2 More years passed and the academy's final exam was supposed to take place today.
I was nervous, because I can't just give it my all in the exam and finding the right balance is difficult.
That's why I analyzed Kiba's fights for months.
And there were other problems too, as Naruto can now handle his chakra better and will pass the test easily.
This means also that I don't know what Mizuki will do to get the forbidden scroll.
It's best to just let it happen and observe everything with my all-seeing eye.
Iruka: Sato, you're next.
Just go into the room next door.
Naruto: Good luck Sato.
Sato: Good luck to you too Naruto.
I went into the next room and was tested on the three jutsu's of the academy, they were pretty easy.
What worried me was Taijutsu, but I faked my fight well, so that I didn't arouse any suspicion.
In the written test I got 92% correct and when throwing shurikens I hit everyone, but not exactly in the middle.
I then went back to the classroom with the others and one by one they were sent to the other room.
Then everyone was through and Iruka said that everyone had passed the exam and that Sasuke Uchiha had the highest score.
Sasuke: It was clear.
Sakura: I knew Sasuke would win, now I just have to join his team and Ino bitch is history.
Ino: I'll join his team and he'll fall in love with me broadhead.
Sparks flew between the two and Sasuke looked bored away.
Hinata: Hopefully we'll be on a team together.
Sato: I hope so too.
Iruka: You can go now, everyone come here tomorrow at 10am so you can receive your ninja headbands and then I will announce your teams and hand you over to your new jonin.
The whole class screamed Yay and then ran out of the classroom.
Naruto, Oku, Hinata and I then went to Ichiraku Ramen together to celebrate our successful graduation with a bowl of noodle soup.
Naruto: Hello Teuchi.
Teuchi: What brings you four here today?
Sato: We passed the exam and want to celebrate with you, I'll pay.
Teuchi had Ryou in his eyes, he knew by now that these four were in no way inferior to the Akimichi clan.
We all ate until we couldn't eat anything anymore.
Naruto had 22 bowls of noodle soup, Hinata had 32, I had 26 and Oku ate 12.
I ended up paying 7500 ryou for our meal and Teuchi was pretty exhausted, he hasn't had to make that much soup in a long time.
We said goodbye and I went home.
Tsunade: And did you manage not to attract attention?
Sato: It was hard, but it worked out.
Tsunade: Here for you.
Tsunade threw to me a necklace.
Tsunade: This is a necklace that belonged to my grandfather.
Sato: Cool, thanks Aunt Tsunade, I'll always wear it.
Tsunade started to cry.
Sato: What's wrong with you, aunt?
Tsunade: I'm just crying, because you've already grown so big and now you're becoming a real ninja.
Sato: You don't have to cry, I love you too.
I hugged Tsunade and Suki entered the house and saw us.
Suki: I want too.
Suki ran over to us and hugged us both too.
Suki: Onii Chan, did you pass?
Sato: What do you think?
Suki: It was clear that you would pass, but wait until next year when I graduate, then you have to go on a mission with me.
Sato: You know that I'm not allowed to decide that, as long as I'm not a Chunin.
Suki: You can do it Onii Chan.
Tsunade: Why are you two so cute?
I would love to eat you both.
Tsunade then tickled us both and we lay on the floor laughing.
In the evening I watched what Mizuki was doing.
Unable to manipulate Naruto, he turned to Sasuke.
He convinced him that if Sasuke stole the forbiden scroll from the Hokage, then he would make Sasuke stronger than Itachi.
But of course, Mizuki didn't keep the agreement and then fought against Sasuke.
Sasuke lost the fight and Hiruzen saved him.
Sasuke didn't even read the scroll and came away with a blue eye.
I guess because Hiruzen still owed Itachi something.
The next day I went to pick up my headband and put it on straight away.
Naruto and Hinata also wore it directly on their foreheads.
Iruka now announced the teams.
Sasuke Uchiha- Sakura Haruno- Mara Pako Team 7, your Jonin is Kakashi Hatake.
Kiba Inuzuka- Shino Aburame- Oku Hato Team 8, your Jonin is Kurenai Yuhi.
Shikamaru Nara- Choji Akimichi- Ino Yamanaka Team 10, your jonin is Asuma Sarutobi.
Naruto Uzumaki- Hinata Hyuga- Sato Senju Team 9, your Jonin is Yamato Tenzo.
Iruka: Please wait until your Jonin calls for you and then follow him.
Team 8 walked out of the room first.
Team 10 was called up next.
A man with brown hair and a green jonin jacket entered the room.
His headband had lange metal guards hanging down on the sides of his face.
Yamato: Team 9, please follow me.
The three of us ran after him and went with him to the schoolyard.
Yamato: Hello, my name is Yamato Tenzo and I will lead your team from today.
I would now like to know your names and what you like to do or want to be.
By the way, I like architecture and my goal is to train you.
Naruto: My name is Naruto Uzumaki, I love Ichiraku noodle soup and will one day become Hokage.
Hinata: I am Hinata Hyuga and I want to become stronger so that my family will accept me.
And I love playing with my friends.
Sato: My name is Sato Senju and I want to live a quiet life.
What I like best are sour cherries and sunsets.
Yamato: From now on you will call me Sensei Yamato.
Are there any questions?
No, then we'll go to training ground 9 and there we'll take a test to decide whether you stay in this team or you go back to the academy.
Naruto: What another test?
Hinata: What do we have to do?
Yamato: I'll tell you when we get there.
We all went to training ground number 9 and Yamato stood in front of us.
Yamato: I have two bells here that you have to take from me.
You have 2 hours to do it, if none of you get a bell, you fail and go back to the academy.
The person who doesn't get any of the bells will end up getting a penalty.
Do you understand the rules?
We all shouted:
"Yes Sensei !"
Yamato: Then start.
Hinata ran straight towards Yamato and tried to hit him with the Hyuga clan's gentle fist.
Yamato blocked every blow and prevented his chakra points from being hit.
Now Naruto also ran towards him and summoned several Shadow Clones and concentrated on grabbing the bells while
Hinata distracted him.
Yamato was pushed back and created Wood Clones who then fought against Naruto's Shadow Clones.
Now I intervened and threw several kunai towards Yamato in the places, where he was dodging Hinata's blows, thus taking away his escape routes.
Naruto's Clones dissolved one by one and Yamato's wooden Clones had time to join the fight again.
One of his Wood Clones intercepted my kunai by sacrificing himself.
I realized that this strategy didn't help much and ran towards Yamato to let him feel my taijutsu.
I moved past Hinata and used Yamato's dodging power to send him skidding across the ground.
He didn't expect my speed.
And couldn't react to my movements.
As Yamato slid across the floor, I pulled the two bells from his vest with a thread of chakra.
Sato: Guys, I have the bells!
Take them, before I change my mind.
I threw the bells to both of them.
Hinata: No Sato, then you will be punished.
You take my bell, I did the least.
Sato: I won't accept the bells anymore, I'm sorry.
Naruto: Leave it Sato, I don't want a bell if you don't have one.
Naruto threw his bell on the ground and broke it.
Sato: Hinata don't do the same thing, then we'll all fail.
Hinata took her bell and crushed it too.
I saw this and was about to crying.
Yamato saw the whole spectacle and started laughing creepily.
His face took on the shape of a ghost.
Yamato: Who dares to destroy my bells.
Hinata and Naruto started screaming.
Naruto: He is an evil spirit and not our new sensei.
Yamato's face returned to normal.
Yamato: You passed, congratulations and welcome to Team 9.
Hinata and Naruto both looked at me questionably.
I shrugged my shoulders.
Yamato: Actually the test was just to see your teamwork.
I didn't expect you to just destroy the bells, because someone would get punished, so you stuck by your team, even if the result would have been bad for you.
Do we want to go out for something to eat now?
Naruto: Sure Sensei, but we have to warn you, we can all eat a lot.
Yamato: I can probably handle it.
After receiving the bill at the end of the day, Yamato became a real ghost.