Typo fixes, standardise some romanisations

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             <p>"Out of my way!" Sakura snarled as she elbowed him to the floor so she could sit next to Uchiha Sasuke.</p>
             <p>An unpleasant voice in Hinata's head said it was glad that the girl Naruto seemed to like did not return his affections. But for the most part, she was dismayed to see him treated so cavalierly. Then Ino contested Sakura's right to sit in the chair she'd just thrown poor Naruto out of. In moments, most of the girls in the room were arguing over the evicted seat while Naruto was still sprawled at their feet.</p>
             <p>Naruto climbed up on the desk and glared at Sasuke, again attracting the ire of Sasuke's fan club. Even worse, an inattentive boy at the table in front of them bumped into Naruto, making his and Sasuke's faces meet. It was hard to tell from where she sat, but from the screams of outrage that followed immediately afterward, it seems the two boys had inadvertently kissed. Hinata thought it was somewhat funny, especially the way the two boys carried on afterwards, spitting and gagging like they'd been poisoned.</p>
-            <p>The Sasuke Fan Club ™ on the other hand, was incensed at Naruto's forward behavior – not to mention quite jealous. The beating they gave Naruto was well out of proportion to his actual offense. Hinata grew worried as they showed no signs of stopping. She pushed back her chair and was about to intervene when Iruka-sensei entered the room and broke it up. Poor Naruto looked like he'd been run over by a farmer's wagon.</p>
+            <p>The Sasuke Fan Club™ on the other hand, was incensed at Naruto's forward behavior – not to mention quite jealous. The beating they gave Naruto was well out of proportion to his actual offense. Hinata grew worried as they showed no signs of stopping. She pushed back her chair and was about to intervene when Iruka-sensei entered the room and broke it up. Poor Naruto looked like he'd been run over by a farmer's wagon.</p>
             <p>When Iruka-sensei announced that the teams had been chosen, Hinata began pressing her index fingers together as her thoughts raced. I might be on a team with Naruto-kun. I might not be on a team with Naruto-kun. Those two thoughts kept repeating as the instructor worked his way down the list.</p>
             <p>"Team Seven: Inuzuka Kiba, Haruno Sakura, and Uchiha Sasuke."</p>
             <p>Sakura looked ecstatic as Ino's face fell. Naruto also seemed horribly disappointed, and Hinata couldn't help but feel sorry for him, even though her own hopes were rising.</p>

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             <p>"It looks like there are a lot of good students this time," Ibiki said diplomatically, and Naruto had the impression that they'd known each other before the exams.</p>
             <p>"Oh well," she said. "I'm going to have to make more than half the teams fail in the next exam. I'm getting excited!"</p>
             <p>Naruto swallowed. If anything, she was even weirder than Ibiki.</p>
-            <p>"I will explain the details tomorrow," Anko announced. "We will go somewhere else, so ask your jounin sensei about the rally point and time. That is all. Dismissed."</p>
+            <p>"I will explain the details tomorrow," Anko announced. "We will go somewhere else, so ask your jonin sensei about the rally point and time. That is all. Dismissed."</p>
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-            <p>Several of the Konoha jounin sensei were occupying an unused lounge at the Hokage's tower. The space was normally a back-up ready room used when a full ANBU muster was called, something that almost never happened. But the seats were comfortable, there was an ashtray for Asuma, and talking amongst themselves gave the jounin something to do while their students were tested.</p>
+            <p>Several of the Konoha jonin sensei were occupying an unused lounge at the Hokage's tower. The space was normally a back-up ready room used when a full ANBU muster was called, something that almost never happened. But the seats were comfortable, there was an ashtray for Asuma, and talking amongst themselves gave the jonin something to do while their students were tested.</p>
             <p>The fact that the Hokage always reserved the room for them, and that it was far away from the examination building, was surely just a coincidence.</p>
             <p>Despite her intentions, Yuuhi Kurenai found herself on edge as she sat there, brooding about how her team would do… especially under a sadistic genius like Morino Ibiki.</p>
             <p>She'd come to know Ibiki from her debriefing after the disaster that claimed the lives of her sensei and teammates. It was only later that she realized the significance of having a man of his talents in charge… but by that point she could view the circumstances dispassionately enough to understand.</p>
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             <p>She never thought she'd ever felt so alone as she walked back to her family's house. Fortunately they were out of town on a visit to one of her father's suppliers in Wind Country when she'd returned to Konoha – at least she'd been able to spare her mother the worry of her only daughter being in the hospital. But any mistakes she made if she tried to pursue an investigation could cost them their lives as well… so she decided to wait until they returned and speak to them both.</p>
             <p>It wasn't until a week later, when the scroll regarding the fire that claimed her parents' lives arrived, that Yuuhi Kurenai realized what being all alone really meant.</p>
             <p>Kurenai shook her head, as if to clear it of unwanted memories, and glanced up at the clock. The test should be over by now. She glanced at the others sitting there. Kakashi was reading one of his little orange books, Gai was doing push-ups on the floor, and Asuma was smoking and trying to talk Gai into joining him in some elaborate betting pool regarding the exam results.</p>
-            <p>The door to the temporary waiting room opened and everyone looked up. However, instead of Ibiki with the test results, they saw two of the younger special-jounin, Gekko Hayate and Shiranui Genma. The latter stopped after entering the room and just started laughing for some strange reason.</p>
+            <p>The door to the temporary waiting room opened and everyone looked up. However, instead of Ibiki with the test results, they saw two of the younger special-jonin, Gekko Hayate and Shiranui Genma. The latter stopped after entering the room and just started laughing for some strange reason.</p>
             <p>"What's so funny?" Asuma asked in a faintly belligerent tone.</p>
             <p>Hayate just shook his head and elbowed Genma. "Sorry, but we have to ask. Have any of you left the lounge since the exam started?"</p>
-            <p>All four jounin shook their heads.</p>
+            <p>All four jonin shook their heads.</p>
             <p>Hayate let out a sigh. "That's what I thought," he said.</p>
             <p>By this time Genma had mastered his amusement and cocked his head, peering at them. It seemed to Kurenai that his attention was focused on her and Gai. "At least the henge was a good likeness," he said after a moment.</p>
             <p>"Excuse me?" Kurenai asked, narrowing her eyes.</p>
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             <p>"That's right," Kakashi said. "I remember the night we agreed on the team assignments, Iruka said something about Uzumaki Naruto mastering Kage Bunshin no Jutsu?"</p>
             <p>Kurenai frowned. "Yes, and those were probably his clones. But from the way you described Ibiki's strategy… I believe you called it 'The Impossible Task', and his use of confederates… the students were supposed to cheat to pass?"</p>
             <p>Kakashi shrugged, but Hayate nodded slightly.</p>
-            <p>"It sounds like Naruto had enough time that night to learn a jounin-level technique," Kakashi said with an obvious smirk, "but not enough time to read all the fine print. Otherwise his clones wouldn't have been trying so hard to signal him… they could have just dispersed themselves to give him whatever information they had collected."</p>
+            <p>"It sounds like Naruto had enough time that night to learn a jonin-level technique," Kakashi said with an obvious smirk, "but not enough time to read all the fine print. Otherwise his clones wouldn't have been trying so hard to signal him… they could have just dispersed themselves to give him whatever information they had collected."</p>
             <p>"Wait!" Genma shouted, the ever-present senbon falling out of the corner of his mouth. "That means when I…"</p>
             <p>"When you disrupted his clones, you helped them achieve their mission," Kakashi said lightly. "I'm sure Kurenai-sama appreciates you helping her genin… maybe you should ask her out on a date?"</p>
             <p>Kurenai glared at the infamous copy-ninja. "Do you really think you have enough traps guarding your 'literature' collection, Kakashi?"</p>

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             <p>Hayate swallowed and then coughed. "Winner, Aburame Shino."</p>
             <p>Medic-nins with a stretcher came out and rolled Kiba onto it. Another approached Shino, but the boy pointed toward the prostrate dog. With some reluctance, the medic picked up the dozing Akamaru and Shino followed him out the arena exit.</p>
             <p>Naruto stared after his team mate as he made his way out of the arena, pausing only as the next match was announced. Naruto was wondering whether Shino was really all right and actually missed the announcement. He looked up as the door closed behind his friend and saw the names: "Nara Shikamaru versus Tsurugi Misumi".</p>
-            <p>Of course, the disgusted sigh coming from his classmate should have clued Naruto in that Shikamaru had been called. The Nara genin looked far less enthusiastic about the match than Chouji, let alone Ino. He didn't even start moving until his jounin-sensei, Asuma, put his hand on the annoyed-looking genin's shoulder.</p>
+            <p>Of course, the disgusted sigh coming from his classmate should have clued Naruto in that Shikamaru had been called. The Nara genin looked far less enthusiastic about the match than Chouji, let alone Ino. He didn't even start moving until his jonin-sensei, Asuma, put his hand on the annoyed-looking genin's shoulder.</p>
             <p>The last of Kabuto's purple-clad teammates had clear glasses to go with his weird veil. However, his uniform tunic left his arms bare, covered only by a plain white short-sleeve shirt. That and the long gloves on his hands suggested he might be some variety of close-range fighter.</p>
             <p>The older genin seemed a bit more eager to fight, and sneered at Shikamaru as he approached. "Don't think I'll take it easy on you because you're just a spoiled brat."</p>
             <p>Shikamaru plodded up to his place in front of Hayate and then finally raised his eyes to look at his opponent. "I didn't think anyone could be as annoying as Ino," he drawled.</p>
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             <p>Naruto's chest hurt like hell, but he straightened up enough to limp over to the stairs, trailing behind the scrambling medics. He stopped when Kurenai grabbed his shoulder.</p>
             <p>"Stay out of their way," she said in a quiet voice, her eyes glued on Shino as he supported Hinata's head and helped the medic-nins load her onto a stretcher.</p>
             <p>Naruto nodded, slowly straightening and wiping the blood from his chin. He watched the medics carry the stretcher down off the balcony at a fast trot. The haste with which they moved chilled his blood. Her wounds were likely to be at least as serious as he had feared. As they passed him, he couldn't help but stare at his friend's face. Her skin had gone as pale as snow and the rise and fall of her chest was barely perceptible.</p>
-            <p>Naruto felt a sudden spike of killing intent from behind him, seemingly coinciding with Gai's voice. He spun around. Neji's face was a frozen mask of fury as he was remonstrated by his jounin-sensei, and suddenly Naruto wanted nothing more than to rip that bastard's throat out with his teeth. The light in the arena seemed to take on a reddish tone as his fingernails dug into his palms, drawing blood. Naruto was dimly aware of startled glances coming from Kakashi as well as Gai, but it was Kurenai's words that sunk in.</p>
+            <p>Naruto felt a sudden spike of killing intent from behind him, seemingly coinciding with Gai's voice. He spun around. Neji's face was a frozen mask of fury as he was remonstrated by his jonin-sensei, and suddenly Naruto wanted nothing more than to rip that bastard's throat out with his teeth. The light in the arena seemed to take on a reddish tone as his fingernails dug into his palms, drawing blood. Naruto was dimly aware of startled glances coming from Kakashi as well as Gai, but it was Kurenai's words that sunk in.</p>
             <p>"Calm down and we'll follow Hinata to the infirmary," she all but whispered in his ear.</p>
             <p>Naruto spun on his heel and took off after the medic-nins, ignoring the blood dripping from his fists.</p>
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             <p>"Idiot?" he demanded. "The only idiot I see here is you!"</p>
             <p>"Watch it brat. I just fixed you and I can un-fix you just as easily!"</p>
             <p>"I'd like to see you try it, you old hag!" Naruto smirked as her face colored. You didn't become a prankster of his skill without knowing how to home in on peoples' weak spots. If they were on the same genin team, she had to be as old as Jiraiya. To look as young as she did would require a genjutsu of some sort – which meant she was sensitive about her age.</p>
-            <p>"Sempai, no!" the dark-haired woman cried as Tsunade gathered herself to lunge at Naruto's bed. "We can't afford to pay for damages again!"</p>
+            <p>"Senpai, no!" the dark-haired woman cried as Tsunade gathered herself to lunge at Naruto's bed. "We can't afford to pay for damages again!"</p>
             <p>"All right Shizune!" Tsunade snarled. "Outside, you little snot, unless you are afraid to take your medicine."</p>
             <p>"Fine," Naruto spat, grabbing the clothes piled beside his bed and marching toward the bathroom. He was just glad his convalescent wear included pants or it would have spoiled the effect.</p>
             <p>He came back out in less than a minute, having quickly made certain everything was in place. He paused as he was about to pick up his sandals. "You really think you can take me?" he asked, remembering his mission briefing on the target.</p>

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             <p>"Really?" Tsunade asked, smirking, "and what kind of training is that?"</p>
             <p>Hinata blushed suddenly, and Tsunade felt a twinge of guilt. This kid was really too easy to wind up. "Mostly Taijutsu sparring. S-some chakra control exercises too. We also w-work with Gai-sama and his student Rock Lee."</p>
             <p>Tsunade vaguely remembered hearing Maito Gai's name some years ago. Something about a genin who passed his Jonin-sensei's personal test by the simple expedient of wearing him out to the point of acute exhaustion. "Well, whatever you're doing you should continue if you can."</p>
-            <p>The shy Hyuuga's expression immediately brightened at that. 
+            <p>The shy Hyuuga's expression immediately brightened at that.
 "You'll spend the afternoons working with Shizune at first, and assisting her with her rounds at the hospital," the Hokage continued. "At some point, provided you are progressing adequately, you will be assigned to other teams or to ad hoc groups for support. This will give you experience working with a variety of personalities and skill-sets."</p>
             <p>"What about Team Eight?" Hyuuga Hinata asked with a frown.</p>
             <p>Tsunade sighed. "Officially, it was dissolved with the death of Yuuhi Kurenai. However, all three of you are performing at or near Chuunin level already, so it doesn't make a lot of sense to re-assign you to genin teams that have lost a member. You would unbalance them, and they'd just have to replace you again when you were promoted." She paused. "I'll be working out individual solutions for your teammates, just as I have for you. Understood?"</p>
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             <p>"I see," Gai replied, smiling a little. "That brings me to my current situation. Certain contracts have non-youthful requirements. For example, in Konoha, the Toads are well known for requiring a prospective summoner share a drink with the Boss Toad, Gamabunta. This is quite the spectacle as you can imagine."</p>
             <p>Naruto's mouth dropped open a little. For Maito Gai to consider it to be… He shuddered.</p>
             <p>"I hold the Turtle Contract, as the Chief Summoner," Gai continued, not noticing. "One of my youthful duties, as outlined in the contract, is to make sure that each generation includes at least one Chief Summoner with the ability to summon their leader. The turtles have legends of the end of the world, and the role they will play in it, so they must always be capable of coming here to prevent it." The last was said with a more normal Gai gusto to it, snapping Naruto out of his shock.</p>
-            <p>"I have worked extensively with my youthful students," Gai admitted sadly, "but none of them show a strong desire to master the summoning arts. Lee is, of course, dedicated to taijutsu and becoming a Genius of Hard Work ™. Neji is focused on perfecting the Hyuuga Way of the Gentle Fist, and Ten Ten is walking the path of the marksman, and dedicating herself to weapons mastery. Therefore," he concluded, "I will have to seek elsewhere to find a fitting Chief Summoner in the next generation of Shinobi."</p>
+            <p>"I have worked extensively with my youthful students," Gai admitted sadly, "but none of them show a strong desire to master the summoning arts. Lee is, of course, dedicated to taijutsu and becoming a Genius of Hard Work™. Neji is focused on perfecting the Hyuuga Way of the Gentle Fist, and Ten Ten is walking the path of the marksman, and dedicating herself to weapons mastery. Therefore," he concluded, "I will have to seek elsewhere to find a fitting Chief Summoner in the next generation of Shinobi."</p>
             <p>Naruto blinked.</p>
             <p>"You have nearly equaled Lee's fires of youth when it comes to your dedication to training," Gai continued, "and you have the chakra reserves necessary to someday summon the Friend of All Children." Gai abruptly held up his hand as Naruto opened his mouth to speak. "I have also made inquiries regarding the other issue. Most of the turtles are herbivores, and the ones that do eat insects do not do so in quite the… reflexive… way the toads do. There should not be an issue, and I myself have worked with Aburame shinobi in the past with no… un-youthful… issues."</p>
             <p>Naruto blinked. The normally overenthusiastic jonin had really thought everything through. He also realized the great honor he'd been offered, especially after Kurenai had made him apologize profusely to Jiraiya – even if Naruto wouldn't change his mind. "I would be honored to sign the Turtle Contract, Gai-Sensei. What other requirements should I be aware of?" he asked delicately.</p>