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Naruto: Fox Rider

The Chunin Exams

Naruto and the others sat on logs after a harsh training session with Itachi. Naruto, with the help of the new ANBU agent Zabuza and his mother he had become a fairly decent swordsman. Hinata had also developed a rather impressive array of abilities with her new angel abilities including the ability to heal, although she still couldn't heal Naruto because of his demonic connection, as well as flight and the ability to fire waves of light like a long ranger version of her Gentle Fist. Kiba had also made a lot of progress with his skills. After working on increasing his chakra reserves, he had been able to perform a few low level wood based Jutsus. Itachi looked up after his students had finished their exercises to see a hawk flying overhead.

Looks like it's time. Itachi thought. "All right guys, I've got to take care of something so feel free to do what you like for the rest of the day." And with that he disappeared in a puff of smoke.

"What do you think Itachi-sensei needed to take care of?" Hinata asked.

"Who knows?" Kiba said. "I wouldn't mind getting some chow though."

"I'll second that." Naruto agreed. Making their way to Ichiraku but paused and glanced behind them to see a perfect square following them. Naruto glanced over at it before looking at his teammates and smirked.

"Hey Kiba, bet you a bowl of ramen that I can fling that rock to the Hokage monument." He said. Kiba glanced at the rock and smiled as well.

"All right, I'll take that bet." Kiba said. Naruto smirked and pulled his chain off his chest.

"Wait, wait, wait!" Konohamaru shouted jumping out of the box with his best friends Mogi and Udon. Naruto, Kiba, and Hinata burst into laughter at the trio.

"Word of advice Konohamaru, rocks isn't perfect squares." Hinata offered.

"And what are you guys doing anyway?" Naruto asked. "I thought I told you to be a kid Konohamaru and I'd be you sensei, probably these two too." Mogi and Udon's eyes seemed to shine at the prospect of being Konohamaru's teammates and Naruto's students. Suddenly, Naruto felt a ripple of energy through his body making his stomach clench up. What the hell was that? Naruto asked his tenant.

If I had to bet money, I would my little brother. Kyubi said.

Which one, you've got like 8 of them. Naruto demanded.

6 actually, I've got 2 sisters. Kyubi said. Anyway, if I had to guess, I would say that it's my baby brother. Naruto looked up and around trying to find the source. His friends called after him but he didn't hear them.

Kurama, can you sense anything? Naruto asked.

I think I know, follow me. Kurama said taking the lead; Naruto followed his partner and rounded a corner only to bump into a ninja wearing a black suit and war paint on his face with a bundle on his back.

"Hey, you should watch were your going you little bastard." The man said grabbing Naruto by the collar of his shirt.

"Look buddy, I get that I bumped into you and I'm sorry, but right now I've got some bigger fish to fry." Naruto said.

"Put the kid down Kankuro." Said a woman's voice as Naruto's teammates appeared.

"But Temari," Kankuro said.

"I'd listen to her if I were you pal." Kiba said attaching his claws. It gave Naruto enough of a distraction to pull his head back and crack it against Kankuro's. The surprise and pain caused Kankuro to drop Naruto who drew his sais and placed one of them at Kankuro's neck. Temari tensed but soon felt a hand at her back.

"Don't even think about it." Hinata said.

"Kiba, think you can cover make-up boy for me?" Naruto said.

"No problem," Kiba said, shifting into a feral state with Akamaru. Naruto sheathed his sais and pulled off his chain and started swinging it over his head.

"Listen up baby brother, this is your eldest speaking, come out now and I won't wrap my chain around your neck and haul you out here!" Naruto called out. After a moment of waiting Naruto threw his chain at the tree where it seemed to wrap around something. "Get over here!" he shouted and pulled on the chain and yanked down a red haired kid with a gourd on his back. "Now, before I let you go, you and your friends here are going to tell me what the hell a team of Suna ninjas are doing in our village."

"Every hear the expression it's darkest at the base of the lighthouse?" Temari asked.

"Um…" Kiba said.

"She means that sometimes foreigners will have a better idea about what's going on in the area than the locals." Hinata explained.

"And we see who the brains of the team are." Kankuro said, ignoring Kiba's growl.

"So we ask the question again, what the hell are you doing here?" Naruto demanded.

"We're here for the chunin exams." Temari stated.

"The chunin exams?" Naruto asked with a raised eyebrow. "Guess that explains where Itachi-sensei went. Now then," Naruto pulled on his chain and looked right into Garra's eye. "Listen and listen well baby brother," Naruto's eyes shifted into Kyubi's. At the sight of it, Garra's eyes changed into yellow with star like pupils, "while you're in my town you are going to behave yourself. Because if you put so much as a toe out of line, Father and his opposite help you I will rip the two of apart and send you back to hell!" At the end of the declaration his eyes changed back to normal and he loosened the chain and pulled it off Garra and wrapped it around his body. "Kiba, Hinata, let's get going." The two ninja and dog sat up and followed their teammate as he led them away.

"See you guys at the chunin exam." Kiba called over his shoulder with a smirk.

"Naruto, why did you keep calling him baby brother?" Hinata asked.

"Because while I hold the nine-tails inside me, he's got the one-tail," Naruto explained. His teammate's eyes widened and looked at each other.

"So you mean to tell me there's another Rider in the village." Kiba asked.

"Maybe," Naruto said, "which means stay inside when the sun goes down."

"Are you saying our souls are stained with innocent blood?" Kiba asked.

"No, I'm saying better safe than sorry." Naruto corrected.

"Naruto's right, the Penance Stare only works if there's innocent blood on a person's soul, but it doesn't stop Naruto from beating someone who is innocent to death." Hinata said.

"Are you guys going to go hunting for him tonight?" Kiba asked. Naruto froze and looked back at his teammates.

"Ever since I became a The Rider, I've been patrolling the streets of Konoha; I'm not going to stop just because another Rider's in town." Naruto said.

"Just be careful." Kiba said stopping in front of his family's compound. "We're going to need your ass for the exams." Naruto smiled and bumped fists with him. Kiba left leaving Naruto and Hinata alone as they walked back to the Hyuga compound.

"So, how are things with the family?" Naruto asked.

"All right, Father and Uncle are working to try to set things up for the change in the Hyuga clan." Hinata said. The two of them were a little awkward around each other. "How're Haku and Zabuza settling in with you and your mom?"

"It's all right, although I think Zabuza and my mom are flirting and it's freaking me out a little bit." Naruto said shuttering. Hinata giggled.

"Well, if you're mom's happy," Hinata said.

"Yeah," Naruto said. Slowly, Hinata's hand reached over and slid her hand into Naruto's. He blinked and looked at her; she was looking away trying to hide her blush. Naruto smiled and a minute later, they were in front of the Hyuga compound. "Well I guess I'll see you tomorrow." He said and started to turn away.

"Naruto!" Hinata cried. He looked back to see Hinata come up to him and kiss him on the cheek. "Be careful." Before Naruto could recover she had already disappeared back into the family compound.

"Wow." Naruto said.

Naruto and Hinata sitting in a tree. K-I-S-S-I-N-G. Kurama sang. Naruto glared down at his partner and cracked his knuckles.

"I'd start running if I were you ya little furball!" Naruto shouted and started chasing after his fox companion. By the time Naruto caught Kurama, night had fallen.

"Come on buddy, we'd better get back home." Naruto said as he turned towards his house. He froze however when he felt it, a burst of hell born energy. He immediately burst into his own hellfire and Kurama followed suit. "Let's ride." The rider growled climbing onto Kurama's back and the pair took off towards the source.

A short while later they came across a slim skeleton blue flaming skeleton garbed in a blue dress. Lying at her feet was a man suffering apparently from the Penance Stare.

Kyubi, Naruto said, leaving the question unsaid.

Baby sister Nibi, Kyubi replied. If Naruto had had eyes at the time he would have rolled them.

"Hello little sister," Naruto said grabbing the second rider's attention. Her flaming head whirled around before landing on Naruto.

"You're a rider too?" she asked her flames receding and her skin and hair regrowing.

"Had the nine tails stuffed in me." Naruto said having changed back when she had. "I'm Naruto."

"Yugato." The girl replied. "I've got the two tails." Naruto approached her, though his hand was close to his sai just incase. "Why did you use the Stare on that man?"

"He pulled a knife and tried to rape me." Yugato said. "I burst into flames on impulse and then I felt his guilty soul and gave him the Stare." Naruto looked down at them man and recognized him as one of the council, one Naruto always got a feeling around but could never find him in he shadows.

"I'd buy that." Naruto said. "Well I don't mind if it was in self-defense, but I'll tell you the same thing I told our little brother, if you cause trouble on my territory, I'll end you."

"Little brother, you mean the One-Tails is here too?" Yugato asked. Naruto nodded. "Wow, four of us in one village."

"Four?" asked Naruto, narrowing his eyes.

"I hold the Eight-Tails." Said a new voice. Naruto spun around to see a large skeleton in rust colored flames sitting atop a flaming 8 tailed ox.

"Bee-sensei," Yugato whispered.

"Jeeze, close to half of us in one place, I hope this isn't a bad sign." Naruto muttered to himself. "Hey little brother," Naruto shouted earning a glare from the 8-tails rider, "I told her, I told the 1-tails and I'm telling you, while your in my village you'll behave yourself or else."

"Or else what your little brat?" Bee asked. Naruto responded by bursting into flames and returning the elder Rider's glare.

"Use your imagination Ox Rider." Naruto replied turning to Kurama, who had never left his hell-fire form. "Let's ride." Naruto mounted Kurama and the pair took off leaving the other two riders in their wake.

The next day Naruto walked up to his teammates yawning.

"Busy night?" Kiba asked, catching sight of his best friend and rival.

"Not in the way you might think." Naruto said. "Garra's not the only other rider in the village." Hinata's and Kiba's eyes went wide with shock.

"Who else is here?" Itachi asked.

"The two and eight-tails." Naruto said. "Their names are Yugato and Bee."

"They're the jinchuriki from Kumo." Itachi said. Hinata gasped. Naruto placed a comforting arm around her shoulder.

"Don't worry Hinata," he said, "we're not going to let anything happen to you."

"Definitely." Kiba agreed.

"Well, I'm sure this might have heard by now, the Chunin exams are taking place in the village this year and I've recommended the three of you to take it." Itachi said pulling out the necessary forms. The trio smiled as they took them and looked at each other. "Take these forms to room 302 this afternoon by 3:00." He disappeared leaving the trio alone.

"So you guys want to do this?" Kiba asked.

"Hell yeah!" Kiba shouted punching the air with his fist. Hinata meanwhile nodded.

"Then lets meet up at the school in 1 hour so we can get our weapons and stuff together. Pack everything you think is necessary, weapons, and first aid, whatever." Naruto said.

"Right," Kiba said and took off with Akamaru. Hinata meanwhile hung back a bit.

"So, um, about last night," Hinata started.

"In my defense it was my first kiss and I wasn't really ready for it." Naruto said. Hinata giggled at him.

"No, I was just wondering if you were mad that I just kind of surprised you with it." Hinata said.

"No of course I'm not mad Hinata," Naruto said walking forward and holding her chin in his hand. "I was actually wondering if maybe you could try it when I'm actually ready for it." Hinata blinked in surprise as Naruto leaned over and kissed her deeply. Hinata, startled at first, leaned into the kiss. A minute later the pair broke apart smiling.

"We should probably get going to get our stuff." Naruto said.

"Right." Hinata said and the pair took off towards their respective homes.

"Don't say one word or else mom's getting a new scarf." Naruto growled at his partner. "And that includes Akamaru."

Hey I wasn't going to say anything. Kurama chuckled. Naruto rolled his eyes as he and Kurama made their home.

"Hey mom I'm home for a bit." Naruto called.

"Hey there sweetie, stopping by before the chunin exams?" Kushina asked her son.

"No surprise that you knew about it." Naruto said. "I'm just dropping by for a bit to get my gear together for the big event." Naruto moved around his room collecting his sword, his chain, and various wrappings for injuries. He paused when he came to his father's kuni. "Hey mom," he called walking in to the living room, "did Dad have a special holder for his kuni?" Kushina looked up at him and smiled.

"Wait here sweetie." Kushina said walking back into her bed room. A couple of minutes later she came back in with a white kuni holder decorated with flames at the bottom of it. "This was your father's." Naruto took it in awe and held it. "I know your father, where ever he is, is very proud of you." she hugged her son tightly. "Be careful, the chunin exams are extremely dangerous. People have died in the past during it."

"If it's that bad then Dad'll see me a lot." Naruto said. "Kyubi's old man told me Dad's been working as Death."

"Still, be careful sweetheart." Kushina said kissing his cheek. "I don't know what I'd do if I lost you."

"You're not going to loose me mom." Naruto said with a smile. "I'm too damn stubborn to die." Kushina smiled with her son.

"I use to tell you dad the same thing." Kushina said. "It's so weird hearing you say it because you look so much like him."

"I may have gotten my looks from my old man," Naruto said strapping on his dad's old kuni holder in exchange of his own and loading it, "but everything else came from you."

"Good luck Naruto," Kushina said and looked down at Kurama, "and you'd better take care of him or else I'll make you into a scarf." Kurama kind of gulped and nodded. Naruto smiled and turned to Kurama.

"Let's go partner." Naruto said and he and his partner took off running to the academy. An hour later the pair arrived at the academy at the same time as his team.

"Ready to go Fox Face?" asked Kiba. He had foregone his original coat in exchange for a white shirt and black shinobi pants and sandals. His gauntlets hung at his sides on straps that crossed in front of his chest.

"You really need to ask Fido." Naruto replied with a smirk. Then he turned to Hinata and nearly had a nosebleed. She was garbed in a skin tight black ninja uniform that showed off her every curve. "Hinata, wow,"

"You can gock later Naruto," Hinata said with a wink, "After we finish with the exams."

"Right." Naruto said shaking his head to straighten himself out. "Let's get to work." The trio started to make their way into the academy and towards the necessary room. Before they reached the room however, they found a large group of people around the second floor at a room marked 302.

"Genjutsu?" asked Naruto glancing at Hinata.

"Genjutsu," Hinata confirmed with a nod.

"Just keep on walking." Naruto said leading his team past the room and the crowd. He thought he heard something behind them but didn't look back. When they walked in the room, they found Itachi-sensei waiting for them.

"I'm glad you all decided to take the exam." The Uchiha said with a smile.

"We're the Avatars of the 3 Kingdoms of Heaven, Hell, and Earth sensei." Naruto said with a smile. "We don't back down from any challenge." Itachi smiled and stepped to the side to allow his students to enter the exam room. As soon as they crossed the threshold, every eye in the room snapped to them. Wish a nod from Naruto, the trio released some of their chakra and let it swirl around them. Naruto's was a great burning red, Hinata's a soft but shining yellow and Kiba's was a dark brownish green.

"What are you guys looking at?" Naruto growled. Everyone quickly looked away from the trio.

"Well that was troublesome." Said a lazy voice. Naruto and Kiba turned to find their old friends Shikamaru and Choji walking up to them with their teammate Ino.

"It's good to see you to Shadow Deer." Kiba said. "How're the Big Butterfly and the Mind Boar." The second Ino-Shika-Cho trio groaned at the nicknames.

"How do you put up with him?" Ino asked Naruto and Hinata. The Avatars of Heaven and Hell just smiled at her.

"The same way you put up with Shikamaru and Choji I'd assume." Naruto said. "They're your friends." Ino nodded but then squealed and became a purple blur with a squeal of "Sasuke!" The five remaining genin groaned as Shikamaru and Choji went to retrieve their teammate.

"Looks like they're here too." Hinata said.

"I don't mind Shino as much as the others." Naruto muttered as the group proceeded to join their fellow rookies. Sakura was currently in another shouting match with Ino about Sasuke, Shino was standing with his hands in his pockets, and Sasuke looked a bit more ticked off than usual. By the look of him he'd been in a fight too.

"Damn Uchiha, what happened to you?" Kiba asked. Sasuke just growled in response so everyone turned to a more reliable source of information: Shino.

"Sasuke foolishly challenged and lost to a fellow Konoha ninja named Rock Lee." Shino reported.

"Hey Hinata, isn't he on Neji's team?" Naruto asked. Hinata nodded.

"Taijutsu specialist, insanely fast and strong," She reported.

At that moment a leaf nin named Kabuto walked up and started lecturing the group on "chunin-exam edict" and started bragging about his information cards. Sasuke had demanded information on Naruto and Lee while Naruto had instead requested information on Garra and Yugato. After the information sale, a team from the new Sound Village attacked Kabuto. After the attack, there was a large cloud of smoke in from of the room.

"That's enough you maggots!" Roared a voice. "The Chunin Exams start now!"

Sorry for the wait folks, been busy with this that and the other. Sorry about the ending too, I admit, I got lazy. Hopefully the next chapter will be better.

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