Three Genins from the Otogakure rushed at Kabuto. One of them, a man covered in bandages and with something furry on his back, took a swing at Kabuto, who dodged. But after the punch passed, Kabuto fell down, his glasses broke and he vomited.
What the hell was that sound, Naruto thought, rubbing his hurting ears.
"Some sort of sound attack. You heard it because of your advanced hearing," Kyuubi said.
Just then an explosion erupted in the front of the classroom and a lot of Chuunins stood there. In front of the Chuunins a tall man wearing a black trench coat stood. His face was covered in scars.
"SHUT UP! Damn brats," the man shouted, "Sorry for the wait. I'm Morino Ibiki and I will be your examiner for the first exam."
Ibiki emitted a bit of bloodlust that made several Genins gulp. Ibiki then pointed at the three from Oto.
"You three from Oto. No more trouble or I'll throw you out myself," Ibiki said. The one who had taken a swung at Kabuto mumbled an apology and a lame excuse.
"This might as well be a good opportunity to say this: there will be fighting in this exam, however not without the consent of the examiners. Any other fighting and you fail right away. Trash that disobeys the rules will get thrown right out," Ibiki said before holding up a numbered paper.
"Each team is to approach one of the examiners and get registered. Then you take a number and get to the seat your number represent. Then we hand out the written test," Ibiki explained and a huge scramble came after those words. After a couple of moments…
"Now that everyone has taken a seat so I can explain the rules. Don't turn your tests over yet, and listen. No questions are allowed," Ibiki said and started to write on the blackboard.
"Rule one: you have ten points to begin with. The written test has ten questions. For each wrongly answered question, you lose one point. If you have all correct then you keep your ten points. If you have three wrong, then you have seven points," Ibiki explained, "Rule two: This is a team test, which means we will be checking every team for their overall score. Your passing this exam is decided on the performance of the team as a whole."
A Genin jumped up and shouted out, "What? How are we supposed to work in teams?"
"Shut up. Who gave you permission to ask," Ibiki snapped.
"S…Sorry," the Genin said and sat down.
"Rule three: Cheating or anything that can be counted as cheating is forbidden and will result in two minus points each time you are caught," Ibiki said, "And remember, we see everything."
One of the Chuunins, now positioned in chairs around the room now said.
"In other words," Ibiki continued, "If you cheat, you can lose all your points, and get thrown straight out. You're supposed to become Chuunin. Act like ninjas. Those that cheat without thinking will only be digging their own graves.
"Last rule: if someone on the team looses all his or her points, then the whole team fails. No matter how the teammates do," Ibiki said and a chorus of "WHAT" sounded through the room.
"Hold up," Sasuke interjected before pointing to Naruto, "You said that this is a team test! But the dobe here isn't in any team!"
"Well maggot," Ibiki said, "Since you're so concerned about the boy, for this part of the exam, he gets to be on your team! His failure will result in your team's failure and disqualification!"
"That isn't fair," Sakura yelled.
"Thank your teammate for that," Ibiki retorted. Sasuke scowled at the predicament he unintentionally placed both himself and his team in. Sai however maintained a neutral expression through the whole ordeal, fully confident in Naruto's abilities. Naruto stayed quiet before looking at Sasuke who gave him a look that seem to say 'Fail and I'll kill you.' Naruto simply grinned at the raven-haired Genin without saying anything to him.
"Naruto-kun, good luck," came a feminine voice. Naruto turned to his right and saw Hinata.
"Good luck to you too Hina-chan," Naruto replied and Hinata smiled at him. Their attention was brought back to the front by Ibiki's booming voice.
"You have one hour. BEGIN!," Ibiki yelled and everyone turned their test over. Naruto looked over the exam and after a while he realized that the purpose of the exam was to cheat and not get caught in the process. Sixteen minutes later, and a lightened Naruto sat back in his seat.
Thanks father, Naruto thought.
'Don't mention it,' Minato replied, 'Though you could have done the exam on your own I'm sure.'
Naruto decided to try and see how others were cheating. He noticed that Sasuke was using his Sharingan, and he figured that Hinata was using her Byakugan. Naruto also noted that during the hour that went by a lot of teams had been failed and dismissed out of the room.
I wonder how Hina-chan and Ino-chan are doing, Naruto wondered.
"Have some faith in your future mates, kit," Kyuubi snickered darkly, "…I doubt they want to look bad in front of you as their alpha male."
Damare yo! Kitsune-baka, Naruto mentally snorted as a light blush appeared on his cheeks. Ibiki was looking at Naruto with interest. He had seen how calm the blonde was, and then suddenly he started to write down the answers, and now several emotions flew across his face: happiness, curiosity, embarrassment and annoyance.
I wonder…is he in contact with the Kyuubi, Ibiki asked himself and when he saw Naruto blush suddenly and glare at his right hand, he was sure. Ibiki was one of the few trusted Special Jounins who are aware of Naruto having Kyuubi sealed away inside him. He was also aware that Naruto is the son of Yondaime.
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