Chapter 59: Exams Part 4

My Life as Naruto Uzumaki - Harem Version

Chapter 59: Exams Part 4

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[Third Person POV]

Anko left the house a little earlier than her boy-toy and his girlies to get things ready for the exam. The ANBU and Jiraiya would be following Naruto and his team through the Forest to act as backup when Orochimaru showed up, and much as she wanted to also get a piece of the action she was not strong enough.

This infuriated her, she couldn't beat Shizune in a spar and that was the condition Naruto had given her to be able to fight her former teacher. Naruto promised to help her but she stubbornly refused and now she was being ordered by Tsunade and her boyfriend to stand down and avoid all confrontation with the snake.

She could live with whatever punishment Tsunade decided to give her if she ignored her orders, but Naruto was cruel with his punishments. No sexy time, no tea ceremonies, no tea, no dango! She would die without her dango, so she reluctantly agreed to stay away from the conflict in the forest.

But, she was the proctor, so she had to show up and get everything ready for the rest of the kiddies wanting to shoot their shot at the promotion to chunin.

She watched all of the participants arrive and got ready to give her spiel once the clock struck her desired time. Until then, she would enjoy her dango and tea.

Team Gaara was one of the few teams who hadn't been completely intimidated by Naruto's display of power yesterday, more to the contrary. One of its members, the team's namesake, was beside himself with joy at new powerful prey to prove his existence with. He observed his every move and felt a deep desire welling up in his chest. 

He would feast on his marrow and prove her existence to the world once more. Irrevocably. He could feel his power, he could feel his strength, and he would feel his dying breath.

Another member who was paying close attention was Temari but for very different reasons. She knew what he was doing to that sound ninja all the way through the test yesterday, and was curious why none of his teammates, who were women, were upset with him.

She also noticed that the pineapple-haired guy had been looking at her since yesterday and felt a weird sensation in her stomach. No one had ever paid such close attention to her and she was feeling things she'd never experienced. She hoped that he survived the coming conflict. She would like to explore these new feelings. They were new, but not unpleasant.

Kankurō was just in awe at the amount of beautiful women in the Hidden Leaf. He almost felt sorry for having to destroy such a paradise, but orders were orders, and he couldn't do anything against his bastard father. He hoped that at least the pretty genin he was looking at made it out alive.

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[MC POV]

"Hm... Hey, Haku-chan, do you want to deal with those two? I mean, you've been out of the fight for a while, so maybe stretching a bit would help out." I told her while I looked at the two dead men looking at my Kin like they were looking at a piece of meat.

"Hm... they're kind of weak though... what if I fight that other kid?" She pointed at Gaara.

"... Let's leave him alone until the finals... But I guess I could let you fight the other one." I said referring to Kabuto.

"What if I take a crack at them, Naruto? It's been a long time since I've gone out on a mission that involved shinobi, too. Plus, I want to show you what I can do now." Sakura said with a look that told me saying no was not in my available dialogue options.

I sighed at her insistence but didn't see an issue, "Sure. But you know the deal, don't get in over your head, if you feel like it's too much, tag out." 

"Hmph, like those two weaklings could touch me." She boasted.

I gave her my own look.

*sighs* "Fine, fine... " she smiled.

"Hm, good girl. Let's see what the others are up to before Anko starts this off." I walked over to the Ino-Shika-Cho trio.

"Hey guys, how're things looking?"

"Troublesome, that kid's a freak in not a good way," Shikamaru grunted and I knew he was talking about Gaara.

"Yeah, well... you might need to play the long game if you plan on getting with that sandy blonde my guy. I can feel the bloodlust from here and it ain't welcoming in the slightest." I had to be honest.

This Gaara might be beyond saving. He looked unhinged, whereas in canon he looked disinterested. It's also a year later so I'm guessing Rasa fucked up even more.

"Damnit, Naruto. That's not what I meant." Shikamaru groaned.

"Hm, hm, sure. And you don't have a kink for bossy women." I said off-handedly and he turned redder than a tomato.

"Fine, fine, sorry. But I'm being serious. That kid's dangerous so I would hold off on approaching even by association. Get ready for a nasty fight should things head that way." I advised.

"No need to tell me twice. I'll let you do the heavy lifting. Your back to full strength right?" He asked.

"Even better, I've surpassed my previous limits hehe." I gave him the nice guy pose, complete with sparkling teeth.

[Lv250 - DS: DS: 525,000/ CP: 1,200,000/ STR: 4,500/ AGI: 4,000/ VIT: 5,000/

INT: 4,750/ SNC: 4,750 - v2 Bijū Cloak: 9-Tails]

"Good, then I don't have to worry about it." Shikamaru grinned.

"Don't go using me as a crutch, Shika. I'm not losing you to complacency." I was serious and my tone reflected it.

"You won't. I promise." I looked me right in the eye so I knew he meant it.

"Hm. Good." I nodded, satisfied.

I then looked around at the other participants, this would be a dangerous situation for them to get caught up in. I almost pitied them.