「𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐊 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐖𝐈𝐍 𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐓 𝐌𝐄? 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐅𝐔𝐍𝐍𝐘」
𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬 ❪ sakura centric ❫
❝To be able to pretend is to be able to lie, to others as well as yourself...❞
Pretending was something Sakura could do as easily as...
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They were back from the Forest of Death on the last day. Barely passing, they managed to not die. Standing in front of the Hokage, along with the other genins who passed their second phase of the exam.
"The custom of wearing out one's life and fighting to maintain balance, that is how we keep good relationships in the ninja world," The Third Hokage said, "This is a life or death battle for your dream and your village's dignity."
'We are risking our lives for something as petty as dignity huh. . .' Sakura looked ahead of her, 'Looks like human lives are not worth a lot to them after all.'
"I don't care, Tell us the details of this life or death exam," The red-haired boy named Gaara gritted his teeth.
The pinkette looked at him as she thought, 'He's releasing bloodlust and his mental state is unstable, his chakra is too much just like Naruto. . .'
"Then I will begin the explanation of the third phase but. . ." The old man coughed and a jounin ninja appeared in front of them.
"I, Gekkou Hayate, the judge, will explain." He said.
"Please do."
"Everyone before the third exam," And he started coughing.
'Is everyone alright in Konoha or not?' Sakura sweatdropped.
"There's something I want you to do," He started, "Fight in some preliminary matches to see who gets to advance in the Third Exam main battle."
His announcement caused an uproar among the genins.
"But there are too many genins left. . ."
'So you're saying you underestimated the genins but still want to blame it on the previous exams being too easy? How pathetic.'
After the lengthy explanation, he said: "So please withdraw if you wish,"
That's when Sakura saw someone.
'Orochimaru,'
He was standing there with a new disguise, the only reason she recognised him was that his chakra was marked by her when they battled against him in the forest of death.
'And also his overly powdered face. . .'
'He's probably here for the Uchiha,' She concluded.
"Excuse me," Kabuto raised his hand, "I'd like to withdraw from this exam."
"Kabuto-san?" Naruto whispered in shock.
The judge looked at the papers in his hands as he searched for Kabuto's documents.
"You may leave then," The judge said after he examined Kabuto's profile. He then talked to Anko and Hokage about it.
