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Chapter 13 - Chapter XII

When Goku, Asuma, and the other members of Team 10 returned to the village, they had been gone for a total of two weeks. During their mission, they delivered a scroll to a village close to the border between the Land of Fire and Hot Water. Goku devoted more of his time to better familiarizing himself with team 10, particularly Ino. When they were on their way back, Shikamaru and Choji were making fun of Ino and Sakura's fixation on Sasuke. Choji and Shikamaru both thought it was hilarious. They believed it was a joke of the highest order. That precise moment would grab Goku's attention to this.

Goku: I'd like to know what all the fuss is about with Sasuke. Do not misunderstand; you are free to love whoever you choose. But to pick someone who doesn't even acknowledge your existence is beyond my comprehension. I just don't get it. If he cannot recognize how beautiful you are, Ino, then he has no eyes. You have the ability to develop into a magnificent Konoichi if you put in the effort.

Everyone was stunned by what Goku had just said and left a blushing Ino.

Goku: Ino, are you okay? Your face is red are coming down with a fever. Let me see if you're okay.

Goku would approach Ino, stand in front of her, and gently rest his forehead on top of hers.

Ino: Goku, what are you doing?

Goku: It's okay. I want to check and see if you are doing okay. It seems everything it's okay. There's nothing to worry about. Asuma, Shikamaru, and Chōji, are you guys okay why are you all looking at me funny?

Asuma: No reason. Let's keep moving. We are almost there. How about we get something to eat after we report to the Hokage?

Choji: Yesss! I say get BBQ pork.

Shikamaru: Whatever. I get home and sleep.

Asuma: What about you, Goku?

Goku: Yeah, if you don't mind me joining your team to eat.

Asuma: You're always welcome. Is that right, Ino?

Ino: Huh. Yeah, sure, anytime.

Goku: Is she going to be okay?

Asuma: Eventually, she will. Simply put, she has a lot of things to think over at the moment.

Hokage Tower.

Hokage: I hope everything when okay-any trouble during your trip?

Asuma: No Hokage. During our journey to the Lands of Hot Water, everything went as smoothly as possible, and we did not encounter any problems.

Hokage: Well, you are all dismissed except you, Goku. I need to talk about something before you leave.

Asuma: Goku, if you want to join us, we'll be at the restaurant.

Choji: Will save a sit next to Ino.

Ino: What? Why next to me?

Goku: Thanks. I'll see you all in a bit.

Hokage: I see you're getting along with everyone. That's good.

Goku: Asuma has a good team. Well balanced.

Hokage: Goku, I just wanted to let you know that I received a message from your mom. Please read it.

Goku would grab the scroll and open it to begin to read it.

Tsunade: Dear Goku, I hope everything is going well for you, and you've managed to stay out of trouble. You have no idea how much your sister and I have missed your presence. It is with deep regret that I must inform you that neither Shizune nor I will be able to attend the final days of the examinations. While I was away on my travels, an old mutual acquaintance of ours got in touch with me and asked for my help. Both his family members, his wife, and his daughter have become highly ill, and the doctors are baffled as to why. I had second thoughts about taking the job, but I couldn't bring myself to say no. When you were a young child, he and his family did a lot to help us, and I am well aware that you'll be angry and ashamed of me if I choose not to help someone in need. When the Chunin exams begin, be sure to provide them with a good show of what you're capable of. Remember, when the exams roll around, you'll have many people watching you, so you may as well let loose and demonstrate to them the pride that comes from being the son of a Saiyan and a Senju. Do not reveal you know what to anyone until either the pervert or myself are there with you in Konoha. We will be seeing you very soon, so please take care of yourself in the meantime.

P.S. I will be putting your Medical Ninjutsu skills to the test when I see you again, so I hope you have been studying regularly. Love mom.

Goku would grin before putting the scroll in his pocket and putting it away.

Hokage: Everything okay.

Goku: Yes, grandpa. She simply wanted to let me know that something unexpected happened, and as a result, they would not be able to make it in for the final days of the Chunin examinations as we had planned and to let loose during the exams.

Hokage: It's too bad about that. I was hoping to catch a glimpse of an old student of mine rooting for her son.

Goku: It's okay. I rather have her help people in need than see me fight. If that's all, grandpa, I'm heading out. Asuma owes dinner.

Hokage: Go easy on Asuma wallet.

Goku: I make no promises.

The day of the examinations has arrived, and as Goku makes his way to the ninja academy in response to an order from the Hokage, we watch as Goku makes his way up the stairs when all of a sudden, he stops.

Goku: I feel Naruto's chakra decreased. Sasuke and someone else's chakra spike up.

Goku would soon come to his senses and turn around to see what was going on over there. When Goku approaches, he sees that Naruto is unconscious and Sasuke is engaged in a battle with someone wearing a green jumpsuit. Goku also notices that Sasuke is losing the fight. Sasuke is kicked into the air, and a boy wearing a green jumpsuit suddenly appears behind him. He attempts to deliver the finishing blow, but a summoned talking turtle stops him.

Turtle: Alright, that's enough! Lee.

Lee: I am sorry I didn't mean to.

Turtle: You know that the last move is forbidden.

Lee: There was no intention on my part to utilize a jutsu that has been forbidden. It is. I mean, and I was in the middle of a battle; I mean, you'll understand what I mean, right?

Turtle: You are a disgrace! Do you seriously believe you can get away with such a pathetic explanation after all the other excuses you've given? A shinobi should never reveal his techniques to anybody else until it is absolutely necessary to do so. It is such a fundamental rule that you should have already understood it by now!

Lee: Please forgive me, sir.

Goku saw all of what happened behind one of the pillars in the room.

Goku "in his mind": The Lee person is getting scolded by the summoned turtle. Naruto has only recently awoken and regained consciousness; he is dumbfounded to find a talking turtle. Sasuke is most likely considering how he could have lost to someone like Lee. I'm curious as to where the person who called the turtle is right now. I'm glad I decided to come. Watching this from a comfortable distance is fun.

A cloud of smoke materialized atop the turtle, and at the same time, an unfamiliar figure appeared nearby, striking an odd position. He resembled Lee in appearance, but he was clearly a lot older.

Goku: This is very strange. He wears a green jumpsuit as Lee, has the same haircut, and even has the same eyebrow shape. He is an exact duplicate of Lee.

Lee's sensei surprised him by punching him in the face and sent him flying across the room.

Lee and Guy were about to leave to do 100 laps around the practice field when all of a sudden, Sakura and Naruto stopped them and reminded them about the Chunin exams.

Guy: Ohh. Uh, oh, right, I forgot about that.

Guy: Lee, you have not only disregarded the rule that prohibits fighting, but you have also caused a disruption during the Chunin examinations. Do you agree with me that this justifies a punishment that is just a little bit more severe?

Lee: Yes, sir.

Guy: Let's say 500 laps! What do you think about that?

Lee: Outstanding, Guy sensei.

Guy: Okay, kids, it's time to go back to the room where the exams are being held, and that includes you as well, so stop hiding and come out from behind the pillar.

Goku: Hehehe, So you knew I was hiding the whole time.

Sakura: How long have you been hiding back there?

Goku: Not long. I arrived around when Sasuke was getting his ass handled by Lee, was in the air, and Naruto was unconscious by the wall.

Goku, Lee, and team 7 would walk up the stairs and head to the exam room on the third floor. As Goku and the rest approached the door to enter the exam room, we could see Kakashi standing next to it, waiting for them. Everyone gave the signed forms to Kakashi. Kakashi would go on to explain what would of happen if just one member of team 7 didn't want to take part in the Chunin exams.

Sakura: Wait for a second, Kakashi sensei; you just said that everyone is going to be working in teams of three, right? Where does Goku fit into all of this? On whose squad will he be joining in the upcoming exams?

Kakashi: He won't join a squad. He'll be by himself.

Sakura: Is it too dangerous for him?

Goku: Don't worry, Sakura. I'll be just fine by myself. Thank you for worrying about me.

Sasuke: Why does he get to participate by himself?

Goku: I'm on a different level than the rest of you are.

Sasuke: Are you saying you're stronger than me?

Before entering the examination room, all Goku could do to Sasuke was give him a mischievous smirk. The behavior of Goku causes Sasuke to become furious, and he chases after him. Naruto and Sakura would follow after them.

Sasuke: Hey, don't ignore me and stop.

Sasuke grabs Goku's shoulder and forces him to stop and turn around. This caught the attention of everyone in the room.

Sasuke: Do you think you are better than me?

Goku: I don't think so. I know I'm better than you. Act I know I'm the strongest in the room.

This not just made Sasuke mad but everyone in the room as well. Naruto and Sakura were both shocked to see so many ninjas in the room already.

Shikamaru: Oh, it's you guys. I knew this would be a drag, but I didn't think it was going to be this lame.

Naruto: Choji, Shikamaru, you guys made also.

Goku noticed Shikamaru, Choiji, Ino, and three new people arrive. Goku would walk toward Naruto and ask who they were.

Naruto: Well, the guy with the pineapple haircut.

Goku: Not them, certainly not. I recently went on a mission with Shikamaru, Chōji, and Ino, and I am already familiar with them. I'm referring to the remaining three individuals over there.

Sakura: That's Kiba Inuzaka, Hinata Hyuga, and Shino Aburame.

Naruto: Kiba is the one with the puppy on his head, and Shino is the one with the dark sunglasses.

Goku approaches them and moves close to stand in front of Hinata's face. He does nothing other than stare into her eyes and pokes her cheeks, after which he grins and giggles.

As her face flushed a blazing shade of red, Hinata experienced a brief moment of panic. She began to fiddle with her finger and then turned away from Goku without attempting to return his gaze.

Goku: Now that I think about it, I remember you. I haven't heard from you in a while, Hinata; how is your younger sister doing? I hope that you haven't been having any more trouble with those bullies since.

Hinata: Hi Goku-Kun, my sister is doing great, thanks to your mom and sister.

Naruto: You, each other.

Goku: Yeah, kind of. We met a long time ago. I think I was 6 or 7 years old, and Hinata might be five years old at the moment. Her family reached out to my mom for help when her sister was seriously I'll. It was a snowy day, and I was walking around the park close to her house when I saw three kids bullying her. So I did the only thing I could do at the moment. I kick the butts.

Kiba: Step away from my teammate. Who do you think you are?

Hinata: It's okay Kiba.

Goku: I am known as Valentinez Alkalinella Xifax Sicidabohertz Gombigobilla Blue Stradivari Talentrent Pierre Andri Charton-Haymoss Ivanovici Baldeus George Doitzel Kaiser III. Don't hesitate to call.

Due to the fact that Hinata is typically reserved, shy, and soft-spoken around other people, everyone there was taken aback when she responded to Goku's answer to Kiba by laughing and giggling out loud for a brief period of time.

Hinata: I'm sorry.

?: Hey, you guys. You might want to try keeping it down a little. I mean, no offense, but you're the nine rookies, right? Fresh out of the academy. I wouldn't go making a spectacle of yourselves. Just cool it; this isn't a class-filled trip.

Ino: Well, who asked you? Who are you?

?: I'm Kabuto Yakushi. But take a good, hard look around you. You've made quite an impression.

Everyone would start to look around the room, realizing everyone's eyes were on them. Well, except for one person.

Goku: Aww, man, this ramen tasted so good. I knew stopping at Ichiraku Ramen before coming here was a good idea. There's nothing better than Spicy Char Siu ramen on an almost empty stomach.

Naruto: Where did you get from?

Goku: From Ichiraku's.

Naruto: I mean, how?

Goku: I stopped by there and ate before coming here, and before I left, I also bought a couple of extra large bowls of ramen that I sealed in a scroll.

Choji/Naruto: You must teach me how to use sealing jutsus.

Goku: hahaha, no.

Ino: Goku, aren't you worried that everyone is looking at us?

Goku: Ohh, hi, Ino. I didn't realize they were looking at us. There's nothing to worry about; it's not like they can do anything to me.

Kabuto: You're sure you are confident in yourself, aren't you? Anyways you can't help it. I mean, how could you know how things work? You're just a rookie. You remind me of myself a while back.

Sakura: Kabuto, is that your name? This isn't the first time you've taken the exams?

Kabuto: No, it's my seventh. Well, they are held twice a year. So, this will be my fourth year.

Goku: Wow, a veteran. You must suck at it.

Sakura: Goku!

Kabuto: Well, it is my seventh time doing it. Maybe I can help you kids out a bit with my ninja info cards.

Kabuto: Sorry wrong cards. Now pay attention; it's hard to explain, but these cards have been chakra encoded with everything I've learned over the past four years.

Kabuto: To the naked eye, they appear blank. But if I just add some of my chakra and it reveals their secrets, for example.

Sakura: Awesome, a map?

Ino: Of what?.

Goku: It shows the geographical distribution of all the candidates who have come to take the Chunin exams.

Sasuke: Do your cards have any info on the other candidates individually?

Kabuto They might. Do you have anyone in mind? Tell me anything about them-a description, where they're from, whatever. But I can't say my information is complete or perfect.

Sasuke: Gaara of the Desert, Rock Lee, and Son Kakarot.

Goku: Sasuke, if you want to know about me, you could buy me dinner.

Kabuto: Here they are.

Sasuke: Show them to me.

Kabuto: Okay first is Rock Lee. It looks like he's about a year older than you guys—mission experience 11 C ranks and 20 D ranks. The squad leader is Guy; the teammates are Tenten and Neji Hyuga. In the last 12 months, his Taijutsu has radically improved, but his other skills are pretty shaky.

Okay, next is Gaara of the Desert. Mission experience 8 C ranks, and get this 1 B rank as a Genin. There's not a lot more information on this guy. He was a rookie from another land initially, but there's this. He survived every mission without getting a scratch on him.

Shikamaru: The dude's done a B rank as a Genin and has never even been injured?

Kabuto: And last, Son Kakarot. This is interesting. I have no stats on him—no teammates or sensei. His done 1 C and 2 A rank missions.

Ino/Hinata: Amazing.

Sasuke: How do you have A rank mission before me?

Goku would find himself being yanked by the shirt by Sasuke, who would then demand an explanation from Goku on his missions.

Goku: What are you saying? The frequent demands that you make of me are starting to get old. Therefore, make sure that this is the last time that you grip me in such a way because if you do it again, I will tear this arm off of you.

Goku grabbed Sasuke's arm and applied some pressure to it, which caused Sasuke to go down on one knee due to the pain in his arm. Goku would not release Sasuke's arm and continued applying more pressure.

As Goku continued applying pressure to Sasuke's arm, smoke appeared on the other side of the room.

?: All right, your baby face degenerates. Pipe down and listen up. It's time to begin. I'm Ibiki Marino, your proctor and, from this moment, your worst nightmare.

End Chapter

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Happy New Years, everyone. I wanted to thank you all for your support. When I first started this, I never expected to get 2k plus views.

Those who have messaged me stating Goku should act like Dragon Ball Super Goku. This isn't Goku Super, sorry. I would imagine Goku's behavior if his mother was Tsunade. Tsunade always pushed her son to train and study.

As for the paring for Goku, I said I would do Tamari or Ino, and a few have said both. I might do it. I also have a friend who has been pushing slowly to add others, and he has gradually been convincing me to do it. So Goku would probably have five wives.

If anyone has any ideas to add to the story, let me know, and I'll do my best.

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