Chapter 11

Chunin Finals Part One

" Thinking "

"Flashback thoughts "

The crowd roared and cheered as Both Itachi and Anko has not seen Naruto in a whole month and hasn't arrived yet and both of them are getting very worried about their teammate.To Anko left stood Itachi right were the Kumo Shinobi's and the same girl Naruto starred at the written exams trying to find Naruto

" Where is he? I hope he's comes" - Yugito thought as her teammates and her elder sister Samui have never seen her before like this

Yugito Nii the 2 tails Jinchūriki of Kumo she is currently 14 years she just turns fourteen last month and spend time with her sister and is the niece of the Yondamie Raikage. She's has always never been a fan begin kunoichi not taking their job seriously, she's is 5'4 foot tall she's tall for her age and recently she been having a tiny crush on Naruto, her teammates are Karui and Omoi and her best friends

As she stop thinking about Naruto

"That's a lot of people," Anko muttered as Itachi had to nod in agreement. Easily all of the Suna shinobi and most of its civilians were here in the stadium along with a lot of foreign shinobi.

As in the crown their was their family Mikoto, and a few members of the Uchiha clan which included Fugaku, Sasuke, Ria and Itachi's family member Shisui who Naruto had met a couple of times before. Shisui was a lot like Itachi as well as did not have that Uchiha stick in the ass.

Little Ria was sitting on her mother's lap as she looked around happily at the site of a new place while waving her little hands at her oldest brother while Sasuke too had a big smile and cheered Itachi on.

Over on the other side of the stadium was the Kumo was silent and mostly quiet and stoic. And Kumo crown were talking

" Well well you look at that The Yellow Flash kid is not here he's coward not showing up" - Kumo people scoffed as Itachi, Anko and Mikoto glare talking about their best friend/ Nephew

Then up in the Hokage box was his father along with the Kazekage, Raikage. His father was busy conversing with the Kazekage and had Kakashi standing beside him as a bodyguard. The Kazekage had a tanned man with half his face covered by white cover.

Then beside the Raikage was the same Jonin who accompanied him to Konoha just over a year ago.

Before they had left for Suna, Minato and Jiraiya had decided it would be best to keep the twins and Mina in Konoha since they did not want to risk any assassination attempts. Kushina had readily agreed.

Kushina sat in the kage box with many of clan heads as they waited and watched the chunin exams, wondering how well Mikoto's team was going to do since she had bragged that her team was definantly going to make chunin first time around. It earned a lot of scoffs thinking it was ridiculous but were curious none the less.

Looking for Naruto has they haven't found them in over a month and all of his sisters, and parents have been sad that he hasn't been home

Kushina sat with Mina on her lap who was giggling happily as she saw her brother on the big screen.

"If it was not for the eyes, he would be a carbon copy of Minato," Inora said as her daughter Ino sat by her feet, happily playing with Mito and the other clan children.

" Naruto where are you" - Kushina thought has she and Naruto had a close relationship.

From the centre of the arena a small smoke cloud appeared and got quickly swept away. Pakura arrived and stood in the arena drawing attention to herself as her being their signalled the matches were about to begin.

" Good Luck Anko" - Itachi Whispered

" You to Itachi," - Anko said to him before they paid close attention as the Kazekage stood up from his seat and began to speak as his voice projected through the arena.

"Ladies and Gentlemen welcome to the Third part of the Chunin exams. I welcome everyone who is from the village of Konoha and Kumogakure and hope you are enjoying your stay here in Suna. Watch as these eight young genin will show the world why they are ready to advance into becoming chunin of their village. Pakura, I leave the rest to you."

Pakura nodded towards her Kazekage before looking at the eight genin. "If any of you want to drop out now, then now is the time to do so she said as everyone watched as no one moved."

"In that case would everyone except for Anko Mitsarashi of Konoha and Raido Kuroshini of Kumo please leave the field and go to the competitor's box," she said.

" Go do this Anko" - Itachi Said as Anko grinned at him knowing that kicking ass was exactly what she had in mine.

As Itachi was wondering where was his best friend

" Naruto hurry up" - Itachi thought

"You ready to lose leaf girl?" Raido asked as he cracked his neck in shuffled his arms around.

Anko stood calmly and firmly as she stared at her opponent before she licked her lips a little showing her anticipation for the match.

Pakura stood of to the side as she looked between the two. She raised an arm which made the stadium fall quiet before she swung down.

"Hajime."

As soon as the word was said Raido shot forward and pulled a sword from its sheath on his back and swung down at her. Anko saw it and jumped backwards a few meters.

Raido did not stop since he quickly jumped forwards and began trying to strike Anko with his blade. He was swinging in a mad frenzy but Anko though was easily dodging the strikes.

As she stood there she bent down a little traced her thumb over the ground, something Raido did not take much notice of while the shinobi in the stands did.

"Interesting," Hiruzen thought as he watched Anko. As he arrived to the stadium " Good luck with Naruto-kun he's going to surprise you all" - as Hiruzen laughed

Raido growled loudly and breathed hard as Anko danced on the spot a little.

Raido once again went forward a bit this time tried to hit her with his taijutsu which by the way he was throwing punches towards her though it looked similar to an academy style taijutsu. His punches and kicks were a little sloppy and Anko easily manoeuvred out of the way before landing once again ten meters away from him.

"Damn it stop dodging and running away you coward," he said to Anko before he felt something slice his cheek all of a sudden and felt a warm trickle going down it. A cut formed on his cheek and behind him was a kunai.

Anko blurred from her spot in front of him and appeared behind him and pinned his arms behind his body. Who is the coward you snot she said as she licked a small trail of blood from his cheek which freaked Raido out.

She pushed him in front of her and with great speed and precision threw senbons toward Raido.

"Senbons?" He laughed as he pulled them out. "How pathetic," he said throwing them away before noticing his arms suddenly went limp. A look of horror and surprise appeared on his face when his other arm suddenly went as well.

"My arms? What did you do?"

"Those pathetic senbons as you called them were lased in poison," she said making Raido's eyes go wide like saucers. "Don't worry it's not harmful but it will make your body go numb and limp for a few hours. Don't worry though you should be fine by the end of the day."

"However," she said as a wicked grin appeared on her face. "It means you are now all ripe for the taking."

She makes a hand sign and out of the ground a large snake bigger then Raido comes out of the earth and wraps around the numbed boy who now looks ready to drop to the ground in fear.

"Now you can either surrender or I could have my friend have you as a snack. He has not been fed in a few days so he is mighty hungry," she said patting its head before the snake hissed loudly at Raido.

Everyone watched as the snakes opened it jaws and elongated its fangs towards him. Just as the snakes mouth was about to devour him whole Raido called out.

"I give up. I surrender."

"Darn, that takes the fun out of things," Anko said before shrugging as she called off the giant snake and watched as Raido dropped to the ground like a sack of potatoes.

Pakura who was standing a little of to the side smirked a little before holding up her hand. The Winner of the match is Anko Mitsarashi of Konoha.

When she spoke, the audience clapped while those from Konoha cheered. Pakura option for a stretcher to come onto the field and they quickly took Raido away.

"That girl is pretty good. She might have a bright future in the leaf," Hiruzen said. "Though I wonder where she learnt to use poisons."

Up in the Hokage box the Raikage grumbled a little while Onoki looked at the girl curiously.

"How is it that she has the Snake contract?" he asked.

"I'm not at liberty to say that," Minato said firmly as Kakashi eyed the older kage while the guard of Ay looked in Kakashi's.

"I would not bother asking Raikage. When it comes to sharing information don't expect to get anything back from him or that village of his."

Minato glared a little from his seat while the two kages huffed. "Not surprising. The boy always was full of himself," Onoki muttered while Kakashi glared at him before Onoki glared at Kakashi.

"Boy if you don't stop glaring at me you will be joining your father in the afterlife," he threatened as Minato put his hand on Kakashi's shoulder as things went quiet in the Hokage box

"Good job out there Anko." Itachi said as Anko shrugged.

"I did what I could," she said before looking at Itachi." You better win your match because I will be waiting for you in the next round," she said as Itachi nodded and began walking onto the field.

Itachi arrived on the field as he looked across from his opponent, Karui of Kumo. The Red hair girl shinobi was grinning as she reach out for her Katana and held it out

" UCHIHA-SAN I WILL BEAT YOU AND SHOW YOU WHO'S VILLAGE IS BETTER" - Karui shouted

" Loud hn" - Itachi said as he is use to it from Anko and sometime Naruto

" WHAT? WHAT DID YOU CALLED ME" - Karui Screeches as only Uzumai's does

Pakura's voice broke everyone out of their thoughts as she raised her hands. She looked towards the two who both nodded at her. She nodded back before calling out "HAJIME."

Immediately both Itachi and Karui jumped back from each other to the other side of the field. As Karui ran up to Itachi to attacked him and Itachi grabbed a kunai to block it and did as Both jumped away from each other

As Karui ran back to Itachi as He was held out his Kunai and he's keeps blocking Karui that trying to hit him but Itachi

Itachi's eyes and become Sharingan and were spinning around. She looked away and tried to avoid eye contact since she had been told that an Uchiha could easily put a genjutsu on someone by just looking at them.

"Your eye tricks won't work on me," she said as Itachi then threw a flurry of shurikens.

But Karui blocked it with her Katana and Itachi jumped up and does a tight seal and said

Karui saw it and made hand seals and slammed both her hand on the ground and said

As she released the wall and Itachi was behind her and kicked her in the back and she fled to the wall and she got back right up

" IM GOING TO KILL YOU" - as Karui went to Attack Itachi as she was running and Itachi held up his Kunai as both been battling as for Karui with her Katana and Itachi with his Kunai as this was going on of the past 7 minute

As Itachi jumped up to the wall and use Chakra on his feet as he was jumped back up and made a few hand seals and throws shuriken and

" A clone" - Itachi thought as Karui punch Itachi on the right of his cheek and he flews 3 feet away and hit the ground

As Karui went to attack Itachi and it hit him and a shouted came from

"ITACHI," Anko shouted out having seen her friend in the centre slash but than it was a clone

"Not bad," Itachi said now appearing behind Karui with a kunai to the back of his neck. "When did you make the clone?"

"I see the Uchiha live up to their name. I would be disappointed if you did not. And to answer the question when the you did you're last jutsu went up."

"But you Uchiha's really should pay more attention behind you," Karui called as Itachi looked as Karui whole body was turning into Lightning and Itachi quickly jumped out of the way as Karui was going to knee him than use Jutsu. As Itachi jumped up high towards the top of the wall. "" A giant head of a dragon flew towards the her but she use one of her own

As Both Itachi and Karui have been Punching, Kicking, Kneeing, and elbow for the past 10 minutes as Itachi was very impressed with her taijutsu and Itachi knew her every move what she was going to do

" AGGGGH STOP USEING YOUR SHARINGAN AMD FIGHT ME" - Karui screaming at Itachi

" She is like Kushina's Obāsan" - Itachi thought as he rolls his eyes

" She's like Kushina" - Mikoto thought as look at the fight

" Mhmm maybe you should calm down" - Itachi comment and Karui was getting pissed of As Karui look at his eyes

And that's she last up as she was going to do a Jutsu and Itachi told her

"I would not make that hand sign if I were you," Itachi's voice said before Karui suddenly felt something her and look at Itachi he turns into a crow and Karui almost vomited of see that.

"What? I don't understand," she said as Itachi appeared in front of him with no injuries on him anymore and she noticed Itachi Sharingan eyes were spinning. "A genjutsu? You have had me in a genjutsu. When did you put it on?"

"The moment you first looked in my eyes at the beginning of the match," he said as everything around the suddenly broke away like glass revealing the real audience who looked a little surprised. There was a grinning Uchiha Clan as well.

Pakura walked over to the Uchiha boy and Karui, impressed at the control Itachi had throughout the entire match and called the match. "The Winner is Itachi Uchiha from Konoha."

Many cheered as the Uchiha as Karui slowly made she way of the field with his head low, made she disappointed at herself but as she arrived

Yugito told her

" It's ok Karui I promise you will be a Chunin soon." - as She smiles at her and she smiles back

"That my boy. That my Itachi-kun," Mikoto called out as Sasuke and Ria joined in while Fugaku tried to scold his wife for not acting proper but she just waved him off.

Itachi left the field a little red faced since his mother was shouting how well her little boy did. He saw the grins on his team mates face.

"Very nice Mr Uchiha, winning with a genjutsu. How very Uchiha of you," Anko said patting his shoulder. "Though you better now it will take more than a genjutsu to make me down," she said.

"I would expect nothing less Anko," he called back as the next match was announced and they watched as the other Kumo shinobi and fem Kumo shinobi made their way onto the field.

"So who do you think will win this one?" Anko asked as they all scanned the two opponents.

The girl Naruto starred at in the Written exams and Naruto already knew she was strong he knew that much. She is the niece of Kumogakure therefore no doubt he will have a hand in her training.

Though unlike Karui I don't think a genjutsu will be enough to take her out."

He did not know how right he was.

As the Match was not that long because She was the best kuoichi in Kumo as she beat her fellow kumo. The Kumo nin had changed like some academy student while Yugito had remained calm. She quickly batted him away with her taijutsu which was recognized as the her own battle styles everyone was impressed with her.

She then used a couple of C and B ranked jutsu's which quickly squashed any chance of the Kumo nin winning. She trapped him in as she was behind him and the Kunai was on his neck

" I surrender" - J said as Pakura announced who won

" Yugito Nii of Kumo is the winner" - as kumo shinobi claps at Yugito as they all know how good she after all she is the best kunoichi of Kumo

Yugito walked proudly back to the finalists box. She looked towards the top of wall and sees Naruto as he smiles at her as she blushed as she never felt before

" What is this." As Yugito was holding her chest and thought " Why do I like him so much?" - She question herself

"Oh it's on," Naruto thought smirking.

" Will Omoi of Kumo, C of Kumo and Naruto Namikaze Senju of Konoha will come down here" - Pakura said as only 2 member came down as. Every was worried about Naruto from his friends and families just than

Naruto jumped down as he's outfit was different from the last time he wore black pants, Long sleeve Kimono shirt wrap with a black belt, as Has black finger-less gloves as he land and many girl look at Naruto and blushed on how cute he was as he look back of Hiruzen, Tsunade, Mana and Shizune and smiles at them

Tsunade, Mana, Shizune and Hiruzen cheered, Tsunade being the loudest telling Naruto to kick some serious ass. As he look at Mina, Naruko and Mito and smiles at them, While back in Konoha Mito, Naruko and Mina all cheered and clapped when they saw their big brother on the big screen. Kushina clapped lightly smiling as she watched Naruto's match.

In the kage box all kage and bodyguards looked down curiously at the Naruto no doubt wanting to see if he was anything like his parents and to see just how powerful he was. They had seen first hand how his two team mates had fought. Now though it was time for Naruto to shine.