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Chapter 31: Resolve

Chapter 31: Resolve

It was very early in the morning when Naruto had heard footsteps stepping on leaves and brushing passed grass. He was very tired but still awake.

He stood quickly to his feet when he saw his sensei walking towards him with Nia on his back. He was a bit banged up and had a few tearings on his clothes, scrapes and bruises on his body, and a bit of dirt on his face. Nia, on the other hand, had everything Kakashi had but was bloody, beaten up, and clearly unconscious.

"Kakashi-sensei! What-"

"Calm down, Naruto. She's fine. We just need Sakura to heal her." Kakashi informed his student before looking left and right, "Where is Sakura?"

Naruto pointed behind him, "Over here; You guys took so long everyone fell asleep."

"Hmm? You don't look like you've got some rest, Naruto."

"Not at all. I was very anxious for you two to be done with the whole exam thing."

Kakashi nodded, "I see."

He then looked at Nia and silently thought, 'I was right. Naruto was waiting... didn't I tell you?'

When everything was situated and everyone awoke, Sakura used her medic skills to heal both her sensei and Nia. During this process, the Raikage had appeared with Darui and took Kakashi some place else to have a word with him while Sakura worked on Nia.

"So Kakashi, how did it go? Did Nia meet any expectations?" The kage asked, though he seemed to know the answer to his question.

"To be honest, Lord Raikage, she struggled very much. During the fight, she heavily relied on taijutsu and even seemed to be cowardice at times. I questioned myself a few times if she was cut out to be a shinobi and wondered if her heart was into protecting her own village..."

Raikage made a face then said, "I see. I'll send her straight back to the academy at on-"

"However..." Kakashi interrupted with his usual blank expression.

He seemed as though he had more things to discuss.

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The kage and jounin appeared in front of the rest of the group and stared directly at Nia, who was fully healed and sitting down with a unsure expression on her face.

"We've come to give the results of your exam, Nia." Kakashi began with his hands in his pockets.

"Yes, this exam determined your future as a shinobi of this village." Raikage added.

Never before did Nia's heart pump so much with anxiousness. She reflected on all her effort throughout the test and kept thinking of if she did more wrong than right and vice versa. She hid her hands in her sleeves.

"She passed, right?!" Naruto sprung up.

"Be quiet, Naruto." Raikage glared at the teen.

Sakura quickly threw her hand over his mouth and pulled him down to the ground, "Narutooo! When will you ever learn to shut up in important moments like this!"

"I'm sorry, I won't do it again!" The genin struggled to free himself out of the girl's grip.

"You bet you won't do it again, you knucklehead!"

"You should be quiet too, young lady! You're acting just as bad as Naruto is." Lord Raikage scolded Sakura as well.

Immediately, Sakura released her victim and apologized profusely. Naruto groaned then tried to get himself comfortable again.