Bell Training
Author's Notes: This fic was inspired by a random dream a while ago. The original fic is posted as chapter 2 and like always please read, review and most of all enjoy. The original was set pre Shippuden but the edit is during Shippuden.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.
"Alright you three your task today will be a little different than usual, today your task is to get these two bells from me by any means necessary." Kurenai explained while holding up two bells for Kiba, Shino and Hinata to see. "If you don't get a bell before lunch then you'll have to sit and watch me eat my lunch." She smiled quite smugly.
"But-but Kurenai sensei there are only 2 bells ant there's well there's three of us" Hinata pointed out while tapping her index fingers together.
"Exactly that way at least one of you will have to watch me and even the others eat."
"Well it won't be me!" Kiba exclaimed confidently. "Akamaru get her boy!" However just as the huge hound began bounding towards their teacher she disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"Sensei our squad's main ability is tracking do you really think you can hide from all three us?" Shino taunted as a swarm of insects scattered the training ground. Hinata didn't say anything she just activated her byakugan and began the visual search.
"Shino she's exactly twenty one meters to the right of Kiba I suggest formation C." the usually shy timid girl called confidently.
"You got it Hinata!" Kiba smirked as everyone stayed still.
"Okay Kiba you're up my insects have devoured most of her chakra." As soon as Shino had given the go ahead Kiba and Akamaru used fang over fang on the location of their sensei however when they attacked just like before she disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"Dammit another miss. She must be cloaking her chakra and using the clones to distract us and keep us off her tail till lunch time."
"That's probably true Kiba-kun. H-However my byakugan sees even the smallest amount of ch-chakra unless she is hiding out of range on my blind spot." Hinata thought out loud.
"Hinata that's it she's hiding in your blind spot. Shino can your bugs track her chakra?"
"Do you not know me at all? Of course my insects can track her." The squad stood quietly for a few moments before the bugs found their sensei. "Kiba she's closer than we thought and it's definitely her, her chakra is stronger than a clones would be mark her quickly."
"On it! Akamaru, aerodynamic marking." The huge white dog leapt to the air marking Kurenai and the surrounding area. "Good boy. Now fang over fang!" Kurenai took a huge blow as Kiba and Akamaru hit.
"Now Hinata!" Kiba shouted as he and Shino held Kurenai's hands down and the massive beast that was Akamaru lay on her lower half. Hinata snatched the bells from Kurenai's weapon holster and three smirked as they let their sensei go.
"Well well looks like Hinata has both bells. So are you two gonna sit and watch the ladies eat our lunch?" Kurenai questioned.
"A-actually sensei umm I have both bells at the moment. However if I pass them to Kiba and Shino then all three of us have held the bells in our possession therefore we should all get to eat." Hinata explained timidly.
"Well done you figured out the underlying task…" Kurenai started explaining however she was interrupted.
"Indeed, teamwork is always key on any mission it is why ninja are put in squads." Shino added.
The four nodded in agreement as they sat down for lunch. However a thick shadow was cast over their picnic and as the four looked up to see what had disturbed them they were might with Kakashi looking down at them.
"Well done you three. I'm impressed." His eye crinkled an indication that he was smiling beneath his mask.
"Kakashi what are you doing here?" Kurenai questioned a little puzzled.
"Asuma told me you were going to use my bell exercise as a team work exercise I just had to come and see how well they did."
"Well they all pass." Kurenai told Kakashi.
"Yes I can see that. You have trained them well Kurenai."
She smirked slightly as her three subordinates blinked at the white haired male jounin.
"Now that you have stunned my squad, how can I help you?"
"Well Asuma-sempai knew I was coming to observe and asked me to tell you he needs to speak with you about a mission." He told the Kunoichi slyly smirking beneath his mask, knowing exactly why Asuma needed her.
"Alright you three well done for passing your team work was excellent. Now are there any questions before I dismiss you?"
"No sensei." The three replied in Unison.
"Dismissed then. I will expect you here early tomorrow though." With that she disappeared into the trees. Kakashi stood in the clearing with her squad staring at him. Kiba and Shino said their goodbyes and fled the training grounds as they made arrangements to spar in the Inuzuka compounds.
"Umm Kakashi-sensei...?" Hinata asked timidly.
"Yes Hinata?" He looked at the Hyuga princess curiously. It wasn't like her to come to him for anything. Although they had become closer colleagues since Hinata and Naruto started dating.
"Do you know where I can find Naruto?"
"Ichiraku. I left him there before I came to observe your training."
"Umm...thank you." The blushing nin stated as she left the clearing.
Kakashi's sly smirk returned well well it looks like Kurenai and Asuma aren't the only two with a blossoming relationship.