Naruto: Holder of 9 Kekkei Genkai (Slow Updates Cause of School)

Chapter 23: Exams, bubbles and explosions

Chunnin Exams; Konohagakure No Sato

Out of the mist appeared a giant man dressed in black and a little legion of Chunnin with evil grins. However the hulking man hadn't a smile on his face.

"Greetings, Maggots. I am Morino Ibiki, your first exam proctor" he put his hands together and gave a grinch like smile "Follow me, and prepare...for your written exam"

"That man is creepy" Sakura grumbled. Ibiki heard this, and appeared behind her via a body flicker, and looked down at her with a evil grin.

"So, you think I'm creepy, sunburn? Well...glad I'm doing my job" he flickered back to his original position "Follow me, and any more comments will result in immediate termination" the group followed, because they had no idea if termination meant from the exams, or death.

The man led them into a rather normal classroom, and handed people numbers, designating where they'd be sitting. It ended up with Naruto sitting next to Hinata, to the shy girl's mixture of delight and nervousy, Haku was in the back on one corner, and Fu in the other corner. Then mister tall and dark began a speech about test rules, that the trio didn't bother listening to.

Zabuzza had explained that these tests were never for the grade, and didn't really effect your exams, unless you got kicked out. For that reason, Fu, Haku and Naruto just had to avoid looking like they were cheating, and they'd pass.

So, having a teammate trained by a sadist was useful, even if Haku was highly competent in torture as a result. Of course they still had to answer at least one question to make it look realistic, and since one of the questions asked about "how to form shadow clones" and "elemental release usage and how to determine ones affinities", they'd be pretty much set for the illusion they were taking the test.

They could instead focus on other, more benificial parts towards the exams. Fu had discreetly summoned small beetles with her summoning jutsu, and had a plan involving those Taki boys, Duck Boy, and the itch that cannot be scratched.

Haku was going to use this time to observe the actions of the teams that were the most likely and powerful rivals for them ; the Kumo, Iwa and Oto solo teams, the team with the green clad wierdo, and that Kabuto guy's team. Something about that guy just didn't feel right to her. Her training with Zabuzza was flairing up everytime she saw him.

While Naruto was commanding his shadow clones in both his and the Sandiame's plan. The Sandiame had decided putting the village on edge for the invasion would be the best possibility, so Naruto had his shadow clones henge into various genders and builds and pull off random acts of "sabotauge". Earlier incidents had included a rustle in the libray involving books on the 'History of Konoha Clans', blowing up minor explosives in the weapon shops that weren't Naruto friendly, leaving a few of them undamaged to hide any possible connection and pretending to map the wall layout of Konoha.

Today they were to 'discreetely' dig a hole underneath Konoha to connect into the sewers, that a unit of Chunnin would discover and the clones would pretend to be enemies commiting suicide by explosive tags to hide their identities. Hopefully, this would help the Sandiame prepare for the invasion in a manner that Oto spies wouldn't be able to detect, instead suspecting some other village was planning something instead...

Woods outside stronghold of Tsugimito Clan;

"Master Utakata!" A girl with dirty blond hair in form fitting pink yelped as a man in blue robes that showed his chest with brown hair was smashed into a tree by a white skeleton like tail. He hit the ground with a groan.

"Don't, call me that, Hotaru" he muttered, forcing himself up. Two wierdos in black cloaks, adorned with red clouds stood in their path, one was hunch backed and the other had blond hair in a ponytail.