Team 7 had participated in the Chunin exams, and now they are in the Preliminary Rounds. This Preliminary Rounds was held in a large like dome building with safety railings around the facility for spectators of shinobi teams of different villages a like. The building was in the middle of the Forest of Death. The Chunin Exams are exams that Genin ninjas -graduates from the Ninja Academy- to get to a higher rank, the higher the rank, the higher mission ranks they will receive.
Hoshimi glanced around the area where all Genins from other villages have gathered below the railings view of the area itself. Her crimson eyes looked around before it landed on a male with red hair and eyes similar to Hinata as he wore a red shirt and pants but is carrying a large gourd of sand from what she can that is. She felt her heart skip a beat for some reason.
You gotta be kidding me!? she panicked internally. Then the boy looked towards Hoshimi and she immediately turned away from the male. Her cheeks slightly red. Naruto looked at her.
"Are you okay, Hoshimi-chan?" asks Naruto with worry, noticing her pink cheeks. Hoshimi let out a quiet eep but then nodded towards Naruto. Before the Chunin exams Hoshimi trusted Naruto enough and told him the true story of her life, of course, the Third Hokage knows of this as he is Hoshimi's Godfather anyways.
The Third Hokage is a spectator of the Preliminary Rounds since he wanted to see his two favorite Genins development and he has given full permission to Hoshimi to show the real her if it comes to it.
"I wish everyone good luck." The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi spoke in authority as everyone replied back. Then the teams were now dismissed by Hayate Gekko. Suddenly a gush of wind happened making Hoshimi's red tie of her neckerchief fly off her neck.
"Shoot!" Hoshimi squeaked as the wind was unexpected and it wasn't by any attack at all so it was all natural winds. The ravenette girl turned around and looked for the red tie until she saw it by the feet of the Sunagakure team as she heard the name is Team Baki.
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Hoshimi's red tie landed by the red haired boy Hoshimi was looking at. The boy looked down at it then glanced at his sensei who nodded to return it mostly. Hoshimi had to hold the neckerchief properly in her hand due to the fact the red tie keeps it together.
"Hoshimi, its over there. By the Sunagakure team." Sakura told the young girl. Hoshimi sighed closing her eyes tightly.
Why is my luck soooo bad?! she panicked internally then she looked at her father, Kakashi who glanced at Sunagakure's team Baki.
"Go get it, Mi-chan. They wont attack." Kakashi said noticing her nervousness. Hoshimi looked nervous before she took a deep breathe and walked down the steps towards the Sunagakure's Team Baki to get her red tie back.