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On the third day of the Second Round of the Chunin Exam, There were only a few minutes left before the exam would end, Sasuke had stabilized as the last 3 days had been on complete watch of Kakashi and Anko, They helped Sasuke to not
let the Cursed Mark get the better of him
Sakura and Naruto were asked some questions about whether Orochimaru said something to them that might give them some clue of what Orochimaru wants from the leaf
How they managed to pass the exam with Sasuke's bad condition, Both Kakashi and Anko could tell that they were hiding something but they did not have time to ask them more about it because Naruto gave them better information to focus on, He told them about Sound Village 3-Man squad which is still stuck like a hanger in the woods or possibly dead
Naruto told them that they were explicitly there to kill Sasuke and also were working for Orochimaru, Anko did not waste time and sent the proctors to the location described by Naruto, It took them a while to find them, In the end, they could only find Dosu and Zaku, but the third member was missing
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After everyone completed the exams, They were notified to gather in the hall, The Team that passed the second stage of the Chunin Exam were
-Hidden Sand Team consisting of Gaara, Kankuru, and Temari also known as the Sand Siblings
-Team 7 of Konoha consisting of Naruto, Sakura and Sasuke
-Team 8 of Konoha consisting of Kiba, Shino, and Hinata
-Team 10 of Konoha consisting of Shikamaru, Choji and Ino
-Team Oboro of Hidden Rain consists of Three Masked members with identical attire [1]
-Team Kabuto of Konoha consisting of Kabuto, Yoroi, and Misumi
-Team Guy of Konoha consisting of Lee, Neji, and Tenten
With a total of 7 Teams completing the Second Stage which also means that 21 participants completing the exam would require a total of 10 or more 1-on-1 fights for the Final Stage
Sasuke with better conditions joined the ceremony and listened to the speech with the Team, He was very anxious this time, Before the exam started he had decided to hone his skills and also wished to showcase them to Naruto, But it was the complete opposite of what he intended it to be, He was a burden to the team for more than half of the Exam, and one could not deny the fact that they passed the Exam solely because of Naruto, Naruto collected the scroll, saved them from a Rogue Ninja, an S-Rank at that, and even carried him to the finish point of the Exam
It wasn't very comfortable and a huge blow to his Pride!
He did not consider himself as Naruto's equal, He was that self-aware but he did not feel that he was too weak either, He always thought that he could beat Naruto with enough time and effort, to him Naruto's harsh upbringing was the reason pushed him to train hard which was same for him but that happened too late for him, on the other hand, Naruto was going through this from the very start
He secretly admired Naruto's strength and hoped to achieve that strength to complete his goals, For a brief moment he started considering the offer given by Orochimaru
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Everyone was listening to Hiruzen as he was giving them a speech about a Shinobi's life experiences and what they could face after becoming a Chunin, After that, he was about to explain to them about the Final round but was interrupted by Hayate
Hayate asked for Hiruzen's permission to explain the rules and proctor the exam which would be conducted right here to lessen the competition of the Final Exam
As Hayate was about to start instructing them, Kabuto forfeited from the exam which shocked some but did not matter to many
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After a brief explanation, Hayate started the Exam with a Roulette which had every participating member's name in it, The first match decided by the Roulette was Sasuke V/s Yoroi
Sasuke didn't not find it hard to fight Yoroi, Matter of fact the match ended much quickly than anyone anticipated, Sasuke won with no effort
After that quick match, Sasuke was relocated by Anko to keep him stable
The Roulette started spinning for the Second Match-
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After the 8th fight concluded, The Roulette again was used to decide the participants of the 9the fight
Neji V/s Naruto
Naruto and Neji walked to the floor and stopped infront of eachother
"Wow, we have last and this years 'Rookie of the Year' going at it, This might get interesting"
Ino said as she leaned over on the fence
Hayate also got on the stage and started the match
Match had begun, but both of the competitors did not move from there spot, they only stared at each other while having their guard up