"First," Ibiki yelled. "You candidates from the Village Hidden in the Sound, knock it off!"
Nanami tilted her head slightly, aware that she was being watched, but unable to discern where the person was, or whom.
"Who told you, you could fight?" Ibiki continued. "You want to be failed, even before we've begun?"
"Sorry," one of them said, sounding... creepy. Nanami didn't like him one bit. "It's our first time. Guess we're a little jumpy.... sir."
"I'll say this once." Nanami got the sense that Ibiki didn't trust them either. "Listen up. There will be no combat between candidates. No attacking each other without the permission of your proctor. And even then, the use of lethal force is strictly prohibited. Anyone who even thinks of messing with me will be disqualified immediately. Got it?"
No one verbally answered, but by the tenseness in the air, Nanami got the impression that his message was heard loud and clear.
"Hmph," the Sound ninja whom Aki had been talking to earlier seemed to be a bit dim. "No fatal force? That's no fun."
There was some chuckling from upfront, where Ibiki and a gathering of other ninja had appeared.
"Trust me, it's for your own protection," Aki murmured, sounding more than a little ticked.
"We'll proceed to the first stage of the Chunin Exams," Ibiki said.
"Finally," Aki muttered, as Aiyanna touched both their elbows.
"Remember, teamwork," Aiyanna said softly.
"Hand over your paperwork," Ibiki continued. "In return, you'll each be given a number-"
"Listen for the taps, I'll let you know what you get," Aiyanna responded.
"Ok," Nanami whispered back.
"Each number determines where you will sit," Ibiki explained. "We'll start the written test, once you're all seated."
"The what...?" Naruto said slowly.
"Shoot," Aki whispered frantically. "Nanami, what are we gonna do?"
"We'll be ok," Nanami said gently. "If we work together, we'll figure it out."
Naruto proceeded to have a minor freak out.
Clearly, someone hadn't been studying.
Nanami could feel her stomach sinking. How was she going to do this, when she couldn't read or write?
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Child of the Moon
ФанфикFYI: This is undergoing rewrites and will have a separate book for reading. By the time I'm done with rewrites it probably won't look like this, and I'm hoping it will be vastly better. Thanks for those of you reading and enjoying it. When the world...
