Author's Commentary: This is a bit alternate univerise-ish. I'm not sure if anyone has done this before, but what they hay. I'll be writing more if I get some reviews. I hope you enjoy it. This is more of an intro and there will be much more matches in the next few episodes. Have fun peeps!
EPISODE 1: Clearly Late Kakashi The sky was clear besides small fluffs of white that seemed to drift carelessly around. The sun had just cracked over head and a loud buzzing interrupted the seemingly quiet morning. A groan and mutter arose from the bed covered with a single blue blanket. A tanned hand reached out and hit the source of buzzing, silencing it.
The hand led back to the full size of a young boy who yawned and actually got out of bed. Today, he was going to prove he could be the soccer champion of his school. The figure stood and lazily made his way to the bathroom. His hair felt bunch together, his eyes drooping, and his face numb with the sleepiness from last night.
Naruto stared at himself in the mirror before jumping into the shower. He immediately jumped out, not only did he forget to take off his night clothes, the water was on full hot. He growled and turned the cold on partially while attempting to remove his shirt and boxers.
Naruto leapt into the shower and got back out. He grasped his usual school uniform, which was a black jumpsuit with a white undershirt. He headed toward school, traveling down the same path as many students did. Across the street was the girl of his affection, Sakura. She seemed to be distracted by someone else. Naruto's gaze leapt across the street, back to his side. His eyes fell on none other than Sasuke, the new guy at school.
Naruto glared, but was also smiling. Today would be his chance to show that he wasn't a pushover at soccer. The students were still arriving when the massive bell rang. He smiled at himself as they piled into the school.
The instructors began their lessons and the school day drifted by slowly as it usually did for Naruto. The event he was anticipating would happen right after school.
Konoha was a town although it had four high schools in it. The largest school within the system was the 'School of Leaves'. Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke were apart of it. He smiled and tried to remember the other schools, but they weren't as important.
His mind bounced about, absent mindly forgetting what the teacher was instructing on. Sand was another... The high school was named 'The School of Sand'. They were closer to the outskirts and were known for actually having a desert nearby them. The climate seemed crazy in Konoha.
The bell rang before Naruto could completely collect all his thoughts. He smirked and ran outside onto the soccer field. He had already flown through the locker room and dressed for the match. He wore an orange and blue uniform for his soccer matches.
Through use of his super speed, Naruto was already out on the field smiling big and waiting for his opponents. It was try out time and he believed he had an edge over everyone else. The coach was a mysterious guy, he showed up to practices late and seemed to be absent minded.
"What was his name?" Naruto mumbled out loud before his mind wandered. "Kak...Kakashi...?" He nodded quickly to assure himself.
Another ten minutes pass and a group of many people are sitting on the bleachers. They sat there for quite some time waiting for their coach. Naruto took the time to scan all of his classmates. He didn't care much about the other guys there.
Sasuke was there, that punk who was always trying to look cool. Sakura, the most beautiful girl on earth sat next to him. She seemed embarrassed and nervous around him. Shino, a weird looking guy with a large coat on sat at the far left top of the bleachers. He seemed to keep to himself. Suddenly, the bleachers tilted for a moment as Choji stood on the left side. Most of the group freaked out, but Choji smiled and sat in the center. The bleachers slammed down again.
Hinata was sitting by herself on the front seats of the bleachers. Her head was down and she seemed to be very quiet. She glanced back at Naruto a few times and it sent him weird vibes. Naruto's royal eyes shifted again to meet up with pale eyes. Neji was staring right back at him, having the same idea. Neji had the same piercing eyes as Hinata, Naruto assumed they were blind, but they saw everyone fine.
A few moments pass and a man wearing a hoody, in the summer, steps by. He sits next to Hinata and pets her head. "Hey Kiba..." She mutters quietly and he smiles big. Personally, Naruto thought he smelled bad.
Naruto's eyes glance over and see one of the most well rounded guys he had ever met, Kabuto. Rumor had it he had failed the 10th grade many times. Naruto's ears twitched as he heard a groan from under the bleachers. He looked under them and Shikamaru could be seen, asleep. Naruto sighed and decided he wasn't a bleacher monster.
Naruto's eyebrow began to twitch rapidly as his gaze fell on Lee, the only boy who had the crazy haircut that looked like Mr. Maito's. Lee seemed focused, his eyes were closed while he did one handed push ups on the bleachers. Naruto decided to avoid him.
Tenten, yet another quiet girl, sat next to Neji she smiled at him and waved although she didn't receive a response back. She shrugged and sat with her hands in her lap. Ino appeared to be glaring and twitching uncontrollably as she watched Sakura sit near Sasuke. Naruto hated it when the girls fought over him. He thought he was 'so' cool.
Suddenly a sports car came flying up and stopped, squealing its tires. From it stepped an odd man wearing a black outfit that covered his left side of his face. Their instructor was Kakashi, a quiet man at times. He was reading a book while driving. He got out of the car and started onto the field, still reading.
"...You can all go home now..." He turned and started toward his car again. Ino stood up and glared. "You can't just send us home like that!" She stomped her foot on the bleacher leaving a nice crack.
Kakashi turned away from his book for the first time and smirked. "...You all passed... I'll see you tomorrow... I've already made a mental note of who showed up..." He gazes back at the book, turning a page.
Ino glares at him as he climbs into his sports car, reading while driving again. He began to think to himself. "The true test is to see who is willing to come back tomorrow." He smiled at himself as he left the parking lot.
After a bunch of dispute, the young students of 'Leaf High' started home, wasting part of their afternoon waiting on a late instructor.
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The next day had arrived, Naruto was disappointed and less pumped than yesterday. He sighed and did his usual routine of forgetting the correct order of taking a shower.
School repeated the same process of rotating slow classes and Naruto dozing off and learning little to nothing. He was a live wire when it came to the next practice. Surprisingly mostly everyone, including all of his classmates, showed up again.
After another fifteen minute wait, the same red sports car rushed up and Kakashi got out of it. The book was still in his hands and it appeared that he was still in the same pages as he was yesterday.
He goes in front of the bleachers, his focused eyes only on the book. He looked up and seemed to chuckle. "...It appears most of you returned..." He chuckled again. "Take four laps around our school and return here..."
The group started to move, but Kakashi raised his hand. "...If you do not complete them in... three minutes... Don't bother coming back." He looked back down at his book, slowly turning a page.
The group, especially Choji, appeared to be shocked at this goal. The school record was four minutes and thirty-seven seconds. How could they all do it in three? They started running as fast as they could. When Sasuke crossed the finish line first he looked at Kakashi for approval.
Kakashi looked at the sun, as if he could tell time from it. "...Your late by a second..." Sasuke glared as a few others caught up.
By the six minute mark, everyone appeared to have arrived. Kakashi smirked at the group. "Threatening is the easiest way to get you guys to not slack off..." The group sighed and collapsed on the ground.
Kakashi smirked. "I wish to see how good you are against each other..." He sighed. "...Sakura... and Shikamaru..." He smirked, still reading his book. "Please, fight for the soccer ball and get it into the goal on the left side of the field..." He kept reading the entire time.
The lazy boy stood and groaned. Why did he have to do anything on such a hot day? It was rather bothersome to him. Naruto smirked as Sakura entered the soccer field as well.
Without looking, Kakashi threw a soccer ball into the air a few hundred feet just by tossing it. The group watched it go out of site before slamming back down. Sakura was busy watching the ball as Shikamaru tackled her onto the ground and got it. He rushed toward the goal, but naturally took his time.
Sakura glared and stood as she ran forward. She made odd hand movements as three sakuras charged at Choji. One jumped at him and firmly grasped a log as a second Shikamaru ran by snatching the ball. He smirked and kept going. One of the two remaining Sakuras leapt into the air and tackled him while the other ran with it.
"Chea! I'm the best!" She called out as she was about to kick it. Suddenly she stopped moving.
Her body rotated slowly and she was looking at the back of Shikamaru. He laughed slightly as he began to raise his foot, Sakura was forced to as well. Her shadow was connected to his and she was at his mercy.
He made a kicking motion and she lightly kicked the ball as well, it rolled over to Shikamaru and he smiled back at her. "...Thanks..." He began to dribble the ball up the field, releasing Sakura.
She charged for him, but she couldn't move again. A shadow clone was taking the ball to the goal while Shikamaru stood keeping her trapped. The clone scored and the crowd was mildly impressed by Shikamaru's victory. He groaned and went back to sleep on the bleachers as the clone dissipated.
Kakashi wasn't even watching, he flipped another page. His eyes finally looked up and he stared at the sun. "We only have time for one more match..." He chuckled again, attacking another page. "...Naruto and ... Sasuke..."
Naruto looked over and glared at Sasuke, he was ready. Naruto smirked and stepped into the field. Sasuke walked slowly in. The two stared each other down as Sasuke leapt into the air. Kakashi through the ball and Naruto jumped. He smirked as he used Naruto as a stepping point to reach the ball.
Sasuke started to run toward the goal as Naruto tried to slide tackle it. Sasuke rushed forward and tripped Naruto up, but a second one came by taking the ball. Sasuke glared as four Naruto's were charging at the goal with the ball. Sasuke rushed forward and kicked all four, piling them together.
Naruto poofed in a bunch of smoke as the clones faded. A single one stood and his eyes widened as the ball was kicked and flew toward the goal. It poofed, turning into a Naruto as well. That Naruto rolled and dissipated as he impacted the ground.
Naruto smirked and made four more copies as he charged once again. Sasuke's eye flashed as he activated the sharingan with full power. He could see the clones and that the ball was a fake too. The real ball was in the possession of a smaller group of Naruto's running behind him as stealthily as he can.
Sasuke charged the group with the real ball and took them out with relative ease. He charged the goal and Naruto formed over thirty clones in an attempt to block the ball.
Sasuke made some hand signs and then smirked. "Katon Goukakyuu no Jutsu!"(Grand Fireball) Sasuke's foot caught aflame and he slammed it into the ball.
The ball immediately erupted into fire and rushed through several layers of Naruto's. The final and real Naruto took it in the chest and he was pushed deep within smoke. Sasuke stood and watched as the smoke cleared. With a smirk he started to leave. The ball had driven Naruto into the back of the goal.
Kakashi sighed and turned another page. "...We'll meet again tomorrow people..." He jumped from the bleachers and entered his car, leaving again with his book in sight.
The crowd slowly left, leaving only Naruto behind. He looked at the ball, partially scorched and questioned his own skills. He stood weakly, and made his way home.
EPISODE 1 END!
EPISODE 2 PREIVEW: After Sasuke's victory over Naruto, how will it effect the training that Naruto puts himself through? Rock Lee takes on Neji in another one on one scrimmage.