The Prodigy Namikaze by SoulReaperCrewe

Chapter 8: Chunin Exams- Written Test

"And so do the three of you understand the importance of this?" Minato asked in full Hokage mode as he sat behind his desk with Team 13 and Mikoto standing in front of him.

"Yes Hokage-sama," Naruto, Itachi and Anko replied back in a respectful tone.

"Very good; the three of you are the only team from the leaf village this time around who will be competing in the chunin exams therefore the village has a lot of high hopes for the three of you."

"Yes Hokage-sama," they said again Mikoto watched her team with pride evident in her eyes.

"And above all else give it your all and know that Konoha and all its inhabitants, shinobi and civilian are behind you one hundred percent and will be rooting for you every step of the way. The three of you are the best crop of genin we have had in a very long time."

"With what your sensei has been telling me, the three of you are more than ready for these exams," Minato said looking at Naruto with pride evident on his face.

Though Naruto remained emotionless and looked at his father with slightly bored eyes.

"Thank you Hokage-sama. We will do our best," the three said in unison.

Minato nodded as he gave them their forms. "Remember you need those forms to get into the exams. So if one you lose those forms, then none of you will be able to enter."

"The chunin exams this year will be held in Suna which is three days journey away. The exams begin in five days so you will need to get moving by tomorrow," he said as the three genin nodded and bowed to their Hokage before they turned to leave the room.

"Naruto your Kaa-chan would like to know what you want for dinner this evening since you won't be home for a while. She said she will make you whatever you want," Minato said thinking Naruto would be smiling a big smile since he always enjoyed Kushina's cooking.

Naruto heard his father and slowly turned around which surprise Minato and Mikoto when they saw he was looking at them still with a emotionless look on his face.

"Tell Kaa-chan not to worry. I'm having dinner round jiji's tonight," he said. Before either could say anything he shunshined away leaving the two adults as the only ones left in the room.

"What was that about?" Minato asked to himself as he looked at where his eldest was standing before turning towards Mikoto.

Mikoto was also looking towards the spot where he had been standing with a similar thought in her head. She had begun to notice more and more lately that Naruto was becoming very distant and one would even say a little cold towards his parents. He even tried to keep away from his siblings though, she quickly saw that was not possible due to Mina and Mito's clinginess.

Plus he had been spending a lot more time at their compound with Itachi and Anko.

"I'm sure it is just nerves," Mikoto answered. "I bet the shock of him being entered in the chunin exam has made him a little nervous and a little withdrawn."

"We were all at that stage when we went to out chunin exams. Do you remember Kushina during hers when she was fourteen?" she asked making Minato chuckle at the memory.

Kushina had been so excited to being put into the chunin exams that when the day actually arrived, she became a nervous wreck and on more than one occasion tried to pull out. Though when her confidence finally came back, she made sure everyone knew that she was going to became a chunin and kick their ass to the moon and back.

"Naruto is probably just handling it differently. We all do handle certain situations differently."

Minato sat there for a few moments before smiling.