“Well, that'll be easy, right, Akamaru!” Kiba said with arrogance, and Akamaru Barked in agreeance. “We’ll see about that Dog Guy!” Naruto Said, putting his fist in his other hand’s palm as his Sharingan activated flawlessly. “Are you both ready? Okay, Now Begin!” the Ref said before jumping away.

“Yes. To some extent Orochimaru was right. The Sand needs work, and we can only hope that the Chunin exams prove to be a sufficient advertisement of our abilities. This is why I want a carrier pigeon sent to the leaf. Let Kankuro and Temari know to mitigate any of Gaara’s… outbursts. We don’t want the world thinking that our village is full of unstable monsters.”

"WHAAAAAAAA!!" Naruto jolted out from his stool, grabbing the receipt, and threw what was left of his spare change at the countertop. He booked it towards the sly elder's general direction. "Hey! He went the other way!" Teuchi called out; it was the least he could do to help out his most valued customer and most recent swindler victim.