Naruto x Reader Various {Slow updates}

Chapter 20: The Beginning of the Chunin Exams!

(Y/n) POV: 5 days later
It was currently the morning as Naruto, Sasuke, and I stood at the entrance of the academy, waiting for Sakura. I turned my head and saw Sasuke roll his eyes before slowly walking to the door. Before he could take a step closer to the door, I grabbed the sleeve of Sasuke's shirt which made Sasuke pause what he was doing, then he looked over at me. "Let's just wait a little bit longer, I'm sure she'll be here soon." I said with a gentle smile as I turned my head away and looked down the road, trying to spot Sakura. "Sakura might not have the powerful strength that we have, but I know for a fact that she's coming. We're a team/friends and we will always have our backs no matter what." I said, smiling bigger as I could see the top of Sakura's head down the dirt path. "Sakura! Hey, you're late." Naruto said as Sakura stopped in front of us. "Uh, right. Sorry, guys." Sakura said, shyly waving at us before zoning out. "Sakura~Chan!" I said, smiling happily as I ran and hugged Sakura and brought her out of her thoughts. "I knew you were gonna show up!" I said, looking up at Sakura with a happy smile. "(Y-Y/n)~Chan, you're so embarrassing..." Sakura said, shyly as her face turned red before she hid her cheeks from embarrassment. I gently let Sakura go and stood next to her as she calmed down from the embarrassment before looking over at Sasuke. "Good morning, Sasuke." Sakura said, still kind of out of it. "Yeah." Sasuke said, nodding his head. "Come on, let's go to the Chunin Exams!" I said, grabbing Sakura's arm and leading the way through the doors and up the stairs.

As we made up the stairs a group of Genin were surrounding a door in the middle of the hallway. "What's going on? Can you see? I don't know." I heard the other Genin say. I watched as a guy who looked like a miniature version of Guy~Sensei got knocked backwards towards his teammates. I felt bad for the guy before glaring a little bit at the bullies. "You're taking the Chunin Exams, but you can't even get past us?" One of the bullies said, smirking. "Why don't you just give up now before you get hurt?" The other bully said, also smirking. "Yeah, I think I hear your mommy calling you." The first bully said, smirking even more. "This is pushing my buttons, if they do something or say something else I'm gonna snap." I thought, balling up my fist with a smirk. "Please let us through! We're supposed to go in there!" A girl with two brown buns in her hair said walking over to the two bullies. The girl with the two brown buns got punched in the cheek which knocked her back next to the guy who looked like a miniature version of Guy~Sensei. "That's harsh!" One of the Genin said, worried. "Did you say harsh? Don't kid yourself. We're being nice by comparison. The exams are going to make this look like a picnic." The first bully said, smirking at the group of Genins. "Some of you won't survive the exams. Others will be wrecked for life. And some of you may go crazy. For Chunin, it's always life and death." The second bully said, also smirking at the group of Genin. "You think it's a joke? Chunin are qualified to lead missions. The lives of your squad members are in your hands, so you better be tough enough to take the heat. Delicate little girls don't belong here." The first bully said, crossing his arms with a smirk still on his face. "We're just thinking out the herd. You won't pass anyway, so go home and play with your dolls." The second bully said, smirking down at the girl with the two brown buns in her hair.

"That's it! They crossed the line!" I thought, having a dangerous look in my eyes where it was barely noticeable. "Hey!" I yelled, gaining the bullies and the rest of the Genin's attention. "What's wrong with you, huh? Next time, why don't you have the guts to hit somebody who's prepared!  This just shows how weak you truly are by hitting someone who wasn't at all prepared!  Cowards, picking on everyone else!" I said with a gentle but ticked off smile as my knuckles turned white. "Now, now, sweetheart. Don't be angry at us. Wouldn't want to ruin such a beautiful— Gah!" One of the bullies said before I punched him in his face which made him fly backwards into the door frame. He slumped against the frame as their Genjutsu flicked above the door, revealing the number 201. "I hate it when people call me sweetheart and mean in an ugly way. Plus, they needed to release their Genjutsu for the second floor." I said with a gentle but ticked off smile, then I turned to look at the other bully. "So you noticed the Genjutsu, huh? Well, aren't we the smart ones? So you noticed an illusion. Now let's see you deal with this!" The other bully said, swinging his leg at me. "(Y/n)~Chan!" I heard Naruto and Sakura yell as Sasuke gasped before grunting. Sasuke appeared in front of me also swinging his leg to block the kick, but both Sasuke's and the bully's legs were caught by the guy who looked like a miniature version of Guy~Sensei. I peaked around Sasuke's shoulder, smiling gently at the guy who looked like a miniature version of Guy~Sensei. The guy who looked like a miniature version of Guy~Sensei, gently pushed Sasuke's and the bully's legs back, making them stumble a little bit. I held onto Sasuke's shoulders, helping him gain his balance once again before Sasuke turned his head and nodded at me in thanks, then narrowed his eyes back to the guy who looked like a miniature version of Guy~Sensei.