Chunin exams (Part-2)

He made his way towards the blacksmith shop.

Where he once again met Tenten's father.

He Gulped when the old man looks at him with narrowed eyes. but eventually, he managed to give the order of a pitch-black sword.

'What's his problem? It's not like I am running away with his daughter or something, We are not even dating. And we live in the same village for god's sake', Okami thought

A few days after their return, Okami was requested to be the teacher of Team Asuma by Kurenai sensei.

Next Morning; Okami woke up and eat some light breakfast and instead of going for his personal training. He is supposed to train with Team 10 today.

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-fatty like you could never become a shinobi"

Asuma visibly winced. Chouji hated being called fat and Shikamaru could be fiercely protective of the Akimichi heir when the occasion called for it. As it was, Chouji had flushed deep red, hands curling into fists, his bag of chips crumpling in one angry grip, and Shikamaru had straightened from his lazy slouch, eyes narrowed.

"Shut up! I'm just big-boned!" Chouji snapped back. "What's your problem anyway? Don't you have anything better to do?"

One of the chuunin's lips curled up mockingly. "What can't even stop for a chat? You're not very nice. Guess you inherited bad manners as well as your figure from your folks"

Asuma's jaw tightened and he made to move forward to stop the altercation, feeling more than enough but eventually the lazy Shikamaru took a step forward and snapped.

"Oi, back off!"

But the damage had been done and Chouji moved to lunge forward, face twisted into a rage.

Only to pull up short when a hand was put on his shoulder by someone.

"Oi, who the heck are you?", one of the Chunin asked feeling disdained towards another Genin that appeared seemingly out of no-where.

"..."

The Boy said nothing...

"Hehe; what, so scared that you cann--

"..."

Both Chunnins huffed tiredly and fell onto their knees with sweat on their forehead, as they support themselves with hands and knees. Feeling a large amount of loss to their chakra.

They looked up to see the young boy who was standing and holding back the Akimichi heir, suddenly disintegrated into the winds itself.

"This is not the gossipy parlor; this is a military village"

!!!!

Everyone including Asuma was shocked when the Newly arrived boy that was covered entirely in black suddenly re-formed behind the chuunins holding a black Katana.

The first Chuunin just glared back at the newly arrived young man, struggling in vain against the exhaustion as he huffed. "You're attacking a fellow shinobi..!! That could get you demoted..!! If we complain to Hokage sama, you will face the wrait--"

The young boy was amused by their actions.

"What the fuck is wrong with you", The Chuunin demanded angrily, humiliation lining his face.

The Young Boy chuckled, and pointed to Chozi "Do you even know who it is?"

"..."

"Don't answer, Let me tell you, The one you were disrespecting is the current young master of Akimichi Clan. And the next head of one of the strongest clan in Konoha. Once this reaches the ear of his Old man. I am afraid your severed head will be displayed on the highest monument over there"

The two chunnins growled.

The Young boy chuckled even more and knelt beside them, "But it won't be a problem for you two, because you have Hoakge council behind you two; right?"

Now the chuunins snapped their head and for the first time they were really afraid.

"How did yo--

The boy giggled cheerfully.

"Let me tell you a secret, I am on pretty good terms with Hokage, and most of his ANBU Black Ops; and Hokage council won't risk going against Hokage just to protect you two vermins, who values nothing in anyone's eyes"

"Why you", One of the chunnin punched and attacked the boy.

Only for the hand to go past and through the boy.

*Badump

*Huff*Huff

The chunnin huffed down sweating like a dog and was on his four yet again. As more of his chakra is was sucked off.

Now, more than half of his chakra is gone just like that. The chuunin was breaking down.

"You guys are so weak, Even the guys at the borders were thousand times stronger than you are", came the voice from behind them.

More and more people came to see what is going on.

They whisper among themselves.

The chuunins were thoroughly shamed here and out on the streets. The crowd points at them. whisper between them.

As they met someone who isn't afraid of the Hokage council.

After humiliating them enough, The fully black-clothed young man gave them a cheerful smile that didn't come close to reaching his eyes.

"Alright weak people, Apologize right now, or I will personally kill you right on the spot, and Let me tell you something, it's not gonna be fun"

The Other Chuunin all but growled, one arm swinging out in a heated attempt to hit the Boy.

The boy chuckled when the chuunin stopped his hand in the mid-air.

The chuunin doesn't know what sorcery or Ninjutsu this boy is using, but they can't touch him. Or their chakra will only be sucked.

"I ain't apologizing," He sneered. "Why should I when everyone knows that the Akimichis are just a bunch of fa-agh!"

The bloody sword was sticking out of thighs.

Asuma hadn't even seen the boy's hands twitch.

"Apologize," The boy said casually.

The chunnins struggled.

Sigh...

Agh

Another stab through their arms.

"S-Sorry, Akimichi-san"

The young boy shrugged and turned back to Chouji, the previous coldness leaking out of his features as he focused on the Akimichi heir. "Well, Chouji-Kun? Personally, I've heard more sincere apologies from my enemies. but If you want to, we can get more of a sincere apology from these two."

Chouji looked downright baffled but the anger had died and the Genin only observed the two Chuunin with a somber pain and totally exhausted before announcing firmly, "It's alright"

When this issue had been settled the young man turned to team 10, "Hello everyone, I am Okami from team 8, Today, I will be training with you today"

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"I will make sure to return this humiliation in the future", The Chunnin said as he drags other chuunin with his support.

They entered an Alley to take a shortcut before going to rest. But at that moment, a voice called them from behind.

"So, you guys are already planning for revenge? You are quite proficient I must say"

They turned back only to see that very same young man was standing in the alley with a cheerful smile.

"W-what do you want?"

"Oh it's simple, Throughout all the missions during my past year, I only learned one thing"

"W-what is it?"

Okami chuckled, "If I am going to offend someone, Then no matter how weak they are, I must fully destroy them, Or they will come back with a stronger force next time"

"..."

Okami chuckled even more, "It's nothing personal, Just think of it as my paranoia"

"Y-you, Hokage council won--

"No-one will do anything, No one will even notice the absence of two vermins, whose strength is just so weak; Ah... You should also know of something else, I am a very good Assassin. No one will ever find the reason for your death"

Gaaaaaa

That day those two died.

With a poof..!! of white smoke, the shadow clone of Okami disappeared

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(Meanwhile, at Training ground 2)

Asuma smiled, as he lights up his cigarette "Like you guys have already noticed; but this young man is from Team Kurenai, her most prized student, and is of Jonin Level already."

Chouji and Ino looked at him with awe, while Shikamaru just feels troublesome.

"Alright, let's get over through the introduction part"

Okami smiled, and pointed to himself, "Okami"

Asuma sensei sighed, he has been told about this already. but apparently, another person joined this guy today.

"Shikamaru", Shikamaru said lazily

Asuma sensei sighed again.

In Okami's eyes, Shikamaru's first impression far surpassed any other person he met.

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Twenty minutes later, all three Genin were making half-hearted attempts at climbing their respective trees.

Asuma and Okami were standing and leaning on the tree at the side, watching as Ino managed to make it about a third of the way before the wood crunched under her foot and gravity dumped her back to the ground, Chouji managed a few running steps to about a quarter of the tree before tumbling back down as well, and Shikamaru took a few steps upwards, only reaching about three feet above the ground before he too had to jump back to the forest floor.

Okami chuckled.

"This little brat"

"Shikamaru-kun," Okami smiled pleasantly down at him as Ino and Chouji also paused and he felt Asuma's attention focused on his back.

"If you make it up this tree, using only your chakra in the next five seconds, I'll play a game of shogi with you once more"

Shikamaru's love of a challenge when it came to shogi, is really too mind-blowing considering he is always lazy.

Indeed, a moment later, the brown-haired Genin was standing again, pausing only long enough to gather chakra into the soles of his feet before taking off for his tree. Five seconds later, Shikamaru was standing sideways at the very top, obviously knowing he had just been bribed but smirking triumphantly anyway.

Okami snorted, shaking his head in exasperation before jerking his head at the ground to prompt the boy back down again. "What amazing progress," He deadpanned dryly. "Now get back down here."

Shikamaru just grinned a little and scampered back down as able as any squirrel. "Do I get my shogi game?"

Rolling his eyes, "Yeah Yeah"

Shikamaru's grin widened as he sauntered away and settled at the base of his tree for a morning nap.

Turning, he caught sight of Ino and Chouji gaping at Shikamaru. Catching their attention, Okami stared pointedly at their own trees. "Well, what are you waiting for? The longer you two take, the more free time Shikamaru-Kun gets."

Immediately, Ino scowled but her face flooded with determination and she took off for her tree again.

Chouji glanced enviously at his best friend but straightened and continued the exercise, redoubling his efforts as he concentrated on his chakra.

Making his way back to Asuma Okami, found himself on the receiving end of twin stares of disbelief.

"What do you mean playing shogi again?"

Okami shrugged, "I visited Shikamaru's house yesterday, And played a game with him... He lost"

Asuma's mouth agape, "What?"

Okami chuckled, "We played a total of 7 games, he beat me in the first three games, but last four games, I won... he is burning for revenge"

Asuma sensei chuckled, "I never really thought that I would ever see that kind of enthusiasm from Shikamaru's eyes."

"You know what I do right?"

Asuma sensei nodded, "Yes, you collect information"

Okami nodded, "When Kurenai sensei asked me to organize this training, I personally collected everyone's information, I knew I couldn't get anything out of Shikamaru, That's why I stayed and read all the possible book I can find on the game of shogi"

"Really?"

Okami nodded, "I know a lot about these three, Even though they do not seem to be remarkable in the first glance but these three has great potential to beat S-rank shinobi; Especially Shikamaru if he tries, I am afraid, he alone can beat an S-rank shinobi on his own"

Asuma looked at the confident Okami and then his struggling students, Why can't he feel the same confidence, Okami feels.

These three do not seem like they could Beat S-ranks. Sure, they are the next generation of Ino-Shika-Cho. And he does not doubt that they will become wonderful Shinobis of their time, But S-rank?

S-rank is currently the highest-ranking a shinobi could get, there was only one shinobi in the history of bingo book that got SS-rank.

And, if Okami's words are true, then they will beat even the Kages once their potential is realized? That seems to be a very far-fetched dream.

But, he just started laughing shook his head.

"You just bribed one of my students," Asuma pointed out, voice mildly amused.

Okami shrugged, "You should take Choji for a treat, The Kid will love it"

Asuma just sighed, scratching his head. "I am doing that already, and I think he should go on a diet."

"He'll grow into himself"

"What do you mean?"

"He's an Akimichi. Can you imagine what would happen if he had the body size of, say, Shikamaru-Kun? He'd never be able to handle his Clan's techniques." He shoved his hands into his coat pockets. "He'll be fine. In a couple of years, he'll be all muscle. And then we'll see what other people say about him when he can put them through the floor"

"What about Ino then?"

"She is perfect for a Genin. Not too strong. But not too weak either, It's just, she needs to let go of Sasuke Obsession and rivalry with Sakura... Not to mention, her observation is something out of extraordinary"

Asuma cocked his head, fiddling with the pack of cigarettes in his jacket but not pulling it out.

Ino called out from the base of her tree, panting for breath, "Okami senpai, how did you know Shikamaru could climb the tree?"

Chouji was looking over as well and Shikamaru had opened his eyes to peer at him.

"What's the difference between Shikamaru-Kun's tree and yours and Chouji-Kun's?"

As Ino drew closer to Shikamaru's tree.

"Shikamaru's tree doesn't have any dents or scuff marks!" Ino exclaimed, turning to Okami again.

'So observant', Asuma sensei's looked at Ino with shock, how in the world did he miss that, She is Yamanaka, of course, she is very observant.

Now, he finally knows what to do with her.

"Exactly," He nodded. "Shikamaru-Kun's tree is unmarked, even though he was dropping back down to the ground at around the same height for ten minutes." He eyed the lazy Nara with some amusement.

"You may not want to work much Shikamaru-kun, but what you did only showed that you already knew how to regulate chakra properly and it was actually more work than if you hadn't been able to climb the tree."

Shikamaru stared at him before thumping his head back down onto the arms folded neatly behind his head, grumbling under his breath. Okami chuckled before looking at Ino. "That's how I knew. Now back to work."

Asuma nodded in agreement. "How'd you realize something like that? Most senseis wouldn't point something like that out."

With a sigh, Asuma slid down the length of the tree and settled on the ground. If he couldn't smoke, then he could at least make himself comfortable. He was probably in for a long wait.

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Three hours later, Asuma jolted awake when a sandaled foot prodded his ribs. Blinking, he stared blearily up at Okami, who looked rather annoyed.

Yawning, he stretched and got to his feet, as he took in his surroundings. His three students were gathered in front of him, munching on sandwiches and drinking from water bottles while staring at him with varied expressions of irritation and, on Ino and Chouji's part, exhaustion.

"Had a nice nap, Asuma-sensei?" Ino scowled at him.

Asuma stifled another yawn and mustered up a sheepish look for them. "How're the exercises coming along?"

Ino and Chouji both brightened at this question. "We got to the top of the tree," Chouji announced proudly, and Ino grinned beside him.

Asuma blinked in surprise before smiling broadly at them. "Great! You both got it in only a few hours. That's amazing!"

"What's amazing is your need for sleep," Okami grumbled from beside him. "Not even Kakashi sensei slept during our exercises"

"Ah... that's right, Kakashi personally taught you quite a lot, I heard"

"We are talking about you old man"

"I'm not an old man!" Asuma protested, holding back a grin at the easy banter.

"With that beard, you look like you could be in your late thirties," Okami shot back.

Laughter rang out. Ino bounded to her feet, having finished her lunch, and reached out to Okami senpai.

"Ignore him Senpai, he is really getting old, and old people need their sleep" Ino teased.

Okami chuckled.

"Hey"

Ino may be outspoken and confident but Asuma had come to realize that she only spoke about people so playfully when she was at ease in their presence.

Earlier, while Asuma had slept, Okami had simply heaved a resigned sigh and help Ino and Chouji as they continued their attempts at chakra control.

Chouji had steadily gotten better and better, inching his way up the tree as the minutes ticked by, but Ino had only managed to get about halfway and no further.

Two hours into the exercise and Okami had almost seen her frustration manifest a physical form when Chouji finally reached the top and flopped down on the ground for a breather.

"Azalea. What does it mean?"

"What?" She had snapped, her ire rather obvious in the tone of her voice.

But the Dark hair boy hadn't even seemed to notice and merely cocked his head as he repeated his question.

"What does an azalea mean? You work in a flower shop; you should know, right?"

Ino had pushed away a few sweaty bangs before snapping irritably, "Temperance, or to take care of yourself for me. What does that have to do with anything?"

Okami had only shrugged and nodded at the tree. "One step. Go on."

Ino's brow had furrowed even further but had obeyed after a moment of hesitation, taking a step onto the tree so that she was standing sideways at the very base of the tree trunk. She wobbled a little and her arms flailed, and she was sure that she would fall again, but Okami had quickly continued with another question.

"Bluebells. Meaning?"

Ino had automatically answered, having been drilled on the many different types of flowers since she was a little girl by her mother, and she had steadied against the wood as her mind focused on something else.

"Humility and constancy."

Okami had nodded and motioned for her to take another step.

"Tiger lilies?"

"Wealth and pride." Another step.

"Magnolias?"

"Perseverance, dignity, and nobility." And another.

"Buttercups?"

"Childishness or cheerfulness." And yet another.

Her two teammates had sat up at this point, watching her progress with quiet astonishment.

Finally, just before she had reached the top branch, Okami had paused in his long list of flowers, head tilted back to maintain eye-contact, and offered a small smile up at Ino.

"One more then. A solidago?"

Ino had grinned, sweaty and smudged with dirt from all her failed attempts but had crowed triumphantly, "Success!", and had taken the final step, bringing her level to the highest branch of the tree.

Ino's grin threatened to split her face. She had carefully made her way down the tree again, her steps much more sure and steady than before, and then she had bounced over to Okami and thrown her arms around the Jounin in a grateful hug.

"Thanks!" Ino had exclaimed brightly

"Don't think too hard, You were just concentrating too much chakra before, and it was dragging you down."

"But, How do you know so many flowers names"

Okami grinned, "This is what I do"

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(Next Day)

Hokage was stamping some papers, as Okami was standing in front of the Old man.

"Are you sure that you don't want to take the Academy's exam; That way, I will have the authority of directly promoting you to Jonin", Hokage asked in between the papers and documents

Okami shook his head, "I don't want the promotion, It doesn't concern me"

"But it does to me", Hokage said, as he handed Okami a paper.

"That's your new resume, It will be circulated everywhere according to regulations. I have already promoted you after pulling some strings, Your Academy records say that you are graduated from Konoha's Ninja Academy at the age of 12; You become chuunin after taking the Chunnin exam at the age 13. And after making numerous contributions, At the age of 15, that is your current age, You are being promoted to Jonin"

"..."

Okami put it on Hokage's desk. "Don't want to"

"I am afraid you don't have a choice"

"People already know"

"Jonins knows how to keep their mouth shut, As for Genins, we will tell them a little lie, and they will believe it"

"... Do not want to, Old man", Okami growled

"You don't have a choice young man"

"Why?", Okami was pissed at this point

"You are being immediately transferred as the Member of Konoha's Intelligence Network, you will work solo or with a team under Jiraiya the sannin"

"I don't care about some sannin, I don't want to leave team 8. Period"

"Hahahaha, Don't want to leave a beauty I see", Came a laughing voice, and with a poof of smoke, a tall and imposing man with flowing white hair barged into Hokage's room.

"And who are you, Old man?"

"Who am I you ask! I am the legendary -"

"So, you are the one, Jiraiya of the Sannin. Student of the Third Hokage. Toad sage. Seal master. Pervert." Jiraya face falls. He literally fell on his face.

"Sorry? Was I wrong?" Okami asked feeling guilty.

Jiraya glares.

"Yes! I am not a pervert!"

"I am the legendary Super Pervert!"

Never mind. He is insane.

Okami pointed at Jiraiya, I am absolutely not going under him.

Hokage chuckled, "we asked Kurenai, She declined, and recommended you"

"What?", Okami feel betrayed

Jiraiya grin, "You are very good at gathering Information, kid, and that is why... You are getting the eyes of Hokage Council"

"..."

"Do not worry, It will same as before, You can leave anytime as well"

"I leave now", Okami said lazily

Hokage chuckled, Jiraiya grinned.

"I heard you are a very good friend of Uzumaki Naruto and most of the Genins"

"What does it have to do with my post?"

Jiraiya threw him a scroll, "Wind Daimyo is acting weird, he is giving us the missions, that should have gone to Suna in the first place"

"So?", Okami asked reading the scroll

Hokage continued, "Suna will not live it down, it's only a matter of time that a war brews up"

"Maybe... they are just not good enough"

Jiraiya shook his head, "You don't know about Suna, They are one of the 4 great nations for a reason. They... are.... very very strong"

"Why not sell it back to them, we could make some profit in that way"

"It's not plausible either, They will not give the money to us for something that should be theirs in the first place"

Okami feeling confused frowned, "What does it have to do with Genins again"

"This year Chuunin exam is in Konoha, and guess who is making an Appearance"

"They can't do anything inside the enemy village... Can they?"

Hokage shook his head, "Kazekage is not that big of an idiot"

Jiraiya continued, "Daimyo's are a symbol of uncounted wealth and status, you can even say that it's them, who gives the money for operations inside the village, Every daimyo is the biggest sponsor of any Village, So, can you tell me, what will happen if the Daimyo turn their back to their Own sponsored village?"

"The village will be going through poverty soon enough"

"Daimyo's are not that stupid, Daimyo can't manage such wealth while making such idiotic Decisions"

"Some is manipulating him?"

Hokage nodded, "We think so as well... Jonin Okami, your mission is to gather the information about the manipulator in the shadows that is trying to create a war between Konoha and Suna, Dismiss"

"Yes"

[T/N:- Academy Graduation takes place at the start of the year, And Chuunin exam is the grand ending ceremony at the end of the year. So, when Naruto, Sasuke, and the rest took the exam they were one year older]

[Rookie 9 is of 13 years of age, Neji, Tenten, and Lee are 14, While, Okami is 15]