#Chunnin Exams

[tora-the-cat]

Temari, beating the absolute shit out of a 13 year old half because it's the most politically apt move and half because she needs to blow off some steam and have a little sadistic fun to destress from the HOLY SHIT SHES ABOUT TO START A WAR ITS GOING TO VE HER FAULT PEIPLE SHE KNOWS ARE GOING TO DIE IN THE WAR SHE'S. GOING TO START. and also in general like having to be super cool and composed and normal about it because if she freaks out then her brothers will freak out which would only make everything so much worse.......She's winning at shows of political power through proxy wars fought by children, something it'd both normal to want and possible to achieve. But she is also very seriously sizing them all up as threats in the IMMEDIATE future because she's going to start. A War. Ughhhh my brain hurts

#temari #Temari No Sabaku #sand siblings #chunnin exams #konoha crush #if I wrote the temari shikamaru fight from her pov it'd be her like. only half thinking about the fight lmao. like it was NOT the most #important thing happening for her. I don't know if she WOULD have beat shikamaru if she could afford to dedicate her full attention to him #but I think it could've happened. there'd be a chance

[team7-headquarter]

No but "Naruto can be (mention all his flaws) but at least he's not a coward" is a perfect Sasuke-Naruto moment to parallel with Ino hiding in the bushes as Sakura tried to fight those sound ninjas.

#naruto #naruto uzumaki #sakura haruno #sasuke uchiha #ino yamanaka #classic Naruto #og naruto #chunning exams #chunnin exams

[droshawoluv]

Uchiha Sasuke - Chidori

source: PV “ROAD OF NARUTO” (20th anniversary)

#Uchiha Sasuke #Sasuke Uchiha #Chidori #Genin Sasuke #Road of naruto #Naruto #Naruto anime #Chunnin Exams #Uchiha #Anime #Anime edits #dailyanime #Sasuke #Naruto edits

[lakecityquietme]

damn I'm back to the chunnin exams i fucking love this arc

there's something about it that makes it so great. It might be the textbook's perfect example of a masterpiece anime arc

and at the same time, it is intriguing cause, although i can pinpoint what it has that makes it so great, i can't determine what it has that others don't (it might be just the excellent execution of every single detail that makes it so good)

#naruto #rewatch saga #chunnin exams #damn i genuinely cried when i saw the title

[rara-is-trying-art]

I made this two months or so ago and forgot to post, but here it is!

A small break to my one piece brainrot

Personal headcannon that Sakura Kiba and Lee would train taijutsu together after the chunnin exam, mainly because Sakura need a life outside Sasuke and Tsunade

And because I think it would be funny if Kiba sees Sakura and Lee fighting and just jump in

#art #digital illustration #illustration #naruto fanart #fanart #naruto classic #sakura fanart #sakura haruno #rock lee #kiba inuzuka #sakura and lee friendship #post chunnin exam #naruto headcannons #leesakukiba

[titisorriso]

Haven't posted sketchbook drawings in a WHILE. Have these sketeches i made in my rewatch of Naruto. (also, Boruto is way more enjoyable when you stop watching before getting Kawaki into the mix. In my world, Kara does not exist.)

#naruto #boruto #naruto shippuden #fanart #fandom #my art #paper drawing #pen and paper drawing #sketchbook #my one true love will always be hinata #art #artists on tumblr #hinata hyuga #boruto uzumaki #shino aburame #gaara #naruto uzumaki #sasuke uchiha #chunnin exam #chunin exams

[kakairuincorrectquotes]

Thanks to @thoughtsareclouded for the ss ✨

#kakairu #incorrect kakairu quotes #iruka umino #kakashi hatake #naruto #naruto shippuden #incorrect naruto quotes #incorrect quotes #kakashi #iruka #kakashi x iruka #kakashi/iruka #i don't think this is really what happened with them #but i think we all have this big headcanon that they hated each other because of the chunnin exams incident #but then we see them at Rokudaime Kakashi era like being really friendly 👀👀👀👀 #AND THEN WE SEE THEM IN BORUTO ACTING LIKE A MARRIED COUPLE WHO HAVE BEEN TOGETHER FOR 20 YEARS

[velvetgoldminecherry]

*Sometime before the chunin exams*

Gai: No, no. Listen to me rival, Neji misunderstood the situation, I wasn’t trying to teach Lee how open the eight gates!!

Tenten: Sensei, if you’re going to lie to your husband, then don’t start the sentence with “Neji misunderstood”, that’s a dead giveaway

Kakashi *boiling rage*: Well?

Gai *sweating*: Ok ok, it’s true I did taught him how to open the gates! But in my defence I forbade him to use them unless it was an emergency!

Kakashi: HOW IN FUCK’S SAKE IS THAT SUPPOSED TO BE BETTER?

Tenten: His only options here are to fake a heart attack or have a real one

Gai *nervously sobbing his right arm*: My arm is feeling numb

Neji: Nailed it

Kakashi: That’s the wrong arm for a heart attack doofus

#kakagai #kakagai incorrect quotes #source: the big bang theory #kakashi hates the gates so much #this had to happened at some point before the chunnin exams #you can't change my mind #i mean #it makes a lot of sense #headcannon #team gai #kakashi

[aceyanaheim]

it’s baked into my understanding of kakashi hatake that he has absolutely no clue how children work and thats just part of team 7s dysfunction listen.

#this man was all of 14 when his only support system died and hten went to work for Black Ops With Masks #like do you think that man knows Anything about how to human he was on the field while he still had milk teeth #when Minato got him he was legit 'this child the size of half my arm' #i cannot speify enough how much that warps what 'being a functioning peson' is #team sevens lucky he had dogs he went 'okay feed positive reinforcement make sure they dont trip over their own ambition to walk' and just #Went From There #like he'll show up with vegetables for naruto but also 'i was on my own by 8 bc my dad yknow Died so hes probably??? #fine??' #this man looks at Sasuke and thinks back when he was 12 and his best friend had just died and he saw his eye in the mirror nad lowkey the #dogs were taking care of Him and goes 'hn he's probably good right? I'll just teach him something i always cried less when i learned #something ' #'how am i supposed to know how kids work i dont even know how 'I' work doesnt even begin to fucking cover it Why Is This So Funny #everyone: poor kakashi he got the biggest gremlim kids with more issues than vogue #babes kakashi was the og he and the kids are just one big ball of what pray tell the fuck lilke hes Part of it he needs an adult #preferably one that didnt need a booster seat for his own chunnin exam #okay im done #just..its unhinged theyre All unhinged i love it #wtf i cant stop laughing #honestly Everything makes so much more sense

[toomanyplotbunnies-sendhelp]

Hello and welcome to Day 7 of "Let's Explore My Plot Bunnies"

Sorry for posting this a bit late today, I was busy, and the idea was a bit complicated to put in words. (Don't you love when your brain gives you only vivid images but abandons you when you need to describe them? Yeah, me too)

The fic idea I wanna explore today is actually a collab fanfic between me and my friend @yokomisaki.

This is a Canon Divergence AU for Naruto that both of us came up with around *checks notes* July 13th, 2023. It actually started with me saying that "Shiranui Genma is definitely a motherhen to anybody that he deems in need of motherhening" and that evolved into "Shiranui Genma would make a great Jounin Sensei" before it settled into "Make Shiranui Genma a Jonin Sensei and then throw Naruto at him cause god, does the kid need someone like him in his life".

I came up with a title for this fic, and we already started writing it. I have done a small part of the prologue so far, but we have chapters planned out (just not written out yet).

Title of the fic:

"The late dog always barks at the closed door"

(Yes, it is a jab at Kakashi's habit of being late. Is it mean of me to do this? Yes. Do I care? Not really. I feel he needs a bit of a reality check for that; like, you can be late for your own personal meetings but NOT FOR A FREAKING OFFICIAL MEETING)

Synopsis/Description:

Shiranui Genma is many things, but he is not a teacher. At least not until the Hokage decides that, in the wake of one Jounin Sensei's death, he is to take a team of 3 freshly graduated children under his wing. The good news is that he is not obligated to pass them. The bad news is that he actually likes the brats - despite the fact that he knows only headaches will follow him now.

In the one year he had the brats for a lot changed, including what one of his students wanted to do with her life as a shinobi. Now, Genma is required to get a new Gennin to make up for the student (and she is still his student dammit; no official paper will ever change that) that decided to pursue the career of "not-battle active medic-nin".

When it was time for him to choose, he recognized a certain hyperactive blonde as part of the rooster he could choose from - which is weird since Hatake seems to want him. So then why was not the kid already spoken for?

After some consideration, Genma came up with his answer.

"Hokage-sama, I want to take Uzumaki Naruto as the new member for Team 3."

Some details:

I know Team 3 is supposed to be Might Guy, Neji Hyuuga, Tenten, and Rock Lee; however, I have always believed them to be team 9, so it is really hard for me to correct that belief. Thus, just for the sake of my brain, Genma's team is Team 3, while Guy's team is team 9.

This fic will have (so far) 4 OCs: Kawamura Chizuru (Part of Team 3 - retires from active duty but is still considered part of the team by Genma); Nomura Akira (Part of Team 3); Higashi Kyoka (Part of Team 3); Sakaki Ichirou (the boy that takes Naruto's place in team 7)

Yes, at Naruto's graduation team, because he also got to graduate, there was one person that would have to be put in another team as the numbers wouldn't add up (think instead of 21 kids aka 7 teams of 3, there are 22 kids that graduated)

We have most of the plot for the OG series already thought out; the Shippuden part is more complicated (because of what we do with the pervious part)

Naruto is getting the darn support system that he is in need of in this AU

And I am not overlooking Sasuke either. Without Naruto around to push him, Sasuke will realize that he is pretty much isolated (thank you Konoha Elders and Teacher from the Akademy (Not Iruka), you did a fantastic job *note the sarcasm*). Cause really, the main reason why it didn't look like Sasuke was isolated by others (and instead it showed he chose isolation) is because Naruto is like 10 people in one presence-wise. And because I am taking Naruto away from the picture, I raise you this idea: Get Raidou (or any competent adult) to interact with Sasuke. Sasuke needs more competent adults in his life at this point

Everyone - and I mean EVERYONE - is getting character development. Even just some characters that appear for a few times. And I am dragging Kakashi from his brooding corner, kicking and screaming if I have to. (And yes, that includes villains, too. *looks at my brain planned storyline* And summons get the same treatment as well)

Another thing: Political Sub-plot. Ya think that with all the importance they put on, not only rank but missions that get you in different countries, this show would have more political talk; but no. So we are bringing Naruto into politics. Inter-village Politics, to be precise. Naruto, prepare your Talk no Jutsu.

Also, Fuuinjutsu Made-Up Theory Stuff. Just because I can and I will (I am in charge of Fuuinjitsu stuff). Genma is making Naruto learn them from scratch.

We are addressing the fact that the Shinobi Academy of Konoha was turned into a "civilian playground" because of the Konoha Elders. (It's way worse than you can think if Genma makes Naruto re-learn stuff from zero) - there is no way any fight will have some bullshit pop-quiz about History or Chakra Theory. How in the world are those kids alive?

We also have Orochimaru Plot™️. A whole ton of it too.

We also get into the "Preparation to Take a Life on the Battlefield" thing. Because people there seem to not do it anymore. Like, get the kids to kill animals in the wild after catching them. Is it hard? Yes. But THEY NEED THE DAMN EXPERIENCE SO THEY DON'T FREEZE UP AS BADLY IN COMBAT.

Get Naruto into the Tactical Thinking. Not because he is Shikamaru Level at it; but because he is good at surprising the enemy. So Naruto's shenanigans + some tactician lessons = Perfect Combo for Ambush.

Naruto and Kurama interact earlier. And, while it won't be that much better than the beginning of their friendship in the anime, we are getting the friendship a lot faster this time.

Finally, Team 3, being trained by Genma, starts to pick up having Senbons on them. It's like their "mark" as Genma's kids. (Genma is so proud)

This is all I have currently (mostly because it's late at night here, and I am losing my thought process). I will also post what I have written from the Prologue after this is posted, so look forward to that.

So, what do you think? Good? Bad?

I will see you guys later. Take care and have a great day/night!

- TooManyPlotBunnies-Send Help

#naruto #naruto shippuden #au canon divergence #fanfic ideas #fic ideas #canon is pretty much dead by the time Chunnin Exam hit #genma shiranui #ocs #we have only 4 so far but we will get more #i am getting my politics in this fic #give naruto a good support system #sasuke is also getting a support system #we are fixing shit by making other shit worse

[tammi25]

What's your favorite Naruto story arc (manga or anime)?

This is hard, I’m split into chunnin exams arc or pain arc, because the chunnin exams are where (for me) the good stuff starts, with character like Gaara, Neji, Lee and Sasuke with the mark and you start getting attached to secondary characters like Shikamaru, Hinata, Kiba, like the real rookie 9. But the pain arc is where everyone is kicking asses and Naruto has a huge power and then Hinata’s confession and god I die right there but then the kyubi and Minato and a lot of good stuff.

I think final decision is pain arc, just because I have a lot of emotions. And also the sasuke rescue arc is pretty good, with the boys working as a team.

#I have to say the chunnin exams is the arc I’ve seen too many times

[tora-the-cat]

Insert joke about inosaku lesbians and bad DIY haircuts

#inosaku #ino yamanaka #haruno sakura #chunnin exams. they are so babygay.

[rcris123]

Oh no, guys, the Naruto brainrot is returning severely.

#Bee's rappuden part 2 dub drops tomorrow and idk how to handle that lmao #nor do I know how to handle rewatching Naruto from the VERY beginning and noticing stuff my kid brain glossed over #there's ame nin in the chunnin exams #how are they there???? like there's one guy running the country and he believe he's god and also #like the biggest 'terrorist' on the continent at them time and like... no one noticed???? #no one fact checked?????? #ofc orochimaru got through in disguise #but iruuka disguising himself as an ame genin to test team 7?!?!?!?!?!?!?! #profiling!??!?!?! #was Nagato going to kage meetings in a wig and glasses and people were like naaaaaaah he too frail to do anything about #the terrorist organization operating from his country???????/ #and I wouldn't bring this up if they didn't mention permits #but they did #WHO SIGNED THOSE AME NIN'S PERMITS TO ENTER THE EXAMS!?!?!??! #the logistics baffle and intrigue me #tell me more about those UIGASJKDASKJDHAKJSD #as i said #brainrot #👍✨✨✨✨

[akatsukitrash]

NaruSaku?

#LISTEN #i ship it both romantically and platonically bc either work #we dont talk enough abt how sakura was willing to KILL sasuke. not just move on. to KILL sasuke just for naruto to not be SAD #like naruto's life isnt even at threat. him being in emotional pain is so unbearable to sakura that she's willing to kill her #childhood friend/crush and it says a LOT abt how much naruto means to her #naruto was willing to die for her in the chuunin exams. they were 12!!! they were 12!!! #yes she made fun of him for being an orphan Once but who didnt say smth dumb as a kid #she still wanted to give up during the chunnin exam JUST bc she didnt want naruto's dream to be crushed #she believed in him already #they also get along pretty great like they have similar personalities and interests #but the fandom can be annoying sometimes esp bc of ship wars #also sakura's continued obsession with sasuke kind of annoys me so #the vibes are great tho #narusaku #diasporanmadara

[rose-lalondde]

every time i read a Drop of Poison the most jaw-dropping shit happens

#sakura is very much unhinged and unafraid in this fic #currently in the chunnin exams arc so yeah shit is happening but goddamn #first the fight with ino had me clutching my chest like WOAH then they made up after so its fine now #but now her fight with neji omg??? kind of deserved but its also so much worse than what naruto did to him in canon lol #still reading the chapter and i think it's funny when ppl are shocked that kakashi taught sasuke chidori #like he CREATED it when he was the same age if not younger & ik it's different circumstances but be srs rn #you cannot be surprised that he taught him that #AKUDJAODJAS #ok sasori had a pretty good if not controversial plan & that shit went off the rails immediatly oops #like the kazekage was actually just a bunch of snakes in a trench coat woops #i love ranting in the tags anyway expect this to be on friday's rec list lol #moon posts

[weepingnightmarenaruto]

It’s so funny how the Uchihas and the Hyuga clan have like no canon relationship with each other. Like the only two dojutsu clans in Konoha and they just don’t give a fuck about each other.

Like Hyuga heir gets kidnapped for her dojutsu by ninjas from another village and a branch Hyuga dies over it. The Uchiha don’t care.

A whole clan who possess a dojutsu gets wiped out by one of their own. The Hyuga don’t give a fuck.

Sasuke and Neji meet during the chunnin exams and they know nothing about each other. They also never interact again. And Hinata and Sasuke doesn’t even acknowledge each other.

Like it’s just so fucking funny.

#hinata also had like the most lackluster reaction to Sasukes hokage announcement #naruto #uchiha clan #hyuga clan #sasuke uchiha #neji hyuga #hinata hyuga #there should have been something #either rivals or allies #anything