To The Chunin Exam

Commissioned by BillyZhao.

Jiraya leaned up against the railing on top of Naruto's apartment building with both his arms and legs crossed. The night air had fully settled in with mostly everyone asleep. "You understand that the Chunin exams is like anything you've ever face before."

Standing across from the legendary shinobi was none other than his secret student Naruto Uzumaki, who the village knew as a complete idiot when it came to everything. Naruto stared directly at his master. "I know that, but you said when I became a chunin you tell me who my father was."

Naruto pointed to himself. "I know I can pass the chunin exams, despite my team's problems."

"Hmm, you're that confident in your skills, huh." Jiraya stepped away from the railing. He dropped his hands down to his side. "You have grown a lot since I first started training you. Your mother would be proud of you without a doubt."

Kushina Uzumaki, Naruto's mother. The first time he learned even her name came from his master back when he was five, because no one else either knew or wouldn't tell him. When Jiraya had one day appeared before him those seven years ago, he informed him about his mother and took the young boy under his wing.

Naruto balled up his fist in front of himself. "I'll become a chunin and then know everything I need to know about myself." Naruto's gaze was focused on Jiraya. He threw his fist down at his side. "I'll even revive the Uzumaki Clan."

"The Uzumaki Clan?" Jiraya questioned. "Naruto, are you sure about that? That's a tough goal to accomplish on top of trying to become the Hokage."

Naruto nodded. "I know, but I can't let the Uzumaki clan end with me. My mother's clan and village didn't deserve to be destroyed the way it was, beside if the Uzumaki clan being revived could help strengthen the Hidden Leaf village."

"Or make it a target." Jiraya folded his arms across his chest. "Don't forget their power threatened and scared the other nation's which is why they were destroyed in the first place."

Naruto's eyes became solid with resolve and seriousness. "I'm not going to let that happen. That's why I'm going to be the strongest Hokage that ever lived."

"So you keep saying," Jiraya said. "But we'll find out how good you really are starting tomorrow. Just remember I'll be gone for a small secret mission, but I'll see how far you've progress after I come back." The legendary ninja was a part of the Hidden Leaf spy network so he only had time to help Naruto with his basic training whenever he came around.

Naruto smirked. "Fine, by me. I think it's time I show everyone what I can really do."

The following day Naruto and Sasuke waited on a bridge inside of the hidden leaf. The two stayed quiet not wanting to fight with each other. Sasuke leaned against the wooden railing while Naruto stood in the middle of the bridge.

A few moments later… "Sasuke! Naruto!"

The two turned their attention toward the sound of the female voice. Sakura came running up to the two boys. "So you actually made it," Naruto said happily. He wasn't really that thrill to see Sakura, but Jiraya had informed him only teams of three could actually enter the chunin exams.

"Yeah." Sakura nodded then looked over at Sasuke. "Good morning, Sasuke."

"Yeah," the Uchiha responded. He shifted his eyes in the pink haired girl's direction. What's with her? She seems different.

Naruto raised his fist. "Then let' get going." With that the three members of team seven headed off to the ninja academy.

A boy in a green suit was shoved back onto the ground. Naruto and his team had just arrived at the academy to see the scene with several other genin around. Two young punks guarded the door to the exam room.

The boy's teammate helped him off the ground. "Please, let us pass. We have to get in there." The girl stepped forward when one of the two teen guards punched her across her cheek. The girl stumbled back to everyone's shock.

Several of the young ninjas mumbled.

"Oh, please if you're going to take the chunin exam you're going to have to deal with worse than that," the boy who punched the girl said. "Some of you won't come back and others of you will be scared for life. If you can't handle it then go home."

Sasuke stepped forward along with Naruto and Sakura. "Nice speech, now get out of my way and get rid of the genjutsu while you're at it."

"What's he talking about?" several shinobi questioned.

"Right, Sakura?" The Uchiha looked over at the pink haired girl.

"What?" Sakura questioned.

"You have the best charka control and analyzing skills on our team," Sasuke reminded her. "You must have seen this before anyone else."

"Uh, right." The kunochi faced forward and shut her eyes. She lifted her hand up to her shoulder with a confident expression. "Of course, this is the only the second floor."

Naruto nodded. "Right."

"Not bad," one of the guards said. The genjutsu reversed so everyone could see that they were fooled. "Let's see you try this on for size." The one with kunai strapped to his back swung his leg at the Uchiha who had discovered their trick.

Sasuke quickly began to counter to Naruto's annoyance.

Suddenly both boys were stopped by the boy in the green jumpsuit. He had appeared between them, catching their limbs before they could connect with the other.

Sasuke and the other ninja stepped back from the believed weakly. Sasuke stared at the boy confuse of what just happened.

"Hey." The boy's teammates, the girl and another boy with white eyes who was clearly from the Hyuga clan stepped up to the boy who had stopped the fight. "I thought we weren't supposed to show our true power. It was your idea."

The guy with the busy brows looked back as his team. "I know, but…" The boy held up his fist up in front of him as he stared directly at Sakura. He then stepped up to her, pointing at himself. He gave her a thumbs up. "My name is Rock Lee and I promise to protect you with my life so please go out with me."

"No way."

Lee became depress. "Why not?"

Sakura pointed at him. "Those brows their so damn busy."

Naruto shifted his eyes over at Sakura. She was so swallow, all she cared about was people's looks not their personality or their skills. If she did she wouldn't swoon over Sasuke all the time. The sooner he could become a chunin and get away from her the better.

"Hey, what's your name?" the Hyuga boy walked up to the group. The kunochi of the team walked behind him.

"Its proper manners to give one's own name first before asking someone else's," Sasuke stated.

The kunochi chuckled while the Hyuga got upset.

Suddenly Sakura grabbed both Naruto and Sasuke arm and arm and began pulling them down the hallway. "Come on, you guys!"

"Hey, Sakura that hurts," Sasuke complained.

"Calm down, Sakura," Naruto said.

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