Princess of the Dragon Clan [ Kakashi Hatake X OC Romance ] Book 1 Complete

Chapter 20 Chunin Exams Part 4

            It was the following morning; I saw the sun beginning to rise as I poked my head out of the tent I was sleeping in. There were limited tents and spaces, so all 5 of us shared one. It was cramped and uncomfortable. Let’s say I barely slept at all. I looked over at the other four; they were all soundly sleeping. Well, almost soundly, Naruto was snoring, which I’m surprised didn’t wake everyone else up. He was spread out with his arms above his head; he got close to kicking Sakura a few times. If that happened…He would be wide awake and a few feet outside the tent.

            I got out of the tent and stretched as I yawned. I needed to wake myself up and try to be alert. With everything that happened yesterday and what Kakashi told me, we must be fully awake and attentive to our surroundings. The thought of Orochimaru being here, of all places… jolted me right awake. I can’t believe he is back…and to know he attacked Sasuke…and he knows I’m here. Honestly, I am unsure how much he truly knows about me; I only had seen him a couple of times growing up, and everything else was just stories about him. I knew he was a traitor to the leaf, evil, and one of the three great sannin. 

            I shook my head. He wants Sasuke…which means we must keep an even closer eye on him. Not only to ensure the curse mark doesn’t consume him…but to ensure Orochimaru doesn’t get his filthy hands on him. He would have to take Sasuke over my dead body before I would ever let him touch another hair on his head. I became close with these three genin during our time together before the exams. I know I don’t show it much, but…I do care for each one of them. I want to see them succeed…I want to see them become chunin and continue to do great things.

            I nodded in determination as I looked over; I could see the light start shining off the trees and the damp grass. I took a deep breath and went to the giant tent across from the infirmary. When I walked in, there weren’t many people there…I guess no one is a morning person. Then again, they have been fighting for their lives for five days. I went to grab some breakfast, and I sat down inside the tent, this time to eat. Since there weren’t many people around, I could eat in peace…or so I thought.  I felt a presence come closer, and this person sat diagonal to where I was. I closed my eyes and sighed; who could it be this time? I opened my eyes as I looked over, and to my surprise, it was Guy. He looked to be fully energized and ready for today. He began eating as I stared at him. Did he notice I was here?

            He swallowed and turned his gaze over to me; he gave me a faint smile.

            “Good morning, Isamu…why up so early? I didn’t take you to be a morning person.”

            I heard some distance in his voice, and I knew something was bothering him. I knew all of us, Jonin were now aware of Orochimaru’s presence in the previous exam; I’m sure that made everyone uneasy.

            “I’m not…But I think everything going on and the preliminarys today have kept my mind going…I didn’t sleep much last night either.”

            I started to play with my food, and my appetite suddenly disappeared. I looked over, and Guy laughed a bit while eating breakfast.

            “It’ll be fine, Isamu…all of the genin going to move on are strong, worthy opponents! I think these preliminary’s will be interesting, to say the least.”

            I nodded; he was right they would be. The preliminaries were not my biggest concern, though. My biggest concern was Sasuke…The Hokage decided to let him continue with the exams. We, of course, had to go along with the Hokage’s request. I am worried about Sasuke's actions without using his jutsu or sharingan. I know he is a tough competitor, but without using his sharingan and jutsu against any of these other genin…I don’t know what he is going to do. My other concern was, Orochimaru…was he going to show up again? When and where? These questions would not be answered and left me on edge.