute break in which, girls again gathered around Sasuke, who had a sour mood.
Except for Ino, who didn't go but she looked at Sasuke, who had a sour mood and he didn't even glance at the girls, while Naruto, who ate and talked with Shikamaru, Chouji, and Hinata. She didn't know why but she felt some envy as she looked at Hinata, who just then glanced at her and then ignored her. With a hmph, She turned her head and looked at the sky.
(Chapters like this are annoying to write!)
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