I Alone Am The Exception!

Chapter 23: The Chunin Exams... Begin!

As we walked in, we were quickly stopped by the delightful sight of Team Gai. I quickly waved at him with a bright smile, "Hey Neji! Long time no see!" I shouted out.

Some of the genin weren't exactly happy about my exclamation as Rock Lee gave me a thumbs up, Tenten laughed to herself, and Neji looked away embarrassed.

One of the genin in the back, some guy from Otogakure, stood up and walked over to me, taller than me by a few feet but extremely skinny. I smirked up at the man. "Well, well. I didn't know that pussies like you were allowed into the Chunin Exam to begin with. We don't tolerate loud children screaming in here." He stated, cracking his neck as he looked down on me, trying to intimidate me and size me up at the same time.

I chuckled and locked eyes with the man, Genjutsu: Sharingan, I thought to myself as he fell to the floor and I turned to the rest with a broad grin. "So! Anyone else feel like stepping up and proving their strength?" I asked with a bright expression.

Another lanky kid, this one from Konoha, stood before me. Someone I immediately recognized as Kabuto Yakushi, the snake bastard's closest lackey and one of the most annoying, and recent, traitors to Konoha. My eyes glowed briefly as he stepped up and I sighed.

He noticed my demeanor change after my eyes glowed and he flinched slightly but still came up to us. "Hello, Uzumaki Naruto. I'm Yakushi Kabuto."

I waved my hand about, "Yeah, yeah. I know. Now what is it that you want, Kabuto? Here to pick us out, take us somewhere, or play nice?" I asked with my arms folded in front of my chest as I subtly leaked out my killing intent. It would be his one and only warning for Orochimaru's lap dog.

Kabuto smiled nervously and laughed, "Nothing of the sort, Naruto-sama. I'm simply here to give you some advice and knowledge on future battles. I know you might not need it, but your teammates certainly might." Kabuto suggested.

I dropped my arms, "So he said to play nice. Alright." I said as I locked eyes with him and smirked, "Don't go trying anything with them, Kabuto. You do, and I'll kill you and Orochimaru where you stand." I warned him telepathically.

Kabuto blinked as he looked back at me and I walked off. I didn't need to look over my shoulder to see him since I could view within a perfect 360 degree angle in perfect clarity down to the very atom of everything around me if I so chose.

Kabuto took a deep, shaky breath as he went over some of the players and their abilities. I headed over to where Neji's team was, though.

I smiled at them as I made my way over. "Hey Neji. Are these your teammates?" I asked as I shook their hands and gave Neji a hug.

Neji nodded, "Yeah, these are my teammates. This is Rock Lee, a weirdo who loves training, and Tenten here, who is a weapons expert."

My eyebrow grew an inch as I regarded Tenten, analyzing her form and weapons. "Interesting. So you're a weapons' expert, huh. Do you have a weapons shop in the village?" I asked.

Tenten nodded with a smile. "Yeah, my father owns a weapons shop for shinobi. You should stop by sometime."

I nodded, "I definitely will. There's not very many people in the village who are well-versed with weapons and I'd like to get my hands on a bo staff and some daggers myself." I responded with intrigue. "You have any knowledge in either?" I questioned.

She nodded, "Sure, I could teach you a thing or two about them."

I smiled, "Good, I look forward to working with you." I then turned to Rock Lee and gave him another firm handshake, "You must be the training junky." I said.