Naruto: Uzumaki Yuji [EN]

After finishing the first exam, the first thing Yūji did upon leaving was to go with his teammates, very frightened about what would happen, although he was happy that they managed to pass the first stage without being in danger; the only thing he received was that Ajisai grabbed him by the neck and shook him roughly, yes, he is very accustomed to her way of being while Suiren only said that he did well, that by not letting the pressure get the better of them they were able to continue.

They went to one of the sleeping areas that only Konoha had, since he really wanted the exam to be over and to conserve energy, with Ajisai sleeping while kicking Suiren and Yūji unconscious in his dreams, Yūji snoring on top of both, and the only one who didn't even move, Suiren, even sleeping with the same mask on her face.

The next day they were there, for Yūji to see a great tree or rather, great trees; it was an immense and very eerie forest that made him blink several times while he stood tense in his place, showing a gesture full of determination at that moment, while Ajisai and Suiren looked on quite calmly; they were the only ones who did not show their feelings to anyone else.

Everything was a rather eerie silence; their location was much further ahead, almost at the front of the examiners.

" What, what is this place? " he heard a voice coming from behind, perhaps from the blond boy who now had part of his admiration.

" This place is where the second exam will take place, training area number 44... "

Mitarashi Anko smiled sarcastically, " more commonly known as 'el bosque de la muerte' "

Yūji narrowed his eyes, almost closing them as he thought of that name; he expected a training area, why would it have such a horrible name? Even the pleasure of training would leave his body.

" What a horrible name, although yes, that place does look very eerie; I think our village is prettier compared to this place, " he whispered softly to Ajisai, ignoring the disturbance behind him, it seemed that something had happened again with the blond yeller. " Although... there are enormous animals; Konan-sama has said that I can also have a summoning, and you also said that you have one, right, Ajisai? " murmuring only to his group, now seeing a facet of Ajisai who smiled proudly to show it.

" Of course. "

" Ah, I also want to have a summoning, " murmured the child wearily, although he paid attention to the examiner at that moment.

" You will experience first-hand why it is called the forest of death " the examiner laughed in their faces, something that made Yūji frown in his childish expression.

And again he saw how the blond boy threatened the examiner, he too might be spontaneous, but it would not be so with senseis, he knew firsthand that they were stronger than him, it was possible that this examiner was stronger, he closed his eyes just to listen.

He looked back after hearing the sound of a kunai passing by his side, and upon looking, the ecstatic child was injured, but the most sinister thing was that that Grass ninja, who had a strange air about her, had caught the kunai, that tongue is enormous!

Suiren saw firsthand how Yūji changed into multiple colors, but his horrified face was one she had never seen in the child. " Are you feeling alright ? "

" That woman, she scares me, "

he said quite sincerely, discreetly pointing to that ninja who now covered her face a little, but he noticed; he could see her malice overflowing, malice so great that it made him feel uncomfortable since she is the ninja who has the purest cursed energy.

Everyone saw the tension between the two ninjas, something very strange.

And even stranger, the words of that woman, how come you get excited!?

Yūji's body trembled ' and I, who thought that Sukuna was the only sadistic one here, forgot that there can be people worse...'

Everything was arranged quite easily; the examiner named Mitarashi Anko walked back to the front, " Very well, before starting the second exam, we will distribute this to all of you, " she took out papers hidden inside her skin-colored jacket, " these are consent forms; those who are going to take the exam must sign here... because from this point on, people will die, "

Yūji clenched his hands upon hearing that response from a ninja, his face enraged and his heart beginning to pound.

He would not allow his team to be one of those casualties; everyone had arrived in Konoha, and everyone would leave from there; it seemed that his two teammates turned out the same, showing themselves firm in their decisions.

" That's why we need people's consent to continue; otherwise, I would be held responsible, "

Anko smiled as if it were a joke.

There, even the antics that Yūji was doing disappeared; his always cheerful face became serious, Ajisai's usually bitter expression turned into a neutral line, and Suiren's eyes sharpened, everyone seemed tense in light of the atmosphere.

" Well, I will begin with the explanation of the second stage; to be more concise, you will go through a survival stage, " she passed the papers to the ninjas so that they distributed them among themselves.

When Yūji saw the paper he had in his hands, he wiped his hands as if he were going to die during the exam.

" Survival... in Amegakure, from the beginning of my life I have been surviving; this stage will be simple, " he smiled slightly, believing it would be easy.

Ajisai smiled quite excitedly to show that they, too, were good.

" Now I will explain the geography of the training area, " she took out a small scroll where the structure could be seen, grateful to be at the front to see it more closely " training area number 44 is a circular region surrounded by 44 closed entrances; there is a river, a forest, and a tower in the center. The tower is approximately 10 kilometers from the gates; within this area is where your survival rate is demonstrated. The program consists of a competition where everything has to do with these scrolls, " Yūji looked ahead as the examiner took out a scroll.

" The scroll of the sky, and the scroll of the earth; everyone will fight for these scrolls, " hearing those words made Yūji now show a more confident smile.

He was sure of his abilities, he had trained so hard to the point of breaking his bones and healing repeatedly with RCT, having squeezed out every last drop of chakra from his body because he had seen that, at least minimally, his reserves increased too slowly, but he could produce more chakra; he had practiced again with his cursed techniques.

He was sure that among the participants, he was at least one of the most powerful in the area.

" 26 teams in total have passed the first exam; half of those teams will have the scroll of the sky, and the other half the scroll of the earth, you will simply have to fight to obtain the one you lack, "

" So then, how did we pass ? "

" You have to take the scrolls of the sky and the earth to the tower with your teammates, "

" So then... the 13 teams, half of the people who lose their scroll will fail, " Sakura spoke calmly at the back of the area.

" All of this has to be done within the time limit; this second exam has a limit of 120 hours, " the examiner spoke calmly, " exactly five days, "

' Well, it's not a problem; they taught us how to get our own food and protect ourselves for days in the academy, we sparred to the death. I think my team is already very prepared for this second stage, as is my sister and her team, Nobumi and Uguma '

the child thought as he looked around; he saw how the Konoha ninjas were worried about food, something that, in his view, was rather silly; it's survival, and they will have to give their all.

" Even so, there are many beasts that eat men, poisonous insects, and plants, "

Hearing that made Yūji smile with joy; perhaps he wouldn't need to worry about food, if there are enormous animals, there will be enough for the three of them, although... there will be much danger from the poisonous things, not for him, since he has a resistance that he cannot measure against poison, but for his team.

Suiren listened as everyone spoke in calm voices, giving their points of view, something that she considered useless; of course, one would not be able to sleep well because we will all be enemies—it seems that Konoha pampered its ninjas too much so as not to prepare them well for survival.

" Well, people will get injured from the fight over the scrolls, and those who cannot endure this strict program will be exposed, " she spoke confidently.

" And can we quit halfway? " the lazy voice that he thought was Fuyō was heard; looking to his side, it was a boy who had the same lazy demeanor.

" You cannot quit the exam halfway; enjoy the five days in the forest. Well, since we have talked about this, here are the conditions that will make you fail the exam: first, the team that cannot take both scrolls to the tower with all three teammates will fail; second, the team that loses a teammate or has an unrecoverable teammate will fail; and finally, this is just a warning, it is not allowed to look inside the scroll, only in the tower, "

he raised his arm to begin enumerating.

Rubbing his chin, the boy analyzed; those rules would not apply to him, everyone would pass.

" If you become Chūnin, you will handle secret documents; that is how we will determine if you are ready. Well, if you are already prepared, we will exchange the three consent forms for a scroll at that station, and after confirming your entry, everyone will be able to begin, "

Ajisai looked at her team to show that she would be in charge; no words were needed to agree.

With a long sigh, the examiner looked serious, " Just one last warning... do not die, "

' Of course not, we never will ' he thought very seriously, and with that his team, led by Ajisai, exchanged their papers, they appeared very serious, and upon receiving them, Yūji wanted to see the scroll that his senior had, still feeling it emerging from the hidden compartment of the box, it was something he had seen from those who obtained their scroll.

They couldn't see who had it, nor who got it.

" What did we get? " Yūji asked before leaving the area, confident.

Ajisai looked at the writing, clicking her tongue " the scroll of the sky, "

" Uhm... so then when we enter we have to look for one of the earth, " Suiren murmured; once everything was ready and after Ajisai had hidden the scroll, they set out waiting.

But upon leaving and waiting, he could not avoid feeling the penetrating gaze of someone; looking again, it was the Grass ninja who had that very strange look, who did she remind him of?

" But what do I have on my head? Do I have something besides my hair that is noticeable? It's so uncomfortable, " he recoiled, hiding among his teammates, wanting them to protect him from that gaze.

A new look fell upon him at that moment when he turned, it was that emo boy, who, just to annoy him, stuck his tongue out; it seemed he did not like it, laughing silently.

Thus, they waited until they had received their scrolls, looking calmly at the examiner, " If you already have your scroll, follow the person in charge of your entry; we begin in half an hour! "

Everyone, as they walked, separated; Yūji, seeing that everyone was shouting at each other, did the same, he looked for his sister among the participants and upon seeing her, he smiled happily, " Karin! Karin! " he called out forcefully and smiling, knowing that his sister would never die.

And if anyone dared to touch her.

He was sure that that day he could do something that he himself had never thought he would do.

" Do your best! We'll see each other in the final! "

as always, his very happy smile.

Karin smiled softly in agreement, " You too, Yūji! "

And with that, they headed to an entrance; it was entrance 10, it was very far away and hidden unlike the other ninjas. Yūji rolled up his sleeves and finally put on the black bandage, smiling determinedly, his movements confident as he tied it in a knot at the back of his head. " Let's do it, sisters! We'll be among the first to arrive! "

Suiren smiled beneath her mask, watching as the boy already seemed to be getting ready; she saw him take off his ninja sandals and put on very tight bandages, it was something she had noticed about Yūji, that when he gets ready he always ends up bandaging his feet; being barefoot told him he had a better feel for the terrain, his knuckles and arm were bandaged, white bandages and one black bandage around his eyes.

At least, he finally covered those terrible wounds on his eyelids.

" Ha! For Yūji, this is a new game to experience, and for us it's the same, a game from the beginner ninja academy of Amegakure. Let's go, team! "

with that, seeing that Yūji was already ready and taking small leaps, the long-awaited shout was heard.

" The exams of the second stage have begun, start! "

It goes without saying that when the gates of the forest of death were opened, the Ajisai team ran at an admirable speed; training alongside their spontaneous younger companion made them surpass their limits, in short, they possessed a remarkably admirable strength, considering themselves at least elite Chūnin in terms of power.

Ajisai ran at the front, leading her teammates, while Yūji, beneath his bandages, activated the Six Eyes, causing his senses to heighten and keeping him alert at all times, his cheerful face disappeared, replaced by seriousness.

At entrance 15, the Sand ninjas entered running at a speed that did not seem like that of a Genin, one of them smiling maliciously and showing murderous intentions.

The ninja with the strange appearance smiled calmly, " Find the boys now, "

" Yes, those three, right? Understood! "

one spoke forcefully, the malicious intention palpable around.

All the ninjas entered at an admirable speed to position themselves in a protected area; everyone had their plans, but at this moment we will focus on one group.

The Ajisai team moved between tree and tree, Yūji looking around, at least as far as he could see with the bandage covering his eyes; when the team arrived in an area that could be considered safe, they stopped. Ajisai looked at Yūji at that moment, " Yūji, we will form the peak formation; you will be at the front, " murmured Ajisai seriously. Barely ten minutes had passed and he managed to hear sounds around him, " Suiren, use your camouflage jutsu "

" Hai " without saying anything more, Suiren obeyed; without mentioning the name of her jutsu, a light rain appeared that covered her team, all so that they could be invisible to the ninjas who had arrived and were desperately searching for another team.

Yūji felt his chakra forms moving, they had not yet settled, so he did not want to rush; it was the beginning of the exam. If it were up to him he would act, but Ajisai at that moment had the order of movement, as Rokushō-sensei had taught him, he must follow his superiors and obey.

When the ninjas left, at that moment Suiren dispelled the jutsu to look at the purple-haired one " Why don't we attack them? "

" We just started the exam; don't you think it would be too easy to find an earth scroll near our area? I'm very sure that the examiners arranged everything equally, sky scrolls along with sky scrolls. We have to move deeper in order to find an earth scroll, we don't have time to lose, otherwise the exam would be so easy, "

there Suiren was so surprised that even her slanted eyes looked at Ajisai with astonishment, " Are you really Ajisai? "

Yūji, with blank eyes from surprise, wanted to touch Ajisai on her arm, " Sister, I think you're very sick, you should have said it before, "

" Y-You damned! " the girl blushed enormously, her sour face reflecting her words.

She couldn't blame them; most of the time she was only fighting with Yūji and training as if she wanted to die.

" It's time for us to move deeper; I have well located the map of this damned forest. We will not use traps to lure our enemy; remember our usual training face them head-on without fear, "

Ajisai took out a kunai.

" Yes! " in that he was right, and so the team embarked deeper into the forest.

The path was not quiet; barely had the exam begun and the tearful screams of several ninjas could already be heard, which made Yūji smile happily, " Hey, Ajisai! How long until we can find several ninjas? "

" If my assumption is not wrong, not much; we are moving away from the edge and are closer to the middle of the right bank of the forest, we can find some at any moment, "

They stopped for a moment of tranquility, at least that's how the team felt; Yūji was alert in case he saw any irregularity in the surrounding area.

" We have advanced approximately half an hour; we can stay in this place for a moment, " Suiren analyzed the surroundings, seeing how on the giant trees some animals the size of a tall person were clinging to the trunks.

They were somewhat like leeches.

" I could hunt a little... well, maybe not; I think a moment of excitement is coming, " he paused in his walk when he felt three forms of chakra in the treetops.

Ajisai reacted immediately; several shurikens were thrown and she deflected those coming toward her body, Suiren, with several water bullets, stopped most of them, and Yūji simply jumped to dodge that attack.

They were Sand ninjas, they appeared arrogant yet quite firm in case his team wanted to act, " Speak now! Who among you has the scroll? If you hand it over, we will not kill you, "

Ajisai smiled arrogantly, " Are you sure you will kill us? Before you know it, your head will be on the ground! "

The Sand ninja looked repulsed by her display, " Then you will not hand it over willingly; now attack! " he ordered his two companions, who charged into the attack.

Yūji acted as a shield for his teammates; he would not need to use any jutsu compared to those ninjas.

The Sand ninja made the seals quickly; upon finishing, he brought his hands together and held his breath " Wind Style: Sphere of the Void! "

The Sand team saw with surprise that when those concentrated wind chakra balls were launched, the bandaged boy simply smiled haughtily and disappeared in a single blur from the surrounding area.

" Where ?! " in surprise he saw that the chakra dissipated before hitting the Amegakure ninjas.

They searched in all directions but did not expect to be struck in the chest and sent flying from the branch where he was standing; his eyes immediately turned white, spitting out saliva and a bit of blood.

For the other two Sand ninjas, they only saw with surprise how that little redhead they were looking for appeared instantly, delivering a blow; everything fell into a grim silence, and an explosion from the same blow his companion delivered struck tree after tree until he was lost in the forest.

" Kisho! You damned child! " the other companion, with a scroll, summoned two puppets.

" Uh? I thought I had made my strength evident, why do you want to keep attacking us? I don't want to hurt you; if you hand over your scroll, I will let you go, " the boy spoke calmly; he was acting, at least sparing their lives, he knew his teammates well enough to know that they did not care about other people's lives, but he was different.

He calculated that his blow, which seemed like that of the leader, even if it was an explosion from the wind strike, was sure to have only broken multiple bones, but not killed him.

He waited.

He looked with curiosity beneath the bandage at what appeared... chakra threads? They were holding something strange.

" Mechamaru? " was the only thing he could say upon seeing how the Sand ninja, now with courage, mobilized his two puppets with agility.

" Hand over your scroll! " the other Sand ninja once again launched into taijutsu with the green-haired girl.

Suiren only narrowed her eyes further; she engaged in combat as expected, perhaps she did not have the strength like Yūji, but she could fight without hesitation; her kicks, which the Sand ninja dodged with agility, Suiren is very flexible, and being covered with her thick clothes made her movements unpredictable.

Ajisai smiled ecstatically, " Yūji! Don't you want to join in the fun! "

after having used her fūinjutsu seal, a weapon similar to a sword, to cut a puppet when she saw that Yūji only seemed to be playing.

" Finish this now! " she ordered the boy; Yūji appeared serene, not a drop of sweat.

" At your command, " the boy no longer played, analyzing the multiple movements of these Sand ninjas.

The boy who moved his puppets, and now had artillery he launched at that little redhead, finally showed a gesture of surprise; his puppets were destroyed in such a strange manner of fighting, that little brat only grabbed his puppet by its legs and spun it around, he was playing! But the sight of him destroying his other puppet, damaged by that purple-haired one, made him feel useless in battle. " What is this...?! "

He could not react when he felt that boy, with a great leap, hit him directly on the head, knocking him out on the spot; his body was left buried in the ground.

And with his speed, the last ninja who was fighting with Suiren also, with a heavy blow, knocked him out.

Suiren looked at her companion, " You could have finished him off quickly. "

Yūji looked embarrassed, " It's just that I wanted to analyze his attacks... " he would not deny it; he was taking this as training for the Six Eyes.

This battle had only lasted ten minutes; Ajisai only smiled mockingly, " This brat only wants to do everything because he knows that we will kill them without hesitation, Suiren " which was something that the masked girl had also foreseen.

Yūji just blushed; he had knocked out the team. " Come on, check the three and see which scroll they have! " Ajisai's order was clear; the boy went to the one who was knocked out and searched among his clothes with a thoughtful gesture, " Uhm, there's nothing. "

Ajisai went to the one that Yūji had thrown; it took some time for her to reach his area, but when she did, she also searched among his clothes, " Not here either! "

Only the last ninja that Yūji had knocked out remained; when Suiren checked his clothes, she found the scroll, " Here it is, uh... it's only a sky scroll as well. "

This annoyed the team, they could have ended that farce and moved on; the girl clicked her tongue, " Damn it, well, let's move somewhere else; this exercise made me hungry. "

Yūji's eyes behind his bandages looked excited, " Sister Ajisai, how can you read my thoughts?! I'm very hungry too, come on, come on! "

Thus, the Ajisai team moved away from the area; they would rest after basically overwhelming that poor Sand team.

The team moved at a fast pace so that when they arrived at a place hidden among the tall weeds, they set up in their specialized area; Yūji went looking for animals to hunt, Ajisai lit a fire taking advantage of the darkening sky, and Suiren simply sat down, there really wasn't much else to do but watch, so, keeping her eyes closed, she maximized her chakra detection senses.

At that moment, Ajisai hoped that Yūji would bring animals to cook; holding her ninja tools in hand, she saw Yūji return from the forest with a huge animal, sometimes she was surprised by the strength of the boy, a bear that surely weighed more than thirty times what Yūji did he, with his radiant smile, remained unmoved, though saliva was dripping from his mouth.

"There is meat here much better than fish!"

Ajisai simply smiled with a bead of sweat on her forehead, "Surely that brat will eat the rest by himself..."

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[Today illustration! I'm inspired writing haha ♡

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