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Ch 17: The Chunin Exams Pt. 5

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How Does It Feel by Tonight Alive

Ch 17: The Chunin Exams Pt. 5

A/N: Sorry, if I change POV's a lot. It's just between First person and Third.
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RIKO's POV
After the fight with the Amegakure team, I obtained their Heaven scroll and finally made my way towards the tower. Though, the only thing on my mind wasn't the completion of this exam, no, it's about the disgusting sensation on my hands. No matter how many times I clean them, the feeling never goes away.

Is it because I killed them, my mind immediately ponders. Is it because I finally have blood on my hands?

I shake my head to rid myself of those thoughts. Those everlasting, and haunting thoughts. Mental ramblings that will forever remind me that I finally killed someone. Murdered them in cold blood, to be more precise.

Sighing, I finally make it to the tower's entrance. Pushing away my inner conflicts, I walk inside and eventually find myself in a sole, empty, room. Before I can call out to someone, writing on the upper wall, towards the ceiling, catches my attention.

'If qualities of Heaven are your desire, acquire wisdom and knowledge to take your mind higher. If Earthly qualities is what you lack, train your bodies in the field and prepare to attack. When both Heaven and Earth are opened together, the path of peril will revert to the righteous path forever. This " " is the secret way that guides us from this place today. -The Third Hokage '

I read the quote over and over as I try to process it. I know that Heaven is speaking of the intelligence of our minds and that Earth is talking about the strength of our bodies. So, I theorize, that with the both of them our path to becoming a true shinobi will become easier? Sighing, I shake my head.

"All right! Let me just get this over with," I mutter as I reach into my utility belt.

Pulling out the Heaven and Earth scrolls, I study them in my hands. Reeling through my memories, I recall the rules of this exam and nod to myself. Kneeling on the floor, I rearrange one scroll in each hand. Picking at the end of each scroll with my fingers, I pull them open at the same time.

Watching with a keen eye, I see that nothing happens at first. Though, I think otherwise when smoke starts to rise from the sealings. Mentally cursing for not recognizing it as a summoning seal, I stand up and jump back to create a fair distance. I immediately inch my right hand towards my utility belt, ready to pull out a kunai.

What is it summoning?! Is this part of the exam, I question myself.

But the anticipation becomes anticlimactic as a sudden poof reveals my sensei. I deadpan, dropping my hand and stare blankly at Kakashi.

"So, the scrolls summon a person," I ask him as a greeting.

"Well, hello to you, too, Riko. And for your question, yes, they do. If you have opened them before reaching the tower, I would've knocked you unconscious and you would automatically fail," he explains.

I smirk, crossing my arms. "Well, good thing I didn't. Though, seeing as I'm here before the five-day time limit, what am I supposed to do for the remaining time," I question.

I watch as Kakashi shoves his hands into his pockets, and his sole eye looks me up and down. "Hmm, I would recommend you to go see the medical ninjas so they can heal you," he states.