Naruto:Blast to the Past

Chapter 50: A Team on the Rise

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Chapter 50:
A Team on the Rise

Kushina's eyes sparkled in anticipation the moment they saw the sight waiting for her and her team on the other side of the double doors. It was a giant room, resembling an auditorium more than anything. Kushina couldn't count them all, but there were dozens and dozens of genin sprawled about, each team taking its spot somewhere in the room. There was much chatter to go around. Kushina could feel the excitement in the air, no doubt for the fact that this was the first Chunnin exams in a while.

Next to her, Fugaku looked around as well, his eyes picking out each genin in the room. But he couldn't see the one he was interested in.

Hizashi fiddled a bit, no doubt feeling a bit nervous. It was unusual for a Hyuuga, but he was feeling a bit of apprehension. There was much stake in this for him and his brother. More specifically his brother, given the fact that he was to be the next clan head while Hizashi was only a branch member. But either way, the Hyuuga clan was expecting them to both clear this exam with ease. In many ways, it was overwhelming.

"Well, it looks like you three made it."

Kushina smirked when she saw Tsume and her team walking up to them. Her teammates were both Hiashi and Shibi, the latter hanging a bit back as he readjusted his glasses.

"You really didn't think I was going to let you hog all the spotlight, did you?" Kushina said, her smirk still in place.

The Inuzuka girl returned her smirk with Kuromaru barking in excitement from within her hoodie. Kushina wasn't surprised that her friend had brought the ninja dog along with her. Kuromaru was her partner, after all. Not to mention that it made her jutsu that more formidable.

Hiashi on the other hand simply looked at his brother who greeted him with a nod. No words needed to be said between them. They already knew what they had to do.

"It looks like you have a fun team," Kushina muttered while glancing at Shibi to emphasize her point.

Tsume merely sighed, not replying. There really wasn't any need to. She and the other two were completely different when it came to their personality it was ridiculous. But in the end, that never came in between their teamwork. Thankfully.

"Hey, guys! It was about time you got here!"

Both Kushina and Tsume turned their heads to see Emi waving in excitement at them as she made her way to their group. Hikari was right behind her while Takao kept his distance. The boy already knew that his presence wasn't going to be accepted by the others. Well, the guys wouldn't care. That didn't ring true for the kunoichi, though.

"You lack composure, Yamanaka," Hiashi commented as he glanced at her. "You need to be more professional."

Emi rolled her eyes as she stopped next to Kushina. "Yeah, yeah. You can talk to the hand, Hiashi. I still can't believe you're from the same clan as my Hikari-chan."

Said Hyuuga didn't respond, merely averting her gaze from Hiashi's. It was something that Kushina picked up on. And while she found it a bit odd, she didn't comment on it.

Hiashi scoffed, turning his back to Emi. As far as he was concerned, the girl wasn't worth getting in an argument with.

Fugaku had a slight smirk, actually finding it a bit amusing how the Yamanaka girl had told Hiashi off. The Uchiha and Hyuuga were always in a rivalry, after all.

As for Shibi, the quiet Aburame merely readjusted his glasses again, preferring to observe what was happening than to partake in it. It was more interesting for him that way.