Arc III Chapter12
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<strong><b>Arc III Chapter</b></strong><strong><b>12</b></strong>
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“I told you, Hisaaki, we would be thst. As usual. I bet the exams have already started”, Katsusane grumbled, as they were climbing up the stairs.
Hisaaki sighed.“Always thepessimist, Katsusane, aren''t you?”
Asami was meanwhile furiously tappedHisaaki''sshoulder, calling forhisattention, but hedidn’t notice. He ignored her many, many, many times.Too many times.
“...”Asami fumed.Theplebeian fooldared to ignore her! Such impudence was unheard of!
Together; they finally approached two chunin. Theninjaguarded the exam room, their arms crossed. They didn''t look friendly, quite the contrary...
The two chuninblocked their path,unwilling to let them pass. Chunin No. 1 grinnedmischievously.“Where do you think you are going?”
Hisaakihalted, his confusion obvious. “Eh, I have a question, the room behind you ... Isthatthe room to take the chunin exams?”
“Yes, this is the roomwhere the exams take ce”,chuninNo. 2answered.
“...”Asami furrowed a confused eyebrow. ording to the two chunin, this was the right room, but Hatsu told them that the examsroom was roomnumber 301. The door sign, however,showed 201.Wasn''t this the wrong floor?
Hisaaki smiled. “Excellent.I don''t want to bother you, but can you please step aside? We are genin, and we intend to take the chunin exams ...”
Chunin No. 1 smirked dismissively. “You don’t get it, boy, do you?We won''t let youthrough. Quit as long as you canbecause you don''t have what it takes to be chunin.All of you.”
Chunin No. 2 agreed. “Being a Chunin means to carryresponsibility, to lead. Youck these qualities. You are nothing buta bunch of kids. So stop wasting our time and get lost!”
“...”Their taunts didn''t impress Asami. They were rather innocuous, but the fact stood, the duo blocked their way, and they had no intention to move.Meanwhile, she and her team were running out of time. The exams were about to start and they were already quitete. Herpatience was thus runningthin. Her mission was already annoyingmore than enough her and now two nameless chunin possessedthe unbelievable insolence to block her way.
Hisaaki offered a weak smile. “No need toresort to insult. We are just here for the chunin exams...”
“Hisaaki, ... just give me a moment, please. I will resolve this matter.”Asami grabbed his shoulder from behind, interrupting him. She had enough of this farce.
“Eh ...”Hisaaki blinked at her, taken aback by her sudden change in personality. His surprise was written all across his face.
“...”Asami narrowed her eyes, ring at the duo of chunin. “Listen, my friends, I didn''te all the way here to getblocked by a pair of wannabe thirdrate bulliesinsults. Seriously, you little fuckers, who do youthinkyou are?We are in a hurry. Soget your fucking arses moving and get lost! Because I am already more that just a little bit pissed off that these fucking morons in the vige administrationseededonce again in messing up something as simple as the right room. Apparently, they gave us the wrong room.”
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“...”The two chuninfell silent, exchanging worried looks.
“...”Meanwhile, Hisaaki and Katsusanestood behind her,pletely stunned.Confusion, shock, bafflementwerewritten all over their faces.Their mouths hung agapeas their world had turned upside down.
“...”Hisaaki was the first to regain hiswits. “Asami-chan, what do you mean by giving us ‘the wrong room’?”
Asami clicked her tongue. ”Didn''t you notice, Hisaaki, they gave us the wrong room.They said room 301, but the sign says201.This is room 201.”
Hisaaki blinked, unable to follow her. “...”
Asami crossed her arms. “It means that we are on the secondfloor, not the thirdfloor. But it doesn''t matter,theidiots in the vige administration gave us the wrong room. It is201. Not 301.”
Hisaaki scratched his head, offering a weakugh.“I don’t want to disappoint you,Asami-chan,butyou should better check your eyesight. The sign clearly says 301, not 201.”
Katsusane nodded. “Hisaaki is right, the sign says 301.”
“What?”Asamfurrowed an irritated eyebrow.They had guts. They werearguingwithher, an Uchiha,about eyesight.“Listen, my friends,I rmend you to check your eyesight becauseI see nowhere your mysterious 301.”
“Don’t be childish, Asami-chan, the sign says 301. It isright there.” Hisaaki pointed at the floor sign.
“No, it doesn’t”, Asami corrected him.There was written 201.
“It does”, Hisaaki protested.
“It doesn’t”, Asami disagreed.
“It does!”
“It doesn’t!”
“It does.”
Asami fumed. “For fuck''s sake, Hisaaki, you blind idiot, it doesn’t.The sign says 201. This is room 201. End of the discussion.”
Hisaakigrumbled, “Why on earth do you need to be so stubborn ...”
“Hisaaki, ... wait a moment.”Katsusane intervened just in the nick of time. “I think I have got an idea.”
“Hmm, what do you mean?” Hisaakilooked perplexed.
Katsusane exined, “I think that Asami is right, this is the second floor.If you think about it, the floor below us isthe first floor, so why does the sign say 301if this is the second floor?Why does it say 301 for us? Why does it say 201 for you, Asami?”
Hisaaki stroked his chin. “Now that you say it, that is a good point.”
Katsusane nodded. “Yes, it makes no sense, unless ... Unless ... Unless this is a genjutsu. That is the only exnation,we are trapped in a genjutsu, except for you.The genjutsu appears to have no effect on you, Asami.”
Asamicrossed her arms. “That sounds ... logical.” Her attention turned to the two suspicious chunin. Theywere about to have a little talk with her. They owed her an exnation. ”Tell me, my friends, what is going on here?”
A smoke cloudgreeted them,apanied by a round of apuse.Two chuninclothed in grey uniforms appeared.“Not bad. What do you think, Izumo?”
“An unexpected ouefor sure, Kotetsu.” The chunin named Izumo dissolved the genjutsu.
Her team gave them a nk stare. They had no idea what was going on.
Izumo smiled. “This was a little preliminary test. We testthe participants if they can see througha basic genjutsuand find the room.You passed the test admirably.“
Kotetsu agreed. “Now you better hurry. The exams are about to start, and you are quitete.”
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Izumo crossed his arms. The girl and her team had already left. “Didyou sense heraura, Kotetsu?”
Kotetsu nodded. “Yes, I did. The girl has a powerful aura for her young age. I have no idea who she is, but the girl is definitely a dangerous kunoichi.”
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“Asami?”Hisaaki disturbed their little princess.The girlusurpedleadershipjust a moment ago and now ruled with an iron fist over her subjects. Asami marched ahead, leading them to their new destination. Hisaaki didn''t dareto question her supreme authority.
“Yes?” Asami turned her head, her darkeyes frighteninghim. The current version of Asami was slightly scary, not to say intimidating.
Hisaaki flinched. “Eh, ... I am just curious, where did allyour shyness go? You couldn’t get out asingle wordbefore, and now...You seem like pletely different person.”
“Look, Hisaaki, this is the real me, the real Asami.And I am now in charge here.Ioriginally ned to lielowand hide my strength and , butprior events necessitated a change of pace. Prioritieschanged and I will take over from here on.” Asamismiled. Her smilesent a mild shiver down hisspine.“Follow me,the chunin exams are waiting. We don''t have all day.”
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Asami led her team tothe rightroom. They passed a familiar silverhaired ninja, Kakashi.He was leaning against the wall, grinning for no apparent reason, which was umon for him.
Asami furrowed aneyebrow. What was he doing here? Didn’t he have a geninteam to manage ...Her lips formed a grin. She understood. So they was also here... How intriguing ...
Her figureapproached the door, about toenter the room. An enthusiastic voice interrupted her, a familiar voice.She remembered the annoying boy well.
“My name is Uzumaki NarutoandI won’t lose to any of you! Got it?!I will beat you all!!!”
“Hehehe ...” Asami chuckled. It was Naruto. So they met again.Hehadn’t changed muchsince he left the academy. He remainedan idiot.
Her handsopened the door. An air ofnatural grace apanied her steps.Katsusane and Hisaaki escorted her, nkingher shoulders.Hergazeswept across the room.“Sweet is war to the inexperienced. The difference between bravery and foolishness isoften delicate in nature.Sowho was the shouting idiot from before?”Hericy re rested on Naruto,theblonde boyin an orange pyjama. Hestood among a group of ten other genin.
“...”Asami hadn’t forgotten their faces, and they hadn’t forgotten hers. After all, they shared the same ssroom for five years. They were her former ssmates.
Naruto gulped.“Are you... the examiner?”
Asami giggled, amused.“I must confess, you tter me, Naruto, but no, I am not the examiner.It saddens me, however, that you seem to haveforgotten me. Despite all the years we spent together, you don''t recognise me. I am dismayed.”
“...”A nk stare met her. Naruto didn''t remember ...
“Don''t you remember me, Naruto?” Asami tilted her head, an innocent smile on her lips.
“...”Recognitionfinallyshed across his face. Naruto stiffened. “This head tilt... This cold smile... This voice... I know you!!! I remember! You are the evil princess!!!”
His words amused Asami. Even he acknowledged her noble status. “I am d that you not have forgotten me, Naruto. It is a pleasure to meet you again after all this time. It seems that you are stis foolish as back then, although I share your sentiment, a bunch of genin hardly represents a credible challenge.”The entire room wasstaringat her.Theirstares weren’t friendly, not to say hostile.Amass of antagonistic geninfaced her.Nine geninstood out. Three Oto-nin, three Konoha genin, and three Suna genin.Especially,the redhaired boywith themassive chakra reserveselicited her attention. His aura was powerful and his chakra lingered in the air. The childwas dangerous.
“...”Hisaaki gulped, overwhelmed by the degree of adversity that they were facing. “Asami-chan, I don’tthink that you shouldprovoke everyone.”
Asami chuckled. “Provoke? How amusing ... I didn''t provoke anyone...But if you believe so,Hisaaki, allow me to most graciously introduce you to the humble art of real provocation.”
“...”Hisaakipaled, a visibleshiver runningdown his spine.
Rich in arroganceand pride, Asami opened her arms to greet her audience. These geninwere so far beneath her.“You want todefeat me? Bring it on if you can. You are wee to try your luck. Because one thing is sure, I won’t lose toa bunch of talentless genin.”
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“...”Hisaaki blinked inplete disbelief.
“Tsk, brilliant work, Hisaaki, you only made things worse”, Katsusane voiced his anger.
Hisaaki offered an uneasyugh, concerned about their future.“This was ... unexpected. Imiscalcted.We are royally screwed, aren''t we?”
“We are ...”Katsusane seconded Hisaaki''s opinion.
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