16 16 Kokolate Saburosos Exam (1/2)
So we got home early to sleep at 8pm since we needed to wake early at 3am to prepare to meet at the training grounds 13 at 4am. Thought I believe the teacher won't arrive till either 6am or 8am. Most likely to test our patience and if we follow instructions, also giving us time to bond even thought we been friends for a couple of years.
We discuss about what the test was going to be about Raido and Kusei thought that most likely we where going to do a scroll search treasure hunt test, or a week survival on the training grounds while the teacher would attempt to do small attacks to disturb our stay on the forest.I just upfront told them that most likely he will test us by directly fighting him or something similar. I have cemented myself to them already as a team leader all this years so I told them just to follow my lead once the test or exam started. They nodded in agreement.
Finally some hours passed waiting for the teacher, Raido and Kusei where complaining for the tardiness of the teacher Kokolate, but I told them to just think of other stuff and stop complaining since this could be part of the test. The teacher never said that he was going to be here at 4am but for ”us” to be here on training ground 13 at 4am. Meaning he could come at whatever hour he felt like. Raido and Kusei got irritated once they heard me but calm down since what I said made allot of sense.The problem was that they just followed the instruction as Kokolate ordered and didn't ate breakfast. Their stomachs grumbling from hunger.
Kokolate show up till 9am with a ”I am so sorry face”, he said he forgot to put the alarm on his clock and because of that he overslept. I obviously didn't believe it but Raido and Kusei did. As an apology he brought out from his pockets some chocolate protein bars and gave it to us to eat. I noticed some type of chakra on them which Kusei and Raido couldn't detect since they didn't had my sharingan like ability.
Kokolate got suprised a little and then brag that this where is special made bars infuse with chakra to replenish energy faster and aid in recovery that's why I could sense chakra from them. Inquiring how I knew they had chakra I just straight up said I was a sensor ninja, that gave Kokolate a small twitch on his smile. We ended eating his chocolate protein bars since we where hungry and we needed the energies for exam.
Once finished Kokolate took out 2 bells and told us that this was going to be the actual final exam to become official Gennins. He said that only 2 were going to pass and that the survival exam was going to be a all out battle for them against him. We just needed to get a bell to pass and the one that doesn't manage would repeat the academy course or overall just get kick out which ever was our option.
Kusei: ”What!! but we work so hard to be here how come you are making us split this awesome party!” he said all mad.
Raido: ”This doesn't seem fair, we are indeed the best students it doesn't make sense for the final exam to be like this.” said with a annoyed face.
Kokolate: ”You think life is fair? You might not know but you guys have it easy compared to exam being done like in Kirikagure (Hidden Mist Village). Did you know that their final exam to become Gennin they have to fight till the death against their fellow classmates. They set them in groups of 2 to fight and only one can come out alive to become an official gennin. Now that is too cruel so don't end up complaining that this test is not fair!” He said yelling back to us. It look like it hit hard specially on Kusei and Raido letting them go silent.
Asuma: ”Guys remember what I said previously to heed my orders. I am in no rush so I want to work together to get the bells you 2 guys will graduate this year, I give my word. You know how strong I am so I will manage next year. So lets do it together and beat up Mr. Kokolate today!” I said in a firm tone inspiring my teammates to not waver.
Kusei/Raido:” Okay!!!”
Kokolate:” Well looks like you are ready, uh? Okay, come with the intent to kill....scratch that try to kill but don't do it okay.....Ready, Start!!!!!!” he said a little not to confident after hearing my inspirational speech.
We all vanished from sight and ran to the forested area of the training grounds. The teacher Kokolate did the same but on a more open clearing in plain sight for us to see him. I saw it was him and not a clone. So I nodded to Kusei and Raido to finish it quickly. I gave my go sign and we dash with shushin by three different direction each drawing our swords. Kusei was aiming at Kokolate's right arm, Raido to his left and my aiming at his legs. We were planning on incapacitate him one way or another. By slashing his wrist to stop him from doing ninjutsu, seriously people don't aim at that they are the main source for pulling most of the ninjutsu and ankles which would renderless useless at running away or mobility. I don't get why ninja's like flashy overdone jutsus that don't do crap.
Kokolate jumped to evade my slash aiming at his ankles just barely on time but Kusei and Raido manage to slash at Kokolates wrist, which he showed pain on his face. His body then exploded on contact with the slashes. I was shocked since I didn't see it as a clone meaning it was the B-rank Shadow Clone which my eyes couldn't differeciate and he combine it with Great Explosion Clone, I thought we where doom since that is a killer move. The clone exploded but the explosion was not a regular one but a type of Red mist explosion engulfing all the 3 of us, so our bodies where fine but not it look like we needed to deal with a type of poison.
Raido: ” Guys try not to breath it!!! It will burn your lungs!!!” that all we heard from Raido as we went silent.
We couldn't see anything everything was covered by this Red Mist. Looks like Kokolate enveloped the whole forest on it. So we couldn't see either since our eyes were crying. and our skin was burning. I didn't let us focus at all! Now my teammates were blind only me who practices to fight blind could assess where they where and noticed 3 more people in our locations. They must be Kokolate's clones or 2 clones and him.
Looks by the hearing of things that Kokolate was aiming at Kusei first within the Red Mist. I immediately started doing handsigns and aim at the direction of both Kusei and Kokolate with my Wind Style:Great Breakthrough to blow away this burning Red Mist and give us some space to breath. As I did the jutsu I noticed that once the mist disperse from that area a tornado form from that Red Mist only to manage to hear.”Red Mist Tornado!” As I was repel away by a strong gusts of winds. I try to old my bearings but I just couldn't focus as my whole skin was burning, perspiring allot of sweat.
I couln't focus not even my hearing since my skin burn and all i could hear was a buzzing sound. By the time I noticed I was stuck on the floor with my head out only. The Red Mist dispersed and I felt cold steel near my neck. Then water fall on my whole face and head, helping with burning sensation. Once I open my eyes I saw Raido also on the ground like me and Kusei being hold with kunai pointed on his neck by Kokolate sensei and the 2 clones doing the same to us.
Kokolate:” Well looks like you guys have fail on this attempt. I got to say nice teamwork but non the less you fail. You know what in 15 minutes we will do it again and thats going to be your final chance if not I will have to fail all 3 of you.” He said smiling.
Kusei:” Cought!Cought! what was that awful red mist!”
Raido: ” I got an idea, was that mustard gas?”
Kokolate: ”Beep! Wrong! It was super Chili concentrated powder all over the forest!” He said similing.
Kusei:” But how could you even find us on with that thick Red Mist, we even move silently so we couldn't be located by sound.” he said confused alittle.
Kokolate: ”Simple! remember the Chocolate bars! They are indeed energy replenishing but where made with my chakra signature so I knew where you all where all the time. Hhahahahahh!”
Asuma: ”Damn, he set us up, I knew they where suspicious but it was cleared the moment I felt my energy go up.” I said.
Kokolate: ”This are one of a kind nobody know how to make them, but I heard that the Akimichi clan is working on creating something similar to my chocolate bars to replenish chakra while on missions. In a couple of maybe 2 or 4 years we will have what they will call Chakra pellets or was it Millitary pellets? Well something like that.” he said bragging about his chocolate bars.