𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐤𝐢 | ɴᴀʀᴜᴛᴏ

Rare Gem

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Kazumi stood outside the building with her eyes dancing between the many examinees all around.

Some appeared menacing whilst others were laidback—stretching somewhere in the distance. She felt completely fine, not bothered by this. In fact, she scanned the possible opponents around her just as Sanjiro told her to do. She shouldn't judge them, but she visibly did with her expressions.

So crowded...

"Hey!!! Sakura-chan!!! Kazumi!!" Naruto's voice snapped Kazumi's gaze back to her teammates.

The blond boy approached his team, energetic like always. Kazumi couldn't help but envy his ability to be wired every single day. A good cup of bland coffee did the trick, but even sometimes it never seemed to work. With Naruto, it was something natural... since the early academy days.

"Yeah... good morning..." Sakura forced a smile, her lower eyelids heavy.

Kazumi nodded her greetings to him.

Sasuke hardly acknowledged him, silently staring.

Did she not get any sleep, again?

Kazumi thought, noticing Sakura's lack of energy within her sapped tone. Naruto ignored it, coming in between the two girls with the paper in his hand.

"Did I sign this correctly?"

Kazumi leaned to peer down at it, including Sakura.

"Can't you read?" Sakura looked at him with concern, pointing down to the line a few inches above his signature, "It says to sign there."

Naruto sheepishly chuckled, messily scribbling it out to redo his signature. Kazumi merely grimaced at it, watching as his second attempt was even sloppier than the first.

"Will the examiners even be able to read that?" Kazumi squinted.

"Eh? What do you mean?" Naruto grinned, finishing up his signature with a frog-like smiley face drawn beside it.

"Nevermind..." Kazumi exhaled through her nose, pulling out a watch from her pouch, "Let's head in early." She suggested, putting it back in her pouch whilst nodding her head to the entrance.

Her team acknowledged it, following her steps. Her pace had slowed to match Sasuke's, walking alongside him whilst they made their way toward the exams. He gave her a curious look when noticing her serious eyes.

"Sasuke, do you sense anything on me? Like... maybe a sealing jutsu?" She whispered, pressing her fingers against her neck.

Sasuke's eyes narrowed, even activating his sharingan to see. But, as his eyes faded back to black, he shook his head. Upon her confused reaction, Sasuke turned his head away with a disinterested sigh. He then took a few steps ahead, purposely glancing back at Kazumi with knowing eyes.