Next Day
Iruka Umino couldn't believe what was happening, as he glared at Kakashi, unable to believe what he'd just said. Worse than that even, Kurenai Yuhi and Asuma Sarutobi said nothing to contradict what he'd said, instead of waiting for their students to grow stronger they wanted to just send them into the Chunin Exams where people are know to die, as if they were soldiers. "They aren't my students anymore, but to think of them as soldiers? This isn't a war!" he thought.
Sarutobi shook his head as he saw Iruka glaring at the Jonin sensei's. He wished he could appease the man in some way but who participated in the exams was the Jonin's decision. As he got ready to say something Kakashi spoke up.
"If you really feel that they aren't ready, why don't you test them for yourself?" Kakashi said, his eye never straying from his book.
Iruka was intrigued by Kakashi's challenge. "What exactly do you mean by that?"
Kakashi sighed and snapped his book closed before looking to Iruka. "It's actually pretty self-explanatory. You think up a test of a Shinobi skill that you remember them either excelling or failing at that, if they pass, will allow them to continue on to the Chunin Exams. If they fail your test, then they won't be allowed to enter."
The murmuring increased, most Chunin now thoroughly confused. Iruka however, understood what Kakashi was getting at. "I see, so you want me to prove that they are ready to take the exams." He scowled as he looked over Kakashi. "What if I give them a test that I know that they'll fail at?"
Kakashi sighed. "Then I guess they'll be pushed to their limits, which is what they need to understand if they want to survive in the Shinobi world."
Iruka scowled. He already knew that he was going to accept, and had already made a plan of action. He figured that while Sakura was the weakest link on the team, Naruto was the wild card they would need if they were to truly survive the second test. Since he knew that Naruto could take on anyone by himself, he was going to test Naruto where he lacked most strength, since Naruto never did any written exams under the excuse that it was a waist of his time, his mind should be his weakest point.
"Alright Kakashi, I accept." Iruka ignored the other Chunin as they whispered. "Let them talk." He thought, staring down Kakashi, whose expression hadn't changed since they began talking.
Kakashi felt his team needed the exam; the pain and real life experience would help them to grow while humbling them. The way they were now, should that not be severely beaten out of them, they'd die well Sasuke and Sakura anyway. That being said, he also figured that a smaller test wouldn't hurt their chances. Especially, it was their former sensei.
"What could possibly go wrong?" Kakashi thought.
With Naruto
Naruto was craving blood as walked leisurely through the village looking for a victim, as he walked something bumped into him, looking down he saw three children, who he knew to be the grandkids of Sarutobi and his teammates Koharu and Homaru.
"Hey why don't you watch where your…." Konohamaru trailed off as he got a good look at the man he had just shouted at
"I-it's t-the v-v-vampire K-Konohamaru!" Udon stuttered in absolute fear as he and Konohamaru paled while Moegi looked at Naruto starry eyed with a blush on her face
"Ahh, I'm sorry Mr. Vampire Sir, I wasn't watching where I was going, I'll do better next time bye!" Konohamaru shouted bowing in fear before he and Udon grabbed Moegi and ran off, while Naruto watched them turn a corner amused.
Shaking his head Naruto walked ahead, when all of a sudden he heard a scream, stopping at the corner Naruto turned to see a masked man with a Iwa headband with a kunai at the children, "You wouldn't believe how easy it was to slip into this village unnoticed. Boy, I want you to give message to your Hokage that I have his grandson, and if he wants to see him again he will give up the Yellow Flash's secret Ninjutsu."
Naruto just blinked as he watched Iruka, hold the three kids, he didn't know why the man was in a poor henge but he didn't care, maybe the weak fool was going traitor, well if so that meant one thing; Naruto just found someone to eat.
Smirking Naruto blurred from existence and plunged his hand into Iruka's chest gripping his heart. In pain Iruka dropped the kids as Naruto vanished and appeared in the forest, and throwing Iruka into a tree, Iruka seeing the danger he was in dispelled the henge to get Naruto to stop, but Naruto didn't stop as he grabbed Iruka by the neck "Well Iruka, it seems you decided to go traitor like Mizuki. To bad, but thank you for coming I was craving for blood." Naruto said as he vamped out as Iruka tried to speak but he couldn't say anything with the vice grip Naruto had on his throat, Naruto opened his mouth showing his fangs as Iruka saw his life flash before when Naruto teeth pierced his neck as his blood was being drained
Hokage Office
Inside Hokage office, all older ninja and Hokage were looking whole scene from Hokage's crystal ball. They watched horrified as Naruto didn't stop and didn't look like he was going to as Iruka was starting to fade, Hiruzen got out of his stupor "Iruka!" he yelled before vanishing in a swirl of leaves followed by the Jonin sensei's
With Naruto
Naruto pulled back with a sigh as he felt the blood travel down his throat, before he dug in for more when he sensed a flare of chakra behind him
"Naruto! Stop it!" Hiruzen voice came, Naruto groaned as he let go of the Academy instructor and turned to Hiruzen and the Jonin sensei's that came with him with his vamp features still out as they took a step back
"Why? This fool tried to kidnap your grandson making him a traitor." Naruto said
"It was only a test, he wasn't really going to do it." Hiruzen explained
"Oh," Naruto said with a nod before looking to Iruka who was whimpering on the ground his hand over his neck to stop the blood, while he breath carefully as he just had a hand around his heart.
"What are you waiting for? Heal him!" Kurenai yelled as she saw Naruto just watch Iruka bleed on the ground
"Why?" Naruto asked
"You did this to him! He doesn't have a healing factor. He's a human being!" she yelled
"And I'm not so I don't care." Naruto retorted "All he is along with the rest of you are walking blood bags, when you speak the only thing I hear is the sound of your heart pumping blood through your bodies. The only thing you people are to me is food." Naruto said as they looked at him in shock, while Kakashi and Sarutobi looked sad that Minato's son was like this. "See ya later." Naruto said walking away back to the village
"Hokage-sama! We can't allow him to take the Chunin Exams!" Kurenai yelled just the thought of Naruto actually being in combat with her students filled her with so much dread. She knew the only person in the village that actually stood a chance was the Sandaime and that was barely.
"I'm sorry Kurenai, but the daimyo is arriving to see the Yondaime's son in action." Sarutobi said Kakashi felt like a thought was coming to him but it suddenly vanished. He was unaware that Naruto compelled each member of Team 7 to forget all about vervain
With Naruto
Naruto was whistling as he walked through the village when he saw Sakura chasing after the three kids he saved earlier, deciding to stay out of it Naruto continued his walk, only to stop when he felt the Ichibi's youki signature nearby. He didn't see Konohamaru bumped a ninja with sand hitae-ate as he focused on the tree near the third's grandson. He could feel the person's eyes, whoever he was, were focused on him to, apparently he felt someone watching him. The silence was broken when he heard the brown haired boy cried out, being handled by the strange black clad ninja.
"Let me GO!" the young boy struggled on the air as he was lifted roughly by the man he bumped into.
"How dare you bump me, little brat, I'll teach you a lesson!"
"Please, just give him back," Sakura pleaded, worrying about Konohamaru. She didn't like the kid, but that didn't mean she wanted him beaten. Plus she would be screwed if she let Sandaime's grandson beaten in front of her eyes without giving a hand.
"Yeah, let Konohamaru go." Moegi shouted, beside her Udon nodded, but the ninja only sneered.
"This is great the Ichibi's Jinchurriki is here heh, I can steal the Tanuki's youki permanently then worry about the other Biju later." Naruto thought walking forward "Wow kid, a kidnapping, and now your being threatened with a beating your luck really sucks." Naruto said as he watched the scene,
"You want him?" the Sand ninja challenged.
"Kankuro, stop it. Just give him back. We don't want any trouble" his teammate, a blonde Kunoichi frowned, not liking the situation, but he ignored her. She recognized the boy but couldn't figure out where she had seen him before
"Nope, but I'm sure if you hurt him, I'll have full permission to kill you for bringing harm to the Third Hokage's grandson." Naruto smirked as his eyes turned bloodshot before going back to normal. Upon hearing that the boy was Sandaime's grandson, Kankuro dropped him down in shock. He almost ruined the mission. They couldn't be caught before even entering the goddamn Chunin exam.
"Ouch," Konohamaru rubbed his bottom, being dropped on his ass. He stood and glared at the bully and kicked his leg as hard as he could, elicit a cry from the man. The young boy stuck out his tongue and ran behind Naruto who rose an eyebrow, seeking his protection from the growling man. A flying rock was thrown right into the sand ninja's head, causing him to look up to its source, a younger black haired Shinobi who was wearing a cocky smirk on his face. As Sasuke was going to speak he was interrupted
"Kankuro you're an disgrace to our village," a voice on the very tree Naruto was looking at earlier, freezing the cross dresser in his track. Everyone looked up to see an red haired boy with a gourd on his back
"G-Gaara I-I was just trying to teach this punk a lesson" said Kankuro with fear in his voice.
"Shut up or I'll kill you" said Gaara with no emotion.
Kankuro was quiet and didn't speak anymore as Gaara shunshin'd to the ground and led them away. Sasuke jumped down from the tree and landed in front of the group.
"Wait what's your name?" Sasuke asked Gaara.
"My name is Gaara no Sabaku, I am also curious as to know your name" asked Gaara.
"My name is Sasu…" Gaara interrupted him "Not you, the red haired one, that smells of blood." Gaara said as everyone watched as Naruto walked closer to Gaara
"The names is Naruto Uzumaki, I assume you are here for the Chunin Exams?" asked Naruto.
"That's right me and my sibling will be in the exams, will you also be in the exams?" asked Gaara.
"That's right I will be looking forward to seeing what the latest Ichibi Jinchurriki is capable of." replied Naruto while releasing a small amount of youki.
Gaara's eyes widened when he heard Shukaku yelling at him to get away from Naruto. Temari and Kankuro's eyes also widened as they sensed the foul and powerful energy being released by the boy and knew that with Naruto here the plan was in jeopardy.
"I look forward to killing you and proving my existence during the exams" said Gaara before disappearing in a swirl of sand with his siblings. Sasuke glared at Naruto, first he got the power he wanted, and now when a strong opponent arrives he dismisses him, only to show interest in Naruto. He needed to steal Naruto's blood so he could become a vampire, and quickly.
Meeting Place
After 2 hours of waiting in a bridge, Sasuke and Sakura were bored out of their minds except Naruto who was tinkering with the seal he created that would allow him to steal a Biju's youki permanently leaving them as normal animals forever. Kakashi showed up in a puff of smoke, with his trademark eye smile.
"Yo!" greeted Kakashi.
"You're late!" yelled Sakura.
"Sorry, I crossed a black cat on the way here and had to go the long way around" said Kakashi while Sasuke, and Sakura sweat dropped, while Naruto sighed "Anyway I'm here to give you these forms; they are entry forms for the Chunin Exams. If you decide to enter you need to show up tomorrow at the academy in room 301" explained Kakashi after everyone took a form Kakashi disappeared in a puff of smoke.
Sasuke gave an arrogant smirk as he looked at his form and walked home. Sakura looked worried and scared while following Sasuke. Naruto looked bored before smirking .
Next Day
Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura were walking through the halls of the academy when they noticed a large group of people gathered around the door. Naruto immediately realized that there was a genjutsu over the sign to confuse contestants, and there were 2 Chunin guarding the doors henged like Genin.
He wanted to walk past them because he knew the genjutsu was only here to prevent Genin who can't even distinguish a genjutsu from entering the exam. He looked over at Sasuke who had an arrogant smirk on his face and was walking up to the crowd. Immediately Naruto grabbed Sasuke and covered his mouth before he could reveal the genjutsu.
"You speak and I'll rip your mother fucking throat out, do you understand." whispered Naruto with a growl as Sasuke fearfully nodded causing Naruto to let him go before he walked past the crowd and toward the stairs with a confused Sakura and a scowling yet fearful Sasuke.
As they walked to the right room they were stopped by a boy a year older than them wearing a green jumpsuit and orange leg warmers.
"Please wait, are you Sasuke Uchiha?" asked Lee.
"That's right what do you want?" replied Sasuke arrogantly.
"I want to fight you and prove that a genius of hard work can beat a genius of talent!" stated Lee enthusiastically.
"Fine, but you'll just lose like all the other losers in these exams" replied Sasuke smugly and got in his Uchiha fighting style stance, while Lee got in his Goken stance.
Sasuke started off and tried to do a round house kick, only for it to be blocked easily. Lee then went on the offensive and started giving a barrage of punches and kicks that Sasuke couldn't block. Sasuke jumped back and activated his Sharingan to be able track Lee's moves.
"So that is the fabled Sharingan?" asked Lee.
"That's right with these eyes you are nothing before me and should just give up now" replied Sasuke arrogantly.
"No, I cannot give up I will defeat you and prove I can be a splendid Shinobi!" stated Lee before disappearing in a blur.
Sasuke was able to keep track of his until Lee punched him in the face. Sasuke couldn't believe it he had been hit and his Sharingan wasn't able to follow the attack. Lee continued barraging Sasuke with punches and kicks until he kicked Sasuke high in the air and loosened his bandages. He wrapped his bandages around Sasuke and turned upside down while falling straight to the earth spinning at breakneck speeds.
He was stopped by what looked like a pinwheel holding his loose bandages, Lee saw a turtle standing on the other side of the room. Lee immediately released Sasuke from his bandages and kneeled in front of the turtle.
"Lee, do you know what you have done! That move is forbidden from being used on a fellow Konoha Shinobi, I hope you are ready for your punishment!" stated the turtle angrily.
All of a sudden an exact clone of Lee appeared on top of the turtle, the only difference was that he was taller and wearing a Jonin vest.
"Lee I am very disappointed in you, you willingly disobeyed me and performed that move on a comrade of the village" scolded the older Lee clone.
"But Gai-sensei, I had good rea…" Lee was cut off when Gai punched him and sent him flying across the room. "You fool!" yelled Gai.
"There is never a good reason to excuse attacking a comrade, you have greatly diminished your Flames of Youth!" yelled Gai.
Lee gasped and began crying anime tears "I am sorry Gai-sensei, I will now train 100x harder and strengthen my Flames of Youth!" yelled a depressed/ enthusiastic Lee.
"That's my student I couldn't be prouder of you!" said Gai as he gave Lee a thumbs up and smiled so brightly that his teeth shined.
Lee began crying even more anime tears "Gai-sensei!"
Gai joined him in crying "Lee!"
They began running toward each other, team 7 watched in horror and Naruto turned and walked away at the scene that was unfolding.
"Gai-sensei!"
"Lee!"
"GAI-SENSEI!"
"LEE!"
They met in the middle and hugged while a sunset genjutsu appeared in the background.
After Sasuke and Sakura caught up with Naruto they walked upstairs to find Kakashi waiting for them at the door. "Yo, you made it and all of you are here" said Kakashi with his signature eye smile.
"Why would it matter that we would all be here?" asked Sasuke asked
"Because the Chunin Exams are supposed to be taken as a team and if 1 of you wasn't here I wouldn't let you enter" said Kakashi.
Naruto and Sasuke frowned, Sakura was relieved. After one last 'good luck' Kakashi left in a puff of smoke. Teams 7 entered the exam room and were immediately barraged by KI by the other teams. Sakura had trouble breathing, Sasuke was breaking a sweat, and Naruto just continued on his way.
All of a sudden Sasuke was tackled to the ground by Ino Yamanaka.
"Did you miss me Sasuke-kun!?" asked Ino while lying on top of Sasuke.
"Oi Ino-pig get off Sasuke-kun, can't you see that he doesn't like you!" yelled Sakura.
"Go away forehead, Sasuke-kun loves me and is probably glad he finally gets to see me!" replied Ino.
"Ino why do you have to be so troublesome?" Shikamaru Nara sighed as he approached with Choji Akimichi who was eating chips.
"Yahoo, it looks like we all made it here!" exclaimed Kiba Inuzuka with Akamaru barking in agreement.
"Yes, it seems our entire graduating class is attending the Chunin Exams" said Shino Aburame in his monotone voice.
Hinata Hyuga approached from behind her teammates as shy as ever. Naruto thought that her Jonin sensei would've done something about that, but he's been wrong before.
Ignoring them Naruto turned to look out into the crowd before his gaze stopped at the Kusa nin that had age level reserves and smelled of snakes and his favorite smell blood. Smirking Naruto thought "This, day just got better, the pedophile is here." he was knocked out of his thoughts as he sensed someone walking over to him, looking out of the corner of his eyes he saw Kiba looking smug, sighing Naruto looked ahead again
"Hey, freak, I see your still alive huh." Kiba said trying to impress Hinata
"…"
Kiba narrowed his eyes at being ignored stepping forward he reached out and placed his hand on Naruto's shoulder "Hey! I'm talkin to y-Gruuugghhhh!" Kiba found himself hoisted up in the air with Naruto's hand around his neck getting everyone's attention
"Don't. Ever. Touch. Me." Naruto said as he vamped out.
"G-Got it s-sorry." Kiba wheezed before Naruto threw him away before looking around and everyone eyes widen fearfully seeing his face
"This exam is going to be fun, all the blood mine for the taking." Naruto said smirking showing his fangs which seemed to grow longer, some teams instantly got up and ran out of the room. As the Rookies checked on Kiba, confused at what would provoke him to go and touch Naruto, knowing that Naruto doesn't care about anyone, they learned that lesson when he ripped their first sensei's heart out in the middle of class.
"All of you be quiet." A silver haired nin warned as he walked over to the group, drawing everyone else's attention. "You guys are rookies just from the Academy right?" he asks, "Screaming like schoolgirls, this isn't a picnic." he explains.
"Who do you think you are?" Kiba asks, leaning against Choji.
"My name is Kabuto Yakushi . And you're so noisy. Take a look around you," he said. Kiba looked around him and gulped when he noticed that almost everyone inside was glaring at them, while they kept glancing at Naruto fearfully. "An advice as your senior, you shouldn't act as if the exam was a picnic. These guys are best of the best Genin teams from the hidden villages which sent their representatives here," the grey haired boy then told them that it was his seventh attempts for a Chunin, and information about hidden villages and how many teams they sent to Konoha. He then showed them his Nin-info cards proudly.
"Interesting, He's a spy." Naruto thought with narrowed eyes
"What about the foreign ninja though?" Sasuke asked with narrowed eyes.
"Eh, I don't have info of most of them, only the ones that might be a threat. I use my connection outside Konoha to acquire info about them and I include rumors too. So how is it? Do you want to know about someone? Perhaps I have info about them," he offered.
Sasuke was silent for a moment before he looked up. "The red-haired ninja from Sand,"
"Do you know his name?"
"I think it was Gaara," Kabuto nodded and shuffled his Nin-cards.
"Found it, Gaara no Sabaku . Many C-rank missions and even several B and A-rank ones," he whistled. "Rumors said that he didn't even have a scratch on him after doing his missions. That's one hell of interesting guy if you ask me. Better stay away from him, any others?"
"Neji Hyuga , Rock Lee and Naruto Uzumaki."
"Neji Hyuga and Rock Lee are teammates under Might Gai with another Genin named Tenten. Lots of D-rank missions, some C-rank missions. Both of them excel in Taijutsu. Neji Hyuga comes from the Hyuga clan, branch member. Rock Lee is apprentice under his own Jonin instructor, Might Gai, the Taijutsu specialist. He has excellent Taijutsu for a ninja his age, but according to rumors he is unable to use chakra in the form of Ninjutsu or Genjutsu."
He took next card. "And the last one…Uzumaki Naruto. He is..." He was cut off as the card burst into flames no one saw Naruto eyes that were glowing red as they turned back to normal
"I want to keep my information secret." Naruto said getting their attention as he leaned against the wall
Other Genin
"He looks so familiar…" said Temari making her brother head turn towards her, as she continued to think about where she seen Naruto before.
"What do you mean?" Kankuro asked.
"I've seen his picture somewhere before, but I can't remember where." Temari said.
Meanwhile a grin had spread across Gaara's lips scaring the people around him as he spoke, "He'll prove my existence."
"It's the vampire." Neji thought as he looked at Naruto
With Naruto
Naruto watched as an incoming attack headed in the others direction. He saw Kabuto tense a little showing him that he sensed it as well. Both of them turned around to find a Oto-nin with spiky, dark hair jump in air using one of the benches as a leverage and hurl a couple of kunais at them which the two easily dodged. Naruto watched as a second Oto-nin appeared in front of Kabuto whose face was completely covered in gauze only leaving his left eye uncovered and with a strange device on his left arm. It seemed to Naruto that the focus of attack of the Oto team was Kabuto. He watched with interest as the Oto-nin swing his left arm in the face of Kabuto, which the elder boy dodged with ease. While all looked amazed at the reaction time of Kabuto for dodging the attack, Naruto felt disturbance in the air between Kabuto and the Oto-nin which made him narrow his eyes. And as he wondered the reason for the disturbance air between the two ninjas, his eyes narrowed slightly as he watched the glass of Kabuto's glasses crack and fall.
"He used sound." Naruto thought as he continued to gaze at the nin "The only thing that had physical ability to strike yet remain unseen was the air or the sound."
"Alright that's enough, Quiet down you little bastards." A gruff voice spoke up.
There was a puff of smoke erupted at the front of the room. When it cleared it revealed a tall scarred man in a black trench coat and blue proctor's uniform, along with a dozen Chuunin in similar outfits minus the trench coat.
"I'm Ibiki Morino , the proctor for this exam. So long as I'm here there will be no fighting. Do I make myself clear?" The man asked, glaring at the Oto Genin.
"Sorry, we got too excited." The sound throwing Genin spoke
"Get your seat numbers and shut up!" Ibiki yelled and everyone obeyed, taking the numbers by his assistants. "The rules of the exam are as follows, and there will be no questions." Ibiki said as he tapped the chalkboard at the front of the room and rules appeared,
Chuunin Exam Test 1:
Rule #1: Test Takers start holding a perfect score of 10 points. The test itself is worth 10 points and for each question answered incorrectly; one point deducted from your overall score.
Rule #2: The Test is a Team Event. The passing score for each team calculated by overall points that each person in the team, added together equals.
Rule #3: Those caught cheating will lose 2 points for each offense.
Rule #4: Those who lose all of their points during the exam or does not answer a single question correctly, fails, along with their teammates.
"I expect nothing but the best from you ninja trying to become Chunin." Ibiki said with a smirk, "The exam will last 1 hour, BEGIN!" he yelled.