Tsunade and Shizune looked ready to jump down but Hiruzen planted is hand on their shoulder muttering that Naruto was okay.
In the box all the kage looked a little wide eyed at the final attack and Minato looked concerned towards his son who he still could not see.
Slowly though the cloud of smoke disappeared; revealing that the entire arena was completely and utterly wrecked and the walls looked like they were barely standing.
Eventually the figure of Naruto and Itachi appeared and showed them both standing shoulder to shoulder while both were looking and facing opposite directions. Both looked ready to drop and their clothes were in tatters. They had cuts all over their bodies and bruises forming. Naruto's left hand looked very burnt while Itachi looked a little mangled indicating some broken bones.
Everyone sat on the edge of their seats as they waited for the two boys to move or to even speak.
Itachi and Naruto turned their heads towards each other and both gave off a small smile before Itachi spoke.
"I guess you got me…" He said as his eyes rolled into the back of his head and fell to his knees and went unconscious. Many gasped at that while Naruto looked at Pakura who reappeared on the field and looked a little shocked from the fight she had seen.
She lifted her arm in the air. "The Winner of the match and winner of the Chunin Exams is Naruto Uzumaki Namikaze!"
As soon as she did most in the stadium got on their feet and clapped wildly at the amazing battle they had just seen. Most clapped while some for Kumo and Iwa scowled a little and just looked away.
Naruto smiled at the crowd and saw his father look at him in disbelief, no doubt not believing his son just won the exams. With the match over Naruto breathed out a heavy breath before he fell backwards, the exhaustion of the day now taking its toll on him. Uzumaki or not, he had his limits.
When he did Tsunade, Shizune, Hiruzen and Mikoto left their seats and jumped into the stadium. Mikoto went straight to her son with Shizune coming up behind her to check him over while Tsunade and Hiruzen checked on Naruto.
"Let's get them both to the med bay; they will need some serious resting after today." Tsunade said as she picked up Naruto up gently on her back with Mikoto doing the same for Itachi before they quickly left the stadium.
Shizune hurried with them while Hiruzen picked up Naruto's blade in his hands and followed after them.
"So first and most importantly I want to congratulate Team 13 for their great performances in the chunin exams in Suna five days ago and of course well done to my son Naruto for winning the chunin exams." Minato said as he sat behind his desk.
In front of him stood Naruto, Itachi and Anko with the two boys covered in bandages. Naruto had his right hand covered up as well as his shoulder and had a few patches on his face. Itachi had the same on his left arm but had bandages wrapped around his chest and a few patches on his cheeks. Anko though was mostly okay and just had a set of bandages around her chest from breaking two ribs during her fight with Itachi.
Since the end of the Chunin exams five days ago most of the bruising and small cuts had vanished thanks to Tsunade and Shizune personally looking after Naruto and his team and pouring medical chakra through their systems.
They stayed in Suna for two days to rest and recovered before all the Konoha visitors left and took three days to arrive back home in Konoha.
His father though had talked with him a lot during those three days and Naruto had a feeling it was because he was curious at Naruto's strength and how he managed to attain it.
Once he got home he was expecting some kind of interrogation from his parents since when they arrived back home his mother had a curious gaze on him as if trying to figure him out. His sibling though welcomed him back happily and Mina had clung to him ever since. It had taken some blackmail with ice cream to get her off him since he and his team were requested in Hokage's office.
Around the room multiple members of the Konoha shinobi council stood watching and smiling at the three young shinobi and clapped lightly. On that side was also Mikoto who was smiling the biggest proud smile she could muster with a feeling that she had done a good job with her team and that she had helped three great future shinobi.
On the other side was Tsunade and Hiruzen who were standing with Kakashi, Kushina, Shizune, and a few more of the Konoha Jonin. Then on the other side of Hiruzen were his former teammates and fellow Konoha elders Homura, Koharu and Danzo. The two elders he did not mind though Naruto found them both to be a couple of sticks in the mud, always acting very serious. While the other guy Danzo gave Naruto an eary feeling. Plus his jiji, Tsunade and Shizune had warned it was best to stay away from him.
"Now I think everyone here would agree with me when I say these three have all proved themselves ready to become chunin."
Around the room everyone murmured in agreement.
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