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The Chunnin Exams are here.
Team 10 were training their best for the preparation of the exams with the help of their mentor, Sarutobi Asuma
'You have got to do better than that Shikamaru-' says the bearded mentor dodging a flying kunai attack by his student. Shikamaru panted as he tried to keep up the pace with his teammates, Ino and Chouji. Ever since the announcement of the Chunnin Exams dates, the 3 Genin have been training tirelessly with their sensei in hopes of passing. As the descendants of the almighty well known konoha clan and the children of the unstoppable Ino-Shika-Cho team, they just couldn't bear the fact of defeat and humiliation they could bring if one of them failed to pass the exam.
'I'm working on it sensei-' says shikamaru as he quickly weaved the signs for his shadow binding jutsu. Asuma jumped and dodged it by leaping onto a nearby tree. Then Chouji appeared and tried to catch his sensei with his enlarged fists.
'Not bad, Chouji. A little bit more speed and you could have caught me!'
As his sensei dodged another attack from Chouji from behind, Shikamaru shouted.
'Ino, NOW!'
'Mind Transferring Jutsu!' shouted Ino as she revealed her location, hands forming a triangular shape.
Asuma quickly jumped across to avoid her attack not noticing that he had fallen into one of Shika's traps.
The dark shadows binded the sensei's feet, blocking any movement in an instant
'Shadow Binding Jutsu, Success!' cried Shikamaru as his shadow Jutsu caught his sensei in a nick of time. A sudden relieve washed over Shikamaru's tensed expression. Not noticing the beads of cold sweat already forming behind his back.
'Looks like all 3 of you are going to do just fine in the Chunnin Exams' grinned Asuma, proud of the accomplishment of his 3 students as Shika released his jutsu.
'Thank you Sensei~' Chouji and Ino cheered, smiling happily
'It was all thanks to Shikamaru's strategy, right Shikamaru?' Ino beamed looking at Shikamaru
'R-righhh-t.....' Shikamaru responded, panting being out of breath.
'Are you okay Shikamaru?' asked his sensei, concerned.
Usually Shikamaru would just brush it off after receiving compliments to his strategy or respond with a sassy remark, but today he just couldn't find the energy to reply for some reason
'Im fine, I suppose' quickly recollecting his breath as the sensei eyed him suspiciously
'Alright, let's end todays training session early. Says Asuma Sensei. Be sure to get plenty of rest and eat well as we approach exam week. And don't forget to...'
At this point, Shikamaru couldnt even process what his sensei was saying. His head wasn't cooperating as it should have. It felt extremely heavy like it was stuffed with cement and he sworn his feet was like jelly. Soft, cold and felt like it could break if he just slanted a bit more to his side. His limbs were achy and, he can feel himself shivering against his soaked uniform, which is now drenched in cold sweat.
A slight breeze went by sending a shiver down Shikamaru's spine
"Perhaps I was training to hard just now. What a Drag" thought Shikamaru as his eyes closed for a second in efforts to relieve the heavy feeling in his head which is starting to turn to a dull throb
'and Shikamaru..., Shikamaru...? Shikamaru are you listening??' the sensei asked with worry growing on his chest. The boy was not responding to his calls. He was usually so attentive. Perhaps he should have given his students a break first before dragging them into his mini before exam lecture.
Chouji, standing closest to Shikamaru tried to signal his friend that his sensei was calling him.
'Hey Shikamaru, sensei is calling...'
Shikamaru can feel his friend's voices trying to reach him, but when he opened his mouth to reply nothing came out. He tried to force something out but to no avail. The more he tried his speech just turned into a series of rough coughs. His body bent forward to accommodate the sheer force of coughing
'UH- HURK, HURKKK HURK!! mmm' groaned the poor boy like he was hacking up a lung
'Hey Shikamaru, you don't sound so good. Are you sure you are alright?' worried Asuma, stopping his brief lecture immediately. Waves of concerns shown on the faces of his other 2 teammates.
Asuma reached, bringing his hand to support Shikamaru.
However, Just then black spots started appearing in Shikamaru's vision and then his body went limp and started to fall-
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End of Part 1