Chunin Exams: New Flame

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This is where he starts liking you, and you begin liking him....

Uzumaki Naruto

It was the day of the Chunin Exams.
You were prepared to give your all.....watching.

That's right, you didn't actually have to do the exams, as your grandfather was an elder in the village a long, long time ago, and since he was the one to set up your tests, the Hokage figured you were above the chunin level (which you were). Therefore, you just spent your time with other teams, helping them prepare and providing support, while they wined at how you got to 'skip levels'.

That wasn't true, but you didn't want to be telling them your life story when they should be focusing solely on their upcoming exams.

"Miss (Y/n), the Hokage ordered me to tell you this..." The chunin who had appeared out of nowhere trailed off, seeing your 'this must be important' look.

Truth be told, he didn't want to be the one to break this to you, but what had to be done, had to be done,

"He thinks it be better if you take the chunin exams"

You gaped.

Then you gaped more.

And more.

The average chunin was beginning to get worried, had you been paralysed in shock?!

(TIME SKIP)

How had this happened to you?!

You were with team seven, being the plus-on who was shoved into the weakest team. Naruto, of course, was overjoyed.

They had someone as strong as you with them to get the heaven/earth scroll they needed.

You're currently in the woods, trying to avoid any other teams.
Naruto was moaning about how he had to pee, so you stopped, waiting for him.

That was how this whole mess started.

You were neck deep in trouble and were barely able to stand. Her eyes...or is it a he? Whatever, a monster, that was the right way to label whatever was in front of you.

A snake hissed its way over to you.
Snakes. Sanin?

Your mind instantly thought back to the story your grandfather had told you of the legendary Sanin. One of them used snakes....
Orochimaru?

The character in front of you was strong, so strong he had you and the others in his genjustu. You hated the sensation you got from looking at his eyes. Fear. Bodies trembling and frozen, the impending sense of doom. The worst part was, just by looking at his eyes, you could tell how many people he'd killed.

It disgusted you.

Luckily, you knew how to break a genjustu. Focusing your chakra, you escaped. Sasuke was already out of the genjustu as he'd broken out by piercing his leg with a kunai knife. He picked up Sakura shakily, as you guys signalled for eachother to escape.

Hiding behind a tree, you tried to take refuge.

"Sasuke-kun, are you okay!" Sakura didn't pay me a seconds attention as she started worrying over Sasuke.

Slamming his hand over her mouth, he, terrified, turned to see if Orochimaru was nearing.

Suddenly, a pulse was felt under your feet.

Snake, big Snake!

Sakura tried to warn Sasuke but he didn't bother turning.
Guess you were gonna have to take care of this.

Time to use your high level chunin ability.

Throwing Shuriken and pinpointing the vital spots on the snake, you jumped up, allowing Sasuke and Sakura to get some distance away.

You turned back with a snarl as the woman- no- Orochimaru began to come out of the top, covered in snake saliva.

Surprise at seeing you flitted across his face, before she -no he- lunged into battle.

Lower body dissipating, he flew with a snake half towards you.

Barely able to see him, you trusted your instincts and got away from the brunt of the attack, falling back with Sasuke and Sakura.
This was going to be harder than you'd thought.

Making up your mind on your next move, you moved your hand up to you face, biting your thumb lightly.
Summoning. Your summoning originated from your grandfather and you knew what you were doing.

Ready to press your palm against the floor, you formed quick hand signs.

Orochimaru got ready to advance.

Clunk! Clunk! Clunk!

........Three Shuriken.

You all looked up and -lo and behold- there stood Naruto.

Worry was written all over Sasuke's face.
He knew Naruto wasn't strong enough to save you all.
He may've even made it worse by showing up.

"Look, I'll give you the scroll," He began....but was cut off just as you were about to voice your own complaints.

Naruto jumped down angrily. He turned and punched Sasuke hard across the face, making Sasuke go flying.
Then, arguing relentlessly, charged straight at the enemy.

You face palmed.

Forming quick hand signs, you used a wind style to separate his body from the snakes.

Naruto was powerful, you wouldn't deny, but he wasn't strong enough to go against that monster of a man.

Landing on a tree trunk hardly, you saw his body shake.

Had you hurt him from that harmless justu?!

You ran over, forgetting everything in that moment. The only thing that mattered was that Naruto was okay.

Jumping down, you quickly turned him over.

Red.
Red eyes stared back at you.

Heart stopping, you started to get up and away from him, knowing he'd lost control on the nine-tailed fox.
This was bad. You knew what it felt like to lose control to a beast.

Growling, he looked up at you.
Under his red, harsh orbs, you shivered. This was another side of Naruto.

Bang!

Instantly, your head snapped back to attention at a sound from a distance. What were you doing?! You had to help the others!

You didn't care if Naruto was the nine-tailed fox, he was still Naruto.

"I'm going to go get them!" Determination filled your eyes as you turned to go, but you weren't planning on leaving him behind.
No, he was coming with you.

You pulled on his sleeve gently and caringly, contrary to the burning passion in your eyes. The same way you'd held his hand when he first met you. The first person the ever be kind to him...was you. His heart started beating faster as he looked into your sparkling eyes. He felt his body stiffen at your touch. What was happening? Didn't he like Sakura in that way? He'd never felt this way around her. You were all the sugar and the little bit of candy on top. You gave the sun to his shine. Without you, he'd ultimately be nothing. He probably wouldn't have made it this far without you. All at once this realisation hit him, and he wanted to convey everything to you right then and there, but even he knew there was a time and place.

The feeling was still a bud, not a full bloomed flower, but it was there.

Right now, though, was not the right time to acknowledge it.

He shook his head slightly. There were still many dates to come to confirm his feelings....if you even accepted the first one, of course

Looking back up at Orochimaru, he snarled, menacingly.
If he was fighting for you, then he'd try his best.

This was gonna be one hell of a fight!

Uchiha Sasuke

Smiling, you looked over the room full of genin from neighbouring lands.
This was sure to be fun.

Ibiki was the proctor after all. His mental fortitude was incomparable.
You allowed yourself to smirk as team seven entered the room. Those lot were a sorry bunch.
They had Sakura, after all.
Joking.

You looked around, seeing the other students, but none of them really caught your eye. You were a chunin helper for the exams. You had your own ones held a couple of weeks ago. Sparring with the Hokage and getting quite far was enough for them to be able to see you were getting to Jonin level, and for them to let you off the hook.

Glaring at the rain Genin who was eyeing your figure, your eyes drifted from one seat to the other, looking for someone.

Blue.

There he was.

You closed your eyes, acting like you never tried to look at him in the first place.
You remembered the first time he'd caught you looking.

The way he smirked really got on your nerves.....and made you feel.....Nonononono, no it didn't make you feel that way and his over protective nature was not hot to you in any way, neither was his cute little smirk, nor his hot and cold personality, nothing about him was attractive at all!

Despite thinking that, you allowed one eye to open to look at him, just a peep. He would never know.....

Your narrowed eye opened slightly, light entering your vision. You looked directly at him, knowing he wouldn't know.
Yeah, you were only looking at him to see if he was cheating and if you could catch him...Yeah! That was totally why.

He sat with his hands folded behind his head, as if he was free from any burden and wasn't taking his chunin exams.

Onyx. His dark, glistening orbs locked with your (e/c) ones.

Crap, you'd been caught.
You expected one of his signature smirks or a little laugh that he sometimes did, but he did nothing.
His eyes just stayed on you, looking at you as if he hadn't even realised you were looking back at him.

Wait...how long had he been staring at you if he hadn't even noticed you were looking back?

His eyes suddenly seemed to focus on your features now, as he saw your weirded out expression.
Crap, he'd been caught.

He quickly looked away, a dark blush spreading through his cheeks. Why was he blushing this badly because of you? When did he start seeing you in that way? A new feeling spread through him like wild-fire, and rendered him breathless. What were you doing to him? Was this some sort of Genjustu? His hand went to his heart slowly, as he placed it over, feeling the thumping of his heartbeat. This was bad.
Very bad.
He was meant to avenge his clan.

What was he doing falling for you?

Wait..

Did he seriously just admit that?!

He knew it was the truth though. He'd really fell for you. You were the first person he had ever felt this with before and it scared him shitless that just by looking at you made him feel like fireworks were exploding inside him. Is this what being in love was like?

Nonononono, this wasn't the right time, he had to focus on the chunin exams. He had to focus on getting stronger.

Love.

He was supposed to just be a vessel for vengeance.

Why was this happening to him right now?!

You looked at him, cocking your head cutely. Damn his heart! Why did you have to do that?

Meanwhile you were wondering why he was getting all worked up. After all, You'd never seen him be so emotional in your lifetime here.

Subaku No Gaara

Crimson blood dripped onto the floor.
Your blood.

You worriedly stood up, staring at the ninja before you. He was from the village of sound, and, from what you had heard wasn't strong.
So how?
How was he able to level with you.

You turned your head to eyes the Hokage and Judges, seeing only their concerned faces look back at you. This most definitely wasn't a genin level fight, the sheer power of your opponent was outstanding.

His name was Dosu, apparently .
He was a first time attendant too.

Digging your nails into your palm, you charged full speed.

(TIMESKIP FIGHT)

You'd somehow won against your opponent, and were instantly promoted to chunin.

However, you felt bad. To you, a victory as crude and violent as yours had been was more of a loss, and with that in mind, you'd decided to apologise to your opponent. Yes, you knew that wasn't the way of the shinobi, and you should've been emotionless towards your enemy, but it was your way of the ninja to forgive, and that was something you'd never forget.

Your past experiences served as a reminder, after all.

You were supposed to be apologising right then......but curiosity got the better of you.

Quietly, you stood behind the rooftop chimney, listening in on the conversation. You had no idea why Dosu had gone up to the roof, but you were sure he was talking or meeting someone so you'd followed .

"When there is a full moon, he gets excited,"

You recognised that voice, the red boy, Gaara.

Instantly, your throat closed at his murder-intent filled voice. It was the same as the day you'd met him. You imagined his emotionless face, eyes filled with bloodlust- but- then another image entered your reeling mind. The image that had brought you peace after your parents death. Of him. That was surely the same person, so why? Why did his face look so different? The peace his calmness he had brought you when you first saw him still held a special place in your heart, even though you didn't know him personally.

Clinging onto that image, you began to jump out of your hiding place, to stop whatever was going on.

Crash! Bang! Clatter!

Your body shook as the roof began to shake, expelling any of your previous confidence. Your mind retreated and so did your body, as you travelled to the opposite side of the roof as quickly as your legs could jump.

There he stood, breathing heavily as he tried to calm himself. What happened?

But before you could piece everything together, you saw the corner of his eye land on you.

Instantly, a chill made it's way up your spine while his eye scanned your still figure.

However, you were still, not frozen. Warily, your legs approached him, something he'd never seen anyone do.

Your bravery would've seemed more like stupidity, but the truth was you'd seen worst. Been through worse. Or maybe not, you didn't know. But what you did know was letting someone else suffer what you'd already been through was immoral and only created more hate. You could see it in his eyes. The bloodlust just covered up emotions he probably didn't even know existed.

You needed to reach out. You needed to help him. No-one had ever helped you, you'd had to help yourself, and you knew the pain of being all alone in a big world, screaming and crying silently while everyone ignored you.

Shakily, you made your way to his figure, but he made no gesture that indicated he would hurt you, instead turning his eyes forward and trying to ignore you.

You saw movement from below, and then realised that Dosu was gone.....and that Gaara was the cause.

Now your heartbeat was in your ears and you were terrified. You had no idea how to help or comfort anymore. You were sure words weren't going to work.

Gathering up your remaining courage, your arms opened form behind him and engulfed him in a time-stopping hug.

It was then when he felt a strange sensation. One of peace and harmony. Your heartbeat was frenzied and he could feel his own increase just from being this close to you. What were you doing to him? He'd never had anyone make him feel this way, nor put their arms around him. He felt you give a tight squeeze to his body, as if you were trying to give him reassurance and it confused him. Hadn't you just witnessed a murder? Why weren't you afraid of him? However his thoughts were fuzzy from the heat you gave him with your body. He had never had sweaty palms like he did right now and it was getting harder and harder to breathe.

He looked down to see fields of (h/c) hair. He didn't know why but he was so desperate to run his hands through them.

Questions baffled him as you felt him relax in your grip.

You had done it.

Taking a step back, you put some space between the two of you, and instantly missed the sparks that were happening when you were embracing.

Time stopped as his, now soft and shimmering eyes landed on you, but this time you weren't scared.

This time you stared back at him with equal calmness.

Kiba Inuzuka

Kiba was up against Naruto.

He clearly didn't think much of it, as he bragged about how he was gonna 'take Naruto down' and 'beat the annoying guy to a pulp'.
He always did boast, but that was just another part of his personality you had grown to like.

Clearly, he had no idea of Naruto's quick progress.

You knew though, and Kakashi may have been your inside source :)

Being a proctor for the Chunin exams, you couldn't help but want to help Kiba cheat a bit or even warn him of what was to come, however there was no way you could, due to your very strict morals....and the fact the match had already started.

(TIME SKIP FIGHT)

He lost.

You knew he would.

Maybe if you had stopped the fight though, he wouldn't be beaten so badly he couldn't even currently stand, after all, it was clear to anyone before Naruto did his finishing move Kiba was already immobile.

It was sorta your fault for letting the match drag on.

You guilty stared at Kiba's battered body, but you were proud of him too.
You were proud he hadn't stood down.
Pride swelled in your chest as you tune out the world, focusing just on the pearly whiteness of Kiba's hospital bed.

The colour white did always sooth you.

You watched the heaving of his chest, and the lazy calmness as he lolled his head back slightly.

Kiba made the cutest faces when he was asleep. Normally, he had on that annoying pout, or was confused, or was too busy being happy to even notice anything or anyone else, but when he slept his energy just drained out, leaving him with a small, curt smile and an overall peaceful expression.

It was one you could get used to looking at.

You watched as his nose twitched slightly at the strong smell of disinfectant. That's right, Kiba had an oversensitive nose...wait, did that mean his sense of smell was good, or if you touched his nose it would hurt or tickle him? Normally, you'd always thought it was smell, but maybe not.

The thought baffled you, and you found yourself slowly moving in, gradually closing the space there was between you two. You plucked the nearest feather from wherever you can find a feather in hospital room, and lightly tickled the tip of Kiba's nose.

It twitched.

You watched in fascination, hovering over his face and waiting for a further reaction.

You got one, alright, but not the one you were expecting.

Kiba inhaled the feather up his nose, and shot up, frantically trying to pull out whatever had clogged up his left nostril airway.

Surprised, you tried to get off him, but his forehead just banged with yours, and you, upon impact, were sent tumbling back slightly, into a sitting position on his hospital bed.

Kiba got the worsened half of it though, not only was he still trying to pull out the feather, his head had hit off yours directly onto the board behind him, almost successfully knocking himself out again.

Why were you so close to him, anyway?!

The meaning of the question finally dawned on him after he'd pulled out the feather and was rubbing the back of his head.

You
were close to him.

He felt his cheeks burn up before he could stop them, just at the thought of your face being inches away from his, and suddenly he felt lightheaded. He wasn't sure if this was from his realisation, or because he banged his head on the back of a metal board.

He liked you, no, he seriously had feelings for you. Although they were bare minimum, he hadn't realised he was falling for your charm until boom! It happened. You were intoxicating to him.

He looked up at you, every feature on your flustered face became more defined and beautiful then before, and he felt his heart beat speed up. Your lips looked so sexy and soft. He just wanted to-

"Whyyyyyy?" Your angelic voice brought him back to reality.

What justu had you cast on him?!

He didn't bother answering you, instead, his mind travelled back to when he'd first met you, and how timid and shy you'd been

As time had went on, you'd opened up, and he'd began seeing the snarky and feisty side of your personality. He liked every part of you.

You were like a Princess to him.

He wasn't sure though, did he really like you, or were his hormones just reacting to you because you were the first girl to get this close to him.

He didn't know...only time would tell.

Hatake Kakashi

Sasuke was one tough kid.

You pitifully stared at him as the curse mark was sealed by Kakashi, flinching upon hearing his anguished cries.
These Chunin exams had been one hell of a fight for Kakashi's team, that was for sure.

At least Naruto passed the preliminaries with his amazing fight with Neji, you seriously didn't know he was coming along so well. That was to be expected as Jiraya, though, as he was one of the three legendary san-

Silence that echoed of the walls of the chamber interrupted you as your thoughts began to wonder.

Sasuke had stopped screaming, but Kakashi wasn't making a sound apart from the occasional flip of the his book page.

Just by this, you could tell he was worried for his student, you'd been with him long enough to see some of his weird ways of showing concern and feelings. You desperately wanted to reach out to him, but you were never one for words, and he was too busy fake-reading his smut book to even notice you, so you'd have to settle for the second best thing...

"Yo, Bakashi, I'm waiting, ya big perv, lets get outta here," You stood on your tiptoes and gently bonked his head while speaking, rolling your eyes as if you didn't care.

Kakashi turned with a forced closed eyed smile, "Yeah, lets go,"

"You don't have to fake smile at me." You deadpanned, making him sweat drop. He just ignored your comment all in all, looking a bit guilty as he began picking up Sasuke.

Presence.

No. Even worse. Incredible chakra coming from the wall of a chamber.

Eyes closing, you sighed.

You already knew who it was. The only person it could be.

Orochimaru.

Mentally bracing yourself to see his face, you squeezed your eyes shut before opening them and turning to face his smirking self.

You'd heard a lot about this man, and you knew in return he'd probably heard a lot about you. That's why you had to be on high alert, making sure not even a glimpse of your necklace would be shown if there was any engagement in action.

He eyed you both down with a menacing look decorating his twisted face.

You looked over to Kakashi's shocked persona, as he nervously sweat-dropped, trying to stay clam in front of the legendary Sanin and failing.

You sighed again while they engaged in a 'friendly' conversation.

Kaka-Baka was practically shivering in his boots while talking, though, and his voice cracked while trying to get his words out.

You could tell how much Kakashi's team meant to him, overall, and if they meant so much to him, that meant you should help him protect them. You could see the worth in Uzumaki, Haruno and the Uchiha who lay behind you, and his will only strengthened yours. For some reason, you felt a burning compassion to protect him, too, although you were too embarrassed to actually admit to it.

Orochimaru took a step forwards.

You jolted in front of Kakashi, seeing his already forming Chidori from the corner of your eye. You weren't scared, especially not of Orochimaru. This would be a piece of cake.

"A quick one, huh," His voice sent shivers up your spine "and a Jonin, how interesting that speed is,"

You froze. Had he already figured you out?

Defiantly, you stared at the beast of a man before you, eyes filled with a ferocity that scared Kakashi.

He stared in awe at your back, both dumbfounded and respectful of your courage.

You were always so brave.

You were good at everything he was bad at.

You were his exact opposite.

Finally, he realised the deepness of his feelings for you. He liked you as more than a friend.
He prefers your company over anyone's on the face of the earth, but one thing was still a fact he had to consider...

Did he care about you in that way...or was it just because you lived with him? And he had become comfortable in your presence. His feelings baffled him as always and he just couldn't tell how he felt at that moment. Instead, he focused on you, eying your figure as you stood in front of him.

You truly were amazing.

A wonder.

Orochimaru turned, his snaky voice and laughter echoing in the room as he disappeared into the wall.

Your shoulders slumped the moment he was out of sight, indicating you had relaxed.

Turning to Kakashi to send him a brief glance.

You had to go and catch up with Orochimaru, give the snake a good piece of your mind but you were surprised to feel a firm hand on you shoulder, stopping you effectively.

"Forget it," Normally, Kakashi's words would've angered you, however, the only thing your mind was focusing on was him and the reassuring feeling of his hand which he had enveloped in yours. You could get used to this.

He picked up Sasuke with one arm, throwing him over his shoulder, before leading you towards the doorway, and out of the chamber.

Nara Shikamaru

You pulled Shikamaru's lazy ass along with since it was his match against the Suna girl called Temari, but he wouldn't budge.

Tugging on his shirt, you tried to gently guide him towards the stadium, but he was really too lazy to go.

Why were you such a drag sometimes?

Why couldn't he just knock out on the bench? He surely had some time, but it appeared he was wrong, as the voices of the stadium grew nearer, he could hear the cheering of Naruto get nearer.

Why was that guy always so noisy?

Shoving one of his fingers in his ear, he continued to let you pull him further into the huge hall. For some reason, he couldn't bring himself to pull away from your soft, small, cute hands.....No. He needed to stop drifting off about these kind of things. You were his friend, not anything more.

Yeah.....

You both made your way into the stands. Temari was already there, and she looked pretty fired up. Poor Shika.

You giggled imagining their contrasting personalities and fighting styles. This was sure to be one heck of a fight, although not many onlookers agreed, they were quickly becoming impatient with waiting for Sasuke's battle.

You watched in amusement as Shikamaru tried to worm his way out of Naruto's persistency.

With one huge shove, Shikamaru's body went flying over the stands, and into the arena.

The crowd was getting more displeased, and you could even hear some groans. Nevertheless, you conjured up your best smile, looking down at Shikamaru's too-lazy-to-even-stand body and disgruntled face.

Just as his eyes connected with yours and he began to get lost in your (e/c) orbs, something went flying, landing right next to his face.
A plastic Ramen cup?
Then another.
Then another.

You had to stop a laugh as people began throwing heaps of trash at Shikamaru's still figure. You could tell he was getting more annoyed as minutes went by.

"Get UP!" Temari shouted slightly, making him wince at her tone of voice.

Ugh, she sounded like his mom too much.

She began to take strides over to him, much to his dismay and your enjoyment, before holding her giant fan behind her head, and swinging it down full force on Shikamaru.

He looked up at you, as if saying, 'save me, (Y/n), from this pure and absolute hell' before the fan came thrashing down.

Did she really think that was enough to take down Konoha's laziest strategist?

Shikamaru stood unscathed atop of two kunai and looking down at her with a sneer.

"That's my Shikamaru!" You shouted encouragement as the fight started, not really thinking anything of your words.

What you didn't realise was the fact you didn't say Shikamaru, you'd said 'my Shikamaru', those words alone made Shikamaru's heart beat faster and breath catch in his throat. Why would you say that?! Was he yours. Were you his.

His...he quite liked the sound of that. Did you really like him in that way?
Did he really like you in that way?!

He clutched his shirt where his suddenly accelerating heart was in his right hand, as he pressed his back up further against the tree.

What were you doing to him and why were you doing it right now?!

Wait, was that your idea of a confession? He desperately wanted to see your face in the stands to understand better, but he couldn't risk coming away from the shadows, it would foil his battle plan.

This was driving him crazy.

Suddenly fired up (although very slightly) he narrowed his eyes into slits, analysing his wind using opponent.

If it was a fight she wanted, he would give her a fight she'd never forget.

(TIME SKIP FIGHT)

"NANI?!" You heard Naruto shout out at Shika, who said he was giving up.
You couldn't quite believe it yourself, after all, he could've beat her.

You quickly ran down the stands to meet him, but when he saw you he just looked away, with a slight blush on his cheeks. And for the life of you, you couldn't understand this new, shy demeanour he was displaying.

"S-Shika," You stuttered slightly, wondering if he was angry at you or something.

"Did you mean what you said before?" It was hardly a mumble, you could barely hear his whisper, and the question sounded more rhetorical, as if he was speaking to himself, not addressing you. You thought of a reply for a second, not really knowing what he was talking about.

At last, you decided to just say what you were thinking,

"What did I say???"

Shikamaru closed his eyes as if in pain for a second. You seriously didn't know.....whelp, there was nothing wrong with taking his time to tell you how he felt, he had all the time in the world, after all.

With that in mind, he just dropped it, and let you stand beside him in peaceful silence.

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